Daily Archives: November 9, 2020

2020-11-09: News Headlines

Elijah Magnier (2020-11-09). Is the division of Lebanon a realistic possibility? thealtworld.com On the ninth of May 2008, the American ambassador (who was at the time a Chargé d'Affaires) Michele J. Sison sent a letter to her superiors and other US security offices relative to her meeting with the Lebanese Christian leader of the "Lebanese Forces" (FL) Samir Geagea, leader of the "Lebanese Forces". Geagea had

Elijah Magnier (2020-11-09). La division du Liban est-elle une possibilité réaliste? thealtworld.com Le 9 mai 2008, l'ambassadrice américaine Michele J. Sison (qui était alors chargée d'affaires) a envoyé une lettre à ses supérieurs et à d'autres services de sécurité des USA à la suite de sa rencontre avec le dirigeant chrétien des Forces libanaises (FL) Samir Geagea. Ce dernier avait dit à Sison qu'il

Steven Sahiounie (2020-11-09). Lebanon Economy is Sinking and Pulling Syria Down with Them. globalresearch.ca

Mehr News Agency (2020-11-09). Occupation, separatism, 'red line for Iran': Envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) — Iranian Ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan said that occupation and separatism are red line for the Islamic Republic of Iran.

South Front (2020-11-08). Video: Fate of Armenian-Azerbaijani War Is Being Decided in Battle of Shusha. globalresearch.ca Azerbaijani troops and Turkish-backed Syrian militants continue storming the town of Shusha, located just south of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic capital, Stepanakert. During the past 24 hours, infantry of the Turkish-Azerbaijani bloc under cover of intense artillery and drone strikes captured …

F. William Engdahl (2020-11-08). Will the Turkish Economy Kill Erdogan's New Ottoman Empire? globalresearch.ca Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Turkey in the past two years has engaged in a remarkable series of active geopolitical foreign interventions from Syria to Libya to Cyprus and most recently on the side of Azerbaijan in the territory conflict with …

Alan MacLeod (2020-11-08). Media silence marks ongoing OPCW cover-up of Syria chemical weapons scandal. mronline.org "Clearly the U.S. and its allies do not want transparency and open debate about the OPCW Douma investigation, and one can only conclude that this is the case because they know full well that their claims cannot be substantiated. Smears and censorship are the only tactics they have left." — Propaganda Expert Piers Robinson…

MEE and agencies (2020-11-08). Lebanon's Gebran Bassil calls US sanctions against him an 'injustice'. middleeasteye.net Lebanon's Gebran Bassil calls US sanctions against him an 'injustice' | Free Patriotic Movement leader says move was politically motivated and a result of his refusal to break Hezbollah ties | Sun, 11/08/2020 – 11: 53 | Washington has accused Gebran Bassil of corruption and ties to the Hezbollah movement (Reuters) | Former Lebanese foreign minister Gebran Bassil said on Sunday that US sanc…

Mehr News Agency (2020-11-08). Iran informing US over its ballistic revenge Zionists' lie. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) — Hossein Amir-Abdollahian dismissed the false news of some Zionist media quoted him as saying that the Islamic Republic of Iran had been informed the United States before attacking the Ain al-Assad airbase in Iraq.

Israel Shahak (2020-11-08). "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East…

_____ (2020-11-08). We Were All Wrong About Trump. Even the Mooch. What? Doesn't Anyone Believe in Come-Backs? strategic-culture.org We shouldn't be asking ourselves what just happened. We shouldn't be asking ourselves what now for Donald Trump. What we should be mulling over is what happens to the brand which was pipped at the finish line. What we have learnt, and I dare say Trump himself learnt, in three days in early November is that Trumpism itself is alive and well. In fact, it is positively thriving. And so, 2024 should be a date etched in our memories as Joe Biden takes on one of the toughest presidencies to date and tries to undo the madness of Donald Trump, both in the Far East (China), the Middle East (Iran, Lebanon, Syria and even A…

MEE and agencies (2020-11-07). Lebanon's president demands US evidence to justify Bassil sanctions. middleeasteye.net Lebanon's president demands US evidence to justify Bassil sanctions | Michel Aoun says country to 'take necessary legal measures' over case amid fears move will further damage economy | Sat, 11/07/2020 – 10: 45 | Washington has imposed sanctions on Free Patriotic Movement leader Gebran Bassil for alleged ties with Hezbollah (AFP) | Lebanon's President Michel Aoun said on Saturday that his…

MEE and agencies (2020-11-06). US expected to sanction former Lebanon foreign minister Gebran Bassil. middleeasteye.net US expected to sanction former Lebanon foreign minister Gebran Bassil | Leader of Lebanon's Free Patriotic Movement to be sanctioned for assisting Hezbollah, says US newspaper | Fri, 11/06/2020 – 08: 15 | Gebran Bassil is the son-in-law of Lebanon President Michel Aoun (Reuters) | The United States is planning to sanction Gebran Bassil, the leader of Lebanon's Free Patriotic Movement (FPM)…

RT (2020-11-06). Lebanon's former FM Gebran Bassil hit by US sanctions over alleged corruption & Hezbollah support. rt.com The US has imposed sanctions on prominent Hezbollah-allied Lebanese politician Gebran Bassil "for his role in corruption." The former foreign minister branded the move an "injustice." | Bassil is accused by the US of "appointing friends to positions" in 2017 and funneling government cash through shell companies to "individuals close to him" in 2014 when he was minister of energy. | "The systemic corruption in Lebanon's political system exemplified by Bassil has helped to erode the foundation of an effective government that serves the Lebanese people," US Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin said when announcin…