2019-04-05: Social Media Postees

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The Syrian American Council's Pressure Campaign to Censor One of Its Major Critics
Alexander Rubinstein | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-05
The Syrian American Council and a collection of pro-war lobbyists have led an intimidation campaign aimed at bullying a major Washington-based bookstore, Politics and Prose, into canceling award-winning journalist and author Max Blumenthal's launch event for his new book The Management of Savagery. | And it appears to have worked. Politics and Prose announced that it would "postpone" the event, citing "concerns" over the event's "format, substance, … [and] security" in a tweet. In a testament to the ferocity of the harassment campaign ag…
mintpressnews.com/how-a-pro-war-lobby-strong-armed-a-bookstore-into-censoring-one-of-their-biggest-critics/256991/

The Globalization of War. America's "Long War" against Humanity
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-05
America's hegemonic project in…
globalresearch.ca/the-globalization-of-war-americas-long-war-against-humanity/5426125

Venezuela Today — Part 2: People power resists U.S. threats
Sara Flounders | workers.org | 2019-04-05
The following is Part 2 of an excerpted talk given March 21 at a Workers World Party meeting in New York City. The writer, the co-director of the International Action Center, was part of the March 9-18 delegation to Venezuela organized by the U.S. Peace Council. Venezuela's conflict with imperialism . . . | Continue reading Venezuela Today — Part 2: People power resists U.S. threats at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/04/04/venezuela-today-part-2-people-power-resists-u-s-threats/

Minnesotans honor MLK and say yes to peace, no to NATO
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-04-05
St. Paul, MN – On April 4, 80 people gathered at the Minnesota State Capitol building to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to use his words to analyze the militarism of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Both MLK and NATO are connected to the date of April 4. | On April 4, 1967, Dr. King delivered his "Beyond Vietnam" anti-war speech at the Riverside Church in New York City. He would tragically be assassinated exactly one year later, on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. | On April 4, 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty was signed marking the inception of the military allia…
fightbacknews.org/2019/4/5/minnesotans-honor-mlk-and-say-yes-peace-no-nato

Chicago elections and what's coming next
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-04-05
Chicago, IL – The corporate media has missed what is most important about Chicago's April 2 elections. Its focus on the uninspiring mayoral contest between Toni Preckwinkle and Lori Lightfoot helped contribute to the lowest voter turnout ever. Only 29% of registered voters went to the polls. | What this election did see was a record number of young candidates challenging incumbents, and the greatest amount was in the Black wards of the city. According to Aislinn Pulley, an organizer with Black Lives Matter-Chicago, "What was significant were the young activists – mostly Black and Latino – that fought neighborhood…
fightbacknews.org/2019/4/4/chicago-elections-and-what-s-coming-next

Thinking About Russia: Pigeonholing Doesn't Work
Peter Crowley | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-05
Black-and-white thinking rarely works and certainly not about Russia. Consider the following. Only days ago, about 100 Russian troops landed in Venezuela to deter a U.S. invasion. At home, Russian security forces continue to repress pro-democracy movements, dissidents and LGBT rights activists. The Russian military has long aided the Bashar al-Assad regime, which is responsible…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/05/thinking-about-russia-pigeonholing-doesnt-work/

Saudi Arabia Arrests Supporters of Imprisoned Women Activists
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-05
Saudi Arabia has arrested eight people, including two dual United States-Saudi citizens, in an apparent crackdown on supporters of women activists whose trial has drawn Western condemnation, rights groups said Friday. | RELATED: | Saudi Arabia Executes Nigerian Woman Over Drug-Related Charges | The 11 women on trial had campaigned for the right to drive and…
telesurenglish.net/news/Saudi-Arabia-Arrests-Supporters-of-Imprisoned-Women-Activists-20190405-0017.html

Lies our Senators Tell Us, or, Whither Congress?
Matthew Pappalardo | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-05
Last month, a group of student activists from various Bay Area climate justice groups visited Senator Feinstein's office in California to deliver a letter urging her to support the Green New Deal. While the students may have held out some hope Feinstein would see the light after agreeing to meet them without a scheduled appointment,…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/05/lies-our-senators-tell-us-or-whither-congress/

Protecting Julian Assange: A Must for People of Conscience
Kim Petersen | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-05
A high level source within the Ecuadorian state has told Wikileaks that Julian Assange will be expelled within 'hours to days.' — WikiLeaks on Twitter. | The Mueller investigation of an alleged collusion between Donald Trump and Russia to influence the …
globalresearch.ca/protecting-julian-assange/5673698

Ecuador Twists Embarrassing INA Papers into Pretext to Oust Assange
Defend Wikileaks | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-05
On 26 March, WikiLeaks' Twitter account announced that President Moreno is being investigated by Ecuador's Congress for corruption, sparked by the INA Papers leak. The same tweet referenced President Moreno's attempt to surrender Assange in exchange for US debt relief, …
globalresearch.ca/ecuador-ina-papers-pretext-oust-assange/5673682

