2023-07-02: News Headlines

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-02). French Police Unions: "Today the police are in combat because we are at war. Tomorrow we will be in resistance" expose-news.com Amid the ongoing violence in France, police unions which represent half of the French police tweeted a statement on Friday: "Today the police are in combat because we are at war. Tomorrow …

Staff (2023-07-01). Justice for Nahel: The intifada of the popular neighborhoods in France. samidoun.net "Qui sème la Hagra récolte l'Intifada !" (Those who sow injustice reap the uprising!) On Tuesday, 27 June in Nanterre, France, a police officer murdered a 17-year-old teenager with a shot to the chest, encouraged by his colleague, who was shouting "Shoot him!" This scene, captured on video by witnesses, has aroused a surge of …

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-01). In less than 2.5 years there have been 1,884 athlete cardiac arrests or serious issues with 1,310 of them dead. expose-news.com Josu García de Albeniz (25) from Spain, a Karate Fitness Gasteiz Karate exponent collapsed from a cardiac arrest at the entrance of a music festival. He later died in hospital. Alia Zuidema …

_____ (2023-07-02). America has Just Destroyed a Great Empire. strategic-culture.org By Michael HUDSON | Herodotus (History, Book 1.53) tells the story of Croesus, king of Lydia c. 585-546 BC in what is now Western Turkey and the Ionian shore of the Mediterranean. Croesus conquered Ephesus, Miletus and neighboring Greek-speaking realms, obtaining tribute and booty that made him one of the richest rulers of his time. But these victories and wealth led to arrogance and hubris. Croesus turned his eyes eastward, ambitious to conquer Persia, ruled by Cyrus the Great. | Having endowed the region's cosmopolitan Temple of Delphi with substantial silver and gold, Croesus asked its Oracle whether he would…

Alastair Crooke (2023-07-01). The Prigozhin Convoy: 'Everything Changes; Everything Remains the Same'. thealtworld.com This is huge. It is not just that the Prigozhin insurrection was 'taken seriously' by the West. It was its' 'last Hail Mary' in respect to Russia. | "Everything must change for everything to remain the same", is the famous quotation pronounced by Tancredi, Prince Salina's nephew, in the Sicilian novel The Leopard. | In Russia — like Sicily — everything has changed; at least, thus say the Western commentators. 'Systemic cracks in Moscow have opened', yet everything in Russia remains the same. | Prigozhin moves to Belarus to build a Wagner off-shoot that can defend the Belarus southern border, and posit…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-01). Cuban defense minister winds up visit to Belarus. plenglish.com Minsk, Jul 1 (Prensa Latina) The delegation headed by Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces Minister, Army Corps General Alvaro López Miera, wound up a successful visit to Belarus on Saturday, Cuban Ambassador in Minsk Santiago Pérez informed.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-02). España inaugura presidencia de la UE con viaje de Sánchez a Ucrania. telesurtv.net España asume este 1 de julio por seis meses la presidencia del Consejo Europeo, integrado por los 27 jefes de Estado o de Gobierno de la UE.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-07-02). UE condena agravio al Corán cometido en Suecia. telesurtv.net Lo considera un hecho ofensivo, irrespetuoso y una provocación. Llama a la calma y al cese de los ataques a las sedes diplomáticas de Suecia.

Tomasz Konicz (2023-07-02). The End of the "Golden Age" of Capitalism and the Rise of Neoliberalism. indybay.org The rise of the neoliberal world economic system marked by the dominance of financial markets — whose financial superstructure collapses over us — resulted from the radical economic crises of the early 1970s that seized nearly all western industrial countries. This crisis ended a period of economic prosperity in Western Europe and the US that continued since the early 1950s.

Annika Strandell, Margareta Hellgren (2023-07-01). Time to stop routine prescription of low-molecular-weight heparin to women with recurrent pregnancy loss and inherited thrombophilia. thelancet.com There has been a knowledge gap concerning the effect of anticoagulant treatment for recurrent pregnancy loss in women with hereditary thrombophilia. In the updated guideline from the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology on recurrent pregnancy loss from 2022,1 there is a conditional recommendation not to use low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH), based on low certainty of evidence. This called for another trial, particularly as LMWH was still being prescribed by many clinicians. In The Lancet, Siobhan Quenby and colleagues presented the results of the ALIFE2 trial, an international collaborative eff…

