Leaks Reveal Trump Left Pact With Iran to Erase Obama’s Legacy
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-14
New leaks from an unknown source about former UK ambassador, Kim Darroch, revealed this Sunday US President Donald Trump withdrew from nuclear agreement with Iran to erase Barack Obama”s legacy. | RELATED: | US Braces for ICE Raids in 10 Major Cities Sunday | Sunday edition of the Journal Mail on Sunday issued such news. The report was a backstory of past week’s diplomatic events in which UK representative to the US described Trump’s government as inept and dysfunctional. | According to the…
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Why Are Anti-Migrant Arguments in the E.U., U.S. Pure Hypocrisy?
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-14
Almost every day we read about the latest outbursts in Europe, targeting pro-immigration policies. There are protests, even riots. Right-wing governments get voted in, allegedly, because the Europeans “have had enough of relaxed immigration regulations”. | That is what we are …
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Why are Anti-Migrant Arguments in the E.U., U.S. Pure Hypocrisy?
Andre Vltchek | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-14
Almost every day we read about the latest outbursts in Europe, targeting pro-immigration policies. There are protests, even riots. Right-wing governments get voted in, allegedly, because the Europeans “have had enough of relaxed immigration regulations”. That is what we are told. That’s what we are supposed to understand, and even sympathize with. Anti-immigration sentiments are …
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After Alleged UK Tanker Incident in Persian Gulf, EU Powers Threaten Iran
Alex Lantier | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-14
US and UK military sources claim that Iranian boats intercepted a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday, before a British warship, the HMS Montrose, chased them off. | None of the reports about this incident can be taken …
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Minneapolis stands with Iran, Venezuela, Cuba against U.S. sanctions regime
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-07-14
Minneapolis, MN – “Workers of the world, unite! Not ‘workers of America unite’ or ‘workers who look like us, pray like us or love like us unite.’ It’s all workers,” said union organizer David Gilbert-Pederson of Minnesota Workers United. “We have more in common with the tailor in Tehran than the bankers who crashed our economy. We have more in common with the bus driver in Caracas than the politicians locking kids in cages.” | Gilbert-Pederson spoke to a protest on Lake Street, July 13, of over 80 people gathered to oppose recent U.S. war threats against Iran and Venezuela. Organized by the Minnesota Peace Action…
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Iran Ready for Talks If US Lifts Sanctions: Rouhani
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-14
Iran is ready to hold negotiation talks with the United States if Donald Trump’s administration lifts sanctions and returns to the 2015 nuclear deal it quit last year, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised speech Sunday. | RELATED: | Leaks Reveal Trump Left Pact With Iran to Erase Obama’s Legacy | “We have always believed in talks … if they lift sanctions, end the imposed economic pressure and return to the deal, we are ready to hold talks, right now and anywhe…
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Oil Prices Rise in Response to the U.S.-Iran Tensions in the Gulf
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-14
A series of events have unfolded, which dates back to the U.S. President Trump’s decision to break the U.S. participation in the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, which was signed by the U.S., Iran, China, the EU, France, Germany, Russia, and …
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Britain’s Betrayal: Siding with Trump Against Iran
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-14
The US/UK special relationship is longstanding. Throughout…
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Trump Advisors Giuliani and Bolton Support MEK, the Iran Terrorist Organization
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-14
Trump’s attorney, Rudy Giuliani, tweeted on Saturday that MEK is a viable alternative to the rule of the mullahs in Iran. | Rudy, of course, didn’t bother to point out that NCRI is a front organization for MEK, short for …
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Trump Can’t Get Enough of Terrorizing Immigrants
Marjorie Cohn | truthdig.com | 2019-07-14
After having to give up on adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census, Trump sends a chilling reminder of the other tools at his disposal.
