February 13, 2019
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What is in store for Afghanistan? By Eric Walberg
There are probably still a few neocons dreaming of a happy puppet state emerging from the shambles. The “grand strategy” was laid out by PNAC (Project for a New American Century) in 2000, calling for the US to maintain its unrivaled superpower status. This required a “new Pearl Harbor” to justify launching preemptive wars against… Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 12-13 February 2019
13 February 2019 17:43 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting. As US and EU Prove Unreliable Partners for Peace, Iran looks East https://www.mintpressnews.com/as-us-and-eu-prove-unreliable-partners-for-peace-iran-looks-east/255039/ Imperialist Intervention in Venezuela: UPDATE 8 https://williambowles.info/2019/02/13/imperialist-intervention-in-venezuela-update-8/ Continue reading
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Russiagate Is Finished By Moon of Alabama
For more than two years U.S. politicians, the media and some bloggers hyped a conspiracy theory. They claimed that Russia had somehow colluded with the Trump campaign to get him elected. Continue reading
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Imperialist Intervention in Venezuela: UPDATE 8
13 February 2019 — Counter Currents Russia warns the US not to intervene in Venezuela The aim of the US coup in Venezuela is to dominate the country’s oil resources Arreaza slams indifference of UN members to US coup 80% of Venezuelans oppose intervention Maduro continues call for peace, dialogue, respect Canada Labour Congress with Continue reading
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The observer mission in Hebron acted as a restraint on the settlers’ worst excesses. Now that has come to an end
You might imagine that a report by a multinational observer force documenting a 20-year reign of terror by Israeli soldiers and Jewish settlers against Palestinians, in a city under occupation, would provoke condemnation from European and US politicians. But you would be wrong. The leaking in December of the report on conditions in the city… Continue reading
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Media Lens: Dump The Guardian!
We were sad to hear that the comedian Jeremy Hardy had died on 1 February. Typically, media reports and obituaries prefixed the label ‘left-wing’ before the word ‘comedian’ as a kind of government health warning. What they really meant was that he was ‘too far left’. Normally, the media don’t label entertainers as ‘extreme centrists’,… Continue reading
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Venezuela defines the future of the region By Claudio Katz
Guaidó’s self-proclamation as Venezuelan president is the most ridiculous and dangerous coup attempt in recent years. With the shameless backing of Washington, the Venezuelan rightwing intends to place a complete stranger at the helm of the state. Continue reading
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Twitter and the smearing of Corbyn and Assange: A research note on the “Integrity Initiative”
The UK government-financed Integrity Initiative, managed by the Institute for Statecraft, is ostensibly a “counter disinformation” programme to challenge Russian information operations. However, it has been revealed that the Integrity Initiative twitter handle and some individuals associated with this programme have also been tweeting messages attacking Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. This takes on special meaning… Continue reading
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UK mass surveillance challenge will go to Europe’s highest human rights court
In September 2018 the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the UK’s mass interception programmes breached the European Convention on Human Rights. The landmark judgment in September marked the Court’s first ruling on UK mass surveillance programmes revealed by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. Continue reading
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John Bellamy Foster on the ‘Green New Deal’
To bring about meaningful change, the resolution proposed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez must be part of an ecological revolution with a broad social base. Continue reading
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