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Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered In US War And Occupation Of Iraq "1,455,590"

 

Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In U.S. War And Occupation Of Iraq 4,801

Number Of International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan : 3,487

 Cost of U.S. Wars Since 2001
$8,438,575,840,137

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Obey: The Routine Of Obedience
 

"This film was absolutely WONDERFUL! It is inspiring and maddening"

Authority & Expectations
 

Smart and provocative young veteran, Wray Harris, unlocks the sufferings served by the Iraq war.
 

"I Am An American Indian Patriot"

"We live in a prisoner of war camp, that's why they call it a reservation"
 

A Pantomime World

By Adam Curtis

A fake bubble of certainty that has imprisoned us in the west - and is now preventing us from understanding what is really going on in the world outside.

The Power of Nightmares

By Adam Curtis

In the past our politicians offered us dreams of a better world. Now they promise to protect us from nightmares.

“How we can solve the Palestinian-Israeli problem”,
 
  “I simply got tired of western mainstream media presenting the Palestinian-Israeli issue as being complex."

Miko Peled Debunks Jewish Myths

"If Anybody here, came hoping to hear a balanced presentation, then they are going to be sorely disappointed.

"Political Fraud"

Indoctrination By Propaganda Works

Lifting the Veil:
Obama and the Failure of Capitalist Democracy


This film explores the historical role of the Democratic Party as the “graveyard of social movements”.

Surviving Progress

The film connects financial collapse, growing inequality and global oligarchy with the sustainability of mankind itself.

Let Your Life Be a Friction to Stop the Machine

A brief and crucial history of the United States

The Most Honest Three and a Half Minutes of Television. Ever......?

Scene of the new HBO series The Newsroom.

U.S. Helicopter Blasts Afghan Man to Pieces...
As The Pilot Sings 'Bye, Bye Miss American Pie'


It is the horrific moment an Afghan man is blown apart by a US missile.

The Power Principle

Simply brilliant. - This is probably the best film ever made about American foreign policy.

Managing Public Perception - Psywar

The real battlefield is your mind.

The Century of the Self

How politicians and business learned to create and manipulate mass-consumer society.

Why We Fight

What are the forces that shape and propel American militarism?

Norman Finkelstein: American Radical

Probing, definitive documentary about Jewish-American political scientist Norman Finkelstein

Stop the Machine!!!!!:
 
A brief and crucial history of the United States.

The Secret Government: The Constitution in Crisis

Bill Moyer's 1987 scathing critique of the criminal subterfuge carried out by the Executive Branch of the United States Government

Lives In The Balance : Jackson Browne

"You might ask what it takes to remember
When you know that you've seen it before
Where a government lies to a people
And a country is drifting to war "

American Drug War - The Last White Hope

How money, power and greed have corrupted not just drug pushers and dope fiends, but an entire government.

 
How American News Media Works In Favor Of Israel
 
The Fourth World War

Documentary of radical resistance to global capitalism

 
The Israel Lobby

Does the United States in fact keep Israel on its feet? And how long will it continue to do so?

 
John Pilger: 'The War on Democracy'

The story of great power behind its venerable myths. It allows us to understand the true nature of the so-called war on terror".

 
Dick Cheney '94: Invading Baghdad Would Create Quagmire

Dick Cheney reveals the reasons why invading Baghdad and toppling Saddam Hussein wouldn't be a great idea.

 
Poison DUst

Poison DUst tells the story of young soldiers who thought they came home safely from the war, but didn't.

 
John Pilger: Truth Game

The worldwide propaganda surrounding the nuclear arms race is scrutinised.

 
The Road To Guantanamo

Three young British Muslims tell the story of how they came to be in US custody at Guantánamo for over two years, and discuss the Kafkaesque horrors that awaited them there

 

"I Witnessed The Degradation And Murder Of Detainees":

A prisoner of the "war on terror" disturbing allegations of mistreatment and murder.

 
Global Dimming

It reveals that we may have grossly underestimated the speed at which our climate is changing. At its heart is a deadly new phenomenon.

 
 An Inconvenient Truth

Al Gore's Documentary on the dangers of climate change and global warming

 

America Freedom to Fascism

Startling facts about our laws, raising critical issues that Americans must consider if they are to be a free people.


 

Despotism & Democracy : Video

Explains how societies and nations can be measured by the degree that power is concentrated and respect for the individual is restricted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Why Would China Be An Enemy?
By Craig Murray
The United States has been forced to contemplate the mortality of its economic dominance.

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The U.S./EU/NATO Axis Remains the Greatest Threat to International Peace on our Planet
By Ajamu Baraka
Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Tony Blair and Barack Obama, responsible for horrific crimes against humanity and literally millions of deaths.

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People Can Win
By Matt Taibbi
We've been trained to think that endless rule by tiny minorities people is the natural order of things, but that turns out to be just another lie.

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Syrians Have Every Right To Attack US Occupiers
By Caitlin Johnstone
Claims that attacks on US occupiers in Syria are "backed" by Iran should never be taken on blind faith

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James Bamford: Israel's Secret Collusion with Trump to Win 2016 Race
By Democracy Now!
While American media fixated on Russia's role in swaying the 2016 election, Israeli interference was completely ignored.

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MIDDLE EAST

US occupation forces come under fresh attacks in eastern Syria

Iran-Saudi deal set to bring Riyadh and Damascus closer together

Demonstrators Rally Across Israel as Gov't Funnels Judicial Coup Through Knesset

AFRICA

Uganda satisfied with defense cooperation with Russia, says president:

US Fights for Influence in Africa Where China, Russia Loom Large

US Vice President Harris promises greater investment for Africa

Putin demands more exports to be directed to Africa under new Black Sea deal

29 dead, 11 rescued off Tunisia in migrant boat sinkings

ASIA

China threatens consequences over US warship's actions

In blow to Taiwan, Honduras and China officially establish diplomatic relation

China raids US firm in Beijing, detains five staff members

EUROPE

Russia to station nuclear arms in Belarus, says Putin

Zelenskyy says he wants to talk to Xi Jinping, but didn't receive return offer

Russia Says Drone Strikes Town South of Moscow

Hungary Rejects UK's Sending Depleted Uranium Shells To Kiev

Poland demanded €2B from EU for arms supplies to Ukraine

Mystery Object Found Near Nord Stream Pipelines Could Point To Culprit

More than 149 police injured, 172 people arrested in French pension protests

Germany braces for 'mega-strike'

Irish man waterboarded by the British Army in Northern Ireland: Family of man waterboarded in military custody while being tortured into confessing he killed a soldier

