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The Approaching Crunch in US Policy Towards China By Dennis Argall, December 11 2020

The Republican and Democrat leaders of the US Senate Intelligence Committee have issued a joint statement of intense hostility towards China. This posture is a threat to Australia’s national security… and the world. An attempt to tear China down will

NATO Is Determined to Find Threats and Challenges to Justify Its Existence By Brian Cloughley, December 11 2020

Government and media propaganda has firmly convinced most of the citizenry of the West that Russia invaded Crimea, and the truth has dissolved in the swirling miasma that the anti-Russia movement has dubbed as history.

In March 2014 the ethnically …

My Take on the US Elections: Voting for Corporate Figureheads is not Democracy By Alfred de Zayas and Thomas Kaiser, December 11 2020

Interview with Prof. Dr. iur. et phil. Alfred de Zayas, international law expert and former UN mandate holder

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Thomas Kaiser: Zeitgeschehen im Fokus Professor de Zayas, you are an American citizen. What do you think about the course of …

This Week’s Most Popular Articles By Global Research News, December 11 2020
2009 H1N1 Vaccine Caused Brain Damage in Children. Dr. Anthony Fauci on “Vaccine Safety” Issues By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, December 10 2020

A lawsuit against the Trudeau Government for its handling of the COVID-19 Crisis has been launched. What is at stake is the violation of fundamental rights of Canadians.

“The mass and indiscriminate containment of citizens, the restriction of access to

A Nasty Shot in the Arm: RT-PCR Kits and Vaccines Unlicensed by the MHRA By John Goss, December 10 2020

Aware of the forthcoming vaccine roll-out aimed, it is said, to protect against a disease (COVID-19) that reached its apex almost nine months ago, I emailed the MHRA (Medical and Healthcare Regulatory Authority) on 20 November 2020. My main concern

Video: Armed Clash on the Ukraine-Russia Border. Sabotage Activities Inside Russia By South Front, December 10 2020

On December 4, Russian border guards prevented an attempt by 3 armed men to cross the Russian border from Ukraine. The gunmen resisted detention and opened fire on Russian personnel. As a result of the armed clash, one of the

Why Modi’s “Green Response” to China’s “Belt and Road” Is Doomed to Fail By Matthew Ehret-Kump, December 10 2020
Limiting Criticism of Israel, Britain Is Closing Down Academic Freedom? By Sai Englert, December 10 2020

In October, British Education Secretary Gavin Williamson ordered universities in the country to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s working definition of antisemitism. They are to do so by Christmas or face government sanctions.

It is worth remembering that …

Canadian Health Ministry Exploring “Immunity Passports,” Vaccine “Tracking and Surveillance” By Steve Watson, December 10 2020

The Health Minister of Ontario in Canada has stoked controversy by suggesting that people who do not take the coronavirus vaccine will face restrictions on where they can travel and spend time.

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When asked by reporters about how the …

Israel’s Honeymoon with the United Arab Emirates Is Grotesque By Belén Fernández, December 10 2020

Since normalizing relations in September, Israel and the United Arab Emirates have teamed up to do what both do best: trample on democratic freedoms, commit atrocities, and whitewash occupation.

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Back in 2010, the New York Times’ Thomas Friedman …

Grim Realities of Palestine: Israel “Making Hay” While Sun of Trump Administration Continues to Shine By Michael Jansen, December 10 2020

Israel is making hay while the sun of the Trump administration continues to shine. Fearing incoming President Joe Biden will not be as tolerant as his predecessor, Israel is busy creating unreported facts on the ground in Palestine as well

Pentagon to Biden: Latin America a Major Battlefield in War with China By Bill Van Auken, December 10 2020

A presentation by the chief of the US military’s Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and a report drafted by the US Army War College’s chief expert on Latin America have been issued back-to-back in the last two weeks, both making dire warnings

Will Joe Biden “Revise” U.S Agenda in Syria? Use Terrorism Pretext to “Keep Boots on the Ground”? By Ahmad Salah, December 10 2020

