2019-04-19: Social Media Postees

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Instagram Acts as Arm of US Govt, Bans Top Iranian Officials After IRGC 'Terrorist' Designation
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2019-04-19
Top Iranian government officials were suspended from Facebook-owned Instagram just hours after Trump dubbed the IRGC a "terrorist" organization. By…
thegrayzone.com/2019/04/18/instagram-us-bans-iranian-officials-irgc-terrorist/

From Jesus Christ to Julian Assange: When Dissidents Become Enemies of the State
John W. Whitehead | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-19
"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." — George Orwell When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are being ruled by criminals. In the current governmental climate, where laws that run counter to the dictates of the Constitution are made in secret, passed without debate,…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/19/from-jesus-christ-to-julian-assange-when-dissidents-become-enemies-of-the-state/

Before Ousting Assange, Moreno Government Spied on the Journalist for Over a Year
Jimmysllama | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-19
Assange and whistleblower Chelsea Manning brought the U.S. government to its knees by exposing its torture of Guantanamo Bay detainees and war crimes in Iraq. They have been trying to recover ever since and the Trump administration is now more than ever willing to exact full revenge upon those who exposed the truth.
mintpressnews.com/before-ousting-assange-moreno-government-spied-on-the-journalist-for-over-a-year/257621/

Julian Assange as Neuroses
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-19
Julian Assange continues to ripple and roam as a cipher through the political and media scape of the world. Detained in Belmarsh maximum security prison, the sort of stately abode only reserved for the most dangerous of criminals, many with …
globalresearch.ca/julian-assange-as-neuroses/5674957

Venezuela's Arreaza Decries Ecuador's Persecution of Patiño
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-19
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza condemned the Ecuadorean government's lawsuit against former Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño. | RELATED: | Ecuador Issues Interpol Red Notice on Ex-Foreign Minister, Critic of Assange Arrest | "The persecution against leaders of the Citizen Revolution in Ecuador has been constituted…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuelas-Arreaza-Decries-Ecuadors-Persecution-of-Patino–20190419-0009.html

UK Blurring Two Very Different Extradition Claims
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2019-04-19
The Swedish and U.S. claims are vastly different, writes Jonathan Cook. But the public conversation in the U.K. is simply about which has first dibs on Assange. By JonathanCook Jonathan-Cook.net In a previous blog post, I warned that the media and political… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/04/19/uk-blurring-two-very-different-extradition-claims/

CN Radio–Episode 7: Francis Boyle on Extradition of Julian Assange
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2019-04-19
With Julian Assange facing an extradition hearing on May 2, Consortium News Radio speaks with international law expert Francis Boyle, professor at the University of Illinois. Francis Boyle on the U.S.-UK extradition treaty and the way forward for Assange. (30… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2019/04/19/cn-radio-episode-7-francis-boyle-on-extradition-of-julian-assange/

Yemen Protests Trump Veto of Congressional Resolution to Stop Supporting Saudi War
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-19
"My message is only to the American people: is spilling more Yemeni blood acceptable to you?" asked a man in his seventies. "There is no difference between the vampires and Donald Trump. Trump is a real character who insists on sucking more Yemeni blood," a young protester told MintPress.
mintpressnews.com/yemen-protests-trump-veto-of-resolution-to-stop-supporting-saudi-war/257604/

USC Forward ups the ante on Los Angeles campus protest
Eric A. Gordon | peoplesworld.org | 2019-04-19
peoplesworld.org/article/usc-forward-ups-the-ante-on-los-angeles-campus-protest/

US-North Korea Summit 3.0? Pyongyang Accuses Pompeo and Bolton of Creating "An Atmosphere of Hostility and Mistrust"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-19
Days earlier, Trump said a third summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un would be a good idea. | Two earlier ones achieved virtually nothing toward stepping back from the brink on the Korean peninsula toward regional peace, stability, and normalized …
globalresearch.ca/us-north-korea-summit-3-0-pyongyang-accuses-pompeo-and-bolton-of-creating-an-atmosphere-of-hostility-and-mistrust/5674955

Stephen Moore Gets Something Right: It's Capitalism vs. Democracy
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-19
Capitalism is a lot more important than democracy. I'm not even a big believer in democracy. — Stephen Moore, a potential future member of the Federal Reserve Board The dominant American ideology has long claimed that capitalism is about democracy. It isn't — and one need not be an anti-capitalist "radical" to know better. My old…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/19/stephen-moore-gets-something-right-its-capitalism-vs-democracy/

Roaming Charges: Time is Blind, Man is Stupid
Jeffrey St. Clair | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-19
Some names always seem to resurface in American political scandals, so it was no surprise to stumble across "Ledeen" on page 63 of Mueller's Report, highlighting a scheme by Barbara Ledeen (wife of Iran/contra figure and Mike Flynn pal Michael) to track down HRC's emails at Flynn's request on behalf of the Trump campaign, an operation that funded in part by a $30,000 contribution from the blood-drenched accounts of Erik Prince.
counterpunch.org/2019/04/19/time-is-blind-man-is-stupid/

