2022-07-01: News Headlines

Benjamin Norton (2022-07-01). NATO seeks to prevent Eurasian challenger to US world dominance, admits ex CIA chief Mike Pompeo. multipolarista.com Neoconservative ex CIA Director and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo admitted NATO seeks to prevent a "Russian-Chinese axis" and "pan-Eurasian colossus." He described the new cold war as a battle over "economic hegemony" and resources, in a speech outlining Washington's imperial strategy.

Pavan Kulkarni (2022-07-01). Massacre of African refugees in Spanish colonial enclave of Melilla just ahead of NATO's Madrid Summit, a mere coincidence? peoplesdispatch.org Spain is seeking NATO protection for Melilla, where the massacre occurred, and Ceuta, its other colonial enclave on the North African coast. The NATO Summit has declared irregular migration from Africa to be a threat to the "state security" of its members…

WSWS (2022-07-01). Germany commits tens of thousands of soldiers, combat aircraft and ships in the deployment against Russia. wsws.org Germany is playing a central role in NATO's preparations for war against Russia and China.

WSWS (2022-07-01). NATO prepares for "warfighting against nuclear-armed peer-competitors" wsws.org NATO has adopted a new strategy document outlining plans to militarize the European continent, massively escalate the war with Russia, and prepare for war with China.

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-01). Pentagon Agency Wants to Send Weapons Inspectors to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com An official from the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said Thursday that US military leaders Currently, the US is relying on the word of Ukrainian officials to ensure that the weapons are being properly used and stored, although

G. Dunkel (2022-07-01). Famine fueled by greed stalks the world's poor. workers.org According to Oxfam and Save the Children, 1,500 people — mainly children under age 5 and elders — are dying every day in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. The groups' joint 2022 report, "Dangerous Delay 2: The Cost of Inaction," relies on data from the U.N. and from relevant national, European . . . |

Rishika Pardikar (2022-07-01). 'If India Can Do It, Why Not Europe?': Researchers Lay Out Case for Re-wilding European Landscape. towardfreedom.org A new research paper charts a path for re-wilding Europe with large mammals, or those weighing more than 10 kg (22 pounds), both for conserving biodiversity and restoring ecosystems. Researchers argue it is both a legal obligation and a moral obligation for Europe, reports Rishika Pardikar.

Jeremy Kuzmarov, Steve Brown (2022-07-01). Is Russia's Bombing of the Mall in Kremanchuk Another False Atrocity Story Being Used to Justify Ongoing Military Intervention in Ukraine? covertactionmagazine.com Empty mall parking lot and existence of a munitions plant nearby raise questions about official narrative advanced in mainstream U.S. …

Editor (2022-07-01). Ukraine Is the Latest Neocon Disaster. scheerpost.com President Joe Biden delivering "stand with Ukraine" remarks on May 3 at the Lockheed Martin facility in Troy, Alabama. (White House, Adam Schultz) | By Jeffrey D. Sachs / The war in Ukraine is the culmination of a 30-year project of the American neoconservative movement. The Biden Administration is packed with the same neocons who championed the US wars of choice in Serbia (1999…

Anonymous765 (2022-07-01). Overview Of U.S. Military Supplies To Ukraine. southfront.org |

Anonymous811 (2022-07-01). U.S. Reveals Weapon Supplies To Ukraine. Creates Special Agency. southfront.org Full of military aid containers | The conflict in Ukraine is ongoing, and American taxpayers, against their will, continue to sponsor arms shipments to Ukraine. | The United States has already committed approximately $6.8 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden Administration, including approximately $6.1 billion since February 24, the report of the U.S. Department of Defence reads. | During the recent NATO Summit in Mad…

____ (2022-07-01). War not a solution to solve problems between Russia, Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) —Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmitry Kuleba said that Iran does not consider war as a suitable solution to solve problem between Russia and Ukraine.

____ (2022-07-01). Ukraine 'now has clear European perspective': EU says. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — Ukraine now has a "very clear European perspective" but the road to EU membership will take time and require hard work, the president of the EU executive told the country's parliament on Friday.

Editor (2022-07-01). How Spooks and Establishment Journalists are Circling the Wagons. scheerpost.com Photo from MintPress News | By Jonathan Cook / [This is Part 2 of MintPress News' investigation into the pretensions of the establishment media; Here is Analysis — Earlier this month, Russia

Staff (2022-07-01). NATO summit "great diplomatic success for Turkey," escalation of war in Mideast. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hurriyet Daily NewsJuly 1, 2022 Deal with Nordic states just a beginning: Erdogan The deal Tàºrkiye, Sweden and Finland agreed in Madrid is just the beginning of the two Nordic states' process to join NATO, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, underlining that Ankara will closely follow the implementation of the promises outlined in the …

Staff (2022-07-01). NATO summit: Pentagon to establish permanent military bases in Central, Eastern Europe. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Radio PolandJune 30, 2022 NATO's Madrid summit marks beginning of permanent US bases in CEE: Polish FM Poland's foreign minister on Thursday said that decisions made by NATO leaders at their Madrid summit signalled that a number of permanent US military bases would be established in Central and Eastern Europe. Zbigniew Rau made the remark …

Fight Back (2022-07-01). Minnesota groups join global anti-NATO protests during the June NATO Summit. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On June 28, over 60 people gathered alongside Washington Avenue outside of Senator Amy Klobuchar's Minneapolis office in solidarity with international protests against the NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain, where world leaders discussed the expansion of NATO, among other things. Rush-hour traffic honked in support as protesters chanted, "No war with Russia! Disband NATO now!" | "Yesterday the Spanish government prohibited protest against NATO in Madrid," announced Michael Livingston of Minnesota Peace Action Coalition (MPAC). "Being the free people that they are, the anti-NATO activists immediately g…

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-01). Iran Nuclear Deal Talks Could Resume After Biden's Mideast Trip. news.antiwar.com Bloomberg reported Friday that European officials expect EU-brokered efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal will resume While the Biden administration doesn't appear willing to lift the necessary sanctions to revive the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, The EU medi…

_____ (2022-07-01). Economist Michael Hudson on inflation and Fed plan to cut wages: A depression is coming. popularresistance.org Economist Michael Hudson explains the inflation crisis and US Federal Reserve's "austerity program to reduce wages" and boost unemployment. He warns a "long depression" is coming, due to the new cold war on Russia and China.

