2019-05-24: Social Media Postees

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Turkey's purchase of the S-400 is a 'decided matter' — Secretary of Defense Hulusi Akar
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-05-24
During an Iftar session in Ankara, the Turkish Minister of Defense, Hulusi Akar, met with leading media representatives. The minister made a number of important statements on issues such as the threats Turkey faces in the region, the fight against terrorism, the country's need for its own air defense system and the purchase of Russian …
uwidata.com/3547-turkeys-purchase-of-the-s-400-is-a-decided-matter-secretary-of-defense-hulusi-akar/

Canada's Meddling in Venezuela
Yves Engler | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-24
Why does the dominant media pay so much attention to Russian "meddling" in other countries, but little to Canada's longstanding interference in the political affairs of nations thousands of kilometres from our borders? The case of Ben Rowswell illustrates the double standard well. The current Canadian International Council President has been the leading non-governmental advocate…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/24/canadas-meddling-in-venezuela/

How Many Times Must Assange Be Proven Right?
consortiumnews.com | 2019-05-24
The espionage charges against Assange bear out what he's been saying and should open ears to what he's also said about the non-Russian source of the DNC emails, says Caitlin Johnstone. By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com And there it is…. Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/05/24/how-many-times-must-assange-be-proven-right/

The Geography of War: No Iraq…? No Iran!
Brett Redmayne-Titley | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-24
As Iraq/ Iran economic ties continue to strengthen, with Iraq recently signing on for billions of cubic meters of Iranian natural gas, the shift towards Russian influence was certified as Iraq sent a delegation to Moscow to negotiate the purchase of the S-400 anti-aircraft system.
globalresearch.ca/geography-war-no-iraq-no-iran/5678358

India's Strategic Alliance with U.S.: Towards an Anti-Russian Military Pivot
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-24
India's much-touted and over-hyped policy of "multi-alignment" is seeming more and more like a cover for unconvincingly disguising the country's strategic alliance the US, especially after its Ambassador to America strongly hinted that Modi will undertake an anti-Russian military pivot …
globalresearch.ca/indias-ambassador-us-strongly-hinted-anti-russian-military-pivot/5678388

The Dangerous Demise of Disarmament
Melvin Goodman | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-24
Donald Trump and his national security team have weakened virtually every aspect of American foreign policy over the past two years. U.S. bilateral relations with both Russia and China have worsened, driving Moscow and Beijing into their closest relationship in more than fifty years. U.S. standing in Europe, particularly with our central NATO allies, has been compromised as President Trump has embarrassed key allies in London, Paris, and Berlin. The recent bungling of political upheaval in Venezuela has made the United States a laughing stock throughout South America. Trump's obsequious behavior toward Israeli Pr…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/24/the-dangerous-demise-of-disarmament/

Canada's Five Year Campaign to Oust Venezuela's Government
Yves Engler | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-05-24
Why does the dominant media pay so much attention to Russian "meddling" in other countries, but little to Canada's longstanding interference in the political affairs of nations thousands of kilometres from our borders? The case of Ben Rowswell illustrates the double standard well. The current Canadian International Council President has been the leading non-governmental advocate …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/05/canadas-five-year-campaign-to-oust-venezuelas-government/

Life or Death — Corporate Media or Honest Media?
Media Lens | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-24
Relying on the corporate media, including BBC News, to provide a reliable account of the world is literally a matter of life or death, on many levels. | Imagine, for example, a Russian dissident living in the UK who had published …
globalresearch.ca/life-death-corporate-media-honest-media/5678409

Hillary's call for Chinese meddling in 2020 is no joking matter
Musa al-Gharbi | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-24
This article was produced by Globetrotter, a project of the Independent Media Institute. | In a recent appearance on MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Show, Hillary Clinton suggested China should try to access Donald Trump's tax returns and leak them to the press. | "Why should Russia have all the fun? And since Russia is clearly backing Republicans, why don't we ask China to back us [Democrats]?" She continued, "China, if you're listening, why don't you get Trump's tax returns? I'm sure our media would richly rew…
nationofchange.org/2019/05/24/hillarys-call-for-chinese-meddling-in-2020-is-no-joking-matter/

Trump directs AG Barr to declassify data on what prompted Russiagate probe
rt.com | 2019-05-24
US President Donald Trump has allowed his attorney general to declassify information about what prompted the Russiagate investigation — and ordered the heads of the intelligence agencies to cooperate with the reveal. | …
rt.com/usa/460133-trump-declassifies-russiagate-barr/

High Fives to Jimmy Dore for Laughing Russiagaters out of the Room
John V. Walsh | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-05-24
Jimmy Dore is a comic who has taken on Russiagate, a deadly serious matter. He is one of those brave souls who count themselves as progressives but dared to call into question Russiagate. There are those who will tell you that Trump is a despicable human; and so if Russiagate tarnished Trump, the argument goes, …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/05/high-fives-to-jimmy-dore-for-laughing-russiagaters-out-of-the-room/

