2019-04-10: Social Media Postees

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Middle East Activism and Double Standards towards Russia
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
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 …
globalresearch.ca/mideast-activists-need-stop-double-standards-russia/5674038

Greens Say 'No to NATO' While War Parties Give Standing Ovations to NATO
Kevin Zeese | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
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 …
globalresearch.ca/greens-say-no-nato-war-parties-give-standing-ovations-nato/5673996

Dem presidential hopefuls make pitches to 3,000 building trades activists
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-04-10
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 …
peoplesworld.org/article/dem-presidential-hopefuls-make-pitches-to-3000-building-trades-activists/

Millions of Algerians demand fundamental change
G. Dunkel | workers.org | 2019-04-10
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…
workers.org/2019/04/09/millions-of-algerians-demand-fundamental-change/

"We Woke Up and You Will Pay!" Algeria in Revolt
Hamza Hamouchene | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-10
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,…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/10/we-woke-up-and-you-will-pay-algeria-in-revolt/

Wikileaks: Julian Assange Targeted By "Extensive Spying Operation" Inside Ecuadorian Embassy
ZeroHedge | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-10
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.
mintpressnews.com/wikileaks-julian-assange-targeted-by-extensive-spying-operation-inside-ecuadorian-embassy/257195/

Assange Ecuadorian Extradition Noose Tightens with INA Papers as Latest Slipknot
Jimmysllama | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-10
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/

Vicious Facebook Posts and the Man Accused of Threatening to Kill Rep. Ilhan Omar
Nick R. Martin | splcenter.org | 2019-04-10
About three-and-a-half years ago, a man named Patrick Carlineo joined a brand-new Facebook group called "No Syrian refugees for NY."
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/04/10/vicious-facebook-posts-and-man-accused-threatening-kill-rep-ilhan-omar

What Netanyahu Hopes to Gain from Attacking Palestinian Prisoners
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-10
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.
mintpressnews.com/what-netanyahu-hopes-to-gain-from-attacking-palestinian-prisoners/257224/

Democratic "Superdelegates" May Once Again Rob Bernie Sanders of the Nomination
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-10
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.
mintpressnews.com/democratic-party-superdelegates-may-once-again-rob-bernie-sanders-of-nomination/257214/

Dead Heat in Farcical Israeli Elections
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
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….
globalresearch.ca/israeli-elections/5674042

The Nation's Food: Hazardous US Chemical and Biological Products
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
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, …
globalresearch.ca/the-nations-food-hazardous-us-chemical-and-biological-products/5673985

Ending America's Hundred Years' War Against Drugs
STAFF | truthdig.com | 2019-04-10
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…
truthdig.com/articles/ending-americas-hundred-years-war-against-drugs/

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

Pompeo: Sanctions Increase "Pain and Suffering" in Venezuela (Pt 2/2)
STAFF | therealnews.com | 2019-04-10
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…
therealnews.com/stories/pompeo-sanctions-increase-pain-and-suffering-in-venezuela-pt-2-2

More Sanctions on Venezuela: Operation Florida 2020 (Pt 1/2)
STAFF | therealnews.com | 2019-04-10
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…
therealnews.com/stories/more-sanctions-on-venezuela-operation-florida-2020-pt-1-2

Turkey's Erdogan calls for annulment of Istanbul election
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-10
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Turkeys-Erdogan-calls-for-annulment-of-Istanbul-election-20190410-0019.html

The tussle for Venezuela's oil shows the West isn't taking climate chaos seriously
John McEvoy | thecanary.co | 2019-04-10
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…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2019/04/10/the-tussle-for-venezuelas-oil-shows-the-west-isnt-taking-climate-chaos-seriously/

Venezuela's needs 'significant and growing' UN humanitarian chief warns Security Council, as 'unparalleled' exodus continues
United Nations | un.org | 2019-04-10
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.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/04/1036441

