Human Rights Organizations Denounce Impact of Sanctions on Venezuela
plenglish.com | 2019-05-25
25 de mayo de 2019, 00: 10Caracas, May 25 (Prensa Latina) The blockade imposed against Venezuela has caused great damage to the health, food and daily lives of its citizens, denounced Lucrecia Hernandez, representative of the non-governmental organization Sures.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42385&SEO=human-rights-organizations-denounce-impact-of-sanctions-on-venezuela
House Delays Disaster Package for Puerto Rico, US States and Territories
Kate Zeller | indybay.org | 2019-05-25
The House of Representatives delayed a vote on a $19.1 billion disaster bill that would aid Americans in a number of US States and Territories.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/24/18823597.php
Judge orders partial halt of Trump's border wall construction, blocks $1bn in military funds
rt.com | 2019-05-25
A US district judge has partially blocked another avenue for President Donald Trump to fulfill one of his election vows, barring him from diverting $1 billion in military funds to build two wall sections along the Mexican border. | …
rt.com/usa/460225-border-wall-halt-court/
Congress, White House Move Disaster Relief for Puerto Rico, US States and Territories
Kate Zeller | indybay.org | 2019-05-25
On Thursday, the Senate passed a $19.1 billion disaster relief plan to aid Americans recovering from natural disasters in US Territories like Puerto Rico and States including Iowa. The House of Representatives and the White House are expected to approve the Senate plan.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/23/18823588.php
Federal Judge Blocks Trump From Using Defence Funds For Wall
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-25
Late Friday a federal judge blocked U.S. President Donald Trump from using US$1 billion in funds from the country's Defense Department to build two sections of the long-promised U.S.-Mexico border wall. | RELATED: | US Congress Fails to Override Veto, Border Wall Emergency Stays | "This order is a win for our system of checks and balances, the rule…
telesurenglish.net/news/Federal-Judge-Blocks-Trump-From-Using-Defence-Funds-For-Wall-20190525-0002.html
Trump Offers No Evidence of Iranian Threat or Terrorism
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-05-25
Eugene Puryear and Paul Jay discuss the hypocrisy of Trump allying with Saudi Arabia, the largest sponsor of global terror, over concerns about alleged Iranian terrorism…
therealnews.com/stories/trump-offers-no-evidence-of-iranian-threat-or-terrorism
Trump Declares Fake Emergency to Sell Weapons to Saudi Arabia
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-25
(ANTIWAR.COM) — In a move predicted earlier this week by members of Congress, President Trump has declared a "national emergency" for the sole reason of circumventing Congressional restrictions on arms sales, and using it to rush shipments of arms to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Under the Arms Export Control Act, Congress is supposed to …
Trump Declares Fake Emergency to Sell Weapons to Saudi Arabia
Bipartisan thirst for more war: 75% of Congress calls on Trump to boost intervention in Syria, to 'pressure' Iran and Russia
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2019-05-25
While Trump threatens Iran and Venezuela with new wars, 400 Congress members, including leaders from both parties, want to intensify…
thegrayzone.com/2019/05/24/bipartisan-war-congress-trump-syria-iran-russia-hezbollah/
Professional Assange Smearers Finally Realize His Fate Is Tied To Theirs
consortiumnews.com | 2019-05-25
Rachel effing Maddow, the Queen Mother of all tinfoil pussyhat-wearing Russiagate insanity is suddenly supporting Julian Assange after his Espionage Act indictment, as Caitlin Johnstone explains. By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com Rachel Maddow has aired a segment condemning the new indictment against… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/05/25/professional-assange-smearers-finally-realize-his-fate-is-tied-to-theirs/
Germany continues deportations to Afghanistan
wsws.org | 2019-05-25
Just days before the European elections, the charter flight to the war-torn country exposes the deadly practice carried out by both the federal and state governments.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/25/refu-m25.html
Socialist Equality Party wins important support in Australian federal election
wsws.org | 2019-05-25
Thousands of workers, students and young people signalled their support for a socialist alternative to war, budget cuts and authoritarianism.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/25/sepc-m25.html
Capitol of the 5th largest economic power on earth, Celebrates 2019 Africa Day
Rudo Kwaramba-Kayombo | indybay.org | 2019-05-25
2019 Africa Day in Sacramento, California the capitol city of the 5th largest economy in the world largely ignores expanding California ~ Pan African Global Trade and Investment, by design. Soon come a better way of listening and remembering the ancestors that began the conversation long ago… Who is ready to make 21st century moves that honor their legacy and vision?>…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/24/18823604.php
Trump deploys 1,500 troops to Middle East, sells weapons to Gulf allies
wsws.org | 2019-05-25
The latest troop deployment and sale of arms to US imperialism's Middle East allies sharply increases the danger of all-out war, which could be triggered by a US provocation at any time.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/25/midd-m25.html
"Concession Bargaining" At SF SEIU1021: Report By Bargaining Committee Member
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2019-05-25
Cheryl Thornton, an SEIU 1021 City & County of San Francisco steward and 2019 Bargaining Committee member talks about the concession bargaining by the union leadership and the continued outsourcing and privatization of jobs.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/24/18823593.php
