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January 08/09, 2019
"What is the difference between Time and Newsweek? Between ABC, NBC, and CBS News? Between the Washington Post and the New York Times? For all practical purposes, none. The concentration of media power means that Americans increasingly get their information from a few sources who decide what is "news." - Oliver Stone
 
"Most Americans have no idea that what we are fed by the news media is nothing more than a portrayal of what powerful corporations want us to believe, that what happens to pass as education is as often as not mere propaganda, that what we learn in church may have very little or nothing to do with the truth, that what our parents teach us may be nothing more than an accumulation of their own personal biases, no doubt a rather subtle modification of what they were taught by their parents. And through such a process, governments and nations around the world wield control as to what their citizens, believe, value, and do." -  Doug Soderstrom
 
"And there are people still in darkness,
And they just can't see the light.
If you don't say it's wrong then that says it right. "
 - Solomon Burke 
Op-Ed
 
Reasons To Believe In Trump's Syria Withdrawal Are Vanishing
 
By Caitlin Johnstone
Pay to play If the troops don't come home it's because Trump is either complicit or impotent.    http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/50895.htm
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Trump's Neocons Reverse His Syria Withdrawal Plan
 
By Ron Paul
Pay to play I'm starting to wonder whether President Trump has any power over US foreign policy at all.    http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/50899.htm
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Erdogan's Gift to Bolton
 
By Daniel Larison
Pay to play The point of Bolton's demand was to have it rejected so that U.S. forces would have a pretext to stay in Syria for a long time to come.    http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/50898.htm
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War Whores
 
By Paul Edwards
Pay to play "Created by the wars that required it, The Machine now creates the wars it requires."    http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/50901.htm
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A Majority of Americans Do Not Believe the Official 9/11 Story
 
By Paul Craig Roberts
Pay to play After 18 years an ad hominum attack remains the only defense of the official story. The official account has NO EVIDENCE WHATSOEVER.   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/50902.htm
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Ten Years After the First War on Gaza, Israel Still Plans Endless Brute Force
 
By Avi Shlaim
Pay to play Terrorism is the use of force against civilians for political purposes. By this definition Operation Cast Lead was an act of state terrorism.  http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/50897.htm
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Why Britain Aggresses Russia
 
By Finian Cunningham
Pay to play Why is Britain spending billions of dollars on two new super aircraft carriers?   http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/50903.htm
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A Look Back at Clapper's Jan. 2017 'Assessment' on Russia-gate
 
By Ray McGovern
Pay to play In the absence of evidence that the DNC was hacked, all available factual evidence indicates that, an external storage device like a thumb drive was used in copying the DNC emails given to WikiLeaks.    http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/50900.htm
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Break the Cycle: Say No to the Government's Cruelty, Brutality and Abuse
 
By John W. Whitehead
Pay to play Everything the founders of this country feared has come to dominate in modern America.    http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/50896.htm

 
HARD NEWS

 
IS counterattack in east Syria kills 32 : monitor
https://www.afp.com/en/news/15/counterattack-east-syria-leaves-32-dead-monitor-doc-1c23sk2

Trump claims Syria withdrawal plan hasn't changed:

Trump on Monday pushed back against reports that national security adviser John Bolton had contradicted the president's initial plans to quickly withdraw troops from Syria.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/07/trump-syria-withdraw-plan-1084328

Military approves 'conditions-based' Syria withdrawal plan

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/424224-military-approves-conditions-based-syria-withdrawal-plan

Bolton arrives in Turkey amid tensions over U.S. withdrawal from Syria

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/bolton-arrives-turkey-amid-tensions-over-u-s-withdrawal-syria-n955906

Erdogan: US' Bolton 'seriously mistaken' on Syrian Kurd fighters:

A joint press briefing was abruptly cancelled and Bolton was set to depart Turkey without meeting Erdogan in a likely snub
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/erdogan-mistaken-syrian-kurd-fighters-safety-190108094851818.html

Turkey demands the US vacate all 16 military bases in #Syria and collect all the weapons provided to Syrian Kurds

https://twitter.com/nordicmonitor/status/1082633422714085377

How Gulf states hatched plan with Israel to rehabilitate Assad:

Mossad chief Yossi Cohen met Saudi, Emirati and Egyptian officials last month to discuss ways to counter Turkish regional influence
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-uae-egypt-israel-syria-khashoggi-1467976694

Iran, Russia remain skeptical about US exit from Syria, Afghanistan:

Iran and Russia have interpreted the announced US withdrawal from Syria - be it tactical or strategic - as an American failure and an indication that their own policies have succeeded.
https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/01/iran-russia-reaction-us-trump-syria-afghanistan-withdrawal.html