Anonymous103 (2022-07-01). Why America's Nuclear Threat To Russia Now Is Bigger Than The Soviet Nuclear Threat To America Was In The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. southfront.org Written by Eric Zuesse During the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, the central issue was how short America's available reaction-time to a…

SCOTUS ruled wrongly (2022-07-01). People pour into Federal Bldg Plaza to Express their Outrage on Day of Decision. indybay.org Protesters spilled into the streets on June 24 soon after the much anticipated Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was announced.

____ (2022-07-01). Australia imposes sanctions on three Russian ministers. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — Australia has imposed sanctions on Children's Rights Commissioner for Russian Pres. Maria Lvova-Belova and three Russian ministers as well as on another 12 Russian nationals, according to Australian Department of Home Affairs.

Leslie Feinberg (2022-07-01). War, sexual freedom and fascism in Germany — Lavender and Red 4 & 5. workers.org In addition to the legislative attacks on women, gender-nonconforming people and LGBTQ+ lives, in June white-supremacist groups like the Proud Boys have attempted a military-style raid on Pride in the Park in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and invaded public libraries— in Wilmington, North Carolina, and San Lorenzo, California — to disrupt . . . |

Ana Perdigón (2022-07-01). Court Case Concerning Stolen Venezuelan Gold Set to Resume. orinocotribune.com The trial regarding the fate of the Venezuelan gold seized in the United Kingdom (UK) will resume between July 13 and 18, at the High Court of London. | According to the British lawyer for the Venezuelan government, Richard Lissack, this new trial will determine the validity of the appointments of the board named by former deputy Juan Guaidó. | This is due to the fact that the Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) invalidated the appointment of Guaidó's board, to which the UK responded by ordering an investigation over whether or not this decision should be accepted. If the appointments are found not to be va…

Anonymous669 (2022-07-01). Russian Warplanes Continue To Fly Over US Al-Tanf Base In Southeastern Syria. southfront.org On July 1, a warplane of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) conducted a reconnaissance mission over the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf where the US-led coalition maintains a large garrison, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | Al-Tanf garrison is located right on Syria's border with Iraq and Jordan. Around 200 US troops and some 300 militants of the Revolutionary Commando Army (MaT), a local proxy of the coalition, are usually present at the garrison. | The…

Michael Petrelis (2022-07-01). Friday 7/1: Speakout: Cordileone at Mission Dolores. indybay.org Mission Dolores Basilica | 16th and Dolores Streets…

Shotgun Players (2022-07-01). Saturday 7/23: Ashby Stage Indigenous Land Acknowledgement Mural Unveiling. indybay.org Ashby Stage | 1901 Ashby Ave | Berkeley, CA 94703…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-07-01). Friday 7/29: Stolen Legacy: California Pioneers of African Descent. indybay.org Leidesdorff Street | Financial District…

A Guest Author (2022-07-01). Mumia Abu-Jamal honored in France. workers.org This slightly edited story was posted by Bea Phi from prisonradio.org on June 4. Jamal Jr. is the grandson of the African American political prisoner, Mumia Abu-Jamal. Jamal Jr. and artist Mustapha Boutadjine, left, in Paris June 4 On June 4, Jamal Jr. and Brenda Arjona honored the French "LibeÃÅrons . . . |

____ (2022-07-01). Iran, Russia emphasize enhancing trade-economic relations. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) — Islamic Republic of Iran and Russian Federation stressed the need to increase bilateral relations in the fields of trade and economy.

Peter Maiden (2022-07-01). Abortion Rights Rally in Fresno June 28. indybay.org People protested the anti-abortion Supreme Court decision at Fresno City Hall on Tuesday, June 28.

TeleSUR, ysm, SH (2022-07-01). Anuncian fecha de edición del Festival Internacional Cervantino. telesurtv.net La próxima edición del festival, llevará a la escena mexicana 115 proyectos artísticos de 34 naciones europeas, latinoamericanas, asiáticas y africanas.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-30). A View on Ukraine's Future from Donbass. libya360.wordpress.com Dmitry Plotnikov During his 2019 election campaign, Ukraine's current President Volodymyr Zelensky constantly repeated that his mission was to unite the country and breach the ideological gap between the EU-leaning West and the Russian-speaking East. This was the division that resulted in the declaration of independence by the Donbass republics, in 2014. However, but the…

Anonymous811 (2022-06-30). Prisoner Exchange Between Russia And Ukraine And Its Consequences. southfront.org Exchange of pows | On June 29, Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war. The exchange took place near the village of Kamenskoye, about 46 kilometers from Zaporizhzhya. Itwas carried out at the standard rate of one person per person(144 to 144). | The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that the largest exchange of prisoners of war took place. Moscow, in particular, handed over to Kiev 95 servicemen who surrendered on the territory of the Mariupol Azovstal plant…

A.D. Foster (2022-06-30). Thousands march against NATO summit in Madrid. liberationnews.org People from across Spain, Europe and the world attended the protest to oppose the expansion of NATO, which set the stage for the war in Ukraine.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-06-30). NATO summit goes on in Spain amid escalating Russia-Ukraine tensions. peoplesdispatch.org The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is currently convening its 2022 summit in Madrid, Spain at a time when tensions are at their peak between Russia and Ukraine. The ongoing NATO summit will discuss organizational issues as well as the war in Ukraine and the membership bid of two new countries, Finland and Sweden.

