(2019-11-21). Journalist cries troll after finding 'Russian quotation marks' in story about Biden's illegitimate child. rt.com 
A journalist called out an Arkansas paper for running a story about Hunter Biden's illegitimate child, pointing to a "Russian quotation mark" the account had used in its tweet promoting the article. Also known as an arrow. | Journalist Julia Ioffe, a Russiagate true-believer who covers foreign policy and national security topics for mainstream US publications like WaPo and The Atlantic, immediately smelled a rat when the Arkansas-Democrat Gazette tweeted an article claiming that "DNA testing has established that Hunter Biden is the father of an Arkansas baby," with what she — a Russian speaker — call…
(2019-11-21). Yellow Vest protests show anger remains in France. workers.org 
Some 40,000 Yellow Vest supporters came out in the French streets Nov. 16 to protest in Paris as well as in Lille in the north and Marseilles, Toulouse, Nantes in southern France, according to organizers. It was the one-year anniversary of the start of their movement. While the weekly Saturday . . . | Continue reading Yellow Vest protests show anger remains in France at Workers.org
(2019-11-21). Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Europe to start operating in mid-2020. rt.com 
The Nord Stream 2 project designed to deliver Russian natural gas to Germany and other European customers will start working in the middle of next year, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak said on Thursday. | He gave no other details about the exact date of the pipeline's launch. Earlier, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told reporters that gas deliveries via the undersea pipeline could start in the coming months.The offshore and land sections of the pipeline were connected on the German side last year. The project only needed approval from Danish authorities. Other countries on the route of the pipeline…
(2019-11-21). Merkel slips from top spot as Left Party bigwig Sahra Wagenknecht becomes Germany's most loved politician, poll reveals. rt.com 
Wagenknecht took over from Angela Merkel, beating her by three points in the latest survey carried out by the authoritative INSA pollster for Germany's Focus magazine. The poll measured Germans' preferences by asking which politician best represents their interests. | Read more | | Angela Merkel shakes AGAIN during official ceremony (VIDEO) | Merkel's popularity start…
(2019-11-21). Former White House Aide / Russia Analyst Testifies. truthdig.com 
WASHINGTON — They have heard the measured testimony of career diplomats and the mind-boggling account of a first-time ambassador who declared he was in charge of President Donald Trump's Ukraine policy. Now House impeachment investigators are hearing from Fiona Hill, a no-nonsense former White House national security adviser who was alarmed by what she saw unfolding around her. | Hill, who speaks rapid-fire and in the distinctive accent of the coal country of northeastern England where she grew up, is testifying Thursday about what she witnessed insi…
(2019-11-21). 'Destroy, return, get rid of S-400'? Nope, Turkey says we'll activate Russian missiles instead. rt.com 
Washington officials are reportedly demanding that Turkey "destroy or return" its Russian-made S-400 air defense systems to get back in the good books and rejoin the F-35 fighter program — but Ankara has no intention of complying. | After a meeting between President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House last week, Erdogan noted that Trump's attitude to resolving the F-35 standoff was "positive," but offered no specifics. An unnamed State Department official, however, told Reuters on Thursday that ditching the S-400 is a precondition for rejoining the F-35 program. | "
(2019-11-21). 'Sums it up perfectly!' Donald Trump Jr uses 'Russian Slapping Champion' to mock Democrats & impeachment inquiry into his dad. rt.com 
Donald Trump Jr used a video of 'Russian Slap Champion' Vasilii Khamotskiy slapping an opponent unconcious to mock an impeachment inquiry into his father US President Donald Trump, and smash Democrats with his Trump 2020 campaign. | READ MORE: 'I didn't know I could knock him out with a slap!' Russian slapping champ on viral victory (VIDEO) | Trump Jr. used a clip of Khamotskiy, nicknamed 'Dumpling' and hailing from Siberia, withstanding a feeble slap, representing the reaction of 'Patriots' to the…
(2019-11-21). Flight Interrupted: Russian security forces may now shoot illegal drones out of the sky. rt.com 
Parliament has granted the security forces a wide range of powers to protect the skies from dangerous or illegally operated drones, including shooting down such Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. | MPs at the State Duma have ratified the legislation in the final reading on Thursday. From now on, Russian law enforcement would be able to remotely take control of suspect UAVs and ground them, or to shoot them down if other means prove ineffective. Identifying the pilot and seizing control of the UAV from him or her is also an option. | Drones pose real dangers to planes as a collision caused by a hapless or a malicious qu…
(2019-11-21). Hammered & beheaded: Investigative paper wants atrocities of alleged Russian mercenaries in Syria probed after graphic VIDEO. rt.com 