AUSTRALASIA

Australian soldier charged over Afghanistan war crimes

GLOBE

China And Russia Become Trade Surplus Leaders In 2022

IMF chief warns global financial stability at risk from banking turmoil

Andrew Bacevich on China’s Rise as Global Superpower & Decline of U.S. Empire After Iraq Invasion

Up to 80 percent of workers could see jobs impacted by AI

AMERICAS

Dilma Rousseff Elected President Of BRICS New Development Bank

Request to Impeach Ecuador’s President Allowed To Proceed

Lula's China trip to promote BYD takeover plan for Brazil Ford factory

Two migrants suffocate to death aboard Texas train, 10 hospitalized

US warns Russia and China over dollar alternative

US bank trouble heralds end of dollar reserve system

Small U.S. banks see record drop in deposits after SVB collapse

Trump claims he 'will prevent World War III' at Texas rally

Trump claims Manhattan DA Bragg has ‘already dropped the case’ against him

Seymour Hersh: I am very used to the stupidity of my government

American Jews Are Starting Wars, Jewish Former CIA Spy Valerie Plame Wilson Retweets

The sad state of U.S. life expectancy: Life expectancy continues to decline in the U.S. as it rebounds in other countries

March 24, 2023

G7 vs BRICS — Off to the Races
By Scott Ritter
BRICS Surpasses G7 in PPP-Adjusted Global GDP
 

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In Moscow, Xi and Putin bury Pax Americana
By Pepe Escobar
It’s Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin that are now running the multilateral, multipolar show.

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Putin and Xi Standing Firm on the Right Side of History
By Finian Cunningham
The world is changing before our eyes. Western imperialist regimes are being exposed for the warmongers they are.

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America Is A Bully. OK. There, I Said It!
By Tom Feeley
America has been unjust and dishonest in its dealings with other nations.

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The Nord Stream Cover-up
By Seymour Hersh
The story was subject to a near media blackout in the US. 

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US offered Slovakia helicopters for giving jets to Ukraine
By AP
The crisis of American national power has begun.

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For 20 Years, Team Bush Has Escaped Prosecution for Their War Crimes in Iraq
By Marjorie Cohn
Although Team Bush urged the U.N. Security Council to pass a resolution authorizing its attack on Iraq, the council refused.
 

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MIDDLE EAST

Israeli occupation forces kill Palestinian in West Bank as Ramadan begins

Israeli army attacks Ramallah hospital during raid: Palestinian health official

Ex-Israeli diplomats warn of dictatorship as Netanyahu visits UK

Protesters greet Netanyahu as he meets UK leader in London

How Israel's political crisis is fanning the flames of civil war

Apartheid Israel passes law protecting Netanyahu as protests continue

US bombs ‘kill 11’ in Syria after drone kills contractor

Missiles slam into ANOTHER US base in Syria: Iran-backed militants retaliate after US airstrikes

US Bombs Syria 2 Weeks After House Voted Against Withdrawing Troops

Saudi Arabia and Syria agree to reopen embassies

BP extracted Iraqi oil worth £15bn after British invasion

US will send old tank-busting planes to Middle East, advanced jets to Asia

UAE is 'country of focus' as US looks to target Russia's economic partners

Iraq war: I was tortured at Abu Ghraib. After 20 years, I'm still seeking justice

AFRICA

At least 15 security force members killed in north Burkina Faso attack

Armed men kill nine Chinese nationals in Central African Republic

Joint Russia-Africa bank proposed

How African Countries are Challenging Israeli Plot on the Continent

ASIA

China threatens consequences over US warship’s actions

Marcos says new military bases with US to be 'scattered' around the Philippines

North Korea claims ‘radioactive tsunami’ weapon test at sea

In China, embattled TikTok chief seen as hero defying bullying U.S.

EUROPE

Ukraine SitRep - Avdiivka: Bakhmut is encircled. All roads in and out of it are under Russian artillery fire.

Zelenskiy Tells Europe: Be Quicker With Military Aid

Russia-Ukraine war: Israel approves export licences for anti-drone tech to Kyiv

Hersh: U.S. government feeds media 'false' stories on Nord Stream

China Backs Russia's Draft UN Resolution On Nord Stream Probe

Current Ukraine war bound to end badly for US: American journalist reveals Biden culpability in destruction of Nord Stream pipeline

Mexican president brands Americans as 'liars: Says US must respond to Nord Stream allegations

Hungary says it would not arrest Putin

Russian inflation drops below 6%

New dangers as violence surges at French protests

Amid massive demonstrations, Macron delays King Charles’ visit

Deutsche Bank shares slide after sudden spike in the cost of insuring against its default

AMERICAS

Pentagon: Budget readies US for possible China confrontation

Distressed Debt Soars By 29%, Or $66 Billion, In One Week Amid Surge In Bankruptcies

Biden approval dips near lowest point: AP-NORC poll

'Shocking and Immoral': Report Details Private Equity's Stranglehold on US Healthcare

Block shares plunge 19% after short seller Hindenburg says Jack Dorsey’s company facilitates fraud

Prosecutors accept deal with George Santos in Brazilian fraud case

Trump Warns of ‘Death and Destruction’ Over Possible Charges

US Librarians Report Book Bans Hit Record High in 2022

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Vladimir Putin: Russia and China: A Future-Bound Partnership
By Vladimir Putin
Russia is open to the political and diplomatic resolution of the Ukraine crisis

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Col. MacGregor: The GATHERING Storm in Ukraine Spells Doom for the West
By Col. MacGregor
The crisis of American national power has begun.

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Birth Again the Dream of Global Peace and Mutual Respect
By Vijay Prashad
The US is attempting to maintain its position of ‘single master’ through an aggressive military.

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Send in the Clowns
By Philip Giraldi
Americans have a “moral duty” apparently up to and including sending their sons and daughters to die supporting Ukraine.

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Fatal Faith's
By Paul Edwards
This is the age in which survival of our species will be determined.

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MIDDLE EAST

US Media’s Iraq War Pushers 20 Years On: Where Are They Now? Rich and Influential.

