Daily Archives: December 9, 2020

2020-12-09: News Headlines

Binoy Kampmark (2020-12-09). "I Told You So. You Damned Fools": 75 Years of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. dissidentvoice.org Leafing — or in this case scrolling through — the commemorative issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists after 75 years of publication is a tingling exercise of existence. The subject matter pushes you to the edge. You threaten to fall off. Death is promised; extinction contemplated. Nuclear holocaust. Your sanity is called into …

Mehr News Agency (2020-12-09). Iran imposes sanctions on US envoy to Yemen. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) — Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Wed., emphasizing pivotal role of US Ambassador to Yemen Christopher Hansel in humanitarian crisis in Yemen, and placed his name on Iran's sanctions list.

Global Research News (2020-12-09). Selected Articles: How to Get Saved from COVID-19 Under Nuclear Bombs. globalresearch.ca By Given the outrage over what the court historians and the U.S. mainstream press have long maintained was an unprovoked attack by Japan on the United …

Manlio Dinucci (2020-12-09). How to Get Saved from COVID-19 Under Nuclear Bombs. globalresearch.ca FEMA — the United States Government Emergency Management Federal Agency — updated instructions to the population on how to behave in the event of a nuclear attack. The new instructions, provided by the Ready Campaign, keep in mind the Covid-19 …

Yaghout Meraji (2020-12-09). Anti-Iran Terrorist Group Mojahedin-e Khalq's Ties to Iraqi Army in 1980s. globalresearch.ca Below is an interview with Mr. Yaghout Meraji, a former member of the anti-Iran terrorist group the Mojahedin-e Khalq MEK, conducted November 24 and 25, 2020. | *** | Robert Fantina: The participation of the MEK in the joint operation …

teleSUR (2020-12-09). Iran Arrests People Involved in Killing of Nuclear Scientist. telesurenglish.net The Special Aide to the President of the Parliament in International Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, claimed that Iranian authorities had arrested people involved in the murder of scientist nuclear Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on Nov. 27. | RELATED: | "The perpetrators of this assassination, some of whom have been identified and even arrested by our security apparatus, will not escape justice and will be dealt with severely," Abdollahia…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-12-09). 10 Iranian ships are on their way to Venezuela with fuel. peoplesdispatch.org According to reports, a fleet of 10 Iranian ships is carrying millions of barrels to help Venezuela deal with shortages in the domestic market. The ships will carry Venezuelan crude during their return journey…

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 …

RT (2020-12-08). France will build nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to replace Charles de Gaulle flagship, says Macron. rt.com President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled plans for France's new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, which will replace the navy's current flagship, the Charles de Gaulle, by 2038. | "Nuclear power will remain the cornerstone of our strategic autonomy," Macron said on Tuesday, as he visited the Framatome nuclear reactor construction plant in the eastern town of Le Creusot. | France's new carrier — its 11th in total — will boast speeds of up to 27 knots (50 km/h), weigh in at around 75,000 tons, and run some 300 meters long — about 1.5 times the size of the Charles de Gaulle. | Quelles sont ses caract…

sputniknews (2020-12-08). Tensions Between US, Iran Rise to 'Terribly Dangerous' Levels as Soleimani Death Anniversary Nears. sputniknews.com Tension between the US and Iran has been high since the US assassinated top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, the head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) Quds Force, in Iraq on January 3, 2020.

Negar Mortazavi (2020-12-08). US Sanctions Have Caused Iranians Untold Misery — And Achieved Nothing. globalresearch.ca "My young cousin passed away last week," an Iranian Twitter user recently lamented. "She needed medication for her cancer that doctors said can't be found." | The tweet tragically went on: "Maybe she'd be alongside her little daughter now if she …

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…

Engineering and Technology (2020-12-07). Decommissioning Civil Nuclear Sites Will Take 120 Years, MPs Warn. globalresearch.ca According to a report from the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC), decommissioning the UK's civil nuclear sites will cost £132bn of public money, and will not be completed for a further 120 years. | *** |

_____ (2020-12-07). Biden's Iran Deal Faces Iran's 'Red Pill'. strategic-culture.org Biden says he wants — through diplomacy — And now, four years on, the prospect of failure seems assured — firstly by the hostages to…

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.

