Daily Archives: December 9, 2019

2019-12-09: News Headlines

Rick Sterling (2019-12-09). For Sama: A Beautiful Yet Deceptive Documentary That Betrays Reality in Syria. mintpressnews.com The documentary movie "For Sama" has won a host of awards in Europe and North America. Its producers and protagonists, Syrians Waad Kateab and her husband Dr. Hamza Kateab plus English film-maker Edward Watts, have received gushing praise. And the awards will probably keep coming. | Unfortunately, behind the human interest story, the film "For Sama" is little more than propaganda: biased, misleading, and politically partisan. | Hiding Basic Facts about Aleppo: | "For Sama" is a full-length documentary with a moving personal story. It combines…

Janine Jackson (2019-12-09). 'This Is Not a Troll. This Is Real Life.' – CounterSpin interview with Michael Edison Hayden about Stephen Miller. fair.org Janine Jackson interviewed SPLC's Michael Edison Hayden about Stephen Miller for the November 22, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…

Ben Norton (2019-12-09). US and UK Military-Intelligence Apparatus Campaigns to Destroy Jeremy Corbyn. globalresearch.ca Days before Britain's historic election, the UK's military-intelligence apparatus is turning to the corporate media and US government-funded NATO cut-outs to smear Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with evidence-free Russiagate allegations. | *** | The popular socialist leader of Britain's Labour Party, Jeremy

WSWS (2019-12-09). UN Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer: "With censorship inevitably comes tyranny" wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site interviewed Nils Melzer, who denounced the role of governments and the mainstream media in the persecution of Julian Assange and warned of the dangerous consequences of the erosion of democratic rights.

Ramzy Baroud (2019-12-09). Money, Power and Turf: Winning the Middle East Media War at Any Cost. mintpressnews.com Honest, objective and trust-worthy journalism in the Middle East is suffering a long, agonizing death, thanks not only to crackdowns on the media but also to well-financed propaganda empires.

Tracy Keeling (2019-12-09). Group backed by Rachel Riley exploits veteran to spread smears about Jeremy Corbyn. thecanary.co A group called Mainstream UK has exploited a veteran to spread vicious smears against Jeremy Corbyn. The group, which has attracted support from serial Corbyn critic Rachel Riley and a number of disgruntled ex-Labour MPs, paid to spread a video around Facebook about the Labour leader on 7 December. | Mai…

Staff (2019-12-09). WATCH LIVE: House Democrats Lay Out Case for Impeaching Trump. truthout.org Members and legal staff of the Democratic-controlled House Judiciary Committees on Monday will lay out their case for the impeachment of President Donald Trump in a hearing scheduled to begin at 9: 00am EST. | According to the New York Times: | After hearing from constitutional scholars last week, the House Judiciary Committee turns f…

Ben Norton (2019-12-08). US and UK military-intelligence apparatus campaigns to destroy Jeremy Corbyn. thegrayzone.com Days before Britain's historic election, the UK's military-intelligence apparatus is turning to the corporate media and US government-funded NATO cut-outs…

Ed Sykes (2019-12-08). Frankie Boyle nails the appalling media bias which Britain desperately 'needs to address'. thecanary.co Comedian Frankie Boyle has just written a cutting takedown of the mainstream media's appalling election bias. And he says it's a problem we seriously "need to address". | The art of media bias: | Writing in the Guardian, Boyle stresses that: Labour has been monstered in the media throughout the campaign, and largely been judged by different standards than the Conservatives. Even the gold standard of scrutiny that Johnso…

James Wright (2019-12-08). A Jeremy Corbyn-led government would be a boom for business, here's why. thecanary.co The corporate media line that Jeremy Corbyn is a threat to business is nothing short of a caricature. Economically speaking — it's nonsense, which is why 163 economists recently endorsed the Labour manifesto. In reality, there's no question that a Corbyn-led government would be a boom for business. | Repeat after me: government finances are not like your household's: | It takes a degree of unlearning to understand why Labour's manifesto would be a boom for bus…

James Wright (2019-12-08). The Tories were just so antisemitic, they forced the BBC to cover it. thecanary.co The Conservative Party's ongoing antisemitism crisis has become so bad even the BBC and some sections of the corporate media have covered it. | Pro-Nazi activity?: | In the final week of the election, another three Conservative parliamentary candidates are facing c…

