(2019-11-25). Concerns of Medical Doctors About the Plight of Mr. Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca More than 60 eminent medical doctors have issued an open letter calling for urgent action to protect the life of imprisoned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. | The doctors warn there may be serious consequences if Mr Assange is not moved …
(2019-11-25). The Complete History of Monsanto, \"The World\'s Most Evil Corporation\" globalresearch.ca First published by Waking Times, posted by Global Research in May 2014, this article provides a historical viewpoint. It is of particular relevance in relation to the Monsanto-Bayer merger. Monsanto-Bayer is relentlessly pushing the Worldwide adoption of glyphosate, which is …
(2019-11-24). Massive Turnout in Hong Kong Vote Seen as Pro-Democracy Test. truthdig.com ![](\"https://www.truthdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/hksonali.jpg\")
HONG KONG — Vote counting was underway in Hong Kong early Monday after a massive turnout in district council elections seen as a barometer of public support for pro-democracy protests that have rocked the semi-autonomous Chinese territory for more than five months. | The Electoral Affairs Commission said 71% of the city\'s 4.1 million registered voters had cast ballots when polls closed at 10: 30 p.m. Sunday. That sharply exceeded the 47% turnout in the same election four years ago. | Early results showed at least a dozen pro-democracy candidates winning, including former student leaders. Among them was a can…
(2019-11-24). As Internet Restored, Online Iran Protest Videos Show Chaos. truthdig.com ![](\"https://www.truthdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/14450902921_6c44768dd1_h-1.jpg\")
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Machine gun fire answers rock-throwing protesters. Motorcycle-riding Revolutionary Guard volunteers chase after demonstrators. Plainclothes security forces grab, beat and drag a man off the street to an uncertain fate. | As Iran restores the internet after a weeklong government-imposed shutdown, new videos purport to show the demonstrations over gasoline prices rising and the security-force crackdown that followed. | The videos offer only fragments of encounters, but to some extent they fill in the larger void left by Iran\'s state-controlled television and radio channels. On th…
(2019-11-24). Michael Bloomberg Launches Democratic Presidential Bid. truthdig.com ![](\"https://www.truthdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/mike-bloomberg-youtube.jpg\")
NEW YORK — Billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the world\'s richest men, has formally launched a Democratic bid for president. | Ending weeks of speculation, the 77-year-old former Republican announced his candidacy Sunday in a written statement posted on a campaign website describing himself as uniquely positioned to defeat President Donald Trump. He will quickly follow with a massive advertising campaign blanketing airways in key primary states across the U.S. | \"I\'m running for president to defeat Donald Trump and rebuild America,\" Bloomberg wrote. | Related Articles
(2019-11-24). Julian Assange Tortured with Psychotropic Drug. globalresearch.ca Important article first published by Global Research on May 8, 2019 | Retired USAF lieutenant colonel Karen Kwiatkowski writes in an article posted at Lew Rockwell\'s website that Julian Assange is receiving the same treatment as suspected terrorists while in captivity …
(2019-11-24). The Lies About Assange Must Stop Now. globalresearch.ca Newspapers and other media in the United States, Britain and Australia have recently declared a passion for freedom of speech, especially their right to publish freely. They are worried by the \"Assange effect\". | It is as if the struggle of …
(2019-11-24). Scholars and Activists Demand U.S. End Support for Bolivia\'s Right-Wing Coup Regime. truthdig.com More than 800 academics, activists, and public figures published an open letter Sunday demanding that the United States and the international community end its support for the right-wing, anti-Indigenous regime in Bolivia that seized power following the military\'s ouster of former President Evo Morales. | \"What is happening in Bolivia is highly undemocratic and we are witnessing some of the worst human rights violations at the hands of the military and the police since the transition to civilian government in the earl…
(2019-11-24). Mexico\'s President Pledged to Defend Indigenous Rights, But He\'s Attacking Them. truthout.org In the early hours of February 20, 2019, Náhuatl activist Samir Flores was gunned down in front of his house in the Mexican state of Morelos. | Since 2011, Flores had been a vocal opponent of the Morelos Integral Project — a government-backed development plan to construct new energy infrastructure, including two thermoelectric plants and a massive gas pipeline running directly through his hometown of Amilcingo. | The day before he was killed, Flores attended a public forum organized by…
(2019-11-24). 11th Annual Peace and Justice Awards Dinner. indybay.org Diablo Room – Hillside Clubhouse – Rossmoor | 3400 Golden Rain Rd | Walnut Creek, CA 94597…
