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April 27, 2020

US A Washed-up Empire
By Finian Cunningham
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed presumed US global power as a hollowed-out caricature.  - Continue

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In Q1 2020, Covid19 was the enemy. In Q2, the enemy will be China
By John Ward
The demonisation of China has begun, and it is all to do with the geopolitics of hegemony.  - Continue

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The Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic: The Real Danger is “Agenda ID2020”
By Peter Koenig
It’s an electronic ID program that uses generalized vaccination as a platform for digital identity.  - Continue

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The Psychology of the COVID-19 Coup: The Elite, their Victims and those who Resist
By Robert J. Burrowes
I will briefly explain why so many people are fearfully submissive victims of this coup.  - Continue

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Lifting the Lockdown; Easy Does It
By Mike Whitney
It’s all part of the elitist gameplan for crushing labor. Meanwhile, corporate profits will continue to soar.  - Continue

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Trump Regime Pushing for Confrontation with Iran?
By Stephen Lendman
Iran’s ability to persevere in the face of Trump regime “maximum pressure” is  a tribute to its ingenuity.  - Continue

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Former UK Ambassador Craig Murray Indicted
By Ray McGovern
"If Scotland is the kind of country where you go to jail for saying that, let me get my toothbrush.”   - Continue

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MIDDLE EAST

Turkish troops kill five protesters in Syria’s Idlib province

Israel attack kills 3 civilians in Syria

Two US troops MIA in Deir Ezzor countryside after attack on their vehicle

US occupation forces move ISIS terrorists from Hasaka to Iraq

If forced to choose, Iraq will choose Iran over the U.S.: Atlantic Council

Yemen war: Separatists declare autonomous rule in south

Saudi-led coalition rejects south Yemen self-rule declaration

Figures reveal staggering depletion of Saudi Arabia’s foreign reserves under Salman's rule

China, Saudi Arabia cut $265 million deal to fight coronavirus

U.S. Regime to Argue It Never Left Iran Nuke Deal, in Bid to Force Arms Embargo, Report Says :

US Regime Will Allow Illegal West Bank Annexation in 2 Months: Netanyahu

Arab League to meet over Israel’s illegal annexation plans:

HSBC to block donations to Palestinian aid charity: British bank will no longer process standing orders

Facebook says Israeli spyware company ran vast hacking operation in the United States

AFRICA

More than 40 people killed in eastern DRC attacks: Officials

Libya: 2 civilians killed by Haftar militia shelling

Turkey's military helps turn the tide in Libyan civil war

Libyan Army attacks Turkey’s main base in Libya

US admits killing civilians during air attacks in Somalia

Coronavirus death toll in Africa tops 1,400

South Africa's inequalities exposed by virus, says leader

Cuban medical team arrives in South Africa to fight Covid-19. :

ASIA

Militants attack repulsed, 5 including 2 police killed in N. Afghanistan

China boosts oil imports from Russia, while slashing purchases from Saudi Arabia

Kim Jong-un is ‘alive and well’ and staying in Wonsan, says top South Korean official

EUROPE

Trump and Putin commemorate 75th anniversary of when US and Soviet soldiers overcame differences during World War II

Revealed: UK ministers were warned last year of risks of coronavirus pandemic

The Great NHS Heist: Dr Sarah Gangoli and Dr Bob Gill discuss the impact of COVID-19 in the UK in the context of the ongoing covert privatisation of the National Health Service in England

Julian Assange's extradition hearing postponed till November due to coronavirus crisis

Dissident British ex-diplomat Craig Murray indicted for blog posts in Kafkaesque case

GLOBE

Annual global military spending hits highest point in a decade : With $732 billion spent in 2019, the US accounts for 38 percent of global military spending

Global Map of Coronavirus Deaths

FT: Global coronavirus death toll could be 60% higher than reported

Coronavirus detected on particles of air pollution

Coronavirus: New Zealand claims no community cases as lockdown eases

More than two million Australians download COVIDSafe contact tracing app

Coronavirus Means the Era of Big Government Is…Back: History shows that national shocks—the Depression, World War II, the financial crisis—have a way of expanding the role of government in lasting ways.

Getting coronavirus 'will take 13 years off your life', UK researchers claim

AMERICAS

Argentina Welcomes Cuban Medical Aid, Slams US Blockade

Cuba Plans National Production of Drug Against COVID-19

US sees record number of new coronavirus cases in a day, as death toll reaches 53,422

Map of coronavirus in the U.S.

U.S. deaths soared in early weeks of pandemic: The United States recorded an estimated 15,400 excess deaths, nearly two times as many as were publicly attributed to covid-19 at the time.

Watch: Life and Death Inside New York’s Busiest Emergency Room

Detroit health care worker dies after being denied coronavirus test 4 times

Spike in New Yorkers ingesting household cleaners following Trump’s controversial coronavirus comments

No, Trump did NOT suggest injecting disinfectant to treat Covid-19

Nervous Republicans See Trump Sinking, and Taking Senate With Him

White House aiming for Trump pivot from virus to economy

Where is Trump’s Missing War Powers Report?: The regime is ignoring its legal requirement to explain how it would use military force, and undermining Congress in the process.

