Noting That \'Presidents Are Not Kings,\' Federal Judge Rules Don McGahn Must Submit to Congressional Subpoena
Common Dreams staff | commondreams.org | 2019-11-26
\"This ruling means not only that McGahn must provide testimony, but so must a raft of administration officials who have been stonewalling Congress in attempts to protect this president.\" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/mcgahn_subpoena_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/11/25/noting-presidents-are-not-kings-federal-judge-rules-don-mcgahn-must-submit?cd-origin=rss

How a grassroots Seattle movement delivered Amazon a major loss
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-11-25
In Seattle\'s recent election, Amazon spent $1.5 million to defeat a slate of progressive candidates — and lost. One of…
thegrayzone.com/2019/11/25/how-a-grassroots-seattle-movement-delivered-amazon-a-major-loss/

Conspirateurs derrière le coup d\'état en Bolivie, formés à l\'École militaire des Amériques, ont servi d\'attachés dans des programmes du FBI
Jeb Sprague | thegrayzone.com | 2019-11-25
Les commandants de l\'armée et de la police boliviennes ont contribué à la préparation du coup d\'état et en ont…
thegrayzone.com/2019/11/25/coup-bolivie-lecole-militaire-des-ameriques-fbi/

Militarizing America\'s Police: The Whole Damn System Is \"Guilty as Hell\": Taking Control of Police
Kevin Zeese | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-25
The entire system of policing in the United States is in crisis. Police murdering civilians has become a too common nightmare across the United States. The police murders of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO, Eric Garner in New York City, …
globalresearch.ca/whole-system-guilty-taking-control-police/5695829

The Whole Damn System Is Guilty As Hell: Taking Control Of Police
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-25
Stop killings by police protest (Credit: William Widmer of the NY Times) The entire system of policing in the United States is in crisis. Police murdering civilians has become a too common nightmare across the United States. The police murders of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO, Eric Garner in New York City, Walter Scott in …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/the-whole-damn-system-is-guilty-as-hell-taking-control-of-police/

John Pilger: The Lies About Julian Assange Must Stop Now
John Pilger | mintpressnews.com | 2019-11-25
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 truth-tellers like Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning is now a warning to them: that the thugs who dragged Assange out of the Ecuadorean embassy in April may one day come for them. | A common refrain was echoed by the Guardian last week. The extradition of Assange, said the paper, \"is not a question of how wise Mr. Assange is, still less how likable. It\'s not about his charact…
mintpressnews.com/john-pilger-lies-julian-assange-must-stop-now/262990/

The Lies About Assange Must Stop Now
John Pilger | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
Newspapers and other media in the United States and Britain have recently declared a passion for freedom of speech, especially theirright to publish freely. They are worried by the \"Assange effect\". It is as if the struggle of truth-tellers like Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning is now a warning to them: that the thugs who dragged Assange out of the Ecuadorean embassy in April may one day come for them.
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/the-lies-about-assange-must-stop-now/

Torturing and Killing Julian Assange Slowly
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-25
In cahoots with the Trump regime, Britain is killing Assange slowly for the \"crime\" of truth-telling journalism the way it\'s supposed to be. | Isolated in maximum security solitary confinement, denied vitally needed medical and dental treatment, and reportedly given 3-quinuclidinyl …
globalresearch.ca/torturing-killing-julian-assange-slowly/5695898

Doctors demand \"urgent\" medical intervention to save Julian Assange\'s life
wsws.org | 2019-11-25
More than 65 eminent medical doctors from the UK and around the world have issued an open letter calling for urgent action to protect the life of imprisoned WikiLeaks founder and journalist Julian Assange.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/25/lead-n25.html

Julian Assange Could Die in Prison, Doctors Warn
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-25
More than 60 doctors have written an open letter saying they fear Julian Assange\'s health is so bad that the WikiLeaks founder could die inside a top-security British jail. | The 48-year-old Australian is still fighting a US bid to extradite him from Britain on charges filed under the Espionage Act that could see him given a sentence of up to 17…
truthdig.com/articles/doctors-warn-julian-assange-could-die-in-prison/

Assange\'s lawyer Jennifer Robinson addresses public meetings in Australia
wsws.org | 2019-11-25
Robinson warned that the US attempt to prosecute Assange for publishing the truth was setting a \"terrifying precedent\" for all journalists and media organisations.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/25/robi-n25.html

