Daily Archives: July 28, 2019

2019-07-28: News Headlines

teleSUR (2019-07-28). Iran Nuclear Deal Parties Meet, No Solution Reached Yet. telesurenglish.net An emergency meeting with parties to Iran's 2015 nuclear deal was constructive but there are unresolved issues and Tehran will continue to reduce its nuclear commitments if Europeans fail to salvage the pact, Iranian official Abbas Araqchi said Sunday. | RELATED: | Iran Says Arrested 17 CIA Spies , Some Sentenced to Death | "The atmosphere was constructive. Disc…

South Front (2019-07-28). Video: Russian, Syrian Warplanes Bomb Al Qaeda Positions in Western Aleppo. globalresearch.ca On July 25, warplanes of the Syrian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Forces bombed positions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra) and its allies near the villages of al-Bawabiya, al-Atarib, Qammari, al-Barqoum, Urem al-Kubra, and Kafr Halab, and …

Padraig McGrath (2019-07-28). Tanker-War: Everything Is Ideological. globalresearch.ca Ukraine's most senior military prosecutor, Anatoly Matios, announced yesterday that the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) had seized the Russian tanker Nika Spirit at the port of Izmail and detained the crew, including at least 7 Russian nationals. Matios alleged …

Tri Valley Cares & Co-sponsors (2019-07-28). Remembering Hiroshima & Nagasaki: Nuclear Weapons Protest Rally & March at Livermore Labs. indybay.org Livermore Lab, Vasco Rd & Patterson Pass Rd, Livermore, California…

The Canary (2019-07-27). Demonstrators arrested ahead of Moscow election protest. thecanary.co Russian police have been arresting people outside the Moscow mayor's office ahead of an election protest demanding that opposition candidates be allowed to run for the city council.The dispute comes as the Kremlin is struggling with how to deal with strongly opposing views in its own sprawling capital of 12.6 million people.OVD-Info, an organisation that monitors political arrests, said at least 26 people had been detained by police 30 minutes before the protest against the exclusion of opposition candidates from September's ballot was to start.There was no immediate information on what charges the detainees migh…

Stephen Lendman (2019-07-27). Trump Regime Pressuring Turkey to Keep Its S-400s Nonoperational. globalresearch.ca Pompeo reportedly warned Turkey that it faces "more (US) sanctions" if its Russian S-400 air defense missiles become operational. | What's the point of them if not able to protect against potential aerial threats. In 2018, US and Ankara officials discussed …

Jamie White (2019-07-27). Highlights: Watch House Republicans Tear Mueller Apart at Hearing. globalresearch.ca Former FBI Special Counsel Robert Mueller testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday over the findings of his report into so-called "Russian collusion," and Republicans took him to the woodshed. | Throughout the hearing, Republican members of the committee exposed …

RT (2019-07-27). Troubled nuclear fuel plant in S. Carolina kept radioactive trash in LEAKY & RUSTY container. rt.com A rusty shipping container full of uranium-tainted trash was found to be seeping contaminated sludge into the soil at Westinghouse fuel rod factory in S. Carolina, adding another radiation spike to the facility's list of troubles.

WSWS (2019-07-27). Stranger Things, Season 3: Nostalgia for the 1980s meets anti-Russian hysteria. wsws.org Stranger Things, created by the Duffer Brothers, continues with its tribute to the 1980s, science fiction and horror themes.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-07-26). US Foreign Policy in Shambles: NATO and the Middle East. How Do You Wage War Without Allies? globalresearch.ca Israel is obviously a major partner of the US and NATO. But there's another element in US-Israeli relations. Israel also has an unspoken and unofficial alliance with Russia, where Netanyahu has a personal relationship with Putin.

Paul Street (2019-07-26). How the People Change History. counterpunch.org The Electoral College is a far greater obstacle to democracy in the United States than the laughably minor problem of "Russian interference in our [supposed great] democracy" — the matter that Democrats and their many media allies sadly chose to roil the nation about, dangling the threat of impeachment, for the last two and half years. More

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2019-07-26). As US Beefs Up Military Presence in the Gulf, Yemen's Houthis Turn to Russia for Support. mintpressnews.com Houthi attempts to engage the UN to broker a peaceful solution to the war on Yemen have stalled. Now, out of options, the movement may have found a willing partner in Moscow.