AOC, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib Make the Necessary Call for an Impeachment Inquiry
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2019-04-19
AOC, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib Make the Necessary Call for an Impeachment Inquiry…
thenation.com/article/aoc-ilhan-omar-rashida-tlaib-impeachment-trump-mueller-report/

Aldo Leopold's Land Ethic and the Need for a New Approach to Managing Wildlife
Louisa Willcox | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-19
Emblematic of his time and education, Aldo Leopold wrote during 1920 that predators were "the common enemy of both the stockman and the conservationist." But, in one of Sand County Almanac's classic essays, Aldo writes about a radical transformation that he underwent just a handful of years later. After shooting into a pack of wolves, he…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/19/aldo-leopolds-land-ethic-and-the-need-for-a-new-approach-to-managing-wildlife/

The Battle for Latin America: How the U.S. Helped Destroy the "Pink Tide"
T.J. Coles | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-19
After sponsoring juntas until well into the 1990s, the US went after Central and South America with "free trade" deals before once again working with extremists. The recent elections of Argentina's Mauricio Macri and Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro are major blows to socioeconomic and cultural progress. The recent decision of Ecuador's President Lenín Moreno to allow…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/19/the-battle-for-latin-america-how-the-u-s-helped-destroy-the-pink-tide/

The Strange Success of Russiagate
Nicky Reid | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-19
It was the popcorn fart heard round the world. After two years of the vilest Russophobic hysteria seen since McCarthy was hauled off to a laughing academy in a straight-jacket, Robert Mueller, patron saint of butt-hurt Dems and indefinite Muslim detention, came to a conclusion on Russiagate only stunning to those of us who don't…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/19/the-strange-success-of-russiagate/

Ho Chi Minh City: Nguyen Thai Binh Street
Ron Jacobs | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-19
There's a street in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City called Nguyen Thai Binh Street. The United States had intensified its bombing of both northern and southern Vietnam earlier in April. 1972. Nixon, Kissinger and their henchmen in the Pentagon called the campaign Operation Freedom Porch. The northern cities of Hanoi and Haiphong were carpet-bombed with…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/19/ho-chi-minh-city-nguyen-thai-binh-street/

U.S. Senate Confirms Oil Lobbyist David Bernhardt as Interior Secretary
Dan Bacher | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-19
The U.S. Senate on April 11 voted 56-41 to confirm President Trump's nominee David Bernhardt, former oil and gas corporation and Westlands Water District lobbyist David Bernhardt, to be the Secretary of the Interior. Senators Joe Manchin (W.Va.), Martin Heinrich (N.M.) and Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.), as well as Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), joined Senate Republicans…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/19/u-s-senate-confirms-oil-lobbyist-david-bernhardt-as-interior-secretary/

Notre Dame: We Have Always Belonged to Her
Kenn Orphan | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-19
Some have expressed dismay that there is so much grief over the loss of a building and not over the loss of nature, or the biosphere, or of human beings. But why does there need be an "either or" response? Why do some human beings feel the need to limit the scope of their grief? The razing…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/19/notre-dame-we-have-always-belonged-to-her/

What Will It Take For Trump to Get His Due?
Andrew Levine | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-19
It is hard to recall now but before the 2016 election, blatant contempt for the rule of law and other longstanding (small-r) republican values, public displays of stupidity, extreme character flaws, and irrefutable evidence of psychological instability could wreck a presidential campaign; and it was practically axiomatic that no presidency could be headed by anyone…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/19/what-will-it-take-for-trump-to-get-his-due/

Top 20 Mueller Report "Findings"
Joshua Frank | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-19
There are a few things stand out as the most relevant in Robert Mueller's Special Council report on alleged Russian interference in the 2016 campaign, which was released in redacted form on Thursday. After consuming as much of the report as a sane person possibly can (I'm attempting to save you the trouble), here are what I see as the more important Mueller finds.
counterpunch.org/2019/04/19/top-20-mueller-report-findings/

Trump's One-Dimensional Gender Identity
David Rosen | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-19
Khalil Gibran, author of The Prophet, once noted, "Exaggeration is truth that has lost its temper." Donald Trump is a living exaggeration and in no area has he lost his temper more than with those who question his authority, his masculinity. He swaggers like an old-fashioned "man's man," wandering through the political landscape like a reincarnation of…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/19/trumps-one-dimensional-gender-identity/

My Unforgettable College Stabbings
Stephen Cooper | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-19
Reacting to Violence: A Personal History Violence can and does occur anywhere at any time to anyone. While our current mass shooting epidemic has thrust this fact of being alive into our daily consciousness, I learned this lesson long ago: First, when I was mugged and stabbed in the early 90s during my freshman…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/19/my-unforgettable-college-stabbings/

The Blue Ocean Event and Collapsing Ecosystems
Robert Hunziker | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-19
Sometime in the near future it is highly probable that the Arctic will no longer have sea ice, meaning zero ice for the first time in eons, aka: the Blue Ocean Event. Surely, the world is not prepared for the consequences of such an historic event, which likely turns the world topsy-turvy, negatively impacting agriculture…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/19/the-blue-ocean-event-and-collapsing-ecosystems/

