(2020-12-07). OPCW executives praised whistleblower and criticized Syria cover-up, leaks reveal. thegrayzone.com Exclusive: Documents obtained by The Grayzone show that OPCW executives privately criticized the manipulation of a Syria chemical weapons probe, and supported a dissenting veteran inspector. One official, however, feared helping the "Russian narrative." These private admissions further expose the public whitewash of the Douma cover-up, and undermine the ongoing attacks on the whistleblowers who challenged it. Since the explosive revelation that an investigation by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in Syria was manipulated, a smear …
(2020-12-07). "Awkwafina is Nora from Queens" demonstrates the depths of New Cold War propaganda against China. mronline.org 
In the season finale, the liberal mask comes off and the program morphs into a screed for the U.S.'s New Cold War on China.
(2020-12-07). Chinese defence minister visits Nepal to boost political and military ties. wsws.org The landlocked and poverty-stricken Himalayan country has become another focal point in the dangerous geo-political rivalry between India and the US on one side, and China on the other.
(2020-12-07). India: Pesticide Takeover Spells Trouble for Bees. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2020-12-07). "Red-tagging" accusations at the centre of elite conflict in the Philippines. wsws.org The McCarthyite accusations are an initial salvo between rival sections of the ruling class in the mounting political tensions leading up to the May 2022 presidential election.
(2020-12-07). America-prompted Color Revolution in Thailand. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2020-12-07). OPCW director worried truth about Syria 'chemical attack' report would feed 'Russian narrative'. rt.com 
While praising the OPCW whistleblower's integrity and professionalism, one director worried that seeking truth about the altered report on a 'chemical attack' in Syria might help Russia, which he denounced as the enemy. | "I fear there is little one can do since the report is final and out — unless one wants to feed in the Russian narrative and that I would never do as they really are not bona fide friends of this organization, that's for sure," was the message of one director to Dr. Brendan Whelan, one of the whistleblowers who challenged the 'interim' report by the Organization for the Prohibition of Ch…
(2020-12-07). For the US in Afghanistan's Endless War, Surrender is Apparently Not an Option. counterpunch.org 
The US War in —or on—Afghanistan has rightly been called the "Forever War." Launched on October 7, 2001, while the ruins of the World Trade Center were still smoldering from the 9/11 attacks five weeks earlier, the war is now in its 19th year, making it almost nine years longer than the Vietnam War. And yet,
(2020-12-07). Talks underway between Iran, Iraq to boost mutual trade tie. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) — Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq poised to strengthen bilateral ties in the fields of trade and commerce.
(2020-12-07). E3 react to Iranian parl. plan to set up new centrifuges. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) — France, Germany and the UK have voiced their concern about a counteractive plan by the Iranian Parliament to set up new centrifuges at the Natanz nuclear facility.
(2020-12-07). Iran's Leader in good health. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) — An informed source affiliated to the office of Iran's Leader rejected the failing health rumors about the Leader of the Islamic Revolution underlining that Ayatollah Khamenei is in good health.
(2020-12-07). FAO ready to back Iran to ensure healthy biodiverse soils. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has expressed readiness to help Iran develop and adopt policies and programs to promote sustainable agricultural systems and nurture soil biodiversity.
(2020-12-07). Araghchi stresses on Portugal role in Iran-Europe relations. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) — Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister expressed hope that Portugal could play an active role in the relations of Iran and Europe when it takes over the presidency of the EU in 2021.
(2020-12-07). Iran supporting Astana Peace Process: Zarif. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister stressed the support of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the Astana Peace Process in a meeting with his Syrian counterpart on Monday.
(2020-12-07). Iran-Romania ties not harmed under pressures: envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) — The Romanian envoy to Tehran likened the Iran-Romania relation to a tree whose root will not be hurt under the sanctions imposed by the arrogant powers of the world.
(2020-12-07). Syria plays a very crucial role in resistance front: Velayati. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) — Adviser to the Leader of Islamic Revolution for International Affairs said that Syria plays a very crucial and decisive role in the Resistance Front.