Survey: 1 In 10 Americans Believe U.S. Government Created Coronavirus

EXPOSED Biden's Pathetic Attempt To Draw Trump Contrast On China: "China is the achilles heel of the biden campaign."

Trump owed tens of millions to Bank of China: The president's financial dealings with the state-owned bank complicate his attacks on Biden

Politico has to correct its article as report about Trump ‘owning millions’ to Bank of China denied by… Bank of China

Small Business Rescue Money Flowing to Major Trump Donors, Disclosures Show: Loans have been approved for corporations whose executives have donated heavily to Trump’s campaign.

US billionaires increase wealth by $280 billion since March, as millions are unable to get unemployment benefits

Q2 GDP Will Be Biggest Negative Number Since Great Depression; -20% To -30%

New Evidence Supporting Credibility of Tara Reade’s Allegation Against Joe Biden Emerges

CNN 'Larry King' episode featuring Biden accuser's mother disappears from Google Play catalog

Shhh: Democrats Asked Zero Questions About Biden Allegations on Sunday Shows, Despite New Evidence

New York cancels Dems presidential primary to outcry by Sanders supporters

New York Removes Bernie Sanders From The Primary Ballot

Trump is reportedly discussing a plan to replace HHS chief Azar

Multi-millionaire Trump donor is top recipient of funds intended for struggling small businesses

With Millions Unable to Pay for Housing Next Month, Organizers Plan the Largest Rent Strike in Nearly a Century

Wave of Repossessions Coming as Subprime Auto Buyers Miss Payments

National Guard Deployed At Nation's Food Banks To Ensure Stability During Unprecedented Times

Watch: Delaware National Guard assists the Food Bank of Delaware - Dover, DE (TimeLapse)

U.S. Could Be Weeks From Meat Shortages With Shutdowns Spreading

USDA let millions of pounds of food rot while food-bank demand soared

Coronavirus Forces Farmers to Destroy Their Crops

'The food supply chain is breaking,' Tyson says as plants close

April 24/25, 2020

Iran Launches US Fury
By Finian Cunningham
American citizens' demand for better healthcare could be easily met if its monstrously profligate military expenditure was redirected.   - Continue

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Merchants of death: Multibillion-dollar bailout for arms industry amid rising COVID-19 toll
By Bill Van Auken
Billions upon billions of dollars are being lavished upon military contractors to sustain their guaranteed profits. - Continue

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Capitalism: The Deadliest Pandemic
By Paul Edwards
The latest monumental implosion and crash of American Finance Capital.  - Continue

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Monitoring the Public After Coronavirus
By Philip Giraldi
The observation made by protagonist Winston Smith in George Orwell’s “1984” has finally been realized. - Continue

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The Digital Revolution Is Inconsistent With Liberty
By Paul Craig Roberts
Techies who created the instruments of oppression are proud of their contribution to the creation of a police state dystopia. - Continue

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Neither China nor the WHO are to blame for the failures of Trump on coronavirus
By John Wight
The pristine truth is that Donald Trump’s megalomania and sociopathy have been laid bare. - Continue

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‘My First Calling Is to My Savior’: Pompeo Brags He Is Using Role of Secretary of State to Evangelize World Leaders
By David Badash
Pompeo is bragging that he is using his government role to evangelize world leaders, apparently hoping to bring them to Jesus Christ. - Continue

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Curtains Up!
By David Perez
“Goddamn it, there really isn’t a choice, and we just have to do this because this is the most important election ever!” - Continue

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MIDDLE EAST

Yankee go home: Residents of Syrian village hurl stones at U.S. convoy

What has Washington offered to Syrians other than terrorism and siege? : The US has covered their terrorist acts by false humanitarian pretexts, but all in vain, as the truth of their terrorism was eventually revealed through field facts on the ground.

IS attacks Iraqi militia group in E Syria

8 alleged PKK members killed during counterterrorism operation in northern Iraq

Saudi-led coalition announces one-month extension of Yemen ceasefire

Iran Naval forces have orders to target US vessels if harassed: IRGC chief cmdr

NY Times and Washington Post botch coverage of Trump’s anti-Iran saber-rattling

Zarif: Neither US nor Europe can lecture Iran on its missile program

Iran receives signals from military satellite, vows new surprises

Iran's coronavirus death toll reaches 5,574

Iran Is Suffering Under the Coronavirus, and the US Is Imposing Fresh Sanctions

"Lift Sanctions, Save Lives,": 70 civil society groups representing more than 40 million people called on President Trump to issue immediate sanctions relief for numerous countries.