Saudi Arabia to reopen consulate in Syria

Israel assassinates senior PIJ leader in Syria

Thousands attend funeral of two Palestinians killed by Israeli forces

Rep. McCollum: Americans Reject US Complicity in Israel’s Mistreatment of Palestinian Children

Video Clips of Iraq Invasion Lies:

Flights between Bahrain and Iran to resume ‘soon’: MP: Iranian officials announced that the Iranian and Bahraini embassies will soon be reopened

Israeli firms transfered $1 billion from Silicon Valley Bank to Israel

Yemeni prisoner exchange deal reached

AFRICA

43,000 Somalis Starved to Death in 2022: UN

Russia wrote off $20 bln of African nations’ debts, Putin says

Russia ready to deliver free grain to Africa – Putin

ASIA

EUROPE

Putin-Xi Meeting Could Herald End of 'Dollar Hegemony' and US Domination

Press statements by President of Russia and President of China

Xi: China's proposal on Ukraine reflects unity of global views

Russia-Ukraine live: Putin, Xi discussed peace proposal – Kremlin

U.S. Says No to Any China-Led Ceasefire in Ukraine

Putin & Xi have met - NOW WHAT in Ukraine? Col Doug Macgregor

EU disburses another 1.5 bln euros in assistance to Ukraine

EU Agrees on Ammunition Plan for Kiev Worth $2.1Bln, Reports Say

Republican Lawmakers Press Biden to Send Cluster Bombs to Ukraine

US Announces $350Mln Aid Package For Ukraine, Includes HIMARS Ammo

UK to supply depleted uranium shells to Ukraine

Russian air defenses down five US-made HIMARS rockets in Ukraine

Russian Forces Repel Ukrainian Drone Attack in Sevastopol

Russian forces wipe out three US-made radars in Ukraine operation

Russian fighter jet intercepts two US nuke bombers near border : The US planes were first escorted by Polish fighter jets

Finland continues to buy Russian gas – media

Russian economy shrank 2.1% in 2022, much less than expected

Wiped Out In Record Bail-In; Swiss Govt Grants CHF9BN Guarantee; SNB Offers $100 Billion Liquidity Backstop

The financial system is terminally broken, toast, kaput!

AUSTRALASIA

Australia has ‘absolutely not’ committed to join US in event of war over Taiwan, Marles says

US, UK and Australia embarking on a 'path of error and danger', says China

GLOBE

Xi Jinping says China ready to ‘stand guard over world order’ on Moscow visit

AI develops cancer treatment in 30 days, predicts survival rate

AMERICAS

What happens if Donald is charged

Jonathan Turley: Manhattan DA’s Potential Case Against Trump ‘Legally Pathetic’

Some Trump supporters ambivalent on calls for protests

Video Clips of Iraq Invasion Lies:

Washington protesters call for stop to endless U.S. wars, reflection on Iraq invasion

Americans’ IQ scores drop in four of five measurements

How AI is shaping the future of politics

CNN anchor admits Biden's family receiving more than $1million in Chinese cash doesn't 'look good'

New Florida bill would ban discussion of menstruation in elementary school

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“US Hegemony and Its Perils”: China Document
By China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Karsten Riise
This report, by presenting the relevant facts, seeks to expose the U.S. abuse of hegemony

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Arresting Putin – Or Arresting All-Out Western Public Revolt?
By Finian Cunningham
If there were any genuine principles of justice, Biden should be in the dock facing war crime charges

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Bush-Era Neocons Should Shut Up About Iraq (And Everything Else)
By Caitlin Johnstone
The empire elevates those who serve the empire, and marginalizes those who speak out against it.

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Forever Wars vs. Armageddon
By Ann Garrison
Some resistance to some US wars is better than none

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Label Israel what it is — an apartheid state
By Terry Ahwal
The killing of the Palestinian people continues at full throttle.

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The True Betrayers Of Julian Assange Are Close To Home
By John Pilger
Australia is said to be an inspiration for the master across the Pacific.

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MIDDLE EAST

How the US and UK tried to justify the invasion of Iraq: How do they stand up today?

Saudi king invites Iranian president to Riyadh – official

What the Saudi-Iran deal means for Palestine, Israel, the U.S., and the Mideast

Syria's Assad in UAE to mark ongoing thaw in relations

Kuwait court nullifies 2022 vote, reinstates previous parliament

Israeli protesters take to streets to safeguard master-race democracy

Netanyahu son compares Israel's judicial reform protests to Nazi Germany

Gaza children's artwork, removed from London hospital, amid legal threats from pro-Israel group

AFRICA

Ethiopia’s Tigray region nominates new interim leader: Report

ASIA

Pakistani police file terrorism charges against ex-PM Khan

Saudi Arabia tells Pakistan: No more easy money

White House Threatens to Ban TikTok Unless Chinese Owners Sell Stakes

China discovers huge gold deposit worth $3 trillion

EUROPE

Minister: Germany will have to arrest Putin if he enters its territory

Putin’s trip to Donbass was 'spontaneous’ – Kremlin

Putin reflects on why he did not launch full-scale invasion in 2014

President Xi To Meet Putin In Moscow

UBS agrees to buy Credit Suisse after increasing its offer to more than $2billion

UK minister arrives in Rwanda on 'publicity stunt' trip to discuss deportation deal

French PM To Force Passage of Pension Reform Bill

AUSTRALASIA

Biden Approves Sale of 220 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles to Australia

AMERICAS

Lula da Silva Reiterates Call to Revive Union of South American Nations

Governments pledge money, attention to Venezuela’s crisis

China ramps up investment in Mexico

Why ‘Made in China’ Is Becoming ‘Made in Mexico’

Canadian defence investments have ‘changed the tone’ of U.S. relations: ambassador

Michael Hudson: Why the Bank Crisis Is Not Over

Nuclear power plant leaks 400,000 gallons of radioactive water

In hush money probe, Trump’s lawyer is anything but quiet : Trump himself on Saturday said his arrest could come Tuesday

Trump Says His Arrest Is Imminent, and, Echoing Jan. 6, Calls for Protests

Donald Trump's post sharing details of his arrest could see him DENIED BAIL

Trump won’t refuse to surrender if indicted in NYC, lawyer says:

Elon Musk Predicts Trump Arrest Means He Will Be ‘Re-elected In a Landslide Victory’

Revealed: the secret plot that brought down Jimmy Carter

Hunter Biden sues ‘laptop from hell’ repair shop

Wyoming outlaws abortion pills as Texas judge mulls nationwide ban of key drug

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Update on Tom's fight with Lukemia
By Tom Feeley
I wanted to keep the ICH community informed on my health issues

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Do we Americans have an unplumbed tolerance for abuse?
By Paul Edwards
As a people we have been lied to, conned, deceived, and interred in bullshit

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Are You A “Thought Criminal”?
By Michael Snyder
When you deviate from socially acceptable viewpoints, you are guilty of “thoughtcrime”. 

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US Foreign Policy Goes “Woke”?
By Philip Giraldi
Regime change in store for cultural conservatives?

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Ukraine is ‘first multipolar’ conflict
By Aleksandr Dugin
Russia ought to strive for a “holistic” approach in which the spiritual would be more important than the material.

