(2020-12-08). Stuck in a Lift with John Pilger: News and How to Use It by Alan Rusbridger. dissidentvoice.org 
Noticing the way journalists seemed unable to resist commenting on our work, even if it was just to slag us off, Glenn Greenwald tweeted us in 2012: 'You are really deeper in the heads of the British establishment-serving commentariat than anyone else — congrats.' ((Greenwald, Twitter, 12 September 2012.)) If that was true then, our relationship …
(2020-12-08). Action for Change Starts in Congress. counterpunch.org 
We know their names! We've given immense power to Five Hundred and Thirty-Five People to do good or bad. One Hundred Senators and Four Hundred and Thirty-Five Representatives. Unfortunately, some 1500 corporations control most Members of Congress. Think about all the dreams for a better world that could come to be realized if our elected officials
(2020-12-08). OPCW Executives Praised Whistleblower and Criticized Syria Cover-up, Leaks Reveal. globalresearch.ca 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 …
(2020-12-08). France will build nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to replace Charles de Gaulle flagship, says Macron. rt.com 
President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled plans for France's new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, which will replace the navy's current flagship, the Charles de Gaulle, by 2038. | "Nuclear power will remain the cornerstone of our strategic autonomy," Macron said on Tuesday, as he visited the Framatome nuclear reactor construction plant in the eastern town of Le Creusot. | France's new carrier — its 11th in total — will boast speeds of up to 27 knots (50 km/h), weigh in at around 75,000 tons, and run some 300 meters long — about 1.5 times the size of the Charles de Gaulle. | Quelles sont ses caract…
(2020-12-08). Lithuania deploys ARMED MILITIA to guard CHRISTMAS TREE and enforce tough new Covid-19 measures. rt.com 
Grinches beware! Paramilitaries have been deployed to protect a Christmas tree in the center of Vilnius. But, as they're also there to enforce social distancing measures, it might be coronavirus that ends up stealing Christmas. | According to local news site Delfi, the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union, a state-backed voluntary militia, has been
(2020-12-08). China replacing U.S. as world's leading scientific power. workers.org 
The first day of December saw two major scientific events: the Arecibo observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed, and China's Chang'e 5 spacecraft landed on the moon. These two events are the latest developments in the ongoing conflict between the U.S. and China — a new Cold War being fought on . . . |
(2020-12-08). France will build nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to replace Charles de Gaulle flagship, says Macron. rt.com President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled plans for France's new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, which will replace the navy's current flagship, the Charles de Gaulle, by 2038. | "Nuclear power will remain the cornerstone of our strategic autonomy," Macron said on Tuesday, as he visited the Framatome nuclear reactor construction plant in the eastern town of Le Creusot. | France's new carrier — its 11th in total — will boast speeds of up to 27 knots (50 km/h), weigh in at around 75,000 tons, and run some 300 meters long — about 1.5 times the size of the Charles de Gaulle. | pic.twitter.com/Js9uQfD…
(2020-12-08). US companies sold more than 60% of all arms in the international market in 2019. peoplesdispatch.org 
US sanctions against Russia and China have helped maintain its hegemony in the global arms trade with 12 of its companies featuring in the world's top 25 arms producing and military service providers…
(2020-12-08). Russian health watchdog chief calls for two month Covid-19 vaccine booze ban, but top doctor says champagne is fine. rt.com 
Russian fizz aficionados held their breath today as a row broke out between public health officials over whether it is safe to drink alcohol before or after having the Covid-19 vaccine. | On Tuesday, the head of Russia's health protection agency, Anna Popova,
(2020-12-08). Come Salvarsi dal Covid Sotto le Bombe Nucleari. globalresearch.ca Agenzia federale per la gestione delle emergenze, dipendente dal governo degli Stati uniti — ha aggiornato le istruzioni alla popolazione su come comportarsi in caso di attacco nucleare. Le nuove istruzioni tengono conto del Covid-19, dei conseguenti lockdown e delle …
(2020-12-08). All JCPOA participants must show restraint, responsibility. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — Russian Deputy Foreign Minister called on all JCPOA participants to show restraint and responsibility.
