2019-04-30: News Headlines

WSWS (2019-04-30). Global military spending tops $1.8 trillion, highest on record. wsws.org Nearly three decades after the end of the Cold War, the world's capitalist elite, led by the United States, are preparing for a devastating conflict of global proportions.

Robert Fantina (2019-04-30). Palestine and News Bias. counterpunch.org Can someone explain why Palestinian deaths at the hands of illegal Israeli settlers and IDF terrorists is not news? If a Palestinian dares to attack an Israeli, despite the fact that Palestinians, like all occupied people, have an international right to resist the occupation in whatever way possible, it is screamed across the world as More

Democracy Now! (2019-04-30). Headlines for April 30, 2019. democracynow.org Venezuelan Opposition Leaders Claim a Coup Is Underway, Trump to Make Asylum Seekers Pay Application Fees, Trump Organization Sues Banks in Bid to Resist Congressional Subpoenas, Pentagon Links More U.S. Military Members to Neo-Nazi Group, Christchurch, NZ Police Find Explosive Device Amid Fears of More Anti-Muslim Violence, Terror Suspect Arrested After Receiving Fake Explosives from FBI Informant, Lori Gilbert-Kaye, Killed in Synagogue Shooting, Mourned at San Diego Funeral, Trump to Designate the Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Organization, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, Who Oversaw Mueller Probe, Ste…

teleSUR (2019-04-30). ISIS Chief Vows Revenge in First Video in Five Years. telesurenglish.net Islamic State's media network on Monday published a threatening video message allegedly from its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in what would be his first appearance since declaring the jihadists' now-defunct "caliphate" five years ago. | RELATED: | ISIS Claims Responsibility For Sri Lanka Terrorist Attacks | In the 18-minute video from the Al Furqan network, a bearded man with Baghdadi's appearance says the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka were IS's response to losses in its last territ…

Andrew Korybko (2019-04-30). The BJP Proudly Compared India's "Anti-Terror" Strikes to "Israel's" and the US'. asia-pacificresearch.com

barry_h (2019-04-30). French Police Say Grateful Dead are Terrorists. greenleft.org.au The Grateful Dead are a terrorist threat, according to French police authorities. | | In early April the San Francisco-based Internet Archive (IA) received a series of notices from the French national Internet Referral Unit, a police agency acting under a European Union law requiring internet platforms to remove alleged terrorist content within one hour upon official notification. | | The Internet Archive was established in 1996 and holds a historical web collection of over 150 billion web pages, about 240,000 movies, over 500,000 audio items (including over 70,000 live concerts), over 1,800,000 texts, 1600 e…

Maj. Danny Sjursen (2019-04-30). The United States of Incarceration. truthdig.com This piece originally appeared in anti-war.com. | You've got to give it to the Defense Department — they're assiduous planners. I know: I used to be one. So the latest news that the DOD is preparing its 40 remaining forever prisoners at the extralegal detention center of Guantanamo Bay for nursing home and hospice care, should come as little surprise. It still shocks the senses a bit, though, doesn…

Muhammad Hussein (2019-04-30). Remembering the Revelations of US Torture at Abu Ghraib. globalresearch.ca The infamous Abu Ghraib prison complex in Iraq was revealed to be the centre of an extensive network run by the US military after the coalition's invasion of the country in 2003. Abuse and torture of largely innocent civilian Iraqi …

Dr. Jack Rasmus (2019-04-30). The Apparent Surge in America's Rate of Economic Growth (GDP): The Facts Behind the Hype. globalresearch.ca Last week's US GDP for the 1st quarter 2019 preliminary report (2 more revisions coming) registered a surprising 3.2% annual growth rate. It was forecast by all the major US bank research departments and independent macroeconomic forecasters to come in …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2019-04-30). Doubts at America's National Security Agency (NSA): Shelving a Mass Surveillance Program? globalresearch.ca Earlier this year, Luke Murry, national security adviser for Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, revealed that the National Security Agency had been averse over the last six months to using the phone surveillance program that hoovers information from …

Janelle Velina (2019-04-30). Afghanistan, the Forgotten Proxy War. globalresearch.ca July 3, 2019 marks the 40th anniversary of when the United States' first military assault against Afghanistan with the CIA-backed Mujahideen began. It would be a mistake to treat the present-day conflict as being separate from the U.S. intervention that …

Vladimir Kozin (2019-04-30). Para sair da guerra, é necessário sair da NATO. globalresearch.ca A Conferência Internacional dos membros de organizaàßàµes sem fins lucrativos (nà£o-governamentais), realizada em Abril deste ano, em Florenàßa, Itália, poderia permanecer fora do horizonte das personalidades políticas e governamentais, bem como dos representantes da comunicaàßà£o mediática, se nà£o fosse uma …

