November 2019
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A small victory for free speech on Israel
When we first began organizing a launch event for a Noam Chomsky book, we suspected it might be targeted by pro-Israel activists. After all the book, The Responsibility Of Intellectuals: Reflections by Noam Chomsky and Others after 50 Years, was based on a 2017 conference at University College London (UCL) that had been targeted by… Continue reading
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The City of El Alto Defends Evo Morales Amid Repression
The center of La Paz has been transformed into a scenario of barricades, queues to purchase in the few businesses that are open, transportation halted, neighbours stationed on corners crossed by barbed wires and zinc sheets. Near Plaza Murillo, the center of political power, groups pass by wearing helmets, shields, gas masks, Bolivian flags, police… Continue reading
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Narrative Managers In Overdrive After Death Of White Helmets Founder
James Le Mesurier, the founder of the White Helmets, has died. He was found to have plummeted from a height to the street outside his home, and authorities are reportedly calling it a suicide. Continue reading
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Corbyn refuses to fight ramped-up bogus “anti-Semitism” witch-hunt
Ever since Corbyn’s election in 2015, Labour’s right-wing Blairite faction have worked with Zionist groups, the Conservative Party and the media to portray every criticism of Israel and its brutal war on the Palestinians as anti-Semitism. What is made clear by Pompeo’s remarks is that this witch-hunt is a PSYOPS campaign involving the security services… Continue reading
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Media silent as Nobel Prize winning OPCW found “fixing” its own findings on Syria
After seeing the evidence provided by the whistleblower, the panel came to the conclusion that the OPCW had suppressed and distorted its data, analysis and conclusions, noting that “key information” about chemical analysis, toxicology, ballistics investigations and witness statements were suppressed, “ostensibly to favor a preordained conclusion.” The panel also expressed alarm at efforts to… Continue reading
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Bolivia News Links 12 November 2019
12 November 2019 • 17:30 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Bolivia: Police Shoot Anti-Coup Protesters in El Alto The Conservative Tide Is Losing in Latin America – That’s Why Morales Had To Go Imperialist imprint in Continue reading
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Coup Plot in Bolivia against Evo Morales: Selected Stories
12 November 2019 — Global Research World Leaders, Organizations Condemn Coup Against Evo Morales in Bolivia By Telesur Cuba’s government was also quick to reject the coup as President Miguel Diaz-Canel urged for “the world to mobilize for the life and freedom of Evo.” Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obradorpraised Morales’ decision to put the people first over his mandate. Continue reading
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Statement by the Political Committee of the Movimiento Al Socialismo (Movement for Socialism) of Bolivia
Today, November 10, Bolivia’s humble citizens, its workers, the Aymara and Quechua peoples, we begin the long road of resistance to defend the historical achievements of the first indigenous government that ended today with the forced resignation of our president Evo Morales at the hands of a civilian-police coup. Continue reading
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Coup in Bolivia rejected worldwide
Political parties, politicians, leaders of people’s movements and academics have sharply condemned the civic-military coup carried out yesterday against the government of Bolivian president Evo Morales. Morales and his vice-president Álvaro García Linera, as well as ministers and other members of his government, were cornered into resigning after the right-wing opposition scaled up acts of… Continue reading
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Urgent Words on Bolivia
11 November 2019 — Internationalist 360° Edgardo Mocca The illegal dismissal of President Evo Morales in Bolivia marks the end of an era. Since Argentina’s democratic recovery in 1983, the armed forces had not emerged as a decisive actor in a process of breaking the constitutional order in Latin America. It is clear that military personnel Continue reading
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Bolivia News Links 11 November 2019
11 November 2019 • 21:45 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Bolivian Coup Comes Less Than a Week After Morales Stopped Multinational Firm’s Lithium Deal https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/11/11/bolivian-coup-comes-less-week-after-morales-stopped-multinational-firms-lithium-deal?cd-origin=rss Ocasio-Cortez Joins Chorus of Critics Condemning Coup in Bolivia That Forced Continue reading
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How the hand of Israeli spy tech reaches deep into our lives
Digital age weapons developed by Israel to oppress Palestinians are rapidly being repurposed for much wider applications – against Western populations who have long taken their freedoms for granted. Continue reading
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The 5G Roll Out of 20,000 Telecom Satellites. Cosmic Junk
A Business Insider story about space debris noted that the US government already tracks 23,000 objects regularly, including China’s bus-size Tiangong-1 space station that incinerated in orbit. In February of 2011, a Russian military satellite collided with an American Iridium commercial satellite. The former disintegrated into hundreds of thousands of pieces of debris while the latter… Continue reading
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Released Lula in for greatest fight of his life
Only two days after his release from a federal prison in Curitiba, southern Brazil, following a narrow 6×5 decision by the Supreme Court, former President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva delivered a fiery, 45-minute long speech in front of the Metal Workers Union in Sao Bernardo, outside of Sao Paulo, and drawing on his unparalleled… Continue reading
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White Helmets co-founder & ex-British MI6 officer Le Mesurier found dead in Istanbul – reports
James Le Mesurier, the man behind support and training for the controversial White Helmets ‘Syrian civil defense’ group, has been found dead in Istanbul, Turkey, according to reports. Continue reading
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Syria News Links 11 November 2019
11 November 2019 • 13:10 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Military Situation In Syria On November 11, 2019 (Map Update) US attempt to establish control of Syria’s oil facilities illegal Continue reading
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We will come back, says Bolivia’s Evo Morales after rightist coup forces him to resign
Amidst a right wing coup, Bolivian President Evo Morales was forced to resign Sunday. Evo’s forced exit from the Bolivian presidency was a right wing coup by army and police chieftains with imperialist backing. Continue reading
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Bolivian Mayor, Patricia Arce, Covered in Paint, Dragged Through the Streets by Right Wing Fascists (Racism, Misogyny)
Right wing protesters used as an excuse against the mayor, the death of two protesters in clashes that happened in another town. The woman was forced to resign on her knees after she was spray painted with red and subjected to hours of humiliation. Continue reading
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Bolivia Coup d’état: Evo Morales Resigns in the Face of Fascist Attack
The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, has announced his resignation from office after opposition groups, who do not want to recognize the election results of last October 20, launched a wave of violence. Continue reading
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The Coup in Bolivia: Five Lessons
The Bolivian tragedy eloquently teaches several lessons that our peoples and popular social and political forces must learn and engrave in their consciences forever. Here is a brief enumeration, as we go along, and a prelude to more detailed treatment in the future. Continue reading
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