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'We Have to Bust In and Insist That Power Be Shared in a Different Kind of Way' – Best of CounterSpin 2019
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2020-01-05
The December 27, 2019, episode of CounterSpin was the Best of CounterSpin 2019–featuring excerpts of Janine Jackson's interviews with Carey Gillam on Monsanto's manipulation of science, Arun Gupta on normalizing concentration camps, Sasha Abramsky on…
fair.org/home/we-have-to-bust-in-and-insist-that-power-be-shared-in-a-different-kind-of-way/

Climate and the Money Trail
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
The very mega-billionaires behind the globalization of the world economy who have wreaked so much damage to our environment are the leading backers of the "grassroots" climate movement. Is it pangs of guilty conscience, or could it be a deeper agenda of the financialization of the very air we breathe and…
globalresearch.ca/climate-money-trail/5690209

Russia's Unspoken Relationship With Israel and the Assassination of Maj. Gen. Soleimani
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
The language employed by President Putin and his government in response to Major General Soleimani's assassination is unmistakably less emotional than the eulogies that he gave after the passing of Ariel Sharon, Shimon Peres, and Bush Sr., but this …
globalresearch.ca/russian-eulogies-soleimani-ariel-sharon-shimon-peres-bush-sr/5699615

Counterproductive US Imperial Policies. The Risks of Global Warfare?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
The US under both right wings of its war party excels at brute force, not long-range strategic thinking and planning. | Pentagon terror-bombing assassinations of Iranian IRGC Quds commander General Qassem Soleimani and deputy head of Iraq's PMU Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis…
globalresearch.ca/counterproductive-us-imperial-policies-the-risks-of-global-warfare/5699628

America Is Ruled by a Murderer
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
As most days, this morning I opened the Tao — DaoDeJing– at random, at Dao-42. In its conclusion it says "Those who are forceful and aggressive… die a painful death — This I use as the foundation of my teaching."…
globalresearch.ca/america-ruled-murderer/5699661

Venezuela: Disturbing Echoes of History — A Presentation by Maria Páez Victor
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
"During the lifetime of great revolutionaries, the oppressing classes have invariably meted out to them relentless persecution, and received their teachings with the most savage hostility, most furious hatred, and a ruthless campaign of lies and slanders."[1] | Vladimir Lenin, | …
globalresearch.ca/venezuela-disturbing-echoes-of-history-a-presentation-by-maria-paez-victor/5699589

UN Secretary General Guterres Fails to Condemn US Assassinations in Iraq
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Agnes Callamard slammed the Trump regime's assassination of Iranian General Soleimani, Iraqi Deputy PMU leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, and others with them, tweeting the following: | "The targeted killings of | …
globalresearch.ca/un-secretary-general-guterres-fails-condemn-us-assassinations-iraq/5699641

5G Danger: 13 Reasons 5G Wireless Technology Will Be a Catastrophe for Humanity
Makia Freeman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
Important article first publish on September 24, 2019 | The 5G danger can't be overstated. | 5G (5th Generation) is now being actively rolled out in many cities around the world. Simultaneously, as awareness over its horrific health and privacy impacts is …
globalresearch.ca/5g-danger-13-reasons-5g-wireless-technology-will-be-a-catastrophe-for-humanity/5680503

Soleimani's Assassination: An Act of Psychological Warfare
Douglas Valentine | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
Douglas Valentine is the author of "The CIA as Organized Crime: How Illegal Operations Corrupt America and the World." His rare access to CIA officials has resulted in portions of his research materials being archived at the National Security Archive, …
globalresearch.ca/soleimani-assassination-act-psychological-warfare-american-author/5699624

New York Times Reveals America's Weapons-Makers' Trump-Impeachment Drive
Eric Zuesse | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
A remarkably non-propagandistic news-report, in the New York Times, by Eric Lipton, Maggie Haberman and Mark Mazzetti, included powerful evidence that the impeachment-effort against US President Donald Trump is motivated, in part if not totally, by a desire by US …
globalresearch.ca/new-york-times-reveals-america-weapons-makers-drive-trump-impeachment/5699594

Trump vs. Iran: Has the US Crossed the Escalation to War Rubicon?
Dr. Jack Rasmus | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
Wars occur when ideologues and/or reckless leaders in position of power are willing to engage in high risk brinksmanship in foreign policy military adventures–often as a distraction from their growing domestic problems. Their megolomania often leads them to misread the …
globalresearch.ca/trump-vs-iran-us-crossed-escalation-war-rubicon/5699619

