(2021-06-16). Hot Air Messaging: Iran Floats Reports Of Imminent Shanghai Cooperation Organization Membership. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Written by Eager to enhance its negotiating leverage with the United States and Europe, Iran is projecting imminent membership of the China-led Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in much the same way it pushed the signing of a much-touted 25-year cooperation agreemen…
(2021-06-16). China's Flawed Claims to Internal Sovereignty. counterpunch.org In 2019, a U.N. report analyzed China's Counter-Terrorism Law as applied to the residents of Xinjiang. The report asserted that the reeducation facilities, also known as "vocational training centers," are effectively detention camps because of their coercive nature. The Chinese authorities have forced between 1 million to 1.5 million Uighurs into these facilities. There are
(2021-06-16). Creating Enemies: China Reacts to NATO Targeting It. globalresearch.ca Visit and follow us on Instagram at @
(2021-06-16). Huge disconnects in US-G7 pronouncements. indybay.org The global Covid pandemic has glaringly exposed several giant disconnects in the policy intentions of the Gang of Seven(G7, also euphemistically self-labeled as "market democracies"!). At the conclusion of the latest meeting in England, the joint statement focused on 2 blatant unsubstantiated charges on China and a "dodgy" commitment to send vaccines to needy countries.
(2021-06-16). Over 16,000 Artists Sign Letter In Solidarity With Palestine. popularresistance.org Titled, "A Letter Against Apartheid," the statement was written by six Palestinian artists, who have asked to remain anonymous. It was initially signed by hundreds of Palestinian artists including filmmakers Annemarie Jacir, Elia Suleiman, and Farah Nabulsi; visual artists Emily Jacir and Larissa Sansour; actress Hiam Abbass; musicians Kamilya Jubran and Sama' Abdulhadi; and writers Elias Sanbar, Mohammed El-Kurd, Naomi Shihab Nye, Raja Shehadeh, Randa Jarrar, Suad Amiry, and Susan Abulhawa.
(2021-06-16). Thousands March in Solidarity with Palestine Amid G7 Summit in London. orinocotribune.com London (QNN)- Thousands of protesters gathered in London on Saturday as Jeremy Corbyn called for the G7 to support the Palestinian people. | The protest, organized by The Resist the G7 coalition as part of the "Resist G7: Day of Action for International Justice" rally, marched to Prime Minister Borris Johnson's official residence in Downing Street to stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine. Protesters held placards and chanted "free, free Palestine". | The protesters demanded an end to complicity in Israel's war crimes against the Palestinians by the United Kingdom and other G7 governments. | Former Labo…
(2021-06-16). On 'Conflict', 'Peace' and 'Genocide': Time for New Language on Palestine and Israel. counterpunch.org On May 25, famous American actor, Mark Ruffalo, tweeted an apology for suggesting that Israel is committing 'genocide' in Gaza. "I have reflected and wanted to apologize for posts during the recent Israel/Hamas fighting that suggested Israel is committing 'genocide'," Ruffalo wrote, adding, "It's not accurate, it's inflammatory, disrespectful and is being used to justify
(2021-06-16). 6/15/21 Israel Bombs Gaza, Palestine Breaking Cease Fire. indybay.org The 4th largest military in the world thanks to US taxpayers giving $4 billion a year above the table to the American military base, apartheid settler colony known as Israel is at this moment bombing the open air prison known as Gaza, a part of Palestine, which population of 1.7 million is 45% children, and has no military and no air raid shelters. See twitter.com/hashtag/FreePalestine?src=hashtag_click | twitter.com/hashtag/SaveGaza?src=hashtag_click…
(2021-06-16). Saturday 6/19: The Tide is Shifting: Palestine Advocacy in 2021. indybay.org Webinar…
(2021-06-16). Cop Cars, Nectar, and the Soul of Nadav Schwartzman. counterpunch.org Nadav Schwartzman is a queer artist and graphic designer who was born thirty-two years ago on the outskirts of Tel Aviv. Because he grew up and went to school on land that is no longer called Palestine; because of what was done — now widely recognized as settler colonization — to the Indigenous people of that land for it to become Israel, Nadav plans to renounce his Israeli citizenship.