Manlio Dinucci (2023-07-01). Russia Resists, Europe Crumbles. Manlio Dinucci. globalresearch.ca The "mutiny" of the private military company Wagner did not cause the collapse of Russia, as it was announced and hoped for by the Western political media mainstream. President Putin said that "the overwhelming majority of fighters and commanders of …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-01). European parliament committee recommends EU collaborate with ICC to probe Israeli war crimes. peoplesdispatch.org The resolution by the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee regretted ""the limited progress on the ICC investigations in war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the occupied Palestinian territories" and called for helping the ICC and its prosecutor move forward with the investigation and the prosecution…

Heather Kaiser, Anya Parampil, Max Blumenthal, The Grayzone. (2023-07-01). An Independent Audit Of US Funding For Ukraine. popularresistance.org During a recent discussion with New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Samantha Power, touted her organization's push to guarantee transparency for US taxpayer funds sent to Ukraine. | "We are involved in funding efforts at ensuring judicial integrity, which is intrinsically important to building Ukraine's democracy and its integration plans to get into Europe," Power declared, adding USAID's work in Ukraine was "also really important in terms of assuring the taxpayer, the American taxpayer, that they're resources are well spent.

theguardian (2023-07-01). Finland's 'most rightwing government ever' to cut spending and immigration. theguardian.com Four-party coalition including far-right Finns agrees deal on austerity and to tighten up citizenship rules.

Geoff Watts (2023-07-01). Obituary] Harald zur Hausen. thelancet.com Nobel Prize winner who showed the link between human papillomavirus and cervical cancer. Born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on March 11, 1936, he died of a stroke in Heidelberg, Germany, on May 28, 2023, aged 87 years.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-01). Cuban agriculture minister attends FAO Conference in Italy. plenglish.com Rome, Jul 1 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Agriculture Minister Ydael Pérez is in Italy to participate in the 43rd Biennial Conference of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a diplomatic source stated on Saturday.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-07-02). All illusions must be abandoned; the time for heroes is knocking at the door, says former Moldovan MP. expose-news.com Despite major conflicts between various countries, they are all submissively following the same globalist agenda — the Great Reset, Agenda 21 or Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, adopted by the UN. The …

John LaForge, CounterPunch. (2023-07-02). US Depleted Uranium To Make Ukraine War Dirtier. popularresistance.org The Biden administration is expected to supply Ukraine with highly controversial depleted-uranium munitions which are to be fired from the Abrams battle tanks the U.S. is sending to Kyiv, the Wall St. Journal reported June 13. | Any delivery of U.S. depleted uranium (DU) weapons to Ukraine would be in addition to the State Department's Dec. 22, 2022 approval of the sale to Poland of as many as 112,000 heavy 120-millimeter DU shells, which was announced by the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency. | The British Ministry of Defense announced last March 20 that it too would send depleted uranium munitions…

_____ (2023-07-02). Chinese, Russian — come and visit us: Meeting of representatives of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Russia, Mongolia and China. journal-neo.org

Anonymous669 (2023-07-02). Four Russian Specialists Reportedly Injured In Israeli Attack On Syria (Videos). southfront.org Illustrative image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | Four Russian civilian specialists were reportedly wounded early on July 2 when Israel launched a new attack against Syria. | The Syrian Arab News Agency, quoting a military source, said that Israeli warplanes fired missiles from the direction of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, at positions located in the outskirts of the city of Homs. Syrian air defenses intercepted some of the missiles. The initial strikes resulted only in material damage, the o…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-02). Russia Says U.S.-led Coalition Drones Violated Flight Safety Protocols Over Syria 315 Times In June. southfront.org A MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle prepares to land after a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson) | Drones of the United States-led coalition in Syria violated flight safety protocols 315 times in June, deputy head of Russia's Center for Reconciliation in Syria, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, said on July 1."There are continued gross violations of the deconflicting protocols and the bilateral Memorandum on Flight Safety in Syria by…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-07-02). Russia reports Ukrainian army tried to advance in three areas. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 2 (Prensa Latina) The Ukrainian Army tried to advance in the areas of Donetsk, Krasny Limán and the south of the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry spokesman, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, reported today.

ecns.cn (2023-07-02). Embracing cultural immersion: Nanjing's allure for foreign Gen Z travelers. ecns.cn The millennium-old Nanjing city and its classical literature offered young vloggers from Russia, Equatorial Guinea, Turkmenistan, El Salvador, and Bangladesh a unique opportunity to travel back in time and experience the ancient culture centuries ago.

