In early December 2016, the Paris region suffered from the most intense bout of small particle pollution in a decade. Anticyclonic weather (cold air under a cover of hotter air undisturbed by wind) trapped pollutants. These came for the most
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Like a demon possessed, the U.S. propaganda machine went into overdrive last week. Their primary targets: Syria, Russia and Iran.
On Dec. 13, Ambassador Samantha Power, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, spoke to the UN Security Council to …
There’a a lot of interesting things going on in the background of the geo-political chessboard at the moment, particularly when it comes to the world’s main battleground where 163 nations are now represented one way or the other, fighting over …
Late on Friday, with the US population embracing the upcoming holidays and oblivious of most news emerging from the administration, Obama quietly signed into law the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which authorizes $611 billion for the military in …
Russian Defense Ministry’s Tu-154 Aircraft Crash in Black Sea
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December 25 2016
The Russian aircraft TU-154, which had disappeared from from radar shortly after take-off in Sochi Sunday, has crashed in the Krasnodar Region, a source in local security services told RIA Novosti Sunday.
The plane with some 92 people onboard, including …
The ISIL are the foot soldiers of the Western military alliance. Their unspoken mandate is to wreck havoc and destruction in Syria and Iraq, acting on behalf of their US sponsors. The endgame is to transform countries into territories.
When they appeared on the scene for the first time in 2006, few noticed them. And when four years later they hit worldwide media headlines with their publication of over 700,000 secret US government documents, many assumed that Julian Assange …
Some Israeli military official claim that Hizbullah is using Armored Personal Carriers in Syria, a correct claim, which it received from the Lebanese Armed Forces, a lie. The carriers in question are way out of date tracked vehicles and the …
Mainstream media coverage of a recent pro-terrorism rally in Hamilton Ontario demonstrates the media’s continuing efforts to hide fundamental truths behind fake veneers of “objectivity” or “neutrality”.
It is known and documented, and has been for years, that Canada supports …
US Nuclear Proliferation: The One Trillion Dollar Doomsday Nuclear Scenario
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December 24 2016
Last summer, Obama said he “strives for a world without nuclear weapons.”
At the same time, he approved $1 trillion to upgrade America’s nuclear arsenal over the next 30 year – maybe several-fold this amount before completed, along the way
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The first of the EAC countries to be discussed is Kenya, which is also the strongest economy of the bloc. Due to its location and history, it’s also the one that’s the most “Western-friendly” and well known, though what …
Russia’s investigation will get to the bottom of what happened, why and who was responsible.
Though unknown at this point, it has the earmarks of a CIA plot to undermine growing Russian/Turkish ties, notably their cooperation in Syria, adversely affecting …
Be honest now. Did you believe the US intelligence agencies when they claimed it was a “Slam Dunk” Iraq had WMD? That bit of propaganda cost 5,000 American lives, and more than a million Iraqi lives. To make matters even …
This month commemorates seventy-five years since the attack on Pearl Harbor by the forces of Imperial Japan – an attack in which 2,403 Americans were killed and directly led to the United States’ entry into World War II. By December …
On Wednesday, US-pressured General Assembly members voted 105 – 15, with 52 abstentions, for empowering a panel to gather evidence of war crimes in Syria for prosecution. Russia, China, Iran and Syria strongly opposed the measure.
It’s clear where this …
Kazakhstan, Euro-Asian Integration and “The New Silk Route”
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December 23 2016
Until recently Kazakhstan was commonly identified as an impervious, legendary and fascinating place, one of passionate, bloody dusks whose natural beauty, combined with the landscape diversity, made it the most seductive country in Central Asia. Today, though these features still …
‘The atmosphere of misinformation only strengthens the Syrian regime’s insistence that all Western media reports of its forces’ atrocities are false,’ noted one media analyst.
Propaganda about conditions in Aleppo, including photos recycled from other incidents in other places, is …
Although the background to Monday’s attack on a Berlin Christmas market remains unclear, politicians and the media are using it to mount a right-wing offensive in Germany and throughout Europe. The attack claimed 12 lives and left 48 people injured.…
Deemed by the Home Office an exemplar of legislation balancing security and freedoms, the UK Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (DRIPA), otherwise known as the Snoopers’ Charter, did not impress the EU Court of Justice. The case had been …
ISIS Turns Turkish Forces Back Near Al-Bab, Seizes Leopard Tanks
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December 23 2016
Turkish forces continue to face hard times near al-Bab. After their withdrawal from the al-Bab hospital on December 22, ISIS used at least one suicide bomber against the Turkish army and pro-Turkey militants and continued attacks in the area.
