Iran & US Relationships; Scottish Independence; and Protests in France
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-20
Join George Galloway on the new home for the Mother of All Talk Shows – this week we discuss latest on Iran and US relationships; Scottish independence, and protests in France.
sputniknews.com/radio-moats/202001201078084950-iran–us-relationships-scottish-independence-and-protests-in-france/
Trump Showed Us Who He Was Before He Became President
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-20
The long record of this presidency's transgressions now includes the open dog-wagging assassination
France Says Eight Nations Back European-Led Naval Mission in Strait of Hormuz
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-20
Multiple European states began mulling a 'maritime security mission' in the Persian Gulf last summer amid simmering tensions between the UK and Iran, but the initiative seemed to have been put on hold after London announced that it would be joining a US-led maritime coalition instead.
sputniknews.com/world/202001201078085826-france-says-eight-nations-back-european-led-naval-mission-in-strait-of-hormuz/
This week in history: January 20-26
wsws.org | 2020-01-20
25 years ago: Nuclear war scare caused by Norwegian rocket On January 25, 1995, the Russian military mistook a Black Brant XII rocket–launched by a team of Norwegian and US scientists to research the northern lights over Svalbard–as an incoming Trident missile launched as a high-altitude nuclear attack by the US Navy. It was the first time a Russian leader used the nuclear briefcase in a real alert.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/20/twih-j20.html
Instead of Real-Time Commentary, Eight Common-Sense Reason for Not Going to War with Iran
Patrick T. Hiller | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-20
In the wake of the assassination of Iranian military leader Major General Qasem Soleimani and nine other people by a U.S. drone strike in Iraq, tensions between the United States and Iran are at their height. The immediate threat of war is real. Real-time news and expert commentary across the nationwide spectrum of media outlets…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/20/instead-of-real-time-commentary-eight-common-sense-reason-for-not-going-to-war-with-iran/
US, UK 'Normalised' Targeted Drone Killings in Blow to Human Rights, Study Shows
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-20
The study was conducted before the assassination of Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander Qasem Soleimani who died in a US drone strike on the Baghdad International Airport on 3 January, ordered by President Donald Trump.
sputniknews.com/military/202001201078085671-us-uk-normalised-targeted-drone-killings-in-blow-to-human-rights-study-shows/
Martin Luther King and the Black Revolutionary Tradition
Eric Mann | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-20
Every year, until The Revolution comes again, the counter-revolution manipulates the historic birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, that so many people fought for, as their symbol of Black "integration" into imperialism and "non-violent" acquiescence to, at best, Barack Obama's cynical negation of his dream. As Donald Trump has just assassinated Iranian General Quassem Soleimani–with…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/20/martin-luther-king-and-the-black-revolutionary-tradition-2/
Iranian FM Zarif won't attend Davos forum as organizers 'changed agenda'
rt.com | 2020-01-20
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will not attend the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos this week. The forum's organizers have "abruptly changed its agenda," Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi explained on Monday. | The minister "was scheduled to attend… but they abruptly changed the schedule and it was not the schedule that we agreed upon," Mousavi told reporters. "So he will not attend Davos." | Last week, Reuters reported that Zarif was no longer on the list of nearly 3,000 people due at the event. The forum is being held under the banner 'Stakeholders for a Sustainable and…
rt.com/newsline/478688-iran-zarif-davos-agenda/
Worldwide Furor Sparked by U.S. Assassination of Iran's General Suleimani
Jeff Mackler | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-20
The Trump administration's January 3 drone missile assassination of Iran's Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani just outside Iraq's Baghdad airport brought the world to the brink of yet another catastrophic U.S. war. That the Iranian government would retaliate in a matter of days, if not hours, was unquestioned. But Iran's response stunned the world in its…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/20/worldwide-furor-sparked-by-u-s-assassination-of-irans-general-suleimani/
Iran Denies Claims They Were Sending Black Boxes to Ukraine
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2020-01-20
(ANTIWAR.COM)
Best Enemies Forever: The Iran-U.S. Kabuki Show
REZA FIYOUZAT | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-20
The recent conflict between the U.S. and Iranian regimes brings to mind that hilariously famous scene from Stanley Kubrick's classic, Dr. Strangelove, with the U.S. president calling the Soviet leader to warn him about a foolish mistake that had led to a hydrogen bomb heading their way from an American base. The President is amiable,…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/20/best-enemies-forever-the-iran-u-s-kabuki-show/
UK, France Reiterate Commitment to Maintain Iran Nuclear Deal
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-19
