2019-06-07: Social Media Postees

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WHO: Health workers targeted in Sudan
CGTN Africa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-07
A Sudanese protester, injured when violence broke out over an agreement on a political transition reached by Sudan's ruling military council generals and protest groups, receives treatment at Moalem Medical City Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan May 14, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah | The World Health Organsation (WHO) has condemned recent violence in Sudan, which has reportedly targeted people in need, health workers and medical facilities. | This comes in the wake of a brutal military crackdown on protesters in the capital of Khartoum earlier this week, with at least 108 people killed and more than 500 woun…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/07/who-health-workers-targeted-in-sudan/

Ethiopian PM in Sudan to help mediate political crisis
CGTN Africa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-07
Ethiopia's prime minister arrived in Khartoum on Friday in a bid to mediate in the political crisis that has followed the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir in April. | A diplomatic source says Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed planned to meet members of both the ruling Transitional Military Council headed by Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the opposition. Abiy's exact schedule for Friday was not known. | The Ethiopian effort follows the worst bloodshed in Sudan since Bashir was ousted by the military after four months of protests against his repressive three-decade rule. | The opposition says 108 peopl…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/07/ethiopian-pm-in-sudan-to-help-mediate-political-crisis/

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

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…
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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

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

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

Travel to Cuba Falls Victim to John Bolton's Wrath
Medea Benjamin | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-07
John Bolton hates the governments of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua, calling them the "troika of tyranny" and the "three stooges of socialism," and is determined to use his time as National Security Advisor to eliminate the vestiges of socialism in our hemisphere. He has openly stated that the 1823 Monroe Doctrine is "alive and well,"
counterpunch.org/2019/06/07/travel-to-cuba-falls-victim-to-john-boltons-wrath/

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/

Nigeria's oldest prisoner released after 19 years
CGTN Africa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-07
Nigeria's oldest prisoner, Pa Celestine Egbonuche, 101, who was imprisoned at the Enugu Maximum Prison for over 19 years has finally been released. | The younger Egbonuche is alive and still in prison on death row. | Pa Celestine was released on Thursday to his only surviving daughter, Miss Chisom Celestine through a non-governmental organisation, Global Society for Anti-corruption (GSAC) who had been pushing for his release from the Enugu Prison. | "I am so grateful to God who made this day a reality, who made it possible for my father to come out of prison after spending over 19 years in the prison," Celesti…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/07/nigerias-oldest-prisoner-released-after-19-years/

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

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

The Accelerating Ecological Genocide
Thomas Klikauer | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-07
In May 2019, the United Nations' Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) released its latest assessment of the accelerating extinction rates of our global biodiversity. The report was compiled by 145 expert authors from 50 countries over the past three years. It has inputs from another 310 contributing authors and is based…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/07/the-accelerating-ecological-genocide/

The Jacobin Vision of Social Democracy Won't Save Us
Chris Wright | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-07
The title of Bhaskar Sunkara's new book is both bold and smart, from a marketing perspective at least. It's eye-catching in its reference to The Communist Manifesto. I'm actually a little surprised that apparently no previous book has had that title, since it seems so obvious. The reason may be that other writers have been…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/07/the-jacobin-vision-of-social-democracy-wont-save-us/

The Misadventures of 'Tariff Man'
John Feffer | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-07
Trump has two tools at his disposal as president. The first is his mouth: the insults and threats that he issues verbally or by Twitter.The second is the tariff. Trump has imposed trade restrictions left and right, on allies and adversaries, for economic and political reasons, as part of a long-term offensive and out of short-term pique.
counterpunch.org/2019/06/07/the-misadventures-of-tariff-man/

Warring Against Sources: The Australian National Security State, Journalism and the Public Interest
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-07
"What's gone on this morning sends clear and dangerous signals to journalists and newsrooms across Australia. This will chill public interest reporting." — News Corp Australia spokesperson, The West Australian, June 4, 2019 These are dark times for journalists and publishers. It did not seem coincidental that Annika Smethurst, a News Corp journalist and political…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/07/warring-against-sources-the-australian-national-security-state-journalism-and-the-public-interest/

Taking on the FCC: Unraveling a $500 Billion Rip-Off
David Rosen | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-07
On May 20th, a group known as the Irregulators submitted legal briefs to the U.S. District Court in Washington, DC, seeking standing to appeal a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision that, in effect, has facilitated one of the largest accounting scandals in American history. The petitioners are accusing the FCC of allowing the nation's telecommunications companies…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/07/taking-on-the-fcc-unraveling-a-500-billion-rip-off/