Venezuela's Moncada Fires Back at Pence in Heated UNSC Exchange
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-10
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuelas-Moncada-Fires-Back-at-Pence-in-Heated-UNSC-Exchange-20190410-0014.html

U.S. is manufacturing a crisis in Venezuela so that there is chaos and 'needed' intervention
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-04-10
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…
mronline.org/2019/04/10/u-s-is-manufacturing-a-crisis-in-venezuela-so-that-there-is-chaos-and-needed-intervention/

Cuba: The New Constitution Comes Into Force Today
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-10
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Cuba-The-New-Constitution-Comes-Into-Force-Today-20190410-0008.html

Venezuela: US Imposes Fresh Sanctions as Rival Marches Held
Ricardo Vaz | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
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 …
globalresearch.ca/venezuela-us-imposes-fresh-sanctions/5674053

Venezuela Walks from OAS as Body Violates Charter in Support of US-Backed Coup
Alexander Rubinstein | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-10
"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…
mintpressnews.com/venezuela-walks-oas-body-violates-charter-support-us-backed-coup/257234/

Video: US and Israel Prepare for Coordinated Campaign Against Iranian Forces in Syria
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
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 …
globalresearch.ca/syrian-war-us-israel-prepare-coordinated-campaign-iranian-forces/5673987

Terrorist Designations: Trump and Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
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 …
globalresearch.ca/terrorist-designations-trump-irans-revolutionary-guard-corps/5674005

Despite a $ 22 Trillion National Debt, America Is on a Military Spending Spree. 800 Overseas US Military Bases
Masud Wadan | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
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 …
globalresearch.ca/us-22-trillion-debt-us-military-spending-spree/5673944

Trump's new attack on Iran takes US hypocrisy into hyperdrive
Peter Bolton | thecanary.co | 2019-04-10
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…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2019/04/10/trumps-new-attack-on-iran-takes-us-hypocrisy-into-hyperdrive/

Terrorist Designations: Trump and Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-04-10
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 …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/04/terrorist-designations-trump-and-irans-revolutionary-guard-corps/

US Complicit in War Crimes in Yemen (Pt 1/2)
STAFF | therealnews.com | 2019-04-10
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…
therealnews.com/stories/us-complicit-in-war-crimes-in-yemen-pt-1-2

Yemen's Fate is in Trump's Hands
Charles Pierson | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-10
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.
counterpunch.org/2019/04/10/yemens-fate-is-in-trumps-hands/

US Provides Three out of Five Weapons Saudi Arabia Used in Yemen (Pt 2/2)
STAFF | therealnews.com | 2019-04-10
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…
therealnews.com/stories/us-provides-three-out-of-five-weapons-saudi-arabia-used-in-yemen-pt-2-2

Northeast Nigeria Faces New Attacks by Boko Haram
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-10
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Northeast-Nigeria-Faces-New-Attacks-by-Boko-Haram-20190410-0004.html

Somalia, Afghanistan: A Tale of Two Failed States
Eric Walberg | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
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 …
globalresearch.ca/somalia-afghanistan-tale-two-failed-states/5674010

Bolsonaro 100 Days: Neoliberal Fix for Social, Economic Crisis
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-10
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolsonaros-100-Days-in-Office-Neoliberal-Reforms-While-Befriending-Netanyahu-and-Trump-20190410-0018.html

Bolsonaro Swears in Conspiracy Theorist as Education Minister
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-10
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolsonaro-Swears-in-Conspiracy-Theorist-Wants-Young-Brazilians-to-Not-Be-Interested-in-Politics-20190410-0017.html

International Coalition Calls for the EU to End Its Role in the Assault on the Amazon
FERN | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
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 …
globalresearch.ca/international-coalition-calls-eu-end-role-assault-amazon/5674037

Elite and Media Support for NATO, Increasing Threat of War with Russia
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
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 …
globalresearch.ca/elite-media-support-nato-increasing-threat-war-russia/5673991

