2019-06-06: Social Media Postees

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Fighting Hitler and Jim Crow: The forgotten Black soldiers of D-Day
Rebecca Santana | peoplesworld.org | 2019-06-06
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 …
peoplesworld.org/article/fighting-hitler-and-jim-crow-the-forgotten-black-soldiers-of-d-day/

The Pentagon's Spoiling for a Fight … But With China, Not Iran
Michael T. Klare | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-06
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…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/06/the-pentagons-spoiling-for-a-fight-but-with-china-not-iran/

The Pentagon's Spoiling for a Fight … But With China, Not Iran
Michael T. Klare | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-06
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…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/06/the-pentagons-spoiling-for-a-fight-but-with-china-not-iran/

Comprehensive retrospective of African-American artist Charles White at LACMA
Eric A. Gordon | peoplesworld.org | 2019-06-06
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 …
peoplesworld.org/article/comprehensive-retrospective-of-african-american-artist-charles-white-at-lacma/

LGBTQ in Israel Protest Anti-Gay Laws in Mass Marriage
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-06
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israels-LGBTQ-Community-Performs-Mass-MarriageTo-Protest-Anti-Gay-Laws-20190606-0015.html

Cuba Is Feeling John Bolton's Wrath
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-06-06
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…
truthdig.com/articles/cuba-is-already-feeling-john-boltons-wrath/

Travel to Cuba falls victim to John Bolton's wrath
Medea Benjamin | nationofchange.org | 2019-06-06
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…
nationofchange.org/2019/06/06/travel-to-cuba-falls-victim-to-john-boltons-wrath/

Travel to Cuba falls victim to John Bolton's wrath
Medea Benjamin | nationofchange.org | 2019-06-06
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…
nationofchange.org/2019/06/06/travel-to-cuba-falls-victim-to-john-boltons-wrath/

John Bolton, Warmonger
Robbie Conal | thenation.com | 2019-06-06
John Bolton, Warmonger…
thenation.com/article/john-bolton-warmonger/

U.S. government tightens Cuba travel prohibitions, targets tourism industry
W. T. Whitney Jr. | peoplesworld.org | 2019-06-06
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 …
peoplesworld.org/article/u-s-government-tightens-cuba-travel-prohibitions-targets-tourism-industry/

The US is Waging a Quiet Scientific War Against Iran
Ivan Kesic | mintpressnews.com | 2019-06-06
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.
mintpressnews.com/the-us-is-waging-a-quiet-scientific-war-against-iran/259008/

The US is Waging a Quiet Scientific War Against Iran
Ivan Kesic | mintpressnews.com | 2019-06-06
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.
mintpressnews.com/the-us-is-waging-a-quiet-scientific-war-against-iran/259008/

Facing the Facts: Israel Cannot Escape ICC Jurisdiction
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-06-06
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…
mintpressnews.com/facing-facts-israel-cannot-escape-icc-jurisdiction/259021/

Thursday's Daily Brief: STIs worldwide, food safety and food prices, updates on Iraq and East Africa
United Nations | un.org | 2019-06-06
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.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/06/1039951

UN allocates $45 million to avert famine risk in Horn of Africa
CGTN Africa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-06
The United Nations on Wednesday allocated 45 million U.S. dollars to help stave off famine risks in the Horn of Africa region. | Mark Lowcock, under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator said the funds from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will scale up urgent humanitarian support to drought-affected people across parts of Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya who are facing acute food problems following another season of failed rains. | "We need to move to a system where we act much earlier on the warning signs of drought and hunger so that we can cut response time and c…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/06/un-allocates-45-million-to-avert-famine-risk-in-horn-of-africa/

US military airstrike kills six militants in Somalia
David Ochieng Mbewa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-06
A military drone. (Getty Images) | The United States military said it killed six terrorists in an airstrike targeting an ISIS-Somalia encampment in the Golis Mountains in Somalia on Tuesday. | The US military says this is the seventh airstrike in the last month against ISIS-Somalia and Al-Shabaab in the Golis Mountains. The airstrikes in the area have so far killed a total of 34 terrorists. | AFRICOM notes that the Golis Mountains are a known area for Al-Shabaab camps and ongoing fighting between Al-Shabaab and ISIS-Somalia. | AFRICOM says the airstrikes support Somali security forces efforts to protect the Somal…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/06/us-military-airstrike-kills-six-militants-in-somalia/