Russiagate and the Dry Rot in American Journalism
Zhivko Illeieff | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-24
Hunter S. Thompson dissected the mainstream news long before the false narratives of Iraqi WMD's and Russian collusion. The 2016 U.S. presidential elections showed how easily a real estate hustler can hijack the public's attention with the help of all major news corporations. Not only did Donald Trump receive two billion dollars of free media over the…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/24/russiagate-and-the-dry-rot-in-american-journalism/

Venezuela: The opposition collapses, revolution advances
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-05-24
Chicago, IL – On May 20, a massive rally filled downtown Caracas as Venezuela's revolutionary movement marked one year since Nicolás Maduro was elected to a second term as president. The celebration comes just three weeks after Juan Guaidó, the Trump-appointed leader of the Venezuelan far right, launched a failed military coup against Maduro. | Since that foolish day, events in Venezuela have accelerated. The opposition lies defeated, and the revolutionary movement advances, millions strong, to with the aim of socialism. | The collapse of the counter-revolution | On April 30, Juan Guaidó declared the "final stage…
fightbacknews.org/2019/5/24/venezuela-opposition-collapses-revolution-advances

Peace With Iran Is a Good Thing
Renee Parsons | commondreams.org | 2019-05-24
There is no question that neither Bolton nor Pompeo are to be trusted and that Bolton's over reach of authority is the key driver pushing for confrontation and divisiveness while Pompeo is a more personally shrewd team player and somewhat less of a loose cannon. (Photo: State Department via Wikimedia Commons) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/pompeo_2.jpeg…
commondreams.org/views/2019/05/24/peace-iran-good-thing?cd-origin=rss

UN honours peacekeepers who 'paid the ultimate price', for the sake of others
United Nations | un.org | 2019-05-24
Ever since the UN deployed the first of its 72 peacekeeping missions back in 1948, more than 3,800 peacekeepers have lost their lives, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, at a wreath laying ceremony in honour of those "brave men and women" who serve.
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Reuniting for Peace and Justice – 50 Years of Resistance
Mike Rhodes | indybay.org | 2019-05-24
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indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/22/18823549.php

Peace with Iran Is a Good Thing
Renee Parsons | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-24
After weeks of drama with Iranian 'threats' and having conducted classified briefings with Congress on Tuesday, acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo by his side, informed a press briefing that | "there will be | …
globalresearch.ca/peace-iran/5678387

MintCast Episode 3: Iran, Chelsea Manning, ElectionGuard and the Embassy Protection Collective
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-05-24
MinCast hosts Alan MacLeod and Whitney Webb discuss the week's top stories, including U.S. attempt to escalate the situation in Iran, the unjust re-imprisonment of Chelsea Manning, Microsoft's new ElectionGuard product and get a first-hand account of the Venezuelan Embassy Protection Collective from Alex Rubenstein.
mintpressnews.com/mintcast-episode-3-iran-chelsea-manning-electionguard-and-the-embassy-protection-collective/258774/

Microsoft's ElectionGuard a Trojan Horse for a Military-Industrial Takeover of US Elections
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-05-24
"The fact that we are handing over the keys of American democracy to the military-industrial complex — it's like giving the keys to the henhouse to a fox and saying, 'here come in and take whatever you want.' It's obviously dangerous." — Investigative journalist Yasha Levine…
mintpressnews.com/microsoft-electionguard-a-trojan-horse-for-a-military-industrial-takeover-of-us-elections/258732/

The Middle East Conflicts Wall Memorial: What Illinois Bikers Know That Washington Doesn't
Andrew Bacevich | mintpressnews.com | 2019-05-24
Andrew Bacevich on the sole memorial for those who have fought in our now almost 18-year-old war on terror — never actually a coherent "war" but a spreading set of conflicts, upheavals, and chaos of every sort.
mintpressnews.com/the-middle-east-conflicts-wall-memorial-what-illinois-bikers-know-that-washington-doesnt/258758/

As the far right grows, its mask comes off
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-05-24
The brutal face of hard right and fascist reaction has been on vivid display on the issues of women's rights and the climate crisis in the past few weeks. | In Germany the AfD (Alliance for Germany) launched a vicious attack on inspirational teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, portraying her as an extremist and suggesting she needs treatment for her "psychosis" — a shabby reference to her autism. | Rejecting near-unanimous scientific opinion, the AfD said that the climate justice movement is scare mongering about levels of carbon dioxide emissions, asserting that the gas is a beneficial plant nutrient.
greenleft.org.au/content/far-right-grows-its-mask-comes

Austria's "Ibiza Affair" and the rightward shift of the political establishment
wsws.org | 2019-05-24
The very same political forces who are now crying foul over far-right Freedom Party leader Heinz-Christian Strache bear chief responsibility for the projected entry of a record number of right-wing extremists into the European Parliament.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/24/aust-m24.html