Don't Celebrate: Mueller Report Continues Russiagate Narrative
STAFF | therealnews.com | 2019-04-10
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…
therealnews.com/stories/dont-celebrate-mueller-report-continues-russiagate-narrative

Barr Says 'I Think Spying Did Occur' on Trump Campaign
STAFF | truthdig.com | 2019-04-10
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…
truthdig.com/articles/barr-says-i-think-spying-did-occur-on-trump-campaign/

Selected Articles: Increasing Threat of War with Russia
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
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 …
globalresearch.ca/increasing-threat-war-russia/5674072

Congressman Adam Schiff's Russiagate Delusions Are Not Okay
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-04-10
Aaron Maté takes on the grand inquistor of the Russiagate conspiracy, Rep. Adam Schiff, methodically dismantling his deceptive claims, one…
thegrayzone.com/2019/04/10/congressman-adam-schiff-russiagate-delusion/

The key-themes of the meeting between Erdogan and Putin
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-04-10
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 …
uwidata.com/3032-the-key-themes-of-the-meeting-between-erdogan-and-putin/

Western Spies Among the Jihadis in Idlib: Planning A New Drama? A Chemical Attack?
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
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 …
globalresearch.ca/western-spies-among-the-jihadis-in-idlib-planning-a-new-drama-a-chemical-attack/5674001

Landmark decision declares Kurdish group a 'party to conflict' and 'not a terrorist organisation'
Mohamed Elmaazi | thecanary.co | 2019-04-10
In a landmark decision, the Belgian Court of Last Resort recently decided that the Kurdish PKK (in Turkey) is a…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2019/04/10/landmark-decision-declares-kurdish-group-a-party-to-conflict-and-not-a-terrorist-organisation/

AOC Calls Out GOP for Attacking Green New Deal While Supporting Oil Subsidies
STAFF | truthout.org | 2019-04-10
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…
truthout.org/articles/aoc-calls-out-gop-for-attacking-green-new-deal-while-supporting-oil-subsidies/

Sudan's "Deep State" Divisions Could Spell the End of President Bashir's Rule
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
It's unclear at this confusing moment whether the reports about serious "deep state" divisions in Sudan are real or not, but even in the event that they're just an infowar component of the ever-escalating Hybrid War being waged on the …
globalresearch.ca/sudans-deep-state-divisions-could-spell-the-end-of-president-bashirs-rule/5673982

'Clear Breach of His Oath of Office': Trump Reportedly Told Border Patrol to Refuse to Let Migrants in the US
Jake Johnson | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
During a visit to Calexico, California last Friday, President Donald Trump reportedly told Border Patrol agents to defy U.S. law and refuse to allow migrants into the country. | "Behind the scenes," CNN reported Monday, citing two anonymous sources, "the president | …
globalresearch.ca/trump-reportedly-told-border-patrol-refuse-migrants-us/5674058

Momentum Builds for the Save the Internet Act with More than 210 Supporters in the House
Free Press | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
The list of House members supporting the Save the Internet Act (H.R. 1644) has surged past 200 with the legislation moving to a floor vote as early as Tuesday evening. | The bill, which would restore the strong Net Neutrality rules …
globalresearch.ca/save-internet-act-more-210-supporters-house/5674061

The Fall of Baghdad 16 Years Ago
Eresh Omar Jamal | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-10
Three weeks into the invasion of Iraq, coalition forces led by the US army entered Baghdad and formally occupied it on April 9, 2003. The city's infrastructure was seriously damaged. The Al-Yarmouk Hospital in the south received about 100 new …
globalresearch.ca/the-fall-of-baghdad-16-years-ago/5674008

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2019-04-10 23:19 GMT (19:19 EST)

2019-04-09: News Headlines

Norman Solomon (2019-04-09). Barbara Lee's Startling Vote to Boost Military Spending. counterpunch.org What Barbara Lee did on the House floor three days after 9/11 — speaking prophetic words and casting the only vote against a green light for endless war — remains the bravest wise action in Congress during this century. The contrast was jolting last week when her vote enabled the House Budget Committee to approve a bill with More

Whitney Webb (2019-04-09). Well-Known Zionist Settler-Activist Sees More Land Grabs and a "Greater Israel" as a Given. mintpressnews.com With the annexation of the West Bank now set to take place in the not-so-distant future, it seems likely that Israelis that share Daniella Weiss' vision will continue to push for the annexation of more and more territory until Greater Israel takes shape.

