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May 09, 2019

'Won't capitulate': China warns as Trump threatens new tariffs
By Al Jazeera
"China will not capitulate to any pressure, and we have the determination and ability to defend our own interests," Gao said, warning that it "has already prepared for all possible situations".   - Continue

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How The U.S. Is Pressing Iran To Breach The Nuclear Deal
By Moon Of Alabama
The Trump administration wants to force Iran to come into breach of the deal to then use that as an excuse for further action against the country.   - Continue

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Trump’s Iran Policy Is Becoming Dangerous
By Colin Kah
The U.S. president is traveling a path toward war—whether he knows it or not.   - Continue

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Which New War Next: Iran or Venezuela?
By Jacob G. Hornberger
Their model, of course, is President Franklin Roosevelt, who finagled Japan into attacking U.S. troops at Pearl Harbor..   - Continue

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Top CIA analyst: Israel partisans push US to war
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Ray McGovern served as a CIA analyst for 27 years, from the administration of John F. Kennedy to that of George H. W. Bush.   - Continue

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What's in a Cartoon?
By Philip Giraldi
Netanyahu guide dog leads a blind and ignorant Trump.   - Continue

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What I Saw in Gaza Changed Me Forever
By Ned Rosch
My true liberation as a Jewish person is bound up with the liberation of Palestinian people.   - Continue

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Ukrainian Embassy confirms DNC contractor solicited Trump dirt in 2016
By John Solomon
The Ukrainian Embassy, says a Democratic National Committee insider solicited dirt on Donald Trump’s campaign chairman and even tried to enlist the country's president to help.   - Continue

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The architects of regime change, chaos, destruction and death
By Jennifer Matsui
Our Overlords are not deluded, pie-in-the-sky dreamers but clear-sighted, rational merchants of nightmares..   - Continue

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How Accurate Are the US Jobs Numbers?
By Jack Rasmus
Bottom line, the U-3 unemployment rate is basically a worthless indicator of the condition of the US jobs market.   - Continue

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D Is for a Dictatorship Disguised as a Democracy
By John W. Whitehead
You can call it the age of authoritarianism. Or fascism. Or oligarchy. Or the American police state. The end result is the same: tyranny.   - Continue

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MIDLE EAST

At least 27 Houthis killed in clashes with Yemeni army

Huge Blast Kills Yemen Schoolchildren: At least 15 children killed after Houthi-controlled warehouse in Yemen explodes

10 civilians killed in raids on Syria's Idlib:

Syrian Army Liberates Another Town In Northwestern Hama

8 killed, 2 injured in two IS attacks in Iraq

Iraqi military to arm residents of 50 Mosul villages

US Secretary of State Pompeo visits Iraq amid Iran tensions: Pompeo cancelled a trip to Berlin to meet Iraqi leaders during a four-hour stop in the capital Baghdad

Iran notifies JCPOA partners of suspension of some commitments: The Europeans have, time and again, declared that they would be staying true to the deal and make up for the US withdrawal one way or another” without committing to their words, he said.

Iran sets 60-day deadline for new nuclear deal terms

Iran-US tensions escalate as Trump imposes new sanctions: President's move comes after Iran gave nuclear deal partners 60 days to protect it from US oil and banking sanctions.

EU rejects Iran nuclear deal 'ultimatum', regrets US sanctions: EU says it will not accept a 60-day window provided by Iran a day after Tehran quit parts of the 2015 nuclear deal.

'Dangerous game': US, Europe and the 'betrayal' of Iran:

The Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign: A prelude to war with Iran?: The only reason to do any of this is to push Iran into a corner, paving the way toward military confrontation.

India gives in to US pressure, fully stops import of Iran oil

US Imposes New Sanctions on Iran, Targets Revenue From Metal Exports

Russia: Iran was provoked to retreat from nuclear deal

Trump Admin Inflated Iran Intel, U.S. Officials Say: John Bolton and other Team Trump hawks are exaggerating the threat

Democratic-Aligned Think Tank Knocks Bernie Sanders For Vote Aimed at Avoiding War With Iran

Trump and Kushner Middle East Peace Deal Is a Trojan Horse for Further Occupation

Canada provides $2.4m for 128,000 Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank

AFRICA

US kills13 alleged ISIS fighters in Somalia

Three killed in suspected Islamic State attack on southern Libya: official;

ASIA

Taliban attack aid group office in Afghan capital, kills 5

Clandestine operations and CIA-backed forces endanger peace in Afghanistan: US forces and their Afghan allies have killed more civilians than all insurgent groups combined so far this year.

