October 31, 2019
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Tri-Continental – The Forty-Fourth Newsletter (2019)
At the edge of hope lies the gunfire from what Frantz Fanon called ‘the old granite block upon which the nation rests’. At the moment of protest, when the gunfire starts, clarity arrives. One should not be naïve about the character of the elite, whose smiles camouflage the instructions given through clenched teeth to the… Continue reading
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Inquiry issues cover-up report on Grenfell Tower fire disaster By Robert Stevens
The report of the first phase of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry confirms that it is a rotten political cover-up, designed to protect those in the corporate and political elite who are guilty of the horrific murders of 72 men, women and children. Continue reading
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Four Keys to Understanding Evo’s Bolivia
How is it possible that there are doubts about the continuity of the President responsible for the political and economic stability in the country with the largest growth rate in the region? Continue reading
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Killing Julian Assange: Justice Denied When Exposing Official Wrongdoing By Philip Giraldi
The hideous treatment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange continues and many observers are citing his case as being symptomatic of developing “police state” tendencies in both the United States and in Europe, where rule of law is being subordinated to political expediency. Continue reading
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COLDTYPE Issue 193 November 2019 – is now on line
31 October 2019 — COLDTYPE Continue reading
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Syria News Links 29-31 October 2019
31 October 2019 • 17:20 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Today’s links 31 October 2019 http://mikewhitneysgraspingatstraws.blogspot.com/2019/10/todays-links_31.html Tasmin: US Occupies Syrian Oil Fields https://hendersonlefthook.wordpress.com/2019/10/31/tasmin-us-occupies-syrian-oil-fields/ Continue reading
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Chile News Links 30-31 October 2019
31 October 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Chile withdraws as APEC summit host after weeks of anti-government protests https://on.rt.com/a4dd Chile and Her History of Western Interference Continue reading
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Military conflict between Russia and the US looms large in Deir Ez Zor
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper explained in a press conference Tuesday, that a new U.S. force will be stationed in eastern Syria to protect the oil fields. Barbara Starr, CNN’s Pentagon reporter, pressed Esper on whether the US military mission there will be to prevent the Russian or the Syrian government forces from accessing the… Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 31 October 2019
31 October 2019 — Black Agenda Report Farewell to John Conyers Jr. – and to His Era Glen Ford, BAR executive editor John Conyers’ long career is a window on the decline of Black politics in the two generations since the demise of the mass Black movement. Continue reading
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