2019-05-29: Social Media Postees

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The Real Bob Mueller
consortiumnews.com | 2019-05-30
Special Counsel Robert Mueller Wednesday said he would have indicted Donald Trump if he could have, resurrecting his saint-like status among Democrats who will now likely go for impeachment. But who is the real Bob Mueller?, asked ex-FBI official Coleen… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/05/29/russia-gates-mythical-heroes/

Time for Self-Proclaimed, Pro-Coup Supporters Is Over in Venezuela
plenglish.com | 2019-05-29
Caracas, May 29 (Prensa Latina) President Nicolas Maduro said that the time for self-proclaimed and pro-coup supporters of a foreign intervention in the country is over in Venezuela today.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42536&SEO=time-for-self-proclaimed-pro-coup-supporters-is-over-in-venezuela

US Hints at Sanctions Against Venezuela CLAP Food Programme as Maduro Incorporates Militia
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-05-29
The Venezuelan President looks to combat corruption and improve the programme which benefits 6 million Venezuelan families.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14514

U.S. Imperialism and the Struggle for Venezuela's Future
Eugene E Ruyle | indybay.org | 2019-05-29
Starry Plough Pub | 3101 Shattuck Ave, at Prince St in Berkeley | Near Ashby BART…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/27/18823642.php

Sen. Graham's Call for Military Intervention in Venezuela: A Scare Tactic?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-05-29
Sen. Lindsey Graham issued one of the most explicit threats of military intervention against Venezuela yet. But does he mean it and does he truly believe Venezuela is a threat to the United States or is he just trying to scare the Maduro government? We discuss the latest escalation with CEPR's Alex Main…
therealnews.com/stories/sen-grahams-call-for-military-intervention-in-venezuela-a-scare-tactic

US Senator Calls for Grenada-like Invasion of Venezuela
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-29
"I would do exactly what Reagan did. I would give Cuba the ultimatum to get out of Venezuela. If they don't, I would let the Venezuelan military know, you've got to choose between democracy and Maduro. And if you choose | …
globalresearch.ca/us-senator-calls-grenada-like-invasion-venezuela/5678908

The Crimes of US Blockade Against Venezuela
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-29
teleSUR provides comprehensive coverage of the brutal impacts of half a decade of U.S. sanctions.
telesurenglish.net/pages/Especiales/Crimes_of_the_Blockade/index.jsp

US Sanctions Hinder Sowing Plan in Venezuela
plenglish.com | 2019-05-29
Caracas, May 29 (Prensa Latina) The blockade imposed by the United States and the economic war hinder the 2019 sowing plan in Venezuela, causing a decrease in the number of hectares planned for cultivation, denounced Wednesday the constituent congressman Braulio Alvarez.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42557&SEO=us-sanctions-hinder-sowing-plan-in-venezuela

Venezuela Talks in Norway Must Only Focus on Maduro's Removal: US
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-29
(ANTIWAR.COM) — The US State Department has "noted" that the Venezuelan talks being held in Norway are ongoing, but has refused to either support or denounce them, insisting only that they must carry the precondition that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will be removed from office. The US backed the opposition taking power in Venezuela back in January, and …

Venezuela Talks in Norway Must Only Focus on Maduro's Removal: US

Venezuelan refugees face desperate conditions in Colombia
wsws.org | 2019-05-29
The greatest influx of refugees has been to Colombia, where an estimated 1.1 million Venezuelans survive on the margins of society.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/29/colo-m29.html

US Blockade Prevents Venezuela From Basic Necessities: Arreaza
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-29
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza denounced on Tuesday the ongoing blockade imposed by the U.S. administration on the Bolivarian Republic. | RELATED: | UN Recognizes Venezuela Among Top Nations for Right to Housing | Arreaza highlighted the fact that the U.S. blockade has prevented the Venezuelan government from accessing hundreds of million dollars of its own money; this money would have allowed the Bolivarian Republic to purchase basic necessities like medicine and f…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Blockade-Prevents-Venezuela-From-Basic-Necessities-Arreaza–20190529-0005.html

The Ever Dependable Bully on Embassy Row; Venezuela and Iraq Are No Longer Worlds Apart
Barbara Nimri Aziz | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-29
The United States is still punishing Iran for the 1979 takeover of its 'sacred' premises, its embassy in Tehran. By contrast, when American authorities occupy another nation's embassy there's nothing but approval from the American public and silent acquiescence by …
globalresearch.ca/bully-embassy-row-venezuela-iraq/5678758

Sabotage to Ten Cargo Ships Preventing Them from Arriving in Venezuela
Maritime Herald | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-29
The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, on Monday announced that ten boats with gasoline heading to the South American country were the object of sabotage, as part of the "persecution" resulting from the sanctions imposed by the US, against …
globalresearch.ca/sabotage-10-cargo-ships-preventing-them-arriving-venezuela/5678911

The Ever Dependable Bully on Embassy Row
Barbara Nimri Aziz | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-29
Embassy raided; citizens starved by sanctions; coveted oil resources targeted–again. The United States is still punishing Iran for the 1979 takeover of its 'sacred' premises, its embassy in Tehran. By contrast, when American authorities occupy another nation's embassy there's nothing but approval from its citizens and silent acquiescence by others. I don't know about you,…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/29/the-ever-dependable-bully-on-embassy-row/