California's Biggest Secret? How Big Oil Dominates Public Discourse to Manipulate and Deceive
Dan Bacher | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-07
This article is based on an Earth Day week presentation that I made at the Events Center at Chabot College in Hayward on April 25 at the invitation of physics professor Nick Alexander. On Earth Day 2019, fifteen activists from the Extinction Rebellion carrying brightly colored signs and banners gathered at 12th and L Streets…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/07/californias-biggest-secret-how-big-oil-dominates-public-discourse-to-manipulate-and-deceive/

Boeing, Obama A Gold Watch and 346 Dead
Russell Mokhiber | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-07
Democrats want to make Donald Trump the issue in 2020. If they do, they will lose again, the way they lost in 2016. Instead, the 2020 election should be about corporate power in all of its manifestations, its hold on the culture, our country and both major political parties. Take the case of the two…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/07/boeing-obama-a-gold-watch-and-346-dead/

Facing the Facts: Israel Cannot Escape ICC Jurisdiction
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-07
The Chief Military Advocate General of the Israeli army, Sharon Afek, and the US Department of Defense General Counsel, Paul Ney, shared a platform at the 'International Conference on the Law of Armed Conflict', which took place in Herzliya, Israel between May 28-30. Their panel witnessed some of the most misconstrued interpretations of international law…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/07/facing-the-facts-israel-cannot-escape-icc-jurisdiction/

Britain in Crisis and Going Further Downhill
Brian Cloughley | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-07
No, Britain's crisis isn't the result of Trump's recent and highly unpopular visit to that haywire country (with Newsweek reporting that "only 21 percent of U.K. residents had a positive opinion of Trump, compared to Obama, who had a staggering 72 percent favorable rating"). The crisis was avoidable and entirely self-made. It involves the feverish desire of many…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/07/britain-in-crisis-and-going-further-downhill/

Teaching Palestine in South Africa
Diana Block | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-07
Reaffirming Internationalism in the Twenty-first Century In March 2019 I traveled to Johannesburg, South Africa to attend a conference — Teaching Palestine: Pedagogical Praxis and the Indivisibility of Justice. The conference was co-sponsored by the AMED (Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies) program of San Francisco State University (SFSU), AMEC (Afro-Middle East Centre) in…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/07/teaching-palestine-in-south-africa/

Getting China Wrong, Again
Dennis Etler | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-07
The influential Council on Foreign Relations has released a remarkable special report by long-time diplomat Robert Blackwill entitled "Trump's Foreign Policies are Better Than They Seem." The report singles out Trump for praise because he identified China as a threat to the United States in economic, military, and cultural terms and criticized previous presidents for…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/07/getting-china-wrong-again/

The Farms of the Future
Isabel Marlens | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-07
Hou Xueying, a mother from Shanghai, was tired of food safety scares and of a city life disconnected from the land. So she moved her family to the country to learn about sustainable farming. Her parents disapproved; they had struggled to give her a comfortable life in the city — they could not understand why…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/07/the-farms-of-the-future/

Celebrating Pride, Mindfully
Jill Richardson | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-07
Happy Pride month! It's June so it's time to bust out the rainbows and… actually, I have a lot of conflicted feelings about it. Supposedly, Pride is when we all come together to celebrate queerness in all forms. Yet, we non-straights are not all the same, and many of us hold various overlapping identities (like…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/07/celebrating-pride-mindfully/

Democrats Get Ready
Andrew Levine | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-07
The 2020 election, now a "mere" seventeen months away, has been sucking up political oxygen for months. Remember that the next time anyone questions "American exceptionalism"! That our electoral seasons grind on for so long is only one of many reasons why our political culture, like our gun culture, is off the charts exceptional –…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/07/democrats-get-ready/

Free the Seattle 7! A Persecution From the Past
Ron Jacobs | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-07
The radical antiracist and antiwar movements of the 1960s were often the object of severe repression. Besides the attacks on protesters and the attempts to destroy their media outlets by the state and vigilantes who worked for the state, there were the prosecutions of the movement's luminaries and leaders. Some of those prosecutions are well-documented:…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/07/free-the-seattle-7-a-persecution-from-the-past/

Mom and Pop(ulation)
Nick Pemberton | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-07
As wealth consolidates and faith in all things fades, the religious right only grows more fantastical, punitive and apocalyptic. Indeed, their new mascot is not the poor and persecuted Palestinian Jesus Christ but a billionaire celebrity from New York who would only believe in God if he saw him in the mirror. For many people…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/07/mom-and-population/

