2019-05-14: Social Media Postees

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Ex-Iranian Ambassador Warns About US Escalation in Iran
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-05-14
The Pentagon has reportedly drawn up a plan to send as many as 120,000 troops to the Middle East if President Trump decides to take military action against Iran. The New York Times reports the Pentagon presented the proposal on Thursday after National Security Advisor John Bolton requested a revision to an earlier plan. Bolton has long advocated for attacking Iran. According to the Pentagon, far more than 120,000 troops would be needed if a ground invasion was ordered. This comes as tension continues to escalate between the United States and Iran. The United States recently deployed the Abraham Lincoln Carrier…
truthout.org/video/ex-iranian-ambassador-warns-about-us-escalation-in-iran/

Will John Bolton's Dream to Bomb Iran Come True? Ex-Iranian Ambassador Warns About U.S. Escalation
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-05-14
The Pentagon has reportedly drawn up a plan to send as many as 120,000 troops to the Middle East if President Trump decides to take military action against Iran. The New York Times reports the Pentagon presented the proposal on Thursday after National Security Advisor John Bolton requested a revision to an earlier plan. Bolton has long advocated for attacking Iran. According to the Pentagon, far more than 120,000 troops would be needed if a ground invasion was ordered. This comes as tension continues to escalate between the United States and Iran. The United States recently deployed the Abraham Lincoln Carrier St…
www.democracynow.org/2019/5/14/will_john_bolton_s_dream_to

Liz Cheney and Right-Wing Outrage Machine Lie About Rashida Tlaib's Comments
Eoin Higgins | mintpressnews.com | 2019-05-14
A measured and nuanced discussion of the Holocaust, Israel, and Palestinians was intentionally mischaracterized by right-wing media and politicians Sunday, leading to corporate media and the president amplifying dishonest attacks on one of the nation's only two Muslim Congresswomen. | The controversy comes from remarks made by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on the Yahoo News podcast "Skullduggery" published Saturday. During the discussion with podcast co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman, Tlaib referred to her P…
mintpressnews.com/liz-cheney-and-right-wing-outrage-machine-lie-about-rashida-tlaib-comments/258461/

Houthi Withdrawal from Hodeida Port Brings No Peace as Saudis Press Attack
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2019-05-14
Artillery shells and a steady stream of heavy machine-gun fire tore through the village of Al-Shijan on Monday, as Saudi-led forces renewed hostilities in the area following a Houthi withdrawal from Hodeida.
mintpressnews.com/houthi-withdrawal-from-hodeida-port-brings-no-peace-as-saudis-press-attack/258468/

Venezuelan Communes Protect the State
Robert Hunziker | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-14
Direct democracy works like a charm. Check out Venezuela's Communes…. Venezuela's ubiquitous Communes are proof that direct democracy works. And, interestingly enough, those same Communes are powerful buffers to attempted coups, protecting the sanctity of direct democracy in their country. In all likelihood, John Bolton and Trump and Pence and Pompeo and Rubio were shocked…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/14/venezuelan-communes-protect-the-state/

Illegal Bt Brinjal In India: A Call To Initiate Criminal Proceedings Against Regulators And Corporations
Colin Todhunter | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-14
What is the point in central government orders and carefully thought out regulatory norms if government officials and regulators act with blatant disregard? This is precisely what we now see happening in India where genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are concerned. India has the greatest brinjal germplasm in the world with 2,500 varieties, including wild species.
counterpunch.org/2019/05/14/illegal-bt-brinjal-in-india-a-call-to-initiate-criminal-proceedings-against-regulators-and-corporations/

Haunted House: the Legacy of Residential Schools for Aboriginal Children
Michael Welton | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-14
"We are standing on the grounds of what once was Carcross Residential School (also known as Choutla Residential School). Here, concrete stairs that lead nowhere. There, a truck with the windows busted out. Beyond are some scattered buildings, sagging and decrepit. The site where the actual school stood is empty, save for trash and broken glass. There is heaviness here, and deep sadness. I have brought tobacco with me, but it doesn't feel right to offer it to the ground. The space is empty, and not in a triumphant way. Not like a racist monument falling, not like a wall that divides being apart stone by stone. Emp…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/14/haunted-house-the-legacy-of-residential-schools-for-aboriginal-children/

Who is Our "Adversary"? A Question of Language
Richard E. Rubenstein | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-14
There's a new word in town, folks — or rather an old word with a new meaning. It has become the fashion among politicians and journalists to describe nations like Russia, China, and Iran, and leaders like Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and Ali Khamenei, as "adversaries." This is a term that gives me the creeps both because of what it says and what it hides.According to Webster-Merriam, adversary is another word for "an enemy or opponent," but in today's parlance it has become a blurry euphemism. Russia and China are called adversaries by people who loathe and fear these governments, but who consider it crude,…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/14/who-is-our-adversary-a-question-of-language/