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‘The road to financial multipolarity will be long and rockyindex.html
By Pepe Escobar
China is profiting handsomely, as its economy has not been sanctioned

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Why the Banking System is Breaking Up
By Michae Hudson
We will now see the Great Unwinding of the great Fictitious Capital boom of 2008-2015.

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Free Speech On Australian TV?
Watch 2 Minute Video
You know something is wrong when debate is not allowed and people are discredited.

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MIDDLE EAST

China-brokered Iran-Saudi deal raises red flags for US : “It symbolically makes the United States look like it’s not able to be a key player”

Saudi Arabia could invest in Iran 'very quickly' after agreement - minister: "It is in our interest to make sure that both nations benefit from each others resources and competitive advantage"

The hidden security clauses of the Iran-Saudi deal

Iran's Top Security Official to Visit the UAE Amid Regional Rapprochement

Saudi arms sales: US senators propose resolution that could derail exports to Riyadh

China, Russia, Iran hold joint naval drills in Gulf of Oman

Putin hosts Assad, expected to focus on rebuilding Syria

Arab Nations Seek to Bring Syria In From the Cold Amid Broad Middle East Realignment

Rockets hit US-occupied oilfield in northeast Syria

House Votes Down Resolution to Withdraw Troops from Syria

Why US troops remain in Iraq 20 years after ‘shock and awe’

Assad welcomes new Russian bases in Syria after Putin meeting

For first time more US Democrats sympathise with Palestinians than Israelis

Israel: Netanyahu moves a step closer with ‘judicial coup’ bill in parliament

Mayor of Illegal Settlement Orders to Remove Palestinian Passengers from Buses

AFRICA

Boat carrying migrants from Madagascar sinks; 34 drown

ASIA

Philippine-US Annual Military Drills Will Be Biggest Ever - Official

After clashes, Pakistani police pause siege at ex-PM’s home

Imran Khan: Pakistan should be non-aligned in cold war, neutral over Ukraine, applauds China

Lahore court grants protective bail to ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan

Biden administration approves $180 million arms sale to Taiwan

EUROPE

Credit Suisse shares tank after Saudi backer rules out further assistance

Swiss National Bank says it will provide Credit Suisse with liquidity if necessary

New record low as European banking sector reels

UK Treasury chief predicts no recession in Britain this year

100,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in war with Russia: The latest figures would mean that Ukrainian soldiers are being killed at a rate comparable with World War I

Ukraine Burns Through Ammunition in Bakhmut: At pace that American and European officials say is unsustainable

German intelligence alarmed by high losses of Ukrainian army in Bakhmut

Edited Pentagon video shows Russian jet dumping fuel on US drone

ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin over alledged Ukraine crimes

Seymour Hersh: How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline: Full article: The United States executed a covert sea operation that was kept secret—until now

Major US Outlets Found Hersh’s Nord Stream Scoop Too Hot to Handle

Seymour Hersh on "How America Took Out the Nord Stream Pipeline": Exclusive TV Interview

Russia warns U.S. to stop ‘hostile’ flights after Black Sea drone collision

Moscow says it’ll try to retrieve U.S. drone; British and German fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft

Poland may hand MiG-29 jet fighters to Ukraine within weeks

Court: Ukraine can try to avoid repaying $3B loan to Russia

Putin delivers speech to Russian Federal Assembly: Putin vows to "systematically" press Moscow's offensive in Ukraine as he delivered his state-of-the-nation address

Former German Chancellor Merkel admits the Minsk agreement was merely to buy time for Ukraine’s arms build-up

In case you missed it: "Russian oil or petroleum products after deep processing in another jurisdiction will not be considered produced in the Russian Federation, and, as a result, they will not be subject to the price ceiling."- US Department of the Treasury

British Army gave top honour to soldier who 'karate chopped and kicked' Iraqi detainees

AUSTRALASIA

China says AUKUS on ‘dangerous path’ with nuclear subs deal

Australian Media Are Outright Telling Us They Are Feeding Us War Propaganda About China

Majority Oppose U.S. War On China: The majority of Australians prefer a policy of neutrality and oppose joining US wars under the ANZUS alliance, polling shows.

They Work So Hard To Manufacture Our Consent Because They Absolutely Require It

Australia — Silent Collaborator Against Assange

GLOBE

US Troops Killed 686 "Suspected" ISIS Members in 2022

1,668 journalists killed in past 20 years (2003-2022), average of 80 per year

AMERICAS

Honduras will seek ties with China, spurning Taiwan

Graham says he will introduce bill to ‘set the stage’ for US to use military force in Mexico

Fact or fiction? Mexico finally applies to join BRICS

US banks slide as First Republic shares tumble

How social networks became a ‘subsidiary’ of the FBI and CIA: The Twitter Files have lifted the lid on a secret alliance between Silicon Valley, intelligence agencies and the political establishment.

U.S. Navy Gets $11B Budget Boost

The Looming Quadrillion Dollar Derivatives Tsunami: Failure could bring down the whole financial system.

The Gathering Storm: America’s self-inflicted trouble in Ukraine aggravates our dangerous trouble at home.

Republican 2024 hopefuls respond questions about their stance on Russia-Ukraine war

Experts say attacks on free speech are rising across the US: Censorship is proliferating, and it’s deeply troubling”

Judge mulls banning abortion pill in US, questions regulatory

SC women who get abortions could face the death penalty under proposed bill

One of America’s Worst War Criminals Has Passed Away, thus Escaping the Hangman’s Noose

A Pro-Trump Group Files an Ethics Complaint Against DeSantis

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Full Speech: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Addresses Joint Session of Congress
Video and Transcript
"It’s a great honor for me to be at the US Congress and speak to you and all Americans"

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This DC party invite shows all the money to be made off the Ukraine war
By Jonathan Guyer
A Ukrainian Embassy reception, sponsored by America’s biggest weapons makers.

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US Veterans Call for Holiday Truce, Ceasefire, and Negotiations to End War in Ukraine
By Gerry Condon
We want urgent, good-faith diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine, not more U.S. weapons, advisors, and endless war.

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Netanyahu, the godfather of modern Israeli fascism
By Marwan Bishara
Israel’s next Netanyahu-led coalition government may be the most extremist in its history.

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Congress Decides Corporate Tax Cuts Are Too Expensive If It Means Also Helping Children
By Joe Hughes
Cutting child poverty was not worth it if it could even be theorized that rich people might end up slightly less rich.

