2019-04-11: Social Media Postees

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The Martyrdom of Julian Assange
Chris Hedges | truthdig.com | 2019-04-11
The arrest Thursday of Julian Assange eviscerates all pretense of the rule of law and the rights of a free press. The illegalities, embraced by the Ecuadorian, British and U.S. governments, in the seizure of Assange are ominous. They presage a world where the internal workings, abuses, corruption, lies and crimes, especially war crimes, carried out by corporate states and the global ruling elite will be masked from the public. They presage a world where those with the courage and integrity to expose the misuse of power will be hunted down, tortured, subjected to sham trials and given lifetime prison terms in soli…
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Mali: Thousands demand peace and removal of French troops
G. Dunkel | workers.org | 2019-04-11
At the call of imams and civic associations on April 5, thousands of protesters marched in Bamako, the capital of Mali, to demand the end of violence between ethnic communities in central Mali, the removal of French troops, which have been in Mali since 2013 fighting "Islamic extremist," and aid . . . | Continue reading Mali: Thousands demand peace and removal of French troops at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/04/11/mali-thousands-want-peace-and-removal-of-french-troops/

Sudanese Military Topples Omar al-Bashir as Anti-Government Protesters Vow to Stay in Streets
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-04-11
After months of protest, the Sudanese military ousted President Omar al-Bashir on Thursday, ending his nearly 30 years of authoritarian rule. Tens of thousands of protesters marched in celebration on the streets of Sudan. The military has set up a transitional military council to rule the country for two years, according to a televised statement by Sudan's minister of defense. The news comes after months of protests demanding al-Bashir's resignation. Protesters have been staging a massive sit-in in the capital, Khartoum, since Saturday. Rights groups say at least 50 people have been killed in Sudanese protests si…
www.democracynow.org/2019/4/11/sudanese_military_topples_omar_al_bashir

Sudan's Military Overthrows President Amid Bloody Protests
STAFF | truthdig.com | 2019-04-11
CAIRO — Sudan's military overthrew President Omar al-Bashir on Thursday amid increasingly bloody protests over his repressive 30-year rule and the deteriorating economy. But pro-democracy demonstrators were left angry and disappointed when the defense minister announced the armed forces will govern for the next two years. | Al-Bashir's fall came just over a week after protests in Algeria forced the resignation of that North African country's long-ruling, military-backed president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika. | Together, the developments represent a second generation of street protests eight years after the Arab S…
truthdig.com/articles/sudans-military-ousts-president-in-face-of-protests/

Assange Arrest: The Turning Point is Here — Don't Let Them Win
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-11
Will we wait until they come for us because our homes are built atop resources they wish to plunder, because we shared information online they found objectionable, because we dared to question why madmen are in control of our country and much of the world?
mintpressnews.com/assange-arrest-turning-point-dont-let-win/257297/

Assange Ecuadorian Extradition Noose Tightens with INA Papers as Latest Slipknot
Jimmysllama | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-11
There has been an undeniable string of red flags indicating that Ecuador's Moreno is indeed working with both the U.K. and U.S. to hand Assange over to authorities.
mintpressnews.com/julian-assange-ecuador-extradition-noose-tightens-with-ina-papers-as-latest-slipknot/257175/

Access to Medical Care, a Human Right, Must Also be Guaranteed to Julian Assange
Sean Love | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-11
This article which is of particular relevance to the arrest of Julian Assange was originally written in June 2018. | This week marks six years since Julian Assange entered the Ecuadorean embassy in London and nearly three years since the UN …
globalresearch.ca/access-medical-care-human-right-must-also-guaranteed-julian-assange/5674137

Police State Britain: UK Police Forcibly Arrest Julian Assange
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-11
What's going on is a developing story. Events are fast moving. Here's what's known so far. | Days earlier, WikiLeaks accused Ecuadorian embassy personnel in London of "extensive spying" on Assange, according to its editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson, saying: | It's been …
globalresearch.ca/police-state-britain-uk-police-forcibly-arrest-julian-assange/5674163

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Appears in London Court
RTE | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-11
Julian Assange faces extradition to the US after he was arrested and forcibly removed from the Ecuadorian embassy in London almost seven years after he sought refuge there. | Mr Assange was brought before Westminster Magistrates' Court this afternoon. | He made …
globalresearch.ca/wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-appears-london-court/5674134

Edward Snowden puts in plain terms the terror of what really just happened to Julian Assange
James Wright | thecanary.co | 2019-04-11
On 11 April, whistleblower Edward Snowden put in plain terms the terror of what Julian Assange's arrest really means. Former CIA employee Snowden rose … | Read more Edward Snowden puts in plain terms the terror of what really just happened to Julian Assange | By James Wright…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2019/04/11/edward-snowden-puts-in-plain-terms-the-terror-of-what-really-just-happened-to-julian-assange/

