miércoles, 28 de febrero de 2018

Ghouta, Raqqa, Aleppo: Ceasefire Decisions and Humanitarian Unconcern

Last year’s campaign to retake Raqqa saw U.S. forces fire more
artillery rounds into that city than during the entire invasion of Iraq
and resulted in over 3,000 civilians deaths. At that time, the U.S. rejected UN calls for a ceasefire.

https://www.mintpressnews.com/ghouta-raqqa-aleppo-ceasef…/…/

The Daring Plan to Save a Religious Minority from ISIS | The New Yorker

"When the terrorist group attacked the Yazidis, a small group of American immigrants knew they could do something."

ISIS intended to wipe out the Yazidi religion in Iraq. Yazidis in America had a plan, so they started driving to Washington.

Photograph by Moises Saman / Magnum

A 'system of control': Child detention in the occupied West Bank | News | Al Jazeera

"While Fawzi and Ahed have become symbols of Palestinian resistance,
they're also minors navigating a military detention system that's been
repeatedly accused of systematic abuse."

Ahed Tamimi faces a decade in prison [Reuters/Ammar Awad]

Controversial ingredient sparks debate: Could palm oil give you cancer? – NaturalNews.com

" New research indicates that in addition to be being bad for the
environment, palm oil is likely bad for humans, too. A recent report
from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has declared that palm
oil is more carcinogenic than any other oil on the market. The EFSA’s
condemnation of the oil follows a similar report that was released not
too long ago by the World Health Organization (WHO). (RELATED: Discover
more news about the health effects of food ingredients at
Ingredients.news) "

Umm al-Fahm: Where the streets have no name

Israeli authorities are refusing to approve street names in the city of
Umm al-Fahm - a Palestinian city - that acknowledge and honor
Palestinian figures and history.

January 2018: Israeli soldiers kill 5 Palestinians, 4 of them teenagers, without justification | B'Tselem

Report: Israeli forces killed 4 Palestinian teenagers in separate instances within the first month of 2018.

5 Reasons Nutella Should Be Banned From Your Breakfast Table

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Growing Risk of U.S.-Iran Hostilities Based on False Pretexts, Intel Vets Warn – Consortiumnews

In our December 21st Memorandum to you,
we cautioned that the claim that Iran is currently the world’s top
sponsor of terrorism is unsupported by hard evidence. Meanwhile, other
false accusations against Iran have intensified. Thus, we feel obliged
to alert you to the virtually inevitable consequences of war with Iran,
just as we warned President George W. Bush six weeks before the U.S.
attack on Iraq 15 years ago.

President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands
after giving final remarks at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, May 23,
2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Why One War When We Can Have Two!

"We will continue to prosecute the campaign against terrorists, but
great-power competition – not terrorism – is now the primary focus of US
national security." Henceforth Russia and China will be America's main
enemies, with Iran and North Korea thrown in for good measure. So
declared US Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, last week in a statement
of profound importance for the world.

85 Years Ago, Hitler Carried Out a "False Flag" Showing How Gov't Can Control With Lies and Fear

85 Years Ago, Hitler Carried Out a “False Flag” Showing How Gov’t Can Control With Lies and Fear

What’s Really Happening in Syria: Who Started the War, Who Can You Trust to Tell the Truth? | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

If you try to follow events in the mainstream media (MSM), you may have
noticed that they routinely refer to Syrian president Bashar al Assad as
a “brutal dictator”. Assad is supposed to have responded to peaceful
protests with repressive violence and by “killing his own people”. The
U.S., UK, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar continue to maintain that “Assad must
go”.

Dr. Strangelove in the Pentagon -- Tomgram: Rajan Menon, Normalizing Nukes, Pentagon-Style | TomDispatch

Tomgram: Rajan Menon, Normalizing Nukes, Pentagon-Style | TomDispatch

Dr. Strangelove in the Pentagon

Reading the NPR you would think the United States is the most vulnerable
country on Earth. Threats lurk everywhere and, worse yet, they’re
multiplying, morphing, becoming ever more ominous. The more Washington
spends on glitzy weaponry, the less secure it turns out to be, which,
for any organization other than the Pentagon, would be considered a
terrible return on investment.