UN allocates $45 million to avert famine risk in Horn of Africa
CGTN Africa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-06
The United Nations on Wednesday allocated 45 million U.S. dollars to help stave off famine risks in the Horn of Africa region. | Mark Lowcock, under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator said the funds from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will scale up urgent humanitarian support to drought-affected people across parts of Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya who are facing acute food problems following another season of failed rains. | "We need to move to a system where we act much earlier on the warning signs of drought and hunger so that we can cut response time and c…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/06/un-allocates-45-million-to-avert-famine-risk-in-horn-of-africa/

Military junta launches counter-revolution in Sudan
wsws.org | 2019-06-06
The counter-revolutionary bloodbath has killed some 100 people, including an eight-year old child, and injured hundreds more since Monday.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/06/suda-j06.html

Help stop violence against woman
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-06-06
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…
greenleft.org.au/content/help-stop-violence-against-woman

Trump Dodges His Own Benghazi as Pentagon Closes Probe Into Niger Ambush
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-06
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…
truthout.org/articles/trump-dodges-his-own-benghazi-as-pentagon-closes-probe-into-niger-ambush/

Military junta launches counter-revolution in Sudan
wsws.org | 2019-06-06
The counter-revolutionary bloodbath has killed some 100 people, including an eight-year old child, and injured hundreds more since Monday.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/06/06/suda-j06.html

Sanctions Are Genocidal, and They Are the US's Favorite Weapon
Justin Podur | commondreams.org | 2019-06-06
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…
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1 killed, 22 injured in West Point, NY cadet training accident
rt.com | 2019-06-06
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. | …
rt.com/usa/461244-west-point-cadets-accident/

Australian police powers risking the criminalisation of public interest journalism
GetUp! | indybay.org | 2019-06-06
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

Putin: US Army Intervention in Venezuela Would Be Disaster
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-06
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Putin-US-Army-Intervention-in-Venezuela-Would-Be-Disaster-20190606-0011.html

Trump's Visit to the United Kingdom: The "Special Relationship", Post Brexit Future, Upholding "Western Civilization" … against Russia
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-06
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…
globalresearch.ca/trumps-visit-to-the-united-kingdom-the-special-relationship-post-brexit-future-upholding-western-civilization-against-russia/5679791

Venezuela to Co-host with Russia OPEC Gas Summit
plenglish.com | 2019-06-06
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.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42889&SEO=venezuela-to-co-host-with-russia-opec-gas-summit

Venezuela: Pompeo Exposes Frustration Over Opposition Divisions as China, Russia Call for Non-Interference
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-06-06
The US Secretary of State claims efforts to unify the opposition have been "devilishly difficult."
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14525

Is Russia Waking Up?
Nadezhda Azhgikhina | thenation.com | 2019-06-06
Is Russia Waking Up?
thenation.com/article/yekaterinburg-russia-protest/

Trump Threatens to Hit China With $300 Billion in Tariffs
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-06
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trump-Threatens-to-Hit-China-With-300-Billion-in-Tariffs-20190606-0002.html

World must avoid a new Cold War, UN chief tells economic forum in Russia
United Nations | un.org | 2019-06-06
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.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/06/1039981

Trump Threatens To Hit China With $300 Billion in Tariffs
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-06
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trump-Threatens-To-Hit-China-With-300-Billion-in-Tariffs-20190606-0002.html

China Grants 5G Licenses for Commercial Use Amid Cold Tech War
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-06
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.
telesurenglish.net/news/China-Grants-5G-Licenses-for-Commercial-Use-Amid-Cold-Tech-War-20190606-0009.html

Huawei To Help Russia Get 5G Network
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-06
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Huawei-To-Help-Russia-Get-5G-Network-20190606-0003.html

Huawei To Help Russia Get 5G Network
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-06
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Huawei-To-Help-Russia-Get-5G-Network-20190606-0003.html

A Second Israeli Election Proves Netanyahu's Grip on Power is Slipping
Jonathan Cook | counterpunch.org | 2019-06-06
Nazareth. In a sign of how politically vulnerable he has rapidly become, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu plunged Israel into new elections last week — less than two months after his far-right bloc appeared to win at the ballot box. Netanyahu was forced to dissolve the 120-member parliament to block his chief rival, Benny Gantz, from…
counterpunch.org/2019/06/06/a-second-israeli-election-proves-netanyahus-grip-on-power-is-slipping/