With Extradition Imminent, the Implications of Assange's Persecution for Journalism and Democracy
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-05
In light of Wikileaks tweeting that Julian Assange will be forcibly removed from the Ecuadorian embassy in a matter of "hours or days, MPN brings you a piece by Whitney Webb first published last June on the dangerous implications of the persecution of the Wikileaks founder.
mintpressnews.com/the-implications-of-juilian-assange-persecution-for-journalism-and-democracy/244339/

Terms of Asylum and Distraction: Moreno's Assange Problem
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-05
Political asylum is an accepted if often ignored right. It is also at the mercy of those interests that grant it. Ecuador's repeated insistence on conditioning Julian Assange's stay in its London abode is tantamount to corroding the idea of asylum to vacuity. You are granted asylum as a political dissident, but political dissident you…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/05/terms-of-asylum-and-distraction-morenos-assange-problem/

'The Essence of Being Palestinian': What the Great March of Return is Really About
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-05
The aims of the Great March of Return protests, which began in Gaza on March 30, 2018 are to put an end to the suffocating Israeli siege and implementing the Right of Return for Palestinian refugees who were expelled from their homes and towns in historic Palestine 70 years earlier. But there is much more…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/05/the-essence-of-being-palestinian-what-the-great-march-of-return-is-really-about/

Identity Rules: A Report from Reddening Chicago
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-05
Fake-Progressive Identity Cloaking Beyond the identity-politicized excitement of Chicago electing its first Black female chief executive and becoming the largest U.S. city to have a Black female mayor (and to have a gay mayor), there wasn't all that much for a leftist to choose from between victor Lori Lightfoot and her opponent Toni Preckwinkle. Mayor-Elect…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/05/identity-rules-a-report-from-reddening-chicago/

The Veto: Documentary Film Exposing Western Media Propaganda War Against Syria
Vanessa Beeley | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-05
I met journalist and friend Rafiq Lutf and cameraman Abdul-Mun'aim Arnous in January 2018 and I was honoured when Rafiq asked me to work with him on his film project, The Veto. | As Dr Shaaban said to me in August …
globalresearch.ca/veto-film-exposing-cnn-al-jazeera-channel-4-western-media-propaganda-war-syria/5673628

IDF General: Israel Behind Coup That Installed Al-Sisi Dictatorship in Egypt
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-05
Al-Sisi's government, widely considered a military dictatorship despite a pale sheen of democracy, has forged increasingly close ties with Israel ever since he came to power in the 2013 coup.
mintpressnews.com/idf-general-israel-behind-coup-that-installed-al-sisi-dictatorship-in-egypt/257002/

"The Owner": The Rise of Eduardo Elsztain and the Coming End of Argentina's Democracy
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-05
With the backing and funding of the global elite, Eduardo Elsztain and his closest associates have taken control of Argentina's real estate, electricity, agriculture, and finance industries. His next target? Argentina's election system.
mintpressnews.com/the-owner-the-rise-of-eduardo-elsztain-and-the-coming-end-of-argentinas-democracy/256959/

Guaido set to enact uprising rooted in U.S. Regime-change operations manual
Whitney Webb | mronline.org | 2019-04-05
With its hands tied when it comes to military intervention, only covert actions–such as those described in the RED Team document–are likely to be enacted by the U.S. government, at least at this stage of its ongoing "regime change" effort in Venezuela. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/04/05/guaido-set-to-enact-uprising-rooted-in-u-s-regime-change-operations-manual/

Trump Administration Demands that Turkey Cancel Purchase of Russian S-400 Air Defense Missiles
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-05
The Trump regime demands Turkey cancel its planned purchase of Russian S-400 air defense missiles. | Technologically superior to US long-range surface-to-air Patriot missiles, nothing in the West matches their effectiveness. | S-400s can destroy multiple hostile aircraft, ballistic missiles, and …
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-demands-turkey-cancel-purchase-russian-s-400-air-defense-missiles/5673569

Ralph Nader Demands Boeing Recall Jets After Ethiopia Crash Kills His Niece
STAFF | truthout.org | 2019-04-05
A wrongful death case was filed against Boeing on the same day that a preliminary investigation into last month's Ethiopian Airlines crash revealed damning details about the aircraft manufacturer and raised new questions about whether it gave pilots proper instructions for navigating new software. The findings were released Thursday in Ethiopia, based on the analysis of a team of 18 investigators, less than a month after the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash killed all 157 people on board. The report found similarities in the technical issues experienced by pilots on both the Ethiopian Airlines flight and Oc…
truthout.org/video/ralph-nader-demands-boeing-recall-jets-after-ethiopia-crash-kills-his-niece/

