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Israeli internal intelligence arrested four Israelis, one of whom works at Netanyahu’s office, for charges of leaking and falsification of classified documents concerning the ongoing war on Gaza, an Israeli court revealed over the weekend.
The fabricated documents allegedly leaked by one of Netanyahu’s aides were falsely attributed to the late Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar. The revelations of the recent fabrications repudiate Israeli propaganda claims of Hamas’s alleged intransigence in ceasefire negotiations throughout the war, especially during the last round of negotiations over the summer.
Our Fragile Infrastructure: Lessons From Hurricane Helene
November 5, 2024
Ellen Brown, Scheer Post.
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climate crisis, Extreme weather, Hurricane Helene, Infrastructure, North Carolina, Public Banks
Asheville, North Carolina is known for its historic architecture, vibrant arts scene and as a gateway to the Blue Ridge Mountains. It was a favorite escape for “climate migrants” moving from California, Arizona, and other climate-challenged vicinities, until a “500 year flood” ravaged the city this fall.
Hurricane Helene was a wakeup call not just for stricken North Carolina residents but for people across the country following their tragic stories in the media and in the podcasts now favored by young voters for news. “Preppers” well equipped with supplies watched in helpless disbelief as homes washed away in a wall of water and mud, taking emergency supplies in the storm.
COP16 Ends Without Consensus On Financing For Nature Conservation
November 5, 2024
Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, EcoWatch.
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Biodiversity, climate crisis, Climate finance, Colombia, Conservation, COP16
The COP16 biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia, ended in disappointment this weekend, with countries failing to determine how to raise $200 billion a year in funding for conservation by 2030, reported Reuters.
Originally intended as a check-in on countries’ progress with meeting the goals of the 2022 Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), COP16 went into overtime Saturday as nations scrambled to reach a consensus while delegates dwindled along with hopes for a decisive conclusion.
“I am both saddened and enraged by the non-outcome of COP16,” said Shilps Gautam, carbon removal financing firm Opna’s chief executive, as Reuters reported.
The Case For Abandoning The Burning House
November 4, 2024
Joshua Briond, Mondoweiss.
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Democrats, Elections, Gaza, Genocide, Israel, Palestine, Republicans
Currently, the staunchest of Black liberals are demanding their community and its allies disregard the interests of Palestinians by way of voting for their butchers under the guise of sparing Black and other marginalized people from their domestic antagonist, Donald Trump. In doing so they are ignoring the many crises already plaguing these communities, under Democratic leadership on both the state and federal level. 2023 was one of the deadliest years for police violence, homelessness continues to skyrocket, and the Biden administration continued the American presidential legacy of ruthlessly starving, bombing, and destabilizing multiple countries—including Cuba, Palestine, Libya, Somalia, and Lebanon.
Harris And Trump Want US Hegemony Over The World To Continue
November 4, 2024
Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch.
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2024 US Presidential elections, Asia, Bangladesh, Donald Trump, Modi US visit, Narendra Modi, Newsclick, Taimur Rahman, United States, US Imperialism
On November 5, the people of the United States will head to the polls to elect their next president and legislators. The two leading contenders in the presidential race, Donald Trump from the Republican party and Kamala Harris from the Democratic Party are neck and neck in the majority of opinion polls so far, generating increased speculation on what the outcome will be and what impact their policies may have on the world.
With regards to South Asia, historically, the US has maintained relationships of a different character with countries in the region, and these relationships have rarely been impacted by a particular electoral outcome.
Who Should Be The Next Emperor Of The Violent Global Imperium?
November 4, 2024
K. J. Noh, Popular Resistance.
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climate crisis, Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Wars and Militarism
As US voters go to the polls on November 5th, they need to remind themselves that when the US elects its next domestic president, it is also selecting the emperor of a violent, global imperium. Choices made over sundry domestic issues have far reaching effects, far beyond local pocketbook or civil rights issues. They determine who lives and dies across the planet, and how much pain, harm and suffering the rest of the world will have to bear.
In this context, it's fair to ask, who is the lesser evil? Trump or Harris?
The answer, of course, is "neither". Like infinity, when it comes to evil, there's not much use in finger-counting which is greater or lesser.
Soldier Who Self-Immolated Wins Sam Adams Award
November 4, 2024
Consortium News.
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Aaron Bushnell, Gaza, Genocide, Israel, Palestine, Palestine Solidarity, Whistleblowers
The Sam Adams Associates are pleased to announce United States Air Force Senior Airman Aaron Bushnell as the recipient of the 2024 Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence.
Bushnell was a cyber defense operations specialist with the 531st Intelligence Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. He was assigned to the 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing at Fort Meade in Maryland.
Senior Airman (SRA) Bushnell martyred himself when he walked up to the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 25, 2024, while streaming himself as he approached, and then self-immolated in protest of what Israel is doing to Palestinians, the most extreme form of protest.
How USAID And The Global Fragility Act Sustain US Imperialism In Libya
November 4, 2024
Tunde Osazua, Black Agenda Report.
