2019-05-17: Social Media Postees

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Countering Trump's Inhumane Proposal, Ilhan Omar Presents 'Only Immigration Plan Worth Hearing About'
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-05-17
"We should be welcoming immigrants into our country and providing them a simple and accessible path to becoming documented, not treating them like criminals or dehumanizing them." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/ilhan_omar_immigration.jpg…
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As Irish PM Says Public Protest 'Welcome,' Trump Pushes for Private Meeting at His Own Golf Club
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-05-17
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More migrant deaths as Trump unveils class-based immigration quota
wsws.org | 2019-05-17
Trump announced the new plan as the military agreed to build six new internment camps along the US-Mexico border.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/17/immi-m17.html

'Don't get comfortable:' Trump announces record detentions, says migrants will be 'sent home'
rt.com | 2019-05-17
Donald Trump has called on Democrats to vote for his immigration reform to fix the 'National Emergency" on the US' border with Mexico, saying that migrants are being detained in record numbers to be repatriated. | …
rt.com/usa/459592-trump-announced-plan/

Immigrant Activists Maru Mora-Villalpando & Ravi Ragbir Keep Speaking Out Despite Deportation Threat
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-05-17
President Trump has unveiled plans for a new, so-called "merit-based" immigration system that would prioritize "highly-skilled" and English-speaking workers, while further restricting asylum seekers and immigrants who have family living in the United States. Although no legislative details for the plan have been revealed, Trump's proposal is likely to hit a wall in Congress, where the Democratically-led House has repeatedly clashed with the Trump administration over immigration policy. Trump's immigration policies have led to dire conditions for asylum seekers to the U.S. On Wednesday, a two-and-a-half year-old m…
www.democracynow.org/2019/5/17/immigrant_activists_maru_mora_villalpando_ravi

United States: Resisting Trump's attacks on migrants
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-05-17
Green Left Weekly's Jacob Andrewartha and Zane Alcorn spoke to Justin Akers Chacón, a Mexican-based, US immigrant rights activist, in Melbourne for the Marxism conference in April. | What can you tell us about the current situation in the US regarding immigration, particularly as we enter the second half of US President Donald Trump's term in office? | The situation is really dire in many ways. Trump has ratcheted up the attack on immigrants, including trying to prevent thousands of Central American asylum-seekers from even reaching the border where they could apply for asylum. | He has done this by essentially s…
greenleft.org.au/content/united-states-resisting-trump-attacks-migrants

The embassy siege in Georgetown
Derek Royden | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-17
The American occupiers in the country's Georgetown embassy have mobilized in solidarity with the Venezuelan people and in the hope that they can help to prevent a war, the international left must support them.
nationofchange.org/2019/05/17/the-embassy-siege-in-georgetown/

'We fight too many wars!' Rev. Jackson denounces US militarism after Venezuela embassy raid
rt.com | 2019-05-17
Renowned American civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson has spoken out against US militaristic foreign policy after delivering food supplies to peace activists at the Venezuelan embassy in DC before their forceful eviction. | …
rt.com/usa/459543-venezuela-embassy-jesse-jackson/

Venezuelan President Repeats Willingness to Dialogue with Opposition
plenglish.com | 2019-05-17
Caracas, May 17 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Venezuela is willing to settle the differences with the opposition through dialogue, President Nicolas Maduro said after a meeting with international representatives.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42092&SEO=venezuelan-president-repeats-willingness-to-dialogue-with-opposition

Venezuela Denounces US Seizure of Embassy as Violation of Vienna Convention
Jessica Corbett | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-17
(CD) — Venezuelan Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Ron on Thursday urged the Trump administration not to hand over the country's embassy in Washington, D.C. to leaders of an attempted coup after U.S. law enforcement forcibly removed peace activists who have lived there for since last month as guests of President Nicolás Maduro's government. "We denounce these arrests, as the …

Venezuela Denounces US Seizure of Embassy as Violation of Vienna Convention

Impact of US Blockade against Venezuela Denounced
plenglish.com | 2019-05-17
17 de mayo de 2019, 16: 28Ankara, May 17 (Prensa Latina) The Venezuelan ambassador to Turkey, José Bracho Reyes, today denounced the consequences of the US blockade against the South American nation, during a keynote address to the Faculty of Economics of the Technical University of the Middle East .
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42115&SEO=impact-of-us-blockade-against-venezuela-denounced

Who Knows? Who Cares? If the Media Claim 50 Countries Reject Venezuela's Elected President and Repeat It Enough It Must be True
Dave Lindorff | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-17
American media still refer to Juan Guaidó, America's hand-picked "legitimate leader" or "legitimate president" of Venezuela, as having an "administration." | The truth is that his "administration" — consisting of advisors and other opposition leaders — are all either arrested …
globalresearch.ca/if-media-claim-50-countries-reject-venezuelas-elected-president-repeat-it-enough-it-must-true/5677751

