ICH: Our Indifference to a Hellish World

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March 16/17, 2019

Update

My Apologies for lack of newsletter for last two days. I just needed a mental health break.

A huge thank you to those who make it possible to provide this service.

Peace and Joy

Tom

"Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny." - Thomas Jefferson

"In the twentieth century power wears the mask of tragedy."- Albert Camus

"I think this is a very hard choice, but the price, we think the price is worth it." - Madeleine K. Albright [In response to a question from Leslie Stahl, "We have heard that a half million children have died (as a result of Clinton's sanctions against Iraq). I mean, that is more children than died in Hiroshima. ... is the price worth it?

"... man's capacity to forget is unlimited."- Jacques Ellul

Op-Ed

Rubio's Gloating Betrays US Sabotage in Venezuela Power Blitz By Finian Cunningham
	Venezuela's power blackout was indeed caused by US sabotage, and specifically a cyber attack.. - Continue

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America's Puppet: Meet Juan Guaidó By David Rosen
	Juan Guaidó is a useful pawn for U.S. interests in Venezuela, but is he expendable? - Continue

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New Zealand mosque attacks: Politicians and media have blood on their hands By Siema Iqbal
	As a Muslim, I can promise you this: The more you attack us, the stronger and more united Muslims will become. . - Continue

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An Apology for a Different Plane Crash, 30 Years Later: By Medea Benjamin
	The tragic attack on a commercial passenger airline by U.S., killed all 290 onboard-274 passengers and 16 crew members. - Continue

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Why Isn't Tucker Carlson's Hate Speech a Deal-Breaker? By Sonali Kolhatkar
	Audio recordings of Fox News host Tucker Carlson spewing racist and misogynist rhetoric on a radio show. - Continue

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Satire BREAKING: Everyone Who Opposes War Is A Russian Antisemite By Caitlin Johnstone
	This makes Tulsi Gabbard a Russian by proxy; - Continue

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The Zionists' Fight Extends Beyond Palestine By Miko Peled
	People of conscience must stand for Palestine; - Continue

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The Vivid Dangers of Our Indifference to a Hellish World By Tamara Pearson
	What if ignoring the world's problems was the most morally fuced thing a person could do? - Continue*

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VIPS: Mueller's Forensics-Free Findings By Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)
	VIPS, forensic work proves the speciousness of the story that DNC emails published by WikiLeaks came from Russian hacking. - Continue

HARD NEWS

MIDDLE EAST

Syria: Four killed, 36 hurt in landmine blast at Deir Ez-Zor province

5 killed, 40 injured by rocket attack in Hama, mine blast in Deir Ezzor

Russian soldier killed in ISIS ambush in eastern Deir Ezzor

Syrian-Russian committees: US responsible for death of children in al-Rukban camp

Syria force locked in battle with IS jihadists in holdout village

Hundreds of IS fighters surrender in Syria's Baghouz: SDF

Two Turkish soldiers killed, eight wounded in northern Iraq

War monger Pompeo rebukes senators who voted to end US involvement in Yemen civil war

Spread of Wahhabism was done at request of West during Cold War - Saudi crown prince

Yemen rebels warn they could target Riyadh, Abu Dhab

Israel to investigate killing of 11 Palestinians by occupation forces at Gaza fence protests

Gazan Sets Himself on Fire After Hamas Closes Down His Shop: Palestinian man died on Saturday after he set himself on fire as protests against the high cost of living in the Strip entered their third day.

Hamas cracks down on protests over Gaza living conditions: Live broadcasts appeared to show Hamas security forces in riot gear beating protesters with batons.

Israel embassy to UK erases West Bank, Gaza in election video

Israel Lobby and Pro-Israel House Democrats Tried to Excommunicate Ilhan Omar, They Failed

Iran sentences American to 10 years in prison

AFRICA

Protests Mount In Algeria, Even As President Promises Transitional Government

Huge protests in Algeria as allies turn on Bouteflika

ASIA

US Airstrike Wipes Out Allied Afghan Base In 'Friendly Fire' Incident: In the latest bizarre story to come out of the US "endless war" in Afghanistan

US bars entry to ICC members probing 'war crimes' in Afghanistan: Mike Pompeo says US will deny visas to ICC personnel investigating possible war crimes by US troops in Afghanistan.

'Stop looking at these kids as heroes,' says veteran who made documentary featuring wartime footage of Marines

Left out of peace talks, U.S. allies reassess Afghan support

North Korea warns that it will end talks with US and restart weapons testing: "We have no intention to yield to the US demands in any form, nor are we willing to engage in negotiations of this kind," Choe said.

North Korea's Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site: No Activity Spotted

EUROPE

Yellow Vests & police clash in Paris as Macron's 'great debate' ends (VIDEO)

Met Police collaborated with US prosecutors in WikiLeaks investigation

Brexit: MPs vote by a majority of 211 to seek delay to EU departure

AUSTRALASIA

49 murdered in terror attack on two New Zealand mosques;

Mosque shooting survivors describe screaming, 'dead people everywhere' as gunman opened fire

Christchurch Shooting Footage: Why You Shouldn't Watch the Video, and What to Do if You Did

Graphic video of Mosque attack in New Zeland. WARNING! VERY GRAPHIC VIOLENCE.

New Zealand Mosque Shooting: Alleged Shooter Mentioned Trump In Manifesto

New Zealand mosque attacks 'fuelled by white supremacist legacy'

Facebook, YouTube and Twitter struggle to deal with New Zealand shooting video

GLOBE

New evidence in Ethiopian crash points to connection to earlier disaster

AMERICAS

There are mounting signs of military planning for Venezuela

Democrats and Death Squads in Venezuela: Top Democrats march lockstep behind Trump's coup in Venezuela, rehabilitating war criminal Elliott Abrams

Military intervention not an answer for Venezuela: Colombia president tells paper

Venezuela returns to normal after massive blackout

Venezuela's power grid disabled by cyber attack

China offers help to Venezuela to restore power amid nationwide blackout

Yankee go home: Last remaining US diplomats leave Venezuela

Pretend president: Guaidó Claims He Can Authorize Foreign Military Intervention in Venezuela

Fact or fiction? Inside the August plot to kill Maduro with drones:Venezuelan Army defectors trained for the attack in the rural farmlands of Colombia.

U.S. acts to keep Citgo operating in face of Venezuela sanctions

Trump's remarks may contain 'dog whistles,' fired FBI official McCabe tells 'Real Time' host Bill Maher

Trump vetoes resolution blocking his border wall emergency, his first use of that power

John McCain aide spread Steele dossier around Washington during Trump's presidential transition

Richard Falk: Ilhan Omar, AIPAC, Congress, and the Future of American Democracy

Don't accept the rules for how to criticize the Israel lobby

Did she drink the kool aid? Rep. Ilhan Omar: The people of Syria revolted against Assad's repressive dictatorship 8 years ago today: Peace loving people around the world stand in solidarity with them in this struggle!

Missouri Bill Would Require 'Every Resident' Aged 18-34 To Possess An AR-15

Peace and Joy

Tom Feeley