The People of India Are Taking It to the Streets to Challenge Modi\'s Bigoted and Dishonest Government
Vijay Prashad | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-27
Every day and in every part of India, hundreds of thousands of people–mainly young people–gather on the streets to express their anger at the government. Their protests, like those of the protests in Chile, emerged out of one particular grievance but then have cascaded outward. They are angry at the government\'s attempt to define citizenship…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/27/the-people-of-india-are-taking-it-to-the-streets-to-challenge-modis-bigoted-and-dishonest-government/

Space Warriors: Democrats Give Trump His Space Force for Xmas
Karl Grossman | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-27
President Trump last week signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2020 that establishes a U.S. Space Force as the sixth branch of the U.S. armed forces–despite the Outer Space Treaty designating space as a global commons to be used for peaceful purposes. Reported Space News:…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/27/space-warriors-democrats-give-trump-his-space-force-for-xmas/

Six social leaders assassinated in past week in Colombia
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2019-12-27
The humanitarian tragedy in Colombia continues. In the past five days, too many families and communities have been shaken by the loss of loved ones who were targeted because of their commitment to fighting for peace and justice in the country. | Despite constant demands from movements to the government to take measures to protect the lives of social leaders, assassinations continue to occur with impunity. | Reinaldo Carrillo Vera: | Early on Christmas morning, while Reinaldo Carrillo Vera was celebrating with his family, three armed men came to his home on motorcycles and shot at him. He was immediately t…
peoplesdispatch.org/2019/12/27/six-social-leaders-assassinated-in-past-week-in-colombia/

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Orders Mass Arrest of Housing Justice Village Protesters
Dave Id | indybay.org | 2019-12-27
An inspirational day of solidarity with unhoused Oaklanders turned into a traumatic night after mayor Libby Schaaf directed a small army of police and DPW workers to smash a housing rights protest held on the doorstep of City Hall. For daring to challenge the Oakland\'s never ending war against the homeless — the city\'s encampment demolitions and evictions, the towing of residential vehicles, and a lack of earnestness and urgency in addressing the housing crisis — twenty-two people were arrested and sent to Santa Rita jail, some for over two days.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/23/18829113.php

Housing Justice Village Arrestees Respond to Jailing by City of Oakland
Dave Id | indybay.org | 2019-12-27
In a political show of force, the city of Oakland directed a small army of police to mass arrest and jail 22 housing rights demonstrators on November 24, for nothing more than setting up tents in front of city hall to protest the city\'s never ending war against the homeless. Most arrestees spent at least 24 hours in Santa Rita, and some remained jailed for over two days, on what would otherwise be a citable infraction. On December 2, arrestees held a press conference to address the city\'s attack and why they protested in the first place.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/26/18829176.php

Iranian Americans in Palo Alto Join Day Honoring Iran\'s Deceased Demonstrators
R. Robertson | indybay.org | 2019-12-27
On December 26, Iranian government security forces deployed en masse to keep people off the streets across Iran. Despite this, protesters gathered in small groups, at cemeteries but also on the streets in many cities in the Islamic Republic. In Palo Alto, California, protesters in solidarity with Iranian demonstrators gathered in a downtown plaza.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/26/18829250.php

\"Get Up, Stand Up for Your Rights\" at Demo: Justice for Killed Protesters in Iran
R. Robertson | indybay.org | 2019-12-27
13 second video. | Photos and full text at | www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/26/18829250.php…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/27/18829259.php

From a Blessing to a Curse: How UN Resolution 2334 Accelerated Israel\'s Colonization in the West Bank
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-27
Three years ago, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 2334. With fourteen members voting in favor and one abstention, the Resolution was the equivalent of a political earthquake. Indeed, it was the first time in many years that Israel was roundly condemned by the international body for its illegal settlement policies in the Occupied…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/27/from-a-blessing-to-a-curse-how-un-resolution-2334-accelerated-israels-colonization-in-the-west-bank/

On the Road to Gaza: The Freedom Flotilla Will Sail Again
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-27
What is Gaza to us but an Israeli missile, a rudimentary rocket, a demolished home, an injured child being whisked away by his peers under a hail of bullets? On a daily basis, Gaza is conveyed to us as a bloody image or a dramatic video, none of which can truly capture the everyday reality…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/27/on-the-road-to-gaza-the-freedom-flotilla-will-sail-again/

In Mountain View, Seasonal and Humorous Signs at Eve of Impeachment Demo on Four Corners
Text: RR Photos: Jack Owicki, Pro Bono Photo | indybay.org | 2019-12-27
Demonstrators leaned in toward passing traffic to show off their creative signs on Impeachment Eve at a major intersection in the heart of Silicon Valley.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/23/18829094.php

Killing of two Indonesian journalists points to criminality in palm oil industry
wsws.org | 2019-12-27
According to police, the two men were allegedly murdered by hired killers paid by a plantation owner.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/27/indo-d27.html

Brazilian Workers Party joins Bolsonaro in imposing austerity, repressing strikes
wsws.org | 2019-12-27
Relying on police brutality, Brazilian state governments, led by the PT, are imposing pension \"reforms\" that all but prevent workers from retiring.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/27/braz-d27.html

Lula To Fight Neoliberalism to Restore Democracy in Brazil
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-27
The former president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, said Thursday that he has the will to fight to restore democracy in his country and to fight against the current situation of people under the government of Jair Bolsonaro. | RELATED: | Brazil\'s Senate Advances Bill That May Send Lula Back to Prison | In an exclusive interview for teleSUR, the Workers Party leader reiterated that the South American nation has \"all the conditions to recover a democratic debate … and co…
telesurenglish.net/news/lula-to-fight-neoliberalism-and-restore-democracy-in-brazil–20191226-0020.html

