Turkey's Erdogan Meet's China's Xi: Sultan Shines in the Court of the Dragon King
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-10
The graphic image of Turkey pivoting away from NATO towards the Russia-China strategic partnership was provided, in more ways than one, by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing right after the G20 in Osaka. | Turkey …
globalresearch.ca/sultan-shines-court-dragon-king/5683189

French Senior Diplomat in Iran to Salvage Nuclear Deal
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-10
French President Emmanuel Macron's top diplomatic advisor held Wednesday high-level talks in Tehran aimed at saving the 2015 nuclear deal and easing tensions between Iran and the United States. | RELATED: | Iran Increases Uranium Production Beyond Nuclear Deal's Limit | Emmanuel Bonne met Rear-Admiral Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his deputy Abbas Araghchi. | Bonne's mission is "to try and…
telesurenglish.net/news/French-Senior-Diplomat-in-Iran-to-Salvage-Nuclear-Deal-20190710-0002.html

The United States of Fascism Hysteria
C. J. Hopkins | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-10
So it's been an exciting few weeks for Antifa and the rest of the neoliberal Resistance. OK, they haven't yet managed to overthrow the Putin-Nazi occupation government (hereinafter "POG"), but they've definitely got "the Fash" on the run. "Fascism" hysteria is spreading like wildfire. Liberal Twitter mobs are out for blood. At this point, it's …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/the-united-states-of-fascism-hysteria/

The National Security State Is Eating America Alive
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-07-10
Put up with me for just a moment while I wax literary. It turns out that, if French novelist Marcel Proust lived today, he might have had to retitle his Remembrance of Things Past as Remembrance of Things Present, or even more sadly, Things Future. As an ex-military man who lived through part of the Cold War in uniform, let me make my point, in terms of the Pentagon and an ever-growing atmosphere of American militarism, this way: I love used bookstores. I've been browsing in them since my teens. I was, then, an early fan of Stephen King, the famed horror-story writer. Admittedly, today I'm more likely to browse t…
truthdig.com/articles/the-national-security-state-is-eating-america-alive/

Evo Morales Leaves for Russia after Official Visit to Suriname
plenglish.com | 2019-07-10
Paramaribo, July 10 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian President Evo Morales has left on Wednesday for Russia after paying an official visit to Suriname, where he met and signed several agreements with his counterpart, Desi Bouterse.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=44242&SEO=evo-morales-leaves-for-russia-after-official-visit-to-suriname

Russia to Build 2000km Highway Linking to China's New Silk Road
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-09
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev gave a green light to the construction of a tolled highway across Russia. The project is slated to cost around US$9.5 billion (600 billion rubles) aims at making transportation faster across the country. | RELATED: | Russian-Made S-400 Air Defense System is En Route to Turkey | The massive project called the Meridian Highway will be funded mainly by investors, and less so from the government. However, the administration promised it will seek…
telesurenglish.net/news/Russia-2000km-Toll-Highway-to-be-Built-Across-Country-20190709-0033.html

Trump and GOP Are Blatantly Encouraging Foreign Dictators to Hack the 2020 Election
Thom Hartmann | commondreams.org | 2019-07-09
Trump and the GOP will still need a little help from their overseas friends, just as Trump Jr. reached out to or tried to take help from the Russians, Saudis and Emiratis in 2016. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/don-jr-getty.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/07/09/trump-and-gop-are-blatantly-encouraging-foreign-dictators-hack-2020-election?cd-origin=rss

High Cost of Nukes Even Higher If Medical Expenses Included
Joseph Mangano | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-09
Nuclear reactors are shutting in the U.S, and across the world. Reactors have always been dangerous, but over time they have also become more expensive than ever. A 2017 report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimates U.S. reactors lose $2.9 billion per year in operations overall. Eight American reactors have closed permanently since 2013, and most of the remaining 97 units are very old and costly.
counterpunch.org/2019/07/09/high-cost-of-nukes-even-higher-if-medical-expenses-included/

"This Is Not a Surprise": U.S. Sanctions and Saber Rattling Led to Iran's Renewed Uranium Enrichment
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-09
In ongoing fallout from the Trump administration's decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear accord, the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed on Monday that Iran has begun enriching uranium above the level agreed to by the 2015 nuclear deal. Iran has threatened to continue to increase their production of enriched uranium if European signatories of the nuclear deal do not help ease the impact of the U.S. sanctions. We speak with Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the new think tank, the Quincy Institute, and author of "Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran, and the Triumph of Diplomacy."
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/9/trump_admin_iran_tensions_trita_parsi

