The Politics Behind Banning Russia From the Olympics
There’ve been ongoing propaganda pieces that skirt over some inconvenient realities, for those seeking to unfairly admonish Russia in the Olympic movement.
There’ve been ongoing propaganda pieces that skirt over some inconvenient realities, for those seeking to unfairly admonish Russia in the Olympic movement.
War? Iran knows it will get crushed militarily, Trump knows he’d be crushed politically, and Iraq still needs us around.
Peter VAN BUREN
History will judge the long-term impact of the death of Qassem Soleimani. In the short-to-medium term, let’s step back from the fear-mongering and instead focus on the geopolitical factors that make the large-scale war many fear unlikely.
MassPrivateI | January 9, 2020 Have you ever tried to get someone’s attention because they forgot to pull up their fly? Perhaps you have tried to use hand signals or made eye contact with them in a discreet attempt to get them to zip up their fly. Well, America’s police have figured out a way […]
Throughout his military command of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ elite Quds Force, the late Major General Qassem Soleimani ensured that Iran had as its disposal an intricate network of military proxy forces, sympathetic Shi’a Islamic faithful, and armed wings of foreign political and religious allies prepared to respond to an American and/or Israeli military attack.
There is this I spotted on Jeffrey Epstein, by Mark Hackard, who refers to some little-known Russian intelligence aspects of the story: V.T. shared […]
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According to an article in the Guardian Friday, the police want to ban the sale of anonymous pay-as-you-go mobile phones. The rationale given for this is that drug dealers including organised gangs are using them. Presumably drug dealers also use knives and forks; should we ban them too?
How much longer are we accepting the tyrannical dictate of the American rulers? It gets worse by the day – and it looks like the western world’s “leaders” (sic – so sic!) are caving in ever more to the American killing machine – the European Union – and all its members heads of state, and all the Zion-Anglosaxons and Japan – no one dares standing up and shouting “NO!” – no more of your hegemonic atrocities! – But they all bend over backwards to please a criminal empire, run like the Barbarians.
The attack by masked forces, who were freely allowed to enter the JNU campus and injured teachers and students tell a new story of the BJP rule in Delhi. It is likely that they want to dismantle JNU and some other universities in the country. Rastriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP) have major issues with universities that teach[Read More...]
In the mid-seventies, when I came to Delhi University (DU) from a small village in Haryana, the deployment of police or private security guards either in the college or university campus was unheard of. There used to be university watchmen at the gate of college, hostel and faculty, who were generally befriended by the students. In the entire north campus,[Read More...]
Source : Arte, Youtube, 19-03-2019
Au bloc opératoire de l’hôpital Saint-Louis, à Paris, le “burn out” menace à tous les échelons. D’une intervention qui voit fuser les noms d’oiseaux à des réunions de crise où se déversent des doléances concurrentes, le réalisateur Jérôme le Maire a su capter le mal-être général des soignants.
I had updated my previous article about the accidental shooting down of that Ukrainian passenger jet flying out of Tehran some 3 days ago, showing how the Iranians had to finally admit that they were 100% responsible for this tragedy.....
It’s time to bring our troops home. Bring them home from Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. Bring them home from Germany, South Korea and Japan. Bring them home from Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Oman. Bring them home from Niger, Chad and Mali. Bring them home from Turkey, the Philippines, and northern Australia. That’s not what’s … Continue reading "Come Home, America: Stop Policing the Globe and Put an End to Wars-Without-End"
Nous vous proposons ce monument de mauvaise foi.
Profitez en bien, vous ne lirez jamais ceci pour Macron – 24 % en 2017, 20 % en 2019
The Syrian civil war, which has been raging since 2011, is one of the worst tragedies of the early twenty-first century. Approximately half a million people have died, about six million people have fled the country, and another six million people remain internally displaced. Much of the country lies in ruins, perhaps never again to … Continue reading "The Embalming of Syria"
In one of the series of blatant lies the USA has told to justify the assassination of Soleimani, Mike Pompeo said that Soleimani was killed because he was planning “Imminent attacks” on US citizens. It is a careful choice of word. Pompeo is specifically referring to the Bethlehem Doctrine of Pre-Emptive Self Defence. Developed by … Continue reading "Lies, the Bethlehem Doctrine, and the Illegal Murder of Soleimani"
real picture of two fascistsThis week AP reporter John Hanna reported how McConnell is moving to deny Kansas Republicans the opportunity to pick their own Senate nominee this year, basically using the same anti-democracy tactics that Schumer uses with the DSCC and that Cheri Bustos uses in the House.I'm no fan of Kansas racist and neo-Nazi Kris Kobach
RT | January 11, 2020 Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has offered “profound regrets, apologies and condolences” over an unintentional downing of a Ukrainian civilian aircraft over Tehran, stating “human error” during a “crisis” led to the accident. “A sad day,” the FM wrote on Twitter, adding “Preliminary conclusions of internal investigation by Armed Forces: […]
I figure it was about time that I did some SERIOUS catching up on so many other issues that have been happening across our planet while the "Iranian crisis" was on everyones' (including mine) minds.... I have not reported or given my "two cents worth" on so many other key issues, and for that I must apologize to some readers for my delinquency......One issue that has been on everyone's minds this last while other than the build up for war against Iran is of course the horrible fires that have been sweeping across eastern Australia.....
A reporter and cameraman were shot dead as they left a protest in Basra.
The post <I>Iraq Daily Roundup</I>: 14 Killed; Journalists Gunned Down at Protest appeared first on Antiwar.com Original.
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Henrik and Lana cover the latest stories and important events of the week in episode 60 of Flashback Friday.
