September 27, 2019
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Bojo/Brexit News Links 27 September 2019
27 September 2019 • 19:20 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back Brexit: UK ‘planning concrete proposals’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49847577 The far right is pushing for riots over Brexit. And media outrage is nowhere to be seen. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/5p1d3rqmUoQ/ Continue reading
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Corporate Watch 27 September 2019: Save Greek Seas campaign; Energean oil company; Yara synthetic fertiliser giant; Dalradian mining
27 September 2019 — Corporate Watch In this newsletter: Save Greek Seas campaign; Energean oil company; Yara synthetic fertiliser giant; Dalradian mining There are few more urgent struggles than resisting the devastation of our planet earth. From the seas of western Greece, through the forests of Germany, to the hills of County Tyrone, communities are Continue reading
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Saudi Arabia News Links 25-27 September 2019
27 September 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back Why does Europe Prefer Saudi Arabia over Iran? https://journal-neo.org/2019/09/27/why-does-europe-prefer-saudia-over-iran/ Liz Truss admits the UK has unlawfully sold arms to Saudi Arabia at least three times http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/CWMxrKHFfIo/ Continue reading
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Iran News Links 26-27 September 2019
27 September 2019 • 16:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back Iran was promised that ‘all’ US sanctions would be lifted in return for talks, Rouhani claims Stena Impero: Seized British tanker leaves Iran’s waters https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-49849718 Continue reading
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Trump Pushed Ukraine’s President To Investigate Issues Of U.S. Public Interest
The misguided ‘impeachment inquiry” develops with the declassification and publication of the whistleblower complaint (pdf) that underlies the case. It alleges what was publicly known even before the phone call between Trump and the Ukrainian President Zelensky was published. Continue reading
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Heroes, Villains and Establishment Hypocrisy By Craig Murray
Trump and Johnson’s populism have shaken the old Establishment, and raised some very interesting questions about who is and who is not nowadays inside the Establishment and a beneficiary of the protection of the liberal elite. Yesterday two startling examples in the news coverage cast a very lurid light on this question, and I ask… Continue reading
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US Reaper drones test Agile Condor: Another step closer to ‘Killer Robots’
This type of capability represents a tangible step further towards the development of autonomous weaponised drones able to operate without human input – flying killer robots, in other words. From identifying targets without the need for a human decision to destroying those targets is a very small step which could be achieved with existing technology. Continue reading
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Notebook #2: The Rate of Exploitation: The Case of the iPhone
As readers will notice, this is an excellent piece of work by our comrades at Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. We have done our best to layout the Notebook in HTML format but we highly recommend the PDF version (click here to download), which has been laid out beautifully for the purpose of education and… Continue reading
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