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Asymmetrical Warfare: How to Boil the Israeli Frog
“Despite Israel’s genocidal killing of tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza, the occupation state is facing a resounding strategic defeat. A loss that big will collapse Israel. Why is this a forgone conclusion? Because the Axis of Resistance has put into place a protracted strategy of “boiling the frog,” incrementally depleting Israel’s economic, political,… Continue reading
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GM Watch Daily Digest, Monday, 16 September 2024
Monday, 16 September 2024 — GM Watch Impossible Burger maker drives rival out of business with “incredibly bitter” lawsuit In his 2022 book Regenesis and his subsequent campaigning with WePlanet, Guardian-columnist George Monbiot has championed “precision fermentation” (the PR term for synthetic biology – synbio – or extreme genetic engineering) as the main future generator… Continue reading
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Ukraine war turns into Russian roulette
The UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with the US President Joe Biden in the White House on Friday with the question of the use of long-range missiles by Ukraine to hit deep inside Russia on their agenda of conversation. But there were no announcements, nor was there any joint press conference. Continue reading
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Strikes on ‘Safe Areas’ – Israel’s Bloody Negotiations Strategy in Gaza
Meanwhile, the Biden administration continues to supply Israel with the means to commit these war crimes, while using the White House platform to spread disinformation, making Israel’s “lies sound truthful and murder respectable.” Continue reading
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Childish Fantasies: Age Verification for Social Media Down Under
The Australian government has been in a banning mood of late. In keeping with an old, puritanical tradition, the killjoys and wowsers have seized the reins of power and snorting a good deal while doing so. In important matters such as anti-corruption and environmental protection, the government of Anthony Albanese is showing fewer teeth and… Continue reading
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BRICS, the Rise of China and How the Hegemon Buried the Concept of “Security”
The first meeting of security experts/National Security Advisors under the expanded BRICS+ format at the Konstantinovsky Palace in St. Petersburg unveiled quite a few nuggets. Continue reading
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US War on China is a War on the Entire World
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has recently claimed the US is not “looking for a crisis.” This is said, of course, with an important caveat – no crisis is sought as long as China subordinates itself to the United States. Continue reading
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Rape, torture and murder: Inside Israel’s concentration camps
When Israelis rioted in July in support of 10 soldiers accused of gang-raping a Palestinian prisoner, there was disgust and shock around the world. But the horrifying sexual attack was far from an aberration. Continue reading
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Exposed: How Israeli Spies Control Your VPN
An estimated 1.6 billion people rely on VPNs to carry out the most sensitive tasks online, from watching illegal videos to engaging in sexual or political activities. But few people know that a considerable chunk of that market—including three of the six most popular VPNs—is quietly operated by an Israeli-owned company with close connections to… Continue reading
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Raising the Stakes in Ukraine
Friday, 13 September 2024 — Internationalist 360° John Wight U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken boarding Ukraine-bound train in Poland on Tuesday. (Ben Dance / FCDO, Flickr, CC BY 2.0) The legendary Athenian historian and general, Thucydides, was a man who believed in the supposed verities of war and conflict… Continue reading
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British Labour’s raw deal for working people
Already the electioneering can be seen as a sham. This week, the Labour government won a majority vote in the House of Commons to cut winter fuel payments for pensioners. Around 10 million senior citizens will no longer receive a financial grant to help them pay soaring energy bills and keep their houses warm this winter. Continue reading
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From 11 September to 7 October: The Fake ‘War on Terror’ Collapses
The events of 11 September 2001 were intended to impose and enshrine a new Exceptionalist paradigm on the young 21st century. History, though, ruled otherwise. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Radio September 13, 2024
Friday, 13 September 2024 — Black Agenda Radio In this week’s segment, we hear about the recent Israeli military incursion onto the occupied West Bank and the impact on the people there. But first, we discuss the recent debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump and the 2024 presidential election. Harris and Trump Debate and… Continue reading
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Ukraine racing towards peace talks in a car with no driver, no breaks and a dead satnav
The admission was shocking. In an interview with an American journalist Victoria Nuland more or less admitted plainly that the reason why Boris Johnson was flown into Istanbul at the end of the peace talks between Ukraine and Russia was to scupper the deal, so that U.S. arms manufacturers could go ahead with their intended… Continue reading
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Durov still does not get it
After being released on bail from a French prison, Russian entrepreneur Pavel Durov made several statements which indicate that he is labouring under grave illusions about the nature of his predicament. He described the action of the French authorities, which resulted in his arrest and detention on French territory, as “surprising and misguided.” He then… Continue reading
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The Lies of Burns and Moore
On September 7, the British and American chiefs of their secret intelligence services, Richard Moore and William Burns, released an op-ed piece in the Financial Times, and on that day took part in a live talk hosted by the same journal. They had one common objective, to lie to their peoples and the world about… Continue reading
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Manipur escalation draws attention to Myanmar
The sharp escalation by the Kuki militants in Manipur has shaken up the Indian establishment but the ensuing jingoistic outcry in sections of the media demands a muscular approach to addressing the problem of militancy. This is fraught with serious consequences. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report 11 September 2024
Wednesday, 11 September 2024 — Black Agenda Report Harris and Trump Debate Maintenance of the Status Quo Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist The debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump featured a rehash of neo-liberal and imperialist talking points. Both are committed to disastrous policies domestically and internationally. Continue reading
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25 arrested as police shut down climate camp
In the early hours of Thursday 8 August, police stopped a convoy of vehicles carrying tents, compost toilets, wheelchair access ramps, and camping equipment that was headed to the planned Reclaim the Power camp near Drax power station. Everyone in the vehicles was arrested. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 