US military aircraft spotted near Russian airbase in Syria

https://uawire.org/us-military-aircraft-spotted-near-russian-airbase-in-syria#

Iraqi warplanes kill four Islamic State extremists in Diyala

https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/iraqi-warplanes-kill-four-islamic-state-extremists-in-diyala/

Two Iraqis killed in Tikrit car bomb blast : health ministry

https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/two-iraqis-killed-in-tikrit-car-bomb-blast-health-ministry/

Israeli journalist names Iraqi officials who visited Israel:

Three delegations of local leaders from Iraq have reportedly made visits to Israel in recent months, where they held meetings with Israeli officials.
https://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/Story/34921/Israeli-journalist-names-Iraqi-officials-who-visited-Israel

2 killed, 12 wounded in roadside bomb blast in southern Yemen

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-01/08/c_137728963.htm

Saudi Arabia gets US missile defense boost despite Khashoggi uproar

https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/01/saudia-arabia-us-missile-defense-boost-khashoggi.html

Saudis Set Sights On $80 Oil: Saudi Arabia is preparing deeper production cuts this month.

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Saudis-Set-Sights-On-80-Oil.html

Kuwait breaks from GCC on warming up to Israel

https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/01/kuwait-break-gcc-warming-israel-palestine-saudi-trump.html

Israel defense aid bill snared in shutdown showdown
https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2019/01/07/israel-defense-aid-bill-snared-in-shutdown-showdown/

First Senate bill of 2019 would give Israel billions of dollars, combat BDS

https://israelpalestinenews.org/first-senate-bill-of-2019-would-give-israel-billions-of-dollars-combat-bds/

In shift, EU sanctions Iran over alleged Europe attacks

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-sanctions/in-shift-eu-sanctions-iran-over-planned-europe-attacks-idUSKCN1P20UA

AFRICA

Gunmen kill 10 civilians, children, in east DR Congo
https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Gunmen-kill-10-civilians--children-in-DRC/1066-4926330-8470mq/index.html

U.S. kills 6 alleged al-Shabab militants in southern Somalia

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-01/08/c_137726976.htm

Gabon coup attempt: Two army rebels 'killed'

https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Gabon-coup-attempt-Two-army-rebels-killed/1066-4925502-5h9269/index.html

ASIA

21 soldiers among 71 killed in Afghanistan clashes
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/416206-21-soldiers-among-71-killed-in-afghanistan-clashes

U.S. kills 4 civilians in northern Afghanistan

https://www.sierraleonetimes.com/news/258859055/us-drone-strikes-kill-4-civilians-in-northern-afghanistan

1 civilian killed, 26 injured in bomb attack in E. Afghan city

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-01/08/c_137728841.htm

Afghan 'Peace Plan' Revealed In Leaked Document

https://www.tolonews.com/afghanistan/afghan-%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%CB%9Cpeace-plan%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%84%A2-revealed-leaked-document

Afghan Taliban cancel peace talks with US officials in Qatar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hjC1Q7Kpgo

India's lower house passes citizenship bill that excludes Muslims

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/india-house-passes-citizenship-bill-excludes-muslims-190108145755215.html

Kim Jong Un visits China
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-01/08/c_1210032437.htm

Kim Jong Un Begins Summit In Beijing As China's Xi Sends "Message" To US

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-01-08/xi-kim-discuss-korean-war-peace-agreement-during-meeting-beijing

China says it welcomes U.N. to visit Xinjiang via proper procedures

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-china-xinjiang/china-says-it-welcomes-u-n-to-visit-xinjiang-via-proper-procedures-idUKKCN1P10J9

EUROPE

Russian lawyer at Trump Tower meeting charged in separate case

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/08/politics/natalia-veselnitskaya-trump-tower-charged/index.html

Sergei Skripal's house to be dismantled after alleged novichok attack

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/08/sergei-skripals-house-to-be-dismantled-after-novichok-attack

UK: MPs seek to block no-deal Brexit by threatening to restrict taxation powers

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/mps-seek-to-block-no-deal-brexit-by-threatening-to-restrict-taxation-powers-1.3750519

UK: Heathrow airport: Drone sighting halts departures

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-46803713

Eight men detained after crossing Channel in inflatable dinghy

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/07/men-detained-inflatable-dinghy-found-kent-beach-channel

GLOBE

Mairead Maguire Nominates Julian Assange for Nobel Peace Prize:

"Julian Assange and his colleagues in Wikileaks have shown on numerous occasions that they are one of the last outlets of true democracy."
https://worldbeyondwar.org/mairead-maguire-nominates-julian-assange-for-nobel-peace-prize/

WikiLeaks' Assange issues official denial of Trump election contacts

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/7/julian-assange-wikileaks-never-provided-election-i/

T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T are selling access to their customers' location data,

