Daily Archives: December 16, 2022

2022-12-16: News Headlines

Drago Bosnic (2022-12-16). Patriot Missiles in Ukraine NATO's Bluff or Real Escalation? globalresearch.ca

Hans Stehling (2022-12-16). Existential Threat to Israel from Russian-Iranian Alliance. globalresearch.ca

Omar Karmi (2022-12-16). Farha confronts Israel's erasure of Palestine. electronicintifada.net With its global Netflix platform, movie about the Nakba has unprecedented reach…

Khaled Mouammar (2022-12-16). "Israeli Exceptionalism" Is a Canadian Value that Forgives Apartheid Israel All Its Crimes. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-12-16). Ucrania perpetra ataque más severo contra Donetsk desde 2014. telesurtv.net El alcalde de la ciudad de Donetsk, Alexéi Kulemzin, publicó que "los fascistas ucranianos han cometido otro crimen de guerra".

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-12-16). Bolsonaristas Launch Attacks on Public Infrastructure in Brasilia. orinocotribune.com Protesters set fire to cars, buses and wreaked havoc in the city center following the arrest of a Bolsonarista leader | Last night on December 12, Bolsonaro protesters transformed the center of Brasilia into a war zone, and continued to cause problems for the residents of the city as of Tuesday morning, December 13. | The violence began at the headquarters of the Federal Police, in the center of the capital, in protest against the arrest of the chief Tsererê Xavante, one of the leaders of the coup protests in the Federal District, and who had his arrest decreed by the Federal Supreme Court (STF), at the request o…

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2022-12-16). Expertos de ONU condenan violencia de Israel contra palestinos. telesurtv.net Los expertos refirieron que en lo que va de 2022, han muerto al menos 1 palestinos a manos del Ejército de Israel, de ellos, 33 niños.

cameron orr (2022-12-15). Marxist IQ: the Trumpian farce. cpusa.org Donald Trump is back in the news dining with lunatic fringe racists and neo-Nazi admirers of Adolf Hitler, even as he "prepares" to regain the presidency in 2024. He continues to claim he won in 2020. Karl Marx wrote about wild political adventurers like Napoleon III, the British leaders who equated the sale of …

Staff (2022-12-15). ONU adopta resolución rusa contra glorificación del nazismo, con votos contrarios de EEUU, Ucrania y otros 48 países. cubadebate.cu La Asamblea General de la ONU adoptó la resolución "Lucha contra la glorificación del nazismo, el neonazismo y otras prácticas que contribuyen a exacerbar las formas contemporáneas de racismo, discriminación racial, xenofobia y formas conexas de intolerancia", presentada por Rusia. La resolución fue respaldada por 120 países, 50 votaron en contra y 10 se abstuvieron.

Staff (2022-12-15). El golpe derechista contra Pedro Castillo. cubadebate.cu Quienes se dicen satisfechos con la supuesta constitucionalidad de la brutal destitución del presidente Pedro Castillo por la dictadura parlamentaria peruana, le hacen un flaco favor al movimiento democrático y progresista, ya sea consciente o inconscientemente. Su candidatura fue repudiada por las racistas y clasistas élites peruanas no más dada a conocer, y nunca tuvo la simpatía de las Fuerzas Armadas, que inclinaron la balanza a la hora decisiva.

Brett Wilkins (2022-12-15). Russia Warns of 'Unpredictable Consequences' If US Sends Patriot Missiles to Ukraine. commondreams.org Ukraine wants the air defense systems to help shield against Russia's devastating missile onslaught, while opponents fear Moscow could view such a transfer as an intolerable provocation.

infobrics (2022-12-15). Patriot missiles in Ukraine – NATO's bluff or real escalation. infobrics.org Although it has already been deployed to Poland, the "Patriot" showed it provides only a false sense of security after it failed to intercept missiles fired by the Kiev regime forces which hit a Polish border village of Przewodow, killing two civilians.

en.mehrnews (2022-12-15). Russia warns US over sending Patriot missile systems to Kyiv. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) — If the United States sends its Patriot missile systems to Kyiv, that would be another provocative step that may lead to unpredictable consequences, the Russian embassy in Washington warned in a statement on Wednesday.