US Illegally Evicts Protectors from Venezuelan Embassy
Prof. Marjorie Cohn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-17
Today, law enforcement agents broke into the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, D.C., and arrested the four remaining members of the Embassy Protection Collective. | "We denounce these arrests, as the people inside were there with our permission, and we consider it | …
globalresearch.ca/us-illegally-evicts-protectors-venezuelan-embassy/5677682

Trump — from China to Iran to Venezuela — Threats and Sanctions Everywhere — A Chronicle of Disorganized Chaos Foretold
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-17
Trump himself, has not only reached a level of incompetence and ignorance which is scary — but he has also surrounded himself with inept, preposterous people, like, Pence, Bolton, Pompeo — who, it appears, have no other means left than running around the world amok, dishing out threats left and right…
globalresearch.ca/trump-china-iran-venezuela-threats-sanctions/5677710

Eyewitness in Venezuela: a 14-year Perspective
Peter Lackowski | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-17
I was in Venezuela from April 26 to May 5, 2019. It was the fifth time I have been there in a span of 14 years, so I was able to put things I saw on this trip in that context. My first visit was in 2005. I saw people begging, sleeping in doorways, street…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/17/eyewitness-in-venezuela-a-14-year-perspective/

Protests expected at Venezuelan Embassy following ejection of last Maduro supporters
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-05-17
WASHINGTON–Demonstrators are expected this Saturday at noon at the Venezuelan Embassy here two days after police — following the orders of the right-wing GOP Trump administration — ejected the last four supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from the building. The eviction, after 38 days, is a proxy for President Donald Trump's ideological effort to …
peoplesworld.org/article/protests-expected-at-venezuelan-embassy-following-ejection-of-last-maduro-supporters/

Who's Behind the Pro-Guaidó Crowd Besieging Venezuela's D.C. Embassy?
Jeb Sprague | mintpressnews.com | 2019-05-17
The intimidation tactics by the pro-coup embassy besiegers not only failed to deter the peace activists around the embassy, they left Venezuela's D.C.-based opposition with a serious PR problem. After a week of hateful outbursts, a handful of marketing strategists emerged as de facto spokespeople for the mob.
mintpressnews.com/whos-behind-the-pro-guaido-crowd-besieging-venezuelan-embassy-in-dc/258533/

Trump Admin Breaks and Enters Venezuela's Embassy, Arrests Activists
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-05-17
After more than a month of living in the Venezuelan embassy, DC police and secret service broke open the doors to arrest for activists who had been staying in the embassy to protect it against an opposition take-over. The move sets a dangerous precedent, says Medea Benjamin…
therealnews.com/stories/trump-admin-breaks-and-enters-venezuelas-embassy-arrests-activists

Uncle Sam Needs Our Help Again?
Ron Jacobs | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-17
Earlier in 2019, the US Congress utilized its power to wage or not wage war and voted to end US involvement in the Saudi Arabian war in Yemen. Donald Trump vetoed the bill and it died. Meanwhile, the Pentagon and US intelligence agencies were ramping up pressure on the nations of Venezuela and Iran. Other…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/17/uncle-sam-needs-our-help-again/

Venezuelan FM Thanks Norway for Promoting Social Dialogue
plenglish.com | 2019-05-17
Caracas, May 17 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza on Friday thanked the Government of Norway for supporting dialogue for peace and the country"s sovereignty.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42104&SEO=venezuelan-fm-thanks-norway-for-promoting-social-dialogue

2020 Elections: It's Militarism and the Military Budget Stupid!
Ajamu Baraka | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-17
U.S. ships are involved in provocative "freedom of navigation" exercises in the South China Sea and other ships gather ominously in the Mediterranean Sea while National Security Advisor John Bolton and Secretary of State Michael Pompeo along with convicted war criminal Elliot Abrams conspire to save the people of Venezuela with another illegal "regime change"
counterpunch.org/2019/05/17/2020-elections-its-militarism-and-the-military-budget-stupid/

Venezuela Welcomes Norway's Announcement On Beginning of Dialogue
plenglish.com | 2019-05-17
Caracas, May 17 (Prensa Latina) Vice-President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, celebrated on Friday Norway"s pronouncement on a first rapprochement for political dialogue between the Caracas government and the opposition based in the European country.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42112&SEO=venezuela-welcomes-norways-announcement-on-beginning-of-dialogue

China Calls to Peacefully Resolve Venezuela Issue
plenglish.com | 2019-05-17
Beijing, May 17 (Prensa Latina) China has called on Friday to strengthen efforts between the Venezuela government and opposition to achieve a peaceful resolution to the situation there, by emphasizing its position of non-meddling in the internal affairs of the South American nation.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42099&SEO=china-calls-to-peacefully-resolve-venezuela-issue

