Source : Le Grand Soir, Daniel Vives Simorra, 17-12-2019

Source : Consortium News, Ray McGovern, 10-12-2019

Barr s’est montré exceptionnellement critique à l’égard de la conclusion d’Horowitz selon laquelle il y avait de bonnes raisons de mener une enquête du FBI sur la campagne Trump et les liens présumés avec la Russie.

Once again, California is leading the way in innovation.

Reading Time: < 1minute One “highlight” of the recent crisis involving the US and Iran was President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to attack cultural sites in Iran, which would be a brazen violation of the Geneva Conventions and other international laws.

The post Culture: In the Trump Era, It Has a Whole New Meaning appeared first on WhoWhatWhy.

After multiple denials, and demands for proof from foreign entities – accusing them of spreading “psychological warfare” lies, President Hassan Rouhani has admitted Iran accidentally shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that took off from Tehran’s international airport amid this week’s tensions.

The post Krystal Ball on Bernie versus Obamaworld appeared first on Norman G. Finkelstein.

Parliaments around the world communicate dissent in various ways. In some cases, yelling is enough. Elsewhere, ministers express themselves withfistfights, kicking, elbowing, gouging eyes, spraying tear gas, and throwing things (including eggs, chairs, microphones)… 

Source : Les Crises, Éric Juillot, 28-12-2019

Source : Arte, Youtube, 19-03-2019

Au bloc opératoire de l’hôpital Saint-Louis, à Paris, le “burn out” menace à tous les échelons. D’une intervention qui voit fuser les noms d’oiseaux à des réunions de crise où se déversent des doléances concurrentes, le réalisateur Jérôme le Maire a su capter le mal-être général des soignants.

Nous vous proposons ce monument de mauvaise foi.

Profitez en bien, vous ne lirez jamais ceci pour Macron – 24 % en 2017, 20 % en 2019

Source : Ouest-France, Fabien Cazenave, 16-12-2019

The Trump administration reportedly tried and failed to assassinate a senior Iranian military official in Yemen on the same day it killed Gen. Qasem Soleimani with a drone strike in Baghdad last week, nearly sparking a full-blown regional war.

This is just the beginning! What will happen next?!

The post Round One Is Over: There Will Be Another Major Event Soon appeared first on We Are Change.

Netanyahu uses fishing industry to pressure Gaza as a whole.

Update: Iran admitted on Saturday that it accidentally shot down Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752. It initially denied involvement, as reflected in this article, published on Friday.

FBI Surveillance Vendor Threatens to Sue Tech Reporters (Mili)

From Gizmodo: “Motherboard on Thursday revealed that a ‘secretive’ U.S.

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday became the latest Democratic presidential candidate to unveil a proposal to bolster voting rights. His plan aims to end racial disparity in voting and modernize election infrastructure.

The State Department on Friday made clear that the American military will not abide by the requests of the Iraqi government to leave the country and instead will stay indefinitely.

“America is a force for good in the Middle East,” State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus claimed in a statement reaffirming that the U.S. will remain in Iraq.

Trump’s blundering around the region leaves fundamentals unchanged.

After vehemently denying that a misfiring of its missile defense system essentially shot UIA Flight 752 out of the sky, Tehran has decided that it will allow international investigators access to data from the plane’s ‘black box’ which could help shed some light on what caused the crash, WSJ reports.

2018, une tout autre époque, où BHL soutenait Matzneff…

Matzneff, Pinchard, Martinez

Bernard-Henri Lévy, 19 mars 2018, La règle du je(u), arch

Critique de «La Jeune Moabite» de Gabriel Matzneff, de «Hespérie» de Bruno Pinchard et de «Kairos Melancolia – Jacques Martinez Venise 2017» de Guido Brivio.

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A new Rasmussen poll shows that just 21 per cent of Americans believe Jeffrey Epstein killed himself while 52 per cent believe he was murdered.