"Corporate Homicide": Ralph Nader Demands Boeing Recall Jets After Ethiopia Crash Kills His Niece
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2019-04-05
A wrongful death case was filed against Boeing on the same day that a preliminary investigation into last month's Ethiopian Airlines crash revealed damning details about the aircraft manufacturer and raised new questions about whether it gave pilots proper instructions for navigating new software. The findings were released Thursday in Ethiopia, based on the analysis of a team of 18 investigators, less than a month after the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash killed all 157 people on board. The report found similarities in the technical issues experienced by pilots on both the Ethiopian Airlines flight and Octob…
www.democracynow.org/2019/4/5/corporate_homicide_ralph_nader_demands_justice

Robert Reich: Closing the Border to Mexico is "Insane"
STAFF | therealnews.com | 2019-04-05
$1.5 billion dollars per day cross the US-Mexico border and closing it, as Trump has proposed (and recently backtracked), would be "cataclysmic," says former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, whom Laura Carlsen interviewed in Mexico…
therealnews.com/stories/robert-reich-closing-the-border-to-mexico-is-insane

Foreign Correspondent: Ukraine Elections, Putin, and Trump
Reese Erlich | progressive.org | 2019-04-05
Will the next president of Ukraine pursue reconciliation with Russia?
progressive.org/dispatches/ukrainian-elections-putin-and-trump-erlich-190405/

Something About Butte
Jeffrey St. Clair | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-05
Butte, Montana isn't a mining town. It's a mined town. The core of the city is hollow, tunneled out. Beneath the shattered surface of the Hill, there are more than 10,000 miles of underground passages and thousands of shafts, glory holes descending deep feet into the bedrock. Every now and then, holes will open in…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/05/something-about-butte-2/

Video: Israeli Air Strikes on Syria: Weapons, Effects, Consequences
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-05
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) continue their bombing campaign in Syria. In the framework of this campaign, IDF aircraft strike what the Israeli leadership describes as Iranian infrastructure and weapon shipments to Hezbollah and pro-Iranian armed groups. Nonetheless, positions and …
globalresearch.ca/israeli-strikes-syria-weapons-effects-consequences/5673658

Global Banks, led by JPMorgan Chase, invested $1.9 Trillion in fossil fuels since Paris climate pact
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-04-05
The top four banks that invested most heavily in fossil fuel projects are all based in the U.S., and include JPM organ Chase, Wells Fargo, Citi, and Bank of America. Royal Bank of Canada, Barclays in Europe, Japan's MUFG, TD Bank, Scotiabank, and Mizuho make up the remainder of the top 10. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/04/05/global-banks-led-by-jpmorgan-chase-invested-1-9-trillion-in-fossil-fuels-since-paris-climate-pact/

Democrats File Suit Against Border Wall Spending
STAFF | truthdig.com | 2019-04-05
WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the border (all times local): | 5: 30 p.m. | House Democrats have filed a lawsuit aimed at preventing President Donald Trump from spending more money than Congress has approved to erect barriers along the southwestern border. | Democrats say Trump's attempt to transfer billions of dollars from several programs to wall construction violates the Constitution, which gives Congress control over spending. The 45-page complaint was filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls Trump's act a "brazen assa…
truthdig.com/articles/democrats-file-suit-against-border-wall-spending/

Iraq's WMDs Found…In Russia
Rob Urie | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-05
In late 2017, actor Morgan Freeman announced in a video created by a who's who of senior U.S. Intelligence officials that Russia had attacked the United States and that 'we' were at war. Freeman, whose net worth is said to be about a quarter-billion dollars, claimed that ex-Soviet 'authoritarian' Vladimir Putin, bitter about the dissolution of 'his' country, was behind the attack. The terms 'attack' and 'war' were not qualified as metaphors.
counterpunch.org/2019/04/05/iraqs-wmds-found-in-russia/

Video: Russian Jets Pound Idlib Terrorists, Kurdish Rebels Attack Turkish Proxies
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-05
On April 4, the Afrin Liberation Forces (ALF) announced that their units had carried out a series of attacks on Turkish-backed militants. According to the ALF, on April 2, Kurdish fighters destroyed a bulldozer of Turkish-backed militants with an anti-tank …
globalresearch.ca/russian-jets-pound-idlib-terrorists-kurdish-rebels-attack-turkish-proxies/5673726

Pompeo Appoints Fox News Neocon as Spokesperson
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-05
And the neocon-ization of the Trump administration continues. While The Donald is packing away Big Macs and Diet Cokes, his neocon secretary of state is appointing likeminded warmongers. | Morgan Ortagus is a deep insider with connections to both sides of …
globalresearch.ca/pompeo-appoints-fox-news-neocon-spokesperson/5673656

Pentagon Obsession: China, China, China
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-05
Chinese nuclear bombers. Chinese hypersonic missiles. Chinese carrier killer missiles. Chinese cyberattacks. Chinese anti-satellite weaponry. Chinese militarization of the South China Sea. Chinese Huawei spying. | So many Chinese "malign intentions". And we're not even talking about Russia. | Few people around …
globalresearch.ca/pentagon-obsession-china-china-china/5673713