(2020-12-08). IRGC chief vows decisive response to scientist assassination. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said that Iran will respond decisively to the assassination of the country's prominent nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
(2020-12-08). Israel, not Iran, is problem in West Asia: Russian envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov said on Tue. that Israel is the source of problem in West Asian region, stating that arms sales to Iran are not prohibited.
(2020-12-08). Ukraine, Hungary clash as NATO discusses Ukrainian membership. wsws.org The conflict between Ukraine and Hungary demonstrates the deep crises that is confronting the right-wing capitalist states of NATO as they seek to further encircle Russia.
(2020-12-08). NATO Is Determined to Find Threats and Challenges to Justify Its Existence. strategic-culture.org 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 Russian province of Crimea declared itself to be separate from Ukraine. There was a
(2020-12-07). Threat of More Illegal US Sanctions on Russia's Nord Stream 2 Pipeline. globalresearch.ca 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 …
(2020-12-07). Stuck In A Lift With John Pilger — 'News And How To Use It' by Alan Rusbridger. zcomm.org Pilger tells the unfiltered, uncompromised truth about the foundations of power. His focus is on speaking up for the victims of power, not on serving power…
(2020-12-07). OPCW executives praised whistleblower and criticized Syria cover-up, leaks reveal. thegrayzone.com 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 public whitewash of the Douma cover-up, and undermine the ongoing attacks on the whistleblowers who challenged it. Since the explosive revelation that an investigation by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in Syria was manipulated, a smear …
(2020-12-07). "Awkwafina is Nora from Queens" demonstrates the depths of New Cold War propaganda against China. mronline.org 
In the season finale, the liberal mask comes off and the program morphs into a screed for the U.S.'s New Cold War on China.
(2020-12-07). Russian man wanted by Moscow, Paris & Washington handed five year sentence by French court for laundering bitcoin on behalf of mob. rt.com 
A Russian cryptocurrency entrepreneur has been sentenced by a French court to five years in prison and handed a hefty fine after it found him guilty of money laundering. Alexander Vinnik is also wanted by Washington and Moscow. | The Russian citizen was arrested in Greece in 2017 on a request from the US, which sought his extradition over money laundering and fraud charges. While in custody, Russia and France filed their own requests to have him handed over on different charges, but Paris' bid to try him carried more weight with its fellow EU member. | On Monday, a French court sentenced Vinnik to a five-year…
(2020-12-07). OPCW director worried truth about Syria 'chemical attack' report would feed 'Russian narrative'. rt.com 
While praising the OPCW whistleblower's integrity and professionalism, one director worried that seeking truth about the altered report on a "chemical attack" in Syria might help Russia, which he denounced as the enemy. | "I fear there is little one can do, since the report is final and out — unless one wants to feed in the Russian narrative and that I would never do, as they really are not bona fide friends of this organization, that's for sure," was the message of a director to Dr. Brendan Whelan, one of the whistleblowers who challenged the 'interim' report by the Organization for the Prohibition of Ch…
(2020-12-07). 'Venezuela Has Now a Legitimate Assembly' Observers Note. telesurenglish.net The head of the delegation of Russian electoral observers Igor Ananskij highlighted that Venezuela's National Assembly gained legitimacy after the elections that took place on Sunday, December 6. | RELATED: | "The most important result of these elections is that Venezuela now has a legitimate National Assembly," Ananskij told Sputnik. | The vice president of the Russian Parliament's Lower House (Duma) also expressed…
(2020-12-07). Decommissioning Civil Nuclear Sites Will Take 120 Years, MPs Warn. globalresearch.ca 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. | *** |
(2020-12-07). E3 react to Iranian parl. plan to set up new centrifuges. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) — France, Germany and the UK have voiced their concern about a counteractive plan by the Iranian Parliament to set up new centrifuges at the Natanz nuclear facility.