What Modi's Reelection Means for India's Future
CP Editor | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-29
counterpunch.org/2019/05/29/what-modis-reelection-means-for-indias-future/

Another Fake "Emergency"
Mel Gurtov | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-29
Just a few months ago Saudi Arabia's leader, Mohammed bin-Salman (MBS), was on the defensive. He had authorized the murder of an independent journalist, his domestic "reforms" had turned out to be fanciful, and the US Congress had moved to deprive him of the military support he had counted on continue his war crimes in…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/29/another-fake-emergency/

The End of Theresa May
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-29
The vultures of the British conservative party have gathered, and the individual who seemed to thrive in failure, to gain momentum in defeat, has finally yielded. UK Prime Minister Theresa May will leave the way for change of leadership on June 7. Never known for any grand gestures of emotion, the Maybot finally gave way…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/29/the-end-of-theresa-may/

Memo to Tourists: Enjoy Montana, Don't Destroy Montana
George Ochenski | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-29
Memorial Day traditionally marks the beginning of the camping season in Montana. We are a state rich in natural assets already lost in most the nation, such as clear, clean and cold flowing streams filled with wild trout, forests and plains that still hold grizzly bears, mountain lions, elk, antelope and deer, and of course two premier…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/29/memo-to-tourists-enjoy-montana-dont-destroy-montana/

Rising Tensions With China
Manuel E. Yepe | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-29
Philippe Waechter, Chief Economist with French Company Ostrum Asset Management, published on May 17 last year an interesting analysis of the current tensions between China and the United States. The French expert explains that Donald Trump's tweets of May 5 increased tension between Washington and Beijing and re-launched new discussions on the terms of a…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/29/rising-tensions-with-china/

Euro-Greens Win the Parliamentary Hot Seat
Gregory Barrett | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-29
Aichtal, Germany. The Guardian (UK) is calling the Green parties of Europe, which did very well in the May 26 European Parliament election, "radical", and parties such as Margaret Thatcher's heirs the British Tories are being labeled as "centrist" by that same media outlet. That is how far to the right The Guardian has moved.
counterpunch.org/2019/05/29/euro-greens-win-the-parliamentary-hot-seat/

Why War With Iran is Not a Rational Strategy for Saudi Arabia
Michael Doliner | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-29
The navy of the Former United States has a base in Bahrain, a majority-Shi'ite, Sunni-ruled, state. It is a base first controlled by the British in 1936 when Britain still had an empire. Just above the base is the oil port, Ras Tanura, a facility the United States built during the second World War and…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/29/why-war-with-iran-is-not-a-rational-strategy-for-saudi-arabia/

How About a Peace Race Instead of an Arms Race?
Lawrence Wittner | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-29
In late April, the highly-respected Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reported that, in 2018, world military expenditures rose to a record $1.82 trillion. The biggest military spender by far was the United States, which increased its military budget by nearly 5 percent to $649 billion (36 percent of the global total). But most other nations…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/29/how-about-a-peace-race-instead-of-an-arms-race/

The Western Media is Key to Syria Deceptions
Jonathan Cook | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-29
By any reckoning, the claim made this week by al-Qaeda-linked fighters that they were targeted with chemical weapons by the Syrian government in Idlib province‚Ää–‚Äätheir final holdout in Syria‚Ää–‚Ääshould have been treated by the western media with a high degree of scepticism. That the US and other western governments enthusiastically picked up those claims should not have…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/29/the-western-media-is-key-to-syria-deceptions/

Syria, Recurring Issue at Security Council
plenglish.com | 2019-05-29
United Nations, May 29 (Prensa Latina) The UN Security Council is addressing on Wednesday -and for the second time this week- the situation in Syria, although discussions today are taking place behind closed doors. Progress towards a political solution is expected to be analyzed.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42531&SEO=syria-recurring-issue-at-security-council

Robert Stuart vs the BBC: "Saving Syria's Children". Was the Video Footage "Real" or "Staged"?
Susan Dirgham | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-29
It's a David vs Goliath story. A former local newspaper reporter, Robert Stuart, is taking on the British Broadcasting Corporation. Stuart believes that a sensational video story about an alleged atrocity in Syria "was largely, if not entirely, staged." The …
globalresearch.ca/robert-stuart-bbc/5678850

Robert Stuart vs the BBC
Susan Dirgham and Rick Sterling | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-05-29
It's a David vs Goliath story. A former local newspaper reporter, Robert Stuart, is taking on the British Broadcasting Corporation. Stuart believes that a sensational video story about an alleged atrocity in Syria "was largely, if not entirely, staged." The BBC would like it all to just go away. But like David, Stuart will not …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/05/robert-stuart-vs-the-bbc/

Video: Syria Ambassador Jaafari at UN Security Council: "Words may Lie, but Actions will always Tell the Truth"
Dr. Bachar al-Jaafari | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-29
At the UN Security Council meeting on May 28, 2019, Syria's permanent representative Dr. Bashar Jaafari called upon foreign military forces to withdraw from Syria? | But who are these foreign military forces? | How to compel the United States and its …
globalresearch.ca/video-syria-ambassador-jaafari-at-un-security-council-words-may-lie-but-actions-will-always-tell-the-truth/5678887