(2019-11-24). Lebanon\'s Uprising Remains United Against Political Elite. truthout.org Holding a megaphone, a women chants to the crowds gathered at Martyrs\' Square in the middle of central Beirut, \"We are the revolution of the people, you are the civil war!\" The people, filling up the entire square and streets leading up to Lebanon\'s parliament, repeat the words in unison. \"You are the civil war,\" they chant, \"we are the revolution.\" | It is an afternoon in early November, more than three weeks since the uprising against political corruption began in mid-October. Unlike previous protest movements…
(2019-11-24). The Rockefeller Way: The Family\'s Covert \'Climate Change\' Plan. globalresearch.ca First published in December 2016, this article is of relevance to an understanding of the ongoing Climate, Extinction Rebellion debate. | Who is funding the \"Protest Movement\" | \"Beginning in the 1980s, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund became leading advocates of the global …
(2019-11-24). Iraqi Security Forces Kill 9 People During Sunday Protest. telesurenglish.net Security forces opened fire on protesters in Baghdad and several cities in southern Iraq on Sunday, killing at least nine people and wounding dozens of others, police and medical sources said, the latest violence in weeks of unrest. | RELATED: | Four Protesters Killed as Demonstrations Continue in Iraq | Anti-government protests erupted in early October and have swollen into the largest demonstrations since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. A Reuters tally of the dead as given by…
(2019-11-24). Trump\'s Recognition of Israeli Settlements Is Rooted in Bipartisan Support. globalresearch.ca Three previous U.S. administrations all ignored the gross power asymmetry between the Palestinians under occupation and the Israeli occupiers—an imbalance compounded by the fact that as the chief mediator in negotiations, the U.S. is also the primary military, economic, and …
(2019-11-24). UK Jeremy Corbyn\'s Progressive Manifesto. Reversing Neoliberal Harshness. globalresearch.ca On December 12, UK general elections will be held — a referendum on progressive change v. continued Tory-led neoliberal harshness, along with whether most Brits still support leaving the EU. | Labor\'s Jeremy Corbyn called next month\'s elections \"a once in …
(2019-11-24). WikiLeaks Exposes Doctored OPCW Report on Alleged Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria. globalresearch.ca On November 23, WikiLeaks accused the OPCW \"of doctoring (its Douma, Syria) chemical weapons report.\" | It published email information from an OPCW whistleblower, a member of its fact finding mission to Douma, expressing \"his gravest concern over intentional bias introduced …
(2019-11-24). Is Vietnam Taking Action against the US Dollar? globalresearch.ca Vietnam, a historically resistant nation against foreign interventions like the one that started in the Gulf of Tonkin is soon to be in another type of war, a currency war. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened Vietnam with tariffs in …
(2019-11-24). Legacy of Past and Present Anti-War Actions: Strategies to Consider for the Future. indybay.org UC Berkeley, Barrows Hall 126…
(2019-11-24). Deep State Coup D\'Etat: Subverting the U.S. Presidency from JFK to Trump. globalresearch.ca On the Global Research News Hour we do our best to cover a wide spectrum of topics from the environmental crisis to economic and geopolitical analysis to debunking war pre-text narratives. | We welcome listener support to maintain and improve the …
(2019-11-24). It Is Time to Stop Lecturing Palestinians and to Start Listening. commondreams.org \"It is time for the world to listen to the Palestinians who have been saying from day one that the State of Israel is an apartheid one, bent on keeping indigenous Palestinians permanently contained and oppressed,\" writes Hawari. (Photo: rpb1001/Flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/palestine_1.jpeg …
(2019-11-24). The 70 Years of NATO: From War to War: NATO Is Born from the Bomb. globalresearch.ca The Following text is Section 1 of | The 70 Years of NATO: From War to War, : | by the Italian Committee No War No NATO | * | First published by Global Research in April 2019 | Documentation presented at the International Conference on …
(2019-11-24). Uruguayan Presidential Elections are Under Way. telesurenglish.net The Electoral Court of Uruguay formally opened the voting stations on Sunday to elect the next head-of-state for the second round of the 2020 elections. | RELATED: | Uruguay: Far-Right Calls Armed Forces to Vote Against Leftists | As provided for in the electoral law of Uruguay, the voting centers will remain open from 8: 00 A.M. to 7: 30 P.M. (local time). The electoral authorities have organized since last Friday the ballots for today\'s election. | In Uruaguay, it is mandatory…
(2019-11-24). Sanctions Are Like Bombs. indybay.org Venezuela is one of 41 states that depend on external food assistance to avoid a humanitarian crisis. The US government is copying its blockade policy against Cuba since the beginning of the 1960s. There is hardly any criticism of the US sanctions. Six million households, more than 60% of the population, are sustained by the food program.