The Global Research Team (2019-04-09). Global Research Strives For Peace. globalresearch.ca Dear Global Research Readers, | This is a year of change. Alliances are shifting, loyalties changing, and inaccurate and misleading comments are ripe, everywhere we look. Questions need to be asked — and answered — of political demagogues, controlling institutions, and …

United Nations (2019-04-09). UN rights chief Bachelet appeals for dialogue in Sudan amid reports '70 killed' in demonstrations. un.org Sudan's authorities have an "over-arching responsibility" to protect protesters, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said on Tuesday, amid reports that 70 people have died in the latest anti-Government clashes.

STAFF (2019-04-09). Protests Across Brazil and the World for the Release of Lula, "Political Prisoner" therealnews.com On the anniversary of the imprisonment of former Workers Party president Lula da Silva, tens of thousands protested in Brazil and around the world demanded his release. Mike Fox reports from Curitiba, Brazil…

STAFF (2019-04-09). Who Are the Real Terrorists? Trump Intensifies Economic War Against Iran. therealnews.com Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization on Monday, upping the economic war against Iran, the rift with Europe and China, and preparing conditions for a "military option" — Col. Larry Wilkerson joins Paul Jay…

STAFF (2019-04-09). Calculating the Damage From a Century of Drug Prohibition. truthout.org 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 polic…

Anya Parampil (2019-04-09). Did the NY Times Violate Its Own Code of Ethics to Feature Child of Venezuelan Coup Plotter? mintpressnews.com After the New York Times was slammed for obscuring comedian Joanna Hausmann's family ties to the Guaido shadow regime, her coup-plotting father appeared online to defend her with a stream of insults.

Anya Parampil (2019-04-09). Did the NY Times Violate Its Own Code of Ethics to Feature Child of Venezuelan Coup Plotter? thegrayzone.com After the New York Times was slammed for obscuring comedian Joanna Hausmann's family ties to the Guaido shadow regime, her…

teleSUR (2019-04-09). US Progressives Threaten to Tank Massive Pentagon Spending Bill. telesurenglish.net Members of the United States Congressional Progressive Caucus are threatening to tank a key budget measure unless the Democratic leadership agrees to boost healthcare, education, and other social services alongside the Pentagon's budget increase Tuesday. | RELATED: | Ilhan Omar Calls Stephen Miller 'a White Nationalist' Over Rabid Xenophobia | Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Mark Pocan are leading the incentive for an amendment that would add about US$33 billion…

teleSUR (2019-04-09). Ilhan Omar Calls Stephen Miller 'a White Nationalist'. telesurenglish.net United States Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has condemned Stephen Miller, President Donald Trump's pick to lead ICE., for being a white nationalist to cries of anti-semitism from critics. | RELATED: | Pro-Trump Goon Arrested for Threatening to Kill Rep. Ilhan Omar | Miller, a policy advisor of Trump's, has been a driving force behind many hard-line immigration policies like the family separations last year. He has advocated for closing the U.S.-Mexico border completely. | In a str…

Alexander Rubinstein (2019-04-09). To Complete Her Profile in Courage, Rep. Ilhan Omar Should Embrace the One-State Solution. mintpressnews.com "Ilhan Omar went to Washington to shake up the status quo, not to parrot it. So why is she trying to prove her bona fides by adopting the discredited 'two-state solution,' which is a fancy way of saying racial segregation and apartheid?" — Palestinian journalist Ali Abunimah…

