US-backed Saudi regime tortures dissidents on eve of threatened beheadings
wsws.org | 2019-06-08
Among those slated for execution is Murtaja Qureiris, arrested at age 13 for participating in a peaceful protest against the monarchy.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/08/saud-j08.html

Social Democrats return to government in Denmark with xenophobic programme
wsws.org | 2019-06-08
The Social Democrats want to limit immigration from non-Western states and set up reception centres for asylum seekers outside the country.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/08/denm-j08.html

US military airstrike kills one militant in Somalia
David Ochieng Mbewa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-08
A military drone. (Getty Images) | The United States military said it killed a militant in an airstrike near Tortoroow in Somalia. | The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said no civilians were killed or injured in the latest airstrike but it would release more details as appropriate as a post-strike analysis continues. | The airstrike, which took place on Wednesday, is the first in the area in about a month. | On May 5, three al-Shabaab terrorists were killed by an airstrike in defense of Somali security forces. The security forces were engaged by Al-Shabaab militants during an operation to disrupt the terrorist net…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/08/us-military-airstrike-kills-one-militant-in-somalia/

Trump Reinvents The History of World War II, Honoring US Vets and Talking Peace While Waging War
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-08
The US was Soviet Russia's junior partner in the battle to defeat Nazi Germany. History taught US students otherwise. So do US presidents, Trump no exception. | In Colleville-sur-Mer, France, the Normandy American Cemetery, commemorating the 75th D-Day anniversary, launching the …
globalresearch.ca/trump-reinvents-ww-ii-history-honoring-us-vets-talking-peace-waging-war/5679921

When the Journalists Ganged Up on Assange They Ganged Up on Themselves
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-08
Journalists did not appreciate the implications for themselves of the contrived and false indictment of Julian Assange by a corrupt US government. It was obvious to a few of us that the indictment by the US government, a government constrained …
globalresearch.ca/when-journalists-ganged-up-assange-they-ganged-up-themselves/5679909

To the People of Cuba: Is Washington Preparing a "Soft Coup"? The Co-optation of Cuban Intellectuals
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-08
The Cuban Revolution constitutes a fundamental landmark in the history of humanity, which challenges the legitimacy of global capitalism. In all major regions of the World, the Cuban revolution has been a source of inspiration and struggle…
globalresearch.ca/to-the-people-of-cuba-the-co-optation-of-cuban-intellectuals-is-washington-preparing-a-soft-coup/5557714

New Evidence Proves Israel Attacked USS Liberty With Orders to Kill 294 Americans
Aaron Nelson | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-08
America is commemorating the 52nd anniversary of the Israeli attack on USS Liberty. | This article was first published on November 14, 2014 | Fresh evidence presented in an exclusive Al Jazeera investigation into the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty that …
globalresearch.ca/new-evidence-proves-israel-attacked-uss-liberty-with-orders-to-kill-294-americans/5413807

Students at Dresden School of Art protest against the far-right AfD
wsws.org | 2019-06-08
The trigger for the protests was the candidacy of library director Barbara Lenk for the AfD in a local election…
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/08/dres-j08.html

Far-right Alternative for Germany wins European election in eastern Germany
wsws.org | 2019-06-08
Voters in eastern Germany showed their strong opposition to the established political parties in the European elections held May 26.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/08/euro-j08.html

What is so rare as a — fake news — day in June? *
Frank Scott | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-06-08
While the continued mental assault on what is left of public consciousness still features the idiot fiction of Russiagate, or how the evil Putin arranged to trash our great American democracy and defeat holy mother Hillary on behalf of cursed father Donald, the month of June offered not one but two major fictional treatments of …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/06/what-is-so-rare-as-a-fake-news-day-in-june/

US and Russian warships nearly collide in the Philippine Sea
wsws.org | 2019-06-08
In an encounter coinciding with a visit to Russia by Chinese President Xi Jinping, a US warship nearly collided with a Russian destroyer on Friday in the Philippine Sea.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/08/russ-j08.html

US defense secretary unveils plans to phase Turkey out of F-35 program
rt.com | 2019-06-08
The acting head of the Pentagon has sent a letter to the Turkish defense minister, detailing the US plan to exclude Ankara from the F-35 stealth fighter jet program over its acquisition of the Russian S-400 air defense systems. | …
rt.com/usa/461355-f-35-turkey-suspension-plan/