(2020-12-07). Cinema Verite announces lineup of "Special Display" film. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) — A lineup of eight documentaries which will be displayed in the "Special Display" of a non-competing section of the 14th edition of Iran International Documentary Film Festival known as "Cinema Verite" has been abandoned.
(2020-12-07). Iran's aviation industry has made significant progress. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) — Deputy Coordinator of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Army said that Iranian aviation industry has made eye-catching progress and development despite sanctions imposed against the country.
(2020-12-07). Iranians airlines to replace foreign peers during pandemic. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) — Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development said that Iranian airlines will replace foreign airline companies during the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.
(2020-12-07). Selected Articles: India: Largest Strike in World History. globalresearch.ca 
By The general strike occurred…
(2020-12-07). Think Tankers Against China: The Australian Strategic Policy Institute. dissidentvoice.org Security think tanks are the leeches of industry. Attached to their appropriate field, they compile analysis that is supposedly masterful, insightful and even useful. Reports can recommend courses of action, from a troop surge in a failing war, to an increase of defence spending in bolstering cyber capabilities. Bunkered in these institutes, the think tanker …
(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…
(2020-12-07). Georgia Runoffs: Democrats Aim to Take Senate as Republicans Back Trump Attack on Election Integrity. democracynow.org 
Two Georgia Senate runoff elections on January 5 will decide who controls the upper chamber and whether the Biden administration will be able to pass its ambitious policy agenda. If Democrats succeed in unseating Georgia's two senators, Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, the Senate will be split 50-50, with incoming Vice President Kamala Harris able to cast tie-breaking votes. In two debates Sunday night, Perdue skipped his debate with challenger Jon Ossoff, who took the stage opposite an empty podium, and Loeffler faced off against Reverend Raphael Warnock. We play excerpts and host a discussion with author and Em…
(2020-12-07). Threat of More Illegal US Sanctions on Russia's Nord Stream 2 Pipeline. globalresearch.ca The US under both right wings of the one-party state is waging a long war on Russia by other means — and all other nations unwilling to bow and scape to its imperial demands. | US aggression includes endless smashing of …
(2020-12-07). 'Trolling to another level': Palestinians pose as Emiratis in Tel Aviv. middleeasteye.net 
'Trolling to another level': Palestinians pose as Emiratis in Tel Aviv | Israelis flock to Palestinian men in dishdashas for photographs in viral video praised for its humour | Mon, 12/07/2020 – 13: 14 | Palestinians wearing traditional Emirati clothes as they filmed themselves in Tel Aviv on Saturday (Screengrab/ Twitter) | Palestinian citizens of Israel are often subjected to hostility and suspicion in th…
(2020-12-07). Arabic press review: Family of Egypt's Mubarak to sue EU over 'illegal sanctions'. middleeasteye.net 
Arabic press review: Family of Egypt's Mubarak to sue EU over 'illegal sanctions' | Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia prepares for reconciliation with Qatar, Bashir's health deteriorates in jail, and video of Egyptian man throwing cash from balcony goes viral | Mon, 12/07/2020 – 16: 38 | Gamal Mubarak (seen to right of his late father Hosni) said he will sue the Council of the European Union after winning…
(2020-12-07). Turkey's cities face drought as lack of rain hits water levels in dams. middleeasteye.net 
Turkey's cities face drought as lack of rain hits water levels in dams | Concerns running high as rainfall drops to five-year lows in western and central parts of the country | Mon, 12/07/2020 – 11: 35 | Cracked soil after a drought at the Dikilitas Pond in the Golbasi district of Ankara, 23 July 2020 (AFP) | Mayors of the largest cities in Turkey are concerned by the lack of rainfall since the summer, w…
