[Comment] Offline: COVID-19–what we can expect to come
Richard Horton | thelancet.com | 2020-06-13
The verdicts are now coming in. In Mark Honigsbaum's updated edition of The Pandemic Century, he has included a new chapter on COVID-19. As a historian of epidemics, he offers his judgments about how countries have responded to what he calls "China's Chernobyl moment". His critique is sharp. For decades, we have known that the world is intrinsically and increasingly vulnerable to pandemics–and yet, "we failed to heed the warnings about Covid-19 and act when our actions could have prevented the outbreak from spinning out of control".
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[Correspondence] Increasing tobacco sales under the anti-smoking policy in China
Hailong Luo, Yuan Zhao | thelancet.com | 2020-06-13
China joined the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in 2005, but tobacco control in China is still worrying.1 In the past decade, the Chinese Government has strengthened the publicity of anti-smoking campains in the media and increased the management of anti-smoking through policies. Nevertheless, paradoxically, tobacco sales have been rising.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30163-X/fulltext?rss=yes
[Correspondence] Questioning statin therapy for older patients — Authors' reply
Jordan Fulcher, Anthony Keech, John Simes, Colin Baigent, Rory Collins | thelancet.com | 2020-06-13
We were correct in stating that, among patients with established cardiovascular disease, the rates of use of statin therapy have been shown to decline among people older than 75 years.1 Not only do the Dutch data2 that we cited demonstrate this trend, but so do the US data reported by Salami and colleagues.3 Supplementary table 5a in the latter paper3 indicates that, after adjusting for other factors, the odds of statin use among patients with cardiovascular disease are about one-fifth lower among patients aged 75 or older than among patients aged 65–74 years.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)33159-9/fulltext?rss=yes
Hawkish, Gov't Funded Think Tank Behind Twitter Decision to Delete Thousands of Chinese Accounts
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-06-12
Twitter's decision came after close collaboration with a deeply controversial U.S. and Australian government-funded think tank that has been denounced by Australia's former ambassador in Beijing as "the architect of the China threat theory in Australia."
mintpressnews.com/hawkish-think-tank-twitter-decision-delete-chinese-accounts/268524/
Video: Attacks on US Forces and Facilities Continue in Iraq. Washington Rejects Iraqi Parliament Demand for US Troop Withdrawal
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-06-12
Last night, two rockets struck the Green Zone in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. The heavily fortified area houses some of the main Iraqi government offices and the US embassy. There were no immediate reports about casualties. No group has …
globalresearch.ca/video-attacks-us-forces-facilities-continues-iraq/5715757
ICC Probe of US War Crimes in Afghanistan. Trump Lashes Back. ICC is "Threat" to America
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-06-12
It is fairly well established that Afghanistan, the Taliban, and Osama bin Laden had nothing to do with 9/11 — the mother of all state-sponsored false flags, a pretext for the US to smash one nation after another. | US …
globalresearch.ca/trump-declares-national-emergency-orders-sanctions-icc-probe-us-war-crimes-afghanistan/5715813
Living is no laughing matter
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2020-06-12
The United States government has withdrawn its support for the World Health Organisation (WHO) based on accusations that the WHO has not been forthcoming about the novel coronavirus and based on U.S. President Donald Trump's questioning of the WHO's independence from China, calling the organisation a 'puppet of China'.
mronline.org/2020/06/12/living-is-no-laughing-matter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=living-is-no-laughing-matter
US sanctions International Criminal Court over war crimes investigations in Afghanistan
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-06-12
US president Donald Trump has opposed investigations into war crimes committed by the US-led forces in Afghanistan since 2003. US secretary of state Mike Pompeo termed the ICC a 'kangaroo court'…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/06/12/us-sanctions-international-criminal-court-over-war-crimes-investigations-in-afghanistan/
Thailand: Key ASEAN Nation Emerges from COVID-19
Joseph Thomas | globalresearch.ca | 2020-06-12
The Kingdom of Thailand plays a central role in the Southeast Asian ASEAN economic bloc. It has a population of nearly 70 million, the second largest economy in the region and hosts a key leg of China's One Belt, One …
globalresearch.ca/thailand-key-asean-nation-emerges-covid-19/5715752
Battles over Education: Australia, China and Unsafe Universities
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2020-06-12
asia-pacificresearch.com/battles-education-australia-china-unsafe-universities/5629124
The New Cold War with China
Michael T. Klare | zcomm.org | 2020-06-12
How Will It Affect You?