(2021-06-16). The History of US War Crimes: From Korea to Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca Important article first published by Global Research in 2002 | Image: Iraqi children | The issue of War Crimes emerged after World War I at the Versailles Conference, but it was not until the end of World War II that a more …
(2021-06-16). Israel's government: Same ax, new executioner. zcomm.org For Palestinians, the new leadership is merely like changing the executioner…
(2021-06-16). Large Mural Painted on Closed Off Montgomery Street. indybay.org Demonstrations for Palestine Continue as Supporters Paint a | Street Mural in Front of the Israeli and Colombian Consulates…
(2021-06-16). China Sends 28 Warplanes Through Taiwan's ADIZ in Response to US Drills. news.antiwar.com A day after a US aircraft carrier strike group The flights marked the largest number of Chinese planes flying through the ADIZ since Taiwan's Defense Ministry began disclosing the flights last September. China typically sends a significant numbe…
(2021-06-16). China says will not tolerate any intervention in Taiwan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — The Chinese government said Wed that it does not tolerate any intervention in Taiwan issues and has to make strong responses to such acts of "collusion".
(2021-06-16). Cast finalized for third round of Asian qualifiers. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — 12 teams have booked their places in the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
(2021-06-16). Iran taekwondokas win six medals on 1st day of Asian c'ships. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — On the first day of the Asian Championships in Beirut, Iranian taekwondo fighters won six medals, including one gold, one silver and four bronze medals.
(2021-06-16). Wednesday 6/16: Beyond #StopAsianHate: Criminalization, Gender, & Asian Abolition Feminism. indybay.org Online event…
(2021-06-16). Erdogan in the Caucasus: Iran, Russia, Armenia ignore threat at their own peril. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Erdogan in the Caucasus: Iran, Russia, Armenia ignore threat at their own perilRick Rozoff "I still feel most suspicious of the Talaat Pashas, the Kemals and the Envers who are apparently dreaming of setting up a Moslem state to include the Trans-Caspian region, Transcaucasia with Daghestan, Asia Minor and, it seems, Egypt. One feels this …
(2021-06-16). U.S. pushes NATO to target China, risking new Cold War. peoplesworld.org 
Watch what they do, not just what they say. That's the only conclusion to reach when assessing the stance taken toward China by the NATO countries this week. Several leaders at the U.S.-led military alliance's summit in Brussels tripped over themselves in front of the press to claim they are not seeking a new Cold …
(2021-06-16). NATO's post-summit mission: build global alliance against China, Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO's post-summit mission: build global alliance against China, RussiaRick Rozoff After the one-day NATO summit in Brussels concluded on Monday, the bloc's general secretary, Jens Stoltenberg, gave an address before members of the Western press corps, answering several questions. His comments consisted of a summary of the results of the summit, which was a mere …
(2021-06-16). NATO's Post-Summit Mission: Build Global Alliance against China, Russia. libya360.wordpress.com Rick Rozoff After the one-day NATO summit in Brussels concluded on Monday, the bloc's general secretary, Jens Stoltenberg, gave an address before members of the Western press corps, answering several questions. His comments consisted of a summary of the results of the summit, which was a mere formality ("All leaders agreed that…Europe and North America…
(2021-06-16). The Streets Are Empty. counterpunch.org Hardly anyone gives a damn about military adventures anymore. When the US continues its presence in war-torn Syria, when US global presence expands across the world with over 700 military bases, when NATO pushes against the borders of Russia, when US military strategy calls for encircling China ("This is no exercise-US wants to encircle China
(2021-06-16). American Backstory, While Biden Struts Abroad. counterpunch.org France's vacuous to repressive neoliberal president Emanuel "Hot for Teacher" Macron says that "America is back," by which he means that the United States has returned, post-Trump, to its leadership role atop the world's rich so-called democracies (outwardly constitutional de facto bourgeois class dictatorships) at the G7 meetings in Europe. | U.S. President Joe "Nothing Will Fundamentally Change" Biden on Sunday boasted in England that "America is back at the table," leading the charge against grave challenges like "China." | Let's take a look back at some facts of U.S.-American life that are escaping serious "f…
(2021-06-16). Video: NATO Bids Farewell to Afghanistan, as Taliban Prepare to Win. globalresearch.ca Visit and follow us on Instagram at @
(2021-06-16). 100 Taliban members, 90 soldiers killed in Afghanistan in 24h. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — A number of 100 Taliban members and 90 Afghan government soldiers were killed in the past 24 hours as a result of clashes in 80 Afghan cities.