As …
A tweet sent Thursday by President-elect Donald Trump advocating the expansion of the US nuclear weapons arsenal has become the top news story around the world. Trump wrote: “The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until …
This year’s 14th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Rally & March comes at a time of rising hatred, bigotry and military conflict both inside the United States and around the world.
On Monday January 16, 2017, the Detroit …
US president-elect Donald Trump apparently intervened to help postpone a UN Security Council vote on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, reportedly applying pressure on behalf of Israel and discussing the Egypt-drafted resolution with the country’s president, Abdel Fattah …
On his first official visit to Turkey in September 2016, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson announced that the British government was giving about £2.3 billion in aid to Syria. Of course when Johnson said ‘aid to Syria’ he meant anything but …
In the week leading up to the brazen, cold-blooded murder of Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov in Ankara, Turkey, the United States repeatedly and publicly threatened “retaliation” against Russia for allegedly “hacking” the 2016 US presidential elections.
During the same week, …
Today, in Damascus, I met with Dr Bouthaina Shaaban, political and media adviser to the Syrian President, Bashar Al Assad. Dr Shaaban is a woman of immense experience in the political sphere within Syria, she is a woman who expresses …
Barack Obama is the first two-term American president to have presided over war every day of his tenure in office. He bequeaths to a Trump administration ongoing operations in Afghanistan, continuing drone strikes in northwest Pakistan, the consequences of the …
Trump’s economic plan has sent stocks ripping higher for six weeks straight. But what’s going to happen to stock prices when Congress gives Trump’s plan a big thumbs down? Has anyone thought about that yet?
And what about the Fed? …
An outrageous international relations incident took place in Ankara on December 19th.
The Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, was assassinated by Mevlut Mert Altintas, a Turkish police officer.
Among a number of political and security questions, three main pointed …
Following the 2014 coup in Ukraine, with EU and US politicians doing far more than operating alternative news channels, the country descended into chaos.
Far-right paramilitaries, some containing openly neonazi elements, have been used in the subsequent civil conflict or …
Decision Time for Israeli-Palestinian Peace. An Open Letter to President Obama
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December 23 2016
Dear President Obama:
On November 28, 2016, Jimmy Carter, the President who negotiated the peace agreement between Israel and Egypt in 1978, wrote an op ed for the New York Times titled, “America Must Recognize Palestine.” His urgent …
Selected Articles: Aleppo Social Media Disinformation Hype, Palestine’s Achilles Heel, Political Crisis in Germany
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December 22 2016
“Newspeak” and the Duplicity of Mainstream Journalism
By Julian Rose, December 22 2016
We are faced by a shocking fact these days: the profession of journalism, and I speak of mainstream media journalism, has descended into truly toxic levels
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We are faced by a shocking fact these days: the profession of journalism, and I speak of mainstream media journalism, has descended into truly toxic levels of printed & broadcast disinformation.
The Liaoning CV-16 aircraft carrier and assigned naval aviation units conducted their first live fire training exercises in the Bohai Sea sometime last week.
The drills exhibited the J-15 Flying Shark’s ability to carry both PL-12 air-to-air missiles and YJ-83 …
The Unified Progressive Party(UPP) represented a democratic ‘alternative’ that was qualitatively different from the pro-conglomerate neoliberalism or the social liberalism of institutional opposition parties. Is it possible to forcibly dissolve alternative political forces supported by specific social classes even in …
President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that he would permanently protect parts of the Arctic and Atlantic from offshore drilling. That includes 3.8 million acres in the north and mid-Atlantic Ocean.
“These actions…protect a sensitive and unique ecosystem that is unlike …
The bullets of an assassin shook the world on Monday. Shot from behind by a former Turkish police officer, at an art gallery in Ankara, right across the street from the US embassy, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, …
China’s People’s Daily Interview with prominent Serbian author and former Foreign Minister Zivadin Jovanovic
1. Many people are still shocked at the result of US presidential election this year. Some experts say this is the abuse of the liberal democracy. …
On the evening of Monday the 19th of December, a day before Russia, Turkey and Iran were scheduled to meet in Moscow to discuss the Syrian conflict, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, was assassinated while speaking at an …
Not the First Time a Terror Suspect Apparently Left a Paper Trail — or Was Previously Known
Today, WhoWhatWhy has seen heavy traffic coming from Google searches that point to a story we ran almost two years ago. Why the …
It seems that the little girl posts the information about the situation in the city 24/7. Aleppo is a city of constant fighting, where no one can easily access the Internet. Her account looks perfect it terms of English language. Celebs, Western journalists, bloggers contribute to the viral dissemination of Bana’s posts.
