CIA, White House owe US people proof of Russian role in US election – whistleblower John Kiriakou

The US unveiled the new sanctions after the release of a joint FBI and Homeland Security report

However, the joint report put together by the Department of National Security and the FBI contains a disclaimer. It says the information in the document cannot be confirmed, and is for informational purposes only.

John Kiriakou, a former CIA agent, turned whistleblower, says Washington must present solid proof or admit the allegations are politically motivated.

RT

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- Ex-British ambassador who is now a WikiLeaks operative claims Russia did NOT provide Clinton emails - they were handed over to him at a D.C. park by an intermediary for 'disgusted' Democratic whistleblowers - Daily Mail

'We will watch you': Bilderberg website hacked

Hackers have taken down the website of the Bilderberg Club, replacing the shadowy organization's page with a warning that the Atlanticist elites have a year to work for the benefit of humanity or their assets will be hacked next.

"Dear Bilderberg members, from now on, each one of you have 1 year (365 days) to truly work in favor of humans and not your private interests,”... Read more.

RT

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Israel's never-ending crimes: It's not just settlements

Israel has not just committed unspeakable acts of genocide but done so with absolute transparency

Last week, the world stood fixated at a largely symbolic gesture by the United Nations in which it found the continued Israeli occupation of the West Bank of Palestine to be illegal. Or did it? Read more + video.

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- In Historic Address, Kerry Tells Israelis They're Committing Suicide (paywall) - Haaretz
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De PVV leunt op deze Amerikaanse ‘godfather van de anti-moslimbeweging’

Buitenlandse donaties De stichting van publicist David Horowitz, vermaard bestrijder van de islam, maakte in twee jaar zeker 126.000 euro over aan de PVV.

„Wilders is een held.” Dat Geert Wilders veroordeeld is voor groepsbelediging en aanzetten tot discriminatie voor zijn ‘minder Marokkanen’-uitspraak is „een schande voor elke democratie”, zegt David Horowitz. Wilders is „een held” en „de Spinoza van onze tijd”, vindt zijn voornaamste donateur. Lees meer.

NRC

Why This False Flag in Turkey Happened

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Erdogan: 'Confirmed evidence' US-led coalition supports ISIS & other terrorists in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said "it's very clear" that the US-led coalition is supporting terrorist groups in Syria, ISIS among them. Read more.

RT

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Report: Netanyahu to be investigated for bribery, fraud

Police ask A-G to turn months-long secret inquiry into full-blown investigation as new documents come to light

A months-long inquiry into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s affairs took a new twist on Monday, with police reportedly convinced that they will be able to open a full-blown criminal investigation against him in the next few days. Read more.

Times of Israel

Netanyahu: We cannot & will not accept Security Council resolution on settlement building

Israel has suspended its multimillion dollar contribution to a number of United Nations bodies and is reevaluating its relationship with the organization, after the UN Security Council passed a resolution on Israeli settlement construction. Read more.

RT

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- What Is Really Happening Between Israel, The U.S and U.N Resolution (video) - WAC

- Liberman dubs Paris peace conference 'modern day Dreyfus trial' - JPost
- Israel's Defense Minister Blasts French Peace Summit as 'Modern Dreyfus Trial' - Haaretz

- Israel Fears American, French Initiative in Paris Conference Before Obama Leaves Office - Haaretz

- Trump Effect: Israel Ups Construction in East Jerusalem - Haaretz
- UN Vote: World Beginning to Rescue Israel From Itself - Haaretz

- Far-right Dutch politician condemns Obama for UN settlement resolution - JPost

Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings - People Don't Get What They Deserve

Lyric

The Hidden Story of Jesus

By Robert Beckford

Pope appeals for end of 'fundamentalist terrorism'

Head of the Catholic Church Pope Francis has called for an end to fighting in Syria, saying far too much blood has been shed in the war-torn country.