Sinking of Russian Nuclear Submarine Known to West Much Earlier Than Stated, NSA Document Indicates
Miriam Pensack | theintercept.com | 2019-05-29
The report about Kursk also stated that the Russian navy did not try to contact the submarine for five hours after explosions that sank it.
theintercept.com/2019/05/29/russia-submarine-kursk-norway-nsa/

If Trump Really Only Wants 'No Iranian Nukes,' then He Should Just Rejoin the Nuclear Deal
Juan Cole | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-29
Trump said in Japan that he is not looking for regime change in Iran. | Trump said at a news conference with Japanese Prime Minister ABE Shinzo, | "We aren't looking for regime change — I just want to make that | …
globalresearch.ca/if-trump-really-only-wants-no-iranian-nukes-then-he-should-just-rejoin-nuclear-deal/5678892

If Trump really only wants 'No Iranian nukes,' then he should just rejoin the Nuclear Deal
Juan Cole | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-29
So if what Trump wanted was "no nukes," then he already had that in the form of the JCPOA, which he has tried to destroy!
nationofchange.org/2019/05/29/if-trump-really-only-wants-no-iranian-nukes-then-he-should-just-rejoin-the-nuclear-deal/

Capitalism, Fukushima, Creative Reconstruction & The History Of Olympics
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2019-05-29
Professor George Wright discusses the history of the Olympics and how privatization and control by the corporations of the world have led to in allowing the Olympics going to Japan and the contaminated Fukushima. The three broken nuclear reactors still have melted nuclear rods which must be cooled with water. He discusses the systemic corruption of the Olympic Committee and how it is now ignored the safety of the athletes and the public.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/27/18823644.php

In the End Truth will Overcome Lies, Pope Wrote in a Letter to Lula
plenglish.com | 2019-05-29
Brasilia, May 29 (Prensa Latina) Pope Francisco has written in a recent letter to former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a political prisoner for more than a year, that good will defeat evil, according to the portal Brasil 247.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42543&SEO=in-the-end-truth-will-overcome-lies-pope-wrote-in-a-letter-to-lula

Pope Francis to Lula: 'Good Will Defeat Evil'
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-29
Pope Francis sent a letter to imprisoned Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in order to give him hope and faith, as reported by Brazilian daily Folha de S. Paulo. | RELATED: | Thousands of Brazilians Join the 'Free Lula' Campaign | "Good will defeat evil, truth will defeat lies and Salvation will defeat condemnation," said the pope, adding th…
telesurenglish.net/news/Pope-Francis-to-Lula-Good-Will-Defeat-Evil-20190529-0020.html

Milton Don't Go!
SAMIR | bdsmovement.net | 2019-05-29
Milton Don't Go!: Open LetterBrazilian artists, academics, cultural organizations, trade unionists, political parties, indigenous people and popular movements urge Milton Nascimento to cancel Tel Aviv show | Cultural BoycottMay 29, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) …
bdsmovement.net/news/milton-dont-go

AU urges Sudan's military, protesters to reach consensus
David Ochieng Mbewa | cgtn.com | 2019-05-29
African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security Smail Chergui shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan, President of the Transitional Military Council of Sudan. COURTESY: TWITTER/Amb. Smail Chergui | The African Union urged Sudan's transitional military council and the civilian stakeholders to continue working together towards a consensual solution to the current crisis facing the country. | The statement by the AU's Peace and Security Council comes in the wake of a meeting between the AU Commissioner for Peace and Security Ambassador Smail Chergui and president of the TMC Lt. Gen. Abdel…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/05/29/au-urges-sudans-military-protesters-to-reach-consensus/

Nigeria to cut shares in joint oil ventures to 40 percent
David Ochieng Mbewa | cgtn.com | 2019-05-29
FILE PHOTO: President Mohammadu Buhari looks as he watches a documentary on the newly built multi-storey mega bus terminal, Oshodi Transport Interchange, Nigeria's busiest transport interchange. (Photo credit PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images) | Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has directed the government to reduce all shareholding in the Joint Venture Oil Assets to a minimum of 40 percent in the 2019 fiscal year. | The Nigerian presidency confirmed the orders on its official Twitter account in a statement attributed to Budget Minister Udo Udoma. | Nigeria's state oil company the Nigerian National Petroleum Co…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/05/29/nigeria-to-cut-shares-in-joint-oil-ventures-to-40-percent/

Mission Creep: How the NSA's Game-Changing Targeting System Built for Iraq and Afghanistan Ended Up on the Mexican Border
Henrik Moltke | theintercept.com | 2019-05-29
Designed to rapidly map enemy fighters based on electronic surveillance, the revolutionary NSA system merged intelligence from different sources, including its closest allies. The ramifications are still being felt.
theintercept.com/2019/05/29/nsa-data-afghanistan-iraq-mexico-border/

Tyrone West Would Have Been 50
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-05-29
The sister of Tyrone West, Tawanda Jones, has been protesting for 303 weeks since 2013 to get justice for her brother who was killed by University and city police in…
therealnews.com/stories/tyrone-west-would-have-been-50

