sábado, 4 de noviembre de 2017

The Toxic Legacy of Balfour and British Colonialism in Israel-Palestine | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

Balfour himself was not a Zionist. He didn’t even like Jews. Nor did
most of the British élite of the day. Youssef Munayer even calls
Balfour a “white supremacist,” which is precisely right.

Absurdities of Syrian war propaganda — RT Op-Edge

In Syria, there never was a “revolution.” Instead, it was a premeditated
war on Syria by foreign powers (namely the US, Saudi Arabia, Qatar,
Turkey, and Israel) who armed even Al-Qaeda (something Qatar recently
admitted).

Damaged buildings in the Syrian city of Raqa. ©
Delil souleiman / AFP

SPAIN AGAINST THE CATALONIA NATION ---- Lawyer alleges mistreatment of jailed ministers

Lawyer alleges mistreatment of jailed ministers

A video has also surfaced showing Spanish National Police mocking the incarcerated ministers ➡️ https://goo.gl/a6pZn8

The “Deep State” and the Unspoken Crimes of the U.S. Empire, Operation Gladio | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

GARY WEGLARZ: The key institutions of Western societies have lost
their credibility. They fail to merit either the respect or loyalty of
the domestic populations they purport to serve.

Testing the validity of this assertion requires examination of Western
institutions from a holistic rather than fragmentary perspective. This
is easier said than done.

There exists a massive amount of near
real-time web based information available for us to process daily if we
are attempting to keep abreast of world events. This often leaves us
diligently evaluating recent events, while lacking the opportunity to
step back and assemble these discrete events into a more comprehensible
whole.

SPAIN AGAINST THE CATALONIA PEOPLE --- Junqueras, Romeva i Mundó denunciaran maltractaments en el trasllat a la presó | NacióDigital

Junqueras, Romeva i Mundó denunciaran maltractaments en el trasllat a la presó | NacióDigital

CATALONIA

#catalunyareferendum

‪Members of the #CatalanGovernment
held in custody by the Spanish legal authorities denounce ill-treatment
while being taken to prison. A very serious matter. A shameful lack of
guarantees http://bit.ly/2lNqQ2n‬ ~~~~

viernes, 3 de noviembre de 2017

Protest & Celebrations Mark Balfour Declaration Centenary

Protests
in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza and a celebratory banquet in
London, attended by Israel’s and the UK’s prime ministers, are the
contrasting ways in which the centenary
of the controversial Balfour declaration supporting the establishment of
a Jewish homeland in Palestine is being marked.

CATALONIA ---- The imprisonments are a ‘very serious attack on democracy,’ Puigdemont says

The imprisonments are a ‘very serious attack on democracy,’ Puigdemont says

VIDEO

CATALONIA

#catalunyareferendum

🎥 Deposed Catalan President's response to imprisonments:"It's a very serious mistake,a serious attack on democracy" https://goo.gl/ZwQNjB ~~~~

The imprisonments are a ‘very serious attack on democracy,’ Puigdemont says

He demands, as “legitimate” president, the release of the vice president, the ministers, and an end to the “repression”

Dismissed president Carles Puigdemont said in a
televised speech that the jailing of his government is a "coup against
the December 21 elections,” referring to the upcoming snap elections
called by the Spanish government. The imprisonments were also described
by Puigdemont as “a very serious attack on democracy.”

According to Puigdemont, the jailing of Catalan ministers today shows
that the upcoming December elections “will be developed in a climate of
repression and imprisonment,” in what he described as an “unprecedented
situation in 21st century Europe.” Puigdemont, as a “legitimate”
president, he said, has demanded “the liberation of the ministers and
the vice president” and the “end of political repression.”

He also warned Catalans that “a long and fierce repression awaits”
and he stated that the “fury” of the Spanish government has become
“runaway” and that it’s “threatening everything.” Puigdemont, for this
reason, called for his audience “to fight it” the Catalan way, "without
violence, with peace and with respect for all opinions and people.”

Former FBI agent says tech companies must “silence” sources of “rebellion” - World Socialist Web Site

Over the course of four hours, senators argued that “foreign
infiltration” is the root of social opposition within the United States,
in order to justify the censorship of oppositional viewpoints.

Selected Articles: War against Iran or North Korea? | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

For those who are willing and able, we ask you to support our projects
by forwarding, crossposting, etc our articles, starting with this
selection to get critical, unreported
stories and information out as a means to challenge the tide of
misinformation being used as a smokescreen for imperialism and war.