The mayhem of the presidential elections left the American policy-makers locked in heated arguments about the future of the US domestic and foreign policy alike. One of the most pressing issues on the agenda is the Middle East developments, especially

Biden’s Defense Secretary Pick Shows the Revolving Door for Military Contractors Remains By Sarah Lazare, December 10 2020

Pres­i­dent-elect Joe Biden has tapped retired Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III for the pow­er­ful role of defense sec­re­tary, news out­lets revealed Decem­ber 7. Spec­u­la­tion over who Biden would pick had been brew­ing for weeks. All three top con­tenders for

Will Joe Biden Stop Funding the Saudi-UAE War on Yemen? By Andrew Korybko, December 10 2020

Pro-Yemeni activists hope that Biden will stay true to his prior promise to stop funding the GCC’s War on Yemen, but even if he does what’s arguably the morally right thing, he’ll probably be doing it for geopolitical reasons even

Children’s Health Defense (CHD): Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions to Pfizer COVID Vaccine By Lyn Redwood, December 10 2020

In August, CHD asked regulators to investigate the use of polyethylene glycol (PEG) in COVID mRNA vaccines, which could have caused the severe allergic reactions reported this week by two of the first UK recipients of Pfizer’s vaccine.

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Palm Oil Giant Wilmar Unfazed as Watchdogs Cry Foul over Papua Deforestation By Hans Nicholas Jong, December 10 2020
World Economic Forum 2021 Moved to Singapore Due to COVID-19 By Jewel Stolarchuk, December 10 2020
SCOTUS Showdown Over Stolen Election 2020 By Stephen Lendman, December 10 2020

Well planned in advance brazen fraud decided US Election 2020 — not voters.

The manipulated outcome for Biden/Harris over Trump was the latest example of US fantasy democracy, the real thing prohibited throughout the country’s history by its ruling class.

Australia: Exporting Weapons Is a Clear and Present Danger By Suzanne James, December 10 2020
The Blockade: Qatar and Saudi Arabia Approach Historic Breakthrough By Steven Sahiounie, December 10 2020

Since June 5, 2017, Saudi Arabia ordered a land, air, and sea blockade on Qatar and severed diplomatic ties, along with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, and Bahrain. The self-styled “Anti-Terror Quartet” issued Doha 13 demands, including closing media

Lawsuit Filed to Halt Voter Suppression in the Runoff Senate Elections in Georgia By Abayomi Azikiwe, December 10 2020

After the third certification of the results of the presidential elections in the state of Georgia, efforts are underway to ensure equal access to the franchise leading up to the pivotal race to determine the composition of the United States

Days of the Future Passed: Point of No Return By Jim Miles, December 10 2020

The unknown is simply the future.

This future is to be determined by a declining global economy becoming saturated with massive U.S. money printing to prop up the banksters and corporate CEOs.

It will be determined by the disregard domestically

US Hits “Search and Destroy” Against China’s New Silk Roads By Pepe Escobar, December 10 2020

This article was originally published on Asia Times.

Seven years after being launched by President Xi Jinping, first in Astana and then in Jakarta, the New Silk Roads, or Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) increasingly drive the American

Low Turnout, but Free, Elections in Venezuela Are a Blow to Regime Change By Leonardo Flores, December 10 2020

Venezuela held legislative elections on December 6 and, as has become the norm, the U.S. and sectors of the opposition that boycotted the election are claiming fraud without presenting evidence. The coalition of parties supporting President Maduro won 68% of

Julian Assange: COVID Risks and Campaigns for Pardon By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, December 10 2020

Before the January 4 ruling of District Judge Vanessa Baraitser in the extradition case of Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks publisher will continue to endure the ordeal of cold prison facilities while being menaced by a COVID-19 outbreak.  From November

Net Worth of US Billionaires Has Soared by $1 Trillion to Total of $4 Trillion Since Pandemic Began By Americans for Tax Fairness and The Institute for Policy Studies, December 10 2020

The collective wealth of America’s 651 billionaires has jumped by over $1 trillion since roughly the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to a total of $4 trillion at market close on Monday, December 7, 2020. Their wealth growth since March

Is Washington Trying to Ruin Shinzo Abe’s Legacy of Japan’s Rapprochement with Russia? By Andrew Korybko, December 09 2020

Recent reports from Japanese media alleging that US immigration authorities there consider Russian nationals in some of the Kuril Islands to legally be Japanese represent an attempt by the fading unipolar superpower to ruin former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s legacy

COVID Vaccines: Protection or Biohazard? By Stephen Lendman, December 09 2020

All vaccines are hazardous to human health.

