Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers (2019-07-08). Stop Immigrant Arrests, Close The Camps, Transform Immigration Policy. dissidentvoice.org Protesters stand up to Trump\'s attacks on immigrants in Los Angeles (Molly Adams|flickr). Public awareness of the brutal repression against immigrants seeking entry to the United States, the reasons for their migration, and terrorism against immigrants living in the US are reaching levels that make them hard to ignore. The current immigration crisis is self-created …

Chris Hedges (2019-07-08). War, Memory and Gettysburg. truthdig.com GETTYSBURG, Pa.—Over 50,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or reported missing here in July 1863, many of them dying in terrible agony on the battlefield or carted off to improvised hospitals where arms and legs were swiftly amputated and tossed into large heaps on the floor. Abysmal hygiene—surgeons would nonchalantly wipe the blood from their bone saws on their pus-stained smocks and move on to the next victim—caused infection, blood poisoning and gangrene. To buy time, regiments such as the 1st Minnesota were ordered into battle against superior forces and as a result were decimated within min…

Max Blumenthal (2019-07-08). \'We\'re worse than Venezuela!\': Hondurans in US-backed regime speak out. thegrayzone.com Average Hondurans in the capital Tegucigalpa\'s central park tell Max Blumenthal their humanitarian crisis is much worse than Venezuela\'s. The…

The Canary (2019-07-08). British Museum to help return ancient artefacts looted from Iraq and Afghanistan. thecanary.co Ancient artefacts that have been looted from Iraq and Afghanistan after recent conflicts and illegally exported to the UK will be returned to their country of origin.The British Museum is working with the UK Border Force and other government law enforcement agencies to help to return the seized items, which were brought there for analysis, conservation and cataloguing.Hartwig Fischer, director of the British Museum, said: War, conflict, climate change, globalisation, poverty and migration all play a part in the threats to cultural heritage. | The museum adopts a systematic approach, working with many colleagues ac…

Stephen Lendman (2019-07-08). US and Europe to Iran: Do as We Say, Not as We Do — Or Else! globalresearch.ca The US considers itself master of the universe, demanding submissiveness from all other nations. | Its bipartisan ruling authorities tolerate no independent states or social democracies like Venezuela, no military or economic superpowers like Russia and China respectively — what hegemonic …

teleSUR (2019-07-08). Iranian DM Says UK\'s Seizure of Tanker was \'Maritime Robbery\'. telesurenglish.net Iran is not looking for war with any country, Iranian army chief Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi said on Monday, according to the semi-official Mehr news agency. | RELATED: | Iran To Enrich Uranium Beyond Permitted Amount Within \'Hours\' | Tensions have spiked between Iran and the United States after the Islamic Republic shot down an American drone last month. | Iranian officials have said the drone was in their airspace while Washington has said the drone was flyin…

Arabi Souri (2019-07-08). Nobody Is Talking About the Sanctions Against Syria! globalresearch.ca In the news: The smart US regime discovered an oil shipment heading from Iran to Syria and ordered their British ever-loyal servants to steal a large Iranian oil tanker carrying oil to Syria and crossing half of the world …

Peter Koenig (2019-07-08). Venezuela — The Bachelet \"Human Rights Lie\" globalresearch.ca \"American sanctions are deliberately aiming to wreck Venezuela\'s economy and thereby lead to regime change. It\'s a fruitless, heartless, illegal, and failed policy, causing grave harm to the Venezuelan people.\"

Elijah J. Magnier (2019-07-08). Cheated by the JCPOA, Iran No Longer Trusts Europe and Is Heading towards Full Withdrawal. globalresearch.ca For more than 14 months now, Europe has offered no solution to ease the crippling US sanctions on Iran, giving the \"Islamic Republic\" no valid reason to hold on the JCPOA nuclear deal. The Leader of the Revolution Sayyed Ali …

Ricardo Vaz (2019-07-08). Venezuelan Government Slams \'Biased\' UN Human Rights Report. globalresearch.ca The Venezuelan government has disputed the findings of a report released by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). | Having seen the report in advance of its publication, Caracas issued a 70-point statement pointing towards …