It is not the Non-existent Iranian Bomb; it is the Other Existing Bombs
Dan Lieberman | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-09
United States (US) demands that Iran promise to halt pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missile developments distract from the real intent of the US actions. Knowing that the Islamic Republic is not pursuing nuclear weapons and will react aggressively to sanctions, the US ploy deters other nations from establishing more friendly relations with Iran …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/it-is-not-the-non-existent-iranian-bomb-it-is-the-other-existing-bombs/

US Violates Nuclear Non-Proliferation Obligations, Undermining Credibility With Iran and N. Korea
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-09
Trump administration officials deploy a basic lack of understanding and contradictory policies towards Iran and North Korea, despite dealing with a similar problem: nuclear proliferation. We discuss the issue with Phyllis Bennis and Tim Shorrock…
therealnews.com/stories/us-violates-nuclear-non-proliferation-obligations-undermining-credibility-with-iran-and-n-korea

US steps up threats as Iran exceeds uranium enrichment cap
wsws.org | 2019-07-09
Iran's government deliberately breached the agreement to pressure remaining signatories to the nuclear accord to counter crippling US economic sanctions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/09/iran-j09.html

Pentagon solicits virtual reality tech to prep soldiers for 'battlefield nuclear warfare'
rt.com | 2019-07-09
The Pentagon has put out a call for virtual reality training environments with "radiological/nuclear considerations" — another sign that the US' unhealthy obsession with nuclear warfare isn't going away anytime soon. | …
rt.com/usa/463709-pentagon-virtual-reality-nuclear/

La sceneggiata delle relazioni con la Russia
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-09
La Russia, dove operano 500 aziende italiane, è il quinto mercato extra-europeo per il nostro export e fornisce il 35% del fabbisogno italiano di gas naturale. L'interscambio è stato di 27 miliardi di dollari nel 2018, ma nel 2013 ammontava …
globalresearch.ca/la-sceneggiata-delle-relazioni-con-la-russia/5683139

What gift has Iran prepared for Europe on JCPOA?
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-07-08
Hasan Rouhani's ultimatum to Europe for rescuing the Joint Comprehensive Action Plan (JCPOA) has expired and the whole world is waiting to see what Iran will do next — continue observing the nuclear deal or create a nuclear bomb. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has made a statement suggesting Iran will go over to the …
uwidata.com/4164-what-gift-has-iran-prepared-for-europe-on-jcpoa/

Himalayan glaciers retreating fast: Cold War spy satellites helped find the fact
Farooque Chowdhury | mronline.org | 2019-07-08
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…
mronline.org/2019/07/08/himalayan-glaciers-retreating-fast-cold-war-spy-satellites-helped-find-the-fact/

An Hour with Noam Chomsky on Fascism, Nuclear Weapons, Climate Change, Julian Assange & More
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-05
In April, hundreds of people packed into the Old South Church in Boston to hear the world-renowned dissident and linguist Noam Chomsky speak. In this hour-long special, we air an excerpt of Chomsky's speech and his on-stage interview with Amy Goodman.
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/5/an_hour_with_noam_chomsky_on

Trump's 180-degree turn on the S-400: a tactical move or a distraction?
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-07-04
The multi-month crisis between the US and Turkey on the purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense systems recently took an unexpected turn. According to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President Donald Trump said that Washington would not impose sanctions over the deal during the summit in Japan. The statements were greeted with amazement all over …
uwidata.com/4135-trumps-180-degree-turn-on-the-s-400-a-tactical-move-or-a-distraction/

US-Saudi Energy Relations
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-07-01
In 2017, according to the US Energy Information Administration, Saudi Arabia, following Russia, Iran and Qatar, had the fourth-largest natural gas reserves in the world. According to the US Energy Information Administration, the country's natural gas reserves amounted to 304 trillion cubic meters. Most of Saudi Arabia's natural gas is consumed in the petrochemical sector …
uwidata.com/4101-us-saudi-energy-relations/

US Sanctions Maduro's Son as Venezuela Discussed at G20
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-07-01
Russian President Vladimir Putin challenged Juan Guaido to run in elections while Trump said he has "five different alternatives for Venezuela."
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14565