Actor Geoffrey Rush awarded record payout in defamation damages
wsws.org | 2019-05-25
The Oscar-winning actor was granted a total of nearly $2.9 million, in general and special damages, due to the Murdoch media's defamatory articles.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/25/rush-m25.html
As Trump Threatens Iran With War, Espionage Charges Against Assange Threaten Journalists
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-05-25
The Espionage Act removes the possibility of a public interest defense for Julian Assange, and sends a chilling message to journalists and whistleblowers…
therealnews.com/stories/as-trump-threatens-iran-with-war-espionage-charges-against-assange-threaten-journalists
A New Way Forward: 2019 California Juneteenth Celebration
Khubaka, Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2019-05-25
Today, let us consider an authentic California Juneteenth narrative for the next 170 years that no longer values a manifest destiny "white man only" enslavement and genocide conversation mandated by the original 1849 California State Constitution.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/21/18823543.php
70+ US Army & Navy veterans urge Trump to stop Iran war-mongering, stick to diplomacy
rt.com | 2019-05-25
An open letter signed by 76 retired generals, admirals, and ambassadors calls on US President Donald Trump to stop stoking fears of war with Iran and ditch "ineffective" sanctions and threats in favor of "aggressive diplomacy." | …
rt.com/usa/460236-trump-iran-us-veterans/
SGP European election candidate Andreas Niklaus speaks to Berlin bus drivers
wsws.org | 2019-05-25
Discussions revolved around the connection between the growing danger of a third world war, the policies of the federal government, and the cementing of austerity programmes…
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/25/berl-m25.html
US Aggession Against Iraq-The San Diego Connection
Michael Steinberg | indybay.org | 2019-05-25
The role of the San Diego military in the US Aggression against Iran…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/21/18823540.php
Gloria La Riva and Silvio Rodrigues: "Eyewitness Venezuela"
UUSF Forum | indybay.org | 2019-05-25
First Unitarian Universalist Church | 1187 Franklin St. @ Geary | San Francisco, Calif.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/23/18823573.php
Report from Venezuela Delegation
Eugene E Ruyle | indybay.org | 2019-05-25
NPML, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland (just North of Alcatraz Ave.)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/23/18823589.php
The Western Media is Key to Syria Deception
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-05-25
By any reckoning, the claim made this week by al-Qaeda-linked fighters that they were targeted with chemical weapons by the Syrian government in Idlib province — their final holdout in Syria — should have been treated by the western media with a high degree of scepticism. That the US and other western governments enthusiastically picked …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/05/the-western-media-is-key-to-syria-deception/
Nationalism, militarism dominate final European election debate in France
wsws.org | 2019-05-25
Pro-European Union parties attacked the far-right National Rally (RN) on the basis that its turn away from a European army would weaken French imperialism's ability to assert its interests.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/25/elec-m25.html
Reuniting for Peace and Justice – 50 Years of Resistance
Mike Rhodes | indybay.org | 2019-05-25
Unitarian Universalist Church at 2672 E Alluvial Ave in Fresno.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/22/18823549.php
Venezuela: The opposition collapses, revolution advances
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-05-24
Chicago, IL – On May 20, a massive rally filled downtown Caracas as Venezuela's revolutionary movement marked one year since Nicolás Maduro was elected to a second term as president. The celebration comes just three weeks after Juan Guaidó, the Trump-appointed leader of the Venezuelan far right, launched a failed military coup against Maduro. | Since that foolish day, events in Venezuela have accelerated. The opposition lies defeated, and the revolutionary movement advances, millions strong, to with the aim of socialism. | The collapse of the counter-revolution | On April 30, Juan Guaidó declared the "final stage…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/5/24/venezuela-opposition-collapses-revolution-advances
Iran's Relations with India and Pakistan. Couldn't Be More Different
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-24
Iran is becoming increasingly desperate after the US intensified the economic component of its Hybrid War on the country, and while Indian Prime Minister Modi snubbed the Islamic Republic's top diplomat during his visit to the country earlier this month …
globalresearch.ca/zarifs-visits-india-pakistan/5678384
Paul Bremer's Legacy in Iraq Is Being Expanded Across the Arab World
Dr. Mustafa Fetouri | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-24
Today marks 16 years since Paul Bremer, the former American diplomat, made history three times in the space of one month. First he was appointed head of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), the administration that ran Iraq after it …
globalresearch.ca/paul-bremers-legacy-iraq-expanded-across-arab-world/5678392
Turkish Weapons to Libya's Government of National Unity (PNU): Key Obstruction for Haftar's Offensive on Tripoli
Firas Samuri | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-24
While the offensive of the Libyan National Army (LNA) under the command of Field Marshal Halifa Haftar in Tripoli against the armed groups controlled by the Government of National Unity (PNU) is well underway, more and more international and regional …
globalresearch.ca/turkish-weapons-obstruction-haftars-offensive-tripoli/5678390
The Geography of War: No Iraq…? No Iran!