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Iran imposes sanctions on US envoy to Yemen
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-09
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) — Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Wed., emphasizing pivotal role of US Ambassador to Yemen Christopher Hansel in humanitarian crisis in Yemen, and placed his name on Iran's sanctions list.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166996/Iran-imposes-sanctions-on-US-envoy-to-Yemen

"I Told You So. You Damned Fools": 75 Years of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-12-09
Leafing — or in this case scrolling through — the commemorative issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists after 75 years of publication is a tingling exercise of existence. The subject matter pushes you to the edge. You threaten to fall off. Death is promised; extinction contemplated. Nuclear holocaust. Your sanity is called into …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/12/i-told-you-so-you-damned-fools-75-years-of-the-bulletin-of-the-atomic-scientists/

Gen. Salami vows IRGC's commitment to defend, serve people
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-09
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) — Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami reiterated the force's commitment to defend the Iranian nation and serve their interests through all ups and down.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166971/Gen-Salami-vows-IRGC-s-commitment-to-defend-serve-people

Selected Articles: How to Get Saved from COVID-19 Under Nuclear Bombs
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-09
Pearl Harbor and the Bay of Pigs | By Jacob G. Hornberger, December 09 2020 | Given the outrage over what the court historians and the U.S. mainstream press have long maintained was an unprovoked attack by Japan on the United | …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-how-to-get-saved-from-covid-19-under-nuclear-bombs/5731732

Iran Arrests People Involved in Killing of Nuclear Scientist
telesurenglish.net | 2020-12-09
The Special Aide to the President of the Parliament in International Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, claimed that Iranian authorities had arrested people involved in the murder of scientist nuclear Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on Nov. 27. | RELATED: | The US Imposes Sanctions on Iran's Ambassador to Yemen | "The perpetrators of this assassination, some of whom have been identified and even arrested by our security apparatus, will not escape justice and will be dealt with severely," Abdollahia…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Arrests-People-Involved-in-Killing-of-Nuclear-Scientist-20201209-0008.html

Leader condoles demise of Ayatollah Yazdi
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-09
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution expressed his condolences over the demise of Ayatollah Yazdi.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166990/Leader-condoles-demise-of-Ayatollah-Yazdi

Khaf-Herat railway significant for Tehran, Kabul & region
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-09
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) — In a tweet on Wednesday, Iranian FM Zarif highlighted the importance of the Khaf-Herat railway noting that its significance is not only for Iran & Afghanistan but for the greater region.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166979/Khaf-Herat-railway-significant-for-Tehran-Kabul-region

Iran ready to help strengthen Azerbaijan-Armenia ceasefire
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-09
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced the country's readiness to play a role in helping to strengthen the ceasefire between Azerbaijan and Armenia and to stabilize the region.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166973/Iran-ready-to-help-strengthen-Azerbaijan-Armenia-ceasefire

Como salvar-se da Covid-19 perante as bombas nucleares
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-09
A FEMA — Agência Federal para a Gestà£o de Emergências, dependente do governo dos Estados Unidos — actualizou as instruàßàµes para a populaàßà£o, sobre como se comportar em caso de ataque nuclear. As novas instruàßàµes têm em consideraàßà£o a Covid-19, …
globalresearch.ca/como-salvar-se-da-covid-19-perante-as-bombas-nucleares/5731725

Ayatollah Yazdi's funeral ceremony in Qom
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-09
QOM, Dec. 10 (MNA) — Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, who was the chairman of Iran's Assembly of Experts, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 89 and his funeral ceremony was held in Qom on the same day.
en.mehrnews.com/photo/166998/Ayatollah-Yazdi-s-funeral-ceremony-in-Qom

Iran ready to strengthen economic ties with Bolivia
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-09
TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) — The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic to La Paz voiced Iran's readiness to expand cooperation with Bolivia in the field of production.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166987/Iran-ready-to-strengthen-economic-ties-with-Bolivia

Iran COVID-19 update: 10,223 infections, 295 deaths
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-09
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) — The Iranian Health Ministry has confirmed 10,223 COVID-19 infections and 295 deaths due to the respiratory disease in the past 24 hours.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166975/Iran-COVID-19-update-10-223-infections-295-deaths

Russia making constructive efforts to counter US sanctions
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-09