Consortiumnews (2019-04-09). Consortium News' Record on Russia-gate—How CN Covered the 'Scandal': No. 6—'How the Department of Homeland Security Created a Deceptive Tale of Russia Hacking US Voter Sites'. consortiumnews.com The narrative about Russian cyberattacks on American election infrastructure is a self-interested abuse of power by DHS based on distortion of evidence, wrote Gareth Porter on Aug. 28, 2018. By Gareth Porter Special to Consortium News The narrative of Russian… Read more →

STAFF (2019-04-09). Emboldened by Mueller Report, Trump Stages Border Drama. therealnews.com Trump hands even more aggressive border policy to Stephen Miller, and uses border controversy to bury more aggressive action against Iran…

Democracy Now! (2019-04-09). Has Trump Locked U.S. and Iran into a "Permanent State of Enmity" by Listing IRGC as Terror Group? democracynow.org In an unprecedented move, the Trump administration has designated Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization, resulting in sweeping economic and travel restrictions on its members. This marks the first time the United States has formally labeled an arm of another country's military a terrorist group. The Pentagon and CIA opposed the decision, warning it could put U.S. troops at risk. Key backers of the move included national security adviser John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who formally announced the new policy on Monday. The step is the latest in the White H…

Democracy Now! (2019-04-09). Trump Purges DHS Leadership, Threatening to Make Immigration Policies Even More Draconian. democracynow.org President Trump is intensifying a crackdown on immigration as he purges the leadership of the Department of Homeland Security. On Sunday, DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was forced out after reportedly resisting a move by Trump to revive his family separation policy at the U.S. southern border. Nielsen had overseen Trump's "zero tolerance" family separation policy last year and came under fire by Democrats for lying to Congress about the policy, as well as for withholding information on children who died in U.S. custody. On Monday, the White House announced Secret Service Director Randolph "Tex" Alles had also bee…

Democracy Now! (2019-04-09). Kirstjen Nielsen's Cruel Legacy: Outgoing DHS Secretary Proudly Separated Families & Caged Children. democracynow.org Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has been forced out of her role at the helm of President Trump's immigration policy after reportedly resisting a move by the president to revive his family separation policy at the U.S. border. We look at Nielsen's legacy with Renée Feltz, a Democracy Now! correspondent and producer who has long reported on the criminalization of immigrants, family detention and the business of detention. Nielsen oversaw Trump's "zero tolerance" family separation policy last year and came under fire by Democrats for lying to Congress about the policy, as well as for withh…

Democracy Now! (2019-04-09). Stephen Miller's Uncle: Trump's Anti-Immigrant Comments Demonize Asylum Seekers & Stir Racist Hatred. democracynow.org As his administration intensifies anti-immigrant policies at the border, President Trump has reportedly put adviser Stephen Miller in charge of the administration's immigration policy. The Wall Street Journal reports Miller has backed the reinstatement of Trump's family separation policy and has been pushing officials at the Homeland Security and Justice Departments to "get in line" with a more hard-line immigration approach. This news comes as Trump told the Republican Jewish Coalition leadership Saturday, "Our country's full. What can you do? We can't handle any more. Our country is full." We speak with Stephen…

Emile Schepers (2019-04-09). Fifty social justice organizations demand Trump stop aggression against Venezuela. peoplesworld.org The Venezuela situation remains dangerous and volatile, but opposition to the Trump administration's bullying "regime change" efforts in that country may be growing in the United States. Since March 11, there has been a series of electrical blackouts which the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro blames on cybernetic and other sabotage carried out by …

Miko Peled (2019-04-09). Israel Holds Elections on Day Palestinians Commemorate Deir Yassin Massacre. mintpressnews.com The Deir Yassin massacre was used by the Zionist establishment and the terror squads to terrify Palestinians who may have hesitated to leave their land. "Remember what happened in Deir Yassin" was often used as a threat.