5/16/19: Chelsea Manning Returned to Prison; Illegal Arrests of Embassy Protectors
Register Peace & Freedom or Green | indybay.org | 2019-05-17
On the same day, May 16, 2019, the remaining 4 Venezuelan Embassy Protectors were falsely arrested by US police who illegally entered the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington D.C. and Chelsea Manning was returned to prison as a political prisoner for refusing to cooperate with the witchhunting grand jury, and this time, the reactionary Judge Anthony Trenga added the threat of daily fines of up to $500 a day after 30 days and rising to $1000 a day after 60 days. We heard not a peep of opposition to these reactionary actions by Nazi Trump from the Democratic Party candidates for president.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/17/18823468.php

Forum: Eyewitness Venezuela with Gloria La Riva
ANSWER Coalition | indybay.org | 2019-05-17
2969 Mission St. near 26th St.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/05/17/18823471.php

US security forces storm Venezuelan embassy in Washington, D.C
wsws.org | 2019-05-17
The raid of the embassy is of a piece with the reckless and illegal actions taken by the Trump administration in an effort to force a regime change in Venezuela.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/17/vene-m17.html

The Washington Post's "Cartel of the Suns" Theory is the Latest Desperate Excuse for Why the Coup Attempt in Venezuela has Failed
Peter Bolton | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-17
With the attempted coup in Venezuela now nearing its four-month mark, commentators in the corporate-owned Western press are scratching their heads as to why Washington's plan for its proxy, Juan Guaido, to topple the government of Nicolas Maduro has so far failed to materialize. Of course, all of the real reasons elude them because they…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/17/the-washington-posts-cartel-of-the-suns-theory-is-the-latest-desperate-excuse-for-why-the-coup-attempt-in-venezuela-has-failed/

Guaido requests US military cooperation to oust Maduro
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-05-17
Self-declared "Venezuelan Interim President" Juan Guaido has ordered the setting up of a meeting with the United States Armed Forces to discuss cooperation in his efforts to oust President Nicolas Maduro. | During a gathering of supporters in the upper-middle class Caracas district of Las Mercedes on May 11, Guaido announced that he instructed his representative in the US, Carlos Vecchio, to establish a "direct relationship" with the US Southern Command (SouthCom), which controls all US overt and covert military operations in Latin America and the Caribbea…
greenleft.org.au/content/guaido-requests-us-military-cooperation-oust-maduro

Venezuela's Arreaza: 'We Have to Reject War, Bet on Dialogue'
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-17
During an exclusive interview with teleSUR, Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza addressed some of the the highlights of the current political, economic and diplomatic situation his country is going through. | RELATED: | UN Sec-Gen 'Very Much Supportive' of Venezuela Talks in Norway | With regard to the "exploratory phase" of dialogue taki…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuelas-Arreaza-We-Have-to-Reject-War-Bet-on-Dialogue-20190517-0013.html

Trump Rejects Media Coverage of Tensions between US and Iran
plenglish.com | 2019-05-17
Washington, May 17 (Prensa Latina) U.S. President Donald Trump criticized on Friday what he calls fake news media on his way of handling tensions between the US and Iran.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=42118&SEO=trump-rejects-media-coverage-of-tensions-between-us-and-iran

How is the Middle East Reacting to Increasing US-Iran Tensions?
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-17
(MEE) — With tensions once again ratcheting up in the Gulf, the international community has held its breath as a long-feared conflict between the US and Iran appears to inch increasingly closer. The US has blamed Iran for attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf and President Donald Trump warned on Monday that if the Islamic republic …

How is the Middle East Reacting to Increasing US-Iran Tensions?

Amid Murky Intel, Experts Say Time to Be Clear: Threat of War With Iran "Solely and Unequivocally" Trump's Fault
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-05-17
"Trump action provokes Iran reaction provokes U.S. reaction and suddenly march to another quagmire catastrophic war." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/pompeo_trump_bolton_iran.jpg…
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Sanders Launches Petition Urging Lawmakers to Block Military Action Against Iran Without Congressional Approval
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-05-17
As heightened tension between Washington and Tehran continues to provoke warnings of potential war, Sen. Bernie Sanders released a petition as part of his presidential campaign Thursday calling on federal lawmakers to "pass legislation that would prohibit military action against Iran without congressional approval." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bernie_sanders_big_pharma_greed_drug_prices_0.jpg…
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'Fraudulent', 'poorly sourced' & 'DANGEROUS': Trump strikes out against 'fake news' on Iran
rt.com | 2019-05-17
Amid rising tensions between the US and Iran, and rumors of war, President Donald Trump has blasted what he called 'fake news media' coverage of the issue, warning that it could be "dangerous" for the country. | …
rt.com/usa/459613-trump-media-iran-war/

Four Simple Steps the U.S. Media Could Take to Prevent a Trump War With Iran
Mehdi Hasan | theintercept.com | 2019-05-17
An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln on May 10, 2019, in the Red Sea. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group has been deployed to U.S. Central Command as tensions with Iran have recently escalated. | helped the Bush administration spread myths and lies about the threat posed by Iraq to the United States and its allies, the Trump administration is spreading similar myths and…
theintercept.com/2019/05/17/us-media-journalists-iran-coverage/