Staff (2022-06-30). After completing sweep of Scandinavia, NATO recruits Georgia, Ukraine, Bosnia, Moldova, "partners from the South" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The MessengerJune 30, 2022 NATO Summit to "Step Up Tailored Political and Practical Support" to Partners Including Georgia "We will work with them [the partners] to build their integrity and resilience, develop capabilities, and uphold their political independence," the Summit Declaration notes. "We reaffirm the decision we took at the 2008 Bucharest Summit and all …

_____ (2022-06-30). How the GCC is Benefitting from the Russia-Ukraine Conflict. journal-neo.org Military conflicts are a deadly — and costly — business, especially for those who fight them directly. But these conflicts also benefit others directly and indirectly. Those involved in the military-industrial complex benefit from both actual and potential conflicts. This has been the most famous story in the US and continues to be in the …

Anonymous103 (2022-06-30). Battle For Lisichansk: New Russian Gains, New War Crimes By Ukrainian Forces. southfront.org June 29th was marked by advances of joint forces of the Russian Federation, Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics in several directions in the Luhangsk-Severodonetsk metropolitan area. According to various reports, about 1, 0 Ukrainian fighters and foreign militants are currently deployed in the city of Lisichansk. | According to first reports from the front line, Russian-led forces took control of the town of Privolie in the Luhansk People's Republ…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-30). Military Situation In Ukraine On June 30, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian forces withdrew from Zmeiny Island | Russia struck the AFU 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade in Nikolayev with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 79th Air Assault Brigade in Shevchenko with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 113th Territorial Defence Brigade in Kharkov with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Kharkov with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Zelenodo…

Anonymous765 (2022-06-30). Russia Wins In Lisichansk, Loses On Zmeiny. southfront.org |

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-30). Russia Steals the Thunder in 'Wheat War'. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR Russian Defense Ministry in Frunzenskaya Embankment, Moscow In a master stroke of military diplomacy, Russian Foreign Ministry announced today that it is "withdrawing" the garrison in Snake Island, the hotly contested Black Sea property from where Ukrainian forces were evicted in March in the early days of Moscow's special military operation. This…

Staff (2022-06-30). Stoltenberg: NATO to complete Ukraine's transition to NATO-standard arms. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformJune 30, 2022 Stoltenberg: NATO intends to help Ukraine transition to modern NATO standard equipment Ukraine needs modern weapons to fight Russian aggression, and NATO will help it switch from Soviet-era equipment to modern weapons. "We support the idea of bringing a lot of advanced equipment, including also Western modern equipment and many different types …

Staff (2022-06-30). NATO candidate Sweden to deliver more arms for war in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineJune 30, 2022 Sweden to provide Ukraine with anti-tank weapons, support weapons, demining equipment worth SEK 500 mln The government of Sweden approved a decision to provide Ukraine with additional defense assistance worth SEK 500 million, including anti-tank weapons, support weapons, and demining equipment. "The assistance includes equipment requested by Ukraine, notably anti-tank weapons, support …

WSWS (2022-06-30). Turkey retracts veto on Sweden, Finland joining NATO amid war summit in Madrid. wsws.org On the eve of the NATO summit focusing on war against Russia in Ukraine, as well as confronting China, top officials from Turkey, Sweden and Finland made an agreement allowing Stockholm's and Helsinki's entry into the military alliance.

WSWS (2022-06-30). Germany's Left Party declares support for war with Russia at Erfurt party congress. wsws.org In the midst of the escalating NATO proxy war in Ukraine, which increasingly poses the direct threat of a third world war, the Left Party has abandoned its rhetorical criticism of NATO and stepped forward as a party of war.

WSWS (2022-06-30). Australian PM commits to NATO war offensive against Russia and China. wsws.org Albanese directly linked the US-NATO proxy war against Russia, triggered by goading Moscow into a reactionary invasion of Ukraine, to the mounting campaign by the US and its allies to ignite a similar war against China over Taiwan.

Staff (2022-06-30). Increasing forward footprint: France deploys missile system to Romania. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeJune 30, 2022 France deploys MAMBA missile defence system to bolster NATO defensive posture on eastern flank With the deployment of a surface-to-air missile defence system to Romania, France has further increased its forward footprint in support of NATO's enhanced vigilance towards potential threat from the East. The deployment of the …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-30). Massacre of African Refugees in Melilla Ahead of NATO's Madrid Summit Coincidence? libya360.wordpress.com Pavan Kulkarni Spain is seeking NATO protection for Melilla, where the massacre occurred, and Ceuta, its other colonial enclave on the North African coast. The NATO Summit has declared irregular migration from Africa to be a threat to the "state security" of its members A key agenda of the Spanish government in the NATO summit…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-30). Erdogan Gains New Concessions by Ending Veto on Swedish and Finnish NATO Membership. libya360.wordpress.com Paul Antonopoulos Having initially opposed Finland and Sweden joining NATO, Turkey capitulated to significant pressure on June 28 and abandoned its position after coming to a compromise with the two Scandinavian countries. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan planned to use the NATO summit to end Scandinavian support for Kurdish groups in Syria and to lambast…

Staff (2022-06-30). "Highly-valued, strategic NATO ally": Biden pushes for F-16 sale to Turkey. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hurriyet Daily NewsJune 30, 2022 Biden says US 'should sell' F-16s to Tàºrkiye President Joe Biden on June 30 said that the United States should go ahead with the delayed sale of F-16 warplanes to Tàºrkiye but said Congress needs to give approval. "We should sell them the F-16 jets and modernize those jets as …

Editor (2022-06-30). NATO announces plan for massive European land army. mronline.org In what NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called the "biggest overhaul of our collective deterrence and defense since the Cold War," the US-led NATO alliance has announced plans to build a massive standing land army in Europe, numbering in the hundreds of thousands.

Staff (2022-06-30). NATO targets China for first time, expands strike force to nearly third of million. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeJune 30, 2022 Madrid Summit ends with far-reaching decisions to transform NATO Allied leaders agreed on a fundamental shift in NATO's deterrence and defence, with strengthened forward defences, enhanced battlegroups in the eastern part of the Alliance, and an increase in the number of high readiness forces to well over 300,000….During …

WSWS (2022-06-30). Letter to a Young Trotskyist in Russia. wsws.org This letter, written by David North to a Trotskyist in Russia, reviews the historical and political foundation of the ICFI's opposition to the US-NATO war against Russia.

WSWS (2022-06-30). US announces plans to flood Europe with troops and weapons. wsws.org US President Joe Biden has announced a sweeping increase in US troop deployments to Europe as part of a plan by NATO to militarize the continent for its ongoing war with Russia and escalating conflict with China.