A disturbing clip of an execution in Syria has prompted a Russian newspaper to investigate links between the torturers and the shadowy Wagner Group. Claiming to have uncovered one of the "mercenaries," it wants Moscow to step in. | The extremely graphic footage, said to have been filmed in Syria in 2017, documents the brutal torture and murder of an alleged Syrian deserter by Russian-speaking men dressed in tactical clothing. The man is accused of fighting for Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL). | The video, which triggered the Novaya Gazeta (NG) investigation, had surfaced in the media before but its full…
(2019-11-21). 'Corruption' Probe Meant Bidens, Impeachment Witnesses Say. truthdig.com 
WASHINGTON — Key impeachment witnesses said Thursday it was clear that President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani was pursuing political investigations of Democrats in Ukraine, in testimony undercutting Trump's argument that he only wanted to root out Ukrainian corruption. | State Department official David Holmes said he understood that Giuliani's push to investigate "Burisma," the Ukrainian gas company where Joe Biden's son Hunter served on the board, was code for the former vice president and his family. Former White House adviser Fiona Hill warned that Giuliani had been making "explosive" and…
(2019-11-21). Conference at European Parliament defends Julian Assange. wsws.org Speakers warned that the persecution of Assange was creating a precedent for the suppression of press freedom and for the application of repressive US laws all over the world.
(2019-11-21). Christianity is the Religion of Imperialism. counterpunch.org Saba Mahmood is a very talented scholar who has assimilated a post-colonial sensibility. She has learned to look at the world through the eyes of those who have been the pedagogical objects of European colonialism. The literature on Orientalism is vast; and the evidence suggests that Europe cannot easily shake off the deep-seated assumption that More
(2019-11-21). Democrats Must Expand Impeachment Beyond Ukraine to Counter Right-Wing Lies. truthout.org After weeks of taking depositions behind closed doors, Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee probably knew they would get what they wanted out of the public impeachment hearings over the past week. Republicans are betting none of it will be enough to cancel the Trump Show. | The icing on the cake for Democrats came on Wednesday, when Gordon Sondland, President Trump's ambassador to the European Union, said he and other top diplomats understood that the White House withheld military aid…
(2019-11-21). WATCH: Trump Impeachment Inquiry Hearings. truthout.org The fifth day of televised impeachment hearings have begun into whether President Trump withheld military aid from Ukraine to pressure the Ukrainian president to investigate his political rival Joe Biden and his son. It is only the third time in U.S. history there have been televised impeachment hearings. | On Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 9 AM E.T., the House Intelligence Committee will hear testimony from Dr. Fiona Hill, Former Senior Director for Europe and Russia, National Security Council and Mr. David Holmes, Political Coun…
(2019-11-21). The Unwanted: 80 years since the tragic odyssey of the MS St. Louis. wsws.org The German television drama The Unwanted: The Odyssey of the St. Louis recounts the story of the ship with more than 900 Jewish refugees on board fleeing Nazi Germany, prevented from landing by the Cuban, American and Canadian governments.
(2019-11-21). Portugal: Police Demand Better Working Conditions, Higher Wages. telesurenglish.net Shouting "Zero Tolerance", thousands of members of the Public Security Police (PSP) and the Republican National Guard (GNR) on Thursday gathered outside the Parliament in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, to demand higher salaries and better working conditions. | RELATED: | Portugal PM Set for Election Win Without Majority: Exit Polls | "We ask for salary increases, risk subsidies, and sanitary improvements at our facilities," t…
(2019-11-21). Alex Gibney's Cinematic Notes from Underground: Russia's Dissident Oligarch. progressive.org The title refers to Mikhail Khodorkovsky, an oil oligarch who burst upon…
(2019-11-21). Russia's Gazprom offers Ukraine short-term gas deal. wsws.org Disputes over gas and energy are central to the inter-imperialist conflicts over Ukraine and Russia.
(2019-11-21). Leaked Memo Shows the U.S. Still Does Not Understand Turkey's Syria Operation. globalresearch.ca An 'internal memo' that was intentionally leaked has blasted U.S. President Donald Trump's decision for the U.S. military to withdraw from Syria, or more accurately, relocate from northern Syria to the oilfields in the east, as well as his …
(2019-11-21). UN experts urge Turkey to repatriate Irish woman associated with terror group. un.org Turkey must ensure that an Irish woman and her infant daughter who are being held in custody there are repatriated, independent UN experts said in a statement released on Thursday. The woman, Lisa Smith, has been described in press reports as a supporter of the ISIL terror group, and former member of the Irish military.