Israel Bombs Gaza For Xmas, Israel Threatens To Attack All Helping Iran & Saudis Bomb Yemen Market
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-27
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/26/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/israel-bombs-gaza-for-xmas-israel-threatens-attack-all-helping-iran-saudis-bomb-yemen-market/

Tenant screening companies wage war on tenants with blacklists
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2019-12-27
Tenant screening companies and landlords depend on Experian, Equinox, and TransUnion to get the information they depend on to be able to blacklist tenants all across the nation, resulting in tenants becoming homeless and living in tent cities!
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/25/18829174.php

Kwanzaa our \"California Grown\" Global Celebration, \"Matunda ya Kwanza\"
2019 Dr. Maulana Karenga Message | indybay.org | 2019-12-27
Imani (Faith) reminds us of the indispensable foundation of confident, righteous and rewarding belief, calling on us \"to believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our leaders, our teachers and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.\" In remembrance of Khalid Al Mansour…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/24/18829156.php

The Looming U.S. Water Crisis
Andreea Sterea | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-27
According to the World Economic Forum, the global water crisis is the fourth major threat of our civilization. In fact, studies warn that two-thirds of the global population could be living in water-stressed countries by 2025 — just a few short years away. When we think about water scarcity, many Americans may immediately call to…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/27/the-looming-u-s-water-crisis/

\'Bombshell\' Glosses Over the Horrors of Fox News
Ilana Novick | truthdig.com | 2019-12-27
\"You will be muzzled,\" the lawyer for Gretchen Carlson (Nicole Kidman) warns her at the end of \"Bombshell,\" as the former Fox News anchor signs a $20 million settlement of a sexual harassment suit against her former boss, ex-Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes. The lawyer could have been speaking about the movie. | Carlson sued Ailes in 2016, which led other women, including fellow anchor Megyn Kelly, to reveal that he assaulted them too. \"Bombshell\" unfolds over late 2015, in the…
truthdig.com/articles/bombshell-glosses-over-the-horrors-of-fox-news/

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker–All the gimmicks to rake in the revenue
wsws.org | 2019-12-27
December 2019 saw the end of the \"Skywalker Saga\" with the latest entry in the Star Wars franchise of films.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/27/skyw-d27.html

Kurt Vonnegut: Anarchist and Social Critic
Gaither Stewart | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-27
After my early enthusiasm about the writer Kurt Vonnegut, I became skeptical. Was he a phony? After I met him, his lifestyle in his sumptuous Manhattan East Side town house bothered me and seemed to belie his satires of that same life. Even the adoration for him in Europe at the time sharpened my suspicions…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/27/kurt-vonnegut-anarchist-and-social-critic/

Criminal War Monger Pelosi & Demos Appropriate Millions For War On Venezuela
repost | indybay.org | 2019-12-27
Criminal war monger Demo leader Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats joined Trump in supporting tens of millions of dollars to overthrow the Venezuelan government.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/24/18829164.php

Venezuela\'s Economy Will Grow in 2020 Despite US Blockade
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-27
In an interview with the international news agency Xinhua, the Venezuelan economist, Jesus Faria said that economic recovery is the number one issue on the country\'s agenda for 2020. | RELATED: | Venezuelan Oil Production Sets Historical Record in November | The also former Minister of Foreign Trade and International Investment of Venezuela (2016-2017) stated that \"there is a perceived activation of trade and some productive activities as well as a stabilization of the oil activi…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuelas-Economy-Will-Grow-in-2020-Despite-US-Blockade-20191226-0019.html

\'No one is coming to save us, except us\' — Sydney demands action on the environment
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-12-27
In the face of climate crisis megafires and an air quality health crisis, 40,000 people rallied and marched in Sydney to demand action on Wednesday night. The city is choking, and New South Wales is on fire. In Randwick on Tuesday, the air pollution was 11 times higher than \"hazardous\". | Source…
mronline.org/2019/12/26/no-one-is-coming-to-save-us-except-us-sydney-demands-action-on-the-environment/

The 2010 — 2020 UN News Decade in Review, part three
news.un.org | 2019-12-27
The final part of our look back over the past decade takes in the launch of the 2030 Agenda, the UN\'s blueprint for a better future for all; the humanitarian response to the Rohingya refugee crisis; the successful end to the mandate of the UN Liberia Mission; and fresh momentum in the fight against the climate crisis, despite disappointment over the COP25 climate conference in Madrid.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/12/1053761

The Military and Climate Change/Justice
Judith Deutsch | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-27
The world situation is much worse than generally acknowledged. This last December, the coinciding meetings of NATO and of the climate change Congress of Parties (COP25) were barely reported, much less analyzed, even though the delegates held the fate of humanity in their hands. To some degree, their unelected delegates are not accountable to the…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/27/the-military-and-climate-change-justice/

Climate Disruption, Migration, and the Rise of Walls
Speak Out Now | indybay.org | 2019-12-27
South Berkeley Senior Center | 2939 Ellis St. | Berkeley (near Ashby BART)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/25/18829172.php

Big City, Small Farmers, and a Dying River
Shalini Singh | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-27
\"Insaan ab na jhagde se marega na ragade se marega tho bhook aur pyas se.\" \"Humankind will now die not of conflict or stress But of hunger and thirst.\" So, it\'s not just science ringing alarm bells about climate change then. India\'s literary epics had it nailed down ages ago, asserts 75-year-old Delhi farmer Shiv…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/27/big-city-small-farmers-and-a-dying-river/

Bolivia\'s free territory of Chapare has ousted the coup regime and is bracing for a bloody re-invasion
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-12-27
Spending time with the union members of Chapare, who run society in a collective fashion, offers special insights into the resistance to the coup. They succeeded in expelling the police, but now fear a bloodbath in retaliation. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/12/27/bolivias-free-territory-of-chapare-has-ousted-the-coup-regime-and-is-bracing-for-a-bloody-re-invasion/