Far-Right Israeli Organization Publishes List of 'Disloyal' Professors
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-05-24
Hilla Dayan discusses the right-wing Zionist group Im Tirtzu, and the scare campaign against leftist and progressive professors going on in Israel…
therealnews.com/stories/far-right-israeli-organization-publishes-list-of-disloyal-professors

US-Made Saudi Warplanes and Bombs Are Still Killing Many Civilians in Yemen
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-24
(ANTIWAR.COM) — Over the course of a five year war in Yemen, Saudi Arabia has killed the vast majority of civilians. The killings were overwhelmingly from airstrikes, which brings uncomfortable attention to the US. The Saudi airstrikes, after all, are done almost exclusively in US-made warplanes, and dropping largely US-made munitions. The US has also, for much of …

US-Made Saudi Warplanes and Bombs Are Still Killing Many Civilians in Yemen

'Without Putin, Syria Would Have Ceased to Exist': Interview with Flemish Priest Living in Syria
Fr Daniel Maes | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-24
The text of this interview was published by Global Research on June 15, 2017 | According to the Flemish Father Daniel Maes, who has lived in Syria since 2010, the coverage of the Syrian war is based on lies. President …
globalresearch.ca/without-putin-syria-would-have-ceased-to-exist-interview-with-flemish-priest-living-in-syria/5594692

Leaked OPCW report raises new questions about 2018 chemical attack in Douma, Syria
Amy Goodman | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-24
A newly leaked internal document from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons reveals there were conflicting views within the organization as to what happened.
nationofchange.org/2019/05/24/leaked-opcw-report-raises-new-questions-about-2018-chemical-attack-in-douma-syria/

Turkish Weapons to Libya's Government of National Unity (PNU): Key Obstruction for Haftar's Offensive on Tripoli
Firas Samuri | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-24
While the offensive of the Libyan National Army (LNA) under the command of Field Marshal Halifa Haftar in Tripoli against the armed groups controlled by the Government of National Unity (PNU) is well underway, more and more international and regional …
globalresearch.ca/turkish-weapons-obstruction-haftars-offensive-tripoli/5678390

Iran Runs Out of Patience due to Europe's Inaction over Nuclear Deal
plenglish.com | 2019-05-24
Tehran, May 24 (Prensa Latina) Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that the Islamic Republic has run out of patience due to Europe"s inaction over the withdrawal of the United States from the nuclear agreement and the resumption of sanctions on Iran.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42351&SEO=iran-runs-out-of-patience-due-to-europes-inaction-over-nuclear-deal

Why does Washington hate Iran?
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-05-24
In recent weeks the United States has sent the USS Abraham Lincoln, B-52 bombers, a Patriot missile interceptor battery and more naval firepower into the Persian Gulf in an escalation of military threats against Iran. | Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan announced in May that the Pentagon had plans to send 120,000 troops in the event that Iran attacked American forces in the Middle East, or if Iran resumed work that could lead to nuclear weapons. | In April, US President Donald Trump's administration designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guards, part of Iran's armed forces, as a "terrorist group". | The US…
greenleft.org.au/content/why-does-washington-hate-iran

All Dams in Brazil Are Unsafe, Minister Warns
plenglish.com | 2019-05-24
Brasilia, May 24 (Prensa Latina) The almost 2,000 dams registered in Brazil can be considered currently unsafe, said the Minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Albuquerque, during his statement in the Senate Environment Committee.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42364&SEO=all-dams-in-brazil-are-unsafe-minister-warns

Trump's Use of Emergency Loophole to Export US Bombs to Saudis, Critics Warn, Will Only Intensify World's Worst Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-05-24
Federal lawmakers and anti-war voices are raising alarm about and vowing to challenge the Trump administration's exploitation of a legal loophole to try to enable the export of billions of dollars in American-made weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/yemen_2.jpeg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/05/24/trumps-use-emergency-loophole-export-us-bombs-saudis-critics-warn-will-only?cd-origin=rss

Gulf of Tonkin 'Crisis', Iranian Style
Robert Fantina | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-24
The United States government is always beating the war drums; it's what violent, rogue nations do. Currently, a non-issue in the Middle East is being seized upon as a threat to the mighty U.S. The headlines were sensational: 'Saudi Arabia says Oil Tankers Attacked as Iranian Tensions Rise'. — Bloomberg 'President Trump Warns Iran over…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/24/gulf-of-tonkin-crisis-iranian-style/

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
wsws.org | 2019-05-24
Dockworkers in Italy and France have refused to handle cargo they say was intended to aid Saudi Arabian war efforts in Yemen while strikes and protests by miners and teachers continue in South Africa.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/24/work-m24.html

Julian Assange's Attorney Decries Espionage Charges as Threat to Press Freedom
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-05-24
In an unprecedented move, the Justice Department has indicted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on 17 charges of violating the Espionage Act for his role in publishing U.S. classified military and diplomatic documents exposing U.S. war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. The documents were leaked by U.S. Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning. The Espionage Act of 1917 has never been used to prosecute a journalist or media outlet. The new charges come just over a month after British police forcibly removed Assange from the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, where he took asylum in 2012. Initially the Trump administration in…
truthout.org/video/julian-assanges-attorney-decries-espionage-charges-as-threat-to-press-freedom/