Making Capitalism History
Faramarz Farbod | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-07
To perish or to radically transform the way we relate to one another and to nature, that is the question humanity has never had to face until now. The evidence backing the above assertion is strong and accumulating. Nevertheless, there remains a stubborn problem of awareness as many who understand the perils facing humanity fail…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/07/making-capitalism-history/

Angst and Madness at the End of Empire
Kenn Orphan | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-07
"Recent research suggests that human societies will experience disruptions to their basic functioning within less than ten years due to climate stress. Such disruptions include increased levels of malnutrition, starvation, disease, civil conflict and war — and will not avoid affluent nations." — Jem Bendell, professor of sustainability leadership, University of Cumbria, UK…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/07/112236/

Racism is a Public Health Crisis
Jessicah Pierre | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-07
Racism is often viewed as an action performed by individuals. But even if we got rid of all America's prejudiced individuals, racism would still exist in the systems they built. Systemic racism, writer Jenee Desmond-Harris explains, refers to how racial disparities operate "in major parts of U.S. society: the economy, politics, education, and more." Racism,…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/07/racism-is-a-public-health-crisis/

Electoral Politics Versus Democracy
Rob Urie | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-07
Party Politics for Party People American Party politics would be a complete farce if the consequences weren't so grave. Were either of the dominant Parties to achieve 100% consensus on any issue, it would represent the views of about 18%* of eligible voters. And while a diversity of views would represent social vitality in a…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/07/electoral-politics-versus-democracy/

Will Turkish-American relations actually improve if Ankara gives up S-400?
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-06-07
Discussions between the United States and Turkey over the purchase of the Russian S-400 missile system have been going on for more than a month. America continues to threaten Turkey with sanctions in the event that it does not immediately refuse to purchase the defense complexes. Will our relations with Washington improve, if Turkey declares …
uwidata.com/3792-will-turkish-american-relations-actually-improve-if-ankara-gives-up-s-400/

Bolivian Press Highlights Cuba's Response to U.S. Sanctions
plenglish.com | 2019-06-07
07 de junio de 2019, 08: 59La Paz, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) Cuba"s strong response to the new restrictions imposed by the U.S. government to tighten the unjust economic, commercial and financial blockade is highlighted this Friday by local media.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42934&SEO=bolivian-press-highlights-cubas-response-to-u.s.-sanctions

Brazil's PT Condemns New US Measures against Cuba
plenglish.com | 2019-06-07
07 de junio de 2019, 09: 18Brasilia, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) The Workers" Party (PT) of Brazil on Friday condemned the new measures taken by the United States against Cuba, and described them as another show of arrogant interventionism and disregard for international law.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42935&SEO=brazils-pt-condemns-new-us-measures-against-cuba

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

The War Crimes Trump Can't Pardon
Rebecca Gordon | thenation.com | 2019-06-07
The War Crimes Trump Can't Pardon…
thenation.com/article/the-war-crimes-trump-cant-pardon-iraq-torture-vietnam/

China-Russia Partnership Threatens US Global Hegemony
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-07
The U.S. expected China to integrate into global capitalism as a subordinate power, but recent deals with Russia show China is moving towards equality in economic and military power…
therealnews.com/stories/china-russia-partnership-threatens-us-global-hegemony

Video: Syrian, Russian Forces Pound Militants in Greater Idlib
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-07
ISIS cells have used an IED to blow up a Syrian Army vehicle on the road between Naamer and al-Khirbet in northern Daraa, the ISIS-linked news agency Amaq said on June 4. According to the report, 3 soldiers were killed …
globalresearch.ca/syrian-russian-forces-pound-militants-greater-idlib/5679842

The Trump Administration's Intended Withdrawal From the INF Treaty Threatens National Security
William A. Nitze | thenation.com | 2019-06-07
The Trump Administration's Intended Withdrawal From the INF Treaty Threatens National Security…
thenation.com/article/trump-inf-treaty-russia-national-security/

Australian police powers risking the criminalisation of public interest journalism
GetUp! | indybay.org | 2019-06-07
This is unprecedented. | As I write, the Australian Federal Police are crawling through the headquarters of our national broadcaster. Accessing private emails. Scouring hard-drives. Rounding up handwritten notes. They have the power to collect, decrypt, alter and delete whatever they want.1 | Why? Because the ABC dared to report on allegations that Australian soldiers unlawfully killed children in Afghanistan.2…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/05/18823743.php

Stop Privatizations Of Veterans Hospitals! AFGE Members &. Vets Speak Out At Ft. Miley
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2019-06-07
As part of a national day of action on June , 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

