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Russia Debates Sending Second Military Group To Venezuela

December 29, 2018 Staff, Telesurenglish.net Educate! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Latin America, Russia, United States, Venezuela

Just weeks after the first group reached the Bolivarian shores, Russia believes additional protection may be necessary. Russia may send a second military brigade to Venezuela, Russian Ambassador Vladimir Zaemski said Wednesday, citing the continued threat of intervention from U.S. forces. "An invasion cannot be ruled out, especially because some aggressive powers plan to overthrow the current government, but they can not achieve it only with sanctions," said Zaemski. Just weeks after the first fleet of military planes reached the Bolivarian landing ports, the diplomat said additional protection may be necessary, although he denied all rumored plans of a Russian military base being built in the South American country.

Bolton Threatens To Force Africa To Choose Between The US And China

December 22, 2018 Glen Ford, Blackagendareport.com Educate! Africa, China, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, John Bolton, Trump Administration, United States

Donald Trump last week trotted out his war dog, National Security Advisor John Bolton, to growl and snarl over China’s attempts to “gain a competitive advantage” in Africa through “predatory” practices that supposed include “bribes, opaque agreements, and the strategic use of debt to hold states in Africa captive” to Beijing’s global schemes. Bolton gave his speech at the right-wing Heritage Foundation, a place that specializes in crafting social policies that appeal to white supremacist majorities within the U.S. domestic order. He could be confident that the Heritage audience knows little about the actual state of the world, holds facts in low regard, and gives less than a damn about Africa.

Intel: Why Israel Plans To Fill In US Void In Syria

December 22, 2018 Staff, Al-monitor.com Educate! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Israel, Syria, United States, US Imperialism

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared today that Israel would increase its efforts against Iran’s influence in Syria "in a very decisive way and with support and backup from the US.” The comments come after US President Donald Trump’s announcement Wednesday that he was pulling US troops out of Syria caught Israel by surprise, just as it did other US allies as well as Congress and key figures in the Trump administration itself. The United States had previously promised Netanyahu that US troops would remain in Syria until Iran and its proxies were removed. The Israeli leader, after speaking with Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, said that the pullout will be coordinated with Israel.

Canada Serves The US Empire…Again…And Again…

December 20, 2018 By Jim Miles, Globalresearch.ca Educate! Canada, United States, US Imperialism

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is an agreement between Iran, the U.S., Russia, China, France, U.K., and Germany in order to limit what nuclear activities are available to Iran. The plan is truly comprehensive. After a leading section on principles and general provisions, a much longer and much more technical section follows defining what activities are allowed and not allowed, and after that is another long section clearly outlining what sanctions are being lifted against Iranian personnel and assets. Two other important sections are included. The first is an extensive presentation on the extensive rights of the IAEA to inspect and verify whether Iran is upholding its end of the agreement.

Canada To Pay Heavy Price For Taking Chinese Hostage For The United States

December 19, 2018 Finian Cunningham, Strategic-culture.org Educate! Canada, China, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, United States

December 17, 2018 "Information Clearing House" - You do have to wonder about the political savvy of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government. The furious fallout from China over the arrest of a senior telecoms executive is going to do severe damage to Canadian national interests. Trudeau’s fawning over American demands is already rebounding very badly for Canada’s economy and its international image. The Canadian arrest – on behalf of Washington – of Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Chinese telecom giant Huawei, seems a blatant case of the Americans acting politically and vindictively. If the Americans are seen to be acting like bandits, then the Canadians are their flunkies.

North Korea Critical Of US Inaction, And Waiting

December 18, 2018 Robert Carlin, 38north.org Educate! North Korea, United States, US Imperialism

After a lengthy, six-week silence, Pyongyang finally weighed in again with extended criticism of Washington’s stance regarding US-DPRK talks, using what appears to be an authoritative-level article, written under the name of Jong Hyon and carried by the official Korean Central News Agency. The article appeared only three days after the Treasury Department announced sanctions against Choe Ryong Hae—Korean Worker’s Party vice chairman, Politburo Presidium member, and vice chairman of the State Affairs Commission, which DPRK officials say is in charge of negotiations with the US. Though the Jong Hyon article did not mention this latest development, it surely rankled Pyongyang...

US-Russia Tensions Mount Over Warplanes In Venezuela

December 15, 2018 Bill Van Auken, Wsws.org Educate! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Russia, United States, Venezuela

The landing of two Russian long-range strategic bombers at an airport outside of the Venezuelan capital of Caracas Monday touched off a bitter exchange between US and Russian officials, underscoring the increasingly tense and dangerous relations that prevail between the world’s two major nuclear powers. The supersonic bombers, Tupolev Tu-160 aircraft, capable of carrying short-range nuclear missiles, were accompanied by an AN-124 transport aircraft and an Il-62 passenger jet, together with 100 pilots and other Russian personnel. All had made the flight of over 10,000 km (6,200 miles), in what constituted both a show of support for the government of President Nicolas Maduro and an exercise in the long-range projection of Russian military power.

A World Of Multiple Detonators Of Global Wars

December 14, 2018 James Petras, The James Petras Website Educate! China, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Russia, United States, Wars and Militarism

We face a world of multiple wars some leading to direct global conflagrations and others that begin as regional conflicts but quickly spread to big power confrontations. We will proceed to identify ‘great power’ confrontations and then proceed to discuss the stages of ‘proxy’ wars with world war consequences. In our times the US is the principal power in search of world domination through force and violence. Washington has targeted :top level targets, namely China, Russia, Iran; secondary objectives Afghanistan, North and Central Africa, Caucuses and Latin America. China is the prime enemy of the US for several economic, political and military reasons: China is the second largest economy in the world...