In his Christmas address at the Vatican, Pope Francis urged people to remember the refugees and migrants and those who are living in crisis. He also appealed for a halt to Israeli aggressions against Palestinians. The pontiff then called for an end to what he called fundamentalist terrorism.

Mark Glenn Crescent, Cross Solidarity Movement.

PressTV

George Michael - Shoot the Dog

Lyric

Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings - What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes

Lyric

Google Lowered 2015 Taxes by $3.6 Billion Using ‘Dutch Sandwich’

Alphabet Inc.’s Google saved $3.6 billion in worldwide taxes in 2015 by moving 14.9 billion euros ($15.5 billion) to a Bermuda shell company, new regulatory filings in the Netherlands reveal.

The amount the company shifted through its Dutch subsidiary, Google Netherlands Holdings BV, and then on to a Bermuda mailbox was 40 percent greater than in 2014,.. Read more.

Bloomberg

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Scene of police shootout with Berlin attack suspect in Milan

The suspect in the Berlin Christmas market attack Anis Amri was shot dead in Milan, during a shootout with police officers, on Friday morning, the Italian Interior Ministry confirmed. Read more.

RT

Khalifa Haftar – De sterke man in Oost-Libië

Begin deze maand is de Libische eenheidsregering er na een belegering van zes maanden in geslaagd om de laatste IS-terroristen uit Sirte, dat eens hun bolwerk in Libië was, te verdrijven. Sirte was ook de geboorteplaats van de man die Libië lange tijd leidde, Moeammar al-Khadaffi, wiens bewind vijf jaar geleden door een westerse militaire interventie omvergeworpen werd. Een interventie die het land in de chaos gestort heeft die tot op de dag van vandaag voort bestaat.

Nadat de laatste IS-strijders na zes maanden weer hun weg naar de woestijn zochten waaruit ze ooit gekomen waren, zijn er echter direct weer andere conflicthaarden ontstaan,.. Lees meer.

Novini

Aleppo residents celebrate as Syrian army declares city fully cleared of militants

Scenes of jubilation on the streets of Aleppo; the residents of the Syrian city celebrate its full liberation following the evacuation of the last batch of militants from Aleppo’s east.

The Syrian army has described Aleppo liberation as a strategic shift in the war on terror. The last convoy, carrying militants and their families, left eastern Aleppo earlier on Thursday.

The United Nations says more than 34-thousand people, including four-thousand militants, have left the area since mid December. Anti-Damascus militants seized Aleppo’s eastern side back in 2012. Read more.

PressTV

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- A new batch of food aid arrives in Hasaka province - Breaking news
- New batch of humanitarian cases arrive to al-Ramousa crossing and hundreds of terrorists exit to al-Rashideen area in Aleppo - Sana

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The Trudeau Foundation Exposed

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20 miljard om banken te redden, maar problemen Italië zijn groter dan dat

De derde grootste bank van Italië wankel en de overheid staat met 20 miljard euro klaar om de noodlijdende bank te redden. Een late oprisping van de financiële crisis of is er meer aan de hand?

Symbolisch is het zeker. Monte dei Paschi is niet zomaar een bank. Opgericht in 1472 is het de oudste bestaande bank ter wereld. Al in de 15de eeuw speelde deze bank een gelijkaardige rol als het Belgische Landbouwkrediet (nu Crelan): leningen geven aan landbouwers. Lees meer.

De Wereld Morgen

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Russia slams Dutch for permitting US to stockpile tanks

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says Dutch authorities are deliberately trying to ruin ties with Moscow.

Zakharova made the remark on Wednesday while condemning the Netherlands for permitting the US to stock tanks there, and over a court ruling that mandated Crimean treasures on loan to a Dutch museum to be returned to Ukraine instead of Russia. Read more.