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed Sunday their commitment to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and conceded a long-term framework was needed, Johnson's office said. | RELATED: | Iran Welcomes "Constructive" Measures to Save Nuclear Deal | "On Iran, the leaders reiterated their commitment to the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) and also acknowledged the need to define a long-term framework to prevent Iran acquiring a nuclear weapo…
telesurenglish.net/news/UK-France-Reiterate-Commitment-to-Maintaining-Iran-Nuclear-Deal–20200119-0007.html
Revealed Iran's Attack Did Cause Casualties, US/Israeli Cyberattack & Pompeo Threatens The World
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-19
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/18/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/revealed-irans-attack-did-cause-casualties-us-israeli-cyberattack-pompeo-threatens-the-world/
Today's US-Iran Crisis Is Rooted in the Decision to Invade Iraq
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-19
The ramifications of the illegal, unnecessary and predictably tragic U.S. decision to invade Iraq are still with us. This includes the ongoing crisis with Iran, which brought us perilously close to all-out war in early January, resulted in the tragic downing of a civilian airliner and remains in a hair-trigger situation. | Those of us who opposed the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq raised questions regarding the Bush administration's false alarmist claims about Iraqi weapons, weapons programs and weapons system…
truthout.org/articles/todays-us-iran-crisis-is-rooted-in-the-decision-to-invade-iraq/
Pompeo Says Gangland-Style Hit on Soleimani Was "Restoration of Deterrence"
Mike Whitney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-19
America's "shadow president", Mike Pompeo, has acknowledged that the assassination of Iran's highest-ranking military general, Qassem Soleimani, was part of a broader strategy to restore "real deterrence" by eliminating presumed enemies of the United States. Pompeo's comments at …
globalresearch.ca/pompeo-says-hit-soleimani-restoration-deterrence/5700985
Nuclear Weapons: Trump Regime Pressured E3 Countries (UK, France, Germany) to Trigger JCPOA Dispute Mechanism
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-18
Post-WW II, Washington transformed Western European countries into virtual US colonies
Minnesotans brave a blizzard to challenge Klobuchar on Iran and Iraq
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-18
Minneapolis, MN – 20 people picketed in front of Senator Amy Klobuchar's office during a blizzard, January 17, for her legitimizing Trump's targeting of Iran and for her silence on the U.S. occupation of Iraq. | Autumn Lake of the Anti-War Committee spoke to the crowd, "Minnesota's favorite hometown disappointment, Senator Amy Klobuchar, is somehow still on the campaign trail, seemingly for no other reason than to prove what many of us have known for years; that the Republicans and the Democrats will always unite to serve the interests of the powerful over the interests of the broad masses. She's managed to…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/1/18/minnesotans-brave-blizzard-challenge-klobuchar-iran-and-iraq
Pentagon: No Attempt Made to Underplay Casualties in January 8 Iran Attack
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2020-01-18
(ANTIWAR.COM)
Not an Inch: Indian Students Stand Against the Far Right
Vijay Prashad | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-17
With her head bandaged and her arm in a sling, university student Aishe Ghosh went before the cameras to say that the students of the university she attends in New Delhi would move "not an inch back." The students would continue to agitate to defend Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and its union, and to fight…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/17/not-an-inch-iranian-students-stand-against-the-far-right/
Police criticised for the 'chilling effect' of including environmental groups in counter-terror documents
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-17
Police have defended their inclusion of environmental groups such as Extinction Rebellion in counter-terrorism documents, in the face of criticism it could have a "chilling effect" on people.The Guardian reported that a 24-page policing document it had seen included Greenpeace, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) and other non-violent groups, as well as extremist right-wing proscribed groups such as National Action.It said the document was distributed to teachers and medical staff as part of anti-extremism briefings last year.Deputy assistant commissioner Dean Haydon, senior national co-ordinator for the U…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/01/17/police-criticised-for-the-chilling-effect-of-including-environmental-groups-in-counter-terror-documents/
San Francisco Labor Council Resolution: "Support the rising anti-war and pro-peace movement"
| workers.org | 2020-01-17
The following resolution was adopted Jan. 13 by unanimous vote of the San Francisco Labor Council. Whereas, President Trump has placed the whole world on alert and brought the United States closer to war due to the irresponsible assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani; and Whereas, President Trump has threatened . . . | Continue reading San Francisco Labor Council Resolution: "Support the rising anti-war and pro-peace movement" at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/01/45591/
Protest at Senator Klobuchar's office to demand no war on Iran and U.S. troops out of Iraq