86 displaced South Sudanese return home following peace deal
Christine Maema | cgtn.com | 2019-06-08
The group comprising of 86 women and children at the UN's air terminal ready to return to their homes (UNMISS) | Thousands of families who were displaced after a civil war broke out in South Sudan finally returned home to rebuild their lives after leaving a special protection site at the United Nations base in Wau. | The families were in the protection site in the capital of South Sudan for almost six years after seeking sanctuary from the violent conflict that erupted during the outbreak of civil war. Some of the children were even born in the camp and have never experienced life outside. | With a reduction in v…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/08/86-displaced-south-sudanese-return-home-following-peace-deal/

Wear Orange to Raise Awareness for Gun Violence
Vanessa Mbonu | naacp.org | 2019-06-08
June is Gun Violence Awareness Month. On average, 100 Americans are killed with guns each day, and many of the victims are young and Black. Hadiya Pendleton was one of these victims. At the age of 15, she was shot and killed. To honor her and speak up for gun safety, her friends wore orange–and now so …
naacp.org/latest/wear-orange-day/

Nigerians call for redefining of broadcasting laws as media station gets shut down
CGTN Africa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-08
Nigerians have called for the redefining of laws guiding local media following the recent suspension of the operating license of a popular broadcast station in the country. | The Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) on Thursday halted the operation of Daar Communications, owner of the African Independent Television (AIT), Raypower FM and Faaji FM, for allegedly violating broadcast rules in some aired programs. | The station was accused of airing "hate speech, divisive and inciting comments," breaching the provisions of the NBC's code and had been summoned in the last two years, the director-general of the Nige…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/08/nigerians-call-for-redefining-of-broadcasting-laws-as-media-station-gets-shut-down/

Niger, Tunisia elected non-permanent members of UN Security Council
CGTN Africa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-08
Representatives of the newly elected five non-permanent members of UN Security Council (L to R: Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Everard Gonsalves, Niger's Minister of Foreign Affairs Kalla Ankourao, Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid, Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui and Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung) pose for a group photo at the council chamber of the UN headquarters in New York, June 7, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Muzi) | UNITED NATIONS (Xinhua) — The UN General Assembly on Friday elected Estonia, Niger, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia and…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/08/niger-tunisia-elected-non-permanent-members-of-un-security-council/

Trump Administration Making It Harder to Find Out Whether It's Fighting White Supremacist Terror
Natasha Lennard | theintercept.com | 2019-06-08
White nationalists, neo-Nazis, and members of the "alt-right" march during the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 12, 2017. | a death threat she and fellow Muslim representative Ilhan Omar had received in the mail. "A good Muslim is a dead one," the letter had read. The hearing, called "Confronting White Supremacy: Adequacy of the Federal Response," featured the FBI's Assistant Director for Counterterrorism Michael McGarrity. Tlaib wondered why t…
theintercept.com/2019/06/08/white-supremacist-domestic-terrorism-fbi-justice/

President Signs Disaster Aid Package with Billions in Relief For Puerto Rico
Kate Zeller | indybay.org | 2019-06-08
President Trump signed a disaster relief bill Thursday that will provide of $1 billion in aid to hurricane ravaged Puerto Rico.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/06/18823776.php

#WearOrange: National Events Weekend Against Gun Violence 2019
WearOrange.org, Everytown for Gun Safety | indybay.org | 2019-06-08
Various peaceful events around the San Francisco Bay Area, throughout California, and nationwide…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/05/18823753.php

Stop Privatizations Of Veterans Hospitals! AFGE Members &. Vets Speak Out At Ft. Miley
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2019-06-08
As part of a national day of action on June 6, 2019 members of AFGE Local 1216, veterans and the Veterans for Peace rallied and spoke out about the privatization of the Veterans healthcare system.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/06/18823780.php

10-man Mali fall to Italy in U-20 World Cup quarterfinals
David Ochieng Mbewa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-08
Mali striker Ibrahima Kone reacts after scoring an own goal in his side's quarterfinal game against Italy at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup at the Tychy STadium in Tychy, Poland. (Photo credits: FIFA) | Mali was eliminated from the FIFA Under-20 World Cup following a 4-2 loss to Italy on Friday at the Tychy City Stadium in Tychy, Poland. | The Malians fell behind to a bizarre Ibrahima Kone own goal after 12 minutes and things got worse nine minutes later when Ousmane Diakite was sent off for a dangerous foul on Italian midfielder Luca Pelligrini. | Mali leveled the match on 38 minutes through Sekou Koita after a bri…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/08/10-man-mali-fall-to-italy-in-u-20-world-cup-quarterfinals/