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MIDDLE EAST

U.S. Sanctions Are Killing Syrians and Are a Human Rights Violation

Two Iraqi Soldiers Killed in Ambush

US Sanctions Prevent Dozens of Ships Carrying Food from Reaching Iran

Watch: Benjamin Netanyahu on the genetic database being built in Israel. You wanna know what the plan was with the covid pandemic?

Apartheid Israel deprives 13,000 Palestinians of Jerusalem residency permits

Chile president says he’s planning to open embassy ‘in Palestine’

Face the facts: Corbyn surrendered to Israel’s smears

ASIA

25 Militants Killed in Pakistan

China, Russia begin naval drills in waters near Taiwan, Japan

What The Pentagon Doesn't Want You to Know about China

97 of Afghans Live in Poverty:

EUROPE

Zelensky address meets divided House GOP preparing to grab purse strings

Ex-Russian president meets China's Xi on same day as Zelenskyy's visit

US sending Patriots to Ukraine under $1.85B aid package

Zelensky thanks "Americans" for their support.

How the West Brought War to Ukraine

Caitlin Johnstone: The McProxy War Continues:

Morocco to Sell US Over 100 Tanks for Ukraine After Secret Negotiations

Denmark Donates $43 Million in Military Aid to Ukraine

A delegation of the neo-Nazi Azov Battlion from Ukraine has visited Israel in an official capacity.

Morocco Slush Fund in Brussels Was Network of Bent MEPs Which Qatar Accessed

French president says Europe should limit dependence on US for security

UK/US: Home Secretary’s certification of Assange extradition puts him at risk: Amnesty: "We call on the UK to refrain from extraditing Julian Assange

The PPE Rich List: Covid firms unmasked: These British-based companies got the biggest deals

UK suffers worst growth in G7; rail fare increase criticised – business live

Spain, Scotland pass laws promoting trans rights, lower age for gender change

GLOBE

Video: Future Generations, If There Are Future Generations

AMERICAS

Venezuela rejects US ‘BOLIVAR Act’ that penalizes business with its government

Dominican Republic Calls for Military Intervention in Haiti

Senate passes $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package: $1.7 trillion omnibus package funds the federal government through September, provides Ukraine with $45 billion in military and economic aid

Deluge of money for Ukraine puts Pentagon’s top cops on high alert: The Pentagon’ is watching for signs of fraud and abuse in the contracts being awarded.

Watch: Michael Hudson: "The US will never pay its debts!"

Suddenly Everyone Is Hunting for Alternatives to the US Dollar

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to be released on $250 million bail

Bankman-Fried execs likely to be freed on bail after FTX fraud pleas

These 3 American men have invaded 9 countries in 23 years, killed 11 million civilians and no one calls them 'war criminals'

In case we forget: Watch: Mandela on the crimes of the USA.

Watch: John F. Kennedy: "We cannot impose our will on the rest of the 94% of humanity.

Hunter Biden Hires Bill Clinton's Criminal Defense Attorney As Congressional Investigations Loom

Twitter Aided U.S. Military Covert Online Propaganda Campaign, Latest Twitter Files Reveal

House GOP locates emails, texts showing Pelosi office directly involved in failed Jan. 6 security

How the FBI Copied Parts of the Debunked Steele Dossier Directly Into Its Spy Requests

US Military Thanks And Praises Retiring CNN “Journalist” For Her Service

Read how much Trump paid — or didn’t pay — in taxes each year

US Home Sales Decline for 10th Consecutive Month in November

U.S. Life Expectancy Fell to Lowest Level Since 1996

In a world gone crazy: American, grandfather, brave and master: Words Stanford University includes in its index of 'harmful language'

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December 18, 2022

Xi of Arabia and the petroyuan drive
By Pepe Escobar
Xi Jinping has made an offer difficult for the Arabian Peninsula to ignore

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FTX, Ukraine and the government in Kyiv
Michael Hudson Interview
The IMF and Congress have paid large amounts of money to the Ukraine government and its kleptocrats in charge

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Putin's Conundrum
By Mike Whitney
Vladimir Putin is worried. Very worried.

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Israel's far-right government removes the mask that enabled western complacency
By Gideon Levy
No other country can thumb its nose at international law as Israel does and not pay a price.

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British empire killed 165 million Indians in 40 years: How colonialism inspired fascism
By Ben Norton
“Churchill has as much blood on his hands as Hitler does”

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List Of Politicians Who Took Crypto CEO’s “Illegal Political Donations”
By Station Gossip
The list includes Democrats and Republicans.

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MIDDLE EAST

5 pro-gov't fighters killed in IS attack in Syrian desert

Palestinian brothers killed in 'deliberate' settler attack

AFRICA

U.S. Announces $2.5 Billion in Food Assistance for Africa

Rwanda’s president says the United States can’t ‘bully’ him into releasing a political opponent.

Tunisia: Record low election turnout leaves questions over Kais Saied's legitimacy: Fewer than nine percent of eligible voters decided to show up. 

EUROPE

US Sends Infantry Unit To Base Just Miles Away From Russian Border

World Bank's Private Arm Launches $2 Billion Program to Help Ukrainian Businesses

Henry Kissinger: How to avoid another world war

AMERICAS

Peru judge orders 18-month detention for ousted president

Death Toll From Peru Protests Tops 20 as 'Coup' Government Extends Castillo's Jail Term

Military Spending Surges, Creating New Boom for Arms Makers

Sam Bankman-Fried's political donations totaled millions.: Money went to individual candidates like President Joe Biden.

Philly FED Admits Biden’s Bureau of Labor Statistics Overstated US Job Growth by At Least 1.1 Million

Biden lies again about the number of times he's visited Afghanistan and Iraq

FBI REFUSES to reveal how many social media firms it is secretly influencing, new trove reveals

Biden’s latest JFK document dump is a JOKE

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: The CIA’s Murder of My Uncle Was a Coup d-Etat

“Massive Wave” Of Car Repossessions And Loan Defaults To Trigger Auto Market Disaster, Cripple US Economy

NYC homelessness hits record number

Senate passes bill to ban TikTok on government devices

 

December 14 2022

Dancing on the Edge of Hell
By Robert Koehler
Humanity can kill itself or it can learn to survive.

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The Americans Started the US War with Russia
By Rob Urie
Biden was brought to power by the national security state to launch a war against Russia.

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Richard Black: Ukraine – Revenge for Russia’s Defeat of U.S. Regime Change in Syria
By Finian Cunningham and Richard Black
Ukraine is being used as cannon fodder by the United States in its proxy war against Russia.