Exclusive: Julian Assange's Attorney Decries Espionage Charges as "Grave Threat to Press Freedom"
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-05-24
In an unprecedented move, the Justice Department has indicted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on 17 charges of violating the Espionage Act for his role in publishing U.S. classified military and diplomatic documents exposing U.S. war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. The documents were leaked by U.S. Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning. The Espionage Act of 1917 has never been used to prosecute a journalist or media outlet. The new charges come just over a month after British police forcibly removed Assange from the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, where he took asylum in 2012. Initially the Trump administration indic…
www.democracynow.org/2019/5/24/exclusive_julian_assange_s_attorney_decries

US Aggession Against Iraq-The San Diego Connection
Michael Steinberg | indybay.org | 2019-05-24
The role of the San Diego military in the US Aggression against Iran…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/21/18823540.php

Dump Bolton before He Starts the Next War
Renee Parsons | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-24
Donald Trump very likely won the 2016 election with pronouncements like these: "Obviously the war in Iraq was a big fat mistake." "We should have never been in Iraq." "We have destabilized the middle east." "We will stop racing to topple foreign regimes that we know nothing about." Today, it is unclear exactly who is…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/24/dump-bolton-before-he-starts-the-next-war/

"I Apologize to No One" for Opposing Disastrous US Wars in Vietnam and Iraq, Says Bernie Sanders
Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-05-24
"This is great: Bernie tell tells the pro-war crowd and their enablers to bring it on." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/sanders_anti_war_no_apologies.jpg…
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Paul Bremer's Legacy in Iraq Is Being Expanded Across the Arab World
Dr. Mustafa Fetouri | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-24
Today marks 16 years since Paul Bremer, the former American diplomat, made history three times in the space of one month. First he was appointed head of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), the administration that ran Iraq after it …
globalresearch.ca/paul-bremers-legacy-iraq-expanded-across-arab-world/5678392

War Crimes Pardons: A Terrible Memorial Day Idea
Thomas Knapp | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-24
On May 16, 2008, near the town of Baiji in Iraq, 1st Lieutenant Michael Behenna, US Army, murdered a prisoner. That was the verdict of the jury in his 2009 court martial, anyway. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison, but paroled in less than five. On May 6, 2019, US president Donald Trump…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/24/war-crimes-pardons-a-terrible-memorial-day-idea/

Assange, Espionage, and the Cult of Personality
Christian Christensen | commondreams.org | 2019-05-24
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange holds a press conference at Park Plaza Hotel on October 23, 2010 in London, England. The series released at the time included leaks of American military documents, nearly 400,000 in total, included details about how the torture and the abuse of detainees by Iraqi police, was ignored by U.S. forces. On Thursday it was reported that the U.S. government has filed charges under the Espionage Act for Assange's work as a journalist. (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/julian_…
commondreams.org/views/2019/05/24/assange-espionage-and-cult-personality?cd-origin=rss

"Sooner or Later, Dictators Fall," Says Eyewitness to Sudan's Uprising
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-05-24
The revolutionary process in the Middle East and North Africa continues to unfold as uprisings in Sudan and Algeria have defied the counterrevolutionary wave that swept across the region following the 2011 Arab Spring. | In Algeria, a sustained protest movement toppled authoritarian leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika on April 2 of this year. About a week later, ongoing popular resistance in Sudan forced out ruler Omar al-Bashir. In both countries, the military remains in power, though the heads of the regimes are gone. | The uprising in Sudan has benefited from a high level of organization and impressive leadership f…
truthout.org/articles/sooner-or-later-dictators-fall-says-eyewitness-to-sudans-uprising/

The Espionage Act and Julian Assange: The US Justice Department Expands Its Case
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-05-24
It seemed flimsy from the start, but the US Department of Justice is keen to get their man. What has certainly transpired of late is that Mike Pompeo was being unusually faithful to the truth when director of the CIA: every means would be found to prosecute the case against WikiLeaks and Julian Assange. His …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/05/the-espionage-act-and-julian-assange-the-us-justice-department-expands-its-case/

The Espionage Act and Julian Assange
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-24
It seemed flimsy from the start, but the US Department of Justice is keen to get their man. What has certainly transpired of late is that Mike Pompeo was being unusually faithful to the truth when director of the CIA: every means would be found to prosecute the case against WikiLeaks and Julian Assange. His…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/24/the-espionage-act-and-julian-assange/

Senator Schumer's Divine Mission
Lawrence Davidson | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-24
Back on 31 March 2019 I wrote an essay entitled "God and U.S. Foreign Policy." The central figure in that essay was Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Pompeo is a Christian fundamentalist who believes that God is at work when it comes to both sustaining Israeli society as well as the U.S. foreign policies that underpin it.
counterpunch.org/2019/05/24/senator-schumers-divine-mission/

