Tuesday's Daily Brief: violence surges in Nigeria, anti-Semitism on the march, taxing pollution to tackle climate crisis, and more
United Nations | un.org | 2019-05-28
Tuesday's main stories include: thousands fleeing into Niger as violence surges in Nigeria; UN rights office condemns rise in anti-Semitic incidents; UN chief says tax pollution, not people for climate's sake; North Koreans trapped in vicious cycle of corruption and bribery; Ebola latest from DR Congo.
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Maduro Ratifies Call for Parliamentary Elections in Venezuela
plenglish.com | 2019-05-28
Foto: Twitter @NicolasMaduroCaracas, May 28 (Prensa Latina) The upcoming parliamentary elections will allow closing a cycle of destabilization and conspiracies promoted by Venezuelan opposition sectors, President Nicolas Maduro noted.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42496&SEO=maduro-ratifies-call-for-parliamentary-elections-in-venezuela
New Medical Supplies Arriving in Venezuela from China
plenglish.com | 2019-05-28
Caracas, May 28 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela has invested 106 million dollars in the purchase of new sets of medical supplies from China, scheduled to arrive in the country next week, Health Minister Carlos Alvarado announced Tuesday.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42508&SEO=new-medical-supplies-arriving-in-venezuela-from-china
Video: US Sanctions Leave Millions of Venezuelans Without Water
The Real News Network | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-28
"You can't blame the Maduro government, but as for the United States, this Donald Trump is mean. He's mean and he's blocked a lot of things. We have to support each other and this U.S. blockade has to end." — Yolimar Contreras Transcript: Yolimar Contreras lives in a poor barrio, on the hillsides of Caracas, with …
Video: US Sanctions Leave Millions of Venezuelans Without Water
UN Recognizes Venezuela As a Leading Country in Housing Rights
plenglish.com | 2019-05-28
28 de mayo de 2019, 16: 21Caracas, May 28 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Organization recognized Venezuela as the leading country in guaranteeing the population the right to housing, assured the minister of the sector, Ildemaro Villarroel.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42516&SEO=un-recognizes-venezuela-as-a-leading-country-in-housing-rights
With Russiagate, we Soviet immigrants were finally forced to reckon with the bigotry of America's elite
Yasha Levine | thegrayzone.com | 2019-05-28
We never knew what it was like to have the country's media and political class brand people like us a…
thegrayzone.com/2019/05/28/with-russiagate-we-soviet-immigrants-were-finally-forced-to-reckon-with-the-bigotry-of-americas-elite/
Cuban Foreign Minister Concludes Official Visit to Russia
plenglish.com | 2019-05-28
Moscow, May 28 ( Prensa Latina) The Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodriguez, has wound up on Tuesady an official visit to Russia after signing a cooperation agreement between Foreign Ministries and having official talks with his Russian counterpart, Serguei Lavrov.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42486&SEO=cuban-foreign-minister-concludes-official-visit-to-russia
Russia's Military Deal with the Congo Republic Completes Its African "Corridor of Influence"
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-28
Russia's dispatch of specialists to the Congo Republic (Congo-Brazzaville) in order to maintain military equipment completes Moscow's plan of creating a corridor of influence across the continent from the Sudanese Red Sea coast to the Congolese Atlantic one via the …
globalresearch.ca/russias-military-deal-congo-republic-african-transversal/5678751
The Bolsonaro Phenomenon May be Brief
Manuel E. Yepe | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-28
"Right now, there's a good chance that the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, be very brief. The word impeachment is already part of the current language in the media and social networks in the South American giant." At least that's what Andrés Ferrari Haines, a professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS),…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/28/the-bolsonaro-phenomenon-may-be-brief/
Nearly 200 Arrested in Police Mega-Raid in Brazil
plenglish.com | 2019-05-28
28 de mayo de 2019, 16: 55Brasilia, May 28 (Prensa Latina) At least 199 people were arrested so far for murder, 22 of them femicides, during the so-called Operation Cronos II, which is currently carried out by Brazilian civil police from 21 states and the Federal District.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42522&SEO=nearly-200-arrested-in-police-mega-raid-in-brazil
Brazilian media, Workers Party and pseudo-lefts attempt to derail opposition to Bolsonaro