The Media Smoothed the Path to British Soldiers Using Corbyn as Target Practice
Jonathan Cook | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-05
It is time to stop believing these infantile narratives the British political and media establishments have crafted for us. Like the one in which they tell us they care deeply about the state of political life, and that they lie …
globalresearch.ca/media-smoothed-path-british-soldiers-using-corbyn-target-practice/5673699

The NATO War of 1999 and the Impotence of International Law
Dr. Hans Kà∂chler | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-05
Abstract | The unilateral use of force by NATO member states against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999 has made obvious the flaws of the United Nations system of collective security and has demonstrated the unenforceability of the ban on | …
globalresearch.ca/nato-war-1999-impotence-international-law/5673730

Syariah Law Matters: The Kingdom of Brunei's Stoning Affair
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-05
From time to time, celebrities recoil and, in anger, seek to march for a change to the status quo. Much of is never intended to alter much, but they can count their names among the indignant luminaries and say they …
globalresearch.ca/syariah-matters-kingdom-bruneis-stoning-affair/5673668

Lawsuit Seeks Records on Trump Administration's OK of Bee-killing Pesticides, GE Crops on National Wildlife Refuges

| globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-05
The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for public records on the Trump administration's decision to allow bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides and genetically engineered crops on national wildlife refuges. | Today's lawsuit follows an August 2018 …
globalresearch.ca/lawsuit-seeks-records-trump-administrations-bee-killing-pesticides/5673709

An Open Letter to Chelsea Manning: A Free Woman in an American Prison
Edward Curtin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-05
"We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being too late. Procrastination …
globalresearch.ca/open-letter-chelsea-manning-free-woman-american-prison/5673676

Boeing's Problem Is Not Software
The Automatic Earth | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-05
We had already been told that in the Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 crash which killed all 157 people on board, the 4-month old 737 MAX 8's anti-stall software reengaged itself four times in 6 minutes as the pilots struggled to …
globalresearch.ca/boeings-problem-not-software/5673723

'Telecom Industry Did No Research on Health Impacts of 5G'
Prof. Paul Heroux | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-05
India plans to begin 5G trials by 2020, but experts and industry stand at odds over its impact on human health and environment. The fifth generation wireless network promises to be 50 times faster than its predecessor — 4G. Down …
globalresearch.ca/telecom-industry-did-no-research-health-impacts-5g/5673706

Let's Build the Kind of Left that Demands Canada Withdraw from NATO
Yves Engler | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-05
Final in a four-part series on the 70th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. | The first two installments discussed how NATO was set up to blunt the European left and to enable global dominance while the third focused …
globalresearch.ca/lets-build-left-demands-canada-withdraw-nato/5673701

Word to the Wise: Beware the Green New Deal!
Geraldine Perry | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-05
Seemingly overnight, the Green New Deal has arrived. Given the sorry state of our environment, what possible objections could there be? In this case, plenty — and they all trace back to the Green New Deal's deeply complex and surreptitious …
globalresearch.ca/word-to-the-wise-beware-the-green-new-deal/5673678

Saudis Threaten to Ditch Petrodollar as "Nuclear Option" to Block NOPEC Bill
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-05
Three years ago — almost to the day — Saudi Arabia rattled its first sabre towards the United States, with an implicit threat to dump US Treasuries over Congress' decision to allow the Saudis to be held responsible for the …
globalresearch.ca/saudis-threaten-ditch-petrodollar-nuclear-option-block-nopec-bill/5673717

Dangerous Plastics Are a Threat to Us and Future Generations
Meena Miriam Yust | globalresearch.ca | 2019-04-05
Every day people make decisions about what to eat, sometimes opting for colorful fruits and veggies, sometimes finding the smell of bacon irresistible. At the end of the day people are controlling their own health. What is remarkable though, is …
globalresearch.ca/dangerous-plastics-threat-us-future-generations/5673720

Brazil: Over 200 Lawmakers Unite to Defend Indigenous Rights
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-05
A total of 219 lawmakers and 29 senators launched a new campaign on Thursday as part of Brazil's Joint Parliamentary Front in Defense of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, a progressive initiative aimed at opposing the Parliamentary Farmers' Front, the "ruralist group" which is linked to local agribusinesses. | RELATED: | Over 1,000 Physicians Give Up Bolsonaro's 'More Doctors Program' | The progressive parliamentary group will be led by its promoter, Joenia Wapichana, the first i…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Over-200-Lawmakers-Form-Bloc-to-Defend-Indigenous-Rights-Threatened-by-Bolsonaro-20190405-0009.html

UN committed 'to support the Libyan people' as Guterres departs 'with deep concern and a heavy heart'
United Nations | un.org | 2019-04-05
The United Nations Secretary-General left Libya on Friday voicing his hope that the divided country can "avoid a bloody confrontation" in and around the capital Tripoli.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/04/1036161