New 'Call Of Duty' Encourages Support for Syria's White Helmets
Caitlin Johnstone | theantimedia.com | 2019-06-06
(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 …

New ‘Call Of Duty’ Encourages Support for Syria's White Helmets

"Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East
Israel Shahak | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-06
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…
globalresearch.ca/greater-israel-the-zionist-plan-for-the-middle-east/5324815

US Forces Destroy Syrian Oil While Enforcing Sanctions
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-06
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 …
globalresearch.ca/us-forces-destroy-syrian-oil-enforcing-sanctions/5679710

New 'Call Of Duty' Encourages Support for Syria's White Helmets
Caitlin Johnstone | theantimedia.com | 2019-06-06
(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 …

New ‘Call Of Duty’ Encourages Support for Syria's White Helmets

Coalition Airstrikes against Syria and Iraq: "Counting" Civilian Casualties, Fake Atrocity Narratives
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-06
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 …
globalresearch.ca/coalition-airstrikes-against-syria-and-iraq-counting-civilian-casualties-fake-atrocity-narratives/5679606

Syria: Urgent, concrete actions needed, to protect children too young to 'make sense of this senseless war'
United Nations | un.org | 2019-06-06
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.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/06/1039991

Lula Calls to Defend Brazilian Sovereignty and People
plenglish.com | 2019-06-06
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.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42911&SEO=lula-calls-to-defend-brazilian-sovereignty-and-people

Cuban Doctors Restore Sight to Brazilian Community in Bolivia
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-06
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Cuban-Doctors-Restore-Sight-to-Brazilian-Community-in-Bolivia-20190606-0020.html

A Third Brazilian Mine Tailings Dam Disaster Is About to Occur. The Dangers of Experimental Copper Mining in Minnesota
Dr. Gary G. Kohls | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-06
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 …
globalresearch.ca/third-brazilian-mine-tailings-dam-disaster-occur/5679748

Neymar Jr. Suffers Injury, Rules Out of Copa America
plenglish.com | 2019-06-06
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.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42904&SEO=neymar-jr.-suffers-injury-rules-out-of-copa-america

Guaido Relies on Personal Astrologer for Political Guidance
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-06
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Guaido-Relies-on-Personal-Astrologer-for-Political-Guidance-20190606-0001.html

Trump Targets Cuba's Tourism and Small Businesses
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-06
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…
therealnews.com/stories/trump-targets-cubas-tourism-and-small-businesses

Venezuelan Opposition without Leadership or Credibility, Cabello Says
plenglish.com | 2019-06-06
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.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42894&SEO=venezuelan-opposition-without-leadership-or-credibility-cabello-says

Venezuelan Gov't to Deliver Over 4,000 Homes
plenglish.com | 2019-06-06
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).
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42913&SEO=venezuelan-govt-to-deliver-over-4000-homes

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2019-06-07 02:40 GMT (22:40 EST)

2019-06-05: News Headlines

South Front (2019-06-05). Video: War Propaganda and US Military Buildup Against Iran. globalresearch.ca Tensions continue to grow in the Persian Gulf. | In early May, the US deployed the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group as well as the USS Arlington amphibious transport dock, additional marines, amphibious vehicles, rotary aircraft, Patriot missiles and a bomber …

Andrew Korybko (2019-06-05). The 75th Anniversary of the Allied D-Day Liberation of Nazi-Occupied Western Europe. A Civilizational Provocation, Russia was Not Invited. globalresearch.ca The decision not to invite President Putin to attend the 75th D-Day commemoration event was a civilizational provocation aimed at dividing the European Allies during World War II and reinforcing the historically revised notion that the Soviet Union was an …

Maurice Stierl (2019-06-05). EU Sued at International Criminal Court over Mediterranean Migration Policy — As More Die at Sea. globalresearch.ca In the same week that more migrant lives were lost at sea, the EU's migration policy in the Mediterranean has been brought to the attention of the International Criminal Court (ICC). | It emerged on June 3 that the ICC had …