Turkey announces troop deployment in Libya
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2019-12-27
The move is being seen as part of Turkey\'s attempts to consolidate its position as a regional hegemon. The actual deployment of troops will take place once the Turkish parliament ratifies the decision…
peoplesdispatch.org/2019/12/27/turkey-announces-troop-deployment-in-libya/

Erdogan vows to send Turkish troops into Libya
wsws.org | 2019-12-27
The Turkish deployment in Libya will escalate increasing tensions involving Washington, Moscow and NATO.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/27/turk-d27.html

The MEK in Albania
Robert Fantina | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-27
The following is an interview I conducted via email with Osli Jazexhi, an Albanian-based, Canadian-Albanian historian who specializes in the history of Islam, nationalism and religious reformation in Southeastern Europe. His interest covers nationalism, radicalism, religious and ethnic identities in the Balkans. The interview was conducted between December 17 and 19. How popular is MEK…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/27/the-mek-in-albania/

Boris Johnson, the Moral Runaway
Brian Cloughley | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-27
In CounterPunch in July 2016 I noted that the then British foreign minister, Boris Johnson, \"is a twofaced, devious, posturing piece of slime who can\'t be trusted to tell the time of day\" who began his career as a journalist and was sacked by The Times newspaper for fabricating a quotation to back up a story. Then in 2004 he told an outrageous lie concerning his…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/27/boris-johnson-the-moral-runaway/

What\'s Wrong With Malthus
Louis Proyect | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-27
In the recently published \"Limits: Why Malthus Was Wrong and Why Environmentalists Should Care,\" Giorgos Kallis tackles weighty and expansive topics in merely 156 pages. One cannot help but wonder if his brevity (the soul of wit, after all) was in keeping with the book\'s theme–how humanity can live an abundant life within material limits.
counterpunch.org/2019/12/27/whats-wrong-with-malthus/

Greedy Old Plutocrats
William Manson | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-27
In his book Totem and Taboo, Sigmund Freud indulged in a speculative scenario for the origins of society. Everyone, young and old alike, once lived together in a \"primal horde\"– ruled by an aging, domineering father-figure, who selfishly monopolized the women for his own satisfaction. But one day (so to speak), the deprived \"sons\" defiantly…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/27/greedy-old-plutocrats/

The Fascinating History and Political Lives of Jews in Iran
Ariel Gold | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-27
On December 14, 2019, a white male entered the Nessah Synagogue in Beverly Hills, vandalizing the sanctuary. He unrolled Torah scrolls, strewed them across the floor, and tore prayer books. Four days later, police arrested 24-year-old Anton Nathaniel Redding of Millersville, Pennsylvania, and charged him with vandalism of religious property, commercial burglary, and committing a…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/27/the-fascinating-history-and-political-lives-of-jews-in-iran/

On Those Questionable US Wage Stats…Again
Jack Rasmus | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-27
In recent months, various independent business and research sources have been raising questions about the accuracy of US official job and wage statistics. Several more sources have joined the discussion, questioning the oft-cited official–and widespread mainstream press reported–3.1% annual rise in US wages the past year. As many have indicated, the 3.1% grossly over-estimates recent…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/27/on-those-questionable-us-wage-statsagain/

Fast Food Nations and Global Nutrition
Colin Todhunter | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-27
Daniel Maingi works with small farmers in Kenya and belongs to the organisation Growth Partners for Africa. He remembers a time when his family would grow and eat a diversity of crops, such as mung beans, green grams, pigeon peas and a variety of fruits now considered \'wild\'. Following the Structural Adjustment Programmes of the…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/27/fast-food-nations-and-global-nutrition/

The UK Election: a Postmortem
Kenneth Surin | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-27
The various statistical analyses of the UK general election result have been coming in, and they allow some interesting and perhaps important observations to be made. The perception that it was Leave voters switching from Labour to Tory en masse who cost Labour the election has to be qualified by the fact that Labour lost…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/27/the-uk-election-a-postmortem/

The Right to a Good NIght\'s Sleep
Lori Teresa Yearwood | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-27
I barely slept during the full two years I was homeless. One night, at around 3 a.m., after hours of searching for a spot, I curled up on a portion of soft, thick grass. An hour later, automatic sprinklers drenched me. I sloshed to the edges of a wilderness park in Salt Lake City, where…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/27/the-right-to-a-good-nights-sleep/

Sanders After Corbyn: The Jewish Question
Andrew Levine | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-27
The hordes of Democratic Party pundits, anti-Trump Republicans, and former national security state functionaries who supply CNN and MSNBC with endless streams of jibber-jabber, along with their counterparts at The New York Times and Washington Post, are pulling out all the stops — trying to convince Democrats that only a \"moderate\" can defeat Donald Trump. They speak for the dead center, and they are dead wrong.
counterpunch.org/2019/12/27/sanders-after-corbyn-the-jewish-question/

Los Angeles Roars for \"Azadi!\" Reflections on an Indian Solidarity Action in Southern California
Sarang Narasimhaiah | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-27
For two full hours yesterday afternoon, Los Angeles\' Grand Park reverberated with the simultaneously furious and joyous roars of \"Azadi!\" (\"Freedom!\") and \"Inquilab Zindabad!\" (\"Love Live the Revolution!\"). Indians, South Asians, and Americans from various backgrounds came together to demonstrate their opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the National Register of Citizens (NRC), and…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/27/los-angeles-roars-for-azadi-reflections-on-an-indian-solidarity-action-in-southern-california/

