(2021-06-27). Gaslighting the Pentagon: Tucker Carlson, who called Iraqis 'Monkeys,' Poses as anti-Racist in defending White Supremacy from "Pig" Gen. Milley. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Fox white nationalist (there, I've been redundant and repeated myself) Tucker Carlson once called Iraqis "semiliterate primitive monkeys," managing to be racist, anti-Arab and Islamophobic all at once. Now Carlson is posing as an anti-racist. Funny thing, though. He isn't out there apologizing for his racism against Iraqis. Then there …
(2021-06-27). India's COVID-19 tally rises to 30,233,183. ecns.cn India's COVID-19 tally rose to 30,233,183 on Sunday, as 50,040 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, the health ministry said.
(2021-06-27). 'Emaciated' Kim Jong-un Leaves 'Everyone' in North Korea Heartbroken, State Media Claims. sputniknews.com The condition of the North Korean leader's health is a rather rare topic of public discussion in the "hermit kingdom", but not altogether unheard of: in 2014, KCTV ran a documentary showing Kim limping to a sad tune, with a tearful narrator relaying the leader's health struggles after his conspicuously long absence from the public eye.
(2021-06-27). Revealing The Pentagon Papers: From Capitol Hill To Beacon Hill. popularresistance.org If the press wouldn't continue publishing the Papers, I would. I sought a commercial publisher for the 4,100-page subcommittee record. Americans had to know the whole story about how government lies ultimately killed more than 58,000 Americans and three million Southeast Asians—just as we need today to expose all the lies about Iraq. | I received many rejections that summer of 1971, including from Harvard University Press and MIT Press. Publishers knew the risk. But Gobin Stair, executive director of Beacon Press in Boston, didn't care. Like me, he felt the press was letting the public down. He explained Be…
(2021-06-27). Yet Another Deadly Bat-Transmitted Virus Identified, Now in COVID-Stricken India. sputniknews.com The first recognised outbreak of the Nipah virus, a fatal zoonotic illness, was registered on pig farms in Malaysia in the late 1990s. 265 people were infected and 105 died from the virus. In India, Nipah outbreaks were registered in West Bengal in 2001 and 2007, as well as twice in Kerala in 2018 and 2019.
(2021-06-27). Geopolitics, Profit, and Poppies: How the CIA Turned Afghanistan Into a Failed Narco-State. strategic-culture.org 
The war in Afghanistan has looked a lot like the war on drugs in Latin America and previous colonial campaigns in Asia, with a rapid militarization of the area and the empowerment of pliant local elites. | By Alan MACLEOD | The COVID-19 pandemic has been a death knell to so many industries in Afghanistan. Charities and aid agencies have even
(2021-06-27). China releases new videos, images from Mars probe Tianwen-1. ecns.cn The China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Sunday released new videos and images of the country's Mars probe Tianwen-1 landing on and exploring the red planet.
(2021-06-27). How The CIA Turned Afghanistan Into A Failed Narco-State. popularresistance.org Afghanistan – The COVID-19 pandemic has been a death knell to so many industries in Afghanistan. Charities and aid agencies have even warned that the economic dislocation could spark widespread famine. But one sector is still booming: the illicit opium trade. Last year saw Afghan opium poppy cultivation grow by over a third while counter-narcotics operations dropped off a cliff. The country is said to be the source of over 90% of all the world's illicit opium, from which heroin and other opioids are made. More land is under cultivation for opium in Afghanistan than is used for coca production across all of Latin…
(2021-06-27). COV-Iran Barakat vaccine defeats African COVID-19 strain. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) — By conducting a research on blood of people, who had received COV-Iran Barakat vaccine, it was demonstrated that the homegrown vaccine has succeeded in defeating and overcoming the African strain of coronavirus.
