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4Jul

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NATO

NATO and a War Foretold

BY MEDEA BENJAMIN - NICOLAS J. S. DAVIES Image by Marek Studzinski. As NATO holds its Summit in Madrid on June 28-30, the war in Ukraine is taking center stage. During a pre-Summit June 22 talk with Politico, NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg bragged about how well-prepared NATO was for this fight because, he said: “This was an invasion that was predicted, foreseen by our intelligence services.” Stoltenberg was talking about Western intelligence predictions in the months leading up to the February 24 invasion, when Russia insisted it was not going to attack. Stoltenberg, however, could well have been talking about predictions that went back not just months before the invasion, but decades. Stoltenberg could have looked all the way back to when the U.S.S...

4Jul

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Ireland

How Polio Shaped My Life

BY PATRICK COCKBURN Patrick Cockburn aged seven, in a wheelchair after catching polio in 1956 in Ireland. I was unlucky in catching polio. It was in Cork, Ireland in 1956 during one of the last polio epidemics ever in western Europe and the US. A vaccine had been successfully tested the previous year and, at the time I fell ill, mass inoculation was being rolled out for the first time to stop the spread of the virus in Chicago. The number of new infections declined as herd immunity was established, marking a turning point in the effort to stop epidemic polio. The success of this decades-long campaign was one of the greatest US achievements in the 20th century. Not that it did me any good at the time as I was admitted to St Finbarr’s fever hospital in Cork city ...

4Jul

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Human Rights, Palestine Affairs, ZIO-NAZI

Palestine: الحرية_لأحمد_مناصرة

free.palestine.1948 Ahmad told his #mother on her last visit to him in prison, "How will I fast during Ramadan while I am alone, my hands and legs are tied up all the time, and I do not know anything. Mom, I am always kept in a dark room." He then suddenly cried out, "I will die here mom. I will never get out. NO ONE cares about me.." In three days, Ahmad will stand again in front of a so called "Israeli court." The same illegal and unjust court that had sentenced him 7 years ago to 12 years of prison when he was only 13 years old. Today, we have a huge chance to put the necessary global pressure to set him free. He has now been in Israeli solitary confinement for 4 consecutive months. The torture never stopped and never will. Write #FreeAhmadManasra now! *The Palestinian chi...

Oxfam Condemns G7 for Leaving ‘Millions to Starve’ as Global Hunger Surges

4Jul

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Europe, USA

Oxfam Condemns G7 for Leaving ‘Millions to Starve’ as Global Hunger Surges

"Faced with the worst hunger crisis in a generation, the G7 have simply failed to take the action that is needed," said Max Lawson of Oxfam International. JAKE JOHNSON The global aid group Oxfam International slammed the G7 on Tuesday for failing to respond anywhere near adequately to a global food crisis that has pushed as many as 323 million people worldwide to the brink of starvation. "Corporate profits have soared during Covid-19. This food crisis is big business." The wealthy Group of Seven countries—the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan—acknowledged that staggering figure in a joint statement issued at the close of their latest summit but pledged just USD $4.5 billion in additional funds to fight the emergency...

UN Chief Warns of ‘Ocean Emergency’ as Leaders Confront Biodiversity Loss, Pollution

4Jul

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Environment, UN, World

UN Chief Warns of ‘Ocean Emergency’ as Leaders Confront Biodiversity Loss, Pollution

"We must turn the tide," said Secretary-General António Guterres. "A healthy and productive ocean is vital to our shared future." JULIA CONLEY With the goal of hammering out a declaration to protect the oceans and their vast resources from exploitation, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday opened the body's Ocean Conference by warning that the world faces "an ocean emergency." "The ocean must become a model on how we can manage the global commons for our greater good." "We must turn the tide," said Guterres. "A healthy and productive ocean is vital to our shared future." The secretary-general told the leaders of more than 20 nations who are gathering in Lisbon this week that "our failure to care for the ocean will have rip...