Neurotoxic Organophosphate Chemicals in Your Mobile, Tablet, Laptop, Sofa, and Even Bed!
Georgina Downs | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-14
Some people may have never heard the word 'organophosphates' to know what they are and what they do. Others may have only heard of organophosphates in relation to nerve agent chemical attacks — such as the one in Tokyo in 1995 where sarinwas released on three lines of the Tokyosubway during rush hour, killing 12 people, severely injuring…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/14/neurotoxic-organophosphate-chemicals-in-your-mobile-tablet-laptop-sofa-and-even-bed/

Social Media Footprints and Electioneering in Australia
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-14
It has been an uninspiring election, punctuated by occasional moments of madness on the part of various candidates. Their sin was to be incautious in their previous use of social media, a form of communication that reveals everything and nothing about a person. In a political sense, the erring tweet and the injudicious remark on…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/14/social-media-footprints-and-electioneering-in-australia/

The New Kid on the Nationalist Block: Thierry Baudet
Mira Oklobdzija | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-14
In the media, both local and international, this new kid is called a "political dandy," a "flamboyant populist," "not your typical populist," "the naked populist," "the far right's rising star," "a new face," and the "Dutch far right's new figurehead." He is sure of himself, exposing his intellectual rather than physical muscles (though certain naked…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/14/the-new-kid-on-the-nationalist-block-thierry-baudet/

The Mysterious "Sabotage" of Saudi Oil Tankers: a Dangerous Moment in Trump's Escalating Conflict With Iran
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-14
Saudi Arabia's claim that two of its oil tankers have been sabotaged off the coast of the UAE is vague in detail — but could create a crisis that spins out of control and into military action.Any attack on shipping in or close to the Strait of Hormuz, the 30-mile wide channel at the entrance to the Gulf, is always serious because it is the most important choke point for the international oil trade.
counterpunch.org/2019/05/14/the-mysterious-sabotage-of-saudi-oil-tankers-a-dangerous-moment-in-trumps-escalating-conflict-with-iran/

Will Higher Pay for Uber Drivers Increase Productivity Growth?
Dean Baker | counterpunch.org | 2019-05-14
That's what Sarah Jeong says in a New York Times column. The piece argues that if Uber drivers got a living wage then Uber would just turn to using driverless cars. It is an interesting possibility. The argument is that higher pay is a major driver of productivity growth, as it forces companies to use…
counterpunch.org/2019/05/14/will-higher-pay-for-uber-drivers-increase-productivity-growth/

Bolsonaro Fund Cuts Force Scientists to Migrate Brazil for Work
telesurenglish.net | 2019-05-14
Brazilan scientists and students are being forced to leave the country in search of funding to finish their current research and studies fearing major cuts to the public higher education system announced last week by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. | RELATED: | 'Brazil Needs More Education, Not More Guns', Lula Warns | "Scientists are no longer leaving the country by choice but because it is the only chance to continue doing their job. Brazil does not regard education and science as…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolsonaro-Fund-Cuts-Force-Scientists-to-Migrate-Brazil-for-Work-20190514-0007.html

Trump welcomes Hungarian far-right prime minister Orbán to the White House
wsws.org | 2019-05-14
The Trump administration is sending a clear message of endorsement of the far-right in the upcoming European elections.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/14/orba-f05.html

The Real Mueller-Gate Scandal
consortiumnews.com | 2019-05-14
Craig Murray blasts the special counsel for naming and condemning people without ever interviewing them. By Craig Murray CraigMurray.org.uk Special Counsel Robert Mueller is either a fool, or deeply corrupt. I do not think he is a fool. I… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/05/14/the-real-mueller-gate-scandal/

Washington's Reliance on Redactions Threatens Our Democracy
Karen J. Greenberg | thenation.com | 2019-05-14
Washington's Reliance on Redactions Threatens Our Democracy…
thenation.com/article/tom-dispatch-mueller-report-washington-redactions-democracy/

Barr to Investigate Origins of Mueller Probe
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-05-14
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr has appointed a U.S. attorney to examine the origins of the Russia investigation and determine if intelligence collection involving the Trump campaign was "lawful and appropriate," according to a person familiar with the issue. | Barr appointed John Durham, the U.S. attorney in Connecticut, to conduct the inquiry, the person said. The person could not discuss the matter publicly and spoke Monday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. | With the appointment, Barr is addressing a rallying cry of President Donald Trump and his supporters, who have accused…
truthdig.com/articles/barr-launches-new-look-at-origins-of-mueller-probe/

Venezuelan Communes Protect the State
Robert Hunziker | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-05-14
Direct democracy works like a charm. Check out Venezuela's Communes…. Venezuela's ubiquitous Communes are proof that direct democracy works. And, interestingly enough, those same Communes are powerful buffers to attempted coups, protecting the sanctity of direct democracy in their country. In all likelihood, John Bolton and Trump and Pence and Pompeo and Rubio were shocked …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/05/venezuelan-communes-protect-the-state/

Washington pushes to brink of war against Iran
wsws.org | 2019-05-14
Pompeo's abrupt trip to Brussels and the deployment of more US military assets to the Persian Gulf point to a calculated US escalation of a war crisis.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/14/iran-m14.html