Libyan Strongman Meets with UN Chief after Advancing on Tripoli
teleSUR | telesurenglish.net | 2019-04-05
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi on Friday in a bid to avert renewed civil war as his forces advanced on the capital Tripoli to challenge the internationally recognized government. | RELATED: | Libyan Commander Haftar Orders Forces to Move on Tripoli | The military thrust by Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA), which is allied to a parallel administration based in the east, marked a dangerous escalation of a power strugg…
telesurenglish.net/news/Libyan-Strongman-Meets-with-UN-Chief-after-Advancing-on-Tripoli-20190405-0013.html

The CIA: Surprise, Kill, Vanish
Jonathan Power | counterpunch.org | 2019-04-05
The International Criminal Court (ICC) which prosecutes crimes against humanity is under attack again by the Trump Administration for pursuing Americans. Bill Clinton and Barack Obama supported it. George W. Bush tried to close it down but then decided to cooperate with it. Donald Trump is against it and encouraged John Bolton, his National Security Advisor, to publically…
counterpunch.org/2019/04/05/the-cia-surprise-kill-vanish/

NATO's Mission Creeps into Latin America as Unholy Alliance Turns 70
Alexander Rubinstein | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-05
"Vladimir Putin harbors dark dreams of imperialism," Mike Pompeo told his NATO audience with his usual lack of self-reflection. Pompeo went on to bemoan Russia's military presence in Venezuela, where 100 military personnel have been stationed in defense of the government of Nicolas Maduro.
mintpressnews.com/nato-mission-creeps-into-latin-america-as-unholy-alliance-turns-70/257012/

Trump's "Deal of the Century" To Hand Palestine to Israel Along with Whole Set of New Problems
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-05
Though the Deal of the Century will try to eliminate the Palestinian issue for good, what the architects of the "Deal" in their arrogance fail to see is that this so-called "Deal" is nothing more than an irresponsible, impractical and precarious plan that will fall just as soon as it is raised.
mintpressnews.com/deal-of-the-century-to-hand-palestine-to-israel-along-with-whole-set-of-new-problems/256978/

With All Israelis IDF Veterans, Public Apathy Over Israeli War Machine is Near Universal
Nick Rehwaldt | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-05
Most Israelis don't have much sympathy for Palestinians. A recent poll showed that 53 percent of Israelis thought Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent bombardment of Gaza following the rocket attack was "too weak" while only 3 percent believed it to be excessive.
mintpressnews.com/israeli-idf-veterans-public-apathy-israel-war-machine-near-universal/257023/

As Increasingly Unpopular NATO Turns 70, Has the Organization Reached its Retirement Age?
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2019-04-05
Like a snake shedding its skin, NATO is attempting to rebrand itself in an effort to remain of service to empire, greatly expanding its remit as it did after the fall of the Soviet Union.
mintpressnews.com/increasingly-unpopular-nato-turns-70-organization-reached-retirement-age/257025/

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2019-04-04: News Headlines

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-04-04). Video: "NATO-EXIT". Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca 70 years ago NATO was born. In April 1949, The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) established what was designated as the doctrine of "Collective Security" under Art. 5 of the Washington Treaty. | NATO has a sordid history of aggression and …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-04-04). NATO-Exit: Dismantle NATO, Close Down 800 US Military Bases, Prosecute the War Criminals. globalresearch.ca Washington's unspoken hegemonic objective is Worldwide militarization and economic conquest. This imperial design is carried out through acts of war, military intervention, coups d'Etat, regime change, US sponsored insurgencies, cyber-warfare, economic sabotage and destabilization. "All options are on the table".

United Nations (2019-04-04). Peacekeeping: A 'great opportunity' to develop professionally and personally. un.org A senior commander from Argentina, who has been deployed to the United Nations peacekeeping mission on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, has said that serving the UN is a "great opportunity" to develop professionally and personally.

teleSUR (2019-04-04). Nicaragua: Government Affirms Commitment to Peace Talks. telesurenglish.net Nicaragua's Foreign Minister Denis Moncada reaffirmed on Thursday that the government delegation in the "Negotiation Table for Understanding and Peace" fulfills the agenda approved by the parties. | RELATED: | Nicaragua: Meetings For Understanding and Peace Begin | "Our presence is permanent, punctual and responsible," Moncada said upon his arrival at the n…

Rabbi Brant Rosen (2019-04-04). Bearing witness to root causes of Honduras migration at Radio Progreso. peoplesworld.org The invitation for our Root Causes Pilgrimage to Honduras came from Radio Progreso, a Jesuit-owned radio station based in the city of El Progreso. As one of the few independent media voices in Honduras, Radio Progreso does extensive work in advancing human rights, promoting peace, supporting community-based initiatives, and advocating for environmental justice across the country. …

United Nations (2019-04-04). In Libya, Guterres 'deeply concerned' by risk of fresh military confrontation, urges restraint. un.org The UN chief has expressed his deep concern by the reported advance of forces based in the east, towards the Libyan capital, Tripoli, declaring that "there is no military solution" to restoring peace and stability to the country.