Ahmed Bensaada (2019-04-30). Otto anni dopo: la ´primaverizzazione ª dell'Algeria. globalresearch.ca Una densa folla, un'atmosfera festosa, giovani nel fiore degi anni, slogan incisivi, humor sottile e corrosivo, la foto di un'affascinante ballerina in posa per la posterità [1], giovani che passeggiano per le strade dopo il corteo, altri che baciano i …

Comitato No Nato (2019-04-30). US and NATO Attack Afghanistan and Iraq. globalresearch.ca The Following text is Section 5 of | The 70 Years of NATO: From War to War, : | by the Italian Committee No War No NATO | * | Documentation presented at the International Conference on the 70th Anniversary of NATO, Florence, April 7, …

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2019-04-30). Humpty Dumpty Has Had a Great Fall. Reckless US Foreign Policy. Preemptive Nuclear War against Russia and China. globalresearch.ca While the crazed and corrupt people who comprise the Democratic Party and US print and TV media continue to insist that Russiagate is real, a very real threat is emerging in Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran. The threat arises …

Vladimir Kozin (2019-04-30). Per uscire dalla guerra, bisogna uscire dalla NATO. globalresearch.ca La conferenza internazionale di membri di organizzazioni senza scopo di lucro (non governative) tenutasi nell'aprile di quest'anno a Firenze, in Italia, potrebbe rimanere al di fuori dal orizzonte di personalità politiche e governative, nonché dei rappresentanti dei media, se non …

B'Tselem (2019-04-30). "Self-destruction": Palestinians in East Jerusalem Forced to Demolish Own Homes. globalresearch.ca The year 2019 has seen a significant increase in the number of Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem who have had to demolish their own home, or part of it, after having built it without a permit. The residents elect this …

Comitato No Nato (2019-04-30). Erklà§rung Von Florenz. Fàºr Eine Internationale Nato-Austritts-Front. globalresearch.ca Die Gefahr eines gewaltigen Krieges, der durch den Einsatz von Atomwaffen das Ende der Menschheit bedeuten kà∂nnte, ist real und wà§chst, auch wenn sie von der àñffentlichkeit, die in Unkenntnis àºber diese unmittelbare Gefahr gehalten wird, nicht wahrgenommen wird. | Ein …

Zero Hedge (2019-04-30). Iran Appeals Directly to Trump: Your Advisers Dragging You into War. globalresearch.ca Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told Chris Walls on Fox News Sunday that he believes President Trump's own advisers as well as Middle East allies like Saudi Arabia and Israel are "dragging the United States into a conflict" with …

Prof. Claudia von Werlhof (2019-04-30). Climate Disruption Is Not Due to CO2. globalresearch.ca Professor Claudia von Werlhof wrote to Greta Thunberg. In this letter Von Werlhof tells that the disruption of the global climate is not due to CO2. | Following questions arose from this letter for Silvia Terribili, who asked von …

Barbara Nimri Aziz (2019-04-30). Just Another Spring in Progress? globalresearch.ca My corner of New York's Catskill Mountains is shortly due to explode in green. Today however, it's brown, beige, russet and auburn: a wrapping of spindly trunks with naked branches cascading uphill draws my eyes to the horizon. I wait. …

Manlio Dinucci (2019-04-30). Operazione conquista delle menti. globalresearch.ca Circa 5.000 bambini e ragazzi di 212 classi hanno partecipato, ieri a Pisa, alla ´Giornata della Solidarietà ª in ricordo del maggiore Nicola Ciardelli della Brigata Folgore, rimasto ucciso il 27 aprile 2006 in un ´terribile attentato ª a Nassirya, durante la …

Manlio Dinucci (2019-04-30). Operaàßà£o Aliciaàßà£o das Mentes. globalresearch.ca Cerca de 5.000 crianàßas e 212 adolescentes participaram, ontem em Pisa, no "Dia da Solidariedade" em memória do Major Nicola Ciardelli, da Brigada Folgore, que foi morto em 27 de Abril de 2006, num "terrível atentado" em Nassirya, durante a …

South Front (2019-04-30). Video: Haftar Forces Launch Push to Encircle Tripoli. globalresearch.ca The new battle for Tripoli entered its fourth week. Since April 4, when Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar officially announced its Operation Flood of Dignity, the Libyan National Army (LNA) has reached Ayn Zara, but has not been able to capture …

Andrew Korybko (2019-04-30). Demographic Crisis: Russia to Facilitate the Granting of Russian Citizenship to Ukrainians. globalresearch.ca President Putin's proposal to make it easier for all Ukrainians to receive Russian citizenship represents a bold effort to court his country's civilizationally similar neighbors as "replacement migrants" and will lead to a competition with Russia's historical rival Poland for …

