December 2018
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Free speech on campus is under threat – and the Government’s Prevent scheme poses one of the greatest risks
The ‘Prevent’ duty, introduced in the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015, puts a legal obligation on schools and universities to show ‘due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism’.(1) All staff are trained; campus internet activity is monitored; and anything from reading lists to event plans are carefully screened for… Continue reading
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The disinformation campaign behind the allegations of Russian “disinformation”
Amid new exposures of Wall Street criminality, the White House’s mass imprisonment of immigrant children, and growing demands by US workers for decent wages, the US media was preoccupied Monday with the supposed efforts of Russian President Vladimir Putin to make people believe that life in America is not a paradise. Continue reading
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Americans are waking up to Israel’s brutal and discriminatory tactics By Jonathan Cook
Two years of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu as a Middle East peacemaking team appear to be having a transformative effect – and in ways that will please neither of them. Continue reading
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How Putin’s Russia Weaponizes X By Moon of Alabama
Q: What do humor, health information, giant squids, robotic cockroaches, tedium and postmodernism have in common? A: Russia weaponized them. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 17 December 2018: Good and Bad at All-Boys Black Schools: Seton Hall Students Protest; Report on NJ Police Use of Force; Killing for Empire
17 December 2018 — Black Agenda Report Mixed Bag at All-Boys Black Schools Zayid Muhammad, of Newark Communities for Accountable Policing, was pleasantly surprised at the scope of a NJ Advanced Media report on police use of force in every city and town in the state. Muhammad didn’t expect an organization affiliated with the Star Ledgerto produce Continue reading
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Corbyn, Brexit and the struggle for the United Socialist States of Europe By Chris Marsden
UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s failure to reach a deal over Brexit and the deepening paralysis of her government unfolds under conditions of a European and global crisis of capitalism, marked above all by the resurgence of the class struggle. Continue reading
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Next Generation 5G and the US-China “Cellphone War”: Selected Stories
The unspoken US policy objective behind the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou on trumped up charges, consists in breaking China’s technological lead in wireless telecommunications. Continue reading
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UK: “Stansted 15” anti-deportation protesters found guilty of terrorism charges By Margot Miller
Following a nine-week trial at Chelmsford Crown Court, the jury found the “Stansted 15” in contravention of the rarely used 1990 Aviation and Maritime Security Act, by endangering safety at an airport. The defendants, who are preparing to appeal the verdict, face potential life prison sentences and await sentencing in February. Continue reading
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China’s Uyghur ‘Problem’ — The Unmentioned Part By F. William Engdahl
In recent months Western media and the Washington Administration have begun to raise a hue and cry over alleged mass internment camps in China’s northwestern Xinjiang where supposedly up to one million ethnic Uyghur Chinese are being detained and submitted to various forms of “re-education.” Several things about the charges are notable, not the least… Continue reading
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A lesson from the yellow vests: Carbon taxes burn workers by Jonathan Neale
Jonathan Neale says climate activists must reject climate taxes: they harm the poor, and do little to actually slow climate change Continue reading
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What are the Odds of a Shooting War Between NATO and Russia? “70% Chance of Combat”
Hungarian scholar George Szamuely tells Ann Garrison that he sees a 70 percent chance of combat between NATO and Russia following the incident in the Kerch Strait and that it is being fueled by Russia-gate. Continue reading
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WaPo Claims American “Tortured Then Executed” in Syria – Admits No Evidence By Tony Cartalucci
December 15, 2018 (Tony Cartalucci – LD) – A particularly scurrilous op-ed appeared in the pages of the Washington Post accusing the Syrian government of detaining, torturing, then executing an American citizen, Layla Shweikani. Continue reading
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Israel rolls out the welcome mat for Europe’s neo-fascists
The two-day visit of Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini to Israel this week is only the latest episode in the increasingly open alliance between the Zionist state and resurgent forces of the far-right and neo-fascism in Europe and beyond. Continue reading
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Colluding in war crimes: Britain’s unreported military alliance with Israel By Mark Curtis
By Mark Curtis: Britain’s international trade secretary, Liam Fox, recently visited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pledging to increase trade and investment between the two countries, which already stands at a record $9bn. Continue reading
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Google CEO Exposes Shocking ‘Full Extent’ of Russian Meddling in 2016 By Tyler DURDEN
Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed that the “full extent” of so-called Russian meddling activity that took place on the platform during all of 2016 was $4,700 spent on some digital advertisements. Continue reading
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The ‘Integrity Initiative’ – A Military Intelligence Operation, Disguised As Charity, To Create The “Russian Threat” By Moon of Alabama
The British government financed Integrity Initiative is tasked with spreading anti-Russian propaganda and with influencing the public, military and governments of a number of countries. What follows is an incomplete analysis of the third batch of the Initiative’s papers which was dumped yesterday. Continue reading
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Number of UK households in energy debt increases by 300,000, owing nearly £400 million By Dennis Moore
The outstanding debt owed to power companies in October this year totalled £393 million, an increase of nearly a quarter on the same time last year. It is usually expected that households should be in credit at this time of year, with the expectation that as the colder months ahead arrive, consumers will have the… Continue reading
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Russian Bombers Landing in Venezuela: A Reaction to US Threats
While the US tried to portray the landing of Russian nuclear weapons capable bombers in Venezuela as a threat, Venezuela clearly sees the US as the threat, which is why the Russian military was invited, say Steve Ellner and Greg Wilpert. Continue reading
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COLDTYPE Issue 174 Mid-December 2018 – is now on line
15 December 2018 — Coldtype Continue reading
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Integrity Initiative: combatting-russian-disinformation
14 December 2018 — Cyber Guerilla COMBATTING RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION LAUNCHING AN ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN TO INFORM, DEBUNK, AND COMBAT STATE-SPONSORED PROPAGANDA Continue reading
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