Andrew Korybko (2019-06-05). The US-China Trade War Can be Traced Back to the Failed Tiananmen Square Color Revolution. globalresearch.ca The current "trade war" owes its origins to the US' failed Tiananmen Square Color Revolution that convinced the Chinese authorities that their late-Old Cold War-era American "allies" couldn't be trusted, which in turn inspired the Communist Party to use the …

Yves Engler (2019-06-05). Trudeau Government Squeezes Cuba. globalresearch.ca Ottawa faces a dilemma. How far are Trudeau's Liberals prepared to go in squeezing Cuba? Can Canadian corporations with interests on the island restrain the most pro-US, anti-socialist, elements of the ruling class? | Recently, the Canadian Embassy in Havana closed …

Aidan O'Brien (2019-06-05). The EU Votes and the CIA Wins Again. globalresearch.ca The European Union voted last month but not one of its 21st century war crimes and war criminals were a topic of conversation. The real possibility of a nuclear war between the EU and Russia wasn't an issue either. The …

Andrew Jackson (2019-06-05). After the Fall of the Berlin War: Between Dystopia and Democratic Socialism. globalresearch.ca After the fall of the Berlin Wall, there was a widespread sense that liberal capitalism had triumphed in the battle of ideas, and that socialism as a plausible alternative was pretty much dead. But the many crises of contemporary …

Arabi Souri (2019-06-05). Video: US-Sponsored Kurdish Militia Burn Wheat Fields in Northern Syria. globalresearch.ca The Kurdish separatist militia SDF and its affiliates from PYD and Asayish are burning wheat fields in the territories under their occupation northeast of Syria. | Some of the most fertile lands as well as territories rich with oil are under …

Hans Stehling (2019-06-05). Kushner-Trump Family Plan for an Enlarged Israel, Ridiculed as the 'Confidence Trick of the Century'. globalresearch.ca 700,000 illegal settlers, economic migrants from Israel who have built temporary homes on Palestinian land, are proposed to be legitimised under a Kushner family plan dubbed the 'confidence trick of the century'. | The son-in-law of Donald Trump, Jared Kushner is …

Nadia Bazuk (2019-06-05). The Ukrainian State's Interference in Church Affairs. globalresearch.ca The recent presidential elections in Ukraine ended quite unexpectedly — the comedian Volodymyr Zelensky whose bid for presidency hadn't been taken seriously by experts and voters in early 2019, defeated Petro Poroshenko and won a landslide victory. The margin between …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-06-05). "Freedom of Expression" and "The Battle of Ideas" globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | This is a personal message. Please read carefully. | When Global Research was born in September 2001, we were convinced that "Freedom of Expression" and "The Battle of Ideas" would contribute to reversing the tide of war, while also …

Colin Todhunter (2019-06-05). From Glyphosate to Front Groups: Fraud, Deception and Toxic Tactics. globalresearch.ca Environmentalist Dr Rosemary Mason has just written to the Editor-in-Chief of the British Medical Journal and the British Medical Association Council Chairman, Chaand Nagpaul. | Her purpose is to not only draw attention to the impact of biocides, not least that …

Jessica Purkiss (2019-06-05). How US "Good Guys" Wiped Out an Afghan Family. globalresearch.ca It was 4am when Masih Ur-Rahman Mubarez's wife Amina called, an unusually early time for their daily chat. When he picked up the phone, he could hear the panic in her voice. | Amina was calling from the Afghan province of …

Eric Toussaint (2019-06-05). "The Lesson of the Soviet Union Is that the Bureaucracy Chooses Capitalist Restoration" globalresearch.ca Wilder Pérez Varona (WPV): My first question to you is about the issue of bureaucracy. | Before 1917 the issue of the socialist transition is one thing. The 1848 Revolution, the Paris Commune (which is a crucial episode, but of …

Arabi Souri (2019-06-05). ISIS Remnants Regroup and Attack Syrian Army Posts in the Desert with U.S. Help. globalresearch.ca ISIS terrorists, defeated by the Syrian Arab Army in the major battles of Der Ezzor and Albukamal east of Syria, have regrouped and launched a new wave of attacks against the SAA posts in the dese…

Aaron Maté (2019-06-05). It's Time to Move on From Mueller. thenation.com It's Time to Move on From Mueller…

