jueves, 31 de enero de 2019

La caste au pouvoir, par Michel Pinçon & Monique Pinçon-Charlot (Le Monde diplomatique, février 2019)

Sociologues,
spécialistes de la bourgeoisie et de l’oligarchie françaises, Michel
Pinçon et Monique Pinçon-Charlot publient une chronique sociale de la
France d'Emmanuel Macron. Leur synthèse jette une lumière crue sur le
mépris de classe d’un président mal élu et sur l’accaparement du pouvoir
par une caste — deux détonateurs du soulèvement français.

1967, un tournant pour l'islamisme politique en Égypte, par Eric Rouleau (Le Monde diplomatique, novembre 2012)

Sur
l’émergence de l’islamisme politique au lendemain de la défaite arabe
de 1967, puis la manière dont se forgea une alliance entre les Frères
musulmans et le président égyptien.

Video: Venezuela Crisis: US Has Painted Itself into Corner - Global ResearchGlobal Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

Venezuela
has the dubious fortune of being located on the continent of South
America, which the United States has treated under the so-called “Monroe
Doctrine” as its exclusive zone of political, economic, and military
influence.

Malcolm X Warned About These Bourgeois Hustlers – Consortiumnews

To
this day, one of the most compelling arguments that Malcolm X made
about the evils of both political parties is found in a speech he gave
about the political and economic state
of “black” America. He brilliantly exposed the false-distinction between
Democrats and Republicans as a choice between the lesser of the same
evil.

Malcom X’s last speech after Feb. 1965 firebombing of his home https://vimeo.com/192326332

“Foxes and wolves usually are of the same breed. They belong to the
same family—I think it’s called canine. And the difference is that the
wolf when he shows you his teeth, you know that he’s your enemy; and the
fox, when he shows you his teeth, he appears to be smiling. But no
matter which of them you go with, you end up in the dog house.”

Airbnb 'profiting' from illegal Israeli settlements: Amnesty | Palestine News | Al Jazeera

Amnesty
International's "Destination: Occupation" campaign is calling on
companies like Booking, Trip Advisor, and Expedia to stop listing
tourist accommodation, activities, and attractions in settlements in the
occupied West Bank.

A Lawless Government. Mueller's Tactics to Frame President Trump - Global ResearchGlobal Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

DR.
PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS: Prosecutors, now that they are no longer bound by
constraints of legal integrity, often fabricate a case against a person
in order to force the person to give
false testimony against the prosecutor’s real target. This is what
Mueller’s cases against Cohen, Manafort, and Roger Stone are.

Marie Colvin, Homs And Media Falsehoods About Syria | OrientalReview.org

In
April 2014 I was part of an international delegation which visited
Syria for five days. The delegates came from many different countries.
Among the notables were the Irish Nobel
Laureate Mairead Maguire, a Syrian-British heart surgeon and Julian
Assange’s father. We spent time in Damascus, then traveled by bus to
Latakia and then Homs. In each city we had meetings with political,
religious and social leaders but also had time to wander about and talk
with people on the streets. [ 1,780 more word ]

https://orientalreview.org/…/marie-colvin-homs-and-media-f…/

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CATALONIA -- 30-Jan-19 TV News in 100 Seconds: ‘Institutional event to support relatives of jailed leaders’

30-Jan-19 TV News in 100 Seconds: ‘Institutional event to support relatives of jailed leaders’

CATALONIA

🎥 Institutional event to support relatives of jailed leaders. Learn what you need to know, and more, in 100 seconds ➡ https://goo.gl/5CVqpm ~~~

CATALONIA --- The far right in Catalonia: 20 groups and 328 attacks in...

The far right in Catalonia: 20 groups and 328 attacks in...

CATALONIA

The Office of Civil and Political Rights started by the Catalan
vice-presidency department in October has this Friday released its first
activity report. It says there are twenty far-right groups which are
active in Catalonia, and that they've committed 328 attacks in the last
two years.

British MPs condemn imminent Catalan referendum trial

CATALONIA

As they prepared for yesterday's Brexit votes, a group of MPs in the
House of Commons filed an Early Day Motion on a rather different topic:
"Trial of Catalan politicians". In the motion, they express their
"concern about the imminent trial of 18 Catalan politicians and civic
leaders regarding their role in the 2017 independence referendum".

