Iran`s nonaggression pact for Gulf cooperation council: who will say `yes`?
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-05-27
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has come up with a proposal for the Persian Gulf states to sign a nonaggression pact in the wake of mounting tensions in the region. He voiced this initiative in Baghdad on May 25 as he met with the Iraqi Foreign Minister, Mohamed Ali al-Hakim. He also stressed Teheran's …
uwidata.com/3597-irans-nonaggression-pact-for-gulf-cooperation-council-who-will-say-yes/
After Pat's Birthday
Kevin Tillman | truthdig.com | 2019-05-27
Kevin Tillman joined the Army with his brother Pat in 2002, and they served together in Iraq and Afghanistan. Pat (left) was killed in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004. About two years later Kevin wrote a powerful, must-read document.
truthdig.com/articles/after-pats-birthday-2/
Iraq Vows to Resist US Aggression Against Iran
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-27
Iraq will not support any military action against its eastern neighbor, Iran, Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammad Ali Al-Hakim said at a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday. | RELATED: | General Qorbani: Iran Can Sink US War Ships | "We stand by our neighbor Iran, and economic sanctions are unnecessary and cause great suffering to the Iranian people," Hakim said. | Zarif responded: "We are currently repelling all the efforts of war against Iran, whethe…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iraq-Vows-to-Resist-US-Aggression-Against-Iran–20190527-0002.html
The Western Media is Key to Syria Deceptions, Al Qaeda Propaganda
Jonathan Cook | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-27
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 …
globalresearch.ca/western-media-death-cult-perpetual-war/5678623
Canada's Dumping Problems and The War on Garbage & Toxic Waste
Mildred German | indybay.org | 2019-05-27
Mildred German of CFRO, Vancouver Coop Radio & Media Coop will be interviewing long-time activist Ted Alquitas, the publisher of the PhilippineCanadianNews.com on the issue of Philippines/Canada issues around garbage, and and Miranda Dick, of the Secwepemc nation around the Elders Sacred Fire in Turtle Valley that is currently stopping biosolids from being dumped in Secwepmeculcw.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/26/18823617.php
Noam Chomsky: We Must Confront the "Ultranationalist, Reactionary" Movements Growing Across Globe
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-05-27
In April, hundreds of people packed into the Old South Church in Boston to hear the world-renowned dissident and linguist Noam Chomsky speak. He looked back at the rise of fascism in the 20th century and the growing ultranationalist movements of today, from Brazil and the United States to Israel and Saudi Arabia.
www.democracynow.org/2019/5/27/noam_chomsky_we_must_confront_the
The Terrifying Global Implications of Modi's Re-Election
Basav Sen | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-27
In a sweeping victory, the far-right Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government led by Narendra Modi has returned to power in India's elections. It's a profoundly disturbing development. The most pressing concern about the BJP government is its systematic persecution of India's minorities, particularly Muslims. A cloud of suspicion still hangs over Modi himself for his…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/27/the-terrifying-global-implications-of-modis-re-election/
As the far-right wins Indian elections, progressive forces vow to resist
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-05-27
The modern global economy, essentially guarantees the continued expatriation of profits and natural assets from resource-rich but capital-poor countries, facilitating the enrichment of the global economic elite and Multinational Corporations (MNC), at the expense of developing countries. To elaborate on the themes of corporate plunder, resource nationalism and people-centered forms of resource management, Tricontinental: Institute […] | Source…
mronline.org/2019/05/27/as-the-far-right-wins-indian-elections-progressive-forces-vow-to-resist/
US Senator Calls for Grenada-like Invasion of Venezuela
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-27
"I would do exactly what Reagan did. I would give Cuba the ultimatum to get out of Venezuela. If they don't, I would let the Venezuelan military know, you've got to choose between democracy and Maduro. And if you choose Maduro and Cuba, we're coming after you. This is in our backyard."