Frank Scott (2019-07-26). CapitalGate's the Problem, Not Russiagate. dissidentvoice.org [U]nder existing conditions, private capitalists inevitably control, directly or indirectly, the main sources of information (press, radio, education). It is thus extremely difficult, and indeed in most cases quite impossible, for the individual citizen to come to objective conclusions and to make intelligent use of his political rights. — Albert Einstein While the professional class …

Reese Erlich (2019-07-26). Foreign Correspondent: Elizabeth Warren on War and Peace. progressive.org Warren's troubling foreign policy history includes uncritical support of Israel, supporting sanctions on Venezuela, and vilifying Russia and China as national security threats. But her views are also evolving.

Ryan Grim (2019-07-26). Ohio Republicans Balked at a Nuclear Bailout, so the Industry Elected New Republicans — and Walked Away With $1.1 Billion. theintercept.com A newly elected state legislature, backed by a dark-money effort linked primarily to the nuclear industry, overcame years of opposition to pass the bailout.

Robert J. Burrowes (2019-07-26). Extinction is Stalking Humanity. dissidentvoice.org I have previously written a summary of the interrelated psychological, sociological, political-economic, military, nuclear, ecological and climate threats to human survival on Earth which threaten human extinction by 2026. Rather than reiterate the evidence in the above article, I would like to add to it by focusing attention on three additional threats — geoengineering, medical …

Andrew Korybko (2019-07-26). The Kremlin's "Balancing Act": Russia's Ties with both Israel and Iran. globalresearch.ca The Senior Advisor of the Foreign Policy Planning Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation denied that there ever was a so-called "Russia-Shia axis" like Alt-Media claimed for years and reminded the prestigious audience at Russia's …

Julia Conley, staff writer (2019-07-26). McConnell Dubbed 'Moscow Mitch' for Blocking Debate on Election Security Bill Just As Senate Report Details 2016 Russian Interference. commondreams.org Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell earned the nickname "Moscow Mitch" Friday after blocking lawmakers from taking action to prevent foreign interference in U.S. elections—just as the legislature he leads concluded that Russians meddled in the 2016 elections in all 50 states. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/mcconnell_judges.png

Staff (2019-07-25). Robert Mueller Testimony Disappoints Democrats Who Bet on Special Counsel to Help Sink Trump. democracynow.org Special counsel Robert Mueller gave his much-anticipated testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday, where he spoke for the first time about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections. Over the 7-hour hearing, Mueller stressed to the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees that despite Donald Trump's claims, he had not exonerated the president of obstruction of justice. Mueller's report was handed in 124 days ago, but only a redacted version was made available to the public. Ahead of Mueller's testimony, the Justice Department warned Mueller in a letter to "remain within the bound…

James Risen (2019-07-25). Congress and the Press Should Pick Up Where Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller Left Off. theintercept.com The anticlimactic end of the Trump-Russia investigation is partly due to decades of bitter political battles over what powers to grant special prosecutors.

Aaron Maté (2019-07-25). Mueller hearing is another Russiagate dud. thegrayzone.com Aaron Maté recaps Robert Mueller's Congressional appearance, which delivered no new bombshells; more unhinged Russia-baiting; and only more doubts about…

RT (2019-07-25). 'Clinton Body Count' trends on Twitter, establishment blames Russia. rt.com Americans waking up to check Twitter were greeted with the trending hashtag "#ClintonBodyCount." Referencing a long-running conservative conspiracy theory, its re-emergence has of course been blamed on 'Russian bots.'

RT (2019-07-25). Russiagate devotees bemoan Mueller's deflating testimony… but at least Maddow liked it. rt.com Robert Mueller's testimony to Congress failed to live up to the expectations of many Russiagate-peddling pundits, with one notable exception being MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, who had glowing praise for the former special counsel.