The Seeds Of Suicide: How Monsanto Destroys Farming | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

Control over seed is the first link in the food chain because seed is
the source of life. When a corporation controls seed, it controls life,
especially the life of farmers.

America’s News Media Foment Hate

Things aren't looking good. There are too many lies, for any intelligent
person to be able to feel at all comfortable about where we’re headed.

Fabricating a war on Iran, by Serge Halimi (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, January 2018)

The UK and the US failed, at the UN Security Council, to pass a
resolution condemning the alleged collaboration between Iran and the
Houthi rebels in Yemen.

Israel Extracts “Confession” From Badly Wounded Cousin of Ahed Tamimi, Jailed Protest Icon

Israeli forces arrested 10 young Palestinians in a pre-dawn raid of the
occupied village of Nabi Saleh, including 15-year-old Mohammed Tamimi,
who was released a few hours later. The act is a common form of
collective punishment against Palestinians.

martes, 27 de febrero de 2018

Intelligence Veterans Warn of Risk for War With Iran on False Pretexts

Intelligence Veterans Warn of Growing Risk for War With Iran Based on False Pretexts

Erdogan Vows to Recapture All Lands Once Held by the Ottoman Empire — and More | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

“We say at every opportunity we have that Syria, Iraq and other
places in the geography [map] in our hearts are no different from our
own homeland. We are struggling so that a foreign flag will not be waved
anywhere where adhan [Islamic call to prayer in mosques] is recited.”

Apparently Erdogan means at the very least the recapture of all the
lands once held by the Ottoman Empire. That’s not just Greece, as in the
article title below. That’s also Bulgaria, Romania, Yugoslavia,
Algeria, Syria, Iraq, Israel, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, and
more. How seriously this can be taken is anybody’s guess, but it
shouldn’t be dismissed out of hand. Erdogan is already moving against
the Kurds in Syria, explicitly calling the action a “jihad” and invoking
the Ottoman era repeatedly.

There Is “No Equivalency” between the Legitimate Syrian Government and the Western-Supported Terrorists Who are Destroying Syria on Washington’s Behalf | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

MARK TALIANO: Syria and its allies have every legal right to defend
Syria’s peoples, its sovereignty and its territorial integrity. The
terrorists, on the other hand, have no right to destroy the country, and
to target civilians, as they have been doing, for the last 7 years.

More Than Couscous: The Effort to Eradicate Palestine's History

In the Zionist narrative, Palestine does not exist – nor is it allowed to exist – even if merely as a cultural conception.

The Sudden Surge of Media Coverage on the CIA's Arming of ISIS

Mainstream media called independent journalists "conspiracy theorists" for exposing the U.S. role in the rise of ISIS.

Now they decide to come up to speed:

--> http://www.mintpressnews.com/the-surge-of-media-cove…/235587

“The Road to Tehran Goes Through Damascus”: If Syria Falls, America’s War on Iran Begins? | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

TIMOTHY ALEXANDER GUZMAN: Trump is continuing the same foreign policy as
the Obama Administration on Syria to remove its President, Bashar
al-Assad from power. The Trump Administration claims that they are still
serious threats of ISIS and other terrorist groups within Syria.
Ironically, Trump also claimed in a number of occasions that it was the
U.S. that had defeated the terrorists, but in reality it was the
pro-Syrian government forces with help from Russia that deserves most of
the credit, besides wasn’t it the U.S. who created ISIS and other
terrorist groups that devastated Syria in the first place?

The US Is Protecting ISIS to Weaken Rivals, Expand US Occupation of Syria | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

The US is keeping the last ISIS pocket east of the Euphrates alive to
help justify its Syria occupation and that's only the tip of the iceberg

‘Britain Would Collapse If It Tried to Pay Back the Money It Drained From India’ | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

Britain drained more than 9 trillion pounds from India over 173 years, says economist Utsa Patnaik.