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CATALONIA --- All Eyes on Spanish Judiciary in Trial of Catalan Politicians

All Eyes on Spanish Judiciary in Trial of Catalan Politicians

CATALONIA

All Eyes on Spanish Judiciary in Trial of Catalan Politicians

Posted by CAIN BURDEAU

(CN) – Spain’s judiciary, which critics say is too cozy with the
country’s dominant political parties, will come under intense scrutiny
in the coming months as its high court holds a politically explosive
trial of Catalan independence leaders accused of rebellion and sedition.

<<< https://www.courthousenews.com/all-eyes-on-spanish-judicia…/ >. >

CATALONIA -- 12 Catalan leaders face trial on charges of sedition and rebellion against Spain - Los Angeles Times

12 Catalan leaders face trial on charges of sedition and rebellion against Spain - Los Angeles Times

CATALONIA

" It’s been well over a year since Spain crushed an independence movement in the semiautonomous region of Catalonia.

Now 12 people are set to go on trial for having organized the independence referendum that sparked the crackdown.

The Spanish government accuses the defendants of sedition and
rebellion, charges that together could result in sentences of up to 25
years in prison — and that are intended to send a stern warning to
anybody else with dreams of breaking away from Spain. "

<<<< https://www.latimes.com/…/la-fg-spain-catalonia-separatists… >>

12 Catalan leaders face trial on charges of sedition and rebellion against Spain

Catalan regional Parliament staff members and pro-independence MPs,
displaying yellow ribbons and the portraits of imprisoned Catalan
pro-independence political and social leaders, in a demonstration last
month in Barcelona. (Andreu Dalmau / EPA/Shutterstock)

miércoles, 30 de enero de 2019

Crises of Governance Escalates in Western Capitalist States. Trump, Macron, May - Global ResearchGlobal Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

ABAYOMI
AZIKIWE: France has once again been the scene of the “gilet jaunes”
(yellow vests) demonstrations against the worsening social conditions of
workers under the neo-liberal policies of La Republique en Marche
government of President Emmanuel Macron.

Merkel & Macron Apply Sticking Plaster on Fracturing Europe

The Franco-German Treaty signed last week is a useless sticking plaster for covering up a fracturing Europe.

Terrorism at the Service of ‘Regime Change’. How the West Gets Hit by Its Own Former ‘Useful Freedom Fighters’

“Read
Mary Shelley, read Frankenstein, and read it to the end.” Alas, the end
may be too awful, too near – and not only for the Western sponsors of
Islamist terrorism.

Americans’ Surging Contempt for Billionaires

Tucker Carlson might have delivered the platform for a new third
American political party, which could end and replace the Republican
Party, Eric Zuesse writes.

Il est allé trop loin, il doit partir, par Frédéric Lordon (Les blogs du Diplo, 28 janvier 2019)

« Il est allé trop loin, il doit partir ».
Nouveau billet de Frédéric Lordon.

William Blake. — « Nebuchadnezzar » (Nabuchodonosor), gravure de 1795.

How Russia-gate Rationalized Censorship – Consortiumnews

How Russia-gate Rationalized Censorship

From the Archives: Russia-gate
mania spread beyond a strategy for neutralizing Donald Trump or
removing him from office into an excuse for stifling U.S. dissent that
challenges the New Cold War, reported Joe Lauria on Dec. 4, 2017.

Hillary Clinton speaking with supporters at a campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona, March 21, 2016. (Gage Skidmore)

CATALONIA --Oriol Junqueras: « Nous n'avons commis aucun délit »

Oriol Junqueras: « Nous n'avons commis aucun délit »

CATALONIA

INTERVIEW
- Vice-président du gouvernement régional catalan à l'époque des faits,
il sera jugé le 5 février pour « soulèvement violent » contre les
institutions à la suite du référendum d'autodétermination et de la
déclaration de sécession qui s'était ensuivie. Placé en détention
provisoire, il s'entretient pour la première fois au parloir avec un
média français.

À lledoners (Catalogne)

CATALONIA -- ERC ‘joins different spaces,’ says jailed party leader

ERC ‘joins different spaces,’ says jailed party leader

CATALONIA

Junqueras is one of the pro-independence leaders who is currently
imprisoned for his role in the Catalan push for and declaration of
independence ➡️ https://goo.gl/BvJzzv

CATALONIA -- Spain ‘can’t guarantee judicial rights’ of its citizens, says Puigdemont in Dublin

Spain ‘can’t guarantee judicial rights’ of its citizens, says Puigdemont in Dublin

CATALONIA

📽️
“Today, democracy in Spain is at risk because basic rights have been
‘de facto’ suspended,” said former Catalan president Puigdemont @KRLS at
#Dublin's Trinity College ➡️ https://goo.gl/FUSvLh

