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It
Is Up To Us
By Paul
Craig
Roberts |
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The
Oligarchy is
trying to
discredit
the Trump
Presidency
before it
exists.
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Iraq: 97 killed in
petrol station Hilla
attack;
ISIL claims
responsibility for blast
targeting Shia Muslims
returning from
Arbaeen
pilgrimage in holy city
of Karbala.
Iraqis advance
in Mosul as bomb south
of Baghdad kills 21:
Iraqi troops on Thursday
drove Islamic State
militants from three
more neighbourhoods in
the northern city of
Mosul, a commander said,
as a bomb south of
Baghdad killed at least
21 people, including 10
Iranian pilgrims.
Civilians flee
as Shi'ite fighters near
flashpoint town near
Mosul;
The exodus from Tal
Afar, 60 km (40 miles)
west of Mosul, is
worrying humanitarian
organizations as some of
the civilians are
heading into insurgent
territory, where aid
cannot be sent to them,
provincial officials
said.
5
ISIS fighters killed in
coalition airstrikes in
Anbar: army:
“Our
cameras detected the
death of five militants,
while three others were
seriously wounded,”
said, Mohammadi , adding
that a stack of missiles
and other weaponry were
destroyed in the strike.
Rebels in Aleppo
block families’ escape
route:
An official for the
Syrian Democratic
Forces, which is allied
to the Kurdish YPG
militia and has promised
to house refugees in
Sheikh Maqsood, said
that 250 civilians were
prepared to cross and
had not been able to do
so.
UN awaits 'green
light' for aid
deliveries to Aleppo:
Syrian rebels in
besieged east Aleppo
have agreed to a plan
for aid delivery and
medical evacuations,
according to UN
officials, but the
global body is awaiting
a "green light" from
Russia and the Syrian
government before it can
begin life-saving
operations.
Russia censures
US call for ban on
Syria-bound fuel tankers:
Russia has blasted the
US for urging other
countries to deny port
access to Russian oil
tankers heading to Syria
to deliver fuel to
Moscow’s jets, which are
on anti-terror mission
in the Arab country.
Israel Media:
Trump Secretly Preparing
Joint US-Russian-Turkish
Assault on Daesh;
An Israeli military
intelligence website is
claiming that US
President-elect Donald
Trump, prior to being
sworn in to the White
House, is already
managing America’s
military, and that he is
secretly preparing for a
joint assault on Daesh
with Russia and Turkey.
Syrian Warplanes Kill
Turkish Soldiers
Fighting in Syria;
Turkish soldiers were
killed on Thursday by
Syrian warplanes while
fighting inside Syria
for the first time since
the civil war there
began in 2011, the
Turkish military
announced.
Blast kills 2 at
governor's office in
southern Turkey:
Authorities impose news
blackout after apparent
vehicle bomb hits Adana
Twelve Yemeni
civilians killed in
Saudi-led air strike
Twelve Yemeni civilians
were killed while riding
in a pickup truck,
residents said. Locals
said the passengers were
shoppers heading to a
local market in the
Hiran area of northwest
Hajja province
End the war in
Yemen, Mr. Trump;
The war doesn't make
many headlines in the
United States, even
though the U.S. is
directly involved in
helping the Saudi
military fire at targets
in Yemen and blockade
that country.
Israel proposes
500 new (illegal)
settlement homes near
Jerusalem;
Jerusalem's municipality
has proposed building
500 more housing units
in an area of the city
annexed by Israel after
the 1967 Middle East
war, a settlement
monitoring group said on
Wednesday.
Somali car bomb
kills military officer
in Mogadishu;
A military officer was
killed and five other
people -- including two
soldiers -- wounded when
a car bomb exploded in
Mogadishu on Thursday
afternoon.
Gunmen kill at
least 3 policemen in
Egypt’s Sinai;
Gunmen killed at least
three policemen and
injured seven in an
attack on a checkpoint
in the restive northern
Sinai on Thursday,
Egyptian security
sources said.
Tunisia confirms
U.S. drones over Libyan
border, monitor Islamic
State;
Tunisian President Beji
Caid Essebsi has said
U.S. surveillance drones
are flying over the
Tunisian-Libyan border
to ward of attacks by
Islamic State, after
lawmakers called on his
government to clarify
U.S. reports on such a
mission.
Tensions soar as
Indian kills 10
civilians in Kashmir;
Indian troops fired on a
Pakistani passenger bus
in Kashmir on Wednesday,
killing 10 civilians in
one of the deadliest
incidents in weeks of
violence in the disputed
Himalayan region,
stoking tensions between
the nuclear-armed
rivals.
3 Pakistani
Soldiers Killed Along
Line of Control In Jammu
And Kashmir: Report;
Three Pakistani army
soldiers were killed in
an exchange of fire with
Indian troops at the
Line of Control (LoC) on
Wednesday, authorities
said.
Pakistan PM
Nawaz Sharif, military
chiefs vow to teach
India a 'lesson':
Pakistan on Thursday
stepped up its
anti-India rant with the
military chiefs,
including outgoing Army
chief General Raheel
Sharif, threatening that
the armed forces were
capable of teaching
India "a lesson" if the
border tension
escalates.