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-new-cold-war-with-china/
NATO's Call on 'Like-minded Nations' to Stand Up to the Rise of China Is Just a Desperate Bid for Global Relevance
Scott Ritter | globalresearch.ca | 2020-06-12
As the influence of the US and Europe wanes in the face of a new geopolitical reality, their Cold War progeny, NATO, seeks to redefine itself as a global player. The problem is NATO is not capable of even stepping …
globalresearch.ca/nato-call-nations-stand-up-rise-china-desperate-bid-global-relevance/5715787
Covid-19 Hits the French Health System
Evan Jones | counterpunch.org | 2020-06-12
On 28 February the WHO issued a report on China's efforts to control the Coronavirus outbreak, highlighting the necessity for a comprehensive government-led response to the threat. On 29 February, the French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe chose to divert priorities from a Ministerial Council dedicated to Covid-19 by utilising article 49-3 of the Constitution to…
counterpunch.org/2020/06/12/covid-19-hits-the-french-health-system/
Activists in Japan join the global Black Lives Matter movement
Shimbun Akahata | peoplesworld.org | 2020-06-12
TOKYO–In response to the Black Lives Matter movement spreading from the United States to the rest of the world, several rounds of anti-racism demonstrations in Tokyo and Osaka have seen massive turnout–even in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. On June 7, the chant "Black Lives Matter" echoed throughout downtown Osaka City. The rally was …
peoplesworld.org/article/activists-in-japan-join-the-global-black-lives-matter-movement/
Race and a Wrongful Conviction in Japan
Michael H. Fox | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-06-12
Across cultures, darker people suffer most. Why? — T-shirt worn by rapper Andre 3000 at a recent concert. Exonerations of wrongfully convicted suspects continue to dominate the news. For many years, wrongful convictions were considered the result of honest mistakes. Mistaken eyewitness judgments were considered the major factor. But contemporary research has disproved this hypothesis. …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/06/race-and-a-wrongful-conviction-in-japan/
Stock market tanks as reality sinks in
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-06-12
San José, CA – On Thursday, June 11, reality finally caught up with Wall Street. For weeks there was a huge gap between the economy, where millions upon millions of people had lost their jobs and livelihood, and the soaring stock market which had turned positive for the year. But today reality seems to have sunk in, sending the headline Dow Jones Industrial Average down more than 1800 points, or almost 7%. The broad S&P 500 index fell almost 6%, and the technology-heavy NASDAQ fell more than 5%. Stock market from Asia to Europe also fell. | The day before, on June 10, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave a ve…
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Stock market tanks as reality sinks in
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-06-12
San José, CA – On Thursday, June 11, reality finally caught up with Wall Street. For weeks there was a huge gap between the economy, where millions upon millions of people had lost their jobs and livelihood, and the soaring stock market which had turned positive for the year. But today reality seems to have sunk in, sending the headline Dow Jones Industrial Average down more than 1800 points, or almost 7%. The broad S&P 500 index fell almost 6%, and the technology-heavy NASDAQ fell more than 5%. Stock market from Asia to Europe also fell. | The day before, on June 10, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave a ve…
fightbacknews.org/2020/6/12/stock-market-tanks-reality-sinks
Georgia's Elections Were A Voter Suppression Horror Show
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-06-12
Georgia's primary election could be a warning for what's to come when Americans head to the polls in November.
therealnews.com/stories/georgias-elections-were-a-voter-suppression-horror-show
Buffalo Cops–And All the Other Cops
Bruce Jackson | counterpunch.org | 2020-06-12
All we know is that a line of cops, for no apparent reason, charged a group of apparently peaceful demonstrators and began beating them, after which shots were fired, a car injured three police officers, one seriously, a woman was shot, and three people were arrested. Someone gave the order to attack, and they did.
counterpunch.org/2020/06/12/buffalo-cops-and-all-the-other-cops/
Buffalo Cops–And All the Other Cops
Bruce Jackson | counterpunch.org | 2020-06-12
All we know is that a line of cops, for no apparent reason, charged a group of apparently peaceful demonstrators and began beating them, after which shots were fired, a car injured three police officers, one seriously, a woman was shot, and three people were arrested. Someone gave the order to attack, and they did.
counterpunch.org/2020/06/12/buffalo-cops-and-all-the-other-cops/
Of Republics and Empires
Michael Howard | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-06-12
If I'm gonna die I'll die now, right here, fighting you. — Muhammad Ali to a white college student who challenged his opposition to the Vietnam War As has been made plain to the entire world, things are not going very well in the Land of the Free. Extreme police violence, normally reserved for poor …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/06/of-republics-and-empires/
Why the Sudden U.S. Keenness for Arms Control Talks With Russia?
