April 2019
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Hundreds of peaceful climate change protesters arrested in UK By Paul Mitchell
Around 400 peaceful climate change protesters have been arrested in the UK over the past three days.According to the Metropolitan Police Service, 290 protesters at Oxford Circus, Marble Arch, Piccadilly Circus and Parliament Square were taken into custody in London on Monday and Tuesday. Protests in the Scottish capital Edinburgh led to 29 arrests. Continue reading
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International Rebellion Update #3 – The Empire Strikes Back
Dramatic events in London today ended in a resounding success for our brave, resilient and kind-hearted rebels. It’s easy to write about events, numbers and happenings – and today’s no exception, as we tenaciously held onto all four of our now cherished sites. But what might escape observation, despite being so much more important, is… Continue reading
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Breaking News! Putin’s Vast Riches Hidden at Costco By Phil Butler
What if we all woke up one morning and everybody understood the Russian mentality? Just think, instead of listening to fairytales about Russia and Vladimir Putin, the world would be able to swiftly wade through mountains of negative bullshit to see the truth. This is the story of the “other” Vladimir Putin, the one whose… Continue reading
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The Race Towards Extinction: Climate Change versus the 5G Microwave Technology Roll Out
By now, most of us should have come to realize that plant, animal and human life is not eternal on this planet. For several decades atmospheric scientists have been warning that the orgy of anthropogenic release of greenhouse gases, if it is permitted to continue at current rates, will bring life as we know to… Continue reading
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Sudan: The Revolution Belongs to the People By V. Arun Kumar
We talk to journalist Ahmed Kaballo to know more about the people’s uprising in Sudan, its demands and the future. Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 16-17 April 2019
17 April 2019 21:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting US DOJ likely to bring more charges against Assange: media reports The Assange Poop Smear Was Concocted to Cover Ecuador’s $4.2 B IMF Loan https://www.mintpressnews.com/assange-poop-smear-concocted-cover-ecuadors-4-2-b-imf-loan/257554/ Phoenix in Knightsbridge: An exercise in daylight deceit https://www.greanvillepost.com/2019/04/17/phoenix-in-knightsbridge-an-exercise-in-daylight-deceit/ Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 17 April 2019
17 April 2019 21:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting Venezuela sanctions serve warning to ‘external actors’ like Russia against helping Maduro – Bolton https://www.rt.com/news/456841-bolton-russia-venezuela-threat/ Venezuela: A Cocaine Super-Highway to the US? https://www.globalresearch.ca/venezuela-cocaine-super-highway-us/5674757 Continue reading
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US pushing for war with Venezuela -Venezuela ROUNDUP – 16
17 April 2019 — Countercurrents Washington DC meeting to plan war in Venezuela US pushing for war with Venezuela US forces ready to attack Venezuela: Southern Commander Maduro rejects Bolsonaro’s invasion threats Continue reading
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The Syrian war is not over: there are attacks by Israel & the US-led coalition – ‘a new trajectory’?
Middle East Monitor reports, on April 15th, that an Israeli intelligence firm, ImageSat International has released satellite images claiming to show “the complete destruction of a possible Iranian surface-to-surface missile factory” in Syria’s Masyaf District, allegedly struck by Israel on Saturday. Continue reading
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Assange Arrest: Background and Implications (Videos)
17 April 2019 — TRNN Our recent coverage of the arrest of Julian Assange Continue reading
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11am today – LIGHT rail disruption today to highlight Government’s disastrous inaction on climate and ecological emergency
For Extinction Rebellion, today is a day focused on international solidarity with the many grassroots activists around the world, coinciding with the International Day of Peasants Struggle. [1] We intend to focus on the threats to our food supply from the ecological and climate emergency highlighting the links between food, land use and the ecological… Continue reading
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Africa as Colonial as Ever: US “New Africa Strategy” Old Oil in New Bottles
Months after U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton announced the “New Africa Strategy” at the Heritage Foundation, the US’ new policy has killed civilians, exploited Africa’s resources and used the continent as a battleground for provoking tensions with Russia and China. Continue reading
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US and NATO’s Ongoing Support for Neo-Nazis in the Ukraine By Shane Quinn
Over the past few months, NATO’s Jens Stoltenberg has continued outlining his organization’s “recognition” for the Ukraine “to become a member of NATO”. Two weeks ago Stoltenberg pronounced publicly in Washington that “we work with Ukraine to help Ukraine move forward towards its transatlantic integration… we have trust funds, we have training, we have different kinds of… Continue reading
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The Official Skripal Story is a Dead Duck By Craig Murray
One of the striking things about the official Skripal story is the way its more wildly improbable aspects have been released to the mainstream media over a long period, so as to manage their impact. So, for example, police acknowledgement that the perfume bottle Charlie Rowley found was sealed and could not have been the… Continue reading
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Extinction/Rebellion, Day 2
17 April 2019 — extinction/rebellion International Rebellion, Day 2 The sun may not have been shining quite so brightly in London today – it may have even rained a little – but by golly does the rebel soul still burn bright in the capital tonight! Continue reading
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6 of WikiLeaks’ biggest ever document dumps
16 April 2019 — RT Despite facing constant skepticism from mainstream media and government officials, whistleblower website WikiLeaks has managed to maintain a record of 100 percent accuracy over its 12-year history — and has never lost a lawsuit. Continue reading
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Saying Goodbye to Planet Earth By Chris Hedges
In this reposted column, first published on Truthdig on Aug. 19, 2018, Chris Hedges writes about climate change and interviews a scientist who is among the many warning about what they call the monumental damage that human-made emissions are causing to the atmosphere and the planet. Hedges will return with a new column next Monday. Continue reading
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Julian Assange and the Agenda for Global War James Petras
For almost a decade Washington has sought to silence, jail and eliminate the world’s most prominent investigative journalist, Julian Assange (JA) and his team of co- workers at Wilkileaks. Never has the mass media been so thoroughly discredited by official documents which directly contradict the official propaganda, mouthed by political leaders and parroted by ‘leading’… Continue reading
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CIA Director Used Fake Skripal Incident Photos To Manipulate Trump
An ass kissing portrait of Gina Haspel, torture queen and director of the CIA, reveals that she lied to Trump to push for more aggression against Russia. Continue reading
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The Overthrow of Omar el-Bechir by Thierry Meyssan
Certain pockets of Sudan are still at war, and the Khartoum government is still military. Nothing has changed despite the fact that President Omar el-Bechir has been toppled. For Thierry Meyssan, Sudan’s problem, after 30 years of dictatorship by the Muslim Brotherhood, is above all cultural. Current events have no relation with an aspiration for… Continue reading