(2019-11-21). UK Government Hid Torture and Killing of Civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq by British Soldiers. globalresearch.ca The United Kingdom's government and its armed forces hid solid evidence of war crimes committed by British soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq against civilians among them children, an investigation led by the BBC and the Sunday Times revealed Sunday. | The …
(2019-11-21). Donald Trump Is Annihilating Truth Itself. truthdig.com These days, witnessing the administration's never-ending cruelty at the border, the shenanigans of a White House caught red-handed in attempted bribery in Ukraine, and the disarray of this country's foreign policy, I feel like I'm seeing a much-scarier remake of a familiar old movie. The cast of characters and the headlines are different, but the thinking underlying it all is, in many ways, eerily reminiscent of what we as a nation experienced during the early years of the Global War on Terror, particularly when it comes to the interactions between the White House and the public. As then, so today, there is distr…
(2019-11-21). The impeachment crisis and American imperialism. wsws.org The principal crime revealed in the impeachment hearings is how American imperialism conducts itself towards smaller and less powerful nations such as Ukraine.
(2019-11-21). Trump Has Made 13,435 False or Misleading Claims While in Office. truthout.org These days, witnessing the administration's never-ending cruelty at the border, the shenanigans of a White House caught red-handed in attempted bribery in Ukraine, and the disarray of this country's foreign policy, I feel like I'm seeing a much-scarier remake of a familiar old movie. The cast of characters and the headlines are different, but the thinking underlying it all is, in many ways, eerily reminiscent of what we as a nation experienced during the early years of the Global War on Terror, particular…
(2019-11-21). 'It's Time For a Real Change', Labour Party Vows the British. telesurenglish.net Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Thursday unveiled his election manifesto in Birmingham, where he announced plans to transform the United Kingdom with higher taxes on companies, more "green jobs," and nationalization of infrastructure. | RELATED: | A Left Labour Gov't Would Weaken Imperialism, Work for Peace | "Labor's manifesto is a manifesto for hop…
(2019-11-21). 'I decided to calm down': Russian skater Tuktamysheva aiming to avoid striptease & sex headlines. rt.com 
Russian figure skater Elizaveta Tuktamysheva says she is firmly focused on her skating this season as she seeks to avoid headlines over 'striptease' dance routines and discussions about sex. | Former world champion Tuktamysheva, 22, has started the season with a third-place finish at the Skate America event in October followed by another bronze medal placing at the Cup of China earlier in November. | Noticeable by their absence have so far been the headlines that accompanied Tuktamysheva's exhibition routine choice last season, in which, dressed as an air stewardess, she stripped to her bra to the tune of Brit…
(2019-11-21). Julián Castro: Gordon Sondland's Testimony Is "Nail in the Coffin" of Trump's Defense. democracynow.org 
During Wednesday's impeachment hearing, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland told lawmakers that he was ordered by Trump to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter. Sondland also acknowledged there was a quid pro quo tying U.S. military aid to investigations, and said that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Vice President Mike Pence were aware of the Ukraine pressure campaign. Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro joins us to discuss these latest developments in the impeachment inquiry, which he describes as "blockbuster testimony" that could serve…
(2019-11-21). Bernie Sanders Criticizes U.S. Relationships with Saudi Arabia and Israel at Democratic Debate. democracynow.org 
Ten Democratic candidates took the stage in Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday for the party's fifth presidential debate, co-hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post. Toward the end of the evening, Senator Bernie Sanders criticized former Vice President Joe Biden's support for the 2003 invasion of Iraq and laid out his foreign policy vision, including strong criticism of traditional U.S. allies Saudi Arabia and Israel. "It is no longer good enough for us to be pro-Israel — I am pro-Israel — but we must treat the Palestinians with the dignity they deserve," he said. We speak with Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at th…
(2019-11-21). 2020 Candidates' Focus on Inequality Shows "Shift in the Conversation" Within Democratic Party. democracynow.org 
Ten Democratic candidates took the stage Wednesday for the party's fifth presidential debate, held in Atlanta, Georgia, and co-hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post. One of the most memorable moments of the night was a disagreement between Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker over Warren's proposed tax on the wealthiest Americans. Her proposed wealth tax would kick in on assets of $50 million and higher. Both candidates agreed that inequality is a major issue in the U.S., but Booker said wealth taxes in other countries have not been effective and that there are better ways to raise revenue. The issue of ec…
