2019-05-23: Social Media Postees

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Reuniting for Peace and Justice – 50 Years of Resistance
Mike Rhodes | indybay.org | 2019-05-23
Unitarian Universalist Church at 2672 E Alluvial Ave in Fresno.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/22/18823549.php

Turkish Army Pullout Will Bring Peace to Northern Syria?
Firas Samuri | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-23
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 …
globalresearch.ca/turkish-army-pullout-bring-peace-northern-syria/5678263

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

US Might Send 10,000 More Troops to Middle East
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-23
(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 …

US Might Send 10,000 More Troops to Middle East

Deadly Protests Erupt in Indonesia as US-Trained Generals Wage War on Democracy
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-05-23
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…
truthout.org/video/deadly-protests-erupt-in-indonesia-as-us-trained-generals-wage-war-on-democracy/

Workers and young people warn about the mounting social crisis
wsws.org | 2019-05-23
"The most important thing for me is jobs, security and the economy–we need real action on jobs."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/23/sai2-m23.html

Scientists call for action from new government
kathy_f | greenleft.org.au | 2019-05-23
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…
greenleft.org.au/content/scientists-call-action-new-government

New Haven teachers strike enters fourth day
wsws.org | 2019-05-23
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/23/newh-m23.html

Ocasio-Cortez and Warren Have Some Tough Questions for Mnuchin About the Collapse of Sears
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-05-23
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…
commondreams.org/news/2019/05/23/ocasio-cortez-and-warren-have-some-tough-questions-mnuchin-about-collapse-sears?cd-origin=rss

Italian dock strike blocks deadly cargo headed for Saudi Arabia
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-05-23
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…
greenleft.org.au/content/italian-dock-strike-blocks-deadly-cargo-headed-saudi-arabia

The Only Place in America Remembering the War on Terror
Andrew J. Bacevich | thenation.com | 2019-05-23
The Only Place in America Remembering the War on Terror…
thenation.com/article/the-only-place-in-america-remembering-the-war-on-terror/

Hardball Trump Regime Tactics Against China Doomed to Fail
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-23
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 …
globalresearch.ca/hardball-trump-regime-tactics-against-china-doomed-fail/5678324

Trump Administration Wants to Fund More "Clean Coal" Failures
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-05-23
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…
truthout.org/articles/trump-administration-wants-to-fund-more-clean-coal-failures/

US Calls for Syrian Ceasefire as Chemical Attack Claim Quickly Countered
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-23
(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, …

US Calls for Syrian Ceasefire as Chemical Attack Claim Quickly Countered

Risk of Nuclear War Now Highest Since World War 2: UN
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-23
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 | …
globalresearch.ca/risk-nuclear-war-now-highest-since-world-war-2-un/5678292

So Many Wars: Remembering Friends in Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Kurdistan and Turkey
Cathy Breen | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-23
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…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/23/so-many-wars-remembering-friends-in-iraq-jordan-syria-kurdistan-and-turkey/

Maduro Proposes Early Elections for Venezuela's National Assembly
Venezuela Analysis | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-23
(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 …

Maduro Proposes Early Elections for Venezuela's National Assembly

The Indian elections and the fight to free the Maruti Suzuki class war prisoners
wsws.org | 2019-05-23
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/23/msel-m23.html

The rise of the Brexit Party and how to fight it
wsws.org | 2019-05-23
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/23/brex-m23.html

Monsanto, Scientific Deception and Cancer
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-23
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 …
globalresearch.ca/monsanto-scientific-deception-cancer/5678271

Understanding NATO, Ending War
Robert J. Burrowes | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-23
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…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/23/understanding-nato-ending-war/

As 2020 Democrats cozy up to Wall Street donors, Warren and Sanders refuse to play big-money game
Jake Johnson | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-23
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.
nationofchange.org/2019/05/23/as-2020-democrats-cozy-up-to-wall-street-donors-warren-and-sanders-refuse-to-play-big-money-game/

Chris Hedges Honored by American Academy of Arts and Letters
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-05-23
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…
truthdig.com/articles/chris-hedges-honored-by-american-academy-of-arts-and-letters/

