Source : CADTM, Eric Toussaint, 31-08-2017

Unless you’re a right-wing extremist you probably don’t know who Stephen Hayes, editor of the Weekly Standard, is-- although they often trot him out on Fox News, CNN and CNBC as a Republican commentator. Aside from a couple of crackpot biographies on Cheney and Paul Wolfowitz, he’s best known as a writer for an insane book about how Saddam Hussein was working with al Qaeda (a GOP fantasy that has been proven wrong).

“Israel is isolating itself even further as an apartheid state,” says CODEPINK.
(COMMONDREAMS) — Advocacy groups vowed to continue their fight for peace and justice on Sunday after the Israeli government announced they are banned from the country for their support of the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement known as BDS.

Mohammed Tamimi By Alison Weir | If Americans Knew | January 7, 2018 Many in Israel and mainstream media seem to consider slapping an Israeli soldier in the face a more notable offense than shooting a Palestinian child in the face. A CNN report on Ahed Tamimi’s slap of an Israeli soldier did not mention […]

Berlin – One Week on from Charlottesville; 30 Years on from Hess’s Murder Silence is Golden but all eyes could see… By Lady Michèle Renouf Underreported arson attacks by the antifa on Germany’s railway system had made it a near miss for me to join the huge 1,000-strong commemorative demonstration in Berlin Spandau on August 19, the 30th anniversary of the murder of Germany’s former…

RT | January 7, 2108 New online hate speech regulations which took effect Monday, stipulates that German authorities can impose huge fines of up to €50 million ($60.1 million) on social media platforms which fail to promptly delete offensive content. The parliamentary leader of the Left Party, Sahra Wagenknecht, called the legislation a “slap in […]

Not sure why this news is garnering no coverage- Given the sanctions regime that is openly discussed and undoubtedly being readied  to further destabilize Turkey. January 2018- The Atlantic Authored by Jonathon Schanzer

I’ve been writing a lot about what an opportunist jerk Kirsten Gillibrand is. I’ve known her for over a decade but many people asked if what I’m saying about her, why is no one else backing up any of the stuff I’m throwing her way.

As a mother and an activist, here’s what I’ve concluded as 2018 begins: it’s getting harder and harder to think about the future -- at least in that soaring Whitney Houston fashion...

Trump faces mid-month deadlines on whether to renew temporary waivers or restore US sanctions on Iran.
(MEE) — The head of the CIA on Sunday denied his agency had any role in fomenting the recent anti-government protests in Iran but predicted the violent unrest “is not behind us.”

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Please enjoy my recent conversation with Tim Brochu, co-founder and co-host of Anarchitecture Podcast. Herein we discussed his path to libertarianism, libertarians colonizing the moon, private ownership of public space, the 90’s were a joke, scales framework, national defense and the honeypot principle, infrastructure and utilities (power, roads, water distribution, sewage disposal) in a stateless […]

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Press TV – January 7, 2018 The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has called for the boycott of American projects in the occupied Palestinian territories in retaliation for US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s capital. In reaction to Trump’s December announcement, the BDS has called for a boycott of “activities […]

Dr Alaa Tartir | Middle East Eye | January 5, 2018 Many observers and analysts warn that cutting US aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) is dangerous and may threaten stability. Some have even argued that US President Donald Trump’s funding threat to Palestinians is more dangerous than his decision to move the US Embassy […]

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Ohio is one of those super-gerrymandered states whose state legislative districts and congressional districts were drawn by the Republicans to make it impossible for Democrats to win seats. Keep in mind that Obama won statewide in 2008 and 2012— 2,940,044 (51.38%) to 2,677,820 (46.80%) in 2008 and 2,827,709 (50.67%) to 2,661,437 (47.69%) in 2012.

Well, it is the first Sunday of the new year and yes it is time once again for my weekly rant...First, There is not much more that I can say about the weather... Yes, as I have said in two previous articles already over the last week, "Baby, Its cold outside"..... And again I do wonder what it will take for everyone to finally have had enough of those rejects from clown college that continue to try to promote the fraud of "Global Warming"?....