(2019-11-24). OPCW Caught Manipulating Syrian Chemical Attack Report to Blame Assad. theantimedia.com OPCW leadership is accused by OPCW scientist of misleading the public with the information it was omitting from the report it was drafting.
(2019-11-24). Video: Syrian Army Uses Tactical Ballistic Missiles against Al Qaeda Militants Weapons\' Depots. globalresearch.ca Late on November 20, the Syrian Army launched an OTR-21 Tochka missile at a weapon depot of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham near the town of Khan, located close to the Turkish border. As always, pro-militant sources immediately claimed that the strike …
(2019-11-24). The Trump Administration Gutted the Staff Overseeing $1 Billion in Aid to Iraq. truthout.org Iraq is one of the top recipients of American assistance, and the U.S. foreign aid agency manages more than $1 billion in projects there, including funding for Iraqi religious minorities pushed by Vice President Mike Pence. But increasingly, the agency doesn\'t have people on the ground to make sure the money is being well-spent. | The U.S. Agency for International Development has been forced to cut nearly 80% of its non-Iraqi staff in Iraq in the last year, even as the agency funds large, am…
(2019-11-24). America Supports Fascism: Repulsive Display of Hypocrisy on Ukraine, Concealing the U.S. Coup in Bolivia! globalresearch.ca Political Background | The House Impeachment Inquiry Hearing has dominated the news in the U.S. for the past few weeks as if the whole world is on the edge of its seat following this saga. However, these TV shows are nothing …
(2019-11-24). Nicola Sturgeon sets out exactly why nuclear weapons have no place in Scotland. thecanary.co On 24 November, leader of the SNP and first minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon appeared on Sky\'s Sophy Ridge on Sunday. And she explained exactly why there\'s no place for nuclear weapons in Scotland. | \"Weapons of mass destruction\": | Sturgeon said a Jeremy Corbyn-led minority UK government scrapping its nuclear weapons would be a \"red line\" for SNP support. | Scrapping Britain\'s Trident nuclear deterrent is a \"red line\" for the SNP supporting a minority Labour gov…
(2019-11-24). China — The Belt and Road Initiative — The Bridge that Spans the World. globalresearch.ca The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), also called the New Silk Road, is based on a 2,100-year-old trade route between the Middle East and Eastern Asia, called the Silk Road. It wound its ways across the huge landmass Eurasia to …
(2019-11-24). While Wisconsin Residents Object to a $700 Million Gas Power Plant, Their Public Officials Submit Supportive Comments Ghostwritten by Industry. globalresearch.ca As the public comment period for a new natural gas power plant drew to a close last month, several state lawmakers filed comments urging the Wisconsin Public Service Commission to approve the project. The lawmakers\' letters, however, appear to have …
(2019-11-24). Japan Leads the Way in Child Health: No Compulsory Vaccines. Banned Measles Mumps Rubella (MMR) Vaccine. globalresearch.ca Important article first published by Children\'s Health Defense, posted on Global Research on April 28, 2019 | In the United States, many legislators and public health officials are busy trying to make vaccines de facto compulsory—either by removing parental/personal choice …
(2019-11-24). Hunger Games: Food Abundance and Twisted Truths. globalresearch.ca The world already produces enough food to feed 10 million people but over two billion are experiencing micronutrient deficiencies (of which 821 million were classed as chronically undernourished in 2018). However, supporters of genetic engineering (GE) crops continually push the …
(2019-11-24). Donald J. Trump and The Deep State. globalresearch.ca First published by WhoWhatWhy and Global Research at the outset of the Trump Administration in February 2017 | When the uninitiated think of the \"Deep State,\" they tend to imagine a group of men getting together in a room, smoking cigars …
(2019-11-24). Zionist Rewriting of History of Palestine by Israel\'s Ministry of Defense. globalresearch.ca This article was originally published in July 2019 | In explosive investigation, Haaretz reports that Israeli defence officials have been sealing off historical files about the mass expulsion of Palestinians in 1948 | *** | Israel\'s Ministry of Defence has been systematically sealing …
(2019-11-24). A Trump White House Proposal Could Boost Corporate Dark Money in Elections. truthout.org The Trump administration is pushing a proposal that could change how much untraceable \" dark money\" corporations pour into future elections. | The draft rule change was unveiled by the Securities and Exchange Commission this mont…