'Extraordinarily concerned' Elizabeth Warren demands answers from the Trump administration on the deaths of migrant children
Ruth Milka | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-23
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,"
nationofchange.org/2019/05/23/extraordinarily-concerned-elizabeth-warren-demands-answers-from-the-trump-administration-on-the-deaths-of-migrant-children/

Brazil: More than 1 million take to the streets
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-05-23
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…
greenleft.org.au/content/brazil-more-1-million-take-streets

Greedy Old Plutocrats (and Their Secret War on the Young!)
William Manson | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-05-23
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 …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/05/greedy-old-plutocrats-and-their-secret-war-on-the-young/

Preparations for War: NATO Intelligence Activity Around Russia's Borders
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-23
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 …
globalresearch.ca/preparations-war-nato-intelligence-activity-around-russia-borders/5678314

Leaked OPCW Report Raises New Questions About 2018 Chemical Attack in Douma, Syria
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-05-23
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…
www.democracynow.org/2019/5/23/leaked_opcw_report_raises_new_questions

A New Way Forward: 2019 California Juneteenth Celebration
Khubaka, Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2019-05-23
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.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/21/18823543.php

Washington revives Syria chemical weapons propaganda as pretext for war
wsws.org | 2019-05-23
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/23/pers-m23.html

AOC and Warren Have Some Tough Questions for Mnuchin About Sears's Collapse
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-05-23
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…
truthout.org/articles/aoc-and-warren-have-some-tough-questions-for-mnuchin-about-searss-collapse/

Warren and Sanders Understand the Power of 'The Bad Guy'
Adam Johnson | commondreams.org | 2019-05-23
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…
commondreams.org/views/2019/05/23/warren-and-sanders-understand-power-bad-guy?cd-origin=rss

The U.S. Stands to Lose Much More Than a War With Iran
Scott Ritter | truthdig.com | 2019-05-23
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.
truthdig.com/articles/the-u-s-stands-to-lose-much-more-than-a-war-with-iran/

Allan Nairn: Deadly Protests Erupt in Indonesia as U.S.-Trained Generals Wage a War on Democracy
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-05-23
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.
www.democracynow.org/2019/5/23/allan_nairn_deadly_protests_erupt_in

The Town Where Presidents Should Be Forced to Confront "Forever Wars"
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-05-23
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…
truthout.org/articles/the-town-where-presidents-should-be-forced-to-confront-forever-wars/

SpaceX sues US Air Force for awarding lucrative contracts to 'paper rocket' builders like Bezos
rt.com | 2019-05-23
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. | …
rt.com/usa/460041-musk-spacex-lawsuit-pentagon/

How well do you know the War on Terror? (QUIZ)
rt.com | 2019-05-23
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. | …
rt.com/usa/460092-war-on-terror-anniversary-quiz/

The Pathology of John Bolton
consortiumnews.com | 2019-05-23
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 ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/05/23/the-pathology-of-john-bolton/

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

Why Are Leading Democrats Supporting Trump on Venezuela?
Jeff Faux | thenation.com | 2019-05-23
Why Are Leading Democrats Supporting Trump on Venezuela?
thenation.com/article/venezuela-democrats-trump-sanctions/

Venezuelan NCA Will Revoke Immunity of Opposition Lawmakers
plenglish.com | 2019-05-23
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.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42296&SEO=venezuelan-nca-will-revoke-immunity-of-opposition-lawmakers

Guaido "hires" an economic hitman (Venezuelan debt)
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-05-23
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…
mronline.org/2019/05/23/guaido-hires-an-economic-hitman-venezuelan-debt/

Gloria La Riva and Silvio Rodrigues: "Eyewitness Venezuela"
UUSF Forum | indybay.org | 2019-05-23
First Unitarian Universalist Church | 1187 Franklin St. @ Geary | San Francisco, Calif.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/23/18823573.php

From Golden Boy to Total Failure: The Media Trajectory of Juan Guaido
Alexander Rubinstein | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-23
(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 …

From Golden Boy to Total Failure: The Media Trajectory of Juan Guaido

EU Parliament Elections: A Far-right Takeover?
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-23
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/EU-Parliament-Elections-A-Far-right-Takeover–20190522-0025.html