Across the Balkans: Srebrenica
Matthew Stevenson | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-27
An account of a journey from Croatia to Kosovo, by way of Bosnia-Hercegovina and Serbia, and with a detour into Montenegro. This is part VI of a series. While I was in Sarajevo–hiding from the snow in Austrian cafés and reading Tim Butcher\'s book about Gavrilo Princip–I spent a lot of time planning how I…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/27/across-the-balkans-srebrenica/

COP25: Never Have so Many Governments Done So Little for So Many
Pete Dolack | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-27
It\'s said that it is better to laugh than cry. But what do we do when a situation has become so beyond parody that laughter is impossible? As Australia burns, the world is about to finish its second hottest year ever, the seas rise, polar melting is worse than previously modeled and the sixth mass…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/27/cop25-never-have-so-many-governments-done-so-little-for-so-many/

Bloomberg, Steyer spend $200 million on Democratic nomination fight
wsws.org | 2019-12-27
The two billionaires combined have outspent the rest of the Democrat field three times over.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/27/dems-d27.html

\'I\'m still scared\' – Asia remembers tsunami that killed 230,000
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-27
Communities across Asia commemorated the more than 230,000 victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Thursday, the 15th anniversary of one of the world\'s most deadly disasters. | On the morning after Christmas Day in 2004, a 9.1 magnitude quake off northern Sumatra island triggered a tsunami with waves as high as 17.4 meters (57 feet) that swept over vulnerable coastal areas of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and nine other countries. | \"It still haunts me … I can remember it all the time,\" said Suwannee Maliwan, 28, who lost both parents and five other relatives when the tsunami hit the Thai province of…
telesurenglish.net/news/Im-still-scared—Asia-remembers-tsunami-that-killed-230000-20191226-0011.html

Washington Legislature Report a Strong First Step in Ending Domestic Terrorism
Erik Molvar | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-27
Last week, the Republican Party of Washington unveiled a detailed investigation finding that state legislator Matt Shea (R-Spokane) \"participated in an act of domestic terrorism against the United States\" in aiding and abetting the Bundy militants in their takeover of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in 2016. In response, Republican House Minority Leader J.T. Wilcox called…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/27/washington-legislature-report-a-strong-first-step-in-ending-domestic-terrorism/

The Last Line of Defense: 20 Activist Groups That Are Making a Big Difference
Jeffrey St. Clair | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-27
Here\'s our end of the year list of good groups, the real resistance, fighting on the frontlines against ICE, the coal companies, the police, the CIA, the warmongers, the pipeline gougers, the bankers, the slumlords, big pharma and the child separators. They all deserve your support and, if you can spare it, your money.
counterpunch.org/2019/12/27/the-last-line-of-defense-20-activist-groups-that-are-making-a-difference/

The Looming U.S. Water Crisis
Andreea Sterea | zcomm.org | 2019-12-27
The climate is changing. Can our politics change, too?>…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-looming-u-s-water-crisis/

Social Ecology: Radicalizing the Climate Movement
Katie Horvath | zcomm.org | 2019-12-27
The struggle for climate justice cannot limit its focus to environmental issues. It is the hierarchical system as a whole that is threatening our planet and our lives…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/social-ecology-radicalizing-the-climate-movement/

Norwegian, 71, told to leave India after joining citizenship law protest
yenisafak.com | 2019-12-27
At least 25 people have been killed in protests across the country since the law, seen by critics as discriminatory towards Muslims, was adopted on Dec. 11.A German exchange student was told to leave the country this week after taking part in two rallies against the law.\"The Norwegian lady has participated in a protest in violation of her visa condition,\" said Anoop Krishna, the Foreigners\' Regional Registration Officer at Kochi airport.\"She has been asked to leave the country as early as possible. The tourist visa on which she visited the country does not allow participation in any protests.\"The tourist, Janne-M…
yenisafak.com/en/world/norwegian-71-told-to-leave-india-after-joining-citizenship-law-protest-3508392

\'Bombshell\' Glosses Over the Horrors of Fox News
Ilana Novick | truthdig.com | 2019-12-27
\"You will be muzzled,\" the lawyer for Gretchen Carlson (Nicole Kidman) warns her at the end of \"Bombshell,\" as the former Fox News anchor signs a $20 million settlement of a sexual harassment suit against her former boss, ex-Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes. The lawyer could have been speaking about the movie. | Carlson sued Ailes in 2015, which led other women, including fellow anchor Megyn Kelly, to reveal that he assaulted them too. \"Bombshell\" unfolds over late 2015, in the…
truthdig.com/articles/bombshell-glosses-over-the-horrors-of-fox-news/

\'Climate tariffs\' on fracked \'molecules of freedom\': German think tank wants to punish US for sanctions against Nord Stream 2
rt.com | 2019-12-27
US sanctions against the \'Russian\' Nord Stream 2 pipeline have caused widespread anger in Germany, with even critics of the project now ironically seeking to slap the American \'molecules of freedom\' with an eco-tax in reprisal. | The prospect of \"crushing sanctions\" included in the funding the US military, signed by President Donald Trump last week, has already compelled the Swiss-Dutch company Allseas to halt construction on the last remaining portion of the pipeline, which runs under the Baltic Sea, from Russia to Germany.
rt.com/business/476902-germany-sanctions-climate-tariffs/

We Can\'t Obtain Immigration Justice in a World of Borders and Nations
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-26
We can\'t reckon with the extreme inequalities and inherent injustices of immigration policy without an analysis of how borders, the state and capitalism function to create them. | Current liberal immigration news is often centered on reducing current harm — resisting Trump\'s \"border wall\" and expansion of concentration camps, advocating for immigration reform and countering attacks on the asylum process. All of these efforts are critical to preventing more unnecessary death and suffering and sh…
truthout.org/articles/we-cant-obtain-immigration-justice-in-a-world-of-borders-and-nations/