Andrey Areshev | strategic-culture.org | 2020-06-12
The answer to the above question comes down to one word: China. | U.S. envoy Marshall Billingslea is, rather belatedly, making enthusiastic sounds about arms control talks to be held with Russia later this month. The talks are scheduled for June 22 in Vienna. The Kremlin has confirmed the venue and discussions, with deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov representing the Russian side. | On announcing the June 22 meeting with Russia, Billingslea showed an unseemly haste to link…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/06/12/why-sudden-us-keenness-for-arms-control-talks-with-russia/
Why Does the Public Tolerate Its Biological Warfare?
Andrey Areshev | strategic-culture.org | 2020-06-12
If the public will no longer tolerate its funding biological warfare, then when will the massive public demonstrations be organized throughout the world condemning the U.S., China, and other governments, that either participate in this R&D or else tolerate instead of clearly outlawing it — punish everyone in the given nation who participates in it? Why haven't these massive public demonstrations, against this R&D, already occurred?>…
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/06/12/why-does-the-public-tolerate-its-biological-warfare/
The Siege of Leningrad
Andrey Areshev | strategic-culture.org | 2020-06-12
The blockade of Leningrad, the Soviet Union's second-largest city, lasted for 872 days and was one of the longest and most destructive sieges in history. A total of 642,000 Russian civilians died during the siege, hunger being the cause of death in 97% of cases. Although some historians classify it as genocide, the story of the siege of Leningrad is hardly part of the western collective memory.
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/06/13/2-the-siege-of-leningrad/
Great! Louisville Passes Law to Ban No-Knock Warrants. Now Can We Have the Same for Afghanistan?
Marko Marjanović | anti-empire.com | 2020-06-12
Louisville bans no-knock search raids: | All 26 members of the Louisville Metro Council voted on Thursday to pass a ban on no-knock warrants, a measure known as "Breonna's Law," named after the former EMT who died in a police raid at her apartment. | The unanimously passed ordinance, which still needs to be approved by the mayor, bans any search warrant that does not re…
anti-empire.com/great-louisville-passes-law-to-ban-no-knock-warrants-now-can-we-have-the-same-for-afghanistan/
China says opposes US restrictions on Chinese students
yenisafak.com | 2020-06-12
China on Friday said it resolutely opposes any U.S. government move to restrict Chinese students from studying abroad, and urged the United States to do more things to enhance mutual exchanges and understanding."We will continue to support exchanges between Chinese and American students and welcome students from all countries, including the United States, to study in China," an education ministry spokesman said in a statement.Two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters last month the United States was planning to cancel the visas of thousands of Chinese graduate students believed by Washington to have l…
yenisafak.com/en/world/china-says-opposes-us-restrictions-on-chinese-students-3531911
Pakistan records over 6,000 more COVID-19 cases
yenisafak.com | 2020-06-12
Pakistan on Friday recorded more than 6,000 coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, the highest single-day rise since the outbreak, according to official statistics on Friday.With 6,397 new cases, Pakistan's tally of coronavirus cases has reached 125,933, already surpassing China and Saudi Arabia, putting the country at number 15 worldwide in terms of cases, the data shows.Another 107 patients lost their lives due to COVID-19 across the country, bringing the death toll from the deadly virus to 2,463, while 40,247 patients have successfully recovered and discharged from the hospitals, according to the Health Min…
yenisafak.com/en/world/pakistan-records-over-6000-more-covid-19-cases-3531872
[Correspondence] Major burns: debt recovery or ethics?