Top Ten Differences Between the Iraq War and Trump's Proposed Iran War
Juan Cole | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-17
1. Iraq is 168,754 mi ≤ and Iran is 636,400 mi ≤; that is, Iran is geographically 3.77 times bigger than Iraq, almost 4 times as big. | 2. Iraq's population when invaded was 26 million. Iran's population today is 81 million. | 3. …
globalresearch.ca/top-ten-differences-iraq-war-trumps-proposed-iran-war/5677742

Trump and the Middle East: a Long Record of Personal Failure
Melvin Goodman | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-17
Many American presidents have blundered in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf, but Donald Trump's personal involvement in the region has been particularly disastrous. President Eisenhower introduced the CIA to the world of covert action, when he ordered the overthrow of the legitimate government of Iran in 1953. President Reagan endorsed a U.S. troop presence in Lebanon in 1982 in order to pull Israeli chestnuts out of the fire there due to their war crimes in Beirut, offering proof to the Arab nations of Washington's one-sided support for Israel. President George H.W. Bush went ahead with Desert Storm in 1991…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/17/trump-and-the-middle-east-a-long-record-of-personal-failure/

Neocons Won't Stop Until They Get Their War With Iran
Sonali Kolhatkar | commondreams.org | 2019-05-17
Trump's national security adviser John Bolton has made it his mission to spark a war against Iran, and he was part of the apparatus of building the false case for the disastrous 2003 U.S. war against Iraq. (Photo: Shutterstock) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bolton_warmonger.jpg…
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Trump May Not Want War With Iran–But the Coalition of the Killing May Give Him One
Bob Dreyfuss | thenation.com | 2019-05-17
Trump May Not Want War With Iran–But the Coalition of the Killing May Give Him One…
thenation.com/article/iran-bolton-war-fever-trump-pompeo/

War and Peace: Bolton and Trump Tell a Confused Story About Possible Military Action against Iran
John Mecklin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-17
The New York Times reported earlier in the week that top Trump administration national security officials asked for and received a briefing on military plans that would send some 120,000 US troops to the Middle East should Iran take aggressive …
globalresearch.ca/war-peace-bolton-trump-tell-confused-story-possible-military-action-iran/5677728

Ignore the Propaganda: A US War Against Iran Would Be a Costly Mistake
Richard Silverstein | commondreams.org | 2019-05-17
US National Security Adviser John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listen as Trump speaks in the Oval Office in Washington on 7 February (AFP) US National Security Adviser John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listen as Trump speaks in the Oval Office in Washington on 7 February. (Photo: AFP/Getty) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-05-17_at_8.31.28_am.png…
commondreams.org/views/2019/05/17/ignore-propaganda-us-war-against-iran-would-be-costly-mistake?cd-origin=rss

The US war drive against Iran and the conflict with Europe
wsws.org | 2019-05-17
Amid growing conflicts with its strategic rivals, including its European Union "allies," Washington is seeking to reorganize Eurasian geopolitics, beginning with a war drive targeting Iran.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/17/pers-m17.html

Democrats Running for President Are Waking Up to the Danger of War With Iran
Alex Emmons | theintercept.com | 2019-05-17
Four of the seven senators who've joined the 2020 race have signed onto a bill that would prohibit the U.S. military from spending money to attack Iran.
theintercept.com/2019/05/17/iran-war-congress-democratic-candidates/

Only Ones to Blame for Fresh US-Iranian Tensions: Team Trump
Paul Pillar | commondreams.org | 2019-05-17
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talk during the group photo at the Ministerial to Promote a Future of Peace and Security in the Middle East on February 14, 2019 in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bibi_pompeo_iran_war.jpg…
commondreams.org/views/2019/05/17/only-ones-blame-fresh-us-iranian-tensions-team-trump?cd-origin=rss

Congress Wants to Steal $1.68 Billion from Iran
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-17
It's not enough to want untold thousands to die and the country destroyed, now neocons in Congress want to steal more than a billion and a half dollars from Iran as compensation for something somebody else did or didn't do….
globalresearch.ca/congress-wants-steal-1-68-billion-iran/5677679

Chelsea Manning Sent Back to Jail for Refusing to Testify Against Wikileaks
Associated Press | mintpressnews.com | 2019-05-17
Manning already spent two months in jail for refusing a previous subpoena to testify to a grand jury investigating WikiLeaks. She was released last week when that grand jury's term expired, but prosecutors quickly hit her with a new subpoena.
mintpressnews.com/chelsea-manning-sent-back-to-jail-for-refusing-to-testify-against-wikileaks/258591/

Newly Released FBI Docs Shed Light on Apparent Mossad Foreknowledge of 9/11 Attacks
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-05-17
New information released by the FBI has brought fresh scrutiny to the possibility that the "Dancing Israelis," at least two of whom were known Mossad operatives, had prior knowledge of the attacks on the World Trade Center.
mintpressnews.com/newly-released-fbi-docs-shed-light-on-apparent-mossad-foreknowledge-of-9-11-attacks/258581/

