2023-11-28: News Headlines

Chris Hedges, The Real News Network. (2023-11-28). The Dirty Tactics Of Zionist Censorship Against Pro-Palestine Voices. popularresistance.org Joining me to discuss this censorship is Dylan Saba, a staff attorney with Palestine Legal. He was commissioned by an editor at The Guardian newspaper to write about the campaign to silence voices critical of Israel's assault but was then informed shortly before the piece was to be published that the newspaper would not run it. So let's begin with this level of censorship which is probably unprecedented since maybe immediately after the events of 9/11. I was one of them attempting to denounce the calls to invade Iraq. But let's lay out its intensity, its reach, and then let's go into perhaps the causes of it.

Dave DeCamp (2023-11-28). Gaza Truce Brings Lull in Attacks on US Troops in Iraq and Syria. news.antiwar.com Since October 17, US troops based in Iraq and Syria have come under steady rocket and drone fire. At least 73 attacks have been carried out on US bases in the two countries, but they have stopped since the truce between Israel and Hamas to facilitate the hostage deal came into effect on Friday. According …

ecns.cn (2023-11-26). Iraq, China inaugurate business council in Baghdad. ecns.cn The Iraqi-Chinese Business Council was set up on Saturday in Baghdad, capital of Iraq, in a bid to help boost bilateral trade and economic ties, Xinhua News Agency reported on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2023-11-27). Iraq, China inaugurate business council in Baghdad. ecns.cn The Iraqi-Chinese Business Council was set up on Saturday in Baghdad, capital of Iraq, in a bid to help boost bilateral trade and economic ties, Xinhua News Agency reported on Sunday.

News Desk, The Cradle. (2023-11-27). Report: US Bases In Iraq, Syria 'Plagued By Weapons Thefts'. popularresistance.org US military bases in Iraq and Syria are plagued by thefts of weapons and equipment, a report from The Intercept published on 26 November has shown. | Criminal investigation documents obtained by The Intercept via the Freedom of Information Act show that "multiple sensitive weapons and equipment" — including guided missile launch systems as well as drones — have been stolen in Iraq. | This follows hundreds of thousands of dollars in military equipment stolen from US troops in Iraq and Syria between 2020 and 2022, as reported previously by The Intercept. | Officials in Washington claim the US bases in I…

Olivia Rosane (2023-11-27). 1,500 Protesters Block Manhattan Bridge Demanding Lasting Gaza Ceasefire. truthout.org In what organizers said was the largest action of civil disobedience in New York City since the Iraq War, more than 1,000 protesters blocked traffic on the Manhattan Bridge for hours Sunday to demand a permanent cease-fire in Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza. The action, organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, began around 2 pm Eastern Time, and traffic began moving again around 5: 30 pm… |

Vijay Prashad (2023-11-27). A new mood in the world will put an end to the Global Monroe Doctrine: The Forty-Seventh Newsletter (2023). mronline.org No war in recent years—not even the 'shock and awe' campaign used by the United States against Iraq in 2003—has been as ruthless in its use of force.

presstv.ir (2023-11-27). Gaza ceasefire: Iraq's Kata'ib Hezbollah scales down attacks on US bases. presstv.ir Iraqi resistance forces say attacks on US bases will decline until the end of the ceasefire in Gaza.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-11-27). UE y Palestina esperan que se extienda tregua entre Hamas e Israel. telesurtv.net El jefe de la diplomacia de la Unión Europea, Josep Borrell, y el de la Autoridad Palestina, Riyad al-Maliki, llamaron este lunes a que se extienda la tregua en la Franja de Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-11-28). Iran calls for Israel to be brought to justice for '4 core international crimes' in Gaza. presstv.ir An Iranian diplomat says Israel should be brought to justice for all four core international crimes it committed in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2023-11-27). Iran calls for Israel to be brought to justice for '4 core international crimes' in Gaza. presstv.ir An Iranian diplomat says Israel should be brought to justice for all four core international crimes it committed in Gaza.

Judith Saladin, Lukas Tobler (2023-11-28). Asylum policy: how to create a permanent crisis. indybay.org The principle of repression instead of adapting the asylum system to changing circumstances had long been established by this time. The discourse is being whipped up from the right. In its dispatch, the (German) Federal Council justifies its repressive package of measures with the dissatisfied mood among the population towards "delinquent asylum seekers."

Judith Saladin, Lukas Tobler (2023-11-27). Asylum policy: how to create a permanent crisis. indybay.org The principle of repression instead of adapting the asylum system to changing circumstances had long been established by this time. The discourse is being whipped up from the right. In its dispatch, the (German) Federal Council justifies its repressive package of measures with the dissatisfied mood among the population towards "delinquent asylum seekers."

WSWS (2023-11-28). Australia protesters denounce Gaza genocide: "The whole capitalist system has shown its true face" wsws.org "I've lost nearly 45 members of my family there. Most of their houses are destroyed, and whoever is left are homeless. So it's very close to my heart."

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-11-27). West Votes Against Democracy, Human Rights, Cultural Diversity At UN. popularresistance.org Western governments frequently claim that their foreign and domestic policies are motivated by "human rights" and "democracy". They often even lecture their adversaries for purportedly failing to respect these concerns. | But on the international stage, Western capitals have shown their commitments to be merely rhetorical, as they have consistently voted against these noble causes and refused to support measures that would tangibly protect them, in flagrant violation of the will of the vast majority of the international community. | These stark double standards were on display on November 7 in the meeting of the…

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