Month: August 2020

Categories Middle East

Lebanese PM calls for early parliamentary elections as protests rage following Beirut explosion

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As protests gather steam in Beirut, Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab has called for early elections, saying they are the only way out of the deep political crisis which has worsened following the explosion in the city’s port. … Read More >Lebanese PM calls for early parliamentary elections as protests rage following Beirut explosion

Categories Middle East

Almost 240 people injured, 1 officer killed in Beirut protests amid clashes, reports of fire & police shooting

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Army has been deployed to Beirut downtown to quell protests over the deadly blast earlier this week. At least 238 people were injured and 63 of them hospitalized and police said an officer was killed in the clashes. … Read More >Almost 240 people injured, 1 officer killed in Beirut protests amid clashes, reports of fire & police shooting

Categories Russia

Nuke first, ask questions later! Top military officers reveal Moscow could respond to ANY rocket attack with a nuclear strike

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Fire any ballistic missile at Russia, and Moscow might respond with a nuclear warhead. That’s according to the Russian Defense Ministry, which has publicly disclosed its conditions for launching a nuclear strike. … Read More >Nuke first, ask questions later! Top military officers reveal Moscow could respond to ANY rocket attack with a nuclear strike

Categories Shows

DHS overreach, progressive Dem victories, the Covid-19 economy

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Naomi Karavani opens the show with a review of how the Department of Homeland Security has been used to police peaceful protesters and shut down the George Floyd protesters. DHS used military equipment and some of the most aggressive law enforcement forces against protesters in a show of force that has previously been saved for asylum seekers. … Read More >DHS overreach, progressive Dem victories, the Covid-19 economy

Categories USA

‘Biden no longer worthy of the black vote’: Trump pounces on ‘Sleepy Joe’ for controversial diversity statement

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Donald Trump attacked Joe Biden by tweeting that he is “no longer worthy of the Black Vote,” after his controversial statement. Now both presidential candidates are under fire for their comments on the African American community. … Read More >‘Biden no longer worthy of the black vote’: Trump pounces on ‘Sleepy Joe’ for controversial diversity statement

Categories Shows

Prof. Cornel West: Joe Biden a neoliberal disaster, Donald Trump a neofascist catastrophe

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On this special episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Cornel West. He discusses the 2020 election of Donald Trump vs Joe Biden, Joe Biden’s role in the rise of mass incarceration, US foreign policy in the Middle East, the explosion at Beirut port in Lebanon … Read More >Prof. Cornel West: Joe Biden a neoliberal disaster, Donald Trump a neofascist catastrophe

Categories Russia

Arrest of 33 ‘Russian mercenaries’ in Belarus may have been orchestrated by Ukrainian intelligence – newspaper investigation

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The paper trail behind 33 Russian citizens who were arrested in Belarus last week, and labelled mercenaries hired to destabilize the country, has been traced to Ukraine and could be a provocation by its intelligence services. … Read More >Arrest of 33 ‘Russian mercenaries’ in Belarus may have been orchestrated by Ukrainian intelligence – newspaper investigation