Laying the Bear Trap: Orbán visits No 10 Downing Street
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2021-06-02
His comments would not have fallen on deaf ears. While metropolitan London would have been aghast at his pedigree and remarks, a Brexit-audience in the rustbelts and areas of deprivation, would have felt a twang of appreciation. For them, migration has not been a boon and glory. For Hungary's Viktor Orbán, it has been an…
counterpunch.org/2021/06/02/laying-the-bear-trap-orban-visits-no-10-downing-street/

Germany's premature easing of lockdown measures threatens workers' lives and livelihoods
wsws.org | 2021-06-02
The pandemic is by no means over, and the price for the risky easing of restrictions will be paid by the working class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/06/02/coro-j02.html

Poland's Counterproductive Foreign Policy Is Responsible for Its Present Predicament
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2021-06-02
Poland's counterproductive foreign …
globalresearch.ca/poland-counterproductive-foreign-policy-responsible-present-predicament/5746778

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Dissecting COVID-19 research and putting data in perspective
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2021-06-02
The number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S. continues to decline. However, cases of COVID-19 are increasing in younger populations. "It's becoming a childhood disease," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "Children have composed over 16,000 hospitalizations for COVID-19 and about 300 have died." …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-qa-podcast-dissecting-covid-19-research-and-putting-data-in-perspective/

Syria's elections: "The legitimate, democratic expression of the Syrian people."
| workers.org | 2021-06-02
Statement from the International Delegation to the 2021 Syrian Presidential Election This independent delegation was assembled to witness the May 26, 2021, presidential election in Syria and to investigate on-the-ground conditions of Syrian life in the current period. Activists and journalists from Palestine, Syria, South Africa, France, Canada and the . . . | Continue reading Syria's elections: "The legitimate, democratic expression of the Syrian people." at Workers.org…
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Pentagon to Use War Games to Smuggle Weapons to Ukrainian Army, Extremist Formations for War in Donbass
Internationalist 360 ∞ | libya360.wordpress.com | 2021-06-02
Rick Rozoff Today's TASS cites Major General Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry, warning that the U.S. and NATO will exploit this year's Sea Breeze military exercise in Ukraine to smuggle advanced weaponry and munitions to the nation's armed forces and fascistic paramilitaries and mercenaries of the infamous Azov Battalion and similar units…. Read…
libya360.wordpress.com/2021/06/02/pentagon-to-use-war-games-to-smuggle-weapons-to-ukrainian-army-extremist-formations-for-war-in-donbass/

Bulgaria: U.S. Paratroopers Stormed Civilian Business in NATO Military Exercise
Rick Rozoff | globalresearch.ca | 2021-06-02
U.S. Army Europe …
globalresearch.ca/bulgaria-us-paratroopers-stormed-civilian-business-nato-military-exercise/5746808

Western Sahara: U.S., NATO Allies Train for New War
Internationalist 360 ∞ | libya360.wordpress.com | 2021-06-02
Rick Rozoff The annual U.S.-led multinational African Lion military exercise will be held from June 7-18. Conducted under U.S. Africa Command auspices and run by U.S. Army Africa (alternately Southern European Task Force), components of the war games will be held in Morocco (the traditional base of operations for the exercise), Tunisia, Ghana and Senegal…. Read…
libya360.wordpress.com/2021/06/02/western-sahara-u-s-nato-allies-train-for-new-war/

Pentagon to use war games to smuggle weapons to Ukrainian army, extremist formations for war in Donbass: Russian Defense Ministry
Rick Rozoff | antibellum679354512.wordpress.com | 2021-06-02
Pentagon to use war games to smuggle weapons to Ukrainian army, extremist formations for war in Donbass: Russian Defense MinistryRick Rozoff Today's TASS cites Major General Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry, warning that the U.S. and NATO will exploit this year's Sea Breeze military exercise in Ukraine to smuggle advanced weaponry and …
antibellum679354512.wordpress.com/2021/06/02/pentagon-to-use-war-games-to-smuggle-weapons-to-ukrainian-army-extremist-formations-for-war-in-donbass-russian-defense-ministry/

