2019-06-18: News Headlines

South Front (2019-06-18). Video: Turkish Artillery Struck Syrian Army Positions Near Idlib. globalresearch.ca On June 16, Turkey said on that its forces had struck positions of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in response to an attack on one of its observation posts in the Idlib de-escalation zone. | According to the Turkish Defense Ministry, …

Rep. Ron Paul (2019-06-18). Medical IDs: Enemy of Privacy, Liberty, and Health. globalresearch.ca Last week, the House of Representatives voted in favor of a Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill amendment to repeal the prohibition on the use of federal funds to create a "unique patient identifier." Unless this prohibition, …

Philip Giraldi (2019-06-18). False Identities Become the New Weapon: War with Iran Promoted by Fake Journalists. globalresearch.ca One of the claims made about alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election was that Kremlin-controlled entities were using fake identities to create dissension and confusion on social network sites. This should surprise no one, if it is true, …

Kevin Zeese (2019-06-18). US Foreign Policy Exposed. globalresearch.ca In the last week, the realities of US foreign policy have been exposed by a leaked audio tape, a leak about a US attack on the Russian electrical grid, and US attempts to extradite Julian Assange. All the information points …

Eric Blanc (2019-06-18). US Teachers' Strikes: A New Class Politics Emerging. globalresearch.ca In the spring of 2018, teachers and school staff across the United States fought back and won. By walking out for better pay and school funding, hundreds of thousands of educators etched their imprint onto the course of history. The …

Jim Miles (2019-06-18). The Management of Savagery — How America's National Security State Fueled the Rise of al-Qaeda, ISIS, and Donald Trump. globalresearch.ca Even though the ending is known, Max Blumenthal's book The Management of Savagery draws the reader through an intriguing tale of media management, political management, financial management all with the goal of achieving the management of savagery. The title …

Larry Chin (2019-06-18). False Flags: The Process of "False Flagging" the World towards War. The CIA Weaponizes Hollywood. globalresearch.ca Almost all wars begin with false flag operations. The coming conflicts in North Korea and Russia are no exception. Mass public hysteria is being manufactured to justify aggression against Moscow and Pyongyang, in retaliation for acts attributed to the North Korean and Russian governments, but orchestrated and carried out by the CIA and the Pentagon.

Food & Water Watch (2019-06-18). Letter to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf Demands Fracking Permit Pause, Investigation of Cancer Crisis. globalresearch.ca Over a hundred groups and more than 800 individuals from Pennsylvania signed onto a letter to Governor Tom Wolf calling for an official investigation into recent reports of rare cancers in counties heavily impacted by shale gas development over the …

Han Gil Jang (2019-06-18). People's Tribunal on War Crimes by South Korean Troops During the Vietnam War. asia-pacificresearch.com

Andrew Korybko (2019-06-18). US-India Military Cooperation: Pompeo Might Have the "Perfect Carrot" to Dangle in Front of Modi's Mouth. globalresearch.ca The US is planning to include India on its International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) list in order to place it at par with its NATO allies, "Israel", and a few others for the export of high-level military technologies, which …

Andrew Korybko (2019-06-18). NATO Consolidation: The "Baltic Reassurance Act" Is a Ruse for Provoking Russia. globalresearch.ca The proposed "Baltic Reassurance Act" aims to more closely integrate the Baltic countries into NATO, but its most controversial clause is the suggestion that "the United States should lead a multilateral effort to develop a strategy to deepen joint capabilities …

Prof Rodrigue Tremblay (2019-06-18). The Trump-Bolton Duo Is Just Like the Bush-Cheney Duo: Warmongers Using Lies to Start Illegal Wars. globalresearch.ca [False flag operations: ] "The powers-that-be understand that to create the appropriate atmosphere for war, it's necessary to create within the general populace a hatred, fear or mistrust of others regardless of whether those others belong to a certain group of …