Global War on Humanity: America\'s Unceasing Pursuit of Hegemony
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-26
Essentially what we\'re looking at is a broader historical perspective on how the US de facto supported Nazi Germany with a view to destroying the Soviet Union as well as weakening the British Empire and competing empires including of course France, Belgium, Holland, etc. And those countries today are no longer colonial powers.
globalresearch.ca/global-war-on-humanity-americas-unceasing-pursuit-of-hegemony/5698569

Colombia: Farmer Leader Shot to Death in Front of His Family
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-26
The National Association of Farmer Users (ANUC) activist Reinaldo Carrillo was killed at dawn on Wednesday by hitmen who entered his house and shot him in front of his family in Pitalito town, Department of Huila, Colombia. | RELATED: | Violence in Colombia Continues As Social Leader Assassinated | \"We reject the murder of Reinaldo Carrillo. He was a member of a group of people which expected the government to grant them the ownership title of a vacant land called La Conaca,\" sai…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-Farmer-Leader-Shot-to-Death-in-Front-of-His-Family-20191226-0008.html

A Brief Introduction to Tibet
Larry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-26
Westerners appear to have a willful blindness about Tibet, with strong opinions often held by those who haven\'t been there. The Western media have imposed on our imaginations an image of a fabled theocracy where a reincarnated god rules over a peaceful people spinning prayer wheels in a pastoral idyll.
globalresearch.ca/brief-introduction-tibet/5697967

Iraq President Offers to Quit After Rejecting PM Nominee
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-12-26
BAGHDAD — Iraq\'s president refused on Thursday to designate a prime minister candidate nominated by the Iran-backed parliamentary bloc and offered to resign, plunging the country into further political uncertainty amid nearly three months of unprecedented mass protests. | President Barham Salih said in a statement issued by his office that he would not name the governor of the southern Basra province, Asaad al-Eidani, as the country\'s next prime minister \"to avoid more bloodshed and in order to safeguard civil peace.\" | Al-Eidani\'s name was proposed on Wednesday by the Fatah bloc, which includes leaders ass…
truthdig.com/articles/iraq-president-offers-to-quit-after-rejecting-pm-nominee/

Trump Warns Syria, Russia, Iran Over Idlib Campaign
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-26
U.S. President Donald Trump took a shot at the governments of Syria, Iran, and Russia on Thursday, warning them against renewing their assault on the Idlib province. | RELATED: | Syria: Trump Administration Builds Military Base in Oil Field | Trump, who praised Turkey in the tweet, was relatively silent during Ankara\'s \"Operation Peace Spring\" in northeastern Syria, despite the fact it displaced thousands and killed and wounded many civilians. | \"Russia, Syria, and Iran are kill…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trump-Warns-Syria-Russia-Iran-Over-Idlib-Campaign-20191226-0009.html

All the Political Revolts America Ignored in 2019
Juan Cole | truthdig.com | 2019-12-26
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — In 2019, the Middle East was shaken by a new round of street revolts. As the year began, Abdelaziz Bouteflika had announced a fifth run for the presidency of Algeria. Then the peaceful \"revolution of Smiles\" broke out and by April he had resigned. A small elite has for decades monopolized Algeria\'s oil resources and has rewarded its supporters while marginalizing everyone else. On December 12, Abdelmadjid Tebboune was elected president, amid continued massive demonstrations in major cities and a protester boycott of the election itself. The crowds are clearly unconvinced that switching ou…
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Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Orders Mass Arrest of Housing Justice Village Protesters
Dave Id | indybay.org | 2019-12-26
An inspirational day of solidarity with unhoused Oaklanders turned into a traumatic night after mayor Libby Schaaf directed a small army of police and DPW workers to smash a housing rights protest held on the doorstep of City Hall. For daring to challenge the Oakland\'s never ending war against the homeless — the city\'s encampment demolitions and evictions, the towing of residential vehicles, and a lack of earnestness and urgency in addressing the housing crisis — twenty-two people were arrested and sent to Santa Rita jail, some for over two days.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/23/18829113.php

Housing Justice Village Arrestees Respond to Jailing by City of Oakland
Dave Id | indybay.org | 2019-12-26
In a political show of force, the city of Oakland directed a small army of police to mass arrest and jail 22 housing rights demonstrators on November 24, for nothing more than setting up tents in front of city hall to protest the city\'s never ending war against the homeless. Most arrestees spent at least 24 hours in Santa Rita, and some remained jailed for over two days, on what would otherwise be a citable infraction. On December 2, arrestees held a press conference to address the city\'s attack and why they protested in the first place.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/26/18829176.php

Americans are Ready for a Different Approach to Nuclear Weapons
Lawrence Wittner | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-26
Although today\'s public protests against nuclear weapons can\'t compare to the major antinuclear upheavals of past decades, there are clear indications that most Americans reject the Trump administration\'s nuclear weapons policies. Since entering office in 2017, the Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from the nuclear agreement with Iran, scrapped the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia, and…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/26/americans-are-ready-for-a-different-approach-to-nuclear-weapons/

A Feminist Alternative to Trump\'s Chest-Pounding on Iran
Kristin Henderson | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-26
President Trump\'s foreign policy has led the U.S. on a perilous course with Iran, resulting in a dangerous moment for U.S.-Iran relations. Yet rather than threatening obliteration — or sympathizing with Iranian protesters only when it is politically expedient — the U.S. should pursue a civilian focused, diplomatic strategy informed by feminist foreign policy principles…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/26/a-feminist-alternative-to-trumps-chest-pounding-on-iran/