wsws.org | 2019-05-28
The militant attitude of hundreds of thousands of working class youth who flocked to the teachers' demonstrations horrified Bolsonaro's ostensible opponents.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/28/braz-m28.html
Authorization to Sell Site Brings Down Accusations against Lula
plenglish.com | 2019-05-28
Brasilia, May 28 (Prensa Latina) The approval of a request to sell a property whose ownership is attributed to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Atibaia municipality, in Sao Paulo, to pay alleged political favors, brings down the accusations against the former Brazilian president.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42493&SEO=authorization-to-sell-site-brings-down-accusations-against-lula
Authoritarian Spirits: Congress, the Espionage Act and Punishing WikiLeaks
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-28
The time was 1917, and for anyone keen to impress us about any liberal feelings on the part of President Woodrow Wilson, the following should be said. Having deemed the United States too proud to fight, he proceeded to …
globalresearch.ca/congress-espionage-act-punishing-wikileaks/5678754
DHS Is Locking Immigrants in Solitary Confinement
Naureen Shah | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-28
In 2012, I visited the federal supermax prison ADX Florence in Colorado and spoke with men living in solitary confinement. I listened closely to their stories of anguish, but I could not understand how they survived it. They told me …
globalresearch.ca/dhs-locking-immigrants-solitary-confinement/5678798
Confirmed: Secretive Bilderberg Meeting to be Held in Switzerland from May 30th
The Local | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-28
The 2019 edition of the exclusive Bilderberg Meeting will take place at the Hotel Montreux Palace in the Swiss town of Montreux from Thursday to Sunday. | *** | It will feature Swiss Finance Minister Ueli Maurer, French Economy Minister Bruno …
globalresearch.ca/secretive-bilderberg-meeting-switzerland-may-30th/5678817
Turkish Dreams of a "Radical Islamic Annex" in Northern Syria Fade Away
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-28
From the day the war began in March 2011 in Deraa, the political ideology of Radical Islam has been center stage. From the outset of the Syrian conflict, the men who carried weapons were all fighting to abolish the …
globalresearch.ca/turkish-dreams-of-a-radical-islamic-annex-in-northern-syria-fade-away/5678769
The Rockefeller Way: The Family's Covert 'Climate Change' Plan
The Energy & Environmental Legal Institute | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-28
"Beginning in the 1980s, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund became leading advocates of the global warming agenda. … In their Sustainable Development Program Review, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund boasts of being one of the first major global warming activists, citing its …
globalresearch.ca/rockefeller-familys-covert-climate-change-plan/5678775
Turkey Shoots Itself in the Foot by Providing Syrian "Opposition" with Advanced Weapons
Ahmad Al Khaled | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-28
The Syrian government's offensive in northwestern provinces of Hama and Lattakia that began almost a month ago fell short of expectations. Having briefly established control over a number of areas, the Syrian army units were forced to retreat due to …
globalresearch.ca/turkey-shoots-itself-foot-providing-syrian-opposition-advanced-weapons/5678768
European Elections — Read What You Want from These Statistics. Britain Cannot Decide on Brexit
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-28
The European elections were always going to be interesting if nothing else. We've put lots of stats together so you can see them in a different way. | One thing is for sure — this particular vote proved only one thing …
globalresearch.ca/european-elections-read-what-you-want-from-these-statistics-britain-cannot-decide-on-brexit/5678795
Selected Articles: The Rockefeller Way: The Family's Covert 'Climate Change' Plan
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-28
Do you value the reporting and in-depth analysis provided by Global Research on a daily basis? | Click to | * * * | | The Rockefeller Way: The Family's …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-the-rockefeller-way-the-familys-covert-climate-change-plan/5678812
Brutal Patterns in "United States Governance"
Robert Fantina | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-28
It is not difficult to find repeating patterns in United States governance internationally and domestically. Here are just a few: | Make decisions for other people, despite the lack of knowledge about them, or any lack of responsibility for making such | …
