September 2019
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Israelis have made their verdict clear: Benjamin Netanyahu’s time is up
There looms the possibility of weeks of horse-trading and the Joint List of Arab legislators becoming the official opposition Continue reading
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The NHS is in crisis: Support John Pilger’s latest film that unearths the hidden agenda
TELLING your friends, family, colleagues, neighbours and contacts about the film and share this page: http://bit.ly/pilgerhealthdoc Continue reading
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Surveillance State: All school children now targeted by the state
This article is part of a series dedicated to a significant and wide-reaching BigBrotherWatch publication focusing on state surveillance that has been largely ignored by the mainstream media. Today, it is a very serious worry that our entire mechanism of democracy is being undermined by excessive and uncontrolled state surveillance. This disproportionate obsession by the… Continue reading
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What is at stake in the British Supreme Court’s ruling on the proroguing of Parliament? By Thomas Scripps
On Tuesday, the UK’s Supreme Court began its hearing into the legality of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s proroguing of parliament for five weeks from September 10. A ruling is expected by Friday or early next week. Continue reading
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China and the Prospects for a Global Ecological Civilization
As the world leader in renewable energy capacity and production, China has the potential to open up a path for global ecosocialist transition, if … Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Headlines 17-18 September 2019
18 September 2019 — Information Clearing House Will Trump Take Neocon Bait and Attack Iran Over Saudi Strike? By Ron Paul Washington’s warmongers are ready for war, neocon lies about Iran’s role in the war must be refuted and resisted. – Continue ====== Continue reading
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Drone Attack on Saudis May Not Lead to War
As’ad Abukhalil maintains that Trump may not actually want war, but the consequences of this attack could still have dangerous consequences Continue reading
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The Trump Administration Is Losing The Narrative Battle Over Iran by Caitlin Johnstone
I’m expected to write something about the Trump administration’s warmongering against Iran over an attack on a Saudi oil refinery, because that’s typically what I do in this ongoing improvisational exercise of mine: I write about the behavior of the US war machine and the propaganda that is used to bolster it. It’s what my readers have… Continue reading
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You can take a horse to water but…. by michael roberts
Last Thursday, Mario Draghi, the current head of the European Central bank, soon to be replaced by Christine Lagarde from the IMF, announced a parting gift to banks and financial markets. The ECB decided to reintroduce its bond purchasing programme in order to inject yet more billions into Europe’s banks in order to persuade them… Continue reading
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Brexit News Links 17 September 2019
17 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 ‘Alternative Arrangements’ to the Backstop Won’t Work, and the Government Is Beginning to Realise It Nations Unhappily Held Together Continue reading
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Saudi Arabia/Iran News Links 17 September 2019
17 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 Saudi oil attacks: Drones and missiles were launched from Iran – US officials https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-49733558 Trump is in no rush to jump into Saudi defence https://indianpunchline.com/trump-is-in-no-rush-to-jump-into-saudi-defence/ Continue reading
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Genetically-modified mosquito apocalypse plan BACKFIRES spectacularly in Brazil
An experimental trial to reduce the mosquito population in Brazil through the deliberate release of 450,000 genetically modified mosquitoes has failed miserably and may have even created a genetic hybrid super species. Continue reading
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Edward Snowden: Would he like to live and die in Paris?
September 17 will see private international publishing company Macmillan Publishers Ltd release a book by former employee of the United States’ National Security Agency (NSA) Edward Snowden. Memoirs by the ex-NSA agent titled “Permanent Record” will hit the shelves in twenty countries, including the United States which he escaped more than six years ago. Continue reading
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On the ground, feeling the pulse of Protest Hong Kong by Pepe Escobar
What’s going on deep down in Hong Kong? For a former resident with deep cultural and emotional ties to the Fragrant Harbor, it’s quite hard to take it all in just within the framework of cold geopolitical logic. Master filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai once said that when he came up with the idea for Happy Together,… Continue reading
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Death by a Thousand Trumps: The Logical End Point of Capitalism by William Hawes
There is a fairly typical and recurrent notion among many Americans that Donald Trump and his administration is some sort of aberration. As if his brutal, venal, racist, and bullying nature is something new, or different from previous leaders. For those not inclined to look at the historical record; one only has to look beyond… Continue reading
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Stockholm Syndrome – Julian Assange And The Limits Of Guardian Dissent
Nothing happened on September 2 in central London. Roger Waters, co-founder of Pink Floyd, did not initiate a protest outside the Home Office. He did not sing and play the Floyd classic ‘Wish You Were Here’, or say: ‘Julian Assange, we are with you. Free Julian Assange!’ Continue reading
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Penniless and vulnerable disabled – ‘most now waiting a year’ as lives disintegrate and thousands die
By TruePublica: The vulnerable, penniless and disabled are the very people any civilised country would ensure had at least the basics to survive and be comfortable. But while MP’s are looking the other way, these very same people are denied a benefit called Personal Independence Payment (PIP). It’s designed to keep them afloat, but now… Continue reading
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Boris Johnson gets short shrift from European Union leaders in Brexit talks By Richard Tyler
Boris Johnson’s first visit to meet senior European Union (EU) figures since he took power in July ended with the UK prime minister sent packing without receiving any concessions on Brexit. Continue reading
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US Attorney General Barr invokes “state secrets” to cover up Saudi involvement in 9/11 By Barry Grey
Last week, it was revealed that the Trump administration has taken extraordinary steps to continue the 18-year cover-up of Saudi government involvement in the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. Continue reading
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The 5G Electromagnetic “Mad Zone” Poised to Self-Destruct: The 5G “Dementors” Meet the 4G “Zombie Apocalypse”
The entities rolling out 5G are tormenting humanity and sucking their humanity from them by taking their minds and their health, while on the other side, you have the zombie apocalypse of all the people with their 4G cell phones, blindly going about destroying the world. Continue reading
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