US Carrier Strike Group Sent to Middle East in "Clear and Unmistakable Message" to Iran
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-06
(ZH) — After weeks of heated rhetoric and the exchange of threats related to US oil export sanctions on Iran, and with both sides eyeing the enforcement of its rights over the vital Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, the White House has just announced what will be looked on by Tehran as a major and …
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US deploys aircraft carrier & bombers to Middle East in 'message' to Iran — Bolton
rt.com | 2019-05-06
The US is deploying a carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the Middle East amid mounting animosity and a heated war of words between Washington and Tehran. | …
rt.com/usa/458457-us-iran-carrier-bomber-central-command/
U.S. Rushes Ships to Middle East Over Unspecified Iran Threats
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-05-06
A defense official cites indications that U.S. forces in the region are potential targets; John Bolton says the move sends a message.
truthdig.com/articles/u-s-rushes-ships-to-middle-east-over-unspecified-iran-threats/
Bolton's Vague Press Release Lays Foundation for Military Attack Against Iran
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-05-06
According to Bolton's statement, an attack launched by a "proxy" of Iran on not just assets but "interests" of the U.S. in the region or "interests" of a U.S. ally in the region, would now be sufficient to trigger a U.S. attack on Iran, even if Iran itself was not directly responsible.
mintpressnews.com/new-bolton-press-release-deploys-carrier-group-to-mideast-with-threat-of-war-on-iran/258223/
'Itching for a war,' Bolton threatens Iran with 'unrelenting force' as US bombers deployed to Middle East
Jake Johnson | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-06
In a late Sunday statement warning — without any evidence whatsoever — of "troubling and escalatory" actions by the Iranian government, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton used the scheduled deployment of an American aircraft carrier and bomber task force to the Middle East to threaten Iran with military action. | The United States, said Bolton, "is deploying the USS Abraham Lincoln | Carrier Strike…
nationofchange.org/2019/05/06/itching-for-a-war-bolton-threatens-iran-with-unrelenting-force-as-us-bombers-deployed-to-middle-east/
'Itching for a War,' Bolton Threatens Iran With 'Unrelenting Force' as US Bombers Deployed to Middle East
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-05-06
"The latest indication that this administration is running full speed directly into a major war with Iran." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/john_bolton_iran.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/05/06/itching-war-bolton-threatens-iran-unrelenting-force-us-bombers-deployed-middle-east?cd-origin=rss
Google Bans Press TV
JMSECC | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-05-06
What? On April 19, 2019 (the date of the original Patriots' Day in New England), American tech giant Google disabled the accounts of Press TV, an Iranian news service, and its sister channel Hispan TV, an outlet in Spain. Google denied their access to all its services, including its popular video streaming platform YouTube and …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/05/google-bans-press-tv/
Trump sends aircraft carrier and strike force to threaten Iran
John Wojcik | peoplesworld.org | 2019-05-06
WASHINGTON–President Trump is sending an aircraft carrier and bomber planes, in addition to other military equipment, to waterways and land areas near Iran in what could be a prelude to an attack on that country–an attack which could trigger a wider war. When questioned by the press, the administration would not cite any specific threat …
peoplesworld.org/article/trump-sends-aircraft-carrier-and-strike-force-to-threaten-iran/
NIAC Statement on Reports that Iran Will Halt Compliance with Aspects of Nuclear Deal
commondreams.org | 2019-05-06
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/05/06/niac-statement-reports-iran-will-halt-compliance-aspects-nuclear-deal?cd-origin=rss
Republican Red-Baiting Is Going to Backfire
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-05-06
"Socialism," snarled Donald Trump at a recent pep rally of far-right Republicans. The obedient crowd of Trumpistas snarled back in unison: So-sh'll-izz-ummm! | There you have the entire intellectual content of the GOP's 2020 re-election strategy under Generalissimo Trump: Slap Democrats with a scurrilous campaign branding them as Lenin-Trotsky-Stalin re-incarnate. | It's not just Trump hissing out the socialist label in a frantic McCarthyesque attempt to make it stick by mindless repetition, but also Republican lawmakers. Unfortunately for them, they're overplaying a weak hand and bumbling over their own ignoranc…
truthdig.com/articles/republican-red-baiting-is-going-to-backfire/
Israel pounds Gaza, stoking fears of invasion
wsws.org | 2019-05-06
Less than a month after his far-right bloc's victory in last month's elections, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu authorised an aerial assault on Gaza, targeting at least 150 sites over the weekend.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/06/gaza-m06.html
Venezuela Celebrates May Day 2019
Imagine a Socialist U.S.A. | indybay.org | 2019-05-06
The May Day 2019 march inspires dreams of a socialist U.S.A. See www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEIubp9KpCo or | venezuelanalysis.com/video/14466e…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/04/18823204.php