globalresearch.ca/brutal-patterns-united-states-governance/5678764
Trump's 'Big, Beautiful' Wall Crumbles in Court
Dror Ladin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-28
From the beginning of his campaign for president, Donald Trump claimed that he was going to build a wall along the southern border. He said " nobody builds walls better than me." He said the wall would be "big" …
globalresearch.ca/trumps-big-beautiful-wall-crumbles-court/5678799
"The True Story of the Bilderberg Group" and What They May Be Planning Now
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-28
Note to readers: please click the share buttons above | The Bilderberg Group will be meeting behind closed doors at the Hotel Montreux Palace, Montreux from the 30th of May to the 2nd of June, 2019. | Henry Kissinger, Jared Kushner, Jens …
globalresearch.ca/the-true-story-of-the-bilderberg-group-and-what-they-may-be-planning-now/13808
The Ever Dependable Bully on Embassy Row; Venezuela and Iraq Are No Longer Worlds Apart
Barbara Nimri Aziz | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-28
The United States is still punishing Iran for the 1979 takeover of its 'sacred' premises, its embassy in Tehran. By contrast, when American authorities occupy another nation's embassy there's nothing but approval from the American public and silent acquiescence by …
globalresearch.ca/bully-embassy-row-venezuela-iraq/5678758
Prior to the Cold War: US Nuclear Plans Entailed Blowing Up Hundreds of Chinese, Soviet and Eastern European Cities
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-28
On 30 August 1945, Major General Lauris Norstad dispatched a document to his superior, General Leslie Groves, outlining a total of 15 "key Soviet cities" to be struck with US atomic weapons, headed by the capital Moscow. This was …
globalresearch.ca/us-nuclear-plans-entailed-blowing-up-hundreds-chinese-soviet-warsaw-pact-cities/5678753
La nave d'assalto dei nuovi crociati
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-28
Alla presenza del Capo della Stato Sergio Mattarella, del ministro della Difesa Elisabetta Trenta, del ministro dello sviluppo economico Luigi di Maio, e delle massime autorità militari, è stata varata il 25 maggio nei Cantieri di Castellammare di Stabia (Napoli) …
globalresearch.ca/la-nave-dassalto-dei-nuovi-crociati/5678829
1 Dead, 130 Injured as Tornadoes Rip Through Ohio and Indiana
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-05-28
BROOKVILLE, Ohio — A swarm of tornadoes so tightly packed that one may have crossed the path carved by another tore across Indiana and Ohio overnight, smashing homes, blowing out windows and ending the school year early for some students because of damage to buildings. One person was killed and at least 130 were injured. | The storms were among 55 twisters that forecasters said may have touched down Monday across eight states stretching eastward from Idaho and Colorado. The past couple of weeks have seen unusually high tornado activity in the U.S., with no immediate end to the pattern in sight. | The winds…
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Israel Fires Missile at Southern Syria, Killing Syrian Soldier
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-28
(ANTIWAR.COM) — Israel fired a surface-to-surface missile against a military site in southern Syria's Quneitra. The attack killed a single Syrian soldier, wounded two more,and damaged a military vehicle. Israeli officials were unusually forthcoming about why they attacked, claimed an "abnormal" Syrian violation of Israeli sovereignty earlier in the day, in which a Syrian anti-aircraft system fired at an Israeli …
Israel Fires Missile at Southern Syria, Killing Syrian Soldier
Chicago police kill bipolar man inside his home
wsws.org | 2019-05-28
Myles Frazier was shot and killed after he barricaded himself in his home in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the city's south side.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/28/chic-m28.html
Shareholders Press ExxonMobil and DowDuPont on Climate Resiliency Risks; Petrochemical Giants Double Down on Operations in Flood Zones
commondreams.org | 2019-05-28
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DeJaun Davis-Correia & Ben Jealous on Billionaire's Pledge to Pay Debt of Morehouse Graduating Class
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-05-28
Earlier this month, the billionaire investor Robert Smith stunned many when he offered to pay off the student loans of the 2019 graduating class at the historically black Morehouse College. The average student debt is now $32,000. Nationwide, 44 million people owe nearly $1.5 trillion. Student debt is expected to increase to $2 trillion by 2022. We speak with Ben Jealous, former national president of the NAACP, and De'Jaun Davis-Correia, a 2019 Morehouse graduate who will benefit from Smith's donation.
