(2021-06-11). Headlines for June 11, 2021. democracynow.org G7 to Donate 1 Billion Vaccine Doses to Poorer Nations, But Billions More Needed, Biden Says "No Strings Attached" to Vaccine Donations, But Venezuela Is Blocked from Getting Any, Trump Administration Secretly Seized Private Data from Two Democratic Lawmakers, Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Slammed for Failing to Address Climate Crisis, U.N.: Tigray Region of Ethiopia Facing World's Worst Famine in a Decade, Socialist Teacher Pedro Castillo Closing In on Becoming Peruvian President, Undercover Israeli Forces Kill Three Palestinians in West Bank Raid, Shocking Video Shows Israeli Guards Brutally Assaulting Palesti…
(2021-06-11). President Biden continues 'legal kidnapping' of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab. fightbacknews.org Tucson, AZ – One year ago on June 12, when President Trump was still in office, the vicious talons of the U.S. government reached into the West African country of Cape Verde to snatch its prey: Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab. The Colombian-born businessman was on a special mission as an envoy for the Venezuelan government. He was heading to Iran to secure trade arrangements for a vitally important food program called CLAP that delivers food to more than 85% of Venezuelan homes. | As the plane needed to refuel on its long flight, it touched down in Cape Verde, off the coast of West Africa. Cape Verde is a country k…
(2021-06-11). Sunday 6/13: From Colombia to Palestine- The Bay Rises Up. indybay.org 456 Montgomery St. | San Francisco…
(2021-06-11). The Kids Are Reimagining International Solidarity. zcomm.org Millennial and Gen Z activists are connecting their struggles at home to the workings of US empire in Palestine, Haiti, Colombia, and other countries…
(2021-06-11). Analyst: U.S. using NATO ally Turkey to out Russian from Caucasus-Caspian region, weaken Iran. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Analyst: U.S. using NATO ally Turkey to out Russian from Caucasus-Caspian region, weaken IranRick Rozoff The Russian newspaper Izvestia, while mentioning Acting Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Reeker's ongoing trip to the three nations of the South Caucasus — Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia — quoted comments made to it by …
(2021-06-11). No Matter What's Happening in China, the West is Likely to be Surprised by It. counterpunch.org The rise of China caught the West by surprise. So has China's decline. Sure, China is having a good pandemic. Life since the initial COVID outbreak in Wuhan is pretty much back to normal. Few restrictions are in place in Beijing or Shanghai. But globally? China is the new bogeyman. In corporate speak its brand
(2021-06-11). 'Paranoid Delusion': Beijing Fumes as US Senate Passes Massive Anti-China Tech Bill. orinocotribune.com Beijing has accused Washington of exhibiting "paranoid delusion" and "Cold War mentality," after the US Senate passed a new bill aimed at bolstering the position of American tech in competing with China. | The foreign affairs committee of the National People's Congress, China's parliament, blasted the new US legislation on Wednesday, accusing Washington of seeking to undermine the country's "legitimate right to development through technology and economic decoupling." | The legislation is "full of Cold War mentality and ideological prejudice," and the Chinese parliament is voicing "strong indignation and resolute…
(2021-06-11). Johnson, Biden confer on Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) — The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden discussed Iran, China, and Russia during their meeting in UK's Cornwall.
(2021-06-11). Biden advances anti-China agenda at G7 summit, takes Johnson to task over Brexit. wsws.org The G7's leaked draft communiqué centres on calls for a new World Health Organisation investigation into the origins of Covid-19, promoting the noxious lie that the virus originated in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
(2021-06-11). Austin Says It's Critical to Have a Communication Line With China. news.antiwar.com With US-China relations at their lowest point and decades, an accident between the two nations' militaries could easily spark a full-blown war. US warships and warplanes are constantly operating near China's coast, and that activity is increasing, making a miscalculation more likely. | Recognizing the sensitive situation, although not enough to reduce forces in the region,
(2021-06-11). La riesgosa apuesta de China por la diplomacia de las vacunas. globalizacion.ca América Latina está siendo la región que mayores daños sufre por la pandemia de coronavirus, en gran medida porque Brasil representa 'la tormenta perfecta', con altas tasas de contagios y escasos controles, según afirma el profesor Domingo Alves de la…