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Imran Khan’s Trip to America: Pakistan’s Geopolitical Balancing Act
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-14
The Pakistani Premier’s upcoming trip to the US is the next logical step in the global pivot state’s geopolitical balancing act and is expected to greatly contribute to the ongoing peace process in Afghanistan that’s of importance for the entire …
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Guaido Security Arrested for Selling Stolen Venezuelan Army Weapons
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-14
Venezuelan communication minister announces arrests of Guaido security members trying to sell army weapons stolen the day of the opposition member’s failed coup. | *** | Venezuelan Minister of Communication Jorge Rodriguez reports that two security guards of the self-declared interim president, | …
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Sudanese Protesters Mark 40 Days Since Military Crackdown
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-14
Tens of thousands demonstrated in cities across Sudan Saturday, witnesses said, to mark 40 days since security forces killed dozens when they stormed a protest camp in the capital Khartoum. | RELATED: | New Coup Attempt in Sudan Fails | The demonstrations were the first since the ruling military council and civilian opposition agreed in principle to a power-sharing arrangement ahead of e…
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As Cost Of Climate Crisis Grows, Climate Movement Escalates
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-14
Activists run towards the Garzweiler open-cast mine (David Young/picture alliance via Getty Images) The warnings of climate chaos are coming so fast they are difficult to keep up with. Storms, heatwaves and climate-related weather disasters are increasing at a rapid pace. The leadership of the two corporate-dominated political parties are trying to keep the climate …
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60 Years Since the Largest U.S. Nuclear Accident and Captured Federal Agencies
Robert Dodge | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-14
60 years ago today the largest nuclear accident in U.S. history occurred above the Southern California community of Simi Valley when the Santa Susanna Field Laboratory (SSFL) site suffered a partial nuclear meltdown. That accident, kept secret for two decades, …
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China Building Secular Schools for Muslims in Xinjiang Province. Western Media Critique
Tony Cartalucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-14
China’s recent building-spree of schools in its underdeveloped and remote region of Xinjiang — in a saner world — would be good news. But for editors at the BBC it is being depicted as sinister and dystopian. | The BBC’s article, …
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“Playing With Fire”: China’s Military Warns US Over Taiwan Arms Sales
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-14
China’s military has predictably slammed Washington’s recent approval to send $2.2 billion in arms to Taiwan, announced Monday. The PLA warned among other things that the move “severely undermined Sino-US military-to-military relations” at an already sensitive juncture in relations. …
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The Resigning British Ambassador: Sir Kim Darroch Bashes Donald Trump
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-14
Rarely do ambassadors resign after an intense self-assessment of worth. Diplomatic immunity does not merely extend to protecting the official from the reach of local laws; it encourages a degree of freedom in engaging as a country’s representative. Sir Kim …
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It Goes Without Saying: Those in Power are without Melanin
Paul Haeder | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-14
“the worst thing that ever happened to the world was the white man coming across gun powder. —- the end of the world | the beginning of white supremacy” ‚Äï Nayyirah Waheed, Salt It would take a million blogs just to get through the millions of millionaires (36,000,000) and the billionaires (2,700) who are fleshy-faced and melanin-challenged …
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Pompeo’s New “Human Rights” Commission is Up To No Good
Jamil Dakwar, Sonia Gill | commondreams.org | 2019-07-14
Secretary Pompeo speaks of longstanding international human rights norms as if he’s demonstrated a single iota of respect for them, and as if those norms are incongruent with defending human dignity and democratic values. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Turkey Calls Trump’s Bluff
Eric Margolis | commondreams.org | 2019-07-14
Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the High-Level Cooperation Council meeting between the Russian Federation and Turkey on April 8, 2019. (Photo: Russian President, cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Brazilians Against Easing Control on Gun Possession: Survey
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-14
Most Brazilians are against the changes proposed by President Jair Bolsonaro to significantly relax gun possession regulations, according to a survey published on Friday by pollster Datafolha Institute. | RELATED: | Bolsonaro Wants Son Ambassador to US, Brazilian Diplomats Don’t | According to Datafolha, one of the country’s major polling institutes, 70 percent Brazilians reject the attempt to make it much easier for citizens to purchase and keep firearms. Another 28 percent agree…
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Resist US Imperialism: Close the Camps, No War With Iran
Dayton Andrews | indybay.org | 2019-07-14
The SF Federal Building, 90 7th st SF CA, 94103 | We will meet on Seventh street, right in front of the main entrance.
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No War, No Warming with Rev. Lennox Yearwood
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-14
The president of Hip Hop Caucus speaks with Dharna Noor at Netroots Nation 2019 on fighting for climate justice and a Green New Deal–and fighting against militarization…
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Fresno’s Radical Past
Mike Rhodes | indybay.org | 2019-07-14
This is an article about the 50 Years of Resistance event held on June 22, 2019 in Fresno. We brought together Anti-War and Draft Resistance activists who were active in Fresno 50 years ago. The photo below shows this young woman being arrested at an antiwar protest at Fresno State, probably on May 23, 1970. This photo is from the Special Collections department at Fresno State.