Western Sahara: U.S., NATO allies train for new war
Rick Rozoff | antibellum679354512.wordpress.com | 2021-06-02
Western Sahara: U.S., NATO allies train for new warRick Rozoff The annual U.S.-led multinational African Lion military exercise will be held from June 7-18. Conducted under U.S. Africa Command auspices and run by U.S. Army Africa (alternately Southern European Task Force), components of the war games will be held in Morocco (the traditional base of …
antibellum679354512.wordpress.com/2021/06/02/western-sahara-u-s-nato-allies-train-for-new-war/

Former Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham Commander Confirmed Meeting With British Intelligence Representative
Anonymous669 | southfront.org | 2021-06-02
Illustrative image | A former commander of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has confirmed that the group leader Abu Mohamad al-Julani met with Jonathan Powell, a representative of the British Secret Intelligence Service MI6. | The Russian TASS news agency revealed the meeting in a report on May 31. The agency…
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Selected Articles: Vaccine Researcher Admits 'Big Mistake,' Says Spike Protein Is Dangerous 'Toxin'
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2021-06-02
Russia to Form 20 New Military Units in West to Counter NATO Threat | By Rick Rozoff, June 01, 2021 | Today Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu chaired and addressed a Defence Ministry Board Session at the National Centre for State …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-vaccine-researcher-admits-big-mistake-says-spike-protein-dangerous-toxin/5746769

Latest Law Pod UK episode: Bill Browder on the Magnitsky Act
Emma-Louise Fenelon | ukhumanrightsblog.com | 2021-06-02
In Episode 145, Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Bill Browder, co-founder of Hermitage Capital, author of best-selling book Red Notice and justice activist. The episode focuses on Sergei Magnitsky, a lawyer who died in pre-trial detention in Russia after uncovering and exposing a tax fraud of $230m and Bill Browder's campaign to bring those re…
ukhumanrightsblog.com/2021/06/02/latest-law-pod-uk-episode-bill-browder-on-the-magnitsky-act/

Bulgaria: U.S. paratroopers stormed civilian business in NATO military exercise
Rick Rozoff | antibellum679354512.wordpress.com | 2021-06-02
Bulgaria: U.S. paratroopers stormed civilian business in NATO military exerciseRick Rozoff U.S. Army Europe and Africa announced today that during the Swift Response 21 airborne military exercise last month along what is now called NATO's Eastern Flank — from the Baltic to the Black Sea — troops with the 173rd Airborne Brigade ran a training …
antibellum679354512.wordpress.com/2021/06/01/bulgaria-u-s-paratroopers-stormed-civilian-business-in-airborne-military-exercise/

Belarusian President Latest to Warn of World War Starting in Europe
Rick Rozoff | globalresearch.ca | 2021-06-01
Belarusian President Alexander …
globalresearch.ca/belarusian-president-latest-warn-world-war-starting-europe/5746718

The Weekly Round-up: Further sanctions for Belarus and the end of the legal road for Hillsborough
William Craig Cohen | ukhumanrightsblog.com | 2021-06-01
In the news: The arrest of opposition activist Roman Protasevich and his girlfriend, Sofia Sapega in Minsk last Sunday, following the forced grounding of Ryanair flight FR4978 from Athens to Vilnius has captured headlines this week. Mr Protasevich is a former editor of Nexta, an online dissident group with the most popular Telegram messaging channel …
ukhumanrightsblog.com/2021/06/01/the-weekly-round-up-further-sanctions-for-belarus-and-the-end-of-the-legal-road-for-hillsborough/