The West Willfully Supports ISIS and Always Has
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
ISIS is not "blow back". ISIS did not "fill a vacuum". The West did not "give rise" to ISIS. | The West supports ISIS directly, sometimes covertly, sometimes overtly. The West is ISIS. It is not an accident. The West willfully …
globalresearch.ca/west-willfully-supports-isis-always-did/5699647

Black Alliance for Peace Declares: If You Believe in Peace, Commit to Defeating the Warmongers. No War on Iran!
Black Alliance for Peace | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) is clear: we will not fight for the rich. We understand our objective interests as an oppressed people and will not be moved by appeals to national chauvinism meant to galvanize the poor and …
globalresearch.ca/peace-commit-defeating-warmongers-no-war-iran/5699634

The Coming Attack on Iran?
Prince Kapone | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
According to Article IV of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (N.P.T.), all signatory member nations possess the "inalienable right" to "develop research, production and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes without discrimination."[1] As a signatory nation, the Islamic Republic of …
globalresearch.ca/coming-attack-iran/5699603

MH17 Malaysian Airlines Documentary by Ukraine SBU Whistleblower: Review
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
The latest MH17 documentary, "MH-17: In Search Of Truth" by Ukrainian SBU whistleblower Vasily Prozorov, shares some shocking truths about that tragedy which strongly make the case that the UK conspired with Kiev to take down that civilian aircraft…
globalresearch.ca/latest-mh17-documentary-sbu-whistleblower-shares-some-shocking-truths/5699610

Activists Take on the Toxic Tampon Industry and Fight Menstruation Stigma
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-05
Don't Let Them See You Bleed: PERIOD examines the feminist movement through the lens of period activism. We will look at aspects of women's health and social justice that are often overlooked — From period stigma to the unfair tax on feminine hygiene products and the fight to regulate and disclose ingredients in tampons and maxi pads. We'll hear from activists, researchers, and intellectuals who are challenging the attitudes and policies that negatively impact women on a daily basis. | Specia…
truthout.org/audio/activists-take-on-the-toxic-tampon-industry-and-fight-menstruation-stigma/

'The Searching Life and Enigmatic Death of Albert Camus'
Edward Curtin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
"Everyone wants the man who is still searching to have already reached his conclusions. A thousand voices are already telling him what he has found, and yet he knows he hasn't found anything. Should he search on and let them …
globalresearch.ca/searching-life-enigmatic-death-albert-camus/5699607

Why Are Vaccine Adverse Events Not Acknowledged or Reported by Medical Professionals?
Leah Balecha | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
1 by Sen. Richard Pan, which would eliminate almost all vaccine medical exemptions, aims to segregate a minority of children from their …
globalresearch.ca/why-vaccine-adverse-events-not-acknowledged-reported-medical-professionals/5699331

Censorship in Canada? Vanessa Beeley's Talks on Syria
Professor John Ryan | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
Vanessa Beeley is a British journalist who was invited to Canada in the fall of 2019 to present talks in seven cities on the conflict in Syria. The sponsors of her speaking tour were several anti-war groups, including the Geopolitical …
globalresearch.ca/censorship-canada-vanessa-beeleys-talks-syria/5699605

The Murder of General Suleimani. Trump Expected Public Applause. It Didn't Happen
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
Author's note: This article is loosely based on an hour-long rolling coverage / Press TV Interview — 3 January 2020 — on the US assassination of General Qassem Suleimani | *** | Interestingly, after the US attack on Iraqi Militia fighters on …
globalresearch.ca/iran-us-murder-general-qassem-suleimani/5699650

Foul Murder of Another Nation's Hero: An American Disgrace
Diana Johnstone | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
The criminal assassination of General Qassem Soleimani was not only an act of war, it was an act of low treachery and crass stupidity. Among the self-justifying lies, leaders of the perpetual war regime in Washington claim that locating the …
globalresearch.ca/foul-murder-nation-hero-american-disgrace/5699644

Plans for Redrawing the Middle East: The Project for a "New Middle East"
Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
Towards the balkanization (division) and finlandization (pacification) of the Middle East…
globalresearch.ca/plans-for-redrawing-the-middle-east-the-project-for-a-new-middle-east/3882

Implications of the Trump Regime's Assassination of Iran's General Soleimani
Prof. Tim Anderson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
The US assassinations of Iran's General Soleimani and Iraqi General Muhandis will certainly undermine security in the Middle East. In the short term, it is certain to lead to an escalation of violence. Iran's National Security Council met and announced …
globalresearch.ca/implications-trump-regime-assassination-iran-general-soleimani/5699630