US And Israeli Police Are Sharing Violent And Repressive Tactics

December 13, 2018 By Noah Habeeb and Craig Willse, Truthout.org Organize! Israel, Police, Repression, State Violence, United States

In communities throughout the United States, law enforcement agencies are choosing to send officers to Israel on exchange programs to share violent practices of surveillance and repression. But as communities learn of these trips and their content, they are quickly backing out. Just last week, the Vermont State Police and Northampton Massachusetts Police Department pulled officers from a recent trip sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a self-proclaimed “civil rights” organization. Yet, in the face of community outrage and criticism, the ADL continues to stand by these deadly exchanges.

The War On Huawei

December 13, 2018 Jeffrey D. Sachs, Project-syndicate.org Educate! China, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Trump Administration, United States

The context of the arrest matters enormously. The US requested that Canada arrest Meng in the Vancouver airport en route to Mexico from Hong Kong, and then extradite her to the US. Such a move is almost a US declaration of war on China’s business community. Nearly unprecedented, it puts American businesspeople traveling abroad at much greater risk of such actions by other countries. The US rarely arrests senior businesspeople, US or foreign, for alleged crimes committed by their companies. Corporate managers are usually arrested for their alleged personal crimes (such as embezzlement, bribery, or violence) rather than their company’s alleged malfeasance. Yes, corporate managers should be held to account for their company’s malfeasance, up to and including criminal charges; but to start this practice with a leading Chinese businessperson, rather than the dozens of culpable US CEOs and CFOs, is a stunning provocation to the Chinese government, business community, and public.

The US Is Worried About China Spying Via Huawei Because It Did The Same In The Past

December 12, 2018 By John Detrixhe, Qz.com Educate! China, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, spying, Technology, Telecommunications, United States

The US is again warning its allies about the risks of using telecom equipment made by China’s Huawei. American officials have briefed their counterparts in countries like Germany, Italy, and Japan about what they argue are potential cybersecurity risks, according to the Wall Street Journal (paywall). This follows previous warnings, such as a claim earlier this year that American citizens shouldn’t use Huawei’s phones. The US may be concerned about Chinese government influence embedded in Huawei’s technology because America’s spy agencies have done the same thing in the past. Western governments have long been wary of Huawei, which was founded by Ren Zhengfei, a former People’s Liberation Army soldier.

Half Of US Adults Have Immediate Family Member Currently Or Previously Incarcerated

December 9, 2018 FWD.US. Educate! Families, Justice System, Prison, United States

Washington, DC – A new, first-of-its-kind report released today finds that nearly half of all adults in the United States – approximately 113 million people – have an immediate family member who is either formerly or currently incarcerated. Based on new research conducted by FWD.us and Cornell University, this is the first ever national estimate of the share of Americans who have had an immediate family member spend time behind bars. “These numbers are stunning, all the more so if you think of them not as numbers but as stories like mine,” said Felicity Rose, Director of Research and Policy for Criminal Justice Reform at FWD.us.

Where Does The Future Of The American Left Lie?

December 6, 2018 Rachel Gilmer, Aljazeera.com Strategize! Class Struggle, Left Politics, United States

Two weeks before the November 6 midterm elections, the White House released a special report by the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) on the opportunity costs of socialism in response to what they call its "comeback" in American political discourse. The timing of the report was no coincidence. Left-wing ideas such as universal healthcare, fully funded public education and the abolishment of ICE were at the forefront of midterm debates. And indeed, on November 6, American voters elected two socialist women of colour, Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, to Congress. Their historic wins are a true sign of shifting political terrains in the United States.

A US-China Trade War ‘Armistice’?

December 5, 2018 By Jack Rasmus, Zcomm.org Educate! China, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Tariffs, Trade War, United States

The first reports emerging from the G20 meeting in Buenos Aires today, December 2, 2018, are that Trump and Xi have agreed to put their trade war on hold, a kind of ‘trade war armistice’, at least for the next 90 days. Trump entered into his meeting this past weekend with China’s president, Xi, having imposed $50 billion in tariffs at 25% on China goods imports last July, to which another $200 billion was added thereafter. Tariffs on the $200 billion were set at 10%, but were scheduled to rise to 25% on January 1, 2019. Before the US November elections, Trump further threatened to add a further $267 billion if China continued to refuse to meet with the US.

What Does Inequality Cost The Average American? About $150K

December 4, 2018 By Sam Pizzigati, Otherwords.org Educate! Inequality, New Economy, United States

Belgian waffles. Belgian beers. Americans love ’em. But what Americans really need from Belgium has nothing to do with beer or breakfast treats. We need Belgium’s much more egalitarian distribution of wealth. The English philosopher Francis Bacon once long ago compared wealth to manure. Both only do good, Bacon quipped, if you spread them around. Belgium is spreading about as well as any nation on Earth, according to the Swiss bank Credit Suisse’s latest annual global wealth report. Why should Americans care about what’s happening in Belgium? The new Credit Suisse report at first doesn’t make that clear. On average, the Credit Suisse numbers show, Belgian adults hold less wealth than Americans.

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