Nikolaos Arkoulis, Niall Martin | thelancet.com | 2020-06-13
As one of the UK's largest tertiary burns centres, St Andrew's Burns Service has an ethical obligation to raise awareness about issues that compromise the care of patients. In 2017, new regulations placed a legal requirement on Health Authorities to establish patients' eligibility for free National Health Service treatment.1 An increasing number of patients ineligible for free care have been admitted to the St Andrew's Burns Service and subsequently presented with large invoices as soon as they recover.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30173-2/fulltext?rss=yes
Scheer Intelligence: The Cynical Forces Behind America's Forever Wars
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-06-12
American interventionism in the Middle East has resulted in two of the longest wars in U.S. history, and led to countless deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as widespread instability in the region. Nearly two decades into the so-called "War on Terror," concerns continue to arise about the U.S. military presence in the Mideast and its seeming inability to extricate itself after all these years. Patrick Cockburn is especially well-positioned to both ask and answer many of the questions stemming from what have become America's "Forever Wars" as an award-winning, courageous journalist who has spent several decade…
popularresistance.org/scheer-intelligence-the-cynical-forces-behind-americas-forever-wars/
Russians "Stirring Up Trouble": An Obama Retread Sees Moscow's Hand in US Protests
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-06-12
If one ventures into the vast wasteland of American television it is possible to miss the truly ridiculous content that is promoted as news by the major networks. One particular feature of media-speak in the United States is the tendency …
globalresearch.ca/russians-stirring-up-trouble-obama-retread-sees-moscow-hand-protests/5715743
Wednesday 6/10: Women's March: A Tough Conversation on White Womanhood & Dismantling Systemic Racism
Women's March | indybay.org | 2020-06-12
Online webinar…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/06/10/18834086.php
Corona epidemic and Yemen
C Dettwiler, U Gasche and N Ramseyer | indybay.org | 2020-06-12
Authorities first wanted to calm down and played down the pandemic. Afterward, they had to convince the population to keep unusual physical distance, to wash their hands well at all times, and to refrain from major events. Finally, they wanted the population to accept the week-long lockdown, with business closures, exit, and travel restrictions.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/06/10/18834084.php
Jakarta to ban single-use plastic bags starting July 1
yenisafak.com | 2020-06-12
The Indonesian capital of Jakarta will officially implement a ban on single-use plastic bags effective on July 1."The managers or administrators should require all tenants and business owners in shopping centers, supermarkets and traditional market to provide environmentally friendly shopping bags," said the Head of Environmental Agency of Jakarta Province Andono Warih on Thursday.The new obligation refers to the government's 2019 Regulation regarding The Obligation to Use Environmentally Friendly Shopping Bags, including reusable shopping bags made from any ingredients — such as dry leaves, paper, textile, poly…
yenisafak.com/en/world/jakarta-to-ban-single-use-plastic-bags-starting-july-1-3531868
Anger ensues as India hunts anti-citizenship law protesters amid pandemic
yenisafak.com | 2020-06-12
A group of students protesting a controversial citizenship law in India accused the government of continuing to "witch-hunt" although the country is being enmeshed in COVID-19 pandemic.Organizer of the protest against the law — known as Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA which passed in the parliament last December and led to widespread protests across the country, drawing worldwide criticism — said the police continue to arrest participants despite the virus lockdown and claimed that "the government is misusing its power to create fear."More than 190 student groups in India have organized virtual protests in t…
yenisafak.com/en/world/anger-ensues-as-india-hunts-anti-citizenship-law-protesters-amid-pandemic-3531904
US to reduce troops in Iraq in coming months
yenisafak.com | 2020-06-12
The US has agreed to reduce its forces in Iraq during the coming months, said a joint statement issued by the two governments on Friday.The joint statement was released at the end of the strategic dialogue held between the two countries via video conferencing on Thursday."The US will also continue to hold dialogue with the Baghdad government on the status of the remaining forces," the statement said.The move comes in the light of developing bilateral security relations based on mutual interests.The agreement, however, did not disclose details regarding the number of troops that will be reduced and the period requ…
yenisafak.com/en/world/us-to-reduce-troops-in-iraq-in-coming-months-3531870