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The cover-up of Israel’s genocide of the Palestinians during the Nakba continues
By Philip Giraldi
15,000 Palestinians were killed outright by the Zionist forces while 800,000 more were driven from their homes

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Nouriel Roubini | The unavoidable crash
By Nouriel Roubini
There will be a hard landing – a deep, protracted recession – on top of a severe financial crisis

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The Twitter Files
By Mike Whitney
The Mechanism for Terminating Free Speech on the Internet has already been Put in Place

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MIDDLE EAST

Irish peacekeeper’s death ramps up Lebanon security fears

Stolen Syrian oil: The fuel for Syria’s partition: The role of the US military in stealing Syria’s oil runs deeper than mere petty theft.

New Knesset member Zvika Fogel promises to make a thousand Palestinian mothers cry to prevent the loss of one Israeli.

American Jews must embrace their tradition of social justice and reject Israel’s new government

AIPAC’s Super PAC spent over $26 million on U.S. elections this year alone

A US tool against Iran: Kurdish militancy on the Iran-Iraq border

Israel To Evict Ukrainian Refugees From State-sponsored Accommodation 

Tehran and Moscow to 'jointly manufacture' planes and helicopters

Biden Kills Senate Resolution To End Yemen Genocide

The Godfather, Saudi-style’: inside the palace coup that brought MBS to power

AFRICA

Libya opens probe into Lockerbie suspect's 'extradition' to US: Mas'ud was kidnapped from his family home in Tripoli by armed men in November

ASIA

EUROPE

U.S. preparing to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine

Russia warns of 'consequences' if US missiles go to Ukraine

U.S. Planning to Send Smart-Bomb Kits to Ukraine -WaPo

U.S. struggles to track the billions of dollars in U.S. weapons and other aid flowing into Ukraine according to a State Department

UK Marines Conducted Covert Ops in Ukraine, General Claims

Belarus moves tanks to the border with Poland and Lithuania

Unconditional Surrender Is Now Russia’s Goal

Real intention behind Minsk agreements further destroys credibility of the West

Angela Merkel’: The Minsk Agreements were signed in order to buy time for Ukraine to prepare for a military standoff with Russia

Angela Merkel's revelation about Minsk Agreements | Russia Ukraine war | Geopolitics

Propaganda alert: Volodymyr Zelensky and his generals explain why the war hangs in the balance

Russian Oil Is Fueling American Cars Via Sanctions Loophole | WSJ

EU Members Fail To Reach Agreement On New Russia Sanctions

EU leaders seek to stand up to US and avoid trade war

Germany to Issue Record Federal Debt to Fund Energy Crisis Aid

Bank of England hikes interest rate to 14-year high

Up to 100,000 nurses stage ‘last resort’ strike in UK over pay

AMERICAS

Peru’s new government declares police state amid protests

Brazilian Police Launch Operation Against Coup Supporters

Venezuelan Political Prisoner on Trial in Miami Refuses to “Sing”

Migrant Surge at Border Strains El Paso

After 41 Years in Prison, Mumia Abu-Jamal May Finally Get a Chance for New Trial

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas after U.S. files criminal charges

FTX founder fighting extradition in Bahamas

How SBF Allegedly Did It: At the center of Sam Bankman-Fried’s $32 billion crypto empire was a lie:

SBF planned to blame everyone but himself, shows leaked Congress testimony

Exclusive Transcript: The Full Testimony Bankman-Fried Planned To Give To Congress

WH won’t say if Biden will return 2020 donations from Sam Bankman-Fried

FTX’s Bankman-Fried donated about $40M this political cycle. Here’s who benefited.

AIPAC’s Super PAC spent over $26 million on U.S. elections this year alone

Watch Garland HIDES LIKE RATS after CONFRONTED at hearing over Obama's 'Hunter' coverup

Proof America Is The Most Corrupt, Evil & Murderous Nation On Earth

Share of Americans living paycheck to paycheck rises to 63%

US sees biggest drop in retail sales in 11 months

Richard D. Wolff | Capitalism and COLLAPSE

The number of U.S. adults who struggle to read remains stubbornly high: 48 million, or 23%.

Washington Post Announces Layoffs after Hemorrhaging Subscribers in 2022

December 10, 2022

We need to talk about why Russia invaded Ukraine
By Mary Dejevsky
Without understanding why Russia invaded, there can be no understanding of what will be needed for a lasting peace.

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The Perpetually Irrational Ukraine Debate
By Stephen M. Walt
The war continues to be discussed in ways that are self-serving—and self-defeating.

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Ray McGovern: Free Julian Assange! - Negotiations for Peace in Ukraine
By Dialogue works
Without understanding why Russia invaded, there can be no understanding of what will be needed for a lasting peace.

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Trump Is Toast
By Philip Giraldi
Republican Jewish Coalition has joined in the attacks, which means that campaign money will not be flowing to Trump .

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The Twitter Files just got a lot more interesting
By Freddy Gray
Without Musk’s knowledge, somebody within the organisation had been vetting the files which Taibbi — was allowed to see. And that somebody was Jim Baker, the former FBI general counsel

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"Be it Resolved: Don't Trust Mainstream Media"-Munk Debate
By Matt Taibbi, Douglas Murray, Malcolm Gladwell, Michelle Goldberg
The elitists, living in their echo-chamber's relied on slander and obfuscation. They clearly have their head up their arse. "..once things got personal, the mood shifted"

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Gabor Maté: Who’s Crazy, You or Your Nation?
By Robert Scheer
"We end up developing in a way that’s designed to make us fit into an exploitative, consumerist, inequality ridden, materialistic culture."

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MIDDLE EAST

Israeli forces kill 5 Palestinians in two days as West Bank offensive continues

Israeli occupation forces killed Palestinian worker while he was helping wounded: Jenin residents

Saudi Arabia and China will align on everything from security to oil

Saudi Arabia signs Huawei deal, deepening China ties on Xi visit

Bernie Sanders to Bring Yemen War Powers Resolution to the Floor : A strong vote in the Senate will send a signal to Saudi Arabia that it does not have a free hand to restart hostilities.

China Supports Palestinian People's National Rights: Xi

Egypt Joins the BRICS New Development Bank

Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa BRICS Bloc Grows with U.S. Left Out

AFRICA

Nigerian army rejects report on secret mass abortion programme

ASIA

Xi Visit to Saudi Arabia Brings Pledge of More Oil Trade

China's Xi Calls for Oil Trade in Yuan at Gulf Summit in Riyadh

Why China may have more to offer Saudi Arabia than the US

U.S. military bill features up to $10 billion to boost Taiwan

Is China stockpiling gold? 1 million ounces added in November amid Beijing’s asset diversification efforts

China GDP to surpass US around 2035, years

Japan PM orders defense spending hike, riling China

Japan’s ballooning defense budget is dangerous and is leading to serious concerns, says Chinese

Bangladesh opposition leaders held before anti-government rally

EUROPE

Putin threatens oil production cuts over price cap: Russia will not sell oil to any country that imposes a price cap on its oil exports and is considering reducing its oil production, President Vladimir Putin says.