IATA says Boeing's 737 MAX may not return to skies until August
CGTN Africa | cgtn.com | 2019-05-29
China Daily Photo | The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects it could take until August before the Boeing Co 737 MAX returns to service. | The 737 MAX was grounded globally in March after a crash in Ethiopia killed all 157 people on board. That crash came five months after a crash involving the model killed 189 people. | "We do not expect something before 10 to 12 weeks in re-entry into service," IATA Director General Alexandre de Juniac told reporters in Seoul. "But it is not our hands. That is in the hands of regulators." | IATA plans to organize a summit with airlines, regulators and the manu…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/05/29/iata-says-boeings-737-max-may-not-return-to-skies-until-august/

Trump's 'Deal of the Century' Could Pave Way for Palestinian Unity
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-05-29
This latest charade does not have to be at the expense of Palestinians, and Palestinian groups should recognize and grasp this unique opportunity. The 'Deal of the Century' will fail, but efforts to achieve Palestinian unity could finally succeed.
mintpressnews.com/trumps-deal-of-the-century-could-pave-way-for-palestinian-unity/258826/

Bolton Alleges Iran Maritime Sabotage But Evidence Points Elsewhere
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-05-29
ABU DHABI, U.A.E. — On Wednesday, National Security Advisor John Bolton told a group of reporters in Abu Dhabi that "naval mines almost certainly from Iran" had been used to conduct the alleged "sabotage" attack on four commercial vessels off the coast of the United Arab Emirates' port of Fujairah earlier this month. "There is no doubt in anybody's mind in Washington who is responsible for this and I think it's important that the leadership in Iran know that w…
mintpressnews.com/bolton-alleges-iran-maritime-sabotage-evidence-points-elsewhere/258856/

Facebook Bans Political Artist for Provocative MAGA-Hats-as-Klan-Hoods Sculpture
Alexander Rubinstein | mintpressnews.com | 2019-05-29
Facebook has a longstanding tradition of stifling dissenting and alternative voices, including those of journalists. Now, artists' careers are being hurt by the strongarm of the social media behemoth. | Earlier this month, artist Kate Kretz — who employs a multitude of techniques, including silverpoint, wood burning, drawing, painting, embroidery and sculpture — had her account disabled for posting images of her latest work. | The offending image was of her recent piece, entitled "Hate Hat," which resembles the hoods made infamous by the Ku Klux Klan. It's red a…
mintpressnews.com/facebook-bans-political-artist-for-provocative-maga-hats-as-klan-hoods-sculpture/258852/

Asia-Pacific 'regional parliament' underway to advance equality, empowerment, for more than four billion citizens
United Nations | un.org | 2019-05-29
The top United Nations body in the Asia-Pacific region opened its annual session this week, calling for greater empowerment of disadvantaged and marginalized groups if the region is to achieve the ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and fulfill its promise to leave no one behind.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/05/1039341

Funding of human needs must be front and center: Coalition asks presidential candidates to support Pentagon spending cuts
Ashley Curtin | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-29
In an open letter to 2020 presidential candidates, a new coalition urges the potential next president to make dramatic cuts to Pentagon spending. The coalition, which is made up of 22 groups, is asking that at least $200 billion be cut annually and the money instead be used for human needs. | "Put People Over the Pentagon" is the name of the new coalition asking presidential candidates to "stop misdirecting hundreds of billions of dollars away from domestic and human needs to pad unnecessary budget lines for endless wars, failed weapons and the Pentagon's corporate handouts. Doing so will make our country stro…
nationofchange.org/2019/05/29/funding-of-human-needs-must-be-front-and-center-coalition-asks-presidential-candidates-to-support-pentagon-spending-cuts/

Saudi Arabia Invites Rival Qatar to Important Regional Meeting
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-29
In a rare move, Saudi Arabia has invited its neighbor Qatar to an important summit in the city of Jeddah to discuss the alleged Iranian aggression in the region. | RELATED: | John Bolton To Visit UAE Amid Ongoing Turmoil With Iran | Qatar is expected to attend this conference on Thursday along with several other GCC countries that currently have no diplomatic ties with the small Gulf nation. | According to The Guardian, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani was personally invi…
telesurenglish.net/news/Saudi-Arabia-Invites-Rival-Qatar-to-Important-Regional-Meeting–20190529-0001.html

Iran Predicts Failure of So-called Deal of the Century
plenglish.com | 2019-05-29
Tehran, May 29 ( Prensa Latina ) Iran has predicted a resounding failure of the so-called Deal of the Century with which US aims to overturn the Palestinian cause and favor Israel.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42530&SEO=iran-predicts-failure-of-so-called-deal-of-the-century

The Regrets of a Former Anti-War Protester
James Carroll | thenation.com | 2019-05-29
The Regrets of a Former Anti-War Protester…
thenation.com/article/tom-dispatch-trump-iran-anti-war-protest-vietnam/

