Deutsche Bank Officials Flagged Kushner/Trump Transactions as 'Suspicious' But Top Execs Killed Inquiry: Report
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-05-20
"You present them with everything, and you give them a recommendation, and nothing happens." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/trump_kushner_0.jpg…
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Monday's Daily Brief: WFP mulls 'last resort' Yemen aid suspension, top peacekeeping awardee announced, abuzz over Bee Day, Ebola threat 'very high'
United Nations | un.org | 2019-05-20
This Monday, headline stories include: WFP mulls "last resort" aid suspension in Yemen; highest UN peacekeeping award to be given on Friday; busy pollinators are focus of World Bee Day; Ebola threat still "very high".
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Houthis, Yemeni Army Deny Saudi Allegations of Attempted Missile Attack Near Mecca
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2019-05-20
A Yemeni army spokesperson noted that the Houthis have never denied previous military maneuvers, saying "We do not hesitate to announce our military operations."
mintpressnews.com/houthi-yemen-army-deny-saudi-allegations-of-attempted-missile-attack-near-mecca/258639/
France Threatens Journalists With Jail Time for Exposing Government Lies About Yemen
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-20
(MEE) — France has threatened three French journalists with potential jail time for using secret documents to reveal the country's involvement in the Yemen civil war. In a series of reports published in April, investigative journalists from Disclose and Radio France revealed the number of French arms sold to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The documents, authored by …
France Threatens Journalists With Jail Time for Exposing Government Lies About Yemen
Hunger in Yemen: WFP considers aid suspension in face of repeated interference by some Houthi leaders
United Nations | un.org | 2019-05-20
The UN emergency food relief agency said on Monday that without full access and "freedom to decide" who receives lifesaving aid, in Houthi rebel-controlled areas of Yemen, it could be forced to implement a "phased suspension".
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Next Stop, the UN: Embassy Protectors and Other Groups to Stage UN General Assembly Protest
Alexander Rubinstein | mintpressnews.com | 2019-05-20
The Embassy Protection Collective, the activists that fought for the US to respect international law at the Venezuelan embassy, are just getting started.
mintpressnews.com/next-stop-the-un-routed-embassy-protection-collective-to-stage-un-general-assembly-protest/258631/
Plea Deal in Arson-Murder Case of Israeli Settlers Epitomizes Apartheid "Justice"
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2019-05-20
The miscarriage of justice in the case of Israeli settlers in the Duma arson-murders, in which an entire family was burned to death, epitomizes Israel's Apartheid "Justice" system.
mintpressnews.com/plea-deal-in-arson-murder-case-of-israeli-settlers-epitomizes-apartheid-justice/258615/
Fear the Mustache: Why Bolton Makes Even Donald Trump Nervous
Vijay Prashad | commondreams.org | 2019-05-20
White House National Security Advisor John Bolton talks to reporters outside of the White House West Wing April 30, 2019 in Washington, DC. Bolton answered questions about the security and political turmoil in Venezuela and called for a peaceful transition to a government controlled by acting President Juan Guaido. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/fear_the_mustache_of_john_bolton.jpg…
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øQuiénes son los partidarios del golpe que asediaron la embajada de Venezuela en Washington?
