(2020-12-15). Lessons To Be Learned From Washington's Lethal War Against The World. popularresistance.org The latest book from Indian Marxist Vijay Prashad is a passionate critique of the "US-led liberal international order," in which Washington has fired — and still fires — its bullets at the peoples of the Global South and the socialist world. | In Guatemala, Congo, Vietnam, Korea, Indonesia, Haiti, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Yemen, Sudan, Grenada, Nicaragua, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Angola and so many other countries, Washington's bullets have been deployed in the pursuance of regime change, the protection of US hegemony and opposition to the emergence of truly sovereign post-colonial nations, all in fl…
(2020-12-15). Norway blocked Saudi request to give diplomatic immunity to suspicious 'security team'. middleeasteye.net 
Norway blocked Saudi request to give diplomatic immunity to suspicious 'security team' | Norwegian authorities alerted activist Iyad al-Baghdadi to incident, which came weeks before Khashoggi's murder, local media reports | Tue, 12/15/2020 – 12: 17 | Activist Iyad el-Baghdadi believes the request for diplomatic immunity was linked to his relationship with slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi (AFP) | Norway refused…
(2020-12-15). The Most Lethal Virus is Not COVID. It is War. counterpunch.org 
In the midst of the greatest health emergency in modern times, with more than 4 million surgical procedures delayed by the National Health Service, Boris Johnson has announced a record increase of £16.5 billion in so-called defence spending — a figure that would restore the under-resourced NHS many times over.
(2020-12-15). Yemeni army foils Saudi aggression in Dhale province. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) — Yemeni army has reportedly thwarted an attack launched by the Saudi-led coalition in Dhale province.
(2020-12-14). Saudi Arabia: Explosive boat hits oil tanker off Jeddah. middleeasteye.net 
Saudi Arabia: Explosive boat hits oil tanker off Jeddah | No claim of responsibility for blast but incident comes as Houthis rebels step up cross-border attacks | Mon, 12/14/2020 – 07: 34 | Last month, the Houthis said they struck a plant operated by Saudi Aramco Jeddah with a Quds-2 missile (AFP) | Saudi Arabia confirmed on Monday that a fuel-transport ship off the port city of Jeddah was…
(2020-12-14). Thousands are facing famine in Yemen due to continuing war and lack of foreign aid. thecanary.co Thousands of people in Yemen are on the brink of According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), 13.5m people in Yemen are facing high food insecurity. From analysis during October to December, the IPC found that about 16,500 people are facing a "catastrophe" level of food insecurity. | The IPC projected this to increase in 2021, leading to around 47,000 people enduring the highest level of food insecurity by June.
