Middle East Activism and Double Standards towards Russia
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
Refusing to acknowledge Russia's "balancing" acts with "Israel" and Saudi Arabia is a disservice to the Palestinian and Yemeni causes because it ignores the important role that Moscow plays in propping up Tel Aviv and Riyadh, resulting in the artificial …
globalresearch.ca/mideast-activists-need-stop-double-standards-russia/5674038
Greens Say 'No to NATO' While War Parties Give Standing Ovations to NATO
Kevin Zeese | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
Greens are political activists and can be found in every movement for economic, racial and environmental justice as well as peace. They do not organize as Greens but as people who are part of the popular movement. The article below …
globalresearch.ca/greens-say-no-nato-war-parties-give-standing-ovations-nato/5673996
Dem presidential hopefuls make pitches to 3,000 building trades activists
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-04-10
WASHINGTON–It's called, in political parlance, "a cattle call." The phrase refers to what happens when presidential hopefuls parade their positions, one by one, before a group, large or small. And that's what nine Democrats– John Hickenlooper, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Tim Ryan, Terry McAuliffe, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, Amy Klobuchar and Eric Swalwell, in that …
peoplesworld.org/article/dem-presidential-hopefuls-make-pitches-to-3000-building-trades-activists/
Millions of Algerians demand fundamental change
G. Dunkel | workers.org | 2019-04-10
Millions of Algerians came out in the streets April 5, even after President Abdelaziz Bouteflika had officially resigned. The general sentiment was: "We have won a battle, but not the war." Bouteflika's colleagues are still in charge of the government. Millions of Algerian workers protest after forcing president to resign . . . | Continue reading Millions of Algerians demand fundamental change at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/04/09/millions-of-algerians-demand-fundamental-change/
"We Woke Up and You Will Pay!" Algeria in Revolt
Hamza Hamouchene | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-10
What is happening in Algeria is truly historic. The people won the first battle in their struggle to radically overhaul the system. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, president for the past twenty years, was forced to abdicate after more than six weeks of street protests and a re-configuration of alliances within the ruling classes. Since Friday, February 22,…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/10/we-woke-up-and-you-will-pay-algeria-in-revolt/
Wikileaks: Julian Assange Targeted By "Extensive Spying Operation" Inside Ecuadorian Embassy
ZeroHedge | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-10
WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson claimed that he believes the embassy has handed over footage from its security cameras, visitors logs and even Assange's lawyers' notes to the US.
mintpressnews.com/wikileaks-julian-assange-targeted-by-extensive-spying-operation-inside-ecuadorian-embassy/257195/
Assange Ecuadorian Extradition Noose Tightens with INA Papers as Latest Slipknot
Jimmysllama | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-10
There has been an undeniable string of red flags indicating that Ecuador's Moreno is indeed working with both the U.K. and U.S. to hand Assange over to authorities.
mintpressnews.com/julian-assange-ecuador-extradition-noose-tightens-with-ina-papers-as-latest-slipknot/257175/
Vicious Facebook Posts and the Man Accused of Threatening to Kill Rep. Ilhan Omar
Nick R. Martin | splcenter.org | 2019-04-10
About three-and-a-half years ago, a man named Patrick Carlineo joined a brand-new Facebook group called "No Syrian refugees for NY."
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/04/10/vicious-facebook-posts-and-man-accused-threatening-kill-rep-ilhan-omar
What Netanyahu Hopes to Gain from Attacking Palestinian Prisoners
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-10
Considering the direct impact of the situation in Israeli prisons on the collective psyche of all Palestinians, any more reckless steps by Netanyahu will soon result in greater collective resistance, a struggle that Israel cannot easily suppress.
mintpressnews.com/what-netanyahu-hopes-to-gain-from-attacking-palestinian-prisoners/257224/
Democratic "Superdelegates" May Once Again Rob Bernie Sanders of the Nomination
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-10
There is no denying that the need to defeat Trump at all costs will be the rallying cry used to push Democratic voters to fall in line behind the eventual nominee, regardless of whether the nominee was chosen by voters or by superdelegates.
mintpressnews.com/democratic-party-superdelegates-may-once-again-rob-bernie-sanders-of-nomination/257214/
Dead Heat in Farcical Israeli Elections
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
With over 97% of votes counted, Netanyahu and leading challenger Benny Gantz each won 35 of the Knesset's 120 seats, according to the unofficial tally. | Apartheid right wing parties won a super-majority on Tuesday, results similar to recent past elections….
