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While Lebanon’s protests remain focused on the economy and widespread corruption, Washington is increasingly determined to exploit the movement as a geopolitical weapon in the region. by Rania Khalek Part 5 - Enter the NGO industrial complex Unfortunately for Washington, the core of the protest movement remained primarily focused on the economic crisis. Though Hezbollah had bolted the protest ranks, leftist groups like the Lebanese Communist Party, Citizens in a State, the Shaab (People) Movement, and other socialist-oriented elements remained involved. In the past weeks, these groups had been holding discussion groups and working to influence as many protest participants in a left-wing direction. However, they represent a small slice of Lebanese society and lack the resources of US-backed parties and civil society groups. By contrast, the Sabaa party is flush with funding. It was founded by Jad Dagher, a notoriously shady Lebanese businessman who used to belong to t

Luego de presidir el golpe en Bolivia, los Estados Unidos declararon a Nicaragua como una “amenaza a la seguridad nacional” anunciando nuevas sanciones, al mismo tiempo que Trump designó a los carteles del narcotráfico en México como “terroristas” sin descartar una intervención militar. por Ben Norton Parte 5 -  La Operación Cóndor 2.0 de Trump Es intolerable para Washington un México independiente y de izquierda. En un discurso a venezolanos en Miami (con sus gorras de Make America Great Again, la consigna de la primera campaña presidencial de Trump) en febrero, Trump discurseó por más de una hora contra el socialismo, amenazando con cambio de régimen a los gobiernos izquierdistas restantes. “Los días del socialismo y el comunismo están contados, no sólo en Venezuela, sino también en Cuba y Nicaragua”, declaró, agregando que nunca se le permitirá al socialismo el echar raíces en el corazón del capitalismo en los Estados Unidos. Mientas Trump ha declardo que busca retir

Ανδρέας Κοσιάρης Ένα δεδομένο που αναδύεται ίσως πάνω από τα υπόλοιπα στη χθεσινή συντριπτική ήττα των Εργατικών του Κόρμπιν στις εκλογές του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου, είναι ότι πολλές ακραιφνώς εργατικές περιφέρειες «το γύρισαν» στους Συντηρητικούς. Τις πταίει όμως που η «αριστερή στροφή» των Εργατικών ηττήθηκε ακριβώς εκεί που θα υπέθετε κανείς πως θα κέρδιζε; Το παρακάτω γράφημα των Financial Times παρουσιάζει ουσιαστικά αυτήν ακριβώς τη μεταστροφή των ψηφοφόρων σε παραδοσιακά εργατικές περιοχές (και περιοχές που ψήφιζαν παραδοσιακά Εργατικούς). Στον οριζόντιο άξονα βλέπουμε το ποσοστό «εργαζομένων του μπλε κολάρου» σε κάθε περιοχή, δηλαδή των χειρωνακτών και των ανειδίκευτων εργατών. Στον κάθετο άξονα βλέπουμε την αλλαγή στην ψήφο των Συντηρητικών σχετιζόμενη με την αντίστοιχη αλλαγή στην ψήφο στα δύο έτερα μεγάλα κόμματα, τους Εργατικούς και τους Φιλελεύθερους Δημοκράτες. K we now have a new leader for strongest correlation, and I think this is narratively significant:

by system failure It was a disastrous night and a devastating result, not only for the Labour party, but also for the entire country. The British voters have just thrown into the dustbin of history a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to escape from the neoliberal Dark Ages, after decades. Maggie's ghost is still hanging over Britain and it has become stronger than ever. As a first conclusion, we could say that the capitalist factions in UK achieved their primary goal, which was to get rid of the Corbyn threat. As has already been mentioned , in the merciless endo-capitalist war, the pro-Brexit faction sees a potential Labour government under Jeremy Corbyn, also as a major threat. This is one of the few common views it has with the globalist faction.  Corporate media launched an unprecedented anti-Corbyn propaganda campaign that will certainly become a case study for scientists and future historians once this whole show turn off its lights. But Corbyn holds also sig

redfish Chileans have awoken. Millions of people have risen up against their billionaire president and decades of neoliberal policies, challenging what free market economists have called an economic "miracle".