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Senator-Calls-for-Grenada-like-Invasion-of-Venezuela-20190527-0003.html
Trump Regime Demand for Palestinian Surrender. Washington's "Peace Process" is a Colossal Hoax
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-27
Trump's so-called "deal of the century" has nothing to do with peace, nothing to do with resolving irreconcilable Israeli/Palestinian differences — everything to do with serving Israeli interests at their expense. | Throughout his tenure, Trump waged war on Palestinian rights, …
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-demand-palestinian-surrender/5678607
Another Empire's Boot Stomps on Ireland
Mike Ferner | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-27
Can a pair of U.S. military veterans and the Irish peace movement topple a key outpost of the American Empire entrenched on the Emerald Isle? That's the question a new mini-documentary explores about former Marine Ken Mayers and former Army paratrooper, Tarak Kauff as they begin a third month of activist exile in Ireland following…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/27/another-empires-boot-stomps-on-ireland/
Chomsky: Nuclear Weapons, Climate Change & the Undermining of Democracy Threaten Future of Planet
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-05-27
As President Trump pulls out of key nuclear agreements with Russia and moves to expand the U.S. nuclear arsenal, Noam Chomsky looks at how the threat of nuclear war remains one of the most pressing issues facing mankind. In a speech at the Old South Church in Boston, Chomsky also discusses the threat of climate change and the undermining of democracy across the globe.
www.democracynow.org/2019/5/27/chomsky_nuclear_weapons_climate_change_the
North Korea Blasts 'War Fanatic' John Bolton Over New Comments
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-27
The People's Republic of North Korea responded to U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton's accusations that their recent missile tests violated the U.N. resolutions. North Korea's Foreign Minister slammed Bolton as "inordinately ignorant" to argue that North Korea's recent missile tests violated United Nations resolutions. | RELATED: | North Korea Slams Joe Biden as a 'Fool with a Low IQ' | The spokesman singled out Bolton, who last week said the recent tests "no doubt" violated U.N.
telesurenglish.net/news/North-Korea-Blasts-War-Fanatic-John-Bolton-Over-New-Comments-20190527-0001.html
As Assange faces 170-year sentence, Trump proposes pardoning US war criminals
wsws.org | 2019-05-27
Trump's suggestion to pardon US war criminals exposes the class character of the bipartisan campaign against Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/27/pers-m27.html
Monsanto, Scientific Deception and Cancer
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-27
Money may not be able to buy the purest love, but it can buy the best, life-ending cancer. For Monsanto, giant of rule and misrule in matters of genetically modified crops, known for bullying practices towards farmers, things have not been so rosy of late. Ever the self-promoter of saving the world an agricultural headache…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/27/monsanto-scientific-deception-and-cancer/
"Concession Bargaining" At SF SEIU1021: Report By Bargaining Committee Member
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2019-05-27
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
US-China Trade War: Are Rare Earths China's "Ultimate Weapon"?
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-27
In the dramatic escalation of tariff escalations and trade war tensions between China and the USA, China President Xi Jinping made a well-timed visit to see the JL Mag Rare-Earth Company Ltd., a state-owned complex in Ganzhou. Though he did …
globalresearch.ca/rare-earths-chinas-ultimate-weapon/5678590
Aftermath of terrorist attack: Sri Lankan SEP public meeting warns about threat of dictatorship
wsws.org | 2019-05-27
The speakers explained that the dictatorial turn by the Sri Lankan government is part of the international response of ruling classes to the resurgence of class struggles.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/27/meet-m27.html
2019 African Day we prepare for October Maafa Awareness Month
Khubaka, Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2019-05-27
This special 2019 Africa Day ~ Memorial Day weekend we remember why our Pan African warriors have fought against difficult odds throughout Africa, Europe, Asia, Pacific Islands, and the Americas. Today, US Memorial Day, first began honoring our Martyrs of the Race Course, at the close the US Civil War, honoring US Colored Troops whose service on the front lines continues today… join us prepare for a special October 2019 Maafa Awareness Month.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/25/18823613.php
Pandering, Policy, and the Black Vote
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-05-27
What do top Democratic candidates Sanders, Warren, and Biden offer black voters in 2020?