CATALONIA -- February 1: new date for transferal of jailed leaders to Madrid

February 1: new date for transferal of jailed leaders to Madrid

CATALONIA

Independence trial expected to start "around" February 5 https://goo.gl/gpuUTX

CATALONIA -- Catalan political prisoners to be moved to Madrid on Friday

Catalan political prisoners to be moved to Madrid on Friday

CATALONIA

Catalan political prisoners to be moved to Madrid on Friday

CATALONIA -- 'Global Spain', Borrell's toy in the middle of the trial

'Global Spain', Borrell's toy in the middle of the trial

CATALONIA

Spanish foreign minister Josep Borrell's team is full
of gems. One of them is Irene Lozana, writer, journalist and former
Congress deputy for UPyD, the centrist, centralist party that was led by
Rosa Díez. Well, Lozano is now secretary of state of the body called España Global ("Global
Spain"), which has replaced the fiasco that was Marca España ("Brand
Spain"), Mariano Rajoy's flagship project which was headed by the
businessperson Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros. Under the umbrella of
España Global falls the management of Spain's brand and image abroad,
badly affected by the crisis with Catalonia, the police violence of 1st
October, the extraordinary imprisonment of the social leaders Jordi
Cuixart and Jordi Sànchez, the suspension of the Catalan government and
the later bifurcation towards exile and prison of its members.

CATALONIA -- Flight risk and the right to defence

Flight risk and the right to defence

CATALONIA

Hours before the Catalan prisoners are moved from Catalan to Madrid prisons, the Spanish Supreme Court has
taken its last decisions with respect to their release, namely denying
it. The court alludes to the flight risk they pose, to the defence they
are guaranteed despite being incarcerated and gets in a mess in
explaining the existence of republican power structures abroad, a clear
reference to the exiles and the Council of the Republic.

CATALONIA -- Spanish police visited or called Ripoll mosque three time...

Spanish police visited or called Ripoll mosque three time...

CATALONIA

Spanish police visited or called Ripoll mosque three times before 2017 attacks

How the West Weaponizes Refugees It Creates - Global ResearchGlobal Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

TONY
CARTALUCCI: The United States and its allies have done both extensively
– from exploiting the flow of refugees fleeing US-led wars in Libya and
Syria – to the cynical exploitation of
high-profile cases like Rahaf al-Qunun of Saudi Arabia and Hakeem
al-Araibi of Bahrain – both of whom are fleeing autocratic regimes armed
and propped up exclusively by the West.

US Caught Helping ISIS Commanders Escape from Taliban Prison in Afghanistan - Global ResearchGlobal Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

A
large number of prisoners, all of them senior members of Daesh (also
ISIS or ISIL) terrorist group, broke out of a Taliban prison in
northwest Afghanistan after US troops helped them escape through a
covert operation.

CATALONIA ----- ‘I’m Catalan and in prison’: Twitter erupts after EU bigwig Verhofstadt’s ‘I am European’ mantra — RT World News

‘I’m Catalan and in prison’: Twitter erupts after EU bigwig Verhofstadt’s ‘I am European’ mantra — RT World News

CATALONIA

#Catalonia #Catalunya • "I'm #Catalan and in prison."
#Twitter erupts after #EU bigwig #Verhofstadt's "#IamEuropean" mantra.

Independence protests in Catalonia © Reuters / Albert Gea; Guy Verhofstadt / Yves Herman

martes, 29 de enero de 2019

Venezuela: What Activists Need to Know About the US-led Coup - Global ResearchGlobal Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

Venezuela
has the largest oil reserves in the world and the second largest gold
reserves, as well as diamonds and other minerals such as coltan (needed
for electronic devices). And, Venezuela
is taking over as president of OPEC and will be in a position to push
for oil payments in non-dollar currencies or in cryptocurrencies, a
major threat to the US dollar.

'This Is Very Dangerous': Trump Administration Seizes Venezuela Oil Assets, Renews Threat of Military Action If Maduro Stays

"The problem here is that these efforts by the United States to change other countries' governments often lead to catastrophe."

Bill McKibben on Climate Change, COP Meetings, Activism & Solutions

acTVism Munich: In this exclusive interview with environmental activist Bill McKibben, we talk about climate change, the Conference of the Parties (COP) convention
generally and their recent meeting in Poland, as well as the latest
report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). We also
cover climate action, the current state of the environmental movement in
the US and abroad as well as possible solutions that individuals can
apply to tackle humanity’s greatest challenge yet.