A Feminist Alternative to Trump\'s Chest-Pounding on Iran
Kristin Henderson | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-26
President Trump\'s foreign policy has led the U.S. on a perilous course with Iran, resulting in a dangerous moment for U.S.-Iran relations. Yet rather than threatening obliteration — or sympathizing with Iranian protesters only when it is politically expedient — the U.S. should pursue a civilian focused, diplomatic strategy informed by feminist foreign policy principles…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/26/a-feminist-alternative-to-trumps-chest-pounding-on-iran/

\'Blinding the Truth\': Israeli Snipers Target Gaza Protesters in the Eyes
The New Arab | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-26
Media coverage and social media posts went wild when Palestinian photojournalist Muath Amarneh was blinded in his left eye after he was hit by a rubber bullet while covering a protest in the West Bank. | However, Amarneh was far from …
globalresearch.ca/blinding-truth-israeli-snipers-target-gaza-protesters-eyes/5698746

Impeachment Is a Distraction: Heavily Scripted Vote Demonstrates that Democracy Really Is Dead
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-26
Watching the impeachment \"vote\" was hard work. With only a few exceptions, each Congressman rose for roughly 90 seconds and provided a prearranged, almost completely scripted-along-party-lines explanation of how he or she was casting one\'s ballot. After four grueling hours …
globalresearch.ca/impeachment-distraction-heavily-scripted-vote-demonstrates-democracy-really-dead/5698777

Israel Preparing for War on Iran?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-26
Israel\'s longtime goal is unchallenged Middle East dominance partnered with Washington. | Achieving it depends on transforming independent regional nations into US/Israeli vassal states by war or other hostile means, Iran most of all. | Along with Turkey, it\'s the only regional …
globalresearch.ca/israel-preparing-war-iran/5698763

Who Is Winning the Arms Race? Russia\'s \"Super-Weapons\"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-26
Russia\'s defense budget is a small fraction of what the US spends for militarism and warmaking. Yet Russia\'s super-weapons exceed the best in the West because of efficient and effective use of its resources. | Meeting with Russia\'s Defense Ministry Board …
globalresearch.ca/russia-world-dominant-superpower/5698767

Video: Turkish-based \'Syrian Government\' Threatens Damascus with Military Action
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-26
Late on December 23, the Turkish-based \"Syrian Interim Government\" (an entity funded by Turkey in an attempt to legalize its actions in Syria) threatened the real Syrian government with a military action. | In a released statement, it claimed that forces …
globalresearch.ca/video-turkish-based-syrian-government-threatens-damascus-military-action/5698724

Erdogan\'s Adventurism in Syria and Libya Has Left Turkey Weaker and Isolated
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-26
Still featured on the Turkish Ministry of Affairs website is the \"Zero Problems With Our Neighbors\" policy that was launched in 2010 with the aim of diffusing Turkey\'s many issues with all of its neighbors. However, less than a year …
globalresearch.ca/erdogan-adventurism-syria-libya-left-turkey-weaker-isolated/5698718

Remembering The Invasion Of Panama
Daniel Larison | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-26
Panama marked the 30th anniversary of the U.S. invasion with an official day of mourning for the first time this year: | Panama declared a day of national mourning for Friday, the 30th anniversary of the U.S. invasion that ousted dictator | …
globalresearch.ca/remembering-invasion-panama/5698770

Mexico Reiterates Demand that Bolivia End Siege on Embassy
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-26
The Mexican government, under the leadership of Andrés López Obrador (AMLO), reiterated its complaint about the \" harassment \" and \"intimidation\" of its embassy staf at the official mission\'s residence in La Paz, Bolivia. Since the coup d\'etat in Bolivia, at least nine people have taken refuge at the embassy in La, Paz. | RELATED: | Mexico Under Alert for Popocatépetl Volcano Eruption | In a statement on Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the \"intimidation\" by Bolivian…
telesurenglish.net/news/Mexico-Reiterates-Demand-that-Bolivia-End-Siege-on-Embassy-20191226-0001.html

WaPo\'s Afghan Papers Propagate Colonial Narrative of Noble Intentions Gone Awry
Joshua Cho | fair.org | 2019-12-26
by Joshua Cho Washington Post ( 12/9/19) | In an earlier article (FAIR.org, 12/18/19) regarding the Washington Post\'s Afghanistan Papers ( 12/9/19), I discussed how…
fair.org/home/wapos-afghan-papers-propagate-colonial-narrative-of-noble-intentions-gone-awry/

The Afghanistan Papers Are a Case Study in Colonial Propaganda
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-12-26
In an earlier article (FAIR.org, 12/18/19) regarding the Washington Post\'s Afghanistan Papers ( 12/9/19), I discussed how…
truthdig.com/articles/the-afghanistan-papers-are-a-case-study-in-colonial-propaganda/

McDonald\'s Franchise Violated Safety Laws: Peruvian Watchdog
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-26
Peru ¥s labor watchdog has found McDonald\'s Corp ¥s Latin America franchisee Arcos Dorados guilty of six \"very serious\" violations of local safety and health laws following the deaths of two employees in a restaurant kitchen. | RELATED: | Peru: McDonald\'s Shuts for Inspection After Employee Deaths | The Labor Ministry\'s regulating body (Sunafil) prop…
telesurenglish.net/news/McDonalds-Franchise-Violated-Safety-Laws-Peruvian-Watchdog-20191226-0014.html

Colombian Attorney Asks to Stop Murder of Social Leaders
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-26
The Colombian attorney general, Fernando Carrillo, urged the government of Colombia led by Iván Duque to stop the systematic murder of social leaders in that country. | RELATED: | Colombia: Farmers Leader Shot to Deat in Front of His Family | The official urged the Government, through his Twitter account, to convene the National Security Guarantees Commission \"immediately and ensure its operation.\" | He added that the threat against social leaders in Colombia \"is latent and must…
telesurenglish.net/news/colombian-attorney-asks-to-stop-murder-of-social-leaders-20191226-0010.html