Maureen Clare Murphy (2022-12-15). Israel sinks to new low by smearing slain children as "terrorists" electronicintifada.net Tel Aviv aims to deflect responsibility for climbing fatalities.

Michael F. Brown (2022-12-15). US donors fund killers of Palestinian American grandfather. electronicintifada.net Netzah Yehuda battalion has "a track record of gross human rights abuses and war crimes, including extrajudicial killing, torture and physical abuse."

Lowkey (2022-12-15). The British American Project and Fighting Back Against the Israel Lobby with Matt Kennard, Asa Winstanley and Huda Amori. mintpressnews.com On this special episode of The Watchdog, Lowkey discusses and later analyzes the role played by external actors in dictating the domestic political environment in the United Kingdom.

Jessica Buxbaum (2022-12-15). ADL Using Impact Investing to Target BDS. mintpressnews.com The Anti-Defamation League has acquired Jewish investor network JLens. This has little to do with investment and everything to do with shielding Israel from criticism from ethical investment firms.

_____ (2022-12-15). After 41 Years In Prison, Mumia Abu-Jamal May Finally Get A New Trial. popularresistance.org Award-winning journalist and author Mumia Abu-Jamal has been in prison for 41 years in a case infused with racism. The 68-year-old is a former Black Panther and the author of a dozen books, including the celebrated Live from Death Row. After his 1982 conviction in the killing of police officer Daniel Faulkner, Abu-Jamal was sentenced to death. In 2011, his sentence was reduced to life without the possibility of parole. Abu-Jamal has a serious heart condition and other life-threatening health problems. | Faulkner stopped Abu-Jamal's younger brother William Cook on the morning of December 9, 1981. Abu-Jamal, who wa…

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-15). Netanyahu Says US Must 'Reaffirm' Alliance With Saudi Arabia. news.antiwar.com Israel's incoming prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said Thursday that the US must "reaffirm" its alliance with Saudi Arabia and that he will seek normalization with Riyadh once in office. "I think that the alliance, the traditional (US) alliance with Saudi Arabia and other countries, has to be reaffirmed. There should not be periodic swings, or …

Brett Wilkins (2022-12-15). UN Experts Decry Record Year of Israeli Violence in Occupied West Bank. commondreams.org "Israel's deplorable record in the occupied West Bank will likely deteriorate further in 2023," the special rapporteurs warned.

Sameena Rahman (2022-12-15). Palestine is the real winner of World Cup 2022. liberationnews.org Palestine is the winner of FIFA 2022 despite not participating in games at all. Morocco, the first African team to reach the semi-finals, became a symbol of the skill and dignity of the oppressed.

WSWS (2022-12-15). Hundreds of Oath Keepers revealed to have worked for US Department of Homeland Security. wsws.org Newly published reports based on a previously leaked email membership list show that more than 300 current or former employees at the DHS or one of its agencies, such as the Secret Service or the Border Patrol, self-identified as members of the fascistic militia group.

Special to People's World (2022-12-15). Iran's theocratic rulers get nervous as workers join protests in massive numbers. peoplesworld.org TEHRAN—The chants of "Death to the Supreme Leader" and "Death to Khamenei" which have been heard across Iran in recent weeks are reminiscent of the cries of "Death to the Shah" that resonated throughout 1977 and 1978, in a movement that eventually led to the overthrow of the Shah's police and anti-popular rule. Back then, …

Roberto J De Lapuente, Oscar Lafontaine (2022-12-15). The American century was yesterday. indybay.org "The people can always be made, with or without the right to vote, | to follow the orders of the leaders. It is very simple. One need | nothing to do but to tell the people that they are being attacked, and to reproach the pacifists of their lack of patriotism and claim that they are putting the country in danger. This method works in every country." (Hermann Goering said this when in prison in 1946)…

WorkWeek (2022-12-15). WorkWeek 12-8-22 Pres Biden & Demos Betray Railway Workers & Chicago MTA ATU Pres Candidat. indybay.org WorkWeek covers Pres Biden & Demos Betray Railway Workers & Chicago MTA ATU Pres Candidate Erek Slater, The UAW UC Strike & Privatization & Lessons Of Brazil & Rise Of Fascism…

Benjamin Barber (2022-12-15). We Can't Let Voter Suppression Be Normalized. commondreams.org Voting rights advocates nationwide documented thousands of voter complaints throughout the midterm election cycle.