Seychelles president meets Irish counterpart in Dublin
Jerry Omondi | cgtn.com | 2019-06-08
Seychellois President Danny Faure on Saturday met with his Irish counterpart Michael D.Higgins in Dublin, as part of his visit to Ireland. | The two leaders held bilateral talks, touching on economic ties, cultural relations, climate change, maritime security among others. | President Higgins lauded President Faure for his recent keynote address on ocean protection and for being nominated, along with former President James Michel, for the National Geographic Planetary Leadership award. | On his part, the Seychellois president thanked his counterpart for the warm welcome extended to him and his delegation, and…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/08/seychelles-president-meets-irish-counterpart-in-dublin/

Don't Call Latest Abortion Bans 'Heartbeat Bills,' Doctors Say
Julia Conley | indybay.org | 2019-06-08
Doctors warn of medically inaccurate right-wing talking points. | Via Common Dreams under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License. | Photo of No Bans Demonstration in Palo Alto by Stephanie Stilwell, Stilwell Photography.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/06/18823763.php

Australian police chief links media raids to US-led "Five Eyes" spy network
wsws.org | 2019-06-08
Gaughan's statement points to the targeting of journalists in order to cover up Washington's preparations for wars and mass political surveillance.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/08/gaud-j08.html

Alberta's UCP government attacks workers, rewards business with tax cuts
wsws.org | 2019-06-08
The path to power for Alberta's new hard-right government was paved by the previous trade union-backed NDP administration.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/08/kenn-j08.html

For Fourth Year Saudi Barrages Bring Death and Loss to Yemeni Families on Eid
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2019-06-07
For the fourth consecutive year, Eid al-Fitr has done little to bring quiet to Yemen's war-weary residents. In Hodeida, airstrikes have been replaced with a new norm: snipers, artillery shells, and missiles.
mintpressnews.com/for-fourth-year-saudi-barrages-bring-death-and-loss-to-yemeni-families-on-eid/259079/

After Sudan Massacre, Opposition Demands Immediate Return to Civilian Rule
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-07
Sudan was suspended from the African Union following a military attack on peaceful demonstrators that killed over 100. But Saudi Arabia and UAE continue to support Sudan's military regime. We discuss the situation with Prof. Khalid Ahmed…
therealnews.com/stories/after-sudan-massacre-opposition-demands-immediate-return-to-civilian-rule

Sudan: 'Move by the military was organised, planned and backed by the Saudis'
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-06-07
Green Left Weekly's Susan Price spoke to Osama Yousif, a member of the Sydney Sudanese community, who has recently returned from visiting Sudan, about the events leading up to the massacre of more than 100 protesters in Khartoum on June 3. | Only two weeks or so ago we saw images of celebration from the sit-in, when protesters thought that negotiations for a transitional military-civilian council had been successful. What happened to turn the situation to one of violent repression? | First, because of the nature of the [ruling] Military Council. Before they took power there was a security council appointed by the…
greenleft.org.au/content/sudan-move-military-was-organised-planned-and-backed-saudis

Saudi King Calls on 'Despots' to Mecca for Emergency Meeting on Iran
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-07
Prof. As'ad AbuKhalil says Saudis attempts to create a united front against Iran has dismally failed. Summits categorically reject the `deal of the century' by Jared Kushner…
therealnews.com/stories/saudi-king-calls-on-despots-to-mecca-for-emergency-meeting-on-iran

Warnings of More Deadly Attacks on Yemen as Trump Permits Raytheon to Manufacture 'High-Tech Bomb Parts' Inside Saudi Arabia
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-07
"If Saudi Arabia is able to develop an indigenous bomb-making capability, it will undermine U.S. leverage to prevent them from engaging in indiscriminate strikes of the kind it has carried out in Yemen." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-9350397061.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/07/warnings-more-deadly-attacks-yemen-trump-permits-raytheon-manufacture-high-tech-bomb?cd-origin=rss

IMF warns of growing trade war
wsws.org | 2019-06-07
Trump's threat to use tariffs against Mexico over immigration has sent a shock wave through the international trading system because it makes clear the US is prepared to use economic and trade warfare measures to pursue all of its policy objectives.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/07/trad-j07.html