Bolsonaro Says He Had Partial Memory Loss From Bathroom Fall
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-26
Brazil\'s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday night that he briefly lost his memory after falling at his presidential residence in Brasilia, the capital, earlier this week. | RELATED: | Brazil: Comedians Attacked by Militia After Film on \'Gay Jesus\' | The president\'s office disclosed on Monday that Bolsonaro, 64, had suffered a fall and was taken to a hospital Monday night for a brain scan, which detected no abnormalities. Bolsonaro spent the night in the hospital a…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolsonaro-Says-He-Had-Partial-Memory-Loss-From-Bathroom-Fall-20191226-0007.html

Brazil: Comedians Attacked by Militia After Film on \'Gay Jesus\'
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-26
Brazil\'s far-right militia \"Command of the People\'s Nationalist Insurgency\" launched Molotov cocktails to the headquarters of the comedy group Porta dos Fundos in Rio de Janeiro on Christmas Eve, an action which represents a retaliation to a Netflix film depicting Jesus as gay. | RELATED: | UN Accuses Brazil\'s Bolsonaro of Violating Anti-Torture Pact | \"The Command of the People\'s Nationalist Insurgency attacked the headquarters of Porta dos Fundos‚Äã‚Ä&atilde…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Comedians-Attacked-by-Militia-After-Film-on-Gay-Jesus-20191226-0002.html

Michael Moore: Republicans Who Oppose Impeachment Are \"Dying Dinosaurs,\" But Trump Could Win in 2020
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-26
As the Senate attempts to set rules for President Trump\'s impeachment trial, at least one Republican is expressing concern about the proceedings. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said in an interview Tuesday that she was disturbed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell\'s promise of \"total coordination\" with the White House. Murkowski\'s comments mark a rare instance of dissent for the Republican Party, which has been unified behind President Trump until now. McConnell needs 51 votes to set the rules for the hearing. Republicans have a thin majority of 53 seats in the Senate. Last week, Oscar-winning…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/26/michael_moore_donald_trump_impeachment

Nancy Pelosi\'s Scripted Impeachment Failure. Or, …Leading the Dems from Blue… to Yellow!
Brett Redmayne-Titley | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-26
For the voter, the Democratic Party no longer has any interest in performing its function as an opposition party. The charade of purported constitutional jurisprudence seen in the US House impeachment hearings should forever confirm this. This degradation of political …
globalresearch.ca/nancy-pelosi-scripted-impeachment-failure/5698742

In SF, Music Punctuates Enthusiastic Chanting at Rally and March on Eve of Historic Impeachment Vote
Text: RR Photos: Terry Scussel, Pro Bono Photo | indybay.org | 2019-12-26
In San Francisco, lyrics were rewritten to rock classics calling for impeachment and a crowd of thousands chanted for \"Trump Pence Out Now!\"
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/22/18829066.php

Michael Moore on Republicans Opposing Impeachment, Possible Trump 2020 Win
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-26
As the Senate attempts to set rules for President Trump\'s impeachment trial, at least one Republican is expressing concern about the proceedings. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said in an interview Tuesday that she was disturbed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell\'s promise of \"total coordination\" with the White House. Murkowski\'s comments mark a rare instance of dissent for the Republican Party, which has been unified behind President Trump until now. McConnell needs 51 votes to…
truthout.org/video/michael-moore-on-republicans-opposing-impeachment-possible-trump-2020-win/

In Mountain View, Seasonal and Humorous Signs at Eve of Impeachment Demo on Four Corners
Text: RR Photos: Jack Owicki, Pro Bono Photo | indybay.org | 2019-12-26
Demonstrators leaned in toward passing traffic to show off their creative signs on Impeachment Eve at a major intersection in the heart of Silicon Valley.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/23/18829094.php

Tenant screening companies wage war on tenants with blacklists
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2019-12-26
Tenant screening companies and landlords depend on Experian, Equinox, and TransUnion to get the information they depend on to be able to blacklist tenants all across the nation, resulting in tenants becoming homeless and living in tent cities!
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/25/18829174.php

China\'s Huawei Continues to Move Around US Sanctions
Ulson Gunnar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-26
By establishing facilities in Europe to produce components, Chinese telecom giant Huawei is continuing the process of circumventing US sanctions amid a wider US-led trade war aimed at artificially quelling the growing trend of foreign companies outcompeting long-entrenched US monopolies….
globalresearch.ca/china-huawei-continues-move-around-us-sanctions/5698759

West Coast Fishery Rebounds in Rare Conservation \'Home Run\'
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-12-26
WARRENTON, Ore. — A rare environmental success story is unfolding in waters off the U.S. West Coast. | After years of fear and uncertainty, bottom trawler fishermen — those who use nets to scoop up rockfish, bocaccio, sole, Pacific Ocean perch and other deep-dwelling fish — are making a comeback here, reinventing themselves as a sustainable industry less than two decades after authorities closed huge stretches of the Pacific Ocean because of the species\' depletion. | The ban devastated fishermen, but on Jan. 1, regulators will reopen…
truthdig.com/articles/west-coast-fishery-rebounds-in-rare-conservation-home-run/

Fireworks Instead of Mortar Shells: Syrian Christians Flood the Streets in Spiritual Unity of Christmas Celebrations
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-26
Mainstream media perpetrates huge deceptions and promulgates criminal war propaganda as policy. Often the omission is worse than the direct lie. Regularly, mainstream messaging omits context and ROOT CAUSES of events that it claims to be describing. The root cause …
globalresearch.ca/fireworks-instead-mortar-shells-syrian-christians-flood-streets-spiritual-unity-christmas-celebrations/5698738

