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Justice for Julian Assange, Test of Western Democracy
This has been the 7th year that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange spent Christmas in confinement inside Ecuador’s London embassy. For nearly a decade, the US government’s aggressive witch-hunt of truthtellers has trapped him in the UK. Assange claimed political asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy in 2012 to mitigate the risk of extradition to the US, … Continue reading "Justice for Julian Assange, Test of Western Democracy"
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Elections Don’t Make Israel a Democracy
It’s official, Israel is racing towards early elections. But no one is talking about who can vote in them. New elections were nearly called in November 2017 after Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigned in protest of Israel not going to war with Gaza and right-wing leader Naftali Bennett threatened to pull his party from the … Continue reading "Elections Don’t Make Israel a Democracy"
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Jesus Christ Would Be Appalled by America’s Immigration Policy
This article originally appeared at TruthDig. Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king, Do you know what I know In your palace warm, mighty king, Do you know what I know A child, a child shivers in the cold Let us bring him silver and gold…. —Lyrics to the famous Christmas song, “Do You … Continue reading "Jesus Christ Would Be Appalled by America’s Immigration Policy"
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Trump-- The New Anti-War Champion?
by Reese ErlichLast week President Donald Trump surprised the world, and much of his own staff, by announcing plans to pull over 2000 US troops out of Syria. Then he said he would cut the number of US troops in Afghanistan in half.In response, Secretary of Defense James "Mad Dog" Mattis and special envoy to Syria Brett McGurk resigned. Conservative Republicans denounced Trump. The foreign policy establishment in general went bonkers, claiming Trump was endangering national security.Some liberals and progressives were confused.
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Audit of Human Life
Make an audit of the profit and loss account
From the time of evolution of human life
And the loss of lives of humans and other species
Due to the evolution of human race
Your life and mine deserve nothing better
Than a place in the dustbins that humans failed to create.
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‘Time to Leave’: Iraq Exercises Sovereignty as MPs Call for Withdrawal of US Troops
This past week saw US President Donald Trump make a surprise Christmas visit to US troops stationed in Iraq. Only days prior to his visit, the mainstream media were in full-scale attack mode, charging Trump with being “the first President since 2002 not to visit the troops at Christmas.” Not long after the news of his visit broke to the press, the US media were awash with a new set of headlines, this time chastising Trump for conducting “campaign activities” because he was signing soldiers’ “Make America Great Again” hats, and a “Trump 2020” patch.
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Free Thinker Radio Joins 90.1 FM in Houston!
Micah Jackson and Derrick Broze of Free Thinker Radio check in with some big news: Free Thinker Radio is joining the FM dial on 90.1 FM KPFT Houston! Starting Friday January 4th catch us on 90.1 FM from 3-4 pm! AND we will still be doing our two hour live broadcast on Monday’s from 4-6 […]
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US Has Little to Offer Southeast Asia
December 29, 2018 (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - Any productive relationship between two nations must include mutual benefits for both.
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Universal Basic Income Is Easier Than It Looks
Calls for a Universal Basic Income have been increasing, most recently as part of the Green New Deal introduced by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and supported in the last month by at least 40 members of Congress. A Universal Basic Income (UBI) is a monthly payment to all adults with no strings attached, similar to […]
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Syrian Kurds throw Americans under the bus
By M. K. BHADRAKUMAR | Indian Punchline | December 28, 2018 The Syrian government forces have entered the northern town of Manbij on the Turkish border earlier today. The Syrian military command announced in Damascus that the operation stemmed from the commitment to “impose sovereignty to each inch of Syrian territories and in response to […]
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The only ‘Russian bots’ to meddle in US elections belonged to Democrat-linked ‘experts’
RT | December 28, 2018 US cyber-security experts have blamed Russia for meddling in American elections since 2016. Now it has emerged that authors of a Senate report on ‘Russian’ meddling actually ran a “false flag” meddling operation themselves. A week before Christmas, the Senate Intelligence Committee released a report accusing Russia of depressing Democrat […]
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2018 In Review: Special NAZI Edition-A Holiday Cornucopia Of Republican Wackos. The Whole World Is Watching, Part 9
by NoahWell, the year is almost over and my annual year in review will soon come to an end. But, before I get to that point, I thought it might be nice to shine a light on some of the other lesser republican nutjobs, assorted party luminaries, up and comers, relative unknowns, and ordinary Republican citizens alike. Today’s installment is a small sample of Republicans who really let their Nazi flag fly in 2018.