Genocide? As Gaza Dries Out, Israel Turns Off Fresh Water Spigot

Mnar A. Muhawesh

We
are witnessing the wiping out of an entire population right before our
eyes. According to the UN, Gaza, the largest open air prison and ghetto
in the world with a population of 2 million Palestinians, will be
uninhabitable by 2020 because of Israel's bombardment and siege of the
strip. Palestinians are getting sick from drinking practically sewage
water and Israel is cutting off their only access to clean drinking
water. It's so bad that even the Israeli military has come out and said
the situation is Gaza is getting dire. It's 2018, and the United States
is once again complicit in apartheid and genocide by funding this
atrocity. This is easily preventable but the military industrial complex
won't allow a solution. Our so called leaders like Nikki Haley are
busy crying crocodile tears for alleged crimes committed in nations our
administration wants to overthrow, yet are silent to the real crimes
happening in Palestine. Shame.

Facebook And Google Are Censoring Us. Here's How You Can Help

Facebook And Google Are Censoring Us. Here’s How You Can Help

While Facebook, Google, and others ramp up their efforts to make
watchdog journalism algorithmically disappear, we’re ramping up our
efforts to circumvent censorship. The state of our free press is on life
support, and we need your help to save it.

by
Mnar Muhawesh

The Privatization of U.S. Foreign Policy – LobeLog

The
unethical blurring of private interests and public business is a
hallmark of Donald Trump’s presidency. That blurring has increasingly
involved U.S. foreign policy. The possible effects on U.S. foreign
relations may be subtle and largely out of public view. But they arise
every time, for example, that foreign governments wanting something from
the United States bring their business to the hotel that Trump’s
company runs a few blocks from the White House.

Many processes
are in play here, including the power of well-known lobbies and the role
of money in U.S. politics. But as with any of Trump’s excesses, it’s an
extreme manifestation of a trend that became pronounced during the last
two decades—the era of the Tea Party and of the Gingrich style of
scorched-earth political warfare—away from the concept of “general
welfare” embodied in the preamble of the U.S. Constitution. This trend
involves the rejection of any idea that some of the most important
things that citizens do and experience, and some of the most important
ways in which their interests are affected, can only be done as a
community—and that in many cases community necessarily means government.

Africom: A Giant Waste of Money

AFRICOM primarily exists as a cover for the Pentagon to protect private
US economic interests in Africa and ensure that African governments
adhere to a pro-US line. However, AFRICOM is being eclipsed by China’s
growing influence in Africa, which is welcomed by many African nations.

CATALONIA -- Finland's Catalan consul sacked, after Spanish pressure on independence issue

Finland's Catalan consul sacked, after Spanish pressure on independence issue

CATALONIA

#catalunyareferendum

Finland's Catalan consul sacked, after Spanish pressure on independence issue

<<< https://www.elnacional.cat/…/finland-catalan-consul-sacked_…# >>>

CATALONIA -- Barcelona doesn't forgive king Felipe for his "Go get 'em" speech

Barcelona doesn't forgive king Felipe for his "Go get 'em" speech

CATALONIA

#catalunyareferendum

Barcelona doesn't forgive king Felipe for his "Go get 'em" speech

<<<< https://www.elnacional.cat/…/barcelona-forgive-felipe-speec… >>>

CATALONIA --- Spanish king ignores the political conflict in Barcelona while protests continue

Spanish king ignores the political conflict in Barcelona while protests continue

CATALONIA

#catalunyareferendum

Spanish king ignores the political conflict in Barcelona while protests continue

<<<< https://www.elnacional.cat/…/spanish-king-ignores-conflict-… >>>

CATALONIA --- The King is scared, and rightly so -- "What happened on Sunday is an unusual event that shows the regime crisis that affects Spain." --

El Rei està espantat, i amb raó

"What happened on Sunday is an unusual event that shows the regime crisis that affects Spain."

Joan Carles I never had a protest like Sunday in Barcelona against Felipe VI .
At the end of his term, more burlesque comments emerged than critics
about his lovers, about the hobby to hunt elephants, and on his
commissioned spirit to sell great infrastructures to his Arab
counterparts, but street protests proclaiming the rejection of the
Spanish monarch And a plantation of democratic representatives is not an anecdotal fact, it marks a historical inflection.