Eds. (2019-04-09). An open letter to the Congressional Black Caucus on the U.S.'s attacks on Venezuela and Cuba. mronline.org Greetings. We write to urge you to support the international and domestic efforts to thwart the Unites States' unlawful attempts to change the existing governments in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Republic of Cuba. | Source

Sara Flounders (2019-04-09). Venezuela combats sanctions with solidarity. workers.org In its latest act of international piracy against the people of Venezuela, the U.S. government has targeted the shipment of oil between the Bolivarian Republic and socialist Cuba. These new sanctions have been imposed on the 34 ships operated by Venezuela's state-run oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., as well . . . | Continue reading Venezuela combats sanctions with solidarity at Workers.org

Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick (2019-04-09). Redacted Mueller report to be released within a week. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday that he expects to release a redacted version of the special counsel's Trump-Russia investigation report "within a week" as he defended his handling of the document. Barr told members of Congress at his first public appearance since receiving special counsel Robert Mueller's report that his earlier …

Horace G. Campbell (2019-04-09). Global NATO: A 70-Year Alliance of Oppressors in Crisis. counterpunch.org The celebration of NATO's 70 years of existence provides another opportunity to unearth the real history of the ideas, practices and destruction wrought by this military alliance. Even with the clear exposure of the cooperation between NATO, the CIA and the British MI6 to spread terror and psychological warfare in Europe immediately after the formation of this military alliance, the mainstream media, academics and policy makers remain silent on activities of the 'stay behind armies' and 'false flag' operations that distorted the real causes of insecurity in the world after 1945. The evidence of the manipulations…

Mark Gruenberg (2019-04-09). Sanders again proposes banning right-to-work laws. peoplesworld.org LAS VEGAS—Going where even organized labor has not openly marched for decades, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ind-Vt., has again formally proposed banning state "right-to-work" laws. Sanders, currently among leaders in opinion polls about Democratic presidential hopefuls, rolled out his proposal on April 8 before a Machinists' women's conference in Las Vegas. His reward was loud and …

Vladimir Isachenkov, Irina Titova (2019-04-09). Putin outlines ambitious Arctic expansion program. peoplesworld.org ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday put forward an ambitious program to secure Russia's foothold in the Arctic, including efforts to build new ports and other infrastructure facilities and expand an icebreaker fleet. Speaking at the Arctic forum in St. Petersburg attended by leaders of Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, Putin said that …

Makasi Motema (2019-04-09). You are the working class. workers.org The ruling class has offered up a big lie, and we have swallowed it whole. We have been told that we are not "working class," that we are not workers at all. Instead, we are part of a nebulous "middle class" — college educated, working toward upward mobility, go-getters. We . . . | Continue reading You are the working class at Workers.org

F. Marti (2019-04-09). Dept. of Interior nominee a lackey for fossil fuel industry. liberationnews.org This past week, President Trump put forward Acting Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt as his nominee to head up the Department of the Interior on a permanent basis.

Larry Holmes (2019-04-09). Lessons for the class struggle in the era of Trumpism. workers.org Excerpted from a talk by Larry Holmes, First Secretary of Workers World Party, at a forum on March 28 in New York City. Russia-gate has been going on for two years. The liberal bourgeoisie poured so much into it — CNN, MSNBC, Rachel Maddow. They say the same things every . . . | Continue reading Lessons for the class struggle in the era of Trumpism at Workers.org

CP Editor (2019-04-09). Courtney Barnett — Everybody Here Hates You. counterpunch.org …

Jennifer Matsui (2019-04-09). Tweeting at Windmills in the Drunken Forest. counterpunch.org The "drunken forests" of Northern Alaska are an apt symbol for the peak Anthropocene age. Liquefying permafrost beneath the forest floor causes trees to lose their upright alignment and tilt haphazardly. The turmoil beneath the surface is finally emerging as a visible upheaval. The phenomena isn't just limited to remote Arctic areas, but can be More

