(2021-06-09). Leftists protest police crackdown on youngsters in Vienna. peoplesdispatch.org On Sunday, June 6, leftist groups organized a demonstration at Karlsplatz in the Austrian capital Vienna, protesting the brutal police crackdown on youngsters in the area on Friday. The police had forcefully evacuated several youth from Karlsplatz on Friday night using shields, batons and pepper spray. The police cited violation of COVID-19 restrictions as the reason for their action and also imposed a ban on gatherings in the area. | The call for the mobilization on Sunday against the police crackdown was given by the Young Left of Vienna, Communist Youth of Austria (KJO), Communist Students Association (KSV), K…
(2021-06-09). Covid Variant Chaos in the UK. counterpunch.org The UK has a "roadmap" for lifting its Covid lockdowns and restrictions. These were eased in parts of Scotland on Saturday 5 June; in Wales on Monday 7 June; in England, the final stage in the roadmap for lifting its lockdown is due no earlier than 21 June (though the spread of the Delta/Indian variant in parts of England is causing the government to consider revising its plans); and in Northern Ireland, the next review is due on Thursday 10 June.
(2021-06-09). 9th batch of Sputnik V vaccines to arrive in Iran tomorrow. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) — The ninth shipment of the Russian-made Sputnik vaccine to fight the Covid-19 pandemic is on the way to Iran.
(2021-06-09). What Role Did Native Americans and Horses Play in the Decline of Bison? counterpunch.org Many authors today suggest that Indigenous people somehow behaved differently from other humans, particularly western culture that now dominates the globe in their relationship and exploitation of natural lands. The general theme is that while the human influence pre-European contact was significant, human exploitation was tempered by cultural values and techniques that did not disrupt
(2021-06-09). Greater Idlib: Government Forces Pound Militant Positions With Precision-Guided Shells (Photos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image | The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies continue to pound militants' positions in the northwestern region of Greater Idlib. | On June 9, the army and its allies shelled the towns of al-Bara, al-Fatterah, Falafel and Safhoun in southern Idlib, al-Abrar camp near the town of Taoum in eastern Idlib and the al-Ghab Plains in the northwestern Hama. | Russian-made 2K25 Krasnopol guided shells were used in the artillery strikes. Photos showing the remains of at least one such munition were shared by…
(2021-06-09). MH17 Trial Moves Forward With The JIT Trying To Fit Facts To The Pre-Determined Outcome. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The trial over the Boeing MH17 crash over Eastern Ukraine in 2014 moved forward in the Netherlands. | Eyewitness testimony was first read out on what the investigation considers to be the launch of a Buk anti-aircraft missile system towards the Malaysian Airlines liner in the sky at that moment. | The witnesses were questioned by both the International Investigation Team (JIT) and the investigating judge. | A total of 20 witnesses stated that they saw in the sky the t…
(2021-06-09). Military Situation In Syria On June 9, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On June 9, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 35 times: 21 — in Idlib province, 10 — in Latakia province, 2 — in Hama province, 2 — in Aleppo province | Late on June 8, Israel warplanes fired several missiles at targets in west of Homs province and south of Syria. No human casualties were reported | On June 8, the Turkish army reportedly established a new military base in the vicinity of Al-Bara vi…
(2021-06-09). Russia's Project 20386 Guided Missile Corvette To Be Fully Stealth. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russia's newest project 20386 corvette 'Mercury' will be the first of the Russian navy to be fully 'stealth', Previously, Russian ships used certain elements of "stealth" technologies, including a radio-absorbing coating, but the concept of an unobtrusive ship has not yet been fully implemented. | The hull of the Mercury naval corvette dubbed project 20386 has already been…
(2021-06-09). Landmine Blast Killed Russian Service Member, Injured Others In Northeastern Syria (Video). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the Hawar News Agency (ANHA). | On June 9, a Russian service member was killed and three others were wounded in a landmine blast in northeastern Syria. | The incident took place near the Turkish-occupied village of al-Assadiyah in northern al-Hasakah. A Russian military unit was patrolling the frontline separating Turkish forces from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) when one of its vehicle was hit by the landmine. | According to the Hawar News Agency, the body of the Russian service me…
(2021-06-09). Landmine Blast Killed Russian Service Member, Injured Others In Northeastern Syria (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Hawar News Agency (ANHA). | On June 9, a Russian service member was killed and three others were wounded in a landmine blast in northeastern Syria. | The incident took place near the Turkish-occupied village of al-Assadiyah in northern al-Hasakah. A Russian military unit was patrolling the frontline separating Turkish forces from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) when one of its vehicles was hit by the landmine. | According to the Hawar News Agency, the body of the Russian service m…
(2021-06-09). How Denmark helped the US spying program. peoplesdispatch.org In this episode of Mapping Faultlines, Newsclick's Prabir Purkyastha talks about the recent news of Danish intelligence having aided the US in spying on European political leaders. He talks about the issue of mass surveillance and what these reports say about similar programmes that might still be continuing.