Annually, the US Vaccine Adverse Reporting System (VAERS) reports thousands of serious adverse vaccine reactions, including many deaths and disabling disabilities.

Instead of highlighting the danger, corporate-controlled establishment media suppress what’s vital for …

Central Africa and South Asia: World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Knew About Rights Abuses by Park Rangers, but Didn’t Respond Effectively By Ashoka Mukpo, December 09 2020
The U.S. ‘War on Terror’ Has Displaced 37 Million People By David Vine, December 09 2020

Over the last week, considerable debate arose around a calculation I helped produce showing that the wars the U.S. government has fought since the attacks of September 11, 2001, have forced at least 37 million people — and perhaps as

Video: Turkey Strikes against Kurdish SDF Forces in Northern Syria By South Front, December 09 2020

The situation in the northern Syrian provinces of Aleppo and al-Hasakah is once again escalating amid speculations on the upcoming Turkish advance in the area.

In recent weeks, the Turkish military and its proxies increased the intensity of strikes on …

China Shoots the Moon By Philip J Cunningham, December 09 2020

China’s Challenge to US-Russia Space Exploration Hegemony

China is taking aim at the moon, establishing itself as a space power to be reckoned with. While currently playing catch-up behind the space accomplishments of the US and Russia, it is rapidly

Anti-Iran Terrorist Group Mojahedin-e Khalq’s Ties to Iraqi Army in 1980s By Yaghout Meraji and Robert Fantina, December 09 2020

Below is an interview with Mr. Yaghout Meraji, a former member of the anti-Iran terrorist group the Mojahedin-e Khalq MEK, conducted November 24 and 25, 2020.

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Robert Fantina: The participation of the MEK in the joint operation …

Celebrated Artist Mira Lehr Confronts 2020 with New Planetary Visions By William Spring, December 09 2020

During the pandemic quarantine this year, the celebrated artist Mira Lehr has created more work now than ever before in her six decades of artmaking. Her new series, called Planetary Visions, represents a bold departure for the artist.

She has …

How to Get Saved from COVID-19 Under Nuclear Bombs By Manlio Dinucci, December 09 2020

FEMA – the United States Government Emergency Management Federal Agency  –  updated instructions to the population on how to behave in the event of a nuclear attack. The new instructions, provided by the Ready Campaign, keep in mind the Covid-19

Why President Maduro Changed His Voting Center at the Last Minute. Planned Attempt on His Life? By Orinoco Tribune, December 09 2020

This Sunday, December 6, Nicolás Maduro voted at the Simón Rodríguez Ecological Bolivarian School in Fuerte Tiuna, accompanied by Cilia Flores, candidate in these legislative elections and the president’s wife.

Traditionally, Maduro voted at the Miguel Antonio Caro high school, …

Trump’s Pernicious Military Legacy: From the Forever Wars to the Cataclysmic Wars By Michael T. Klare, December 09 2020

In the military realm, Donald Trump will most likely be remembered for his insistence on ending America’s involvement in its twenty-first-century “forever wars” — the fruitless, relentless, mind-crushing military campaigns undertaken by Presidents Bush and Obama in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria,

China’s Spacecraft Takes off from Moon with Samples By Telesur, December 09 2020

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced that Change-5 probe carrying the country’s first lunar samples blasted off from the moon at 11:10 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday.