Philip Giraldi (2019-04-30). Blame Palestinians for Gaza. globalresearch.ca If you have read a recent New York Times op-ed entitled "Care about Gaza? Blame Hamas" written by none other than the White House "special representative for international negotiations" Jason Greenblatt you would understand that the misery being experienced by …

The Red Poppy Art House (2019-04-30). Music of the Banned – Music from Iran, Kurdistan, Sudan and Venezuela. indybay.org Brava Theater | 2781 24th St | San Francisco, CA 94110…

ZeroHedge (2019-04-30). Blackwater Founder Calls For 5,000 Mercenaries to Topple Maduro. mintpressnews.com As if the past months of US push for regime change in Venezuela with officials like Elliott Abrams of Iran-Contra conviction infamy at the helm wasn't bizarre enough, things just got weirder, as Erik Prince has apparently been pitching a plan around Washington to privatize US coup efforts using his latest Blackwater inspired mercenary empire. | According to Reuters, Prince — the brother of billionaire Education Secretary Betsy DeVos who has over the past years since selling his mired-in-controversy Blackwater group (now Academi) revived his mercenary empire in China in the form of Frontier Services Group (F…

United Nations (2019-04-30). Tuesday's Daily Brief: Jazz Day, the importance of breastfeeding, and updates from Libya, Iran and Mozambique. un.org This Tuesday, we cover: the cost of almost one month of fighting in Libya's capital; humanitarian responses in Iran and Mozambique following devastating storms and rains; how breastfeeding can prevent obesity in children; and a very jazzy celebration…

Peace & Freedom Party (2019-04-30). Peoples Park Preservation. indybay.org StarryPlough 3101 Shattuck…

United Nations (2019-04-30). Libya: UN mobilized to support thousands uprooted by Tripoli clashes, renews call for humanitarian truce. un.org Since fighting broke out on the edge of Libya's capital, Tripoli, earlier this month, over 42,000 people have been displaced and thousands are believed trapped in the city's southern outskirts. As UN humanitarian teams work around the clock to provide life-saving assistance, human rights chief Michelle Bachelet stressed on Tuesday the urgent need for an immediate ceasefire, and humanitarian corridor for civilians.

Dan Bacher (2019-04-30). Judge fines pipeline company $3.3 million for 2015 Santa Barbara oil spill. indybay.org Missing from the press releases from the Santa Barbara County DA's Office, Attorney General's Office and environmental groups and the superficial press coverage of the spill, the investigation, the jury trial and sentencing is one of the biggest and most ironic stories regarding the Refugio Oil Spill. In a classic example of the deep regulatory capture that pervades what passes for "marine protection" in California, the head of the oil industry trade association, the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA), that lobbies for the Plains All American Pipeline corporation happens to be the very same "marine guard…

plenglish (2019-04-30). Cuban Government Rejects Coup Movement in Venezuela. plenglish.com 30 de abril de 2019, 10: 08Havana, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) President of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, has rejected on Tuesday the coup attempt in Venezuela, where the opponents of the people and President Nicolas Maduro are trying to create violence in that South American nation.

Emma Fiala (2019-04-30). Activists and World Leaders Reject US-Backed Coup in Venezuela. mintpressnews.com Leaders throughout Latin America and the world have rejected Tuesday's coup attempt against Nicolas Maduro. A military uprising began Tuesday morning after a speech by opposition leader Juan Guaido. With full support of the United States and its allies, Guaido illegally proclaimed himself "interim president" in January. | In a tweet, Bolivian President Evo Morales condemned the attempted coup on Tuesday stating, "We strongly condemn the attempted coup d'état on #Venezuela the part of the right which is submissive to foreign interests. Sure that the courageous Bolivarian revolution at the head of the brother @Nico…

plenglish (2019-04-30). Venezuelan Government Defuses Attempt to Provoke Coup d'Etat. plenglish.com Caracas, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela"s Minister of Communication and Information, Jorge Rodriguez, revealed Tuesday that forces of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) confronted a small group of soldiers attempting to perpetrate a coup de ¥etat.

plenglish (2019-04-30). Venezuela Denounces Colombia's Participation in Coup Actions. plenglish.com 30 de abril de 2019, 10: 11Caracas, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has denounced on Tuesday the Colombian government"s support and financing of conspiracies against democracy in Venezuela.

teleSUR (2019-04-30). International Community, World Leaders Reject Coup in Venezuela. telesurenglish.net Leaders in Latin America and the world rejected Tuesday the coup against the Venezuelan government of Nicolas Maduro which was launched by opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido, who illegally self-proclaimed himself "interim president" in January with the support of the United States and its regional right-wing allies. | RELATED: | Venezuelan Defense Minister Rejects Guaido's Calls For Coup | Early Tuesday morning, Bolivian President Evo Morales tweeted, "We strongly condemn the coup att…

RT (2019-04-30). Pompeo's talk of 'Russian meddling' is not about democracy, but about power. rt.com The 'Russian meddling' conspiracy theory was hatched by Democrats in 2016 as a way to defeat Donald Trump. Now the Trump administration is invoking it to justify massive military spending, spying, coups and censorship.