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American Dark Money Is Fueling the Rise of Europe’s Far Right
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-14
Five years ago, Matteo Salvini stripped and posed half-naked for a series of “sexy” photos that were auctioned on eBay. At the time, he was a senior official of Italy’s separatist Lega Nord party. His bizarre photoshoot took place on the sidelines of a National Front conference in France. Beneficiaries of the auction included part of an Italian anti-abortion network that claims to be “inspired” by the “heritage of Christian culture” and responds to a “conspiracy against life…
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Mountain View Vigil Protests Immigration Camps
Text: R.R. Photos: Teri Vershel | indybay.org | 2019-07-14
On June 30, 2018 in Mountain View 2,000 people demonstrated to send a clear message to Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress: Families Belong Together! They demanded an end to cruel and unjustified treatment of immigrant children and their families. A year later, on July 12, 2019, members of Together We Will once again called upon the people to gather on the streets, for the situation has not improved. Quite the opposite, it has only become more dire. | Photos by Teri Vershel, Pro Bono Photo. Please credit the photographer.
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‘Ready to protect US & its assets’: Military warns 750k+ alien hunters NOT to storm Area 51
rt.com | 2019-07-14
With the number of UFO enthusiasts volunteering to raid Area 51 growing uncontrollably amid an avalanche of memes on Twitter, the Pentagon seems to be worried that some might actually show up to try and break ‘them aliens’ free. | …
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‘Weaponizing Human Rights’: UN Chief Bachelet’s Venezuela Report Follows US Regime Change Script
Anya Parampil | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-14
Former UN special rapporteur Alfred de Zayas slams UN High Commissioner Bachelet’s report on Venezuela as a politicized collection of baseless accusations by “advocates of regime change” | *** | When United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet traveled to …
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UN Report on Venezuela Fails to Reflect the Causes and Severity of the Economic Crisis — Why? (2/2)
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-14
Alfred de Zayas says the UN Human Rights Council’s report on Venezuela left out essential aspects in its otherwise damning report on Venezuela because the council has increasingly fallen under the sway of the demands of the US government…
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Nicki Minaj’s Boycott of Saudi Arabia Sets a Moral Standard for Artists
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-14
CodePink’s Ariel Gold discusses the decision of Nicki Minaj to withdraw from a festival in Saudi Arabia after a grassroots campaign among her fans made her aware of the human rights violations in the country…
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Trump Takes Pelosi’s Side Against AOC and The Squad as Intraparty Fight Over Immigration Continues
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-14
“Pelosi, in short, is trying her best to play the game of politics as usual—the only game she has known as she has ascended the party hierarchy. ‘The Squad,’ on the other hand, is trying to change the rules of the game.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Protest of Planned Federal Immigration Roundups Draws Hundreds to Redwood City
Ruth Robertson | indybay.org | 2019-07-14
President Donald Trump has threatened mass deportation roundups, starting today. On Friday July 12, in Redwood City, California, demonstrators said it was important to protest the administration’s crackdown. | Photos by Charlie Moehle, Pro Bono Photo. Please credit the photographer.
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Man dies from FLESH-EATING bacteria after swimming in Florida
rt.com | 2019-07-14
A man from Tennessee has died from being infected by flesh-eating bacteria after taking a few swims in Florida. His daughter blames the hospital for ignoring her warnings that her dad could have necrotizing fasciitis. | …
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CODEPINK Monthly Golden Gate Bridge WALK for PEACE
Martha Hubert | indybay.org | 2019-07-14
11: 45 am: Gather at the plaza at the SF end of the eastern walkway of the Golden Gate Bridge. | Arrive early for best parking. We’ll take some photos while waiting for folks to show up. | Noon: Walk on the eastern walkway, from the south end to the middle of the bridge, where we’ll stop and hold a 15 minute vigil, showing motorists our signs (Berma-shave style, | at least 10 feet between each sign/person). From there, we’ll return to our starting point in the plaza at the south end of the bridge. | 1: 30 pm: Photo ops and Closing Circle/Open Mike (no megaphone) on the SF side after the bridge walk. We’ll probably…
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UN Human Rights Council Adopts Resolution Against US Sanctions
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-14
The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted Saturday a resolution condemning the imposition of unilateral coercive measures (sanctions) by the United States and its allies against Venezuela and other member states. | RELATED: | Venezuela: U.N. Report Omits Social Programs, U.S. Sanctions | The draft resolution was approved with 28 votes in favor, 14 against and five abstentions,…
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Newsom Administration begins public process for Delta Tunnel
Dan Bacher | indybay.org | 2019-07-14
Newsom’s support of one tunnel to divert water from the Delta to corporate agribusiness and Southern California water agencies is no surprise. Newsom received a total of $637,398 from agribusiness in his 2018 campaign for Governor, including $116,800 from Beverly Hills agribusiness billionaires Linda and Stewart Resnick, the owners of the Wonderful Company two of the strongest supporters of the Delta Tunnel and promoters of numerous attacks on environmental protections for salmon and other fish species.