CGTN Africa (2019-07-08). IGAD lauds integration of moderate Islamic group into Somali army. cgtn.com East African bloc, IGAD on Sunday welcomed the launch of an exercise to integrate forces of moderate Islamic group Ahlu Sunna Waljama\'a (ASWJ) into Somali security forces. | IGAD Executive Secretary, Mahboub Maalim | Mahboub Maalim, executive secretary of Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), reaffirmed the bloc\'s support for the integration exercise and also the ongoing political dialogue and reconciliation in Galmudug State. | \"The launch of the integration exercise marks an important milestone in the implementation of the Somalia security architecture and transition plan, which are essential to en…

Nina Cross (2019-07-08). Swedish Prosecutors: \'It\'s Not on the Cards\' to Interview Assange — After Hanging Arrest Warrant Over Him for Seven Years. globalresearch.ca Swedish prosecutors have this week announced that for the time being they will not be issuing a European Investigation Order (EIO) to interview Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks. According to Sweden\'s Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Eva-Marie Persson,\"…it …

Eric Zuesse (2019-07-08). Why Trump Is Dead Wrong About the Census. globalresearch.ca U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to add to the U.S. Census a question as to whether the respondent is a U.S. citizen, but that would be illegal for him to do, at present, and not because the U.S. Supreme …

Global Research News (2019-07-08). Selected Articles: UN Report on Human Rights in Venezuela Faulty by Design. globalresearch.ca A future without independent media leaves us with an upside down reality where according to the corporate media \"NATO deserves a Nobel Peace Prize\", and where \"nuclear weapons and wars make us safer\". | . | . | | | If, like us, this is …

Billy Briggs (2019-07-08). Export License System Lets \'Illegal\' Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia Continue. globalresearch.ca Bombs and missiles will still be exported to Saudi Arabia under a secretive licensing system that means business as usual for defence firms despite a landmark ruling that UK arms sales are illegal. | In a judgement on 20 June at …

Kurt Nimmo (2019-07-08). Netanyahu Compares Iranian Uranium Enrichment to Nazi Invasion of the Rhineland. globalresearch.ca The prime minister of Israel would have the people of Europe believe Iran\'s recent decision to increase uranium enrichment—currently at a paltry 3.67 percent—is comparable to the German army marching into the Rhineland in March 1936. | . | . | Netanyahu: Iran\'s …

F. William Engdahl (2019-07-08). The Role of Debt and China\'s Shadow Banking System: Is Baoshang Bank China\'s Lehman Brothers? globalresearch.ca The surprise collapse of a small Inner-Mongolia Chinese bank, Baoshang, has suddenly focused attention on the fragility of the world\'s largest and largely opaque banking system. The timing is very bad, as China struggles with a sharp domestic economic slowdown.

Firas Samuri (2019-07-08). Could Trump\'s Tricks Boost His Ratings and Settle the Syrian Conflict? globalresearch.ca Recently the U.S. President Donald Trump formally launched his 2020 re-election campaign in front of a large crowd in Orlando, Florida. The campaign is gaining momentum. We have already seen the celebrities and politicians speeches, preliminary ratings and even the …

The New Arab (2019-07-08). US Call for German Troops in Syria Angers Berlin. globalresearch.ca Discord broke out in German Chancellor Angela Merkel\'s ruling coalition Sunday, after the United States urged the country to send ground troops to Syria as Washington looks to withdraw from the region. | \"We want ground troops from Germany to …

Mark Taliano (2019-07-08). Offshoring and Industrial Relocation: Profits from Exploitation in Honduras. Transnational Companies are Impoverishing us All. globalresearch.ca Imperialists employ myriad strategies to \"open the veins\" of prey countries. Economic warfare is one such strategy. Prolonged and sustained economic warfare against long-suffering Honduras advances the tentacles of the Big Monopolies as it impoverishes and destroys Honduras. Transnational companies, …

