March 2019
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In just two tweets Laura Kuenssberg blew the lid on dangerous Tory racism By Fréa Lockley
On 25 March, parliament voted to take back control of the ongoing Brexit chaos. Meanwhile, Laura Kuenssberg – the BBC‘s supposedly impartial political editor – sent out two tweets which some people felt betrayed dangerous casual racism. She reported that some hard-line Brexiteers ‘informally’ use the name ‘Grand Wizards’. This term has also been used… Continue reading
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The Illusory Truth Effect: How Millions Were Duped By Russiagate by Caitlin Johnstone
“Mueller Finds No Trump-Russia Conspiracy”, read the front page headline of Sunday’s New York Times. Bit by bit, mainstream American consciousness is slowly coming to terms with the death of the thrilling conspiracy theory that the highest levels of the US government had been infiltrated by the Kremlin, and with the stark reality that the mass media and the… Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 25-26 March 2019
26 March 2019 — The New Dark Age Venezuelan Gov’t Presents Evidence of Alleged Opposition Paramilitary Plot http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news/14402 New blackout leaves Venezuela without power — media http://tass.com/world/1050489 Continue reading
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Venezuela regime-change champion John Bolton says US won’t tolerate foreign meddling in the country
Washington abhors the thought of foreign actors intervening in the Western hemisphere, and calls on the Venezuelan military to support the US-backed opposition leader in Caracas, John Bolton has thoughtfully tweeted. Come again? Continue reading
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US red lines for digital trade with the UK cause alarm By Javier Ruiz
Trade negotiations between the US and the UK have recently received a lot of attention due to the publication of the official negotiating objectives of the US Government, which set out in sometimes candid detail the areas of interest and priorities. The US document is mainly written in coded “trade-speak”, with seemingly innocuous term such as… Continue reading
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Venezuela Military Deploys S-300 Missiles Following Russian Troop Arrival
Following the major weekend development of Moscow unambiguously asserting its ‘red line’ concerning potential US military intervention in Venezuela, for which Russia sent a military transport plane filled with Russian troops which landed in Caracas Saturday, new satellite images reveal a major deployment of S-300 air defense missile systems to a key airbase south of Caracas. Continue reading
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Link Tax: Controversial EU copyright law faces final vote
A hotly-contested copyright provision is haunting Europe, troubling internet freedom advocates and content creators alike. Article 13, facing its final vote, would place heavy restrictions on content sharing, from films to memes. Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 24-25 March 2019
25 March 2019 15:30 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting Russia Sends “Peacekeeping” Troops to Venezuela. Joint Military Exercises. https://www.globalresearch.ca/russia-sends-troops-venezuela/5672555 Trump’s Sanctions Kill Venezuelan People. Why Can’t UN Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet ‘Fully Acknowledge’ That? http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/14401 Continue reading
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Why Opposing Julian Assange’s Extradition to the U.S. Matters for London and the U.K
The Trump Administration has confirmed that the US government has charged WikiLeaks’ publisher Julian Assange and that it seeks his extradition from the UK. In the US, he faces life in prison. The case raises important issues for the London Assembly. Continue reading
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Will the UK continue to launch strikes against ISIS? by Chris Cole
When British MPs voted for resolutions supporting strikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, these had specific aims. Firstly, in 2014, strikes were authorised to aid Iraqi security and then in 2015, to eliminate ISIS’ safe haven in Syria. Now, more than four years later, Iraq has declared victory over ISIS, and the so-called ‘safe haven’ for… Continue reading
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Three lessons from the ‘failed’ Mueller inquiry By Jonathan Cook
Here are three important lessons for the progressive left to consider now that it is clear the inquiry by special counsel Robert Mueller into Russiagate is never going to uncover collusion between Donald Trump’s camp and the Kremlin in the 2016 presidential election. Continue reading
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The Conservative Party is incubating the racism behind New Zealand terror By Nafeez Ahmed
The massacre of 49 people including children at a mosque in New Zealand has not come out of the blue — it follows the mainstreaming of the same ideology that inspired the first major far-right terrorist attack of this decade: the 2011 massacre in Norway by Anders Behring Breivik. Continue reading
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Three Neo-Nazis Lead Ukraine’s Presidential Contest By Eric Zuesse
Gallup headlined on March 21st, “Ukraine’s Election: Voters Disenchanted Ahead of Key Vote”, and “World-Low 9% of Ukrainians Confident in Government”. Continue reading
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Chelsea Manning held in solitary confinement for more than two weeks By Kevin Reed
On Saturday afternoon, Chelsea Manning’s support committee issued a press release reporting that she has been subjected to solitary confinement since her incarceration at Truesdale Adult Detention Center in Alexandria, Virginia beginning March 8. Continue reading
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What Can We Do? They Are Insane! By Philip Giraldi
This report from the BBC regarding American Secretary of State Mike Pompeo‘s view of the possible divine origin of the 2016 election result as a necessary intervention to “save the Jews” is possibly the most frightening bit of commentary to come out of the Trump national security team. Continue reading
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“Brexit is a shambles—it will affect so many people in many ways”
Reporters for the World Socialist Web Site spoke to demonstrators at Saturday’s anti-Brexit protest in London. They explained the social and political concerns that brought them to support the demand for a second referendum. Continue reading
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Traces of the CIA in Venezuela’s nationwide power outage
A memo leaked by WikiLeaks in September of 2010 points to the actions of the CIA in the recent nationwide power failure in Venezuela. The author is Srdja Popovic, founding member of the well-known subversive organization, Center for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies (CANVAS), based in Belgrade that declares the promotion of “democracy” among its… Continue reading
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The Grayzone testifies at the UN: ‘Humanitarian crisis in Venezuela: propaganda vs. reality’ by Max Blumenthal
The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal and Anya Parampil spoke about Venezuela at a side event at a United Nations Human Rights Council session in Geneva on March 19. They joined former special rapporteur Alfred de Zayas on a panel titled “Humanitarian crisis in Venezuela: Propaganda vs. reality.” Continue reading
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Trump’s stance on the Golan will allow Israel to operate with impunity elsewhere
When President Donald Trump moved the US embassy to occupied Jerusalem last year, effectively sabotaging any hope of establishing a viable Palestinian state, he tore up the international rulebook. Last week, he trampled all over its remaining tattered pages. He did so, of course, via Twitter. Continue reading
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Ongoing Torture and Abuse of Chelsea Manning By Stephen Lendman
For heroically revealing US high crimes of war and against humanity in Afghanistan and Iraq, Manning was subjected to appalling affronts to her dignity and fundamental rights. Continue reading
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