Brazilian VP Opposes Any Military Intervention In Venezuela
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-06
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido's attempt to oust Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro was not the best decision and likely premature, Brazil's Vice President Hamilton Mourao told reporters last Thursday. | RELATED: | Bolsonaro Cancels US Trip After New York Venues Refuse To Host Gala Dinner Honoring Him | The Brazilian Vice President, who himself is a retired army general, stated during a radio interview that Guaido's coup attempt was a bad i…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazilian-VP-Opposes-Any-Military-Intervention-In-Venezuela-20190506-0002.html
Guaido's Bluff: Coup Leader Admits Little Military Support
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-06
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido told the Washington Post last Saturday that his coup was meant to stir a military uprising to overthrow the government of legitimate President Nicolás Maduro. | RELATED: | Where Is Guaido? Coup Leader Doesn't Show Up To Own Protest | Guaido admitted to the Washington Post that he made many errors during the coup attempt, including his failure to win over the armed forces of the Bolivarian Republic. | During the exclusive interview, Guaido s…
telesurenglish.net/news/Guaidos-Bluff-Coup-Leader-Admits-Failure-After-Embarrassing-Attempt-To-Overthrow-Government-20190506-0001.html
Fake news alert: CNN says Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido 'won election in January'
rt.com | 2019-05-06
CNN took the concept of "fake news" to a whole new level with a recent report on Venezuela, in which it claimed that citizens "chose" coup leader Juan Guaido over current president Nicolas Maduro in January "elections." | …
rt.com/usa/458507-cnn-fake-news-venezuela/
US Troops in Syria for the "Long Haul" Atop "A Lot of Oil Resources": Pentagon Official
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-06
A high level Pentagon official has admitted that US forces will be in Syria for "the long haul" and coupled his statement by declaring the territory contains "a lot of the oil resources and arable land." | The unusually frank remarks …
globalresearch.ca/us-troops-syria-long-haul-oil-resources/5676612
Prince Harry, Meghan 'Absolutely Thrilled' About Birth of Baby Boy
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-05-06
WINDSOR, England–Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, gave birth to a healthy baby boy early Monday, a beaming Prince Harry announced to the world, declaring he's "incredibly proud" of his wife. | The baby weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces (3.26 kilograms) at birth and was born at 5: 26 a.m. (0426 GMT; 12: 26 a.m. EDT). Harry said their son was a little bit overdue and that had given the royal couple more time to contemplate names. | Harry said he was ecstatic about the birth of their first child and promised that more details — such as the baby's nam…
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Failed Coup in Venezuela Intensifies Battle at Embassy in Washington
Black Alliance for Peace | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-06
Juan Guaido's coup attempt failed. | The United States is re-tooling. | Yet a battle rages at the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, D.C., where activists living inside at the invitation of the Maduro government have been under siege. They have been …
globalresearch.ca/failed-coup-venezuela-intensifies-battle-embassy/5676635
Russia Puts Up Strong Support for Venezuela
plenglish.com | 2019-05-06
Moscow, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Russia has made clear it supports the legitimate and constitutional government of President Nicolas Maduro after the failed US-backed coup attempt of April 30.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=41617&SEO=russia-puts-up-strong-support-for-venezuela
Meeting Haider al-Abadi, the Once, and Perhaps Future, Prime Minister of Iraq
Robert Fisk | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-06
There are some Middle East politicians that have always reminded me of animals. Assad senior was always the ruthless Lion of Damascus. Even the Egyptians called Hosni Mubarak "La Vache Qui Rit" from the famous French cheese of the grinning cow. But it took a while before Haider al-Abadi could secure a place in my…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/06/meeting-haider-al-abadi-the-once-and-perhaps-future-prime-minister-of-iraq/
When Losing Your Soil Means Losing Your Livelihood
Sophie Erfurth | commondreams.org | 2019-05-06
Farmers in Galmi, Niger. (Photo: SIM USA, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/fields.jpeg…
commondreams.org/views/2019/05/06/when-losing-your-soil-means-losing-your-livelihood?cd-origin=rss
Psyops 101: How Big Oil Infiltrates Public Discourse to Manipulate & Deceive
Dan Bacher | indybay.org | 2019-05-06
This article is based on an Earth Day presentation that I made at the Events Center at Chabot College on April 25 at the invitation of physics professor Nick Alexander. | Photo of Extinction Rebellion protest banner en route from the State Capitol in Sacramento to the Western States Petroleum Association Office on April 22 by Dan Bacher.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/04/18823170.php
US State Department publishes, then deletes sadistic Venezuela hit list boasting of economic ruin
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2019-05-06
The Grayzone has obtained a list of "key outcomes" on Venezuela deleted out of apparent embarrassment by the State Department….