Bolton Claims Iranian Naval Mines Behind Attack on Oil Tankers
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-29
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton stated on Wednesday that Iran was behind the alleged attack on the four oil tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates earlier this month. | RELATED: | John Bolton To Visit UAE Amid Ongoing Turmoil With Iran | According to Bolton, naval mines "almost certainly from Iran" were used to attack oil tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates this month and warned Tehran against new operations. | Bolton said the "prudent and respons…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolton-Claims-Iranian-Naval-Mines-Behind-Attack-on-Oil-Tankers-20190529-0004.html

Canada's Dumping Problems and The War on Garbage & Toxic Waste
Mildred German | indybay.org | 2019-05-29
Mildred German of CFRO, Vancouver Coop Radio & Media Coop will be interviewing long-time activist Ted Alquitas, the publisher of the PhilippineCanadianNews.com on the issue of Philippines/Canada issues around garbage, and and Miranda Dick, of the Secwepemc nation around the Elders Sacred Fire in Turtle Valley that is currently stopping biosolids from being dumped in Secwepmeculcw.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/26/18823617.php

Congress Fiddles While Trump Lurches Toward War on Iran
Rep. Ron Paul | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-29
Congress, and particularly the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives, seems determined to see the end of the Trump Administration before the 2020 vote. Although House Speaker Pelosi claims she is not seeking impeachment, she's accusing the president of "covering up" something. …
globalresearch.ca/congress-fiddles-while-trump-lurches-toward-war-iran/5678899

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2019-05-30 03:27 GMT (23:27 EST)

2019-05-28: News Headlines

United Nations (2019-05-28). Tuesday's Daily Brief: violence surges in Nigeria, anti-Semitism on the march, taxing pollution to tackle climate crisis, and more. un.org Tuesday's main stories include: thousands fleeing into Niger as violence surges in Nigeria; UN rights office condemns rise in anti-Semitic incidents; UN chief says tax pollution, not people for climate's sake; North Koreans trapped in vicious cycle of corruption and bribery; Ebola latest from DR Congo.

plenglish (2019-05-28). UN Recognizes Venezuela As a Leading Country in Housing Rights. plenglish.com 28 de mayo de 2019, 16: 21Caracas, May 28 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Organization recognized Venezuela as the leading country in guaranteeing the population the right to housing, assured the minister of the sector, Ildemaro Villarroel.

plenglish (2019-05-28). New Medical Supplies Arriving in Venezuela from China. plenglish.com Caracas, May 28 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela has invested 106 million dollars in the purchase of new sets of medical supplies from China, scheduled to arrive in the country next week, Health Minister Carlos Alvarado announced Tuesday.

plenglish (2019-05-28). Maduro Ratifies Call for Parliamentary Elections in Venezuela. plenglish.com Foto: Twitter @NicolasMaduroCaracas, May 28 (Prensa Latina) The upcoming parliamentary elections will allow closing a cycle of destabilization and conspiracies promoted by Venezuelan opposition sectors, President Nicolas Maduro noted.

The Real News Network (2019-05-28). Video: US Sanctions Leave Millions of Venezuelans Without Water. theantimedia.com "You can't blame the Maduro government, but as for the United States, this Donald Trump is mean. He's mean and he's blocked a lot of things. We have to support each other and this U.S. blockade has to end." — Yolimar Contreras Transcript: Yolimar Contreras lives in a poor barrio, on the hillsides of Caracas, with …

Andrew Korybko (2019-05-28). Russia's Military Deal with the Congo Republic Completes Its African "Corridor of Influence" globalresearch.ca Russia's dispatch of specialists to the Congo Republic (Congo-Brazzaville) in order to maintain military equipment completes Moscow's plan of creating a corridor of influence across the continent from the Sudanese Red Sea coast to the Congolese Atlantic one via the …

plenglish (2019-05-28). Cuban Foreign Minister Concludes Official Visit to Russia. plenglish.com Moscow, May 28 ( Prensa Latina) The Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodriguez, has wound up on Tuesady an official visit to Russia after signing a cooperation agreement between Foreign Ministries and having official talks with his Russian counterpart, Serguei Lavrov.

Yasha Levine (2019-05-28). With Russiagate, we Soviet immigrants were finally forced to reckon with the bigotry of America's elite. thegrayzone.com We never knew what it was like to have the country's media and political class brand people like us a…

Democracy Now! (2019-05-28). Headlines for May 28, 2019. democracynow.org Missouri Gov. Signs 8-Week Abortion Ban as Federal Judge Blocks Mississippi Abortion Ban, Judge Blocks Redirecting of Federal Funds to Build Parts of Border Wall, European Parliament Elections See Greens and Far-Right Gain Ground But Pro-EU Parties Retain Majority, Trump Says Regime Change in Iran Not the Goal After Sending 1,500 More Troops to Region, Trump Dismisses North Korean Missile Tests, Welcomes Anti-Biden Comments, Saudi Airstrike in Yemen Kills 12 Civilians, Including 7 Children, Head of Citizenship & Immigration Agency Resigns as Trump Admin Purge Continues, Landmark Oklahoma Opioid Trial Against John…

Manuel E. Yepe (2019-05-28). The Bolsonaro Phenomenon May be Brief. counterpunch.org "Right now, there's a good chance that the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, be very brief. The word impeachment is already part of the current language in the media and social networks in the South American giant." At least that's what Andrés Ferrari Haines, a professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), More

plenglish (2019-05-28). Nearly 200 Arrested in Police Mega-Raid in Brazil. plenglish.com 28 de mayo de 2019, 16: 55Brasilia, May 28 (Prensa Latina) At least 199 people were arrested so far for murder, 22 of them femicides, during the so-called Operation Cronos II, which is currently carried out by Brazilian civil police from 21 states and the Federal District.