Assemblyman Weprin, State Senator Liu, and Amnesty International Introduce Immigration Customs Oversight Bill
Special To The Black Star News | blackstarnews.com | 2019-06-07
Assemblyman David Weprin, at the microphones, with immigration advocates seeking proper treatement of detained immigrants… | Assemblyman David I. Weprin (D-Queens) and Senator John C. Liu (D-Queens), with support from Amnesty International, have introduced the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Oversight Act, A 7853 / S 6107. The law's purpose is to ensure that immigrants detained in county jails in New York are held in accordance with legal detention standards and to limit the expansion of immigration detention facilities in New York unless approval can be gained from the legislature. | This action was s…
www.blackstarnews.com/ny-watch/politics/assemblyman-weprin-state-senator-liu-and-amnesty-international

Overwhelmed immigration facilities already have 'egregious' safety violations — DHS
rt.com | 2019-06-07
The Department of Homeland Security found "egregious" health and safety violations last year, during inspections of overwhelmed immigration facilities where detainees live under squalid conditions without access to healthcare. | …
rt.com/usa/461344-dhs-egregious-violations-migrant-facilities/

Mexico's López Obrador indicts Trump: Tariffs and border walls won't work
Andrés Manuel López Obrador | peoplesworld.org | 2019-06-07
The following is the open letter from Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to U.S. President Donald Trump of May 30, 2019, discussing immigration policy and the need for honest dialogue. The letter reminds Trump of the positive relations the two countries enjoyed at various times in the past, condemns the U.S. president's approach to …
peoplesworld.org/article/mexicos-lopez-obrador-indicts-trump-tariffs-and-border-walls-wont-work/

Free Traders No More? GOP Warms Up to Trump's Use of Tariffs
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-06-07
WASHINGTON — With President Donald Trump threatening to slap tariffs on goods from Mexico, his transformation of Republican Party trade policy is nearly complete. | Republican lawmakers usually don't like tariffs. They're viewed as a tax on consumers and unwanted government intervention in free trade. But many Republicans, unwilling to buck Trump, are prepared to follow the president's lead and support 5% tariffs on Mexico in his dispute over illegal immigration. | It's a crossroads for the GOP as the White House is taking the party in a…
truthdig.com/articles/free-traders-no-more-gop-warms-up-to-trumps-use-of-tariffs/

Washington 'encouraged' by Mexican migrant clampdown, but will move ahead with tariff plan
rt.com | 2019-06-07
US officials are pleased with the Mexican government's recent moves to curb the flow of migrants through the country to the American border. However, negotiations are ongoing, and a tariff deadline still looms. | …
rt.com/usa/461318-mexico-immigration-tariffs-encouraged/

'Bravo… Now Do the Iraq War': After Hyde Reversal, 2020 Candidate Seth Moulton Reminds Biden of Other Position He May Want to Retract
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-06-07
Biden is the only 2020 presidential candidate who voted for the invasion of Iraq | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/biden_moulton.png…
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/07/bravo-now-do-iraq-war-after-hyde-reversal-2020-candidate-seth-moulton-reminds-biden?cd-origin=rss

D-Day Normandy Invasion after 75 Years. The Falsification of History
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-07
Today is the 75th anniversary of the Normandy invasion. Once again the event is celebrated by demonization of National Socialist Germany and glorification of America's greatness in winning the war. | In actual fact the Normandy invasion was not a significant …
globalresearch.ca/d-day-normandy-invasion-after-75-years-the-falsification-of-history/5679845

Profits àºber Alles! American Corporations and Hitler
Dr. Jacques R. Pauwels | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-07
75 years ago, the D-Day 2019 commemoration of the US-led invasion of Normandy. | "World War II is widely celebrated as a "crusade" in which the US fought unreservedly on the side of democracy, freedom, and justice against dictatorship." | While America …
globalresearch.ca/profits-ber-alles-american-corporations-and-hitler/4607

Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution in the Crosshairs of US Imperialism
Roger D. Harris | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-06-07
With the likes of John Bolton and Elliot Abrams directing US foreign policy, the US government has abandoned all pretense of "plausible denial" for its illegal regime-change initiatives. The "humanitarian" bombs may not be falling but, make no mistake, the US is waging a full-bore war against the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela. Back in 1998, …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/06/venezuelas-bolivarian-revolution-in-the-crosshairs-of-us-imperialism/

Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution in the Crosshairs of US Imperialism
Roger Harris | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-07
With the likes of John Bolton and Elliot Abrams directing US foreign policy, the US government has abandoned all pretense of "plausible denial" for its illegal regime-change initiatives. The "humanitarian" bombs may not be falling but, make no mistake, the US is waging a full-bore war against the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela. Back in 1998,…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/07/venezuelas-bolivarian-revolution-in-the-crosshairs-of-us-imperialism/