(2021-06-11). Heavy Fighting in Northern Afghanistan, 180 Killed in Past 24 Hours. news.antiwar.com Last weekend Afghanistan saw some of the heaviest fighting in years. The trend is continuing Thursday, Badakhshan is the furthest northeast part of Afghanistan, bordering China. More than a dozen districts are suddenly being contested there alone, and 70 districts are now seeing fighting nationwide. The Taliban have been hitting several districts, with security forces in some in open retreat, while security…
(2021-06-11). West Adds Belarus to New Axis of Evil. news.antiwar.com So far this year, and ahead of next week's NATO summit in Belgium, the commanders of the Pentagon's Unified Combatant Commands and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg have denounced and thundered against Russia and China as rivals and adversaries in every part of the world, with Iran and North Korea identified as second-tier threats. All …
(2021-06-11). It's Time To Change Liberal Discourse About Hamas. popularresistance.org Representative Ilhan Omar may have thought she was doing Palestinians a favor when she challenged Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in a congressional hearing on Monday. | But her comments about Hamas only reinforce Israeli propaganda delegitmizing Palestinian resistance. | Sadly Omar's both-sidesism is a common feature of discourse even among ostensibly pro-Palestinian liberals. | Omar posted this video clip of her exchange with Blinken. In her tweet she wrote that "We must have the same level of accountability and justice for all victims of crimes against humanity." She claimed, "We have seen unthinkable atroc…
(2021-06-11). Progressives Back Ilhan Omar After "Bad Faith" Attack by House Democrats. truthout.org 
As Rep. Ilhan Omar on Thursday afternoon clarified earlier remarks about "unthinkable atrocities" committed by the United States and Israel following a rebuke from her own party's House leadership, many of the Minnesota Democrat's progressive colleagues joined peace and human rights advocates in rallying to her defense. | Omar first
(2021-06-11). Israeli Security Forces won't Vaccinate Occupied Palestinians, Ban Palestinian Health Worker Committees that Do. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Amnesty International complains that on the morning of June 9, Israeli forces invaded the headquarters in Ramallah of the Palestinian Health Worker Committees. They stole the computers and memory drives in the office and banned the organization for six months. The HWC has been a key actor in the Palestinian …
(2021-06-11). Taliban urges Turkey to pull troops out from Afghanistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) — Taliban spokesman said on Thursday called for Turkey to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan under the 2020 deal for the pullout of US forces.
(2021-06-11). Is EU anti-Semitism chief motivated by Christian Zionism? electronicintifada.net Katharina von Schnurbein endorsed Israel's latest attack on Gaza.
(2021-06-11). On the Politics of Victory and Defeat: How Gaza Dethroned the King of Israel. counterpunch.org How did Benjamin Netanyahu manage to serve as Israel's longest-serving Prime Minister? With a total of 15 years in office, Netanyahu surpassed the 12-year leadership of Israel's founding father, David Ben Gurion. The answer to this question will become particularly critical for future Israeli leaders who hope to emulate Netanyahu's legacy, now that his historic
(2021-06-11). Power at Any Cost: How Opportunistic Mansour Abbas Joined Hands with Avowed "Arab Killers" dissidentvoice.org 
We are led to believe that history is being made in Israel following the formation of an ideologically diverse government coalition which, for the first time, includes an Arab party, Ra'am, or the United Arab List. If we are to accept this logic, the leader of Ra'am, Mansour Abbas, is a mover and shaker of …
(2021-06-11). How Washington is positioning Syrian Al-Qaeda's founder as its 'asset'. mronline.org 
A PBS Frontline special is the latest vehicle in a PR campaign to legitimize rebranded Syrian al-Qaeda, HTS, and market its leader Mohammad Jolani as a competent American "asset." | June 11, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-06-11). Fight Against Femicides Continues Across Latin America. popularresistance.org June 3 marked the sixth anniversary of the formation of the Ni Una Menos or 'Not One (Woman) Less' movement in Argentina. Since 2015, every year, the movement organizes massive marches across the country to raise voice against violence against women and non-binary people and demand justice for numerous of its victims. This year, like last year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the collective called on the people to mobilize virtually with hashtags and photos.