‘Horrific’: 50 Migrants Found Dead in Abandoned Trailer Truck in Texas

3Jul

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Human Rights, USA

‘Horrific’: 50 Migrants Found Dead in Abandoned Trailer Truck in Texas

"We need to end Title 42 and fix our broken immigration system so these unimaginable tragedies stop happening," said Rep. Chuy García. "People fleeing violence and poverty deserve a chance at a better life." JAKE JOHNSON Lawmakers and rights advocates mourned the loss of life and decried the United States' inhumane immigration system late Monday after an abandoned tractor-trailer rig containing at least 50 dead people and 16 survivors—including four children—was discovered in San Antonio, Texas. Local authorities said it appears that the rig, which was found after a worker in the area heard a yell for help, was being used for a smuggling operation. Citing one law enforcement official, The Texas Tribune reported that evidence suggests "people were tryi...

What if Washington Can’t Attract the Men (and Women) Necessary To Police the Globe?

3Jul

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USA, World

What if Washington Can’t Attract the Men (and Women) Necessary To Police the Globe?

The young shouldn’t be expected to die for the dubious grand designs of today’s governing elites. By Doug Bandow Russia and Ukraine are at war, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates have spent more than seven years attempting to subject Yemen, Syria continues to smolder, and Iraq remains a sectarian powder keg. The US is deeply involved militarily in all these conflicts. Yet worse could come. China is threatening Taiwan, which enjoys an informal US security guarantee. The US also is waging economic war against Venezuela, Iran, and North Korea, as well as Syria and Russia. Influential interests have urged Washington to launch kinetic operations against all of them. Find a war or hear a rumor of war anywhere on earth, and Washington is likely to be involved in some way. ...

Russia Demands the Nazi regime Stop Sovereignty-Violating Airstrikes on Syria

3Jul

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Russia, Syria, ZIO-NAZI

Russia Demands the Nazi regime Stop Sovereignty-Violating Airstrikes on Syria

Russia Demands Israel Stop Sovereignty-Violating Airstrikes on Syria Russia issued a statement Monday, warning such attacks are “categorically unacceptable.” By Jason Ditz Over the weekend, Israel carried out attacks against a poultry farm on the Syrian coast, wounding two civilians. Russia issued a statement Monday, warning such attacks are “categorically unacceptable.” Russia has positions on the Syrian coast, and has warned Israel away from the area before. The latest attack came from the coast, and conspicuously Russia didn’t comment when it happened. The Russians say it violates Syrian sovereignty, and is against international norms. Those are plainly true things, but have never stopped Israel before. Israel has shown time and again they’re willing to keep ...

3Jul

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USA

Abort the Court

BY STEPHEN F. EISENMAN – SUE COE Sue Coe, Abort the Court, 2022. (Courtesy the artist.) The decision last Friday by the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse Roe v. Wade is a serious setback for human rights and the rule of law. Combined with the Court’s overturning on Thursday of New York City’s 100-year-old handgun ordinance, and its earlier rulings undermining Miranda rights and secular education, it’s clear that a partisan court, untethered from history and legal precedent, has chosen to wage war against both justice and democracy. These are the kinds of rulings that occur in courts in “illiberal” states like Hungary and Poland, or former fascist ones. Recent legislation in Missouri, Texas, and Louisiana, intended to impose prison sent...

3Jul

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USA

More Bloat For Bloated Defense Spending

BY MELVIN GOODMAN F-35. Photo: Darin Russell, Lockheed Martin. The Senate and House Armed Forces Committees are in a competition to see which house of Congress can add more money to our bloated defense spending. The Senate took the lead two weeks ago, when it provided an additional $45 billion to defense spending, blowing past the targets set by both the White House and the Department of Defense. The mainstream media has paid virtually no attention to this irresponsible dueling with scarce American dollars. As of now, the top line defense budget figure is an astounding $847 billion, designed to counter inflation; the Russian invasion of Ukraine; and the Pentagon’s unwillingness to fund unneeded weapons systems. Russia’s official defense spending in 2021 amou...