thegrayzone.com/2019/05/06/us-state-department-publishes-then-deletes-sadistic-venezuela-hit-list-boasting-of-economic-ruin/
Venezuela Confirms Participation in Saint Petersburg Economic Forum
plenglish.com | 2019-05-06
Moscow, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela will participate in the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in June, Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza told a news conference on Monday, adding that President Nicolas Maduro might attend the meeting.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=41620&SEO=venezuela-confirms-participation-in-saint-petersburg-economic-forum
Venezuelan FM Denounces in Russia Criminal Blockade Imposed by US
plenglish.com | 2019-05-06
Moscow, May 6 ( Prensa Latina) Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has denounced on Monday the criminal blockade imposed by the United States Government and called on it to allow the opposition to hold an national political dialogue in Venezuela.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=41626&SEO=venezuelan-fm-denounces-in-russia-criminal-blockade-imposed-by-us
Russia, Venezuela Reaffirm Rejection of International Interference
plenglish.com | 2019-05-06
Moscow, May 6 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Jorge Arreaza, stated in Moscow that the pursuit of talks will end the pursuit of war, following his meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=41616&SEO=russia-venezuela-reaffirm-rejection-of-international-interference
How GMO Seeds and Monsanto/Bayer's "RoundUp" are Driving US Policy in Venezuela
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-05-06
With Juan Guaidó's parallel government attempting to take power with the backing of the U.S., it is telling that the top political donors of those in the U.S. most fervently pushing regime change in Venezuela have close ties to Monsanto and major financial stakes in Bayer.
mintpressnews.com/how-gmo-seeds-and-monsanto-bayers-roundup-are-driving-us-policy-in-venezuela/258232/
The truth about Venezuela, from Cuban poet Teresa Melo
W. T. Whitney Jr., Teresa Melo | peoplesworld.org | 2019-05-06
The United States government sees fit to try to change the governments of Cuba and Venezuela. Now the U.S. is exerting all its power and means–not yet U.S. soldiers on the ground in battle positions–to bring down the sovereign Venezuelan government of President Nicolás Maduro. Lies and repeated lies are part of the process. Barriers …
peoplesworld.org/article/the-truth-about-venezuela-from-cuban-poet-teresa-melo/
Testigo en Venezuela: 400,000 trabajadores se reúnen para el Primero de Mayo en Caracas
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-05-06
Caracas, Venezuela — En el primero de mayo, día del trabajador, en el centro de la ciudad, 400,000 trabajadores acudieron a las calles por dos razones: para honrar su día, el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores; y para celebrar la derrota del intento de golpe de Estado contra su presidente electo Nicolás Maduro. | La energía fue increíble en lo que solo se puede describir como una manifestación de victoria, ya que la clase trabajadora ha derrotado todos los ataques infligidos contra ella por el imperialismo en los últimos 20 años. Los trabajadores marcharon en sus uniformes de trabajo, detrás de las bande…
fightbacknews.org/node/7424
Despite International Law, Pompeo Claims US Military Attack on Venezuela "Would Be Lawful"
Jon Queally | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-06
(CD) — After U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday morning that President Donald Trump has a "full range of options" when it comes to possible next moves against Venezuela, anti-war critics are wondering what the Democrats in Congress are prepared to do in order to curtail the administration's ongoing threat of using military force to …
Despite International Law, Pompeo Claims US Military Attack on Venezuela "Would Be Lawful"
US State Department Publishes, Then Deletes Sadistic Venezuela Hit List Boasting of Economic Ruin
Anya Parampil | mintpressnews.com | 2019-05-06
The Grayzone obtained a list of "key outcomes" on Venezuela deleted out of apparent embarrassment by the State Department. It boasts of wrecking the nation's economy, destabilizing its military, and puppeteering its political opposition.
