May 22, 2019
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Washington threatens new attack on Syria amid US war buildup in Persian Gulf By Bill Van Auken
Just days after President Donald Trump threatened to put an “official end” to Iran, Washington has threatened renewed military aggression against Syria based on unsubstantiated charges of the use of chemical weapons in the military campaign being waged by Damascus against Al Qaeda-linked militias in the northwestern province of Idlib. Continue reading
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Swedish hearing to extradite Julian Assange delayed until June 3 By Mike Head
An extraordinary bid by Swedish authorities to rush a hearing into the possible extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Sweden has been delayed by a court until June 3. That is because Assange’s lawyers have not even been able to consult the jailed journalist and publisher. Continue reading
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Iran Newslinks 22 May 2019
22 May 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Canada’s NDP MP Randall Garrison’s Disgraceful Anti-Palestinian Politics https://dissidentvoice.org/2019/05/canadas-ndp-mp-randall-garrisons-disgraceful-anti-palestinian-politics/ Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 22 May 2019
22 May 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day A US Military Veteran and ‘Aid Volunteer’ Sends Death Threat to Venezuela Embassy Defenders ‘Leave Venezuela Alone’: Brazil’s Lula Tells Trump in Interview Continue reading
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China Newslinks 22 May 2019
22 May 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Video: The Coming War on China. Documentary https://www.globalresearch.ca/video-the-coming-war-on-china-documentary/5678177 Trump’s Annihilation Threat to Iran and WWI Déjà Vu https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/05/22/trumps-annihilation-threat-iran-and-wwi-deja-vu/ Continue reading
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US Rage for Dominance Driving Its Economic and Social Decline By Stephen Lendman
Throughout the post-WW II era, the US demanded and continues demanding that other countries bend to its will — by pressure, bullying, intimidation, threats, naked aggression and other hostile actions. Continue reading
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Israel’s War Criminals in Their Own Words By Philip Giraldi
Israel’s public face, sustained and propagated by a wealthy and powerful diaspora that has significant control over the media, insists that the country is the Middle East’s only true democracy, that is operates under a rule of law for all its citizens and that its army is the “most moral in the world.” All of… Continue reading
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The Yellow Vests of France: Six Months of Struggle By Richard Greeman
I am writing you from Montpellier, France, where I am a participant-observer in the Yellow Vest (Gilets jaunes) movement, which is still going strong after six months, despite a dearth of information in the international media. Continue reading
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The Priory Group: ‘morally bankrupt’ company makes millions for owners while young people die in its care
Last month, Priory Healthcare was fined £300,000 after 14 year-old Amy El-Keria died in one of its hospitals. Priory’s prosecution for health and safety violations was the first of its kind and the result of years of campaigning by Amy’s family. Continue reading
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Bayer, Dow, L’Oreal using potentially harmful chemicals illegally – investigation
More than 650 companies are breaking European chemical safety laws, according to an investigation from German environmental group BUND. As a result, potentially harmful chemicals can be found in food, cosmetics, and toys. Continue reading
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2019 or 1939 squared
It is 80 years since the last global war. Technology and culture have advanced significantly since then. In the Second World War, it was the mastery of the air that proved decisive. Now it will be mastery of space. What took a thousand bombers to accomplish can now be achieved many times over with a… Continue reading
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