June 2019
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Julian Assange Newslinks 18 June 2019
18 June 2019 • 13:50 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Assange faces extradition to US, as Western hypocrisy knows no bounds The Coming Show Trial of Julian Assange Continue reading
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Venezuela Newslinks 17-18 June 2019
18 June 2019 • 15:15 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Venezuela the latest victim of West’s ‘virus-like’ black ops – Russian intel chief https://www.rt.com/news/462123-western-intelligence-influence-virus/ U.S. Sanctions: Economic Sabotage that Is Deadly, Illegal and Ineffective https://www.globalresearch.ca/u-s-sanctions-economic-sabotage-deadly-illegal-ineffective/5680928 Continue reading
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The Coming Show Trial of Julian Assange by Chris Hedges
On Friday morning I was in a small courtroom at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London. Julian Assange, held in Belmarsh Prison and dressed in a pale-blue prison shirt, appeared on a video screen directly in front of me. Assange, his gray hair and beard neatly trimmed, slipped on heavy, dark-frame glasses at the start of… Continue reading
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John Pilger: Extradition Process a ‘Very Long Uphill Road’ for Assange
Britain’s Home Secretary signed off on the U.S. request to extradite Julian Assange, and now UK courts will decide his fate. But if the process until now is any indication, he will not receive a fair hearing, says journalist and filmmaker John Pilger (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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War on Iran Stupidest Idea Yet Recorded in a Human Brain by David Swanson
Scientists not employed by ExxonMobil or named Neil DeGrasse Tyson have reached a universal consensus. Wanting the United States to attack Iran is the single stupidest idea yet recorded in a human brain. In the words of one, “It isn’t even close.” Continue reading
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US Cyber Attack on Russia’s Power Grid is an ‘Act of War’ (According to the US) by Dave Lindorff
Russia and the US are engaging in tit-for-tat hacking of each others’ power grid, the New York Times is reporting, in what is really a kind of cyber “cold war” where the hackers from each country’s military and intelligence services load electronic “explosives” in the computer systems of critical infrastructure of the other, that in… Continue reading
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Ottawa hires Hit Man to Overthrow Venezuelan Government by Yves Engler
The brazenness of Ottawa’s intervention in the South American country’s affairs is remarkable. Recently Global Affairs Canada tendered a contract for an individual to coordinate its bid to oust President Nicolás Maduro. According to buyandsell.gc.ca, the Special Advisor on Venezuela needs to be able to: Continue reading
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The Broader View Reveals the Ugliest of Prospects By Craig Murray
Standing back a little and surveying the events of the last couple of weeks, gives a bleak view of the current state of western democracy. Continue reading
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Narrative Management = Reality Management by Caitlin Johnstone
The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal has published the first part of an investigative series on how so-called non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are being used to manipulate the narrative about what’s going on in Syria by posing as impartial investigative bodies and circulating pro-imperialist disinformation to the western political/media class as objective fact. Part one is titled “Behind… Continue reading
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Iran Newslinks 17 June 2019
17 June 2019 • 19:49 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day Officials Worldwide Ridicule Claim that Iran Attacked Tankers In Gulf of Oman US secretary of state declares “military response” to Iran “being considered” Tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman: oil… Continue reading
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Gulf of Oman recalls Gulf of Tonkin lies
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video is worth a million. Online videos uploaded to the internet and shown around the world via news media, as well as social media, are telling a visual story, but missing the context and explanations which could only come in the form of words. Continue reading
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China Newslinks 17 June 2019
17 June 2019 • 18:30 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day China to launch four projects linked with Russia’s Ion Collider https://tass.com/science/1064185 “Step down, Carrie Lam!” Two Million Rise Up Once More Against The Hong Kong Extradition Bill http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ActivistPost/~3/fa4De1zAvHI/step-down-carrie-lam-two-million-rise-up-once-more-against-the-hong-kong-extradition-bill.html Continue reading
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US govt narrative blaming Iran for oil tanker attacks falls apart in hours By Ben Norton
The Trump administration’s claims Iran attacked oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman were quickly debunked, with the ship’s crew saying it “was hit by a flying object.” But the US disrupted important Iranian diplomatic efforts at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Continue reading
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US Mideast Menace Goes Nuclear By Finian Cunningham
US media reports have claimed that China is helping to expand Saudi Arabia’s ballistic missile arsenal. The implication from the US media is that Beijing is recklessly stoking tensions in the Middle East between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Continue reading
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Behind the cover-up of the 2008 Universal Music Group vault fire By Kevin Reed
The New York Times Magazine feature “The Day the Music Burned” by Jody Rosen published June 11 has brought to light important details about the inferno that destroyed an invaluable popular music archive in 2008 at Universal Studios in Hollywood. Of equal significance are Rosen’s revelations about the cover-up of the disaster by Universal Music… Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 17 June 2019 (14/19)
17 June 2019 — Statewatch e-mail: office@statewatch.org Also available as a pdf file: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2019/jun/email-17-6-19.pdf Please support our work ANALYSIS Analysis: The Commission and Italy tie themselves up in knots over Libya by Yasha Maccanico. Continue reading
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Spain’s Supreme Court endorses 1936 fascist coup By Alejandro López
Spain’s Supreme Court has issued a ruling endorsing the 1936 fascist coup led by Generalissimo Francisco Franco. It led to the three-year Spanish Civil War, in which the victory of Francoite forces backed by Hitler and Mussolini established a fascist dictatorship that lasted until 1978. Continue reading
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US Govt Based Conclusions that Russia Hacked DNC Servers on Redacted Draft of Unfinished Report
The US’ conclusion that Russia hacked the Democratic National Committee (DNC) appears to be based on a redacted draft of the Crowdstrike report. The Grizzly Steppe joint report by the FBI and US Department of Homeland Security concluded that Russia hacked the DNC servers back in 2018, and it was predominantly based on a claim… Continue reading
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For Israel, annexation of the West Bank is a long-established goal By Jonathan Cook
When Israeli prime ministers are in trouble, facing difficult elections or a corruption scandal, the temptation has typically been for them to unleash a military operation to bolster their standing. In recent years, Gaza has served as a favourite punching bag. Continue reading
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Trump enjoys bipartisan support for his plan to eradicate the Palestinian cause
The White House’s prolonged financial bullying of the Palestinian Authority (PA), the Palestinians’ government-in-waiting, has reached the point where there are now credible warnings that it is close to collapse. The crisis has offered critics further proof of the administration’s seemingly chaotic, often self-sabotaging approach to foreign policy matters. Continue reading
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