Peace Action Endorses Ilhan Omar for Congress
Peace Action | peaceaction.org | 2019-06-25
Washington, DC — June 25, 2019 — Peace Action has announced its endorsement of Ilhan Omar for Congress in Minnesota's 5th Congressional District. Peace Action is a national grassroots organization working to advance nuclear disarmament, promote government spending priorities that support human needs, encourage real security through international cooperation and human rights, and support nonmilitary …
peaceaction.org/2019/06/25/peace-action-endorses-ilhan-omar-for-congress-2/

United States Is in No Position to Lecture Iran
Kathy Kelly | progressive.org | 2019-06-25
The greatest outlier in terms of possessing nuclear weapons is the United States.
progressive.org/dispatches/an-honorable-course-for-the-us-in-iran-kelly-190625/

Peace Action Endorses Kara Eastman for Congress
Peace Action | peaceaction.org | 2019-06-24
Washington, DC — June 24, 2019 — Peace Action has announced its endorsement of Kara Eastman for Congress in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District. Peace Action is a national grassroots organization working to advance nuclear disarmament, promote government spending priorities that support human needs, encourage real security through international cooperation and human rights, and support nonmilitary …
peaceaction.org/2019/06/24/peace-action-endorses-kara-eastman-for-congress-bold-champion-for-peace-and-security/

US Cyber Attack on Russia's Power Grid is an 'Act of War' (According to the US)
Dave Lindorff | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-06-17
Russia and the US are engaging in tit-for-tat hacking of each others' power grid, the New York Times is reporting, in what is really a kind of cyber "cold war" where the hackers from each country's military and intelligence services load electronic "explosives" in the computer systems of critical infrastructure of the other, that in …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/06/us-cyber-attack-on-russias-power-grid-is-an-act-of-war-according-to-the-us/

Israel's Secretive Nuclear Facility Leaking as Watchdog Finds Israel Has Nearly 100 Nukes
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-06-17
Israel is one of only five nations in the world that refuse to sign the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, an international treaty aimed at ending the proliferation of nuclear weapons and achieving global nuclear disarmament.
mintpressnews.com/international-watchdog-finds-israel-has-nearly-100-nuclear-weapons/259274/

Peace Action Endorses Ayanna Pressley for Congress
Peace Action | peaceaction.org | 2019-06-17
Washington, DC — June 17, 2019 — Peace Action, the nation's largest grassroots peace organization, and its affiliate Massachusetts Peace Action, endorsed Ayanna Pressley for Massachusetts' 7th district. Peace Action is a national grassroots organization working to advance nuclear disarmament, promote government spending priorities that support human needs, encourage real security through international cooperation and …
peaceaction.org/2019/06/17/peace-action-endorses-ayanna-pressley-for-congress/

Modernization of World Nuclear Forces Continues Despite Overall Decrease in Number of Warheads
SIPRI | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-17
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) today launches the findings of SIPRI Yearbook 2019, which assesses the current state of armaments, disarmament and international security. | ‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚ÄãThe modernization of nuclear forces continues | SIPRI Governing Board Chair Ambassador Jan Eliasson, …
globalresearch.ca/modernization-world-nuclear-forces-continues-despite-overall-decrease-number-warheads/5680859

US Cyber Attack on Russia's Power Grid Is an 'Act of War'
Dave Lindorff | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-17
Russia and the US are engaging in tit-for-tat hacking of each others' power grid, the New York Times is reporting, in what is really a kind of cyber "cold war" where the hackers from each country's military and intelligence services …
globalresearch.ca/us-cyber-attack-russias-power-grid-act-war-according-us/5680880

US cyber attack on Russia's power grid is an 'act of war' (according to the US)
Dave Lindorff | nationofchange.org | 2019-06-17
How about an international negotiation to end mutual cyber attacks that would include international controls and monitoring, and penalties for violations?
nationofchange.org/2019/06/17/us-cyber-attack-on-russias-power-grid-is-an-act-of-war-according-to-the-us/

MintCast Episode 4: The Real Motivation behind Russiagate, the Global War on Journalism and the Hidden Face of American Empire
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-06-17
MintCast hosts Alan MacLeod and Whitney Webb discuss current events including reactions to Trump's Iran policy, the U.S. military base in the Chagos Islands and John Bolton's storied history of hawkishness.
mintpressnews.com/mintcast-episode-4-motivation-behind-russiagate-global-war-journalism-hidden-face-american-empire/259266/