WSWS (2019-05-28). Brazilian media, Workers Party and pseudo-lefts attempt to derail opposition to Bolsonaro. wsws.org The militant attitude of hundreds of thousands of working class youth who flocked to the teachers' demonstrations horrified Bolsonaro's ostensible opponents.

plenglish (2019-05-28). Authorization to Sell Site Brings Down Accusations against Lula. plenglish.com Brasilia, May 28 (Prensa Latina) The approval of a request to sell a property whose ownership is attributed to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Atibaia municipality, in Sao Paulo, to pay alleged political favors, brings down the accusations against the former Brazilian president.

The Local (2019-05-28). Confirmed: Secretive Bilderberg Meeting to be Held in Switzerland from May 30th. globalresearch.ca The 2019 edition of the exclusive Bilderberg Meeting will take place at the Hotel Montreux Palace in the Swiss town of Montreux from Thursday to Sunday. | *** | It will feature Swiss Finance Minister Ueli Maurer, French Economy Minister Bruno …

Robert Fantina (2019-05-28). Brutal Patterns in "United States Governance" globalresearch.ca It is not difficult to find repeating patterns in United States governance internationally and domestically. Here are just a few: | Make decisions for other people, despite the lack of knowledge about them, or any lack of responsibility for making such …

Stephen Lendman (2019-05-28). "The True Story of the Bilderberg Group" and What They May Be Planning Now. globalresearch.ca Note to readers: please click the share buttons above | The Bilderberg Group will be meeting behind closed doors at the Hotel Montreux Palace, Montreux from the 30th of May to the 2nd of June, 2019. | Henry Kissinger, Jared Kushner, Jens …

Shane Quinn (2019-05-28). Prior to the Cold War: US Nuclear Plans Entailed Blowing Up Hundreds of Chinese, Soviet and Eastern European Cities. globalresearch.ca On 30 August 1945, Major General Lauris Norstad dispatched a document to his superior, General Leslie Groves, outlining a total of 15 "key Soviet cities" to be struck with US atomic weapons, headed by the capital Moscow. This was …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2019-05-28). Authoritarian Spirits: Congress, the Espionage Act and Punishing WikiLeaks. globalresearch.ca The time was 1917, and for anyone keen to impress us about any liberal feelings on the part of President Woodrow Wilson, the following should be said. Having deemed the United States too proud to fight, he proceeded to …

Dror Ladin (2019-05-28). Trump's 'Big, Beautiful' Wall Crumbles in Court. globalresearch.ca From the beginning of his campaign for president, Donald Trump claimed that he was going to build a wall along the southern border. He said " nobody builds walls better than me." He said the wall would be "big" …

Steven Sahiounie (2019-05-28). Turkish Dreams of a "Radical Islamic Annex" in Northern Syria Fade Away. globalresearch.ca From the day the war began in March 2011 in Deraa, the political ideology of Radical Islam has been center stage. From the outset of the Syrian conflict, the men who carried weapons were all fighting to abolish the …

Global Research News (2019-05-28). Selected Articles: The Rockefeller Way: The Family's Covert 'Climate Change' Plan. globalresearch.ca Do you value the reporting and in-depth analysis provided by Global Research on a daily basis? | Click to | * * * | | The Rockefeller Way: The Family's …

The Energy & Environmental Legal Institute (2019-05-28). The Rockefeller Way: The Family's Covert 'Climate Change' Plan. globalresearch.ca "Beginning in the 1980s, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund became leading advocates of the global warming agenda. … In their Sustainable Development Program Review, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund boasts of being one of the first major global warming activists, citing its …

Naureen Shah (2019-05-28). DHS Is Locking Immigrants in Solitary Confinement. globalresearch.ca In 2012, I visited the federal supermax prison ADX Florence in Colorado and spoke with men living in solitary confinement. I listened closely to their stories of anguish, but I could not understand how they survived it. They told me …

Ahmad Al Khaled (2019-05-28). Turkey Shoots Itself in the Foot by Providing Syrian "Opposition" with Advanced Weapons. globalresearch.ca The Syrian government's offensive in northwestern provinces of Hama and Lattakia that began almost a month ago fell short of expectations. Having briefly established control over a number of areas, the Syrian army units were forced to retreat due to …

Barbara Nimri Aziz (2019-05-28). The Ever Dependable Bully on Embassy Row; Venezuela and Iraq Are No Longer Worlds Apart. globalresearch.ca The United States is still punishing Iran for the 1979 takeover of its 'sacred' premises, its embassy in Tehran. By contrast, when American authorities occupy another nation's embassy there's nothing but approval from the American public and silent acquiescence by …