Bill McKibben is an author and environmentalist who in 2014 was awarded the Right Livelihood Award: The 'Alternative Nobel Prize'. He is a founder of 350.org,
the first planet-wide, grassroots climate change movement, which has
organized twenty thousand rallies around the world. A former staff
writer for the New Yorker, he writes frequently for a wide variety of
publications around the world, including the New York Review of Books,
National Geographic, and Rolling Stone.

350.org
uses online campaigns, grassroots organizing, and mass public actions
to oppose new coal, oil and gas projects, take money out of the
companies that are heating up the planet, and build 100% clean energy
solutions that work for all. 350’s network extends to 188 countries.

CATALONIA ---- Prosecution reports against the catalan politcal prisonerS -- Legal documentation – International Trial Watch

Legal documentation – International Trial Watch

CATALONIA

Prosecution reports against the catalan politcal prisoners

Fresh alert over Brazil dam collapse as relatives’ anguish intensifies | World news | The Guardian

Cultures of Resistance

Terrible
eco tragedy in Brazil! When will the government stop allowing the
construction of dams that damage the environment and pose a threat to
local communities?

"At least 58 people have been confirmed killed and hundreds remain
missing following Friday’s mudslide. Even before the latest setbacks,
hope that people had survived the tsunami of iron ore mine waste from
the dam collapse was turning to anguish that there would be no more
survivors...

"The chief executive of Vale, Fabio Schvartsman,
apologised on Saturday without taking responsibility for the incident,
in a television interview. 'Apologies to society, apologies to you,
apologies to the whole world for what has happened,' he said. 'I don’t
know who is responsible, but you can be sure we’ll do our part.'"

Israel Elections: Benny Gantz Runs on Netanyahu’s “Heroic” Gaza Slaughter

EXCLUSIVE:
Benny Gantz really has no accomplishments to show. What few
achievements he does boast are nothing more than the massacres of a
civilian population in Gaza, and even those he executed as a soldier
following orders from Netanyahu.

How the Organization of American States Became an Agent of Regime Change

Almagro
has been far more interested in anti-democratic regime change than in
facing these critical challenges. The region has an opportunity to
restore regional cooperation on shared priorities. But that will require
a change in leadership.

How Brexit Burst the West’s Immigration Taboos

The key thing to recognize about the Brexit conflict is that the critical issue is not economics but immigration.

The U.S. Military’s Lost Wars

The U.S. Military’s Lost Wars: Overfunded, overhyped, and always over there.

A Progressive ‘Artifice’ of Democratic Impotence: The ‘World’ Finally ‘Gets It’

For
the first time, an American official has definitively exposed the fact
that the US has no vision for the future, and that the US now can only
act disruptively in the Middle East.

Propagande contre le Venezuela | Defend Democracy Press

The Delphi Initiative

https://www.facebook.com/138996669501366/posts/2075840389150308/

Propagande contre le Venezuela

The Global Elite is Insane | Feelings First

The Global Elite is Insane

Robert J. Burrowes

In a recent report titled ‘Working for the Few: Political capture and economic inequality’
Oxfam informs us that ‘Almost half of the world’s wealth is now owned
by just one percent of the population’. Their report goes on to
recommend that the World Economic Forum,
an elite gathering held annually in Davos, Switzerland, take economic
and political measures to ensure a more equitable distribution of
wealth.

Fragment of Sue Coe ‘Butcher to the World’

The Global Elite is Insane Revisited | Feelings First

Robert J. Burrowes

In 2014 I wrote an article titled ‘The Global Elite is Insane’. I want
to elaborate what I explained in the earlier article so that people have
a clearer sense of what we are up against in our struggle to create a
world of peace, justice and ecological sustainability.

<<< https://feelingsfirstblog.wordpress.com/…/global-elite-is-…/ >.

Destruction of the Biosphere, Timeframe of Global Climate Change: A Last Ditch Strategy to Fight for Human Survival - Global ResearchGlobal Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

However, there is no consensus regarding the timeframe in which this climate catastrophe will cause human extinction.
This lack of consensus is primarily due to the global elite controlling
the public perception of this timeframe with frequent talk of ‘the end
of the century’ designed to allow ongoing profit maximization through
‘business as usual’ for as long as possible. Why has this happened?