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The Global Beef Trade Is Destroying the Amazon
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-14
The cows grazed under a hot sun near a wooden bridge spanning a river in the Amazon. The quiet was occasionally broken by a motorbike growling along a dirt road that cut through the sprawling cattle ranch. | But the idyllic pasture was on land that the Lagoa do Triunfo ranch has been forbidden to use for cattle since 2010, when it was embargoed by Brazil’s environment agency Ibama as a punishment for deforestation. Nearby there were more signs of fresh pasture: short grass, feeding troughs, and fresh salt used to feed cattle — all in apparent contravention of rules designed to protect vital rainforest.
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Reading Between The Headlines: Stop The War on Immigrants!
Party for Socialism and Liberation, Sonoma | indybay.org | 2019-07-14
A’roma Roasters Coffee | 95 5th Street | Santa Rosa…
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Russian trolls are coming! Obama staffer issues warning amid dispute within Democrtic party
rt.com | 2019-07-14
With sniping and infighting rocking the Democratic Party, former White House staffer Ben Rhodes has warned the left to be on the lookout for those ever-present “Russian trolls,” drawing ridicule. | …
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Tlaib Slams Israeli Racism, Applauds Intersectional Solidarity
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-14
U.S. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib slammed Israel in an interview with Jacobin published Saturday. She criticized Israel’s policy towards Palestinians and called for intersectional solidarity. | RELATED: | Nancy Pelosi ‘Salty’ as Progressive Congresswomen Vote Against Right-wing Border Bill | “I can tell you when I was in Palestine w…
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Know your rights: How immigrant rights activists are preparing for looming ICE deportation raids
Amy Goodman | nationofchange.org | 2019-07-13
Immigrant communities across the country and their allies are preparing for nationwide raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement planned to begin Sunday that will target undocumented members of immigrant families in at least nine major cities. The cities where raids will take place are said to be Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York and San Francisco. New Orleans had been on the list, but the city announced this weekend that ICE was temporarily postponing the raids due to Tropical Storm Barry. We speak with a roundtable of immigrants’ rights activists: Adelina Nicholls,…
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US Braces for ICE Raids in 10 Major Cities Sunday
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-13
Residents across the United States spent Saturday protesting across the country the impending raids by members of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), set to begin Sunday in 10 major U.S. cities, as announced by the federal administration. | RELATED: | ICE Kills Armed Man Outside Tacoma Detention Center | From the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump stated Friday: “It starts on Sunday, and they’re going to take people out, and they’re going to bring them back to the…
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ICE Kills Armed Man Outside Tacoma Detention Center
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-13
Police shot and fatally injured a male protester outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Facility in Washington State Saturday, local media outlets reported, after the unidentified man set a police car on fire. | RELATED: | Mass Protests in US Demand End of Immigrant Detention Centers | Amed with a rifle, the unidentified man stood outside th…
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Video: Syrian Army Repelled Large Attack in Northern Hama. UK Claims Iran Attempted to Capture Its Tanker
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-13
On July 10, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda) and its allies launched a surprise attack on positions of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in northern Hama and captured the town of al-Hamameyat and the …
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US-trained troops shoot Honduran students protesting privatization
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2019-07-13
Anya Parampil reports from inside a student occupation at the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH), where US-trained troops shot…
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Human rights report on Venezuela ignores impact of imperialist aggression
Zoe PC | mronline.org | 2019-07-13
The much anticipated UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights report barely touched upon how the economic sanctions and right-wing violence have impacted the lives of the Venezuelan people | Source…
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Europe and the JCPOA: International Hypocrisy, Will the US Start a Disastrous War in the Middle East?
Robert Fantina | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-13
The special meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency, called by the hypocritical United States due to Iran’s announcement that it had ‘breached’ part of its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), has come and gone. The …
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Join the CIA: travel the world passing out nuclear blueprints
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-07-13
In the year 2000, the CIA gave Iran (slightly and obviously flawed) blueprints for a key component of a nuclear weapon. In 2006 James Risen wrote about this “operation” in his book State of War. | Source…
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House Votes to Block Trump From Launching Unauthorized War With Iran
Jake Johnson | theantimedia.com | 2019-07-13
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan amendment barring Trump from launching an unauthorized war with Iran.