Teresa Gutierrez (2019-06-05). 'Shock and awe' war on migrants and prisoners. workers.org In 2003, during the genocidal and criminal U.S. war against Iraq, the term "shock and awe" was propagated. The British Telegraph wrote 10 years later on March 19, 2013: "One expression above all others has become associated with the invasion of Iraq: 'shock and awe.' Developed at the Pentagon, . . . | Continue reading 'Shock and awe' war on migrants and prisoners at Workers.org

Liberation Staff (2019-06-05). Massacre in Sudan: Revolutionaries vow to fight on despite deadly repression. liberationnews.org The Party for Socialism and Liberation is outraged at the horrific massacre carried out on Monday by forces loyal to the high command of the Sudanese armed forces against peaceful protesters conducting a sit-in in Khartoum outside army headquarters. It is now estimated that at least 100 people were killed in the attack. The camp …

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2019-06-05). FARC leader Santrich freed, but peace is still held hostage in Colombia. peoplesworld.org Former FARC guerrilla commander Jesús Santrich, imprisoned on April 9, 2018, went free on May 30. Colombian authorities had held him pending extradition to the United Sates. Their plan violated the peace agreement signed in November 2016 between FARC guerrillas and Colombia's government. Santrich, born Seuxis Hernández Solarte, personifies the turmoil in Colombia stemming from …

Alleen Brown (2019-06-05). Trump Administration Asks Congress to Make Disrupting Pipeline Construction a Crime Punishable by 20 Years in Prison. theintercept.com The proposed legislation would put anti-fossil fuel organizers at significant legal risk for providing training or support to peaceful protesters.

Mattias Lundblad, Johannes Frandsen (2019-06-05). PHOTOS: 'I Haven't Met Anybody in the Area Who Actually Wants to Take the Walls Down'. thenation.com PHOTOS: 'I Haven't Met Anybody in the Area Who Actually Wants to Take the Walls Down'

Kim Petersen (2019-06-05). Plutocracy V: Subterranean Fire. dissidentvoice.org Plutocracy V: Subterranean Fire, written and directed by Scott Noble, continues the run of quality documentaries by Metanoia Films. The film provides the historical context that allows the viewer to understand why inequality reigns while social justice and peace lag today. The, at first blink, curious title stems from a quotation by the American labor …

Rev. William Alberts (2019-06-05). Beware of Authoritarian Christians. counterpunch.org Christianity and authoritarianism are commonly believed to be at opposite ends of the democratic-autocratic continuum. A commonly held belief is that Christians, guided by The Bible, are accepting and caring of each other and others, and are thus democratic. Yes, many Christians do good with-and-for others, inspired by Jesus' Sermon on the Mount's emphasis on mercy and forgiveness and peacemaking (Matthew 5: 1-10), his teaching that doing to others as you would have then do to you is the bottom line of religion (Matthew 7L 12), and his saying that the greatest commandments are to love God and one's neighbor as on…

CGTN Africa (2019-06-05). UN calls for global support to help Somalis displaced by drought. cgtn.com The United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday warned of a growing climate-related displacement in Somalia where more than 2 million people are in need of food aid. | REUTERS — FILE PHOTO Climate change deepening Horn of Africa's hunger crisis, Oxfam says | In a statement issued ahead of the World Environment Day on Wednesday, the UNHCR called for urgent additional support to help people affected and displaced by drought in the horn of Africa nation. | "UNHCR is calling for more international action to prevent climate-related disasters, scale up efforts to strengthen resilience and to protect people affected b…

plenglish (2019-06-05). Brazilian Prosecutor's Office Recommends Semi-open Regime for Lula. plenglish.com 05 de junio de 2019, 13: 13Brasilia, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) The Federal Public Ministry of Brazil on Wednesday recommended that former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has served 424 days in prison for alleged corruption, benefit from a semi-open regime.

plenglish (2019-06-05). Brazil Regards China as Extremely Strategic Partner. plenglish.com Brasilia, Jun 5 ( Prensa Latina ) The Brazilian government currently considers China an extremely strategic partner, according to Vice President Hamilton Mourao, who admitted having the mission of reactivating relations with this Asian power.

plenglish (2019-06-05). Brazilians Recover Vision in Bolivia Thanks to Cuban doctors. plenglish.com 05 de junio de 2019, 14: 34Beni, Bolivia, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) Thousands of Brazilians have recovered their vision thanks to the work of Cuban ophthalmologists based in the Bolivian town of Guayaramerin, where they are seeking a cure for pathologies such as cataracts and pterigium, experts confirmed this Wednesday.