Launched on Nov. 24, the Chinese spacecraft comprises an orbiter, a lander, …

Beef, Banks and the Brazilian Amazon By Global Witness, December 09 2020

Preserving tropical rainforests is critical to help stop climate breakdown and to safeguard the rights of the local communities and indigenous peoples who depend on and defend them. Moreover, the Covid-19 pandemic has brought into sharp relief the importance of

Whistleblower: FDA Failed to Address ‘Biohazard Nightmare’ at Merck Vaccine Plant By Children’s Health Defense, December 09 2020

A former FDA employee-turned-whistleblower says the agency downgraded his report on safety violations at a Merck vaccine plant. The allegation raises questions about how the FDA will monitor safety of COVID vaccine manufacturers.

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A former employee of the U.S. …

Boom: Florida Forcing Labs to Report Number of PCR Test Cycles—Game Changer By Jon Rappoport, December 09 2020

If the governor of Florida handles this breakthrough correctly, it could be the beginning of the end for one widespread piece of COVID test fakery…

And the beginning of the end of “rising case numbers”

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As I’ve reported, COVID …

Pearl Harbor and the Bay of Pigs By Jacob G. Hornberger, December 09 2020

U.S. officials have long criticized Japan for its supposedly unprovoked military attack on Pearl Harbor, which enabled President Roosevelt to fulfill his desire to intervene into World War II. As I showed in my blog post yesterday, the Japanese

Pearl Harbor: A Successful War Lie By David Swanson, December 09 2020

Commemorating Pearl Harbor, David Swanson’s analysis first published on December 7, 2010

One type of “defensive” war is one that follows a successful provocation of aggression from the desired enemy. This method was used to begin, and repeatedly to escalate, …

Pathologist Petitions FDA to Halt Pfizer Emergency Use Authorization Until Vaccine Efficacy Confirmed By Informed Consent Action Network, December 09 2020

Connecticut pathologist Dr. Sin Hang Lee and Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN) have petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require accurate counts of COVID-19 cases in the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine trial.

“Until an accurate count of

Why Jeh Johnson Would be a Better Defense Secretary than Michèle Flournoy By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, December 08 2020

President-elect Biden’s choice for Secretary of Defense has turned out to be one of the most controversial and difficult of his Cabinet appointments. The early front-runner, Michèle Flournoy, was originally seen as a shoo-in and was touted as a

OPCW Executives Praised Whistleblower and Criticized Syria Cover-up, Leaks Reveal By Aaron Mate, December 08 2020

Exclusive: Documents obtained by The Grayzone show that OPCW executives privately criticized the manipulation of a Syria chemical weapons probe, and supported a dissenting veteran inspector. One official, however, feared helping the “Russian narrative.” These private admissions further expose the

Inaugurating the “New World Order” via the “Great Reset” By Prof. Ruel F. Pepa, December 08 2020

The Great Reset is basically aimed to “transform organization design and work design” as spelled out in section 1.1 of the White Paper Resetting the Future of Work Agenda: Disruption and Renewal in a Post-COVID World issued in October 2020

Sorry, Boris Johnson Will Not Disappear By Craig Murray, December 08 2020

It is currently popular among those who make money writing media articles about politics, to argue that Boris Johnson will implode next year and be replaced as Tory leader by someone more rational and conventional. I very much doubt this:

The Crack-Up at the Federal Reserve Is Coming. Decline of US Dollar, Rejection of Its World Reserve Currency Status By Rep. Ron Paul, December 08 2020

Some Federal Reserve officials are calling for tougher banking regulations in order to prevent the Fed’s low interest rate policy from leading investors to take “excessive” risks that will create asset bubbles. The Fed is understandably worried that these bubbles

Everyone Is Already Wearing a Mask. They Just Don’t Work. By Jordan Schachtel, December 08 2020

One of the most common pro-mask arguments I’ve heard over the course of the past year, both from “public health experts” and your average citizen, sounds similar to the following statement:

“If only everyone would just wear a mask, we

Palestinians: Victims of ‘Cancel Culture’ By James J. Zogby, December 08 2020

In the very month in which I read articles condemning the “cancel culture,” which some apply exclusively to the “left’s efforts to silence or shame views with which they disagree,” several disturbing incidents caught my attention.