House Votes to Block Trump From Launching Unauthorized War With Iran
Guaido Security Arrested for Selling Stolen Venezuelan Army Weapons
teleSUR -EF | telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-13
Venezuelan Minister of Communication Jorge Rodriguez reports that two security guards of the self-declared interim president, Juan Guaido have been captured for trying to sell weapons stolen from the National Guard in the run up to Guaido’s failed coup d’état attempt of the government April 30. | RELATED: | Venezuelan Armed Forces Guarantee a Free Venezuela, Maduro Says | At a press conference, Rodriguez presented “overwhelming” evidence of the direct involvement of Guaido in…
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The Myth of Low Interest Rates Stimulating Economic Growth in the US
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-13
Tax cuts for the rich and near-rock bottom low interest rates don’t stimulate economic growth. | Corporations have been using the windfall for executive pay increases and bonuses, stock buybacks raising their valuations, mergers and acquisitions to reduce competition, dividends to …
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Shifting Alliances: Is Turkey Now “Officially” an Ally of Russia? Acquires Russia’s S-400. Exit from NATO Imminent?
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-13
Turkey’s de facto exit from NATO points to a historical shift in the structure of military alliances which could potentially contribute to weakening US hegemony in the Middle East as well as creating conditions which could lead to a breakup of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
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China: ‘Belt and Road’ Project to Encompass 18 Arab Countries
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-13
Vice Ministry of Commerce Qian Keming said Friday in Beijing that China has signed cooperation agreements to build the “Belt and Road” (BR) Initiative with 18 Arab countries. | RELATED: | Russia to Build 2000km Highway Linking to China’s New Silk Road | “The Joint Sino-Arab efforts to boost cooperation on the Strip and the Route have achieved remarkable achieve…
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Police under fire after warning to press over leaked diplomatic cables
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-07-13
The Metropolitan Police came under fire after warning journalists against the publication of further leaked diplomatic dispatches.Scotland Yard announced on Friday it was launching a criminal investigation into the leak of cables from the British ambassador to the US, Sir Kim Darroch, which were highly critical of the Trump administration.Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said there was a “clear public interest” in bringing the perpetrator to justice given the damage caused to Britain’s international relations. | In a highly unusual move, he also warned the media that they could face prosecution if there was any f…
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Were the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki a War Crime and a Crime Against Humanity?
Rossen Vassilev Jr. | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-13
The two most often cited reasons for President Truman’s controversial decision were to shorten the war and to save the lives of “between 250,000 and 500,000” American soldiers.
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From Enlightenment to “Enfrightenment”: Romanticism as a Tool for Elite Agendas
Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-13
Introduction | Romanticism is an eighteenth century artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement which emerged as a reaction to Enlightenment ideas of science, reason and human progress. Its effect on politics has been to reassert conservative ideas about society based on …
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U.S. Eyes Sri Lanka as Its Military Logistics Hub
M. K. Bhadrakumar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-13
The Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka on 21st April in which 259 people were killed and over 500 injured were initially attributed to the Islamic State (IS). But no hard evidence is available to substantiate such a reading …
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Briton reported dead after Somalia attack
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-07-13
A Briton is reported to be among those killed in an all-night siege on a hotel in Somalia.At least four al-Shabab assailants attacked the Asasey Hotel in the southern port city of Kismayo leaving more than 25 people dead, including one Briton, according to the Associated Press.The news agency reported that Ahmed Madobe, president of Jubbaland regional state, said those killed also include three Kenyans, three Tanzanians, two Americans and one Canadian.A view of Asasey Hotel after the attack in Kismayo, Somalia (AP)The attack began with a suicide car bomb at the entrance gate and was followed by an assault by gunm…
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The American dark money behind Europe’s far right
Mary Fitzgerald | commondreams.org | 2019-07-13
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, seen here in Pisa at a meeting of the Tuscan University Movement in March, owes much of his success to the largesse of American donors, the authors argue. (Photo: Pisa Today, cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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60 Years Since the Largest U.S. Nuclear Accident and Captured Federal Agencies
Robert Dodge | commondreams.org | 2019-07-13
The Sodium Reactor Experiment (SRE) nuclear facility at the the Santa Susanna Field Laboratory (SSFL) site in 1958. (Image: DOE, cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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US Silent as Turkey Begins Receiving Russian Missiles in Challenge to NATO
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-07-13
The US refused comment on Friday as Turkey started making the delivery of the first Russian missiles in the system.