#WearOrange: National Events Weekend Against Gun Violence 2019
WearOrange.org, Everytown for Gun Safety | indybay.org | 2019-06-07
Various peaceful events around the San Francisco Bay Area, throughout California, and nationwide…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/05/18823753.php

Queens, N.Y. Pride
Francis T. Parker | workers.org | 2019-06-07
During Queens Pride, Workers World Party members joined in the #TGNCSilentWalk commemorating the lives of Dana Martin, Ashanti Carmon, Claire Legato, Jazzaline Ware, Muhlaysia Booker and Tamika Washington, all trans women of color murdered in the U.S. in 2019. The contingent also honored Johana Medina Leon, trans asylum seeker from . . . | Continue reading Queens, N.Y. Pride at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/06/06/queens-n-y-pride/

Day six of Arizona migrant aid trial sees RedForEd solidarity
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-06-07
Tucson, AZ – On June 6, nearly 150 people gathered outside the Federal Courthouse in downtown Tucson to demonstrate solidarity with humanitarian activist Scott Warren. Warren, an Arizona State University geography professor from the border town of Ajo, is facing 20 years in federal prison for providing humanitarian aid to crossing immigrants. | "It is clear that this is an attack by the Trump administration on not just migrants and undocumented immigrants but organizers and aid providers. It is gross political repression. And we are here to protest that attack," said immigrant rights organizer Jessica Rodriguez.
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/6/6/day-six-arizona-migrant-aid-trial-sees-redfored-solidarity

Don't Call Latest Abortion Bans 'Heartbeat Bills,' Doctors Say
Julia Conley | indybay.org | 2019-06-07
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

The 75th anniversary of D-Day and the rising threat of imperialist war
wsws.org | 2019-06-07
Behind the speeches delivered Thursday–as with D-Day itself–lay the calculations of politicians seeking to further the imperialist interests of their respective countries.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/07/pers-j07.html

CAF president freed without charge
CGTN Africa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-07
President of the Confederation of African Football, CAF; Ahmad Ahmad, was released by French anti-corruption officials on Thursday evening without charge, according to reports. | CAF president Ahmad Ahmad | A section of the reports said that his passport had been handed to him, meaning he was free to travel. Ahmad was in France to attend the 69th FIFA Congress which ended on Wednesday. | He was being questioned in connection into the alleged misappropriation of $830,000. | In April, former CAF Secretary-General Amr Fahmy accused Ahmad Ahmad of alleged bribery and misappropriation of funds after awarding a contrac…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/07/caf-president-freed-without-charge/

WikiLeaks warns US Justice Department preparing more charges against Assange
wsws.org | 2019-06-07
The threat of new charges against the persecuted journalist, already facing 170 years in prison, comes amid fresh fears about his health after his father reported a "short notice" medical appointment.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/07/assa-j07.html

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2019-06-07 15:36 GMT (11:36 EST)

2019-06-06: News Headlines

MAIL (2019-06-06). Headlines for June 6, 2019. democracynow.org U.S.-Mexico Immigration Talks Continue as Trump's Tariff Deadline Nears, Trump Admin to Cut School, Legal Aid and Recreation for Migrant Children, Mexican Police Arrest Immigration Activists Cristóbal Sánchez and Irineo Mujica, Trump Visits Normandy, France, on 75th Anniversary of D-Day Invasion, Trump Compares Future Irish Border to U.S.-Mexico Border Wall, Irish Protesters Decry Trump's Racism, Misogyny and Climate Denial, Pressed on Climate Change, Trump Says Weather "Changes Both Ways", Yemen's Houthi Rebels Claim They've Seized Territory in Saudi Arabia, CNN: Trump Admin Withheld Intelligence on China-Backed…

Michael T. Klare (2019-06-06). The Pentagon's Spoiling for a Fight … But With China, Not Iran. counterpunch.org The recent White House decision to speed the deployment of an aircraft carrier battle group and other military assets to the Persian Gulf has led many in Washington and elsewhere to assume that the U.S. is gearing up for war with Iran. As in the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, U.S. officials have More

Rebecca Santana (2019-06-06). Fighting Hitler and Jim Crow: The forgotten Black soldiers of D-Day. peoplesworld.org BATON ROUGE, La. (AP)—It was the most massive amphibious invasion the world has ever seen, with tens of thousands of Allied troops spread out across the air and sea aiming to get a toehold in Normandy, France for the final Western assault on Nazi Germany. And while portrayals of D-Day often depict an all-white host …

