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November 15/16, 2018
 
"The press is the hired agent of a monied system, and set up for no other purpose than to tell lies where their interests are involved."  - Henry B. Adams

"Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one." - A. J. Liebling

"The liberty of the press is not confined to newspapers and periodicals. It necessarily embraces pamphlets and leaflets. These indeed have been historic weapons in the defense of liberty." -- Justice Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948) Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Source: Lovell v. City of Griffin
 
Op-Ed

US Could Lose in War with China or Russia, Panel Warns
 
By Channel News Asia
U.S. military superiority - has eroded to a dangerous degree, the commission said.     http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/50612.htm
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The Cost Of Post 9/11 U.S. Wars Hit $5.9 Trillion
 
By Claudia Grisales
The study's death estimates include more than 244,000 civilians killed.    http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/50609.htm
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Half Million Killed by America's Global War on Terror 'Just Scratches the Surface' of Human Destruction
 
By Jessica Corbett
"This new body count signals that, far from diminishing, the war is only intensifying."    http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/50610.htm
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Clapper Admits Gross Intelligence Failure on Iraq WMDs But Still Escapes Justice
 
By Ray McGovern
What Clapper chokes on - and avoids saying - is that U.S. intelligence had no evidence of WMD     http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/50611.htm
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Six Recent US Antiwar Demonstrations Your Rulers Don't Want You Talking About
 
By Caitlin Johnstone
We are now seeing more antiwar activism in America than we've seen in years. Here are six recent examples:     http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/50614.htm
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U.S., Al-Sauds Fight Over MbS Advisor - White House Willing To Appease Erdogan
 
By Moon Of Alabama
The chief prosecutor of Saudi Arabia cleared clown prince Muhammad bin Salman, of involvement in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.     http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/50613.htm

 

Hard News
 
US kills 23 civilians in airstrikes on Syria
https://sana.sy/en/?p=151202

US-led airstrikes kill 20 Islamic State militants in Syria: Watchdog

https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/headlines/254087-us-led-airstrikes-kill-20-islamic-state-militants-in-syria-watchdog

Iraqi forces kill over 20 Islamic State militants in Nineveh

https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/iraqi-forces-kill-over-20-islamic-state-militants-in-nineveh/

Iraqi security apprehend 14 Islamic State militants in Nineveh

https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/iraqi-security-apprehend-14-islamic-state-militants-in-nineveh/

Iraq: More than a dozen Navy SEALs may get caught up in war crimes investigation:

One elite Navy commando accused of fatally stabbing an Islamic State detainee in Iraq last year,
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2018/11/14/more-than-a-dozen-navy-seals-may-get-caught-up-in-war-crimes-investigation/?

Did Tony Blair Know 'Evidence' Used to Justify Iraq War Came From Torture?

http://www.stopwar.org.uk/index.php/news-comment/3205-did-tony-blair-know-evidence-used-to-justify-iraq-war-came-from-torture

Cease-fire halts Yemen offensive; Saudi-led bombing kills 7

https://www.upi.com/Cease-fire-halts-Yemen-offensive-Saudi-led-bombing-kills-7/2071542288208/?rc_fifo=1

Hidden toll of US drone attacks on Yemen: Nearly a third of deaths are civilians, not al-Qaida

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/11/14/hidden-toll-of-us-drone-strikes-in-yemen-nearly-a-third-of-deaths-are-civilians-not-al-qaida/

House blocks resolution to end US military support in Yemen war

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/416768-house-blocks-resolution-to-end-us-military-support-in-yemen-civil-war

How Did ISIS Get Its Weapons? Europe Wants to Limit U.S. and Saudi Arabia Arms Sales Because Guns Went to Militant Group

https://www.newsweek.com/europe-limit-us-saudi-weapons-sales-went-isis-1215758

US Senate blocks plan to stop an arms sale to Bahrain - one of the countries bombing Yemen

https://www.rt.com/news/444120-us-senate-arms-bahrain-yemen/

Israeli consulate spars with US journalist over Gaza headlines

https://www.rt.com/news/444124-israel-journalist-gaza-strikes/

The cover-up continues:
Saudi regime indicts 11, seeks death penalty for 5, in Jamal Khashoggi's murder

https://www.foxnews.com/world/saudi-arabia-indicts-11-seeks-death-penalty-for-5-in-the-murder-of-columnist-jamal-khashoggi

