December 2018
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Institute for Statecraft: Integrity Initiative Part 3
Our previous publication has sparked public outrage in the UK, therefore we feel bound to break silence once again and change the way the operation is going on. Continue reading
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Newly Released ‘Integrity Intitiative’ Papers Include Proposal For Large Disinformation Campaigns
The person(s) who first published documents of the shady UK organization Integrity Initiative decided that the discussion is about the Initiative is not yet sufficient and published more documents. Continue reading
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Second phase of Grenfell inquiry delayed for a year By Alice Summers
The first phase concluded more than a year after its first session in September 2017. The inquiry has strict limitations about what can be discussed and when, with the first phase only taking witness and expert testimony regarding the night of the June 14, 2017 fire that killed 72 people. Continue reading
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Anglo-Saxon “Eyes” are Fixed on Countering China By Jean Perier
In spite in a number of signals that the Trump administration has made over the months to indicate that it is prepared to try to take China down alone, the better part of American policymakers have been hard at work behind the scenes, trying to put together a slapdash coalition against Beijing. It’s rather curious… Continue reading
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The ignorant, repressive attack on Frank Loesser’s “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” By David Walsh
The attack on Loesser’s song, from one point of view, is laughable. But the social forces who have aggressively pushed the #MeToo campaign and the new Puritanism are no laughing matter. In the face of intolerable levels of social inequality and mounting resistance in the working class, the obsession with gender and racial issues within… Continue reading
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“Five Eyes” intelligence agencies behind drive against Chinese telecom giant Huawei By Nick Beams
Evidence has come to light that US operations against the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei and the arrest and detention of one of its top executives, Meng Wanzhou, to face criminal charges of fraud brought by the US Justice Department are the outcome of a coordinated campaign by the intelligence agencies of the so-called “Five Eyes”… Continue reading
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The secret spy dinner behind coordinated assault on Huawei
The arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou by Canadian authorities produced attention-grabbing headlines in recent weeks, but the police action is just one part of a coordinated effort to target the Chinese telecommunications giant. Continue reading
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BBC Claims Chemical Weapons Helped Assad But Fails to Explain How By Tony Cartalucci
The BBC published an article in October titled, “How chemical weapons have helped bring Assad close to victory” in which it claims chemical weapons have been “crucial” to Syrian President Bashar Al Assad’s “war-winning strategy.” Continue reading
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France in Turmoil… Blame Russia!
Well, what d’you know, regular as clockwork, Russia is being blamed – again – for “sowing social division” in Western states. This time, it’s the ongoing nationwide public protests in France against economic austerity which some Western media outlets have claimed are being “amplified” by Russian influence. Continue reading
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British Spies Infiltrated Bernie Sanders’ Campaign? By Moon of Alabama
The Integrity Initiative, a British pseudo-NGO tasked with running anti-Russian propaganda operation, was recently exposed. Further digging into it revealed a much wider operation. It seems to involve a mole British spies inserted into the Bernie Sanders campaign. Continue reading
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Trump and China: Towards a Cold or Hot War? By Marc Vandepitte
At first glance, the dispute between the US and China revolves around unfair competition and theft of intellectual property. On closer inspection it is about something much more fundamental, namely frantic attempts by Washington to preserve its hegemony over this planet. Are we heading for a clash between the two titans? Continue reading
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Bellingcat’s Kerch Gaff -Kurt Volker bought Ukraine’s Lie
For 5 years Ukraine has bamboozled supporters by using” independent” researchers like Bellingcat that work with Ukraine’s Intel to fabricate its innocence. On November 25th, the Kerch incident happened, worsening the West’s relationship with Russia ahead of the G-20 Meeting in Argentina. Continue reading
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A World of Multiple Detonators of Global Wars By Prof. James Petras
We face a world of multiple wars some leading to direct global power conflagrations and others that begin as regional conflicts but quickly spread to big power confrontations. We will proceed to identify ‘great power’ confrontations and then proceed to discuss the stages of ‘proxy’ wars with world war consequences. Continue reading
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Julian Assange: No Surrender By Ann Garrison
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange appears to be one step closer to forcible removal from Ecuador’s London Embassy, most likely to be extradited to the US to face charges in the Eastern District Court of Virginia, which is commonly known as “the espionage court.” If UK police have to go in and remove him by force… Continue reading
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The USA is preparing for a confrontation with Russia and China By Manlio Dinucci
The US Commission on the National Defense Strategy was created in 2017 in order to provide Congress with some expertise on the subject. However, its principal source of information is the US Institute of Peace, the equivalent of the NED for the Secretary of Defense. As a result, its bipartisan attitude is in reality the… Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 13 December 2018: Why We Can’t Have A Fighting Green Party; Defeating Police Oppression in Chicago; Yellow Vest…
13 December 2018 — Black Agenda Report Why We Can’t Have Nice Things — Like a Fighting Green Party – Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor A faction of the Green Party’s steering committee wants to dissolve committees it doesn’t like and silence internal discussion among Greens about the party’s many problems, and perhaps expel working Continue reading
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Extinction Rebellion Rally and Civil Disobedience at BBC Headquarters
The news could not be worse. Global carbon emissions have risen by 2.7% in 2018. Extinction Rebellion exists to tell the truth, and we are asking the BBC to do its duty and inform the British public about the reality we now face. This is an emergency. Continue reading
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Review: Britain: Gordon Brown’s self-exoneration rings hollow
Gordon Brown went from being a creditable left-wing British Labour MP in the 1980s to Chancellor of the Exchequer (finance minister) under Tony Blair from 1997-2007 and then Prime Minister from 2007, until his defeat at the hands of the Conservatives in 2010. As co-architect of New Labour, he became a champion of business elites,… Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 12 December 2018 (18/18)
13 December 2018 — Statewatch e-mail: office@statewatch.org Also available as a pdf file: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2018/dec/email-dec.pdf Please DONATE to support our work ANALYSIS 1. Statewatch Analysis: ‘More police’ is not a synonym for ‘more security’ by Andreu Merino. STATEWATCH NEWS 1. Talk by Aidan White at the launch of Statewatch’s Library & Archive 2. IRELAND: High Court strikes down Ireland’s data Continue reading
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Britain: May’s Pyrrhic victory
Theresa May has survived to live another day after coming through a vote of no confidence amongst her party’s MPs with a 200-to-117 majority. But whilst the Tory leader may have won this battle, she has most certainly lost the war. Continue reading
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