Archives for نوفمبر 2021

Using the Climate Crisis: Whitney Webb Discusses Global Elites’ Takeover of Nature

A cartel of international bankers is attempting to use the climate crisis to rewrite international capitalism for their own benefit. 

بواسطة Mnar Adley

 As world leaders, celebrities, business moguls and activists alike descended on Scotland for the COP26 climate summit, behind the scenes powerful financial groups were and are attempting to rewrite the rules of international trade and to privatize nature under the guise of sustainability. While there has been a great deal of finger

John McEvoy Exposes Britain’s Role in Suppressing Democracy at Home and Abroad

Lowkey and John McEvoy discuss how the United Kingdom is playing a key role in upholding the established world order and doing the dirty work to suppress any challenges to it.

بواسطة Lowkey

 The Watchdog podcast is dedicated to uncovering hidden truths and exposing the secret affairs of Western governments. One individual doing more than almost anyone in revealing the true nature of the British state and its affairs worldwide is journalist and academic John McEvoy. Today Lowkey and John discuss how the United Kingdom is playing a

Saudi Coalition Withdrawal from Hodeidah Raises Hopes Yemen War May Be Coming to an End

The latest Saudi withdrawal comes on the heels of Ansar Allah’s recent capture of the oil-rich Marib province, the Saudi-backed government’s last northern stronghold.

Yemen withdrawal Feature photo

HODEIDAH, YEMEN -- In the latest strategic blow to the Saudi-led Coalition in Yemen, forces from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have withdrawn from three strategic directorates in southern Hodeidah, Yemen's main entry point. The withdrawal comes on the heels of Ansar Allah’s recent capture of the oil-rich Marib province, the Saudi-backed

Cubans Say They Are More Excited About School Reopening Than Regime Change

Most Cubans seem more concerned with getting their economy fired up than toppling their leaders. Even if they blame their government for mismanagement, corruption and a system that stifles private enterprise, few fail to recognize the enormous impact of U.S. sanctions.

بواسطة Medea Benjamin
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HAVANA -- “If you build it, they will come,” said Kevin Costner in the Field of Dreams. In Cuba, they didn’t come. Dissidents on the island, with their U.S. backers, had been working feverishly for months to turn the unprecedented July 11 protests into a crescendo of government opposition on November 15. They built a formidable structure, with

Israel’s Designation of Palestinian Human Rights Groups as Terrorist Orgs Baffles Europe

Once it became clear to the Israeli government that their European friends were not buying the claim that these human rights organizations are connected to terrorism, and would refuse to stop funding them, Israel pulled out the “big gun” and designated them as “terrorist organizations.” 

بواسطة Miko Peled
Palestanian human rights groups Feature photo

JERUSALEM -- The recent designation by the Israeli government of six Palestinian human rights organizations as “terrorist” organizations is yet another draconian step on the path to the total elimination of Palestinian civil society. Some parallels can be drawn between the Israeli action taken against these organizations and the 2001 U.S.

The “Seam Zone”: Israeli Officials Are Barring Thousands of Palestinian Farmers from Their Land

Israel claims that security is the only reason it denies Palestinians access to the Seam Zone, but data obtained by MintPress shows that fewer than 1% of permits were denied on security grounds. 

بواسطة Jessica Buxbaum
Palestinian farmer Feature photo

OCCUPIED WEST BANK — Taysir Amarneh, a farmer whose land is located west of Israel’s notorious apartheid wall, has been waiting 30 minutes for Israeli soldiers to open Gate 408 so he can enter his fields. The military is supposed to open the checkpoint at 11:15 a.m. but they're often late, Amarneh explained. The army finally arrives a little after