Learning from Gandhi. ‘The People’s Charter to Create a Nonviolent World’ - Global ResearchGlobal Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

ROBERT
J. BURROWES: He was not just interested in the violence that occurs
when nations fight wars or one person kills or injures another. He was
interested in addressing the violence that occurs when individuals and
nations exploit other individuals/nations (such as when British
imperialism exploited India and Indians) and the violence that occurs
when a structure (such as capitalism or socialism) exploits the
individuals within it.

<<< https://www.globalresearch.ca/learning-from-gandhi-…/5666819 >

CATALONIA --- Prosecutor: no need for observers in independence trial

Prosecutor: no need for observers in independence trial

CATALONIA

'The
Spanish general prosecutor, María José Segarra, sustains there’s no need
for international observers to follow the independence trial from
inside the Supreme Court, where it will be held.'

'Several human
rights organizations have requested to observe the sessions, including
Amnesty International and International Trial Watch, including
professors, jurists, and human rights experts.'

http://www.catalannews.com/…/prosecutor-no-need-for-observe…

France’s Red Scarves: Ready-Made Counter-Protest and New Media Darlings

The
pressure will now grow to disperse the Yellow Vest movement while also
attempting to use the Red Scarves to manufacture support for draconian
government policies and police crackdowns aimed at finally ending the
establishment-threatening protests.

https://www.mintpressnews.com/frances-red-scarves-ready-…/…/

lunes, 28 de enero de 2019

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Involvement by U.S. military, intelligence and police agencies in the murders of Kennedys, King and Malcom X | Defend Democracy Press

The Delphi Initiative

https://www.facebook.com/995331433853202/posts/2107661395953528/

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Involvement by U.S. military, intelligence and
police agencies in the murders of Kennedys, King and Malcom X

In land of illegal outposts and hate crimes, another Palestinian life claimed - Israel News - Haaretz - Israel News | Haaretz.com

"A lethal weekend for Palestinians — four killed, from Rafah in the Gaza
Strip to Ramallah in the West Bank — ended Saturday with the death of a
farmer in his olive orchard, in the central West Bank village of
Al-Mughayyir." - Gideon Levy

Before Venezuela: The Long History of U.S. Intervention in Latin America - Global ResearchGlobal Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accuses the United States of trying
to orchestrate a coup against him, and that allegation has resonance
among many in a region where Washington has a long history of
interventions—military and otherwise.

The Empire's "Left Intellectuals" Call for Regime Change. The Role of "Progressives" and the Antiwar Movement - Global ResearchGlobal Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

PROF. MICHEL CHOSSUDOVSKY: Several prominent intellectuals are calling
for a “negotiated settlement” between the Maduro government and “the
opposition” led by the self proclaimed
interim president Juan Guaido . It should be obvious that this proposal
is redundant and contradictory. The leader of the National Assembly Juan
Guaido is a US proxy (instrument of a foreign government) who will be
“negotiating” on behalf of Washington.

Faut-il brûler le protocole de Kyoto ?, par Aurélien Bernier (Le Monde diplomatique, décembre 2007)

Climat : aucune solution efficace ne peut vraisemblablement exister sans
remettre en cause les systèmes de production et les règles du commerce
international, en instaurant par exemple
de nouveaux droits de douane qui intégreraient le contenu énergétique
et carbonique des produits d’importation.

UK to warn of Brexit backstop’s threat to Irish peace treaty – POLITICO

Theresa May's latest plan to keep Brexit on track is to maneuver the EU
into giving legally-binding guarantees on the Irish border.

The Border Communities Against Brexit group break through a mock wall
between Ireland and the U.K. on January 26 in Louth, Ireland | Charles
McQuillan/Getty Images

jueves, 31 de enero de 2019

Sur l’émergence de l’islamisme politique au lendemain de la défaite arabe de 1967, puis la manière dont se forgea une alliance entre les Frères musulmans et le président égyptien.

Venezuela has the dubious fortune of being located on the continent of South America, which the United States has treated under the so-called “Monroe Doctrine” as its exclusive zone of political, economic, and military influence.

Malcom X’s last speech after Feb. 1965 firebombing of his home https://vimeo.com/192326332

Amnesty International's "Destination: Occupation" campaign is calling on companies like Booking, Trip Advisor, and Expedia to stop listing tourist accommodation, activities, and attractions in settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Democracy International

Mehr Demokratie NRW Transparency International EU Alter-EU Corporate Europe Observatory

CATALONIA

🎥 Institutional event to support relatives of jailed leaders. Learn what you need to know, and more, in 100 seconds ➡ https://goo.gl/5CVqpm ~~~

CATALONIA

The Office of Civil and Political Rights started by the Catalan vice-presidency department in October has this Friday released its first activity report. It says there are twenty far-right groups which are active in Catalonia, and that they've committed 328 attacks in the last two years.