UN experts warn Assange arrest exposes him to risk of serious human rights violations
United Nations | un.org | 2019-04-11
Independent UN rights experts on Thursday said the arrest of Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange by police in the United Kingdom, after the Ecuadorian Government decided to stop granting him asylum in their London embassy, exposed him to "the risk of serious human rights violations", if extradited to the United States.
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Edward Snowden Leads Chorus Condemning Assange's Arrest
STAFF | truthdig.com | 2019-04-11
Edward Snowden joined the chorus of advocacy groups, reporters, and critics as the NSA whistleblower described the arrest of WikiLeaks founder and publisher Julian Assange Thursday morning as a " dark moment for press freedom" that could have grave implications for journalism across the globe. | "Images of Ecuador's ambassador inviting the U.K.'s secret police into the embassy to drag a publisher of–…
truthdig.com/articles/edward-snowden-leads-chorus-condemning-assanges-arrest/

Women must be at 'centre of peacekeeping decision-making', UN chief tells Security Council
United Nations | un.org | 2019-04-11
Women's rights, voices and participation must be at "the centre of peacekeeping decision-making", United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday, describing them as "central to sustainable solutions" to challenges facing the Organization worldwide.
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Who Is Killing Whom in the Middle East? Blaming Iran Might be an Excuse for War
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-11
Newsweek is reporting a story regarding how Iran "was responsible for the deaths of at least 608 American troops in Iraq between 2003 and 2011." The account is sourced to a newly revised estimate prepared by analysts at the Pentagon …
globalresearch.ca/killing-middle-east-blaming-iran-excuse-war/5674140

The Unfinished Gaza War: What Netanyahu Hopes to Gain from Attacking Palestinian Prisoners
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-04-11
The current violence targeting Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails dates back to January 2. It was then that Israel's Public Security Minister, Gilad Erdan declared that the "party is over." "Every so often, infuriating pictures appear of cooking in the terrorist wings. This party is coming to an end," Erdan was quoted in the Jerusalem …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/04/the-unfinished-gaza-war-what-netanyahu-hopes-to-gain-from-attacking-palestinian-prisoners/

The Consequences of the Sudanese Coup
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-11
What just happened in Sudan was likely a military coup despite the "official" explanation being that President Bashir simply stepped down, and while this might appear on the surface to be a huge development, its immediate consequences will probably be …
globalresearch.ca/consequences-sudanese-coup/5674143

Environmental Snags in Australia: The Approval Process for Adani, India's Mining Giant
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-11
Much hot air is coming out from the public relations unit of Adani, and the language used is that of a hostage taker seeking to earn a rich and ill-deserved ransom. With the date for the Australian federal election looming, …
globalresearch.ca/approval-process-adani/5674099

Poisoning Wildlife — A Growing Threat in Europe
European Wilderness Society | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-11
There are three main anthropogenic factors that pose a serious threat to European wildlife. These are causing the death of individuals by illegal poisoning, poaching, trapping or trading, reduced reproductive success due to habitat disturbance and habitat loss due to …
globalresearch.ca/poisoning-wildlife-growing-threat-europe/5674154

British Bombs Are Being Dropped from Saudi Jets onto Yemeni Schools, Mosques and Hospitals, Court Hears
Phil Miller | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-11
A Yemeni city the size of Cambridge had just hours to evacuate before it was pummelled by Saudi war planes, the Court of Appeal in London heard today. | A panel of judges is reviewing a decision made by Sajid Javid…
globalresearch.ca/british-bombs-dropped-saudi-jets-yemeni-schools-mosques-hospitals/5674158

Egypt Withdraws from Trump's 'Arab NATO' Group
Almasdar News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-11
Egypt has reportedly withdrawn from U.S. President Donald Trump's "Arab NATO" initiative following President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi's visit to Washington. | According to the Reuters News Agency, Egypt has made the decision to withdraw fro the U.S.-led "Middle East Security …
globalresearch.ca/egypt-withdraws-trumps-arab-nato-group/5674148

EU Parliamentary Elections 2019. Aspiring Politicians, Fear of Nationalist Movements
Andreas C Chrysafis | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-11
The next Elections for the European Parliament scheduled on 23-26 May 2019 have already started with fervor! A total of 751 seats (MEPs) are currently up for grabs by those fortunate enough to secure a seat in one of the …
globalresearch.ca/eu-parliamentary-elections-2019-aspiring-politicians-fear-of-nationalist-movements/5674168

Video: War on Russia? Growing Military Deployment of US-NATO in the Black Sea
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-11
NATO is preparing a package of measures to counter Russia in the Black Sea region. This package includes the deployment of NATO warships to the Black Sea to guarantee 'passage' of Ukrainian ships via the Kerch Strait, U.S. ambassador to …
globalresearch.ca/whats-behind-growing-activity-us-nato-black-sea/5674094

Iran Is Preparing to Link Tehran to the Mediterranean via a New Highway
Almasdar News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-11
The Islamic Republic of Iran is looking for new ways to link their capital, Tehran, with Syria ¥s Damascus and Iraq ¥s Baghdad. | One of the proposed actions they are taking to make this a reality is the construction of new highways …
globalresearch.ca/iran-preparing-link-tehran-mediterranean-new-highway/5674104