Brazil: Bolsonaro Modified Decree Easing Assault Rifle Sales
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-23
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Bolsonaro-Modified-Decree-Easing-Assault-Rifle-Sales-20190523-0009.html

Suicide in Black Youth and Teenagers in Brazil more than in Whites
plenglish.com | 2019-05-23
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.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42311&SEO=suicide-in-black-youth-and-teenagers-in-brazil-more-than-in-whites

Council Proposal Recognizes Lynching of Francisco Arias and José Chamales as 'Act of Racial Terror'
Santa Cruz News | indybay.org | 2019-05-23
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…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/19/18823505.php

New Zealand media to censor coverage of Christchurch terrorist's trial
wsws.org | 2019-05-23
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/23/chri-m23.html

India Reiterates Need to Respect Syria's Sovereignty and Integrity
plenglish.com | 2019-05-23
New Delhi, May 23 ( Prensa Latina ) India has reiterated the need to respect Syria"s sovereignty and territorial integrity during a recent visit by a delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Damascus.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42310&SEO=india-reiterates-need-to-respect-syrias-sovereignty-and-integrity

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2019-05-23 19:23 GMT (15:23 EST)

2019-05-22: News Headlines

Eoin Higgins, staff writer (2019-05-22). 'A Small Tax on Wall Street to Make Big Change': Bernie Sanders and Barbara Lee Introduce New Financial Transaction Tax. commondreams.org "It is long past time for Congress to rein in the recklessness of Wall Street billionaires and build an economy that works for all Americans." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/barbara_lee_0.jpeg…

NIAC Action (2019-05-22). 62 Organizations to U.S. Congress: Pass Legislation to Halt a "March to War" with Iran. globalresearch.ca In light of President Trump and John Bolton's dangerous escalations against Iran and a forthcoming intelligence briefing on Capitol Hill this afternoon, 62 organizations — including J Street, Indivisible, NIAC Action and Win Without War — sent a letter calling …

Richard H. Black (2019-05-22). The World Would be Much Safer if President Trump Replaced Bolton and Pompeo. globalresearch.ca It is still uncertain whether the United States will go to war with Iran or not, according to the Virginia State Senator Richard Hayden Black. | According to Senator Richard Hayden Black, the world would be much safer if the …

Fight Back (2019-05-22). Witness to attempted U.S.-orchestrated Venezuela coup speaks in Minneapolis. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – "The area we were in was an opposition neighborhood, but nobody's leaving their houses. The news in the U.S. is saying people are flocking to the streets because they're 'being liberated', but no one's leaving their houses. It was so untrue it was shocking," said Tracy Molm, to about 40 community members gathered to hear her firsthand account of the events of April 30 in Caracas, Venezuela. | That day saw unelected presidential pretender Juan Guaido appear outside an airbase in Caracas, claiming a military uprising to oust elected President Nicolás Maduro was about to take place. Despite heavy p…

plenglish (2019-05-22). Venezuela Denounces Obstacles to Health Programs for Children. plenglish.com Caracas, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela is facing serious obstacles to save the lives of children through government programs, as a consequence of coercive policies by the United States, Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza denounced.

teleSUR (2019-05-22). Saudi Arabia to Execute 3 Dissident Scholars After Ramadan. telesurenglish.net The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is preparing to execute three dissident scholars on charges of 'terrorism', the Middle East Eye reported this week. | RELATED: | Italy Unions Refuse to Load Saudi Ship to Protest Yemen War | The MEE report cited two government sources and one male relative of the accused. They identified the three individuals as Sheikh Salman al-Awdah, Awad al-Qarni and Ali al-Omari. | According to the report, the three scholars will be executed by the Saudi authoriti…

Eoin Higgins, staff writer (2019-05-22). Abortion Laws in Saudi Arabia More Forgiving Than in Alabama: Report. commondreams.org "We're not seeing right now in the Middle East and North Africa a desire to make laws more punitive and more restrictive for women who need abortions and providers. We are seeing that in the U.S." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/turkey_protest_0.jpg…

Carey Gillam (2019-05-22). Up next — trial in Monsanto's hometown set for August after $2 billion Roundup cancer verdict. nationofchange.org "We want the companies to take responsibility for warning people — even if there is a chance that something would be harmful or hazardous for them, people should be warned."

