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New Mexico’s Gila River Named America’s Most Endangered River of 2019

Climate Change, Proposed Diversion Threaten State’s Last Wild River

  By Center For Biological Diversity Global Research, April 18, 2019 The Center for Biological Diversity

WASHINGTON― American Rivers today named the Gila River No. 1 on the list of “America’s most endangered rivers” of 2019, citing the grave threat that climate change and a proposed diversion project pose to New Mexico’s last…

The Official Skripal Story is a Dead Duck

By Craig Murray Global Research, April 18, 2019 Craig Murray 17 April 2019

One of the striking things about the official Skripal story is the way its more wildly improbable aspects have been released to the mainstream media over a long period, so as to manage their impact. So, for example, police acknowledgement that the perfume bottle Charlie Rowley found was sealed and could not have been the…

5G: The Dominoes Are Starting to Fall

By Claire Edwards Global Research, April 17, 2019 Take Back Your Power 15 April 2019

Long-time United Nations staff member Claire Edwards summarizes worldwide developments in the 5G situation. While still far from a victory claim, there is much to be hopeful about as millions around the world deepen involvement and take a stand for our shared future.

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How do you stop the rollout of a 12…

Julian Assange Wins 2019 EU Journalism Award

By Telesur Global Research, April 17, 2019 teleSUR 16 April 2019

Julian Assange has been awarded the 2019 European United Left-Nordic Green Left Award for Journalists, Whistleblowers and Defenders of the Right to Information, WikiLeaks informed Tuesday.

The award is given to individuals “uncovering the truth and exposing it to the public” and to honor “individuals or groups who have been…

Julian Assange and the Agenda for Global War

By Prof. James Petras Global Research, April 17, 2019

Introduction

For almost a decade Washington has sought to silence, jail and eliminate the world’s most prominent investigative journalist, Julian Assange (JA) and his team of co-workers at WikiLeaks (WL).

Never has the mass media been so thoroughly discredited by official documents which directly contradict the official propaganda, mouthed by…

Why Isn’t Oil-Rich Russia Helping Its Syrian “Ally” Survive the Fuel Crisis?

By Andrew Korybko Global Research, April 17, 2019

It’s seemingly inexplicable to many that one of the world’s top oil exporters won’t help its “ally” survive the ever-worsening fuel crisis, but upon closer consideration and after much-needed critical thinking, it becomes clear that Russia intends to politicize this crisis in order to compel Syria into undertaking further concessions related to…

The Florence Declaration: An International Front Calling for NATO-Exit (14 Languages)

By Global Research News Global Research, April 17, 2019

The Florence Declaration (original in Italian) is now available in 14 languages including Chinese. It was drafted by the Italian Committee No War- No NATO and the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG), Montreal.

More than 600 participants from all over Italy and the EU attended this important venue.

The Western media has not covered…

From Jesus Christ to Julian Assange: When Dissidents Become Enemies of the State

By John Whitehead

“In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” — George Orwell

April 17, 2019 “Information Clearing House” -When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are being ruled by criminals.

In the current governmental climate, where laws that run counter to the dictates of the Constitution are made in secret, passed without debate, and upheld…

The American Empire Is Very Much Over Already

The Saker interviews Dmitry Orlov “I think that the American empire is very much over already, but it hasn’t been put to any sort of serious stress test yet, and so nobody realizes that this is the case”

April 17, 2019 “Information Clearing House” –  If I had to characterize the current international situation using only one word, the word “chaos” would be a pretty decent choice (albeit not the…

Jimmy Carter: ‘China Has Not Wasted a Single Penny on War’

By David Brennan

April 17, 2019 “Information Clearing House” – Former President Jimmy Carter told a church congregation this weekend that he had spoken with President Donald Trump about China on Saturday, and said the commander in chief was worried that Beijing had outpaced its global rivals.

According to Emma Hurt, a reporter for NPR affiliate WABE, Carter spoke of the call during his regular…

Reminder: French Catholic Churches Were Being Desecrated Weeks Prior to Notre Dame Cathedral Fire

  By The Clover Chronicle Global Research, April 16, 2019 The Clover Chronicle

EXCLUSIVE: Away from the public eye, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) think tank hosted a top-level, off-the-record meeting to explore US military options against Venezuela.

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The Washington, DC-based think tank the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a private…

Julian Assange Arrested – Murdering Human Rights, Freedom of Speech – Murdering Freedom

By Peter Koenig Global Research, April 16, 2019 Julian Assange Arrested – Murdering Human Rights, Freedom of Speech – Murdering Freedo

Indignation has no limits! Arresting Julian Assange is murdering the truth, murdering Human Rights – and eliminating freedom of speech, let alone freedom of the media. The latter has been a farce since a while, but what happened on 11 April and in preparation…

Brzezinski’s Warning to America. The Liberal World Order is Falling Apart. America’s Unavoidable Decline

  By Mike Whitney Global Research, April 16, 2019 The Unz Review 13 April 2019

The liberal world order, which lasted from the end of World War 2 until today, is rapidly collapsing. The center of gravity is shifting from west to east where China and India are experiencing explosive growth and where a revitalized Russia has restored its former stature as a credible global superpower. These…

Assange Used Ecuadorian Embassy for Spying? Lenin Moreno

By Stephen Lendman Global Research, April 16, 2019

Unacceptable actions need a veneer of plausibility to make them appear justifiable, no matter how outrageous they are in the cold light of day.

The US unjustifiably justifies naked aggression and other hostile actions on the phony pretexts of humanitarian intervention, responsibility to protect (R2P), and democracy building – notions the imperial…

Libya and the Scramble for Africa

By Christopher Black Global Research, April 16, 2019 New Eastern Outlook 13 April 2019

North Africa is in turmoil again and the cause of it can be found in the plots of the Europeans and Americans to break nations states into pieces in order to control the oil and gas producing areas of the region and in the plots of against each other. In Libya the CIA trained General Haftar has begun yet…

Julian Assange: Political Prisoner

By Ron Paul

April 16, 2019 “Information Clearing House” –   Last week’s arrest of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange by the British government on a US extradition order is an attack on all of us. It is an attack on the US Constitution. It is an attack on the free press. It is an attack on free speech. It is an attack on our right to know what our government is doing with our money in our name.…

Trump Dances to Israel’s Tune

More wag-the-dog means war for America

By Philip Giraldi

April 16, 2019 “Information Clearing House” – So newly reelected Israeli monster-in-chief Benjamin Netanyahu has boasted, with a grin, that America’s President Donald J. Trump followed through on his proposal to declare the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a terrorist group. Bibi was smiling because the timing of the move, one day…