The Espionage Act and Julian Assange: The US Justice Department Expands Its Case
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-24
It seemed flimsy from the start, but the US Department of Justice is keen to get their man. What has certainly transpired of late is that Mike Pompeo was being unusually faithful to the truth when director of the CIA: …
globalresearch.ca/espionage-act-julian-assange-us-justice-department-expands-its-case/5678367

Six immigrant children dead in US custody since September
wsws.org | 2019-05-24
Protecting the lives and democratic rights of immigrants requires a fight against imperialist war and the capitalist system.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/24/immi-m24.html

Iran's Relations with India and Pakistan. Couldn't Be More Different
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-24
Iran is becoming increasingly desperate after the US intensified the economic component of its Hybrid War on the country, and while Indian Prime Minister Modi snubbed the Islamic Republic's top diplomat during his visit to the country earlier this month …
globalresearch.ca/zarifs-visits-india-pakistan/5678384

War is War on Mother Earth
Richard Moser | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-24
"In order to achieve the massive systemic and cultural transformations required for mitigating climate change…we're going to have to deal with the socially sanctioned, institutionalized violence perpetrated by U.S. foreign policy that is pouring fuel on the fire of global warming." — Stacy Bannerman Climate Change Causes War There is the close relationship between war…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/24/war-is-war-on-mother-earth/

Israel: "Wiped off The Map". The Rumor of the Century, Fabricated by the US Media to Justify An All out War on Iran
Arash Norouzi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-24
Global Research Editor's Note | The following text by Arash Norouzi first published by the Mossadegh Project and Global Research in January 2007 confirms that the alleged "Wiped Off the Map" statement by Iran's president was never made. | In the light …
globalresearch.ca/israel-wiped-off-the-map-the-rumor-of-the-century-fabricated-by-the-us-media-to-justify-an-all-out-war-on-iran/21188

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2019-05-24 21:53 GMT (17:53 EST)

2019-05-23: News Headlines

Adam Johnson (2019-05-23). Warren and Sanders Understand the Power of 'The Bad Guy'. commondreams.org Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren make a joint appearance on Capitol Hill during a 2017 news conference about health care reform. (Photo: Andrew Harnik / AP) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/warrensanders2.jpeg…

Mike Rhodes (2019-05-23). Reuniting for Peace and Justice – 50 Years of Resistance. indybay.org Unitarian Universalist Church at 2672 E Alluvial Ave in Fresno.

Khalil Bendib (2019-05-23). Dropping bombs for peace. nationofchange.org It became necessary to destroy world peace in order to save it.

Firas Samuri (2019-05-23). Turkish Army Pullout Will Bring Peace to Northern Syria? globalresearch.ca In mid-January 2018, the Turkish General Staff announced the beginning of Olive Branch Operation. The goal was to oust the Kurds from the outskirts of Afrin, as well as to create a buffer zone along the Syrian-Turkish border. | These steps …

Staff (2019-05-23). Deadly Protests Erupt in Indonesia as US-Trained Generals Wage War on Democracy. truthout.org In Indonesia, at least six people have died and hundreds have been injured after supporters of former military commander Prabowo Subianto took to the streets to protest his election defeat. The protests began after authorities announced President Joko Widodo — who is known as Jokowi — had won re-election after receiving 55% of the vote. Prabowo has refused to concede and is preparing to challenge the results. We speak to journalist Allan Nairn, who recently returned from Indonesia. | TRANSCRIPT: | NERMEEN SHAIKH: We begin today's show in Indonesia, where at least six people have died and hu…

Democracy Now! (2019-05-23). Leaked OPCW Report Raises New Questions About 2018 Chemical Attack in Douma, Syria. democracynow.org The State Department said Tuesday that the Syrian government may have used chemical weapons during recent fighting in Idlib. The State Department warned that the United States and its allies would respond quickly and appropriately if it is determined that chemical weapons have been used. This all comes as new questions are being raised about an alleged chemical weapons attack in the city of Douma last year. The Syrian government was accused of dropping two gas cylinders on the city, killing dozens of people. The U.S. and allies responded by carrying out airstrikes. But a newly leaked internal document from the Or…

Telesur (2019-05-23). Risk of Nuclear War Now Highest Since World War 2: UN. globalresearch.ca The Director of the U.N. Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), Renata Dwan, warned that all states with nuclear weapons are pushing for weapon modernization programs, while arms control regulations are changing or fading. | The Director of the U.N. Institute …

WSWS (2019-05-23). New Haven teachers strike enters fourth day. wsws.org To carry their struggle forward, New Haven teachers must break free from the pro-Democratic Party teachers' unions, which are preparing to sell them out in the same manner as in Los Angeles, Oakland and Sacramento.

WSWS (2019-05-23). Workers and young people warn about the mounting social crisis. wsws.org "The most important thing for me is jobs, security and the economy—we need real action on jobs."