New Warren, Jayapal Report Details Corporate Crime Free-for-All Under Trump Administration
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-05-14
"Our justice system's soft touch with huge corporations and billionaires is not a new phenomenon. But under President Trump, it is far worse than it has ever been." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/warren.nh__0.jpg…
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Monsanto Ordered to Pay Record $2 Billion After Jury Finds Roundup Caused Cancer
Jake Johnson | theantimedia.com | 2019-05-14
(CD) — A California jury ruled Monday that Monsanto must pay a record $2 billion in damages to a couple that was diagnosed with cancer after using the company's weedkiller Roundup. "We were finally allowed to show a jury the mountain of evidence showing Monsanto's manipulation of science, the media, and regulatory agencies to forward their own agenda …

Monsanto Ordered to Pay Record $2 Billion After Jury Finds Roundup Caused Cancer

Monsanto ordered to pay $2 billion in Roundup cancer lawsuit
Andrew Emett | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-14
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'Historic' Verdict as Jury Orders Monsanto to Pay Record $2 Billion to Couple in Roundup Cancer Trial
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-05-14
"We've been fighting cancer for nine years. It was caused by Roundup. We can't do the things we used to do and we really resent Monsanto for that." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/monsanto_6.jpg…
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"Free Lunch" Billionaire A's Owner Fisher Offering Free Food For New Stadium
UPWA | indybay.org | 2019-05-14
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Trump says he reported $1.17 billion in losses over 10 years to evade paying taxes
wsws.org | 2019-05-14
Trump's statement that he claimed losses in order to evade taxes is tantamount to an admission of tax fraud.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/14/trum-m14.html

The cost of Trump's trade war (and a better alternative)
Robert Reich | nationofchange.org | 2019-05-14
We are now in a trade war with the second-largest economy on Earth. | On | Monday, China said it would raise tariffs to 20 or 25 percent on some $60 | billion of American goods — already being taxed at 10 percent, in retaliation | for Trump's previous tariffs on Chinese goods. | China's move came after Trump | increased tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods to 25 percent on Friday. | Tariffs are paid by American consumers | and businesses. They function exactly like taxes. By imposing them, Trump has | in effect raised taxes on most Americans by about $800 per household. China's | retaliatory tariffs…
nationofchange.org/2019/05/14/the-cost-of-trumps-trade-war-and-a-better-alternative/

The Race for Global Internet Access Is Not a Zero Sum Game
Evan Malmgren | thenation.com | 2019-05-14
The Race for Global Internet Access Is Not a Zero Sum Game…
thenation.com/article/payal-arora-next-billion-users-book-review/

Pesticide Lawsuits and the Threat Hiding in the Perfect Lawn
Lauren Sandford | progressive.org | 2019-05-14
More than 13,400 consumer lawsuits against Monsanto and Bayer AG, which manufacture the weed-killer Roundup, allege it is the cause of various cancers. Now, a new judgment has awarded one couple $2 billion in damages.
progressive.org/dispatches/pesticide-lawsuits-highlight-hidden-threat-Sandford-191405/

Drivers Beware: The Deadly Perils of Traffic Stops in the American Police State
John W. Whitehead | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-14
The Nation. The framers would be appalled."–Herman Schwartz, "The Fourth Amendment was designed to stand between us and arbitrary governmental authority. For all practical purposes, that shield has been shattered, leaving our liberty and personal integrity subject to …
globalresearch.ca/drivers-beware-deadly-perils-traffic-stops-american-police-state/5677399

The Disintegrated Mind: The Greatest Threat to Human Survival on Earth
Robert J. Burrowes | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-14
Like many people who have struggled to understand why human beings are driving the sixth mass extinction event in Earth's history, which now threatens imminent human extinction as well, over many decades I have explored the research and efforts of …
globalresearch.ca/disintegrated-mind-greatest-threat-human-survival/5677392

Why 'Anti-imperialist' in the U.S. Still Means 'Paid for by Russia'
Black Alliance for Peace | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-14
We would think the U.S. state would be embarrassed. | All three of Venezuelan neo-fascist Juan Guaido's coup attempts have failed. Donald Trump appears to be raising questions regarding the effectiveness of National Security Advisor John Bolton's pro-coup strategies …
globalresearch.ca/why-anti-imperialist-u-s-means-paid-russia/5677388

NATO Doctrine of "Nuclear Sharing" Putting Europe and the World at Grave Risk
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-14
Among European populations, it is little known that there are today scores of US nuclear weapons still stationed on the continent. Much of the reason for this broad lack of awareness regarding the sinister presence of nuclear bombs, is that …
globalresearch.ca/nato-doctrine-nuclear-sharing-putting-europe-world-grave-risk/5677403

Face to Face with the Truth. The War against Syria and its People
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-14
Everybody who has been paying attention knows that the war on Syria is not a civil war, that it was and is externally-orchestrated, perpetrated, and sustained, and that the on-going catastrophe was avoidable. | The U.S Empire and its NATO accomplices, …
globalresearch.ca/face-to-face-truth/5677287