mintpressnews.com/us-state-department-publishes-deletes-sadistic-venezuela-hit-list-boasting-ruin-economy/258189/
US State Department Publishes, then Deletes Sadistic Venezuela Hit List Boasting of Economic Ruin
Anya Parampil | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-06
The Grayzone has obtained a list of "key outcomes" on Venezuela deleted out of apparent embarrassment by the State Department. It boasts of wrecking the nation's economy, destabilizing its military, and puppeteering its political opposition. | *** | On April 24, six …
globalresearch.ca/us-state-department-publishes-deletes-sadistic-venezuela-hit-list/5676707
The Atlantic Illustrates Everything That's Wrong With Media Coverage of Venezuela Sanctions
Joshua Cho | fair.org | 2019-05-06
by Joshua Cho The Atlantic ( 4/17/19) wonders "whether slow suffocation will prove a match for the myriad international actors that have shored up support for Maduro." | "Trump's Venezuela Policy: Slow Suffocation," an Atlantic report ( 4/17/19) by Uri Friedman and Kathy Gilsinan, passed up a rich opportunity to expose the humanitarian pretexts for economic interv…
fair.org/home/the-atlantic-illustrates-everything-thats-wrong-with-media-coverage-of-venezuela-sanctions/
CNN Falsely Claims Venezuela's Guaido Was Elected President in January
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-06
(ANTIWAR.COM) — Continuing to try to advance the US narrative that Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido is the "duly elected" president, CNN went to the trouble on Sunday afternoon of inventing an entire election to base this around. In the CNN report, they declared "pressure is mounting on Maduro to step down, following elections in January in which …
CNN Falsely Claims Venezuela’s Guaido Was Elected President in January
Venezuela Will Defend Itself From Any Foreign Invasion: Arreaza
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-06
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza denounced on Monday the criminal blockade that has been imposed by the United States and its allies against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. | RELATED: | Russia to US: Do Not Hinder Dialogue in Venezuela, Abandon 'Irresponsible' Plans of Regime Change | According to the Venezuelan Foreign Minister, the U.S.-led blockade…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Will-Defend-Itself-From-Any-Foreign-Invasion-Arreaza-20190506-0006.html
Russia's Lavrov Warns Against US Military Action in Venezuela
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-06
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks with his U.S. counterpart Mike Pompeo in Finland Monday after which he warned that U.S. ‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äãmilitary intervention in Venezuela would be catastrophic and unjustified. | The two men met on the sidelines of a meeting of the Arctic Council in Finland. | Lavrov told reporters his meeting had been constructive and that the two top diplomats had made decent progress when it came to discussing strategic nuclear stability. | Lavrov also said he was…
telesurenglish.net/news/After-Pompeo-Meeting-Russias-Lavrov-Says-US-Military-Action-in-Venezuela-Would-Be-Catastrophic-20190506-0011.html
Venezuela's Guaido 'Considering' Asking US to Invade
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-06
(ANTIWAR.COM) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has confirmed that he is considering asking the United States to invade Venezuela to install him in power. He says this is one of several options under consideration now. Guaido is keen to see Maduro forcibly removed from power so he can replace him, and after last week's failed US-backed …
Secret Service Blocking Food From Reaching Activists Inside Venezuelan Embassy
Alexander Rubinstein | mintpressnews.com | 2019-05-06
"It is a strange irony that the same tactics being used against Venezuela are being used against the Embassy Protection Collective." — Activist and Embassy Protector Kevin Zeese…
mintpressnews.com/secret-service-blocks-food-from-reaching-activists-inside-venezuelan-embassy/258244/
Rachel Maddow endorses regime change in Venezuela to "push Russia back," sympathizes with Bolton and Pompeo
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-05-06
The top rated MSNBC host took her trademark brand of liberal militarism to new levels by branding efforts to avert…
thegrayzone.com/2019/05/06/rachel-maddow-endorses-war-venezuela/
Activists defy right-wing siege at Venezuelan embassy in Washington DC
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-05-06
Clashes outside the Venezuelan embassy in Washington DC are continuing with Juan Guaido supporters growing increasingly hostile and violent. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/05/06/activists-defy-right-wing-siege-at-venezuelan-embassy-in-washington-dc/
About 61 Million People May Be without Water in Brazil