commondreams (2019-04-04). In Historic Yemen Vote, House Reasserts War Authority to Advance Peace. commondreams.org ______________________________…

teleSUR (2019-04-04). Libyan Commander Haftar Orders Forces to Move on Tripoli. telesurenglish.net Eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar ordered his troops Thursday to march on the capital Tripoli, taking his conflict with the internationally recognized government to a dangerous new level. | RELATED: | Libya Holds Local Elections for First Time in Five Years | U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who is in Tripoli trying to push an international peace deal, called for restraint. When asked about Haftar's statement, he said Libya needed a political not a military solution.

commondreams (2019-04-04). Peace Action: Congress Sends Historic Yemen War Powers Resolution to the President. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Paul Kawika Martin (2019-04-04). Congress Sends Historic Yemen War Powers Resolution to the President. peaceaction.org (Photo: Felton Davis) Washington, D.C. — April 4, 2019 — In response to the House sending S.J.Res. 7—legislation directing the president to end U.S. support for the war in Yemen—to the president's desk, Paul Kawika Martin, Senior Director for Policy and Political Affairs at Peace Action, released the following statement: "This vote amounts to the …

Andrew Korybko (2019-04-04). Brunei's Phased Adoption of Islamic Law. globalresearch.ca Western countries are up in arms over the conclusion of Brunei's phased adaptation of Islamic law which will controversially see homosexuals and adulterers stoned, much to the consternation of human rights activists across the world. Hollywood celebrity George Clooney, known …

commondreams (2019-04-04). Rev. Tutu Among Luminaries Backing Activists Facing 25 Years for Nuclear Weapons Action. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Democracy Now! (2019-04-04). Headlines for April 4, 2019. democracynow.org Republican "Nuclear Option" Will Speed Confirmation of Trump's Judges, House Committee Authorizes Subpoena for Full Mueller Report, House Committee Asks IRS for Six Years of Trump's Tax Returns, Immigrant Activist Claudio Rojas Deported Ahead of Miami Film Premiere, Suspect in New Zealand Mosque Massacres to Face 50 Murder Charges, Australian Senator Censured over "Appalling" NZ Massacre Remarks, White Power Graffiti Found Near Site of Highlander Center Fire, Felony Charges Dropped Against African-American Victim of Dallas Attack, Blast at Texas Chemical Plant Kills 1, Injures 2, Trump Falsely Claims That Windmil…

Barbara G. Ellis (2019-04-04). Pentagon's $1 Billion for Wall: A Door-Opener to Crucial Fixes for Infrastructure, Environment? counterpunch.org Now that President Donald Trump's sleight-of-hand has just moved $1 billion and soon possibly $5.1 billion more from the Pentagon's $674 billion FY2019 allocation to furnish labor and materials to build his border wall, he's opened precedent to actions he's probably never imagined. But domestic activists surely can—and will—if fast enough. So could those in Congress once they stop More

Lucas Koerner (2019-04-04). Venezuela's Maduro announces electricity rationing plan as protests break out. mronline.org Scattered demonstrations took place in parts of Caracas and several provinces as the government tries to address water and electricity shortages. | Source

Thom Hartmann (2019-04-04). Republicans Have Put Our Country on a Path of Warp-Speed Decline—And They Want You to Think It's Worth Cheering For. commondreams.org E.J. Waddell, 63, smokes a celebratory cigar after the inauguration of Donald Trump, who was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States on the National Mall January 20, 2017 in Washington D.C. Hundreds of thousands of people attended to celebrate and protest. (Photo: Mark Makela/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gop_think_you_are_sucker.jpg…

Kei Pritsker (2019-04-04). Watch | Brazil, Colombia, Now Venezuela: US Pursues Right-Wing Hegemony in South America. mintpressnews.com Watch: From Colombia and Brazil, Kei Pritsker on the decades of US meddling in South America that preceded the ongoing coup in Venezuela.

Whitney Webb (2019-04-04). Candidate Pete Buttigieg: Israel's Security Policy Offers "Important Lessons" for the US. mintpressnews.com Buttigieg's decision to not promote any specific policy has allowed him to become a policy chameleon, and his stance on foreign policy, including Israel and Palestine, is no exception.

Ron Ridenour (2019-04-04). Surpassing US Military Supremacy. dissidentvoice.org When I first heard of Andrei Martyanov, I was skeptical about his intentions. Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, USSR, 1963, he became a naval officer and expert on Russian military and naval issues. He took part in conflicts in the Caucasus. In mid-1990s, he moved to the US for reasons unstated in print. He currently works …

STAFF (2019-04-04). 'Obscene' Bipartisan Applause for NATO in Congress. therealnews.com NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress fanning the fire of a 'Russian threat.' Peter Kuznick says it is an 'obscene bipartisan spectacle applauding war'; Pietro Shakarian discusses the self-serving NATO expansion and the hyperbolic Russia threat narrative…

Nadezhda Azhgikhina (2019-04-04). Russia Reacts to the Release of the Mueller Report. thenation.com While few people in Russia expect relations between the two countries to improve, some hope that direct, citizen-to-citizen contact can slowly bridge the rift.