Jeb Sprague | thegrayzone.com | 2019-05-20
Las tácticas de intimidación de los asediadores pro-golpe de la embajada mostraron la verdadera cara de una oposición venezolana violenta,…
thegrayzone.com/2019/05/20/asediadores-pro-guaido-embajada-venezolana-washington/
Trump's Trade War With China Is Waged to Make the Rich Richer
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-05-20
Donald Trump seems determined to double down and keep pressing forward on his trade war with China. He promises more and higher tariffs, apparently not realizing that U.S. consumers are the ones paying these taxes — not China's government or corporations. | While tariffs clearly impose a cost on people in the United States, this cost could be justified as a weapon to change a trading partner's harmful practices. During his campaign, Trump pledged to wage a trade war with China over its currency policy. He said he would declare China a "currency manipulator" on day one of his administration, putting press…
truthout.org/articles/trumps-trade-war-with-china-is-waged-to-make-the-rich-richer/
The War on Women Is Still On
Antonia Zerbisias | commondreams.org | 2019-05-20
"The war on women is still on and my side is still losing," Zerbisias writes. (Photo: American Life League/Flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/war_on_women.png…
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Corporate Media Setting Up Iran as New 'Threat' That Must Be Confronted
Janine Jackson | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-20
(FAIR) — The Washington Post editorial's headline (5/14/19) had the US "drifting" toward war with Iran–another example, as analyst Nima Shirazi quipped, of the "world's superpower somehow having no agency over its own imperialism." If we can still call things "surreal," that would describe watching corporate media do the same things they did in the run-up to the Iraq War, things they …
Corporate Media Setting Up Iran as New ‘Threat’ That Must Be Confronted
Border Patrol Museum Demonstrators Targeted In Crackdown On Immigrant Rights Protests
Will Parrish | shadowproof.com | 2019-05-20
Four activists turned themselves in to El Paso police on May 13 after the police issued warrants for their arrest related to a nonviolent demonstration inside a United States Border Patrol museum.
shadowproof.com/2019/05/20/border-patrol-museum-demonstrators-targeted-in-crackdown-on-immigrant-rights-protests/
Despite Anti-American 'Baiting' by NYT, Sanders Makes 'No Apologies' for Opposing Reagan-Backed Death Squads
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-05-20
"I plead guilty to, throughout my adult life, doing everything that I can to prevent war and destruction." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bernie_sanders_nicaragua.jpg…
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War With The US Will Be The End Of Iran: Trump
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-20
U.S. President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Iran Sunday in which he threatened to end the Persian Gulf country if they went to war with America. | RELATED: | Tulsi Gabbard Warns Against Possible Trump War with Iran | "If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again," Trump said in a tweet. | Trump, who has reintroduced sanctions against Iran, has long criticized the government of the Islamic Republic, even going as far…
telesurenglish.net/news/War-With-The-US-Will-Be-The-End-Of-Iran-Trump-20190520-0004.html
From the Middle East to Northern Ireland, Western States are All Too Happy to Avoid Culpability for War Crimes
Robert Fisk | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-20
When is a war crime not a war crime? When it's committed by us, of course. But this truism is taking on a new and sinister meaning today — and not just because Trump and his crackpots may be planning another clutch of atrocities in the Middle East. For there is now a dangerous slippage…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/20/from-the-middle-east-to-northern-ireland-western-states-are-all-too-happy-to-avoid-culpability-for-war-crimes/
Swedish Prosecutor Requests Arrest Warrant for Julian Assange
plenglish.com | 2019-05-20
Stockholm, May 20 ( Prensa Latina) The Swedish Public Prosecutor"s Office filed an arrest warrant this Monday against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for alleged sexual offences he denies.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42171&SEO=swedish-prosecutor-requests-arrest-warrant-for-julian-assange
Sen. Ron Wyden Leads on Securing Elections Before 2020
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-05-20
Sen. Ron Wyden's new proposal to protect the integrity of U.S. elections, the Protecting American Votes and Elections (PAVE) Act of 2019, takes a much needed step forward by requiring a return to paper ballots. | The bill forcefully addresses a grave threat to American democracy — outdated election technologies used in po…
truthout.org/articles/sen-ron-wyden-leads-on-securing-elections-before-2020/
4,000 Students In Venezuela for Congress for Free Education
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-20
The XVIII Latin American and Caribbean Student Congress (CLAE) is being held in Venezuela's capital city Caracas from Monday to May 25. The congress will see the participation of 4,000 young people. | RELATED: | Caribbean Students Oppose War Plans and Demand Respect for Venezuelan Sovereignty | The National Experimental University…