Trump Calls Newspaper Report on Russia Power Grid 'Treason'
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-06-17
The New York Times describes Trump's accusation as "dangerous"; says it told officials about the story and no security issues were raised.‚Ä&Eacute…
truthdig.com/articles/trump-calls-newspaper-report-on-russia-power-grid-treason/

Erdoğan brings the discussion on the S-400 to an end
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-06-17
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan made an abrupt statement to the United States regarding the cessation of training for Turkish pilots in the American F-35 program due to Turkey's purchase of the Russian S-400 air defense systems. The Turkish leader put an end to the disputes that have been going on for some time around …
uwidata.com/3908-erdogan-brings-the-discussion-on-the-s-400-to-an-end/

Poland Just Became America's Most Important NATO Ally
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-17
The US' decision to dispatch 1,000 additional "rotational" troops and even a squadron of surveillance drones to Poland makes the Central European country its most important NATO ally because of the threat that this poses to Russian strategic interests in …
globalresearch.ca/poland-became-us-most-important-nato-ally/5680858

Exposed: The Pentagon's cyberwar against Russia
Brian Becker | liberationnews.org | 2019-06-17
Five years before Robert Mueller was appointed Special Counsel to investigate the allegation that Russia interfered in the 2016 election and had conspired with the Trump campaign, the Pentagon had been waging secret cyberattacks against Russia's electrical grid.
liberationnews.org/exposed-the-pentagons-cyberwar-against-russia/

Iran Speeds Up Uranium Enrichment as Mideast Tensions Mount
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-06-17
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran will surpass the uranium stockpile limit set by its nuclear deal in the next 10 days, an official said Monday, raising pressure on Europeans trying to save the accord a year after the U.S. withdrawal lit the fuse for the heightened tensions now between Tehran and Washington. | The announcement by Iran's nuclear agency marked yet another deadline set by Tehran. President Hassan Rouhani already has warned Europe that a new deal needs to be in place by July 7 or the Islamic Republic would increase its enrichment of uranium.
truthdig.com/articles/iran-speeds-up-uranium-enrichment-as-mideast-tensions-mount/

China Takes Responsibility for Explosion Near North Korea; Denies Nuclear Test Rumors
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2019-06-17
(ZH) — Update: Chinese authorities are taking responsibility for Monday's blast, claiming it happened on their side of the border. Reporters pointed out that the magnitude of the blast was much smaller than a nuclear test, and Chinese authorities have advised that this was not a nuclear test. Chinese authorities said this is a magnitude 1.3 event …
theantimedia.com/china-explosion-near-north-korea/

Trump and Bolton Are Breaking What Nuclear Order There Is
Kate Hudson | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-17
It's 10 years now since US president Barack Obama made his famous Prague speech, committing to a nuclear weapons-free world. I remember hearing his words broadcast, amid the tumultuous cheers of the crowd in Hradƒçany Square, as if it were …
globalresearch.ca/trump-bolton-breaking-what-nuclear-order-there-is/5680875

Trump's Trade Threats Are Really Cold War 2.0
Prof Michael Hudson | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-17
President Trump has threatened China's President Xi that if they don't meet and talk at the upcoming G20 meetings in Japan, June 29-30, the United States will not soften its tariff war and economic sanctions against Chinese exports and technology….
globalresearch.ca/trumps-trade-threats-really-cold-war-2-0/5680819

Russia Denies Existence of New Military Contract with Venezuela
plenglish.com | 2019-06-17
Moscow, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) Russia has rejected on Monday US versions on a supposed new military contract between this country and Venezuela and denounced Washington"s intentions to create pretexts for a military escalation.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=43329&SEO=russia-denies-existence-of-new-military-contract-with-venezuela

Russia Slams CBS News for Cooperating With Syrian Al-Qaeda
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2019-06-16
(ZH) — The Russian embassy in Syria has slammed CBS News for sending its reporters into Idlib province, which is controlled by the al-Qaeda group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), at a moment of a stepped up joint Russian-Syrian aerial assault campaign over the northwestern territory. Over the weekend the embassy tweeted of the CBS team's reporting from Idlib: CBS News crew …
theantimedia.com/russia-slams-cbs-news-cooperating-syrian-al-qaeda/