A Palestinian American Congresswoman …

Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Psychological Warfare Disguised as a Pandemic Threat By John W. Whitehead, December 08 2020

“Look! You fools! You’re in danger! Can’t you see? They’re after you! They’re after all of us! Our wives…our children…they’re here already! You’re next!”—Dr. Miles Bennell, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

It’s like Invasion of the Body Snatchers all …

Biden/Harris to Name Hawkish General Lloyd Austin as “War Secretary” By Stephen Lendman, December 08 2020

US generals and admirals aren’t doves. 

They earn stars and medals by waging preemptive wars to advance the nation’s imperial aims.

Throughout the post-WW II period — from North Korea in the early 1950s to the present day — US …

US Sanctions Have Caused Iranians Untold Misery – And Achieved Nothing By Negar Mortazavi and Sina Toossi, December 08 2020

“My young cousin passed away last week,” an Iranian Twitter user recently lamented. “She needed medication for her cancer that doctors said can’t be found.”

The tweet tragically went on: “Maybe she’d be alongside her little daughter now if she

Federal Court Rejects Trump’s Approval of Offshore Oil-drilling Project in Arctic By Center For Biological Diversity, December 08 2020

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit today rejected the Trump administration’s approval of the first offshore oil-drilling development in federal Arctic waters.

Hilcorp Alaska received approval in 2018 to build and operate the controversial Liberty project, an …

Relations Between Colombia and China Are on the Rise By Lucas Leiroz de Almeida, December 08 2020

China is about to accomplish a historic act in Colombia. In 1942, when Bogotá had 380,000 inhabitants, a project was launched to build the urban metro. After more than 75 years and with 8 million people, the work finally seems

China Overtakes the US to Become EU’s Biggest Trade Partner as Beijing’s Economy Continues to Boom Post-COVID while the Rest of the World Slides into the Red By AFP, AP, and Sam Blanchard, December 08 2020
Canada, India Mudslinging over Sikh Farmer Protests By Sumit Sharma, December 08 2020
Canadian Organizations Urge Canada to Vote for a Shared Jerusalem at the United Nations By Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, December 08 2020

Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) and the Coalition of Canadian Palestinian Organizations (CCPO) are urging the Canadian government to vote in support of an upcoming resolution on the status of Jerusalem at the United Nations

Bolivarian Social Democracy Triumphs in Venezuelan National Assembly Elections By Stephen Lendman, December 08 2020

On Sunday, Venezuelans voted to elect 277 National Assembly members for five-year terms from January 5, 2021 to January 5, 2026.

An unprecedented total of 14,400 candidates from 107 political parties ran for office.

Two Bolivarian blocs were heavy favorites …

The Price of Publishing Independent Thought: We Need Your Support! By The Global Research Team, December 07 2020

Dear readers,

With freedom of speech continually being curtailed, running an independent counter-current news media in 2020 is no easy feat.

We have always operated on a shoestring budget, but the last year has been a financial struggle for us. …

Avril Haines: Scientist, Spy Chief, Apologist for Torture? Meet Biden’s New Director of National Intelligence By Barbara Boland, December 07 2020

Joe Biden announced last week that he will nominate Avril Haines to the position of Director of National Intelligence. Haines provided legal cover for CIA agents and worked closely with Barack Obama and CIA Director John Brennan on Obama’s tenfold

More Scandals on Dutch Government’s Involvement in Supporting Terrorism in Syria By SANA, December 07 2020

A new chapter in the scandals of the Netherlands’s involvement in supporting terrorist organizations in Syria is unfolding in front of the world public opinion after Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has recently admitted that he personally intervened to obstruct

New Study Claims Vaccinated Children Appear to be “Significantly Less Healthy” than Unvaccinated By Arjun Walia, December 07 2020

What Happened: A new study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health has, according to the authors, discovered that vaccinated children require far more healthcare than unvaccinated children. At least that’s what they found from the

COVID-19 Vaccination. “Coerced Consent”? By Bill Sardi, December 07 2020

A commonly heard presumption is that healthcare workers should be vaccinated first.  But what if…….