Rockets Fired At US Bases, US Gov Immediately Bombs Iraq & Syria & Their False Claims Exposed
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-05
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/4/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/rockets-fired-at-us-bases-us-gov-immediately-bombs-iraq-syria-their-false-claims-exposed/

War Again on the Front Burner
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
The nonsensical statement below from the Pentagon announcing that the US government has committed an act of war against Iran should frighten everyone: | "At the direction of the president, the US military has taken decisive defensive action to protect US | …
globalresearch.ca/war-front-burner/5699596

Upholding the History and Identity of Macedonia: Macedonian Politicians Don't Even Know "How to Play the Game"
Bill Nicholov | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
Picture it. Macedonia. 1991-present. Macedonian politicians playing soccer against [insert any country here] and — not wanting to offend their opponent — spend the entire time playing defence. Whenever they make a save, they celebrate like they're the best soccer | …
globalresearch.ca/macedonian-politicians-dont-know-how-play-game/5699658

Venezuela: Disturbing Echoes of History — A Presentation by Maria Páez Victor
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
"During the lifetime of great revolutionaries, the oppressing classes have invariably meted out to them relentless persecution, and received their teachings with the most savage hostility, most furious hatred, and a ruthless campaign of lies and slanders."[1] | Vladimir Lenin, | …
globalresearch.ca/venezuela-disturbing-echoes-of-history-a-presentation-by-maria-paez-victor/5699589

Students learn in the streets: struggle wins release of Connecticut teen from ICE custody
Chris Garaffa | liberationnews.org | 2020-01-05
The struggle for Mario's freedom is not over, and neither is the fight for immigrant rights overall.
liberationnews.org/students-learn-in-the-streets-struggle-wins-release-of-connecticut-teen-from-ice-custody/

Libya: One killed in Haftar airstrike on Mitiga airport
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-05
One person was killed in an airstrike by eastern Libyan forces on Tripoli's Mitiga airport on Sunday, according to a government spokesman.The attack targeted the main gate of the airport, Mustafa al-Majai, spokesman for the Burkan Al-Ghadab (Volcano of Rage) operation, told Anadolu Agency."An airport employee was killed in the attack," he said.Sunday's attack came shortly after 30 students were killed and dozens injured in an airstrike by forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar, who is based in eastern Libya, on a military school in southern Tripoli.In April, Haftar's forces launched a military campaign to capture Tripoli…
yenisafak.com/en/world/libya-one-killed-in-haftar-airstrike-on-mitiga-airport-3508890

Soleimani's killing violation of UN Charter: Larijani
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-05
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Sunday the killing of senior military commander Qasem Soleimani in a U.S. airstrike was an "outright violation" of the United Nations Charter."U.S. President [Donald Trump]'s brutal act is a war crime," he said in an address to parliament cited by the official IRNA news agency.Larijani said Soleimani's killing has changed the political balance of both the region and the international community.Soleimani, the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards' elite Quds force, was killed in a U.S. drone airstrike in Iraq on Friday.His death marked a dramatic escalation in tensions b…
yenisafak.com/en/news/soleimanis-killing-violation-of-un-charter-larijani-3508892

How Brexit Produced the Largest Conservative Majority Since Thatcher
Francisco Dominguez | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
The Conservatives managed a landslide in the general election in the UK on 12th December 2019 by obtaining 365 seats –more than an absolute majority- and inflicting a crushing defeat on the Labour Party –that got only 203 seats. …
globalresearch.ca/how-brexit-produced-largest-conservative-majority-since-thatcher/5699664

The Foremost State Sponsor of Terror, the United States of America: Assassination of Soleimani — What Next?
Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-05
The foremost state sponsor of terror, the United States of America, carried out a brazen act of terrorism yesterday that took the life of a revered Iranian general — General Ghassem Soleimani. A man, no, a legend, who led …
globalresearch.ca/terror-soleimani-what-next/5699597

US Immigration (ICE) Accelerates Violent Arrests of (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) DACA Holders
Danica Jorden | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-04
"You are not from the castle. You are not from the village. You are nothing." Franz Kafka, "The Castle" | "If there were right laws, if there were a pathway, we would stand in line…. Because this country has a broken, …
globalresearch.ca/us-immigration-ice-accelerates-violent-arrests-of-deferred-action-for-childhood-arrivals-daca-holders/5699356

A Major Conventional War Against Iran Is an Impossibility. Crisis within the US Command Structure
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-04
What both the media and military analysts fail to acknowledge is that US CENTCOM's forward Middle East headquarters at the al-Udeid military base close to Doha de facto "lies in enemy territory". Since the May 2017 split of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Qatar has become a staunch ally of Iran…
globalresearch.ca/a-major-conventional-war-against-iran-is-an-impossibility-crisis-within-the-us-command-structure/5682514