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Syrian Army Still outside Manbij
The post Syrian Army Still outside Manbij appeared first on The Duran.
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Mistrust and earthquakes: why Lancashire communities are so shaken by fracking tremors
After a month of tranquillity, fracking has resumed at the Preston New Road site near Blackpool triggering the biggest tremor to date.
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Mistrust and earthquakes: why Lancashire communities are so shaken by fracking tremors
After a month of tranquillity, fracking has resumed at the Preston New Road site near Blackpool triggering the biggest tremor to date.
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A Reuters Report on Iran That Fueled US Diatribes
By Ivan Kesic | Consortium News | December 27, 2018 When U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave speeches about mega corruption in Iran this year, he did not cite a Reuters’ 2013 article or give credit to its three reporters; Steve Stecklow, Babak Dehghanpisheh and Yeganeh Torbati. Instead he presented it as the kind of specialized […]
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Thoughts on Putin, Economic Downturns and Democracy
By Dean Baker | Beat The Press | December 26, 2018 A friend called my attention to this Project Syndicate piece by Kenneth Rogoff, a Harvard economics professor and former chief economist at the I.M.F. Rogoff argues that Russia will need major economic reform and political reform in order for its economy to get back […]
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Syrian regime, Turkey, maneuver to take key Syrian city .....
Interesting headline from Jerusalem Post...Syrian regime, Turkey, maneuver to take key Syrian city .....What caught my eye was the word maneuverManeuver defined:
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The “gilets jaunes” movement as seen by the French-language Saker Blog
by Le Saker Francophone for The Saker Blog The genesis of the yellow vests Back to French presidential election in 2002, second round, Chirac won against Le Pen (father) 82%
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The Baltics Are Responsible for Dragging the EU into a Conflict with Russia
By Rostislav Ishchenko Translated by Ollie Richardson and Angelina Siard cross posted with https://www.stalkerzone.org/rostislav-ishchenko-the-baltics-are-respons… source: https://ee.sputniknews.ru/columnists/20181227/14343187/ishhenko-rusofob… The Baltic countries are the best example of how dependent countries can force
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Ukraine Prepares for War with Russia
(GPA) – While western media frets over Trump’s withdrawal from Syria, Ukraine is trying to start a war with Russia. While much of the western media is fretting over the decision by US President Donald Trump to withdraw American troops from northern Syria there is another potential conflict brewing. This time, the trouble is, once again, coming […]
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“Firepower” and the #BestOf2018
“Do you remember all the songs they used to play” on Media Monarchy’s year-end mixtape: "Firepower" and the #BestOf2018! Over six hours of our favorite music from the last year: Indie rock, pop, metal, country, jazz and more! ♬
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Since When Did the Irish Words “Sinn Féin” Mean Pro-Empire?
By Aidan O’Brien | CounterPunch | December 27, 2018 Brexit has exposed Ireland as much as it has exposed Britain. In the on and off deal between the UK and the EU, the future of the Irish border, and therefore the future of Ireland, is being decided by faceless bureaucrats in Britain and Brussels. This […]
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Watch Replay of 10th Online Vigil for Julian Assange
Consortium News on Friday night broadcast live the 10th online vigil for WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. Among the guests was Francis Boyle, a University of Illinois international law professor, who spoke about his experiences with the U.S.-British extradition treaty. Other guests…Read more →
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Afghanistan: Negotiations or a US Military Defeat?