Dr. Jack Rasmus (2019-07-08). Is China\'s Debt Load the Locus of the Next Crisis? globalresearch.ca A reader of this blog recently noted the magnitude of the debt problem in China and argued it will be the locus of the next debt-financial crisis—not Europe. Making good points in support of his view, my reply follows arguing …

Andrew Korybko (2019-07-08). The JCPOA Crisis Isn\'t About Nukes at All. Embedding US Strategic Influence Worldwide. globalresearch.ca The so-called \"international community\" can\'t proverbially \"see the forest through the trees\" and therefore fails to grasp the larger ambitions being pursued by the US through the JCPOA Crisis that it manufactured, which isn\'t about nukes at all actually but …

Barbara Nimri Aziz (2019-07-08). Abu Graib at Home in America. globalresearch.ca \"This is not what America is about\" argues a reporter referring to revelations of misogynist, violent, racist behavior by employees of the U.S. Border Patrol \'guarding\' migrants held in detention centers. | Sorry Mr. Thompson (Propublica journalist who broke this story); …

Philip Giraldi (2019-07-08). A Secret Meeting to Plot War? globalresearch.ca On June 5, 16 heads of Jewish organizations joined 25 Democratic senators in a private meeting, which, according to the Times of Israel, is an annual event. All of the Jewish organizations but one were openly declared advocates for …

Stephen Lendman (2019-07-08). USAID Anti-Russia Propaganda. globalresearch.ca Both right wings of the US war party consider nonbelligerent Russia an existential threat. | The CIA, National Endowment for Democracy (NED), International Republican Institute (IRI), National Democratic Institute, USAID, right-wing US think tanks, the CIA/AFL and other large labor unions, …

teleSUR (2019-07-08). Russian-Made S-400 Air Defense System is En Route to Turkey. telesurenglish.net Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Monday morning that Russia\'s S-400 air defense missiles are currently being prepared to be flown to Turkey. | RELATED: | Cuba, Turkey to Attend Venezuela\'s Transplant Patients | Speaking to reporters before leaving for Bosnia on Monday, Erdogan wouldn\'t say, however, when the Russian missile defense system would reach Turkey or where they will be deployed. | \"The preparations for the journey, the loading (of the S-400) is continuing ..

The Saker (2019-07-08). Debunking the Rumors about Russia Caving in to Israel. dissidentvoice.org ‚Ä¢ Author\'s Note: This analysis was written for the Unz Review ***** This Spring saw a sudden increase in the volume of articles in the so-called \"alternative media and blogosphere\" about Putin \"selling out\" Syria or Iran to the Israelis and their US patrons, or both. What was particularly interesting about this campaign is that …

Andrew Levine (2019-07-08). Their Deplorables and Ours. counterpunch.org Hillary Clinton\'s \"basket of deplorables\" speech at a September 2016 fundraiser probably did her campaign more harm than she claims her favorite scapegoats, \"the Russians\" and James Comey, could ever have hoped to do. But what she said wasn\'t wrong; many a Trump supporter back then was deplorable by any and all reasonable standards. More

teleSUR (2019-07-08). Chinese VP Says World Cannot Shut China Out. telesurenglish.net Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan took an indirect jab at the United States during his opening address to the World Peace Format Beijing\'s Tsinghua University. | RELATED: | \'Pacific Alliance\' Reaches Out To Other Regional Trade Blocs | The Chinese Vice President pointed out the faults of the U.S. administration\'s pressure on China, while highlighting the fact that Beijing plays a critical role in the world\'s economic development. \"China\'s development can\'t shut out the rest of the…

San Jose Peace & Justice Center (2019-07-08). The Coming Renewable Energy Revolution. indybay.org San José Peace and Justice Center | 48 South 7th Street | San José, CA 95112 | Bus routes: 22, 522, 23, 11, 63, 64, 72, 73, 81, Hwy 17 Express, MST 55, Dash, LRT, 181…