Tel Aviv Is Afraid of "The Axis of Resistance"
Prof. Tim Anderson | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-14
The Australian political economist and author Professor, Tim Anderson, has emphasized that the Zionist entity is afraid of the unrelenting Palestinian resistance, of Syria's looming victory and of an enhanced Axis of Resistance facing the occupied parts of Lebanon …
globalresearch.ca/tel-aviv-afraid-axis-resistance/5677381

Maximum Pressure in the Strait of Hormuz: The US-Iran Standoff
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-14
Hegemons are never going to sound too sensible when they lock horns or joust in spats of childish anger. Power corrupts, not merely in terms of perspective but language, and making sense about the next move, the next statement, is …
globalresearch.ca/maximum-pressure-strait-hormuz-us-iran-standoff/5677379

The Deal of the Century: Trump Team and Netanyahu Conspire to Sell out the Palestinians
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-14
In the aftermaths of both the First and Second World Wars national borders were readjusted to suit the victors and entirely new countries were created from the ruins of the empires that had collapsed as a result of the conflict. …
globalresearch.ca/the-deal-of-the-century-trump-team-and-netanyahu-conspire-to-sell-out-the-palestinians/5677382

The US/NATO Planetary War System
Comitato No Nato | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-14
The Following text is Section 15 of 16 | The 70 Years of NATO: From War to War, : | by the Italian Committee No War No NATO | * | Documentation presented at the International Conference on the 70th Anniversary of NATO, Florence, April …
globalresearch.ca/usnato-planetary-war-system/5677406

Trump Intent on Erasing Palestine
Elson Concepción Pérez | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-14
U.S. President Donald Trump has come up with what he calls the "Deal of the Century," the sole purpose of which is to finally remove Palestine from the world stage and put an end to the existence of the state….
globalresearch.ca/trump-intent-erasing-palestine/5677461

Guaido Requests US Military 'Cooperation' to Oust Maduro as US Vessel Violates Venezuelan Waters
Paul Dobson | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-14
Self-declared "Interim President" Juan Guaido has ordered the setting up of a meeting with the US Armed Forces to discuss "cooperation" in his efforts to oust President Nicolas Maduro. | During a gathering of supporters in the upper middle class …
globalresearch.ca/guaido-requests-us-military-cooperation-oust-maduro/5677443

The NY Times Invokes Russia & Conspiracy Theories in Attempt to Stifle 5G Opposition
Americans For Responsible Technology | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-14
On the eve of the May 15th 5G Day of Action, the first national campaign to push back against the unchecked deployment of 5G-ready small cell infrastructure, the New York Times has published a shameful and wildly inaccurate hit …
globalresearch.ca/ny-times-invokes-russia-conspiracy-theories-attempt-stifle-5g-opposition/5677437

Cuba's Earthy Traditions, and Jean Vanier
Prof Susan Babbitt | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-14
Jean Vanier, dead last week, was philanthropist and Christian, founder of L'Arche, a remarkable organization for developmentally disabled. Vanier was also a philosopher who left Academia for society's vulnerable. I used his Becoming Human, in class after philosophy class, …
globalresearch.ca/cubas-earthy-traditions-jean-vanier/5677396

We Take to the Streets of Tel Aviv to Demand an End to the Siege on Gaza
Gush Shalom | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-14
Today Tuesday, 14 May, marking one year after 64 protestors were shot dead during the Great March of Return Protests in Gaza, we will take to the streets to demand an end to the siege on Gaza and a better …
globalresearch.ca/we-take-to-the-streets-of-tel-aviv-to-demand-an-end-to-the-siege-on-gaza/5677386

Selected Articles: The American Police State
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-14
Our objective at Global Research is to recruit one thousand committed "volunteers" among our more than 52,000 Newsletter subscribers to support the distribution of Global Research articles (email lists, social media, crossposts). | Do not send us money. Under Plan A…
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-us-police-state/5677418

US Special Forces Command Issues New Guide for Overthrowing Foreign Governments
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-14
No kidding — this is not our headline, but Newsweek's: "US Special Forces School Publishes New Guide For Overthrowing Foreign Governments" — and as far as we can tell they are the only major mainstream outlet to have picked …
globalresearch.ca/us-special-forces-command-new-guide-overthrowing-foreign-governments/5677282

Serbia and NATO's Shameful Legacy
Živadin Jovanović | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-14
An interview with ≈Ωivadin Jovanoviƒá, distinguished author and former Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1998-2000), President of the Belgrade Forum for a World of Equals | Maurizio Vezzosi: Remembering the 1999's bombing over Belgrade, some days ago Serbian …
globalresearch.ca/serbia-and-natos-shameful-legacy/5677031

Cleaning Out the Nutters: Paul Keating, China and Australia's Security Establishment
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-14
Inimitable to a fault, former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating had been fairly quiet on his party's policies till an impromptu press intervention last week. Catching two journalists of the ABC off-guard, Keating took little time to land a few …
globalresearch.ca/paul-keating-china-australias-security-establishment/5677304