Why Boeing and Its Executives Should be Prosecuted for Manslaughter
Russell Mokhiber | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-19
Type the word "manslaughter" into any news search engine and up will come a series of stories of ordinary Americans charged with killing others through criminal negligence or recklessness. One such case that came up this month involved a Pennsylvania man who plead guilty to manslaughter. The man was accused of texting while driving and…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/19/why-boeing-and-its-executives-should-be-prosecuted-for-manslaughter/

To Never Forget or Never Remember
Nick Pemberton | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-19
"I do remember, and then when I try to remember, I forget" –Winnie The Pooh The act of "Never Forgetting" is being militarized against Muslims once again. And this is by a President who is popular because of his willful act of forgetting–that is nostalgia. On the heels of China's use of Artificial Intelligence to…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/19/to-never-forget-or-never-remember/

Jimmy Carter: US 'Most Warlike Nation in History of the World'
Brett Wilkins | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-19
The only US president to complete his term without war, military attack or occupation has called the United States "the most warlike nation in the history of the world." During his regular Sunday school lesson at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, Jimmy Carter revealed that he had recently spoken with President Donald Trump…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/19/jimmy-carter-us-most-warlike-nation-in-history-of-the-world/

Fun Fictions in Economics
Dean Baker | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-19
Economists pride themselves on being the serious social science, the one most deserving of status as an actual science. I will let others make the comparative assessment, but there is an awful lot of nonsense that passes as serious analysis within economics. For cheap fun, I thought I would use a nice spring afternoon to…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/19/fun-fictions-in-economics/

A Revolutionary Idea to Close the Racial Wealth Divide
Jessicah Pierre | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-19
The gap between America's ultra-wealthy and the rest of us is growing dramatically as wealth continues to concentrate at the top at the expense of the rest of us. One major symptom of this economic rift is the racial wealth divide, which is greater today than it was nearly four decades ago. The median Black…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/19/a-revolutionary-idea-to-close-the-racial-wealth-divide/

A Leftist Rejoinder to the "Capitalist Miracle"
Louis Proyect | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-19
There are men who struggle for a day and they are good. There are men who struggle for a year and they are better. There are men who struggle many years, and they are better still. But there are those who struggle all their lives: These are the indispensable ones. — Bertolt Brecht,…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/19/a-leftist-rejoinder-to-the-capitalist-miracle/

Amazon—and 56 Other Corporations—Took Your Tax Dollars
Leo Gerard | commondreams.org | 2019-04-19
"The U.S. Treasury reported that corporations paid $92 billion less in federal taxes in 2018 than they did in 2017, a 31 percent drop off." (Photo: Zhu/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/corporatewelfare-gerard.jpg…
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It's Time to Transform the Tax Code and Implement a Green New Deal
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-04-19
One area where the two parties of the millionaires and billionaires put in place policies that favor the rich are tax laws. Tax policy has favored the wealthy under both parties, but the Trump-administration has brought this tax corruption to new levels. We need to transform tax policy to build the working class base of the economy, shrink the wealth divide, and confront the climate crisis. An honest analysis of the tax code calls out in stark detail the extreme injustice of the economy in the United States. | The tax system favors the wealthy as low- and middle-income people are hit the hardest while big busi…
truthout.org/articles/its-time-to-transform-the-tax-code-and-implement-a-green-new-deal/

Once-Counterculture 420 Marijuana Holiday Goes Mainstream
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-04-19
LOS ANGELES–Potheads have for decades celebrated their love of marijuana on April 20, but the once counter-culture celebration that was all about getting stoned now is so mainstream Corporate America is starting to embrace it. | No, Hallmark doesn't yet have a card to mark "420." But many other businesses inside and outside the multibillion-dollar cannabis industry are using April 20, or 4/20, to roll out marketing and social media messaging aimed at connecting with consumers driving the booming market. | On Saturday, Lyft is offering a $4.20 credit on a single ride in Colorado and in select cities in the U…
truthdig.com/articles/u-s-corporations-embracing-420-as-pot-legalization-grows/

WikiLeaks: Iraqi Children in U.S. Raid Shot in Head, U.N. Says
Matthew Schofield | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-19
A U.S. diplomatic cable made public by WikiLeaks provides evidence that U.S. troops executed at least 10 Iraqi civilians, including a woman in her 70s and a 5-month-old infant, then called in an airstrike to destroy the evidence, during a …
globalresearch.ca/wikileaks-iraqi-children-in-u-s-raid-shot-in-head-u-n-says/5674959