Michael Moore: US Pays More for Health Care, Doesn\'t Call It a Tax
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-26
We continue our interview with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore about election 2020 and some of the major issues for voters. Long before Medicare for All became a rallying cry in the Democratic Party, Moore\'s 2007 film \"Sicko\" diagnosed the shortcomings of the for-profit American healthcare system and called for a system of universal healthcare. \"The real question never gets asked. They always want to pin them on how much is it going to cost in taxes,\" Moore says of debate moderators who ask whe…
truthout.org/video/michael-moore-us-pays-more-for-health-care-doesnt-call-it-a-tax/

Kwanzaa our \"California Grown\" Global Celebration, \"Matunda ya Kwanza\"
2019 Dr. Maulana Karenga Message | indybay.org | 2019-12-26
Imani (Faith) reminds us of the indispensable foundation of confident, righteous and rewarding belief, calling on us \"to believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our leaders, our teachers and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.\" In remembrance of Khalid Al Mansour…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/24/18829156.php

Greatness Comes to Those Who Want It
Scott Owen | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-26
We know there are always; at the very least three sides to every object. Our world can be seen as an object and we must understand, we live in a multi-dimensional world. Our conversations however sometimes seem to lack this understanding as we push one point of view or another forward to promote a certain…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/26/greatness-comes-to-those-who-want-it/

A Star Is Always Born
Edward Curtin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-26
It is no different now. | The yearning still gnaws. | The night dark, utterly silent, | Sky stretched endlessly back | Into an infinity beyond reach. | And the fears, the tears | Are they any different? | It is no different now. | Joy sometimes, hope | …
globalresearch.ca/star-always-born/5698727

Criminal War Monger Pelosi & Demos Appropriate Millions For War On Venezuela
repost | indybay.org | 2019-12-26
Criminal war monger Demo leader Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats joined Trump in supporting tens of millions of dollars to overthrow the Venezuelan government.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/24/18829164.php

German Politician: \"Ami Go Home!\"… The US is waging bloody economic wars against the entire world
InfoBrics | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-26
Oskar Lafontaine is a German politician, candidate for Chancellor in the German federal election of 1990, Chairman of the Social Democratic Party from 1995 to 1999, Minister of Finance from 1998 to 1999, leader of The Left in Saarland since …
globalresearch.ca/german-politician-ami-go-home-the-us-is-waging-bloody-economic-wars-against-the-entire-world/5698782

Michael L. Cantor mocks the artwork of the Yacht Sequoia Cruise Certificates
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2019-12-26
In a shocking email further below, Michael L. Cantor, director of FE Partners LLC, the owner of the former Presidential Yacht Sequoia, mocks the artwork of the Yacht Sequoia Cruise Certificates with condescension and derision towards the much coveted historical Yacht Sequoia Cruise Certificates!
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/22/18829063.php

The Left Case for Fertility Awareness
Megan Magray | thenation.com | 2019-12-26
No pill, intrauterine device, or ultra-ribbed piece of rubber could provide the sexual liberation I experience practicing a method associated with anti-choice religious zealots: the fertility awareness method of birth control.
thenation.com/article/birth-control-fertility-fam/

The Left Case for Fertility Awareness
Megan Magray | thenation.com | 2019-12-26
No pill, intrauterine device, or ultra-ribbed piece of rubber could provide the sexual liberation I experience practicing a method associated with anti-choice religious zealots: the fertility awareness method of birth control.
thenation.com/article/birth-control-fertility-fam/

Michael Moore: Americans Pay More for Healthcare Than Others, But \"We Don\'t Call It a Tax\"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-26
We continue our interview with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore about election 2020 and some of the major issues for voters. Long before Medicare for All became a rallying cry in the Democratic Party, Moore\'s 2007 film \"Sicko\" diagnosed the shortcomings of the for-profit American healthcare system and called for a system of universal healthcare. \"The real question never gets asked. They always want to pin them on how much is it going to cost in taxes,\" Moore says of debate moderators who ask whether Democratic presidential candidates will raise taxes to pay for Medicare for All.
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/26/michael_moore_sicko_medicare_for_all

What the NYT Doesn\'t Understand About Russia\'s Economy Under Putin
Dean Baker | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-26
That is the inevitable conclusion for readers of a NYT article on Putin and Russia that had the headline, \"Russia is a mess. Why is Putin such a formidable enemy.\" While the article notes the recent economic stagnation in Russia, it misses the extraordinary turnaround that took place under Putin. According to I.M.F. data, Russia\'s…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/26/what-the-nyt-doesnt-understand-about-russias-economy-under-putin/

China, Russia, Iran Hold Drills at The \'Maritime Safety Belt\'
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-26
Starting on Friday, China, Iran and Russia will conduct joint naval exercises in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Oman, amid heightened tensions between the United States and the Persian nation. | RELATED: | China Accuses US of Interfering in Internal Affairs | China will send its guided-missile destroyer Xining to the drills, which will last until Monday, the Defense Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian announced and added that the exercises are part of normal military cooperation that is online w…
telesurenglish.net/news/China-Russia-Iran-Hold-Drills-at-The-MaritimeSafety-Belt-20191226-0003.html

The Trump-Biden and the Russia-Ukraine Saga: The Game is About Eurasia
Padraig McGrath | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-26
On December 23rd, the Washington Post ran a piece exploring the possible motivations behind US president Donald Trump\'s decision to pause US military aid to Ukraine on July 12th last year. On September 28th 2018 and February 16th respectively, …
globalresearch.ca/trump-biden-russia-ukraine-systemic-interpretation/5698714