“Campaign Against Antisemitism” removes revealing video gloating about election.

Dylan Howard brought down the careers of Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen, Hulk Hogan, Paula Deen, and others. Some have called him the “most powerful gossip editor in the world” and a “tabloid prodigy.” He broke the story of the A-list high-stakes poker scam that would later become the Oscar-nominated film Molly’s Game, and he was the first to name the mother of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s love child.

Source : France TV, Youtube, 22-10-2014

Documentaire de Gilles Perret sur le Conseil National de la Résistance de la Seconde guerre mondiale.

Source : France TV, Youtube, 22-10-2014

Source : Le Figaro, Harold Grand, 20-05-2019

Cette technologie est actuellement expérimentée dans les rues de Londres, ce qui ne plaît pas à tous les riverains. De son côté, la police locale a décidé d’opter pour la fermeté.

Source : Consortium News, Scott Ritter, 27-11-2019

Selon Scott Ritter, les accusations du lanceur d’alerte a ouvert une fenêtre sur la politisation de la communauté du renseignement et l’instrumentalisation correspondante des institutions de la sécurité nationale.

The heads of three top voting-machine vendors testified before the Committee on House Administration Thursday, with each characterizing their companies’ practices — and equipment — as beyond re

Will Trump do the right thing?

The post Did Fox News Host Tucker Carlson Save Us From War?! With This Important Info? appeared first on We Are Change.

The AJC Transatlantic Institute replaces reality with lies.

Bots Are Destroying Political Discourse as We Know It (Judy)

The author writes, “They’re mouthpieces for foreign actors, domestic political groups, even the candidates themselves. And soon you won’t be able to tell they’re bots.”

President Donald Trump’s Federal Election Commission (FEC) nominee James “Trey” Trainor appears to have worked closely with deceased GOP gerrymandering guru Thomas Hofeller and multiple officials in at least one Texas county to redraw maps that significantly disenfranchised minority voters at the local level, according to documents made public by Hof

Source : Russia Today France, Interdit d’Interdire, 08-01-2020

Frédéric Taddeï reçoit :

– Stéphane Rials, professeur à l’université Panthéon-Assas

– Mahnaz Shirali, professeur à Sciences Po, spécialiste de l’Iran

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Source : Challenges, AFP, 07-01-2020

L’assassinat de Soleimani sur ordre de Donald Trump a porté un rude coup aux relations de Washington avec ses partenaires à Bagdad: les alliés étrangers de la coalition antijhadistes se demandent comment réparer les dégâts, et les Irakiens veulent désormais expulser les troupes américaines.

Source : UnHerd, Maurice Glasman, 20-12-2019

Il a gagné de manière décisive, mais son gouvernement doit offrir quelque chose de plus que le succès électoral et quelques projets d’infrastructure

Anthology of short stories imagines the Nakba in 2048.

What a dirty old man!! Did we just avert war with Iran? Are we safe now?

The post Did We Avert Total War? Shocking Evidence of Bill Clinton on Epstein’s Private Jet appeared first on We Are Change.

The Lawfare Project’s director will be joined by Dennis Ross at anti-Palestinian event.

The Sad Truth About Our Boldest Climate Target (Mili)

From Vox: “Given the scale of the challenge and the compressed time to act, there is effectively no practical danger of anyone, at any level, doing too much or acting too quickly.

Most Americans experience gun violence only through the news. But a few, such as Dr. John Rose, who has witnessed the effects of such violence for nearly three decades, have front-row seats to the bloodbath. 

In that time, he has seen more gunshot wounds than he can remember.

Source : The Intercept, Alex Emmons, 10-12-2019

Un convoi de véhicules blindés américains patrouille dans la ville de Qahtaniyah, dans le nord-est de la Syrie, à la frontière avec la Turquie, le 31 octobre 2019. Photo : Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images

Source : Consortium News, Isabel Ortiz & Thomas Stubbs, 03-12-2019

Alors que l’Occident remet en question les politiques d’austérité dévastatrices, c’est pourtant cela qui devient la nouvelle norme pour le reste du monde, écrivent Isabel Ortiz et Thomas Stubbs.