Robert Mackey (2019-07-24). Key Moments From Robert Mueller's Congressional Testimony. theintercept.com Robert Mueller, the former special counsel, testified on Wednesday morning to the House Judiciary Committee and on Wednesday afternoon to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence about his report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, and President Donald Trump's efforts to obstruct that inquiry. Updates on key moments in the hearings appear below. | Did Mueller's Replies to Rep. Adam Schiff Provide Enough Cover for Democrats to Impeach Trump?: | At the…

Fight Back (2019-07-23). FRSO sends delegation to the Sao Paolo Forum. fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela – From July 25 to 28, delegates from the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) will be participating in the 25th Sao Paolo Forum, held this year in Caracas, Venezuela. Over 1000 delegates from around the world will be attending, under the slogan "For Peace, Sovereignty and the Prosperity of the People: Unity, Struggle, Combat and Victory!" | The FRSO delegation will be led by Tom Burke, the Organization Secretary of Freedom Road. | Much has happened since the Sao Paolo Forum first began in 1994. At that time, the international left was trying to summate the overthrow of the Soviet Union a…

Aaron Maté (2019-07-23). Mueller mania worsens US-Russia conflict. thegrayzone.com As Robert Mueller testifies before Congress, Stephen F. Cohen, professor emeritus at NYU and Princeton, says that Russiagate has not…

Staff (2019-07-23). Uncertainty Looms Over Boris Johnson's Response to Iranian Seizure of British Tanker. therealnews.com Could Trump and Bolton push Britain out of the Iran nuclear treaty? Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi discusses whether Boris Johnson could act as the U.S.'s errand boy as he assumes power as prime minister…

United Nations (2019-07-22). Monday's Daily Brief: Palestine demolitions, nuclear watchdog chief dies, UK troops to Mali, Afghan journalist murder condemned, Somalia sexual violence pledge. un.org Our main stories today: UN condemns Israel's destruction of Palestinian property; the head of the IAEA dies at 72; UK troops will bolster Mali mission; UNESCO chief condemns Afghan journalist's murder; Somalia commits to ending conflict-related sexual violence.

United Nations (2019-07-22). 'Deep sadness' at passing of UN nuclear watchdog agency chief, Yukiya Amano. un.org The head of the UN body that oversees nuclear activities across the world has died aged 72, it was announced on Monday. In a statement, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed the passing of Director General Yukiya Amano, with "deepest sadness".

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

Peace Action (2019-06-25). Peace Action Endorses Ilhan Omar for Congress. peaceaction.org 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 …

Peace Action (2019-06-24). Peace Action Endorses Kara Eastman for Congress. peaceaction.org 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 …

Peace Action (2019-06-17). Peace Action Endorses Ayanna Pressley for Congress. peaceaction.org 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 …

Paul Dobson (2019-06-06). Venezuela: Pompeo Exposes Frustration Over Opposition Divisions as China, Russia Call for Non-Interference. venezuelanalysis.com The US Secretary of State claims efforts to unify the opposition have been "devilishly difficult."

2019-07-28: Social Media Postees

Iran Nuclear Deal Parties Meet, No Solution Reached Yet
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-28
An emergency meeting with parties to Iran's 2015 nuclear deal was constructive but there are unresolved issues and Tehran will continue to reduce its nuclear commitments if Europeans fail to salvage the pact, Iranian official Abbas Araqchi said Sunday. | RELATED: | Iran Says Arrested 17 CIA Spies , Some Sentenced to Death | "The atmosphere was constructive. Disc…
telesurenglish.net/news/iran-2015-nuclear-deal-parties-in-vienna-oil-tanker-conflict-20190728-0006.html

Iran Nuclear Deal Parties Meet, No Solution Reached Yet
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-28
An emergency meeting with parties to Iran's 2015 nuclear deal was constructive but there are unresolved issues and Tehran will continue to reduce its nuclear commitments if Europeans fail to salvage the pact, Iranian official Abbas Araqchi said Sunday. | RELATED: | Iran Says Arrested 17 CIA Spies , Some Sentenced to Death | "The atmosphere was constructive. Disc…
telesurenglish.net/news/iran-2015-nuclear-deal-parties-in-vienna-oil-tanker-conflict-20190728-0006.html