therealnews.com/stories/pandering-policy-and-the-black-vote
Capitol of the 5th largest economic power on earth, Celebrates 2019 Africa Day
Rudo Kwaramba-Kayombo | indybay.org | 2019-05-27
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
Memorial Day 2019: US Army tweet prompts outpouring of antiwar sentiment
wsws.org | 2019-05-27
The horrors and crimes of US imperialism were detailed in a torrent of responses after the US Army asked its Twitter followers how military service had impacted them.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/27/army-m27.html
U.S. War Criminals, Conspiracy Theorists and the Mainstream Media vs. Julian Assange
Timothy Alexander Guzman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-27
Julian Assange exposed U.S. war crimes, CIA spying capabilities, false flag cyber attacks and corruption within the Democratic Party and he's the bad guy? | Trump's Justice department has decided to charge Julian Assange with "17 counts of violating the Espionage …
globalresearch.ca/u-s-war-criminals-conspiracy-theorists-mainstream-media-vs-julian-assange/5678627
Trump Contradicts Bolton on North Korea's Missile Tests, Says He's Confident in Kim
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-27
(ANTIWAR.COM) — While John Bolton continues to play up growing US hostility anywhere and everywhere, President Trump appeared to very directly contradict him on North Korea, just days after Bolton declared that Trump is determined to crack down on North Korea after recent missile tests. Trump, however, downplayed the missile tests, saying the tests "disturbed some …
Trump Contradicts Bolton on North Korea’s Missile Tests, Says He’s Confident in Kim
Philippines: Left prepares for 'long fight' against Duterte following stolen election
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-05-27
The election of 12 new senators was proclaimed on May 22 by the Philippines electoral commission (COMELEC) following mid-term elections on May 13. All were from the grouping endorsed by authoritarian President Rodrigo Duterte. | Duterte is best known internationally for his "war on drugs". In reality this is a war on the country's poor majority, a turf war by drug traffickers (who are Duterte's cronies) and a human rights catastrophe that has killed thousands — some estimate more than 20,000. | The unlikely clean sweep by his candidates for the Senate is just part of the evidence for electoral fra…
greenleft.org.au/content/philippines-left-prepares-long-fight-against-duterte
The Mass Media Is Poisoning Us With Hate
Chris Hedges | truthdig.com | 2019-05-27
In " Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media," published in 1988, Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky exposed the techniques that the commercial media used to promote and defend the economic, social and political agendas of the ruling elites. These techniques included portraying victims as either worthy or unworthy of sympathy. A Catholic priest such as Jerzy Popie≈Çuszko, for example, murdered by the communist regime in Poland in 1984, was deified…
truthdig.com/articles/the-mass-media-is-poisoning-us-with-hate/
Toward a Culture of Animal Protection in Cuba
Lizzett Talavera | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-27
The main veterinarian of the Clinic located in the Quinta de los Molinos ecological park, attached to the Office of the City Historian (OHC), Dr. Leyssan Cepero Fiallo infuses the love he feels for animals to pet owners and colleagues. Under his responsibility various projects for the care of flora and fauna, aimed mainly at…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/27/toward-a-culture-of-animal-protection-in-cuba/
Military Families' Rights Are at Risk Thanks to This Law
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-05-27
When our loved ones join the military, we know that wearing the uniform could cost them their lives. | Military family members do all kinds of calculations about the potential price of serving this nation. We run the numbers and wargame the risks; we bargain with God and make deals with the devil hoping our service member never becomes a casualty. | But what most of us don't know is that when our family members sign up, they sign away some of their rights — and ours. | Under what's called the Feres Doctrine, members of the Armed Forces an…
truthdig.com/articles/military-families-rights-are-at-risk-thanks-to-this-law/
When War Crimes are Pardoned
Howard Lisnoff | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-27
When I became a war resister during the Vietnam War, a sign attached to a high-rise off I-95 in Connecticut was a constant reminder of how right wing and militaristic a segment of the U.S. had become during the Vietnam War. The sign read: "Free Calley." Lieutenant William Calley was the officer convicted of murdering…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/27/when-war-crimes-are-pardoned/
Legislation to mandate setbacks from oil drilling sites becomes two-year bill
Dan Bacher | indybay.org | 2019-05-27
Most Californians, including many environmentalists, are unaware of how effectively Big Oil has captured California regulators. | Photo: 17-year-old Nalleli Cobo, a Los Angeles resident who was sickened by toxic emissions from the oil drilling site, AllenCo., near her home, speaks at a Brown's Last Chance press conference at the State Capitol last year.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/25/18823608.php
