September 2019
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Greta Thunberg and Big-Biz’ Climate Charade
A 16 year old girl is obviously not behind a “global movement” demanding “climate action” from governments. The massive corporate Western media is. And anything the corporate media is behind certainly cannot be described as “grassroots.” Continue reading
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Bojo/Brexit News Links 27-28 September 2019
28 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 UK’s Johnson Plays Court Jester for Trump to Wreck Iran Deal https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/09/28/uks-johnson-plays-court-jester-for-trump-to-wreck-iran-deal/ Boris Johnson no-confidence vote ‘next week’, says SNP MP Stewart Hosie https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-49863544 Continue reading
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Iran News Links 28 September 2019
28 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 Playing hostage game like a pro: US demands release of prisoner before Iranian FM can visit cancer-stricken ambassador https://on.rt.com/a2ih New Wave Of Airstrikes Targets ‘Iranian Positions’ Near Syria’s Al-Bukamal – Continue reading
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Venezuela has become ‘the best evil experiment’ against multilateralism by US – Maduro’s VP
The US has slapped over 350 unilateral sanctions on Venezuela, including weaponizing the dollar and turning the country into a testing ground for its ongoing assault on the word order, Venezuela’s VP Delcy Rodriguez told the UN. Continue reading
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Masih Ur-Rahman Mubarez – Searching for justice one year on
This week marks a year since Masih Ur-Rahman Mubarez’s entire family was killed. On September 23 2018, his house was hit by an airstrike. Inside were his wife, seven children and four other young relatives. No-one survived. Continue reading
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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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Bojo/Brexit News Links 26 September 2019
26 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 Britain: political crisis deepens as Supreme Court intervenes http://www.marxist.com/britain-political-crisis-deepens-as-supreme-court-intervenes.htm Odds cut on Boris Johnson being shortest serving PM http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/qugs91lT_lU/ Continue reading
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HOUSMANS NEWSLETTER – OCTOBER 2019
26 September 2019 — Housmans Books NEWS 1. Undercover Policing & Trade Unions Conference, London 2. Stop Nato – December 2019 INSTORE EVENTS 3. ‘Only Nonviolent Rebellion Can Now Stop Climate Breakdown And Social Collapse’ 4. ‘Mask Off: Masculinity Redefined’ with JJ Bola 5. ‘Queer Intentions: A (Personal) Journey Through LGBTQ + Culture’ with Amelia Continue reading
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Hong Kong Protests: “Return” to the British Empire and the 1842 Treaty of Nanjing… ? By Manlio Dinucci
Hundreds of young Chinese, in front of the British Consulate in Hong Kong, sing the God Save the Queen and shout “Great Britain Saves Hong Kong”, a rally call in London by 130 parliamentarians who ask that British citizenship be given to residents of the former colony. In this way, Britain is emerging in world… Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 25 September 2019: The Austerity Race to the Bottom / Freedom Rider: Black Misleaders’ Phony Outrage / Imperial Mindset: The Real Enemy / BAR 13th Anniversary, Tribute to Bruce Dixon / 2016 Ballot Questions / Poetry: Save the Children
26 September 2019 — Black Agenda Report Drop the Term “Austerity” – It’s the Race to the Bottom Glen Ford, BAR executive editor In the corporate-organized Race to the Bottom, withdrawal of health care is a weapon to discipline workers and their families, as is the whole “austerity” regime. Continue reading
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“Extinction Rebellion”, “Green New Deal” and the “Rebranding of Global Capitalism” By Julian Rose
On 20 September students will be mobilizing in a global protest against climate change. Who is supporting this Worldwide endeavour, who is funding it? Is this a real rebellion? Continue reading
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The Irreversible (but Laborious) Construction of a Multi-Polar Order
Ismael Hossein-zadeh, an Iranian-born Kurdish economist and professor emeritus at Drake University (Iowa) wondered in a recent post why China, India, Russia and other countries do not challenge the tyranny exerted by the US over the institutions that monitor, regulate and control the functioning of the international economic and financial system such as the IMF,… Continue reading
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Bojo/Brexit News Links 25 September 2019
25 September 2019 • 23:15 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back Corbyn cuts through the Brexit chaos and media noise during BBC interview Britain: political crisis deepens as Supreme Court intervenes http://www.marxist.com/britain-political-crisis-deepens-as-supreme-court-intervenes.htm Continue reading
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