Really? Abbas Vows Not to Stand Idle if Israel Annexes Land in West Bank

UN, EU Warn New Israeli Gov't Against West Bank Annexation

Israel stops coronavirus tests in Gaza

Israel is responsible for Palestinians’ right to health

AFRICA

Twelve people killed in alleged Fulani attack in Central Mali

Libya: 3 civilians killed in attack by Haftar militias

Libya : Haftar supporters rally as his forces lose ground in battle

COVID-19 kills 1200, infects over 27,000 in Africa: WHO

Coronavirus in Africa Tracker: How many covid-19 cases & where?

ASIA

Afghan Forces Casualties: 98 killed in a Week

13 pro-gov't militiamen killed in Taliban attack in Afghanistan

Manufacturing consent for war on China? Pompeo says China will 'PAY for the enormous amount of pain and loss of life' they have caused

Manufacturing consent for war on China? GOP memo urges anti-China assault over coronavirus: The Senate Republican campaign arm distributed the 57-page strategy document to candidates.

Effective propaganda: Pew Poll: 90% of U.S. believes China is threat.

Trump owes tens of millions to the Bank of China — and the loan is due soon: Donald Trump is warning “China will own the United States” if Joe Biden is elected president.

EUROPE

Russian COVID-19 cases reach 68,622, new infections up again

European leaders fail to nail down recovery plan as infections top 1.1 mln

Italy registers 192,994 coronavirus infections, death toll at 25,969

Italy: COVID-19 Plunged One Million People Into Poverty

Coronavirus: Spain daily death toll lowest in over a month;

France’s Coronavirus lockdown : Violence against ethnic minorities is widespread

UK coronavirus deaths leap past 19,000 as 776 more die

UK: COVID-19 Vaccine Begins First Human Trials

UK economy crumbling as coronavirus deaths mount

Merkel issues warning over coronavirus lockdown exit: Merkel said the coronavirus pandemic is “still at the beginning”

Watch: Why Sweden rejected a coronavirus lockdown - BBC Newsnight: Do the Swedes know something the rest of the world doesn’t? And how do they react to seeing much of the world take such a severe approach?

Trump Organization seeks aid from UK and Ireland to pay workers at its golf courses

GLOBE

Moscow backs UN appeal for global truce with continuation of war against terrorism

Watch: Speak Out for Assange: John Pilger, Stefania Maurizi and Charles Glass.

Support Craig Murray: Defence Fund Launched

World Map: Coronavirus Deaths By Country

IMF: The world will experience worst recession since the 1930s

‘Instead of Coronavirus, the Hunger Will Kill Us.’ A Global Food Crisis Looms.

WHO to Receive $30 Million From China to Fight COVID-19

Bill Gates — Most Dangerous Philanthropist in Modern History?; The true beneficiaries of Gates' philanthropic endeavors tend to be those who are already rich beyond comprehension

The Bill Gates Effect: WHO’s DTP Vaccine Killed More Children in Africa Than the Diseases it Targeted

AMERICAS

Brazil Records 407 Coronavirus Deaths in its Worst 24 Hours

Brazil's popular Minister Moro resigns alleging interference

In propaganda stunt: Trump Temporarily Suspends (some) Immigration to US

Mexico: Amnesty Law to Free People Convicted of Minor Crimes

U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll at 50,000

Map: Coronavirus in the U.S.

New York Antibody Study Finds Millions Infected

Cuomo says NY antibody tests suggest Covid-19 less fatal than previously thought

The data is in — stop the panic and end the total isolation: Five key facts are being ignored by those calling for continuing the near-total lockdown.

Coronavirus came to New York from Europe, not China: governor

48 percent think the U.S is "concealing" the true number of COVID-19 deaths,

Nearly one-third of Americans believe a coronavirus vaccine exists and is being withheld, survey finds

Fact Check: Trump says the US coronavirus mortality rate is 'one of the lowest' in the world: More than 100 countries have lower mortality rates than the U.S.,

Few Americans trust Trump’s info on pandemic

Ther rich are getting coronavirus tests thanks to $1,000 house calls

Trump signs $484-billion coronavirus relief bill

Small Business Rescue Money Flowing to Major Trump Donors, Disclosures Show

Small Business Rescue Earned Banks $10 Billion In Fees

Watch: Putin On Corporate Takeover : The U.S is living through a power grab by lobbyists and moneyed interests in government - the way Russia did after the Soviet collapse of the 1990s.

Anti-Trump Protesters Dump 'Body Bags' Outside President's Washington, D.C. Hotel

What an idiot? Trump suggests injecting disinfectant to kill coronavirus

U.S. real-time unemployment rate climbs to 21.4%

Fewer than half of working Americans will have a paycheck in May

84% Of Americans Want Another Stimulus Check

Small Business Owners Asked to Sign Onto PPP Loans With No Guarantee of Forgiveness

Farmers forced to kill hundreds of thousands of pigs as meat packing plants across the country close

Ricketts warns of 'civil unrest' if meatpacking plants close

He can't remeber his own name but: Biden predicts Trump will try to postpone the election

New Evidence Supporting Credibility of Tara Reade’s Allegation Against Joe Biden Emerges

 
 

 

 

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