15 December 2019 — The New Dark Age

Global Warfare: “We’re Going to Take out 7 Countries in 5 Years: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan & Iran..”
https://www.globalresearch.ca/we-re-going-to-take-out-7-countries-in-5-years-iraq-syria-lebanon-libya-somalia-sudan-iran/5166

US-Backed Parties Infiltrated Lebanon’s Protests, Pushing Country Toward War Amid Economic Collapse
https://popularresistance.org/us-backed-parties-infiltrated-lebanons-protests-pushing-country-toward-war-amid-economic-collapse/

Security forces fire tear gas as protests in Beirut turn ugly
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/BybFFIbQc8s/

Lebanon crisis: Dozens hurt as police and protesters clash in Beirut
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-50797839

All Quiet on the Western Front
https://economicsofimperialism.blogspot.com/2019/12/all-quiet-on-western-front.html

The Promised Land
https://economicsofimperialism.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-promised-land.html

Lebanon electricity crisis: Stealing power to survive
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-50760043

Qatar Lives a Quiet Life, Fights Hard, and Wins Time and Time Again
https://journal-neo.org/2019/12/12/qatar-lives-a-quiet-life-fights-hard-and-wins-time-and-time-again/

As The Decade Closes, The Power Of Protest Endures
https://popularresistance.org/as-the-decade-closes-the-power-of-protest-endures/

Operation Condor 2.0 Expanded
https://dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/operation-condor-2-0-expanded/

US Policy Failures Give Glimmer of Hope to Middle East
https://journal-neo.org/2019/12/12/us-policy-failures-give-glimmer-of-hope-to-middle-east/

The Agents Of Chaos Have Failed – The “Axis Of The Resistance” Has The Upper Hand In Lebanon
https://popularresistance.org/the-agents-of-chaos-have-failed-the-axis-of-the-resistance-has-the-upper-hand-in-lebanon/

Majority of Mexicans See United States as Greatest Threat, New Poll Shows
https://www.mintpressnews.com/mexico-united-states-greatest-threat-poll-shows/263358/

I Never Saw a World So Fragmented!
https://journal-neo.org/2019/12/10/i-never-saw-a-world-so-fragmented/

Preparing the Stage: A Flawed Prospectus for War, This Time With Iran
https://www.greanvillepost.com/2019/12/10/preparing-the-stage-a-flawed-prospectus-for-war-this-time-with-iran/

UN: Climate Change Will Create “New Great Divergence” Between Rich and Poor
https://truthout.org/articles/un-climate-change-will-create-new-great-divergence-between-rich-and-poor/

Netanyahu-Pompeo Meeting Solidifies War Plan on Iran
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/12/10/netanyahu-pompeo-meeting-solidifies-war-plan-on-iran/

The Future of Syria – Gray Zone Competition
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/tTbKB/~3/6Uq1Q_Fo-nY/the-future-of-syria-gray-zone.html

What Have the US and Protesters in Lebanon Achieved over Iran and Its Allies?
https://www.globalresearch.ca/what-have-us-protesters-lebanon-achieved-over-iran-and-its-allies/5697160

Preparing the Stage: A Flawed Prospectus for War, This Time With Iran
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/12/09/preparing-stage-flawed-prospectus-for-war-time-with-iran/

Today’s Links 8 December 2019
http://mikewhitneysgraspingatstraws.blogspot.com/2019/12/todays-links_15.html

Migrant Women and Girls Are Leading the Battle Against Climate Change
https://truthout.org/articles/migrant-women-and-girls-are-leading-the-battle-against-climate-change/

US Role in Lebanon’s Crisis Goes Unrecognized
https://popularresistance.org/us-role-in-lebanons-crisis-goes-unrecognized/

The Oppressive State Is a Macho Rapist
https://dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/the-oppressive-state-is-a-macho-rapist/

Permafrost Hits a Grim Threshold
https://dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/permafrost-hits-a-grim-threshold/

Today’s Links 6 December 2019
http://mikewhitneysgraspingatstraws.blogspot.com/2019/12/todays-links_6.html

We Must Overcome Our Atomization to Beat Back Neoliberal Fascism
https://truthout.org/articles/we-must-overcome-our-atomization-to-beat-back-neoliberal-fascism/

Quo Vadis, Lebanon?
https://dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/quo-vadis-lebanon/

Today’s Links 5 December 2019
http://mikewhitneysgraspingatstraws.blogspot.com/2019/12/todays-links_5.html

Obama on Mount Rushmore: Move Over Guys, Room for One More Con Artist
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/12/05/obama-on-mount-rushmore-move-over-guys-room-for-one-more-con-artist/

Ayatollah Sistani Defies Iran to Promote Self-Governance in Iraq
https://journal-neo.org/2019/12/04/ayatollah-sistani-defies-iran-to-promote-self-governance-in-iraq/

The Agony Of French Foreign Policy
https://orientalreview.org/2019/12/04/the-agony-of-french-foreign-policy/

The Story of Daher Al-Umar Undermines Israel’s Own Origin Story
https://www.mintpressnews.com/story-daher-al-umar-undermines-israel-origin-story/263104/

Children of ‘the Children of Plenty’ Are Rising in Anger
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/12/02/children-of-the-children-of-plenty-are-rising-in-anger/

The Empire strikes back – US incited unrest in Iraq, Lebanon and Iran is Washington’s revenge against the Islamic Republic
http://thesaker.is/the-empire-strikes-back-us-incited-unrest-in-iraq-lebanon-and-iran-is-washingtons-revenge-against-the-islamic-republic/

As Global Inequality Rises, So Are the Movements Fighting It
https://truthout.org/articles/as-global-inequality-rises-so-are-the-movements-fighting-it/