Closest hostile military presence since World War II: U.S. troops permanently stationed only 6-9 miles from Belarus border — foreign minister
Rick Rozoff | antibellum679354512.wordpress.com | 2021-06-01
Closest hostile military presence since World War II: U.S. troops permanently stationed only 6-9 miles from Belarus border — foreign ministerRick Rozoff The foreign minister of Belarus, Vladimir Makei, recently told the Russian newspaper Kommersant that the threat of a new cold — and behind that a hot — war appeared to be confronting his …
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Western media, even Bellingcat, failed to save the reputation of neo-Nazi soldier Protasevich
Eds. | mronline.org | 2021-06-01
Since the arrest of Roman Protasevich in Minsk after the emergency landing of the Ryanair flight he was on, a real battle for his reputation has been launched between Belarus and the West. | June 1, 2021…
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Putin and Lukashenko meet as Belarus intensifies crackdown on opposition
wsws.org | 2021-06-01
Despite Russia's backing for Lukashenko in the face of mass strikes and the intervention of the imperialist powers, tensions between Moscow and the Belarus government remain.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/06/01/rus-j01.html

Closest Hostile Military Presence Since World War II: U.S. Troops Permanently Stationed Only 6-9 Miles from Belarus Border
Internationalist 360 ∞ | libya360.wordpress.com | 2021-06-01
Rick Rozoff The foreign minister of Belarus, Vladimir Makei, recently told the Russian newspaper Kommersant that the threat of a new cold — and behind that a hot — war appeared to be confronting his nation, its region and the world. The following is a representative excerpt from his interview:…
libya360.wordpress.com/2021/06/01/closest-hostile-military-presence-since-world-war-ii-u-s-troops-permanently-stationed-only-6-9-miles-from-belarus-border/

Video: Turkey Prepares a Syrian Diversion for Its Internal Strife
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2021-06-01
A Turkish operation …
globalresearch.ca/video-turkey-prepares-syrian-diversion-internal-strife/5746689

Manchester City and Chelsea Fans flock to Portugal for Champions League Final
Editorial Team | challenge-magazine.org | 2021-06-01
In the infinite wisdom of UEFA, the Champions League final between the two English clubs was held in Porto this year. With 12,000 fans making the trip from England to Portugal, it was the largest number of people leaving the UK in one go since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The mayor of Porto Rui Moreira said: "This is the sort of moment that will put the city in the limelight."
challenge-magazine.org/2021/06/01/manchester-city-and-chelsea-fans-flock-to-portugal-for-champions-league-final/

PSOE-Podemos debates pardon for Catalan-nationalist political prisoners
wsws.org | 2021-06-01
The discussion of pardons is part of bitter negotiations in the Spanish ruling class over how to distribute 140 billion euros in European Union pandemic bailout funds.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/06/01/cata-j01.html

Manchester City and Chelsea Fans flock to Portugal for Champions League Final
Editorial Team | challenge-magazine.org | 2021-06-01
In the infinite wisdom of UEFA, the Champions League final between the two English clubs was held in Porto this year. With 12,000 fans making the trip from England to Portugal, it was the largest number of people leaving the UK in one go since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The mayor of Porto Rui Moreira said: "This is the sort of moment that will put the city in the limelight."
challenge-magazine.org/2021/06/01/manchester-city-and-chelsea-fans-flock-to-portugal-for-champions-league-final/

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Dissecting COVID-19 research and putting data in perspective
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2021-06-01
The number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S. continues to decline. However, cases of COVID-19 are increasing in younger populations. "It's becoming a childhood disease," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "Children have composed over 16,000 hospitalizations for COVID-19 and about 300 have died." …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-qa-podcast-dissecting-covid-19-research-and-putting-data-in-perspective/

Russia to Form 20 New Military Units in West to Counter NATO Threat
Rick Rozoff | globalresearch.ca | 2021-06-01
Today Russian Defense …
globalresearch.ca/russia-form-20-new-military-units-west-counter-nato-threat/5746723

What happened to the municipalists in Spain?
Joris Leverink | roarmag.org | 2021-06-01
Mayors of Madrid and Barcelona, Manuela Carmena Castrillo and Ada Colau, during the Fearless Cities conference in 2017. Photo: Barcelona En Comú / Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) | When the citizen pl…
roarmag.org/essays/fearless-cities-municipalism-spain/

Don't Be Fooled: The European Green Deal Isn't All It's Cracked Up to Be
Laura Basu | commondreams.org | 2021-06-01
commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/paris-1.jpg …