Tanker-War: Everything Is Ideological
Padraig McGrath | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-28
Ukraine's most senior military prosecutor, Anatoly Matios, announced yesterday that the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) had seized the Russian tanker Nika Spirit at the port of Izmail and detained the crew, including at least 7 Russian nationals. Matios alleged …
globalresearch.ca/tanker-war-lenin-right-everything-ideological/5684852

Video: Russian, Syrian Warplanes Bomb Al Qaeda Positions in Western Aleppo
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-28
On July 25, warplanes of the Syrian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Forces bombed positions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra) and its allies near the villages of al-Bawabiya, al-Atarib, Qammari, al-Barqoum, Urem al-Kubra, and Kafr Halab, and …
globalresearch.ca/video-russian-syrian-warplanes-rain-hell-militants-western-aleppo/5684841

Remembering Hiroshima & Nagasaki: Nuclear Weapons Protest Rally & March at Livermore Labs
Tri Valley Cares & Co-sponsors | indybay.org | 2019-07-28
Livermore Lab, Vasco Rd & Patterson Pass Rd, Livermore, California…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/27/18825006.php

Trump Regime Pressuring Turkey to Keep Its S-400s Nonoperational
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-27
Pompeo reportedly warned Turkey that it faces "more (US) sanctions" if its Russian S-400 air defense missiles become operational. | What's the point of them if not able to protect against potential aerial threats. In 2018, US and Ankara officials discussed …
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-pressuring-turkey-keep-its-s-400s-nonoperational/5684733

Demonstrators arrested ahead of Moscow election protest
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-07-27
Russian police have been arresting people outside the Moscow mayor's office ahead of an election protest demanding that opposition candidates be allowed to run for the city council.The dispute comes as the Kremlin is struggling with how to deal with strongly opposing views in its own sprawling capital of 12.6 million people.OVD-Info, an organisation that monitors political arrests, said at least 26 people had been detained by police 30 minutes before the protest against the exclusion of opposition candidates from September's ballot was to start.There was no immediate information on what charges the detainees migh…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/07/27/demonstrators-arrested-ahead-of-moscow-election-protest/

Highlights: Watch House Republicans Tear Mueller Apart at Hearing
Jamie White | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-27
Former FBI Special Counsel Robert Mueller testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday over the findings of his report into so-called "Russian collusion," and Republicans took him to the woodshed. | Throughout the hearing, Republican members of the committee exposed …
globalresearch.ca/highlights-watch-house-republicans-tear-mueller-apart-hearing/5684705

Stranger Things, Season 3: Nostalgia for the 1980s meets anti-Russian hysteria
wsws.org | 2019-07-27
Stranger Things, created by the Duffer Brothers, continues with its tribute to the 1980s, science fiction and horror themes.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/27/stra-j27.html

Troubled nuclear fuel plant in S. Carolina kept radioactive trash in LEAKY & RUSTY container
rt.com | 2019-07-27
A rusty shipping container full of uranium-tainted trash was found to be seeping contaminated sludge into the soil at Westinghouse fuel rod factory in S. Carolina, adding another radiation spike to the facility's list of troubles. | …
rt.com/usa/465179-westinghouse-nuclear-waste-leak/

How the People Change History
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-26
The Electoral College is a far greater obstacle to democracy in the United States than the laughably minor problem of "Russian interference in our [supposed great] democracy" — the matter that Democrats and their many media allies sadly chose to roil the nation about, dangling the threat of impeachment, for the last two and half years.
counterpunch.org/2019/07/26/how-the-people-change-history/

As US Beefs Up Military Presence in the Gulf, Yemen's Houthis Turn to Russia for Support
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2019-07-26
Houthi attempts to engage the UN to broker a peaceful solution to the war on Yemen have stalled. Now, out of options, the movement may have found a willing partner in Moscow.
mintpressnews.com/us-beefs-up-military-gulf-yemen-houthis-turn-to-russia/260792/