Larry Johnson (2023-07-02). The Myth of the Ukrainian Stalemate. sonar21.com Many leaders in the West now are pushing the propaganda theme of an inevitable stalemate in the Ukraine war. In other words, Ukraine will fight Russia to a stand still….

Anonymous669 (2023-07-02). Russian Army Clashes With Kiev Forces In Donetsk And Other Sectors (Videos, Photos, Maps). southfront.org File image. | On July 1 and 2, heavy clashes between the Russian military and Kiev forces continued in Donetsk and several other sectors. | In Donetsk, the fighting was focused near the city of Bakhmut. Kiev forces made some tactical gains in the vicinity of the nearby village of Kleshevka. However, it failed to capture any key position. New video footage from the sector showed the destruction of several Ukrainian armorToretsked vehicles in one of the main roads leading to Bakhmut. | More…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-02). Russian MoD Reports Ukrainian Losses In Donetsk, Krasny Liman & South Donetsk (Videos). southfront.org File image. | On July 2, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Kiev forces had launched several attacks in the Donetsk, Krasny Liman and South Donetsk sectors. | The ministry said in a statement that the Russian Yug Group of Forces repelled 11 attacks close to Artyomovsk, Vodyanoye, Novobakhmutovka, Severnoye, Pervomayskoye and Maryinka in the Donetsk direction. | Russian air and artillery strikes against Kiev forces in the sector neutralized 360 troops, six tanks, eight infantry fighting vehicles, fiv…

_____ (2023-07-01). O que acontece na Rússia depois do Dia Mais Longo? strategic-culture.org Após a "rebelià£o" da Wagner — que nà£o foi nada mais do que uma tentativa flagrante de golpe e uma jogada de relaàßàµes-públicas demonstrado pela encenaàßà£o de alto nível de Prighozin — a empolgaàßà£o da OTAN e do Ocidente Coletivo sobre a possibilidade de a Rússia mergulhar no caos e na guerra civil rapidamente se transformou em total desapontamento.

_____ (2023-07-01). Russia's Ya Russkiy Women Slam Dunk the Culture Wars. strategic-culture.org Instead of giving these young women vacuous teenage love crushes as most Western rock singers do, Shaman is instilling true pride and confidence in and of themselves. | The chorus of Ya Russkiy, I am Russian, First off, the women, whose red ribbons indicate they may be members of the youth wing of the Russian Communist Party, all possess in abundance the beauty,…

_____ (2023-07-01). The Darkness Ahead: Where the Ukraine War Is Headed. strategic-culture.org This paper examines the likely trajectory of the Ukraine war moving forward. I will address two main questions. First, is a meaningful peace agreement possible? My answer is no. We are now in a war where both sides — Ukraine and the West on one side and Russia on the other — see each other as an existential threat that must be defeated. Second, which side is likely to win the war?>

Anonymous669 (2023-07-01). Kiev Forces Face Setback In Kherson, Continue Attacks In Other Sectors (Videos). southfront.org File image. | Kiev forces attempts to establish a bridgehead on the left bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson sector have been reportedly thwarted by the Russian military. | Videos that surfaced online on June 30 and July 1 indicate that Ukrainian troops who managed to land on the left bank a few days ago have been either eliminated or withdrawn. The videos show the aftermath of recent Russian rocket and missile strikes that targeted the stronghold of the attackers near the Antonovsky Bridge.

