January 2019
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Julian Assange issues “urgent” legal challenge against US extradition plans By Mike Head
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whose web site is continuing to expose war crimes, coup plots and mass surveillance by Washington and its allies, has made a new legal bid to block a concerted operation to extradite him to the US, where he could be imprisoned for life, or even sentenced to death. Continue reading
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US Erodes Russia-Turkey Axis In Syria by M. K. BHADRAKUMAR
Through the past month since US President Donald Trump tweeted his fateful decision to withdraw troops from Syria, a familiar pattern began appearing – no sooner than Trump makes a foreign-policy decision, those around him scramble to try to delay that decision. Continue reading
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Is foreign military intervention in Venezuela imminent? By James Jordan
According to conventional wisdom, there should be no serious talk of foreign military intervention in Venezuela. But these aren’t conventional times. The conventional playbook would adopt a strategy of foreign coordination of the Venezuelan opposition, economic sabotage, infiltration of the military, and manipulation of popular movements against the elected government. All this is being done,… Continue reading
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Global Economy on the Brink as Davos Crowd Parties On: Selected Stories
23 January 2019 — Global Research Global Economy on the Brink as Davos Crowd Parties On By Dr. Jack Rasmus On the eve of this year’s World Economic Forum gathering, some of the most powerful, wealthy, and more prescient capitalists have begun to speak out to their capitalist cousins, raising red flags about what they believe is Continue reading
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro sings a song of human folly at Davos By Pepe Escobar
No Xi, no Putin, no Modi. No Trump, no Macron, no May. Merkel could hardly be billed as a chart-topper. Facing no competition, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, the former paratrooper gleefully adopted by Western media as “the Trump of the tropics”, could not possibly be upstaged at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos as… Continue reading
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COLDTYPE Issue 176 Mid-Jan 2018 – is now on line
23 January 2019 — Coldtype Continue reading
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100 Palestinian prisoners injured in Israeli attacks
Israeli forces injured more than 100 Palestinian prisoners at Israel’s Ofer military prison near the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah in a series of raids since Sunday. Several Israeli military units raided two other prisons since then, Nafha prison in the Naqab region in southern Israel and Gilboa prison in the north, after allegedly… Continue reading
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‘Strategic Threat’ To Israel – Progressives Lose Fear Of Speaking Out On Palestine By Moon of Alabama
Two weeks ago the Zionist lobby targeted civil rights activist Angela Davis for her support of the Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions movement (BDS). Following lobby pressure the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Alabama canceled its annual gala at which Davis was to receive a prestigious human rights award. This created a huge backlash. The city council of Birmingham… Continue reading
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The Brexit crisis and the struggle for socialism By Chris Marsden
Two and a half years after the 2016 referendum vote to leave the European Union (EU), the British capitalist class is mired in crisis. The dominant pro-Remain faction is desperately manoeuvring to either overturn the result, or at least secure a deal preserving tariff-free access to the Single European Market on which it depends for… Continue reading
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BREXIT, THE END GAME
The City of London, until recently, was responsible for channelling 40% of global financial flows. This daily flow of financial sewerage comfortably exceeds the value of an entire year’s output for the whole UK economy. Skimming just the smallest commission thus yields unmatched profits despite the fact that less than one penny in every Pound… Continue reading
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Integrity Initiative: Big Brother’s Minions – or Flim-Flam Artists? By Patrick Armstrong
I’m not sure what to make of Integrity Initiative (what a great gaslighting name: integrity? Hah hah: no, just furtive paid propaganda and opinion steering). But I watch the unfolding revelations with fascination. Certainly, the whole thing is bigger than it seemed at first and all the documents being revealed appear to be true. Continue reading
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Darth Trump: From Space Force to Star Wars By Karl Grossman
The new United States space military plan comes despite the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 that designates space as a global commons to be used for peaceful purposes. The U.S., the United Kingdom and then Soviet Union worked together in assembling the treaty. It has been ratified or signed by 123 nations. The release of… Continue reading
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Empire Files: Trump’s Syria Deception
In Part II of our series, Trump Expanding the Empire, Abby Martin addresses the surprise order from Trump that he was “ending the war” in Syria. Having drastically escalated the war in Syria and Iraq, find out what’s behind the supposed troop withdrawal and the hidden facts in the policies Continue reading
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Media Lens: Democracy Or Extinction
What will it take for governments to take real action on climate? When will they declare an emergency and do what needs to be done? How much concerted, peaceful public action will be required to disrupt the current economic and political system that is driving humanity to the brink of extinction? Continue reading
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Israel intends to persecute Palestinians, rights groups say By Maureen Clare Murphy
Israel is persecuting Palestinians – a crime against humanity – a Palestinian human rights group and an American law center state in a report submitted to UN investigators earlier this month. Continue reading
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Venezuela: What’s been learnt won’t be easily forgotten – a conversation with Antonio Gonzalez Plessmann
In this interview with Cira Pascual Marquina, he presents important insights into the revolutionary potential that Chavismo unleashed during the course of the Bolivarian Process. It’s a potential that, he thinks, could be set rolling again. Continue reading
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Israeli Criminality, Hubris in Syria Invites Catastrophe By Finian Cunningham
Israeli forces have shifted from a doctrine of “war by stealth” to openly declared aggression on its northern neighbor Syria. For two straight days, the Israelis bombarded Syria’s capital Damascus and its environs with dozens of air-launched cruise missiles. Many of the projectiles were reportedly intercepted by Russian-supplied air defense systems. Continue reading
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UK: Corbyn endorses second referendum after May stonewalls on her Brexit plan By Chris Marsden
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has backed an amendment calling for Parliament to be able to vote on whether to hold a second referendum on retaining membership of the European Union (EU). The move does not commit Corbyn to back a referendum were one to be held. It presents the “People’s Vote” demanded by his Blairite… Continue reading
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Israeli election ad boasts Gaza bombed back to “stone ages” By Ali Abunimah
Benny Gantz, the former Israeli army chief, is bragging about how much killing and slaughter he committed in Gaza in a series of campaign videos for his new political party posted on YouTube and social media over the weekend. Continue reading
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Distinguished Iranian/American Journalist Marzieh Hashemi arrested by FBI By Stephen Lendman
Distinguished Press TV journalist/anchor’s unlawful arrest, detention and mistreatment by the FBI, on the pretext of being a material witness regarding a case her family knows nothing about, gave the US another international black eye. Continue reading
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