Is Canada's Minister of Defence an Arms Pusher?
Yves Engler | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-14
Would it surprise you to learn that Canada's minister of defence is an arms pusher? | Last Friday members of Mouvement Québécois pour la Paix interrupted a $135-a-plate luncheon to confront defence minister Harjit Sajjan. At an event sponsored by …
globalresearch.ca/canadas-minister-defence-arms-pusher/5677439

British Government Forced to Delete Millions of Illegal Citizen Biometric Voiceprints
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-14
Last year, TruePublica published an article about how the British government were now going 'full Orwellian' in their attempt to build a national biometric database. The opening line to the article was — "We said that the government would …
globalresearch.ca/british-government-forced-delete-millions-illegal-citizen-biometric-voiceprints/5677454

The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): Crucial to the Convergence of Civilizations?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-05-14
The Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC) opens in Beijing on Wednesday and will be graced by a keynote speech from President Xi about the importance of civilizational harmony. China envisages a community of shared destiny where the …
globalresearch.ca/cpec-crucial-convergence-civilizations/5677433

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2019-05-13: News Headlines

Daniel Kovalik (2019-05-13). US Press Reaches All-Time Low on Venezuela Coverage. counterpunch.org As famed Latin American author Eduardo Galeano once wrote, "every time the US 'saves' a country, it converts it into either an insane asylum or a cemetery." Of course, as we look over the wreckage left by the US in countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Somalia, Syria, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, we see More

Jason Ditz (2019-05-13). Venezuela's Guaido Wants Direct Line to Pentagon. theantimedia.com (ANTIWAR.COM) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido confirmed this weekend that his diplomats are seeking to open a direct line of communication with the US military, and would use them for "coordination" of possible military action to impose regime change. Guaido said having direct lines of communication between him and the Pentagon would put more pressure on President Maduro …

plenglish (2019-05-13). Venezuelan Gov't Moves Forward in Rectification Process, Maduro Said. plenglish.com 13 de mayo de 2019, 16: 47Caracas, May 13 (Prensa Latina) The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, has assured on Monday that the Bolivarian Revolution advances in the process of rectification of errors in the methods of government, taking into consideration proposals made by the people.

Morning Star (2019-05-13). Guaidó requests U.S. military assistance to overthrow Venezuelan government. peoplesworld.org Self-declared Venezuelan "president" Juan Guaidó ordered his political envoy in Washington this weekend to open "direct communications" with the U.S. military on removing elected President Nicolás Maduro. Guaidó, the unelected chief of the defunct National Assembly, declared himself interim president in January but has failed to unseat the government, with rallies in support of the …

teleSUR (2019-05-13). Defected Venezuelan General's Call for New Coup Gets No Support. telesurenglish.net The defected air force general, Ramon Rangel, issued a video Monday attempting to convince the Venezuelan Armed Forces to rise up against legitimate President Nicolas Maduro and support the illegally self-proclaimed "interim president" Juan Guaido. | RELATED: | The Bolivarian Revolution Metes Out Poetic Justice | The defector's call was met with dead silence from the Venezuelan Armed Forces, prompting him to blame the "communist dictatorship" in Cuba. | "We have to find a way to get r…

plenglish (2019-05-13). US Sanctions Against Venezuela Limits Access to World Market. plenglish.com Caracas, May 13 (Prensa Latina) US government's hostile measures against Venezuela has reached on Monday their maximum expression in the international financial market to hinder Caracas" access to the importation of basic goods for social programs.

Democracy Now! (2019-05-13). Headlines for May 13, 2019. democracynow.org Sweden Reopens Julian Assange Sexual Assault Case, Seeks His Extradition, Pompeo to Discuss Iranian "Threats" in Europe as U.S. Ramps Up Military Presence, Saudi Oil Tankers Damaged in "Sabotage Attack" off UAE Coast, 187 Countries, Not Including the U.S., Agree to Landmark Deal Curbing Plastic Waste, U.S.-China Trade Talks End Without Deal, Increased Sanctions, Pentagon Redirects $1.5 Billion To Fund Border Wall, Afghanistan: Gunmen Kill Ex-Broadcast Journalist and Gov't Adviser Mina Mangal, Pakistan: Attack on Hotel Kills at Least 5, Burkina Faso: Gunmen Kill 6 People, Incl. Priest and Burn Down Church, At Leas…

Jason Ditz (2019-05-13). Guaido 'Open' to Accepting a US Offer to Invade Venezuela. globalresearch.ca After last week's US-backed coup failed to install Juan Guaido in power in Venezuela, Guaido remains keen to be supported by the US, and told Italian newspaper La Stampa that he would "probably accept" a US offer to invade….

teleSUR (2019-05-13). Guaido Hits Hard Times, Begs US Military For Help. telesurenglish.net Venezuelan coup leader Juan Guaido is hitting hard times now after failing to gain the support of the people and military of the Bolivarian Republic. Guaido has gone as far as instructing his agents in the U.S. to beg for military support to help seize power in Venezuela. | RELATED: | Defected Venezuelan General Colossally Fails to Rally Support for Another Coup | According to the Associated Press, Guaido asked Carlos Vecchio in Washington to immediately open u…

RT (2019-05-13). Guaido asks US military for meeting to plan 'restoring democracy' in Venezuela. rt.com Officials loyal to the US-backed self-proclaimed president Juan Guaido have requested a meeting with US Southern Command to begin planning a military intervention in Venezuela, after multiple failed attempts to take power.