Two Books for One Price: Combined Special Offers from Global Research Publishers
Global Research | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-19
Global Research Publishers bring you a number of special offers on two-book combined purchases. Click on a link below to order the combined book offer of your choice: | . | . | | : | *SPECIAL OFFER: Voices from Syria + The Dirty War on : | …
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Glenn Greenwald vs. David Cay Johnston on the Mueller Report
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-04-19
The Justice Department has released a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's 448-page report detailing Russian meddling in the 2016 election, the Trump campaign's contacts with Russia and President Trump's attempts to impede the special counsel's investigation. The report states the campaign "expected it would benefit electorally from information stolen and released through Russian efforts," but Mueller concluded, "the investigation did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities." Mueller also outli…
truthout.org/video/glenn-greenwald-vs-david-cay-johnston-on-the-mueller-report/

On WikiLeaks Email Releases, Mueller Team Ignored Findings Of Former US Intelligence Officials
Kevin Gosztola | shadowproof.com | 2019-04-19
Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on an investigation into alleged Russian efforts to meddle in the 2016 presidential election does not confirm, without a doubt, that Russian intelligence agents or individuals tied to Russian intelligence agencies passed on emails from Hillary Clinton's campaign to WikiLeaks. | Mueller's team highlighted statements from WikiLeaks on Twitter about former Democratic National Committee (DNC) staff member Seth Rich, which seemed to relate to the alleged source of emails and documents the organization published. Yet, more explicit claims from WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Ass…
shadowproof.com/2019/04/19/on-wikileaks-email-releases-mueller-team-ignored-findings-of-former-us-intelligence-officials/

Russia: US Wants to Revive Monroe Doctrine, Persecute Venezuela
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-19
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zajárova warned the U.S. government against continuing on the path of antagonism and issuing threats to countries in Latin America. | RELATED: | Maduro: Venezuela to Overcome Sanctions Against Central Bank | "It seems that Washington is looking back on time and plans to return, not even 50 or 60 years ago, but 200, s…
telesurenglish.net/news/Russia-US-Wants-to-Revive-Monroe-Doctrine-Persecute-Venezuela-20190419-0006.html

Mueller report: "Miners for Trump" rally in Pittsburgh was a fake
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-04-19
PITTSBURGH–Remember going to a "Miners for Trump" rally in downtown Pittsburgh, a month before the November 2016 general election? If you did, you were fooled by a Russian fake. A poster for the Oct. 2, 2016 rally, featuring a miner on a coal-black background wearing a headlamp-lit hard hat, illustrates the wide range of Russian-generated …
peoplesworld.org/article/mueller-report-miners-for-trump-rally-in-pittsburgh-was-a-fake/

The Mueller Report: Glenn Greenwald vs. David Cay Johnston on Trump-Russia Ties, Obstruction & More
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-04-19
The Justice Department has released a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's 448-page report detailing Russian meddling in the 2016 election, the Trump campaign's contacts with Russia and President Trump's attempts to impede the special counsel's investigation. The report states the campaign "expected it would benefit electorally from information stolen and released through Russian efforts," but Mueller concluded, "the investigation did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities." Mueller also outlined…
www.democracynow.org/2019/4/19/the_mueller_report_glenn_greenwald_vs

The Mueller Report Shows How Bad Trump Is. Now What?
Ruth Conniff | progressive.org | 2019-04-19
To get too caught up in Russian interference and the unfairness of the American electoral system is to overlook Trump's power, and to risk not learning the lessons of his popularity.
progressive.org/dispatches/mueller-report-conniff-190419/

What we know so far from the Mueller Report
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-04-19
On Thursday, Special Attorney Robert Mueller's report on alleged "Russian interference" in the 2016 US elections was finally published, albeit partially censored. The report contains information on an investigation into the Donald Trump campaign's alleged connection with Russian authorities, as well as the possible methods of Russian influence in the elections. The document was submitted …
uwidata.com/3154-what-we-know-so-far-from-the-mueller-report/

Mueller Report: A Battle Over Maintaining 'Imperial Hegemony' (Pt 1/2)
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-04-19
Gerald Horne and Kamau Franklin discuss the Mueller Report, Russiagate, and whether alleged Russian interference in the U.S. elections is actually significant…
therealnews.com/stories/mueller-report-a-battle-over-maintaining-imperial-hegemony-pt-1-2

Five Critical Takeaways From the Mueller Report
Bill Blum | truthdig.com | 2019-04-19
After nearly two years of waiting, we have a redacted version of the report of special counsel Robert Mueller. A searchable copy can be found and examined here. | The report is 448 pages long and is divided into two volumes. Volume I, in the words of the report, "describes the factual results of the Special Counsel's investigation of Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election and its interactions with the Trump Campaign." If you are concer…
truthdig.com/articles/five-critical-takeaways-from-the-mueller-report/

No More Excuses. Donald Trump Must Be Impeached
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-04-19
Over the course of more than 400 scalding pages, the Mueller report details the parallel and often cooperative course traveled by Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and the sophisticated Russian operation devoted to his victory. Mueller's report also lays out the myriad ways Trump obstructed justice through his ham-fisted attem…
truthout.org/articles/no-more-excuses-donald-trump-must-be-impeached/