Unlike the presidents of the republic, the monarchs need to be erected in a consensus figure . When they are gone, they have their days counted. Or years.
She does so much because, from that moment on, the countdown becomes
ubiquitous and stomach-stomach faces as they are told by the
photographs.

It is not new that the Bourbons seek protection in the most reactionary
sectors of the country and end up marching on their legs. The 23-F was an exception. Joan Carles I
had a few hours of doubt, as Adolfo Suárez later explained to a group
of Catalan journalists and explained Pilar Urbano, but he had good
advice and enough nose to guess what the winning bet was at that time. That's why he lasted longer than his ancestors.
Anyway, after the coup d'état he brought together the parties saying
dynasties, read them the record and then came the LOAPA and " the next ".

So, what happened on Sunday is an unusual event that highlights the regime crisis that affects Spain. Not only for protests against the head of state.
Also for the reactionary reaction of the establishment in defense of
His Majesty that evokes unusual fears, such as when a badly wounded
beast who fears his death fights for survival with more ferocity than
ever.

The episodes of these days of reverence for power and acts of vassalage
are not typical of a democratically normalized political situation. Let's see it by taking advantage of the events of the weekend. The Spanish government in a statement affirms: "The
plundering announced by certain institutional representatives, besides
unjust and petty people, put at risk that Barcelona could continue to
host a global event of such importance in the future . "
Obviously this is a threat, because the Spanish government is not the
organizer of the event, but everyone understands that it has enough
power to sabotage this private initiative. Before the newspapers El País and El Mundo represented more or less those " two Spains
" that Machado said and before both newspapers the governmental slogan
would have swallowed in such an uncritical way, but the times are
changing, and not exactly to the best. Mondays are entitled " The boycott of the King threatens the future of the Mobile in Barcelona " and " The secessionist movement to the King threatens the Mobile in Barcelona ."
There is no difference and, in fact, all the newspapers that are
distributed throughout Spain emphasized the same idea dictated by the
Moncloa.

Now in Spain there is a King questioned; a corrupt government for corruption and a claudicating opposition. The rich are richer and the poorer, the poorer. And the main means compete we were what was more weird. There is, then, no counterpoders proper to any democracy.
And that's why there are also exiled political and political prisoners,
critically-challenged journalists, reprisal artists and comedians,
censored paintings and retired people in the street facing the police. All of this inexorably will end up exploding, so the King, rightly so, is so scared.

CATALONIA --- A king humiliated by a worthy nation | VilaWeb

A king humiliated by a worthy nation | VilaWeb

CATALONIA

#catalunyarefererendum

A king humiliated by a worthy nation

«Above all, a monarchy is a spectacle. But yesterday King Felipe was unable to show that off at all. Quite the opposite»

Above all, a monarchy is a spectacle. Its role —as with any other
role within the public sphere— relies on appearances. That is why all
monarchies always surround themselves with the sort of pomp that aims to
elevate the monarch above the general public. Unless the monarch is
seen by their subjects as different and superior, people begin to wonder
what purpose he serves. And when people begin to ask themselves why
they need a king, a monarchy is doomed. Nowadays there are only
seventeen monarchies in the world, eighteen if you include the Catholic
Pope, the only elected king in the world. At present the extinction of
the monarchical institution only seems a matter of time. More so when
the king is a controversial figure.