William Minter (2019-04-09). In the Wake of Cyclone Idai, the North Has a Climate Debt to Pay. counterpunch.org Weeks after Cyclone Idai struck the coast of Mozambique, near Beira, the flood waters have receded to reveal a shattered landscape. Houses and roads were washed away; crops awaiting harvest were destroyed. Confirmed deaths number in the high hundreds across Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi, with the total still unknown. Emphasis has shifted from the rescue More

Rafael Bernabe — Manuel Rodríguez Banchs (2019-04-09). Solidarity Without Erasure: Responding to Trump on Puerto Rico. counterpunch.org The debate about Puerto Rico, between President Donald Trump and American liberals and progressives has an ironic twist, from which we cannot derive much merriment. In the process of attacking Puerto Rico and of denying us sorely needed support to recover from Hurricane María, Trump implies that Puerto Ricans are not Americans and that Puerto More

Adeyinka Makinde (2019-04-09). Anti-Russia Nuclear First Strike? Poland Would Need a "Demographic Precaution" Plan. globalresearch.ca In a recent interview in the Polish media, retired General Waldemar Skrzypczak spoke of the possibility of NATO launching a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the Russian Federation. His remarks not only serve to remind of the danger of a thermonuclear …

Global Research News (2019-04-09). Selected Articles: The US' Plans to Designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as "Terrorists" globalresearch.ca Our objective at Global Research is to recruit one thousand committed "volunteers" among our more than 50,000 Newsletter subscribers to support the distribution of Global Research articles (email lists, social media, crossposts). | Do not send us money. Under Plan A…

STAFF (2019-04-09). The Mueller Report Is Already Emboldening Trump in Dangerous Ways. truthdig.com Since the special counsel concluded his probe, the president has assumed more hard-line stances on both Iran and the U.S.-Mexico border.

Democracy Now! (2019-04-09). Headlines for April 9, 2019. democracynow.org Secret Service Director Removed in WH "Purge" of Immigration Officials, Reports: Trump Trying to Reinstate Family Separations at Border, CA Judge Blocks Trump Administration's "Remain in Mexico" Policy, Iran Labels U.S. CENTCOM a Terror Group After IRCG Terror Designation, Israelis Head to Polls as Future of PM Netanyahu Remains Unclear, Libya: Tripoli Airport Closed as Fighting Near Capital Intensifies, Afghanistan: 4 Americans Killed Amid Spate of Violent Attacks, U.S. Revokes Visa of ICC Prosecutor Investigating War Crimes in Afghanistan, 3 FDNY Sept. 11 Rescue Workers Die as 9/11 Fund At Risk of Expiring, Def…

Fight Back (2019-04-09). Iran says U.S. military forces in Middle East are part of terrorist group, after U.S. puts terrorist tag on Iran's military. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Iran's authoritative FARS News Agency is reporting the Supreme National Security Council has designated the United States Central Command as a terrorist entity, following a decision by the U.S. to put the terrorist tag on an important part of Iran's military – the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps. | The U.S. move to designate Iran's military as 'terrorist' violates international law and raised concerns about future treatment of prisoners of war. | The U.S. administration has been angered by Iran's support for progressive and anti-imperialist movements in Yemen, Iraq, Palestine and Lebanon. Iran ha…

teleSUR (2019-04-09). Netanyahu Requested Trump To Label Iran's Guard Terrorist Group. telesurenglish.net Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who is seeking re-election Tuesday thanked the United States President Donald Trump for listening to his requests and designating Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization. | RELATED: | US Designates Iran's Revolutionary Guard Terrorist Organization | "Thank you, my dear friend, President Donald Trump, for having decided to announce Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization," Netanyahu said…

United Nations (2019-04-09). Libyan national conference postponed, nearly 500,000 children at 'direct risk' from fighting around Tripoli. un.org An imminent UN-led Libyan conference seeking to set up elections for the war-ravaged, oil-rich country has been postponed because of ongoing clashes near the capital, the top United Nations official in the country said on Tuesday.