15 Oil Vessels Blocked Amid EU Sanctions on Russia: Crude oil tankers that cannot offer valid P&I insurance are not allowed to pass through the Turkish Straits.

Russia’s Oil Exports Nosedive Following Price Cap

Oil price cap will backfire – Putin

Kremlin: Russia plans to 'liberate' parts of Ukraine that Moscow annexed

Putin Accuses the West of Using Ukrainians as 'Cannon Fodder'

US yet to rule out sending cluster bombs to Ukraine

Oil price cap will backfire – Putin : Russian president says the measure will have no impact on the country’s energy revenues

At least a dozen countries interested in joining BRICS: Russian foreign minister

Watch: Folks this is what has been happening in Ukraine for months but your "free press" won't cover it.

Russia: Putin critic gets 8 years in jail for ‘false information’

U.S. lawmakers authorize $800 million more for Ukraine in "defense" bill

Ukraine may get a lifeline from a NATO fund that had been earmarked for Afghanistan

Merkel Spills Beans on How U.S. and NATO Partners Planned War in Ukraine Against Russia

Rishi Sunak’s Bali Fiasco and Then His Bland Banquet Babble

AUSTRALASIA

US to increase military presence in Australia, has invited Japan to take part

GLOBE

Leaked files: private spying firm targets global population with illegal spyware

How the global spyware industry spiraled out of control

AMERICAS

Lula Thanks Xi for Commitment to China-Brazil Relationship

Bolsonaro Speaks: “I Will Give My Life for my Country! We Will Win!

New Peru president appears with military to cement power

US sanctions and economic conditions drive Nicaraguan migration, while Washington blames repression

US House passes $858 billion military spending bill

U.S. lawmakers authorize $800 million more for Ukraine in "defense" bill

Ukraine Aid Audit Bill Voted Down By Democrat-Led Panel

What’s in the $858 Billion NDAA for 2023

Can You Guess What Percentage Of Americans Are Having Trouble Paying Their Grocery Bills?

Sanders Calls for 'New Ways to Empower' Workers Battling Industry Giants

Matt Taibbi: The Twitter Files

Ousted Twitter counsel and former FBI general counsel Jim Baker vetted 'Twitter Files' without Elon Musk's knowledge

'Twitter Files' have exposed a senior FBI official’s role in manipulating the outcome of the 2020 US election

The 'Twitter Files': The Removal Of Donald Trump

Really? As antisemitism spikes following Elon Musk takeover, ADL calls for Twitter ad boycott

US Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema switches to independent

Kyrsten Sinema Branded 'Traitor' as Democrats Rage Over Defection

Following Trump's Lead, Kari Lake Files Suit to Reverse Loss in Arizona Governor's Race

Republican Wins IA House Election By 11 VOTES : Recount- Machines Declared Democrat Winner, Hand Count Revealed Republican Won

Soros Donated $50 Million To Democratic Super PAC After 2022 Midterms

Wholesale inflation in US slows for fifth straight month to 7.4%

Watch the moment Brittney Griner was exchanged for Russian arms dealer

Non-Binary US nuclear official accused of stealing another suitcase from airport

December 03, 2022

The Fate of Humanity
By Paul Edwards
Nations, lost in their fog of propaganda and pride, can’t anticipate consequences, they operate from an arrogance that is only much later drowned in blood.

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John Mearsheimer: We’re playing Russian roulette
By Freddie Sayers
The West is screwed, says the realist foreign policy scholar.

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America’s Fate: Revolution or Fascism?
By Finian Cunningham and Daniel Lazare
Either the country is heading towards more authoritarian rule or there will be a second American revolution.

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The Global South births a new game-changing payment system
By Pepe Escobar
The Eurasia Economic Union is leading the Global South toward a new common payment system to bypass the US Dollar.

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A war of narratives: Who killed the child in Iran’s Izeh?
By Fereshteh Sadeghi
Who is killing who in Iran, and how do we know

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UK government deployed 15 staff on secret operation to seize Julian Assange
By Matt Kennard
30 former US officials went on the record to reveal a CIA plot to “kill or kidnap” Assange in London

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MIDDLE EAST

5 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in occupied West Bank

Netanyahu, Smotrich sign deal handing far-right party sweeping powers over occupied West Bank

IDF holds joint air drills with US, simulating strikes on Iran and proxies

Iran’s supersonic missiles render enemy defenses inoperable for decades: IRGC general

Iran updates death toll for first time since start of protests: Tehran claims 300 people have lost their lives during protests and riots

Iran calls for prosecution of U.S., German firms at OPCW meeting : A state that once helped Saddam gas Iranian men, women, and children, today claims to protect human rights on political grounds,” he tweeted.

Lawsuit filed in Iraq against Trump, aides for assassination of Qassem Soleimani and Al-Muhandis

US OKs $1B arms sale to Qatar

A million people could be displaced if Turkey invades northeast Syria: Syrian Kurdish commander

The United States evacuated all its civilian personnel to Erbil, citing Turkey’s ground operation in northeastern Syria.

Turkey Ready to Use Russian S-400 Missile Defense System: Minister

Iraq's 'theft of the century': How $2.5bn in public money 'evaporated'

AFRICA

ASIA

At Least 16 Killed, 24 Wounded in North Afghanistan Blast

Suicide Attack in Pakistan Leaves 2 Dead and 24 Injured

China says it drove away U.S. cruiser near Spratly Islands

Congress wants to arm Taiwan, but hasn’t figured out how to pay for it : Lawmakers eager to boost security aid to Taiwan may soon authorize as much as $10 billion in new State Department financing for Taipei

NATO Chief Warns Against Repeating Russia Errors With China

Lavrov Alleges NATO Bid On "Anti-Russia And Anti-China Alliance"

Russian, Chinese bombers fly joint patrols over Pacific

China has more than 400 nuclear warheads and will "likely" have over 1,500 by 2035, the Pentagon said.

Pentagon Estimates China Has Doubled Number of Missiles That Can Hit U.S.

China Calls U.S. Top 'Nuclear Threat' to World in Reply to Pentagon Report

Chinese spaceship with 3 aboard docks with space station

Chinese vaccine plans spark hope for end of ‘zero COVID’

China ready for ‘closer partnership’ with Russia in energy

From the sublime to the ridiculous: UK’s Rishi Sunak says ‘golden era’ with China over: Describing China’s growing authoritarianism as a “systemic challenge to our values and interests.”