An open letter from doctors: Julian Assange \"could die in prison\"
wsws.org | 2019-11-25
\"Were such urgent assessment and treatment not to take place, we have real concerns, on the evidence currently available, that Mr Assange could die in prison.\"
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/25/open-n25.html

Clinical Psychologist Lissa Johnson on Julian Assange: \"A maximum security prison is no place to treat a torture victim\"
wsws.org | 2019-11-25
Australian clinical psychologist Lissa Johnson is a lead signatory to the open letter by medical doctors in defence of Julian Assange.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/25/john-n25.html

The End of the Rule of Law: The 12 Impeachable Offenses Committed By Trump
Chris Hedges | commondreams.org | 2019-11-25
\"The most serious constitutional violations are the ones that are institutional usurpations.\" (Photo: Mr.Fish) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-11-25_at_9.05.34_am.png …
commondreams.org/views/2019/11/25/end-rule-law-12-impeachable-offenses-committed-trump?cd-origin=rss

The End of the Rule of Law
Chris Hedges | truthdig.com | 2019-11-25
Bruce Fein, a former senior official in the Department of Justice and a constitutional scholar, has identified 12 impeachable offenses committed by Donald Trump. But, as he notes, many of these constitutional violations are not unique to the Trump administration. They have been normalized by Democratic and Republican administrations. These long-standing violations are, for this reason, ignored by Democratic Party leaders seeking to impeach the president. They have chosen to focus exclusively on Trump\'s attempt to get the Ukrainian president to o…
truthdig.com/articles/the-end-of-the-rule-of-law/

The Realism of Bernie Sanders\' Climate Policy
Naomi Klein, Sivan Kartha | commondreams.org | 2019-11-25
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) introduce public housing legislation as part of the Green New Deal outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, November 14, 2019. (Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bernie_sanders_33.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/11/25/realism-bernie-sanders-climate-policy?cd-origin=rss

Pope Francis Calls Nuclear Weapons Immoral as Catholic Activists Face Jail
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-11-25
Over the weekend, Pope Francis visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki, where the United States dropped the first atomic bombs in 1945, killing more than 200,000 people. Pope Francis said, \"A world without nuclear weapons is possible and necessary.\" The leader of the Catholic Church met with survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings and declared the possession of nuclear weapons to be immoral. The Pope\'s visit comes as a group of seven Catholic peace activists are awaiting sentencing for breaking in…
truthout.org/video/pope-francis-calls-nuclear-weapons-immoral-as-catholic-activists-face-jail/

Are Democrats Impeaching Trump For the Wrong Crimes?
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-25
What follows is a conversation between author and activist David Samson and Marc Steiner of The Real News Network. Read a transcript of their conversation below or watch the video at the bottom of…
truthdig.com/articles/are-democrats-impeaching-trump-for-the-wrong-crimes/

Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Palestinian in Hebron
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-11-25
A Palestinian was shot and injured, on Sunday evening, in the town of Beit Ummar, in the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. Mohammed Awad, a media activist, said Israeli forces stationed near the illegal Israeli settlement of Karmi Tzur, fired …
imemc.org/article/israeli-forces-shoot-injure-palestinian-in-hebron/

Sanders\' Green New Deal: A Realistic Response to the Emergency That Will Define Our Lifetimes
Rupert Read, Frank Scavelli | commondreams.org | 2019-11-25
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) attends a news conference to introduce legislation to transform public housing as part of the Green New Deal outside the U.S. Capitol November 14, 2019 in Washington, DC. The liberal legislators invited affordable housing advocates and climate change activists to join them for the announcement. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bernie_sanders_green_new_deal.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/11/25/sanders-green-new-deal-realistic-response-emergency-will-define-our-lifetimes?cd-origin=rss

Violence against women a barrier to peaceful future for all
United Nations | news.un.org | 2019-11-25
Senior officials from across the United Nations on Wednesday stood in solidarity with survivors of violence against women and activists working to end the all-too common human rights violation.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/11/1052131

Colombia: Workers\' Union Calls to Carry On Strike Into 5th Day
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-25
The Central Workers\' Union of Colombia (CUT) called to continue this Monday, with massive protests against right-wing President Ivan Duque and his neoliberal policies, as well as in defense of peace in the South American nation. | RELATED: | Colombia: Curfew in Bogota On Nationwide Strike\'s Second Day | \"Many sectors of the population continue to demonstrate through the extraordinary cacerolazos [banging of pots], vigils, sit-ins and other creative and peaceful ways of protesting,…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-Workers-Union-Call-to-Carry-On-Nationwide-Strike-Into-Its-5th-Day-20191125-0005.html