plenglish.com | 2019-05-06
Brasilia, May 6 (Prensa Latina) About 60.9 million people can be without water in Brazil in case of a prolonged period without rain, according to a government study released on Monday by Rede Brasil Atual website.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=41628&SEO=about-61-million-people-may-be-without-water-in-brazil
Brazil, Professionals of More Doctors Program Announce Strike
plenglish.com | 2019-05-06
Brasilia, May 6 (Prensa Latina) The professionals of the More Doctors program, which operate in Basic Health Units in Sao Paulo, will paralyze next Wednesday consultations, informed the portal Rede Brasil Atual that quotes an open letter to the population.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=41644&SEO=brazil-professionals-of-more-doctors-program-announce-strike
How the West's War in Libya Has Spurred Terrorism in 14 Countries
Mark Curtis | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-06
Eight years on from Nato's war in Libya in 2011, as the country enters a new phase in its conflict, I have taken stock of the number of countries to which terrorism has spread as a direct product of that …
globalresearch.ca/wests-war-libya-spurred-terrorism-14-countries/5676702
10 Questions the Mueller Report Doesn't Answer
Consortium News | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-06
(CN) — In January 2017, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper issued a report about Russian interference co-signed by three other agencies — the National Security Agency, the FBI, and the CIA — that was so evidence-free that even The New York Times said it was "unlikely to change the minds of skeptics who … remember the intelligence agencies' faulty assessments on …
Mueller report row: House Dem chair calls vote to hold AG Barr in contempt of Congress
rt.com | 2019-05-06
House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler has scheduled a vote to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress, after Barr's Justice Department refused to hand over an unredacted copy of the Mueller report. | …
rt.com/usa/458505-barr-contempt-vote-mueller/
Top Ten Questions About the Mueller Report
consortiumnews.com | 2019-05-06
Daniel Lazare examines some of the missing pieces in the special counsel's 448-page tome on Russian interference. By Daniel Lazare Special to Consortium News In January 2017, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper issued a report about Russian interference co-signed… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/05/06/top-10-questions-about-the-mueller-report/
Ex-Blackwater CEO Erik Prince Makes a Comeback Under Trump Selling Mercenary Armies Around the World
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-05-06
The House Intelligence Committee has sent a criminal referral to the Justice Department for Erik Prince, founder of the mercenary firm Blackwater. House Democrats are accusing Prince of lying to Congress during his November 2017 testimony before the Committee, when he described a meeting in the Seychelles with a Russian banker before Donald Trump's inauguration as a chance encounter. According to the Mueller report, the meeting was an attempt to establish a backchannel between the incoming Trump administration and Russia, and may have been arranged by the Trump team. The move is one of the latest actions placing…
www.democracynow.org/2019/5/6/ex_blackwater_ceo_erik_prince_makes
North Korea Tests New Missile–and Trump's Resolve
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-05-06
TOKYO — North Korea appears to have tested a new short-range missile — and President Donald Trump's resolve to keep it from doing more of the same in the future. | The test early Saturday was quickly played down by Trump and his top advisers, who noted it was not the kind of long-range missile leader Kim Jong Un has refrained from launching since 2017. | But the sudden activity on the North's east coast, complete with fiery photos of a purported bull's eye out to sea, alarmed Washington's regional allies and suggests that Kim's missiles are improving even as the Trump administration wrestles with how…
truthdig.com/articles/north-korea-tests-new-missile-and-trumps-resolve/
Pompeo, in Finland, Calls China Claims to Arctic 'Lawlessness'
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-05-06
Pompeo likened the situation to the South China Sea: "fraught with militarization and competing territorial claims." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/pompeo_finland_0.png…
commondreams.org/news/2019/05/06/pompeo-finland-calls-china-claims-arctic-lawlessness?cd-origin=rss
Internet companies must act to combat white nationalist movement
splcenter.org | 2019-05-06
The list of terrorists linked to a globalized white nationalist movement keeps getting longer and longer. And it will keep growing.
splcenter.org/news/2019/05/06/internet-companies-must-act-combat-white-nationalist-movement