"Voices from Syria" and "The Dirty War on Syria": Mark Taliano and Tim Anderson Analyze the War on Syria
Global Research | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-11
Voices from Syria by Mark Taliano and The Dirty War on Syria by Tim Anderson: two essential books on Syria for . | *SPECIAL OFFER: Voices from Syria + The Dirty War on Syria: | …
globalresearch.ca/voices-from-syria-and-the-dirty-war-on-syria-mark-taliano-and-tim-anderson-analyze-the-war-on-syria/5620373

Like America with "Russiagate", India Is Now Obsessed with "Pakistangate"
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-11
The Indo-American Strategic Partnership has rapidly progressed to such a point that the South Asian state is now copying some of the same conspiracy theories as its new patron, though instead of India being obsessed with suspected Russian interference in …
globalresearch.ca/america-russiagate-india-pakistangate/5674131

The ReCommonsEurope Manifesto: A Left-wing Initiative in Europe
Eric Toussaint | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-11
While the campaign for the European elections on 26 May 2019 draws very little interest, the initiative launched by ReCommonsEurope with its ' Manifesto for a new popular internationalism in Europe' is on to a promising start. The text …
globalresearch.ca/recommonseurope-manifesto-left-wing-initiative-europe/5674120

Canada's CIJA Selective About Which Hate Crimes It Condemns
Yves Engler | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-11
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs' response to the horrific attack on two mosques in New Zealand highlights tensions between promoting the most aggressive ongoing European settler colonialism and Jewish Canadian concern over hate crimes. | Forty-eight hours after the …
globalresearch.ca/cija-selective-hate-crimes/5674151

The Problem with Wikipedia and the Digital Revolution
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-11
Yesterday (April 10, 2019) a reader alerted me to the fact that I am being smeared on Wikipedia as a "vocal supporter of the current Russian government and its policies." The reader also reports that an article in the Daily …
globalresearch.ca/problem-wikipedia-digital-revolution/5674172

How 'Russiagate' Has Reshaped American and Russian Public Opinion
James Carden | thenation.com | 2019-04-11
How 'Russiagate' Has Reshaped American and Russian Public Opinion…
thenation.com/article/russiagate-bilateral-tensions-opinion-poll/

The American Public Deserves to See the Mueller Report With as Few Redactions as Possible
ACLU | aclu.org | 2019-04-11
Considering the "extraordinary public interest" in the Mueller report, any redactions made by Attorney General Barr must be limited and defensible. | Few matters are of greater public interest than the contents of the report produced by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on his recently completed investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election, alleged collusion with the Trump administration, and any interference with the Mueller investigation. Attorney General William Barr has conceded that there is extraordinary public interest in the report. Yet there remain grave concerns that he will r…
aclu.org/blog/executive-branch/american-public-deserves-see-mueller-report-few-redactions-possible

Dictator: Media Code for 'Government We Don't Like'
Alan MacLeod | fair.org | 2019-04-11
by Alan MacLeod Most dictatorships in the world are supported by the United States (Truthout, 9/23/17)–but this isn't true of most governments described by US media as "dictatorships." | Let's start with a quiz: Quick! Name some dictators! | I'm willing to bet most of you responded with just a few of the same names: Assad, Putin, Castro, Kim Jong-un, Gaddafi, Maduro. This is not because they are the only dictators in the world (far from it), or that all of them even necessarily qualify for the…
fair.org/home/dictator-media-code-for-government-we-dont-like/

The F-35 Fighter Jet Will Cost $1.5 Trillion. It's Time for New Priorities
STAFF | truthout.org | 2019-04-11
U.S. taxpayers are no strangers to getting saddled with monstrously expensive weapons programs at the expense of basic needs like food, shelter and education. The Pentagon paid $44 billion for 21 very fragile B-2 stealth bombers, only one of which is still flying. The F-22 fighter, coming in at more than $350 million per plane, was built to combat Cold War adversaries who ceased to exist six years before the first jet rolled off the production line. The sticker price for Ronald Reagan's harebrained "
truthout.org/articles/the-f-35-fighter-jet-will-cost-1-5-trillion-its-time-for-new-priorities/

The Politics Behind Trump's Threats to Close the Border
Jesse Jackson | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-11
Donald Trump's flailing on immigration and the Mexican border continue to spiral into chaos. First, he threatened to close the border with Mexico. One week later, he walked that back. He declares a national emergency about the "invasion" of people seeking asylum from Central American countries, and then says he's stopped all aid to those…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/11/the-politics-behind-trumps-threats-to-close-the-border/

Ireland's international neutrality should be in its constitution, argues Sinn Féin
Bryan Wall | thecanary.co | 2019-04-11
Members of the Irish parliament have tabled a bill that would embed international neutrality in the Irish constitution. The bill has been put forward … | Read more Ireland's international neutrality should be in its constitution, argues Sinn Féin | By Bryan Wall…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/04/11/irelands-international-neutrality-should-be-in-its-constitution-argues-sinn-fein/