France Takes Unprecedented Action Against Reporters Who Published Secret Government Document
Ryan Gallagher | theintercept.com | 2019-05-17
Journalists in France are facing potential jail sentences in an unprecedented case over their handling of secret documents detailing the country's involvement in the Yemen conflict. | Earlier this week, a reporter from Radio France and the co-founders of Paris-based investigative news organization Disclose were called in for questioning at the offices of the General Directorate for Internal Security, known as the DGSI. The agency is tasked with fighting terrorism, espionage, and other domestic threats, similar in function to the FBI in the United States. | The two news organizations published stories in April [md…
theintercept.com/2019/05/17/france-takes-unprecedented-action-against-reporters-who-published-secret-government-document/

Media stenography turns beheaded Saudi protesters into 'terrorism'
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-05-17
All three outlets also added gratuitous details about the attack in Sri Lanka and/or other ISIS-related attacks–attacks that there's no suggestion any of the defendants were connected to. In fact, most of these defendants were arrested before ISIS existed. And a majority of those killed, being Shiites, would be viewed by ISIS as heretics. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/05/17/media-stenography-turns-beheaded-saudi-protesters-into-terrorism/

Repatriation of extremist fighters and families to Kazakhstan, welcomed by UN rights expert
United Nations | un.org | 2019-05-17
Stressing the need for some Governments to reform their laws and policies on fighting terrorism and extremism, an independent UN human rights expert welcomed on Friday Kazakhstan's repatriation of 231 of its citizens from conflict sites in Syria and Iraq, earlier this month.
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Last Process: 50 Postees: 2019-05-17 23:21 GMT (17:21 EST)

2019-05-16: News Headlines

Mashal Hashem, James Allen (2019-05-16). How to Lobby Washington to Death. commondreams.org For Donald Trump and many congressional Republicans, the well-being of the Saudi royals and of defense contractors matters more than a bus carrying school children destroyed by a laser-guided MK-82 bomb made by Lockheed Martin. (Photo: CNN/Screengrab) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/cnn_0_0.jpeg…

pip.hinman (2019-05-16). Refugees seek safe haven in the 'beautiful game'. greenleft.org.au Refugees are using football as a way to build communities of resistance. | "For me it makes no difference where I play as long as it makes me happy." These are words from Mahdi, a 19-year-old refugee from Afghanistan, living in Germany. | Mahdi plays for German football team FC Lampedusa St Pauli in Hamburg, a team made solely out of refugees and migrants. The team name stems from refugees who came to Hamburg via Lampedusa a few years ago. About 380 refugees stayed in the St Pauli church at that time and some of them reached out to coaches to find opportunities to play football. | That is how FC Lampedusa St Paul…

plenglish (2019-05-16). New Protests in Brazil against Education Fund Cuts. plenglish.com Brasilia, May 16 ( Prensa Latina) The National Union of Students (UNE) has scheduled new protests for May 30 in Brazil against the decision of Jair Bolsonaro"s government to cut funds in education, announced leaders of the organization on Thursday.

plenglish (2019-05-16). Over 33 million People Vaccinated against Flu in Brazil. plenglish.com Brasilia, May 16 (Prensa Latina) More than 33 million people were vaccinated against the flu in Brazil and the number now represents 56 percent of the population defined by the Health Ministry for the year ¥s immunization campaign.

Valerie Vande Panne (2019-05-16). The battle for rights of nature heats up in the Great Lakes. nationofchange.org This article was produced by Local Peace Economy, a project | of the Independent Media Institute. | In February, the voters of Toledo, Ohio, passed a ballot initiative that gives Lake Erie and those who rely on the lake's ecosystem a bill of rights. The idea is to protect and preserve the ecosystem so that the life that depends on it — humans included — can have access to safe, fresh drinking water. | On the surface, it seems pretty logical: Humans need water to survive, and if an ecosystem that is relied on for water — in this case, Lake Erie — is polluted (in this case, with algae), t…

Steve Sweeney (2019-05-16). Iranian Communists rally progressive forces to prevent war. peoplesworld.org Iranian Communists have called for unity among the country's progressives striving for peace in response to U.S. saber-rattling intent on provoking war with Tehran. The Tudeh Party noted "a very worrying rise of tensions between the racist, pseudo-fascist, and reactionary Trump administration and the regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran" in recent days. It …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-05-16). Towards a Culture of World Peace. globalresearch.ca "Towards a Culture of World Peace" constitutes a commitment to Human Livelihood. It consists in confronting the UU-NATO discourse in support of war and military intervention. It requires reviving a Worldwide anti-war movement, nationally and internationally as well as establishing a resolve by the governments of sovereign nation states to reject this Worldwide process of militarization.