Yesterday King Felipe got the response he deserved from the Catalan
public and the nation’s institutions. He had to enter Barcelona’s Palau
de la Música [the chosen venue for the MWC gala dinner] without any pomp
and almost incognito, with riot police occupying Via Laieta and
struggling to contain the city’s noisy protest. In nearby roads,
thousands of citizens endured blows and violence from the Catalan
police, as well as provocations from royalists, all to ensure that the
Spanish king would fully grasp the animosity that he elicits in
Catalonia. Local authorities were absent from the gala dinner and most
skipped the official reception, which humiliated him in front of the
Mobil World Congress’ businesspeople and entrepreneurs. The Speaker of
the House, the Mayor of Barcelona and the representatives of the Catalan
government all declined the invitation to attend the event. The king
had much to explain, particularly when the noisy protests and republican
anthems were clearly audible from inside the Palau de la Música, a
musical institution whose choir had voiced their discontent over the
king’s presence and had publicly asked that he be denied access to the
venue. At 9 pm hundreds of thousands of MWC participants across
Barcelona heard the deafening banging of pots and pans. Earlier that
day, they had been greeted at Barcelona airport by activists wearing
yellow ribbons and holding banners [to raise awareness of the political
situation in Catalonia].

All in all, the Bourbon king received the response that he deserved
from Catalonia, a worthy nation that has proven to him that it will
neither surrender nor bend the knee, a nation that remembers the king’s
sickening call to violence on TV on October 3. That speech might
actually cost him the crown which he inherited from his father, the
successor chosen by General Franco.

Above all, a monarchy is a spectacle. But yesterday King Felipe was
unable to show that off at all. Quite the opposite. In the street
outside, it became apparent that now he can only visit Catalonia when
protected by a massive display of violence. Once inside the Palau de la
Música, he busied himself trying to conceal his irritation and
displeasure by the noise coming from outside rather than trying to
present himself to the world as the modern, democratic monarch that he
pretends to be. Sitting opposite him, Speaker Roger Torrent wore a
yellow ribbon on his lapel and didn’t even bother to applaud the king’s
speech out of courtesy. Politically speaking, the king of Spain and the
Spanish government were defeated and humiliated in a context that must
be understood. When the Spanish authorities staged a coup against
Catalonia on September 20 and imposed direct rule on October 28, few
people thought that Catalans would hold their ground and counterattack
to this extent.

Yesterday it became apparent that the republican movement is on the
rise and has overcome the bewilderment that overwhelmed it after the
Catalan government surrendered the administration when direct rule was
imposed. Furthermore, it is equally obvious that Spain has a colossal
problem. The last time that King Felipe had the courage to visit
Catalonia was to take part in the march following the jihadist attacks
in August. During the demonstration, he had to hear some comments that
he was not used to hearing. Once again, yesterday he received a welcome
that no monarch, including him, would ever wish to have. Not even the
provocation staged by a tiny group of royalist saved the day. The
scared, regional Catalonia which they were hoping to bring back through
the use of force, violence, prison and exile has failed to replace the
republican Catalonia and is nowhere to be seen. The coming weeks will
see a new government in Catalonia, the institutional integration between
the regional government and the republic’s, plus a demonstration on
March 11. Things will likely take a further turn for the better and
there will be new opportunities to finish off the job, one that only got
halfway done in October. For now, though, you can smile again: King
Felipe will not forget Sunday in Barcelona any time soon.

" BORBO HAS AN APPOINTMENT AT THE SQUARE REVOLUCIO "

lunes, 26 de febrero de 2018

Stop monster-merger BaySanto!

Why is this important?

Bayer is one of the largest producers of agricultural chemicals,
fertilizers, and pesticides. And Monsanto is one of the leading
producers of genetically modified plants. [1] Together, these
companies could have a total lockdown on what farmers put in their
fields, the pesticides they use, what we buy in the shops, and
ultimately put on our dinner tables.

If the merger is to be successful, the two companies must gain
approval of competition authorities all over the world, including from
the EU. Bayer has managed to “convince” Donald Trump to back the
mega-merger [2], and now there is really only one organisation that has
enough clout to stop the deal -- the European Union.

We know that Margrethe Vestager, Commissioner for competition informally is already negotiating with Bayer behind closed doors. If we don’t act now this mega-merger could be a done-deal. That’s why we have to tell her to reject the deal now.

The merger of Bayer and Monsanto isn’t the only mega-merger in the agri-chemicals sector. ChemChina has already swallowed Swiss based Syngenta, and Dow Chemical and Dupont have merged as well. The three new agri-business giants would control 70% of the world’s agri-chemicals and 60% of the market for seeds.[3]
This would be a crushing anti-competitive blow to the world’s farmers,
tying them into buying seeds and pesticides from just three global
corporations.

