How the Global North’s Left Media Helped Pave the Way for Bolivia’s Right-Wing Coup

10 December 2019 — FAIR

[This is a must read for anyone who calls themself ‘progressive’. Another excellent study of the myopia the Western left suffers from by Fairness & Accuracy in the Media. WB]

by Lucas Koerner

In our brave new age of hybrid warfare, corporate media play the role of ideological heavy artillery within the arsenal of Western imperialist powers. Day in and day out, “reputable” establishment outlets bombard progressive and/or anti-imperialist governments in the Global South with endless salvos of smears and libelous misrepresentations (e.g., FAIR.org5/23/188/23/184/11/197/25/19).

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Syria News Links 5-10 December 2019

10 December 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

A Beautiful but Deceptive Documentary: “For Sama”
https://dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/a-beautiful-but-deceptive-documentary-for-sama/

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO): Plans for 2020
https://journal-neo.org/2019/12/10/the-collective-security-treaty-organization-csto-plans-for-2020/

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Saudi Arabia Retreats From The Troubles Its Clown Prince Caused

6 December 2019 — Moon of Alabama

When the Saudi King Salman promoted his son Mohammad bin Salman (MbS) to Defense Minister and then Crown Prince the expectations were high. But three of the major projects Muhammad launched since then soon ran into trouble. Now initiatives are under way to limit the damage he caused. The end of the five year old Saudi war on Yemen is coming into sight. The public offering of the Saudi state owned ARAMCO oil company is finally happening but with a much lower valuation than originally planned. The thirty month spat with Qatar is under repair.

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Julian Assange News Links 6-9 December 2019

10 December 2019 — The New Dark Age

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Newsweek Journo Quits After Editors Kills Report On Syria Chemical Attack Scandal
https://www.mintpressnews.com/newsweek-tareq-haddad-quits-syria-douma-opcw/263292/

Question for Kirbymoorside UK Hustings Meeting: Would you stand up for Julian Assange?
https://dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/question-for-kirbymoorside-uk-hustings-meeting-would-you-stand-up-for-julian-assange99425/

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Bolivia News Links 9-10 December 2019

10 December 2019 — The New Dark Age

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Stella Calloni: The New Counterinsurgency War is Not Operation Condor II. It is a Project of Recolonization

Chris Hedges: Empire Striking Back In Latin America
https://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2019/12/09/chris-hedges-empire-striking-back-in-latin-america/

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Workshop on Northern Ireland: The legacy of collusion

9 December 2019 — Statewatch

Statewatch Workshop on Northern Ireland: 

Thursday 30 January 2020: 18.00 – 20.00 at:

Statewatch, c/o: MAYDAY ROOMS,,88 Fleet St, London EC4Y

THE LEGACY OF COLLUSION

On 20 November 2019 the Presiding Coroner for Northern Ireland, the Honourable Mrs Justice Keegan, set a timetable to hear the 71 outstanding Legacy Inquests into killings that date back as far as the 1970s over the next five years. At the same time, there are a number of related on-going criminal and Police Ombudsman investigations.

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