2024-12-05: News Headlines

Hanna Eid, Black Agenda Report. (2024-12-05). Anti-Imperialism And The Tricontinental Vocation. popularresistance.org Radical economist Samir Amin understood well that revolutionary offensives against the imperialism of the triad (USA, EU, and Japan) will come from the tricontinental sphere of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The peripheries of the world-system are where the contradictions of capitalist-imperialism are the most heightened, and where the fissures can be exploited. According to Amin, we must analyze social struggles at three levels: the popular classes, nations, and states. This essay seeks to validate Amin's argument by highlighting the anti-imperialist victories in the tricontinental sphere, while also providing…

Maxime Duriez (2024-12-05). International Criminal Court arrest warrants: France is lying about Benjamin Netanyahu's immunity. fidh.org

Maxime Duriez (2024-12-05). Georgia: Law enforcement officers must be held accountable for the unlawful use of force against protesters. fidh.org

APR editor (2024-12-05). Northern Marianas leaders meet Taiwan President Lai Ching-te in Guam. asiapacificreport.nz By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent Northern Marianas Governor Arnold Palacios and Senator Celina Babauta have travelled to Guam to attend a luncheon with Taiwan President Lai Ching-te. Taiwan is officially known as the Republic of China (Taiwan). China claims Taiwan as its own territory, with no right to state-to-state…

Imran Khalid (2024-12-05). Trump Takes Aim at BRICS (and the Global Economy). fpif.org Donald Trump, a man who never shied from bold declarations, has once again turned the global stage into a theater of economic brinkmanship. His target: the BRICS coalition, a bloc of emerging powers that includes China, Brazil, India, Russia, and South Africa (and now Iran, the UAE, Ethiopia, and Egypt as well). With more than 30 countries showing interest, BRICS is steadily challenging the traditional economic order. | Trump, in his signature style, announced on Truth Social that BRICS nations could face 100 percent tariffs should they dare to establish a unified currency or undermine the U.S. dollar. "The idea…

ICRC (2024-12-05). South Africa: The 23rd Southern Africa and Indian Ocean States Regional IHL Seminar. icrc.org spotlighting "the 75th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions — strengthening humanity"

N.D. Jayaprakash (2024-12-05). Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Forty Years of Struggle for Justice—Part 4. counterpunch.org May 12, 1986, Judge John F. Keenan of the southern district court of New York dismissed the complaint filed by the Union of India against Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) on April 8, 1985. The Order dismissing the complaint, which has been reproduced in Upendra Baxi (ed.), Inconvenient Forum and Convenient Catastrophe: The Bhopal Case, July 1986,

Avi Scharf (2024-12-05). Cyprus buys Israeli-made advanced Barak-MX air defense system. haaretz.com The system, made by Israel's IAI, which can intercept aircraft, UAVs, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles, has also been sold to India, Azerbaijan, and Morocco. Reuters reports that the system has already been delivered…

aljazeera (2024-12-05). South Korea's defence minister resigns over martial law crisis. aljazeera.com Defence minister's resignation follows brief martial law declaration and as Russia-North Korea pact comes into force.

Editor (2024-12-05). South Korean President declares martial law, sparking protest. mronline.org In his announcement declaring martial law, President Yoon Suk Yeol stated that he seeks to eradicate "shameless pro-North Korean anti-state forces".

Kiji Noh, Scheer Post. (2024-12-05). South Korea's Six-Hour Martial Law. popularresistance.org South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared martial law, suspended the South Korean legislature and banned elected representatives from accessing the National Assembly building using massive police presence. | And then six hours later he rescinded the order. | President Yoon had declared in a public address to the Korean people that the move was to protect a "liberal South Korea from the threats posed by North Korea's communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements."

WSWS (2024-12-05). The South Korean coup attempt and the global attack on democratic rights. wsws.org The attempted military coup is a warning, not only to workers in South Korea but internationally, that the ruling classes around the world are being driven to dictatorial methods to impose their agenda of war and austerity.

Dahlia Scheindlin (2024-12-05). How South Korea and Georgia could accelerate Israel's democratic collapse. haaretz.com Despite their very different circumstances, there are similarities in the authoritarian 'wave' threatening all three societies. This is why, together with the imminent Trump presidency, South Korea and Georgia could galvanize Israel's democratic decline…

newarab (2024-12-05). South Korean president faces impeachment after martial law. newarab.com South Korean lawmakers submitted a bill on Wednesday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol The surprise declaration of martial law in the major US ally late on Tuesday caused a standoff with parliament, which rejected Yoon's attempt to ban political activity and censor the media, as armed troops forced their way into the National Assembly building in Seoul. | The main opposition Democratic…

ecns.cn (2024-12-05). Insights | Farce of martial law fuels vicious cycle in South Korea's politics: expert. ecns.cn The tactic of declaring martial law reeks of desperation of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, Joseph Gregory Mahoney, a professor of politics and international relations at East China Normal University, candidly stated in an interview with China News Network.

Workers World Party (2024-12-05). Support Koreans against Yoon! workers.org Nudutdol demonstrates at South Korean Consulate, New York City, Dec. 4, 2024. The labor unions and mass organizations of the people of South Korea deserve the support of everyone who wants to struggle against war and dictatorship. They are fighting at this time — Dec. 4, 2024 — to rid . . . |

aljazeera (2024-12-05). South Korea's Yoon focus of police 'treason' probe over martial law chaos. aljazeera.com Complaints submitted with police accuse the president and other officials of 'treason' for declaring martial law.

aljazeera (2024-12-05). Who takes over if South Korea's President Yoon is removed? aljazeera.com If Yoon gets impeached or steps down after martial law saga, PM Han Duck-soo will step in as interim president.

aljazeera (2024-12-05). South Korea's economy rattled by martial law decree. aljazeera.com South Korean president's bid to erase 'Korea discount' sputters after martial law declaration unnerves markets.

Staff (2024-12-05). Koreans Rise Up Against Martial Law: U.S. Ally Set Back By Mass People's Movement. youtube.com South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday, and South Koreans are demanding his impeachment. The US has maintained a close relationship with Yoon and plays a dominating role on the Korean peninsula. Brian and Jamie Tyberg, an organizer with Nodutdol, break through the lies about Korea, discuss the current unfolding situation, …

ecns.cn (2024-12-05). Famed romance writer devoted to love, ends her life at 86. ecns.cn Renowned Chinese romance writer Chiung Yao (pend name) ended her life at the age of 86 in Southeast China's Taiwan on Wednesday, concluding a life dedicated to love and literature.

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