Silicon Valley and "communication weapons of war"
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-04-11
What a Western Electric advert from 1944 can teach us about Google and Facebook. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/04/11/silicon-valley-and-communication-weapons-of-war/

The Israeli Election Put the Bigotry of Its Political Class Front and Center
Khulood Badawi | commondreams.org | 2019-04-11
This bigotry isn't new for Netanyahu; on election day 2015, he rallied his supporters by warning on Facebook, "Arab voters are coming out in droves to the polls." (Photo: Shutterstock) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bet.jpeg…
commondreams.org/views/2019/04/11/israeli-election-put-bigotry-its-political-class-front-and-center?cd-origin=rss

Rapid Warming Deserves More Than a Lukewarm Response
David Suzuki, Ian Hanington | commondreams.org | 2019-04-11
Canada's climate is warming at roughly twice the global average rate largely due to Arctic ice melt. Arctic ice is what keeps Earth's temperatures cool enough for human life to thrive and survive. (Photo: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center via Flickr) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/ice_2.jpeg…
commondreams.org/views/2019/04/11/rapid-warming-deserves-more-lukewarm-response?cd-origin=rss

Will Democrats reach rural workers in 2020?
Christopher R. Martin | peoplesworld.org | 2019-04-11
It should be easy to run against Trump's rural America record. Aside from his made-for-Fox-News rallies, he has little to brag about in rural policy except for self-inflicted wounds that risk returning rural America back to the farm crisis of the 1980s. Trump's misguided tariff wars and scuttling of NAFTA have exacerbated crop prices that …
peoplesworld.org/article/will-democrats-reach-rural-workers-in-2020/

Consumer Drug Ads: 20 Years of Pushing Expensive Meds and Diseases People Probably Don't Have
Martha Rosenberg | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-11
In 2015, the U.S.' American Medical Association (AMA) called for a ban on direct-to-consumer (DTC) prescription drug advertising. The ads make patients demand expensive treatments from their doctors, said the AMA, when less costly drugs are often more effective. The AMA's efforts were unsuccessful. Most people realize that advertising directly to consumers has been a…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/11/consumer-drug-ads-20-years-of-pushing-expensive-meds-and-diseases-people-probably-dont-have/

With Release of More Detectives' Names, Entire Smollett Investigation Called Into Question
Chelli Stanley | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-11
After writing about the three detectives listed on Jussie Smollett's initial police report, more detectives' names were released when Chicago police rushed investigation records to the media after Jussie's charges were dropped. The media has not reported on these detectives' backgrounds, but they are certainly newsworthy — and call the entire investigation into question. 13 officers are…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/11/with-release-of-more-detectives-names-entire-smollett-investigation-called-into-question/

What's Wrong With The United States?
Manuel García, Jr. | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-11
In his 1995 book, The Demon-Haunted World: Science As A Candle in The Dark, Carl Sagan wrote: I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time — when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the key manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/11/whats-wrong-with-the-united-states-2/

Predicting the Next Recession and Other Ways to Waste Your Time
Dean Baker | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-11
The people who completely missed the housing bubble, the collapse of which sank the economy in 2008 and gave us the Great Recession, are again busy telling us about the next recession on the way. The latest item that they want us to be very worried about is an inversion of the yield curve. There…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/11/predicting-the-next-recession-and-other-ways-to-waste-your-time/

Absence of Proof: the Approval Process for Adani
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-11
Much hot air is coming out from the public relations unit of Adani, and the language used is that of a hostage taker seeking to earn a rich and ill-deserved ransom. With the date for the Australian federal election looming, the Indian mining giant received a boost in its flagging fortunes. And flagging they had…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/11/absence-of-proof-the-approval-process-for-adani/

Wealth, Stealth, and Boeing
Mel Gurtov | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-11
America is "the land of the free and the home of the brave." It is also the province of the wealthy. Regardless of administration but most especially now, wealth has been the great separator: the rich get richer, the poor stay poor, and the middle class keeps losing ground. Central to keeping matters that way…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/11/wealth-stealth-and-boeing/

Making a Killing: Tax Day as Pay Day for Military Contractors
Lindsay Koshgarian | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-11
In tax season, most of us think more about getting our forms in on time — and getting our refunds — than about where our tax dollars actually go. It's probably no surprise that a significant portion — 24 cents out of every dollar — of your taxes go to the military. But where those…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/11/making-a-killing-tax-day-as-pay-day-for-military-contractors/

The Causes of the Growth of Populism on Both Sides of the North Atlantic
Vincent Navarro | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-11
One of the most influential documents of the 20th century–the Communist Manifesto–begins with the famous phrase: A specter is haunting Europe–the specter of Communism. All the powers of old Europe have entered into a holy alliance to exorcise this specter; Pope and Czar, Metternich and Guizot, French radicals and German police spies. Where is the…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/11/the-causes-of-the-growth-of-populism-on-both-sides-of-the-north-atlantic/