globalresearch.ca/israeli-elections/5674042
The Nation's Food: Hazardous US Chemical and Biological Products
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
Government officials serve their interests. In the US, it includes appointing corporate executives to run federal agencies. | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with departments of agriculture, commerce, energy, health and human services, environmental protection, housing and urban development, …
globalresearch.ca/the-nations-food-hazardous-us-chemical-and-biological-products/5673985
Ending America's Hundred Years' War Against Drugs
STAFF | truthdig.com | 2019-04-10
We live in a time of change, when people are questioning old assumptions and seeking new directions. In the ongoing debate over health care, social justice, and border security, there is, however, one overlooked issue that should be at the top of everyone's agenda, from Democratic Socialists to libertarian Republicans: America's longest war. No, not the one in Afghanistan. I mean the drug war. | For more than a century, the U.S. has worked through the U.N. (and its predecessor, the League of Nations) to build a harsh global drug prohibition regime — grounded in draconian laws, enforced by pervasive policing…
truthdig.com/articles/ending-americas-hundred-years-war-against-drugs/
OAS Sacrifices Its Charter for Trump's Desperate Venezuelan Regime Change Bid
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2019-04-10
In a legally dubious attempt to legitimize Juan Guaido's shadow regime, the US pushed to install a neoliberal operative implicated…
thegrayzone.com/2019/04/10/oas-guaido-trump-venezuela-tarre/
Pompeo: Sanctions Increase "Pain and Suffering" in Venezuela (Pt 2/2)
STAFF | therealnews.com | 2019-04-10
Sec. of State Mike Pompeo recently openly admitted that the sanctions are causing pain and suffering and that this would accelerate the process of toppling the Maduro government. Mark Weisbrot discusses the approach and what Democrats and progressives could do to stop this…
therealnews.com/stories/pompeo-sanctions-increase-pain-and-suffering-in-venezuela-pt-2-2
More Sanctions on Venezuela: Operation Florida 2020 (Pt 1/2)
STAFF | therealnews.com | 2019-04-10
Senators Menendez and Rubio introduced a bipartisan bill to intensify the sanctions that are strangling Venezuela's economy. Mark Weisbrot says this is largely possible because members of Congress are unaware of the suffering the sanctions are causing in Venezuela…
therealnews.com/stories/more-sanctions-on-venezuela-operation-florida-2020-pt-1-2
Turkey's Erdogan calls for annulment of Istanbul election
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-10
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said electoral authorities should annul Istanbul's local elections due to irregularities, notably over the appointment of ballot box officials, the pro-government Sabah newspaper reported on Wednesday. | RELATED: | Evo Morales Meets Erdogan in Turkey Visit, Both Reject US Intervention in Venezuela | Initial results indicate the main opposition Republican People's Party narrowly won control of Turkey's biggest city in the…
telesurenglish.net/news/Turkeys-Erdogan-calls-for-annulment-of-Istanbul-election-20190410-0019.html
The tussle for Venezuela's oil shows the West isn't taking climate chaos seriously
John McEvoy | thecanary.co | 2019-04-10
There should be no doubt that Venezuela's current crisis revolves around oil. With the world's largest proven oil reserves, Venezuela's natural wealth has long … | Read more The tussle for Venezuela's oil shows the West isn't taking climate chaos seriously | By John McEvoy…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2019/04/10/the-tussle-for-venezuelas-oil-shows-the-west-isnt-taking-climate-chaos-seriously/
Venezuela's needs 'significant and growing' UN humanitarian chief warns Security Council, as 'unparalleled' exodus continues
United Nations | un.org | 2019-04-10
Over a month after two competing resolutions on Venezuela failed to pass, the UN Security Council met on Wednesday to discuss the "very real humanitarian problem" facing the country, where close to 7 million people are in dire need of aid, and some 5,000 people continue to flee across borders every day.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/04/1036441
Venezuela's Moncada Fires Back at Pence in Heated UNSC Exchange
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-10
The United Nations Security Council met Wednesday to discuss the current situation in Venezuela, a high-level meeting in which the United States Vice President Mike Pence participated. | RELATED: | UN Security Council Isolates US Over Golan Decision | During his speech before the Security Council, Vice…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuelas-Moncada-Fires-Back-at-Pence-in-Heated-UNSC-Exchange-20190410-0014.html
U.S. is manufacturing a crisis in Venezuela so that there is chaos and 'needed' intervention
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-04-10