Opinion: Israel's Plans to Replace UNRWA Schools are a New War on the Agency
The Palestinian News & Info Agency | imemc.org | 2020-01-04
By Imad Freij for WAFA Six UNRWA-run schools in Jerusalem are now facing the threat of closure, after the Israeli municipality green-lighted the establishment of a school complex affiliated with the so-called Israeli Ministry of Education as an alternative to the UNRWA-run schools, paving the way to end the operations …
imemc.org/article/opinion-israels-plans-to-replace-unrwa-schools-are-a-new-war-on-the-agency/

Lawmakers Take on Senior Care-Home Operators for Wage Theft and Worker Abuse
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-04
Revelations about wage theft and abusive treatment of caregivers in America's senior care-home industry have prompted tougher enforcement, a congressional hearing and plans for new state legislation in 2020. | Responding to a series of stories by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Va., chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, said he intends to hold an oversight hearing early this year in which he will press Labor Department officials to cr…
truthout.org/articles/lawmakers-take-on-senior-care-home-operators-for-wage-theft-and-worker-abuse/

Round Two: New US Drone Strikes Kill 6 In Iraq After Targeting Two Vehicles Carrying PMU Officials
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-04
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/3.5/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/round-two-new-us-drone-strikes-kill-6-in-iraq-after-targeting-two-vehicles-carrying-pmu-officials/

Neoliberalism and the Killing for Profit in Iraq
Bulent Gokay | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-04
On January 2, 2020, a US airstrike killed a high-profile commander of Iran's secretive Quds Force, Qassim Suleimani, a commander of Iran's military forces in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and elsewhere in the Middle East. Another man, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis…
globalresearch.ca/neoliberalism-and-the-killing-for-profit-in-iraq/5699525

Gene-Editing. New Genetic Engineering Techniques, Yes or No? "Who's Thinking Outside the Box?"
Angela Lieber | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-04
The following article from the German weekly newspaper Der Freitag is a vanishingly rare example of both sides of the debate about new GM techniques getting coverage in the mainstream media. | All too often journalists allow GM promoters to determine …
globalresearch.ca/award-winning-article-gives-both-sides-gene-editing-debate/5699339

UAW capitulates to Harvard, shuts down grad student strike
wsws.org | 2020-01-04
The shutdown of the strike is a complete capitulation by the UAW, which exploited the genuine anger of graduate student workers over their exploitation by Harvard in a nearly month-long stunt that achieved virtually nothing.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/04/harv…

"Invisible Balance of Power". The Phenomenon of Terrorism, The "War on Terrorism"
Ian Greenhalgh | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-04
The world underwent a seismic change on September 11th, 2001 when the biggest, most blatant false flag terror even yet seen took place–the attack on the World Trade Centre in NYC and the Pentagon in Washington, DC. The official narrative …
globalresearch.ca/invisible-balance-power/5699535

UN Concerned over British Government's Failure to Investigate Whether Assange Has Been Subjected to Psychological Torture
Ceren Sagir | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-03
United Nations special rapporteur on torture Nils Melzer has written to governments to press them to investigate properly evidence that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been subjected to psychological torture. | On December 31 Mr Melzer shared on Twitter a letter …
globalresearch.ca/un-concerned-british-government-failure-investigate-assange-has-been-subjected-psychological-torture/5699511

Israel's Plan to Overthrow the King of Jordan, Annexing the West Bank and the Jordan Valley
Adnan Abu Amer | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-03
The Israeli right is preparing to present a plan to overthrow the Jordanian king after annexing the Jordan Valley in the West Bank to realise the dream of Jordan being converted to Palestine. They aim to establish a confederation between …
globalresearch.ca/israels-plan-to-overthrow-the-king-of-jordan-annexing-the-west-bank-and-the-jordan-valley/5699478

West Bank Settlers Attack Undercover Israeli Police Officers Disguised as Palestinians
The New Arab | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-03
Two Israeli settlers attacked undercover police officers disguised as Palestinian labourers in an illegal West Bank settlement this week. | Believing the police to be Palestinian workers, the teenage settlers approached them in the Bat Ayin settlement and started to interrogate …
globalresearch.ca/settlers-attack-undercover-israeli-police-officers-disguised-palestinians/5699510