It has been called “a bigger risk than Brexit”– the Italian banking crisis that could take down the eurozone. Handwringing officials say “there is no free lunch” and “no magic bullet.” But UK Prof. Richard Werner says the magic bullet …
During the Republican primary, Donald Trump “destroyed” Jeb Bush, who had entered the race as the frontrunner, by constantly ridiculing the former Florida governor and his “low energy.” But he did not destroy the continuity of the Bush Dynasty, with …
The Russian ambassador was killed in Ankara on the evening of Dec. 19 . The killer, a 22-year-old Turkish graduate of the police academy who had been fired in July after being deemed untrustworthy, fired 11 bullets into the ambassador’s …
Poor Palestine – the major Palestinian players, Fatah and Hamas have degraded and set back the liberation movement by crawling with begging bowls to self-interested, absolutely not Palestine-interested, Arab states, and furthermore both are fickle beggars switching loyalties to conform …
December 20 will go down in history as a memorable day to turn the tide of Syria’s conflict. Russia, Turkey and Iran adopted a declaration on the immediate steps to promote the settlement of the Syria’s crisis.
The three countries …
The Hamilton Coalition To Stop The War today issued the following statement: #STANDWITHALEPPO = fake news, Let’s Celebrate the Liberation of Aleppo!
The good news is that Aleppo has been successfully liberated. About 100,000 civilians have been freed from their …
Kurdish YPG Forces Seize About 60 Villages from ISIS in Syrian Province of Raqqah
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December 22 2016
The so-called “Syrian Democratic Forces” (the Kurdish People’s Protection Units – YPG – and some Arab units) have seized about 60 villages in the Syrian province of Raqqah.
On December 20, Kurdish forces seized areas left by ISIS northwest of …
“All of the early warning signals for mass atrocities in South Sudan are there,” a special commission to South Sudan reported at a UN Human Rights Council meeting December 14.
The five-year-old nation remains in turmoil despite the nominal end …
At a speech given to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he intends to work withPresident-elect Donald Trump to approve the northern leg of TransCanada‘s Keystone XL pipeline.
The speech comes as Trump …
The United States Army War College published a document this month outlining US plans for waging total war in major metropolitan cities around the world.
The 163-page report, “Military Contingencies In Megacities and Sub-Megacities,” is written by two military …
The mainstream U.S. news has supplied a consistent narrative regarding Syria that treats the “rebels” as the good guys and the “regime forces” as the bad guys, but it has never been that clear-cut, as Dennis J Bernstein reports.
It’s …
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon serves US imperial interests – on the wrong side of Obama’s war on Syria from its outset.
Last September, US-supported terrorists attacked a humanitarian convoy for Aleppo, destroying at least 18 trucks, along with killing and wounding …
In the morning on December 21, intense clashes between ISIS and Turkey-led forces resumed in the area of al-Bab. Pro-Turkey militant groups and the Turkish army, supported by the Turkish Air Force, attacked the town hospital and seized the Aqeel …
The Jabhat Fatah al-Sham organization (formerly the al-Nusra Front) claimed to be responsible for Monday’s murder of Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov’s in Ankara. The terrorist group claimed responsibility via a letter which appeared on the Internet. The letter was written …
The New York Times laments today that international negotiations about the situation in Syria now continue without any U.S. participation in an article entitled Russia, Iran and Turkey Meet for Syria Talks, Excluding U.S.
“Russia, Iran and Turkey met in …
The hard-nosed neo-cons were certainly showing little interest in linking arguments, examining evidence, or even considering elementary logic in the aftermath of the Berlin truck attack near the Gedächtniskirche. With the bodies fresh in the morgue, former US ambassador to …
Selected Articles: The Liberation of Aleppo: Setback in US Plan for a “New Middle East”
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December 21 2016
The Liberation of Aleppo: A Regional Turning Point. Setback for US-Led Aggression
By Prof. Tim Anderson, December 21 2016
This great war of aggression – called the creation of ‘New Middle East’ by former US President George W. Bush
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The Future Combat System gives way to Mobile Protected Firepower
On October 12, 1999, then acting Head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Eric Shinseki, outlined his vision of the future of the U.S. Army when he stated that …
Almost half of Americans do not agree with the U.S. intelligence community’s assessment that the Russian government was behind cyberattacks on the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign in 2016, according to a new Morning Consult/POLITICO survey.