The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity : War on Terror Costs Taxpayers $250 Million a Day

According to a new Pentagon report, the "war on terror" has cost
Americans $250 million per day. Every day. For sixteen years! Do you
feel safer?

Campaigners Condemn Govt’s “Shameless Attempt” To Strip Millions of Privacy Rights - TruePublica

These data-sharing arrangements are
typified by secrecy, total disregard for any of the fundamental
principles currently governing data protection, and a wholesale failure
to balance immigration enforcement objectives against people’s
fundamental human rights. There has been no public consultation and
negligible parliamentary scrutiny and data-sharing deals have been
exposed almost entirely by campaigners and journalists using Freedom of
Information requests.

Since 2012, the Home Office has operated with a public commitment to
create a “hostile environment” for undocumented migrants. The
requirement on public servants and private citizens to check people’s
entitlement to services – and the discriminatory impacts felt by those
subjected to the checks – mean its effects have reverberated
beyond its target group to affect all migrants, black, asian and
minority ethnic communities and wider society in Britain.

Le double jeu des classes moyennes, par Alain Accardo (Le Monde diplomatique, décembre 2002)

La logique objective de leur condition conduit les petits-bourgeois à développer deux sortes d’attentes.

Tips for Data Journalism in the Shadow of an Overbroad Anti-Hacking Law | American Civil Liberties Union

Tips for data journalism in the shadow of an overbroad anti-hacking law from the ACLU:

YouTube and Facebook Are Removing Evidence of Atrocities, Jeopardizing Cases Against War Criminals

Social media evidence is increasingly used to build cases against human
rights violators, but YouTube and Facebook are removing evidence of
atrocities, which jeopardizes cases against war criminals.

Terror or False Flag in Manhattan?

Numerous false flags in America and Europe suggest incidents like the Tuesday Manhattan one may have been another.

Video: Syrian SAA Forces Clearing Northern Deir Ezzor from ISIS | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

The ISIS-held area is rapidly shrinking in the city of Deir Ezzor. On
November 1, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) Tiger Forces and the Republican
Guard liberated Jubaliyah neighborhood, the central park area, the
school of law and education area and the southern part of Hamidiyah
neighborhood.

Video: The Longest US War: Korea 1950 – 2017 | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

Video: The Longest US War: Korea 1950 – 2017

By Ajamu Baraka and WRFG Labor Forum

Seeds of Destruction: Hijacking of the World’s Food System | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

F. WILLIAM ENGDAHL: Birds and bees are something most of us take for
granted as part of nature. The expression “teaching about the birds and
the bees” to explain the process of
human reproduction to young people is not an accidental expression. Bees
and birds contribute to the essence of life on our planet. A study by
the US Department of Agriculture estimated that “…perhaps one-third of
our total diet is dependent, directly or indirectly, upon
insect-pollinated plants.”

Who Must be Held Responsible for Ruined Syria? US-NATO Supported The Terrorists. U.S. Coalition Air Strikes Caused Most of the Destruction | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

SOPHIE MANGAL: In an interview with Reuters, British Foreign Secretary
Boris Johnson said that the United States, Britain and other countries
opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad wouldn’t support the
reconstruction of the country until there was a political transition
“away from Assad”.

SPAIN AGAINST THE CATALONIA PEOPLE --- 2-Nov-17 TV News: 'Spain jails Catalan government'

2-Nov-17 TV News: 'Spain jails Catalan government'

CATALONIA

#catalunyareferendum

🎥 2-Nov-17 TV News: 'Spain jails Catalan government' Watch here to find out more ➡️ https://goo.gl/jnoqFU ~~~~

The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity : ‘US Govt Undermines Democracy’ Seeking More Control Over Social Media

Senators seeking to gain control over social media "are the ones that
are acting like totalitarians; they are the ones acting like
anti-American; they are the ones that are undermining our democracy,” RPI's Daniel McAdams tells RT. Read and watch the interview at the link...