The Canary (2019-12-08). Boris Johnson accused of lying over pledge to cut immigration after Brexit. thecanary.co Boris Johnson has been accused of lying to the public over his promises to reduce immigration.The Conservative Party has set out its plans for an Australian-style points-based immigration system, which would put no limits on highly educated and award-winning workers, investors or entrepreneurs coming to Britain after Brexit.It would also fast-track and offer reduced fees to doctors, nurses or social care workers who want to come to work in the NHS. | In an interview with Sky News' Sophy Ridge On Sunday programme, Johnson said he could guarantee "numbers will come down" as part of the "controlled" measures.But sha…

Ed Sykes (2019-12-08). Football is standing up to right-wing racism at the best possible time. thecanary.co As the billionaire media's longstanding anti-Labour propaganda continues, football institutions are standing up to racism from the Conservative Party and its supporters. And with the 2019 election just days away, this could hardly come at a more important time. | Boris Johnson and co are 'fuelling racism':…

RT (2019-12-07). Getting salty? Media digs into Trump's BIGLY salt & pepper shakers. rt.com Amid ongoing impeachment efforts, the American press has uncovered a damning scandal in the White House: President Donald Trump uses bigger salt and pepper shakers than his guests. Surely the president is finished now. | The mainstream media that dropped such bombshells as "Donald Trump eats KFC with a fork and knife like a true maniac" and "Trump gets 2 scoops of…

Alan Macleod (2019-12-06). The Faux Generosity of the Super-Wealthy: Why Bill Gates is a Menace to Society. mintpressnews.com If Gates represents a net negative force in world politics, why does he receive such good press? For starters, he makes sizeable donations to a host of mainstream corporate media outlets.

Alan MacLeod (2019-12-06). With People in the Streets Worldwide, Media Focus Uniquely on Hong Kong. fair.org Unlike protests against US client states, the Hong Kong demonstrations were frequently given the approving "pro-democracy" label (CNN, 8/30/19). | 2019 may be remembered as the year of the protest, as demonstrations are engulfing the world. From the Yellow Vests in France to demonstrations in Lebanon, Gaza, Chile, Ecuador and Haiti, sustained movements all over the planet have taken to the street demanding change. Yet US corporate media have been disproportionately interested in only one: the Hong Kong protests.

Wyatt Reed (2019-12-05). How middle class Bolivia learned to stop worrying and love the coup. thegrayzone.com In and around La Paz, middle class Bolivians have fallen under the spell of the junta's propaganda campaign against Evo…

Eds. (2019-12-05). Bolivia's Russiagate scandal is a provocation to renege on agreed-upon deals. mronline.org The fake news allegations that Russia "meddled" in Bolivia's recent election in order to help ("former") President Morales win and the more recent claims late last month that its soldiers are supposedly "waiting for his return" in order to presumably help restore him to power are nothing more than provocations designed to manufacture the "plausible […] | Source

Ryan Cristián (2019-12-05). CNN Says US Has "Fresh Intelligence" Of Iran Prepping Attack But Can't Show It & More NYT Propaganda. thelastamericanvagabond.com 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 (12/4/19). 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 …

Activist Post (2019-11-12). Pompeo's Iran Nuclear Lies Exposed Using Clear Evidence & The JCPOA Document Itself. thelastamericanvagabond.com Mike Pompeo continues to lead the propaganda push to get the public panicking about an Iran "nuclear breakout" even when all evidence shows that Iran is nowhere near capable of being a nuclear threat. Of course many other countries have far more robust nuclear programs, but because it's Iran we have to come together as …

Activist Post (2019-11-10). Revealed: Breathalyzer Test Is "Fake Science" — What's NOT Fake Today? thelastamericanvagabond.com So much of what we are confronted with in the mainstream media and from government sources is fake. So much so, that the question should be: what is NOT fake? Apparently, the science behind the much-touted breathalyzer used by police to nab drunk drivers ALSO can be added to the list of fakery. Given how …

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US and UK Military-Intelligence Apparatus Campaigns to Destroy Jeremy Corbyn
Ben Norton | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-09
Days before Britain's historic election, the UK's military-intelligence apparatus is turning to the corporate media and US government-funded NATO cut-outs to smear Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with evidence-free Russiagate allegations. | *** | The popular socialist leader of Britain's Labour Party, Jeremy …
globalresearch.ca/us-uk-military-intelli…

