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UK Commits Extra Military Forces to Ukraine: Irresponsible Policy, Dangerous Repercussions
By Arkady Savitsky
A multi-role hydrographic survey ship will be deployed in the Black Sea next year to demonstrate Britain’s support for Ukraine and ensure “freedom of navigation”. HMS Echo is not a warship but it flies the naval ensign. Read more...

China Denounces UN Security Council’s Promotion of the West’s Political Agenda in Myanmar
By Carla Stea
Although China’s statements at the UN Security Council are most often brief and general in content, the afternoon of October 24 China’s Ambassador Ma spoke at length and brilliantly exposed the fraudulent use of “concern for human rights” to conceal the manipulation and abuse of the Security Council to facilitate the political agenda of western imperial interests. Read more...

In Historic Move, Sen. Rand Paul Places Hold on $38 Billion to Israel

By Jackson Richman
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who has a history of being skeptical about U.S. taxpayer funds going towards the Jewish state, has placed a hold on the U.S.-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018, which provides Israel with $38 billion in military aid over the next decade. Read more...

The Yellow Vests Rebellion, Fierce Political Opposition in France. Emmanuel Macron’s Harsh Hikes in Fuel Prices
By Dr. Binoy Kampmark
Governments and ruling regimes tend to face revolution in the face of harsh hikes in prices. Margaret Thatcher’s rule in Britain was rocked by the poll tax. In France, the once enthusiastically embraced Emmanuel Macron has decided to leave the ground rich with challenges against his administration. The Yellow Vests, the gilet jaunes, have decided to take up the chance protesting with such intensity it has led to death and serious injury. Read more...

230,000 “Jihadists” in 70 Countries: Since 9/11 the Number of Al Qaeda Affiliated Terrorists Has Quadrupled. Study
By RT News
As many as 230,000 jihadists are spread across 70 countries, with the largest concentrations of terrorists located in Syria, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington DC think tank. Read more...

US-Israeli Open Secret: Supporting Al Qaeda, Recruiting Jihadists
By Stephen Lendman
Washington and Israel partner in each other’s wars of aggression. US use of jihadists goes back to CIA-recruited, armed and supported Al Qaeda mujahideen fighters in the Soviet-Afghan war in the 1980s. Read more...