Andrew J. Bacevich (2019-05-23). The Only Place in America Remembering the War on Terror. thenation.com The Only Place in America Remembering the War on Terror…

Staff (2019-05-23). The Town Where Presidents Should Be Forced to Confront "Forever Wars" truthout.org Earlier this month, I spent a day visiting Marseilles to videotape a documentary about recent American military history, specifically the ongoing wars that most of us prefer not to think about. | Lest there be any confusion, let me be more specific. I am not referring to Marseilles (mar-SAY), France, that nation's largest port and second largest city with a population approaching 900,000. No, my destination was Marseilles (mar-SAYLZ), Illinois, a small prairie town with a population hovering around 5,000. | Our own lesse…

William Manson (2019-05-23). Greedy Old Plutocrats (and Their Secret War on the Young!). dissidentvoice.org In his book Totem and Taboo, Sigmund Freud indulged in a speculative scenario for the origins of society. Everyone, young and old alike, once lived together in a "primal horde"— ruled by an aging, domineering father-figure, who selfishly monopolized the women for his own satisfaction. But one day (so to speak), the deprived "sons" defiantly …

Jason Ditz (2019-05-23). US Might Send 10,000 More Troops to Middle East. theantimedia.com (ANTIWAR.COM) — Citing ongoing US-Iran tensions and the secret intelligence on Iranian "threats" officials keep mentioning, CENTCOM is requesting that the Pentagon approve substantial numbers of additional US ground troops to be deployed somewhere in the Middle East. Though initial reports claimed that CENTCOM was only requesting "about 5,000" ground troops, subsequent reports said that the Pentagon are preparing …

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2019-05-23). Ocasio-Cortez and Warren Have Some Tough Questions for Mnuchin About the Collapse of Sears. commondreams.org Two high-profile Democrats have questions for Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin about his role in the downfall of Sears as a former member of the retailer's board of directors, and his possible role in government decisions about the company. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/aoc-warren.jpg…

Staff (2019-05-23). Chris Hedges Honored by American Academy of Arts and Letters. truthdig.com On Wednesday, the American Academy of Arts and Letters awarded Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges one of eight prizes for his contributions to American literature. Other winners include University of California, Berkeley professor Robert Alter, poet and activist Marilyn Chin, novelist Siri Hustvedt, playwright Matthew Lopez, fiction writer John McManus, poet and author Eileen Myles and playwright Lauren Yee. | "Chris Hedges's big, brash, impassioned voice is a reviving tonic, an accelerant to our weary spirit's fresh resolve to confront the powerful institutional atta…

Staff (2019-05-23). Trump Administration Wants to Fund More "Clean Coal" Failures. truthout.org In April, the Department of Justice informed Southern Company that it was under investigation "related to the Kemper County energy facility" in Mississippi, where Southern had spent $7.5 billion, including hundreds of millions in taxpayer funds from the Department of Energy, trying to build a coal-fired power plant that would capture carbon emissions. | Former engineers and officials from the Kemper plant have described evidence of possible intentional fraud at the construction project, alleging that the company knew of design flaws early on but pressed forward with the project in the hopes that costs could be…

WSWS (2019-05-23). The rise of the Brexit Party and how to fight it. wsws.org Nigel Farage is intent on portraying the European elections, which will see a massive abstention, as a plebiscite on Brexit and a weapon against any move towards a second referendum.

Venezuela Analysis (2019-05-23). Maduro Proposes Early Elections for Venezuela's National Assembly. theantimedia.com (VA) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro proposed holding early parliamentary elections as a way to defuse the country's political crisis. "Let's see who gets the most votes! Let's find a political, constitutional and democratic path forward," Maduro said at the end of a march on Monday commemorating the anniversary of his reelection on May 20, 2018 to …

Ruth Milka (2019-05-23). 'Extraordinarily concerned' Elizabeth Warren demands answers from the Trump administration on the deaths of migrant children. nationofchange.org Elizabeth Warren is taking action after two more children died in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody this past week. | "I have been and continue to be extraordinarily concerned about this administration's treatment of immigrant children, " writes Warren in her letter, addressed John P. Sanders, acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. | "The deaths of five children who had been in CBP care in six months are appalling,"

Staff (2019-05-23). AOC and Warren Have Some Tough Questions for Mnuchin About Sears's Collapse. truthout.org Two high-profile Democrats have questions for Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin about his role in the downfall of Sears as a former member of the retailer's board of directors, and his possible role in government decisions about the company. | Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), who is also a 2020 presidential candidate, released a video Thursday in which they outline the details of a letter (p…

RT (2019-05-23). SpaceX sues US Air Force for awarding lucrative contracts to 'paper rocket' builders like Bezos. rt.com Elon Musk's SpaceX is taking the US government to court over what it claims was an "arbitrary and capricious" move to favor its rivals, including Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, with multimillion contracts and turn down SpaceX's bid.