(2019-11-21). Headlines for November 21, 2019. democracynow.org Gordon Sondland Says Trump Directed Ukraine Quid Pro Quo, Top 10 Democratic Candidates Hold Presidential Debate in Atlanta, Dozens of Guatemalan Migrants Freed from Locked Truck in Mexico, Humanitarian Volunteer Scott Warren Not Guilty of Felonies for Aiding Migrants, Ex-Border Patrol Agent Sentenced to Probation for Running Over Migrant, Syria: 22 Civilians Killed in Idlib; Israel Bombs Iranian Forces Near Damascus, Israel Headed for Another Election After Benny Gantz Fails to Form Government, U.S. Isolated at U.N. Security Council After Declaring Israeli Settlements Legal, U.N. Warns Planned Fossil Fuel Product…
(2019-11-21). Playboy model turns down career in Russian politics, worries she'd be a 'distraction'. rt.com 
Maria Liman, dubbed one of the World Cup 2018's sexiest fans, recently revealed that she'd been offered the job of spokesperson for Russian political party LDPR, but turned it down as she felt she would be "too distracting." | The 25-year-old turned heads and made headlines during the last year's FIFA World Cup in Russia, stunning crowds at Saint Peterburg's Gazprom Stadium with her creative and patriotic costumes. | Her star only continued to rise after the tournament ended, as she made multiple television appearances earning her widespread attention, including from the Russian opposition party LDPR in her…
(2019-11-20). I did not hear a quid pro quo, I read it in Politico? Impeachment hearing chases its tail as Sondland denies explicit order. rt.com 
The impeachment hearings descended into the twilight zone as US Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland first asserted there was "quid pro quo" with Ukraine — to the glee of Democrats and media — then denied any knowledge of it. | Sondland unequivocally confirmed the existence of a quid pro quo during his opening statement before the impeachment committee on Wednesday, announcing that President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani told several administration…
(2019-11-20). Impeachment hearing gets more bizarre with Sondland confirming 'Zelensky loves Trump's ass' , but vague on quid pro quo. rt.com 
House Democrats tried repeatedly to goad their diplomatic witness into "admitting" the elusive quid pro quo of aid withheld pending a probe, but the best they could get was confirmation he told Trump "Zelensky loves your ass." | US Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland played the 'can't recall exactly' card as Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff and Democratic Counsel Daniel Goldman pushed him to confirm President Donald Trump had made the release of foreign aid to Ukraine contingent upon President Volodymyr Zelensky's launch of a corruption investigation. Sondland did say he believed that there was a quid…
(2019-11-20). North Korea Wont Attend Trump Summit Over US' 'Hostile Policy'. telesurenglish.net A senior North Korean official said on Wednesday that the United States must drop its "hostile policy" towards Pyongyang in order to restart stalled denuclearisation talks, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported. | RELATED: | North Korea Not Interested in December Peace Talks with US | Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui told reporters after meeting Russian officials in Moscow it would be "impossible" to hold another summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. Preside…
(2019-11-20). House of Representatives Finally Recognizes Armenian Genocide. progressive.org It is shocking that it has taken this long for even one house of the U.S. Congress to recognize this historic tragedy. Somehow it is always a "bad time" to upset the government of Turkey.
(2019-11-20). Nazi Memorabilia Auction Outrages Jewish Community in Europe. telesurenglish.net Clothes, books, letters and other objects that allegedly belonged to Adolf Hitler and some of his closest collaborators were auctioned Wednesday in Grasbrunn, south of Germany, sparking harsh criticism from Jewish groups who think such a sale will contribute to glorifying the Nazi past. | RELATED: | Ecuador Recovers 530 Indigenous Artifacts From German Heir | The collection from the auction house Hermann Historica had a total of 842 objects (dated from 1919), including Hitler's top…
(2019-11-20). International Law Experts: United States Has No Legal Capacity To Legalize Settlements. imemc.org Aseel Akhras/Days of Palestine International law experts agree that the US administration does not have the legal capacity to legalize settlements, and that the recent announcement by its secretary of state comes in response to the European Court of Justice's decision to label settlement goods and the international consensus to …
(2019-11-20). US Secretary of State and VP at the Heart of Impeachment. telesurenglish.net Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union, appeared before Congress in the latest audience which has thrown the secretary of state and vice president into the center of the stage of the impeachment probe against President Donald Trump. | RELATED: | Saudi King Blams Iran for 'Chaos' in the Middle East | Reuters reported that Sondland expressed he was following president's orders to work with Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who was pushing Ukraine to carry out two investi…
(2019-11-20). Impeachment hearing highlights conflict over US policy in Ukraine. wsws.org The driving force of the Democratic Party inquiry is the US effort to use Ukraine as a base of operations and front-line state in the confrontation with Russia.