(2021-06-11). Every region of the World is the worst affected. mronline.org 
The impact of this food price rise will grievously hit developing countries, most of whom are major importers of food staples. | June 11, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-06-11). 11 June, Online Event: Palestine Today: Settler colonialism, popular uprisings and bad journalism. samidoun.net 
Friday, 11 June 12 pm Eastern time (9 am Pacific, 6 pm central Europe, 7 pm Palestine) Register to join the event on Zoom: carleton.ca/socanth/cu-events/palestine-today/ Organized by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University What led to the current events? How to understand the images we are seeing? What is to be done? Join us for a Zoom webinar, and hear from speakers Nahla Abdo (Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University), Moe Alqasem (Palestinian Youth Movement, CUPE 1281 President), Chandni Desai (Assistant Professor, Critical Studies of Equity and…
(2021-06-11). U.S. Desperate To Stop Rocket Attacks On Air Base Hosting Its Troops In Iraq (Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. | On June 11, Iraqi security forces thwarted a rocket attack on Balad Air Base, where US troops are known to be deployed. | In a statement, the Security Media Cell said that the Interior Ministry's Intelligence and Federal Investigations Agency had uncovered four Katyusha [107 mm] rockets along with their launchers in the area of al-Zanbur in the northern Iraqi province of Diyala. | "The rockets were prepared to target Balad Air Base," the statement reads. "They have been dismantled by explosives…
(2021-06-11). ISIS Released Photos Of Its Cells In Southern Libya. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. | On June 10, ISIS news agency Amaq released several photos of the terrorist group's fighters in an unidentified part of Libya. | The photos show a group of ISIS terrorists preaching, guarding their hideouts and going around their daily chores in a rough desert area. | The photos were most likely taken in Libya's southern region, which is slowly turning into a stronghold for the terrorist group just like the al-Anbar desert in western Iraq, the Homs desert in Syria and the Sinai Peninsula in Egyp…
(2021-06-11). Hostile Drone Intercepted Over Saudi Arabia Following Houthi Strike On Ma'rib (Video). southfront.org 
File image. | Late on June 10, the Saudi-led coalition announced that it had intercepted a drone over Saudi Arabia's southern region. | In a statement, the coalition claimed that the drone was on its way to attack the city of Khamis Mushait in the province of 'Asir. | Such drones are usually intercepted by Saudi F-15 fighter jets. However, in this case the drone was shot down by an air-defense system, likely one of the MIM-104 Patriot systems deployed in the Kingdom's southern region. | The drone was most likely launched f…
(2021-06-11). Syrian Air Force Overhauling Its Aging Su-22 Fighter Bombers (Photos). southfront.org 
Syrian Air Force's Su-22 fighter jet © Valeriy Sharifulin/TASS | The Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) has been overhauling its aging Su-22M4 fighter bombers, which were made in the Soviet Union. | On June 9, the pic.twitter.c…
(2021-06-11). ISIS Ambush Leaves 15 Syrian Soldiers Dead Or Injured In Eastern Hama. southfront.org 
A truck that was destroyed during the ambush. Click to see full-size image. | Early on June 11, ISIS terrorists ambushed a bus of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) near the town of al-Salamiyah in the eastern countryside of Hama. | The bus was reportedly transporting soldiers of the army's elite 25th Special Forces Division, commonly known as the Tiger Forces, to Kuweires Air Base in the southeastern countryside of Aleppo. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, two soldiers were killed and 13 others w…
(2021-06-11). Iranian Warships Enter The Atlantic, Final Destination Still Unknown. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Iranian Navy's new domestically built destroyer Sahand and the intelligence-gathering vessel Makran are sailing in the Atlantic Ocean. | The US maintains that the ships are sailing towards Venezuela, while Tehran hasn't confirmed its final destination. | Iranian state TV released a short clip of the destroyer cruising through the Atlantic's seas. The video likely was shot from the Makran, a converted commercial oil tanker with a mobile launch platform for helicopters.
(2021-06-11). G7 leaders meet in Cornwall this weekend. challenge-magazine.org 
G7 leaders from across the world have travelled to Carbis Bay, near St Ives in Cornwall as talks continue across the weekend, with Covid-19 vaccines and the environment high up on the agenda. The G7 brings together the largest capitalist economies, from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the United States. Russia joined to form the G8 but has since been excluded. Other leaders have also been invited this year, including the far right leader of the BJP in India, Narendra Modi, who will attend virtually, while Ursula von der Leyen will represent the European Union.
(2021-06-11). Why Iranians won't vote: new survey reveals massive political disenchantment. juancole.com 
By Pooyan Tamimi Arab and Ammar Maleki | — The Islamic Republic of Iran has never organised free and fair elections since its establishment in 1979. By definition, the combination of modern totalitarianism and Iran's Islamic theocracy, with a supreme leader, cannot allow for more than a voting spectacle, rather than elections in the normal …
(2021-06-11). We are So Not Out of the Woods, and We Might Want to Take Our Heads out of the Sand. counterpunch.org A Childhood Memory When I was a grade-schooler in the mid-late 1960s my parents used to rent a lake cottage in the Indiana Dunes for a month or so each summer. Somewhere in the woods behind the lakeshore there lived a bitter old white guy and property owner named, literally, Miser. Miser liked to patrol
(2021-06-11). Iran COVID-19 update: 9,966 news cases, 124 deaths. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) — According to the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, 9,966 COVID-19 infections detected across the country in the past 24 hours, and other 124 people died of the disease.
(2021-06-11). Arms Sales: What We Know About Bombs Being Dropped in Our Name. counterpunch.org At some point before the summer of 2018, an arms deal from the US to Saudi Arabia was sealed and delivered. A 227kg laser-guided bomb made by Lockheed Martin, one of many thousands, was part of that sale. On August 9th, 2018 one of those Lockheed Martin bombs was dropped on a school bus full
(2021-06-11). Turkish mobster Peker extends accusations to NATO's Syria, Libya wars. wsws.org Peker, who has boasted of his ties to US officials, is posting videos with detailed allegations of ties between the mafia and the Turkish political establishment.