Anonymous669 (2023-07-01). Russia Unveils Two New Anti-Drone Electronic Warfare Systems. southfront.org File image. | Russia's Kaysant Research and Production Association unveiled two new anti-drone electronic warfare systems on the sideline of the Special Gear exhibition that was held in Moscow on June 29-30. | The association's director for development Alyona Balandina told TASS that the first system, dubbed Argus-Kupol, was designed to provide all-around protection against drones."The Argus-Kupol is capable of thwarting the flights of one or several unmanned aerial vehicles within its operational range a…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-01). Russian Army Strikes Ukrainian Command Posts In Donetsk, Repels Attacks In Other Sectors (Videos). southfront.org File image. | Russian forces successfully targeted the command and control posts of Ukraine's Donetsk operational and tactical group, a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, announced on July 1. "Russia's Armed Forces inflicted a strike with high-precision land-and sea-based weapons on the command posts of the Donetsk operational and tactical group," the spokesman said, confirming that the targets were hit. | Konashenkov added that Kiev forces launched several n…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-01). Russian Foreign Minister Slams West Over Reaction To Wagner Mutiny. southfront.org Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. © Sputnik/Russian Foreign Ministry | If the West "has any doubts" about Russia's stability in the wake of last week's mutiny by the Wagner Group "that's your problem," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a press conference on June 30. "We are not obligated to explain anything to anyone, to give any assurances," the minister said, stressing that Russia has been very transparent about recent events. | Lavrov argued that Russia has always em…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-01). U.S. Drones Are Violating Memorandum Of Understanding Over Syria, Russia Warns. southfront.org A fully armed MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle taxis down the runway at an air base in Afghanistan on its way to another wartime mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson). | The United States-led coalition's drones were spotted flying over Syria five times during the past day in violation of the memorandum of understanding with Russia, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria said on June 30. "During the day, five violations of the memorandum of…

Anonymous669 (2023-07-01). Ukraine, U.S. Are Recruiting Syrians, Plotting Attacks Against Russian Forces From Iraq — Report. southfront.org Illustrative image. | The intelligence services of Ukraine and the United States are plotting attacks against Russian forces in Syria and recruiting militants from the war-torn country for Kiev forces, Sputnik reported on June 30, citing a Syrian diplomatic military official. | The unnamed official told the Russian news agency that Ukrainian and American intelligence officials are operating from the Iraqi autonomous region of Kurdistan. | The recruitment of Syrian militants is being dire…

Anonymous834 (2023-07-01). Military Situation In Region Of Donbass On July 01, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Nevskoye; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of AFU near Vyemka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near Makarivka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near Bakhmut; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Up to 90 Ukrainian servicemen, 1 tank, 2 infantry vehicles, 8 motor…

Anonymous834 (2023-07-01). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On July 01, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery destroyed a fuel storage near Zaporozhye; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Orikhiv; | The Russian Army repelled AFU attacks near Pyatikhatki; | The Russian Army repelled AFU attacks near Rabotino; | The Russian Army repelled AFU attempt to land at Antonovsky Island; | Up to 140 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 armored vehicles, 7 motor vehicles, 2 howitzers in Zaporozhye region, according to the Russian MOD; | Up to 30 Uk…

Anonymous834 (2023-07-01). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 01, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Nevskoye; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Kupyansk; | Russian artillery destroyed a fuel storage near Zaporozhye; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of AFU near Vyemka; | Russian forces destroyed 75 Ukrainian troops, 3 motor vehicles, 1 D-30 howitzer in Kupyansk area; | Russian forces destroyed 1 tank, 2 infantry vehicles, 8 motor vehicles, 2 howit…

Juan M. Garcia (2023-07-01). Vladimir Putin confirms Russia's support for Palestine's cause. plenglish.com Ramallah, Jul 1 (Prensa Latina) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday ratified his country's support for Palestine's cause and for the creation of an independent State for the Palestinian people on the occupied territories, with its capital in East Jerusalem.

Manlio Dinucci (2023-07-01). La Russia Resiste L'Europa in Sfacelo | Grandangolo — Pangea. globalresearch.ca L' 'ammutinamento' della compagnia militare privata Wagner non ha provocato lo sfacelo della Russia, annunciato e auspicato dal mainstream politico-mediatico dell'Occidente. Il Presidente Putin ha dichiarato che "la stragrande maggioranza dei combattenti e dei comandanti del gruppo Wagner sono patrioti …

Misión Verdad (2023-07-01). Bolivia Forges Lithium Extraction Partnerships with China and Russia. orinocotribune.com Bolivia's government has recently entered into agreements with Chinese and Russian companies for the extraction of lithium from two of the country's salt flats. Signed on Thursday, June 29, these agreements grant authorization to China's Citic Guoan and Russia's Uranium One Group to deploy direct lithium extraction (DLE) technologies for lithium exploration in Bolivia, with a total investment of $1.4 billion. | A previous agreement worth a similar value had already been signed in January with the Chinese consortium CATL BRUNP & CMOC (CBC). Currently, there are four companies operating in the Bolivian salt flats,…

