Daily Archives: December 8, 2020

2020-12-08: News Headlines

Ralph Nader (2020-12-08). Action for Change Starts in Congress. counterpunch.org We know their names! We've given immense power to Five Hundred and Thirty-Five People to do good or bad. One Hundred Senators and Four Hundred and Thirty-Five Representatives. Unfortunately, some 1500 corporations control most Members of Congress. Think about all the dreams for a better world that could come to be realized if our elected officials

Media Lens (2020-12-08). Stuck in a Lift with John Pilger: News and How to Use It by Alan Rusbridger. dissidentvoice.org Noticing the way journalists seemed unable to resist commenting on our work, even if it was just to slag us off, Glenn Greenwald tweeted us in 2012: 'You are really deeper in the heads of the British establishment-serving commentariat than anyone else — congrats.' ((Greenwald, Twitter, 12 September 2012.)) If that was true then, our relationship …

Aaron Mate (2020-12-08). OPCW Executives Praised Whistleblower and Criticized Syria Cover-up, Leaks Reveal. globalresearch.ca Exclusive: Documents obtained by The Grayzone show that OPCW executives privately criticized the manipulation of a Syria chemical weapons probe, and supported a dissenting veteran inspector. One official, however, feared helping the "Russian narrative." These private admissions further expose the …

CP Editor (2020-12-08). Lebanon, Hezbollah, and a US-Israeli Plan for Civil War? counterpunch.org

Mehr News Agency (2020-12-08). Dragging region to new conflict, Zionist regime's goal: Envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) — Iranian Ambassador to Belarus said that dragging the region to a new war and conflict is the main objective of the Zionist regime.

Mehr News Agency (2020-12-08). Signing of martyr Fakhrizadeh's memorial notebook by envoys. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — A number of ambassadors and high-ranking officials from different countries condemned the assassination of the scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh by signing his memorial notebook at the headquarters of the Ministry of Defense.

Mehr News Agency (2020-12-08). Israel, not Iran, is problem in West Asia: Russian envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov said on Tue. that Israel is the source of problem in West Asian region, stating that arms sales to Iran are not prohibited.

Mehr News Agency (2020-12-08). Defense min. vows Iran's cooperation to rebuild Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — Iranian Minister of Defense stressed the determination of Iran to continue cooperation with Syria in the reconstruction phase of this country.

Mehr News Agency (2020-12-08). Either back Resistance or normalization, no third choice. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — Deputy Secretary-General of Hezbollah Resistance Movement in Lebanon said the move by some Arab countries to normalize ties with the Israeli regime is a clear betrayal of the Palestinian cause.

Mehr News Agency (2020-12-08). FM Zarif stresses Iran's support for Astana Peace Process. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) — Referring to the visit of the Syrian Foreign Minister to Tehran, Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif once again stressed the support of Iran for the Astana Peace Process.

MEE staff (2020-12-07). Israeli envoy and UK Jewish group slammed for 'racist' Nakba comments. middleeasteye.net Israeli envoy and UK Jewish group slammed for 'racist' Nakba comments | Activists condemn Board of Deputies for inviting Tzipi Hotovely to event, after she calls the expulsion of 700,000 Palestinians a 'very popular Arab lie' | Mon, 12/07/2020 – 14: 57 | Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely gives a press conference (AFP) | Activists have criticised the UK's main Jewish community organisation for host…

RT (2020-12-07). OPCW director worried truth about Syria 'chemical attack' report would feed 'Russian narrative'. rt.com While praising the OPCW whistleblower's integrity and professionalism, one director worried that seeking truth about the altered report on a "chemical attack" in Syria might help Russia, which he denounced as the enemy. | "I fear there is little one can do, since the report is final and out — unless one wants to feed in the Russian narrative and that I would never do, as they really are not bona fide friends of this organization, that's for sure," was the message of a director to Dr. Brendan Whelan, one of the whistleblowers who challenged the 'interim' report by the Organization for the Prohibition of Ch…

RT (2020-12-07). Israel 'very comfortable' with US sale of F-35 jets to UAE, ambassador says. rt.com The Israeli ambassador to the US has said Israel is "very comfortable" with Washington selling up to 50 F-35 fighter jets to the UAE as part of a $23 billion arms deal. Legislation is being tabled in US Congress to block it.

David Edwards (2020-12-07). Stuck In A Lift With John Pilger — 'News And How To Use It' by Alan Rusbridger. zcomm.org Pilger tells the unfiltered, uncompromised truth about the foundations of power. His focus is on speaking up for the victims of power, not on serving power…

Aaron Maté (2020-12-07). OPCW executives praised whistleblower and criticized Syria cover-up, leaks reveal. thegrayzone.com Exclusive: Documents obtained by The Grayzone show that OPCW executives privately criticized the manipulation of a Syria chemical weapons probe, and supported a dissenting veteran inspector. One official, however, feared helping the "Russian narrative." These private admissions further expose the public whitewash of the Douma cover-up, and undermine the ongoing attacks on the whistleblowers who challenged it. Since the explosive revelation that an investigation by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in Syria was manipulated, a smear …

Mehr News Agency (2020-12-07). Syria plays a very crucial role in resistance front: Velayati. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) — Adviser to the Leader of Islamic Revolution for International Affairs said that Syria plays a very crucial and decisive role in the Resistance Front.

Mehr News Agency (2020-12-07). Syrain FM holds talks with Ghalibaf. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) — Syrian FM Faisal Mekdad met and held talks with Iranian Parliament's spox Mohamamd Bagher Ghalibaf on Monday.

Mehr News Agency (2020-12-07). Iran supporting Astana Peace Process: Zarif. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister stressed the support of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the Astana Peace Process in a meeting with his Syrian counterpart on Monday.

SANA (2020-12-07). More Scandals on Dutch Government's Involvement in Supporting Terrorism in Syria. globalresearch.ca A new chapter in the scandals of the Netherlands's involvement in supporting terrorist organizations in Syria is unfolding in front of the world public opinion after Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has recently admitted that he personally intervened to obstruct …

_____ (2020-12-07). A Brief History Of US Military Poisoning Of Hawai'i. popularresistance.org Poisoning the Pacific: The US Military's Secret Dumping of Plutonium, Chemical Weapons, and Agent Orange, a new book by Japan-based journalist Jon Mitchell, is a detailed investigation and documentation of U.S. and Japanese military chemical and biological poisoning and pollution across the Pacific, Asia and South East Asia. Mitchell's work doesn't cover the U.S. military poisoning of Hawai'i as that would require a separate volume due to the concentration of the U.S. military bases and their pollution in the state.

Dave DeCamp (2020-12-04). US Slaps More Sanctions on Iran, Claiming Tehran Has Secret Chemical Weapons. theantimedia.com Iraq used chemical weapons against Iran in 1980s war while receiving support from the US.