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-17
Minneapolis, MN – The Anti-War Committee of Minnesota is holding a protest on Friday, January 17, 4: 30 p.m., at U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar's Office, located at 1200 S Washington Avenue in Minneapolis to demand the senator denounce the Trump administration's military escalations with Iran and the U.S. continued occupation of Iraq. Klobuchar had the opportunity to denounce Trump's airstrike and instead responded that Trump should have asked for Congress' permission. | Protesters also plan on denouncing Klobuchar's attempts to further legitimize the targeting of Iran. On CNN Tonight with Don Lemon Senator Klobuchar…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/1/17/protest-senator-klobuchar-s-office-demand-no-war-iran-and-us-troops-out-iraq
Trump's True Motives in Iraq: What You're Not Being Told
Whitney Webb | theantimedia.com | 2020-01-17
(MPN Op-Ed)
Canada's Dark History vis-à -vis Iran
Yves Engler | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-17
To understand where you are, it is necessary to know where you have been. To understand current Canadian policy towards the 18th most populous country in the world, it is necessary to look at the history of Ottawa's relations with Iran. For the first 75 years after Confederation Canada's foreign policy was largely shaped by …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/canadas-dark-history-vis-a-vis-iran/
Israel Bombs Gaza And Syria Killing 3 & Iran Says US Sabotage/Cyberattack Likely Behind 737 Downing
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-17
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/16/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/israel-bombs-gaza-and-syria-killing-3-iran-says-us-sabotage-cyberattack-likely-behind-737-downing/
Thanks to Republicans, Iran Is Another Iraq Waiting to Happen
Laila Lalami | thenation.com | 2020-01-17
Thanks to Republicans, Iran Is Another Iraq Waiting to Happen…
thenation.com/article/iran-trump-soleimani-iraq/
Presidential Candidates Must Promise to Rein in Use of Force
Ashley Pratt , Susan Nahvi | commondreams.org | 2020-01-17
Every presidential hopeful should publicly publicly commit to not use the 2001 or 2002 AUMFs to take military action. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/no_war_with_iran1.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/01/17/presidential-candidates-must-promise-rein-use-force?cd-origin=rss
US Admits 11 Troops Injured by Iran's Jan 8 Missile Attack on US Base in Iraq
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2020-01-17
(ANTIWAR.COM)
Iranian students call for a new revolution amid government crackdown
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-17
anti-war Steve SweeneyIssue 1249 Iran anti-government protests US aggression against IranJanuary 17, 2020IRANIAN authorities blocked internet access on January 14, with pressure continu…
greenleft.org.au/content/iranian-students-call-new-revolution-amid-government-crackdown
Iran: 'The people demand freedom and equality'
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-17
anti-government protest Farhang Jahanpour (translator)Issue 1249 Iran US aggression against IranJanuary 17, 2020The following statement, translated by Farhang Jahanpour, was issued by students taking part in a protest at the Amirkabir…
greenleft.org.au/content/iran-%E2%80%98-people-demand-freedom-and-equality%E2%80%99
The Only Way Out of Our Latest War
Robert L. Borosage | thenation.com | 2020-01-16
The Only Way Out of Our Latest War…
thenation.com/article/iran-deescalation-war-powers/
Iran plane crash: who do Iranians blame?
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-15
Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Setareh Sadeqi, a PhD candidate at the University of Tehran who lost…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/15/iran-plane-crash-who-do-iranians-blame/
Iran-Iraq solidarity grows amid U.S. threats
Sara Flounders | workers.org | 2020-01-15
United States policy toward both Iran and Iraq is based not on "bad advice" or howling blunders by President Donald Trump, as Democratic Party pundits claim. It is not just a "mismanaged" foreign policy. Times Square protest, Jan. 8, New York City. (WW photo: Brenda Ryan) Washington's miscalculations of the . . . | Continue reading Iran-Iraq solidarity grows amid U.S. threats at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/01/45540/
Youth, the workers and the struggle against war
Makasi Motema | workers.org | 2020-01-15
Excerpted from a talk given at the Jan. 9 Workers World Party forum in New York City,"The growing U.S. war threats against Iran and Iraq: Resistance and international protest plans." As the U.S. continues its attacks on Iran, we must ask: How do today's youth feel about the anti-war movement? . . . | Continue reading Youth, the workers and the struggle against war at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/01/45552/
Phyllis Bennis on Dem Debate: Support for Combat Troop Withdrawal Is Not Enough to Stop Endless Wars
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-15
Six Democratic presidential candidates sparred on Tuesday night in Des Moines, the last debate before the crucial Iowa caucuses. The debate, hosted by CNN and The Des Moines Register, focused heavily on foreign policy and rising tensions with Iran following the U.S. assassination of that country's top military commander, Qassem Soleimani. As the presidential field continues to narrow, the U.S. Senate is preparing for the historic impeachment trial of President Trump, for which Senators Sanders, Warren and Klobuchar are all expected to leave the campaign trail to serve their role as jurors.