By Salman Rafi Sheikh – New Eastern Outlook – 24.12.2018 While the Trump administration may think otherwise and even take the credit for initiating dialogue with the Taliban on an unprecedented level with a view to pulling the US out of Afghanistan, there can hardly be any doubt that negotiations, after 17 years of continuous […]
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TITBIT: NO BLOG AGAIN
Folks please bear with me. With yesterday's computer problems I am way behind, and unable to blog today as I originally had intended, as […]
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Trump’s Holiday Gift to America: Hope for a Little More Peace on Earth?
By Thomas L. Knapp | Garrison Center | December 27, 2018 In March, US president Donald Trump promised the American public that US troops would be leaving Syria “very soon.” Nine months later, he threw Washington’s political establishment into turmoil by finally ordering the withdrawal he’d promised. Politicians like US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who’d […]
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Trump Extricates Himself from the Trap in Syria, Abandoning the Kurds
By Dmitry MININ | Strategic Culture Foundation | 28.12.2018 It is not only many members of the US establishment who have labeled President Trump’s order to withdraw America’s forces (2,200 troops) from Syria as a betrayal, but also the allies of the United States. They claim that Trump is throwing the Syrian Kurds under the […]
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The US, Reversing Course on Cluster Bombs, Is Testing New Ones in Israel
In Quang Tri Province in Vietnam, above, hundreds of people have been killed or maimed from unexploded ordnances like cluster munitions, weapons leftover from the US war there. The US is reversing its policy on using older cluster munitions while it tests new ones with an Israeli company. WERNER ANDERSON/CREATIVE COMMONS
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Arab states are making nice with Assad’s Syria. Will the West follow suit?
RT | December 28, 2018 Attempts by Arab states to mend ties with Damascus serve to bolster the Syrian government’s victories on the ground and may well see the West changing its attitude towards the country, Middle East experts have told RT. The first sign of a thaw between Syria and its Arab neighbors came […]
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Obama, ISIS and the Muslim Brotherhood
By F. William Engdahl – New Eastern Outlook – 25.12.2018 There is a great uproar over the recent decision by US President Trump to pull US troops out of Syria, announcing his reason for doing so is that ISIS, the so-called Islamic State, has largely been defeated. What lies behind the decision and more important, […]
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There’s Still Time to Make a 2018 Tax-Deductible Contribution to Maintain Bob Parry’s Legacy
Time is running out to make a tax-deductible donation for your 2018 returns to help keep Consortium News going. If you want to keep reading original articles by Ray McGovern, Max Blumenthal, Pepe Escobar, Patrick Lawrence, Annie Machon, and more please…Read more →
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Two Strikes on Bolton… Why Wait for a Third?
President Trump’s foreign policy appointments have frequently been difficult to reconcile with the views he has often expressed. The most disappointing was the appointment of John Bolton as National Security Advisor.
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Very Rich Slavers Have Been Paying Off Trump And Congressional Conservatives For The Right To Use Slavery In The U.S. Again
In the video above, you can see our friends at Cuéntame calling out corrupt hypocrite Debbie Wasserman Schultz for her scandalous role in the prison-for-profit system. Cuéntame wanted to know why Wasserman Schultz, then head of the DNC was "siding with the Corrections Corporation of America and not her constituents in Southwest Ranches?
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9/11 Evidence Tampering at WTC?
- The Lawyers’ Committee for 9/11 Inquiry, with Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth, is pushing for a grand jury focusing on the Sept. 11 crimes. A recent response from a U.S. attorney seems promising.
On Nov. 7, the Lawyers’ Committee for 9/11 Inquiry received an encouraging letter from Geoffrey Berman, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY). Berman pledged that his office would initiate steps to convene a special grand jury relating to the crimes committed on 9/11.
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