Brian Berletic (2023-07-01). Washington's REAL Policy on China — "Repairing Ties" is Theater Ahead of Sanctions, War. thealtworld.com The US Build-Up for War with China | — Visit by US Secretary of State attempts to portray the US as "reasonable" versus a "belligerent" Chinese "dictatorship;" | — Secretary Blinken recited the US "One China" policy, omitting the many ways the US has and still is blatantly violating it and provoking China; | — US strategy follows similar pattern of the US "reset" with Russia or the US-Iran "nuclear deal," where the US sought to appear to have exhausted diplomatic options before moving on "reluctantly" to economic sanctions and war; | — Such a strategy is necessary for consensus building among…

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-01). U.S., NATO, and AUKUS, say that NATO isn't anti-Russia, and AUKUS isn't anti-China — they are pro-stability. theduran.com

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-01). Russia resumes regular flights to Cuba. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 1 (Prensa Latina) Russia and Cuba resumed regular direct air services on Saturday, with the first flight operated by Rossiya Airlines from Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, the company's Spokesman, Sergei Starikov, said.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-01). Communist Party of Serbia welcomes DPRK's achievements. plenglish.com Pyongyang, Jul 1 (Prensa Latina) The Communist Party of Serbia has expressed admiration for the great achievements of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in building socialism, KCNA reported on Saturday.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-01). Canadian Armed Forces Complicit in Supporting Fascist Paramilitaries in Yugoslavia. libya360.wordpress.com Marthad Shingiro Umucyaba Serbian demonstrations against the arrest of Ratko Mladic. The current Vucic government handed him over to the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia (ICTY) in exchange for candidate status to the EU in 2011. Courtesy of The New York Times. Classified documents from the Canadian Armed Forces and an interview reveal the longstanding…

Staff (2023-07-01). 8 July, Gà∂teborg: Cultural Afternoon in Honour of Ghassan Kanafani. samidoun.net As part of the Palestinian Coordination Group Gà∂teborg, Samidoun Sweden is involved in organizing the following activity: Welcome to a cultural afternoon in memory of Ghassan Kanafani! Time: Saturday 8 July 14: 00 Place: Syndikalistisk Forum, Linnégatan 21, Gà∂teborg (entrance under Hagabion's stairs, call the intercom to the right of the door). Marking 51 years since …

Elijah Magnier (2023-07-01). US Supreme Court Rules Against Affirmative Action in University Admissions. thealtworld.com On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Melik Abdul discussed several domestic and international topics, including the US Supreme Court's latest ruling on affirmative action. | Elijah Magnier: Veteran War Correspondent | Ted Harvey: Former Colorado State Senator and Founder of StopJoe.com | Allen Orr: Immigration Attorney | Lee Stranahan: Host of The Backstory | In the first hour, veteran war correspondent Elijah Magnier joined Fault Lines to discuss the latest from the French protests and the Quran burning in Sweden. | In the second hour, Ted Harvey and Allen Orr debated the US Supreme Court's re…

Editor (2023-07-02). Why There's No Peace Movement From the Left in America (w/ Medea Benjamin). scheerpost.com By Briahna Joy Gray / YouTube Briahna Joy Gray speaks to Code Pink co-founder and anti-war activist Madea Benjamin as she returned from Ukraine about what peace really means, and how to distinguish good faith anti-war commitments from mere political rhetoric as we evaluate 2024 candidates. Also, what's going on with the lack of a …

_____ (2023-07-01). Aging Iraq Invaders Keep Accidentally Saying 'Iraq' Instead of 'Ukraine'. strategic-culture.org By Caitlin JOHNSTONE | Asked on Wednesday whether the short-lived Prigozhin rebellion was a sign that Putin was weakening, Biden | During the 2020 presidential race, Current Affairs' Nathan J Robinson

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-01). The Liberal-Imperialist View of the Conflict in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Roger Annis The liberal imperialists of the world are carrying water for NATO in Ukraine^ Lawrence Wittner, professor of history emeritus at SUNY/Albany in New York state, has published an essay summing up and voicing the liberal-imperialist view of the conflict in Ukraine. The essay is titled ' 'Two ways that the Ukraine war could…

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-01). Comparing Two U.S.-Government Catastrophes: Bush's 2003 Invasion Of Iraq, & Obama's 2014 Coup in Ukraine. theduran.com

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