telesurenglish.net/news/4000-Progressive-Students-Arrive-in-Venezuela-for-Congress-for-Free-Education-20190520-0005.html
Evo Morales Condemns US Government Threats to Iran
plenglish.com | 2019-05-20
La Paz, May 20 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian President Evo Morales has condemned Monday US threats to Iran and assured that the US government is encouraging the war industry with its intention to deploy troops in the Middle East.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42175&SEO=evo-morales-condemns-us-government-threats-to-iran
'Genocidal': Trump—Who Claims He Doesn't Want War—Threatens 'Official End of Iran'
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-05-20
"President Trump's saber-rattling about Iran has reached a dangerous new low with his threat to 'end' Iran—a country of 83 million men, women, and children." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/donald_trump_iran.jpg…
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They're Just About Ready to Destroy Roe v. Wade
Howard Lisnoff | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-20
Militarism, consumerism, and racism have drawn alongside, and even to, misogyny and anti-immigrant hate. The juggernaut of greed, power, and hate may be impossible to stop at this point in U.S. history. Those of goodwill have been fighting the good fight against these regressive forces for decades. When the Vietnam War ended, only a brief…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/20/theyre-just-about-ready-to-destroy-roe-v-wade/
Fire the Nutcases Leading Us to War
Eric Margolis | commondreams.org | 2019-05-20
National Security Adviser John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talk before the start of a joint news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House June 7, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bolton_2.jpg…
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The war on women is still on
Antonia Zerbisias | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-20
On Wednesday, in the wake of the majority vote by 25 white Republican men in the senate of one of the most impoverished states in the U.S., #AlabamaAbortionBan was trending both south and north of the Canadian border. | Also trending, #Talabama. | That's because the Alabama abortion | ban is one of the most draconian revocations of women's rights since | women won the vote, a ban tha…
nationofchange.org/2019/05/20/the-war-on-women-is-still-on/
Trump Tweets Threat: If Tehran Wants to Fight, It Will Be the "Official End of Iran"
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-20
(MEE) — US President Donald Trump issued an ominous warning to Iran on Sunday, suggesting that if the Islamic republic attacks American interests, it will be destroyed. "If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again," Trump said in a tweet. Tensions between Washington and Tehran have …
Trump Tweets Threat: If Tehran Wants to Fight, It Will Be the "Official End of Iran"
Venezuela: "Forward to the Communal Offensive!
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-05-20
The following essay was published in the latest party bulletin of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). It comes after two weeks of open debate within the Bolivarian movement about how to deepen the revolutionary process in the country. The piece was translated into English by Fight Back! staff. | It is no small thing what we are facing. It is no small thing who we are fighting against – even less so because we are resisting, we are advancing, we are reaching forward. Our Homeland is under permanent attack and our people suffer from a criminal imperial assault, aggressions of all types, in a war of imme…
fightbacknews.org/2019/5/20/venezuela-forward-communal-offensive
US Warship Enters Disputed Part of South China Sea
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-20
A U.S. warship reportedly entered the disputed region of the South China Sea this morning as Washington attempts to challenge Beijing's authority there. | RELATED: | China Urges US to Avoid Further Damage of Bilateral Ties | The busy waterway is one of a growing number of flashpoints in the U.S.-China relationship, which also include a trade war, U.S. sanctions and Taiwan. | China struck a more aggressive tone in its trade war with the United States on Friday. The tough talk capped…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Warship-Enters-Disputed-Part-of-South-China-Sea-20190520-0001.html
Understanding NATO, Ending War
Robert J. Burrowes | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-20
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 …
globalresearch.ca/understanding-nato-ending-war/5677899
From the Gulf of Tonkin to the Persian Gulf
Tom Clifford | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-20
Beijing. The number of world wars should bury the argument that history does not repeat itself. But the detail is different, and the devil is in the detail. Iran. Can warmongers again offer the arguments of weapons of mass destruction? No. The Iraq playbook can't be repeated, but you don't have to go too far…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/20/from-the-gulf-of-tonkin-to-the-persian-gulf/
Russia-gate as Count Dracula
consortiumnews.com | 2019-05-20
Ann Garrison reviews Stephen F. Cohen's book, "War with Russia? From Putin & Ukraine to Trump & Russiagate." By Ann Garrison Special to Consortium News…
consortiumnews.com/2019/05/20/russia-gate-as-count-dracula/
Forevergate: The Pernicious Persistence of the Russian Collusion Delusion