The Canary (2019-06-18). Boaty McBoatface makes significant discovery on debut research mission. thecanary.co The yellow submarine dubbed Boaty McBoatface has returned from its first expedition with data which links increasing Antarctic winds to rising sea temperatures.The mission was undertaken in April 2017 and saw the autonomous vessel explore 110 miles at depths of up to 4,000 metres in the Orkney Passage, a region of the Southern Ocean some 500 miles from the Antarctic Peninsula.The data collected was published on Monday in the scientific journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) and showed Antarctic winds, growing stronger due to the ozone layer's depletion and increasing greenhouse gases, were…

Thomas Knapp (2019-06-18). Opposition Research: It's Not Trump's Fault That Politics is a "Dirty" Game. counterpunch.org In a June 12 interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News, President Donald Trump freely admitted that he would listen to foreigners offering him "dirt" on his political opponents: "I think you might want to listen, there isn't anything wrong with listening …. Somebody comes up and says, 'hey, I have information on your opponent,' More

Steven Sahiounie (2019-06-18). Gulf of Oman Recalls Gulf of Tonkin Lies. The Use of "Deepfake Videos" Could Lead to Global War. globalresearch.ca If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video is worth a million. Online videos uploaded to the internet and shown around the world via news media, as well as social media, are telling a visual story, …

Manlio Dinucci (2019-06-18). Chi sono gli incendiari di petroliere. globalresearch.ca Mentre gli Stati uniti preparano una nuova escalation in Medio Oriente, accusando l'Iran di attaccare le petroliere nel Golfo di Oman, il vice-premier Matteo Salvini incontra a Washington il segretario di Stato Mike Pompeo, uno degli artefici di tale strategia, …

David William Pear (2019-06-18). US and Canada Are Backing an Elite White Supremacist Minority in Venezuela. globalresearch.ca "Racism is one of the main engines and expressions of the current counter-revolution. In Venezuela the revolutionary struggle to end white supremacy and for self-determination is slow, and complicated by white elites, backed by US imperialism, and by the denial …

Tom Clifford (2019-06-18). Hong Kong's Extradition Bill Is Not in China's Interests. globalresearch.ca One country, two systems. One event, two interpretations. The crisis in Hong Kong was sparked by chief executive Carrie Lam's efforts to champion an extradition bill that would allow both residents and visitors to be sent to China for …

Pepe Escobar (2019-06-18). Iran at the Center of the Eurasian Riddle. globalresearch.ca With the dogs of war on full alert, something extraordinary happened at the 19th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) late last week in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. | Virtually unknown across the West, the SCO is the foremost Eurasian political, economic …

Shane Quinn (2019-06-18). World War II: US Military Destroyed 66 Japanese Cities Before Planning to Wipe Out the Same Number of Soviet Cities. globalresearch.ca The extent of devastation inflicted upon Japan by the American military during World War II is not broadly known, even today. In reprisal for the attack over Pearl Harbor, which killed almost 2,500 Americans, US aircraft first began unloading bombs …

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2019-06-18). WATCH: Rep. Katie Porter Explains to Swing District Constituents Why Her Conscience Demands Support for Trump Impeachment Inquiry. commondreams.org Congresswoman Katie Porter, in a video posted on social media Monday night, shared with residents of her purple California district why she is joining dozens of other Democrats who support launching an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

CGTN Africa (2019-06-18). Uganda gives approval for experimental Ebola treatments. cgtn.com Health workers received the all-clear to use experimental Ebola treatments in Uganda, a week after the deadly disease spread over the border from the Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said on Tuesday. | "Happy to inform you all that we got clearance from both Uganda National Council for Science and Technology and National Drug Authority to bring in the Therapeutic treatment for #Ebola patients in the country," Uganda's Health Minister, Jane Ruth Aceng, said on Twitter. | She did not give more details on which drugs had been approved, or what quantities would be brought in. | Two people who had traveled…

Eds. (2019-06-18). The limit does not exist. mronline.org An interview with Marxist philosopher Joshua Moufawad-Paul about the science of revolution at a time when socialism is supposedly becoming mainstream. | Source