CATALONIA

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Meetings with lobbyists must be public. End of discussion.

Tell your representatives you expect them to vote for lobby transparency tomorrow! There's not much time left!👇⏳🕔

CATALONIA

All Eyes on Spanish Judiciary in Trial of Catalan Politicians

Posted by CAIN BURDEAU

(CN) – Spain’s judiciary, which critics say is too cozy with the country’s dominant political parties, will come under intense scrutiny in the coming months as its high court holds a politically explosive trial of Catalan independence leaders accused of rebellion and sedition.

<<< https://www.courthousenews.com/all-eyes-on-spanish-judicia…/ >. >

CATALONIA

" It’s been well over a year since Spain crushed an independence movement in the semiautonomous region of Catalonia.

Now 12 people are set to go on trial for having organized the independence referendum that sparked the crackdown.

The Spanish government accuses the defendants of sedition and rebellion, charges that together could result in sentences of up to 25 years in prison — and that are intended to send a stern warning to anybody else with dreams of breaking away from Spain. "

<<<< https://www.latimes.com/…/la-fg-spain-catalonia-separatists… >>

Catalan regional Parliament staff members and pro-independence MPs, displaying yellow ribbons and the portraits of imprisoned Catalan pro-independence political and social leaders, in a demonstration last month in Barcelona. (Andreu Dalmau / EPA/Shutterstock)

miércoles, 30 de enero de 2019

ABAYOMI AZIKIWE: France has once again been the scene of the “gilet jaunes” (yellow vests) demonstrations against the worsening social conditions of workers under the neo-liberal policies of La Republique en Marche government of President Emmanuel Macron.

The Franco-German Treaty signed last week is a useless sticking plaster for covering up a fracturing Europe.

“Read Mary Shelley, read Frankenstein, and read it to the end.” Alas, the end may be too awful, too near – and not only for the Western sponsors of Islamist terrorism.

Tucker Carlson might have delivered the platform for a new third American political party, which could end and replace the Republican Party, Eric Zuesse writes.

« Il est allé trop loin, il doit partir ». Nouveau billet de Frédéric Lordon.

How Russia-gate Rationalized Censorship

CATALONIA

Sur
l’émergence de l’islamisme politique au lendemain de la défaite arabe
de 1967, puis la manière dont se forgea une alliance entre les Frères
musulmans et le président égyptien.

Venezuela
has the dubious fortune of being located on the continent of South
America, which the United States has treated under the so-called “Monroe
Doctrine” as its exclusive zone of political, economic, and military
influence.

Amnesty
International's "Destination: Occupation" campaign is calling on
companies like Booking, Trip Advisor, and Expedia to stop listing
tourist accommodation, activities, and attractions in settlements in the
occupied West Bank.

The Office of Civil and Political Rights started by the Catalan
vice-presidency department in October has this Friday released its first
activity report. It says there are twenty far-right groups which are
active in Catalonia, and that they've committed 328 attacks in the last
two years.

(CN) – Spain’s judiciary, which critics say is too cozy with the
country’s dominant political parties, will come under intense scrutiny
in the coming months as its high court holds a politically explosive
trial of Catalan independence leaders accused of rebellion and sedition.

The Spanish government accuses the defendants of sedition and
rebellion, charges that together could result in sentences of up to 25
years in prison — and that are intended to send a stern warning to
anybody else with dreams of breaking away from Spain. "

Catalan regional Parliament staff members and pro-independence MPs,
displaying yellow ribbons and the portraits of imprisoned Catalan
pro-independence political and social leaders, in a demonstration last
month in Barcelona. (Andreu Dalmau / EPA/Shutterstock)

ABAYOMI
AZIKIWE: France has once again been the scene of the “gilet jaunes”
(yellow vests) demonstrations against the worsening social conditions of
workers under the neo-liberal policies of La Republique en Marche
government of President Emmanuel Macron.

“Read
Mary Shelley, read Frankenstein, and read it to the end.” Alas, the end
may be too awful, too near – and not only for the Western sponsors of
Islamist terrorism.

Tucker Carlson might have delivered the platform for a new third
American political party, which could end and replace the Republican
Party, Eric Zuesse writes.

« Il est allé trop loin, il doit partir ».
Nouveau billet de Frédéric Lordon.