C.J. Atkins (2019-04-30). U.S.-backed coup in Venezuela moves into "final phase" peoplesworld.org In an all-or-nothing gamble, the Trump administration's man in Caracas, opposition leader Juan Guaído, has opened what he's calling the "final phase" of the effort to overthrow the elected government of Venezuela. Appearing in a video flanked by a few dozen heavily armed troops outside La Carlota air base in the capital city before sunrise …

teleSUR (2019-04-30). Venezuelan Gov't Denies Takeover of La Carlota Air Base as part of Coup Attempt. telesurenglish.net President of the National Constituent Assembly of Venezuela Diosdado Cabello denied the capture of La Carlota Air Base after a small group of soldiers revolted to promote a coup d'état with the far right against the government of Nicolas Maduro. | "No military installation has been violated in the country, they are on the street in the Altamira Distributor and we are directing operations from La Carlota Air Base," he explained. | Likewise, the national government has called on the Venezuelan people to move to the Miraflores presidential palace to reject the coup attempt. | Early this Tuesday Vice President o…

Jake Johnson (2019-04-30). Coup Attempt in Venezuela After US-Backed Guaido Calls for Military Uprising. theantimedia.com (CD) — The elected government of Venezuela said it is working to put down a right-wing coup attempt after U.S.-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido called for a military uprising in a video posted to Twitter Tuesday morning. "The moment is now," said Guaido, who was flanked by dozens of heavily armed soldiers and armored vehicles. "People of Venezuela, it is necessary that …

plenglish (2019-04-30). Venezuelan Army Ratifies Loyalty to President Nicolas Maduro. plenglish.com Caracas, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) Communication Minister Jorge Rodriguez ratified Monday that Venezuelan military units remain loyal to President Nicolas Maduro in the face of new coup attempts.

plenglish (2019-04-30). Bolivian Foreign Ministry Condemns Attempted Coup in Venezuela. plenglish.com La Paz, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia's Foreign Ministry reiterated Tuesday its condemnation of an attempted coup d'etat in Venezuela, orchestrated by the local and foreign right.

plenglish (2019-04-30). Cuban Government Rejects Coup Movement in Venezuela. plenglish.com Havana, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) President of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, has rejected on Tuesday the coup attempt in Venezuela, where the opponents of the people and President Nicolas Maduro are trying to create violence in that South American nation.

plenglish (2019-04-30). Venezuelan Government Defuses Attempt to Provoke Coup d'Etat. plenglish.com 30 de abril de 2019, 08: 51Caracas, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela"s Minister of Communication and Information, Jorge Rodriguez, revealed Tuesday that forces of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) confronted a small group of soldiers attempting to perpetrate a coup de ¥etat.

teleSUR (2019-04-30). Live Updates: Venezuelan Soldiers Tricked Into Supporting Coup. telesurenglish.net Juan Guaido, the opposition lawmaker who illegally self-proclaimed "interim president" of Venezuela, Tuesday morning made a call on social media asking the military and people to begin an uprising against the legitimate government of President Nicolas Maduro. | RELATED: | Guaido Takes Credit for Humanitarian Aid Delivery to Venezuela | Senior government officials have rejected the attempted coup and called on the country's population to do the same and march towards the Mirafl…

plenglish (2019-04-30). Bolivia Condemns Failed Coup d'Etat in Venezuela. plenglish.com La Paz, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia President Evo Morales on Tuesday condemned the attempted coup d'etat in Venezuela, orchestrated by local and foreign rightwing, to destabilize that country and against the Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro.

plenglish (2019-04-30). Maduro Calls for Biggest Mobilization against Failed Coup. plenglish.com Caracas, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, called Tuesday for the biggest mobilization against the attempted coup d"etat organized since this morning by opposition leaders.

plenglish (2019-04-30). Venezuela Denounces Coup Actions to the International Community. plenglish.com Caracas, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza denounced Tuesday to the international community the support of the Colombian and U.S. governments for the new coup attempt.

teleSUR (2019-04-30). US Publicly Admits Support for Coup Attempt in Venezuela. telesurenglish.net International law seems to matter little to the United States (U.S.) government as they once again have publicly expressed support for a coup attempt against the constitutional and democratically elected government of Venezuela. | RELATED: | Venezuelan Gov't Denies Takeover of La Carlota Air Base as part of Coup Attempt | One of the first to ratify his support for the destabilizing attempt was U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, who as news of an attempted coup reached t…