Tories call police on \'peaceful\' inflatable badger
Kerry-anne Mendoza | thecanary.co | 2019-11-25
The Somerset Conservatives are in hot water after appearing to overreact to a potential meeting with an inflatable badger.A local campaign group and their mascot Percy Q\'Ted spent the day with several candidates for local MP in efforts to convince them to oppose plans for a badger cull. While Labour and other parties held cordial meetings with the group, however, the Somerset Conservatives called the police.Percy Q\'Ted: The West Somerset seat is currently held by Conservative MP Ian Liddell-Grainger.
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2019/11/25/tories-call-police-on-peaceful-inflatable-badger/

UN mission in DR Congo appeals for calm as violent protests continue
United Nations | news.un.org | 2019-11-25
The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has met with national authorities in the wake of an attack against its headquarters in Beni on Monday, which left the building badly damaged.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/11/1052151

The Battle for Seattle: A City Council Member Recalls the Protest That Rocked the World
Nick Licata | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
The freedom to dissent was tested as the US closed out the twentieth century with a demonstration that grabbed the world\'s attention. Forty thousand citizens marched through Seattle\'s downtown on November 30, 1999, to protest a meeting of the World Trade Organization Ministerial (WTO.) Having decided to hold its third biannual meeting in the US,…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/the-battle-for-seattle-a-city-council-member-recalls-the-protest-that-rocked-the-world/

Sanctimonious US Senators Condemn Hong Kong Police Ignoring Far More Brutal US Cops
Dave Lindorff | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
The Senate, by a voice vote with no opposition yesterday passed a bill condemning the Hong Kong government and Hong Kong police for their brutal treatment of students in the supposedly autonomous Chinese city protesting threats to Hong Kong\'s freedoms and it\'s promise from China of self rule until 2047. The bill, if signed into…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/sanctimonious-us-senators-condemn-hong-kong-police-ignoring-far-more-brutal-us-cops/

Iran Social Unrest: Protests and Carefully Planned Provocations
Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-25
When protests in Hong Kong, Iraq, and Lebanon erupted, I was fully anticipating protests in Iran to follow. In 2018 alone, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) had spent millions of dollars in these countries (and elsewhere) to promote America\'s …
globalresearch.ca/iran-unrest-protests-provocations/5695820

Landslide win for opposition in Hong Kong local elections \'a revolution\'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-11-25
Hong Kong\'s pro-democracy opposition won a stunning landslide victory in weekend local elections in a clear rebuke to city leader Carrie Lam over her handling of violent protests that have divided the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.Wu Chi-wai, leader of the city\'s biggest pro-democracy party, said that the bloc swept nearly 90% of 452 district council seats, which will help it take unprecedented control of 17 out of 18 district councils.The results were based on official tallies announced by election officials. | Almost 3 million people voted. The opposition is winning 388 seats vs. 59 for the gov\'t (w/ a few…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/11/25/landslide-win-for-opposition-in-hong-kong-local-elections-a-revolution/

Amnesty International Toes US Gov\'t Line in Urging Unrest in Iran
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2019-11-25
The US gov\'t has long attempted to foment popular uprisings and hijack or manipulate protests in Iran, now rights groups like Amnesty International, seem to be parroting the tactic.
mintpressnews.com/amnesty-international-takes-govt-line-in-urging-unrest-in-iran/263018/

German student organisation bombarded with far-right hate mail
wsws.org | 2019-11-25
The University of Hamburg student organization has been bombarded with hate mail and threats of violence after students protested against a founding member of the far-right Alternative for Germany, Bernd Lucke, returning to his teaching post.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/25/hamb-n25.html

Beware of the Medicare Disadvantage Corporate Trap — Wake Up AARP
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
While the Democratic presidential candidates are debating full Medicare for All, giant insurance companies like UnitedHealthcare are advertising to the elderly in an attempt to lure them from Traditional Medicare (TM) to the so-called Medicare Advantage (MA) — a corporate plan that UnitedHealthcare promotes to turn a profit at the expense of enrollees. Almost one…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/beware-of-the-medicare-disadvantage-corporate-trap-wake-up-aarp/