Eric A. Gordon (2019-06-06). Comprehensive retrospective of African-American artist Charles White at LACMA. peoplesworld.org LOS ANGELES—Right now, the critical thing to say about the magnificent Charles White retrospective at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is that it closes June 9! Sorry, the time flew and I did not get to it until a couple of days ago. A retrospective exhibition aims at a universal glance back …

teleSUR (2019-06-06). LGBTQ in Israel Protest Anti-Gay Laws in Mass Marriage. telesurenglish.net An unofficial mass wedding was held in Tel Aviv by 23 gay couples to protest Israel's discrimination against homosexual unions. | RELATED: | BDS Activists Go on Trial in Germany over Protesting Israeli 'Pinkwashing' | "Struggle is not only about demonstrations and protests," organizers said in a statement before the Tuesday event. "It is also about loving the one we want, the way we want," they said | "So in a place where it is forbidden to us to marry, we will marry…

Joshua Cho (2019-06-06). WSJ Says CIA Chief Wouldn't Do Anything 'Inappropriate'—Despite Record of Torture and Coverup. fair.org by Joshua Cho A Wall Street Journal report (5/25/19) by Warren Strobel whitewashed CIA Director Gina Haspel's career and put a positive spin on the CIA's insulation from public accountability with its turn towards its greatest opacity "in decades." While one might expect CIA officials to support greater secrecy around the organization, it's odd that …

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2019-06-06). U.S. government tightens Cuba travel prohibitions, targets tourism industry. peoplesworld.org The U.S. government under President Donald Trump on June 4 announced new restrictions on U.S. citizens traveling to Cuba. They took effect on June 5. National Security Advisor John Bolton, speaking to Cuban-American Bay of Pigs veterans in Miami on April 17, had set the stage. He mentioned upcoming travel restrictions plus the implementation of …

Medea Benjamin (2019-06-06). Travel to Cuba falls victim to John Bolton's wrath. nationofchange.org John Bolton hates the governments of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua, calling them the "troika of tyranny" and the "three stooges of socialism," and is determined to use his time as National Security Advisor to eliminate the vestiges of socialism in our hemisphere. He has openly stated that the 1823 Monroe Doctrine is "alive and well," convey…

Robbie Conal (2019-06-06). John Bolton, Warmonger. thenation.com John Bolton, Warmonger…

Staff (2019-06-06). Cuba Is Feeling John Bolton's Wrath. truthdig.com John Bolton hates the governments of Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua— calling them the "troika of tyranny" and the "three stooges of socialism"—and is determined to use his time as National Security Advisor to eliminate the vestiges of socialism in our hemisphere. He has openly stated that the 1823 Monroe Doctrine is " alive and well," conveying that the United States will dictate th…

Ramzy Baroud (2019-06-06). Facing the Facts: Israel Cannot Escape ICC Jurisdiction. mintpressnews.com The Chief Military Advocate General of the Israeli army, Sharon Afek, and the US Department of Defense General Counsel, Paul Ney, shared a platform at the 'International Conference on the Law of Armed Conflict', which took place in Herzliya, Israel between May 28-30. | Their panel witnessed some of the most misconstrued interpretations of international law ever recorded. It was as if Afek and Ney were literally making up their own law on warfare and armed conflic…

Ivan Kesic (2019-06-06). The US is Waging a Quiet Scientific War Against Iran. mintpressnews.com Not so long ago, scientists were true diplomats of pacifism, but today they became a favorite target to decelerate the national progress and discourage future generations of scientists.

United Nations (2019-06-06). Thursday's Daily Brief: STIs worldwide, food safety and food prices, updates on Iraq and East Africa. un.org This Thursday, we cover: the latest global report by the UN health agency (WHO) on sexually transmitted infections (STIs); the first ever World Food Safety Day, celebrated this Friday; an update on global food prices; updates on the education and farmland situation in Iraq; and a new UN allocation of US$45 million to help people in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya facing food shortages.

Justin Podur (2019-06-06). Sanctions Are Genocidal, and They Are the US's Favorite Weapon. commondreams.org U.S. sanctions against Venezuela have already killed 40,000 people between 2017 and 2018, according to a report by Mark Weisbrot and Columbia University's Jeffrey Sachs. (Photo: Courtesy of the authors) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/sanctions_1.jpeg…

Staff (2019-06-06). Trump Dodges His Own Benghazi as Pentagon Closes Probe Into Niger Ambush. truthout.org After a U.S. consulate in Benghazi was attacked and four Americans were murdered in 2012, the Republican-led House of Representatives ordered eight congressional investigations, including a special select committee whose two-year, $7 million probe lasted longer than the main Watergate investigation. But after four American soldiers were ambushed and killed in neighboring Niger five years later, House Republicans opened no such investigations. Nearly two years after the…