When asked …
Today the Russian Ambassador in Turkey was slaughtered by a terrorist at an art gallery in Ankara. Although one man pulled the trigger, it is unlikely he would have succeeded with the assassination without a network of support. A Turkish …
They had to kill him to prolong the life of apartheid. Nelson Mandela
Commemorating birthdays in the aftermath of a person’s death tends to be a false exercise. At best, it reminds us about an era that will have, almost …
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The rise of economic inequality is one of the most hotly debated issues today in the United States and indeed in the world. Yet economists and policymakers alike face important limitations when trying to measure and understand the rise …
Reacting to the news from Prime Minister Trudeau’s office that Canadian Arctic waters are now indefinitely off-limits to new oil and gas licenses, Jessica Wilson, head of Greenpeace Canada’s Arctic campaign, said:
…Today’s announcement is a groundbreaking step for the
Discount ISIS claiming responsibility. Germany along with America, other NATO nations and Middle East partners (Saudi Arabia, Qatar Turkey) support the ISIS-Daesh terrorist group. A
Amply documented, the Western military alliance are the State sponsors of both Al Qaeda and …
The liberation of Aleppo, Syria’s second city and an ancient marvel, represents the most serious setback for the 15-year long Washington-led aggression on the entire region. An effective recolonisation of the region has stretched from Afghanistan to Libya, under a range of false pretexts.
First published by Inter Press Service and Global Research in September 2014
While the United States, United Kingdom and NATO are pushing for war with Russia, it behoves people and their governments around the world to take a clear stand …
This open letter to the US Congress signed by several prominent scientists and Nobel Laureates was first published by Global Research in February 2007
February 1, 2007
United States Congress
Washington, DC
Dear Member of Congress:
As physicists, members of …
Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Monday was found guilty of “negligence” for approving a massive government payout to business tycoon Bernard Tapie during her tenure as French finance minister.
“This should help calm all that …
Selected Articles: African Political and Economic Uncertainty, IMF Head’s Criminal Negligence, Crack in Antarctic Ice Shelf
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December 20 2016
African Electoral Politics, Instability and the Burgeoning Economic Crisis
By Abayomi Azikiwe, December 20 2016
All across the continent the continuing dependency on trade with the Western states has resulted in another round of uncertainty. Recent national elections in
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Tillamook County, Oregon — Seaborne cesium 134, the so-called “fingerprint of Fukushima,” has been detected on US shores for the first time researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) said this month.
WHOI is a crowd-funded science seawater sampling …
If the 2016 presidential campaign was a national disgrace, the reaction of the losers is an even more disgraceful spectacle. It seems that the political machine backing Hillary Clinton can’t stand losing an election.
And why is that?
Because they …
NASA has just released new aerial photographs that show, close-up, an immense, 70-mile long rift in the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica.
The breach is 300 feet wide and one-third of a mile deep. As it grows, an
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All across the continent the continuing dependency on trade with the Western states has resulted in another round of uncertainty
Recent national elections in the West African state of Ghana were heavily influenced by the growing crisis in various economies …
President Obama admitted in his press conference on Friday that his government hasn’t released any evidence yet of Russian interference in the election, but he said some would be coming.
That’s proof that an uncritical press has already printed stories …
As pointed out yesterday, a recent tweet series by Club des Cordeliers made some interesting observation about the #StandWithAleppo propaganda campaign:
…The “Stand with Aleppo” campaign in the U.S. was started and is propelled by a Democratic party operative who
IMF operations make loan-sharking look respectable by comparison, debt-entrapping nations, obligating them to take new loans to service old ones.
The scheme assures rising indebtedness and structural adjustment harshness, including:
- privatization of state enterprises at fire sale prices;
- mass layoffs;
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has secured control of Aleppo city after more than 4 years of fighting in what is Syria’s most strategically important city, second to the capital Damascus. Western media has chosen to explain this victory to …
It’s all over but the postmortems. The campaign to dump Trump fizzled. The only surprise was Hillary losing five elector votes.
Commenting on why he rejected her, Hawaii Democrat elector said “(t)hey can call me faithless, but the point is …
It’s Official, Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States
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December 19 2016
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