(2019-11-24). Corporate Media Ignore Historic Inequality in Reports of \"Strong Economy\" truthout.org Last month, CNBC ( 10/7/19) reassured us that fears of a potential recession are \"overblown,\" because the \"hard data\" shows that the \"US economy remains strong.\" | If you\'ve been keeping track of corporate media coverage of the US economy over the past several years, you might have noticed a contradictory pattern. You\'ll find that corporate media make ubiquitous references to a \"strong economy,\" while…
(2019-11-24). Billionaire Businessman Michael Bloomberg Enters 2020 Democratic Race. truthout.org Billionaire businessman and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Sunday officially announced he is entering the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, launching a $30 million ad blitz in which he presents himself as \"jobs creator\" and a \"middle class kid who made good.\" | \"Mike Bloomberg started as a middle class kid who had to work his way through college, then built a business from a single room to a global entity…
(2019-11-24). Wampanoag Hartman Deetz \'No thanks no giving\' history in Paris. indybay.org As AIM West prepares its annual Un-Thanksgiving dinner in San Francisco, and Native Americans gather for the 50th Anniversary of the Occupation of Alcatraz, Hartman Deetz, Wampanoag, shares the real origin of Thanksgiving, the history of murderers and thieves from the Pilgrims to the Trump administration.
(2019-11-24). More Than 800 Scholars and Activists Sign Open Letter Demanding US End Support for Bolivia\'s Right-Wing Coup Regime. commondreams.org \"What is happening in Bolivia is highly undemocratic and we are witnessing some of the worst human rights violations at the hands of the military and the police since the transition to civilian government in the early 1980s.\" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/jeanine_anez_bolivia.jpg …
(2019-11-24). New Trove of Ukraine Documents Exposes \'Clear Paper Trail From Rudy Giuliani to the Oval Office to Secretary Pompeo\'. commondreams.org \"We can see why Mike Pompeo has refused to release this information to Congress. The evidence is only going to get worse.\" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/mike_pompeo_3.jpg …
(2019-11-24). Billionaire Businessman Michael Bloomberg Enters 2020 Democratic Presidential Race. commondreams.org The former New York City mayor launched a $30 million ad campaign presenting himself as a \"middle class kid who made good.\" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/michael_bloomberg1.jpg …
(2019-11-24). US to launch new media network to provide Chinese diaspora with \'alternative\' news — report. rt.com ![](\"https://cdni.rt.com/files/2019.11/thumbnail/5ddafba42030271e5d34ba25.jpg\")
The US-funded broadcasters Voice of America and Radio Free Asia are about to join forces to establish a new media structure, tasked with providing Chinese citizens with an \'alternative\' to their own state media, a report claims. | Against the background of a seemingly never-ending US-China trade war, Washington has, apparently, decided to reach out to some ordinary Chinese people and to provide them with no less than a brand new \"alternative\" to their domestic state media, which, it says, only promote Beijing\'s \"narratives, values and misinformation.\" | At least that\'s what a report in the Hong Kong-based Sout…
(2019-11-24). Global economy will remain fragile next year, Moody\'s says. rt.com ![](\"https://cdni.rt.com/files/2019.11/thumbnail/5dd697ed85f54014bf26b108.jpg\")
The world economy has witnessed the lowest global growth this year since the 2009 recession, according to international rating agency Moody\'s. It expects the economy to stay fragile as risks to credit conditions rise. | Although Moody\'s does not forecast recession in 2020, it has warned that such risks are building amid a worldwide backdrop of trade policy uncertainty. | \"Recession risks will remain elevated in Europe and the US, while in China domestic rebalancing will continue to create challenges in maintaining the country\'s rapid growth,\" it said.The agency noted the risks will be centered around the US-Ch…
(2019-11-24). \'Better Red Than Dead', literally: Lavrov remembers the Soviet diplomat who turned Cold-War slogan into UN meme. rt.com ![](\"https://cdni.rt.com/files/2019.11/thumbnail/5dda7ebb85f5402ac003eb27.jpg\")
Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Oleg Troyanovsky, a sharp-witted diplomat who famously was painted red by Chinese protesters, only to snidely remark in response that it was better to be \'red than dead.\' | Troyanovsky, the son of the Soviet Union\'s first ambassador to the US, picked his father\'s profession and represented his home country in several senior diplomatic positions. He served as the Soviet ambassador to Japan and China, as well as the envoy to the UN, a role that he held for a decade, starting in 1976. | The current Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took the same role eight y…