RT (2019-06-06). 1 killed, 22 injured in West Point, NY cadet training accident. rt.com One US Military Academy cadet was killed and 22 cadets and soldiers were injured when their tactical vehicle rolled over on a dirt road, during a summer training exercise southeast of West Point in New York.

pip.hinman (2019-06-06). Help stop violence against woman. greenleft.org.au I attended the vigil for Courtney Herron in Geelong on May 31. There were 20 or so people in Johnstone Park mourning the loss of yet another young woman in a public place in Melbourne. | Cortney was the fourth young woman to be killed in the past year, including the June 2018 rape and murder of comedian Eurydice Dixon, 22, at Princes Park. | Courtney was only 24 years old and homeless. She left a party with her alleged killer, a 27-year-old also homeless man, who bashed her to death. | The tragedy is shocking in so many ways. But the worst is that Courtney's death continues the seemingly endless killings of women…

WSWS (2019-06-06). Military junta launches counter-revolution in Sudan. wsws.org The counter-revolutionary bloodbath has killed some 100 people, including an eight-year old child, and injured hundreds more since Monday.

Paul Dobson (2019-06-06). Venezuela: Pompeo Exposes Frustration Over Opposition Divisions as China, Russia Call for Non-Interference. venezuelanalysis.com The US Secretary of State claims efforts to unify the opposition have been "devilishly difficult."

plenglish (2019-06-06). Venezuela to Co-host with Russia OPEC Gas Summit. plenglish.com St. Petersburg, Russia, Jun 6 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela has announced on Thursday it will co-host with Russia the next OPEC Gas Summit as part of the 23rd International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg.

Nadezhda Azhgikhina (2019-06-06). Is Russia Waking Up? thenation.com Is Russia Waking Up?

teleSUR (2019-06-06). China Grants 5G Licenses for Commercial Use Amid Cold Tech War. telesurenglish.net China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced Thursday that authorities granted 5G commecial use licenses to four national companies: China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Broadcasting Network. | RELATED: | Huawei To Help Russia Get 5G Network | "The 5G technology will establish a new, fast, mobile and secure information infrastructure," MIIT Minister Miao Wei said and explained that his country welcomes foreign companies to "participate actively" in its market.

teleSUR (2019-06-06). Putin: US Army Intervention in Venezuela Would Be Disaster. telesurenglish.net Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Thursday that a U.S. military intervention in Venezuela would be a disaster and said even Washington's allies did not support such a course of action. | RELATED: | China, Russia Will Support Stabilization in Venezuela: Putin | "We are against intervention into interior political affairs of other countries. We think it causes drastic, if not tragic consequences. The cases of countries like Libya, Iraq are the best proof to that," the Russia l…

teleSUR (2019-06-06). Trump Threatens to Hit China With $300 Billion in Tariffs. telesurenglish.net U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to hit China with "at least" another $300 billion of tariffs but said he thought both China and Mexico wanted to make deals in their trade disputes with the United States. | RELATED: | China, Russia Will Support Stabilization in Venezuela: Putin | "Our talks with China, a lot of interesting things are happening. We'll see what happens… I could go up another at least $300 billion and I'll do that at the right time," Trump told reporters…

Andrew Korybko (2019-06-06). Trump's Visit to the United Kingdom: The "Special Relationship", Post Brexit Future, Upholding "Western Civilization" … against Russia. globalresearch.ca Trump's first-ever state visit to the UK was a monumental event that celebrated the history of these two Great Powers' "Special Relationship" and also hinted at what…

teleSUR (2019-06-06). Huawei To Help Russia Get 5G Network. telesurenglish.net The Chinese company Huawei has just inked a deal with the Russian telecom firm MTS to develop 5G technology inside the Russian Federation. | RELATED: | Mexico and China Can Be Stronger Together: Mexican Gov't | The deal will see "the development of 5G technologies and the pilot launch of fifth generation networks in 2019 and 2020," MTS said in a statement, according to AFP. | According to the BBC, Huawei will help the Russian firm develop the 5G technology over the next year, giving t…

United Nations (2019-06-06). World must avoid a new Cold War, UN chief tells economic forum in Russia. un.org In a world where international relations have become "more chaotic," world leaders must avoid a new Cold War, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told delegates attending the International Economic Forum, in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg on Thursday.

