Recommended articles for Tuesday, December 25, 2018

• The Hypocrisy of Chomsky and the Imperialist Left on Syria, Rojava and Yemen posted on FRN by Jay Tharappel, who is a PhD Candidate at Sydney University. (I agree totally with the author.)

• Wake from the Nightmare or Eternal Sleep for Humanity by Frank Scott from Dissident Voice. 

• New Cold War & looming threats. John Pilger is interviewed by two members of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and posted on Frontline (India).

• "John Pilger special – A look back at 2018, and ahead to 2019." John Pilger is interviewed (the interview begins at 2:00m after a survey of the news) by Afshin Rattansi whose bio information shows that he has worked nearly everywhere. (I formerly watched his programs when I lived in Vancouver, BC from 2002-2006, and I thought he worked for CBC. Apparently all dissident media people end up on RT.)  

I found Pilger's observations regarding H.W. Bush, Bill Blum, and Donald Trump beginning at about 20:00m to the end to be particularly interesting.