‘US Govt Undermines Democracy’ Seeking More Control Over Social Media http://ronpaulinstitute.org/…/us-govt-undermines-democracy…/

CATALONIA --- Spain wants revenge. But arresting Catalan leaders only gives us strength | Jordi Solé, Josep-Maria Terricabras and Ramon Tremosa | Opinion | The Guardian

Spain wants revenge. But arresting Catalan leaders only gives us strength | Jordi Solé, Josep-Maria Terricabras and Ramon Tremosa | Opinion | The Guardian

CATALONIA

#catalunyareferendum

Spain wants revenge. But arresting Catalan leaders only gives us strength

Madrid’s aggressive, unconstitutional attempts to crush Catalonia’s pro-independence spirit will in fact be counterproductive

<<< https://www.theguardian.com/…/spain-arresting-catalan-leade… >>>

A protester holds a Catalan flag as members of the deposed Catalan regional government arrive at the national court in Madrid.
Photograph: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images

jueves, 2 de noviembre de 2017

Saudi-led airstrike kills 21 in attack on crowded market in Yemen | The Independent

An airstrike by a Saudi-led military coalition has killed 21 people at a market in Yemen's northern Saadah province, according to a Reuters witness at the scene.

The attack that struck the Sahar district of the vast territory, on
the border with Saudi Arabia, reduced the site to a heap of twisted
sheet metal. Medics gathered corpses and laid them in a group.

A military alliance led by Saudi Arabia has launched thousands of airstrikes against Yemen's armed Houthi movement, which hails from Saadah and now controls much of the country.

People gather at the site of an airstrike in the north western city of Saada, Yemen Naif Rahma/Reuters

How Not to Respond to the New York Attack | American Civil Liberties Union

President Donald Trump today provided the perfect lesson in how not to respond to tragedy.

UN Says Syrian Gov’t Behind Chemical Attacks But Where’s The Motive?

The investigators didn't even visit the site of the chemical attack in Syria allegedly carried out by the Syrian government.

US Allows Saudi Arabia To Plant Wahhabi Seed In Raqqa Rubble

The
Manhattan terrorist was from Uzbekistan and ascribed to Wahabbism,
ISIS' ideology. Many Uzbeks joined US-backed anti-Assad terrorist
groups, which ISIS grew out of.

Does the US & Saudi Arabia embolden terrorists & their Wahabbi ideology? http://www.mintpressnews.com/us-allows-saudi-arabia-…/233719 ~~~~~

The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity : Revealed: How The Russians Stole Our Election

Did you watch the Senate Intelligence Committee's hearings today on how
the Russians used US social media to manipulate our elections? RPI's
Daniel McAdams followed the hearing and can reveal the smoking gun...at
the link:

One of the "Russia-linked" ads that threw the election to Trump...

The Urbal Fix: Creating Truly Sustainable Cities

A solution-oriented film about creating sustainable and democratic cities.

Wall Street Derivatives That Helped Crash the Economy in 2008 Are Back

Wall Street Derivatives That Helped Crash the Economy in 2008 Are Back — in a Big Way

Truck attack kills eight in New York City - World Socialist Web Site

WikiLeaks Updates

«
While police reportedly found a note in the truck claiming that the
attack had been carried out in the name of the Islamic State of Iraq and
Syria (ISIS), no direct link between Tuesday’s events and ISIS has been
established. »

▁▁▁

Students from Borough of Manhattan Community College look down at the scene of the attack on West Street

The Intrigue at the Heart of the Beijing-Riyadh-Washington Triangle

Saudi Aramco (the Saudi Arabian Oil Company) is the world’s largest
petroleum business. However, it never appears in the rankings of the
world’s largest oil producers, since it
does not publish financial information such as profit, sales, assets, or
market capitalization. Therefore America’s ExxonMobil and Chevron,
China’s Sinopec and PetroChina, the Anglo-Dutch company Royal Dutch
Shell, Great Britain’s BP, and France’s Total top the rankings. But
everyone knows perfectly well that these leaders in the global oil
industry are mere dwarfs compared to Saudi Aramco.

Britain still proud of its shameful role as patron of Israel's occupation | Middle East Eye

Jonathan Cook, journalist

My latest: Israel learnt from Lord Balfour that, as long as it had a super-power patron, it was untouchable.

Lebanon Next in US War on Middle East | New Eastern Outlook

Geopolitical analysts have long-warned that regime change in Tehran was
always America’s ultimate goal and that the conflicts ignited across the
Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) was a means of reorganizing
the Arab World into a united front against Tehran and its allies and in
turn, against Moscow and Beijing.

The Deep State’s JFK Triumph over Trump | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

Fifty-four years after President Kennedy’s assassination, the CIA and
FBI demanded more time to decide what secrets to keep hiding – and a
chastened President Trump bowed to their power, observes ex-CIA analyst
Ray McGovern.