True Publica (2019-05-28). European Elections — Read What You Want from These Statistics. Britain Cannot Decide on Brexit. globalresearch.ca The European elections were always going to be interesting if nothing else. We've put lots of stats together so you can see them in a different way. | One thing is for sure — this particular vote proved only one thing …

Manlio Dinucci (2019-05-28). La nave d'assalto dei nuovi crociati. globalresearch.ca Alla presenza del Capo della Stato Sergio Mattarella, del ministro della Difesa Elisabetta Trenta, del ministro dello sviluppo economico Luigi di Maio, e delle massime autorità militari, è stata varata il 25 maggio nei Cantieri di Castellammare di Stabia (Napoli) …

Jason Ditz (2019-05-28). Israel Fires Missile at Southern Syria, Killing Syrian Soldier. theantimedia.com (ANTIWAR.COM) — Israel fired a surface-to-surface missile against a military site in southern Syria's Quneitra. The attack killed a single Syrian soldier, wounded two more,and damaged a military vehicle. Israeli officials were unusually forthcoming about why they attacked, claimed an "abnormal" Syrian violation of Israeli sovereignty earlier in the day, in which a Syrian anti-aircraft system fired at an Israeli …

WSWS (2019-05-28). Chicago police kill bipolar man inside his home. wsws.org Myles Frazier was shot and killed after he barricaded himself in his home in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the city's south side.

Staff (2019-05-28). 1 Dead, 130 Injured as Tornadoes Rip Through Ohio and Indiana. truthdig.com BROOKVILLE, Ohio — A swarm of tornadoes so tightly packed that one may have crossed the path carved by another tore across Indiana and Ohio overnight, smashing homes, blowing out windows and ending the school year early for some students because of damage to buildings. One person was killed and at least 130 were injured. | The storms were among 55 twisters that forecasters said may have touched down Monday across eight states stretching eastward from Idaho and Colorado. The past couple of weeks have seen unusually high tornado activity in the U.S., with no immediate end to the pattern in sight. | The winds…

commondreams (2019-05-28). Shareholders Press ExxonMobil and DowDuPont on Climate Resiliency Risks; Petrochemical Giants Double Down on Operations in Flood Zones. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Democracy Now! (2019-05-28). DeJaun Davis-Correia & Ben Jealous on Billionaire's Pledge to Pay Debt of Morehouse Graduating Class. democracynow.org Earlier this month, the billionaire investor Robert Smith stunned many when he offered to pay off the student loans of the 2019 graduating class at the historically black Morehouse College. The average student debt is now $32,000. Nationwide, 44 million people owe nearly $1.5 trillion. Student debt is expected to increase to $2 trillion by 2022. We speak with Ben Jealous, former national president of the NAACP, and De'Jaun Davis-Correia, a 2019 Morehouse graduate who will benefit from Smith's donation.

Jonathan Cook (2019-05-28). The Corporate Media is Key to Syria Deceptions. theantimedia.com (CD) — By any reckoning, the claim made this week by al-Qaeda-linked fighters that they were targeted with chemical weapons by the Syrian government in Idlib province‚Ää—‚Äätheir final holdout in Syria‚Ää—‚Ääshould have been treated by the western media with a high degree of scepticism. That the US and other western governments enthusiastically picked up those claims should not …

WSWS (2019-05-28). Leaked OPCW engineering report concludes alleged 2018 chemical attack in Syria was staged. wsws.org The Working Group on Syria, Propaganda and Media research group conclude that its findings "establish beyond reasonable doubt that the alleged chemical attack in Douma… was staged."

Tyler Durden (2019-05-28). MIT Rocket Scientist: Leaked Document Shows Syrian Chemical Attacks Were Staged. theantimedia.com (ZH) — "The evidence is overwhelming that the gas attacks were staged," Award-winning scientist and MIT professor emeritus Theodore Postol told The Grayzone's Aaron Maté in a newly published interview. The interview with the noted MIT rocket scientist comes after Fox's Tucker Carlson featured rare mainstream coverage of the bombshell leaked OPCW report on his show Thursday night. The "smoking gun" memo refutes key events surrounding the April 2018 …

United Nations (2019-05-28). Eight years in, Syria still embroiled in conflict 'that no longer sparks outrage', Security Council hears. un.org After eight years of deadly air strikes and terrorist attacks that have left hundreds of thousands of Syrians dead and millions of others injured, United Nations Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Ursula Mueller asked the Security Council on Tuesday, the hard-hitting question: "Can't this Council take any concrete action when attacks on schools and hospitals have become a war tactic that no longer sparks outrage"?

Mildred German (2019-05-28). Canada's Dumping Problems and The War on Garbage & Toxic Waste. indybay.org Mildred German of CFRO, Vancouver Coop Radio & Media Coop will be interviewing long-time activist Ted Alquitas, the publisher of the PhilippineCanadianNews.com on the issue of Philippines/Canada issues around garbage, and and Miranda Dick, of the Secwepemc nation around the Elders Sacred Fire in Turtle Valley that is currently stopping biosolids from being dumped in Secwepmeculcw.