(2021-06-27). Tuesday 6/29: India: The world's largest strike, COVID crisis, Hindu nationalism, human rights. indybay.org Monterey Peace & Justice Center | 1364 Fremont Boulevard | Seaside, CA 93955…
(2021-06-27). Democrats And Banks Won't Steal Juneteenth Or Pride. popularresistance.org Every year, Pride Month ushers in the summer. For some, this is a celebration of the Stonewall uprising. For corporations and the Democratic Party, it's a time to co-opt what was once a radical quer movement. Pride month marks a riot led by a Black trans woman, who threw bricks at the cops and alongside other people of color, queer folks and leftists fought the police in the streets for days. But today, it has become not only a profit scheme for corporations, but a means to portray themselves as allies while covering up their complicity in LGBTQ+ oppression. Bank of America, for example, has presented itself as a…
(2021-06-27). On Contact: Judicial Lynching. popularresistance.org On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to Craig Murray, the former British ambassador to Uzbekistan, who was removed from his post after he made public the widespread use of torture by the Uzbek government and the CIA. | Murray has since become one of Britain's most important human rights campaigners, a fierce advocate for Julian Assange and a supporter of Scottish independence. His coverage of the trial of former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, who was acquitted of sexual assault charges, saw him charged with contempt of court and sentenced to eight months in prison. The very dubious sentence, which upe…
(2021-06-27). Four US Supply Convoys Attacked In Span Of Two Days In Iraq. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | Four convoys moving logistic supplies and equipment for the US-led coalition have been attacked in different parts of Iraq. | On June 26, three convoys came under attack. The first convoy was targeted near the city of Hillah in the central province of Babylon, the second near the city of al-Diwaniyah in the southern province of al-Qadisiyyah and the third in an unspecified part of the northern province of Saladin. | On June 27, another convoy was attacked while it was passing on a road near the Iraq…
(2021-06-27). Rocket Attack Targeted Assad Hometown In Syria's Lattakia. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | Late on June 27, several rockets were fired from the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib at al-Qardahah, the hometown of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in the southeastern countryside of Lattakia. | According to local sources in al-Qardahah, only two rocket actually reached the town. Both rockets landed in empty farmlands. No causalities or material losses were reported. | The rocket attack was reportedly carried out by al-Qaeda-affiliated Ansar al-Tawhid. The group is a close ally of H…
(2021-06-27). Syrian Arab Army Fire Inflicted More Losses On Militants In Greater Idlib. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | On June 27, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) shelled militants' positions in the northwestern region of Greater Idlib in response to recent ceasefire violations. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the army targeted a number of towns and villages in the al-Zawiya Mount in the southern Idlib countryside as well as in al-Ghab Plains in the northern countryside of Hama. | The SAA shelling led to some losses. A militant, identified as Yusuf Firas Qassim, was killed in the to…
(2021-06-27). Struggle For Power In Greater Idlib: Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham To Expel Senior Chechen Leader. southfront.org 
Muslim Abu Walid al-Shishani while leading an offensive in northern Lattakia in 2014. | Al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has asked senior Chechen leader Muslim Abu Walid al-Shishani to join its ranks or leave the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib along with its militants within a month, several Syrian opposition sources reported on June 27. | Al-Shishani, whose real name is Murad Iraklievich Margoshvili, is a Georgian citizen. He reportedly fought against Russian government…
(2021-06-27). US Combat Drone Caught Flying Over ISIS Stronghold In Central Syria (Video). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. | US MQ-9 Reaper combat drones are flying over Syria's central region where Syrian government forces have been combating ISIS with support from the Russian Aerospace Forces, According to the Russian news outlet, US combat drones are flying over the region, in violation of the deconfliction mechanism with Russia, in order to carry out suspicious intelligence activities. The outlet shared a video showing one of the drones a…
(2021-06-27). Houthis' Rampage Continues: Two Missiles, Four Drones Intercepted Over Saudi Arabia. southfront.org 
File image. | On June 26, the Saudi-led coalition intercepted several ballistic missiles and suicide drones which were launched from Yemen by the Houthis (Ansar Allah). | According to the coalition, a total of four drones were intercepted over Saudi Arabia's southern region. At least two of the drones were on their way to attack targets in the cities of Najran and Khamis Mushait. | The coalition's air-defenses also intercepted two ballistic missiles. One of the missiles was on its way to Najran, while the other was heading…
(2021-06-27). Military Situation In Donetsk People's Republic On June 27, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | 1. UAF in Pesky shelled DPR positions in Veseloe with 120-mm artillery | 2. UAF in Pesky shelled DPR positions in Donetsk city with 120-mm artillery | 3. UAF in Krasnogorovka shelled DPR positions in Staromikhailovka with 120-mm artillery | 4. UAF in Granitnoe shelled DPR positions in Novaya Marievka with 120-mm artillery | 5. UAF in Vodyanoe shelled DPR positions in Leninskoe with 120-mm artillery | 6. UAF in Talakovka shelled DPR positions in Zaichenko wit…