Staff (2019-05-22). Deal or No Deal, the Rivalry Between the US and China Will Intensify. truthout.org The recent collapse of trade talks between the U.S. and China sent shock waves through the global capitalist system. Almost everyone had expected a deal to be struck, including President Trump, who had predicted it would be "epic." | When it all fell through, he blamed China for the failure and escalated what had been a low-intensity trade war into a full-blown one. He increased tariffs from 10 to 25 percent on $200 billion of Chinese exports to the U.S. and threatened to impose 25 percent duties on another $300 billion. Once those go into effect, all of China's exports will be subject to tariffs. | With the g…

Prof. Dr. Gjergj Sinani (2019-05-22). Voltaire's Analysis of Chinese Civilization. A Model for a "Better Europe" globalresearch.ca The following text by Professor Gjergj Sinani of the University of Tirana, Albania, was presented at the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilisations, programme organized by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Beijing, May 15-16, 2019 | *** | Voltaire is …

Daniel Larison (2019-05-22). The Trump Administration "Panicked over Nothing". Pompeo Exaggerated Claims. "Do They Think We are Stupid" globalresearch.ca The Trump administration's overhyped claims of an increased Iranian threat went over like a lead balloon with allied officials this week: | A NATO military intelligence official who was briefed on Pompeo's claims about increased Iranian aggression in the Middle East …

Sara Flounders (2019-05-22). U.S. war threats intensify on Iran. workers.org May 20 — Another U.S. initiated crisis reached an ominous level this past week with President Trump's announcement that Iran suddenly presented a new, unspecified threat, serious enough to send a U.S. Naval aircraft carrier battle group churning toward the Persian Gulf, along with U.S. B-52 Stratofortress bombers and plans . . . | Continue reading U.S. war threats intensify on Iran at Workers.org

WSWS (2019-05-22). Washington threatens new attack on Syria amid US war buildup in Persian Gulf. wsws.org With the Trump administration threatening a new attack on Syria on the pretext of chemical weapons, Democrats signed a letter urging an even more aggressive policy.

Gareth Porter (2019-05-22). Do Iranian 'Threats' Signal Organized U.S.-Israel Subterfuge? globalresearch.ca President Donald Trump's national security team has been leaking "intelligence" about Iranian threats for a week now in an attempt to justify escalating tensions, including moving American air attack assets to the Persian Gulf. But a closer look suggests …

Juan Cole (2019-05-22). The U.S. Could Tear Iraq Apart Yet Again. truthdig.com Rising tensions between the Trump administration and Iran could roil the entire Middle East, and no country feels the heat more than Iraq.

Editor (2019-05-22). EE.UU.: °Fuera de Irán! workers.org Como si la pandilla de la Casa Blanca se sintiera incompleta simplemente nivelando las amenazas económicas contra China, haciendo comentarios hostiles sobre Rusia e imponiendo sanciones ilegales —ilegales porque equivalen a un castigo colectivo de las poblaciones— sobre Venezuela, Cuba y Corea del Norte, una vez más han puesto la . . . | Continue reading EE.UU.: °Fuera de Irán! at Workers.org

Thomas Knapp (2019-05-22). A US War on Iran Would be Evil, Stupid, and Self-Damaging. counterpunch.org "If Iran wants to fight," US president Donald Trump tweeted on May 19, "that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again."The "threat" Trump appears to be responding to is a statement from Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif that "[w]e are certain … there will not be a war since neither we want a war nor does anyone have the illusion that they can confront Iran in the region."Some "threat," huh? Let's seek a little clarity as to just who's threatening whom here: In 1953, US and British intelligence operatives orchestrated a coup d'etat, overthrowing Iran's democratically el…

Michael Steinberg (2019-05-22). US Aggession Against Iraq-The San Diego Connection. indybay.org The role of the San Diego military in the US Aggression against Iran…

Eoin Higgins (2019-05-22). In Letter to Congress, 62 Groups say "No War With Iran" theantimedia.com (CD) — The White House is continuing its march to war with Iran, but resistance is growing—most recently by a group of 62 organizations that issued an open letter to Congress on Tuesday calling for the representative body to exercise its power and stop U.S. aggression. In the letter, the 62 groups call on Congress to "fulfill its constitutional …

