June 2019
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Syria Newslinks 19-24 June 2019
24 June 2019 — The New Dark Age The Economic Entrails at the Heart of the ‘Deal of the Century’ https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/06/25/economic-entrails-at-heart-of-deal-century/ As Conflict With Iran Escalates, Path To Peace Can Be Found https://dissidentvoice.org/2019/06/as-conflict-with-iran-escalates-path-to-peace-can-be-found/ Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 19-24 June 2019
24 June 2019 — The New Dark Age Lying by Omission Is Still Lying https://www.globalresearch.ca/lying-omission-still-lying/5681538 The Crisis of Multilateralism and the War Against Venezuela https://libya360.wordpress.com/2019/06/24/the-crisis-of-multilateralism-and-the-war-against-venezuela/ Commune of Che Guevara: Model of Self-Government and Productivity https://libya360.wordpress.com/2019/06/24/commune-of-che-guevara-model-of-self-government-and-productivity/ Continue reading
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The Shaving Kit – Manufacturing The Julian Assange Witch-Hunt
Last week, UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid signed the US extradition request to hand over Julian Assange, who is charged with 18 counts of violating the US Espionage Act. Assange’s immediate fate now lies in the hands of the British justice system. Continue reading
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European Union rearms for World War III By Johannes Stern
The cost of FCAS, which is announced to be operational by 2040, is immense. Up to €8 billion will flow into joint development alone. Overall, costs are expected to be more than €100 billion. The Handelsblatt newspaper reports that “by the middle of the century” the FCAS project could devour “up to €500 billion.” The… Continue reading
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The Guardian’s direct collusion with media censorship by secret services exposed By Thomas Scripps
Minutes of Ministry of Defence (MoD) meetings have confirmed the role of Britain’s Guardian newspaper as a mouthpiece for the intelligence agencies. Continue reading
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Four men charged with murder based on bogus MH-17 investigation By Clara Weiss
On June 19, the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) set up in 2014 to investigate the crash of the MH-17 Malaysian Airlines flight over East Ukraine on July 17, 2014, which resulted in 298 deaths, announced the criminal prosecution of four individuals for murder by the Public Prosecution Service of the Netherlands. Continue reading
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Julian Assange Newslinks 20-24 June 2019
24 June 2019 — The New Dark Age Trump Threatening the World’s Most Eco-Sensitive Habitats https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/06/24/trump-threatening-the-worlds-most-eco-sensitive-habitats/ Punitive fines threaten whistleblower Chelsea Manning with bankruptcy http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/24/chel-j24.html Continue reading
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Back in town
24 June 2019 How could I keep away? Let me catch up with things here, mail to read, articles to source and as I’ve been writing once more as things here in this messed up world seem to be reaching some kind of terminal watershed, I think it’s time to start putting out some ideas… Continue reading
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Iran Newslinks 20 June 2019
20 June 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day US refutes reports on reconnaissance drone allegedly being shot down over Iran https://tass.com/world/1064637 Growing war danger as Pentagon presents new “evidence” Iran struck tankers http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/20/iran-j20.html US-Turkey conflict nears breaking point http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/20/ustu-j20.html Continue reading
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Still Manufacturing Consent: An Interview With Noam Chomsky
Alan MacLeod interviewed Noam Chomsky via Skype on March 13, 2018, for MacLeod’s new book Propaganda in the Information Age: Still Manufacturing Consent. They discussed the origins of the classic work of media criticism (co-authored with Edward Herman) Manufacturing Consent, the role of that book’s “propaganda model” today, Google and Facebook, Donald Trump and Russia, fake news and Syria. This is a… Continue reading
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Explained: War on Venezuela (Part 1)
In this first episode of a three-part explainer series on the international war on Venezuela, Peoples Dispatch will take a look at the sanctions that have been imposed on the country and the debilitating impact these measures have on the lives of the people. Continue reading
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Dissenting paper on Douma attack exposes ‘compromised reporting & analysis’ by OPCW – MIT professor
The OPCW failed to include evidence on the Douma “chemical attack” that contradicts the West’s favored narrative in its final report, so the resulting document is inherently compromised, an MIT professor said. Continue reading
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The Red Locomotive in Brussels? Interview with the Workers’ Party of Belgium
On 27 May, Europe woke up to what seemed like a new stage in the resurgence of the far-right and reactionary forces and a major retreat for left in the elections to the European parliament. But the story looked different in Belgium, which saw a political earthquake as the far-left Workers’ party (PTB/PDVA) won big… Continue reading
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UN Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer Becomes One of Assange’s Most Vocal Advocates
“Here [in Assange’s case] we are not speaking of prosecution but of persecution. That means that judicial power, institutions and proceedings are being deliberately abused for ulterior motives.” — Nils Melzer, UN Rapporteur on Torture Continue reading
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Israel’s Secretive Nuclear Facility Leaking as Watchdog Finds Israel Has Nearly 100 Nukes by Whitney Webb
Israel is one of only five nations in the world that refuse to sign the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, an international treaty aimed at ending the proliferation of nuclear weapons and achieving global nuclear disarmament. Continue reading
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How John Bolton Controls The Administration And Donald Trump
Jeff Bezos’ blog, the Washington Post, has some bits on the discussion and infighting in the Trump administration about the march towards war on Iran. The piece opens with news of a new redline the Trump administration set out Continue reading
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US-backed Venezuela opposition caught embezzling ‘humanitarian aid’ cash
Millions of dollars raised for “freedom and democracy” in Venezuela ended up spent in Colombia by the aides of US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido, and were exposed by Colombian spies in yet another blow to his cause. Continue reading
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Who Are the Arsonists of the Petrol Tankers in the Gulf? By Manlio Dinucci
While the United States prepares a new escalation of tension in the Middle East by accusing Iran of attacking petrol tankers in the Gulf of Oman, Italian vice-Prime Minister Matteo Salvini met with one of the artisans of this strategy in Washington, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, assuring him that “Italy wants to regain its… Continue reading
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Iran Newslinks 19 June 2019
19 June 2019 • 15:10 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Who Are the Arsonists of the Petrol Tankers in the Gulf? https://www.globalresearch.ca/who-arsonists-petrol-tankers-gulf/5681046 “Heightened Tensions With Iran”: Provoking the Bear and the Dragon – And Hoping for the Best? https://www.globalresearch.ca/provoking-bear-dragon-hoping-best/5681050 Continue reading
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