Duterte tells
local tycoons: 'I owe
you nothing,' opening
Philippines to foreign
investment;
"The only way for the
deliverance of this
country is to remove it
from the clutches of the
few people who hold the
power and money,"
Duterte told a news
conference.
Merkel: Germany
must boost defence
spending, unlikely to
meet NATO goal soon:
"I know we still have a
pretty long way to go to
reach NATO's 2 percent
target for defence
spending and I can't
promise we will get
there in near future.
Blame Russia;
European
Parliament urges action
against Russian 'hostile
propaganda':
The European Parliament
on Wednesday warned of
"hostile" Russian
propaganda and support
for anti-EU forces and
urged Brussels to take
action to counter
disinformation designed
to sow discord within
the bloc.
If EU parliament
resolution to counter
Russian media
implemented, retaliation
will follow – Moscow:
If an EU resolution
against the Russian
media is implemented,
Moscow will take
retaliatory measures,
Russia’s Foreign
Ministry has stated.
Ukraine's
President Confident Of
Continued U.S. Support;
Speaking on November 24
at the EU-Ukraine summit
in Brussels, Poroshenko
said that "Ukraine has
strong bipartisan
support in the U.S.
Congress and among the
U.S. politicians, both
Republican and
Democrat.”
Ukraine citizens
to get visa-free travel
to EU;
Ukrainian citizens will
be able to travel to
most EU countries
without a visa, European
Council President Donald
Tusk has announced.
France to give
€2,500 to migrants who
return home voluntarily
: The offer, which is
only valid till December
31, is meant to
“significantly increase
the number of aided
voluntary departures”
following the demolition
of the notorious
‘Jungle’ camp in Calais.
Migrants riot in largest
Bulgaria refugee camp:
police;
The migrants set car
tires on fire and threw
stones at some 250
police, firefighters and
gendarmerie. The protest
erupted over "a recently
imposed ban on migrants
leaving the premises of
the center".
Germany: some Syrians
won't get full asylum;
A German state court
says authorities are
entitled to grant
Syrians a form of
protection that falls
short of full asylum, a
decision that goes
against rulings by
several lower courts.
My Mother Was
Incarcerated in an
Internment Camp as a
Child.
She Tells Us 2016
Reminds Her of 1942.
Jill Stein
raises over $3mn in
24hrs for vote recount
in swing states:
The three states carry a
total of 46 electoral
votes, and Trump would
have to lose all three
in the recount for them
to impact the
presidential result.
Hillary Clinton
leads by two million in
US popular vote;
Clinton has received
64,223,958 votes to
Trump’s 62,206,395, with
several million more
votes remaining to be
counted
Wilbur Ross,
billionaire known as
“king of bankruptcy,” is
said to be Trump's
Commerce pick
: A billionaire investor
who became known as the
“king of bankruptcy” for
buying, restructuring
and selling off steel
makers and other fading
industrial companies,
officials on the
transition team said on
Thursday.
Betsy Devos, billionaire
philanthropist, picked
as Trump education
secretary:
Her brother is Erik
Prince, the founder of
Blackwater. DeVos is a
strong advocate of
vouchers for private and
religious schools
DeVos family
foundations reported
lifetime charitable
giving of more than $1.2
billion.
Political donations — to
oppose gay marriage,
support vouchers, and
sway lawmakers from
increasing oversight to
charter schools — came
on top of that.
Where Does Nikki Haley,
Trump's Pick for UN
Envoy, Stand on Israel?:
Though she has limited
foreign policy
experience, Haley is a
vocal opponent of the
Iran deal and the BDS
movement.
In case you missed it;
WATCH: Nikki
Haley Calls Out Obama on
Israel
: 'We would make
international agreements
that were celebrated in
Israel and protested in
Iran, not the other way
around,' said Republican
Governor Nikki Haley in
response to Obama's
address, which did not
mention Israel.
Giuliani Took
Money From a Group That
Killed Americans. Does
Trump Care?;
You can tell a lot about
potential Cabinet
nominees by the
terrorist group they
shill for.
5 things to know
about Trump's U.N. pick:
S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley:
She vehemently spoke
against Trump on the
campaign trail
Poll: Trump's
popularity soars after
election;
Forty-six percent of
voters now have a very
favorable or somewhat
favorable opinion of the
president-elect. Twelve
percent have a somewhat
unfavorable opinion and
34 percent have a very
unfavorable opinion of
him.
In Stunning Reversal,
Trump Scraps His Calls
to Bring Back Torture:
President-elect Donald
Trump delivered a
stunning about-face on
his support for
torturing terrorism
suspects, and despite
months of bragging that
he would bring back
waterboarding and “a
hell of a lot worse,” he
now says it might not be
an effective tool.
Trump Has Not
Changed His Mind About
Torture:
The transcript of the
New York Times interview
contradicts the paper’s
own story.
Trump letting
Hillary off the hook is
his biggest mistake yet:
Trump must explain his
thinking, including
whether he believes it’s
his prerogative to
decide who gets
investigated and who
gets a pass
Donald Trump's
Conflicts of Interest: A
Crib Sheet;
A semi-comprehensive
list of the business
concerns that may
influence the
president-elect as he
prepares for the
nation’s highest office