Democracy Now! (2019-05-22). Headlines for May 22, 2019. democracynow.org Calls for Impeachment Mount Among Democrats But Party Remains Divided, Dems Subpoena Ex-WH Communications Dir. Hope Hicks After Don McGahn Skips Hearing, Ex-Sec. of State Rex Tillerson Quietly Meets with House Foreign Affairs Cmte., IRS Memo Says Only Exec. Privilege Can Stop Congress from Obtaining Tax Returns, Lawmakers Are Briefed by Trump Admin on Iran Situation, Protesters Take to the Streets Nationwide to Condemn Abortion Bans, States Sue to Stop Rule Allowing Medical Providers to Refuse Care Based on Religious Belief, Vermont Dems Approve Bill Prohibiting Gov't from Interfering with Abortion Access, CBP Ha…

teleSUR (2019-05-22). Majority US Population Rejects Preemptive Strike on Iran: Study. telesurenglish.net Around 60 percent of citizens of the United States said the country should not conduct a pre-emptive attack on the Iranian military, while 12 percent advocate for striking first according to a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll. | RELATED: | US Warmongers Plan to Threaten Iran by Sending 120,000 Troops | The poll also revealed that 53 percent of U.S. citizens think of Iran as either a "serious" or "imminent" threat, up 6 percentage points from a similar poll from last July. In comparison,…

Mark Crispin Miller (2019-05-22). What Could Be More "Fun" than Covering the Pentagon and All Its "Toys"? Asks the New York Times. mintpressnews.com The fact is that such naked gushing over all that lethal Pentagon hardware is perfectly okay from someone with Helene Cooper's racial/gender/national profile. It's amazing what you can say if you're only diverse enough.

Ben Norton (2019-05-22). A US Military Veteran and 'Aid Volunteer' Sends Death Threat to Venezuela Embassy Defenders. mintpressnews.com Far-right Venezuelan opposition activist Luis Medina, a former US Marine and volunteer for Juan Guaido's aid stunt, told CODEPINK embassy defenders "we are coming to get you with plenty of ammunition."

Alexander Rubinstein (2019-05-22). US Economic War on Venezuela Targets CLAP Food Program Relied on by Millions. mintpressnews.com While the U.S. likes to characterize its regime-change efforts in Venezuela as humanitarian in nature, the targeting of officials involved in a program that so many ordinary Venezuelans rely on reveals that the U.S. aims to install opposition leader Juan Guaido by any means necessary.

Ramzy Baroud (2019-05-22). Madonna's Fake Revolution: Eurovision, Cultural Hegemony and Resistance. mintpressnews.com Madonna, along with Michael Jordan, the Beatles and Coca Cola represent far more than mere performers and fizzy drinks, but also serve as tools used to secure cultural, thus economic and political dominance, as well.

Ted Rall (2019-05-22). Why Joe Biden is the Least Electable Democrat. counterpunch.org As one of the few pundits who correctly called the 2016 election for Donald Trump, it would be wise to rest on my laurels rather than risk another prediction, one that might turn out wrong. But how would that be fun? Let the 2020 political prognostications begin! The arithmetic of the 2016 Republican presidential primaries is repeating itself on More

Laura Flanders (2019-05-22). Can It Happen Here? counterpunch.org Can it happen here? Absolutely it can. Even in a liberal bastion. A few weeks ago, a handful of white supremacists marched into a bookstore in Washington D.C., temporarily disrupting a talk by Jonathan Metzl, the author of Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America's Heartland. To put this in More

Dean Baker (2019-05-22). The Money in the Trump/Kushner Middle East Peace Plan. counterpunch.org The New York Times had an article on the Middle East peace plan being developed by Donald Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner. The piece tells readers: "The idea is to secure financial commitments from wealthy Persian Gulf states as well as donors in Europe and Asia to induce the Palestinians and their allies to More

George Ochenski (2019-05-22). Playing Politics With Coal Plants. counterpunch.org The Anaconda Smelter was precipitously shut down at noon on "Black Monday," Sept. 29, 1980. Suddenly, 1,200 smelter workers were without jobs. Just that morning Mel Stokke, the general manager of the smelter, had assured workers that the smelter would continue operating into the foreseeable future. But then the call came in from ARCO's headquarters More