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2019-05-23). Monsanto, Scientific Deception and Cancer. globalresearch.ca Money may not be able to buy the purest love, but it can buy the best, life-ending cancer. For Monsanto, giant of rule and misrule in matters of genetically modified crops, known for bullying practices towards farmers, things have not …

kathy_f (2019-05-23). Scientists call for action from new government. greenleft.org.au More than 60 scientists and experts have signed an open letter to the next Parliament of Australia, calling for the government to make urgent action on climate change a top priority for the 46th Parliament of Australia. | Prominent signatories of the open letter include: Nobel Prize winners Professor Peter Doherty AC and Dr Sue Wareham OAM, former Australian of the Year Professor Fiona Stanley AC, former Chief Scientist for Australia Professor Penny Sackett and many of Australia's leading scientist…

Robert J. Burrowes (2019-05-23). Understanding NATO, Ending War. counterpunch.org On 4 April 2019, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, better known as NATO, marked the 70th anniversary of its existence with a conference attended by the foreign ministers of member nations in Washington DC. This will be complemented by a meeting of the heads of state of member nations in London next December. Coinciding with More

Democracy Now! (2019-05-23). Allan Nairn: Deadly Protests Erupt in Indonesia as U.S.-Trained Generals Wage a War on Democracy. democracynow.org In Indonesia, at least six people have died and hundreds have been injured after supporters of former military commander Prabowo Subianto took to the streets to protest his election defeat. The protests began after authorities announced President Joko Widodo—who is known as Jokowi—had won re-election after receiving 55% of the vote. Prabowo has refused to concede and is preparing to challenge the results. We speak to journalist Allan Nairn, who recently returned from Indonesia.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2019-05-23). A New Way Forward: 2019 California Juneteenth Celebration. indybay.org Today, let us consider an authentic California Juneteenth narrative for the next 170 years that no longer values a manifest destiny "white man only" enslavement and genocide conversation mandated by the original 1849 California State Constitution.

WSWS (2019-05-23). Washington revives Syria chemical weapons propaganda as pretext for war. wsws.org The threat of a new US attack on Syria follows a report exposing the last chemical weapons incident attributed to the Syrian government as a staged provocation.

Stephen Lendman (2019-05-23). Hardball Trump Regime Tactics Against China Doomed to Fail. globalresearch.ca Washington's geopolitical agenda is based on the notion that it can prevail against other nations by pressuring, bullying, warning, and intimidating them to bow to its interests. | It works against some countries, by no means not all, notably not in …

WSWS (2019-05-23). The Indian elections and the fight to free the Maruti Suzuki class war prisoners. wsws.org Completely blacked out from the election campaign has been any discussion of the plight of the 13 Maruti Suzuki workers who have been jailed for life on frame-up murder charges.

pip.hinman (2019-05-23). Brazil: More than 1 million take to the streets. greenleft.org.au A nationwide education strike on May 15 became the platform for the biggest anti-government protests since President Jair Bolsonaro took power. | More than 1 million people demonstrated, some estimating up to 2 million. Protests brought together unions, academics, teachers, students, campaign groups, political parties and other diverse factions — the birth of a movement, and the strongest display of left unity in Brazil in decades, on a scale that took many by surprise. | This is a battle for the country's future: it is the beginning of the fightback against Bolsonaro's war on education — a needless w…

Scott Ritter (2019-05-23). The U.S. Stands to Lose Much More Than a War With Iran. truthdig.com An invasion of the Strait of Hormuz would devastate the U.S. military, but it's America's position in the world that may never recover.

South Front (2019-05-23). Preparations for War: NATO Intelligence Activity Around Russia's Borders. globalresearch.ca In addition to the militarization of Eastern Europe, NATO partakes in active intelligence operations — be it by land, sea and air. | There are numerous reports of various intelligence (spy) aircraft going and even entering Russian airspace, and the …

Middle East Eye (2019-05-23). US Calls for Syrian Ceasefire as Chemical Attack Claim Quickly Countered. theantimedia.com (MEE) — A war monitor has countered US suspicions of a Syrian government chemical attack, as a senior American official called for a ceasefire amid heavy fighting in northwestern Syria. Washington late on Tuesday said it had seen signs that forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad may be using chemical weapons, including an alleged chlorine attack, …

Cathy Breen (2019-05-23). So Many Wars: Remembering Friends in Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Kurdistan and Turkey. counterpunch.org It's been so long since I have written, that I don't know where to begin. I pick up a binder and begin scanning through past "Dear Friends" letters. As I read, memories of trips to Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Kurdistan and Turkey begin to flood my consciousness. So many beautiful faces and stories. So many years More

RT (2019-05-23). How well do you know the War on Terror? (QUIZ). rt.com Thursday marks six years since then US President Barack Obama declared that the 'War on Terror' was over. Alas the rise of ISIS quickly had Obama backtracking on that pronouncement and the war has now raged for nearly 18 years.