RIP Shawn Smith
CP Editor | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-11
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Why Oregon Needs More Wilderness
George Wuerthner | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-11
In the recent Public Lands legislation that was passed by Congress, Oregon got some new protected landscapes including the Devil's Staircase Wilderness, 250 miles of new Wild and Scenic River segments on the Rogue and Molalla rivers and measures such as a mining ban on the Chetco River. This legislation was a good but a…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/11/why-oregon-needs-more-wilderness/

What is Socialism?
Teresa L. Ebert — Mas'ud Zavarzadeh | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-11
As the presidential election of 2020 approaches and socialism is used to characterize the ideas and platforms of some of the candidates, a relatively large number of explanations of the concept have appeared in the press. Most of these explanations are really non-explanatory. Whether written as a list or in a more discursive form, they…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/11/what-is-socialism/

The U.S. Government has been monitoring Venezuela's electricity system for over a decade
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-04-11
The North American intelligence agencies and their government's attention and monitoring of the electricity situation in Venezuela is long-standing. This was confirmed by more than 1,000 documents released by Wikileaks which mention the status of the National Electric System in Venezuela and the Simón Bolívar Hydroelectric Plant located in Guri. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/04/11/the-u-s-government-has-been-monitoring-venezuelas-electricity-system-for-over-a-decade/

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2019-04-11 22:25 GMT (18:25 EST)

2019-04-10: News Headlines

Andrew Korybko (2019-04-10). Middle East Activism and Double Standards towards Russia. globalresearch.ca Refusing to acknowledge Russia's "balancing" acts with "Israel" and Saudi Arabia is a disservice to the Palestinian and Yemeni causes because it ignores the important role that Moscow plays in propping up Tel Aviv and Riyadh, resulting in the artificial …

Kevin Zeese (2019-04-10). Greens Say 'No to NATO' While War Parties Give Standing Ovations to NATO. globalresearch.ca Greens are political activists and can be found in every movement for economic, racial and environmental justice as well as peace. They do not organize as Greens but as people who are part of the popular movement. The article below …

Mark Gruenberg (2019-04-10). Dem presidential hopefuls make pitches to 3,000 building trades activists. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—It's called, in political parlance, "a cattle call." The phrase refers to what happens when presidential hopefuls parade their positions, one by one, before a group, large or small. And that's what nine Democrats— John Hickenlooper, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Tim Ryan, Terry McAuliffe, Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, Amy Klobuchar and Eric Swalwell, in that …

G. Dunkel (2019-04-10). Millions of Algerians demand fundamental change. workers.org Millions of Algerians came out in the streets April 5, even after President Abdelaziz Bouteflika had officially resigned. The general sentiment was: "We have won a battle, but not the war." Bouteflika's colleagues are still in charge of the government. Millions of Algerian workers protest after forcing president to resign . . . | Continue reading Millions of Algerians demand fundamental change at Workers.org

Hamza Hamouchene (2019-04-10). "We Woke Up and You Will Pay!" Algeria in Revolt. counterpunch.org What is happening in Algeria is truly historic. The people won the first battle in their struggle to radically overhaul the system. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, president for the past twenty years, was forced to abdicate after more than six weeks of street protests and a re-configuration of alliances within the ruling classes. Since Friday, February 22, More

Jimmysllama (2019-04-10). Assange Ecuadorian Extradition Noose Tightens with INA Papers as Latest Slipknot. mintpressnews.com There has been an undeniable string of red flags indicating that Ecuador's Moreno is indeed working with both the U.K. and U.S. to hand Assange over to authorities.

ZeroHedge (2019-04-10). Wikileaks: Julian Assange Targeted By "Extensive Spying Operation" Inside Ecuadorian Embassy. mintpressnews.com WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson claimed that he believes the embassy has handed over footage from its security cameras, visitors logs and even Assange's lawyers' notes to the US.

Nick R. Martin (2019-04-10). Vicious Facebook Posts and the Man Accused of Threatening to Kill Rep. Ilhan Omar. splcenter.org About three-and-a-half years ago, a man named Patrick Carlineo joined a brand-new Facebook group called "No Syrian refugees for NY."

Ramzy Baroud (2019-04-10). What Netanyahu Hopes to Gain from Attacking Palestinian Prisoners. mintpressnews.com Considering the direct impact of the situation in Israeli prisons on the collective psyche of all Palestinians, any more reckless steps by Netanyahu will soon result in greater collective resistance, a struggle that Israel cannot easily suppress.

Whitney Webb (2019-04-10). Democratic "Superdelegates" May Once Again Rob Bernie Sanders of the Nomination. mintpressnews.com There is no denying that the need to defeat Trump at all costs will be the rallying cry used to push Democratic voters to fall in line behind the eventual nominee, regardless of whether the nominee was chosen by voters or by superdelegates.