FETàñ 'infiltrated' US missions in Turkey, says Foreign Ministry
yenisafak.com | 2020-06-12
His comments came a day after a Turkish court sentenced Metin Topuz, a US Consulate employee, to eight years and nine months in prison on charges of helping FETO, the terror group behind the 2016 coup attempt in Turkey.Shortly after the court's decision, the US embassy questioned the decision, saying its observers "have seen no credible evidence to support this conviction and hope it will swiftly be overturned."In response, Hami Aksoy said Turkey anxiously observes how the US has become a safe haven for members of FETO."Essentially, Metin Topuz is not the only FETO affiliated person working in the US representati…
yenisafak.com/en/news/feto-infiltrated-us-missions-in-turkey-says-foreign-ministry-3531912
Turkish economy sees total turnover down 20.9% in April
yenisafak.com | 2020-06-12
The Turkish economy's total turnover saw an annual decrease of 20.9% in April, the nation's statistical institute reported on Friday.The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) said turnover in industry slipped 24.9% during the same period.On the services side, the turnover index declined 23.9% and the figure in trade fell 17.4% year-on-year.The construction sector's turnover dropped 19.6% on a yearly basis in the same month.The official report also revealed that Turkey's seasonally and calendar-adjusted total turnover index — shows monthly change — plunged 24.5% in April.According to TurkStat's definition, tu…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkish-economy-sees-total-turnover-down-209-in-april-3531864
Turkey calls on Germany to lift travel warning
yenisafak.com | 2020-06-12
Turkish foreign minister on Friday called on Germany to lift travel warning for Turkey.Speaking to German weekly Der Spiegel, Mevlut Cavusoglu commented on Germany's decision to lift travel warning for EU countries while extending it for all other countries until Aug. 31."It is hard to understand scientific reasons behind this decision," said Cavusoglu, and called on Berlin to also lift its travel warning for Turkey, which has successfully managed the pandemic process."German tourists are most warmly welcome. All kinds of hygiene measures will be taken against COVID-19 from the moment the German tourists start th…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-calls-on-germany-to-lift-travel-warning-3531907
Turkey's industrial output down 31.4% y-o-y in April
yenisafak.com | 2020-06-12
Turkey's industrial production saw a decline of 31.4% year-on-year in April 2020, the country's statistical authority said on Friday.Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) revealed that all three main sub-indices — mining and quarrying, manufacturing, and the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning — dropped 14.5%, 33.3% and 14.9%, respectively, in April.Industrial production is considered a vital indicator for the economy as it is seen as a preliminary gauge for the GDP growth.Meanwhile, the figure, on a monthly basis, was also down 30.4% in April.On Wednesday, a total of nine experts surveyed by Anadol…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkeys-industrial-output-down-314-y-o-y-in-april-3531865
Turkey's current account posts $5.06B gap in April
yenisafak.com | 2020-06-12
Turkey's current account balance posted a $5.06 billion gap in April, widening from a $469 million deficit in the same month last year, the Turkish Central Bank announced on Friday.According to the balance of payments figures released by the bank, the country's 12-month rolling deficit totaled $3.3 billion.The figure beat market expectation of $4.1 billion deficit in the month as the coronavirus' impact started to be felt in earnest in mid-March and April.An Anadolu Agency survey on Thursday showed that a group of 16 economists' projections ranged from $2.2 billion to $5.2 billion for the fourth month of this yea…
yenisafak.com/en/economy/turkeys-current-account-posts-506b-gap-in-april-3531867
Turkey: COVID-19 narrows retail sales volume in April
yenisafak.com | 2020-06-12
Turkey's retail sales volume shrank 19.3% on an annual basis in April due to coronavirus crisis, the country's statistical authority said on Friday.Food, drinks and tobacco sales in April grew 12.5% compared to the same month last year, according to TurkStat.Non-food — except automotive fuel — sales shrank 36.7% year-on-year in April while automotive fuel sales slipped 20.1%.Among non-food items, the volume of textile, clothing, and footwear sales deteriorated the most, falling 77.2% during the same period. It was followed by computers, books and telecommunications equipment sales with 35.6% and electronic good…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-covid-19-narrows-retail-sales-volume-in-april-3531866
UNHCR urges Greece to investigate refugee pushbacks
yenisafak.com | 2020-06-12