South Front (2019-04-09). Video: A New Battle for Tripoli: Preconditions and Prospects. globalresearch.ca Libya has been in a state of the constant chaos since the NATO intervention in 2011. After the fall of the government of Muammar Gaddafi, the country fell into the hands of warrying armed factions, many of which were linked …

United Nations (2019-04-09). Yemen blast kills 14 children, leaves others fighting for their lives in Sana'a. un.org Further details have emerged of an attack on a school in the Yemeni capital Sana'a at the weekend which killed 14 youngsters and critically injured 16 others.

Lindsay Koshgarian (2019-04-09). For Military Contractors, Tax Day Is Pay Day. commondreams.org There's no good reason for 12 cents out of every tax dollar to go to multi-billion dollar corporations, or to pad the pockets of wealthy CEOs.(Photo: Shutterstock) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/money_6.jpeg…

Shawgi Tell (2019-04-09). Charter Schools Just Bad Policy? dissidentvoice.org It is no secret that charter schools coast to coast are rife with fraud, waste, corruption, and racketeering. This is closely related to the fact that charter schools annually siphon billions of public dollars from public schools that serve 90% of the nation's youth, thereby undermining the ability of public schools to educate millions of …

STAFF (2019-04-09). Outgoing DHS Secretary Proudly Separated Families and Caged Children. truthout.org Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has been forced out of her role at the helm of President Trump's immigration policy after reportedly resisting a move by the president to revive his family separation policy at the U.S. border. We look at Nielsen's legacy with Renée Feltz, a Democracy Now! correspondent and producer who has long reported on the criminalization of immigrants, family detention and the business of detention. Nielsen oversaw Trump's "zero tolerance" family separation policy last year and came under fire by Democrats for lying to Congress about the policy, as well as…

STAFF (2019-04-09). Trump's Anti-Immigrant Comments Demonize Asylum Seekers and Stir Racist Hatred. truthout.org As his administration intensifies anti-immigrant policies at the border, President Trump has reportedly put adviser Stephen Miller in charge of the administration's immigration policy. The Wall Street Journal reports Miller has backed the reinstatement of Trump's family separation policy and has been pushing officials at the Homeland Security and Justice Departments to "get in line" with a more hard-line immigration approach. This news comes as Trump told the Republican Jewish Coalition leadership Saturday, "Our country's full. What can you do? We can't handle any more. Our country is full." We speak with Step…

Joan Walsh (2019-04-09). We Are No Longer a Nation of Laws. thenation.com We Are No Longer a Nation of Laws…

ACLU (2019-04-09). Utah Passed a Law to Protect Noncitizens From Automatic Deportation. aclu.org By reducing the maximum penalty for a misdemeanor by one day, lawmakers reduced the harm of an unfair federal immigration law | Utah is known for its red rock canyons, steep ski slopes, and a mega-majority Republican legislature. And now it can be recognized as one of just a handful of states to pass legislation that helps noncitizens avoid deportation if they are convicted of a misdemeanor. | The bill, which was signed into law by Gov. Gary Herbert on March 25, clarifies that misdemeanor convictions in Utah can no longer be interpreted as aggravate…

Barry Grey (2019-04-09). Boeing CEO Praised "Streamlined" Oversight of 737 Plane that Crashed in Indonesia and Ethiopia. globalresearch.ca In a conference call with Wall Street firms in April of 2017, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg lauded the Federal Aviation Administration's "streamlined" certification process for enabling the aircraft manufacturer to rush its new 737 Max model into service. | "That's helping …

Telesur (2019-04-09). Even Saudi Arabia Threatens to Ditch Dollar for Oil Trade over US Bullying Policies. globalresearch.ca Saudi Arabia threatens to sell oil in currencies other than the dollar if Washington passes a bill exposing the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to U.S. antitrust lawsuits. | The No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act (NOPEC), which was …

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