_____ (2022-06-30). Arab World on the Eve of Joe Biden's Visit. journal-neo.org The Arab world seems to be not only making successful attempts at unification, but also seeking to play a more active role on the international arena. And here Russia's plans to transform the selfish unipolar world into a multipolar one, where the interests of all countries, including the Arab states, would be fully taken into …

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-30). Poland Says EU and Russia Agree They Need a Plan on Kaliningrad. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki "Both sides concluded that it is worth agreeing a plan that will not violate de facto implementation of the sanctions, because, frankly speaking, the Kaliningrad Oblast is a very small part of Russia," Morawiecki said. | Lithuania recently started enfor…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-30). "Partnership in Blue Pacific" to Turn Pacific Islands into Anti-China War Zone. libya360.wordpress.com The US has announced yet another anti-China alliance. This one is called, "Partners in Blue Pacific," and either includes or soon will include both the UK and France as well as Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. This is about countering China but if China is attempting to trade, develop, and raise the entire region…

Amarynth (2022-06-30). BRICS is turning into a collective "Non-West" thesaker.is Elena Panina, Director of the RUSSTRAT Institute Machine Translated and cleaned up from the Russian original. MOSCOW, June 29, 2022, RUSSTRAT Institute. BRICS expansion has been discussed for a long…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-30). Military Situation In Syria On June 30, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On June 30, the Russian Ministry of Defence recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On June 29, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Marar al-Naasan area; | On June 29, several Turkish-backed militants were killed and wounded in an ATGM attack near Afrin; | On June 29, the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs recognized the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics; | On June 29, an SAA member was k…

Russiancouncil.ru (2022-06-30). Meeting with Ambassador of India to Russia. russiancouncil.ru On June 30, 2022, Andrey Kortunov, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), held a meeting with H.E. Pavan Kapoor, Ambassador of India to Russia…

WSWS (2022-06-30). UK education unions delay industrial action for months amid growing rank-and-file anger. wsws.org Were the NEU serious about opposing the government's onslaught in education, they would have long ago mobilised the largest membership of any teaching union in Europe of over 460,000 members.

Staff (2022-06-30). Raeisi, Putin agree to increase coop. in energy field. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) — The Iranian and Russian Presidents agreed to expand the bilateral cooperation in the energy fields, including swaps.

The Global Research Team (2022-06-30). Your Support Has Kept Global Research Freely Accessible for Two Decades. globalresearch.ca The goal of the Global Research website is to shed light on complex and controversial issues often neglected by the mainstream media. It is through our readers' support and our authors' endeavors that allows us to sustain this objective. By …

WSWS (2022-06-30). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Massive strike wave of airport and airline workers continues across Europe, with cabin crew, mechanics, baggage handlers, air traffic controllers in dispute over job losses and workloads; UK Post Office staff to strike again over pay as Royal Mail postal workers ballot for action against a similar pay offer, and Royal Mail managers vote to strike over job cuts; Danish construction workers walk out in wildcat strike demanding pay parity for Polish migrant workers; South African power station workers in wildcat strikes over pay and conditions after talks break down, unions distance themselves from the dispute…

_____ (2022-06-30). Teens Work, Drive and Pay Taxes; They Should Be Able To Vote, Too. popularresistance.org The most popular proposal is to give everyone 16 and up the right to vote. In the United States, 16-year-olds are working full-time, paying taxes and driving, so why not voting? And most live with their families, which may be a better time for them to cast their first vote‚Äâ—‚Äârather than when they're in the midst of major life transitions a few years later. | In countries like Scotland and Austria, where 16- and 17-year-olds can vote in some or all elections, the teens vote at higher rates than their slightly older cohorts‚Äâ—‚Äâan…

_____ (2022-06-30). Europeans Have Far More Reproductive Freedom Than Americans. popularresistance.org Since the end of Roe v. Wade, numerous European political leaders have lamented the decision. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson labeled the Dobbs decision a "big step backwards," and French President Emmanuel Macron said abortion "must be protected," as his country prepared to place a nationwide right to abortion in its constitution. | In response, conservatives have cried hypocrisy, both to deflect criticism and to cast doubt on European institutions in general. "Many of the leaders who criticized the United States for the decision have laws that are either comparable to the Mississippi law at the center of D…

Anonymous669 (2022-06-30). Russian Airstrikes On Central Syria Killed Or Wounded 41 ISIS Terrorists In Month. southfront.org A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | At least 19 ISIS terrorists were killed and 22 others were wounded in central Syria over the last 30 days as a result of Russian airstrikes, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on June 30. | According to the London-based monitoring group, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out more than 370 airstrikes on ISIS's areas of influence in the cen…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-30). Military Situation In The Black Sea Region On June 30, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Landing boat D-106 of the Russian Black Sea Fleet blew up on a mine near the sea port of Mariupol; | The Russian military withdrew the garrison from Zmeiny island after the military positions on the island were shelled; | US RQ-4 Global Hawk reconnaissance UAV took off from the Italian Sigonella airbase and carried out a reconnaissance mission over the Black Sea; | The British Defense Minister claimed that London could send Boeing P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine aircraft and…

_____ (2022-06-30). Time Is Running Out For Julian Assange. popularresistance.org As reported by The Canary, on 17 June, home secretary Priti Patel gave her approval to a court ruling to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US. He will face 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act and one of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion. Assange's lawyers are planning to appeal Patel's approval of extradition and cross-appeal on other grounds — including a breach of client-lawyer confidentiality. But the High Court will have to approve those appeal requests. A judicial review of Patel's decision is also possible. | In addition, Assange may appeal to the European Court of Human Rig…

Michael Petrelis (2022-06-30). Friday 7/1: Speakout: 12PM 7/1 Cordileone at Mission Dolores. indybay.org Mission Dolores Basilica | 16th and Dolores Streets…

Patrick Chura (2022-06-30). Darko Suvin's fiery poetry and 'Insubordinate Essays'. peoplesworld.org In 2016, at the age of 86, Darko Suvin did something that would have taxed the energies of someone half his age. In that single year, he published three books: one he wrote in English, a second he translated from Slovenian, and another he translated from Croatian. After a brief hiatus, Suvin is back, with …

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2022-06-30: News Headlines

Anonymous103 (2022-06-30). Battle For Lisichansk: New Russian Gains, New War Crimes By Ukrainian Forces. southfront.org June 29th was marked by advances of joint forces of the Russian Federation, Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics in several directions in the Luhangsk-Severodonetsk metropolitan area. According to various reports, about 1, 0 Ukrainian fighters and foreign militants are currently deployed in the city of Lisichansk. | According to first reports from the front line, Russian-led forces took control of the town of Privolie in the Luhansk People's Republ…

RT (2022-06-30). Russia Challenges Western Accusations at UN Security Council. dissidentvoice.org Caleb Maupin reports on the recent allegation of Russian missile targeting an shopping center in Ukraine, dismissed by Russia at the United Nations.