Iraq: The October Revolution of 2019 and the Iran-US Conflict
Dirk Adriaensens | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-03
Iraq is in the eye of the storm. Washington's "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran and Tehran's response put heavy pressure on the Iraqi government, a partner for both. The US expects Baghdad to resist Iran, and Iran expects Baghdad to resist the US. An almost impossible position.
globalresearch.ca/iraq-october-revolution-2019/5698521

The Soleimani Assassination: The Long-Awaited Beginning of the End of America's Imperial Ambitions
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-03
The United States is now at war with Iran in a conflict that could easily have been avoided and it will not end well. There will be no declaration of war coming from either side, but the assassination of Iranian …
globalresearch.ca/soleimani-assassination-long-awaited-beginning-end-america-imperial-ambitions/5699507

This American Died for Our Lies in Afghanistan
Peter Van Buren | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-03
It's common this time of year to write summary articles trying to make sense of the last 12 months; you'll soon see them popping up everywhere. But all of them will omit one of the most important stories of the …
globalresearch.ca/american-died-our-lies-afghanistan/5699465

Neo-Liberal Colombia — Where Life Has to Defeat Death
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-03
In one of the poorest neighborhoods of Bogota, Belen, I saw two people bleeding in the middle of the road. One person was clearly dead. A group of onlookers was moving frantically, shouting loudly. There was an attempt to resurrect …
globalresearch.ca/colombia-life-defeat-death/5699472

Turkey Transfers Ottoman Archives to the Palestinian Authority to Counter Israel's Land Claims
QUDSN | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-03
Turkey has given a copy of Ottoman-era archived documents to the Palestinian Authority (PA) to help Palestinians legally counter the Israeli occupation's land claims, according to Hebrew news sources. | The archives include tens of thousands of land registries from the …
globalresearch.ca/turkey-transfers-ottoman-archives-to-the-palestinian-authority-to-counter-israels-land-claims/5699485

False Reports Of Missiles Hitting US Base, As US Gov Says Soleimani Killing Was "Preemptive" Defense
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-03
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/3/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/false-reports-of-missiles-hitting-us-base-as-us-gov-says-soleimani-killing-was-preemptive-defense/

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2020-01-04: News Headlines

Danica Jorden (2020-01-04). US Immigration (ICE) Accelerates Violent Arrests of (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) DACA Holders. globalresearch.ca "You are not from the castle. You are not from the village. You are nothing." Franz Kafka, "The Castle" | "If there were right laws, if there were a pathway, we would stand in line…. Because this country has a broken, …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-01-04). A Major Conventional War Against Iran Is an Impossibility. Crisis within the US Command Structure. globalresearch.ca What both the media and military analysts fail to acknowledge is that US CENTCOM's forward Middle East headquarters at the al-Udeid military base close to Doha de facto "lies in enemy territory". Since the May 2017 split of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Qatar has become a staunch ally of Iran…

Staff (2020-01-04). Lawmakers Take on Senior Care-Home Operators for Wage Theft and Worker Abuse. truthout.org Revelations about wage theft and abusive treatment of caregivers in America's senior care-home industry have prompted tougher enforcement, a congressional hearing and plans for new state legislation in 2020. | Responding to a series of stories by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Va., chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, said he intends to hold an oversight hearing early this year in which he will press Labor Department officials to cr…

Bulent Gokay (2020-01-04). Neoliberalism and the Killing for Profit in Iraq. globalresearch.ca On January 2, 2020, a US airstrike killed a high-profile commander of Iran's secretive Quds Force, Qassim Suleimani, a commander of Iran's military forces in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and elsewhere in the Middle East. Another man, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis…

Angela Lieber (2020-01-04). Gene-Editing. New Genetic Engineering Techniques, Yes or No? "Who's Thinking Outside the Box?" globalresearch.ca The following article from the German weekly newspaper Der Freitag is a vanishingly rare example of both sides of the debate about new GM techniques getting coverage in the mainstream media. | All too often journalists allow GM promoters to determine …

WSWS (2020-01-04). UAW capitulates to Harvard, shuts down grad student strike. wsws.org The shutdown of the strike is a complete capitulation by the UAW, which exploited the genuine anger of graduate student workers over their exploitation by Harvard in a nearly month-long stunt that achieved virtually nothing.