STAFF (2019-04-04). Fossil Fuel Trade Associations Spent $1.4 Billion on Ads in Past Decade. therealnews.com The American Petroleum Institute spent over half of that total on contracts with the PR giant Edelman, says Kert Davies of Climate Investigations Center…

Daniel Warner (2019-04-04). Are Academics Academic? counterpunch.org The dictionary defines academic as "educational, scholastic," as well as "not of practical relevance; of only theoretical interest." After spending a week at an academic conference with eminent university scholars of international relations, I find it appropriate to question the relationship between the two definitions. Were the scholars and their scholastic writings "not of practical More

Tamara Pearson (2019-04-04). Why You Shouldn't Listen to Trump and the Super Rich When It Comes to Beauty. counterpunch.org We see and judge women based on the perspective of super rich white men who also tend to own the beauty competitions and the cosmetic companies. If Donald Trump met me, he would probably say I was ugly. He wouldn't see the degrees, published books and articles, or the gentle being that I am, and More

Jonathan Cook (2019-04-04). How the Media Paved the Way for Corbyn Target Practice. mintpressnews.com No one in the political or media class cares much whether their constant trivialising of Corbyn's political programme degrades British political life, or whether their smears could lead to political violence.

Steven Parfitt (2019-04-04). A new unionism for the twenty-first century. mronline.org As we contemplate the ongoing decline of British trade unions, and as Americans consider their next move after the Supreme Court's Janus vs AFSME decision, the the Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB) and United Voices of the World (UVW) point towards an alternative way of organising, fighting—and winning. | Source

Millennial Politics Team (2019-04-04). Afro-Venezuelans and the Bolivarian Revolution: A Discussion with Akinyele Umoja. millennialpolitics.co With new domestic controversies breaking every day in the United States, it can be difficult to keep track of what's happening abroad, even when it comes to U.S. foreign policy. But it's essential for progressives to stand in solidarity with the Global South internationally to ensure that all people are guaranteed the right to self-determination in the face of imperialism and colonialism. Such a dynamic is present currently in Venezuela, where National Assembly President Juan Guaidó has been recognized by capitalist entities across the world, including the…

Philip Giraldi (2019-04-04). What Monroe Doctrine? globalresearch.ca Because there is a presidential election coming up next year, the Donald Trump Administration appears to be looking for a country that it can attack and destroy in order to prove its toughness and willingness to go all the way …

Stephen Lendman (2019-04-04). US VERDAD Act: Senate Support for Regime Change in Venezuela. globalresearch.ca Seeking dominance over all other nations is imperialism's defining feature — by brute force if other tactics fail. | With no end of it in prospect, they continue on the phony pretexts of humanitarian intervention, responsibility to protect, and democracy building …

teleSUR (2019-04-04). Australia: Social Media Firms To Be Fined For Violent Content. telesurenglish.net Under Australian law, social media companies will now be slapped with a large fine for not "expeditiously" removing videos or photographs that show murder, torture or rape. | RELATED: | New Zealand: Can Christchurch Heal Our Collective Wounds? | "It is important that we make a very clear statement to social media companies that we exp…

Consortiumnews (2019-04-04). The Tale of a 'Deep State Target'. consortiumnews.com Daniel Lazare reviews George Papadopoulos's book about his misadventures with a nest of intelligence agents. By Daniel Lazare Special to Consortium News Now that Russian collusion is dead and buried thanks to Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller, the big question is… Read more →

Ron Ridenour (2019-04-04). Has the US Lost Its Military Supremacy Over Russia? counterpunch.org When I first heard of Andrei Martyanov, I was skeptical about his intentions. Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, USSR, 1963, he became a naval officer and expert on Russian military and naval issues. He took part in conflicts in the Caucasus. In mid-1990s, he moved to the US for reasons unstated in print. He currently works More

Consortiumnews (2019-04-04). VIPS Urge Trump to Avoid War in Venezuela. consortiumnews.com VIPS warn that Trump's policies regarding Venezuela appear to be on a slippery slope that could take us toward war in Venezuela and military confrontation with Russia. MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) SUBJECT: Avoiding War with Russia… Read more →

teleSUR lf (2019-04-04). Russia Returns Remains of Israeli Soldier Killed in Lebanon. telesurenglish.net The Russian armed forces helped Israel recover the remains of an Israeli soldier that was killed in Lebanon during the country's long civil war, the Israeli Defense Forces said in a statement. | RELATED: | Emboldened By Trump's Move on Golan, Netanyahu To Annex West Bank If Re-elected: Report | The remains of Sgt. Maj. Zachary Baumel were transferred to Israel this week following Russia's successful attempt to persuade the Syrian government to reveal his g…

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2019-04-04). In the wake of RussiaGate: Where Is the World Headed? globalresearch.ca Since 2016 the United States has been in the Russiagate box, a hoax created by the US military/security complex to prevent President Trump from normalizing relations with Russia. Normalized relations would devalue THE RUSSIAN THREAT, an orchestration that protects the …