Source : Russia Today France, Interdit d’Interdire, 06-01-2019

Frédéric Taddeï reçoit :

– Xavier Gorce, dessinateur

– Pacôme Thiellement, essayiste

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In the aftermath of the drone strike — unilaterally ordered by President Donald Trump — that killed Iran’s powerful Quds force general Qassem Soleimani, WhoWhatWhy’s weekly series surveys world opinion and its impression of the dramatic escalation of the bloody struggle for influence in the Middle East.

On Wednesday evening Iran retaliated by attacking US bases in Iraq with ballistic missiles.

UPDATE 6: 7:51pm EST – US Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived at the White House around 7:30pm EST, in addition to the Chairman of Joint Chiefs. Trump’s entire war cabinet is now at the White House.

Now, the world waits for the US counter-response.

Putin makes a BIG move as all hell breaks loose in the Middle East over Trump’s Iran madness!

The post “We’re Going to War, Bro”: Even Israel Wants None of Trump’s Iran Madness! appeared first on We Are Change.

A new study from the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University has estimated that U.S. taxpayers have spent $6.4 trillion on wars and military actions in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia since September 11, 2001.

Images of members of the U.S. military filling airports are making the rounds on social media while many Americans are left wondering whether we’re about to enter into World War III, or if it’s already begun.

While the U.S. is currently engaged in multiple conflicts around the world, many young soldiers have yet to see their first missions. Such is the case for many of the 600 mostly young soldiers being deployed to the Middle East from Fort Bragg, North Carolina as part of the 3,500 or so being deployed first to Kuwait and then onto classified locations.

Duncan Hunter Will Probably Get His Congressional Pension Despite Guilty Plea (Reader Steve)

The author writes, “Last month, Rep. Duncan Hunter pleaded guilty to felony conspiracy for converting campaign funds to personal use, but that doesn’t mean taxpayers will be off the hook for supporting the congressman after he retires.

Warning: The story below includes a graphic autopsy photo of Jeffrey Epstein. 

Going beyond quickly established “official narratives” is considered risky terrain for news organizations. But we started WhoWhatWhy for that very purpose: to pursue the truth no matter how much it exposes us to criticism from those who play it safe — and often too safe. 

Source : Finance Watch, 06-01-2020

Source : Le Monde diplomatique, Frédéric Lordon, 15-11-2019

Émile Breton. — « La conflagration » (vers 1900)
Musée Soumaya, Mexico, photo cc Benoît Prieur

Source : Global Climat, Johan Lorck, 29-12-2019

En cette fin d’année, voici un bilan préliminaire du climat en 2019 : émissions et concentration de CO2, température globale, extrêmes de températures, océans, régions polaires.

Le CO2

Source : Aeon, James Baillies, 04-11-2019

James Baillie est professeur de philosophie à l’Université de Portland dans l’Oregon. Il a écrit The Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Hume on Morality (2000). [Le Guide Routledge de la Philosophie de Hume sur la Morale ; Routledge est une maison d’édition britannique d’ouvrages universitaires fondée en 1851.NdT]

The PR and optics couldn’t be any worse for Donald Trump right now.

The post What Is Donald Trump Doing?! Major Epstein Truth Revealed! appeared first on We Are Change.

Explosive Report Indicates That Donald Trump’s Loans From Deutsche Bank Were Backed by Russia (Chris)

From the Daily Kos: “According to Forensic News, Trump’s loans from Deutsche Bank were underwritten by a Russian state-owned bank.

Election officials know very well that using outdated and costly touchscreen voting machines — which are susceptible to hacking and other foul play — will likely lead to programming issues and cause long lines during the 2020 election that will ultimately drive voters away from the polls.