History of US-Israel Relations, The State Department\'s \"Fact Sheet\". A War of \"Terror Alliance\"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-25
The State Department\'s (SD below) so-called \"fact sheet\" on Israel mixes facts with fiction. | SD: \"The United States was the first country to recognize Israel as a state in 1948, and the first to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of …
globalresearch.ca/us-israeli-relations-war-terror-alliance/5695906

Oakland Raids Housing Justice Village: Being Houseless Is Not a Crime
Cat Brooks | indybay.org | 2019-11-25
Last night, dozens of unhoused community members with The Village and East Oakland Collective placed their tents on the lawn of City Hall; demanding to be seen, heard and helped by city officials. Instead they were terrorized, brutalized, arrested and taken to Santa Rita Jail.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/25/18828416.php

The White Helmets: How the U.S. Has Sponsored Terrorists in Syria
Abdallah Samir | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-25
James Le Mesurier, the co-founder of the White Helmets, was found dead on November 11, 2019, in Istanbul. It is noteworthy that his body was discovered near one of the headquarters of the organization. This incident brought us once …
globalresearch.ca/how-u-s-has-sponsored-terrorists-syria/5695886

Turmoil or State Terror in Kashmir? India\'s \"Hindutiva Project\"
Junaid S. Ahmad | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-25
\"They weren\'t like us and for that reason deserved to be ruled\" — Edward Said | The parallels with the Zionist state are impossible not to notice. This should be no surprise considering the close collaboration between Israel and India in …
globalresearch.ca/turmoil-state-terror-kashmir/5695884

Venezuela Unveils First Gold Processing Complex in Mining Arc
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-11-25
While already operational, the complex will reportedly be the 5th largest in the continent upon completion.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14731

It\'s Time. End the Draft, Once and For All
Rivera Sun | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
We may be months away from ending the US military draft, once and for all. After a court ruled that the male-only draft was unconstitutional, a Congress-appointed Commission has been studying whether or not to draft women into the US military. They make their report in March, and will likely either advocate for expanding draft…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/its-time-end-the-draft-once-and-for-all/

Repeal the Nearly Two-Decade-Old War Authorizations
Matthew Hoh | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
In 2001 and in 2002 Congress passed authorizations for war. While not declarations of war, these mandates, each titled an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) provided the legal framework for attacks against al-Qaeda in 2001 and in 2002 for the Iraq War. Both AUMFs are still in effect today. As Congress considers its…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/repeal-the-nearly-two-decade-old-war-authorizations/

Most People Pay a Higher Wealth Tax Than the Wealthy
Rick Baum | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
A long overdue tax on the wealth of the wealthy is finally being put forward as a means to fund government services and reduce economic inequality.[1] At this point, among Democrats, the Sander\'s proposal goes the furthest and is estimated to raise $4.35 trillion over the next 10 years. As of the second quarter of…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/most-people-pay-a-higher-wealth-tax-than-the-wealthy/

An Impeachment Hearings Libretto
Matthew Stevenson | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
I have no doubt that House Democrats will vote articles of impeachment against Trump, just as I have no trouble imagining that Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell will stage his own Netflix original and exonerate the president. So why plunge ahead to certain defeat in the Senate and give Trump an I-got-out-of-jail card in time for the election in 2020? |…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/an-impeachment-hearings-libretto/

An Open Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Bolivia From Canadian Writers and Scholars
CounterPunch News Service | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
The democratically elected president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, the very first indigenous president of the Americas, has been forced, at gunpoint, to flee the country. There have been on a 5-day stretch since October 20th, 23 deaths, 715 injured, total arrests of 1112 and the number of wounded are unknown (data from the Defensoría del…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/an-open-letter-to-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-on-bolivia-from-canadian-writers-and-scholars/

Nuclear Lies and Broken Promises
Conn Hallinan | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told an economic meeting in the city of Sivas this September that Turkey was considering building nuclear weapons, he was responding to a broken promise. When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the government of Iran of lying about its nuclear program, he was concealing one of the greatest subterfuges in the history of nuclear weapons. And the vast majority of Americans haven\'t a clue about either.
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/nuclear-lies-and-broken-promises/

California to Sue Over Trump Water Plan
Dan Bacher | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
The Gavin Newsom Administration today announced two separate but related actions that will have a big impact on protections for Delta smelt, Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon and other endangered fish species. First, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) issued a controversial draft Environmental Impact Report on the long term operations of the State Water Project (SWP). Second, the Newsom Administration…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/california-to-sue-over-trump-water-plan/