Iran: Next Target of US Military Aggression in the Wake of the Invasion of Iraq. The 2005 “Military Roadmap” | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

PROF. MICHEL CHOSSUDOVSKY: Targeting Iran is a bipartisan project, which
broadly serves the interests of the Anglo-American oil conglomerates,
the Wall Street financial establishment and the military-industrial
complex.

US Govt-Funded Think Tank Praises “Moderate” Al Qaeda

With al Qaeda now seen by the U.S. as likely the only group in Syria
“militarily capable of challenging the Assad regime’s grip on power, the
U.S. is in the uncomfortable position of having to rehabilitate 9/11
and current terrorists into supportable “moderates.”

Blaming the Afghan War Failure on — Russia – Consortiumnews

Another part of the U.S. mainstream media’s rash of Russia-bashing is to
claim that Moscow is arming Afghanistan’s Taliban, but again the
evidence doesn’t match the accusations, writes Jonathan Marshall.

Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilots fly near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, April 5, 2017.(Army photo by Capt. Brian Harris)

Marjorie Cohn | Trump Is Killing Record Numbers of Civilians

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump advocated killing
innocent families of suspected terrorists. “When you get these
terrorists, you have to take out their families,” he declared. Besides
the immorality of killing innocents, the targeting of civilians violates
the Geneva Conventions.

CATALONIA --- Here in Catalonia, people no longer feel like they live in a democracy | The Independent

Here in Catalonia, people no longer feel like they live in a democracy | The Independent

CATALONIA

#catalunyareferendum

Here in Catalonia, people no longer feel like they live in a democracy

The turmoil of the past weeks, with Catalonia proclaiming independence,
and Madrid stamping it down, amid bitterness and violence, has been a
reminder of dark days gone by

<<<< http://www.independent.co.uk/…/catalonia-day-of-the-dead-in… >>>

CATALONIA --- How important is Catalonia to Spain?

How important is Catalonia to Spain?

CATALONIA

#catalunyareferendum

While Catalonia only contributes about a fifth of Spain's GDP, it is responsible for about a third of its exports.

<<<<< https://news.sky.com/…/how-important-is-catalonia-to-spains… >>>

CATALONIA -- Self-determination is legal under international law – it's hypocritical to argue otherwise for Catalonia

Self-determination is legal under international law – it's hypocritical to argue otherwise for Catalonia

CATALONIA

#catalunyareferendum

Self-determination is legal under international law – it's hypocritical to argue otherwise for Catalonia

Just because the constitution says secession is illegal, it doesn't mean it is under international law.

<<<<< http://theconversation.com/self-determination-is-legal-unde… >>>

Celebrations in Barcelona on October 27 were shortlived.
Quique Garcia/EPA

CATALONIA -- Catalonia Will Not Retreat - NYTimes.com

Catalonia Will Not Retreat - NYTimes.com

CATALONIA

#catalunyareferendum

"The proclamation of independence by the #CatalanRepublic last week was a historic milestone. It demonstrated that the #Catalan
government, with the support of the public, has one priority — freedom
for a people who are being prohibited from deciding their future. It
didn’t seem to matter to the #Spanish government, though, that most #Catalans wanted a peaceful, democratic vote to establish their #independence."

The New York Times

<<<<< https://mobile.nytimes.com/…/catalonia-independence-spain.h… >>>>

miércoles, 1 de noviembre de 2017

Nestlé, Hershey and Mars 'breaking promises over palm oil use' | Environment | The Guardian

The last parcel of Sumatran rainforest in which these three species
all roam – along with rhinos, clouded leopards and sun bears – is
vanishing at a dramatic pace as lucrative palm oil plantations illegally eat into tropical forestland.

The brands source palm oil from this 2.6m hectare Leuser region, via complex supply chains, some involving traders linked to suppliers illegally logging in the region.

Nestlé promised to end deforestation in its supply chain by 2015 in response to Greenpeace’s KitKat campaign of 2010. After Ran’s “Snack food 20” report, this was upgraded to a pledge of “no sourcing from areas converted from natural forests after 1 February 2013”. The target was missed.

“Four years later we can now trace over 90% of our palm oil back to
the mill of origin and almost two thirds back to the plantation level,”
said Nestlé spokeswoman Peggy Diby. “Our ambition is to raise this
figure to 100% by 2020, back to plantation.”

In July, Nestlé told the Guardian it could only source 47% of its
palm oil to plantations, suggesting a big improvement in the last three
months.

Hershey’s said in 2014
that it would source all of its palm oil back to the mill level by
2015, and to plantations by 2016. But its plantation level sourcing
actually fell in 2016 from 27% to 14%, and the commitment has been deferred until 2020.