UN Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer: "With censorship inevitably comes tyranny"
wsws.org | 2019-12-09
The World Socialist Web Site interviewed Nils Melzer, who denounced the role of governments and the mainstream media in the persecution of Julian Assange and warned of the dangerous consequences of the erosion of democratic rights.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/09/melz…

Money, Power and Turf: Winning the Middle East Media War at Any Cost
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-09
Honest, objective and trust-worthy journalism in the Middle East is suffering a long, agonizing death, thanks not only to crackdowns on the media but also to well-financed propaganda empires.
mintpressnews.com/money-power-turf-winni…

For Sama: A Beautiful Yet Deceptive Documentary That Betrays Reality in Syria
Rick Sterling | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-09
The documentary movie "For Sama" has won a host of awards in Europe and North America. Its producers and protagonists, Syrians Waad Kateab and her husband Dr. Hamza Kateab plus English film-maker Edward Watts, have received gushing praise. And the awards will probably keep coming. | Unfortunately, behind the human interest story, the film "For Sama" is little more than propaganda: biased, misleading, and politically partisan. | Hiding Basic Facts about Aleppo: | "For Sama" is a full-length documentary with a moving personal story. It combines…
mintpressnews.com/for-sama-beautiful-dec…

Group backed by Rachel Riley exploits veteran to spread smears about Jeremy Corbyn
Tracy Keeling | thecanary.co | 2019-12-09
A group called Mainstream UK has exploited a veteran to spread vicious smears against Jeremy Corbyn. The group, which has attracted support from serial Corbyn critic Rachel Riley and a number of disgruntled ex-Labour MPs, paid to spread a video around Facebook about the Labour leader on 7 December. | Mai…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2019/12/09/group-backed-by-rachel-riley-exploits-veteran-to-spread-smears-about-jeremy-corbyn/

'This Is Not a Troll. This Is Real Life.' – CounterSpin interview with Michael Edison Hayden about Stephen Miller
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2019-12-09
Janine Jackson interviewed SPLC's Michael Edison Hayden about Stephen Miller for the November 22, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
fair.org/home/this-is-not-a-troll-this-i…

WATCH LIVE: House Democrats Lay Out Case for Impeaching Trump
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-09
Members and legal staff of the Democratic-controlled House Judiciary Committees on Monday will lay out their case for the impeachment of President Donald Trump in a hearing scheduled to begin at 9: 00am EST. | According to the New York Times: | After hearing from constitutional scholars last week, the House Judiciary Committee turns f…
truthout.org/articles/watch-live-house-d…

US and UK military-intelligence apparatus campaigns to destroy Jeremy Corbyn
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-08
Days before Britain's historic election, the UK's military-intelligence apparatus is turning to the corporate media and US government-funded NATO cut-outs…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/08/us-uk-militar…

Football is standing up to right-wing racism at the best possible time
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-12-08
As the billionaire media's longstanding anti-Labour propaganda continues, football institutions are standing up to racism from the Conservative Party and its supporters. And with the 2019 election just days away, this could hardly come at a more important time. | Boris Johnson and co are 'fuelling racism':…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/12/08/football-is-standing-up-to-right-wing-racism-at-the-best-possible-time/

Frankie Boyle nails the appalling media bias which Britain desperately 'needs to address'
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-12-08
Comedian Frankie Boyle has just written a cutting takedown of the mainstream media's appalling election bias. And he says it's a problem we seriously "need to address". | The art of media bias: | Writing in the Guardian, Boyle stresses that: Labour has been monstered in the media throughout the campaign, and largely been judged by different standards than the Conservatives. Even the gold standard of scrutiny that Johnso…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/12/08/frankie-boyle-nails-the-appalling-media-bias-which-britain-desperately-needs-to-address/

A Jeremy Corbyn-led government would be a boom for business, here's why
James Wright | thecanary.co | 2019-12-08
The corporate media line that Jeremy Corbyn is a threat to business is nothing short of a caricature. Economically speaking — it's nonsense, which is why 163 economists recently endorsed the Labour manifesto. In reality, there's no question that a Corbyn-led government would be a boom for business. | Repeat after me: government finances are not like your household's: | It takes a degree of unlearning to understand why Labour's manifesto would be a boom for bus…
thecanary.co/opinion/2019/12/08/a-jeremy-corbyn-led-government-would-be-a-boom-for-business-heres-why/