Why the NFL/Kaepernick Saga Is Bigger than Football
CP Editor | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/why-the-nfl-kaepernick-saga-is-bigger-than-football/

No Billionaires, No Fascists, No Warmongers To the Socialist Future
Mark Harris | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
There\'s probably no bigger sin in American politics than to imagine a world without war, inequality, and capitalism. Actually, imagining just a kinder, more equitable version of capitalism, one in which the existence of elite wealth is tempered by the peoples\' right to health care, a college education, affordable housing, strong workplace unions, full reproductive…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/no-billionaires-no-fascists-no-warmongers-to-the-socialist-future/

Australia\'s China Wars
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-25
This year, China as Intimidating Monster has become the popular motif in Canberra circles. Australian government members Andrew Hastie and Senator James Paterson have become vigorous moral, if hollow enthusiasts. Their criticism of China has led to the revocation of visas to the country, something that has given reason to flash their plumage for the…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/25/australias-china-wars/

South Korea extends military intelligence sharing agreement with Japan
wsws.org | 2019-11-25
The US exerted a great deal of pressure on Seoul to ensure the tensions between South Korea and Japan do not affect Washington\'s war drive against China.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/25/skja-n25.html


Town Hall Meeting on Hong Kong (China)
Eugene E Ruyle | indybay.org | 2019-11-25
NPML, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland (just North of Alcatraz Ave.)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/24/18828403.php

China Is Building a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-25
\"China\'s 70-Years Development and the Construction of a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind\". This is the title of an International Conference, organized by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) which I was privileged to attend from 5-7 | …
globalresearch.ca/china-building-community-shared-future-mankind/5695823

Bolsonaro Dismisses Amazon Deforestation as \'Cultural\'
Olivia Rosane | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-25
Despite confirmation this week that the deforestation rate in the Amazon rainforest is at its highest in more than a decade, far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro refuses to take the problem seriously. | When confronted with findings from Brazil\'s National …
globalresearch.ca/bolsonaro-dismisses-amazon-deforestation-cultural/5695812

Concerns of Medical Doctors About the Plight of Mr. Julian Assange
Doctors for Assange | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-25
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 …
globalresearch.ca/concerns-medical-doctors-about-plight-julian-assange/5695627

The Complete History of Monsanto, \"The World\'s Most Evil Corporation\"
E Hanzai | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-25
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 …
globalresearch.ca/the-complete-history-of-monsanto-the-worlds-most-evil-corporation/5387964

A New Kind of Tyranny: The Global State\'s War on Those Who Speak Truth to Power
John W. Whitehead | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-24
First published on November 6, 2019 | \"What happens to Julian Assange and to Chelsea Manning is meant to intimidate us, to frighten us into silence. By defending Julian Assange, we defend our most sacred rights. Speak up now or wake …
globalresearch.ca/global-state-war-those-speak-truth-power/5694131

Julian Assange Tortured with Psychotropic Drug
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-24
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 …
globalresearch.ca/julian-assange-tortured-psychotropic-drug/5676921

The Lies About Assange Must Stop Now
John Pilger | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-24
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 …
globalresearch.ca/the-lies-about-assange-must-stop-now/5695785

Scholars and Activists Demand U.S. End Support for Bolivia\'s Right-Wing Coup Regime
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-24
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…
truthdig.com/articles/scholars-and-activists-demand-us-end-support-for-bolivias-right-wing-coup-regime/

Mexico\'s President Pledged to Defend Indigenous Rights, But He\'s Attacking Them
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-11-24
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…
truthout.org/articles/mexicos-president-pledged-to-defend-indigenous-rights-but-hes-attacking-them/

11th Annual Peace and Justice Awards Dinner
Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center | indybay.org | 2019-11-24
Diablo Room – Hillside Clubhouse – Rossmoor | 3400 Golden Rain Rd | Walnut Creek, CA 94597…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/21/18828358.php

Lebanon\'s Uprising Remains United Against Political Elite
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-11-24
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…
truthout.org/articles/lebanons-uprising-remains-united-against-political-elite/

The Rockefeller Way: The Family\'s Covert \'Climate Change\' Plan
The Energy & Environmental Legal Institute | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-24
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 …
globalresearch.ca/rockefeller-familys-covert-climate-change-plan/5678775

Iraqi Security Forces Kill 9 People During Sunday Protest
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-24
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iraqi-Security-Forces-Kill-9-People-During-Sunday-Protest-20191124-0002.html