Venezuelan Families Build Solidarity Amid Crisis
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-07
Once a month, 181 families in Caracas, Venezuela, collectively buy tons of produce, directly from a cooperative in Lara state, five hours away. The project, known as Alpargata, shows how the economic crisis is also building solidarity. Mike Fox reports from Venezuela…
therealnews.com/stories/venezuelan-families-build-solidarity-amid-crisis

Venezuela: US sanctions leave millions without water
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-06-07
Yolimar Contreras lives in Altos de Lidice, a poor barrio on the hillsides of Caracas, with her husband and her young son, in a two-room cinderblock home. | She has lived here for seven years. They used to have running water. At least, fairly often. But not anymore. | Yolimar told RNN: "We haven't had water for three to four months, because we're high up on the hillside." | It has not stopped her from washing the floors, but now in order to get water, they have to carry it up — one 23-litre jug at a time. She is not alone. Water is out across major portions of the neighborhood. | "All week long you see peop…
greenleft.org.au/content/venezuela-us-sanctions-leave-millions-without-water

President Maduro Ratifies Commitment to Women's Rights
plenglish.com | 2019-06-07
07 de junio de 2019, 09: 57Caracas, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has reaffirmed his commitment to women"s rights on World Day for Birth Rights and Respected Childbirth.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42940&SEO=president-maduro-ratifies-commitment-to-womens-rights

Libya's migrants and refugees with tuberculosis 'left to die' in detention centres
United Nations | un.org | 2019-06-07
Migrants and refugees suffering from tuberculosis are being left "effectively to die" in a Libyan detention centre south of Tripoli, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday, citing reports that those returned to shore by the coastguard have been disappeared or sold to traffickers.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/06/1040011

Sick Migrants Being Left To Die in Libyan 'Hellhole': UN
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-07
The United Nations (U.N.) denounced the atrocious conditions of migrant detention centers in Libya with reports of dozens left untreated and dying from tuberculosis and hundreds of others trying to survive on starvation rations. | RELATED: | At Least Two Migrants Die, 25 Missing in Boat Crash off Libya | U.N. rights office spokesman Rupert Colville made a statement to the press about a recent visit by the OHCHR to the Zintan detention center, where 654 refugees and migrants are b…
telesurenglish.net/news/Sick-Migrants-Being-Left-To-Die-in-Libyan-Hellhole-UN-20190607-0009.html

Friday's Daily Brief: electronic hopes and fears, Security Council elections, updates from Libya, Syria, Australia and the Philippines
United Nations | un.org | 2019-06-07
Wrapping up this week, our top stories are: how new technologies are a "vector for hope" and "source of fear", according to UN chief Guterres; new members at the Security Council; the plight of migrants in Libya; war rules violations in Syria; human rights in Australia and the Philippines.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/06/1040061

Illinois Legalizes Cannabis
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-07
The late economist Milton Friedman's notion of capitalism and freedom is polar opposite to my own views. | We're however likeminded on the issue of illicit drugs and so-called US war on them, largely waged on Blacks and Latinos. They …
globalresearch.ca/illinois-legalizes-cannabis/5679853

Experts from Brazil, Guatemala, Cuba to Research Neuroimmunology
plenglish.com | 2019-06-07
07 de junio de 2019, 05: 58Havana, June 7 (Prensa Latina) Specialists from Brazil, Guatemala and Cuba will meet here from June 11 to 14 to discuss new alternatives in the treatment of demyelinating diseases during the First Cuban School of Neuroimmunology, a press release reported here. .
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42932&SEO=experts-from-brazil-guatemala-cuba-to-research-neuroimmunology

Brazil's Bolsonaro and Argentina's Macri Meet in Buenos Aires
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-07
In his first official visit, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro met with his Argentine counterpart, Mauricio Macri, in Buenos Aires Thursday to discuss Mercosur, shared economies and the upcoming elections in Argentina. | RELATED: | We Underestimated the Economic Situation in Argentina: IMF | At their day-long meeting, the Brazilian president praised Macri for his negotiations with European Union officials to reach a trade agreement between Mercosur and the EU, which Macri's admini…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazils-Bolsonaro-and-Argentinas-Macri-Meet-in-Buenos-Aires-20190607-0003.html