U.S. regime announces sanctions against 17 Saudis over Khashoggi's death

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-announces-sanctions-on-saudis-over-khashoggi-death/

Saudi squad involved in Khashoggi murder must be tried in Turkey: FM

https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/11/15/580117/Cavusoglu-Turkey-Sauid-Khashoggi-killing

'Duped,' 'tricked' and 'snookered': Oil analysts say Trump fooled Saudis into tanking crude prices

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/15/trump-duped-saudis-into-tanking-oil-prices-analysts-say.html

Upset by Trump's Iran waivers, Saudis push for deep oil output cut

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-oil-opec-saudi/upset-by-trumps-iran-waivers-saudis-push-for-deep-oil-output-cut-idUSKCN1NK20S

Iran executes men for hoarding gold coins amid currency crisis

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/11/15/iran-executes-men-hoarding-gold-coins-amid-currency-crisis/2009715002/

Israeli, Saudi Agents Hit in Strikes on Terrorists - Iran's Revolutionary Guard:

Israeli and Saudi agents were among terrorists believed to have been killed during a recent Iranian missile strike
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201811151069838965-irgc-says-strikes-killed-saudi-israeli-agents/

US Sanctions on Iran Depriving Country's Cancer Patients of Essential Treatment

https://www.mintpressnews.com/us-sanctions-on-iran-depriving-countrys-cancer-patients-of-essential-medications/251884/?

The MEK and the Bankrupt U.S. Policy on Iran;

The fact that a group as dubious as the Mujahedin-e Khalq figures so prominently in the Trump administration's policy on Iran demonstrates the bankruptcy of that policy.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/paul-pillar/mek-and-bankrupt-us-policy-iran-35982

EU plan unraveling for non-dollar Iran trade, oil sales: diplomats:

The EU's executive promised EU lawmakers on Wednesday to find a solution and said that technical work continued, adding that the bloc would not be cowed by U.S. sanctions.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-eu/eu-plan-unraveling-for-non-dollar-iran-trade-oil-sales-diplomats-idUSKCN1NJ1Z0

AFRICA

30 Separatists killed in fight against Militia in Cameroon

https://plustvafrica.com/news/30-separatists-killed-in-fight-against-militia-in-cameroon/

Seven UN peacekeepers killed in fight against DRC rebels

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/11/peacekeepers-killed-fight-drc-rebels-181115191128456.html

ASIA

Afghanistan: Airstrike hits Taliban convoy in Ghazni, 60 killed

https://www.pajhwok.com/en/2018/11/14/airstrike-hits-taliban-convoy-ghazni-60-killed

Taliban Kill 30 Policemen in West Province

https://www.voanews.com/a/taliban-kill-30-policemen-in-west-province/4659617.html

Trump's Afghanistan troop increase adds to $1 trillion in war costs

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/08/23/trump-decision-to-bolster-u-s-forces-in-afghanistan-will-add-to-the-trillions-of-dollars-of-war-costs/

Amnesty strips Aung San Suu Kyi of human rights award for 'shameful betrayal of values' in Myanmar

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/aung-san-suu-kyi-human-rights-rohingya-muslims-myanmar-ambassador-award-a8630816.html 

EUROPE

How US-Funded Fascists in Ukraine Mentor US White Supremacists:

Not only are white supremacists from across the West flocking to Ukraine to learn from the combat experience of their fascist brothers-in-arms,
https://www.mintpressnews.com/us-backed-fascist-azov-battalion-in-ukraine-is-training-and-radicalizing-american-white-supremacists/251951/

Russia Is Pressuring Western Commodity Traders to Pay for Russian Oil in Euros

https://russia-insider.com/en/russia-pressuring-western-commodity-traders-pay-russian-oil-euros/ri25366

Assailed from all sides, defiant May vows to see Brexit through;

