The Most Lethal Virus Is Not Covid. It Is War
John Pilger | zcomm.org | 2020-12-14
Britain has no enemies other than those within who betray the trust of its ordinary people, its nurses and doctors, its carers, elderly, homeless and youth, as successive neo-liberal governments have done, Conservative and Labour…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-most-lethal-virus-is-not-covid-it-is-war/

John Pilger: The Most Lethal Virus Is Not COVID. It Is War
John Pilger | mintpressnews.com | 2020-12-14
In the midst of the greatest health emergency in modern times, with more than 4 million surgical procedures delayed by the National Health Service, Britain has announced a record increase of £16.5 billion in so-called defense spending.
mintpressnews.com/john-pilger-lethal-virus-not-covid-war/273597/

Imperialism 2.0: Notes from the Edge of the Narrative Matrix
Caitlin Johnstone | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-14
The new imperialism doesn't look like old-school ground invasions, it looks like multi-front cold wars, economic warfare, blockades and starvation sanctions, drone strikes, arming proxy militias, CIA-backed coups, sprawling tech surveillance networks, mass psyops of unprecedented sophistication and narrative management …
globalresearch.ca/imperialism-notes-edge-narrative-matrix/5732184

Iran's 'nuclear nationalism' can't be assassinated
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-14
TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) — The fact that Iran has overcome technological obstacles in developing nuclear programs is a source of pride for Iranians, and Iran's nuclear knowledge will not be lost by the assassination of one of its scientists.
en.mehrnews.com/news/167175/Iran-s-nuclear-nationalism-can-t-be-assassinated

Lavrov underlines need for dialogue on Persian Gulf security
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-14
TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed Moscow's readiness to provide the grounds for dialogue among the Persian Gulf countries over security concerns.
en.mehrnews.com/news/167172/Lavrov-underlines-need-for-dialogue-on-Persian-Gulf-security

Borrel says EU should find ways to return US to JCPOA
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-14
TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) — The European Union's chief diplomat, Josep Borrell, says the bloc should find a way with the Biden administration to return the US to its commitments under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
en.mehrnews.com/news/167160/Borrel-says-EU-should-find-ways-to-return-US-to-JCPOA

Europe's Anti-Russia Sanctions Result in Extensive Economic Losses and Growing Tensions with Russia
Strategic Culture Foundation | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-14
New data out this week indicates that the European Union has suffered aggregate economic losses amounting to over ‚Ǩ120 billion due to its policy of imposing sanctions against Russia. That's according to figures released by the Dusseldorf Chamber of Commerce …
globalresearch.ca/europe-anti-russia-sanctions-self-harm-loathing/5732198

As Brexit Talks Enter Final 48 Hours UK Threatens to Deploy No-deal Gun Boats
Joe Mellor | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-14
Ministers are set to beef up patrol powers by bringing in legislation to allow the Navy to board foreign vessels and arrest fishermen if there is no agreement, in scenes reminiscent of the 1970s Cold Wars. | *** | The UK has …
globalresearch.ca/brexit-talks-enter-final-48-hours-uk-threatens-deploy-no-deal-gun-boats/5732138

Labour says Boris Johnson is 'playing Russian roulette' with people's livelihoods over Brexit
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-12-13
Boris Johnson is playing Russian roulette with people's jobs and livelihoods by threatening a no-deal Brexit, a Labour minister has said. | Disaster looming: | Shadow business secretary Ed Miliband warned that leaving the EU without a free trade agreement would be "a disastrous outcome". And he accused the prime minister of being "cavalier" with the country's national interests. | Labour's communities secretary Steve Reed said the British people "cannot tolerate" a no-deal outcome. He urged Johnson to "get Brexit done" as the trade talks deadline loomed. | It came as Miliband confirmed that his party woul…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/12/13/labour-says-boris-johnson-is-playing-russian-roulette-with-peoples-livelihoods-over-brexit/

Fighting returns to Nagorno-Karabakh as Azerbaijan claims some Armenian troops broke terms of armistice by remaining in region
rt.com | 2020-12-13
Nagorno-Karabakh is in danger of flaring up again after Azerbaijan claimed it had carried out an operation in the disputed region on Saturday. Baku claims Armenian soldiers remained in the area in violation of last month's truce. | According to the Azerbaijani side, some Armenian troops refused to cooperate with the terms of the armistice, and had stayed put in forests near the village of Hadrut. In response, Baku says that they were forced to take retaliatory measures. | "After the signing of the November 10 joint statement on a ceasefire, Armenian armed units remained in the forests to the northwest of the H…
rt.com/russia/509552-karabakh-armistice-broken-claims/

Bolivia Moves to Rebuild Ties with Iran, Cuba and others
teleSUR, ce | telesurenglish.net | 2020-12-13
Bolivia wants to rebuild the relationships with Venezuela, Mexico, Cuba, Argentina, Nicaragua, Iran and Russia. Foreign Minister Rogelio Mayta reported that the Bolivian State must interact with all the countries of the world within the framework of respect for sovereignty and said that a plan is already in motion with Caracas. | RELATED: | President Luis Arce Travels to Brazil for Medical Check-up | Mayta received his Venezuelan counterpart, Jorge Arreaza, in November during Luis…
telesurenglish.net/news/bolivia-moves-to-rebuild-relations-with-iran-cuba-and-others-20201213-0004.html

Russia's Forgotten Nuclear Disaster
Joshua Frank | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-13
It was a warm fall day on September 29, 1957, not much unlike any other in the deep Russian interior. Residents in the Chelyabinsk oblast cared for their crops of wheat and potatoes, others herded cattle. Women hung out their family's clothes to dry as the winds picked up before the sun descended. In the…
counterpunch.org/2020/12/13/russias-forgotten-nuclear-accident/

How to Wear a Face Mask and Still Show Dissent Against Tyranny
John C. A. Manley | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-13