RT (2020-01-04). Iran reserves right to self-defense, 'harsh revenge' for Soleimani coming — Tehran's envoy to UN. rt.com Calling the US killing of General Qassem Soleimani "criminal" and an act of terrorism, the Iranian envoy to the UN said his country reserves the right to act in self-defense and threatened vengeance in US media interviews. | The killing of Soleimani "by any measure, is an obvious example of State terrorism and, as a criminal act, constitutes a gross violation of the fundamental principles of international law, including, in particular, those stipulated in the Charter of the United Nations," Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi wrote in a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the Security Council on Fr…

Ian Greenhalgh (2020-01-04). "Invisible Balance of Power". The Phenomenon of Terrorism, The "War on Terrorism" globalresearch.ca The world underwent a seismic change on September 11th, 2001 when the biggest, most blatant false flag terror even yet seen took place—the attack on the World Trade Centre in NYC and the Pentagon in Washington, DC. The official narrative …

yenisafak (2020-01-04). US resumes Pakistan military training program. yenisafak.com Washington has resumed a military training program with Pakistan, U.S. officials said.The announcement on Friday said that the International Military Education and Training Program (IMET) came just hours after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke to Pakistani Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa to discuss the killing of senior Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani."To strengthen mil2mil [military to military] cooperation on shared priorities advance US national security, @POTUS [President of The United States] authorized the resumption of International Military Education and Training #IMET for Pak…

Ceren Sagir (2020-01-03). UN Concerned over British Government's Failure to Investigate Whether Assange Has Been Subjected to Psychological Torture. globalresearch.ca United Nations special rapporteur on torture Nils Melzer has written to governments to press them to investigate properly evidence that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been subjected to psychological torture. | On December 31 Mr Melzer shared on Twitter a letter …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-01-03). America's War for Global Domination. globalresearch.ca How to reverse the tide of war? Forcefully undermine the media propaganda apparatus which seeks to justify "humanitarian wars" under the banner of responsibility to protect (R2P). Impeach all criminals in high office including POTUS as well the entire Congressional apparatus which pays lip service to US led wars.

Philip Giraldi (2020-01-03). The Soleimani Assassination: The Long-Awaited Beginning of the End of America's Imperial Ambitions. globalresearch.ca The United States is now at war with Iran in a conflict that could easily have been avoided and it will not end well. There will be no declaration of war coming from either side, but the assassination of Iranian …

Andrew Korybko (2020-01-03). 2020 Might be Challenging for Ethiopia, But It Can Count on China's Help. globalresearch.ca Ethiopia is in the midst of historic change but also on the edge of what some observers fear is a looming crisis ahead of the upcoming elections in May. It's here where the country's strategic Chinese partner can be of …

Peter Van Buren (2020-01-03). This American Died for Our Lies in Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca It's common this time of year to write summary articles trying to make sense of the last 12 months; you'll soon see them popping up everywhere. But all of them will omit one of the most important stories of the …

Bouthaina Shaaban (2020-01-03). Video: US Sanctions and the Caesar Act, Oil and Gas, Chemical Weapons, and the Syrian Response. globalresearch.ca The Caesar Act is one of the main topics discussed by the Media and Political Advisor in the Syrian Presidency Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban in a thorough must watch and learn from interview with Kamal Khalaf of Al-Mayadeen News channel. | Dr. …

Andrew Korybko (2020-01-03). No, a War with Iran Won't Help Trump Win Re-Election. globalresearch.ca One of the most common opinions circulating around the Alt-Media Community after Major General Soleimani's assassination is that Trump is provoking a war with Iran in order to help win re-election, but this isn't the case since he first of …

Stephen Lendman (2020-01-03). More US Fuel on the Middle East Fire: Trump Orders New Troop Deployment to the Region. globalresearch.ca Trump began 2020 with a bang by authorizing more US combat troops to the Middle East. | It's already ablaze from endless US wars of aggression on nonbelligerent states threatening no one. | The new deployment is an ominous new year's beginning, …

Philip Giraldi (2020-01-03). The Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act: Why Washington Is Both Corrupt and Ignorant. globalresearch.ca The creatures that lurk through the corridors of power in Washington DC have refined corruption to the point where almost anything goes and almost no one is ever held accountable. Traditionally, Congressmen reward their various constituencies by inserting riders into …

Philip Weiss (2020-01-03). The ICC Will Likely Throw Out Palestine's Case for War Crimes, Norman Finkelstein Says. globalresearch.ca Last week supporters of Palestinian human rights were buoyed by the announcement from the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court that she had decided to open a formal investigation of Israel for war crimes in the occupied territories, including the …

Adnan Abu Amer (2020-01-03). Israel's Plan to Overthrow the King of Jordan, Annexing the West Bank and the Jordan Valley. globalresearch.ca The Israeli right is preparing to present a plan to overthrow the Jordanian king after annexing the Jordan Valley in the West Bank to realise the dream of Jordan being converted to Palestine. They aim to establish a confederation between …

