May 19, 2019
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Trump-Bolton Aggression Against Iran Contained by Russia, Japan, China, and EU
19 May 2019 — TRNN Vijay Prashad says the very dangerous statements, economic sanctions and military aggression unleashed by Washington this week against Iran was countered by cool headed diplomacy by Japan, Russia, EU and China (inc. transcript) The likelihood of a U.S. war with Iran is increasing, despite alternately isolationist and provocative messages coming Continue reading
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Exposing the Dirty Business Behind the Designer Label By Michelle Chen
Even before it gets worn once, that new T-shirt you bought is already dirtier than you can imagine. It’s soaked through with toxic waste, factory smog and plastic debris—all of which is likely just a few spin cycles away from an incinerator, or maybe a landfill halfway around the world. Our obsession with style rivals… Continue reading
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Iran Newslinks 18-19 May 2019
19 May 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Trump-Bolton Aggression Against Iran Contained by Russia, Japan, China, and EU https://williambowles.info/2019/05/19/trump-bolton-aggression-against-iran-contained-by-russia-japan-china-and-eu/ Iran and Why It Would be Insane for America to Go to War There https://www.globalresearch.ca/iran-why-insane-america-go-war-there/5677879 Continue reading
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Why The Takedown Of Christian Strache Will Strengthen The Right
During the last days a right wing politician in Austria was taken down by using an elaborate sting. Until Friday Christian Strache was leader of the far right (but not fascist) Freedom Party of Austria (FPOe) and the Vice Chancellor of the country. On Friday morning two German papers, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung and Der Spiegel published (German) reports(English) about an old… Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 19 May 2019
19 May 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Differences on Venezuela have no impacts on Russia-Argentina relations – Russian MP http://tass.com/politics/1058983 Venezuela in “Misery” – Lies and Deceit by the Media Open Letter to the New York Times http://thesaker.is/venezuela-in-misery-lies-and-deceit-by-the-media-open-letter-to-the-new-york-times/ Continue reading
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The Limits of Green Energy Under Capitalism by David Klein
Renewable energy is expanding rapidly all around the world. The energy capacity of newly installed solar projects in 2017, for instance, exceeded the combined increases from coal, gas and nuclear plants. During the past eight years alone, global investment in renewables was $2.2 trillion, and optimism has soared along with investments. Continue reading
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Media Setting Up Iran as New ‘Threat’ That Must Be Confronted By Janine Jackson
The Washington Post editorial’s headline (5/14/19) had the US “drifting” toward war with Iran—another example, as analyst Nima Shirazi quipped, of the “world’s superpower somehow having no agency over its own imperialism.” Continue reading
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“Truth Vanishes in a Cloud of Poison Gas”
The document, written by one of the OPCW’s most experienced investigators, shows that it is highly unlikely that gas canisters found at the scene of an alleged poison gas attack in Douma, Syria, were actually dropped from helicopters – as has been widely believed and claimed. The claim is crucial to the case for bombing… Continue reading
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The ReCommonsEurope Manifesto: A Left-Wing Initiative in Europe
While the campaign for the European elections on 26 May (on the 23 May in the UK) draws very little interest outside of the UK, the initiative launched by ReCommonsEurope with its ‘Manifesto for a new popular internationalism in Europe’ is on to a promising start. Continue reading
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New York Times Denies Health Impacts of 5G Cellphone Technology
The New York Times continues to descend further into spewing fiction masquerading as news. Its most recent analysis challenges Judith Miller‘s delusional screed about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction as sheer nonsense. Evidently the Times has a propensity for disgracing itself. Now the newspaper’s latest low is William Broad’s essay, “Your 5G Phone Won’t Hurt… Continue reading
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Newly Released FBI Docs Shed Light on Apparent Mossad Foreknowledge of 9/11 Attacks by Whitney Webb
New information released by the FBI has brought fresh scrutiny to the possibility that the “Dancing Israelis,” at least two of whom were known Mossad operatives, had prior knowledge of the attacks on the World Trade Center. Continue reading
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SA elections – a cry for a real alternative By Terry Bell
Most South Africans are probably more than ready for an alternative political dispensation. That much seems clear, given the results of last week’s national and provincial elections where the gatvol (fed up) factor was in full play. Continue reading
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CONFIRMED: Chemical Weapons Assessment Contradicting Official Syria Narrative Is Authentic By Caitlin Johnstone
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has begun responding to queries by the press about a leaked document which contradicts official OPCW findings on an alleged chemical weapons attack last year in Douma, Syria. The prepared statement they’ve been using in response to these queries confirms the authenticity of the document. Continue reading
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