William Blum (2019-05-13). "US-Gate"? Overthrowing Other People's Governments: The Master List of U.S. "Regime Changes" globalresearch.ca GR Editor's Note | This incisive list countries by the late William Blum was first published in 2013, posted on Global Research in 2014. | In relation to recent developments in Latin America and the Middle East, it is worth recalling the …

Douglas Valentine (2019-05-13). The CIA: Keepers of the Hit Lists. War Crimes as Policy. globalresearch.ca This article was first crossposted in May 2013. | In February the Guardian and BBC Arabic unveiled a documentary exploring the role of retired Colonel James Steele in the recruitment, training and initial deployments of the CIA advised and funded Special …

Andrew Korybko (2019-05-13). Battle for India: Russia's S-400 vs. America's THAAD. globalresearch.ca There's no doubt that India is one of the most geostrategically positioned countries in the world today and that its tilt one way or the other in the New Cold War could have major hemispheric reverberations for this global competition. …

Eric Zuesse (2019-05-13). 'Humanitarian' Concerns Increase Wars, Benefit Only Arms-Producers. globalresearch.ca Unlike a regular corporation, the corporations that manufacture and sell weapons to their government are virtually 100% dependent upon their government and its military allies, for their own success; their markets are only those governments, not individuals (such as is …

Gerrard Bonello (2019-05-13). Viewing Venezuela through a Fairy Tale Lens. globalresearch.ca On May 1 the Washington Post published an article entitled " Venezuela's opposition put together a serious plan. For now it appears to have failed."[1] By doing so it has presented its readers with a gripping fairy tale. …

The New Arab (2019-05-13). 'Conditions for Surrender': Palestinian FM Slams Trump Peace Plan. globalresearch.ca Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki on Thursday voiced opposition to US President Donald Trump's so-called ' Deal of the Century', saying the terms amount to "surrender" for Palestinians. | "This is not a peace plan but rather conditions for …

Andrew Korybko (2019-05-13). The U.S.' Welcome of China on Afghan Peace Process Headed for Win-win Results. globalresearch.ca "We welcome the positive role of Russia, China, and any other country in the Afghan peace process", a U.S. State Department official said on Friday, an unexpected announcement considering the increased trade tensions between the U.S. and China after Washington's …

Gregory Elich (2019-05-13). How Madeleine Albright Got the War the U.S. Wanted. globalresearch.ca Twenty years have passed since the U.S.-orchestrated NATO attack on Yugoslavia. As the United States readied its forces for war in 1999, it organized a peace conference that was ostensibly intended to resolve differences between the Yugoslav government and secessionist …

Raúl Capote (2019-05-13). Does the U.S. Have the Right to Impunity? globalresearch.ca The United States Army has established a long history of war crimes, beginning with the genocide of native peoples in the North America, through those committed in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, more recently. | Usually, the U.S. government, the armed forces, …

(2019-05-13). Trump EPA Seeks to Slash Pesticide Protections for Imperiled Wildlife. globalresearch.ca The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released a set of proposed changes that would dramatically reduce protections for the nation's most endangered plants and animals from pesticides known to harm them. The proposals ignore the real-world, science-based assessments of pesticides' …

Scott Ritter (2019-05-13). Is America Ready for John Bolton's War with Iran? globalresearch.ca National Security Advisor John Bolton's announcement this week that the U.S. is deploying a carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the U.S. Central Command region seemed perfectly framed to put America on a war footing with …

Gareth Porter (2019-05-13). Bolton Is Spinning Israeli 'Intelligence' to Push for War Against Iran. globalresearch.ca John Bolton has gotten away with a dangerous deception. The national security adviser's announcement Sunday that the Pentagon has deployed air and naval forces to the Middle East, which he combined with a threat to Iran, points to a new …

Philip A Farruggio (2019-05-13). The Taking of America 123. The Deep State Thrives on Money and Power. globalresearch.ca The above title was influenced from Joseph Sargent's 1974 classic The Taking of the Pelham 123. In the film (remade again in 2009, and not bad actually) gunmen hijack a NYC subway train and hold the passengers of one car …

Justice for Assange (2019-05-13). The "Swedish Allegations" Concerning Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca The Facts | There is widespread media misreporting about allegations made against Julian Assange in Sweden in 2010. Here are the facts: | First, Assange was always willing to answer any questions from the Swedish authorities and repeatedly offered to do …