Michael Jansen (2020-01-03). It's About Time the ICC Initiates Probe into Israeli War Crimes. globalresearch.ca It is about time for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to initiate and actually conduct a probe into war crimes perpetrated by Israel against the Palestinian people. ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced recently that she would launch a full investigation …

Edward Curtin (2020-01-03). The War Hoax Redux. How to Start Another War. globalresearch.ca America's hegemonic military agenda has reached a dangerous threshold: The assassination of IRGC General Soleimani ordered by Donald Trump on January 2, 2020 is tantamount to an Act of War against Iran. | US Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper described …

QUDSN (2020-01-03). Turkey Transfers Ottoman Archives to the Palestinian Authority to Counter Israel's Land Claims. globalresearch.ca Turkey has given a copy of Ottoman-era archived documents to the Palestinian Authority (PA) to help Palestinians legally counter the Israeli occupation's land claims, according to Hebrew news sources. | The archives include tens of thousands of land registries from the …

Yuki Tanaka (2020-01-03). War, Rape and Patriarchy: The Japanese Experience. asia-pacificresearch.com …

Dirk Adriaensens (2020-01-03). Iraq: The October Revolution of 2019 and the Iran-US Conflict. globalresearch.ca Iraq is in the eye of the storm. Washington's "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran and Tehran's response put heavy pressure on the Iraqi government, a partner for both. The US expects Baghdad to resist Iran, and Iran expects Baghdad to resist the US. An almost impossible position.

Ryan Cristián (2020-01-03). False Reports Of Missiles Hitting US Base, As US Gov Says Soleimani Killing Was "Preemptive" Defense. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/3/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Ryan Cristián (2020-01-03). US Gov Airstrikes Kill PMU Officials & IRGC General Soleimani, As US Claims "Preemptive" Defense. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/2/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Steven Sahiounie (2020-01-03). Trump Ordered the Assassination of Soleimani, and the Middle East Prepares for Possible War. globalresearch.ca Qasem Soleimani was assassinated last night in Baghdad by a drone strike ordered by President Trump. The Iranian Commander of the 'Quds Force' was killed alongside the leader of the Iraqi 'Popular Mobilization Forces', Jamal Jaafar Ibrahimi, aka Abu Mahdi …

Andrew Korybko (2020-01-03). Major General Soleimani's Assassination Isn't Going to Start World War III. globalresearch.ca The US carried out a de-facto act of war against Iran after assassinating Major General Qasem Soleimani of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force in Baghdad last night, but despite the doomsday scenarios that many in Alt-Media are speculating …

The New Arab (2020-01-03). West Bank Settlers Attack Undercover Israeli Police Officers Disguised as Palestinians. globalresearch.ca Two Israeli settlers attacked undercover police officers disguised as Palestinian labourers in an illegal West Bank settlement this week. | Believing the police to be Palestinian workers, the teenage settlers approached them in the Bat Ayin settlement and started to interrogate …

General Wesley Clark (2020-01-03). Global Warfare: "We're Going to Take out 7 Countries in 5 Years: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan & Iran.." globalresearch.ca Originally published in March 2007. | Global Research Editor's Note: | This interview serves as a reminder regarding the diabolical timeline of America's hegemonic project. Is Iran the next target "to be taken out"? | All these countries are on the Pentagon's drawing …

Arabi Souri (2020-01-03). America at War with Iran? Pentagon Ordered the Killing of IRGC Commander Qasem Soleimani. globalresearch.ca The Pentagon confirmed the United States of America's responsibility of killing the legendary IRGC Quds Brigade commander Qasem Soleimani in a drone attack near Baghdad Airport. | The Pentagon's statement didn't elaborate on the cost on the US itself and its …

Andre Vltchek (2020-01-03). Neo-Liberal Colombia — Where Life Has to Defeat Death. globalresearch.ca In one of the poorest neighborhoods of Bogota, Belen, I saw two people bleeding in the middle of the road. One person was clearly dead. A group of onlookers was moving frantically, shouting loudly. There was an attempt to resurrect …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2020-01-03). Policing, Facial Recognition and Targeting Privacy. globalresearch.ca The chances for those seeking a world of solitude are rapidly run out. A good case can be made that this has already happened. Aldous Huxley's Savage, made famous in Brave New World, is out of options, having lost to …

WSWS (2020-01-03). One million march in Hong Kong on New Year's Day. wsws.org To develop a genuine struggle for democratic rights, workers, students and young people must break the bonds that have been placed on the movement by various factions of the capitalist class.