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Crimean museums suggest Dutch Allard Pierson should take their side on Scythian gold case

The Crimean museums also noted that they did not see any legal, cultural or historical grounds for moving the artefacts to Ukraine

SIMFEROPOL, Republic of Crimea, December 21 /TASS/. The Allard Pierson Museum should challenge the Amsterdam Court’s decision to send the Scythian gold collection to Ukraine and support the Crimean museums, which own the artefacts, a statement issued by four Crimean museums said. Read more.

TASS

Police join anti-austerity rally in Rio de Janeiro

Brazilian police and public sector employees in Rio de Janeiro have staged a rally to protest against the government’s austerity plan which won the Senate’s endorsement last week.

On Tuesday, workers rallied outside the state legislative assembly. The protesters were particularly angry at the approval of a controversial amendment to the constitution. Read more.

PressTV

Greg Palast on Why Clinton Won't Push for Michigan Recount

Greg Palast tells Paul Jay that in order to rig and steal elections today, Jim Crow has gone into cyberspace

TRNN

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Riyadh waiting for US smart bombs: Saudi FM

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir has denied reports that the US has decided to limit military support to the Arab kingdom

Speaking alongside visiting US secretary of State John Kerry in Riyadh, Jubeir rejected earlier reports that Washington decided to halt the supply of some precision-guided munitions. Kerry, for his part, said the issue is related more to a long procurement process than restrictions on military support for Riyadh.

Several rights groups have urged Washington to halt weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, saying the US is complicit in civilian deaths in Yemen if it fails to do so. Riyadh has been waging a deadly aerial campaign in Yemen since March 2015. US-made bombs have been responsible for the bulk of the deaths.

PressTV

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The Crusades, An Arab Perspective

Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

The dramatic story of the Crusades seen through Arab eyes

In this first of a four-part series, we look at the background to the holy wars and the First Crusade's conquest of Jerusalem, a holy city for Jews, Christians and Muslims. Read more.

Al Jazeera

¡Hasta la Pasta Companerxs!

Some idiot somewhere once said that all good things have to come to an end. But why?

Who the fuck knows, but after doing this show for 10 fuckin years, we decided to call it quits and try something new. What the new thing is, you’ll just have to wait and see. Until then, many muthafuckin thanks to all who watched and supported this little experiment. Never did we expect for this to go as long as it did, but alas here we are a decade later.

Stay tuned in 2017 for the news chapter of our anarchist video crew, and a new fuckin website that’ll live at sub.Media. Hope you enjoy the last fuckin show! Read more.

subMedia

Tic Tac Toe - Warum?

lyric

Infography: Targeting civilians in Yemen

Over 600 days of relentless Saudi airstrikes against Yemen have reduced the poorest Arab county to ruins. 

Thousands of civilians have already been killed and millions displaced in the forgotten war.

PressTV

Clinton: Putin launched hacking attack on me out of ‘personal beef’

Hillary Clinton has joined the chorus of voices in the American establishment and media, accusing Vladimir Putin of personally orchestrating the hack attacks that allegedly helped to decide the outcome of the US presidential election. 

Moreover, she said that Putin went after her because he had an ax to grind. Ron Paul, who is chairman and founder of The Ron Paul Institute, joined RT to discuss Clinton’s remarks.

RT

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- Inside job? DNC docs were leaked, not hacked – US Intel vets (video) - RT
- The CIA’s Absence of Conviction - Graig Murray

- Meegaan in anti-Poetin hysterie is gevaarlijk - AD

The Empire Files: Inside the Hotbeds of Israeli Settler Terror

Abby Martin goes on-the-ground to the epicenters of state-backed settler terrorism in Palestine’s West Bank, in Part II of her report on illegal Israeli settlements and home demolitions.

This installment visits both the rural countryside of Duma—interviewing the surviving members of the Dawabsheh family, victims of a horrific arson attack that left three dead—and the urban center of Hebron, a glaring example of Israeli apartheid under intense military occupation.

teleSUR

Greek Parliament approves pension handout law

European creditors accuse the struggling Eurozone member of defiance. In a joint statement, the creditors said the law raised significant concerns on both process and substance regarding the Greece’s bailout obligations.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accused the creditors of blackmailing the country and disrespecting Greece’s sovereignty. Meanwhile, Greek pensioners staged a rally in Athens slamming the new law. The protesters called the pension handout a mockery in order to beguile the Greeks.