Stephen Lendman (2019-04-10). Dead Heat in Farcical Israeli Elections. globalresearch.ca With over 97% of votes counted, Netanyahu and leading challenger Benny Gantz each won 35 of the Knesset's 120 seats, according to the unofficial tally. | Apartheid right wing parties won a super-majority on Tuesday, results similar to recent past elections….

Stephen Lendman (2019-04-10). The Nation's Food: Hazardous US Chemical and Biological Products. globalresearch.ca Government officials serve their interests. In the US, it includes appointing corporate executives to run federal agencies. | The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with departments of agriculture, commerce, energy, health and human services, environmental protection, housing and urban development, …

STAFF (2019-04-10). Ending America's Hundred Years' War Against Drugs. truthdig.com We live in a time of change, when people are questioning old assumptions and seeking new directions. In the ongoing debate over health care, social justice, and border security, there is, however, one overlooked issue that should be at the top of everyone's agenda, from Democratic Socialists to libertarian Republicans: America's longest war. No, not the one in Afghanistan. I mean the drug war. | For more than a century, the U.S. has worked through the U.N. (and its predecessor, the League of Nations) to build a harsh global drug prohibition regime — grounded in draconian laws, enforced by pervasive policing…

STAFF (2019-04-10). Pompeo: Sanctions Increase "Pain and Suffering" in Venezuela (Pt 2/2). therealnews.com Sec. of State Mike Pompeo recently openly admitted that the sanctions are causing pain and suffering and that this would accelerate the process of toppling the Maduro government. Mark Weisbrot discusses the approach and what Democrats and progressives could do to stop this…

STAFF (2019-04-10). More Sanctions on Venezuela: Operation Florida 2020 (Pt 1/2). therealnews.com Senators Menendez and Rubio introduced a bipartisan bill to intensify the sanctions that are strangling Venezuela's economy. Mark Weisbrot says this is largely possible because members of Congress are unaware of the suffering the sanctions are causing in Venezuela…

STAFF (2019-04-10). US Complicit in War Crimes in Yemen (Pt 1/2). therealnews.com Three out of five weapons used in Yemen are supplied by the US says Andrew Feinstein, the author of Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade…

STAFF (2019-04-10). US Provides Three out of Five Weapons Saudi Arabia Used in Yemen (Pt 2/2). therealnews.com Shadow Wars author Andrew Feinstein discusses new research showing that the US sold 70 billion dollars worth of arms to the Saudi Coalition for its war in Yemen, currently the world's worst humanitarian crisis…

Charles Pierson (2019-04-10). Yemen's Fate is in Trump's Hands. counterpunch.org Congress has finally grown a spine.For the first time in more than forty years, Congress has invoked the War Powers Resolution to demand that the US end its assistance to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in their war against Houthi rebels in Yemen. The US has been involved in the Saudi-led war without the authorization of Congress as mandated by the Constitution. More

STAFF (2019-04-10). Don't Celebrate: Mueller Report Continues Russiagate Narrative. therealnews.com The Mueller report, while finding no collusion by Trump, did reinforce the narrative that Russia interfered in the 2016 elections to sow discord and disinformation, reinforcing the idea that Russia is an existential threat to the United States…

Danna Smith, Chad Hanson, Matthew Koehler (2019-04-10). Logging is the Lead Driver of Carbon Emissions From US Forests. counterpunch.org Climate change is having a growing impact on Americans and, as the crisis escalates, communities face growing challenges. The latest report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change underscores that we have eleven short years to make "rapid transformation across all industrial sectors." Protecting forest ecosystems is critical in the fight to limit global More

CP Editor (2019-04-10). Don't Do Me Like That (Tom Petty cover) — J Mascis. counterpunch.org …

Kenneth Surin (2019-04-10). A Colossal 21st Century Kleptocracy. counterpunch.org Modern mega-kleptocracies are certainly not as rare as the "Asian unicorn" (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), the latter only ever seen 4 times in the wild according to the World Wildlife Federation. They may be dead, but in the memories of many will be Mobutu Sese Seko (1930-1997) of Zaire (now reverted to its former name of the More

Nina Markovic Khaze (2019-04-10). The Tragedy and Fallacy of NATO's Balkan Experiment: 20 Years On. counterpunch.org March 24, 1999 was an ordinary school day in Belgrademid-week (Wednesday). Suddenly, half of my high-school class quietly left for home early, citing relatives calling in from overseas saying that the NATO bombing campaign has started in the South, including an authorisation to hit Belgrade. My friends and I (for whom the satellite TV was More

Anya Parampil (2019-04-10). OAS Sacrifices Its Charter for Trump's Desperate Venezuelan Regime Change Bid. thegrayzone.com In a legally dubious attempt to legitimize Juan Guaido's shadow regime, the US pushed to install a neoliberal operative implicated…

Alexander Rubinstein (2019-04-10). Venezuela Walks from OAS as Body Violates Charter in Support of US-Backed Coup. mintpressnews.com "You have converted the OAS into an empty shell that has violated its own principles and you're now proving that our decision to resign was the correct one. We are leaving the OAS and we will never come back. — Venezuela representative Asbina Marin…

United Nations (2019-04-10). Venezuela's needs 'significant and growing' UN humanitarian chief warns Security Council, as 'unparalleled' exodus continues. un.org Over a month after two competing resolutions on Venezuela failed to pass, the UN Security Council met on Wednesday to discuss the "very real humanitarian problem" facing the country, where close to 7 million people are in dire need of aid, and some 5,000 people continue to flee across borders every day.