Greenpeace protestors dressed as orangutans demonstrate against palm oil
harvested from rainforest destruction outside a Nestle shareholders’
meeting. Photograph: Antoine Antoniol/Bloomberg/Getty Images

Help Beat Arctic Oil In Court!

This year we’ve seen monster hurricanes and floods hit land around
the world. As climate change picks up speed, we all need to act.

That’s why we’re suing the Norwegian
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Dangerous Crossroads: Tillerson and Mattis Try Justifying Endless US Wars of Aggression | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

STEPHEN LENDMAN: In Monday testimony before Senate Foreign Relations
Committee members, they urged congressional authorization for unlimited
warmaking anywhere worldwide – a shocking indictment of a rogue state
threatening humanity’s survival, risking eventual catastrophic nuclear
war.

The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity : RPI's Daniel McAdams: Twitter's Decision to Ban Ads From RT, Sputnik 'is About Politics'

What's really behind the Twitter ban on ads from RT and Sputnik? It's
big business in bed with big government. Doing the bidding of the
dominant political class in Washington to curry favor. So says RPI
Director Daniel McAdams in an interview at the link...

House Democratic Whip Resists Effort to End U.S. Involvement in Yemen War

The resolution would compel Trump to remove U.S. military forces from
the hostilities in Yemen within 30 days, but it would not impede the
military against Al Qaeda in Yemen.

JFK Files Reveal CIA Planned to Stage Bombings, Then Blame Castro | Democracy Now!

acTVism Munich Editorial Pick: Democracy Now!

"A newly declassified document shows the CIA considered a plan in the early 1960s to plant bombs in Miami, slaughter
Cuban refugees, assassinate Cuban exiles and unleash biological and
chemical agents on Cuban farms—all in a bid to turn world opinion
against Cuban leader Fidel Castro."

CATALONIA --- Spain's ham-handed attempts to intimidate Catalonia are feeding a political crisis - LA Times

Spain's ham-handed attempts to intimidate Catalonia are feeding a political crisis - LA Times

CATALONIA

#catalunyareferendum

" As if Europe weren’t struggling with enough problems, from Brexit to
rising nationalism to a seemingly endless flow of migrants fleeing
tumult and war in the Middle East and Africa, Spain now finds itself
mired in its worst political crisis since the death of dictator Gen.
Francisco Franco and the creation of a democratic Spanish state in 1978.
The crisis stems from a growing desire in Catalonia — the
semiautonomous northeastern region anchored by Barcelona — to secede and form an independent nation. "

<<<< http://www.latimes.com/…/la-ed-spain-catalonia-secession-cr… >>>

CATALONIA -- SCOT goes POP!: Opinion poll confirms what we already knew: Catalonia wants to be an independent state

SCOT goes POP!: Opinion poll confirms what we already knew: Catalonia wants to be an independent state

CATALONIA

#catalunyareferendum

Opinion poll confirms what we already knew: Catalonia wants to be an independent state

The new Catalan poll today confirms that there has been a significant
swing in favour of independence since the pre-referendum period,
sufficient to give Yes a majority.

I, més concretament, vol que
Catalunya esdevingui un Estat independent? (And, more specifically, do
you want Catalonia to become an independent State?)

Yes 48.7% (+7.6)
No 43.6% (-5.8)

The fieldwork dates were 16th-29th October, and with Don't Knows
excluded the results are roughly: Yes 53%, No 47%. Percentage changes
are from the same polling organisation's figures in June.

sábado, 4 de noviembre de 2017

Balfour himself was not a Zionist. He didn’t even like Jews. Nor did most of the British élite of the day. Youssef Munayer even calls Balfour a “white supremacist,” which is precisely right.

In Syria, there never was a “revolution.” Instead, it was a premeditated war on Syria by foreign powers (namely the US, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, and Israel) who armed even Al-Qaeda (something Qatar recently admitted).

Damaged buildings in the Syrian city of Raqa. © Delil souleiman / AFP

A video has also surfaced showing Spanish National Police mocking the incarcerated ministers ➡️ https://goo.gl/a6pZn8

GARY WEGLARZ: The key institutions of Western societies have lost their credibility. They fail to merit either the respect or loyalty of the domestic populations they purport to serve.

Testing the validity of this assertion requires examination of Western institutions from a holistic rather than fragmentary perspective. This is easier said than done.