Fight Back (2019-05-16). Meeting with Venezuela's President Maduro. fightbacknews.org Fight Back! interviews noted anti-war activist Sarah Martin, of the Minnesota-based Women Against Military Madness. Martin traveled to Venezuela on a solidarity delegation organized by the U.S. Peace Council, March 11-18. | Fight Back!: The corporate media says Venezuela's government, headed by President Maduro and the national democratic Bolivarian Revolution, has little popular support. What were your impressions? | Sarah Martin: This is one of the many lies told by the media, who once again are spewing the U.S. administration's propaganda for a U.S.-orchestrated coup. Maduro is a democratically elected preside…

Jeb Sprague (2019-05-16). Who's behind the pro-Guaido mob that besieged Venezuela's embassy in Washington? thegrayzone.com The intimidation tactics by the pro-coup embassy besiegers not only failed to deter the peace activists around the embassy, they…

Vaughn (2019-05-16). Police Attacks Berkeley. indybay.org Officer Aranus of UC Berkeley police, grabs peaceful person by neck, throwing them to the ground on UCB campus, March 12, 6pm.

plenglish (2019-05-16). UN Wishes Peaceful Solution at Venezuelan Embassy in Washington. plenglish.com United Nations, May 16 (Prensa Latina) U.N. Secretary-General spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Thursday that the United Nations hopes the situation at the Venezuelan embassy in Washington can be resolved peacefully.

plenglish (2019-05-16). UN Security Council Holds Session on Joint Force in Sahel. plenglish.com United Nations, May 16 (Prensa Latina) The UN Security Council is holding on Thursday a session on peace and security in Africa dedicated to the joint force of the so-called Group of Five for the Sahel States (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger).

United Nations (2019-05-16). 'The time for action is now' senior UN peacekeeping official says, urging support for regional force combating Sahel terrorism. un.org The five-year-old force working to stabilize Africa's Sahel has shown great potential, but needs more support from the international community to reach full operational capacity, a top UN peacekeeping official said on Thursday, calling for enhanced political and economic solutions to help tackle the strife-torn region's myriad challenges.

Lauren Smith (2019-05-16). Venezuelan Embassy: Peace Activists Put US Mission on Notice. globalresearch.ca Yesterday evening activists from the International Action Center (IAC) and No War on Venezuela.org delivered a letter to the United States Mission to the United Nations in NYC from the Embassy Protection Collective (EPC). Telemundo was on the scene and …

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2019-05-16). Venezuelan Government Denounces US Seizure of Embassy, Arrest of Peace Activists as Violation of Vienna Convention. commondreams.org Venezuelan Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Ron on Thursday urged the Trump administration not to hand over the country's embassy in Washington, D.C. to leaders of an attempted coup after U.S. law enforcement forcibly removed peace activists who have lived there for since last month as guests of President Nicol√°s Maduro's government. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/embassy.jpg…

Edward Curtin (2019-05-16). Answering the Mysterious Call of An Artist's Spiritual Vocation. globalresearch.ca "Friend, hope for the Guest while you are alive." — Kabir, "To Be a Slave of Intensity" | Strange how a man | Can enter your life | Just like that: a knock | Out of nowhere | And you've slipped away | To a rendezvous …

Prof. Rut Diamint (2019-05-16). Truth, Justice and Declassification: Secret Archives Show US Helped Argentine Military Wage 'Dirty War' that Killed 30,000. globalresearch.ca History books may never tell the full story of the dictatorship that terrorized Argentina from 1976 to 1984. | But newly declassified United States military and intelligence documents recently delivered to Argentina offer new details about the country's brutal military junta….

Abayomi Azikiwe (2019-05-16). Military and Opposition Forces Reach Agreement in Sudan While Tensions Persist. globalresearch.ca Representatives from the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) and the Forces of the Declaration of Freedom and Change have been holding talks with the Transitional Military Council (TMC) for several weeks since the coup against ousted President Omer Hassan al-Bashir on …

Michael Reinemer (2019-05-16). Trump Administration Approves Leases for Toxic Mining Near Minnesota Wilderness, Canada Border. globalresearch.ca Today The Wilderness Society in the U.S. strongly objected to the Trump administration's renewal of two hardrock mining leases near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota that would likely pollute the vast waterways on the U.S.-Canada border. | The …

International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (2019-05-16). These 28 Companies Are Building Nuclear Weapons. globalresearch.ca ICAN and its partner organisation Pax have released a report with full profiles of 28 companies connected to the production of nuclear weapons. | Here are the 28 companies on ICAN's Red Flag list. Download the full report here. | Aecom …

Joyce Nelson (2019-05-16). Monsanto's "Rain of Death" on Canada's Forests. globalresearch.ca First Nations in Ontario have run out of patience. For 43 years, the forest industry has been conducting aerial spraying of glyphosate herbicide on Indigenous lands — a "rain of death" used in forest management practice that has slowly been …

Barbara Nimri Aziz (2019-05-16). A Novel We Can All Relate To: "The Other Americans" globalresearch.ca America is still discovering itself. The rise of Donald Trump alerted those citizens who held that they alone defined our culture and values to the existence of a significant population holding very different views— and the will to back a …