EUROPE

More than 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed since the start of the war: European Commission

European Commission deleted the part from Ursula von der Leyen's address on death of more than 100,000 Ukrainian servicemen

Somebody is lying: Up to 13,000 Ukraine soldiers killed since Russian invasion, says Kyiv: Official’s comments come after Ursula von der Leyen estimated 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers had died

Russian Army Says Seized Two East Ukraine Villages Near Bakhmut

Russia’s Assault on Ukraine Exposes US, Allied Gaps in Preparing for Great-Power War

Russian strikes in Ukraine ‘a response,’ Putin tells Scholz

Russian defense purchasing set to increase by 50 percent in 2023

Watch: Interview with a Russian volunteer at the front.

NATO commits to future Ukraine membership, drums up aid: “NATO’s door is open,” Stoltenberg said. “Russia does not have a veto” on countries joining.

NYT Has Found New Neo-Nazi Troops to Lionize in Ukraine

Watch: President Zelensky asks over $ 1 trillion to restore the country

Nigerian President: Ukraine War Funneling Arms, Fighters into Lake Chad Basin

US mulls sending Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine

The U.S. to Grant $53 Million to Ukraine for Power Transmission

How Much Money Has the U.S. Spent on the Russian Proxy War in Ukraine?

Biden admin scrambles to track $20B in Ukraine aid as House Republicans warn of audits

Russia Warns U.S. That Its Deeper Involvement in Ukraine Brings Growing Risks

Zelenskiy announces crackdown on Russia-linked churches

Finland Offers to Train Ukraine Soldiers in Winter Warfare Against Russia

Finland Buys More Arms From United States as It Boosts Defences

'I Feel Rage and Disgust': Ukrainian Soldier's Angry Letter From Frontline

Biden Admn Considering Expansion In Training US Provides To Ukrainian Troops: Report

Italy to seize Russian oil refinery:

Poland to Charge Ukrainian Refugees for Government-Provided Housing

EU states fail to agree on Russian oil price cap – Reuters

Qatar to Supply Germany With LNG Under Long-Term Gas Deal

U.S. Whistleblower Snowden Gets a Russian Passport - TASS

AUSTRALASIA

Australia steps up calls for US to drop WikiLeaks charges

Watch: Australian Prime Minister told the Parliament today that he has been advocating on behalf of JulianAssange

What took them so long? New York Times, Guardian finally call for Assange’s freedom

Assange judge is 40-year ‘good friend’ of minister who orchestrated his arrest

President-elect Lula da Silva calls for the release of Julian Assange

AMERICAS

Bolsonaro ends government with 60% increase in Amazon deforestation

US Gun Violence Has Claimed Over 1 Million Lives Since 1990

Oath Keepers’ Rhodes guilty of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

Richest current Democratic politicians in Congress

House, Senate negotiators agree to add $45B to Biden’s defense budget: The policy bill would authorize a total of $847 billion for national defense for fiscal 2023, if approved by both chambers.

75 members of Congress have violated a law designed to prevent insider trading

Trust in US military remains below 50 percent: survey

New York City Will Hospitalize More Mentally Ill People Involuntarily

Democrats get Trump tax returns as Republican House takeover looms

Judge orders top former Trump White House lawyers to testify: Report

Trump was unaware of tax fraud, defense lawyer says as trial nears end

'I don't know about that': Biden casts doubt on 2024 run

Elon Musk says Twitter 'has interfered in elections, through its content moderation policies

Layoffs Begin at CNN Amid Warner Bros. Discovery Cost-Cutting Plan: "It will be a difficult time for everyone," CNN CEO Chris Licht told staff

Baggage check: Biden administration won't say if luggage-stealing nonbinary official Sam Brinton is still on payroll

'Finally, Some Justice': Fracking Company to Pay Millions for Poisoning Town's Water

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US Protection Racket Root of Korea Conflict

By Finian Cunningham

The conflict emanates from Washington and is perpetuated by Washington. Why? To justify what would otherwise be seen as simply outrageous US militarism in the Asia Pacific.

Iran: The Real Story Versus the Cover Story: By Mark H Gaffney

The American people need to know the truth. This is a phony crisis

America's War for Global Domination: by Michel Chossudovsky

The wars on Afghanistan and Iraq are part of a broader military agenda, which was launched at the end of the Cold War. The ongoing war agenda is a continuation of the 1991 Gulf War and the NATO led wars on Yugoslavia (1991-2001).
 

The Plan is for the United States to rule the world: By David Armstrong

The overt theme is unilateralism, but it is ultimately a story of domination. It calls for the United States to maintain its overwhelming military superiority and prevent new rivals from rising up to challenge it on the world stage.
 

Lets Not Forget: Bush Planned Iraq 'Regime Change' Before Becoming President - By Neil Mackay

A SECRET blueprint for US global domination reveals that President Bush and his cabinet were planning a premeditated attack on Iraq to secure 'regime change' even before he took power in January 2001.
 

The president's real goal in Iraq: By JAY BOOKMAN

29 September 2002. - The official story on Iraq has never made sense.
 

The Project for the New American Century: By William Rivers Pitt

02/25/03 - The Project for the New American Century, or PNAC, is a Washington-based think tank created in 1997. Above all else, PNAC desires and demands one thing: The establishment of a global American empire to bend the will of all nations.
 

Memo: Bush made intel fit Iraq policy: By WARREN P. STROBEL and JOHN WALCOTT

A highly classified British memo, leaked in the midst of Britain's just-concluded election campaign, indicates that President Bush decided to overthrow Iraqi President Saddam Hussein by summer 2002 and was determined to ensure that U.S. intelligence data supported his policy.
 

UK Ministers Knew WMD Was "Excuse": By Michael Smith

MINISTERS were warned in July 2002 that Britain was committed to taking part in an American-led invasion of Iraq and they had no choice but to find a way of making it legal.
 

Iran: The Real Story Versus the Cover Story: By Mark H Gaffney

The American people need to know the truth. This is a phony crisis

Will Iran Be Next?: by Mark Gaffney

Those who have hoped that a U.S. military victory in Iraq would somehow bring about a more peaceful world are in for a rude awakening. The final resolution of this war and the U.S. occupation of Iraq will likely not be the end, rather, only the prelude to a succession of future crises: in Kashmir, Syria, North Korea, and Iran.
 

Does Iran's President Want Israel Wiped Off The Map? - Does He Deny The Holocaust?

An analysis of media rhetoric on its way to war against Iran - Commenting on the alleged statements of Iran's President Ahmadinejad .

 

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