April 2019
-
Julian Assange arrested after Ecuador tears up asylum deal
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been dragged out of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London where he has spent the last six years. that’s after Ecuador’s president Moreno withdrew asylum. Continue reading
-
WATCH Julian Assange dragged out of Ecuadorian embassy and arrested
In exclusive footage from RT’s Ruptly video agency, a disheveled Assange complete with full white beard is seen being carried out of the building by several men holding him by the limbs. Continue reading
-
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange arrested in London
11 April 2019 — TASS Ecuador has decided to withdraw diplomatic asylum from Assange LONDON, April 11. /TASS/. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service at the Embassy of Ecuador in London, the Met Police said in a statement on Thursday. Continue reading
-
Netanyahu reigns supreme, and all opposition has been crushed By Jonathan Cook
Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party emerged from Tuesday’s Israeli election tied with the Blue and White party, led by Benny Gantz and other high-powered generals. Although each party has 35 seats in the 120-seat parliament, Netanyahu is now firmly in the driving seat. Continue reading
-
Venezuela Newslinks 10-11 April 2019
11 April 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting More Sanctions on Venezuela: Operation Florida 2020 (Pt 1/2) https://therealnews.com/stories/more-sanctions-on-venezuela-operation-florida-2020-pt-1-2 U.S. is manufacturing a crisis in Venezuela so that there is chaos and ‘needed’ intervention https://mronline.org/2019/04/10/u-s-is-manufacturing-a-crisis-in-venezuela-so-that-there-is-chaos-and-needed-intervention/ Continue reading
-
Military Situation In Libya On April 9, 2019 (Map Update)
10 April 2019 — South FRONT Forces loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) recaptured Tripoli Airport and Swani from the Libyan National Army (LNA). Clashes in the area are ongoing as the LNA attempts to fend off the GNA counter-attack; LNA warplanes bombed a military runway of Tripoli’s Mitiga airport; LNA units kicked Continue reading
-
Climate Catastrophe and Extinction Rebellion by Paul Street
In the last years of his life, Dr. Martin Luther King spoke against what he called “the triple evils that are interrelated” – economic inequality, racism, and militarism. If King were alive today, he’d be talking about the five evils that are interrelated, adding patriarchy and Ecocide, the destruction of livable ecology. He’d also be… Continue reading
-
RAY McGOVERN: Unaccountable Media Faced with Dilemma in Next Phase of Deep State-gate
Readers of The Washington Post on Monday were treated to more of the same from editorial page chief Fred Hiatt. Hiatt, who won his spurs by promoting misleading “intelligence” about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and suffered no consequences, is at it again. Continue reading
-
Assange Ecuadorian Extradition Noose Tightens with INA Papers as Latest Slipknot by Jimmysllama
On Monday, Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Jose Valencia denied recent allegations that his government is working with the U.K. to expel Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Last week, WikiLeaks announced that “a high-level source within the Ecuadorian state” had informed them that Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno was plotting to expel the publisher within… Continue reading
-
Battlefield Libya: Fruits of US-NATO Regime Change By Tony Cartalucci
Forces under the control of Khalifa Haftar – a former Libyan general under the government of Muammar Qaddafi – turned opposition during the 2011 US-led NATO intervention – turned “opposition” again against the UN-backed “Government of National Accord” (GNA) seated in Tripoli – have most recently reached Tripoli’s airport. Continue reading
-
Happy Birthday, Paul Robeson!
Celebrate the life and legacy of singer, actor, civil rights activist, organizer, and scholar, Paul Robeson, on April 9th, the 121st anniversary of his birth. Egalitarian and anti-fascist, he was a victim of the House Committee on Un-American Activities and he was subsequently blacklisted in the entertainment industry for his leftist politics. Continue reading
-
Haiti Facing Worst Crisis Since 1986? By Nancy Roc
“Here we go again in #Haiti. Another messy morning in #PAP where getting gas has become a matter of who you know because pumps are only delivering on a privilege basis. This station at Bois-Patate says it’s only giving diesel to intl organizations”. This tweet from Miami Herald’s Caribbean correspondent, Jacqueline Charles, on April 2,… Continue reading
-
Washington’s Attempt to Impose its Will on the EU Stirs Anti-American Moods By Grete Mautner
The untamed desire of the Trump administration to impose all sorts of conditions and restrictions on the way that Europe operates is clearly leading to an abrupt increase in anti-American moods across various social layers of the European society. Practically speaking, there’s an avid hatred visible all across the EU towards Trump’s use of the… Continue reading
-
Don’t expect US-Iran war before 2021 by M. K. BHADRAKUMAR
There is no reason to disbelieve the boast by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claiming credit personally for US President Donald Trump’s decision to designate Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as a “foreign terrorist organisation” under American law. It is common knowledge that all major decisions and most minor decisions by Trump regarding the… Continue reading
-
Venezuela Newslinks 10 April 2019
10 April 2019 19:43 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting External players threaten Venezuela’s security, says Russia’s UN envoy http://tass.com/world/1053102 US caused billions of dollars in damage to Venezuela since 2013 – Russian envoy to UN https://www.rt.com/news/456151-nebenzya-venezuela-us-damage/ Continue reading
-
Venezuela Newslinks 9 April 2019
9 April 2019 23:25 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting Left-wing Venezuelan group offers a rare critique of their country’s government http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/tdrN0EkW4h4/ An on-the-ground look at Venezuela’s ‘collapsing’ health service http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/rGRipj7zaSk/ Continue reading
-
Libya Newslinks 9 April 2019
9 April 2019 23:20 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting On its 70th Birthday, NATO Trembles from Within https://journal-neo.org/2019/04/09/on-its-70th-birthday-nato-trembles-from-within/ Libya: From the Tribes of the Central and Southern Regions https://libya360.wordpress.com/2019/04/09/libya-from-the-tribes-of-the-central-and-southern-regions/ Continue reading
-
COLDTYPE Issue 182 MID-APRIL 2019 – is now on line
9 April 2019 — Coldtype Continue reading
-
Libya File – 1 9 April 2019
9 April 2019 — Countercurrents Haftar’s Libyan National Army gains control of Yarmuk military camp Battle for Tripoli is proceeding according to the operational plan, says LNA LNA declares a no-fly zone over the western Libya GNA vice president resigns French President, GNA Prime Minister discuss Tripoli offensive France of being behind Libya’s Tripoli war, accuses EU Parliament president Continue reading
-
Did the NY Times Violate Its Own Code of Ethics to Feature Child of Venezuelan Coup Plotter? By Anya Parampil
Grayzone — When the New York Times approached me seeking permission to use video I recorded of the Washington DC “Hands Off Venezuela” protest on March 16, I hoped that somebody at the paper was seeking to atone for the Gray Lady’s demonstrably one-sided coverage of the US coup attempt against the internationally recognized Maduro… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 