Pardoning War Criminals is a Terrible Way to Honor Veterans
Peter Certo | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-27
How are you spending Memorial Day? Ordinary people may attend parades, host cookouts, or take the long weekend to visit loved ones. Donald Trump, on the other hand, may pardon a few war criminals. The president recently requested the files of several accused and convicted U.S. war criminals, a possible step toward expedited pardons for individuals who've…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/27/pardoning-war-criminals-is-a-terrible-way-to-honor-veterans/
Report from Venezuela Delegation
Eugene E Ruyle | indybay.org | 2019-05-27
NPML, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland (just North of Alcatraz Ave.)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/23/18823589.php
At Least 15 Killed in Brazilian Prison Riot
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-27
A large prison riot broke out in the Brazilian state of Amazonas on Sunday, killing at least fifteen people, a statement of the state secretariat for prisons read. | RELATED: | Thousands of Brazilians Join the 'Free Lula' Campaign | The inmates at the Amazonas jail were choked to death or stabbed with toothbrushes, Colonel Marcos Vinicius Almeida, head of the state's jails, said in the statement. | The riot began during visiting hours. There were no hostages and violence was directed be…
telesurenglish.net/news/At-Least-15-Killed-in-Brazilian-Prison-Riot-20190527-0004.html
Demonstrating for Assange in NYC or Life on Pluto
Elizabeth Keyes | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-27
Thursday, mid-afternoon, April 11, 2019 I was sitting in a NYC Starbucks bent over my laptop getting ready to return home to grab some sleep to recover from a late-night work shift. I was delayed due to my processing the fresh horror of the brutish arrest and removal of Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian Embassy…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/27/demonstrating-for-assange-in-nyc-or-life-on-pluto/
Congress is Being Punked: Will They Find Their Backbone?
John Grant | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-27
No one suggests Donald Trump is not "smart." He has certainly figured out how to succeed in the corrupt culture we live in. But does that mean he should be allowed to preside in office until January 2021?On a Radio Free Kansas radio show recently I had an exchange with a Trump supporter who was convinced Congress was thoroughly and irrecoverably corrupt. I did not disagree with him. "Yeh. But no one is more corrupt than your man Trump." He didn't disagree with me. He just felt Congress' corruption made the body inert and irrelevant to the question of Trump's culpability. It may be the case that corruption is the…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/27/congress-is-being-punked-will-they-find-their-backbone/
Monsanto is Evil: a Glyph
Ed Sanders | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-27
counterpunch.org/2019/05/27/monsanto-is-evil-a-glyph/
Guillaume Long on Ecuadorian President Moreno's betrayal of Assange and the Citizens Revolution
Joe Emersberger | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-27
Guillaume Long held many posts under the government of Rafael Correa (2007-2017). He was Ecuador's Minister of Foreign Affairs during Correa's last year in office. Months into the administration of Lenin Moreno, Long resigned as Ecuador's representative to the UN citing Moreno's sharp turn to the right. Counterpunch has addressed that right turn in many…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/27/guillaume-long-on-ecuadorian-president-morenos-betrayal-of-assange-and-the-citizens-revolution/
The Evidence We Were Never Meant to See About the Douma Gas Attack
Robert Fisk | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-27
We like to take the Big Boys on trust. No longer do we believe in our meretricious little leaders with their easy lies and twitters: the Trumps and Mays and now all the nationalists of Europe. We certainly don't put any credit in Arab dictators. But when, despite all its bureaucracy and corruption, the UN…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/27/the-evidence-we-were-never-meant-to-see-about-the-douma-gas-attack/
The Snow Leopards of Central Park
Elliot Sperber | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-27
The Snow Leopards of Central Park Have you heard? It's true; two Leopards live in Central Park They're there right now In the dark, among the rocks, In the zoo — as you Devour your potatoes And your tea And step around the flattened Velvet pigeons in the streets They're there Homicidally bored So envious…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/27/the-snow-leopards-of-central-park/
Chomsky: By Focusing on Russia, Democrats Handed Trump a "Huge Gift" & Possibly the 2020 Election
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-05-27
As the Democrats consider launching impeachment inquiries, we speak with world-renowned political dissident, linguist and author Noam Chomsky about what he sees as the political perils of "Russiagate."