William Hawes | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-05-20
The official investigation into Russian collusion is over, after three harrowing, nerve-wracking years. I kid, of course. After endless news cycles, and various non-stories and wild-goose chases disseminated by mainstream media, one would think the country could move on. Yet this hasn't been the case. It seems pretty straightforward: delusions about Russia continue because they …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/05/forevergate-the-pernicious-persistence-of-the-russian-collusion-delusion/
Sacrifice of fallen 'blue helmet' to be honoured with UN's highest peacekeeping award
United Nations | un.org | 2019-05-20
In recognition of his "brave and selfless" action under fire in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ̶ saving the life of a fellow 'blue helmet' and helping his colleagues repel an armed group ̶ the late Malawian soldier Chancy Chitete, will be honoured with the UN's highest peacekeeping award this coming Friday, by the UN Secretary-General.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/05/1038821
Israeli Firm Interfered in Elections in African Nations
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-20
Facebook has removed hundreds of accounts, pages, and contents by an Israeli company vying to influence foreign politics especially elections. | RELATED: | Israeli Spyware Involved in WhatsApp Privacy Breach, Human Rights Groups Targeted | The social media giant removed 256 such accounts from Facebook and Instagram on which…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israeli-Firm-Deployed-Fake-Social-Media-Accounts-to-Interfere-in-Elections-in-African-Nations-20190520-0008.html
Without Tax Hikes on Corporations and the Rich, Critics Warn, $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan 'Another Empty Promise' From Trump
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-05-20
"If major tax increases are off the table, there is no way to pay for a $2 trillion infrastructure plan, it's that simple." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/chuck_nancy_donald_0.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/05/20/without-tax-hikes-corporations-and-rich-critics-warn-2-trillion-infrastructure-plan?cd-origin=rss
Trump manoeuvres in economic war against China
wsws.org | 2019-05-20
US intelligence chiefs have held meetings with major American companies, providing them with classified information, to warn of the dangers of doing business in China.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/20/usch-m20.html
'A message that America will tolerate war crimes': Trump poised to pardon war criminals
Alexandra Jacobo | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-20
"It was important that the perpetrators of those horrific offenses were brought to justice. Now Trump, in a twisted, grotesque 'celebration' of Memorial Day, wants to pardon these and other murderers?!
nationofchange.org/2019/05/20/a-message-that-america-will-tolerate-war-crimes-trump-poised-to-pardon-war-criminals/
Despite Inclusive Rhetoric, Corporations Back Extremist State Legislators Waging War on Women
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-05-20
"In their corporate literature, these companies present themselves as champions of women and gender equality. But they have collectively donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to politicians seeking to roll back reproductive rights." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/pro-choice_0.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/05/20/despite-inclusive-rhetoric-corporations-back-extremist-state-legislators-waging-war?cd-origin=rss
Corporate Media Is Gunning for War With Iran
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-05-20
The Washington Post presents the United States as "drifting toward war"–this time with Iran. | The Washington Post editorial's headline ( 5/14/19) had the US "drifting" toward war with Iran–another example, as analyst Nima Shirazi quipped, of the "world's superpower somehow having no agency over its own imperialism." | If we…
truthdig.com/articles/corporate-media-is-gunning-for-a-war-with-iran/
America's Reproductive Slaves
Chris Hedges | truthdig.com | 2019-05-20
On Wednesday, the day it was announced that the U.S. birthrate fell for the fourth straight year, signaling the lowest number of births in 32 years, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law the most draconian anti-abortion law in the country. That the two developments came at the same time could not have been more revelatory. | The ruling elites are acutely aware that the steadily declining American birthrate is the res…
truthdig.com/articles/americas-reproductive-slaves/
Pentagon Leaves War Reporters in the Dark
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-20
(ANTIWAR.COM) — As Trump Administration officials continue to talk up war with Iran, one would expect the reporters assigned to the Pentagon to be working overtime to get the specifics of what is happening. But that's not happening. The Pentagon has been increasingly opaque about everything ongoing in the military, and is no better when it comes to …
The Dead Don't Die: They March to War
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-20
Hysteria reigns supreme. As in the new Jim Jarmusch movie, The Dead Don't Die, The Return of the Living Neocon Dead, in a trashy rerun of the lead-up to Shock and Awe in 2003, keeps orchestrating the zombie march….