PressTV

Militants evacuated from eastern Aleppo by night after Syria govt & rebels reach deal RT

20 passenger busses and 10 ambulances have been provided to evacuate the militants, while around 100 cars are being used by the militants themselves.

The motorcade was being accompanied by humanitarian workers and employees of the Reconciliation Center. Ambulances were carrying injured people who could not be safely transported by other means.

RT

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- Eerste bussen met rebellen vertrokken uit Aleppo, evacuatie in volle gang - Volkskrant

Britain continues to back Saudi bombing of Yemen, despite US stopping arms sales

The UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, has rejected calls to follow America's lead and stop selling weapons to Saudi Arabia, which is spearheading a bombing campaign in Yemen.

RT's Polly Boiko has more.

RT

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- US to reduce arms exports to Saudi Arabia following civilian deaths – time for UK to act - CAAT

- Saudi rejects interference in Yemen: King - Al-Monitor
- War in Yemen Tests Influence of Saudi Royal Family (video) - TRNN

- UNICEF: One child dies every 10 minutes in Yemen - Al Jazeera

IMF: Greece needs no more austerity

The International Monetary Fund says it is against more austerity in Greece and rather seeks to call for a modern welfare system in the debt-hit eurozone country

Two senior IMF officials rejected claims that the fund was seeking to force more austerity drive in Greece. The head of the European Department Poul Thomsen and chief economist Maury Obstfeld wrote in an article that the IMF had advised Greece not to increase its budget surplus.

They wrote that the Greek government’s further spending cuts were contrary to IMF’s suggestion. The officials added that Greece’s move was in line with European institutions as well as to ensure that its surplus would reach three- and half percent of GDPin 2018.

The article appears as the IMF and the eurozone are struggling to find common ground on the third bailout. The IMF had played a major role in two previous rescue packages for Greece.

PressTV

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Russia: Daesh Palmyra seizure may be staged

The Russian foreign minister has expressed suspicion that the seizure of the Syrian city of Palmyra by Daesh might have been staged. Sergei Lavrov says Daesh terrorists’ advance to the ancient desert city may have been engineered by the U-S and its regional allies to divert attention from Aleppo. 

Lavrov says the fall of Palmyra raises the thought that it has been all orchestrated to give retreating militants in Aleppo a break. The takfiri terrorist group recaptured Palmyra over the weekend, months after it was forced out of the city. Russia has already blamed the loss on the United States.

PressTV

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The Abnormalization of Dissent

The spin, lies, manipulation and deceptions are coming so fast and thick it's increasingly difficult to document them all, let alone analyze them. But in the broad sweep of recent events we can see a common theme emerging: the abnormalization of dissent.

And when political ideology boils down to nothing more than "real" and "fake" the control of political discourse through language itself is almost complete. Can outright censorship be far behind? Read more.

Corbett Report

UNICEF: One child dies every 10 minutes in Yemen

At least 462,000 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition with 2.2m in need of urgent care, UNICEF says.

More than 400,000 children are at risk of starvation in Yemen, with nearly 2.2 million in need of urgent care, according to the UN children's agency UNICEF. Read more + video.

Al Jazeera

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ISIS used as tool by Saudis, US & Turkey when it suits their interests – US senator to RT

Speaking to RT on the advance of ISIS militants from Mosul toward Palmyra, Virginia Senator Richard Black (R) expressed doubt that the US-led coalition could have overlooked such a regrouping, pointing to possible interests of the US and regional players.