(2021-06-09). Their Wars, Our Lives: The Return of Anti-Militarism. libya360.wordpress.com European Secretariat of the International Peoples' Assembly September 5-6, 2015, Helsinki, international conference "Nato and Russia in the Baltic Sea Area" organized by "No war-No Nato" committee On June 14, 2021 NATO will hold a "Summit of Allied Leaders" at its headquarters in Brussels. According to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenber, the meeting "is a…
(2021-06-09). WISAG Action Committee demands reinstatement of London bus driver David O'Sullivan. wsws.org Ground workers at Frankfurt Airport in Germany have expressed their solidarity with sacked bus driver David O'Sullivan.
(2021-06-09). Russia salaams before Turkey…again. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Russian, Turkish diplomats discuss Syria, Karabakh, Ukraine — Russian Foreign Ministry Moscow and Ankara reaffirmed their commitment to further coordination of efforts to strengthen peace and stability in those regions *** Moscow and Ankara, when touching upon the South Caucasus, Ukraine, and Central Asia, reaffirmed their commitment to further coordination of efforts to strengthen peace …
(2021-06-09). [Research Paper] SARS-CoV-2 infection, antibody positivity and seroconversion rates in staff and students following full reopening of secondary schools in England: A prospective cohort study, September—December 2020. thelancet.com In secondary schools, SARS-CoV-2 infection, seropositivity and seroconversion rates were similar in staff and students, and comparable to local community rates. Ongoing surveillance will be important for monitoring the impact of new variants in educational settings.
(2021-06-08). Worldwide Genocide Continues: 13,867 Dead and 1,354,336 Injuries in European Database of Adverse Drug Reactions for COVID-19 Shots. globalresearch.ca The European database …
(2021-06-08). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Dissecting COVID-19 research and putting data in perspective. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org 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." …
(2021-06-08). Over 1,300 Danes Infected With COVID-19 After Full Vaccination. telesurenglish.net Denmark's Statens Serum Institut (SSI) on Monday reported that 1,334 people were infected with COVID-19 after being fully vaccinated between the beginning of the country's vaccine rollout on Dec. 27, 2020, and June 1, 2021. | RELATED: | "This equates to 0.1 percent being infected despite vaccination, which is a very low number," said Camilla Foged, professor of vaccine design at the Department of Pharmacy at the Univ…
(2021-06-08). Kagame's Push to Fight in Mozambique Runs Into Roadblock—Southern African Development Community Does not Want Rwanda's Strongman in the Region. orinocotribune.com 
By David Himbara — Jun 4, 2021 | General Paul Kagame has been pushing hard to fight in the Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado where Islamic militants overran US$20 billion French investments. While Mozambique, France and Rwanda are reading from the same playbook, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is not. SADC leaders have rejected Mozambique's attempt to involve the Rwandan strongman in the region's affairs. In response to SADC's rejection, Kagame has sent his foreign minister to SADC to lobby for a role in the Mozambique fight. | Mozambique is unable to protect the US$20 billion French inve…
(2021-06-08). Cómo USAID creó el aparato mediático antisandinista de Nicaragua, ahora bajo investigación de lavado de dinero. globalizacion.ca 
Con decenas de millones de dólares a lo largo de años de trabajo, el frente de la CIA, USAID, ayudó a crear y capacitar a la oposición antisandinista de Nicaragua. En el centro de sus operaciones se encuentra la élite…
(2021-06-08). Honoring Ramsey Clark on June 13. workers.org 
Representatives from Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Palestine, the Philippines, Malaysia, Serbia, Syria and more will be paying tribute June 13 to Ramsey Clark, a beloved and respected antiwar humanitarian. Clark, a former U.S. Attorney General under the Lyndon Johnson administration from 1967 to 1969, died April 9 after a long illness . . . |