House Escalates Trump Inquiry With Subpoena for Full Mueller Report
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-04-19
WASHINGTON–The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee issued a subpoena Friday for special counsel Robert Mueller's report as Congress escalates its investigation of President Donald Trump. | "It now falls to Congress to determine the full scope of that alleged misconduct and to decide what steps we must take going forward," said Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y. He expects the Justice Department to comply by May 1. | While Mueller declined to prosecute Trump on obstruction of justice, he did not exonerate the president, all but leaving the question to Congress. | Mueller's report provides fresh evidence of Tr…
truthdig.com/articles/house-escalates-trump-inquiry-with-subpoena-for-full-mueller-report/

Will the Mueller Report Help Defeat Trump in 2020? (Pt 2/2)
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-04-19
Trump and his base will remain unaffected by the Mueller Report, and it will mainly serve as a "political football" between Republicans and Democrats, say Gerald Horne and Kamau Franklin, but it can still be used against Trump in 2020…
therealnews.com/stories/will-the-mueller-report-help-defeat-trump-in-2020-pt-2-2

The Mueller Report Is a Road Map for Congressional Investigation
Bruce Shapiro | thenation.com | 2019-04-19
The Mueller Report Is a Road Map for Congressional Investigation…
thenation.com/article/mueller-report-roadmap-obstruction-congress-impeachment/

"Red Joan," Promising a Soviet Spy Thriller, Underdelivers
Ed Rampell | progressive.org | 2019-04-19
A the height of the Cold War, five members of Britain's nuclear program passed secrets along to the USSR.
progressive.org/dispatches/red-joan-rampell-190419/

Crossroads: Saving humanity and nature requires global unity against extreme right
John Bachtell | peoplesworld.org | 2019-04-19
People and planet are at a crossroads: Humanity faces existential threats from the climate and ecological crises and militarization and nuclear war. Environmental, economic, and societal disruption on an unprecedented scale will have to be decisively dealt with over the next few decades to avoid catastrophic consequences. The global capitalist system has created unsustainable contradictions …
peoplesworld.org/article/crossroads-saving-humanity-and-nature-requires-global-unity-against-extreme-right/

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2019-04-20 00:39 GMT (20:39 EST)

2019-04-18: News Headlines

Ramzy Baroud (2019-04-18). War Versus Peace: Israel Has Decided and So Should We. commondreams.org Netanyahu and his future government coalition of like-minded extremists are now armed with an unmistakably popular mandate to fulfill all of their electoral promises, including the annexation of the West Bank. (Photo: Thomas Coex / AFP / Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/netanyahu_0.jpeg…

Staff (2019-04-18). Black Alliance For Peace Revives Black Anti-War Tradition (Pt 1/2). therealnews.com The US has been at war in the Middle East for 28 years, starting with Operation Desert Storm in Iraq, then into Afghanistan, Syria, and now we are learning of military bases, operations, and troops in African nations…

Ramzy Baroud (2019-04-18). War Versus Peace: Israel Has Decided and So Should We. dissidentvoice.org So, what have we learned from the Israeli legislative elections on April 9? A whole lot. To start with, don't let such references as the "tight race" between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and his main rival, Benny Gantz, fool you. Yes, Israelis are divided on some issues that are particular to their social and …

United Nations (2019-04-18). Service and Sacrifice: Ugandan 'Blue Helmets' support UN efforts to bring peace to Somalia. un.org A contingent of 530 Ugandan "Blue Helmets" (63 women, 467 men) is playing a crucial role in the United Nations' efforts to help bring peace and stability to Somalia. They make up the United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU, that is tasked with protecting UN compounds in Mogadishu in order to assist the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) and the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) to carry out their mandate.

Brett Wilkins (2019-04-18). Jimmy Carter: US 'Most Warlike Nation in History of the World'. commondreams.org Most countries surveyed in a 2013 WIN/Gallup poll identified the United States as the greatest threat to world peace. (Photo: CD/CC BY 2.0) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/war_1.jpeg…

Staff (2019-04-18). Is Trump for Detente or Militarism? — RAI with Stephen Cohen (2/5). therealnews.com Trump's stated aim is to reduce tensions with Russia, but is it motivated by peaceful objectives or is it preparations for aggression towards Iran and China — Stephen Cohen joins host Paul Jay for a spirited discussion on Reality Asserts Itself…

Massoud Nayeri (2019-04-18). The "Original Sin"! globalresearch.ca In every struggle for Peace and Justice, there are critical moments that can change the outcome of that struggle. These days are so crucial to save the Body and Mind of two great humble human beings who are under immense …

Oscar Grenfell (2019-04-18). Unsealed Affidavit Demonstrates US Seeking to Prosecute Assange for His Journalism. globalresearch.ca An affidavit unsealed by US prosecutors on Monday has underscored the unlawful character of the Trump administration's request that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange be extradited to the US in the wake of his illegal expulsion from Ecuador's London embassy and …

Renee Parsons (2019-04-18). Revisiting "Collateral Murder". Released by Wikileaks in 2010. globalresearch.ca In watching the grotesque arrest of Julian Assange being dragged from the Ecuador Embassy, it occurred to me that this 'show' in broad daylight was a deliberate attempt to intimidate and convey a message of omnipotent power and control. | Instead, …