www.democracynow.org/2019/5/28/as_student_debt_mounts_morehouse_college
Leaked OPCW engineering report concludes alleged 2018 chemical attack in Syria was staged
wsws.org | 2019-05-28
The Working Group on Syria, Propaganda and Media research group conclude that its findings "establish beyond reasonable doubt that the alleged chemical attack in Douma… was staged."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/28/doum-m28.html
The Corporate Media is Key to Syria Deceptions
Jonathan Cook | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-28
(CD) — 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‚Ää–‚Äätheir final holdout in Syria‚Ää–‚Ääshould have been treated by the western media with a high degree of scepticism. That the US and other western governments enthusiastically picked up those claims should not …
Eight years in, Syria still embroiled in conflict 'that no longer sparks outrage', Security Council hears
United Nations | un.org | 2019-05-28
After eight years of deadly air strikes and terrorist attacks that have left hundreds of thousands of Syrians dead and millions of others injured, United Nations Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Ursula Mueller asked the Security Council on Tuesday, the hard-hitting question: "Can't this Council take any concrete action when attacks on schools and hospitals have become a war tactic that no longer sparks outrage"?
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MIT Rocket Scientist: Leaked Document Shows Syrian Chemical Attacks Were Staged
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-28
(ZH) — "The evidence is overwhelming that the gas attacks were staged," Award-winning scientist and MIT professor emeritus Theodore Postol told The Grayzone's Aaron Maté in a newly published interview. The interview with the noted MIT rocket scientist comes after Fox's Tucker Carlson featured rare mainstream coverage of the bombshell leaked OPCW report on his show Thursday night. The "smoking gun" memo refutes key events surrounding the April 2018 …
theantimedia.com/mit-rocket-scientist-leaked-syria-chemical-attack/
Canada's Dumping Problems and The War on Garbage & Toxic Waste
Mildred German | indybay.org | 2019-05-28
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
If Trump Really Only Wants 'No Iranian Nukes,' Then He Should Just Rejoin the Nuclear Deal
Juan Cole | commondreams.org | 2019-05-28
Iran was screwed over by the US– it gave up its only deterrence card to forestall a US invasion and regime change. (Photo: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump_iran.jpeg…
commondreams.org/views/2019/05/28/if-trump-really-only-wants-no-iranian-nukes-then-he-should-just-rejoin-nuclear-deal?cd-origin=rss
The Trump Administration Has Already Declared War on Iran
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-05-28
What follows is a conversation between Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research Mark Weisbrot and Sharmini Peries of the Real News Network. Read a transcript of their conversation below or watch the video at the bottom of…
truthdig.com/articles/the-trump-administration-has-already-declared-war-on-iran/
Does Iran's Economic Fate Depend on a Lifeline From China?
Vijay Prashad | commondreams.org | 2019-05-28
Iran's oil is cheap and of a quality that Chinese refiners prefer. (Photo: AFP) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/china_1.jpeg…
commondreams.org/views/2019/05/28/does-irans-economic-fate-depend-lifeline-china?cd-origin=rss
Arms Manufacturers Tell Investors That Iran Tension Fuels Business
Lee Fang | theintercept.com | 2019-05-28
Defense executives from around the country crowded into Goldman Sachs' glimmering tower in downtown Manhattan in mid-May, eager to present before a conference of bankers and financial analysts. | While much of the world was on edge over simmering tension in the Middle East, as the U.S. and its allies have stoked tensions with Iran, the businessmen at the conference talked of opportunity. | Eric DeMarco, the president of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, addressed the conference, arguing that his company is "very well-aligned" for the shift in the military budget away from asymmetrical fighting toward nation-st…
theintercept.com/2019/05/28/arms-manufacturers-investors-iran-business/
EU elections, Theresa May resigns, Iran VS US
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-05-28
European Parliament elections The elections for the European parliament took place this weekend. According to the results, the European People's Party won 179 seats, and the EP's second largest faction, the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, won 150. The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe came in third with 107 mandates, followed by …
uwidata.com/3612-eu-elections-theresa-may-resigns-iran-vs-us/
Iran Sees No Prospect of Negotiations with US
plenglish.com | 2019-05-28
Tehran, May 28 ( Prensa Latina ) Iran sees no prospect of negotiations with the United States, according to Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi, in statements made Tuesday to the Fars agency. "…we don"t pay attention to words; what matters to us is a change of approach and behavior", he added.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42507&SEO=iran-sees-no-prospect-of-negotiations-with-us
Does Iran's economic fate depend on a lifeline from China?
