November 13, 2019
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Watch: Bolivia’s military coup has demolished the country’s democratic process
Bolivia’s military coup has demolished the country’s democratic process. Anya Parampil explains why a November 13 vote in the Bolivian senate is so crucial. The vote takes place a day after an unknown opposition lawmaker, Jeanine Áñez, declared herself president of the senate and country without any democratic mandate. Meanwhile, state security forces have launched… Continue reading
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Iran News Links 11-13 November 2019
13 November 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 Yemen: A Beleaguered Saudia Opting for a ‘Political Solution’? https://journal-neo.org/2019/11/13/yemen-a-beleaguered-saudia-opting-for-a-political-solution/ It’s the Federalist Fantasy of a Bolder EU Which Is ‘Brain Dead’, Not NATO https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/11/13/its-the-federalist-fantasy-of-a-bolder-eu-which-is-brain-dead-not-nato/ Continue reading
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Blairite Margaret Hodge refuses to back Corbyn, exposing fraud of Labour’s “socialist transformation”
13 November 2019 — WSWS By Thomas Scripps Labour Party MP Dame Margaret Hodge has refused to endorse party leader Jeremy Corbyn as a potential prime minister. Her comments come just days after former Labour MPs John Woodcock, John Mann and Ian Austin called for a vote for Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party. Continue reading
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Syria News Links 11-13 November 2019
13 November 2019 • 16:50 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back ISIS Captives Offer a Convenient Pawn in Turkey’s Syria Chess Game https://www.mintpressnews.com/isis-captives-pawn-turkey-syria-chess-game/262814/ Today’s links 13 November 2019 http://mikewhitneysgraspingatstraws.blogspot.com/2019/11/todays-links_85.html Continue reading
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Fascist Senator Appoints Herself President of Bolivia
Opposition Senator Jeanine Áñez declared herself president of Bolivia on Tuesday, despite not meeting with the constitutional requirements for such a move, as Parliament did not achieve a quorum because the lawmakers of the Movement to Socialism (MAS) could not attend, due to a lack of guarantees for their security. MAS has a majority in… Continue reading
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The Sad Death of James Le Mesurier
We should never forget that all human deaths are tragedies. No human is perfect and none is completely evil. Even the most wretched, snivelling excuse of a human being you can possibly imagine – say Ian Austin – has known a mother’s love. Le Mesurier leaves a wife and children who will be mourning. We… Continue reading
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Lessons To Learn From The Coup In Bolivia
The coup in Bolivia is devastating for the majority of the people in that country. Are there lessons to be learnt from it? Continue reading
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Bolivia News Links 12-13 November 2019
13 November 2019 • 16:50 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back The OAS in Bolivia: A Tool for US Imperialism ‘Evo, I hope your exile is short’: Roger Waters sends message of support to Bolivia’s Morales (VIDEO) Continue reading
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For the Eleventh Straight Year, United States Votes “No” to UN Anti-Nazi Resolution
12 November 2019 — Global Research Israel, Breaking with the US In This Supremely Serious Matter, Supports UN Anti-Nazi Resolution. UK Abstains, Raising Questions of Duplicity By Carla Stea It would appear ironic that most of the co-sponsors of Draft Resolution A/C.3/74/L.62: “Combating Glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and Other Practices that Contribute to Fuelling Contemporary Forms of Racism, Continue reading
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Resignation of Bolivia’s Evo Morales was no victory for democracy, but a US-sponsored coup
Evo Morales, an indigenous leader who bucked the IMF and condemned US imperialism, has been pressured by the military to resign after winning an election. Yet Washington calls this blatant coup in Bolivia a victory for democracy? Continue reading