Caitlin Johnstone (2019-06-06). New 'Call Of Duty' Encourages Support for Syria's White Helmets. theantimedia.com (CJ Opinion) — The official trailer for the latest Call of Duty was released a few days ago, and it features the Syria narrative management operation known as the White Helmets depicted in heroic roles. Characters wearing the organization's signature headgear are seen clearing rubble in part of the trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. To give you an idea how popular the …

United Nations (2019-06-06). Syria: Urgent, concrete actions needed, to protect children too young to 'make sense of this senseless war'. un.org New firsthand reporting by UN staff in Syria reveals "increasingly horrific brutality" by all parties in the de-escalation area of the country's northwest, causing "significant civilian causalities" and hundreds of thousands displaced, a senior humanitarian official said on Thursday.

Israel Shahak (2019-06-06). "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East…

Mark Taliano (2019-06-06). Coalition Airstrikes against Syria and Iraq: "Counting" Civilian Casualties, Fake Atrocity Narratives. globalresearch.ca Washington-led Empire is a global gangster state[1]. It corrupts all organizations that stand in its way, including supposedly "non-governmental" agencies[2]. | These agencies are government and/or foundation-funded. They are not neutral. They serve and advance Empire's crimes. They fabricate consent by …

Steven Sahiounie (2019-06-06). US Forces Destroy Syrian Oil While Enforcing Sanctions. globalresearch.ca The U.S. military attacked three Syrian oil tankers, destroying all and killing four of their drivers. The tankers were carrying Syrian oil, pumped from Syrian oil wells, and driving on Syrian territory. The U.S. justified the attack and murders …

plenglish (2019-06-06). Neymar Jr. Suffers Injury, Rules Out of Copa America. plenglish.com Brasilia, Jun 6 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian player Neymar Jr. will not play Copa America due to a severe injury that prevents him to recover in time to participate in the tournament, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) informed.

plenglish (2019-06-06). Lula Calls to Defend Brazilian Sovereignty and People. plenglish.com Brasilia, Jun 6 (Prensa Latina) Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has been in prison for more than one year, called to defend national sovereignty, because that way, Brazil"s people, territories and wealth are safeguarded.

Dr. Gary G. Kohls (2019-06-06). A Third Brazilian Mine Tailings Dam Disaster Is About to Occur. The Dangers of Experimental Copper Mining in Minnesota. globalresearch.ca I plead with the readers of this column to click on the following links and read about the Vale Mining Corporation's warning of an impending dissolution of yet another Brazilian mine tailings dam. Here is the link to the developing …

teleSUR (2019-06-06). Cuban Doctors Restore Sight to Brazilian Community in Bolivia. telesurenglish.net One of Bolivia's Brazilian communities is one of the main recipients of Cuban ophthalmologists' medical talents since the clinic was erected in Guayaramerin city, Prensa Latina reported. | RELATED: | Cuban Doctors Praised for Their Work in Post-Cyclone Mozambique | Since opening the clinic in 2006, thousands of Bolivians have had their sight restored both in the city of Guayamerin, but also with its sister-city across the Mamore river, Guajara-Mirim. | According to the Cuba-B…

plenglish (2019-06-06). Venezuelan Gov't to Deliver Over 4,000 Homes. plenglish.com Caracas, Jun 6 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Housing and Habitat will deliver on Thursday about 4,233 houses in 11 states of the country, as part of the social program Great Housing Mission Venezuela (GMVV).

plenglish (2019-06-06). Venezuelan Opposition without Leadership or Credibility, Cabello Says. plenglish.com Caracas, Jun 6 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan opposition currently lacks leadership and credibility in front of its followers and the laws of the nation, Diosdado Cabello, president of the National Constituent Assembly (ANC), said.

teleSUR (2019-06-06). Guaido Relies on Personal Astrologer for Political Guidance. telesurenglish.net The self-proclaimed 'President' of Venezuela, Juan Guaido, does not travel without his personal astrologer and spiritual guru, Jon Lee Anderson of The New Yorker recounted in a new article. | RELATED: | Desperate Guaido Asks EU To Impose More Sanctions On Venezuela | According to the article, a "man in owlish glasses" introduced himself to Anderson as 'David' during the author's visit to Venezuela in March of this year. | David then proclaimed that Venezuelan President Nicolas…

