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Creeping Toward Tyranny
By Chris Hedges |
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The
destruction of the rule
of law, an action
essential to
establishing an
authoritarian or
totalitarian state,
began long before the
arrival of the Trump
administration.
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MIDDLE EAST
Fighting
kills 43 in Syria’s northwest:
monitor:
Clashes between Syrian government
forces and militants on Monday
killed 43 fighters in the country’s
northwest
Syrian government troops
advance against insurgents in
northwest
Syria: Russia’s Khmeimim
airbase shelled by DOZENS of
rockets, attack repelled – MOD
8 IS militants killed in
operation in western Iraq desert
3 Turkish soldiers killed in
PKK mortar attack from Iraq
Gaza: Israeli occupation
forces kill 27: Married couple found
dead under rubble.
Ashrawi:
'Targeting defenseless civilians is
criminal':
The ongoing Israeli
escalation against the captive
Palestinian population in the Gaza
Strip is a continuation of the war
crimes Israel has been committing
against the Palestinian people for
the past half a century.
Over 300 deadly airstrikes:
Gaza, Israel declare ceasefire
Demolitions spike in East
Jerusalem, and UN officials call on
Israel: ‘This must stop’
Iran to sell
oil in 'grey market' as US tightens
sanctions:
Minister says Tehran is
mobilising all resources to sell oil
on grey market to bypass US
sanctions on Iranian crude.
China lashes
out at US over Iran oil sanctions
move:
China will work to safeguard its
companies’ interests, reflecting its
desire to secure foreign markets
because it pursues its massive”Belt-and-Road”
infrastructure adviser.
Scoop: Israel
passed White House intelligence on
possible Iran plot:
Israel passed information on an
alleged Iranian plot to attack U.S.
interests in the Gulf to the U.S.
before national security adviser
John Bolton threatened Iran with
"unrelenting force" last night
U.S. sending aircraft
carrier, strike force to Mideast to
warn Iran
Bolton Is So Close to War
With Iran He Can Taste It
Iran to restart some nuclear
activity in response to U.S.
withdrawal from nuclear deal
Turkey vows
not to bow to US sanctions:
Turkey's vice president says his
country will never bow to sanctions
imposed by the US in retaliation for
Ankara buying Russian S-400 missile
defence systems.
Turkish Lira Collapses After
Election Board Nullifies Istanbul
Mayor Vote
AFRICA
Nine soldiers killed in
south Libya attack on Haftar camp
U.S. Kills 3 alleged al-Shabaab
militants in Somalia
ASIA
25 Afghan soldiers killed as
Taliban storms checkpoint in western
Farah
5 militants killed in
premature blasts in Afghanistan
US ready for
'all sides' to lay down arms in
Afghan conflict:
Taliban spokesman
Zabihullah Mujahid on Friday tweeted
that the US should "forget about the
idea of us putting down our arms".
Kim oversees missile firing
drills, tells North Korean troops to
be alert
Beijing warns US incursion
into South China Sea ‘undermined
peace’
China Considering Canceling
This Week’s Trade Talks With U.S.
GLOBE
Nature
crisis: Humans 'threaten 1m species
with extinction':
Nature everywhere is
declining at a speed never
previously seen and our need for
ever more food and energy are the
main drivers.
Earth's wild animal
population plummets 60 percent in 44
years
Nature declining at
‘unprecedented’ rate, UN study warns
US warns China, Russia over
Arctic amid environmental shifts
Market Reels After Trump
Threatens Increased Tariffs On
Chinese Goods
Assange’s father slams US
pursuit of Wikileaks founder as
‘revenge’ for exposing war
destruction
The
sentencing of Julian Assange: A
legal travesty:
The sentence, handed out to cries of
“shame” by protestors, is aimed at
keeping Assange imprisoned, unable
to receive visitors or hold private
conversations, as the White House
moves to extradite him for exposing
US war crimes.
AMERICAS
3 Killed In
Ambush on Venezuelan Military
: An attack on military
commission left three troops dead in
Venezuela. An unrecognized group of
heavily armed people ambushed a
mixed military commission early this
Saturday morning.
Anti-War Voices on Both
Sides Warn of Coming CIA Provocation
to Kill Guaidó, Blame Maduro
Bolton,
Shanahan, Pompeo meet at Pentagon to
discuss military options in
Venezuela;
“Military action is
possible,” Pompeo told Fox. “If
that’s what’s required, that’s what
the United States will do.”
Pompeo won't promise to
consult Congress about potential
military intervention in Venezuela
The number of Russian
military specialists in Venezuela
could be boosted, according to
Venezuelan FM
Pompeo To Tell Lavrov
'Russians Must Get Out' Of Venezuela
Russia's Lavrov, after
Pompeo talks, warns against U.S.
military action in Venezuela
Venezuela
Will Defend Itself From Any Foreign
Invasion: Arreaza:
We are creating alternate
routes with Russia, China and other
friends in order to face this
economic blockade. "
Where Is
Guaido? Coup Leader Doesn't Show Up
To Own Protest:
Following the failed coup attempt
against the legitimate President of
Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, several
supporters of the opposition held a
demonstration in which its own
leader Juan Guaido was absent from.
Guaido's Bluff: Coup Leader
Admits Failure After Embarrassing
Attempt To Overthrow Government
Watch: Max
Blumenthal; At the Venezuelan
embassy, where @SecretService has
sanctioned a right-wing riot.
Am going to ask some
officers why they won’t protect the
embassy right now. ?
Trump, Putin discussed
Venezuela, Mueller during hour-long
call
House Dems Move to Hold Barr
in Contempt for Refusing to Turn
Over Unredacted Mueller Report
Major Mueller Report
Omissions Suggest Incompetence Or A
Coverup
FBI’s spying campaign
against Trump yet another reason to
probe Comey
US charities
fund fringe Islamophobia network —
report:
1,006 charitable
foundations provided nearly $125
million (€111 million) to 39
anti-Muslim groups between 2014 and
2016, the dates of the latest
publicly available tax filings.