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Africa, Global Fragility Act (GFA), Libya, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), US Imperialism
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is presented as an agency to assist or "aid" in the positive development of Libya—and other African states—but in reality supports the same imperialist agenda that drove the 2011 military assault that destroyed Libya’s social and political fabric. The regime change operation in Libya, especially following the 2011 NATO overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi, left the country in a state of perpetual chaos and factionalism. This instability serves as fertile ground for the expansion of U.S. influence through soft power mechanisms like the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which, despite its humanitarian facade, works in concert with broader U.S. imperial objectives, as outlined in the Global Fragility Act (GFA), through which Libya is a “priority partner” country.
The Life And Times Of A ‘Russian Propagandist’
November 3, 2024
Jamarl Thomas, Black Agenda Report.
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Censorship, Journalism, Media, Political repression, Repression, Russia, State Repression
For the last 5 years, I hosted Fault Lines, the flagship show of radio Sputnik in Washington DC, 105.5FM. Monday through Friday, from 7am to 10am, as Americans drove to work, ate breakfast, got in their morning workout - my voice slid into their ears and infected their minds with strange and subversive words that painted a tapestry of ideas that were internalized by a vulnerable public creating waves of social discontent that challenged the activities and narratives of the state. According to the US government, I am a dangerous man.
Israel’s Ground Invasion Of Lebanon Is Unraveling
On Oct. 1, Israel announced a limited ground invasion in southern Lebanon. Now, a month and roughly 100 soldier casualties later, Israeli officials appear to be searching for an exit, insisting that their goals have been fulfilled.
At the outset, Israeli officials described the ground invasion as “limited, localized, and targeted,” with the stated aim of neutralizing Hezbollah’s ability to fire on northern Israeli settlements. Yet, within days, Tel Aviv mobilized four additional divisions along the southern Lebanon border, signaling a clear escalation in its military engagement.
US Embassy Blocks Iraq-Lebanon Humanitarian Air Bridge
November 3, 2024
News Desk, The Cradle.
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Israel, Lebanon, Report, US Aid To Israel, US Imperialism, US Sanctions, Wars and Militarism
The US embassy in Lebanon has blocked the establishment of a humanitarian air bridge between Baghdad and Beirut, insisting instead that any humanitarian aid for those displaced by the Israeli war be delivered via Jordan “for inspection first,” according to a report by Lebanese daily Al Akhbar.
Washington reportedly also threatened Lebanon's national airliner, Middle East Airlines (MEA), with sanctions if its planes were used to transport those wounded by Israel's terror attack that caused communication devices to explode across the country.
Latin American Governments Pay A Price For Challenging Israel’s Genocide
November 3, 2024
John Perry, CovertAction Magazine.
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Colombia, Coups, Genocide, Honduras, International Solidarity, Israel, Latin America, Nicaragua, Palestine
Governments in Latin America have been at the forefront of opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza, and several of those which have done so suddenly face new threats, even including attempted coups. Adrienne Pine, a professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies, said during a recent webinar hosted by the Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition that “anybody who stands with Palestine is going to be attacked in Latin America by the U.S. and by Zionists.”
Recent events appear to show the truth of her remarks.
Air Force Academy Graduate Deconstructs A Military Mindset
November 3, 2024
2d Lt. Joy Metzler, USAF, Popular Resistance.
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GI Resistance, Palestine, US military, Veterans for Peace
Somewhere around the age of 20, I sat in a large auditorium at the United States Air Force Academy with a thousand other cadets and cheered at footage of real drone strikes on real people, laughing along with everyone else as we watched little, pixelated figures run for cover that we all knew was futile. When I look back on that event, I wonder what part of me I had to sacrifice to find humor in the loss of life.
In many ways, it’s thanks to the Air Force Academy that I currently have an anti-war stance. I was given the tools to examine my military service and foreign policy in a couple mundane, core classes: law and ethics, though my ethics course has stuck with me the most, ironically enough.
France Turns To Occupied Western Sahara For Colonial Plunder
November 3, 2024
Pavan Kulkarni, People's Dispatch.
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France, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Macron, Morocco, Western Sahara
“For France”, occupied Western Sahara’s “present and future fall under Morocco’s sovereignty”, declared French President Emmanuel Macron, drawing a standing ovation from the lawmakers he was addressing in the parliament of its former colony Morocco earlier on October 29.
“The sole and exclusive sovereign over Western Sahara is the Sahrawi people. [Neither] Macron, nor anyone else, has the right to decide on their behalf,” retorted the government of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), as Western Sahara is officially known.
Voter Suppression Makes The Racist, Anti-Worker Southern Model Possible
November 3, 2024
Daniel Perez, Economic Policy Institute.
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Elections, Racism, Southern Strategy, The South, Voting Rights
There is a long strand of history connecting the legacy of slavery to the political and economic landscape of the Southern United States today. As EPI’s Rooted in Racism1 series has shown, the Southern economic development model is characterized by low wages, regressive taxes, few regulations on businesses, few labor protections, a weak safety net, and fierce opposition to unions. Just like the antebellum South’s economy was built on the exploitation of enslaved labor, today’s Southern economy also relies on a disempowered and precarious workforce (Childers 2024b). This spotlight examines how political and economic suppression—dynamics in the South which are rooted in racism—have played a central role in creating and maintaining the Southern economic development model.