Michael Howard (2019-04-18). Assange and the Cowardice of Power. counterpunch.org Trump has never heard of WikiLeaks, the publishing organization whose work he repeatedly and unequivocally touted during the 2016 election campaign. "I know nothing about WikiLeaks," he told reporters after Julian Assange was illegally arrested, after being illegally detained for seven years, in London. "It's not my thing and I know there is something having More

Mohamed Elmaazi (2019-04-18). 13 civil liberties organisations warn against extradition of Julian Assange to the US. thecanary.co The International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations have issued a statement warning of "serious world-wide implications for freedom of the press" as a result … | Read more 13 civil liberties organisations warn against extradition of Julian Assange to the US | By Mohamed Elmaazi

Manuel E. Yepe (2019-04-18). Assange: Between Gratitude and Betrayal. counterpunch.org Julian Assange was arrested in England on Thursday, April 11, and is feared to be extradited to the United States to face charges for his actions during the Obama administration. According to an editorial in the Washington Post in 2011, such a conviction "would also cause collateral damage to the liberties of the U.S. media More

Staff (2019-04-18). Chomsky on the Perils of Depending on Mueller Report to Defeat Trump. truthout.org As Attorney General William Barr releases Robert Mueller's long-anticipated report into Russian interference in the 2016 election, we speak with world-renowned political dissident, linguist and author Noam Chomsky about what he sees as the political perils of "Russiagate." | Amy Goodman: Can you share your analysis of President Trump? You have lived through so many presidents. Explain President Trump to us and assess the massive response to him. | Noam Chomsky: Well, Trump is—you know, I think there are a number of illusions about Trump. If you take a look at the Trump phenomenon, it's not very surprisin…

Democracy Now! (2019-04-18). Chomsky: By Focusing on Russia, Democrats Handed Trump a "Huge Gift" & Possibly the 2020 Election. democracynow.org As Attorney General William Barr releases Robert Mueller's long-anticipated report into Russian interference in the 2016 election, we speak with world-renowned political dissident, linguist and author Noam Chomsky about what he sees as the political perils of "Russiagate."

Mohamed Elmaazi (2019-04-18). Tulsi Gabbard says US wars 'cost millions of lives' and 'strengthen terrorist groups'. thecanary.co 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard has once again slammed US 'regime change' wars. The Iraq veteran tweeted out a video of her discussing … | Read more Tulsi Gabbard says US wars 'cost millions of lives' and 'strengthen terrorist groups' | By Mohamed Elmaazi

C.J. Atkins (2019-04-18). Mueller presented case against Trump, now Congress must act. peoplesworld.org No matter how many times Donald Trump and his defense lawyer—sorry, Attorney General, William Barr—may repeat the mantra "No Collusion, No Obstruction," the reality emerging from today's release of the Mueller report is that the President of the United States has committed crimes and should face prosecution. The ball is now in Congress' court, and …

Staff (2019-04-18). US 'Tightens Noose' on Cuba. therealnews.com Sec. of State Pompeo announced that Cuban Americans and US citizens who lost property after Cuba's 1959 revolution can now sue companies that have benefitted from this property. This represents an important intensification of sanctions on Cuba, says Jeb Sprague…

Jan Oberg (2019-04-18). The Iran Floods and US Sanctions: 10 Million at Risk, But Who Cares? counterpunch.org You have certainly not heard much about this in the West. And it didn't get a fraction of the media attention (and none of the hundreds of millions of Euro pledges by the perversely rich) that the Notre Dame fire did. However, if disastrous floods had hit 28 out of 31 provinces and affected 10 million people More

Democracy Now! (2019-04-18). "A Message from the Future with AOC": New Film Imagines World Transformed by the Green New Deal. democracynow.org As the push for the Green New Deal builds momentum in the United States, The Intercept has released a short illustrated video imagining a future shaped by the progressive environmental movement. It's titled "A Message from the Future with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez." The New York congressmember narrates the film to envision an America that has been transformed by the Green New Deal policies, including a just transition of jobs, Medicare for all, and a total overhaul of the country's energy system. The result is a vision of radical hope and transformation. The film features stunning artwork by award-winning illustra…

Staff (2019-04-18). Why Should Americans Care About NATO/US In Africa? (Pt 2/2). therealnews.com The anti-war movement rightfully focuses on the expansion of US military action around the world, but what connection does that have to everyday struggles in poor and Black communities in the U.S. like Baltimore? Why should Baltimoreans care about endless expanding war?

Democracy Now! (2019-04-18). "We Can Be Whatever We Have the Courage to See": Molly Crabapple's Art Breathes Life Into Green New Deal. democracynow.org "We can be whatever we have the courage to see." That's the message of a stunning new video released by The Intercept, Naomi Klein and award-winning artist Molly Crabapple Wednesday that imagines a future shaped by the Green New Deal. It's called "A Message from the Future with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez." The film was co-written by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez herself, along with Avi Lewis, the co-founder of The Leap. We speak with Avi Lewis and award-winning artist Molly Crabapple about the power of art to create social change.