Staff (2019-06-06). Trump Targets Cuba's Tourism and Small Businesses. therealnews.com Trump administration sanctions that impose new travel restrictions on Cuba are aimed at Cuba's economy and will have no effect on Cuba's support for Venezuela, says Nefta Freeman of IPS…

susan_p (2019-06-06). Behind the US Espionage Act. greenleft.org.au WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces 17 counts of violating the United States Espionage Act, for publishing material given to him by former US soldier Chelsea Manning. | The material included documents that exposed US war crimes and other material about Washington's wars against Afghanistan and Iraq, which the military wanted to keep secret from the public. | The Espionage Act was passed in 1917 as the US entered the First World War. A product of wartime hysteria, it was first used against the Socialist Party (SP) and against anarchists and the anarcho-syndicalists of the Industrial Workers of the World, who op…

teleSUR (2019-06-06). African Union Suspends Sudan After Army Crackdown on Protests. telesurenglish.net The African Union (AU) has suspended Sudan Thursday from the regional bloc in response to its brutal crackdown by the military on protesters. | RELATED: | UN Calls for Probe Into Sudan Army's Killing of 35 Protesters | The AU's Peace and Security Department said on Twitter that Sudan's participation in the AU is immediately suspended "until the effective establishment of a civilian-led transitional authority" is established as the only way to "exit from the current crisis." | Si…

kathy_f (2019-06-06). Manus Island, Nauru refugees appeal for help. greenleft.org.au Prime Minister Scott Morrison famously awarded himself a trophy for stopping the boats in the lead-up the recent federal election. That trophy looks a little odd now, with recent reports of several boats full of asylum seekers fleeing Sri Lanka and attempting to reach Australia. | However, since the election the situation on Manus Island and Nauru has become even more dire. Dozens of people have attempted suicide in the past few weeks and there were reports of guards beating up sick refugees in a hospital in Port Moresby on May 31. | A young Sudanese refugee, Fares, wrote a note before he attempted to hang himsel…

MAIL (2019-06-06). "Massacre" in Sudan: Protesters Continue Call for Civilian Rule After Military Kills 100+ at Sit-in. democracynow.org The death toll in Sudan has risen to more than 100 following a deadly military raid on a nonviolent sit-in in Khartoum Monday morning. According to doctors who have been taking part in the ongoing anti-government uprising, at least 40 bodies were dredged up from the Nile River in the aftermath of the carnage. Meanwhile, the state news agency reported Thursday that the death toll was no more than 46. On Wednesday, the Transitional Military Council said it had launched an investigation into the violence and offered to resume a dialogue on a transition to democracy, just a day after scrapping all agreements with an…

CGTN Africa (2019-06-06). African Union suspends Sudan for violence against protestors. cgtn.com Sudanese protesters set up a barricade on a street, demanding that the country's Transitional Military Council hand over power to civilians, in Khartoum, Sudan June 5, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer | The African Union's Peace and Security Council voted on Thursday to suspend Sudan from all AU activities until a civilian government has been formed. | The council made the announcement after a meeting in Addis Ababa of the member states of the pan-continental body. | The decision follows an upsurge in violence in Sudan that erupted on Monday, as its ruling military council and opposition groups vye to take charge of the tr…

Staff (2019-06-06). Sudan Protesters Call for Civilian Rule After Military Kills Over 100 at Sit-In. truthout.org The death toll in Sudan has risen to more than 100 following a deadly military raid on a nonviolent sit-in in Khartoum Monday morning. According to doctors who have been taking part in the ongoing anti-government uprising, at least 40 bodies were dredged up from the Nile River in the aftermath of the carnage. Meanwhile, the state news agency reported Thursday that the death toll was no more than 46. On Wednesday, the Transitional Military Council said it had launched an investigation into the violence and offered to resume a dialogue on a transition to democracy, just a day after scrapping all agreements with…

Sonali Kolhatkar (2019-06-06). The GOP's White Supremacy Now Has a Smoking Gun. commondreams.org Immigration activists rally on April 23 outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. as the justices hear arguments over the Trump administration's plan to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census. (Photo: J. Scott Applewhite / AP) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/supreme_0.jpeg…

plenglish (2019-06-06). Mexico, USA Talk on Immigration, But under Tariff Threats. plenglish.com Washington, Jun 6 (Prensa Latina) Delegations from the United States and Mexico are continuing on Thursday their talks in Washington in order to find some alternatives to reduce the flow of immigrants to the common border.

splcenter (2019-06-06). SPLC sues Trump administration for detaining immigrants who cannot afford bail. splcenter.org The SPLC and its allies sued the Trump administration today for holding people in Georgia immigration prisons just because they do not have enough money to pay for bail.

Julia Conley, staff writer (2019-06-06). Alarm as Trump Energy Dept Redefines 'High-Level' Nuclear Waste to 'Low-Level' in Order to Save Disposal Costs. commondreams.org Rolling back safety standards that have been observed for decades, the Trump administration will reclassify nuclear waste in the interest of saving money and time when disposing of the material. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/5107459011_73e794f84b_o12.jpg…

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