……….the vaccines induce immediate or latent adverse reactions that sideline these first responders and frontline workers?  It could be a catastrophe.  And if for

What We Know So Far About U.S. Government’s Plan to Track COVID Vaccine Recipients By Dr. Joseph Mercola, December 07 2020

To track COVID vaccine recipients, Operation Warp Speed has resurrected a program devised after the September 11 attacks that was quickly defunded following public backlash over privacy concerns.

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Operation Warp Speed, a joint operation between U.S. Health and …

Threat of More Illegal US Sanctions on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Pipeline By Stephen Lendman, December 07 2020

The US under both right wings of the one-party state is waging a long war on Russia by other means — and all other nations unwilling to bow and scape to its imperial demands.

US aggression includes endless smashing of …

Political Crisis under the Guise of a Health Crisis: Face Masks, Social Distancing and Limit on Gatherings: Colorado Diner Defies Lockdown By Renee Parsons, December 07 2020

It comes as no surprise that simultaneous with President Donald Trump’s declaration that the voter fraud election of 2020 was a coordinated Democratic jihad, the next ‘dark winter’ of Covid 19 “outbreaks” arrived just in time to distract

The Political Economy of China Bashing: Why? How? Will It Succeed? By Prof. Joseph H. Chung, December 07 2020

Washington’s China bashing started with Obama through his Asia Pivot policy, reinforced by Trump and Biden might go even further than Trump. 

So far, China bashing does not seem to be beneficial to Washington. Even in the long run, there

America-prompted Color Revolution in Thailand By Dr. Ejaz Akram, December 07 2020
Tens of Thousands Rally in France Against Security Law as Police and Protesters Clash Again By Ben Chacko, December 07 2020

French protesters clashed with police in Paris and other cities including Marseille, Lyon, Rennes and Nantes yesterday as tens of thousands took to the streets in further mass demonstrations against an authoritarian new security law.

The weekly rallies each Saturday …

Sinophobia Sweeps Canadian Politics By Yves Engler, December 07 2020

Paranoia, disregard for evidence and over-the-top rhetoric to encourage hate. And I’m not talking about Donald Trump’s Republicans.

Progressive Canadian should counter a wave of McCarthyite Sinophobia sweeping this country’s politics.

The over-the-top reaction to a recent “Zoom to …

Decommissioning Civil Nuclear Sites Will Take 120 Years, MPs Warn By Engineering and Technology, December 07 2020

According to a report from the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC), decommissioning the UK’s civil nuclear sites will cost £132bn of public money, and will not be completed for a further 120 years.

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The report blamed a …

About Those Vaccine ID Cards… By Charles Hugh Smith, December 07 2020

An idea that’s simple as an abstraction–vaccine ID cards–turns out to be extremely difficult once real-world operational realities must be dealt with.

Authorities around the world have made it clear that they will do “whatever it takes” to vaccinate their

Trump Plan to Revive the Gallows, Electric Chair, Gas Chamber and Firing Squad Recalls a Troubled History By Prof. Austin Sarat, December 07 2020

The way the federal government can kill death row prisoners will soon be expanded to ghoulish methods that include hanging, the electric chair, gas chamber and the firing squad.

Set to take effect on Christmas Eve, the new regulations authorizing

US, UK Governments Should Free Julian Assange By Reagan M. Sova, December 07 2020

In Steven Spielberg’s 2017 historical thriller The Post, the Washington Post’s publisher Katharine Graham (Meryl Streep) wrestles with a harrowing choice: should she authorize further publication of the “Pentagon Papers“—and risk financial ruin and possible prison time? Spoiler

India: Pesticide Takeover Spells Trouble for Bees By Phil Carter, December 07 2020
Final Defense Bill Denies Military Request to Expand Nevada Bombing Ranges By Center For Biological Diversity, December 07 2020

Congress today moved to deny the Defense Department’s request to seize more than 1.7 million acres of public land in Nevada for bombing ranges, following a five-year grassroots campaign by public lands advocates to stop the land grab.

The Air …