US Foreign Policy in Shambles: NATO and the Middle East. How Do You Wage War Without Allies?
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-26
Israel is obviously a major partner of the US and NATO. But there's another element in US-Israeli relations. Israel also has an unspoken and unofficial alliance with Russia, where Netanyahu has a personal relationship with Putin.
globalresearch.ca/us-foreign-policy-shambles-nato-middle-east/5684713

Foreign Correspondent: Elizabeth Warren on War and Peace
Reese Erlich | progressive.org | 2019-07-26
Warren's troubling foreign policy history includes uncritical support of Israel, supporting sanctions on Venezuela, and vilifying Russia and China as national security threats. But her views are also evolving.
progressive.org/dispatches/foreign-correspondent-elizabeth-warren-on-war-and-peace-erlich-190726/

Extinction is Stalking Humanity
Robert J. Burrowes | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-26
I have previously written a summary of the interrelated psychological, sociological, political-economic, military, nuclear, ecological and climate threats to human survival on Earth which threaten human extinction by 2026. Rather than reiterate the evidence in the above article, I would like to add to it by focusing attention on three additional threats — geoengineering, medical …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/extinction-is-stalking-humanity/

Ohio Republicans Balked at a Nuclear Bailout, so the Industry Elected New Republicans — and Walked Away With $1.1 Billion
Ryan Grim | theintercept.com | 2019-07-26
A newly elected state legislature, backed by a dark-money effort linked primarily to the nuclear industry, overcame years of opposition to pass the bailout.
theintercept.com/2019/07/26/ohio-billion-dollar-nuclear-bailout-firstenergy/

CapitalGate's the Problem, Not Russiagate
Frank Scott | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-26
[U]nder existing conditions, private capitalists inevitably control, directly or indirectly, the main sources of information (press, radio, education). It is thus extremely difficult, and indeed in most cases quite impossible, for the individual citizen to come to objective conclusions and to make intelligent use of his political rights. — Albert Einstein While the professional class …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/capitalgates-the-problem-not-russiagate/

The Kremlin's "Balancing Act": Russia's Ties with both Israel and Iran
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-26
The Senior Advisor of the Foreign Policy Planning Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation denied that there ever was a so-called "Russia-Shia axis" like Alt-Media claimed for years and reminded the prestigious audience at Russia's …
globalresearch.ca/top-russian-foreign-policy-planner-clarified-countrys-ties-israel-iran/5684728

McConnell Dubbed 'Moscow Mitch' for Blocking Debate on Election Security Bill Just As Senate Report Details 2016 Russian Interference
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-07-26
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell earned the nickname "Moscow Mitch" Friday after blocking lawmakers from taking action to prevent foreign interference in U.S. elections—just as the legislature he leads concluded that Russians meddled in the 2016 elections in all 50 states. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/mcconnell_judges.png
commondreams.org/news/2019/07/26/mcconnell-dubbed-moscow-mitch-blocking-debate-election-security-bill-just-senate?cd-origin=rss

Robert Mueller Testimony Disappoints Democrats Who Bet on Special Counsel to Help Sink Trump
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-25
Special counsel Robert Mueller gave his much-anticipated testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday, where he spoke for the first time about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections. Over the 7-hour hearing, Mueller stressed to the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees that despite Donald Trump's claims, he had not exonerated the president of obstruction of justice. Mueller's report was handed in 124 days ago, but only a redacted version was made available to the public. Ahead of Mueller's testimony, the Justice Department warned Mueller in a letter to "remain within the bound…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/25/robert_mueller_congressional_testimony_impeachment_collusion

Mueller hearing is another Russiagate dud
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-07-25
Aaron Maté recaps Robert Mueller's Congressional appearance, which delivered no new bombshells; more unhinged Russia-baiting; and only more doubts about…
thegrayzone.com/2019/07/24/mueller-hearing-is-another-russiagate-dud/

Congress and the Press Should Pick Up Where Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller Left Off
James Risen | theintercept.com | 2019-07-25
The anticlimactic end of the Trump-Russia investigation is partly due to decades of bitter political battles over what powers to grant special prosecutors.
theintercept.com/2019/07/25/robert-mueller-congress-press/