Nobody Wants to Talk About What Many Mass Shooters Have in Common | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

In the aftermath of yet another mass shooting in the United States, the
internet and broadcast news alike are inundated with commentary about
why this keeps happening in America. Some blame guns, others blame
mental health, and still others confidently blame false flag events and
crisis actors.

Israel Navy shoots, kills Palestinian off Gaza coast after boat leaves fishing zone - Israel News - Haaretz.com

Israel Navy Shoots, Kills Palestinian Off Gaza Coast After Boat Leaves Fishing Zone

According to an IDF spokesman, the boat, which was carrying
three men, did not respond to calls from the Israeli military before the
latter opened fire

Palestinian fishermen sit in boats at the sea near the border with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip January 13, 2018.\ IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA/ REUTERS

Sex Slavery, ISIS & Illegal Arms Trade: Libya Plunged Into Failed State After US invasion

Libya went from enjoying the highest standard of living in Africa to a
failed state after the U.S. helped “moderate rebels” overthrow and
murder Gaddafi.

Refugee Crisis & Syria War Fueled By Competing Gas Pipelines

While there’s certainly a conversation taking place about refugees — who
they are, where they’re going, who’s helping them, and who isn’t —
what’s absent is a discussion on how to prevent these wars from starting
in the first place. #FlashbackFiles

CATALONIA -- Spain should stop hounding Catalan separatists and negotiate in the national interest -- Royalpolitik | Comment | The Times

Royalpolitik | Comment | The Times:

CATALONIA

Spain should stop hounding Catalan separatists and negotiate in the national interest

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/royalpolitik-528kfd5mt

Mainstream War Propaganda. Embedded with the Terrorists | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

MARK TALIANO: There is a war on Syria because the West and its allies
are waging a “Regime Change”/Dirty War on the country. All of this is
well-documented. It is not an “organic” war. The war exists because of
the West and its allies, not despite the West and its allies. Western
governments, including Canada’s government have publicly declared their
intent to remove the democratically-elected President of Syria from
power.

CATALONIA -- Catalonia Spain: Protests greet King Felipe at MWC - BBC News

Catalonia Spain: Protests greet King Felipe at MWC - BBC News

CATALONIA

#catalunyareferendum

Protesters reminded the Spanish King yesterday at the Mobile World
Congress (MWC) of our political prisoners, the lack of freedom of speech
or democratic principles in Spain.

<<< http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43193481 >>>

Riot police faced off with Catalan protesters

domingo, 25 de febrero de 2018

What Would an ‘America First!’ Security Policy Look Like?

Republicans love to caricature Democrats as big spenders whose only
approach to any problem is to throw money at it. As with most
caricatures, it is made easy by the fact that it is mostly true.

CATALONIA -- Barcelona mayor won't attend King of Spain’s official reception

Barcelona mayor won't attend King of Spain’s official reception

CATALONIA

#catalunyareferendum

The Catalan parliament speaker will not be present at the event
either, arguing that the king has not “addresed a single word” to
victims of police violence on October 1 ➡️ https://goo.gl/nsvS7C ~~~

Thousands Of Israelis Take To The Streets Calling For Palestinian Genocide

Massive rallies and Facebook campaigns calling for Palestinian genocide
are ignored by Western mainstream media and Facebook despite concerns
and collaborations aimed at stopping “calls to violence." #FlashbackFiles

Trumponomics, BREXIT, German Politics & the State of the EU | With Yanis Varoufakis

NEW VIDEO: In this exclusive interview with Yanis Varoufakis - Γιάνης Βαρουφάκης, we talk about the economic policies of the Trump administration and what effects
they will have in the United States and abroad. In addition we discuss
BREXIT and the solutions that could be pursued for the benefit of the
British and European people. Lastly Yanis Varoufakis also examines
pressing issues that confront the European Union today - the political
situation in Germany and the socio-economic state of countries such as
Greece and Spain.

