Day: November 29, 2019

Bolivia, Laboratory of a New Destabilization Strategy

November 29, 2019 Opinion

On October 14, 2019, President Evo Morales told a GigaVision television interview that he had recordings of the preparation of a coup by far-right figures and former military personnel if he won the p…

Penalising Innocent Cubans and Palestinians — Sanctions and Walls Are the Trump Norm

November 29, 2019 Opinion

Cuba and Palestine do not have a great deal in common, other than that their citizens are innocent targets of Trump Washington’s spiteful malevolence. In the case of Cuba this has been exercised with …

Iran’s Barter Trade Deals with China, By-Passing the US-Dollar, “Dedollarizing” Her Economy

November 29, 2019 Opinion

According to a PressTV Report of 24 November, 2019, Iran and China are working on a trade or barter deal that would circumvent US sanctions. It would bypass US-dollar denominated transactions, exchang…

Quo Vadis, Lebanon?

November 29, 2019 Opinion

Good bye, Lebanon, metaphorically and truly. Good bye to a country which, many believe, actually has already ceased to exist. For five long years I have been commuting between the Asia Pacific and the…

Israel’s Next Move: The Real Danger in US Decision to Normalize Illegal Jewish Settlements

November 29, 2019 Opinion

It is hardly shocking that the United States government has finally decreed that illegal Jewish settlements which have been built in defiance of international law, are, somehow, “consistent” with inte…

The Age of Trump, the End of What?

November 29, 2019 Opinion

French king Louis XV reputedly said, “Aprèsmoi, le déluge.” (“After me, the flood.”) Whether that line was really his remains unclear, but not long after his death did come the French Revolution. We s…

The Rich & Powerful Piss on Us – The Media Tell Us It’s Raining

November 29, 2019 Opinion

Ignore the predictions of the unreliable and rigged opinion polls conducted primarily by organisations owned and controlled by right-wing Tory millionaires more intent on shaping opinions than reflect…

‘Ford v Ferrari’: The Return of Masculine Cinema

November 29, 2019 Opinion

The historical drama ‘Ford v Ferrari’ starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale is lighting up the box office, but it really stands out because it celebrates two things Hollywood hates today: men and amb…