America has for years been waging an economic war against Venezuela, including debilitating sanctions which have dramatically affected the state's ability to purchase medicines, and even mundane replacement parts needed in buses, ambulances, etc. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/04/10/u-s-is-manufacturing-a-crisis-in-venezuela-so-that-there-is-chaos-and-needed-intervention/
Cuba: The New Constitution Comes Into Force Today
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-10
The National Assembly of the People's Power (ANNP) will proclaim Wednesday the new Cuban Constitution during a session honoring the 1869 Constitution of Guaimaro, the first supreme law that the 'Republic under Arms' adopted while fighting against the Spanish crown. | RELATED: | Arreaza: Venezuela Will Send Oil to Cuba Despite U.S. Sanctions | "Neither Cu…
telesurenglish.net/news/Cuba-The-New-Constitution-Comes-Into-Force-Today-20190410-0008.html
Venezuela: US Imposes Fresh Sanctions as Rival Marches Held
Ricardo Vaz | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
The US Treasury Department imposed a new round of sanctions targeting Venezuela's oil industry on Friday. | The measures identified 34 vessels owned by Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA as "blocked property" in a bid to further tighten the screws on …
globalresearch.ca/venezuela-us-imposes-fresh-sanctions/5674053
Venezuela Walks from OAS as Body Violates Charter in Support of US-Backed Coup
Alexander Rubinstein | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-10
"You have converted the OAS into an empty shell that has violated its own principles and you're now proving that our decision to resign was the correct one. We are leaving the OAS and we will never come back. — Venezuela representative Asbina Marin…
mintpressnews.com/venezuela-walks-oas-body-violates-charter-support-us-backed-coup/257234/
Video: US and Israel Prepare for Coordinated Campaign Against Iranian Forces in Syria
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
The situation in Syria is remaining relatively stable amid the continued limited ISIS attacks on the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on the eastern bank of the Euphrates and ceasefire violations in the Idlib de-militarized zone. | Over the past few …
globalresearch.ca/syrian-war-us-israel-prepare-coordinated-campaign-iranian-forces/5673987
Terrorist Designations: Trump and Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
It's designed to give the US more leg room in the sanction stakes but may end up having its own hemming consequences. The designation by the Trump administration of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organisation was …
globalresearch.ca/terrorist-designations-trump-irans-revolutionary-guard-corps/5674005
Despite a $ 22 Trillion National Debt, America Is on a Military Spending Spree. 800 Overseas US Military Bases
Masud Wadan | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
While the national debt of the United States was recorded at 22.03 trillion as of April 2019, Washington's going ahead with its hawkish policies worldwide with recent NATO summit pushing for further unity against China, Russia and Iran. NATO's annual …
globalresearch.ca/us-22-trillion-debt-us-military-spending-spree/5673944
Trump's new attack on Iran takes US hypocrisy into hyperdrive
Peter Bolton | thecanary.co | 2019-04-10
Donald Trump has just levelled a new punitive measure against Iran, which US allies have celebrated as a bold step. But this latest act … | Read more Trump's new attack on Iran takes US hypocrisy into hyperdrive | By Peter Bolton…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2019/04/10/trumps-new-attack-on-iran-takes-us-hypocrisy-into-hyperdrive/
Terrorist Designations: Trump and Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-04-10
It's designed to give the US more leg room in the sanction stakes but may end up having its own hemming consequences. The designation by the Trump administration of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organisation was meant to expand options for the US while shutting others out. While Trump attempts to …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/04/terrorist-designations-trump-and-irans-revolutionary-guard-corps/
US Complicit in War Crimes in Yemen (Pt 1/2)
STAFF | therealnews.com | 2019-04-10
Three out of five weapons used in Yemen are supplied by the US says Andrew Feinstein, the author of Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade…
therealnews.com/stories/us-complicit-in-war-crimes-in-yemen-pt-1-2
Yemen's Fate is in Trump's Hands
Charles Pierson | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-10
Congress has finally grown a spine.For the first time in more than forty years, Congress has invoked the War Powers Resolution to demand that the US end its assistance to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in their war against Houthi rebels in Yemen. The US has been involved in the Saudi-led war without the authorization of Congress as mandated by the Constitution.