Massive Turnout in Hong Kong Vote Seen as Pro-Democracy Test
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-24
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…
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As Internet Restored, Online Iran Protest Videos Show Chaos
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-24
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…
truthdig.com/articles/as-internet-restored-online-iran-protest-videos-show-chaos/

Trump\'s Recognition of Israeli Settlements Is Rooted in Bipartisan Support
Prof. Stephen Zunes | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-24
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 …
globalresearch.ca/trump-recognition-israeli-settlements-rooted-bipartisan-support/5695763

UK Jeremy Corbyn\'s Progressive Manifesto. Reversing Neoliberal Harshness
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-24
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 …
globalresearch.ca/uk-jeremy-corbyn-progressive-manifesto/5695718

WikiLeaks Exposes Doctored OPCW Report on Alleged Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-24
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 …
globalresearch.ca/wikileaks-exposes-doctored-opcw-report-alleged-cw-attack-syria/5695752

It Is Time to Stop Lecturing Palestinians and to Start Listening
Yara Hawari | commondreams.org | 2019-11-24
\"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 …
commondreams.org/views/2019/11/24/it-time-stop-lecturing-palestinians-and-start-listening?cd-origin=rss

After Al-Baghdadi\'s Death, Media Failed to Ask Where \'War on Terror\' Is Going
Joshua Cho | commondreams.org | 2019-11-24
\"U.S. officials have known for more than half a century that U.S. Mideast policies engender hatred against the U.S., and consciously pursued them anyway,\" writes Cho. (Photo: Screengrab/NBC) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/baghdadi.png …
commondreams.org/views/2019/11/24/after-al-baghdadis-death-media-failed-ask-where-war-terror-going?cd-origin=rss

The 70 Years of NATO: From War to War: NATO Is Born from the Bomb
Comitato No Nato | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-24
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 …
globalresearch.ca/the-70-years-of-nato-from-war-to-war-nato-is-born-from-the-bomb/5675493

Legacy of Past and Present Anti-War Actions: Strategies to Consider for the Future
People\'s Park Committee & Suitcase Clinic | indybay.org | 2019-11-24
UC Berkeley, Barrows Hall 126…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/21/18828337.php

Deep State Coup D\'Etat: Subverting the U.S. Presidency from JFK to Trump
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-24
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 …
globalresearch.ca/deep-state-coup-detat-subverting-the-u-s-presidency-from-jfk-to-trump/5695702

Is Vietnam Taking Action against the US Dollar?
Timothy Alexander Guzman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-24
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 …
globalresearch.ca/us-dollar-toxic-vietnam-slowly-de-dollarize-economy/5695716

Uruguayan Presidential Elections are Under Way
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-24
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Uruguayan-Presidential-Elections-are-Under-Way–20191124-0001.html

Sanctions Are Like Bombs
Harald Neuber | indybay.org | 2019-11-24
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.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/22/18828361.php

OPCW Caught Manipulating Syrian Chemical Attack Report to Blame Assad
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-11-24
OPCW leadership is accused by OPCW scientist of misleading the public with the information it was omitting from the report it was drafting.
theantimedia.com/opcw-caught-manipulating-syrian-chemical-attack-report-to-blame-assad/

Video: Syrian Army Uses Tactical Ballistic Missiles against Al Qaeda Militants Weapons\' Depots
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-24
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 …
globalresearch.ca/video-syrian-army-uses-tactical-ballistic-missiles-target-militant-weapon-depots/5695710

The Trump Administration Gutted the Staff Overseeing $1 Billion in Aid to Iraq
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-11-24
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…
truthout.org/articles/the-trump-administration-gutted-the-staff-overseeing-1-billion-in-aid-to-iraq/

America Supports Fascism: Repulsive Display of Hypocrisy on Ukraine, Concealing the U.S. Coup in Bolivia!
Massoud Nayeri | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-24
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 …
globalresearch.ca/america-supports-fascism-display-of-hypocrisy-on-ukraine-concealing-the-u-s-coup-in-bolivia/5695739

Nicola Sturgeon sets out exactly why nuclear weapons have no place in Scotland
Brian Finlay | thecanary.co | 2019-11-24
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…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/11/24/nicola-sturgeon-sets-out-exactly-why-nuclear-weapons-have-no-place-in-scotland/

Donald J. Trump and The Deep State
Prof Peter Dale Scott | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-24
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 …
globalresearch.ca/donald-j-trump-and-the-deep-state/5573547