Jake Johnson (2019-05-23). As 2020 Democrats cozy up to Wall Street donors, Warren and Sanders refuse to play big-money game. nationofchange.org Many 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls have reportedly been spending a significant chunk of their time on the trail cozying up to Wall Street executives and raking in checks at big-dollar events across the nation.

pip.hinman (2019-05-23). Italian dock strike blocks deadly cargo headed for Saudi Arabia. greenleft.org.au Italian dock workers halted the loading of a deadly cargo of weapons bound for Saudi Arabia in Genoa on March 20 as they demanded Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini "open the ports to people and close them to arms". | Trade unionists and activists hailed "working-class internationalism" as they stopped the Saudi ship Bahri Yanbu loading drones and other equipment that would be used in its devastating war on Yemen. | They called their action a "historic act of solidarity". | Members of the CGiL (Italian General Confederation of Labour) union united with activists from Potero al Popolo (PaP, Power to the Peop…

Consortiumnews (2019-05-23). The Pathology of John Bolton. consortiumnews.com John Bolton has been saying for years he wants the Iranian government overthrown, and now he's made his move. But this time he may have gone too far, writes Joe Lauria. By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium News I knew… Read more →

UUSF Forum (2019-05-23). Gloria La Riva and Silvio Rodrigues: "Eyewitness Venezuela" indybay.org First Unitarian Universalist Church | 1187 Franklin St. @ Geary | San Francisco, Calif.

Jeff Faux (2019-05-23). Why Are Leading Democrats Supporting Trump on Venezuela? thenation.com Why Are Leading Democrats Supporting Trump on Venezuela?

Staff (2019-05-23). Guaidó Out of Gas (1/2 ). therealnews.com After several failed US-backed coup attempts, Juan Guaidó sent an envoy to Oslo to explore talks with the government. Former Chief of Staff to Nicolás Maduro, Temir Porras, joins Sharmini Peries for analysis…

Eds. (2019-05-23). Guaido "hires" an economic hitman (Venezuelan debt). mronline.org Washington's actions in August 2017 drove Venezuela out of the international financial system and disabled the country from issuing debt for purposes of refinancing the debt acquired in previous years, as well as using foreign banks. | Source

Staff (2019-05-23). Guaidó Out of Gas (2/2 ). therealnews.com The US has failed its regime change venture in Venezuela. Former Chief of Staff to Nicolás Maduro, Temir Porras joins Sharmini Peries for analysis…

plenglish (2019-05-23). Venezuelan NCA Will Revoke Immunity of Opposition Lawmakers. plenglish.com Caracas, May 23 (Prensa Latina) The speaker of the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) of Venezuela, Diosdado Cabello, announced on Thursday that this constitutional body will revoke parliamentary immunity to a new group of opposition lawmakers who participated in the failed coup attempt of April 30.

Alexander Rubinstein (2019-05-23). From Golden Boy to Total Failure: The Media Trajectory of Juan Guaido. theantimedia.com (MPN) — At first, Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido was characterized by the mainstream media as the eighth wonder of the world. But now, after his failed military revolt, it seems 'Coupbama' (as Guaido is known) is being treated more harshly by the press. In the immediate aftermath of the attempted military coup, the mainstream media …

teleSUR (2019-05-23). Brazil: Bolsonaro Modified Decree Easing Assault Rifle Sales. telesurenglish.net Due to public and political pushback in Brazil, far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was forced to soften his previous executive decree and prohibits the sale of rifles and shotguns to the public. | RELATED: | Brazil Loosens Gun Control, Civilians Can Own Military Rifles | Under the newest proposal, revised from the original May 8 decr…

teleSUR (2019-05-23). EU Parliament Elections: A Far-right Takeover? telesurenglish.net The next election of the European Parliament will be held from May 23 to 26, marking the ninth parliamentary vote since the first direct elections in 1979. A total of 751 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will be chosen to represent a population of more than 512 million people from the EU's 28 member states. | RELATED | Far-right Parties Could Double Seats in EU Vote With Steve Bannon's Puppeteering: Poll | These elections will mark a precedent in…

plenglish (2019-05-23). Suicide in Black Youth and Teenagers in Brazil more than in Whites. plenglish.com Brasilia, May 23 (Prensa Latina) Black youth and adolescents in Brazil are more likely to commit suicide nowadays than whites, according to a study by the Ministry of Health, reported by the news portal G1.

Santa Cruz News (2019-05-23). Council Proposal Recognizes Lynching of Francisco Arias and José Chamales as 'Act of Racial Terror'. indybay.org On May 14 the Santa Cruz City Council passed a motion to request a recommendation from the Historic Preservation Commission (for return to the August 13th City Council meeting for action) for the placement of a historic plaque on Water Street Bridge recognizing the lynching of Francisco Arias and José Chamales. The men, who were Californios, Spanish speaking Mexican and Native American men, were lynched on the bridge on May 2, 1877, shortly after their arrest on murder charges. "The lynching was, far more than anything else, an act of racial terror," wrote Councilmembers Sandy Brown, Drew Glover and Chris Krohn i…

WSWS (2019-05-23). New Zealand media to censor coverage of Christchurch terrorist's trial. wsws.org Corporate and state media have agreed to self-censorship of Tarrant's trial in order to obscure the connection between his views and the xenophobia promoted by the ruling class internationally.

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