Telesur (2019-05-13). Venezuelan Embassy: Water Shut Off, Police Block Entry of Food. globalresearch.ca After the water was suddenly shut off in the Venezuelan embassy in the United States located in Washington, D.C. Saturday morning, CODEPINK activists are being stopped by local police from bringing in food to those inside. | Electricity inside the building …

Matt Franklin (2019-05-13). UN Decides to Control Global Plastic Waste Dumping. globalresearch.ca Today, 187 countries took a major step forward in curbing the plastic waste crisis by adding plastic to the Basel Convention, a treaty that controls the movement of hazardous waste from one country to another. The amendmentsrequire exporters to …

Sufyan bin Uzayr (2019-05-13). Tashkent, Uzbekistan: The City with 2200+ Years of Written History. globalresearch.ca Visiting Central Asia had been on my bucket list for quite a while. So when I finally got the chance to head to Kazakhstan, I decided to take a pit-stop on my way there. This is how I got to …

Norwegian Refugee Council (2019-05-13). More People Displaced Inside Their Own Countries than Ever Before. globalresearch.ca A record 41.3 million people are displaced inside their own countries because of conflict and violence, according to a new report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). | The number of people living in …

WSWS (2019-05-13). "Act now" on trade or it will get worse, Trump threatens China. wsws.org The increasingly belligerent US rhetoric is being matched by action expected to target another $300 billion worth of Chinese goods with tariffs of 25 percent.

teleSUR (2019-05-13). China Snubs Trump, Hikes Tariffs on US Goods. telesurenglish.net China said on Monday it would impose higher tariffs on most U.S. imports on a revised US$60 billion target list, hitting back at a tariff hike by Washington on US$200 billion of Chinese goods in a further escalation of a bitter trade war. | The retaliation comes as U.S. President Donald Trump signals his intent to slap tariffs on all Chinese imports if Beijing does not give in, suggesting a prolonged standoff between the world's two largest economies that could roil global markets for weeks or months to come. | A total of 5,140 U.S. products will be subject to additional tariffs of 5 percent, 10 percent, 20 p…

Negin Owliaei (2019-05-13). Uber Drivers Strike As Execs Make Millions Off IPO. commondreams.org A small group of independent drivers and supporters protest against Uber and other app-based ride-hailing companies near the Wall Street Charging Bull, May 8, 2019 in New York City. The protests in more than a dozen cities come ahead of Uber's anticipated Initial Public Offering on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) which could put the ride-hailing firm's calculation as high as $91.5 billion. Drivers are seeking higher wages and better rights as employees. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/uber_…

DLI (2019-05-13). Mafia Don Twits another tantrum ahead of crucial trade talks. indybay.org 2 days before the crucial trade talks between China and the USA(the 2 largest economies in the world), "Mafia Don"(ald) T-rump threw another Twitter tantrum, by threatening to charge 10% – 25% tariffs on $200 Billions' worth of imports from China. This additional gouging would be on top of last year's unilateral tariff on $50 Billions' worth of Chinese goods coming into this country. But really, what kind of lunatic would poison the mood of these delicate negotiations–practically at the eleventh hour–by publicly humiliating the incoming Chinese delegation? The world has rarely seen such a blustering buffoon, at…

UPWA (2019-05-13). "Free Lunch" Billionaire A's Owner Fisher Offering Free Food For New Stadium. indybay.org Broadway & Waters St. | Oakland…

RT (2019-05-13). Washington requested Trump-Putin meeting — report. rt.com Washington has reportedly requested a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, according to Russian newspaper Kommersant. If confirmed, a meeting could take place on the sidelines of the upcoming G20 summit. |

plenglish (2019-05-13). Russia Confirms Lavrov-Pompeo Meeting in Sochi. plenglish.com Moscow, May 13 (Latin Press) Despite the suspension of an initially scheduled stop in Moscow from the visit of US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo to this country, the Russian Foreign Ministry has clarified on Monday that all the meetings in Sochi remain full time.

Thomas Knapp (2019-05-13). Let's End the War on Unapproved States of Consciousness. counterpunch.org On May 7, voters in Denver, Colorado narrowly approved a measure de-criminalizing "magic mushrooms" — mushrooms containing the consciousness-altering compound psilocybin. The measure, National Public Radio reports, "effectively bars the city from prosecuting or arresting adults 21 or older who possess them. In the ballot language, adults can even grow the fungus for personal use More

John W. Whitehead (2019-05-13). D is for a Dictatorship Disguised as a Democracy. counterpunch.org "When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined as a perpetual round of entertainments, when serious public conversation becomes a form of baby-talk, when, in short, a people become an audience and their public business a vaudeville act, then a nation finds itself at risk; a culture-death is a clear possibility." More

Wim Laven (2019-05-13). Tired of the Smack Talk. counterpunch.org I'm angry, our system is supposed to work for us, but it doesn't! I'm tired of being told that elected officials are supposed to represent their constituents, and watching their persistent inaction and failure. One of the interesting features of English language is the labels that are provided for groups of animals; perhaps the pride More