Sarah Lahm (2020-01-03). Midwest Dispatch: A Christmas Day Fire Shows Teachers are More Than Test Scores. progressive.org Rarely do we see our public schools for what they often are: a place of refuge and consistency for our most vulnerable kids.

Daniel Warner (2020-01-03). 2019 the Best Year Ever? The Street's the Place to Go. counterpunch.org "In the long arc of human history, 2019 has been the best year ever," declared an eminent opinion writer for the New York Times. His statistical proof was that "children were least likely to die, adults were least likely to be illiterate and people were least likely to suffer excruciating and disfiguring diseases," plus more More

Robert Hunziker (2020-01-03). Kill GDP to Help Save the Planet. dissidentvoice.org There's a problem with America's favorite statistic: GDP. It avoids pretty much everything that's actually, truly, really good for society, including the importance of robust ecology. Still, it's the biggest measure of what's happening with the economy and used around the world, even though horribly flawed. According to some forward thinkers, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), …

Stephen Lendman (2020-01-03). Sheer Stupidity Defines the Trump Regime's Foreign Policy. Escalation and the Risk of an All Out War. globalresearch.ca A personal comment in response to the Trump regime's assassination of redoubtable Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, a national hero now martyred by US imperial rage. | He represented Iranian resilience and resistance against US state-terrorism, its endless wars of aggression, its …

Neil deMause (2020-01-03). Australia Wildfire Coverage Is Long on Koalas, Short on Causes. fair.org by Neil deMause Fires making their own weather are interesting (The Hill, 12/30/19)—but not as important as humans making their own climate. | If you've only been following the bushfires ravaging Australia through the headlines popping up on your social media feeds — which, let's face it, is more popular than reading newspapers these days [md…

IMEMC News & Agencies (2020-01-02). TRNN: The Year in Palestine and Israel. imemc.org The Real News Network's Marc Steiner and Shir Hever discuss the upcoming election, corruption charges against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and more. Shir Hever is an economic researcher in the Alternative Information Center, a Palestinian-Israeli organization active in Jerusalem and Beit-Sahour. Researching the economic aspect of the Israeli occupation …

Ryan Cristián (2020-01-01). US Gov Blames Iraqi Protests On Iran With No Evidence, Despite The US Bombing Of The Iraqi Military. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/31/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Staff (2019-12-31). Fossil Fuel Industry Shifts from Climate Denial to "Youthwashing" therealnews.com For decades, the fossil fuel industry funded climate change denial campaigns aimed toward young people to sow seeds of doubt on climate science. As the climate crisis has worsened, it has made a subtle shift to what critics call "youthwashing.".

Ryan Cristián (2019-12-31). US Gov's "Iran Rocket" False Flag Falls Apart In Less Than 24hrs, As The World Sees Right Through It. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/30/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

news.un (2019-12-31). FIRST PERSON: 'You can't get paid for staring out of the window' – How I proved my teacher wrong. news.un.org The International Labour Organization (ILO) is marking its centenary in 2019 and as part of the commemoration has launched a photography project called "Dignity at Work: The American Experience" to document the working life of people across the United States. UN News joined the ILO on a visit to the southern US state of Louisiana.

Staff (2019-12-31). Headlines for December 31, 2019. democracynow.org Protests Rage Outside U.S. Embassy in Iraq After U.S. Airstrikes Kill 24, Hate Crime Charges Filed Against Suspect in Hanukkah Stabbing in NY, Texas Church Shooter Had Long Criminal History, NYT: Top Officials Failed to Convince Trump to Release Withheld Ukraine Aid, Death Toll from Crackdown on Protests in India Rises to 27, Five Kashmiri Political Leaders Released from Detention, Sudanese Court Sentences 29 to Death for Killing Teacher in Anti-Protest Crackdown, Thousands Flee to the Ocean to Escape Australia Wildfires, Former Nissan Head Flees Japan to Lebanon to Escape Trial on Financial Crimes, New York Sett…

Ryan Cristián (2019-12-30). US Gov Bombs Iraq & Syria Citing Baseless Claims That Iran Fired ROCKETS At US Locations. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/29/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Ryan Cristián (2019-12-29). US Military Contractors Exposed For Paying Taliban At US Gov Instruction & Iran False Flag Continues. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/28/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Ryan Cristián (2019-12-28). Potential False Flag In Iraq Kills American & New OPCW Leak Exposes Deliberate Coverup And Deception. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/27/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Ryan Cristián (2019-12-27). Israel Bombs Gaza For Xmas, Israel Threatens To Attack All Helping Iran & Saudis Bomb Yemen Market. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/26/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

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