www.democracynow.org/2019/5/27/chomsky_by_focusing_on_russia_democrats
It Is Indifference of the Israelis that Is Killing People
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-27
In the past, whenever I went to (or more precisely, 'through') Israel, it was for some antagonistic purpose: to write about the brutal suppression of the intifada in Gaza or Hebron, to comment on the insanity of the land grab …
globalresearch.ca/indifference-israelis-killing-people/5678593
The End of Theresa May
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-27
The vultures of the British conservative party have gathered, and the individual who seemed to thrive in failure, to gain momentum in defeat, has finally yielded. UK Prime Minister Theresa May will leave the way for change of leadership on …
globalresearch.ca/end-theresa-may/5678586
Neo-liberalism: What Is It? What Is Wrong with It? What Next?
Prof. Joseph H. Chung | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-27
For the last four decades, we have been watching a new animal called neo-liberalism. At first, we did not know what it was; we hoped that it would bring global prosperity; we thought that the deregulation would be a blessing …
globalresearch.ca/neo-liberalism-what-is-it-what-is-wrong-with-it-what-next/5678637
Africa Liberation Day 2019: Continental Path at the Crossroads
Abayomi Azikiwe | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-27
This year's Africa Day (aka Africa Liberation Day) comes at period of significant transformation for the continent and its people throughout the region and the world. | It was 56 years ago that the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the predecessor …
globalresearch.ca/africa-liberation-day-2019/5678633
Where the Forest Has No Name
Paul Koberstein | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-27
Driving up the Pacific Coast Highway from San Francisco, you approach the world's largest contiguous temperate rainforest. But don't look for any markers or directions. There aren't any. In fact, the rainforest, which stretches 2,500 miles from Northern California all …
globalresearch.ca/where-forest-has-no-name/5678655
House Delays Disaster Package for Puerto Rico, US States and Territories
Kate Zeller | indybay.org | 2019-05-27
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
T-Mobile and Sprint Merger Endangers Free Media
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-05-27
Richard Wolff discusses the 26 billion merger by T-Mobile and Sprint, which the FCC announced is "in the public interest." The merger could create an even bigger media and telecommunication monopoly that will crush medium and small enterprises…
therealnews.com/stories/t-mobile-and-sprint-merger-endangers-free-media
Congress, White House Move Disaster Relief for Puerto Rico, US States and Territories
Kate Zeller | indybay.org | 2019-05-27
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
Outraged US congressman, journalists fall for fake Trump quote by TIME contributor
rt.com | 2019-05-27
Twitter went into overdrive over a fabricated quote of US President Donald Trump praising North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The fake quote drew real outrage from Rep. Ted Lieu and other members of the anti-Trump resistance. | …
rt.com/usa/460331-fake-trump-kim-tweet/
Sanders burns Bill Kristol over 'foolish' pushing for Iraq war, asks where his apology is
rt.com | 2019-05-26
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders took a swipe at neoconservative Bill Kristol for his "foolish advocacy of the Iraq war," and questioned whether he had apologized to the country for it yet. | …
rt.com/usa/460308-sanders-kristol-iraq-war-tweet/