plenglish (2019-06-05). Argentinean Organizations to Lead March against Bolsonaro. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) Several social and political organizations in Argentina are calling a march on Wednesday to protest against the visit by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who will arrive on Thursday in this capital.

plenglish (2019-06-05). Brazil had a Historic Record of 65,602 Murders in 2017. plenglish.com Brasilia, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) Brazil had 65,602 people killed in 2017, revealed this Wednesday the Atlas of Violence, prepared by the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA) and the Brazilian Public Security Forum.

Staff (2019-06-05). The Media Is Legitimizing a Century-Old Nazi Trope. truthdig.com When Norwegian right-winger Anders Breivik invoked "cultural Marxism" as the reason for his 77-person killing spree in 2011, many observers placed the notion in the same category as the killer—the fringe. But since the election of Donald Trump, Brexit and the rise and re-election of other far-right governments around the globe, "cultural Marxism" has become a well-known nationalist buzzword, alongside "globalism": Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro denounces it, and the media empire of former White House…

Staff (2019-06-05). The Media Are Legitimizing a Century-Old Nazi Trope. truthdig.com When Norwegian right-winger Anders Breivik invoked "cultural Marxism" as the reason for his 77-person killing spree in 2011, many observers placed the notion in the same category as the killer—the fringe. But since the election of Donald Trump, Brexit and the rise and re-election of other far-right governments around the globe, "cultural Marxism" has become a well-known nationalist buzzword, alongside "globalism": Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro denounces it, and the media empire of former White House…

WSWS (2019-06-05). Workers Party theorist pens diatribe against Brazilian "white trash" wsws.org The use of this reactionary term to describe poor whites exposes the anti-working class character of the PT.

Mark Gruenberg (2019-06-05). Lawmakers try to block Trump's latest 22 Saudi arms deals. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—A bipartisan group of senators will try to block President Donald Trump's latest $8.1 billion, in 22 separate arms sales, to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. They challenge Trump's justification—the supposed threat from Iran—for invoking "emergency" arms sale law loopholes to aid the Saudis. One of the group, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., worries …

Manuel García, Jr. (2019-06-05). Our Globally Warming Civilization. counterpunch.org The 150 years of the Industrial Revolution (~1770-1920), with its catastrophic and bloody termination in World War I (1914-1918), had no noticeable effect on the global average temperature, which had hovered around 14.7 degrees Centigrade (C) since antiquity. The human population had taken 200,000 years (more or less) to grow to one billion (1B), in 1804, within the natural and majestic evolution of global climates during those 2000 centuries More

teleSUR (2019-06-05). EU Could Fine Italy US$3.9 Billion Over Heavy National Debt. telesurenglish.net The European Commission (EC) has proposed to open an Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) against Italy for not having sufficiently reduced its public debt, which reached 132.2 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018. This EDP could lead to sanctions of up to US$3.9 billion. | RELATED: | US Tells Italy to Stay Away From China and Russia | "The 2018 Italian data is…

Venezuela Analysis (2019-06-05). Canada Closes Venezuelan Embassy as Guaido Promises Maduro Out This Year. theantimedia.com (VA) — Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland has announced the "temporary" closure of her country's embassy and the withdrawal of diplomatic personnel from Venezuela, claiming Ottawa had "no choice." In a Sunday press statement, Freeland accused the Maduro government of haven "taken steps to limit the ability of foreign embassies to function" by failing to renew visas for …

William J. Astore (2019-06-05). The Dirty Truth About American Air Power. thenation.com The Dirty Truth About American Air Power…

GetUp! (2019-06-05). Australian police powers risking the criminalisation of public interest journalism. indybay.org 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…