Zionist Rewriting of History of Palestine by Israel\'s Ministry of Defense
Middle East Eye | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-24
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 …
globalresearch.ca/secret-israeli-unit-hiding-documents-undermine-history-nakba/5695761

Hunger Games: Food Abundance and Twisted Truths
Colin Todhunter | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-24
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 …
globalresearch.ca/hunger-games-food-abundance-twisted-truths/5695734

Japan Leads the Way in Child Health: No Compulsory Vaccines. Banned Measles Mumps Rubella (MMR) Vaccine
Kristina Kristen | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-24
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 …
globalresearch.ca/japan-no-vaccine-mandates-no-mmr-vaccine-healthier-children/5675901

While Wisconsin Residents Object to a $700 Million Gas Power Plant, Their Public Officials Submit Supportive Comments Ghostwritten by Industry
Matt Kasper | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-24
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 …
globalresearch.ca/wisconsin-residents-object-700-million-gas-power-plant-public-officials-submit-supportive-comments-ghostwritten-industry/5695721

China — The Belt and Road Initiative — The Bridge that Spans the World
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-24
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 …
globalresearch.ca/china-belt-road-initiative-bridge-spans-world/5695727

A Trump White House Proposal Could Boost Corporate Dark Money in Elections
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-11-24
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…
truthout.org/articles/a-trump-white-house-proposal-could-boost-corporate-dark-money-in-elections/

Billionaire Businessman Michael Bloomberg Enters 2020 Democratic Race
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-11-24
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…
truthout.org/articles/billionaire-businessman-michael-bloomberg-enters-2020-democratic-race/

Corporate Media Ignore Historic Inequality in Reports of \"Strong Economy\"
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-11-24
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…
truthout.org/articles/corporate-media-ignore-historic-inequality-in-reports-of-strong-economy/

Michael Bloomberg Launches Democratic Presidential Bid
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-24
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
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Wampanoag Hartman Deetz \'No thanks no giving\' history in Paris
Christine Prat | indybay.org | 2019-11-24
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.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/21/18828338.php

More Than 800 Scholars and Activists Sign Open Letter Demanding US End Support for Bolivia\'s Right-Wing Coup Regime
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-11-24
\"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 …
commondreams.org/news/2019/11/24/more-800-scholars-and-activists-sign-open-letter-demanding-us-end-support-bolivias?cd-origin=rss

New Trove of Ukraine Documents Exposes \'Clear Paper Trail From Rudy Giuliani to the Oval Office to Secretary Pompeo\'
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-11-24
\"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 …
commondreams.org/news/2019/11/24/new-trove-ukraine-documents-exposes-clear-paper-trail-rudy-giuliani-oval-office?cd-origin=rss

Billionaire Businessman Michael Bloomberg Enters 2020 Democratic Presidential Race
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-11-24
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 …
commondreams.org/news/2019/11/24/billionaire-businessman-michael-bloomberg-enters-2020-democratic-presidential-race?cd-origin=rss

\'Better Red Than Dead\', literally: Lavrov remembers the Soviet diplomat who turned Cold-War slogan into UN meme
rt.com | 2019-11-24
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…
rt.com/russia/474217-un-meme-red-dead/

Surrounded? Netanyahu faces internal party dissent while arch-rival Gantz accuses him of inciting \'CIVIL WAR\' in Israel
rt.com | 2019-11-24
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…
rt.com/news/474223-netanyahu-gantz-civil-war/

Global economy will remain fragile next year, Moody\'s says
rt.com | 2019-11-24
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…
rt.com/business/473890-global-economy-fragile-moodys/

Asylum seeker accused of attempted arson after smashing alcohol bottles in German store & trying to IGNITE them (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2019-11-24
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…
rt.com/news/474213-germany-supermarket-alcohol-attack/

US to launch new media network to provide Chinese diaspora with \'alternative\' news — report
rt.com | 2019-11-24
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…
rt.com/news/474231-us-new-chinese-media-alternative/

Anti-Russian sanctions based on fraudster\'s tales? Spiegel finds Magnitsky narrative fed to West by Browder is riddled with lies
rt.com | 2019-11-24
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…
rt.com/news/474230-spiegel-magnitsky-browder-fraudster-west/

\'Window is closing\': US Senate makes last-ditch effort to ax Nord Stream 2 pipeline
rt.com | 2019-11-24
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. | …
rt.com/news/474219-us-bill-nord-stream/