globalresearch.ca/dead-dont-die-they-march-war/5677910
The Rise of "Game of Thrones" Was Part of the Fall of America
Jon Schwarz | theintercept.com | 2019-05-20
Like all America's publications, The Intercept is legally required to run something about the end of the HBO television series "Game of Thrones." Here it is: | Despite the internet's current excitement about the show, the most lucid perspective on "Game of Thrones" appeared years ago in December 2016 — coincidentally, just after the election of Donald Trump — and not online. Instead, it was part of the season one finale of another HBO show, "Westworld." | At the end of the episode, the park's director, Robert Ford, addresses a large gathering of the executives and investors of the corporation that own…
theintercept.com/2019/05/20/the-rise-of-game-of-thrones-was-part-of-the-fall-of-america/
The Fight Against PAR, The Attack On Teachers & Worker Rights With Educator Brian Crowell
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2019-05-20
Educator and former Berkeley Federaton of Teachers steward Brian Crowell talks about his experience with the Peer Assisted Program PAR and how he discovered it was being used to target senior teachers, African American teachers and Latino teachers. He also found out that his union president of the BFT Cathy Cambell was being paid by the district to discipline and terminate teachers.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/17/18823483.php
U.S. breaks international law, seizing Venezuelan Embassy and arresting guests
Liberation Staff | liberationnews.org | 2019-05-20
Under international law — 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, articles 22 and 45 — a host country is prohibited from invasion or interference with another nation's embassies, and is in fact obligated to defend it.
liberationnews.org/u-s-breaks-international-law-seizing-venezuelan-embassy-and-arresting-guests/
How Russiagate Replaced Analysis of the 2016 Election
Rick Sterling | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-20
An honest and accurate analysis of the 2016 election is not just an academic exercise. It is very relevant to the current election campaign. Yet over the past two years, Russiagate has dominated media and political debate and largely replaced …
globalresearch.ca/how-russiagate-replaced-analysis-2016-election/5677898
Imperialism In An X-Factor Age: If The Drugs Don't Work, The Drones Certainly Will
Colin Todhunter | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-20
In Vietnam, Agent Orange was dropped by the US to poison a foreign population. In Iraq and the former Yugoslavia, depleted uranium was used. In western countries, things are a bit more complicated because various states have tended to avoid …
globalresearch.ca/imperialism-in-an-x-factor-age-if-the-drugs-dont-work-the-drones-certainly-will/5308068
The Struggle Is the Meaning
consortiumnews.com | 2019-05-20
Craig Murray mulls the depressing series of events over the past few weeks involving Iran, Venezuela, Ecuador and the U.S. By Craig Murray CraigMurray.org.uk There is no conceivable interest of the ordinary people of the Western world being served by… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/05/20/the-struggle-is-the-meaning/
Will US strike at Iran from land, not from sea?
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-05-20
While the world is adamantly watching the events in the Persian Gulf and trying to figure out when the sea battle between the U.S. and Iran starts off, Washington is drafting Plan B for an attack on the shore. The situation in the Persian Gulf deteriorated sharply at the beginning of May after the U.S. …
uwidata.com/3469-will-us-strike-at-iran-from-land-not-from-sea/
Germany Calls on US and Iran to Be Calmed
plenglish.com | 2019-05-20
Berlin, May 20 (Prensa Latina) The German Foreign Ministry called on the United States and Iran on Monday to ease tensions, after President Donald Trump threatened the Persian nation on Twitter.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42174&SEO=germany-calls-on-us-and-iran-to-be-calmed
Iraq All Over Again? And Where Is Katharine Gun
Marcia Mitchell | commondreams.org | 2019-05-20
Whistleblower and former employee of Britain's global surveillance center GCHQ (Government Communications Head Quarters) Katharine Gun smiles as she speaks to the media during a press conference February 25, 2004 in London, England. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/katharine_gun_iraq_iran.png…
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