"I’ll never apologize for the United States of America, ever; I don’t care what the facts are," said Vice President George H. W. Bush after the US Navy shot down Iran Air Flight 655 in 1988, killing 290 innocent people, including 66 children.
Cocooned as it is from the world of science scepticism, the handling of the bush fire catastrophe unfolding in Australia is going to one of the more notable (non)achievements of the Morrison government. They were warned; they were chided; they were prodded. But the measures lagged and the flames came. To a certain extent, this remains unfair. Australian governments, across[Read More...]
Throughout the world, mega droughts are hitting hard with a ferocity not seen in decades and in some cases not seen in centuries. It’s not merely coincidental that as global warming accelerates droughts turn more vicious than ever before. All of which begs the logical question of when will world leaders wake up with a unified plan of action to[Read More...]
In the days of yore, Savitri saved Satyavan The legend of Savitri and Satyavan in the Hindu mythological epic, the Mahabharat, is a love story. Savitri, a beautiful princess, marries Satyavan, a penniless woodcutter, despite Sage Narada warning her that Satyavan, is a dead man walking. A year later, on the day of reckoning, Yama, the God of death, comes[Read More...]
FARS News Agency | January 10, 2020 TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic resistance groups are standing on alert for likely imminent attacks on the US military positions in the region after Thursday attacks on Eastern Syria. Sources close to the Resistance Front said the resistance groups are preparing for pending response to last night’s attack on […]
At a talk I delivered in Northern England in March 2018, I proposed that the best response to falsified accusations of antisemitism, which are often lobbed against pro-Palestinian communities and intellectuals everywhere, is to draw even closer to the Palestinian narrative.
In fact, my proposal was not meant to be a sentimental response in any way.
Co-Written by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J S Davies The U.S. assassination of General Qassem Soleimani has not yet plunged us into a full-scale war with Iran thanks to the Iranian government’s measured response, which demonstrated its capabilities without actually harming U.S. troops or escalating the conflict. But the danger of a full-blown war still exists, and Donald Trump’s actions[Read More...]
RT | January 10, 2020 RT’s video agency Ruptly has obtained footage of the site where a Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 crashed after taking off in Iran. It shows what appear to be passengers’ belongings strewn about, but parts of the plane have been removed. The still images were taken on Friday morning in Laleh Park, […]
According to a recent report in The Hindu Business Line, India’s intelligence agencies are investigating the role of a global investment company and international seed companies in supporting farmers organisation Shetkari Sanghatana (SS) in the distribution of illegally procured genetically modified (GM) herbicide tolerant (HT) cotton seeds. The planting of such seeds is an offence under the Environment Protection Act[Read More...]
Once again, information has surfaced regarding United States governmental efforts to mislead and misinform people about disgraceful, cruel destruction caused by a United States war of choice against people who meant the U.S. no harm. In the Afghanistan Papers, the United States government officials acknowledged, privately, their own uncertainty about why they were going to war against Afghanistan in 2001.[Read More...]
At a talk I delivered in Northern England in March 2018, I proposed that the best response to falsified accusations of antisemitism, which are often lobbed against pro-Palestinian communities and intellectuals everywhere, is to draw even closer to the Palestinian narrative. In fact, my proposal was not meant to be a sentimental response in any way. “Reclaiming the Palestinian narrative”[Read More...]
Yesterday, Bernie had an immense endorsement-- the Sunrise Movement. There were three more notable Bernie endorsements as well, one from Kshama Sawant, a Socialist member of the Seattle City Council, one from actress Emily Ratajkowski, which you can watch in the video below, and one from the Dream Defenders.
By Daniel McAdams | Ron Paul Institute | January 10, 2020 Trump’s neoconservative Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, is a man unafraid to admit to being a liar. In fact he seems to revel in his ability to lie to the American people. Remember just a week ago when Pompeo told us that the US absolutely […]
The US kept the failed assassination under wraps for more than a week.
Peter Koenig for the Saker Blog “The Saker” Why doesn’t the U.S. respect the decision made by the Iraqi Parliament and move out of Iraqi territory? – The short answer
Speaker Pelosi informs Democrats she will send impeachment articles to Senate next week, triggering trial with no agreement on witnesses…--report by Italian journalist mentioned here yesterday deserves investigation, with far more serious abuse of power than Ukraine scheme
Opposition leader Juan Guaido installed a “parallel” parliament in Caracas on Tuesday.
In this talk we will delve deeper into an analysis of the key writings of one of the greatest saints and theologians of Orthodoxy, Saint Basil the Great. We will see this key figure is as important for Trinitarian theology as St Athanasius as a pillar against the errors of Rome and Protestants (as well as Oriental “orthodox”) and the ecumenists. The second half will be for subscribers to JaysAnalysis.
by Frank Bosse
Equilibrium climate sensitivity computed from the latest energy imbalance data.
For many Iranians, the Tehran tragedy brought back painful memories of a similar incident from more than 30 years ago.
Media Monarchy plays Caroline Rose, Guided By Voices, Jonny Polonsky and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for January 10, 2020. ♬
Climate Discussion Nexus | January 8, 2020 There are many reasons to think Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should not have gone to Costa Rica for a leisurely two-week Christmas break. Is there nowhere suitable in Canada? Might not some international crisis require his attention? But from the point of view of this newsletter the big […]
The other day I asked a few dozen progressive congressional candidates which members of Congress would they like to work with on future legislation. No one mentioned old party leaders like Hoyer or Pelosi or Clyburn nor any of their designated successors like Hakeem Jeffries, let alone the wretched Blue Dog Cheri Bustos. Instead there were 3 Democrats who got almost all the votes: