2020-11-05: News Headlines

Kathryn Shihadah (2020-11-05). The Military-Industrial Complex, Israeli-Style. New Docuseries Touts Virtues of "Iron Dome" mintpressnews.com A new documentary series produced in Israel tells the story of the Iron Dome missile system, but as Kathryn Shihadah reports, it leaves out crucial details about how the weapon is used and who funded it.

_____ (2020-11-04). The U.S. Empire Is a Smiley-Faced Serial Killer. strategic-culture.org Caitlin JOHNSTONE | Waiting for the results of the US presidential election is like waiting to find out if you're going to get hit by the mugger with the bat or the mugger with the crow bar. | Dave Calhoun, CEO of top war profiteer company Boeing, "I think both candidates, at least in my view, appear globally oriented and interested in the defense of our country and I believe they'

_____ (2020-11-03). 'The Coming War On China' — Watch John Pilger's Powerfully Relevant Documentary. strategic-culture.org Caitlin JOHNSTONE | "The aim of this film is to break a silence: the United States and China may well be on the road to war, and nuclear war is no longer unthinkable," Pilger says in his 2016 documentary The Coming War on China, which "In a few years China has become the world's second-biggest economic power," Pilger's introduction continues. "The United States is the world's biggest military power, with bases and missiles and ships covering ever…

imperial.ac.uk (2020-11-03). Drones that patrol forests could monitor environmental and ecological changes. imperial.ac.uk Imperial researchers have created drones that can attach sensors to trees to monitor environmental and ecological changes in forests.

Chris Cole (2020-11-03). Announcing a New Initiative: UK Drone Watch. globalresearch.ca Since 2010, Drone Wars UK has been shining a spotlight on the military's use of drones and the impact on peace and security around the globe. Now, both in the US and in Europe, large military-grade drones which fly 'beyond …

Caitlin Johnstone (2020-11-03). The US Empire Is A Smiley Faced Serial Killer. thealtworld.com Waiting for the results of the US presidential election is like waiting to find out if you're going to get hit by the mugger with the bat or the mugger with the crow bar. | Dave Calhoun, CEO of top war profiteer company Boeing, "I think both candidates, at least in my view, appear globally oriented and interested in the defense of our country and I believe they'll support the industries," Calhoun…

RT (2020-11-02). Biden 'no antidote' to Trump, military-industrial complex and Wall Street win either way — Jimmy Dore to RT. rt.com It's 'nuts' to expect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to turn left after getting into power, and their record is actually worse than that of President Donald Trump, progressive commentator Jimmy Dore told RT's Going Underground. | "The idea that Joe Biden is the antidote to Donald Trump — when he has a worse record — is mental gymnastics, games that people have to play in their head, because they can't stand [Trump] being such a jacka** on television," Dore told Afshin Rattansi during Monday's broadcast. | "These are the people that they're giving as an antidote to Donald Trump? In many respects they're…