Kit Klarenberg (2022-06-30). British Security State Collaborator Paul Mason's War on 'Rogue Academics' Exposed. orinocotribune.com By Kit Klarenberg and David Miller Jun 21, 2022 | In his covert assault on antiwar scholars, "left-wing" journalist and security state collaborator Paul Mason enlisted an academic snitch who knew his targets well. | In the latest installment of The Grayzone's ongoing investigation into the anti-democratic, security state-influenced activities of Paul Mason, we look at how one of Britain's most prominent alleged left-wing journalists and an ever-expanding cast of covert helpers targeted scholars who dared challenge establishment narratives on the conflict in Ukraine. | Amidst his campaign to neutralize the U…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-06-30). NATO summit goes on in Spain amid escalating Russia-Ukraine tensions. peoplesdispatch.org The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is currently convening its 2022 summit in Madrid, Spain at a time when tensions are at their peak between Russia and Ukraine. The ongoing NATO summit will discuss organizational issues as well as the war in Ukraine and the membership bid of two new countries, Finland and Sweden.

WSWS (2022-06-30). Turkey retracts veto on Sweden, Finland joining NATO amid war summit in Madrid. wsws.org On the eve of the NATO summit focusing on war against Russia in Ukraine, as well as confronting China, top officials from Turkey, Sweden and Finland made an agreement allowing Stockholm's and Helsinki's entry into the military alliance.

WSWS (2022-06-30). Germany's Left Party declares support for war with Russia at Erfurt party congress. wsws.org In the midst of the escalating NATO proxy war in Ukraine, which increasingly poses the direct threat of a third world war, the Left Party has abandoned its rhetorical criticism of NATO and stepped forward as a party of war.

WSWS (2022-06-30). Australian PM commits to NATO war offensive against Russia and China. wsws.org Albanese directly linked the US-NATO proxy war against Russia, triggered by goading Moscow into a reactionary invasion of Ukraine, to the mounting campaign by the US and its allies to ignite a similar war against China over Taiwan.

Peace council, Birgit Naujeck (2022-06-30). Negotiating at last and The Russian-American Friendship. indybay.org In fact, Russia's war is a response to NATO's eastward expansion, long criticized by the peace movement, and to Western policies of rearmament and confrontation, by which Russia feels more and more existentially threatened. It began as early as the 1990s with the expansion of NATO – contrary to clear, binding commitments to Moscow…

WSWS (2022-06-30). US announces plans to flood Europe with troops and weapons. wsws.org US President Joe Biden has announced a sweeping increase in US troop deployments to Europe as part of a plan by NATO to militarize the continent for its ongoing war with Russia and escalating conflict with China.

Jim McIlroy (2022-06-30). 20,000 teachers strike for better pay, conditions. greenleft.org.au More than 20,000 teachers marched from Hyde Park to New South Wales Parliament to demand a pay rise and better teaching conditions. Jim McIlroy reports.

Russiancouncil.ru (2022-06-30). Meeting with Ambassador of India to Russia. russiancouncil.ru On June 30, 2022, Andrey Kortunov, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), held a meeting with H.E. Pavan Kapoor, Ambassador of India to Russia…

Peter Maiden (2022-06-30). Abortion Rights Rally in Fresno June 28. indybay.org People protested the anti-abortion Supreme Court decision at Fresno City Hall on Tuesday, June 28.

Michael Petrelis (2022-06-30). Friday 7/1: Speakout: 12PM 7/1 Cordileone at Mission Dolores. indybay.org Mission Dolores Basilica | 16th and Dolores Streets…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-06-30). Friday 7/29: Stolen Legacy: California Pioneers of African Descent. indybay.org Leidesdorff Street | Financial District…

Mark Merritt (2022-06-30). Water protectors hold out hope for river flows. greenleft.org.au The second Darling/Baaka River convoy to highlight unsustainable water-sharing plans and ungoverned water-trading practices was organised in early May. Mark Merritt reports.

Shotgun Players (2022-06-30). Saturday 7/23: Ashby Stage Indigenous Land Acknowledgement Mural Unveiling. indybay.org Ashby Stage | 1901 Ashby Ave | Berkeley, CA 94703…

The Global Research Team (2022-06-30). Your Support Has Kept Global Research Freely Accessible for Two Decades. globalresearch.ca The goal of the Global Research website is to shed light on complex and controversial issues often neglected by the mainstream media. It is through our readers' support and our authors' endeavors that allows us to sustain this objective. By …

Staff (2022-06-30). Russia condemns Israeli regime attacks on Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA)— Speaking at a meeting of the UN Security Council, the First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN, condemned the Zionists' airstrikes on Damascus airport.

SCOTUS ruled wrongly (2022-06-30). People pour into Federal Bldg Plaza to Express their Outrage on Day of Decision. indybay.org Protesters spilled into the streets on June 24 soon after the much anticipated Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was announced.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-06-30). Palestinians 'are not animals in a zoo': On Kanafani and the need to redefine the role of the 'victim intellectual'. juancole.com Years before the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, US media introduced many new characters, promoting them as 'experts' who helped ratchet up US propaganda, ultimately allowing the US government to secure enough popular support for the war. Though enthusiasm for war began dwindling in later years, the invasion of Iraq had begun with a …

Anonymous103 (2022-06-29). Military Situation In The Kharkiv Region, Ukraine On June 29, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian artillery destroyed up to 100 militants of the Nazi Kraken formation and about 10 units of military equipment near Pitomnik. The AFU were forced to leave their positions and withdraw to Kharkiv; | The Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed four Ukrainian control points, including the territorial defense battalions "Kharkiv-1" and "Kharkiv-2" in the Kharkiv region; | The building of the Mashgidroprivod plant in Kharkiv was destroyed as a result of a…