On The Hunt For Gas: Tel Aviv And Athens VS Ankara
Anonymous103 | southfront.org | 2021-06-01
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (L) shakes hands with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu | Written by Piero Messina | Tel Aviv wants to change the face of the Mediterranean leadership and does so by aiming for control of the Eastern Mediterranean. The instrument of the Israeli government is the gas quadrumvirate, the Eastmed project with its other three geostrategic pillars Egypt, Cyprus and Greece also in order to change the face of the Mediterranean leadership. Thanks to that network of pipelines, it…
southfront.org/on-the-hunt-for-gas-tel-aviv-and-athens-vs-ankara/

Zero Dark Failure: NATO Troops Mistakenly Raid Food Workshop In Bulgaria (VIDEO)
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-06-01
Click to see full-size image | On May 29th, the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense and Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into an incident in the village of Cheshnegirovo in the region of Plovdiv. | The incident involved US military who, mistakenly, stormed vegetable oil production workshop during a NATO military exercise. | The incident happened on May 11, but the US embassy said it only learned about the incident on May 28th. The diplomatic mission apologized for the incident and promised to co-operate in the investig…
southfront.org/zero-dark-failure-nato-troops-mistakenly-raid-food-workshop-in-bulgaria-during-exercise/

Chad Accuses CAR Forces And Their Russian Allies Of Raiding Border Checkpoint
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-06-01
Click to see full-size image | A scandal broke between the Central African Republic (CAR) and Chad over the alleged activities of Russian military specialists and contractors. | In the early morning of May 30, CAR armed forces and their Russian allies entered the territory of the neighboring country and attacked the checkpoint of the Chadian border guards not far from the settlement of Suru. | One Chadian soldier was reportedly killed and 5 others were captured by the CAR forces and Russian military contractors. Accor…
southfront.org/chad-accuses-car-forces-and-their-russian-allies-of-raiding-border-checkpoint/

Military Situation In Syria On June 1, 2021 (Map Update)
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-06-01
Click to see full-size image | On May 31, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 46 times: 22 — in Idlib province, 12 — in Latakia province, 8 — in Hama province, 4 — in Aleppo province | On May 31, intra clashes between the Turkish-backed forces were reported near Afrin due to dispute over the seizure of agricultural land | On May 31, the Russian Military Police and Turkish Army carried out a joint military patrol in the vicinity of th…
southfront.org/military-situation-in-syria-on-june-1-2021-map-update/

Macron in Rwanda: French imperialism covers past crimes to prepare new ones
wsws.org | 2021-06-01
Macron's speech addressing France's role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide was a cynical attempt at historical falsification and political obfuscation.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/06/01/rwan-j01.html

Video: NATO experts — how does NATO respond to disinformation
Rick Rozoff | antibellum679354512.wordpress.com | 2021-06-01
VIDEO: NATO EXPERTS — HOW DOES NATO RESPOND TO DISINFORMATION? Radio Television Serbia 1999. NATO "responds to disinformation." Radio Television Serbia headquarters in 1999…
antibellum679354512.wordpress.com/2021/06/01/video-nato-experts-how-does-nato-respond-to-disinformation/

Heading toward summit: new NATO narrative depicts Russia as threat to world peace
Rick Rozoff | antibellum679354512.wordpress.com | 2021-06-01
Heading toward summit: new NATO narrative depicts Russia as threat to world peaceRick Rozoff In recent months all U.S. geographical and several other military commands have branded Russia an adversary in all parts of the world, from the Arctic to the Antarctic, from South America to North Africa, from West Asia to Eastern Europe, from …
antibellum679354512.wordpress.com/2021/06/01/ahead-of-june-summit-new-nato-narrative-depicts-russia-as-threat-to-world-peace/

Pensioners in Spain mobilize in defense of social security
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-06-01
Pensioners and other working class sections protested the privatization of pensions and proposed cuts in social security. The State Coordinator for the Defense of the Public Pension System (COESPE) also demanded an independent audit of the social security funds…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/06/01/pensioners-in-spain-mobilize-in-defense-of-social-security/