26 August 2019 — The Electronic Intifada
By Ali Abunimah
Israel is escalating its attacks across the region, with bombing and drone raids in recent days in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq.
Day: August 27, 2019
Breaking The Media Blackout on the Imprisonment of Julian Assange
26 August 2019 — Mint Press
Behind the Headline
The same media that has spent years dragging Assange’s name through the mud is now engaging in a blackout on his treatment. If you are waiting for corporate media pundits to defend freedom of the press, you’re going to be disappointed.
From “Spook Air” to the “Lolita Express”: The Genesis and Evolution of the Jeffrey Epstein-Bill Clinton Relationship
237 August 2019 — Mint Press
Too Big to Fail
Far from being the work of a single political party, intelligence agency or country, the power structure revealed by the network connected to Epstein is nothing less than a criminal enterprise that is willing to use and abuse children in the pursuit of ever more power, wealth and control.
How UK food standards are already falling to accommodate American trade deal
27 August 2019 — True Publica
By TruePublica: The question is a valid one given the impending trade deal that the current government is likely to strike with America. So, how will food standards fall to accommodate a trade deal where standards in the USA are much lower? The good news if you happen to be in favour is that the Conservative government have been working on this for a few years now – through austerity. Analysis now shows that as a direct result of government cuts to the agencies responsible for the food chain in Britain, there is already a dramatic decline in standards. This decline is associated not with standards but with enforcement but the result in meat products, for instance, is a 50% increase of reported cases of dodgy food entering the food chain.
UK: Johnson considers suspending parliament to enforce no-deal Brexit By Robert Stevens
27 August 2019 — WSWS
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering every possible means to prevent a challenge to Brexit, up to and including the proroguing of parliament.
The New Dark Age 