June 2019
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From 9/11 to Shoplifting: Assange in the Context of the European Arrest Warrant By Nina Cross
It is astonishing to think that the many coordinated attacks leveled against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange by the governments of the Britain, Sweden, Ecuador and the US, have all been stacked, in their colossal forms, on the tiny European Arrest Warrant (EAW). This little manhunt-widget gifted the US and its allies the power to corner… Continue reading
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Global Breaking News on GMOs and Pesticides Editors’ picks
27 June 2019 — Sustainable Pulse Glyphosate Use Will Eventually End, Merkel Says Use of Bayer’s contested weedkiller glyphosate, the subject of more than 10,000 lawsuits in the US over claims it causes cancer, will eventually die out, German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the country’s lower house on Wednesday (Jun 26). Source: Reuters Merkel’s view is Continue reading
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CIA Finances Another Group of Fraudsters: the Venezuelan ‘Opposition’ By Wayne Madsen
Once again, the Central Intelligence Agency has been caught financing a group of grifters and fraudsters at the expense of the American taxpayers. In the latest case, just another in the agency’s 72-year history, the Trump administration-appointed ad hoc board of CITGO, the US subsidiary of the state-owned Venezuelan oil company, PDVSA, stands accused of… Continue reading
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Monsters Walk the Earth. Why These Three Countries Are the Real Troika of Evil By Philip Giraldi
There are monsters among us. Every day I read about an American “plan” to either invade some place new or to otherwise inflict pain to convince a “non-compliant” foreign government how to behave. Last week it was Iran but next week it could just as easily again be Lebanon, Syria or Venezuela. Or even Russia… Continue reading
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Too hot to touch? MSM outlets stand united in rejecting op-ed on Assange by UN expert on torture
The UN rapporteur on torture has written a scalding op-ed in support of Julian Assange, in which he says the publisher was the victim of a smear campaign. Now he claims many leading MSM outlets are snubbing the piece. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 27 June 2019: Great Reparations Debate, Black Misleaders and Biden, Encircling Sanders
27 June 2019 — Black Agenda Report We are Already Late to the Great Black Reparations Debate Glen Ford, BAR executive editor Questions about the meaning and scope of reparations can only be answered collectively by Black people in what should be the most profound political discussion in our history on this continent. Continue reading
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In Israel the Push to Destroy Jerusalem’s Iconic Al-Aqsa Mosque Goes Mainstream
24 June 2019 — Mint Press This ancient site that dates back to the year 705 C.E. is being targeted for destruction by extremist groups that seek to erase Jerusalem’s Muslim heritage in pursuit of colonial ambitions and the fulfillment of end-times prophecy. by Whitney Webb Continue reading
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NY Times admits it sends stories to US government for approval before publication By Ben Norton
The New York Times casually acknowledged that it sends major scoops to the US government before publication, to make sure “national security officials” have “no concerns.” Continue reading
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Facebook Insider Leaks Docs; Explains “Deboosting,” “Troll Report,” & Political Targeting in Video Interview
Facebook’s and the American state’s censorship programs are aimed at the left, for only left ideas truly threaten the corporate global order’s values, mythologies and methods, and only the left seeks a revolutionary trasformation of this rotten society. Continue reading
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Facial recognition technology and the US military-intelligence apparatus By Kevin Reed
On Tuesday, the Oakland City Council Public Safety Committee unanimously approved a resolution banning the use of facial recognition (FR) technology by the city, including by the police department. A full vote of the city council on the resolution is planned for July 16. Continue reading
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Iran Newslinks 26-27 June 2019
27 June 2019 • 14:20 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day How European Powers Have Sold Iran Out https://journal-neo.org/2019/06/27/how-european-powers-have-sold-iran-out/ Foreign Ministry doubts meeting on Iran nuclear deal may yield breakthrough solution https://tass.com/politics/1065859 Continue reading
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Life Expectancy Falters in the UK: Slow Death but Fast Profits for the Agrochemical Sector By Colin Todhunter
A special report in the Observer newspaper in the UK on 23 June 2019 asked the question: Why is life expectancy faltering? The piece noted that for the first time in 100 years, Britons are dying earlier. The UK now has the worst health trends in Western Europe. Continue reading
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Russia tamps down US-Iran tensions By M.K. Bhadrakumar
The US President Donald Trump is learning that Persian is a tricky language and does not easily yield its hidden charms to westerners. The western media attributed to Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani a remark during his televised speech on June in Tehran 25 to the effect that the White House is “mentally retarded.” But now… Continue reading
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THE “NEW READING OF MARX” (NRM). More irrelevant than immaterial
26 June 2019 — theplanningmotive.com This thesis is about measuring intangible and creative labours. immaterial-production-2-pdf.pdf Continue reading
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Britain and Oman: Will their growing special relationship survive succession? By Mark Curtis
Sixty years ago, Britain won a long-forgotten war in Oman, setting the special relationship between the two countries that is still being boosted today. Continue reading
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New Flyer and Website All About The Bees Being Harmed by 5G
In February, telecom industry representatives gave congressional testimony that they have no scientific evidence that 5G is safe. Many studies say it’s not. Regardless, 5G is being installed everywhere despite worldwide opposition and warnings from doctors, scientists, environmentalists and many other credible sources. (see also 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). Where 5G has already been… Continue reading
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Western News Agencies Mistranslate Iran’s President Speech – It Is Not The First Time Such ‘Error’ Happens
Yesterday the news agencies Associated Press and Reuters mistranslated a speech by Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani. They made it sound as if Rouhani insulted U.S. President Donald Trump as ‘mentally retarded’. Rouhani never said that. Continue reading
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Problems Arise with Washington’s Latest ‘Color Revolution’ in Hong Kong By Tony Cartalucci
25 June 2019 — 21st Century Wire The Western media has been boasting over recent protests in Hong Kong. Western headlines have claimed the protests have “rattled” Beijing’s leadership. Continue reading
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“5G Ready”? UK Government’s “5G Rural First”: “Dangerously High” Levels of Electromagnetic Field Radiation (EMF) in Southern England
5G Rural First also has testbeds on the Orkney Islands and Shropshire and it claims its technology will help dairy cows perform better. But they are ignoring the evidence of 230 scientists and doctors who are appealing to the World Health Organisation to move the 5G wireless signal from a Group 2B carcinogen to a… Continue reading