Ukrainian fascists who previously fought in a US-backed neo-Nazi militia joined the anti-China protests in Hong Kong, sharing their tactics and showing off their tattoos. by Ben Norton Part 4 - Ukrainian regime-changers build networks with Hong Kong secessionists Despite all of this publicly available evidence demonstrating the open fascism of the Ukrainian hooligans in Hong Kong, the Kiev-based Free Hong Kong Center published a statement on Facebook defending and whitewashing Gonor. The organization confirmed that the extremists did indeed fight with Azov “ during the first period of the war ” against pro-Russian separatists, but claimed that they have been unaffiliated since 2015. The Free Hong Kong Center described the neo-fascists as “ activists of the Revolution of Dignity and as well as veterans of the defending war with Russia. ” Absurdly, the center declared that they “ assured us they are really against nazism and another kind of alt-right ideology. ”   “ A l

LIVE Boris Johnson's Conservative party has secured a majority by seizing seats from the Labour party in its traditional heartlands in the north and midlands. Johnson remains prime minister and should now be able to get his Brexit deal through parliament. After a disastrous night, Jeremy Corbyn has said he will not lead the Labour party into the next election. Meanwhile the Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson and the DUP Westminster leader Nigel Dodds have lost their seats. One of the earliest results seemed to confirm predictions of big Labour losses in the north-east. But they held onto the seat, not least because the leave vote was split between Conservatives and the Brexit party. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2019/dec/12/uk-general-election-2019-full-results-live-labour-conservatives-tories Jeremy Corbyn as PM was the only thing giving me some hope for the future; for peace, justice. Have been in a state of shock all day (I’m in the US atm). Cryin

Days before Britain’s historic election, the UK’s military-intelligence apparatus is turning to the corporate media and US government-funded NATO cut-outs to smear Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with evidence-free Russiagate allegations. by Ben Norton and Max Blumenthal Part 2 - Western intelligence cut-outs blame Corbyn’s exposure of NHS scandal on Russia On November 27, the Jeremy Corbyn campaign revealed a 451-page dossier containing details of secret negotiations between the UK’s Conservative government and the US to privatize Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) as part of the Brexit deal. The explosive revelation put the lie to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s promise that the NHS was not up for negotiation. Less than a week later, a peculiar story dropped in the British media. A December 2 headline in the pro-Tory Telegraph blared that the NHS dossier deployed by Corbyn “ points to Russia. ” The liberal Guardian published a similar report asserting that the leaked

Journalists revealed to me the tactics they use to sell stories painting Venezuela as a socialist dystopia. One described himself as a “mercenary,” explaining how he aims to please his employer’s funders. by Alan MacLeod Part 2 - From Venezuelan prophylactic to whitewashing Bolivia’s coup On the back of his coverage of Venezuela, Anatoly Kurmanaev has risen rapidly through the ranks of his industry to a post at the supposed newspaper of record, the New York Times , whose editorial board recently applauded the US-backed military coup in Bolivia that ousted Evo Morales. Generals appeared on television demanding the newly re-elected Morales step down. Their handpicked replacement Janine Añez immediately pre-exonerated security forces of any crimes in the “ re-establishment of order ”, leading to massacres of dozens of indigenous protestors. In the New York Times , Kurmanaev soft-pedaled those events as Morales’ “ resignation ” – not the military coup that had unfolded in p

Luego de presidir el golpe en Bolivia, los Estados Unidos declararon a Nicaragua como una “amenaza a la seguridad nacional” anunciando nuevas sanciones, al mismo tiempo que Trump designó a los carteles del narcotráfico en México como “terroristas” sin descartar una intervención militar. por Ben Norton Parte 4 -  Trump llama “terroristas” a los carteles mexicanos, no descarta ataques con drones Mientras que no hay ninguna novedad en el hecho de que los Estados Unidos apunten contra los gobiernos de Nicaragua y Venezuela, Donald Trump está posando su mirada en el aliado de vieja data de los Estados Unidos: México. En 2018, el electorado mexicano hizo historia cuando eligieron en avalancha a Andrés Manuel López Obrador. López Obrador, con frecuencia referido como AMLO, es el primer presidente de izquierda en más de cinco décadas. Apoyado sobre campaña progresista prometiendo un impulso al gasto social, reducción de la pobreza, combate a la corrupción e incluso la despenaliza