Repost, Democracy Now! (2019-07-08). Japanese American Internment Survivors Protest Plan to Jail Migrant Kids at Prison Camp. indybay.org Japanese Americans, including at least one from San Francisco, demonstrated at Ft. Sill in Oklahoma on June 22, one day after President Trump directed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to conduct a mass roundup of migrant families that have received deportation orders. They were met by uniformed military police who told them they did not have permission to congregate and might face arrest. \"You need to move right now!\" one of the officers shouted. \"What don\'t you understand? It\'s English: Get out.\"

Eilís O\'Neill (2019-07-08). \'It\'s a Terrible Existence\': The Crisis of Emergency Dialysis Care for Undocumented Immigrants. thenation.com \'It\'s a Terrible Existence\': The Crisis of Emergency Dialysis Care for Undocumented Immigrants…

Staff (2019-07-08). Thousands of U.S. Citizens Have Been Mistakenly Detained or Deported. truthdig.com We are law professors who have studied civil litigation involving citizenship disputes and thousands of cases involving citizens caught up in immigration cases. | That includes the U.S. citizens who have been accidentally swept up in the government\'s immigration enforcement efforts since the mid-19th century. In many cases, they have been det…

WSWS (2019-07-08). Amazon\'s 25th anniversary: A conglomerate based on parasitism and exploitation. wsws.org The technology and infrastructure behind Amazon\'s meteoric trajectory and the biggest individual fortune in modern history must be turned towards the needs and aspirations of the world\'s population as a whole.

Nino Pagliccia (2019-07-08). Faulty by Design: the UN Report on Human Rights in Venezuela. counterpunch.org Following Michelle Bachelet visit to Venezuela last June the official report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR ) on the situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela was released on July 4, a day before initially scheduled. Judging by the quick review I made, the mainstream media is More

Mike Garrity (2019-07-08). Conservation Groups Challenge Logging and Burning Project in Idaho Roadless Area. counterpunch.org The Caribou-Targhee National Forest just approved the Rowley Canyon Wildlife Enhancement Project that would cut and burn 1,666 acres of sagebrush, juniper, maple, and mountain mahogany trees with mechanized, track-based, mastication equipment. But nothing about this project even marginally enhances habitat for wildlife. If the Forest Service accurately labeled the project, it would have been More

Kollibri terre Sonnenblume (2019-07-08). Do We Need a Dictatorship to Respond to Climate Change? counterpunch.org Globally, June 2019 was the hottest June on record. Though it is tricky to attribute any particular event to anthropogenic climate change, scientists estimate that the likelihood of the month\'s extreme heat was made five times more likely by human contributions. This heat is no anomaly. The top ten hottest years on record globally have all More

Melvin Goodman (2019-07-08). The International Spy Museum in DC: Lies, Spies, and Paranoia. counterpunch.org The mainstream media have given rave notices to the new International Spy Museum, a striking edifice that is close by the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The New York Times finds the museum \"remarkable,\" and the Washington Post credits the museum with taking an objective look at both intelligence analysis and clandestine operations. However, there are serious shortcomings in a curation that has given the entire intelligence community a remarkable and stunning recruitment tool. More

Renee Parsons (2019-07-08). 5G Complexities and National Security. counterpunch.org In case you missed the kickoff, there is an unprecedented \'must win\' wireless race for the US to cross the 5G finish line before China as alluded to during the recent Senate Commerce Committee oversight hearing on the Federal Commerce Commission. The details were thin with no real discussion on the need for 5G or More

Elliot Sperber (2019-07-08). The Ethics Lesson (or: To Kill a Shark). counterpunch.org The Ethics Lesson (or: To Kill a Shark) For some it\'s more important To make money, turn a profit, Than to kill a shark — to slice its fins off And toss it back into the water To drown, slowly, on the sea floor And, for some, it\'s more important That that shark should live More

Binoy Kampmark (2019-07-08). Going Nuclear in the Antipodes: Australia\'s Megadeath Complex. counterpunch.org The antipodes has had a fraught relationship with the nuclear option. At the distant ends of the earth, New Zealand took a stand against the death complex, assuming the forefront of restricting the deployment of nuclear assets in its proximity. This drove Australia bonkers with moral envy and strategic fury. The New Zealand Nuclear Free More