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/15/7th_democratic_debate_iowa
Iran's Rouhani Demands US, EU Troops Leave the Middle East or Face "Danger"
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2020-01-15
(ZH)
Keeping with its Crackdown on Alternative Voices, Google Deletes Press TV from YouTube
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-15
Without warning, tech giant Google "permanently removed" Iranian government-owned media channel Press TV UK's YouTube channel Monday night amid increasing American hostility to Iran. | "This attack on the freedom of speech of Press TV's journalists seems to be part of an anti-Iran purge as the West sets its sights on regime change in Iran," Press TV said. Its content, in its own words, focuses on "anti-imperialis…
mintpressnews.com/crackdown-alternative-media-google-deletes-press-tv-youtube/264142/
Video Shows TWO Missiles Bringing Down Iran 737, Second Plane Reported & Iraq And Syria Under Attack
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-15
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/14/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/video-shows-two-missiles-bringing-down-iran-737-second-plane-reported-iraq-and-syria-under-attack/
Israel Provided The Intel To Kill Soleimani & A Cyberattack May Have Been Behind Iran's 737 Downing
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-14
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/13/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/israel-provided-the-intel-to-kill-soleimani-a-cyberattack-may-have-been-behind-irans-737-downing/
UN aviation experts to join Ukraine Airlines Iran crash investigation
news.un.org | 2020-01-14
Experts from the UN aviation watchdog, ICAO, will support the investigation into the crash of a Ukrainian Passenger plane in Iran on January 8, following an invitation from the Iranian authorities, which was accepted on Tuesday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/01/1055312
US Commits Acts of War, But No One Is Asking the Hard Questions
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-01-14
Gen. Soleimani was an ally in the fight against ISIS, just as Saddam was an ally against Iran. Why did the U.S. turn against them?
therealnews.com/stories/us-acts-of-war-hard-questions
Under US pressure, social media companies censor critical content and suspend Venezuelan, Iranian, and Syrian accounts
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-13
As the US escalates its hybrid wars, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are suspending accounts and censoring content that conflicts with…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/12/us-pressure-social-media-censoring-suspending-venezuela-iran-syria/
Who Profits when Iran and America Fight?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-01-13
We spoke to Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin after Thursday's War Powers resolution vote. Whose interests are driving the narrative around conflict with Iran?
therealnews.com/stories/who-profits-iran-america-fight
"A System Failure": Iran Admits to Downing Airplane, Sparking Renewed Anti-Government Protests
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-13
Iranian protesters have taken to the streets for a third day, after the Iranian military acknowledged it accidentally shot down a Ukrainian airliner last week, killing all 176 people on board, including 82 Iranians and 57 Canadians. Iran initially denied downing the plane, but Iran's Revolutionary Guard took responsibility for what authorities now describe as a "disastrous mistake." The plane was downed hours after Iranian forces fired 22 rockets at military bases in Iraq housing U.S. troops, in retaliation for the U.S. assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. Millions of Iranians took to the streets la…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/13/iran_protests_ukraine_airlines_flight_752
"America Exists Today to Make War": Lawrence Wilkerson on Endless War & American Empire
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-13
Retired U.S. Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, who served as Secretary of State Colin Powell's chief of staff from 2002 to 2005, says the escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Iran today is a continuation of two decades of U.S. policy disasters in the Middle East, starting with the 2003 run-up to war with Iraq under the Bush administration. "America exists today to make war. How else do we interpret 19 straight years of war and no end in sight? It's part of who we are. It's part of what the American Empire is," says Wilkerson. "We are going to cheat and steal to do whatever it is we have to do to continue th…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/13/lawrence_wilkerson_american_empire_war
Iran's Accidental Downing of a Ukrainian Plane Already Being Used to Smear MH-17 Skeptics
Max Parry | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-13
When the Pentagon confirmed the assassination of Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani, U.S. President Donald Trump took to social media to post a single image of the American flag to the adulation of his followers. Unfortunately, most Americans are ignorant of the other flag synonymous with U.S. foreign policy, that of the 'false flag' utilized …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/irans-accidental-downing-of-a-ukrainian-plane-already-being-used-to-smear-mh-17-skeptics/
Ex-US intel officer: Pompeo 'lying through his teeth' on Iran
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-12
The Trump administration is imposing new sanctions on Iran and defying Iraq's call for a US troop withdrawal. This comes…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/12/ex-us-intel-officer-pompeo-lying-through-his-teeth-on-iran/
'No war on Iran!' say activists picketing recruitment center in Times Square
Camden Goetz | liberationnews.org | 2020-01-11
Washington's imperialist aggression on Iran has sparked a new wave of anti-war activism, with actions in over 90 cities saying no to war on Iran.
liberationnews.org/no-war-on-iran-say-activist-picketing-recruitment-center-in-times-square/
Iran Admits 'Unintentionally' Shooting Down 737, But It Seems There Might Be More To This Story
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2020-01-11
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (1/11/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
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PayPal blocks donations to The Grayzone that mention Iran (and free speech)
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-10
Small donations to The Grayzone were delayed and reversed by PayPal because they mentioned the word "Iran" in messages praising…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/09/paypal-blocks-donations-iran/