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/

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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 acting to defend their local ecosystems from corporate plunder.
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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/

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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

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Trump Pushed Ukraine’s President To Investigate Issues Of U.S. Public Interest

27 September 2019 — Moon of Alabama

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.

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Heroes, Villains and Establishment Hypocrisy By Craig Murray

27 September 2019 — 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 you to consider the curious cases of Hunter Biden and Brendan Cox, two of the most undeserving and unpleasant people that can be imagined.

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US Reaper drones test Agile Condor: Another step closer to ‘Killer Robots’

27 September 2019 — Drone Wars

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, manufacturer of the Reaper drone, has recently been awarded a US Air Force contract to demonstrate the  ‘Agile Condor’ artificial intelligence system with the MQ-9 Reaper drone.  According to General Atomics President David R. Alexander,
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Notebook #2: The Rate of Exploitation: The Case of the iPhone

26 September 2019 — MR OnlineTricontinental

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 discussion.

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