Johnny Hazard (2019-05-22). Down in Juárez. counterpunch.org I first visited Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, twin boom-or-bust towns along the Río Grande or Río Bravo, in 2004 to facilitate the writing of my novel The Pancho Villa Underground Railroad. Juárez had become famous for the murder of hundreds (now thousands) of women. I expected to see women paralyzed by fear, reticent to More

Binoy Kampmark (2019-05-22). The Victory of Small Visions: Morrison Retains Power in Australia. counterpunch.org Australian politics since the 1990s has been marked by a dedicated loathing of the "vision thing". For those keen to see policies lasting beyond the life of the May fly, disappointment lies. Federal governments, at best, have shelf lives of three short years. Governments are effectively encouraged to be agents of small change if, indeed, More

Mark Ashwill (2019-05-22). Albright & Powell to Speak at Major International Education Conference: What Were They Thinking? counterpunch.org The last time I used this subtitle was when I first wrote about the morally noxious appointment of Bob Kerrey as chairman of the Fulbright University Vietnam board of trustees in 2016. I had the exact same gut reaction to this message, which appeared in my inbox earlier this year: NAFSA (Association of International Educators*) More

plenglish (2019-05-22). Cuba and PDRK Strengthen Ties. plenglish.com 22 de mayo de 2019, 16: 35Havana, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Vice President Roberto Morales received on Wednesday the Vice President of the Central Committee of the Workers" Party of Korea and member of the State Committee of the Peoplwe"s Democratic Republic of Korea, Ri Su Yong.

teleSUR (2019-05-22). North Korea Slams Joe Biden as a 'Fool with a Low IQ'. telesurenglish.net The Democratic People's Republic of North Korea released an official statement on Wednesday that has slammed U.S. presidential hopeful Joe Biden as a "fool of a low IQ." Furthermore, the statement labeled Biden an "imbecile bereft of elementary quality as a human being." | RELATED: | US Seizes North Korean Coal Ship as Tensions Mount After Missile Launches | North Korea's official media wing, the Korean Central News Agency, said the government's comments were in res…

teleSUR (2019-05-22). Timeline of Half a Decade of US Economic War Against Venezuela. telesurenglish.net As of Jan. 23, 2019 when the self-declared 'president' Juan Guaido attempted to lead a coup, the hostility of the U.S. blockade against Venezuela increased substantially. | RELATED: | Cuba Shows Support for Venezuela in 18th ALBA Political Council | However, the latest sanctions by Washington against Venezuela come as a culmination of almost half a decade of U.S. aggression by multiple successive administrations seeking to put an end to decades of leftist rule in the oil-rich…

Mike Rhodes (2019-05-22). Reuniting for Peace and Justice – 50 Years of Resistance. indybay.org Unitarian Universalist Church at 2672 E Alluvial Ave in Fresno.

The Global Research Team (2019-05-22). Dear Global Research Readers, Your Support Is Essential. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | Our team works tirelessly day in, day out, to promote peace and a world without war. Currently, however, peace is not a money making endeavour. Without financial support from our readers, we are faced with a monthly deficit….

Oriental Review (2019-05-22). Military Spending: The "Great Power Competition" globalresearch.ca Researchers at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) have concluded that military spending is skyrocketing around the world. According to a report published by the institute in April, the world spent $1.8 trillion on military expenditure in 2018 (2.1 …

Edward Hunt (2019-05-22). Humanitarian Crisis in Venezuela 'On Track to be Worse than Syria'. progressive.org As the Trump Administration tightens its squeeze on the country, U.S. officials warn of increased migration and "profound collapse."