Syrian forces begin new offensive in Eastern Ghouta | News | Al Jazeera

Hours after the UN Security Council voted in favor of a 30-day ceasefire
in Syria, government forces launch ground and air offensive on Eastern
Ghouta.

Black History: The Myths and Realities of Liberation in the US and Canada | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

The historical narrative of ‘uneven progress’ in which America has taken
one step back for every two steps forward masks the reality of an
enduring Newtonian dynamic in which for
every achievement in the struggle, there seems to be an equal and
opposite racist reaction. Hence the rise of Jim Crow and the Ku Klux
Klan following the Emancipation of slaves, the rise of mass
incarceration and criminalization of Blacks following the civil rights
victories of the 60s, and the rise of a white supremacy baiting
presidential candidate following the administration of America’s first
Black president.

Why US Subversion Flopped in Iran | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

At the end of December 2017 the Western media reported “widespread”
protests sweeping Iran. Narratives indistinguishable from the
US-engineered “Arab Spring” in 2011
flooded headlines and social media regarding a “popular uprising”
spurred first by alleged economic grievances before protesters then
began making demands echoing the US State Department regarding Iran’s
internal domestic affairs as well as its foreign policy.

Gaza authorities to pump sewage straight into the sea as crisis worsens – PNN

Gaza is now in a state of emergency as the last power plant has run out of fuel.

The Kurds Have Backed Damascus Into A Corner | OrientalReview.org

The Kurds aren’t playing Damascus like a fiddle just yet, but they’re
coming dangerously close. Conflict Context The past week has seen a
flurry of conflicting reports about the
true status of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allied militias in
Afrin, with the general conclusion being that Damascus is playing a
dangerous game of brinksmanship with Ankara in coyly playing with the
possibility of allying with the PYD-YPG “federalist” Kurds. [ 1,751 more
word ]

https://orientalreview.org/…/…/kurds-backed-damascus-corner/

Mai 68, la mémoire et l'oubli, par Kristin Ross (Le Monde diplomatique, avril 2008)

Kristin Ross à propos de son livre, «Mai 68 et ses vies ultérieures»,
paru en 2005 : «J’ai voulu par ce livre m’opposer au courant dominant
depuis les années 1980, qui ne donne à
Mai 68 que des dimensions culturelles, sinon morales et spirituelles. La
position que j’adopte en est le contre-pied : Mai 68 fut selon moi
avant tout un événement politique — j’emploie ici “politique” dans un
sens fort différent de l’actuelle “politique politicienne”».

Vote FN, une bataille de proximité, par Willy Pelletier (Le Monde diplomatique, juin 2017)

Comment refaire de l’intérêt commun à l’intérieur des milieux populaires
et y promouvoir de nouvelles visions du monde, non plus ethnoraciales
mais assises sur une identité sociale ?

Diana Ong. – « Boomerang », 2008

Bridgeman Images

Palestine, l'enjeu démographique, par Cécile Marin (Le Monde diplomatique, février 2018)

PALESTINE. UN PEUPLE, UNE COLONISATION

Enjeu démographique

The Problem is America: The Malignant Cultural Hegemony | New Eastern Outlook

The time for denial has long since passed. The greatest democracy ever
founded suffers from a malignancy no one wants to diagnose. Here is the
irrefutable truth of a dying empire.

Greece Can Lead the Way to Europe’s Freedom | New Eastern Outlook

Greece might soon lead the way to ultimate freedom in Europe.

miércoles, 28 de febrero de 2018

Last year’s campaign to retake Raqqa saw U.S. forces fire more artillery rounds into that city than during the entire invasion of Iraq and resulted in over 3,000 civilians deaths. At that time, the U.S. rejected UN calls for a ceasefire.

"When the terrorist group attacked the Yazidis, a small group of American immigrants knew they could do something."

"While Fawzi and Ahed have become symbols of Palestinian resistance, they're also minors navigating a military detention system that's been repeatedly accused of systematic abuse."