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-29). CNN: Biden Officials Privately Doubt Ukraine Can Take Back All Of Its Territory. news.antiwar.com According to a report from CNN, White House officials are losing confidence that Ukraine will be able to retake all the territory Russia has captured since it invaded on February 24 as Russian forces continue to make gains in the eastern Donbas region. Unnamed US officials told CNN that President Biden's advisors have started debating …

Anonymous669 (2022-06-29). Syria Joins Russia In Recognizing Donetsk & Luhansk Republics. southfront.org Syria has officially recognized the independence of Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) from Ukraine, becoming the first state other than Russia to do so. | The DPR and LPR, which are situated in the Donbass region, broke away from Ukraine as a result of the 2014 conflict. Russia recognized the two states in February just days before launching a special military operation in Ukraine to push Kiev forces completely out from Donbass and end attacks on the region…

Benjamin Norton (2022-06-29). Economist Michael Hudson on inflation and Fed plan to cut wages: A depression is coming. multipolarista.com Economist Michael Hudson explains the inflation crisis and US Federal Reserve's "austerity program to reduce wages" and boost unemployment. He warns a "long depression" is coming, due to the new cold war on Russia and China.

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-29). Biden Administration Throws Support Behind F-16 Sale To Turkey. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, the Biden administration expressed public support for an F-16 sale to Turkey, which came the day after Ankara lifted its objection to Sweden and Finland joining NATO. Back in October, Turkey requested to buy 40 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets and nearly 80 modernization kits for its current fleet of warplanes. Wednesday marked …

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-29). Turkey To Seek Extradition of 'Terror' Suspects From Sweden and Finland After NATO Deal. news.antiwar.com Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said Wednesday that Turkey Turkey's main objection to Sweden and Finland's NATO membership was over their alleged ties to the Kurdish militant group PKK and the presence of people affiliated with the organization inside the Nordic countries. Turkey wants suspected PKK members to be extradite…

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-29). Report: EU in Talks on Kaliningrad Compromise That Could Defuse Tensions With Russia. news.antiwar.com Reuters reported on Wednesday that European officials are in talks Lithuania has stopped allowing goods sanctioned by the EU to travel through its territory, and Russia has vowed it would respond if the move isn't reversed. Two people familiar with the matter told Reuters that European officials are discussing exempting Kaliningrad from sanct…

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-29). US To Establish Permanent Base in Poland as Part of Europe Military Expansion. news.antiwar.com President Biden announced Wednesday during the NATO summit in Madrid steps that the US The base in Poland will mark the first time the US will establish an official permanent military facility in the area known as NATO's "eastern flank." The US military presence elsewhere in Eastern Europe and in the Baltic states is technically on a rotational basis, although Washington h…

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-29). G7 Mulls Russian Oil Price Cap as Sanctions Fail To Curb Russia's Profits. news.antiwar.com Flailing in its effort to lower Russia's oil profits, the US has put forward an idea for a price cap on Russian oil The G7 hasn't offered any detail on the plan, but the idea would be to limit Russia's profits without taking its oil off the global market and raising prices. But there's vir…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-29). In Video: Uncomfortable Questions To Ukrainian Authorities From Civilians In Kremenchug. southfront.org

_____ (2022-06-29). CIA And Western Special Ops Commandos Are In Ukraine. popularresistance.org The CIA and special operations forces from NATO members Britain, France, Canada, and Lithuania are physically in Ukraine, helping direct the proxy war on Russia, according to a report in The New York Times. | These Western forces are on the ground training and advising Ukrainian fighters, overseeing weapons shipments, and managing intelligence. | At least 20 countries are part of a US Army-led coalition, guiding Ukraine in its fight against Russian troops. | Some Ukrainian combatants are even using US flag patches on their equipment. | This is all according to a June 25 report in The New York Times, titled "Comma…

_____ (2022-06-29). Biden Says US Will Beef Up Military Presence In Europe. popularresistance.org President Biden kicked off his three-day visit to a NATO summit in Madrid by announcing that the US plans to increase its military presence in Europe. | Speaking with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Biden said the US will increase the number of US Navy Destroyers stationed at a naval base in Rota, Spain, from four to six. | The president said that this was the first of multiple announcements the US and NATO will make at the summit on increasing their forces in Europe, steps being taken in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. | "And as I said before the war started: If Putin attacked Ukraine, United Sta…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-29). Military Situation In Ukraine On June 29, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck the AFU 92nd Mechanised Infantry Brigade near Pokotilovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Kharkov with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Nikolayev with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Lisichansk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Spornoye with high-precision missiles; | Russian air defense syst…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-29). The Great White West Aims to Crush Slavs and Chinese. southfront.org Click to see full-size image"And the noteworthy thing is this, that while America avariciously fed the war with her industry and avariciously intervened in order to help crush a likely and dangerous competitor, she has nevertheless retained a reputation for pacifism. This is one of the most interesting paradoxes, one of the most curious jokes of history-jokes from which we did not and do not derive much merriment. American imperialism is in essence ruthlessly rude, predatory, in the full sense of the word,…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-29). Ukrainian Terrorists Detained In Kherson, While Region Prepares For Referendum. southfront.org On June 29th, another group of Ukrainian militants preparing terrorist attacks against civilians was detained in the city of Kherson region is under control of the Russian military. | As a result of a security operation of Russian forces, a group of members of the Ukrainian territorial defence were detained. Ukrainian militants confirmed that they prepared terrorist attacks against the local civilians and they were acting on the instructions of the Security Service of Ukraine. | The local mi…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-06-29). While Biden Gives Ukrainian Army "The Most Lethal Weapon," War Profiteer BAE Systems Stock Soars. mronline.org The Russian Interior Ministry reported that it had destroyed U.S.-made howitzers through use of attack drones.