US Attacks Russia's Power Grid; Trump Kept in Dark
Common Dreams staff | commondreams.org | 2019-06-16
'The question now is whether placing the equivalent of land mines in a foreign power network is the right way to deter Russia' | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/russian-power-grid-955px.jpg…
commondreams.org/news/2019/06/16/us-attacks-russias-power-grid-trump-kept-dark?cd-origin=rss

The Danger of Leaving a President Out of the Loop
Caitlin Johnstone | theantimedia.com | 2019-06-16
(CJ Opinion) — The New York Times has published an anonymously sourced report titled "U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia's Power Grid" about the "placement of potentially crippling malware inside the Russian system at a depth and with an aggressiveness that had never been tried before" which could potentially "plunge Russia into darkness or cripple its military," with one …

The Danger of Leaving a President Out of the Loop

US Attacks Russia's Power Grid; Trump Kept in Dark
Common Dreams | theantimedia.com | 2019-06-16
(CD) — The New York Times is reporting that the United States is cyber attacking Russia's electric power grid and other targets–and that President Donald Trump is being kept out of the loop.

US Attacks Russia’s Power Grid; Trump Kept in Dark

Say Hello to the Russia-China Mobile Operating System
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-16
Google cuts Huawei off Android; so Huawei may migrate to Aurora. Call it mobile Eurasia integration; the evolving Russia-China strategic partnership may be on the verge of spawning its own operating system — and that is not a metaphor. | Aurora …
globalresearch.ca/say-hello-russia-china-operating-system/5680762

'Treason!' Trump slams NYT claim of US cyberattacks on Russia's power grid as harmful fake news
rt.com | 2019-06-16
Following a bombastic report that US government hackers are targeting Russia's power grid, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to accuse the NY Times of spreading fake news detrimental to US credibility and national security. | …
rt.com/usa/461980-trump-nyt-russia-hackers-treason/

'Treason!' Trump slams NYT claim of US cyberattacks on Russia's power grid as harmful fake news
Staff | rt.com | 2019-06-16
Following a bombastic report that US government hackers are targeting Russia's power grid, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to accuse the NY Times of spreading fake news detrimental to US credibility and national security. | …
rt.com/usa/461980-trump-nyt-russia-hackers-treason/

Venezuela Scenario: US Launches Attack On Russia's Power Grid
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-15
According to an exclusive report published by the New York Times, the United States government has planted malware in Russia's electrical grid system in an act of revenge for "Russian interference," according to former and current government officials. | RELATED: | Russia To Help Venezuela Probe Cyber Attacks on Electric Grid | It seems that Venezuela was a testing ground for the Trump admi…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Scenario-US-Launches-Attack-On-Russias-Power-Grid-20190615-0007.html

Study linking US sanctions to Venezuelan deaths buried by Reuters for over a month
Joe Emersberger | nationofchange.org | 2019-06-15
I emailed Stephanie Nebehay of Reuters on May 22 about her article, "Venezuela Turns to Russia, Cuba, China in Health Crisis" ( 5/22/19). Her article depicted the impact of US sanctions as an allegation that Venezuelan government officials are alone in making. The article stated: The opposition blames [medical shortages] on economic incompetence and corruption by the leftist movement in power for two decades, but [President Nicolás] Maduro says US economic sanctions are…
nationofchange.org/2019/06/15/study-linking-us-sanctions-to-venezuelan-deaths-buried-by-reuters-for-over-a-month/

Putin at SCO Summit: Pakistan Is Integral to the Eurasian Future
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-15
The Eurasian future that President Putin articulated during his keynote speech at the SCO is made possible by Pakistan's leading role in this vision. | President Putin's keynote speech at the SCO was brief but concise, laying out Russia's envisioned future …
globalresearch.ca/pakistan-integral-eurasian-future-putin-articulated-sco/5680688

Study Linking US Sanctions to Venezuelan Deaths Buried by Reuters for Over a Month
Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting | theantimedia.com | 2019-06-15
(FAIR) — I emailed Stephanie Nebehay of Reuters on May 22 about her article, "Venezuela Turns to Russia, Cuba, China in Health Crisis" (5/22/19). Her article depicted the impact of US sanctions as an allegation that Venezuelan government officials are alone in making. The article stated: The opposition blames [medical shortages] on economic incompetence and corruption by the …

Study Linking US Sanctions to Venezuelan Deaths Buried by Reuters for Over a Month