Ahed Tamimi faces a decade in prison [Reuters/Ammar Awad]

Israeli authorities are refusing to approve street names in the city of Umm al-Fahm - a Palestinian city - that acknowledge and honor Palestinian figures and history.

Report: Israeli forces killed 4 Palestinian teenagers in separate instances within the first month of 2018.

5 Reasons Nutella Should Be Banned From Your Breakfast Table

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President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after giving final remarks at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, May 23, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

85 Years Ago, Hitler Carried Out a “False Flag” Showing How Gov’t Can Control With Lies and Fear

Dr. Strangelove in the Pentagon

Control over seed is the first link in the food chain because seed is the source of life. When a corporation controls seed, it controls life, especially the life of farmers.

Things aren't looking good. There are too many lies, for any intelligent person to be able to feel at all comfortable about where we’re headed.

The UK and the US failed, at the UN Security Council, to pass a resolution condemning the alleged collaboration between Iran and the Houthi rebels in Yemen.

Israeli forces arrested 10 young Palestinians in a pre-dawn raid of the occupied village of Nabi Saleh, including 15-year-old Mohammed Tamimi, who was released a few hours later. The act is a common form of collective punishment against Palestinians.

martes, 27 de febrero de 2018

Intelligence Veterans Warn of Growing Risk for War With Iran Based on False Pretexts

“We say at every opportunity we have that Syria, Iraq and other places in the geography [map] in our hearts are no different from our own homeland. We are struggling so that a foreign flag will not be waved anywhere where adhan [Islamic call to prayer in mosques] is recited.”

MARK TALIANO: Syria and its allies have every legal right to defend Syria’s peoples, its sovereignty and its territorial integrity. The terrorists, on the other hand, have no right to destroy the country, and to target civilians, as they have been doing, for the last 7 years.

In the Zionist narrative, Palestine does not exist – nor is it allowed to exist – even if merely as a cultural conception.

Mainstream media called independent journalists "conspiracy theorists" for exposing the U.S. role in the rise of ISIS.

Now they decide to come up to speed:

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The US is keeping the last ISIS pocket east of the Euphrates alive to help justify its Syria occupation and that's only the tip of the iceberg

Britain drained more than 9 trillion pounds from India over 173 years, says economist Utsa Patnaik.

Last year’s campaign to retake Raqqa saw U.S. forces fire more
artillery rounds into that city than during the entire invasion of Iraq
and resulted in over 3,000 civilians deaths. At that time, the U.S. rejected UN calls for a ceasefire.

"While Fawzi and Ahed have become symbols of Palestinian resistance,
they're also minors navigating a military detention system that's been
repeatedly accused of systematic abuse."

Israeli authorities are refusing to approve street names in the city of
Umm al-Fahm - a Palestinian city - that acknowledge and honor
Palestinian figures and history.

President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands
after giving final remarks at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, May 23,
2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Control over seed is the first link in the food chain because seed is
the source of life. When a corporation controls seed, it controls life,
especially the life of farmers.

Things aren't looking good. There are too many lies, for any intelligent
person to be able to feel at all comfortable about where we’re headed.

The UK and the US failed, at the UN Security Council, to pass a
resolution condemning the alleged collaboration between Iran and the
Houthi rebels in Yemen.

Israeli forces arrested 10 young Palestinians in a pre-dawn raid of the
occupied village of Nabi Saleh, including 15-year-old Mohammed Tamimi,
who was released a few hours later. The act is a common form of
collective punishment against Palestinians.

“We say at every opportunity we have that Syria, Iraq and other
places in the geography [map] in our hearts are no different from our
own homeland. We are struggling so that a foreign flag will not be waved
anywhere where adhan [Islamic call to prayer in mosques] is recited.”

MARK TALIANO: Syria and its allies have every legal right to defend
Syria’s peoples, its sovereignty and its territorial integrity. The
terrorists, on the other hand, have no right to destroy the country, and
to target civilians, as they have been doing, for the last 7 years.

The US is keeping the last ISIS pocket east of the Euphrates alive to
help justify its Syria occupation and that's only the tip of the iceberg