Brett Redmayne-Titley | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-24
As Iraq/ Iran economic ties continue to strengthen, with Iraq recently signing on for billions of cubic meters of Iranian natural gas, the shift towards Russian influence was certified as Iraq sent a delegation to Moscow to negotiate the purchase of the S-400 anti-aircraft system.
globalresearch.ca/geography-war-no-iraq-no-iran/5678358
Israel: "Wiped off The Map". The Rumor of the Century, Fabricated by the US Media to Justify An All out War on Iran
Arash Norouzi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-24
Global Research Editor's Note | The following text by Arash Norouzi first published by the Mossadegh Project and Global Research in January 2007 confirms that the alleged "Wiped Off the Map" statement by Iran's (former) president was never made. | In the …
globalresearch.ca/israel-wiped-off-the-map-the-rumor-of-the-century-fabricated-by-the-us-media-to-justify-an-all-out-war-on-iran/21188
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Assange Faces 175 Years in Prison with 17 More Charges
Countercurrents | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-24
The U.S. justice department has filed 17 new charges against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange. In reaction, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden tweeted: It's a war on journalism. Journalists have reacted: "Modern fascism is breaking cover". | The new charges expand the …
globalresearch.ca/assange-faces-175-years-in-prison-with-17-more-charges/5678418
The Espionage Act and Julian Assange: The US Justice Department Expands Its Case
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-24
It seemed flimsy from the start, but the US Department of Justice is keen to get their man. What has certainly transpired of late is that Mike Pompeo was being unusually faithful to the truth when director of the CIA: …
globalresearch.ca/espionage-act-julian-assange-us-justice-department-expands-its-case/5678367
Trump Regime Targeting of Venezuela's Food Distribution Program. Starve Venezuelans into Submission?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-24
President Nicolas Maduro initiated Local Provision and Production Committees (CLAPs) in early 2016. | The program distributes subsidized food to around six million Venezuelan families, around two-thirds of the population, part of the nation's participatory social democracy. | From inception with Obama …
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-targeting-venezuelas-food-distribution-program-elimination/5678407
Spurious US 18-Count Indictment of Julian Assange: A Mockery of Justice
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-24
It was just a matter of time before the Trump regime piled on more spurious charges against Assange, clearly prepared long before Thursday's release. | They're on top of falsely accusing him of "conspiracy to commit computer intrusion," according to an …
globalresearch.ca/us-18-count-indictment-julian-assange-mockery-justice/5678402
Life or Death — Corporate Media or Honest Media?