David Swanson (2019-05-13). Why Are These Facts So Stubbornly Forbidden? counterpunch.org Like you, I've had countless experiences of pointing out a new fact to someone, and seeing them acknowledge it and incorporate it into their thinking and their talking from that point forward. I've even had this experience with public petitions pushed on powerful people. But, I've also had a different experience. There are some facts More

Yoav Litvin (2019-05-13). Uncle Ben Shapiro, and Me. counterpunch.org Ben Shapiro is trending on Twitter after thoroughly embarrassing himself in an interview with BBC right-wing journalist Andrew Neil. The highlight of the interview came when Shapiro ignorantly pleaded with Neil to admit he is "on the left". In response, the Brit chuckled in characteristic fashion and said: "Mr. Shapiro, if you only knew how ridiculous that statement is, you wouldn't have said it."It went downhill from there. And fast.In essence, Shapiro was not "destroyed" by Neil. He literally destroyed himself. More

Elliot Sperber (2019-05-13). In Defense of the Satanic. counterpunch.org In Defense of the Satanic Satan, the name, stems From "one who opposes" Opposes belief And submission to dogma For Satan the serpent Distributed knowledge Transgressing the order. Evicted from Eden Avoiding those doomed to attack him And fear him He sailed off to Crete Where the serpent was lauded By all the Minoans Who More

Binoy Kampmark (2019-05-13). The Shaman of Football: Jàºrgen Klopp and Liverpool FC. counterpunch.org You cannot bottle him, export him or use him as a precedent for anything. His calm, even tempered disposition is the stuff of bafflement and bemusement, and yet, after his tenure at one of Europe's most known football clubs, Jàºrgen Klopp, football's everyman (the "normal one", he insists) will be the model to emulate. Klopp More

Richard M. Lerner (2019-05-13). Are the Democrats Channeling Neville Chamberlain…or George Santayana? counterpunch.org Accommodating a pathological narcissist does not lead to peace in our time. Ignoring the lies, hateful speech, and antidemocratic actions of an amoral psychopath will not preserve a republic. Such acts enable fascism to flourish. These statements are not opinions about what will occur if the Democrats in the House of Representatives of 2019 fail More

Dean Baker (2019-05-13). Getting to Medicare-for-All. counterpunch.org I had the opportunity to testify last week before the House Rules committee on Medicare for All. Incredibly, this was apparently the first time the topic had been explicitly addressed in a congressional hearing. In my testimony, I argued that a Medicare for All program would be affordable, but the key factor was reducing the More

Edward J. Martin (2019-05-13). Robert Owen, Worker Cooperatives, and Democratic Socialism. counterpunch.org Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) — and its two predecessor organizations, the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (DSOC) and the New American Movement (NAM) — had their origins in the early 1970s, at the beginning of a long-term rightward shift of United States and global politics. This shift to the right — from the 1980s of More

Yves Engler (2019-05-13). Canada's Minister of Defence is an Arms Pusher. counterpunch.org Would it surprise you to learn that Canada's minister of defence is an arms pusher? Last Friday members of Mouvement Québécois pour la Paix interrupted a $135-a-plate luncheon to confront defence minister Harjit Sajjan. At an event sponsored by SNC Lavalin, Bombardier, Rio Tinto, etc., we called for cutting military spending, for Canada to withdraw from NATO and an end to weapons More

B. Blake Levitt (2019-05-13). Fiber Broadband and Small Cells: An Unholy Municipal Alliance. counterpunch.org In the rural northwest corner of Connecticut where I live in the gracious foothills to the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts, our 27-town Council of Governments (NWCOG), urged on by the well-intentioned local group "Northwest ConneCT," is encouraging towns to embrace "fiber broadband" in their new plans of conservation and development and build out municipally owned More

Ted Rall (2019-05-13). Long-Form Journalism is the Future of Print. counterpunch.org Journalism is in trouble. Writers of articles pointing this out typically argue that this is really bad for democracy or America or whatever. Anyone who disagrees is too stupid to read this so I won't bother to repeat this obviousness. Such writers also point out contemporaneous evidence of the media apocalypse; here are the three More

Lou Martin (2019-05-13). Documentary 'Moundsville' digs deeper into Appalachian 'Trump country'. peoplesworld.org The 2018 documentary Moundsville drops viewers into the West Virginia town with no introduction. Instead, the film takes us directly into conversations with local residents, the mayor, a former mayor, retirees, a couple of historians, young entrepreneurs—a dozen or so people from all walks of life. They talk about the town's history, the prehistoric burial mound for …

Consortiumnews (2019-05-13). PATRICK LAWRENCE: A Week of Dangerous Developments from Iran to North Korea. consortiumnews.com The increasingly aggressive moves by Trump's hawkish advisers give the impression of a palace coup, writes Patrick Lawrence. By Patrick Lawrence Special to Consortium News Neoconservative hawks in the Trump administration, led by National Security Advisor John Bolton and Secretary… Read more →

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