20 June 2019 — The New Dark Age
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US refutes reports on reconnaissance drone allegedly being shot down over Iran
https://tass.com/world/1064637
Growing war danger as Pentagon presents new “evidence” Iran struck tankers
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/20/iran-j20.html
US-Turkey conflict nears breaking point
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/20/ustu-j20.html
19 June 2019 — FAIR
by Alan MacLeod
Alan MacLeod interviewed Noam Chomsky via Skype on March 13, 2018, for MacLeod’s new book Propaganda in the Information Age: Still Manufacturing Consent. They discussed the origins of the classic work of media criticism (co-authored with Edward Herman) Manufacturing Consent, the role of that book’s “propaganda model” today, Google and Facebook, Donald Trump and Russia, fake news and Syria. This is a lightly edited transcript.
19 June 2019 — Peoples Dispatch
We take a look at the sanctions that have been imposed on the country and the debilitating impact these measures have on the lives of the people.
In this first episode of a three-part explainer series on the international war on Venezuela, Peoples Dispatch will take a look at the sanctions that have been imposed on the country and the debilitating impact these measures have on the lives of the people.
Also read: Dossier 17: Venezuela and Hybrid Wars in Latin America by Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research
(Editing & Production: Surangya | Script: Surangya & Zoe | Camera: Chandan, Mohit & Saurav)
19 June 2019 — RT
The OPCW failed to include evidence on the Douma “chemical attack” that contradicts the West’s favored narrative in its final report, so the resulting document is inherently compromised, an MIT professor said.
18 June 2019 — Novara Media
On 27 May, Europe woke up to what seemed like a new stage in the resurgence of the far-right and reactionary forces and a major retreat for left in the elections to the European parliament. But the story looked different in Belgium, which saw a political earthquake as the far-left Workers’ party (PTB/PDVA) won big across regional, federal and European elections and firmly established itself as the left alternative to both the socialist and green parties across the country.
19 June 2019 — Mint Press
“Here [in Assange’s case] we are not speaking of prosecution but of persecution. That means that judicial power, institutions and proceedings are being deliberately abused for ulterior motives.” — Nils Melzer, UN Rapporteur on Torture
by Jimmysllama
17 June 2019 — Mint Press
Israel is one of only five nations in the world that refuse to sign the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, an international treaty aimed at ending the proliferation of nuclear weapons and achieving global nuclear disarmament.
19 June 2019 — Moon of Alabama
Jeff Bezos’ blog, the Washington Post, has some bits on the discussion and infighting in the Trump administration about the march towards war on Iran. The piece opens with news of a new redline the Trump administration set out:
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18 June 2019 — RT
Millions of dollars raised for “freedom and democracy” in Venezuela ended up spent in Colombia by the aides of US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido, and were exposed by Colombian spies in yet another blow to his cause.
19 June 2019 — Global Research
While the United States prepares a new escalation of tension in the Middle East by accusing Iran of attacking petrol tankers in the Gulf of Oman, Italian vice-Prime Minister Matteo Salvini met with one of the artisans of this strategy in Washington, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, assuring him that “Italy wants to regain its place as the major partner on the European continent of the greatest Western democracy”. Thereby he has allied Italy with the operation launched by Washington.
19 June 2019 • 15:10 — The New Dark Age
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Who Are the Arsonists of the Petrol Tankers in the Gulf?
https://www.globalresearch.ca/who-arsonists-petrol-tankers-gulf/5681046
“Heightened Tensions With Iran”: Provoking the Bear and the Dragon – And Hoping for the Best?
https://www.globalresearch.ca/provoking-bear-dragon-hoping-best/5681050
19 June 2019 — Novara Media
The row in Birmingham over LGBT sex education for primary school has moved into its fourth month. The school gates at Parkfield Community School and Anderson Park School have seen weekly protests after the school piloted the ‘No Outsiders’ programme, which some parents claim promotes gay and transgender lifestyles and undermines their rights to determine what ideas their children are exposed to.
19 June 2019 — Bureau of Investigative Journalism
It’s been a very busy few weeks at the Bureau. In a series of stories that show what a range of topics we cover, we’ve revealed:
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19 June 2019 • 17:10 — The New Dark Age
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VENEZUELA: Richard Branson’s ‘Live Aid’ Cash Embezzled by Guaidó Camp for Luxury Sprees
https://21stcenturywire.com/2019/06/19/venezuela-bransons-live-aid-benefit-cash-embezzled-by-guaido-camp-for-luxury-sprees/
Venezuela: Massive Embezzlement Scandal Threatens Juan Guaido’s Political Future
https://www.globalresearch.ca/venezuela-massive-embezzlement-scandal-threatens-juan-guaidos-political-future/5681085
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19 June 2019 — MROnline
This article was produced by Globetrotter, a project of the Independent Media Institute.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was adamant—just hours after it happened—that the explosions on two Norwegian and Japanese oil tankers were the responsibility of Iran. Iran did this, he said, and Iran would have to pay the price. The United States government offered no evidence for this claim, apart from a grainy video that showed little that seemed conclusive. Pompeo took no questions.
19 June 2019 — New Eastern Outlook
Previously, we have examined in much detail the influence that the recreational use of mind-altering substances might have had on the decision making capabilities of certain British politicians. Curiously enough, both the British media personalities and politicians would no longer try to make a drug addiction they share a secret anymore. But it seems that weed was just the beginning, as most of those public figures have developed a soft spot for cocaine.
19 June 2019 — WSWS
The death of Walter Lübcke, the local German politician who was targeted by the extreme right after speaking out in defense of refugees, has exposed the dirty secret of German politics: the systematic promotion of right-wing extremist forces by the state and the ruling elite.
18 June 2019 — Jonathan Cook
Middle East Eye – 18 June 2019
A state of de facto annexation already exists on the ground in most of the occupied West Bank.
Almost two-thirds of the Palestinian territory, including most of its most fertile and resource-rich land, is under full Israeli control. About 400,000 Jewish settlers living there enjoy the full rights and privileges of Israeli citizens.
18 June 2019 — Global Research
This article was first published by GR in December 2014
Almost all wars begin with false flag operations.
The coming conflicts in North Korea and Russia are no exception.
Mass public hysteria is being manufactured to justify aggression against Moscow and Pyongyang, in retaliation for acts attributed to the North Korean and Russian governments, but orchestrated and carried out by the CIA and the Pentagon.
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