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2019-05-28
It's hard to predict what will happen in the oil market as the U.S. sanctions on Iran tighten. For now, it looks like India, Japan, South Korea and Turkey will hold off from buying Iranian oil. These countries–with China–had been the main sources of Iran's foreign exchange. It is unlikely–at the present time–that India, Japan, […] | Source…
mronline.org/2019/05/28/does-irans-economic-fate-depend-on-a-lifeline-from-china/
DHS is locking immigrants in solitary confinement
Naureen Shah | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-28
In 2012, I visited the federal supermax prison ADX Florence in Colorado and spoke with men living in solitary confinement. I listened closely to their stories of anguish, but I could not understand how they survived it. They told me of the horror of being trapped in a small room, without access to fresh air or sunlight, for at least 22 hours a day — alone, afraid, and not knowing when it would end. I learned that people in solitary confinement talk to the walls, to themselves, to no one — sometimes they stop talking altogether. | Those are the types of horrors we now know that Immigration and Custo…
nationofchange.org/2019/05/28/dhs-is-locking-immigrants-in-solitary-confinement/
What's Trending: Black News Recap
Vanessa Mbonu@naacpnet | naacp.org | 2019-05-28
The Root: Did You Know Lady Liberty Was a Monument to Slavery Abolition, Not Immigration? The new Statue of Liberty Museum, which opened Thursday in New York Harbor, brings to light a little-spoken-of aspect of the statue's history: Lady Liberty was originally intended celebrate the end of slavery, not the arrival of immigrants. …
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Europe: Green Surges, Older Parties Erode, Far Right Gains
Scott Tucker | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-28
Green parties made stunning gains in the European Elections, due to the strength of many younger voters, the grass roots insurgency of ecological school strikes and marches, and the tenacity of Green Party activists. The older mainstream parties, both center-right and social democratic, received a mix of drubbing demotions and eroding support. The far right…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/28/europe-green-surges-older-parties-erode-far-right-gains/
Left and Far-Right Parties Gain as Centrists Falter in EU Elections
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-05-28
The European Union elections concluded over the weekend, with centrist parties losing dozens of seats while far-right and Green candidates made significant strides. In France, the far-right National Rally party led by Marine Le Pen narrowly beat the centrist alliance led by French President Emmanuel Macron. In Italy, the far-right nationalist League party placed first, winning 34% of the vote. The party is led by Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini. While right-wing euroskeptic parties slightly increased their power in the EU assembly, about 75% of voters still backed parties that support Europe. We s…
truthout.org/video/left-and-far-right-parties-gain-as-centrists-falter-in-eu-elections/
EU Parliamentary Elections: Left and Far-Right Parties Gain as Centrists Falter
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-05-28
The European Union elections concluded over the weekend, with centrist parties losing dozens of seat while far-right and Green candidates made significant strides. In France, the far-right National Rally party led by Marine Le Pen narrowly beat the centrist alliance led by French President Emmanuel Macron. In Italy, the far-right nationalist League party placed first, winning 34% of the vote. The party is led by Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini. While right-wing euroskeptic parties slightly increased their power in the EU assembly, about 75% of voters still backed parties that support Europe. We speak…
www.democracynow.org/2019/5/28/eu_parliamentary_elections_left_and_far
Andre Vltchek: It Is Indifference of the Israelis That Is Killing People
Andre Vltchek | mintpressnews.com | 2019-05-28
As always, I was impressed by Israel's infrastructure, but not by whom it serves. South Africa, during apartheid, built some of the greatest highways in the world. For the whites. Others were forced to live in the gutter. Israel does the same.
mintpressnews.com/it-is-indifference-of-the-israel-that-is-killing-people/258811/
The American People Are the True Victims of Our Latest Coup
Eleanor Goldfield | mintpressnews.com | 2019-05-28
We have more in common with the Venezuelan people than we do with our own government. From this understanding, we can build real solidarity, and defy the coups against us and our counterparts around the globe.
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