Bill Van Auken (2019-04-04). Amid Rising Tensions, NATO Chief Pitches Confrontation with Russia to US Congress. globalresearch.ca NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg delivered the first-ever address by a leader of the US-led imperialist alliance to a joint session of the US Congress on Wednesday, promoting a military buildup against Russia under conditions in which ever greater fissures …

Nick Rehwaldt (2019-04-04). Lee Camp Weighs in on Mueller Report, Self-Defeating Media, and "Dingle Sticks" mintpressnews.com "I'm not saying that Trump isn't corrupt, but by creating this laughable and baseless conclusion about Russian collusion, that has now been completely and utterly refuted, the Democrats, the faux resistance and our media have caused deep harm" — Lee Camp, Redacted Tonight…

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2019-04-04). China's PLA Troops in Venezuela Is Game Changer. globalresearch.ca The reported arrival of Chinese military personnel in Venezuela last weekend is undoubtedly a major event in world politics. | Unlike Russia, which has a history of force projection abroad, this is an extremely rare Chinese move. Although vital Chinese interests …

Mike Whitney (2019-04-04). How Brzezinski's Chessboard Degenerated into Brennan's Russophobia. globalresearch.ca "Russia is an inalienable and organic part of Greater Europe and European civilization. Our citizens think of themselves as European. That's why Russia proposes moving towards the creation of a common economic space from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, …

Start Making Sense, Jon Wiener (2019-04-04). Stacey Abrams: How We Fight for the Right to Vote. thenation.com Stacey Abrams: How We Fight for the Right to Vote…

Telesur (2019-04-04). More than 40 US Organizations Pressure US Congress: End Trump's Crusade for War in Venezuela. globalresearch.ca More than 40 organizations from around the United States are demanding their Congress put an end to U.S. intervention in Venezuela saying that, in particular, the illegal and "extensive economic sanctions, imposed unilaterally by the Trump government since August 2017, …

Paul Dobson (2019-04-04). Marco Rubio: Arrest of Juan Guaido Would Amount to Coup D'etat. mintpressnews.com Venezuela's National Constituent Assembly (ANC) has lifted the parliamentary immunity of the self-declared "Interim President" Juan Guaido, opening the door for criminal charges to be brought against him. | Tuesday's unanimous decision came following a request from the Supreme Court, and included the "authorisation" of the continuation of investigations into the also deputy and president of the National Assembly. | "The investigation [against Guaido] is formally authorised to continue in accordance with our Constitution and laws" said ANC President Diosdado Cabello during the session. Cabello added that justice w…

Elijah J. Magnier (2019-04-04). Syria Will Not Liberate the Occupied Golan for Decades to Come. globalresearch.ca The Syrian state will not be in a position to liberate the occupied Golan for decades to come. US President Donald Trump made a gift of the territory to Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu last month. The move was Trump's support …

South Front (2019-04-04). Video: Syrian Military Sends Reinforcements to Fight ISIS in Central Desert. globalresearch.ca Over the past few days, the Syrian military has deployed a new batch of reinforcements to the Homs-Deir Ezzor desert following a recent series of ISIS attacks in the area. | ISIS cells operating in the desert in central Syria pose …

Kurt Nimmo (2019-04-04). Mike Pompeo's "Version of Jesus Christ": Endless Wars, Open-Ended Surveillance at Home. globalresearch.ca Where does Trump's Secretary of State Mike Pompeo get his inspiration? From Jesus Christ. | Mike's version of Jesus Christ may not be the same one millions of others know. The Pompeo version of Christ is a psychopath and a full-throated …

Ellen Brown (2019-04-04). Why Is the Fed Paying So Much Interest to Banks? globalresearch.ca "If you invest your tuppence wisely in the bank, safe and sound, | Soon that tuppence safely invested in the bank will compound, | "And you'll achieve that sense of conquest as your affluence expands | In the hands of the directors who …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2019-04-04). Night Parrot Confections: The Dangers of Discovering the Elusive. globalresearch.ca Discoveries of natural flora, fauna and phenomena are not necessarily straightforward things. The discoverer may wish to conceal the source. The discoverer may also have various motivations. In certain grave instances, the entire claim might be fabricated. Piltdown Man, discovered …

Josh del Sol (2019-04-04). Brussels Becomes First Major City to Halt 5G Due to Health Effects. globalresearch.ca The statement was made by Céline Fremault, the Minister of the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region, responsible for Housing, Quality of Life, Environment and Energy. From an interview last Friday, with L'Echo: | "I cannot welcome such technology if the …

Paul Kahnert (2019-04-04). Ontario: Debunking the Conservative Party Policy of Ford and Scheer. globalresearch.ca We learned many lessons in fighting the Conservative governments in the past, and personally in our long battle to block the privatization of Ontario Hydro One. The government of Doug Ford in Ontario, and the policies that Andrew Scheer is …

Dilip Hiro (2019-04-04). South Asia's Overlooked Nuclear Crisis. thenation.com South Asia's Overlooked Nuclear Crisis…

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