counterpunch.org/2019/04/10/yemens-fate-is-in-trumps-hands/
US Provides Three out of Five Weapons Saudi Arabia Used in Yemen (Pt 2/2)
STAFF | therealnews.com | 2019-04-10
Shadow Wars author Andrew Feinstein discusses new research showing that the US sold 70 billion dollars worth of arms to the Saudi Coalition for its war in Yemen, currently the world's worst humanitarian crisis…
therealnews.com/stories/us-provides-three-out-of-five-weapons-saudi-arabia-used-in-yemen-pt-2-2
Northeast Nigeria Faces New Attacks by Boko Haram
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-10
On Tuesday, the city of Damaturu in northeast Nigeria was reportedly attacked by Boko Haram, according to locals who stated that the assailants entered the city through Maisandari, a nearby settlement. | RELATED: | Millions of Nigerians Without Access to Water, Diseases Spike | Maisandari residents recounted the attackers shooting upon entering through the eastern part of the settlement. The attackers were seen riding in multiple vehicles with anti-aircraft guns attached. | "Res…
telesurenglish.net/news/Northeast-Nigeria-Faces-New-Attacks-by-Boko-Haram-20190410-0004.html
Somalia, Afghanistan: A Tale of Two Failed States
Eric Walberg | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
Somalia achieved independence only in 1960, and major general Said Barre took power in a coup in 1969. By the 1970s, Somalia was prospering, free of British/ Italian 'protection', socialist, a model third world state from the Soviet point of …
globalresearch.ca/somalia-afghanistan-tale-two-failed-states/5674010
Bolsonaro 100 Days: Neoliberal Fix for Social, Economic Crisis
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-10
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro celebrates Wednesday his first 100 days in office without any sign of a solution to the serious economic crisis is at sight. | RELATED: | Brazil: Bolsonaro Invites US to Do Business in the Amazon | "I live in house arrest without electronic anklet" was the phrase used by Jair Bolsonaro to define his everyday life and political isolation in the first 100 days of his presidency, as reported by Jornal do Brasil. | According to a survey carried out by a…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolsonaros-100-Days-in-Office-Neoliberal-Reforms-While-Befriending-Netanyahu-and-Trump-20190410-0018.html
Bolsonaro Swears in Conspiracy Theorist as Education Minister
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-10
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday he wanted young people to "not start getting interested in politics in school" and instead learn "things that they can carry with them into the future." | RELATED: | Brazil: Bolsonaro Invites US to Do Business in the Amazon | Speaking at the inauguration of new Minister of Education, Abraham Weintraub, the president…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolsonaro-Swears-in-Conspiracy-Theorist-Wants-Young-Brazilians-to-Not-Be-Interested-in-Politics-20190410-0017.html
International Coalition Calls for the EU to End Its Role in the Assault on the Amazon
FERN | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
On Jair Bolsonaro's 100th day in office, an international coalition of NGOs — including a group representing more than 300 Brazilian indigenous groups — have called for the European Union (EU) to end its complicity in the assault …
globalresearch.ca/international-coalition-calls-eu-end-role-assault-amazon/5674037
Elite and Media Support for NATO, Increasing Threat of War with Russia
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
Eleven years ago at NATO's April 2008 summit in Bucharest, it was agreed the former Soviet states of Georgia and the Ukraine "will become members of NATO". Early that same month, America's increasingly unpopular president George W. Bush was also …
globalresearch.ca/elite-media-support-nato-increasing-threat-war-russia/5673991
Don't Celebrate: Mueller Report Continues Russiagate Narrative
STAFF | therealnews.com | 2019-04-10
The Mueller report, while finding no collusion by Trump, did reinforce the narrative that Russia interfered in the 2016 elections to sow discord and disinformation, reinforcing the idea that Russia is an existential threat to the United States…
therealnews.com/stories/dont-celebrate-mueller-report-continues-russiagate-narrative
Barr Says 'I Think Spying Did Occur' on Trump Campaign
STAFF | truthdig.com | 2019-04-10
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr said Wednesday he is reviewing the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation, declaring he believed the president's campaign had been spied on and wanted to make sure proper procedures were followed. | "I think spying on a political campaign is a big deal," Barr told senators at a budget hearing that, like a similar House hearing Tuesday, was dominated by questions about special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. | It was not immediately clear what "spying" Barr was referring to, but President Donald Trump's supporters have repeatedly made accusations o…