US Silent as Turkey Begins Receiving Russian Missiles in Challenge to NATO
What America Needs to Understand About Capitalism
Clair Brown, Simon Sällström | commondreams.org | 2019-07-13
Either Warren or Sanders would be a better bet for reform than Biden. (Photo: Shawn Thew/EPA-EFE/Rex) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Empire’s War under the Radar: Nicaragua
Roger Stoll | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-13
In April of 2018 armed and unarmed proxies of the US in collaboration with Nicaraguan elites launched a war against the Nicaraguan state, its government, its economy and its people. It disrupted transportation and communications throughout the country and sabotaged the economy. This was effected through acts of vandalism, arson, assault, beatings, killings, torture and …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/empires-war-u…
New Elections Systems Vulnerable to Hacks, AP Analysis Shows
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-07-13
WASHINGTON–Pennsylvania’s message was clear: The state was taking a big step to keep its elections from being hacked in 2020. Last April, its top election official told counties they had to update their systems. So far, nearly 60% have taken action, with $14.15 million of mostly federal funds helping counties buy brand-new electoral systems. | But there’s a problem: Many of these new systems still run on old software that will soon be outdated and more vulnerable to hackers. | An Associated Press analysis has found that like many counties in Pennsylvania, the vast majority of 10,000 election jurisdictions n…
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Carnegie Library told to respect union drive
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-07-13
Pittsburgh, PA – A group of Pittsburgh community members delivered a petition to the Carnegie Library, July 11, in support of the workers’ efforts to unionize with the United Steelworkers. | The petition, delivered to the main Oakland branch and the East Liberty location, includes over 1,000 signatures calling upon the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to release a statement of neutrality towards the United Library Workers’ unionization efforts and act in good faith. | “The staff at the library in my community are incredibly knowledgeable and helpful, and they should be able to collectively bargain for better workin…
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Monsoon Season Tears Through South Asia, Kills 30 in Nepal
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-13
Flash floods and landslides in Nepal have killed 12, injured 12, and disappeared 18 people Friday night as the year’s torrential monsoon season continues to downpour over South Asia. | RELATED: | Philippines: Several Dead, Over 700,000 Affected By Cyclones | The latest rainfall brought Nepal’s death toll to 30, official statistics show, while in India, over the last 72 hours alone, 11 have died so far and thousands have been washed out of their homes. | The worst may be yet to come…
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‘How dare Iran break the nuclear deal we tore up a year ago?’ — Lee Camp
rt.com | 2019-07-13
Washington is accusing Iran of breaching the 2015 deal on its nuclear program, which is more than ironic, considering that the US was the first to abandon the agreement altogether, Lee Camp said on his show, Redacted Tonight. | …
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House Passes Bill to Halt US Support for Yemen War, UAE Withdraws Troops
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-13
The war in Yemen could end, if U.S. and United Arab Emirates’ support for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen is truly over. However, the House NDAA bill still faces a major hurdle in the Senate. If those who want US military involvement to end pressure Congress, it can be done, says CodePink’s Medea Benjamin…
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Trump, Brits Tireless in Attempt to Get War on Iran Going
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-13
On Thursday evening, social media posts claimed the UK flagged and Japanese owned crude oil tanker Atlantic Pioneer had crossed over into Iranian territorial waters. According to the Marine Traffic website, on Friday morning the tanker was in the Gulf …
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With ICE Raids Expected to Begin Sunday, Message From AOC, Bernie Sanders, and Others is Clear: ‘Know Your Rights’
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-13
Sanders is using his large mailing list to “target a message to supporters that may be impacted by the upcoming enforcement raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Despite Congress Providing $4.6 Billion in Additional Funding for Border, Pence Says Conditions Still the Fault of Democrats
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-13
“You gotta love it when Pence immediately puts complete blame for the horrors he saw on the Dems even after they threw money at monsters.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Heavy Rainfall Barry’s Real Danger—and Climate Crisis is to Blame
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-13
“When the air is warmer, it can hold more water vapor. So that when a storm moves through an area that has warmer, wetter air, there’s more of a source for the precipitation.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Yet another provocation in Hormuz Strait
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-07-13
The conflict between the UK and Iran around the oil tanker Grace 1 runs the risk of growing over into a war of tankers. CNN said on July 11 quoting a source at the U.S. Department of Defense that five Iranian naval vessels had approached the British Heritage tanker during the latter ship’s transition from …
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Somalia and Canada Mourn Journalist Killed in Attack on Somali Hotel Friday
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-13
“Hodan Nalayeh came here… to change the narrative on Somalia—the violence, the war.” | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Seventeen-year-old girl fatally shot by police on California freeway
wsws.org | 2019-07-13
Hannah Williams was shot and killed after being involved in a minor traffic accident with a police vehicle in Fullerton, California.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/13/full…
Trump’s nominee for top US military commander calls for nuclear buildup to confront China
wsws.org | 2019-07-13
General Milley, tapped as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, predicted that the US would be in confrontation with China for the next 100 years.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/13/nuke…
Embargoes and Other Acts of War
David Rovics | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-13
The war between the United States and Japan began with a US-enforced oil embargo against the Japanese Empire. Right now, in the United States, huge detention camps are being constructed for the increasingly criminalized refugee and migrant population, a campaign of government-sponsored domestic terror run by a supposedly temporary, “acting” head of the department created …
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UN chief condemns terror attack in Kismayo, Somalia
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-13
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the terrorist attack that took place on July 12 in southern Somalia.