(2021-06-16). The American Working Class Must Come to Assange's Defence! orinocotribune.com By Thomas Scripps — Jun 9, 2021 | Julian Assange's father and brother, John and Gabriel Shipton, are touring the United States to call for the WikiLeaks founder's release. They are visiting several American cities including Miami, Boston, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, San Francisco and Denver, before finishing in Washington DC. | Assange is a multi-award-winning journalist. His most significant work, carried out through WikiLeaks with the heroic whistleblower Chelsea Manning, is the publication of the Iraq and Afghan war logs and the US diplomatic cables in 2010 and the Guantanamo files in 2011. These releases ex…
(2021-06-16). Medicine, the Pandemic and Ernesto 'Che' Guevara. orinocotribune.com By Girish Phonde — Jun 14, 2021 | It is critical to understand why the poor become victims of any disease or outbreak. Social medicine in Latin America, Guevara's legacy, provides some answers. | It is evident that Cuba, a small island nation in the Caribbean, managed the Covid-19 pandemic better than countries with vast territories, such as the United States or India. It is because the revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara laid the foundations for
(2021-06-16). Israel violates ceasefire, carries out airstrikes on Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org 
Israel claims that the airstrikes were in response to the launch of incendiary balloons from the Gaza strip. This is the first violation of the May 20 ceasefire which brought an end to the brutal 11-day bombing of Gaza…
(2021-06-16). Israel Bombs Gaza for First Time Since Fragile Ceasefire Took Effect. news.antiwar.com Israel bombed targets in the Gaza Strip early on Wednesday, marking the first airstrikes on the besieged enclaves since a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was reached on May 21st. The Israeli Defense Forces said the airstrikes were done in response to incendiary balloons that were launched into southern Israel from Gaza. The balloons …
(2021-06-16). Israel breaks ceasefire by launching airstrikes on Gaza. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — The Zionist regime has launched a new round of airstrikes on Gaza Strip, targetting a host of Hamas bases.
(2021-06-16). Israel Struck Gaza Strip Despite Recent Ceasefire (Videos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image | Late on June 15, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck a number of military sites belonging to Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The attack was carried out in response to 20 fires sparked because of incendiary balloons launched earlier in the day on the territory of Israel."Fighter jets recently attacked Hamas military complexes that served as camps and meeting places for terrorist operatives in the Khan Yunis and Gaza brigades," the military said | ◊™◊ô◊¢◊ï◊&i…
(2021-06-16). High turnout gives more prestige to IR establishment: Leader. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) — The Leader of the Islamic Revolution said Wednesday that the Western media and enemies seek to undermine and weaken Iran, stressing that people participation in elections will secure the country against foreign plots.
(2021-06-16). Russian Mercenaries Accused Of Carrying Out Civilian Massacres In CAR: CNN (18+ Video). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On June 15th, CNN The report begins with an alleged witness testimony claiming that on February 15, Russian mercenaries attacked a village and shot, and killed, civilians in a mosque. | The witness 'Fatouma' had both her children shot,…
(2021-06-16). Letter to Canadian Transport Minister Omar Alghabra: Israeli Apartheid Not Welcome in Canadian Ports #BlocktheBoat. samidoun.net 
(The following letter was sent today to Canada's Transport Minister Omar Alghabra and called on "the Canadian government to stop legitimizing the crimes of apartheid…and suspend all instances of Zim-operated ships docking and unloading in Canadian ports.". This action is part of the growing demand that Canada must hold Israel accountable, through economic sanctions and a bilateral arms embargo.) June 15, 2021 Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra Ottawa, Ontario In recent weeks, people of conscience in Canada watched in horror as the Israeli regime ruthlessly targeted Palestinians from all regions of historic Pal…
(2021-06-16). It wasn't just politics that led to Netanyahu's ouster — it was fear of his demagoguery. juancole.com 
By Dov Waxman | ( The Conversation) — There is something Shakespearean about Benjamin Netanyahu's downfall. As in a scene from "Julius Caesar," who was assassinated by Roman senators, Netanyahu was deposed by his former underlings, the leaders of the three right-wing parties that have joined the new government — Naftali Bennett, Avigdor Lieberman and …
(2021-06-16). Two Armed Drones Shot Down Over Iraq's Baghdad (Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the Iraqi Security Media Cell. | Early on June 16, security forces of Baghdad Operations Command shot down two armed drones over the southern outskirts of the Iraqi capital. | In two separate statements, the Iraqi Security Media Cell said that the first drone was shot down over al-Rashid Military Camp, while the second one was shot down a few minutes later over the Alkrtan district. | According to Iraqi sources, the first drone fired a small, unguided munition at al-Rashid Military Camp…
(2021-06-16). Chaos Continues In Turkish-Occupied Areas: Two Killed, Four Wounded In New Afrin Attack (Videos). southfront.org 
Screen grab from a video showing the aftermath of the recent blast in Afrin, Syria. | On June 15, two people were killed and four others were wounded in yet another blast in the Turkish-occupied Syrian area of Afrin in northern Aleppo. | The blast was reportedly caused by a booby-trapped vehicle that blew up near Kafr Janneh junction to the northeast of Afrin's city center. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, one of the two casualties was the driver of the booby-trapped vehicle. He is yet to…