Contributing Writers (2022-06-29). Residents In Eastern Ukraine Report Atrocities, War Crimes Being Committed By Ukrainian Army. marktaliano.net OAN NEWSROOMUPDATED 6: 55 AM PT — Wednesday, June 29, 2022 As the war in Ukraine drags on, more and more civilians are reporting atrocities and even war crimes being committed by the Ukrainian army. One America's Pearson Sharp reports. Full link here: Residents in Eastern Ukraine report atrocities, war crimes being committed by Ukrainian army …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-29). Conversation with American Mercenary, DPR POW: "Be Better Informed" libya360.wordpress.com Jim "Fergie" Chambers Alexander John-Robert Drueke, 39, seen here on the Appalachian trail. Photo from the Telegram UK My conversation with American mercenary in Ukraine turned DPR POW, Alexander John-Robert Drueke NEW YORK, JUNE 28TH, 2022- Last week, two Americans who came to fight for the Ukrainian International Legion were widely reported as having been captured by…

Contributing Writers (2022-06-29). President Putin Speaks at St. Petersburg Forum. marktaliano.net READ MORE: The US Government's Plan to Partition Russia Into Small States. The Danger of A Broader War/By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts Residents in Eastern Ukraine report atrocities, war crimes being committed by Ukrainian army | One America News Network (oann.com)…

Editor (2022-06-29). Why Roe v. Wade's Demise—Unlike Gay Rights or Ukraine—Isn't Getting Corporate America to Speak Up. scheerpost.com By Alessandro Piazza, Rice University / The Conversation Corporate America — once known for carefully avoiding public stances on hot button issues — has, in recent years, become increasingly outspoken on a host of thorny topics, from gay rights to the war in Ukraine. That makes its relative silence in the face of the end of federal abortion rights all the more …

____ (2022-06-29). Chinese envoy urges NATO not to fan block confrontation using Ukraine crisis as excuse. ecns.cn China's permanent representative to the United Nations on Tuesday urged NATO not to fan bloc confrontation or a new Cold War by using the Ukraine crisis as an excuse.

Staff (2022-06-29). Yoon arrives in Spain for first attendance of NATO summit by S. Korea head of state. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com HankyorehJune 28, 2022 Yoon leaves for first trip overseas, first NATO summit, first foray into multilateral diplomacy South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol headed to Madrid on Monday in order to attend the NATO summit scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday…. *** Yoon is the first South Korean president to attend a summit of NATO, one of …

Amarynth (2022-06-29). Sweden and Finland joining NATO precedes an inevitable financial collapse of the current international system. thesaker.is Sweden and Finland joining NATO besides being a provocative act towards Russia, precedes an inevitable financial collapse of the current international system By Guilherme Wilbert for the Saker Blog The…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-29). Russian Oil Price Cap Is Yet Another Western PR Fantasy. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageThe price cap is just another move for domestic consumption as the political West desperately tries to pretend it's still in control. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | Last Monday, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated the United States and other NATO/EU countries are continuing talks to "restrict Russia's energy revenues" by "imposing a price cap" on the country's oil."We are continuing to have productive conversations, today and with our partners and…

Staff (2022-06-29). Finland, Sweden join Turkey's war against Kurds to get NATO pass. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The claim below that Sweden has not been at war in over two centuries and Finland for over eighty years is false. Both nations deployed troops to Afghanistan under NATO command where they engaged in combat operations and lost troops. Sweden also supplied warplanes for NATO's war against Libya. ===== Kyodo NewsJune 29, 2022 Finland, …

Jonathan Cook (2022-06-29). A Lemming Leading the Lemmings: Slavoj ≈Ωi≈æek and the Terminal Collapse of the Anti-War Left. orinocotribune.com By Jonathan Cook — Jun 23, 2022 | Have you noticed how every major foreign policy crisis since the US and UK's invasion of Iraq in 2003 has peeled off another layer of the left into joining the pro-NATO, pro-war camp? | It is now hard to remember that many millions marched in the US and Europe against the attack on Iraq. It sometimes feels like there is no one left who is not cheerleading the next wave of profits for the West's military-industrial complex (usually referred to as the "defense industry" by those very same profiteers). | Washington learned a hard lesson from the unpopularity of its 2003 attack…

Jake Johnson (2022-06-29). Sanders, Fetterman Urge Buttigieg to Fine Airlines Over Flight Cancellations. commondreams.org "The American people are sick of airlines ripping them off, canceling flights at the last minute, and delaying flights for hours on end," said the Vermont senator.

Anonymous103 (2022-06-29). Iran And Argentina In BRICS Would Advance The Multipolar Project. southfront.org BRICS' expansion is a necessary step to overcome the unipolar world order. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, researcher in Social Science sat the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; geopolitical consultant. | A new step is being taken towards the expansion of the BRICS. Iran and Argentina asked this last week of June to join the group of emerging countries currently formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Beijing and Moscow, which are extremely affected by international sanctions,…

Amarynth (2022-06-29). Gonzalo Lira: Russian Default Hurts The West—Not Russia. thesaker.is

Anonymous103 (2022-06-29). US Government Openly Advocates Destroying Russia. southfront.org The US government commission urged for more support (clearly implying actual support exists already) to separatist movements inside Russia and in the diaspora. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | Last week, on June 23, a United States government agency under the name Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, better known as the Helsinki Commission,

Anonymous103 (2022-06-29). What More Proof Is Needed That America Is A Dictatorship, Not A Democracy? southfront.org | Written by Ever since 2014,

Anonymous Contributor (2022-06-29). Thousands Take to Streets in Boise, Idaho; Push Back Against the far-Right. itsgoingdown.org Report from so-called Boise, Idaho on recent protests and mobilizations against the Supreme Court ruling against Roe V Wade. In the heat of summer, on June 27th, 2022, roughly 4,000 people showed up to a demonstration at Cherie Buckner-Webb park in so-called downtown Boise, Idaho. The crowd was mixed with many attendees that had never…

_____ (2022-06-29). The Plan Emerges: America's Leadership Will "Dismantle Russia" for Good. journal-neo.org The Russian Federation just came out with a new imperative entitled "Destroying America: A Moral Imperative." Okay, not really. But the United States has come out with exactly this strategy for "dealing with" Russia. Only the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) version is titled "Decolonizing Russia." Apparently, the plan is not to …

_____ (2022-06-29). Sustainable Practices, Less Chemical Fertilizer Lead To Higher Crop Yields. popularresistance.org In farming, high crop yields are often associated with the use of human-made fertilizers. But what if these abundant results could instead be achieved by using farming practices that were more environmentally friendly? | An extensive new study of 30 farms in Africa and Europe has shown that the combination of small amounts of fertilizer with natural farming methods like mixing compost or manure with the soil, cultivating a wider variety of crops and cultivating plants like clover or beans that amplify soil's fertility can result in high crop yields while maintaining the harmony of agricultural ecosystems, a press…

