The assassination of Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh is the latest in a long-running pressure campaign against Iran by the US and its allies such as Israel. However, in the case of sanctions, it is ordinary Iranians who are paying the biggest price.
An unprecedented total of 14,400 candidates from 107 political parties ran for office. Two Bolivarian blocs were heavy favorites to win a majority of seats — the ruling United Socialist Party (PSUV) and PPT Homeland for All Party/together with the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV).
Canada, India Mudslinging over Sikh Farmer Protests
By Sumit Sharma, December 08 2020
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s comments in support of Sikh farmers protesting against new farm laws in India have been met with an unusually sharp rebuff from New Delhi.
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 most important reason for that doubt being the power of the atavistic English nationalist forces that Johnson has unleashed in British politics.
OPCW Executives Praised Whistleblower and Criticized Syria Cover-up, Leaks Reveal
By Aaron Mate, December 08 2020
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.
Everyone Is Already Wearing a Mask. They Just Don’t Work.
By Jordan Schachtel, December 08 2020
The idea that not enough Americans are wearing masks is detached from reality. And we have the data to prove it. The Delphi group at Carnegie Mellon University has developed a very informative, consistently updated mask compliance tracker. It shows that the overwhelming majority of Americans across the nation are wearing masks.
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
The boom-and-bust cycle will not end because regulators stop investors from taking “excessive” risks. Almost every bubble and economic downturn America has experienced over the past 107 years was caused by the Federal Reserve’s manipulation of the money supply.
The COVID-19 Vaccine; Is the Goal Immunity or Depopulation?
By Mike Whitney, December 08 2020
This is the state of affairs in America today. All real power has been conceded to a globalist oligarchy that operates behind the curtain of corrupt government officials and public health experts. This begs the question of whether the hoopla surrounding the Coronavirus emerged as a spontaneous and appropriate reaction to a lethal and fast-spreading pandemic or whether the hysteria has been greatly exaggerated to implement a transformational political-social agenda.
Palestinians: Victims of ‘Cancel Culture’
By James J. Zogby, December 08 2020
To be sure, there are instances where criticism of Israel can be anti-Semitic, when it attributes Israeli behaviours to negative stereotypes of Jews, as a collective. But to go from this to seeing all criticism of Israel as anti-Semitic not only strains logic, it distorts the meaning of the word.
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.