(2020-12-07). Lebanese designer removes bag made from explosion debris after backlash. middleeasteye.net 
Lebanese designer removes bag made from explosion debris after backlash | The 'Silo' bag, which uses glass from August port blast, has been denounced as distasteful | Mon, 12/07/2020 – 15: 04 | The bag has been criticised online, with many calling it exploitative (Screengrab/Twitter) | A Lebanese accessories brand has come under fire after selling a "Silo" bag made from glass from the 4 August Beirut por…
(2020-12-07). Israeli envoy and UK Jewish group slammed for 'racist' Nakba comments. middleeasteye.net 
Israeli envoy and UK Jewish group slammed for 'racist' Nakba comments | Activists condemn Board of Deputies for inviting Tzipi Hotovely to event, after she calls the expulsion of 700,000 Palestinians a 'very popular Arab lie' | Mon, 12/07/2020 – 14: 57 | Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely gives a press conference (AFP) | Activists have criticised the UK's main Jewish community organisation for host…
(2020-12-07). Black Voters Matter: Group Sues Georgia for Purging 200,000 Voters Ahead of 2020 Election. democracynow.org 
On the voter registration deadline for Georgians who want to vote in two Senate runoff elections on January 5, we speak with Cliff Albright, co-founder and executive director of Black Voters Matter, about why the state is "ground zero" for Republican voter suppression efforts. Black Voters Matter has filed a federal lawsuit alleging Georgia's current secretary of state improperly removed nearly 200,000 voters from the rolls. Those voters "were purged illegally" ahead of the 2020 election and almost certainly affected the results, says Albright. "At the end of the day, this election … should not have even been c…
(2020-12-07). Iran, Italy seeking to expand bilateral relations. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) — Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs and Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy held a videoconference for the second time on Monday.
(2020-12-07). Improved Afghan law still fails victims of sex crimes and violence against women, UN report finds. news.un.org Afghanistan's justice system is continuing to fail female victims of violence and sex crimes, despite a 2009 law that was hailed as a significant step forward in legal efforts to protect them, according to a UN report published jointly on Monday by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) and the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
(2020-12-07). A Brief History Of US Military Poisoning Of Hawai'i. popularresistance.org Poisoning the Pacific: The US Military's Secret Dumping of Plutonium, Chemical Weapons, and Agent Orange, a new book by Japan-based journalist Jon Mitchell, is a detailed investigation and documentation of U.S. and Japanese military chemical and biological poisoning and pollution across the Pacific, Asia and South East Asia. Mitchell's work doesn't cover the U.S. military poisoning of Hawai'i as that would require a separate volume due to the concentration of the U.S. military bases and their pollution in the state.
(2020-12-07). Transfer of Rohingya refugees to Bay of Bengal island 'must be voluntary': UN refugee agency. news.un.org The head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), has voiced concerns over the reported relocation of some Rohingya refugees by Bangladeshi authorities, to an island off the country's coast, in the Bay of Bengal.
(2020-12-07). American Democracy Is a Fiction & Who Do Republicans Represent? thealtworld.com As my article this morning on this 79th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor illustrates | , governments use deception to bring people in agreement with the agendas of those who control government. The cost of such deceptions usually exceed the benefits. Ruinous wars result, and the unity required to cement a country together can be destroyed. | I believe the latter has happened with the stolen US presidential election. It is cer…
(2020-12-07). Afghanistan refutes reports of insulting to Afghans in Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) — Afghanistan Foreign Ministry has dismissed as untrue the reports and alleged videos of insulting some Afghan nationals in Iran.