Media Lens | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-24
Relying on the corporate media, including BBC News, to provide a reliable account of the world is literally a matter of life or death, on many levels. | Imagine, for example, a Russian dissident living in the UK who had published …
globalresearch.ca/life-death-corporate-media-honest-media/5678409
The 2020 Election Sweepstakes Begin. Let's Keep Israel and the Phony Claims of Anti-Semitism Out of It
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-24
The more than twenty Democrats who are seeking to become their party's presidential candidate in 2020 have been more than a little reticent about the foreign policy of the United States. There has been some muttering from the more progressive …
globalresearch.ca/2020-sweepstakes-begin-keep-israel-anti-semitism-out/5678354
'Without Putin, Syria Would Have Ceased to Exist': Interview with Flemish Priest Living in Syria
Fr Daniel Maes | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-24
The text of this interview was published by Global Research on June 15, 2017 | According to the Flemish Father Daniel Maes, who has lived in Syria since 2010, the coverage of the Syrian war is based on lies. President …
globalresearch.ca/without-putin-syria-would-have-ceased-to-exist-interview-with-flemish-priest-living-in-syria/5594692
Video: Daniel Ellsberg on Julian Assange's Espionage Charges
Daniel Ellsberg | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-24
The US Department of Justice issued an 18-count indictment against Julian Assange for violating the 1917 Espionage Act. We speak to Daniel Ellsberg about the dangerous implications this move has for journalism in the United States | *** | SHARMINI PERIES: It's …
globalresearch.ca/daniel-ellsberg-julian-assanges-espionage-charges/5678413
Peace with Iran Is a Good Thing
Renee Parsons | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-24
After weeks of drama with Iranian 'threats' and having conducted classified briefings with Congress on Tuesday, acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo by his side, informed a press briefing that | "there will be | …
globalresearch.ca/peace-iran/5678387
India's Strategic Alliance with U.S.: Towards an Anti-Russian Military Pivot
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-24
India's much-touted and over-hyped policy of "multi-alignment" is seeming more and more like a cover for unconvincingly disguising the country's strategic alliance the US, especially after its Ambassador to America strongly hinted that Modi will undertake an anti-Russian military pivot …
globalresearch.ca/indias-ambassador-us-strongly-hinted-anti-russian-military-pivot/5678388
President Maduro: Huawei Will Continue to Operate in Venezuela
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-24
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced an investment in telecommunications in association with Huawei, ZTE and other Chinese and Russian companies, Thursday, and also stated that he considered the U.S. veto against Huawei to be a " tremendous aggression" against the multinational. | Venezuelan president announced that he aspires to "raise the reach and strength" of Internet and cell phone coverage in Venezuela. | "Huawei will continue in Venezuela," President Maduro said, pro…
telesurenglish.net/news/President-Maduro-Huawei-Will-Continue-to-Operate-in-Venezuela-20190524-0008.html
Trump's Use of Emergency Loophole to Export US Bombs to Saudis, Critics Warn, Will Only Intensify World's Worst Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-05-24
Federal lawmakers and anti-war voices are raising alarm about and vowing to challenge the Trump administration's exploitation of a legal loophole to try to enable the export of billions of dollars in American-made weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/yemen_2.jpeg…
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Trump's Trade Policy Is Accelerating America's Decline
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-05-24
The United States has increased tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese products to 25 percent, and Beijing has responded in kind on $60 billion worth of American goods. More tit for tat appears to be on the way: the Trump administration is now openly deliberating whether to impose additional tariffs on a further $325 billion of Chinese goods exported to the United States. National security concerns are also being increasingly invoked: Not only is Huawei,…
truthdig.com/articles/trumps-trade-policy-is-accelerating-americas-decline/
The Trump Administration Is Declaring a Fake Emergency to Sell Weapons to Saudi Arabia
Alex Emmons | theintercept.com | 2019-05-24
The administration wants to use an obscure state-of-emergency provision to sell billions of dollars in weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
theintercept.com/2019/05/24/us-saudi-arabia-arms-sales/
Russiagate and the Dry Rot in American Journalism
Zhivko Illeieff | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-24
Hunter S. Thompson dissected the mainstream news long before the false narratives of Iraqi WMD's and Russian collusion. The 2016 U.S. presidential elections showed how easily a real estate hustler can hijack the public's attention with the help of all major news corporations. Not only did Donald Trump receive two billion dollars of free media over the…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/24/russiagate-and-the-dry-rot-in-american-journalism/
US to Sell Arab Allies $8B in Arms to 'Deter Iran': Pompeo
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-24
U.S. President Donald Trump is invoking a rare executive provision bypassing congressional review in order to extend a multi-billion dollar arms sale to Saudi Arabia, citing alleged threats from Iran to the kingdom, U.S. Secretary Mike Pompeo confirmed Friday. | RELATED: | Iran vs. US: Who Will Win the War … of Words? | Per the Arms Export Control Act, US$8.1 bil…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-to-Sell-Arab-Allies-8B-in-Arms-to-Deter-Iran-Pompeo–20190524-0013.html
Trump Bypasses Congress to Approve $8 Billion in Emergency Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-24
(ZH) — Not long after he reportedly agreed to send another 1,500-2,000 troops to the Middle East in yet another show of strength to combat an increasingly belligerent Iran, President Trump steamrolled Congress on Friday to approve $8 billion in arms sales to the UAE and Saudi Arabia and expedite delivery, WSJ reports. The administration invoked a rarely used …
Trump Bypasses Congress to Approve $8 Billion in Emergency Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
Brazil Top Judges Favor Making Homophobia, Transphobia Crimes
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-24
Six of Brazil's 11 Supreme Court justices have voted in favor of making homophobia and transphobia crimes in the South American country, which is led by a far-right president who systematically threatens LGBT and other minority group progress. | RELATED: | Over 150 Taiwan Gay Couples to Marry in Historic Day for Asia | "Homophobic crimes are as alarmin…
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