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Canada’s Liberal government hosts anti-Russia conference on Ukraine
wsws.org | 2019-07-13
Discussions at the Ukraine Reform Conference focused on “affirming Ukraine’s sovereignty and security in the face of Russian aggression.”
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/13/ukra…
Legal reforms to ‘remove stigma’ from ex-prisoners seeking work
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-07-13
Some former convicts who were sentenced to more than four years will no longer have to tell employers after a certain amount of time has passed. | It is hoped the reforms will “break barriers” to employment faced by ex-offenders who want to turn their lives around. | The new legislation, which changes what must be disclosed to employers, will not apply where offences attract the most serious sentences, including life, or for serious sexual, violent and terrorism offences, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said. | In addition to the rule change for sentences of more than four years, the period of time for which shorte…
thecanary.co/breaking-news/2019/07/13/le…
Police crack down on undocumented workers occupying Paris Pantheon
wsws.org | 2019-07-13
Late yesterday afternoon, approximately 700 undocumented immigrant workers held a peaceful demonstration and occupied Paris’ historic Panthéon building, demanding an immediate recognition of their right to reside in France.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/13/pant…
‘We did bad, evil things there’ — Vet turned peace activist on growing dissent with US forever wars
rt.com | 2019-07-13
A recent opinion poll shows the majority of American veterans think foreign wars were not worth fighting. RT spoke to one such person, who says his tours in Iraq and Afghanistan served weapons manufacturers and not people. | …
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Bossa Nova pioneer, songwriter and musician Joà£o Gilberto dead at 88
wsws.org | 2019-07-13
Together with the composer Antà¥nio Carlos Jobim, Gilberto pioneered a “new wave” in Brazilian popular music during the mid-to-late 1950s that had a worldwide impact.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/13/gilb…
‘We will respond with force’: Former Turkish military leader issues warning to Washington amid S-400 tension
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-07-13
The former head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Turkey, retired general ƒ∞lker Ba≈übuƒü recent made a number of powerful statements about his country’s purchase of Russian S-400 defense systems and American F-35 fighters (which Ankara still counts on receiving despite threat from the US to the contrary). Here are the most …
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Euthanasia bill before New Zealand parliament
wsws.org | 2019-07-13
The bill, which would make assisted suicide legal, is sponsored by leader of the far-right ACT party amid a sharpening social crisis.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/13/nzeu…
U.K. Probe on Leaked Documents Raises Press Freedom Concerns
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-07-13
LONDON–A British police investigation into the leak of confidential diplomatic memos is raising press freedom issues, as police warned Saturday that U.K. media outlets might face a criminal inquiry if leaked documents are published. | The Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command is investigating the leak of private memos written by Britain’s ambassador to the United States that were published in the Mail on Sunday six days ago. | The leak led to Wednesday’s resignation of British Ambassador Kim Darroch, who had criticized President Donald Trump in the leaked confidential cables. Trump said his administ…
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Iranian FM Heads to New York for UN Session
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-13
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif left Tehran on Saturday for a United Nations conference in New York, state-owned IRNA reported. | RELATED: | Iran’s Army Flatly Rejects US Claims on Threatening UK Ships | The United States and Iran are at loggerheads over Tehran’s nuclear program and Washington has blamed Iranian forces for attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf region, a charge Tehran denies. | The two nations came close to conflict last month when Iran shot down a U.S…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iranian-FM-Heads…
Know Your Rights: How Immigrant Rights Activists Are Preparing for Looming ICE Deportation Raids
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-12
Immigrant communities across the country and their allies are preparing for nationwide raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement planned to begin Sunday that will target undocumented members of immigrant families in at least nine major cities. The cities where raids will take place are said to be Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York and San Francisco. New Orleans had been on the list, but the city announced this weekend that ICE was temporarily postponing the raids due to Tropical Storm Barry. We speak with a roundtable of immigrants’ rights activists: Adelina Nicholls, th…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/12/trump_ice…
Ousted Honduran President Zelaya: The 2009 U.S.-Backed Coup Helped Cause Today’s Migrant Crisis
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-12
Since the 2009 U.S.-backed military coup in Honduras, extreme poverty and violence has skyrocketed in the country, forcing tens of thousands of Hondurans to flee to the U.S. with the hope of receiving political asylum. We speak with ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya in the capital of Tegucigalpa about the 10th anniversary of the coup in Honduras, U.S. intervention in Central America and its link to today’s migration crisis.