Prime minister defends her draft Brexit deal as several ministers quit amid threat of vote of no-confidence against her.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/11/deal-deal-brexit-uk-fights-survival-181115122845922.html

Read Theresa May's draft Brexit withdrawal agreement in full here

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/files/draft-agreement-withdrawal-united-kingdom-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-european-union-and-european-atomic-energy-community-agreed-negotiators-level-14-november-2018_en

Europe ready to retaliate if U.S. imposes auto tariffs: EU trade chief

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-eu/europe-ready-to-retaliate-if-u-s-imposes-auto-tariffs-eu-trade-chief-idUKKCN1NJ2VW

AMERICAS

Ecuador ex-president Correa requests Belgian asylum

https://www.euronews.com/2018/11/08/ecuador-ex-president-correa-requests-belgian-asylum-belga

Northern California fire death toll at 56; 130 missing

https://www.foxnews.com/us/northern-california-fire-death-toll-at-56-130-missing

As California's Wildfires Raged, The Ultra-Rich Hired Private Firefighters:

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were among those able to save their homes. But whether or not your home burns down shouldn't depend on wealth.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/california-wildfires-neoliberalism-climate-change_us_5bec0d2ce4b0caeec2c012a0

U.S. Veterans aren't getting their GI Bill payments - because VA's 50-year-old computer system broke

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2018/11/15/veterans-arent-getting-their-gi-bill-payments-because-vas-year-old-computer-system-broke/

The Pentagon Spent Millions to Prevent Suicides. But the Suicide Rate Went Up Instead.:

The US Department of Defense employs nearly three million people, but only nine of them are responsible for developing a suicide prevention strategy across the armed forces.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/11/the-pentagon-spent-millions-to-prevent-suicides-but-the-suicide-rate-went-up-instead/

Trump's Defense Spending Is Out of Control, and Poised to Get Worse:

Using a time-honored trick, a bipartisan congressional panel argues we should boost the president's record defense bill even more
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-defense-spending-757028/

Pentagon Fails Audit as Official Admits 'We Never Thought We Were Going to Pass'
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The Pentagon, successfully resisted undergoing an audit for almost 30 years.
https://sputniknews.com/us/201811151069848289-pentagon-fails-audit-never-thought-we-were-going-to-pass/

Trump Backs Package Of Changes To Criminal Justice System:

Trump is throwing his support behind legislation that could shorten sentences for some drug offenders and help prisoners adjust to life after incarceration.
https://www.npr.org/2018/11/14/667787489/trump-backs-package-of-changes-to-criminal-justice-system-as-lame-duck-session-b

Florida man pleads not guilty in political pipe bombs case

https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article221711330.html

New Documents Reveal CIA Spied on Congress, Whistleblowers

https://www.theepochtimes.com/new-documents-reveal-cia-spied-on-congress-whistleblowers_2715957.html

Judge postpones decision in CNN lawsuit over Jim Acosta's press pass

https://www.wxyz.com/news/national/judge-postpones-decision-in-cnn-lawsuit-over-jim-acostas-press-pass

Stormy Daniels' Attorney Michael Avenatti Arrested After Domestic Violence Allegations

https://www.huffingtonpost.com.mx/entry/michael-avenatti-domestic-violence-allegations_us_5becaadce4b03af892664e04

Targeted by Smears, Color of Change Rips Facebook for Boosting 'Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories of White Nationalist Trump Base'

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/11/15/targeted-smears-color-change-rips-facebook-boosting-anti-semitic-conspiracy-theories

Facebook Reportedly Paid For Smear Campaign Against George Soros:

Facebook reportedly carried out a campaign to discredit dissenters that included targeted attacks on Jewish billionaire philanthropist George Soros.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/facebook-pr-smear-campaign-george-soros_us_5bed3811e4b0dbb7ea676529



Peace and Joy

Tom Feeley
Cost Of War
 
Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered In US War And Occupation Of Iraq "1,455,590"


Number of U.S. Military Personnel Sacrificed (Officially acknowledged) In America's War On Iraq:  4,801


Number Of  International Occupation Force Troops Slaughtered In Afghanistan :
3,430 
 
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