December 2018
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The Health Risks of Wifi and the Coming 5G Wireless Network: What People Can Do to Protect Themselves and Their Communities
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
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Washington’s Russiagate Conspiracy Theory on Life Support By Tony Cartalucci
The latest bid to keep Washington’s desperate Russiagate conspiracy theory alive has energized distilled segments of the public still convinced of Moscow’s global omniscience and its role in manipulating and undermining virtually every aspect of their daily lives. Continue reading
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The resignation of General Mattis and America’s crisis of class rule By Bill Van Auken
Thursday’s resignation of US Defense Secretary James Mattis has provoked a reaction of panic and near hysteria from leading members of both major political parties, the media and former top military and intelligence officials. Continue reading
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Donorbox falls prey to Israel’s covert campaign against BDS
Donorbox has fallen prey to an Israeli government smear campaign to sabotage and silence advocates for full and equal Palestinian rights. Continue reading
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Inspections and pollution tests drop as Environment Agency sheds thousands of staff
The EA has shed the equivalent of more than 2,500 full-time jobs (20% of its workforce) since 2013. In a statement, Minister for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) George Eustice said nearly 1,000 EA staff – all of which were in corporate services such as finance, HR and IT – have… Continue reading
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Demands surge for Britain to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange By James Cogan
Demands are intensifying for WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange to be immediately allowed to leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he sought political asylum on June 19, 2012. Continue reading
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UK: Half of Royal College of Nursing leadership re-elected after being forced out By Ajanta Silva
Six of the 12 members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) leadership Council forced to step down from their positions in September have been re-elected. Continue reading
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Syrian War Report – Dec. 21, 2018: US Evacuates Base In Al-Tanf, Prepares To Halt Aerial Operation
While the White House has still provided no comprehensive details on the real form of the so-called US troops withdrawal from Syria, the move has already had impact on the development of the conflict. Continue reading
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British Government Covert Anti-Russian Propaganda and the Skripal Case By Craig Murray
It is worth starting by noting that a high percentage of the Integrity Initiative archive has been authenticated. The scheme has been admitted by the FCO and defended as legitimate government activity. Individual items like the minutes of the meeting with David Leask are authenticated. Not one of the documents has so far been disproven,… Continue reading
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Inside Banksy’s The Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem By Jonathan Cook
We check in to Banksy’s bizarre Palestinian hotel, where the hospitality is as peculiar as the message is powerful Continue reading
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Defense Secretary Mattis resigns amid Washington backlash over Syria troop withdrawal
The announcement by US President Donald Trump of his decision to withdraw all US troops from Syria—followed by reports that he has ordered a partial withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan—has unleashed a major crisis within the administration and its relations with the military. Continue reading
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‘Organ traders, terrorists & looters’: Evidence against Syrian White Helmets presented at UN
The ‘White Helmets’ are not a rescue group but an extension of jihadist militants, and should be designated a terrorist organization, Russia’s envoy to the UN argued at the presentation of evidence into the group’s wrongdoing. Continue reading
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Doctors leaders call on government to halt NHS migrant charges By Joanna Dobbin
The Royal College of Physicians have today joined with other Royal Colleges to call on the government to suspend upfront charging of overseas visitors within the NHS, calling them a “concerning barrier to care”. Continue reading
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Why is the United States suddenly withdrawing from Syria? By Valentin Vasilescu
The US Air Force is condemned to defeat if it confronts the Syrian Arab Army, which now has in its possession Russian anti-air materials, the best in the world. The US’s only viable option is to leave, sparing itself any humiliation. Continue reading
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UK government announces draconian Brexit immigration policy and deployment of troops By Robert Stevens
The day after the government announced it was putting 3,500 troops on standby, amid business organisations saying they were “watching in horror” at the implications of a no-deal Brexit, proceedings in Parliament Wednesday descended into farce. Continue reading
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Enabling RAF chaplains to provide guidance to drone pilots
The Times and the Commercial Drone Professional reported recently that the Church of England has announced a programme helping RAF chaplains to offer pastoral care and support to drone pilots. They will spend a year studying for a master’s degree in ethics at Cardiff University so they can provide guidance to drone pilots in the… Continue reading
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Don’t Hold Your Breath on US Troop Withdrawal from Syria By Patrick Lawrence
The announcement on Wednesday that the U.S. will withdraw all remaining troops from Syria within the next month looked at first like a rare victory for Donald Trump in his admittedly erratic opposition to senseless wars of adventure. “We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there,” the president tweeted with an… Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 20 December 2018: U.S. — Africa Must Choose America or China; US and UK PsyOps Collusion; Michelle Obama Slan…
20 December 2018 — Black Agenda Report Bolton Threatens to Force Africa to Choose Between the US and China – Glen Ford , BAR executive editor The Americans wager that they can exercise veto power over African political alignments by force of arms, through AFRICOM’s massive military infiltration of the region. Continue reading
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Inside the Temple of Covert Propaganda: The Integrity Initiative and the UK’s Scandalous Information War
Recent hacked documents have revealed an international network of politicians, journalists, academics, researchers and military officers, all engaged in highly deceptive covert propaganda campaigns funded by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), NATO, Facebook and hardline national security institutions. Continue reading
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There’s No Quick Fix To US-Turkish Tensions by M. K. BHADRAKUMAR
The battle of wits between the US President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Recep Erdogan is getting curioser and curioser. Trump fancies himself to be the ultimate deal-maker. But he is underestimating the wily Turkish leader who may be one up on him. Continue reading
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