RT

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Canadian Journalist on lies about Syria

Press Briefing by Syrian Mission, 9 December 2016

Speakers: Sara flounders, Activist, Donna Nassor, lawyer and human rights and peace activist, Dr. Bahman Azad, Member of the Coordinating Committee for the Hands Off Syria and Organization Secretary of US Peace Council, and Eva Bartlett, Independent Canadian Journalist. Full video.

UN

Fukushima fallout reaches America’s shores

RT correspondent Brigida Santos joins RT’s Ed Schultz to discuss the troubling discovery of Cesium-134, an isotope specific to the 2011 triple nuclear meltdown in Fukushima, Japan, which has arrived on America’s west coast for the first time.

More radiation is expected over the course of the next year, scientists claim.

RT

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History and Benefits of Yerba Mate

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A Brief History of Geoengineering

Climatologists have confirmed it is now too late to avoid certain global warming and that a shift to a low or zero carbon economy is thus vital. This implies an urgent transition to renewable energy sources as well as radical adaptive measures, which collide against established industrial monopolies. This episode gathers several geoengineering patent applications, and through these documents presents the history of these emerging technologies and the private interests, actors, think tanks, and corporations behind them.

Within the debate of climate change mitigation, geoengineering—the technological management of weather patterns and carbon capture processes—occupies an especially politicized place. It has slowly entered climate change discussions, including those of held by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. While the legitimate use of such technologies and their regulation remains unaddressed by the U.N., a rush to patent these technologies is underway.

Inhabitants

Greeks March Against Imposed Austerity Measures

As the European Union and the International Monetary Fund demand cuts to public spending, thousands of Greeks took to streets to protest against the austerity measures

teleSUR

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‘US to hand out arms like Christmas cookies to preserve terrorist assets in Syria’ - ex-US diplomat

President Obama’s waiver of restrictions on supplying arms to militant groups in Syria looks like a desperate attempt to compensate for the loss of Aleppo and preserve terrorist assets elsewhere, former US diplomat Jim Jatras told RT.

RT

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Abby Martin Exposes Israeli Terror in Hebron

In this excerpt from an episode of the The Empire Files, Abby Martin exposes the Israeli terror in Hebron.

Israeli soldiers often kill civilians by firing randomly into their neighborhoods. Every rifle, every home demolition, every innocent life taken is paid for by the U.S. taxpayer.

teleSUR

Far-right MP Geert Wilders found guilty of hate speech

Dutch court convicts anti-Islam PVV party leader Geert Wilders of hate speech for leading a chant against Moroccans.

A court in the Netherlands has found Geert Wilders, an anti-Islam politician, guilty of hate speech for leading a chant against Moroccans at a 2014 campaign rally. Read more.

Al Jazeera

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- Angst (video) - Fresku

'Who won? Putin, Iranians & Assad' Western diplomacy not happy at Syrian army advance in Aleppo

Syrian troops have retaken more than two thirds of eastern Aleppo from rebel forces. Battles are now raging for control of the historic Old City. 

RT

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Battle to Retake Mosul Overloads Iraq Hospitals

The war to retake Mosul is now in its sixth week. Emergency rooms in the Kurdish region are overloaded and supplies are running out as the battle takes its toll on civilians and soldiers.

Al Jazeera

Greece refuses to extend austerity program beyond 2018

Greek government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said austerity measures have been socially catastrophic and economically inefficient.

The comments come a day after Eurozone finance ministers approved some short-term debt relief for Greece. However, they failed to sign a second review of Greece's bailout program.

The review is part of an agreement between Greece and its international creditors, which requires Athens to carry out reforms in labor and fiscal sectors in return for receiving funds. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras took office in January 20-15 on the promise of ending painful spending cuts under the controversial bailout program.

However, he later bowed to pressure from the E-U and the I-M-F and accepted deeper reforms.

PressTV

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Geldscheppers

Waar blijft de 80 miljard euro die iedere maand door de ECB met behulp van een muisklik uit het niets geschapen wordt?