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2022-06-29). G7: cracks in Western unity on Russia. peoplesdispatch.org The summit exposed that the existing sanctions against Russia have gone beyond most Western policy makers' pain threshold. The European leaders are discovering now that there is a price to be paid for further sanctions…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-06-29). Thousands stop work in Greece against arbitrary change in work structure. peoplesdispatch.org Thousands of employees of Efood took to the streets of Greece on June 17 as a response to a new change introduced by the company to the work structure…

The Socialist Program (2022-06-29). Will the West, not Russia, Lose the Most from the Global Sanctions Regime? liberationnews.org The G7 summit discussed attempts to impose a "price cap" on Russian oil exports and a prohibition on trading Russian gold, but is this sanctions regime backfiring on the west?>

_____ (2022-06-29). Russia is Left with Few Options Other than to Defend Itself, "As Always!" journal-neo.org One prince rides out from the West, the other from the East, destined to do battle until Judgment Day decrees there must come a time of peace. Ancient legends have always fascinated me, and it has always seemed that this is always with us: the past, the present and the future all knotted together in …

_____ (2022-06-29). Key Takeaways From BRICS Summit. popularresistance.org Last week the 14th BRICS Summit took place virtually, chaired by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The BRICS bloc (Brasil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) represents a key political, economic, and scientific force in the international arena. These nations represent half of the world's population and their collective GDP is greater that $20 trillion. | In today's context, the significance of the BRICS summit is increased to the extent that the bloc represents an alternative to the unipolar world of the decaying West. | What follows are some of the key points from the Summit's in Beijing: | Multilateral compromi…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-29). World's Largest Imperial Power Sponsors Calls for Russia to 'Decolonize'. libya360.wordpress.com Daniel Kovalik Native American protesters and supporters gather at the Black Hills, now the site of Mount Rushmore, on July 3, 2020 in Keystone, South Dakota. © Getty Images / Micah Garen The United States, the most powerful colonial empire in modern history, is sponsoring a discussion on its adversary's 'imperialism' On June 23, 2022,…

Staff (2022-06-29). Caspian states to speed up work on military coop. agreement. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) — Leaders of the five Caspian littoral states agreed to speed up the work on the agreement on reinforcement of trust-building measures and military cooperation in the Caspian Sea, the Russian Foreign Minister said Tuesday.

Ralph Underhill (2022-06-29). Ghislaine Maxwell is just the tip of the iceberg. thecanary.co By

Staff (2022-06-29). Joe Biden asegura a la OTAN que reforzará el contingente estadounidense en diferentes países europeos. cubadebate.cu En una reunión con el secretario general de la OTAN, Jens Stoltenberg, en Madrid, el presidente de Estado Unidos, Joe Biden, anunció que "EE.UU. mejorará la posición de sus fuerzas en Europa y responderá al cambiante entorno de seguridad, además de reforzar nuestra seguridad colectiva". La medida se aplicará tanto a las fuerzas terrestres como a las navales y aéreas.

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-06-29). Tàºrkiye anuncia solicitud de extradiciones a Suecia y Finlandia. telesurtv.net Ankara acordó con Estocolmo y Helsinki facilitarles el camino a la OTAN a cambio de extradiciones de combatientes kurdos.

Anonymous669 (2022-06-29). Guided Missile Strike In Syria's Afrin Leaves Nine Turkish-Backed Militants Dead (Video, Photos). southfront.org . | On June 29, nine Turkish-backed militants were killed and two others were wounded when an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) hit a bus that was carrying them near the town of Bosoufane which is located in the southern part of Turkish-occupied Afrin in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | The slain militants were all members of the al-Sham Legion, a faction of the National Front for Liberation (NFL). The front is Turkey's main proxy in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib and a de…

Editor (2022-06-29). Thousands Protest Against G7 Summit in Germany. scheerpost.com By Nathaniel Flakin / The Group of 7 is currently meeting in southern Germany. The leaders of the United States, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, and Japan — all men — are gathering in a castle in the Alps, close to the Austrian border. Schloss Elmau was already the location of Germany's last G7 summit These seven governments stand for vaccine imperialism, global warming, austerity,…

SCOTUS ruled wrongly (2022-06-29). People pour into Federal Bldg Plaza to Express their Anger on Day of Decision. indybay.org Protesters spilled into the streets on June 24 soon after the much anticipated Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was announced.

Staff (2022-06-29). Raeisi meets Azeri, Turkmen counterparts in Ashgabat. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi on Wednesday held separate meetings with his Azerbaijani and Turkmen counterparts in the Turkmen capital of Ashgabat on the sidelines of Caspian Sea summit.

____ (2022-06-29). Bulgaria announces to expel 70 Russian diplomatic staff. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) — Bulgaria will expel 70 Russian diplomatic staff, the EU country has announced, the largest number of Russians ordered out at one time from the Balkan nation.

Middle East Monitor (2022-06-29). Israeli Squatter-Settlers are Expanding Colonies in Palestinian West Bank in Advance of Biden's Visit and another Election. juancole.com By Adnan Abu Amer | ( Middle East Monitor ) As soon as it was announced that Israel is heading for yet another General Election, and the visit of US President Joe Biden to the region next month was confirmed, it was obvious that Israel's illegal settlers are going to take advantage of …

Staff (2022-06-29). Iran among successful states in health area. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) — Ambassador of the Republic of Finland to Tehran Kari Kahiluoto has said that Iran is among successful countries in the health area.

Contributing Writers (2022-06-28). Report by Agnes Vahramian (France 2) and Sinead McCausland (France 24). marktaliano.net READ MORE:

_____ (2022-06-28). Climate Activists Block IMF Paris Office Doors. popularresistance.org Paris, France – Climate activists on Monday blocked entry to the International Monetary Fund's Paris office with some gluing their hands to its doors, demanding developing countries' debt be scrapped to help tackle climate change. | The Paris protest is part of a "Debt for climate" global campaign calling on wealthy-nation leaders attending the G7 summit in Germany to cancel the debts of poorer and less industrialized countries, known as the global south. | While low-emitting countries in the global south contribute the least to climate change, they tend to be the hardest-hit by the consequences, experts say. | "

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