The Tories were just so antisemitic, they forced the BBC to cover it
James Wright | thecanary.co | 2019-12-08
The Conservative Party's ongoing antisemitism crisis has become so bad even the BBC and some sections of the corporate media have covered it. | Pro-Nazi activity?: | In the final week of the election, another three Conservative parliamentary candidates are facing c…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2019/12/08/the-tories-were-just-so-antisemitic-they-forced-the-bbc-to-cover-it/

Boris Johnson accused of lying over pledge to cut immigration after Brexit
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-12-08
Boris Johnson has been accused of lying to the public over his promises to reduce immigration.The Conservative Party has set out its plans for an Australian-style points-based immigration system, which would put no limits on highly educated and award-winning workers, investors or entrepreneurs coming to Britain after Brexit.It would also fast-track and offer reduced fees to doctors, nurses or social care workers who want to come to work in the NHS. | In an interview with Sky News' Sophy Ridge On Sunday programme, Johnson said he could guarantee "numbers will come down" as part of the "controlled" measures.But sha…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/12/08/boris-johnson-accused-of-lying-over-pledge-to-cut-immigration-after-brexit/

Getting salty? Media digs into Trump's BIGLY salt & pepper shakers
rt.com | 2019-12-07
Amid ongoing impeachment efforts, the American press has uncovered a damning scandal in the White House: President Donald Trump uses bigger salt and pepper shakers than his guests. Surely the president is finished now. | The mainstream media that dropped such bombshells as "Donald Trump eats KFC with a fork and knife like a true maniac" and "Trump gets 2 scoops of…
rt.com/usa/475285-trump-salt-pepper-shak…

With People in the Streets Worldwide, Media Focus Uniquely on Hong Kong
Alan MacLeod | fair.org | 2019-12-06
Unlike protests against US client states, the Hong Kong demonstrations were frequently given the approving "pro-democracy" label (CNN, 8/30/19). | 2019 may be remembered as the year of the protest, as demonstrations are engulfing the world. From the Yellow Vests in France to demonstrations in Lebanon, Gaza, Chile, Ecuador and Haiti, sustained movements all over the planet have taken to the street demanding change. Yet US corporate media have been disproportionately interested in only one: the Hong Kong protests.
fair.org/home/with-people-in-the-streets…

The Faux Generosity of the Super-Wealthy: Why Bill Gates is a Menace to Society
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-06
If Gates represents a net negative force in world politics, why does he receive such good press? For starters, he makes sizeable donations to a host of mainstream corporate media outlets.
mintpressnews.com/faux-generosity-how-bi…

How middle class Bolivia learned to stop worrying and love the coup
Wyatt Reed | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-05
In and around La Paz, middle class Bolivians have fallen under the spell of the junta's propaganda campaign against Evo…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/05/middle-class-…

Bolivia's Russiagate scandal is a provocation to renege on agreed-upon deals
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-12-05
The fake news allegations that Russia "meddled" in Bolivia's recent election in order to help ("former") President Morales win and the more recent claims late last month that its soldiers are supposedly "waiting for his return" in order to presumably help restore him to power are nothing more than provocations designed to manufacture the "plausible […] | Source…
mronline.org/2019/12/05/bolivias-russiag…

CNN Says US Has "Fresh Intelligence" Of Iran Prepping Attack But Can't Show It & More NYT Propaganda
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-05
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 (12/4/19). 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-u…

Pompeo's Iran Nuclear Lies Exposed Using Clear Evidence & The JCPOA Document Itself
Activist Post | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-12
Mike Pompeo continues to lead the propaganda push to get the public panicking about an Iran "nuclear breakout" even when all evidence shows that Iran is nowhere near capable of being a nuclear threat. Of course many other countries have far more robust nuclear programs, but because it's Iran we have to come together as …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/top-news/pom…

Revealed: Breathalyzer Test Is "Fake Science" — What's NOT Fake Today?
Activist Post | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-10
So much of what we are confronted with in the mainstream media and from government sources is fake. So much so, that the question should be: what is NOT fake? Apparently, the science behind the much-touted breathalyzer used by police to nab drunk drivers ALSO can be added to the list of fakery. Given how …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/top-news/rev…