The UN Refugee Agency on Friday urged Greece to investigate multiple reports of pushbacks by Greek authorities at the country's sea and land borders, possibly returning migrants and asylum seekers to Turkey.UNHCR spokesman Babar Baloch said at a twice-weekly UN press briefing that allegations of people being turned back had increased since March.He said reports indicate that several groups of people may have been summarily returned after reaching Greek territory."UNHCR has continuously addressed its concerns with the Greek government and has called for urgent inquiries into a series of alleged incidents reported…
yenisafak.com/en/world/unhcr-urges-greece-to-investigate-refugee-pushbacks-3531908
Families' sit-in against PKK terror continues in SE Turkey
yenisafak.com | 2020-06-12
A sit-in in southeastern Turkey by families pleading for the return of their children kidnapped by the YPG/PKK terror group has entered its 284th day.The protest started on Sept. 3, 2019, in Diyarbakir province outside the office of the opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), a party accused by the government of having links to the YPG/PKK.Solmaz Ovunc, whose son was abducted five years ago, said she has been staging a sit-in for 284 days and that she will continue the sit-in until the return of her son."HDP took my son and handed him over to the PKK. The PKK did not come and take my son from the neighborhood…
yenisafak.com/en/news/families-sit-in-against-pkk-terror-continues-in-se-turkey-3531905
Turkish stocks down 0.87% at Friday's opening
yenisafak.com | 2020-06-12
Turkey's benchmark stock index started the day at 108,201.50 points on Friday, down by 0.87% or 953.91 points from previous close.At Thursday's close, Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index was down 0.57% at 109,155.41 points, with a daily trading volume of 16.1 billion Turkish liras ($2.4 billion).The US dollar/Turkish lira exchange rate stood at 6.8400 as of 9.30 a.m. local time (0630GMT) Friday, compared to 6.8220 at Thursday's close.The euro/Turkish lira exchange rate dropped to 7.7320 from 7.7610, and one British pound traded for 8.6270 Turkish liras, down from 8.6550 at the previous close.One barrel of Brent crude…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkish-stocks-down-087-at-fridays-opening-3531869
Greek-Italian Maritime Deal Disrupts Turkey's Endeavour for East Mediterranean Dominance
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-06-11
Greece and Italy signed a historic agreement yesterday that demarcates the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) of the two countries in the Ionian Sea. The agreement signed between Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio has …
globalresearch.ca/greek-italian-maritime-deal-disrupts-turkey-endeavour-east-mediterranean-dominance/5715635
New Evidence Suggests Turkey Preparing for Libya-Style Military Intervention in Yemen
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2020-06-11
Turkey is sending advisors and weapons into Yemen and flexing its influence in the war-torn country as it seeks to expand its power across the Middle East.
mintpressnews.com/evidence-suggests-turkey-preparing-for-libya-style-military-intervention-in-yemen/268499/
Snowpiercer (2013): The Fate of Capitalism as a Globalist Runaway Train
Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-06-11
"Western countries see the rest of the world as their playing field fit only for exploitation." — Pramoedya Ananta Toer in conversation with Andre Vltchek, in Jakarta, 2004 | "The "global playing field" is "level" only from the perspective of the …
globalresearch.ca/snowpiercer-2013-fate-capitalism-globalist-runaway-train-eco-nihilism-supra-nationalism-societal-collapse/5715651
The Afghan-Pakistani Rapprochement Complicates India's Hybrid War Plans
Andrew Korybko | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2020-06-11
asia-pacificresearch.com/afghan-pakistani-rapprochement-complicates-india-hybrid-war-plans/5629118
Russians Stirring Up Trouble: An Obama Retread Sees Moscow's Hand in Protests
Philip Giraldi | thealtworld.com | 2020-06-11
One thing is for sure, no matter who is ultimately held accountable, no one in the Congress or White House will be taking the blame for anything. | If one ventures into the vast wasteland of American television it is possible to miss the truly ridiculous content that is promoted as news by the major networks. One particular feature of media-speak in the United States is the tendency of the professional reporting punditry to go seeking for someone to blame every time some development rattles the National Security plus Wall Street bubble that we all unfortunately live in. The talking heads have to such an extent so…
Russians Stirring Up Trouble: An Obama Retread Sees Moscow’s Hand in Protests
Remembering the Crimes of Global Capitalism: "The Jakarta Method"
Grace Blakeley | globalresearch.ca | 2020-06-11
Any self-identifying socialist will be met with the question at some point in their lives: How many people have been killed in the name of socialism? They might have pointed out in response that Soviet-style state socialism is about as …
globalresearch.ca/remembering-capitalism-crimes/5715682