(2020-12-07). Biden's Iran Deal Faces Iran's 'Red Pill'. thealtworld.com Does Biden's Team 'A' believe that a limited strike on Iran's nuclear facilities is realistic, without triggering wider war? | Biden says he wants — through diplomacy —
(2020-12-07). 'Venezuela Has Now a Legitimate Assembly' Observers Note. telesurenglish.net The head of the delegation of Russian electoral observers Igor Ananskij highlighted that Venezuela's National Assembly gained legitimacy after the elections that took place on Sunday, December 6. | RELATED: | "The most important result of these elections is that Venezuela now has a legitimate National Assembly," Ananskij told Sputnik. | The vice president of the Russian Parliament's Lower House (Duma) also expressed…
(2020-12-07). We've Had Enough Death in 2020. Why Add More? aclu.org I was in the middle of reciting Ya Seen, the 36th chapter of the Quran, when the executioner signaled to me that was enough. It was time to kill Orlando Hall. Across a strip of tape dividing us, Orlando received a shot of lethal injection before I could finish the verse's final, essential line. "So glory be to Him in whose hand is the dominion of everything, and to Him you will be returned.", , Orlando lost consciousness while reciting the Shahada, as I, his spiritual advisor, had instructed him., , The execution of Orlando Hall on Nov. 19 was the first I had ever witnessed. As a business professor at Indiana…
(2020-12-07). 1st online platform to accept Chinese crypto launched. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) — China hands out $3 million of digital yuan as JD.com becomes the first online platform to accept it.
(2020-12-07). Syrain FM holds talks with Ghalibaf. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) — Syrian FM Faisal Mekdad met and held talks with Iranian Parliament's spox Mohamamd Bagher Ghalibaf on Monday.
(2020-12-07). More Scandals on Dutch Government's Involvement in Supporting Terrorism in Syria. globalresearch.ca A new chapter in the scandals of the Netherlands's involvement in supporting terrorist organizations in Syria is unfolding in front of the world public opinion after Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has recently admitted that he personally intervened to obstruct …
(2020-12-07). Pearl Harbor: An Orchestrated Event? thealtworld.com In November, 1944, US Secretary of War, Henry Stimson snapped to the US Secretary of the Treasury that he was worn out "from working the last two weeks on the Pearl Harbor report to keep out anything that might hurt the President." — Churchill's War, Vol. II | December 7, 2020. Today is the 79th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the event that brought the US into the war against Germany and Japan. Eight American battleships were sunk or put out of action, and about 3,600 American sailors were killed or wounded. | Washington needed scapegoats, and Admiral Husband Kimmel and General Walter S…
(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…
(2020-12-07). Last breath of Autumn in Gilan. en.mehrnews.com GILAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) — Natural landscapes of Gilan Province of Iran is witnessing the last days of Autumn in December.
(2020-12-07). 'Refusing to Serve in the Army is My Small Act of Making Change'. zcomm.org Hallel Rabin spent 56 days in an Israeli military prison for refusing to serve in the Israel Defense Force. Rabin, 19, talks about her time behind bars, conversations with her fellow inmates, and talking to young Israelis about the occupation…
(2020-12-07). Iraqi forces arrest ISIL element in Kirkuk province. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) — The Iraqi forces have arrested the intelligence chief of the ISIL terrorists in the Northern Province of Kirkuk.
(2020-12-06). 'Putin has cancer' pundit beloved by Western media arrested for flouting Covid-19 restrictions at St. Petersburg rally. rt.com 
To the Western media, he's a window into the secretive world of the Kremlin. To many Russians, he's a notorious conspiracy pundit. But for police, Valery Solovey is a wanted man, after he was arrested at a rally in St. Petersburg.
(2020-12-06). Review of Hensman's 'Indefensible'. zcomm.org Defense of the Easily Defensible By Dave Markland In 2018 Haymarket Books published Rohini Hensman's Indefensible: Democracy, Counter-revolution and Anti-imperialist Rhetoric. Its focus is on left journalists and analysts like John Pilger and the late Edward S. Herman who have committed the inexcusable sin of being overly suspicious of United States foreign policy. Many readers
(2020-12-06). Khalistan Is The Solution: From Sikh Genocide To Econocide. thealtworld.com Exclusive— The long-held aspirations of Indian Punjab's Sikh population for self-determination might receive an enormous boost in the midst of the country's large-scale farmers' protests. Although more than just that state's Sikhs are participating in these peaceful demonstrations, they form a crucial part of this movement which wouldn't be possible without them acting as the vanguard. Their home region's agricultural potential is enormously important for the rest of India, which gives them much more significant leverage over national affairs than many of them had previously thought possible. | The past coup…