Staff (2019-07-08). Headlines for July 8, 2019. democracynow.org Trump & DOJ Reverse Stance, Will Keep Pushing for Citizenship Question in 2020 Census, Trump Admin Threatens It\'s Ready to Start Deporting Up to 1 Million People, ICE and FBI Have Used Facial Recognition Technology to Mine DMV Databases, Trump: Migrants \"Very Happy\" with Situation in U.S. Migrant Jails, Iran Breaches Nuclear Deal Limits, Condemns U.K.\'s Seizure of Oil Tanker, Sudanese Military Leaders and Opposition Agree to 3-Year Power-Sharing Deal, Greek Snap Elections Hand Victory to Conservative Party, U.S. Women\'s Team Wins Soccer World Cup, Shining a Spotlight on Gender Pay Disparity, State of Emergency De…

Farooque Chowdhury (2019-07-08). Himalayan glaciers retreating fast: Cold War spy satellites helped find the fact. mronline.org Glacier melt in the Himalayas today is twice as fast as it was before 2000. With conditions remaining unchanged, the glaciers are likely to lose two-thirds of their total ice. | Source

Norman Solomon (2019-07-08). Will Corporate Democrats Team Up to Block Warren and Sanders? truthdig.com Their relationship may be strained right now, but don\'t be surprised if Joe Biden and Kamala Harris ultimately decide to share a ticket.

Staff (2019-07-08). U.S. Women\'s Soccer Team Wins World Cup, Condemning Pay Discrimination and President Trump. democracynow.org The U.S. national women\'s soccer team made history by winning its record fourth World Cup after defeating the Netherlands 2 to 0 on Sunday in Lyon, France. The U.S. women\'s World Cup victory came just months after members of the 2015 women\'s team sued the U.S. Soccer Federation over gender discrimination. Following the victory, audience members began to chant \"equal pay\" in solidarity with the team\'s demands for an equal salary to their male counterparts. Prize money for this year\'s Women\'s World Cup is just $30 million compared to $400 million for the 2018 men\'s World Cup. Co-captain Megan Rapinoe was awarded th…

Staff (2019-07-08). Philadelphia Explosion Underscores Danger of Refineries Using Hydrogen Fluoride. truthout.org On Friday, July 12, the Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) refinery in south Philadelphia is slated to close its doors, marking the end of an era that began in 1866, one year after the Civil War ended, when 50,000 barrels of kerosene and chemicals were first stored on site. | The plant — which continued to struggle financially after emerging from bankruptcy in August 2018 — experienced a major industrial accident o…

WSWS (2019-07-08). Sri Lankan President signs four death warrants. wsws.org The signing of the death warrants comes at a time when the Sri Lankan ruling elite is turning towards more dictatorial forms of rule.

Staff (2019-07-08). Climate Change Is Producing a Harrowing New Phenomenon. truthdig.com News slips in from here and there in the northern hemisphere of outlandish temperatures. Records have been set; thermometers seem to need recalibration. Relief comes from the drop of a few degrees and from rainfall. But this is momentary. People are aware that the weather is more and more erratic, the heat of the summer much more brutal. | It is true that Europe faced remarkable temperatures in June, but the month before South Asia was hit by a severe heat wave. This is not a freak situation. India\'s weather has been measured since the late 18th century. The records improved with the establishment of the Indian M…

WSWS (2019-07-08). Massive forest fire in Germany exposes deadly legacy of World War II. wsws.org The forest area near Làºbtheen is not the only one littered with old munitions: in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania alone, 38,000 hectares are contaminated with munitions.

Sarah Mukabana (2019-07-08). ICC convicts DR Congo\'s rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda of war crimes. cgtn.com Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda sits in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court (ICC) during the first day of his trial in the Hague, on September 2, 2015. The trial of former Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda opened at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday, where the ex-rebel dubbed \"The Terminator\" faces 18 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Ntaganda, who surrendered to the US embassy in Kigali in 2013, stands accused of orchestrating hundreds of deaths in savage attacks in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as recruiting and raping child soldiers. (Photo credit MICHAEL…