Lee Fang (2019-05-28). Arms Manufacturers Tell Investors That Iran Tension Fuels Business. theintercept.com Defense executives from around the country crowded into Goldman Sachs' glimmering tower in downtown Manhattan in mid-May, eager to present before a conference of bankers and financial analysts. | While much of the world was on edge over simmering tension in the Middle East, as the U.S. and its allies have stoked tensions with Iran, the businessmen at the conference talked of opportunity. | Eric DeMarco, the president of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, addressed the conference, arguing that his company is "very well-aligned" for the shift in the military budget away from asymmetrical fighting toward nation-st…

Vijay Prashad (2019-05-28). Does Iran's economic fate depend on a lifeline from China? mronline.org It's hard to predict what will happen in the oil market as the U.S. sanctions on Iran tighten. For now, it looks like India, Japan, South Korea and Turkey will hold off from buying Iranian oil. These countries—with China—had been the main sources of Iran's foreign exchange. It is unlikely—at the present time—that India, Japan, […] | Source

unitedEditor (2019-05-28). EU elections, Theresa May resigns, Iran VS US. uwidata.com European Parliament elections The elections for the European parliament took place this weekend. According to the results, the European People's Party won 179 seats, and the EP's second largest faction, the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, won 150. The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe came in third with 107 mandates, followed by …

Staff (2019-05-28). The Trump Administration Has Already Declared War on Iran. truthdig.com What follows is a conversation between Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research Mark Weisbrot and Sharmini Peries of the Real News Network. Read a transcript of their conversation below or watch the video at the bottom of…

Juan Cole (2019-05-28). If Trump Really Only Wants 'No Iranian Nukes,' Then He Should Just Rejoin the Nuclear Deal. commondreams.org Iran was screwed over by the US— it gave up its only deterrence card to forestall a US invasion and regime change. (Photo: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump_iran.jpeg…

Vijay Prashad (2019-05-28). Does Iran's Economic Fate Depend on a Lifeline From China? commondreams.org Iran's oil is cheap and of a quality that Chinese refiners prefer. (Photo: AFP) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/china_1.jpeg…

plenglish (2019-05-28). Iran Sees No Prospect of Negotiations with US. plenglish.com Tehran, May 28 ( Prensa Latina ) Iran sees no prospect of negotiations with the United States, according to Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi, in statements made Tuesday to the Fars agency. "…we don"t pay attention to words; what matters to us is a change of approach and behavior", he added.

Vanessa Mbonu@naacpnet (2019-05-28). What's Trending: Black News Recap. naacp.org The Root: Did You Know Lady Liberty Was a Monument to Slavery Abolition, Not Immigration? The new Statue of Liberty Museum, which opened Thursday in New York Harbor, brings to light a little-spoken-of aspect of the statue's history: Lady Liberty was originally intended celebrate the end of slavery, not the arrival of immigrants. …

Naureen Shah (2019-05-28). DHS is locking immigrants in solitary confinement. nationofchange.org In 2012, I visited the federal supermax prison ADX Florence in Colorado and spoke with men living in solitary confinement. I listened closely to their stories of anguish, but I could not understand how they survived it. They told me of the horror of being trapped in a small room, without access to fresh air or sunlight, for at least 22 hours a day — alone, afraid, and not knowing when it would end. I learned that people in solitary confinement talk to the walls, to themselves, to no one — sometimes they stop talking altogether. | Those are the types of horrors we now know that Immigration and Custo…

Staff (2019-05-28). Left and Far-Right Parties Gain as Centrists Falter in EU Elections. truthout.org The European Union elections concluded over the weekend, with centrist parties losing dozens of seats while far-right and Green candidates made significant strides. In France, the far-right National Rally party led by Marine Le Pen narrowly beat the centrist alliance led by French President Emmanuel Macron. In Italy, the far-right nationalist League party placed first, winning 34% of the vote. The party is led by Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini. While right-wing euroskeptic parties slightly increased their power in the EU assembly, about 75% of voters still backed parties that support Europe. We s…

Scott Tucker (2019-05-28). Europe: Green Surges, Older Parties Erode, Far Right Gains. counterpunch.org Green parties made stunning gains in the European Elections, due to the strength of many younger voters, the grass roots insurgency of ecological school strikes and marches, and the tenacity of Green Party activists. The older mainstream parties, both center-right and social democratic, received a mix of drubbing demotions and eroding support. The far right More

Democracy Now! (2019-05-28). EU Parliamentary Elections: Left and Far-Right Parties Gain as Centrists Falter. democracynow.org The European Union elections concluded over the weekend, with centrist parties losing dozens of seat while far-right and Green candidates made significant strides. In France, the far-right National Rally party led by Marine Le Pen narrowly beat the centrist alliance led by French President Emmanuel Macron. In Italy, the far-right nationalist League party placed first, winning 34% of the vote. The party is led by Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini. While right-wing euroskeptic parties slightly increased their power in the EU assembly, about 75% of voters still backed parties that support Europe. We speak…

Andre Vltchek (2019-05-28). Andre Vltchek: It Is Indifference of the Israelis That Is Killing People. mintpressnews.com As always, I was impressed by Israel's infrastructure, but not by whom it serves. South Africa, during apartheid, built some of the greatest highways in the world. For the whites. Others were forced to live in the gutter. Israel does the same.

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