Tyler Durden (2019-06-05). Australian Police Raid National Broadcaster Over Leaked Afghan War Crime Stories. theantimedia.com (ZH) — Australian federal police officers raided the Sydney headquarters of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) over a series of 2017 reports known as The Afghan Files, which exposed crimes committed by special forces in Afghanistan based on hundreds of pages of leaked defense documents marked AUSTEO (Australian Eyes Only). The incident marks Australia's second such move against journalists in just …

teleSUR (2019-06-05). US Gave Nuclear Power Info to Saudis After Khashoggi's Murder. telesurenglish.net The U.S. administration granted two authorizations to U.S. companies to share sensitive nuclear power information with Saudi Arabia shortly after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in October, a U.S. senator who saw the approvals said on Tuesday. | RELATED: | French Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia Increased 50% in 2018: Report | The timing of the approvals is likely to heap pressure on the administration of President Donald Trump from lawmakers who have become increasingly cri…

RT (2019-06-05). Trump 'prepared' to handle responsibility of launching nukes. rt.com If and when the time comes, Donald Trump is prepared for the "tremendous responsibility" of pressing the nuclear button, the US president has said as Washington locks horns with a growing number of states.

Middle East Eye (2019-06-05). US Transferred "Nuclear Expertise" to Saudi Arabia After Khashoggi Murder. theantimedia.com (MEE) — The Donald Trump administration issued two authorizations for the transfer of technical "nuclear expertise" to Saudi Arabia after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi late last year, US Senator Tim Kaine has revealed. Kaine, a Democrat from Virginia, where Khashoggi resided, called the decision "shocking" — as it came amid global outrage over the Saudi journalist's gruesome …

plenglish (2019-06-05). Venezuela Urges People of the World to Take Care of the Mother Earth. plenglish.com Caracas, Jun 5 ( Prensa Latina ) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has urged Wednesday the people of the world to take care of Mother Earth on the occasion of World Environment Day.

teleSUR (2019-06-05). Russia Denies Sharing Intel With Trump on Venezuela. telesurenglish.net Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov sat down for an interview with the RBC Group on Tuesday to discuss a number of topics affecting his country. | RELATED: | Moscow Responds to Trump: Strikes in Syria Target 'Terrorists' | During the interview, Lavrov was asked about U.S. President Donald Trump's claims that Russia informed him about the withdrawal of their military personnel from Venezuela. | Lavrov rebuffed Trump's claims about Russia informing him of their personnel withdra…

Jason Ditz (2019-06-05). Chaos as Trump Administration Bans Cruises From Visiting Cuba. theantimedia.com (ANTIWAR.COM) — The Trump Administration has made clear that their anger toward Venezuela's government also extends to Cuba, and this was shown again today with the administration imposing new restrictions to prevent Americans ever setting foot on Cuban soil. The new restrictions target educational trips as well as cruise ships, forbidden all cruises from stopping in Cuba for …

plenglish (2019-06-05). Venezuela Hosts Latin American Meeting of Local Governments. plenglish.com 05 de junio de 2019, 11: 28Caracas, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) More than 100 officials from Latin America and the Caribbean will discuss in Caracas the construction of cooperation ties from Wednesday to June 9 during the first Latin American Meeting of Local Governments and Participatory Democracy.

plenglish (2019-06-05). Venezuela Wants to Renovate the Legislature, Maduro Says. plenglish.com Caracas, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela wants the renovation of the National Assembly (Parliament in contempt since 2016) to make progress in the process of political stabilization, President of the Republic Nicolas Maduro said.

Eds. (2019-06-05). Washington Office on Latin America gets behind U.S. regime change agenda in Venezuela. mronline.org WOLA's hawkish stance on Venezuela may seem surprising for a "human rights" organization, but it is less of a surprise for those familiar with WOLA's history. | Source

teleSUR (2019-06-05). China, Russia Will Support Stabilization in Venezuela: Putin. telesurenglish.net President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping met Wednesday in Moscow in order to discuss bilateral agreements and strategic interests, while also discussing the situation in Venezuela, vowing that their governments would work hard to "stabilize." | RELATED: | Russia Denies Sharing Intel With Trump On Venezuela | Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russian media that China would work with the international community to play a constructive role with Venezuela and help the c…

teleSUR (2019-06-05). Chinese President Arrives in Moscow To Meet With Putin. telesurenglish.net Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Moscow Wednesday for his first state visit to the Russian Federation this year. | RELATED: | China Warns US Can't Pressure Them to Force Trade Deal | According to reports, Xi plans to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as they discuss a wide range of topics, including North Korea, Venezuela, and Syria. | The two leaders are also expected to sign or witness the signing of important cooperation documents, and attend a gathering ce…

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