Onze economie moet groeien. Daarom pompt de Europese Centrale Bank onder leiding van voorzitter Mario Draghi elke maand met een muisklik 80 miljard euro in de Europese economie. Waar wordt dat enorme virtuele bedrag voor gebruikt? En wat zijn de effecten van deze geldinjecties? Lees meer + video.

VPRO

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Renzi defeated in Italy referendum, exit polls say

Initial polls suggest that Italians have voted against Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's proposed constitutional reforms. The premier had promised to step down should the "No" vote prevail.

Initial exit polls varied by source late on Sunday, but all had the constitutional reforms proposed by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi poised for defeat. Read more.

DW

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Shady Submarine Deal Ties Netanyahu to Another Corrupt Scandal, Threatens Israeli-Germany Ties

The German arms company ThyssenKrupp pushed enormously expensive weapons on Greece while Germany was imposing austerity on the nation, says political economist Shir Hever

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The Government is a PARASITE on society

Find out how the government is nothing but a PARASITE on society that creates problems so it can pretend to solve them. Read more.

Natural News

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Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire

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The REAL Jesus Christ revealed in cave discovery – and he isn't who you thought he was

NEW evidence has unearthed from a cave of who Jesus Christ really was and the findings will shock you.

Lead tablets found in Jordan showing the earliest portrait of the religious figure have been proved as over 2,000 years old, according to experts. Read more.

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RT, Sputnik news agency appear at UK govt inquiry into relations with Russia

Britain's relationship with Russia has been the focus of a Westminster Foreign Affairs Committee session. It comes just over a week after a report was presented to the UK Parliament, which called for public figures with pro-Russian views to be singled out and discredited.

Among those who spoke to the panel were representatives from RT, and Russia's Sputnik news agency.

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Syrian govt forces liberate ten districts of east Aleppo from rebels

More than 3,000 civilians have left the eastern part of the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo in the last 24 hours, the Russian Center for Reconciliation said.

It later reported that about 40 percent of the militant-held part of the city has been liberated. Read more.

RT

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The Western War On Truth

Paul Craig Roberts - The “war on terror” has simultaneously been a war on truth. For fifteen years—from 9/11 to Saddam Hussein’s “weapons of mass destruction” and “al Qaeda connections,” “Iranian nukes,” “Assad’s use of chemical weapons,” endless lies about Gadaffi, “Russian invasion of Ukraine”—the governments of the so-called Western democracies have found it essential to align themselves firmly with lies in order to pursue their agendas. Now these Western governments are attempting to discredit the truthtellers who challenge their lies.

Russian news services are under attack from the EU and Western presstitutes as purveyors of “fake news.” Abiding by its Washington master’s orders, the EU actually passed a resolution against Russian media for not following Washington’s line. Russian President Putin said that the resolution is a “visible sign of degradation of Western society’s idea of democracy.” Read more.

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Luc Sala - Ritual Journeying: The Magical Perspective

Filmed at Breaking Convention: 3rd International Conference on Psychedelic Consciousness, 10-12th July, 2015

Download Luc Sala's book for free SacredJourneys.pdf

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Trump: What How What

In the wake of the election of Donald Trump, many peeps are freaking the fuck out. Well, step back, take a breath and watch our analysis.

What can we expect? Racists attacks, Deportations, and appointments of neo-fascists and corporatists. Read more.

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Trump and the Deep State

Thomas Drake tells Paul Jay the deep state would’ve been more comfortable with Clinton; and while they’ll do what they’re told, many will be concerned that Pence is the new Cheney

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The "Fake News" Psyop: Our Freedom Depends on the Freedom of the Press

"Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost." ~Thomas Jefferson

Truthstream Media

Qatar will help Syrian rebels even if Trump ends U.S. role

Qatar will continue to arm Syrian rebels even if Donald Trump ends U.S. backing for the multinational effort, Doha's foreign minister said in an interview, signaling its determination to pursue a policy the U.S. President-elect may abandon.

But Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said the wealthy Gulf state would not "go solo" and supply shoulder-fired missiles to the rebels to defend themselves against Syrian and Russian warplanes. Read more.

Reuters

Het feestje loopt ten einde

De aandelenmarkten zijn gemiddeld genomen niet erg aangedaan door de verkiezing van Donald Trump tot Amerikaans president, schrijft Jan Dwarshuis, maar onder de oppervlakte borrelt het. Er is maar weinig nodig voor een zware financiële depressie.

De verkiezing van Donald Trump heeft tot verschillende verschuivingen gezorgd op de financiële markten. De wereldwijd gedragen MSCI-index liet nauwelijks een beweging zien, maar de rente reageerde als door een wesp gestoken en schoot direct omhoog. Wie zijn de winnaars en de verliezers? Lees meer.

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Fidel Castro, a Legendary Life

Fidel Castro, a true legend, has passed away at the age of 90. He is one of the few people to have taken on the U.S. empire, and won.

His life has inspired and will continue to inspire revolutions around the world... Read more.

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Basque country to seek more autonomy from Spain

Inigo Urkullu made the remarks while addressing the regional parliament as he was sworn in for a second four-year term. He said he planned to reach a future pact with the Spanish government to recognize his demands for independence.

Urkullu’s center-right party, P-N-V, won a regional election in September. The Basque Country is an autonomous region, with powers to raise its own taxes and to control policy areas ranging from education to health and jobs.

But the region is seeking to be recognized as a nation in the Spanish constitution, which would give it the right to decide to remain part of Spain or break away. Most of Spain's main parties oppose the independence drive.

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The Iran-Russia-China Strategic Triangle

F. William Engdahl - The developing economic, political and military links binding Iran, China and Russia in what I see as an emerging Golden Triangle in Eurasia, are continuing to deepen insignificant areas. This, while it seems to be US geopolitical strategy in a prospective Trump Administration to distance Washington from both Iran and from China, while dangling the carrot of lessened confrontation between Washington and Moscow–classic Halford Mackinder or Kissinger geopolitics of avoiding a two-front war that was colossally backfiring on Washington by trying to shift the power balance. At present, the dynamic of the past several years of closer cooperation by the three pivotal states of the Eurasian Heartland is gaining strategic momentum. The latest is the visit of China’s Minister of Defense and of Russian senior officials to Teheran.

On November 14-15 in Teheran, during a high-level visit of the Chinese Defense Minister, General Chang Wanquan, with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan, the two major Eurasian nations signed a deal to enhance military cooperation. Read more.

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Moscow ready to deliver evidence of chemical weapons use by rebel forces in Aleppo

“Russian specialists found that militants in east Aleppo used ammunition with poisonous substances, with the ammo targeting west Aleppo. The collected samples leave no doubt that it’s a toxic agent,” Sergey Lavrov said.

RT

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Egypt's Sisi expresses support for Syria's military

Egyptian leader says his priority is to support "national armies", noting a solution must be "political" in Syria.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi says he supports the Syrian military - a position at odds with his country's Gulf benefactors such as Saudi Arabia. Read more.

Al Jazeera

White Helmets' bizarre ‘mannequin challenge’ in Syrian warzone

The video that shows members of Syria’s White Helmets partaking in the popular 'Mannequin Challenge' with an injured man, was first posted online by the Revolutionary Forces of Syria Media Office (RFS), an anti-Assad media outlet. #MannequinChallenge was in the video’s title along with 'edge of death.'

The video was not shared on the White Helmets' social media pages and has since been removed from RFS social media. Read more.

RT

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Air pollution is 'top health hazard in Europe'

The EU's environment watchdog has said air pollution is "the single largest environmental health hazard in Europe." Around 467,000 premature deaths in 41 European countries were linked to air pollution in 2013.

The Copenhagen-based European Environment Agency (EEA) released its annual report on air quality in Europe on Wednesday...  Read more.

