Lebanon protests against Saad Hariri's possible re-election
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2019-12-18
Protests in Lebanon have revived against the possibility of Saad Hariri being chosen as Prime Minister again. On Saturday, protesters gathered in thousands and tried to march to the Parliament. Security forces tried to stop them and fired tear gas, injuring scores. The clashes continued on December 15 and 16.
peoplesdispatch.org/2019/12/18/lebanon-protests-against-saad-hariris-possible-re-election/
Boeing's Perilous Bungling Requires New Leadership
Ralph Nader | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-18
The Boeing executives and marketeers responsible for over-ruling Boeing engineers on the 737 MAX are still in charge of this very troubled aerospace company. Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg and the rubber-stamp Board of Directors, with two trophy ambassadors, are still running Boeing — thirteen months after the deadly 737 MAX crash in Indonesia and nine…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/18/boeings-perilous-bungling-requires-new-leadership/
At least 12,000 people flee Idlib amid regime, Russian attacks
yenisafak.com | 2019-12-18
Fleeing attacks by the al-Assad regime and its allies, at least 12,000 civilians have been forced to abandon what is supposed to be a cease-fire zone in northwestern Syria and headed for the Turkish border. | Mohamed al-Hallaj, director of the Response Coordinators Team, told Anadolu Agency that the regime, Russia, and Iranian-backed foreign terror groups have struck civilian settlements in the past 24 hours.The southern Marratinnuman district, located east of Idlib city, faced the highest migration rates, and fleeing families are in dire need of items such as shelter, blankets, beds and tents, he added.A total o…
yenisafak.com/en/world/at-least-12000-people-flee-idlib-amid-regime-russian-attacks-3507723
Istanbul Photo Awards 2019 exhibition opens at UN
yenisafak.com | 2019-12-18
Anadolu Agency on Tuesday launched an exhibition at United Nations headquarters in New York featuring the works of award-winning photojournalists who competed in the international Istanbul Photo Awards 2019.The event, hosted by high-level Anadolu Agency executives, opened with the attendance of Turkey's UN Ambassador Feridun Sinirlioglu.Addressing the opening ceremony, Sinirlioglu said: "We are very pleased to see the growing interest that Anadolu Agency's annual photo awards have enjoyed over the years."Some 15,000 people from over 100 countries applied for this year's competition, he called, and congratulated t…
yenisafak.com/en/life/istanbul-photo-awards-2019-exhibition-opens-at-un-3507721
Newsweek trusts Bellingcat more than Reuters — journalist who quit over 'suppressed' OPCW story to RT
rt.com | 2019-12-18
Blind trust in controversial 'citizen investigation' outlet Bellingcat prompted Newsweek editors to drop a report on the latest OPCW leaks, the author of the piece who resigned from the magazine after the incident told RT. | Tareq Haddad announced his resignation from Newsweek last week, accusing the magazine of "suppressing" his attempt to report on a leaked email casting doubts on the results of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) investigation into an April 2018 chemical attack in Douma, Syria, which allegedly killed dozens of civilians. The OPCW sent a fact-finding mission to th…
rt.com/news/476137-newsweek-bellingcat-opcw-leak-reuters/
Russia's new 5gen supersonic stealth Su-57 fighter jets ace all objectives in Syria trials — Chief of Staff
rt.com | 2019-12-18
The testing of Russia's most advanced combat aircraft has yielded superb results, a senior military official has revealed, as the stealth aircraft enters its mass-production phase. | The jets "have successfully accomplished all of their tasks" during trials in Syria, Chief of General Staff General Valery Gerasimov told a group of foreign military attachés on Wednesday. | Gerasimov said that the campaign against militants in Syria has provided a "new impetus for further improvement" of all types of weaponry, including airborne. He added that the Air Force has taken delivery of 139 warplanes of various de…
rt.com/russia/476166-russia-su57-jets-syria/
Political uncertainty in Lebanon deepens amid fresh protests
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2019-12-17
Fresh protests were registered in Lebanon over the weekend, with the failure of the country's ruling elites to resolve the political crisis following the resignation of Saad Hariri as prime minister…
peoplesdispatch.org/2019/12/17/political-uncertainty-in-lebanon-deepens-amid-fresh-protests/
A People's Guide to Revolution: How Leaderless Revolts Lose the Battle Before it Even Begins
Laith Marouf | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-17
Reflections on how mass media and leaderless movements have affected the success of popular protests from Quebec in 2012 to Lebanon today.
mintpressnews.com/peoples-guide-revolution-why-popular-protests-fail/263503/
Video: Douma 'Chemical Attack' Narrative Collapses, Russia Trains New Militia in Hasakah
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-17
Russia has started creating a local force that will operate in northeastern Syria areas abandoned by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, several Syrian media outlets claim. | According to reports, the Russian military will train and equip a new pro-government militia …
globalresearch.ca/video-douma-chemical-attack-narrative-collapses-russia-trains-new-militia-hasakah/5697974
Video: Syria's President Assad Discusses Syria's Reconstruction, China's "Belt and Road" and US Aggression
Bashar al Assad | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-17
In the third of recent international interviews, Syria's President Bashar al Assad met with Phoenix Television, to discuss Belt and Road development projects with China's Phoenix Television. | Given that Syria and China are both part of the original Silk Road …
globalresearch.ca/assad-discusses-belt-road-us-aggression-china-phoenix-television/5697983
Tuesday's Daily Brief: Refugees, indigenous languages, Niger, Syria and Kyrgyzstan
news.un.org | 2019-12-17
Our top stories for Tuesday include: UN chief at refugee forum; eyes of the world need to be on Niger; International Year of Indigenous Languages closes; Strengthening minority rights in Kyrgyzstan; hostilities in Syria's Idlib.
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US Regime Change In Mexico, US Bombs Afghan Hospital, Saudis Get Involved In Syria & More OPCW Leaks
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-17
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/16/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
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Colombian Ambassador to US Admits He Tried to Overthrow Maduro
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-17
The Colombian Ambassador to the United States, Francisco Santos, said on Monday that he 'underestimated' the Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, and his ability to stay in power, and acknowledged that they miscalculated his departure from the government. | RELATED: | Colombians Launch National Cacerolazo Against Tax Reform | While at the Colombian Embassy in Washington,, among a small group of journalists, Santos said that "we underestimated the ability of Maduro to stay in power a…
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US-backed parties have infiltrated Lebanon's protests, pushing the country toward war amid economic collapse
Rania Khalek | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-11
By joining the roadblocks around Beirut, protesters allowed themselves to be used by US-allied parties playing a dangerous game that…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/11/us-parties-lebanon-protests-pushing-country-war-roadblocks/
Newsweek Journalist Quits After Editors Kill Report on Syria Chemical Attack Scandal
Alan Macleod | theantimedia.com | 2019-12-09
It is rare that the world gets to see so publicly the myth of a free and independent press busted.
Newsweek Journalist Quits After Editors Kill Report on Syria Chemical Attack Scandal
Colombia's US Ambassador Advocates 'Covert Actions' Against Venezuela in Leaked Audio
Lucas Koerner | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-11-21
Top Colombian officials acknowledged failure of regime change in Venezuela and total disarray in Washington.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14728
Israel Carries Out 'Wide-Scale Strikes' In Syria, US Gov Withholds Food/Meds From Iran & Patriot Act
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-20
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