Pakistan: Blast near major Sufi shrine in Lahore kills 10

North Korea has fired two suspected short-range missiles

Freak-Out Over North Korea’s Missile Test Defies Rationality: Don't fall prey to fear-mongering and double standards.

U.S. seizes North Korean ship suspected of violating U.N. sanctions: On Thursday, the Justice Department asked a federal judge to give the U.S. ownership of the vessel through a civil forfeiture action

Trump supports plan for humanitarian food aid to North Korea:

Trump: China Tariffs to Increase to 25% Friday : President Donald Trump plans to to implement the previously delayed tariff increases on Chinese goods on Friday, raising tariffs from 10% to 25% on $200 billion worth of goods.

China threatens retaliation over Trump's new tariffs:

'Won't capitulate': China warns US as trade talks loom; China rejects US accusation of backtracking in talks as Trump raises stakes with plans to increase tariffs on Friday.

Dow drops as this week's sell-off accelerates after Trump says China 'broke the deal'

EUROPE

U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Recalled in ‘Political Hit Job,' Lawmakers Say: Ukraine’s top prosecutor claimed, the ambassador had outlined a list of people he should not prosecute when he first met her.

Ex-Polish President: It’s ‘Easier to Liquidate’ EU and ‘Start All Over Again’

Austria’s Kurz calls for new EU treaty, blasts bloc members who ‘gladly take our money’

Pompeo tells Britain on Huawei: We want secure 5G networks for U.S. intelligence

Spain Blasts US for Cuba Sanctions, Brands Trump Admin Gun-Toting ‘Cowboy

GLOBE

Trump Pardons Soldier Convicted of Murder As Julian Assange Rots in Prison for Journalism

Making people pawns & hostages’: UN rights expert slams US sanctions war on Iran, Cuba & Venezuela

Watch - The Great Dictator - Charlie Chaplin' - Great Speech for Humanity

Facebook co-founder calls for the company to be broken up and says Zuckerberg has 'unilateral control over speech'

AMERICAS

Police Arrest Coup's Second Top Venezuelan Opposition Lawmaker: Zambrano is charged with are: "treason to the homeland, conspiracy, instigating and insurrection" among others.

Pompeo disgusted by support in Britain and U.S. for Venezuela's Maduro

Fact or fiction: Trump Turns On Bolton, Accuses Him Of 'Trying To Start A War' In Venezuela: WaPo: Trump has expressed concern that Bolton is trying to get him "into a war." We imagine a leaked plan for a US-backed coup prepared by SOUTHCOM hasn't helped to assuage these concerns.

Mexico president says no to US security plan: We don't want cooperation on the use of force, we want cooperation on economic development.

Trump chuckles when audience member suggests shooting migrants

Trump team defends president on Twitter after supporter shouts 'shoot' migrants at border

Trump’s Fee for Asylum Seekers Could Send Many Back to Their Deaths

Bodies in the Borderlands: Scott Warren Worked to Prevent Migrant Deaths in the Arizona Desert. The Government Wants Him in Prison.

The House Judiciary Committee approved a resolution to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress

Trump has asserted executive privilege over entire Mueller report-Justice Dept official: The move, came just minutes before the panel was poised to vote to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt for defying a congressional subpoena to hand over the full unredacted report.

Senate Intel subpoenas Trump Jr. over Russia matters

Sen. Ron Wyden Demands Answers From DHS and Private Intel Firm Over Spying on Anti-Trump Immigration Protests

Corporate Media Target Gabbard for Her Anti-Interventionism—a Word They Can Barely Pronounce

US Navy plans to boost submarine spending to $5 billion by 2024

17,617,000 Americans Work for Government!: Government workers median earnings were $53,435.

Michael Hudson …and forgive them their debts: Why ancient debt principles have never been more relevant than today.

FBI: 850 open investigations into domestic terrorism: FBI, Justice Department and Homeland Security officials gave testimony before a congressional committee on homegrown hate and violence.

46 percent of U.S. Americans takes prescription drugs

DC-area radio station told to register as Russian agent

New Rule Could Allow Debt Collectors To Spam 49 Million Americans With Emails And Texts

 

 

 

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