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/12/manuel_ze…
Iran vs. Spineless Europe
Peter Koenig | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-12
Iran announced the second step in reducing her commitment under the 2015 so-called Nuclear Deal, officially known as The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), by exceeding the limit set by agreement of 3.67% uranium enrichment and 300 kg of enriched uranium accumulation. When asked by the media about his reaction, Trump says, “they know …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/iran-vs-spine…
The Glaring Holes in Michelle Bachelet’s Venezuela Human Rights Report
Roger D. Harris | mintpressnews.com | 2019-07-12
UN High Commissioner on Human Rights Michelle Bachelet’s report on Venezuela echoes the US government’s talking points, which are designed to terminate the two-decade-old Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela. The report fails to acknowledge Venezuela’s manifest accomplishments or even recognize victims of US-backed right-wing violence in Venezuela. The US economic war against Venezuela, US threats of a “military option,” and opposition violence are treated in the Bachelet report as figments of the imagination, “alleged internal and external threats.” | Mean…
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Venezuela: ‘Progress’ Reported in Gov’t-Opposition Talks as US Sanctions Counter-Intelligence Agency
Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-07-12
The agenda of the talks has not been disclosed but the topic of elections is reportedly being left for last.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14584
House Says Trump Can’t Go to War With Iran Unless Congress Approves
Alex Emmons | theintercept.com | 2019-07-12
Democrats in the House of Representatives on Friday passed an amendment that would sharply restrict President Donald Trump’s ability to attack Iran without congressional authorization, attaching the language to an annual must-pass defense bill. | The measure, which was sponsored by California Democrat Ro Khanna and Florida Republican Matthew Gaetz, would prohibit the Pentagon from spending money on any military action against Iran unless Congress has declared war or passed a resolution authorizing the administration to use force. The bill contains an exception for emergency situations in which U.S. armed forces a…
theintercept.com/2019/07/12/trump-iran-v…
Noam Chomsky says ‘there is not much time’ to avert global catastrophe
John McEvoy | thecanary.co | 2019-07-12
In an interview published on 12 July, Noam Chomsky told Jacobin that “there is not much time” to avert global catastrophe. He also talked about Iran, Venezuela, and antisemitism allegations aimed at the UK Labour Party. | Climate crisis and the Green New Deal: | Most importantly, he attended to the issue of global climate crisis. On the subject of rising sea levels, he said: the ca…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/07/1…
Donald Trump’s Fake Isolationism
Charles Davis | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-12
Donald Trump was never coy about how he’d Make America Great Again, abroad. He’d carpet-bomb the terrorists, kill their families, and maybe do a straight-up, throwback war for oil in Iraq. The manufactured crisis with Iran in 2019 follows from the erratic militarism suggested at every stop on the 2016 campaign trail, where Trump repeatedly…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/12/donald-trump…
Amazon forces Shakopee, Minn., warehouse workers to walk out again
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-07-12
SHAKOPEE, Minn.–Amazon is forcing its workers at its monster warehouse in Shakopee, Minn., to walk out again. The 1,500 workers, one-third of them migrants and refugees from Somalia and other nations of East Africa, plan to peacefully walk off the job for six hours on July 15. That’s the first of the monster distributor and …
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Remnants of War
Kathy Kelly | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-12
Intense fighting and hideous attacks battered Afghans throughout their country last week as negotiators in Qatar weighed the benefits and costs of a peace agreement that might stop the bloodshed. In Kabul at least 40 people, including one child, were killed in a complex Taliban attack. Dozens of children whose school was partially collapsed by …
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Planetary emergency: Climate crisis and nuclear danger threaten humanity’s existence
John Bachtell | peoplesworld.org | 2019-07-12
This is part 2 of the full main report, “Unity to save people and planet: For full equality, democracy, peace, and green socialism,” to the 31st National Convention of the Communist Party USA held in Chicago, June 21-23. Other installments available here. The abbreviated oral presentation is available here. John Bachtell served as CPUSA national …
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The Guardian publishes, then censors Jewish open letter defending smeared pro-Corbyn Labour MP Chris Williamson
Ben Norton | mronline.org | 2019-07-12
Britain’s leading newspaper The Guardian, which has relentlessly attacked Jeremy Corbyn and his leftist allies, published but then quickly removed an open letter signed by Noam Chomsky defending Labour MP Chris Williamson from “anti-Semitism” smears. | Source…
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