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/nepxbz/i-gave-a-bounty-hunter-300-dollars-located-phone-microbilt-zumigo-tmobile

AMERICAS

Glenn Greenwald: NBC and MSNBC Blamed Russia for Using "Sophisticated Microwaves" to Cause "Brain Injuries" in U.S. "Diplomats" in Cuba. The Culprits Were Likely Crickets.

https://theintercept.com/2019/01/07/nbc-and-msnbc-blamed-russia-for-using-sophisticated-microwaves-to-cause-brain-injuries-in-u-s-diplomats-in-cuba-the-culprits-were-likely-crickets/

U.S. sanctions Venezuelan individuals, groups

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-01/08/c_137729232.htm

Mexican President Respects Venezuela's Self-Determination:

President Obrador assured today that Mexico respects the self-determination of each country and therefore does not condemn the elected president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro.
https://www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=37431&SEO=mexican-president-respects-venezuelas-self-determination

White House calls detentions of Canadians in China unlawful

http://www.dailyjournal.net/2019/01/07/cn-canada-us-china/

Canadian ex-PM Kim Campbell: Trump 'really IS a motherf**ker!'

https://www.foxnews.com/world/canadian-ex-pm-kim-campbell-trump-really-is-a-motherfker

Trump Administration's Mexico Border Terrorists Lie:

According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection figures, only six people had been detained during a six-month period. This is less than the "nearly 4,000" claimed by the Trump
https://www.huffingtonpost.com.mx/entry/trump-immigration-terrorists_us_5c348e6de4b0116c11f00fc9

Trump fundraises off prime-time address:

President Trump is fundraising off his national prime-time address Tuesday focused on the border amid the ongoing partial government shutdown.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/424356-trump-fundraising-on-national-address-on-border

Arizona right-wing group sends armed man into church to yell at volunteers for helping migrants

https://thinkprogress.org/arizona-patriot-movement-armed-man-church-arizona-asylum-seekers-61ee507c6c48/

Newly Released FOIA Documents Shed Light on Border Patrol's Seemingly Limitless Authority

https://theintercept.com/2019/01/07/cbp-border-patrol-enforcement-law-course/

Progressives Pressure Senate Democrats to Stonewall All Bills That Don't End Trump Shutdown

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/01/07/time-play-hardball-progressives-pressure-senate-democrats-stonewall-all-bills-dont

California Governor Newsom Vows 'Sanctuary To All Who Seek It' In Inauguration Speech

https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/01/07/gavin-newsom-california-governor-2/

Almost 50% of this Georgia jail's HIV-positive population reportedly isn't receiving medication

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/8/1824478/-Almost-50-of-this-Georgia-jail-s-HIV-positive-population-reportedly-isn-t-receiving-medication

WaPo, USA Today, NBC Go Full Breitbart on 'Prisoners Eating Steak' Non-Story
:
The United States, by all objective metrics, has one of the cruelest, most inhumane prison systems in the world.
https://fair.org/home/wapo-usa-today-nbc-go-full-breitbart-on-prisoners-eating-steak-non-story/

Manafort accused of lying about sharing polling data with Russian

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/manafort-accused-lying-sharing-polling-data-russian-190108205112381.html

Mattis: One More General for the 'Self Licking Ice Cream Cone':

Big brass and government executives play both sides of the military revolving door, including "the only adult in the room."
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/mattis-one-more-general-for-the-self-licking-ice-cream-cone/

Nobel secretary regrets Obama peace prize, Obama's drones killed numerous civilians

https://thehayride.com/2019/01/shocker-nobel-secretary-regrets-obama-peace-prize-obamas-drones-killed-numerous-civilians/

Angela Davis 'stunned' by decision to rescind civil rights award: Move believed linked to support for Palestinian BDS movement

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/08/angela-davis-stunned-rescind-civil-rights-award

Mayor Says Jews Pressured Civil Rights Museum Into Scrapping Award For Angela Davis

https://forward.com/news/417172/birmingham-mayor-says-pressure-from-jews-led-to-cancellation-of-angela/

NYC Mayor Guarantees Comprehensive Health Care for All in Historic Surprise Announcement

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NYC-Health-Care-Guarantee-Mayor-de-Blasio-504046171.html

Job openings fall to five-month low

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/job-openings-fall-to-five-month-low-but-theres-still-plenty-to-go-around

US Consumer Credit Hits All Time High Amid Surge In Student And Auto Loans

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-01-08/us-consumer-credit-hits-all-time-high-amid-surge-student-and-auto-loans

US Carbon Emissions Spike in 2018 to Their Highest Levels in Eight Years

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/9k4pa8/us-carbon-emissions-spike-in-2018-to-their-highest-levels-in-eight-years




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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