CGTN Africa (2019-06-18). Namibia to host regional migration summit. cgtn.com Namibia as the current chair of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in partnership with the United Nations Migration Agency will host the Migration Dialogue for Southern Africa (MIDSA). | A statement released by the Namibian government on Tuesday said the 2019 meeting will have two segments. | The three-day experts' meeting from June 25 will be attended by senior officials from SADC member states' Ministries of Home Affairs, Labour, Foreign Affairs, Health, Social Development and National Statistics Offices. | While the ministerial session on June 28 will be attended by participants of the experts'

The Canary (2019-06-18). Record number of school leavers in Scotland moving into work, study or training. thecanary.co The rate of young people in Scotland working, studying or training nine months after leaving school has hit its highest recorded level. | Official statistics show 93.2% of pupils were in "positive destinations", while 5.5% were unemployed. | The largest proportion were in higher education at 39%, while 28.3% were employed, 22.7% were in further education, and 1.7% were in training. | Statistics published today show that: a record percentage of young people went on to a positive destination within nine months of leaving school last year the deprivation gap in positive destinations has fallen by more than half | Re…

WSWS (2019-06-18). Baltimore teachers' contract set to expire at end of month. wsws.org Neither one of the factions fighting for control of the Baltimore Teachers Union offers educators any way forward to fight the bipartisan attack on public education.

plenglish (2019-06-18). Chilean Teachers Multiply Protests. plenglish.com 18 de junio de 2019, 09: 34Santiago de Chile, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean teaching profession grows with the continuation of the indefinite national strike of the College of Teachers while preschool education will also carry out this Tuesday a warning strike.

WSWS (2019-06-18). Vote no to union sellout of New Zealand teachers! Mobilise the working class against the Ardern Labour government! wsws.org Following last month's historic strike, the primary and secondary teacher unions are seeking to impose a sellout deal and shut down the teachers' struggle.

WSWS (2019-06-18). For a socialist policy to fully fund public schools! wsws.org The following statement is being distributed to teachers and their supporters who are attending the "Red for Ed" rally in Lansing, Michigan today.

Hassan Diab Support Committee (2019-06-17). Hassan Diab and His Supporters Demand Public Release of Segal Report and Renew Call for Public Inquiry and Reform of Canada's Extradition Act. globalresearch.ca Murray Segal, former Deputy Attorney General of Ontario, has delivered a report of his review of the extradition of Dr. Hassan Diab to the Minister of Justice, David Lametti. The Minister's office has confirmed receipt of the report …

Elijah J. Magnier (2019-06-17). Trump Offered to Suspend Sanctions While Negotiating with Iran, Khamenei Rejected the Offer: More Attacks Expected. globalresearch.ca Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo conveyed a message from US President Donald Trump to the Iranian leadership, asking the release of 5 US prisoners and inviting Iran to sit around a negotiation table, adding "he [Donald Trump] would be ready …

Peter Koenig (2019-06-17). Trump and the Taiwan Gambit. globalresearch.ca Taiwan has become a new "eastern pivot" for Donald Trump. Against all international laws and UN charters, he is approaching Taiwan, as indicating to the world that regardless of the established world rules which make Beijing, the Peoples Republic …

Kate Hudson (2019-06-17). Trump and Bolton Are Breaking What Nuclear Order There Is. globalresearch.ca 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 …

Andrew Korybko (2019-06-17). Poland Just Became America's Most Important NATO Ally. globalresearch.ca 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 …

Prof. John McMurtry (2019-06-17). Behind the Scenes and Elections: Koch-Oil Big Lies and Ecocide Writ Large in Canada. globalresearch.ca As we know, big lies can run free across borders with few joining the dots. | For example, no media reports that China's growing dispute with Canada is based on Canada's enforcement of the Trump administration's unilateral and illegal embargo against …

Hassan Diab Support Committee (2019-06-17). Hassan Diab and His Supporters Renew Call for Public Inquiry and Reform of Canada's Extradition Act. globalresearch.ca Murray Segal, former Deputy Attorney General of Ontario, has delivered a report of his review of the extradition of Dr. Hassan Diab to the Minister of Justice, David Lametti. The Minister's office has confirmed receipt of the report …