Judith Deutsch (2019-04-18). People Music: Malignant Phallic Narcissism v. Being Ordinary. counterpunch.org David Yearsley's fine article "Disaster Music" in April 12 CounterPunch generates thoughts about what can be called People Music. At present, global political and environmental events unfold disastrously. Yearsley writes about people in the past facing the forces of natural catastrophes, framed as People versus God in Handel's powerful music: "…earthquakes on land and beneath More

Lance Olsen (2019-04-18). Perverse Housing Policy Perverts Forest Policy. counterpunch.org As many Americans know all too well, concerns about forest conservation and affordable housing have drawn increasing attention across the US. These topics are of special interest in regions where logging is primarily devoted to provided lumber for human housing. What may be less known is that the pairing of forest and housing policy has had a long and colorful history spanning the past 70 years. More

Mark Fiore (2019-04-18). Barring the Mueller Report. progressive.org Barr does know we're talking about President Trump, right?

Ralph Nader (2019-04-18). Children's Moral Power Can Challenge Corporate Power on Climate Crisis. counterpunch.org The famous anthropologist, Margaret Mead, once said to me that children have a distinct moral authority to change some of their parents' habits or opinions. She gave use of seat belts and smoking cigarettes as examples. Indeed, most of us know instances when sons and daughters have looked into the eyes of their fathers and More

Staff (2019-04-18). Barr Gets in Last Word Before America Sees Mueller Report. truthdig.com In a press conference Thursday, the attorney general reasserts that there was no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian hackers.

Democracy Now! (2019-04-18). Headlines for April 18, 2019. democracynow.org Attorney General Barr to Release Redacted Mueller Report, John Bolton Praises Monroe Doctrine as U.S. Sanctions Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, New U.S. Sanctions to Target Remittances & Companies Doing Business in Cuba, North Korea Tests New Weapon, Rejects Role of U.S. Secretary of State, Trump Administration to End Reporting on Size of U.S. Nuclear Arsenal, Former Peruvian President Alan García Dies by Suicide as Police Move In, Teen Who Threatened Colorado Schools Dead of Self-Inflicted Gunshot, Philadelphia DA Clears Path for Mumia Abu-Jamal to Appeal Murder Conviction, New York Grants Parole to Brink's Heist Ge…

Common Dreams staff (2019-04-18). "Don't Listen to Barr—Read Mueller's Words Yourself": Here Is the Special Counsel's Report. commondreams.org "Congress must be given the full report and Congress must determine what needs to be redacted," said Karen Hobert Flynn, president of the government watchdog group Common Cause | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/robert_mueller.jpg…

Joan Walsh (2019-04-18). In William Barr, Donald Trump Has Finally Found His Roy Cohn. thenation.com In William Barr, Donald Trump Has Finally Found His Roy Cohn…

Robbie Conal, Randall Enos, Ron Hauge (2019-04-18). Mueller's Redacted Report. thenation.com Robbie Conal, Randall Enos, Ron Hauge Mueller's Redacted Report…

Staff (2019-04-18). Don't Listen to Barr—Read Mueller's Words Yourself. truthout.org Attorney General William Barr delivered a redacted version of the Mueller report to Congress and posted the special counsel's findings online Thursday morning. | The document's publication followed a Justice Department press conference that critics and Democratic lawmakers denounced as an effort to protect President Donald Trump. | "

Vanessa Mbonu@naacpnet (2019-04-18). NAACP BLASTS WOEFULLY DEFICIENT RELEASE OF MUELLER REPORT. naacp.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 18, 2019 CONTACTS: NAACP@sunshinesachs.com BALTIMORE — Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP, issued the following statement regarding U.S. Attorney General William Barr's release of the redacted version of Special counsel Robert Mueller's report: "The report released today by Attorney General William Barr falls woefully short of what is owed to Congress and …

Staff (2019-04-18). Barr "Disagreed" With Mueller on "Legal Theories" of Trump Obstruction. truthout.org Attorney General William Barr will release special counsel Robert Mueller's nearly 400-page report detailing his nearly two-year investigation into foreign interference in the 2016 presidential election later this morning. Barr and his deputy, Rod Rosenstein, held a press conference at 9: 30 a.m ET on the release of the report. | The Justice Department plans to turn over Mueller's redacted report covering the special counsel's probe into allegations of whether President Donald Trump's campaign conspired with Russia during the 2016 election cycle and whether the president illegally obstructed the inquiry to the…

commondreams (2019-04-18). Indivisible Demands Full Transparency and Accountability After Mueller Report. commondreams.org ______________________________…

John Nichols (2019-04-18). Barr Has Abandoned the Constitution in Order to Serve Trump. thenation.com Barr Has Abandoned the Constitution in Order to Serve Trump…