Jason Ditz (2019-05-22). Russia Accuses Al-Qaeda of Trying to Fake Another Chemical Attack in Syria. theantimedia.com (ANTIWAR.COM) — Intermittent fighting between Syria's government and al-Qaeda forces in Idlib turned into full-blown fighting Tuesday, with an al-Qaeda counter-attack hitting Syrian government forces in the area. Reports are that 26 soldiers and 18 jihadists were slain in the fighting. This fighting took place on the border between Idlib and Hama Provinces, and likely will be …

Caitlin Johnstone (2019-05-22). US Accuses Syria of More Chemical Attacks. theantimedia.com (CJ Opinion) — The Institute for Public Accuracy published a report yesterday about the leaked engineering assessment from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons investigation into an alleged chemical attack in Douma, Syria which directly contradicts the findings of the official OPCW report on the matter. Until the unauthorized release of this internal document the public was kept entirely …

teleSUR (2019-05-22). US Accuses Syrian Government of New Chemical Weapons Attack. telesurenglish.net The U.S. State Department accused the Syrian government of carrying out a new chemical weapons attack in the northwestern region of the country on Sunday. | RELATED: | Syrian Military Intercepts Unidentified Objects in South Syria | State Department Spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement on Tuesday: "We are still gathering information on [Sunday's] incident, but we repeat our warning that if the Assad regime uses chemical weapons, the United States and our allies will…

Consortiumnews (2019-05-22). US Accuses Syria of More Chemical Attacks Just as Chemical Weapons Narrative Crumbles. consortiumnews.com You may be certain that Syria remains a geo-strategically crucial location for the U.S. empire because its keeps working to manufacture consent for interventionism there, writes Caitlin Johnstone. By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com The Institute for Public Accuracy published a report Tuesday about the… Read more →

Jeffrey C. Isaac (2019-05-22). Impeachment Will Succeed If It Demonstrates Very Publicly That Trump Is a Tyrant Unfit for Office and GOP Lawwmakers Are His Enablers. commondreams.org U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election in the Rose Garden at the White House May 22, 2019 in Washington, DC. Trump responded to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying he was engaged in a cover up. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump_impeach_tyrant.jpg…

Ann Garrison (2019-05-22). "MuellerGate", A Report Review: Who Cooked Up the "RussiaGate" Conspiracy"? globalresearch.ca We need a bipartisan Muellergate investigation to determine who cooked up the Russiagate conspiracy that has taken over US foreign policy and driven American political discourse from idiotic to imbecilic. | However, in the schreechfest that our domestic politics has become, …

John Pilger (2019-05-22). Video: The Coming War on China. Documentary. globalresearch.ca The Coming War on China (2016) is John Pilger's 60th film for ITV. | Pilger reveals what the news doesn't — that the world's greatest military power, the United States, and the world's second economic power, China, both nuclear-armed, are on …

plenglish (2019-05-22). Brazil's Gov't Reviews Decree and Bans Civilians from Carrying Rifles. plenglish.com 22 de mayo de 2019, 17: 03Brasilia, May 22 (Prensa Latina) The Brazilian government corrected some items and issued on Wednesday a new decree on arms following strong questionings about the possibility that civilians could buy and carry military rifles.

Glenn Greenwald (2019-05-22). Watch: Interview With Brazil's Ex-President Lula From Prison, Discussing Global Threats, Neoliberalism, Bolsonaro, and More. theintercept.com Among the planet's significant political figures, no one is quite like Lula. Born into extreme poverty, illiterate until the age of 10, forced to quit school at the age of 12 to work as a shoe shiner, losing a finger at his factory job at 19, and then becoming a labor activist, union leader, and founder of a political party devoted to a defense of laborers (the Workers' Party, or PT), Lula has always been, in all respects, the exact opposite of the rich, dynastic, oligarch-loyal, aristocratic prototype that has traditionally wielded power in Brazil. | That's precisely what makes Lula's rise to power, and his i…

United Nations (2019-05-22). Somalia's population, international partners must be energized to sustain country's 'upward trajectory,' says senior UN official. un.org Despite Somalia's persistent security threats, recurrent political crises, capacity constraints and the difficulties in navigating political obstacles to its reform agenda, the Horn of Africa country remains on a "positive trajectory," the UN Security Council was told on Wednesday.

Congresswoman Barbara Lee (2019-05-22). Congresswoman Barbara Lee passes defense amendment that would repeal 2001 endless war authorization. nationofchange.org Rep. Lee has offered this amendment several times over the years and has long championed the need to repeal the outdated and overly broad authorization and force a debate and a vote on current wars.

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