Philip Giraldi (2019-05-16). Something Wrong with Trump: The Insulting Names Are No Longer Welcome. globalresearch.ca Remaining promoters of the concept of Donald Trump as President of the United States cite the fact that he has started no new shooting wars while Russiagate has turned out to be a flop and the economy seems to be …

Andrew Korybko (2019-05-16). Russia's Nord Stream II Concerns Reveal Its Severe Systemic Vulnerabilities. globalresearch.ca Putin actually sounded pretty concerned about the future of Nord Stream II for the first time ever during Tuesday's press conference with his Austrian counterpart, strongly suggesting that Pompeo might have delivered a serious message to him during Monday's meeting …

Press TV (2019-05-16). Trump Considering Replacing John Bolton: Report. globalresearch.ca US media reports suggest that President Donald Trump is considering replacing his hawkish National Security Adviser John Bolton over his plans to push the United States towards a military conflict with Iran, Venezuela and North Korea. | Bolton "is headed for …

South Front (2019-05-16). Video: Syria Al Qaeda Militants Lose More Territory after Failed Counter-attack. globalresearch.ca Clashes between the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-led coalition of militant groups continue in northwestern Hama and northern Lattakia. | 4 SAA soldiers were killed and 7 others were injured in a failed attack on Hayat Tahrir …

Philip A Farruggio (2019-05-16). Mother in "WAR" globalresearch.ca It was way back when, right before our nation performed the most horrific act of preemptively attacking and invading Iraq… which was not only illegal, but highly immoral. | I was at the video store rapping with my friend Kenny the …

Global Research (2019-05-16). "The Globalization of War" and "Towards a World War III Scenario" globalresearch.ca The Globalization of War: America's "Long War" against Humanity, by Michel Chossudovsky | America's hegemonic project in…

South Front (2019-05-16). Video: Houthis Strike Key Saudi Oil Pipeline Amid Growing Concern over Nearing US-Iranian Armed Conflict. globalresearch.ca On May 14, Saudi Arabia halted pumping on its 1,200km-long East-West pipeline after it had been targeted by suicide unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). | The kingdom's Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid al-Falih confirmed the attack on the pipeline, …

(2019-05-16). Trump Administration Waives Laws to Build 100 Miles of Border Wall Across Arizona National Monument, Wildlife Refuges. globalresearch.ca The Trump administration will waive dozens of environmental and public health laws to speed border-wall construction through federally protected sites in Arizona and California. | Today's announcement from the Department of Homeland Security says waivers will be used to build walls …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2019-05-16). Fantasies of Humanity: The Christchurch Pledge and a Regulated Internet. globalresearch.ca It had to come. A massacre, broadcast in real time and then shared with viral automatism; the inevitable shock, and the counter from the authorities. The Christchurch shootings, inflicting fifty-one deaths upon worshippers at two mosques in quiet New Zealand …

Jake Johnson (2019-05-16). Undermining Trump-Bolton War Narrative, British General Says No Evidence of 'Increased Threat' from Iran. globalresearch.ca A British general threw a wrench into the Trump administration's narrative that Iran is plotting attacks on American troops in the Middle East by telling reporters gathered at the Pentagon Tuesday that "there's been no increased threat from Iranian-backed forces" …

Whitney Webb (2019-05-16). Leaked Diplomatic Cable Suggests Saudi Foreknowledge of Sri Lanka Easter Bombings. theantimedia.com (MPN) — A leaked Saudi diplomatic memo obtained by Lebanese outlet Alahed News claims that the government of Saudi Arabia had foreknowledge of the Easter bombings that occurred last month in three cities on the island nation of Sri Lanka, killing nearly 300 and wounding over 500 more. The contents of the memo, which additionally suggests …

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2019-05-16). 77 Civilians Killed or Wounded in Sana'a as Saudi Airstrikes Target Yemeni Capital. mintpressnews.com The murderous attacks have enraged local residents, who took to the streets of Raqas to condemn the airstrikes and loss of civilian life, calling for counter-attacks on Coalition forces.

Maj. Danny Sjursen (2019-05-16). Where Is the Democratic Alternative to Forever War? truthdig.com There sure are lots to choose from. By now, more than 20 candidates have announced a run for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. And with national security adviser John "Regime Change" Bolton, along with the others in the four Bs cabal—Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia and Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates—seem poised to pull President Trump into war with Iran, now would seem the time for D…

William Hartung (2019-05-16). It's Time to Stop Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia. commondreams.org Arms exhibition in Abu Dhabi (Photo: z.o.y.a via Shutterstock) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/arms_0.jpeg…

Jason Ditz (2019-05-16). US Continues to Escalate Tensions, Raising Fear of Imminent War With Iran. theantimedia.com (ANTIWAR.COM) — Tensions between the United States and Iran continue to worsen, with the Trump Administration ratcheting up allegations against the Iranians, and even incidents that were plainly nothing to do with this latest round of tensions, like Yemen's Houthis launching drone attacks against Saudi oil pumping stations, have become interlinked in the narrative, if only to …