Chauncey K. Robinson (2022-12-15). Campaign gains steam to save Black Broadway show 'Ain't No Mo'. peoplesworld.org A provocative new play, Ain't No Mo', has emerged on Broadway, taking on topics of racism and history in a biting, comedic way. Yet, the lights may be dimming far too soon on this theatrical production. After only a few dozen performances, ticket sales are low, despite the satisfied audiences and critical buzz. With the …

Fight Back (2022-12-15). Minnesotans protest on International Human Rights Day. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Human Rights Day is celebrated internationally every year on December 10. This year, activist groups from the Twin Cities gathered in the Minneapolis's Uptown neighborhood for a protest and march to bring attention to the ongoing fight for human rights. Over 50 people attended the protest and march despite the cold weather. | Human Rights Day provides a space for local and international human rights concerns to be discussed and the demand for change shared with the community. | The program included speakers representing many areas of human rights including reproductive, native, workers, Palestin…

fvorinoco (2022-12-14). Peru: Castillo Tells Police to Put Down Their Weapons, Blames 'Usurper' Boluarte for Intensifying Violence. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, December 13, the deposed President of Peru, Pedro Castillo, in light of the serious situation the country is experiencing, urged the National Police and the Armed Forces to lay down their weapons to stop the bloodshed of the people. | Castillo's call was posted through his social media account, where a letter he wrote was shared. | He also addressed Dina Boluarte, who took office as president on December 7 after Castillo's dismissal, "Look at the place you occupy. I hold you and the entire circle that accompanies you responsible for the ferocious attack on my compatriots." | Meanwhile, he called on th…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-14). Peru: Chronicle of a Coup in Slow Motion. libya360.wordpress.com Saheli Chowdhury The fascist right wing of Peru was finally able to do on Wednesday, December 7 what it had been trying to do for more than a year — depose the elected president of the country. The war of power between the government on one side, and the parliament and the judiciary on the…

_____ (2022-12-14). No To Restrictions On Freedom Of Expression! popularresistance.org On the occasion of the attack on the Soviet Union by the fascist German Wehrmacht in June 1941, the Friedenskoordination (Friko) Berlin organized the commemoration event ‚ÄûWe will not forget!" on June 22, 2022 at the Soviet memorial in Treptower Park. | Due to my speech, which I gave as part of this commemoration, and a statement on the Russia-Ukraine conflict on my website, investigations have been initiated against me. According to a letter from the Berlin State Criminal Police Office dated October 19, 2022, a Berlin lawyer has accused me of having committed a crime. One refers to the ß…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-14). US Sending Patriot Missiles to Ukraine Marks Escalation. libya360.wordpress.com CNN is claiming Washington may finalize plans to send the Patriot air defense missile system to Ukraine. However, what CNN doesn't say is just as important: — The US says it will send the missiles in days after the decision is made; — It takes MONTHS to train crews to operate the Patriot missile system;…

Staff (2022-12-14). U.S. to deploy advanced Patriot missile interceptor batteries to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioDecember 14, 2022 US to send Patriot air defence system to Ukraine: CNN The administration of US President Joe Biden is finalising plans to provide Ukraine with the Patriot air defence system and could announce the move later this week, news outlets have reported. *** According to three US officials, who spoke to CNN …

Editor (2022-12-14). The United States and White supremacy at war with China. mronline.org In 1904, Jack London, the most celebrated American writer of the time, was sent as a reporter to cover the war between Russia and Japan.

David Cronin (2022-12-14). Like Qatar, Israel buys influence in Brussels. electronicintifada.net Lobby drives EU work on anti-Semitism.