(2019-11-20). The Walls are Closing in on Donald Trump. counterpunch.org As witness after credible witness appears before the House Intelligence Committee's impeachment inquiry, the walls are closing in on Donald Trump and he knows it. If any more proof was needed, he actually tried to intimidate one of the witnesses, former Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, by posting a derogatory tweet about her while she More
(2019-11-20). Senators Press Amazon for Answers on Ring's Sloppy Security Practices. theintercept.com This past year has been chock full of uncomfortable revelations about Ring, the surveillance social network and home security hardware company acquired by Amazon for a reported $800 million, including r…
(2019-11-20). Unusual. Improper. Inappropriate. Wrong: Officials Decry Trump's Pressure on Ukraine to Probe Bidens. democracynow.org 
"I couldn't believe what I was hearing." Those were the words of Army Lieutenant Colonel Alex Vindman during Tuesday's House impeachment inquiry hearings, describing his reaction to a July phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. During the call, Trump pressured Zelensky to investigate his political rival Joe Biden and his son Hunter, who served on the board of a Ukrainian natural gas company, Burisma. Vindman, who is the director for European affairs at the National Security Council, testified along with Jennifer Williams, a Russia adviser for Vice President Pence, in the fi…
(2019-11-20). Headlines for November 20, 2019. democracynow.org 4 Key Witnesses Testify in Impeachment Hearings, Amnesty Says Iranian Security Forces Killed Over 100 Protesters, Bolivian Military Carries Out Second Massacre Against Morales Supporters, Senate Approves Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, U.N. Affirms It Still Considers Israeli Settlements Violation of International Law, Pentagon Says ISIS Is Rebuilding in Northern Syria, NYT: Navy SEALs Expected to Oust Gallagher, Despite Trump Restoring His Rank, Report: Mike Pompeo Planning to Resign as Secretary of State, Trump Administration Can Now Send Asylum Seekers to Guatemala, Sweden Drops Sexual Assault Investi…
(2019-11-20). Labour's business stance is so sensible that even business people have to applaud it. thecanary.co 
Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party has proposals for improving the UK for the many, not just the super-rich few. And the party's moderate stance…
(2019-11-19). Republicans Urge Americans to Follow Them Through the Fox News Looking Glass on Ukraine. theintercept.com 
To defend Donald Trump, Republicans in the House are trying to discredit Sergii Leshchenko, who helped expose Paul Manafort's corruption in Ukraine.
(2019-11-19). What the Frack? New Mexico Wants to Recycle Radioactive Wastewater. progressive.org The state's famous green chiles may be hot for a whole new reason.
(2019-11-18). Are we the baddies? NBC chief foreign correspondent tweets amazement to find US foreign policy not always great. rt.com 
Hearing that the Americans "have become the bad guys" on the world stage was a "gut punch" to NBC News reporter Richard Engel, but Twitter quickly set the astonished journalist straight with some history and facts. | Engel, NBC's chief foreign correspondent, was informed of this shocking news via various "sources" who complained to him about the Trump administration's recent betrayal of the Kurds in northern Syria and the alleged "misogynistic" firing of the US ambassador to Ukraine. | Such politically motivated actions "m…
(2019-11-18). Et tu, Chick-fil-A? Fans see betrayal as sandwich company bends the knee to LGBT pressure. rt.com 
Being a fast-food company in 2019 America seems to be more about politics than fried chicken. Chick-fil-A's decision to cave to liberal demands has angered its Christian customer fan base, while earning it no points with critics. | The Atlanta, Georgia-based company has been known as much for its fried chicken sandwiches as for its public embrace of Christian values — which led to boycotts and hostility from LGBTQ groups and social justice activists, but translated into growth and profits driven by loyal fans of both the food and the message. | "You too, Chick-fil-A?" was their collective response on Mond…
(2019-11-17). Jimmy Dore: until we fix Democratic Party elites' corruption, we won't defeat Trump's. thegrayzone.com Jimmy Dore pushes back on impeachment and Ukrainegate, Hillary Clinton's smear of Tulsi Gabbard as a Russian asset, the DNC's…
(2019-11-15). Whistleblowers Are Public Servants. We Must Protect Them. aclu.org President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine spoke on the phone. The president insists the call was " perfect." Others are concerned that, during the call, the president intimated he would withhold financial aid appropriated to Ukraine unless the Ukrainian president agreed to investigate former-Vice President Joe Biden, a political rival of the president. | How do we even know about any of this? A…