The Most Lethal Virus Is Not COVID. It Is War
John Pilger | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-15
John Pilger describes the invisible weapon of past and current wars, and the threat of nuclear war, under cover of the Covid pandemic. This is propaganda, aided by censorship by omission. | Watch Pilger's 2010 film The War You Don't See…
globalresearch.ca/most-lethal-virus-not-covid-war/5732310

The Most Lethal Virus is Not COVID. It is War
John Pilger | counterpunch.org | 2020-12-15
In the midst of the greatest health emergency in modern times, with more than 4 million surgical procedures delayed by the National Health Service, Boris Johnson has announced a record increase of £16.5 billion in so-called defence spending — a figure that would restore the under-resourced NHS many times over.
counterpunch.org/2020/12/15/the-most-lethal-virus-is-not-covid-it-is-war/

Moroccan authorities use force to prevent pro-Palestine rally
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-12-15
The protesters were trying to take out a march opposing Morocco's deal to normalize its ties with Israel. In exchange for the deal, the US has agreed to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over the occupied Western Sahara…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/12/15/moroccan-authorities-use-force-to-prevent-pro-palestine-rally/

Nature under settler colonialism in Palestine
| workers.org | 2020-12-15
By Rana Baker This slightly edited presentation was given by Rana Baker, a Palestinian PhD student at Columbia University, during the online Palestine Writes Festival, Dec. 5. Baker's research focuses on infrastructure and environmental resources as micro-sites of political struggle in colonial and anti-colonial contexts. A Palestinian incendiary kite crosses . . . | Continue reading Nature under settler colonialism in Palestine at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/12/53226/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nature-under-settler-colonialism-in-palestine

Starmer's purge turns against Palestine solidarity
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-12-15
The ongoing attack on the left in Labour is increasingly targeting those who are vocal in support for Palestine, writes Sybil Cock.
mronline.org/2020/12/15/starmers-purge-turns-against-palestine-solidarity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=starmers-purge-turns-against-palestine-solidarity

Soleimani entered Gaza to repel Israeli attacks, blockade
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-15
TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) — Firas Al Najim, a Canada-based human rights activist, points to the role of Martyred Lieutenant General Ghasem Soleimani in the fight against terrorism in West Asia, and his support for Palestinian resistance.
en.mehrnews.com/news/167213/Soleimani-entered-Gaza-to-repel-Israeli-attacks-blockade

William Barr Achieved What He Set Out to Do — Grossly Expand Executive Power
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-12-15
William Barr is going out a winner. | When I wrote my obituary for the George W. Bush administration a few weeks before the Obama inauguration, I argued that Bush will go down in history as one of the most "successful" presidents of the modern age. This contention was greeted with, shall we say, an adult dose of consternation and wrath. Those ruinous tax cuts? September 11? Iraq and the WMD? The racism? The obl…
truthout.org/articles/william-barr-achieved-what-he-set-out-to-do-grossly-expand-executive-power/

Stop weaponising antisemitism: 'Never again ever, for anyone!'
Pablo Navarrete | thecanary.co | 2020-12-15
Dan Glass is the grandson of four Nazi Holocaust survivors, two from Germany and two from Poland. He says "the last thing I'm ever going to let happen is that my grandparents' story and what they went through, be weaponised to oppress other people". | You can watch the full Redfish documentary featured in this video here. | Alongside the launch of this video, the following Q&A with Dan Glass and The Canary's Nancy Mendoza aired live on Mon 15 Decem…
thecanary.co/video/2020/12/15/stop-weaponising-antisemitism-never-again-ever-for-anyone/

Midwest Dispatch: Beware of Proud Boys and Liability Shields
Sarah Lahm | progressive.org | 2020-12-15
We know racist violence runs rampant on the far-right, but it's also familiar in Congress.
progressive.org/dispatches/beware-proud-boys-liability-shields-lahm-201215/

William Barr Resigns as Attorney General on Heels of Electoral College Vote
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-12-15
Image Credit: Shealah Craighead / White House / Flickr | William Barr is resigning as attorney general, leaving his post after angering President Trump for not backing his baseless claims of widespread voter fraud more strongly. But despite their split, Barr has been one of Trump's staunchest allies, echoing much of the president's inflammatory rhetoric about Black Lives Matter and antifascist activists this year even while downplaying the threat posed by far-right extremists. In June, Barr repor…
truthout.org/video/william-barr-resigns-as-attorney-general-on-heels-of-electoral-college-vote/

W.E.B. Du Bois Is as Relevant as Ever
Norman Stockwell | progressive.org | 2020-12-15
Elvira Basevich's new book takes a look at the scholar's work through the lens of the Black Lives Matter movement.
progressive.org/dispatches/du-bois-as-relevant-as-ever-stockwell-201215/

Lebanon sentences activist for allegedly collaborating with Israel
MEE and agencies | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-15
Lebanon sentences activist for allegedly collaborating with Israel | Family and activists have denounced Kinda al-Khatib's case as political because of her stance against parties in power | MEE and agencies | Tue, 12/15/2020 – 10: 23 | Prior to her arrest, Khatib had criticised Hezbollah on social media (Twitter) | Lebanon's military prosecution has sentenced prominent activist Kinda al-Khatib to three years…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/lebanon-israe…

No, an Israeli company can't hack into Signal on your phone
Mustafa Abu Sneineh | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-15