December 2018
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What’s Behind U.S. Troop Withdrawals Announced for Syria and Afghanistan? By Sara Flounders
The announced withdrawal of the remaining 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria and a partial withdrawal from Afghanistan does not mean an end to the Pentagon’s aggressive militarism and endless U.S. wars – in Syria, in Afghanistan, in the region or globally. Continue reading
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Why Mattis’ Exit Is A Defining Moment In US Foreign Policy By M.K. BHADRAKUMAR
Within the week, President Trump’s sudden announcement of “total” troop withdrawal from Syria has ripped apart the American political system and exposed its fault lines. Trump’s decision is intrinsically a sound one. He didn’t start the Syrian conflict and he has been on record repeatedly that the US had no business to intervene in it… Continue reading
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REVEALED: Israel’s IDF Used Passenger Airliners as Cover During Christmas Day Attack on Damascus
Shocking details were revealed today, as the Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that the IDF jets flew in to firing position – just as two civilian passenger airliners were in the air preparing for their landings into both Beirut and Damascus airports. Continue reading
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Obama, ISIS and the Muslim Brotherhood. The PSD-11 “Secret Blueprint” to Implement Regime Change across Middle East By F. William Engdahl
There is a great uproar over the recent decision by US President Trump to pull US troops out of Syria, announcing his reason for doing so is that ISIS, the so-called Islamic State, has largely been defeated. What lies behind the decision and more important, what was behind the surprise emergence of ISIS across Syria… Continue reading
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US troop withdrawal heralds the New Syria By M.K. Bhadrakumar
Contrary to doomsday predictions about the fate of Syria after US President Donald Trump’s “total withdrawal” of American troops, what may happen is an overall easing of tensions in a more relaxed post-conflict Syrian order where even Israel may have much to feel comfortable about. Continue reading
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Development vs. Destruction: China and the U.S. By Sara Flounders
Escalating U.S. military confrontations, political threats, extreme tariffs and an ominous trade war against China are having global repercussions. These provocations impact the economy and the political alliances of every country, not only China. Continue reading
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Organ theft, staged attacks: UN panel details White Helmets’ criminal activities, media yawns by Eva Bartlett
Utter silence. That is the sound of Western corporate media days after a more than one-hour-long panel on the White Helmets at the United Nations on December 20. Continue reading
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Israel’s Christmas Attack on Syria Wasn’t Surprising but It Revealed an “Inconvenient Truth” About Russia’s S-300s Anti-Air Missiles By Andrew Korybko
All the pieces were in place for it to happen sooner than later, but striking Syria on Christmas night sent a terrifying message that’s sure to backfire against “Israel” but will probably also get people to wonder why the S-300s didn’t deter this from happening in the first place. Continue reading
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Big Oil, Auto Industries Conspire to Destroy Liveability of Planet By Yves Engler
Is it simply business as usual or a corporate conspiracy to destroy the planet? However one characterizes it our planet is being cooked so already wealthy people can make even more profit. Continue reading
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US Withdrawal From Syria Paves Way for Israeli Strikes By Tony Cartalucci
The US suddenly and unexpectedly announced the withdrawal of US troops from Syria after years of illegally occupying the country. The US presence aimed at ousting the Syrian government, boosting militant groups the US and its partners have armed and backed since the 2011 conflict started, and denying Damascus access to its own resources, particularly… Continue reading
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Erdogan eyes anti-Kurdish offensive in northern Syria in wake of US exit
The Pentagon confirmed that US President Donald Trump had signed a decree on the withdrawal of troops from Syria. All parties to the Syrian conflict will try to derive benefits from the current power vacuum and the Syrian Kurds will be the ones most affected by Trump’s decision, US experts say, according to Vedomosti. Continue reading
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Trump’s Syrian Pullout Is A Game Changer By M. K. BHADRAKUMAR
The US President Donald Trump’s announcement on Wednesday regarding the withdrawal of American military from Syria has predictably run into strong headwinds in the Washington Beltway. A formidable coalition appeared overnight – comprising the Deep State, US defence and security establishment, leading members of the Congress, major media organs –branding Trump as a maverick. However,… Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 24 December 2018: BAP Welcomes Trump Exit from Syria; US Empire on the Ropes; Americans Not Really So “Nice”
24 December 2018 — Black Agenda Report BAP Welcomes Trump Exit from Syria The Black Alliance for Peace sees the Trump administration’s announced withdrawal of US troops from Syria as “an attempt to realign itself with international law.” The US presence in Syria is “illegal,” said BAP lead organizer Ajamu Baraka. Trump should follow up the total Continue reading
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Chris Hedges: A History of Neoliberalism, with David Harvey
10 November 2018 — RT America Chris Hedges on Contact A must watch interview on the most important topic of our age Continue reading
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Two New Reports Point to Further US Decline & Higher Risk of War By James O’Neill
Two recent reports from the United States strongly suggest the United States is planning a major war with Russia and China, but are far from certain that they could in fact succeed in such aa war. The reports also provide insights into how the United States will meet the budgetary demands of such war preparations,… Continue reading
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The Fusion Doctrine, For a Totalitarian Take Over. Militarization and “Privatization of the State” By Julian Rose
In Europe, countries have been stripped of their status as individual nations overseen by elected governments. They have been turned into corporate fiefdoms having their own agendas and their own means of achieving them. The chief amongst these agendas is the domination of all spheres of the market place via overt influencing of government. And… Continue reading
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Yet another murder that wasn’t: The Perepilichny case and the anti-Russia campaign By Clara Weiss
The past few days have seen the unravelling of one of the many alleged “murders” that Russian president Vladimir Putin has been accused of by the media and the intelligence agencies: after an investigation into the November 2012 death of the multi-millionaire Alexander Perepilichny, the coroner found that he “more likely than not” died of… Continue reading
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A tale of two cities: Grenfell Tower and the “ultra-luxury” lives of the super-rich By Robert Stevens
Quam bonum in Unum habitare —“What a good thing it is to dwell together in unity” The above is the motto of the Conservative-run Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea council (RBKC) in London. We suggest it be changed, as RBKC is carrying out its social cleansing agenda to such an extent that a more… Continue reading
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Democratic One-State Solution (Unitary State, Bi-National State) For Post-Apartheid Palestine By Gideon Polya
The ethnic cleansing of 90% of the land of Palestine means that the 2-state solution dishonestly espoused by Apartheid Israel and its pro-Apartheid US Alliance supporters is now dead. Further, it is clear that the racist Zionists running Apartheid Israel are locked in to continuation of Jewish Israeli domination of all of Palestine, with the… Continue reading
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Continued American Occupation of the Middle East Does Not Suppress Terrorism, It Causes It By Craig Murray
We are fortunate to have quick ways today to come up to speed on this issue. Folks can now purchase Generation Zapped on-line, and the non-profit Wireless Education has half-hour on-line training courses that quickly distill the science, risks, what other countries are doing, and medically recommended best practices for safe technology use. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 