Eds. (2019-04-10). U.S. is manufacturing a crisis in Venezuela so that there is chaos and 'needed' intervention. mronline.org America has for years been waging an economic war against Venezuela, including debilitating sanctions which have dramatically affected the state's ability to purchase medicines, and even mundane replacement parts needed in buses, ambulances, etc. | Source

Ricardo Vaz (2019-04-10). Venezuela: US Imposes Fresh Sanctions as Rival Marches Held. globalresearch.ca The US Treasury Department imposed a new round of sanctions targeting Venezuela's oil industry on Friday. | The measures identified 34 vessels owned by Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA as "blocked property" in a bid to further tighten the screws on …

John McEvoy (2019-04-10). The tussle for Venezuela's oil shows the West isn't taking climate chaos seriously. thecanary.co There should be no doubt that Venezuela's current crisis revolves around oil. With the world's largest proven oil reserves, Venezuela's natural wealth has long … | Read more The tussle for Venezuela's oil shows the West isn't taking climate chaos seriously | By John McEvoy

teleSUR (2019-04-10). Turkey's Erdogan calls for annulment of Istanbul election. telesurenglish.net Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said electoral authorities should annul Istanbul's local elections due to irregularities, notably over the appointment of ballot box officials, the pro-government Sabah newspaper reported on Wednesday. | RELATED: | Evo Morales Meets Erdogan in Turkey Visit, Both Reject US Intervention in Venezuela | Initial results indicate the main opposition Republican People's Party narrowly won control of Turkey's biggest city in the…

teleSUR (2019-04-10). Cuba: The New Constitution Comes Into Force Today. telesurenglish.net The National Assembly of the People's Power (ANNP) will proclaim Wednesday the new Cuban Constitution during a session honoring the 1869 Constitution of Guaimaro, the first supreme law that the 'Republic under Arms' adopted while fighting against the Spanish crown. | RELATED: | Arreaza: Venezuela Will Send Oil to Cuba Despite U.S. Sanctions | "Neither Cu…

teleSUR (2019-04-10). Venezuela's Moncada Fires Back at Pence in Heated UNSC Exchange. telesurenglish.net The United Nations Security Council met Wednesday to discuss the current situation in Venezuela, a high-level meeting in which the United States Vice President Mike Pence participated. | RELATED: | UN Security Council Isolates US Over Golan Decision | During his speech before the Security Council, Vice…

Binoy Kampmark (2019-04-10). Terrorist Designations: Trump and Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps. dissidentvoice.org It's designed to give the US more leg room in the sanction stakes but may end up having its own hemming consequences. The designation by the Trump administration of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organisation was meant to expand options for the US while shutting others out. While Trump attempts to …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2019-04-10). Terrorist Designations: Trump and Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps. globalresearch.ca It's designed to give the US more leg room in the sanction stakes but may end up having its own hemming consequences. The designation by the Trump administration of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organisation was …

Peter Bolton (2019-04-10). Trump's new attack on Iran takes US hypocrisy into hyperdrive. thecanary.co Donald Trump has just levelled a new punitive measure against Iran, which US allies have celebrated as a bold step. But this latest act … | Read more Trump's new attack on Iran takes US hypocrisy into hyperdrive | By Peter Bolton

Masud Wadan (2019-04-10). Despite a $ 22 Trillion National Debt, America Is on a Military Spending Spree. 800 Overseas US Military Bases. globalresearch.ca While the national debt of the United States was recorded at 22.03 trillion as of April 2019, Washington's going ahead with its hawkish policies worldwide with recent NATO summit pushing for further unity against China, Russia and Iran. NATO's annual …

South Front (2019-04-10). Video: US and Israel Prepare for Coordinated Campaign Against Iranian Forces in Syria. globalresearch.ca The situation in Syria is remaining relatively stable amid the continued limited ISIS attacks on the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on the eastern bank of the Euphrates and ceasefire violations in the Idlib de-militarized zone. | Over the past few …

teleSUR (2019-04-10). Northeast Nigeria Faces New Attacks by Boko Haram. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the city of Damaturu in northeast Nigeria was reportedly attacked by Boko Haram, according to locals who stated that the assailants entered the city through Maisandari, a nearby settlement. | RELATED: | Millions of Nigerians Without Access to Water, Diseases Spike | Maisandari residents recounted the attackers shooting upon entering through the eastern part of the settlement. The attackers were seen riding in multiple vehicles with anti-aircraft guns attached. | "Res…