F. William Engdahl (2019-06-17). Will China's Automobile Market Trigger Next Economic Downturn? globalresearch.ca Sales of new cars in China, today the world's largest automobile market, plunged a dramatic 16.4% in May, making the worst month in the history of the relatively new China auto industry. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers …

Helen Buyniski (2019-06-17). Our Reality Can Beat Up Your Reality. Spreading False News Stories on Iran. globalresearch.ca Twitter has declared victory over disinformation, deplatforming thousands of pro-Iranian Twitter accounts this week to coincide with US Secretary of State " Rapture Mike" Pompeo's evidence-free declaration that Iran had attacked two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. …

Prof. Marjorie Cohn (2019-06-17). Citizenship and Partisan Gerrymandering: US Supreme Court Ruling on Census Could Deal Grave Blow to Democracy. globalresearch.ca The Supreme Court is poised to decide two cases that could prove devastating to the right to vote — the very foundation of a democracy. One case will review the Trump administration's attempt to add a citizenship question to the …

Andrew Wasley (2019-06-17). Deadly Gas and Air Pollution: Cutting UK Farm Emissions in Half Could Save 3,000 Lives a Year. globalresearch.ca Thousands of deaths each year could be avoided if air pollution from UK farms was halved, new analysis has revealed, but the government's failure to act means the most damaging sectors are under no obligation to cut their emissions. | The …

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2019-06-17). False-Flagging the World to War: A Gulf of Tonkin Incident in the Gulf of Oman. globalresearch.ca Washington is playing false flag again, but this time, in the Gulf of Oman as Washington has accused Iran of attacking two commercial tanker ships from Japan and Norway while tensions in the region are at an all-time high. Why …

Edward Curtin (2019-06-17). The War Hoax Redux. globalresearch.ca The Trump administration has a problem: How to start another war — this time with Iran — without having a justifiable reason for one. No doubt members of Trump's team, led by the war-thirsty and perdurable John Bolton, are …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2019-06-17). Matters of Water: Dubious Approvals and the Adani Carmichael Mine. asia-pacificresearch.com

Denis Rogatyuk (2019-06-17). Belgium's Left Breakthrough. globalresearch.ca

On May 27th, Europe awakened to what seemed to be like a new stage in the resurgence of the populist right and reactionary forces, and a major retreat for the radical left in the elections to the European …

Dave Lindorff (2019-06-17). US Cyber Attack on Russia's Power Grid Is an 'Act of War'. globalresearch.ca 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 …

Richard Becker (2019-06-17). Trump's Middle East 'Deal of the Century' Pushed Back Again. globalresearch.ca There are many false conspiracy theories in current circulation, but there are also very real conspiracies. One of the latter is the so-called "Deal of the Century," a thoroughly reactionary plan cooked up by the Trump administration. | The key conspirators, …

Celine Hagbard (2019-06-17). Israeli Government Establishes 'Trump Heights' Development on Stolen Land in Golan. globalresearch.ca In a move aimed at gaining more support from the already-enthusiastic Donald Trump for their policies of land expropriation and expansion, Israeli authorities on Sunday established a new development they coined "Trump Heights", with Binyamin Netanyahu presiding over the unveiling …

Prof Michael Hudson (2019-06-17). Trump's Trade Threats Are Really Cold War 2.0. globalresearch.ca 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….

Joaquin Flores (2019-06-17). Pompeo's False Flag Refuted By Japanese Media: Tanker Hit by Flying Object, Not Mine — Confirms Onsite Worker. globalresearch.ca The Japanese state news agency NHK has revealed that workers on the tanker saw a plane flying toward the tanker before the explosion. United States is pinning the blame for the tanker attacks on Iran. Tehran denies the accusation. | The …

Global Research News (2019-06-17). Selected Articles: Trump and the Taiwan Gambit. globalresearch.ca Online independent analysis of US-led wars, rampant corruption, corporate greed, civil rights and fraudulent monetary transactions is invariably relegated to the bottom rung of search engine results. | As a result we presently do not cover our monthly running costs which …