Staff (2019-04-18). Trump Tried to Seize Control of Mueller Probe, Report Says. truthdig.com WASHINGTON — Public at last, special counsel Robert Mueller's report revealed to a waiting nation Thursday that President Donald Trump had tried to seize control of the Russia probe and force Mueller's removal to stop him from investigating potential obstruction of justice by the president. | The report said that in June 2017, Trump directed White House Counsel Don McGahn to call the acting attorney general and say that Mueller must be ousted because he had conflicts of interest. | McGahn refused — deciding he would rather resign than trigger what he regarded as a potential Saturday Night Massacre of…

commondreams (2019-04-18). Americans Deserve Better Than A.G. Barr's Attempt to Whitewash & Black-Out Mueller Report on Russian Attacks. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Staff (2019-04-18). Trump Cracks Down on Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela. truthdig.com CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The Trump administration on Wednesday intensified its crackdown on Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, rolling back Obama administration policy and announcing new restrictions and sanctions against the three countries whose leaders national security adviser John Bolton dubbed the "three stooges of socialism." | "The troika of tyranny — Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua — is beginning to crumble," Bolton said in a hard-hitting speech near Miami on the 58th anniversary of the United States' failed Bay of Pigs invasion of the island, an attempt to overthrow the Cuban government. | The m…

Andrew Moss (2019-04-18). Immigration and the Shock Doctrine. counterpunch.org If you look back over the Trump administration's handling of immigration during the past two-and-a-half years, you'll see a pattern of chronic tension and dysfunction. Like many people, you may have apprehended the pattern as a series of specific emergencies and dramatic events: the declaration of an "invasion" at our borders; the shutdown, or threatened More

Lee Camp (2019-04-18). Nearly 100,000 Pentagon Whistleblower Complaints Have Been Silenced. mintpressnews.com You would think, in this topsy-turvy world, if there were one organization we could trust with a trillion dollars a year of our taxpayer money, it would be the Department of Unauthorized Highly Secretive Mass Human Murder.

Gideon Polya (2019-04-18). Pro-Apartheid Israel Australian Labor Party Scraps Outstanding Anti-Israel Apartheid Candidate, Melissa Parke. globalresearch.ca Decent Australians want the Labor Party to win in the forthcoming Australian elections for the sake of the young, poor, disabled, sick, elderly, unemployed, Indigenous and the environment. However the right wing-dominated Labor Opposition is merely better than the appalling …

Kurt Nimmo (2019-04-18). Death of Free Speech: Criticizing Israel Will Land You in Prison. globalresearch.ca Soon, this blog will be illegal. | No, I'm not selling drugs or peddling child pornography. I write about America's wars and the primary objective of those illegal and immoral wars—to make Israel the hegemon of the Middle East along with …

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2019-04-18). The Triumph of Evil. globalresearch.ca Today (April 17) I heard a NPR "news" report that described the democratically elected president of Venezuela as "the Venezuelan dictator Maduro." By repeating over and over that a democratically elected president is a dictator, the presstitutes create that image …

South Front (2019-04-18). Video: Israel's Magic Lamp: Iron Dome Missile Defense. globalresearch.ca Since its inception, Israel has faced difficult political and military challenges. It defines the operational space in which IDF exists, the nature of development of its armed forces, and of individual weapons systems it uses. | The key objective and permanent …

Mark Taliano (2019-04-18). Empire Versus Democracy and Freedom. globalresearch.ca The public interest, and democratic political economies, both domestic and internationally, are poison to Empire. But this must be hidden from view, hence war propaganda/fake news is protected by legislation, while Constitutionally-protected, evidence-based real journalism, a dying phenomenon, continues to …

Peter Koenig (2019-04-18). Venezuela — Still on the Brink? globalresearch.ca The silence is almost deafening. Is it the quiet before the storm? — Or is the US giving up on Venezuela? I don't think so. It's more like a regrouping after a first defeat, well, it's a multiple defeat, if …

Federico Pieraccini (2019-04-18). Moscow's Strategy in the Middle East: Geopolitics and the Versatility of Diplomacy. globalresearch.ca Important events have occurred in the Middle East and North Africa in recent weeks that underline how the overall political reconfiguration of the region is in full swing. The Shia axis continues its diplomatic relations and, following Rouhani's meeting in …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2019-04-18). Burning Gothic: Reflections on Notre-Dame de Paris. globalresearch.ca "But no matter the destruction, the spirit of what it means to be a cathedral can and does survive such catastrophes." — Becky Clark, Church of England director of cathedrals and church buildings, April 17, 2019 | The destruction of …

Firas Samuri (2019-04-18). U.S. Continues Supplying Military Aid to Kurdish Forces in Northern Syria against Turkey, a US Ally and NATO Member State. globalresearch.ca The mass media has been widely covering the details of the disastrous humanitarian situation in Rukban refugee camp over recent months. By the way, the crisis in other sites deserves more considerable attention. Al-Hol refugee camp located in Al-Hasakah province …

Chris Gilbert ‚Äê Monthly Review Online (2019-04-18). Defending Venezuela: Two Approaches. venezuelanalysis.com Chris Gilbert argues that solidarity movements defending Venezuela's sovereignty should also engage with the revolutionary proposals of the Bolivarian process.

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