(2021-06-16). Turkey Arrested Senior ISIS Commander During Intelligence Operation In Syria. southfront.org 
Kasim Guler, aka Abu Usame al-Turki. Source: the Anadolu Agency. | The Turkish National Intelligence Organization, Mƒ∞T, has arrested a senior Turkish commander of ISIS during a recent operation inside Syria, the According to the state-run news agency, the Mƒ∞T launched an operation to capture Kasim Guler, also…
(2021-06-16). Syrian Artillery Hammered Another Turkish Post In Greater Idlib (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On June 16, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) hammered a Turkish military post in the southern part of the Greater Idlib region. | According to several pro-opposition sources, including the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, several shells landed in the vicinity of…
(2021-06-16). In Video: Locals Intercepted, Stoned US Forces Convoy In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org 
Screen grab from the video shared by the Syrian Arab News Agency. | On June 15, civilians supporters of the Damascus government intercepted a patrol of the US-led coalition in the town of Farfara in the northern al-Hasakah countryside in Syria's northeastern region. | The civilians blocked the town's main road and stoned US military vehicles. Eventually, the patrol was forced to retreat from the town. | "The people of Farfara town confronted an American patrol consisting of four armored vehicles accompanied by a car of SDF [Sy…
(2021-06-16). Turkey And Azerbaijan Announced "Shusha Declaration", Armenia Has Everything To Worry About. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On June 15th, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he hoped that regional peace could be reached with a six-nation platform comprising Turkey, Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia. | The Turkish president reached Azerbaijan on June 15th on an official visit. | In a joint news conference with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev in Azerbaijan's Shusha city, Erdogan said: "We are willing to make all kinds of sacrifices. Mr. Putin as well. … With the steps to be…
(2021-06-16). Military Situation In Syria On June 16, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On June 16, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 36 times: 16 — in Idlib province, 12 — in Latakia province, 6 — in Hama province, 2 — in Aleppo province | On June 15, clashes between ISIS and SAA were reported in the Bushri mountain area | On June 15, one person was killed and four others injured in a car bomb explosion in Kafr Janneh village | On June 15, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-bac…
(2021-06-16). US-Russia Joint Statement, Putin's Remarks Following 'Constructive' Meeting With Joe Biden. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On June 16th, US President Joe Biden met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva, Switzerland. |
(2021-06-16). Claims Boris Johnson's borders indecision has 'blown' coronavirus road map. thecanary.co Boris Johnson's indecision over securing the UK's borders has "blown" his coronavirus (Covid-19) road map to freedom, according to Labour leader Keir Starmer. | "Indecision": | The Labour leader repeatedly pressed the prime minister to explain the UK's high rates of the Delta variant first identified in India, which has been blamed for the four-week delay on easing restrictions. Starmer also suggested the amber travel list, which includes France and Spain, should be scrapped and replaced by an approved list and a banned list of countries, in a bid to "save the British summer". | Boris Johnson hit back, cl…
(2021-06-16). New York Times marks 50 years since Pentagon Papers, ignoring persecution of Julian Assange. wsws.org The New York Times marked the anniversary of its publication of documents exposing the government's lies and criminality in the Vietnam War with a complicit silence on the imprisonment of Assange for doing the same in relation to Iraq and Afghanistan.
(2021-06-16). NYT marks 50 years since Pentagon Papers, ignoring persecution of Julian Assange. indybay.org The New York Times marked the anniversary of its publication of documents exposing the government's lies and criminality in the Vietnam War with a complicit silence on the imprisonment of Assange for doing the same in relation to Iraq and Afghanistan.
(2021-06-16). In Challenge to New Gov't, Far Right Israeli Extremists Chant "Death to Arabs" in Provocative March through Palestinian East Jerusalem. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Dia Hajj Yahya writes at the Israeli newspaper Arab 48 that because of extreme right Israeli squatters' deliberately provocative march through Palestinian neighborhoods, 33 Palestinians were injured during confrontations with the Israeli Occupation authorities in the area of the Old City in occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday, one of them by …
(2021-06-16). The World According to Satyajit Ray. counterpunch.org In India they're celebrating the one-hundreth anniversary of the birth of the brilliant Indian filmmaker, Satyajit Ray, who directed 36 films and who is famous in the world of cinema for the trilogy known as The World of Apu. The three films can all be streamed at modest prices and are well worth seeing. They provide
(2021-06-16). A working class martyr: Framed-up Maruti Suzuki worker Jiyalal dead at age 35. wsws.org Workers entering into struggle in India, the United States, and internationally must be made aware of the brutal legal vendetta pursued against the Maruti Suzuki workers and redouble their efforts to secure the freedom of the 11 who remain behind bars.