June 6, 2019
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Odd NYT ‘Correction’ Exculpates British Government And CIA From Manipulating Trump Over Skripal Novichok Incident
A piece in the New York Times showed how in March 2018 Trump was manipulated by the CIA and MI6 into expelling 60 Russian diplomats. Eight weeks after it was published the New York Times ‘corrects’ that narrative and exculpates the CIA and MI6 of that manipulation. Its explanation for the correction makes little sense. Continue reading
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Warring Against Sources: The Australian National Security State, Journalism and the Public Interest By Dr. Binoy Kampmark
These are dark times for journalists and publishers. It did not seem coincidental that Annika Smethurst, a News Corp journalist and political affairs editor, would be a target of an Australian Federal Police warrant. Chelsea Manning, courtesy of a ruling by Judge Anthony Trenga, remains in federal custody in the United States. Julian Assange is… Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 5-6 June 2019
6 June 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Repression of North Korean Diplomats – Another Red Herring from the Chosun Ilbo https://journal-neo.org/2019/06/06/repression-of-north-korean-diplomats-another-red-herring-from-the-chosun-ilbo/ China to establish its first rural investment management bank on Hainan http://tass.com/economy/1061955 Continue reading
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Iran Newslinks 6 June 2019
6 June 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Bipartisan Support for Trump’s Aggressive Iran Policy Reveals the Hollowness of Russiagate The US is Waging a Quiet Scientific War Against Iran Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 6 June 2019
6 June 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day UN Special Rapporteur on Torture warns Julian Assange could die in prison Warring Against Sources: The Australian National Security State, Journalism and the Public Interest By Dr. Binoy Kampmark Continue reading
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China Newslinks 6 June 2019
6 June 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Which Is Bigger, Which Is Smaller, The Bull Or The China Shop RUSSIA AND CHINA DEEPEN STRATEGIC COOPERATION https://southfront.org/russian-and-china-deepen-strategic-cooperation/ Continue reading
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Don’t Despair Because Of The Climate Collapse. Use It As A Motivator For Revolution
To confront the climate crisis, we all need to reassess how we view our place in life. As we head for a future where the water levels could be raised seven feet by 2100, where large parts of the planet will become uninhabitable because of how hot they’ll be, and where fascism and violence proliferate as a consequence of… Continue reading
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Corporate Media Have Second Thoughts About Exiling Julian Assange From Journalism
“Democracy dies in darkness,” reads the Washington Post slogan—though apparently sometimes it’s good to put people in prison for exposing government wrongdoing (4/11/19). Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 6 June 2019
6 June 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Venezuela is repaying its $3.5 bln debt to Russia in good faith, says Putin VENEZUELA: Westerners have lost the ability to reason! (PART 15) Continue reading
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From Glyphosate to Front Groups: Fraud, Deception and Toxic Tactics By Colin Todhunter
Environmentalist Dr Rosemary Mason has just written to the Editor-in-Chief of the British Medical Journal and the British Medical Association Council Chairman, Chaand Nagpaul. Her purpose is to not only draw attention to the impact of biocides, not least that of glyphosate, on health and the environment but also to bring attention to the corruption… Continue reading
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The global assault on jobs
An article in the Sydney Morning Herald titled “Investors cheer as Telstra wields the axe on costs” summed up the attitude of the corporate-financial oligarchy to the destruction of workers’ livelihoods and families. Continue reading
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The Western Media Is Key to Syria Deceptions By Jonathan Cook
By any reckoning, the claim made this week by al-Qaeda-linked fighters that they were targeted with chemical weapons by the Syrian government in Idlib province – their final holdout in Syria – should have been treated by the western media with a high degree of scepticism. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 6 June 2019: BLM Founder Wants To Shrink Black Lives; How To Protest Trump; Liz Warren Wants Green Bombs, Not Green New Deal
6 June 2019 — Black Agenda Report Black Lives Matter Founder Launches Huge Project to Shrink Black Lives – Glen Ford , BAR executive editor Alicia Garza and her crew conducted what they claim is the biggest survey of Black political opinion ever — but failed to ask a single question about foreign policy. Continue reading
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