(2021-06-08). Military Situation In Syria On June 8, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On June 8, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 45 times: 23 — in Idlib province, 9 — in Latakia province, 9 — in Hama province, 4 — in Aleppo province | On June 8, one civilian was killed and others were injured by a car bomb explosion in the town of Al-Rai | On June 7, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SAA positions in Jobas and Dadikh villages | On June 7, SAA artillery shelled positions of T…
(2021-06-08). Ukraine's Armed Forces In Donbass Are Incredibly Demoralized, Survey Shows. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | An interesting document leaked online, authored by the deputy commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donbass, Major General Vladimir Kidon. | The study of the moral and psychological state was carried out in the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from March 1 to May 25, 2021 and covered almost 12,000 soldiers and officers. | The main result is that the level of the moral and psychological state of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is low. The 128th Mountain Assault Brigade and 72nd Mech…
(2021-06-08). From post-Marxism back to Marxism? mronline.org 
The catastrophe of the Great War, along with the Russian Revolution of 1917, led to a "second foundation" of Marxism. This was both political, with the birth of the Third International, and theoretical: as Lenin notably said reading Hegel's Science of Logic in the summer 1914, since no Marxist had seriously engaged with the Logic […] | June 8, 2021…
(2021-06-08). Resistance Axis Victory. popularresistance.org Syrians have re-elected Bashar al Assad for a fourth consecutive term as their President. Western nations like Britain, the United States and France have sought to undermine the elections, rejecting the results in advance, dubbing them ìillegitimate î and ìundemocratic î. | These same nations prevented Syrians from casting ballots at their Syrian consulates and have sought to overthrow the Syrian government and coup al Assad since 2001. By funding of terrorist groups, supporting an exiled Syrian opposition, they have attempted to force their imperialist agenda onto the Syrian people. | N…
(2021-06-08). Resistance Axis Victory. popularresistance.org Syrians have re-elected Bashar al Assad for a fourth consecutive term as their President. Western nations like Britain, the United States and France have sought to undermine the elections, rejecting the results in advance, dubbing them illegitimate and undemocratic.
(2021-06-08). Police Brutality: How Protesters Resist State Violence Around The World. popularresistance.org Greece has been in national lockdown on and off for the last year, with the current lockdown reaching five months. Civil liberties and freedom of movement have been considerably restricted through a number of emergency measures such as a night curfew. People are only allowed to leave their houses for a limited time and with a specific reason, after sending an SMS to the relevant monitoring authority. The police have been charged with enforcing these measures, leading to many incidents of abuse of power. | At the same time, the government has passed unpopular legislation to police academic institutions and has unc…
(2021-06-08). Spain's President Pedro Sanchez To Arrive in Argentina. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, President Alberto Fernandez will receive Spain's President Pedro Sanchez who arrives in Argentina to relaunch economic ties. | RELATED: | They are expected to hold an official meeting at the Pink House on Wednesday when a strategic partnership memorandum for 2021-2023 will be signed. | Sanchez will meet Argentinean business sector representatives and the Spanish community residing in this country. He will also p…
(2021-06-08). NSA Spying Row: Denmark Accused of Helping US Spy on European Officials. globalresearch.ca Denmark's secret service …
(2021-06-08). Police Brutality: How Protesters Resist State Violence Around the World. popularresistance.org Earlier this year, the introduction of a new "Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts" bill sparked nationwide protests in the United Kingdom that were met with brutality. As activists faced down violent police forces in the streets, Novara turned to the rest of the world to learn from their shared struggle.
