Today Live: Vijay Prashad, Historian & Philosopher, Joins Lee Camp
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I’d love for you to join me LIVE today at Noon ET/ 9am PT for a livestream interview with historian, philosopher & author Vijay Prashad. We’ll be talking about Ukraine, Peru, China, and how to gain power in the struggle for a better world. Join me at Noon ET/ 9am PT today (Dec 14)
Julian Assange once observed that, ‘Nearly every war has been the result of media lies.’For daring to publish evidence of US war crimes, Assange now sits in the high-security Belmarsh prison in London, at risk of being extradited to the US within the next few weeks. The prospects for a fair trial range from miniscule to zero.
A new round of Wunderwaffen deliveries to Ukraine is taking place. It is unlikely to change the strategic or even operational picture of the war.
Ben Norton
A foreign based “settler colonial NGO” is seeking Canadian government subsidies. This week a representative of Jerusalem-based Regavim will be hosting a series of fundraisers in the Greater Toronto Area.
The Biden administration is holding a summit with some 40 leaders of African countries. The New York Times headline of its reporting on the summit is revealing:
Biden Is Bringing Africa’s Leaders to Washington, Hoping to Impress
This might portray British bravado, but when matters such as these go wrong, they go VERY wrong.Yesterday the British media covered a story regarding the use of Royal Marines in the Ukraine both before and after Russia began its Special Military Operation in the country. This article will examine what this could mean as well as the significance of this announced being made.
Khrushchev: “We were truly on the verge of war”
Castro: “A great indignation”
Washington, D.C., December 13, 2022 – In the immediate aftermath of the resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev met with the Czechoslovakian Communist Party leader, Antonin Novotny, and told him that “this time we really were on the verge of war,” according to minutes of their October 30, 1962, meeting posted today by the National Security Archive. “How should one assess the result of these six days that shook the world?” he pointedly asked, referring to the period between October 22, when President Kennedy announced the discovery of the missiles in Cuba, and October 28, when Khrushchev announced their withdrawal. “Who won?” he wondered.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell (L) with Iran’s Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian, Tehran, July 27, 2022. (File photo)The European Union has returned to the ritual of sanctioning Iran to leverage its foreign and security policies. The highlight of the EU Foreign Affairs Council ministerial meeting in Brussels on Monday was the imposition of sanctions against Iran over a range of issues.
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Alastair Crooke
For Europe, its unreflective taking of this American ‘cuckoo’ thinking into its own European nest is nothing short of catastrophic.
By Ellen Taylor
[Source: qa.ousdoc.com]Brian Berletic Sitrepping.
https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/12/brian-berletic-sitrepping.html
Short Clarification On “50/50” Offensive.
https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/12/short-clarification-on-5050-offensive.html
Andrei Raevsky Asks A Reasonable Question.
https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/12/andrei-raevsky-asks-reasonable-question.html
Once a month, we put together a list of stories we’ve been reading: news you might’ve missed or crucial conversations going on around the web. We focus on environmental justice, radical municipalism, new politics, political theory, and resources for action and education.
Lowkey is joined by investigative journalists Matt Kennard (Declassified UK) and Asa Winstanley (Electronic Intifada), along with activist Huda Ammori (Palestine Action), for a special episode of The Watchdog.
They explore the US Embassy-funded British-American Project and its grip on British politics. They also discuss Asa Winstanley’s new book, Weaponising Antisemitism: How the Israel Lobby Brought Down Corbyn, and the recent victories of Palestine Action with Huda Ammori.
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The town of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) is now effectively surrounded, yet the fact that the Russians have minimized fighting in residential areas is for good reason.As the assault on Artemovsk (Bakhmut) continues, rather than attempting to steamroll Ukrainian defenses in the town, Russian forces are now encircling the area, effectively cutting the it off from resupply and reinforcements from the rest of the Ukraine. This article will look at why Russia is choosing to do this and the potential consequences of following a plan such as this.
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Journalist in Donestk: Ukrainian Gov’t Put Me On a Hit List Because of My Reporting
https://popularresistance.org/journalist-in-donestk-ukrainian-govt-put-me-on-a-hit-list-because-of-my-reporting/
Larry On The US Military…
https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/12/larry-on-us-military.html
Capitalist decay, the prospect of social upheaval, & the path to victory over the bourgeois state
https://seeyouin2020.blogspot.com/2022/12/capitalist-decay-prospect-of-social.html
While all the focus is on the plight of Ukrainians facing a winter without energy, everyone seems to have forgotten that Syria has been living under western Sanctions for eleven years.
Vanessa Beeley explains the impact of sanctions on the people of Syria and appeals for everyone to assist in raising awareness, and having them lifted.
The New Dark Age 