CATALONIA

‪Members of the #CatalanGovernment held in custody by the Spanish legal authorities denounce ill-treatment while being taken to prison. A very serious matter. A shameful lack of guarantees http://bit.ly/2lNqQ2n‬ ~~~~

viernes, 3 de noviembre de 2017

VIDEO

CATALONIA

🎥 Deposed Catalan President's response to imprisonments:"It's a very serious mistake,a serious attack on democracy" https://goo.gl/ZwQNjB ~~~~

The imprisonments are a ‘very serious attack on democracy,’ Puigdemont says

He demands, as “legitimate” president, the release of the vice president, the ministers, and an end to the “repression”

Over the course of four hours, senators argued that “foreign infiltration” is the root of social opposition within the United States, in order to justify the censorship of oppositional viewpoints.

According to a new Pentagon report, the "war on terror" has cost Americans $250 million per day. Every day. For sixteen years! Do you feel safer?

La logique objective de leur condition conduit les petits-bourgeois à développer deux sortes d’attentes.

Tips for data journalism in the shadow of an overbroad anti-hacking law from the ACLU:

Social media evidence is increasingly used to build cases against human rights violators, but YouTube and Facebook are removing evidence of atrocities, which jeopardizes cases against war criminals.

Numerous false flags in America and Europe suggest incidents like the Tuesday Manhattan one may have been another.

The ISIS-held area is rapidly shrinking in the city of Deir Ezzor. On November 1, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) Tiger Forces and the Republican Guard liberated Jubaliyah neighborhood, the central park area, the school of law and education area and the southern part of Hamidiyah neighborhood.

Video: The Longest US War: Korea 1950 – 2017

By Ajamu Baraka and WRFG Labor Forum

CATALONIA

🎥 2-Nov-17 TV News: 'Spain jails Catalan government' Watch here to find out more ➡️ https://goo.gl/jnoqFU ~~~~

Senators seeking to gain control over social media "are the ones that are acting like totalitarians; they are the ones acting like anti-American; they are the ones that are undermining our democracy,” RPI's Daniel McAdams tells RT. Read and watch the interview at the link...

‘US Govt Undermines Democracy’ Seeking More Control Over Social Media http://ronpaulinstitute.org/…/us-govt-undermines-democracy…/

CATALONIA

Spain wants revenge. But arresting Catalan leaders only gives us strength

Madrid’s aggressive, unconstitutional attempts to crush Catalonia’s pro-independence spirit will in fact be counterproductive

<<< https://www.theguardian.com/…/spain-arresting-catalan-leade… >>>

Balfour himself was not a Zionist. He didn’t even like Jews. Nor did
most of the British élite of the day. Youssef Munayer even calls
Balfour a “white supremacist,” which is precisely right.

In Syria, there never was a “revolution.” Instead, it was a premeditated
war on Syria by foreign powers (namely the US, Saudi Arabia, Qatar,
Turkey, and Israel) who armed even Al-Qaeda (something Qatar recently
admitted).

Damaged buildings in the Syrian city of Raqa. ©
Delil souleiman / AFP

GARY WEGLARZ: The key institutions of Western societies have lost
their credibility. They fail to merit either the respect or loyalty of
the domestic populations they purport to serve.

Testing the validity of this assertion requires examination of Western
institutions from a holistic rather than fragmentary perspective. This
is easier said than done.

‪Members of the #CatalanGovernment
held in custody by the Spanish legal authorities denounce ill-treatment
while being taken to prison. A very serious matter. A shameful lack of
guarantees http://bit.ly/2lNqQ2n‬ ~~~~

Over the course of four hours, senators argued that “foreign
infiltration” is the root of social opposition within the United States,
in order to justify the censorship of oppositional viewpoints.

According to a new Pentagon report, the "war on terror" has cost
Americans $250 million per day. Every day. For sixteen years! Do you
feel safer?

Social media evidence is increasingly used to build cases against human
rights violators, but YouTube and Facebook are removing evidence of
atrocities, which jeopardizes cases against war criminals.

The ISIS-held area is rapidly shrinking in the city of Deir Ezzor. On
November 1, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) Tiger Forces and the Republican
Guard liberated Jubaliyah neighborhood, the central park area, the
school of law and education area and the southern part of Hamidiyah
neighborhood.

Senators seeking to gain control over social media "are the ones that
are acting like totalitarians; they are the ones acting like
anti-American; they are the ones that are undermining our democracy,” RPI's Daniel McAdams tells RT. Read and watch the interview at the link...