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There is a global war on
journalism
By John Pilger |
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A
democracy that sends its
police against
journalists, simply
because those
journalists have
revealed what
governments have not
wanted people to know is
not a democracy. -
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MIDDLE EAST
35 fighters,
10 civillians killed in Syria:
Ex-FSA
fighters recruited by Damascus to
fight opposition in northern Syria:
Syrian government forces
have recruited thousands of fighters
of the Free Syrian Army (FSA)
Explosions rock Syrian
military zone in suburbs of Damascus
Iraqi paramilitary fighters
kill two Islamic State militants in
Salahuddin
US extends waivers for Iraq
to import gas, electricity from Iran
Mortar attack on Iraqi base
home to US occupation troops; no
casualties
The Senate basically just
voted to arm ISIS with your tax
dollars:
"The facts are not
contested. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and
Bahrain have allowed U.S. arms to be
funneled to radical Islamist groups
throughout the Middle East.” Sen.
Rand Paul, R-Ky.
Congress
directs Pentagon to press Saudi
Arabia on Yemen refueling bill:
Congress wants the Pentagon
to hold the Saudi-led coalition
accountable for paying off the last
of its overdue refueling bills for
the Yemen war.
Saudi Arabia
calls for 'decisive' action over
tanker attacks:
Saudi Arabia and the United
Arab Emirates urge swift
international response to secure
energy supplies.
Fact or
propaganda?
Iran tried to shoot down US Reaper
drone that arrived on scene of oil
tanker attacks: officials
Iran sends team to tanker in
Gulf to see if rescued crew can
return -Tasnim
Mike Pompeo Said Congress
Doesn’t Need to Approve War With
Iran. 2020 Democrats Aren’t Having
It.
UK envoy summoned to Iran
Foreign Ministry amid tanker attacks
fallout
UK Labour leader Jeremy
Corbyn questions Iran accusations
Iran has 'no intentions' to
make or use nuclear weapons,
Japanese PM says
Iran to 'take further
measures' if JCPOA sides fail it:
Rouhani
How Iran Was Swindled Out Of
$3.2 Trillion
Israel wounds 92 Palestinian
civilians at weekly protest,
including 28 children, 4 paramedics
Civilians deliberately
targeted in Gaza attacks, reports
find
Bombs made by Chicago
company killed Gaza civilians
Turkey
threatens to retaliate to US
sanctions over S-400 purchase
; Turkey will "take
reciprocal steps" if the United
States imposes sanctions over its
purchase of Russian S-400 missile
defences, the Turkish foreign
minister said
Why the S-400 Is a More
Formidable Threat to US Arms
Industry Than You Think
AFRICA
Islamic State says it killed
20 Nigerian soldiers -statement
Libya: 42 civilians killed
in Tripoli fighting: UN
Libya: army forces kill 12
Daesh terrorists during surprise
attack
Video: Civilian killed, 9
others injured in airstrike by
Haftar's forces on Tajoura, eastern
Tripoli
12 Kenyan police officers
killed in attack in border town
The number of those killed
in Sudan doubles to 60
Sudan; Ex-president Omar al
Bashir to appear in court next week
Somalia militia executes
nine civilians
Explosion in Somalia capital
kills eight
ASIA
14 militants killed in
airstrike in S. Afghanistan
Islamic State suicide bomber
kills 9 in eastern Afghanistan
Forces kill 6 militants in
Afghanistan's Logar province
Maoist rebels kill five
policemen in eastern India
India hikes US tariffs after
losing preferential trade access:
Hong Kong leader suspends
extradition bill amid protest
pressure
US Tech Company Projects
$2B-a-year Losses From Huawei Ban
Chinese company making F-35
parts?! Embarrassing ‘discovery’
further erodes ‘Huawei spying’
hysteria
Trump Has Gotten China to
Lower Its Tariffs. Just Toward
Everyone Else;
Beijing has repeatedly cut
its duties on imports from America’s
commercial rivals, including Canada,
Japan, and Germany.
Chinese vice president calls
for closer local cooperation with
Russia
Beijing snubbed Trudeau's
request to talk with Chinese premier
about detainees
EUROPE
An act of war:
U.S.
Escalates Online Attacks on Russia’s
Power Grid:
The United States is
stepping up digital incursions into
Russia’s electric power grid in a
warning to President Vladimir V.
Putin
NYT says US planted CYBER
KILL SWITCH into Russian power grid…
media shrugs
Turning away from the
dollar: Russia & EU keen on
switching to national currencies for
mutual trade
Spain rolls out 5G network
using Huawei gear despite US
blacklisting Chinese tech giant
GLOBE
Judge Sets Julian Assange
Extradition Hearing For February
Watch: John Pilger on Julian
Assange’s extradition case
Julian Assange extradition
case 'outrageous assault on
journalism'
U.S.
Prosecutors Threw the Book at Julian
Assange. Here's How That Could
Backfire:
The U.S. has gone further
in the charges it brought against
Assange than any prior American
government, putting into motion a
legal process that has sweeping
implications for the First
Amendment’s bedrock protection of
free speech.
This Assange Supporter
Excoriating The Press Is The Best
Thing You’ll Watch All Day
Brazilian lawmaker threatens
Glenn Greenwald with deportation
over leaks
Why Didn't
Mueller Investigate Seth Rich?:
The idea that the DNC email
disclosures were produced by a hack
- not a leak - makes less and less
sense...
AMERICAS
US must invade Venezuela to
scare Iran and North Korea: Senator
Graham
US-Guatemala
Talks on Central American Asylum
Seekers Hit Impasse:
Under the terms of the
proposed deal, migrants fleeing
persecution in El Salvador and
Honduras would be forced to request
asylum in Guatemala
U.S. plan to make Guatemala
take asylum seekers called ludicrous
by rights group
Mexico publishes Trump's
'secret deal' on migration
Mexico Made Refugee
Concessions Months Before Trump
Tariff Threats, DHS Documents Say
Outdated U.S. policies unfit
for today's world, says Mexican
politician
Trump migration deal meets
mounting resistance in Mexico
Mexico's Migration Chief
Abruptly Resigns
Mexico: Migrants Attacked,
Salvadorian Woman Dead
Indian migrant girl, 6, died
in Arizona desert as mother sought
water
Overcrowding and Food
Shortages, Migrants Complain of
Conditions at U.S. Holding Centers
Trump remarks deepen
distrust with intelligence community
The internal
poll that Donald Trump said didn’t
exist was just leaked:
The poll found Trump
trailing Joe Biden by huge margins
in states he carried in 2016,
including Pennsylvania and
Wisconsin.
Trump Warns of Epic Stock
Market Crash If He's Not Re-Elected
Justice Department says
Congress can't force IRS to provide
Trump's tax returns
Wife of Republican
Congressman takes plea deal, agrees
to testify against her husband
Corporate Tax Receipts
Plunge Far More Than Expected As
Result Of New GOP Tax Law
Analysis Shows Top 1% Gained
$21 Trillion in Wealth Since 1989
While Bottom Half Lost $900 Billion
Chris Hedges: No future for
our grandchildren unless we
‘overthrow corporate power’
America Is
Stuck With a $400 Billion Stealth
Fighter That Can’t Fight:
Here’s something the public
didn’t know until today
Chinese company making F-35
parts?! Embarrassing ‘discovery’
further erodes ‘Huawei spying’
hysteria
Possessing Marijuana In
Prison 'Is Not A Felony,' California
Court Says