Democracy Now! (2019-05-16). Headlines for May 16, 2019. democracynow.org Alabama Governor Signs Nation's Most Restrictive Anti-Choice Law, Missouri Senate Votes to Ban Most Abortions After 8 Weeks, Trump Declares National Emergency, Blacklisting Chinese Telecom Huawei, Trump Delays Plans for Tariffs on Foreign Cars and Auto Parts, Trump to Announce "Merit-Based" Immigration Plan to Limit Asylum Cases, Family Reunifications, White House Refuses House Judiciary Committee Request for Documents, U.S. Won't Join "Christchurch Call" Against Online Extremism, Six Civilians Killed in Yemen as Saudi-Led Coalition Bombs Fall on Sana'a, Sudanese Troops Fire on Pro-Democracy Protesters as Militar…

Staff (2019-05-16). A Business Model From Hell and the War in Yemen. truthout.org A springtime wedding in Northern Yemen's Al-Raqah village took place in April 2018, a moment of reprieve from the turmoil and devastation of that war-torn country, a moment to celebrate life, love, and the birth of a new family. From the tents constructed for the event, music flooded into the village and, as at any good wedding, exuberant dancing was a central part of the festivities. | Unbeknownst to the guests, the music masked the buzzing of a warplane overhead. Suddenly, in a horrific turn of events, Saudi-…

Staff (2019-05-16). The Hell We've Unleashed on Yemen. truthdig.com A springtime wedding in Northern Yemen's Al-Raqah village took place in April 2018, a moment of reprieve from the turmoil and devastation of that war-torn country, a moment to celebrate life, love, and the birth of a new family. From the tents constructed for the event, music flooded into the village and, as at any good wedding, exuberant dancing was a central part of the festivities. | Unbeknownst to the guests, the music masked the buzzing of a warplane overhead. Suddenly, in a horrific turn of events, Saudi-led…

Staff (2019-05-16). Saudi Arabia Couldn't Ask for Better Coverage From Corporate Media. truthdig.com A spate of recent articles lays bare the willingness of the press to carry water for the increasingly brutal regime of Mohammed bin Salman.

Peter Koenig (2019-05-16). Trump: From China to Iran to Venezuela, Threats and Sanctions Everywhere. dissidentvoice.org As of May 10, Mr. Trump has arbitrarily increased tariffs on Chinese goods imported into the US, worth about 200 billion dollars, from 10% to 25%. It is an action without any foundation. An action that makes no sense at all, as China can and will retaliate — and retaliate much stronger than what the …

Ben Norton (2019-05-16). Us-Backed Opposition Leader Admits Venezuela 'Is Not a Dictatorship'. mintpressnews.com Opposition leader María Corina Machado, a key figure in the US coup plot, admitted that Venezuela "is not a dictatorship" and only international "humanitarian intervention" can topple Maduro.

plenglish (2019-05-16). President of the Munich Conference Calls for Pact with Iran. plenglish.com Berlin, May 16 (Prensa Latina) The President of the Munich Security Conference, Wolfgang Ischinger, stated today that only the joint efforts of the countries participating in the nuclear pact with Iran can save the agreement.

Staff (2019-05-16). Trump Proposal Would Change Priorities of Green Card System. truthdig.com WASHINGTON—After years of setbacks and stalemates, President Donald Trump will lay out yet another immigration plan as he tries to convince the American public and lawmakers that the nation's legal immigration system should be overhauled. | The latest effort, spearheaded by Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, focuses on beefing up border security and rethinking the green card system so that it would favor people with high-level skills, degrees and job offers instead of relatives of those already in the country. | A shift to a more merit-based system prioritizing high-skilled workers would…

commondreams (2019-05-16). Fourth Child Has Died After Being Held in U.S. Immigration Custody. commondreams.org ______________________________…

splcenter (2019-05-16). SPLC: Congress should dismiss President Trump's dubious 'merit-based' immigration plan in favor of real reform. splcenter.org President Trump made a speech in The White House Rose Garden today about a plan to move U.S. immigration toward a "merit-based system" that would prioritize high-skilled workers over those with family members who are already in the country.

RT (2019-05-16). 'Envy of the world' or 2020 campaign pitch? Trump immigration plan apparently aims at both. rt.com President Donald Trump has unveiled a sweeping proposal to overhaul legal immigration to make the US "envy of the world," but basically admitted it amounts to a Republican campaign platform for 2020.

WSWS (2019-05-16). Right-wing outcry over student protest against anti-Muslim "headscarf conference" at German university. wsws.org Legitimate criticisms of right-wing and racist positions are criminalised and denounced as "attacks on academic freedom" and "ideological terror."

WSWS (2019-05-16). France hosts "Christchurch call" summit to intensify internet censorship. wsws.org Under the banner of fighting terrorism, the social media giants and capitalist states are seeking to censor social media to banish left-wing and anti-war views.

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