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Sputnik – January 7, 2018 Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has reportedly said that early learning of the English language paves the way for the West’s “cultural invasion” of Iran. The head of the state-run High Education Council, Mehdi Navid-Adham, said to local TV on Sunday that English classes in primary schools are “against laws and regulations.” He added […]

Press TV – January 7, 2018 Iran says it plans to purchase another 30 planes from US aviation giant Boeing if the administration of US President Donald Trump creates no obstacles for the existing order by one of its key airlines. The announcement was made by Vali Azarvash, the managing director of Atieh Saba Investment […]

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teleSUR | January 6, 2018 Recently pardoned Peruvian dictator Alberto Fujimori, freshly discharged from hospital and living in a luxury mansion, has shared his aspirations for a “Peru without resentment.” The controversial figure is linked to commanding death squads that carried out disappearances and extrajudicial killings in the war against insurgent groups Shining Path and […]

Episode #217 of SUNDAY WIRE SHOW resumes on Jan 7th 2017 as host Patrick Henningsen brings you a very special LIVE New Years Eve broadcast on the Alternate Current Radio Network (ACR) – covering all the top news stories worldwide…
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Here is US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley describing the recent protests in Iran as a “spontaneous expression of fundamental human rights.” 

From President Donald Trump to the rise of new nationalist political parties in Europe to a general resurgence of the term in recent years, nationalism seems to be on the march. But besides some policy positions and a style of governance, there is no good working definition of nationalism widely used in popular discourse, with almost no attempt to distinguish it from patriotism.

Sputnik:

RT | January 7, 2018 The FBI has found no evidence that American diplomats in Havana were the victims of attacks with unknown weapons, according to Republican Sen. Jeff Flake. During a meeting with top Cuban officials, including Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, Flake was informed that after four trips to Cuba, the FBI had found […]

The 20th century is littered with the failures of socialism. Millions have been either thrust into poverty or held captive to poverty by socialistic governments. But memories are short. 

As it is known, all the states bordering with India are the zones of the Indian-Chinese struggle for the economic, political, and military dominance (except for Pakistan – a traditional opponent of India either with or without China). Even those that have traditionally cooperated with India, such as Bangladesh, the Maldives Republic, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, are gradually moving to the camp of the PRC allies.

Historical evidence makes a potent case for optimism. Over the last 200 years, the world has experienced previously unimaginable improvements in standards of living. Yet, pessimism is everywhere. 

Rick Wilson is a Republican strategist and Never-Trumper who has become something of a celebrity on MSNBC for his pithy denunciations of the Orange Orangutan and his supporters, once referring to Trump “alt-right” supporters as "childless single men who masturbate to anime.” His Daily Beast column Friday,

The Science and Entertainment Exchange (or SEEX) has consulted on over 1300 films and TV shows in less than 10 years, but outside of Hollywood few people know who they are and what they do. This week we pull back the curtain to look at their activities and their agenda.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already fundamentally changing information technology and stands poised to permeate and transform technology both online and off ranging from manufacturing and transportation to medicine and military applications. The US, Russia and China have all noted that dominance in this field of technology will be an essential ingredient to holding global primacy in the near future.

Many Iranians observing the current US-North Korea nuclear standoff will wonder if their nation was not better off continuing its nuclear program and holding the Saudi oil fields at risk to deter a US attack.  Trump’s wild, inconsistent and often infantile responses on this issue are making matters murkier…and ever more dangerous.

This interesting tidbit was shared by Mr. V.T., and for those of you following the post-war Nazi survival story, it's a doozie:
Wilderness of…
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Mr. D.W. shared this one, and it's so intriguing I have to pass it along:
Under river, outside time: The Woolwich Foot Tunnel Anomaly…
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This story is so strange that I have to do my usual high octane speculations about it. Ms. K.B. and Mr. V.T. and Mr.…
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After Trump declared that the U.S. sees Jerusalem as Israel's capital the UN Security Council as well as the UN General Assembly condemned the move. The U.S. had to veto a UNSC resolution that 14 other members supported.