Alan Macleod (2022-12-14). Catherine Perez-Shakdam: The "Israeli Spy" Who "Infiltrated" MintPress. mintpressnews.com Whatever the truth of the situation, the curious case of Catherine Perez-Shakdam is a reminder to anti-war and anti-imperialist groups, human rights organizations and even progressive media outlets that spies could be among you.

_____ (2022-12-14). As Far-Right Come To Power In Israel, J Street Struggles For Relevance. popularresistance.org Strange things are taking place in the inner workings of the State of Israel, and here in the U.S., liberal Zionists must face the reality that they have not only failed, but unleashed the worst of the worst of the Zionist thugs who are now in power. The power in the "Jewish State" is no longer in the hands of so-called moderate Zionists who are palatable to Zionist liberals, but the most violent, dangerous thugs the State of Israel has ever seen. However, these individuals would never have been able to reach such power if it were not for the J Street liberals who keep the pie-in-the-sky myth of the liberal, peac…

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-14). IDF Chief Confirms Israeli Airstrike Hit Convoy on Syria-Iraq Border in November. news.antiwar.com The head of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Wednesday confirmed that Israel was behind an airstrike on the Syria-Iraq border in early November that targeted a truck convoy and reportedly killed at least 10 people. IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi claimed that a truck in the convoy was carrying weapons from Iran to …

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2022-12-14). Palestina pide protección a la ONU ante crímenes de Israel. telesurtv.net El secretario de la OLP criticó la violencia de colonos y del Ejército de Israel contra el pueblo palestino.

en.mehrnews (2022-12-14). 44 spy suspects linked to Mossad detained in Turkey. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) — 44 individuals, suspected of spying on Palestinians in Turkey, were detained by Istanbul police and the National Intelligence Organization (MIT).

Staff (2022-12-14). Urgent Appeal to Commercial Airlines: Avoid Assisting in the Forcible Deportation & Transfer of Human Rights Defender Salah Hamouri. samidoun.net Avoid Assisting in the Forcible Deportation & Transfer of Human Rights Defender Salah Hamouri Summary Israel has recently announced it will imminently deport Palestinian human rights defender Salah Hamouri, an act that could be a serious violation of international law. We, the undersigned human rights organizations, call on commercial airlines to do everything in their …

Editor (2022-12-14). British empire killed 165 million Indians in 40 years: How colonialism inspired fascism. mronline.org A scholarly study found that British colonialism caused approximately 165 million deaths in India from 1880 to 1920, while stealing trillions of dollars of wealth. The global capitalist system was founded on European imperial genocides, which inspired Adolf Hitler and led to fascism.

Anonymous669 (2022-12-14). Israel Says 'Iron Fist' Active Protection System Completed Successful Test (Video). southfront.org The first serial produced Eitan APC in a handout photo published June 14, 2022. (the Israeli Ministry of Defense) | On December 12, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced that the Iron Fist active protection system (APS), developed by Elbit Systems, had completed a successful test. | During the test, the hard-kill APS was fitted on the new Eitan 8×8 armored personnel carrier (APC). The ministry said that the successful test involved launching several anti-tan…

John Kiriakou (2022-12-14). Israeli Election Results Shatter Illusion About the Possibility of a Two Party State. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous669 (2022-12-14). IDF Chief Says Israel Attacked Iranian Weapons Convoy On Syrian-Iraqi Border. southfront.org

en.mehrnews (2022-12-14). Israel claims responsibility for attack on Iran fuel tankers. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) — The Chief of General Staff of the Israeli Army on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the attack carried out several weeks ago on two tanker trucks carrying Iran's fuel in the Al Bukamal region.

Fight Back (2022-12-14). Philippines: Fight state terrorism. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | The Party today joins the Filipino people and their broad democratic and patriotic forces in marking International Human Rights Day. We cannot overemphasize the significance of this year's commemoration of Human Rights Day as the Filipino people face increasingly worse forms of political repression under a government that employs its armed minions to terrorize the people. | The Philippines today is under a de facto martial law regime in which the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine N…

Andy Kroll (2022-12-14). Leonard Leo's Latest Supreme Court Play. levernews.com

Anonymous765 (2022-12-14). Syria's Losses Mount In Conflict With Israel. southfront.org |

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