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Venezuela Mulls Suing JP Morgan over De Facto Economic Blockade

The U.S. investment bank claimed that Venezuela's state oil company missed debt payments. The country hasn't missed payments since 2002. 

Venezuela may take legal action against U.S. investment bank J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. after the financial institution accused the South American country’s state oil corporation of being behind in bond payments — an allegation the company denies. Read more.

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Uribe rejects revised Colombia peace deal; Conservatives push for referendum

Colombia’s former president Alvaro Uribe formally rejected a revised peace deal and the coalition Conservative Party demanded a second referendum after a vote sunk the initial pact with the country’s largest rebel group. 

The new deal is expected to be before Congress on Wednesday so that the legislative body can begin debates to ultimately ratify the agreement... Read more.

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Trump confirmed his willingness to normalize Russia-US relations - Putin at APEC

Speaking on Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election, Putin said Moscow would have to wait and see as rhetoric during presidential campaign could differ from actual White House policies.

He noted that Trump has confirmed his willingness to improve US-Russian relations.

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Brussels votes for ‘EU army’ to operate ‘where NATO is unwilling’

The European Union hopes to ratify plans for a combined, continent-wide army.

EU politicians met in Brussels to thrash out details of the proposed force and will later vote on establishing an “EU-wide system for the coordination of rapid movement of defense forces personnel.”

RT

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Nomi Prins Explains The Central Bankers' Game of Thrones

Today James talks to Nomi Prins, author of books like All The Presidents Bankers, about her recent article "The Central Bank Power Shift from West to East, Game of Thrones Style." 

We talk about the changing economic and monetary landscape and how the locus of central bank power is shifting to the East, with players like the People's Bank of China gaining in prominence and former US/EU lapdogs like the IMF becoming brokers for these new power players in the new world financial order. Read more.

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Trump Is An Inside Job

Statists are always gonna state and absolute power always corrupts absolutely. Trump is merely the right’s version of Obama.

If you really thought the left-right paradigm was abandoned, that the powers-that-be would let an actual outsider not only run for president but win… well, I suggest you spend more time researching the new world order and less time voting for some power-hungry individual who claims to make everything great again. - Dan Dicks. More video.

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Beastie Boys' Ad-rock Leads Anti-hate Rally in Brooklyn

Beastie Boys' Ad-Rock is taking a stand against Trump and his supporters' hate crimes.

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Russian experts find evidence of chemical weapons use by terrorists in Aleppo - MoD

Russian experts have found evidence that terrorists have been using chemical weapons in their regular attacks in Aleppo, Russia’s Defense Ministry said, adding that the UN’s watchdog hasn’t sent any specialists to the besieged city despite requests.

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Hundreds of Spaniards protest against rampant energy poverty

Hundreds of Spanish citizens gathered in 26 cities on Saturday to protest against the country's widespread energy poverty and the abuses committed by energy corporations. 

Their outrage was sparked by the recent death of an elderly woman in northeastern Spain whose apartment caught fire due to her involuntary use of candles for lighting, after the gas company cut off her energy supply in September. Read more.

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Gap with Russia disturbing: Israeli official

A senior Israeli official says Tel Aviv should be concerned about deepening disconnect with Moscow over Russia's role in the Syria conflict.

Avi Dichter, chairman of Israel's foreign affairs and military committee and the former head of the Shin Bet intelligence agency, says Russia’s interests in the region by no means coincide with Israel’s. Read more.

PressTV

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Zorgwekkend: wapenhandel bedreigt veiligheid - Shadow World

Politici en dictators verdienen miljarden met de verkoop van raketten, geweren en bommen. Voor hun documentaire The Shadow World doken regisseur Johan Grimonprez en oud-politicus Andrew Feinstein in de schimmige wereld van de internationale wapenhandel.

Bekijk de hele aflevering op: http://www.rtlxl.nl/#!/gemist/rtl-late-night-301978

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