Eric Walberg (2019-04-10). Somalia, Afghanistan: A Tale of Two Failed States. globalresearch.ca Somalia achieved independence only in 1960, and major general Said Barre took power in a coup in 1969. By the 1970s, Somalia was prospering, free of British/ Italian 'protection', socialist, a model third world state from the Soviet point of …

teleSUR (2019-04-10). Bolsonaro 100 Days: Neoliberal Fix for Social, Economic Crisis. telesurenglish.net Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro celebrates Wednesday his first 100 days in office without any sign of a solution to the serious economic crisis is at sight. | RELATED: | Brazil: Bolsonaro Invites US to Do Business in the Amazon | "I live in house arrest without electronic anklet" was the phrase used by Jair Bolsonaro to define his everyday life and political isolation in the first 100 days of his presidency, as reported by Jornal do Brasil. | According to a survey carried out by a…

FERN (2019-04-10). International Coalition Calls for the EU to End Its Role in the Assault on the Amazon. globalresearch.ca On Jair Bolsonaro's 100th day in office, an international coalition of NGOs — including a group representing more than 300 Brazilian indigenous groups — have called for the European Union (EU) to end its complicity in the assault …

teleSUR (2019-04-10). Bolsonaro Swears in Conspiracy Theorist as Education Minister. telesurenglish.net Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday he wanted young people to "not start getting interested in politics in school" and instead learn "things that they can carry with them into the future." | RELATED: | Brazil: Bolsonaro Invites US to Do Business in the Amazon | Speaking at the inauguration of new Minister of Education, Abraham Weintraub, the president…

Aaron Maté (2019-04-10). Congressman Adam Schiff's Russiagate Delusions Are Not Okay. thegrayzone.com Aaron Maté takes on the grand inquistor of the Russiagate conspiracy, Rep. Adam Schiff, methodically dismantling his deceptive claims, one…

Global Research News (2019-04-10). Selected Articles: Increasing Threat of War with Russia. globalresearch.ca Do you value the reporting and in-depth analysis provided by Global Research on a daily basis? | Global Research is at a critical crossroads: At present we are not covering our monthly costs. The support of our readers is much …

Shane Quinn (2019-04-10). Elite and Media Support for NATO, Increasing Threat of War with Russia. globalresearch.ca Eleven years ago at NATO's April 2008 summit in Bucharest, it was agreed the former Soviet states of Georgia and the Ukraine "will become members of NATO". Early that same month, America's increasingly unpopular president George W. Bush was also …

Steven Sahiounie (2019-04-10). Western Spies Among the Jihadis in Idlib: Planning A New Drama? A Chemical Attack? globalresearch.ca There are spies among the Jihadis in Idlib. Movements, storages and plans are well known to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their Russian allies. Recently, the Russian Defense Ministry warned that European intelligence agents were inside Idlib, and planning …

unitedEditor (2019-04-10). The key-themes of the meeting between Erdogan and Putin. uwidata.com On April 8, Turkish president Erdogan met Russian president Vladimir Putin. The meeting of the two leaders marked the opening of Turkish-Russian cultural interchange and tourism season. This is the third meeting of Erdogan with Putin since the beginning of 2019. Rusya'da i≈ü dàºnyasƒ± temsilcileri toplantƒ±sƒ±ndayƒ±z. t.co/Z9nCDfWjql — Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan (@RT_Erdogan) April 8, 2019 …

STAFF (2019-04-10). Barr Says 'I Think Spying Did Occur' on Trump Campaign. truthdig.com WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr said Wednesday he is reviewing the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation, declaring he believed the president's campaign had been spied on and wanted to make sure proper procedures were followed. | "I think spying on a political campaign is a big deal," Barr told senators at a budget hearing that, like a similar House hearing Tuesday, was dominated by questions about special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. | It was not immediately clear what "spying" Barr was referring to, but President Donald Trump's supporters have repeatedly made accusations o…

Mohamed Elmaazi (2019-04-10). Landmark decision declares Kurdish group a 'party to conflict' and 'not a terrorist organisation'. thecanary.co In a landmark decision, the Belgian Court of Last Resort recently decided that the Kurdish PKK (in Turkey) is a "party to an armed … | Read more Landmark decision declares Kurdish group a 'party to conflict' and 'not a terrorist organisation' | By Mohamed Elmaazi

STAFF (2019-04-10). AOC Calls Out GOP for Attacking Green New Deal While Supporting Oil Subsidies. truthout.org During a House Oversight Committee hearing on Tuesday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called out Republicans for attacking the Green New Deal as "socialism" while also supporting billions of dollars in subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. | "It is not responsible to complain about anything we dislike as 'socialism,' particularly when many of our colleagues across the aisle are more than happy to support millions and potentially billions of dollars in government subsidies and carve-outs for the oil and gas and fossil fuel industry," said the New York congresswoman. | "So the fact that subsidies for fossil fuel…

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