(2021-06-08). Big Scandal: Emmanuel Macron Slapped In His Face. southfront.org
(2021-06-08). Austria's Black-Green government agitates against Muslims. wsws.org The Austrian government has launched a deliberate provocation against the country's Muslim population in the form of a so-called "Islam Map."
(2021-06-08). How Denmark Got in Bed with US Spy Agency. counterpunch.org Latest revelations concerning Denmark's systematic spying upon its closest neighbor leaders—Germany, France, Norway and Sweden—since 2013 were broadcast and published online recently by the public service medium Danmark Radio (DR). Earlier revelations were made public last August and December through a military analyst whistleblower. What is new about this treachery to its own people and
(2021-06-08). As Russia watches: U.S. conducts artillery exercise in Norwegian Arctic as part of 50-day drills. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com As Russia watches: U.S. conducts artillery exercise in Norwegian Arctic as part of 50-day drills Rick Rozoff U.S. Army Europe and Africa is conducting a series of field artillery exercises as part of 50-day drills in Europe and Africa "to exercise the rapid deployment of long-range precision fires and joint forcible entry fires across two …
(2021-06-08). A farcical debate on Cuba in European Parliament. en.cubadebate.cu Today, June 8, the European Parliament has scheduled an artificial debate on what they call the political situation and human rights in Cuba. "If the European Parliament decides to discuss Cuba, the debate would necessarily need to refer to the massive, flagrant and systematic violation of the human rights of the entire Cuban population, by the genocidal, immoral and illegal economic, commercial and financial blockade that the United States government has maintained against our country for more than 60 years," reads a statement from the Cuban diplomatic mission in Brussels.
(2021-06-08). White Lies Shattered. libya360.wordpress.com Episode 1: Shattering the white lie that "Europeans brought civilization to the world" On the premiere episode of "White Lies Shattered," a special series hosted by Reparations in Action, Penny Hess, Chairwoman of the African People's Solidarity Committee explores the genocidal origins of capitalism and uproot the lies white people tell ourselves about slavery, colonialism…
(2021-06-08). Election in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany reveals bankruptcy of Left Party and Social Democrats. wsws.org Through their decades-long support for social cuts and deindustrialisation, the Left Party and SPD have driven desperate elements into the arms of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
(2021-06-08). Student groups in Netherlands seek abolition of loan system. peoplesdispatch.org Student and youth groups in the Netherlands have demanded the government to abolish the current system of student loans that has indebted a generation of students. They have demanded a basic grant or a comparable form of universal basic financing…
(2021-06-08). ajor NATO build-up in Romania as Black Sea conflict with Russia worsens. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Major NATO build-up in Romania as Black Sea conflict with Russia worsensRick Rozoff The U.S. is funding a $152-million construction project in Romania to transform the Romanian air base in Câmpia Turzii into a "new major hub for NATO aircraft in the Black Sea region," in the words of a report from Balkan Insight of …
(2021-06-08). Major NATO build-up in Romania as Black Sea conflict with Russia worsens. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Major NATO build-up in Romania as Black Sea conflict with Russia worsensRick Rozoff The U.S. is funding a $152-million construction project in Romania to transform the air base in Câmpia Turzii into a "new major hub for NATO aircraft in the Black Sea region," in the words of a report from Balkan Insight of last …
(2021-06-08). NATO chief meets Biden, Pentagon head; blasts Russia for aggression against NATO states, evokes Article 5 war clause. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO chief meets with Biden, Pentagon chief; blasts Russia for aggression against NATO states, evokes Article 5 war clauseRick Rozoff NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with President Joe Biden, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on June 7, a week ahead of the military bloc's summit in Brussels. The trip …