truthdig.com/articles/barr-says-i-think-spying-did-occur-on-trump-campaign/
Selected Articles: Increasing Threat of War with Russia
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
Do you value the reporting and in-depth analysis provided by Global Research on a daily basis? | Global Research is at a critical crossroads: At present we are not covering our monthly costs. The support of our readers is much …
globalresearch.ca/increasing-threat-war-russia/5674072
Congressman Adam Schiff's Russiagate Delusions Are Not Okay
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-04-10
Aaron Maté takes on the grand inquistor of the Russiagate conspiracy, Rep. Adam Schiff, methodically dismantling his deceptive claims, one…
thegrayzone.com/2019/04/10/congressman-adam-schiff-russiagate-delusion/
The key-themes of the meeting between Erdogan and Putin
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-04-10
On April 8, Turkish president Erdogan met Russian president Vladimir Putin. The meeting of the two leaders marked the opening of Turkish-Russian cultural interchange and tourism season. This is the third meeting of Erdogan with Putin since the beginning of 2019. Rusya'da i≈ü dàºnyasƒ± temsilcileri toplantƒ±sƒ±ndayƒ±z. t.co/Z9nCDfWjql — Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan (@RT_Erdogan) April 8, 2019 …
uwidata.com/3032-the-key-themes-of-the-meeting-between-erdogan-and-putin/
Western Spies Among the Jihadis in Idlib: Planning A New Drama? A Chemical Attack?
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
There are spies among the Jihadis in Idlib. Movements, storages and plans are well known to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their Russian allies. Recently, the Russian Defense Ministry warned that European intelligence agents were inside Idlib, and planning …
globalresearch.ca/western-spies-among-the-jihadis-in-idlib-planning-a-new-drama-a-chemical-attack/5674001
Landmark decision declares Kurdish group a 'party to conflict' and 'not a terrorist organisation'
Mohamed Elmaazi | thecanary.co | 2019-04-10
In a landmark decision, the Belgian Court of Last Resort recently decided that the Kurdish PKK (in Turkey) is a…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2019/04/10/landmark-decision-declares-kurdish-group-a-party-to-conflict-and-not-a-terrorist-organisation/
AOC Calls Out GOP for Attacking Green New Deal While Supporting Oil Subsidies
STAFF | truthout.org | 2019-04-10
During a House Oversight Committee hearing on Tuesday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called out Republicans for attacking the Green New Deal as "socialism" while also supporting billions of dollars in subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. | "It is not responsible to complain about anything we dislike as 'socialism,' particularly when many of our colleagues across the aisle are more than happy to support millions and potentially billions of dollars in government subsidies and carve-outs for the oil and gas and fossil fuel industry," said the New York congresswoman. | "So the fact that subsidies for fossil fuel…
truthout.org/articles/aoc-calls-out-gop-for-attacking-green-new-deal-while-supporting-oil-subsidies/
Sudan's "Deep State" Divisions Could Spell the End of President Bashir's Rule
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
It's unclear at this confusing moment whether the reports about serious "deep state" divisions in Sudan are real or not, but even in the event that they're just an infowar component of the ever-escalating Hybrid War being waged on the …
globalresearch.ca/sudans-deep-state-divisions-could-spell-the-end-of-president-bashirs-rule/5673982
'Clear Breach of His Oath of Office': Trump Reportedly Told Border Patrol to Refuse to Let Migrants in the US
Jake Johnson | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
During a visit to Calexico, California last Friday, President Donald Trump reportedly told Border Patrol agents to defy U.S. law and refuse to allow migrants into the country. | "Behind the scenes," CNN reported Monday, citing two anonymous sources, "the president | …
globalresearch.ca/trump-reportedly-told-border-patrol-refuse-migrants-us/5674058
Momentum Builds for the Save the Internet Act with More than 210 Supporters in the House
Free Press | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
The list of House members supporting the Save the Internet Act (H.R. 1644) has surged past 200 with the legislation moving to a floor vote as early as Tuesday evening. | The bill, which would restore the strong Net Neutrality rules …
globalresearch.ca/save-internet-act-more-210-supporters-house/5674061
The Fall of Baghdad 16 Years Ago
Eresh Omar Jamal | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
Three weeks into the invasion of Iraq, coalition forces led by the US army entered Baghdad and formally occupied it on April 9, 2003. The city's infrastructure was seriously damaged. The Al-Yarmouk Hospital in the south received about 100 new …
globalresearch.ca/the-fall-of-baghdad-16-years-ago/5674008