(2019-11-24). Surrounded? Netanyahu faces internal party dissent while arch-rival Gantz accuses him of inciting \'CIVIL WAR\' in Israel. rt.com ![](\"https://cdni.rt.com/files/2019.11/thumbnail/5ddad92e2030271ef1399139.jpg\")
Hit with a corruption probe, Benjamin Netanyahu seemingly can\'t catch a break. His rival Benny Gantz wants him ousted for leading Israel to the brink of \"civil war,\" all while dissent grows within the embattled PM\'s Likud party. | The defiant reaction to the corruption indictment has apparently done more harm than good to Netanyahu. Dismissing it as an \"attempted coup\" and alleging that the judicial authorities might have been following \"foreign interests\" with their three-year quest to dig into Bibi\'s dirty laundry, the Prime Minister has played into the hands of his political rivals. | Also on rt.com…
(2019-11-24). Asylum seeker accused of attempted arson after smashing alcohol bottles in German store & trying to IGNITE them (VIDEO). rt.com ![](\"https://cdni.rt.com/files/2019.11/thumbnail/5dd924ad85f540092753f459.JPG\")
An asylum seeker who ransacked the alcohol aisle of a German supermarket, causing ‚Ǩ1,000 ($1,100) worth of damage, is being investigated for attempted arson after allegedly trying to set the flammable spillage alight. | The 24-year-old Afghan \"rioted\" in a supermarket in Nordhausen, central Germany on Thursday, local police said, sweeping scores of wine and spirit bottles off a shelf. According to Nordhauser Kriminalpolizei investigators, he then tried to ignite the alcohol. | Footage from the store\'s CCTV system shows the man walking up and down the aisle, apparently perusing the wares, bef…
(2019-11-24). Anti-Russian sanctions based on fraudster\'s tales? Spiegel finds Magnitsky narrative fed to West by Browder is riddled with lies. rt.com ![](\"https://cdni.rt.com/files/2019.11/thumbnail/5ddada622030277768060e2d.jpg\")
British investor Bill Browder has made a name for himself in the West through blaming Moscow for the death of his auditor, Sergey Magnitsky. Der Spiegel has picked apart his story and uncovers it has major credibility problems. | For years Browder — Russian President Vladimir Putin\'s self-proclaimed \"enemy number one\" and head of the Hermitage Capital Management fund — has been waging what can only be described as his personal anti-Russian campaign. | The passionate Kremlin critic relentlessly lobbied for sanctions against Russian officials everywhere from the US to Europe — all under the premis…
(2019-11-24). \'Window is closing\': US Senate makes last-ditch effort to ax Nord Stream 2 pipeline. rt.com ![](\"https://cdni.rt.com/files/2019.11/thumbnail/5dda83382030277768060e02.jpg\")
After failing to persuade allies in Europe to scrap the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which is set to transport natural gas from Europe to Russia, US lawmakers are planning to roll a new batch of sanctions into a defense spending bill.
(2019-11-24). OPCW report on Douma chemical incident omitted & misrepresented key facts, leaked email by dissenting inspector shows. rt.com ![](\"https://cdni.rt.com/files/2019.11/thumbnail/5dda3e2085f54030f15b533b.JPG\")
An internal OPCW email indicates that the chemical weapons watchdog\'s leadership doctored a report on the 2018 Douma incident to bring it in line with West-favored claim that it was an attack by the Syrian government. | A newly published internal email seriously undermines the justification for the show of force conducted by the US, Britain and France in response to the alleged attack. The three NATO allies unleashed barrages of cruise missiles at targets in Syria, which they claimed…
(2019-11-24). Indian police accidentally reveal they monitor tweets on Kashmir, and Imran Khan\'s absolutely on the list. rt.com ![](\"https://cdni.rt.com/files/2019.11/thumbnail/5dda3d8a85f54030f15b5336.jpg\")
A botched press release by Indian police showed that they keep a close eye on what Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is tweeting about Kashmir and have a list of other accounts they keep track of. | Police in India\'s Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) state sent out a seemingly standard press release about arresting three drug dealers on Friday. But the email, received by local media outlets, had a Microsoft Word file attached that had nothing to do with the story. | The eight-page document contained screenshots of tweets about the situation in the Kashmir Valley, including those with allegations of human rights violat…