Mueller hearing is another Russiagate dud
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-07-25
Aaron Maté recaps Robert Mueller's Congressional appearance, which delivered no new bombshells; more unhinged Russia-baiting; and only more doubts about…
thegrayzone.com/2019/07/24/mueller-hearing-is-another-russiagate-dud/

Russiagate devotees bemoan Mueller's deflating testimony… but at least Maddow liked it
rt.com | 2019-07-25
Robert Mueller's testimony to Congress failed to live up to the expectations of many Russiagate-peddling pundits, with one notable exception being MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, who had glowing praise for the former special counsel. | …
rt.com/usa/465037-russiagate-maddow-testimony-congress/

'Clinton Body Count' trends on Twitter, establishment blames Russia
rt.com | 2019-07-25
Americans waking up to check Twitter were greeted with the trending hashtag "#ClintonBodyCount." Referencing a long-running conservative conspiracy theory, its re-emergence has of course been blamed on 'Russian bots.' | …
rt.com/usa/465068-clinton-body-count-twitter/

Key Moments From Robert Mueller's Congressional Testimony
Robert Mackey | theintercept.com | 2019-07-24
Robert Mueller, the former special counsel, testified on Wednesday morning to the House Judiciary Committee and on Wednesday afternoon to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence about his report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, and President Donald Trump's efforts to obstruct that inquiry. Updates on key moments in the hearings appear below. | Did Mueller's Replies to Rep. Adam Schiff Provide Enough Cover for Democrats to Impeach Trump?: | At the…
theintercept.com/2019/07/24/updates-robert-muellers-congressional-testimony/

FRSO sends delegation to the Sao Paolo Forum
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-07-23
Caracas, Venezuela – From July 25 to 28, delegates from the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) will be participating in the 25th Sao Paolo Forum, held this year in Caracas, Venezuela. Over 1000 delegates from around the world will be attending, under the slogan "For Peace, Sovereignty and the Prosperity of the People: Unity, Struggle, Combat and Victory!" | The FRSO delegation will be led by Tom Burke, the Organization Secretary of Freedom Road. | Much has happened since the Sao Paolo Forum first began in 1994. At that time, the international left was trying to summate the overthrow of the Soviet Union a…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/7/23/frso-sends-delegation-sao-paolo-forum

Mueller mania worsens US-Russia conflict
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-07-23
As Robert Mueller testifies before Congress, Stephen F. Cohen, professor emeritus at NYU and Princeton, says that Russiagate has not…
thegrayzone.com/2019/07/23/mueller-mania-worsens-us-russia-conflict/

Uncertainty Looms Over Boris Johnson's Response to Iranian Seizure of British Tanker
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-23
Could Trump and Bolton push Britain out of the Iran nuclear treaty? Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi discusses whether Boris Johnson could act as the U.S.'s errand boy as he assumes power as prime minister…
therealnews.com/stories/uncertainty-looms-over-boris-johnsons-response-to-iranian-seizure-of-british-tanker

Monday's Daily Brief: Palestine demolitions, nuclear watchdog chief dies, UK troops to Mali, Afghan journalist murder condemned, Somalia sexual violence pledge
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-22
Our main stories today: UN condemns Israel's destruction of Palestinian property; the head of the IAEA dies at 72; UK troops will bolster Mali mission; UNESCO chief condemns Afghan journalist's murder; Somalia commits to ending conflict-related sexual violence.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1043041

'Deep sadness' at passing of UN nuclear watchdog agency chief, Yukiya Amano
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-22
The head of the UN body that oversees nuclear activities across the world has died aged 72, it was announced on Monday. In a statement, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed the passing of Director General Yukiya Amano, with "deepest sadness".
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1042971

How Iran is fighting back against Trump's "maximum pressure" campaign
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-07-19
On May 8, 2018, U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced his decision to end the US' participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and begin reinstating nuclear-related sanctions against Iran. These extreme measures including the so-called "maximum pressure" policy and attempting to bring Iranian oil exports to "zero" have inflicted excruciating pain on …
uwidata.com/4372-how-iran-is-fighting-back-against-trumps-maximum-pressure-campaign/

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