(2021-06-27). Military Situation In Syria On June 27, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On June 26, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 36 times: 22 — in Idlib province, 7 — in Latakia province, 4 — in Hama province, 3 — in Aleppo province | On June 26, three people were killed by a car bomb attack in Afrin city | On June 26, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions in Kuzliyah village | On June 26, heavy clashes were reported between the Turkish-backed forces and SDF near…
(2021-06-27). Military Situation In Yemen On June 27, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 99 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On June 26, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 10 airstrikes on the Sarwah area | On June 26, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 3 airstrikes on the Madghal area | On June 26, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Nate area | On June 26, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on t…
(2021-06-27). Sunday 6/27: #Demilitarize: Los Angeles to Palestine (Divest from Weapons Manufacturing). indybay.org Boeing | 1916 E Imperial Hwy, El Segundo, CA | (On the corner of PCH & Imperial Hwy)…
(2021-06-27). Saturday 6/26: Stop the Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine. indybay.org Santana Row | Stevens Creek & Winchester…
(2021-06-27). Saturday 6/26: Solidarity with Palestine weekly protest. indybay.org Corner of Ocean Street and Water Street; Santa Cruz…
(2021-06-27). The Seeds of the Next Nagorno-Karabakh War. scheerpost.com kaurmar / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0] By Maj. Danny Sjursen / Antiwar This past September, Turkey and Israel encouraged Azerbaijan's " mini-Stalin" of a strongman to forcefully seize the disputed mountainous patch of Armenian-inhabited Caucasus-earth known as Nagorno-Karabakh. These treaty or decisively de-facto allies, respectively, armed and backed Baku's decision to take what's been called a "frozen… |
(2021-06-27). Suspicious arson attacks target Canada indigenous communities. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) — Two more chiurches belonging to the indigenous communities in Canada have been destroyed by suspicious fires.
(2021-06-27). New Federal Initiative To Investigate The Legacy Of Indian Boarding Schools. popularresistance.org Washington — In remarks to the National Congress of American Indians 2021 Mid Year Conference today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced a Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, a comprehensive review of the troubled legacy of federal boarding school policies. | Today's announcement is accompanied by a secreterial memo in which Secretary Haaland directs the Department to prepare a report detailing available historical records, with an emphasis on cemeteries or potential burial sites, relating to the federal boarding school program in preparation for a future site work. This work will occur u…
(2021-06-27). Week-long strike compels authorities to increase wages of health workers in Maharashtra, India. peoplesdispatch.org Around 67,000 Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) and 3,000 block workers will get a pay rise, as per the announcement by the State health department on Wednesday, June 23…
(2021-06-27). Fauci and the Biden Admin Are Purposely Deceiving Us About the 'Delta Variant' Threat. globalresearch.ca
(2021-06-27). First Nations water campaigner cleared of charges for peaceful bridge protest. greenleft.org.au Charges against Baakindji woman and water campaigner Leah Ebsworth have finally been dropped, reports Paul Oboohov.
(2021-06-27). Germany Axis Alert Puzzle. indybay.org Since Sig Sauer was spotted in India more information about the Axis appear in Internet which analyses who were involved inside SS at 2nd World War. I just quoted some "random" rare puzzle pieces to inform…
(2021-06-27). The iron fist is in place: Azerbaijan's war. An historical parallel. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The iron fist is in place: Azerbaijan's war. An historical parallel. "We are the winning country. We have destroyed Armenia." On June 26, president of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev gave an address on his nation's Armed Forces Day that in terms of tone and content can't help inviting comparison to the speeches of a national leader …
(2021-06-26). The Canadian Greenhouse and Genocide. dissidentvoice.org In February I wrote, As a rule, basic decency would require that one clean up one's own yard (except in Canada's case, the yard was stolen from its Indigenous peoples) before criticizing someone else's yard. This was in response to a plurality of members of parliament in Canada condemning China for committing genocide in the …
(2021-06-26). Countering The 'China Threat' — At What Price? popularresistance.org In early June 2021, in a classified directive to Pentagon officials, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin slammed the former Trump administration for talking big but never taking action to counter "the China threat." | Austin made it clear that things would be different under President Biden. His "tough guy" rhetoric strikes just the right tone for a massive, costly, military-infrastructure overhaul that would render the conventional warfare of the twentieth century unrecognizable: more nukes, fewer troops, and an omnipotent 5G network. | The goal of this overhaul is to give the United States and its allies the…
(2021-06-26). Sino-Russian experts hold webinar to mark CPC's 100 years. ecns.cn A webinar to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held in Beijing on June 24. Experts from China and Russia interpreted the successful experience of the CPC's development, expansion and its historic contribution to the development of China and to the world.
(2021-06-26). [Perspectives] Li Song: driving China's maternal and child health transformation. thelancet.com Li Song is not deterred by the responsibilities of her role as Director General of the Department of Women and Children's Health at China's National Health Commission (NHC), a post she has held since March, 2021, having worked in the department for the past 19 years. "I constantly remind myself how women hold up half the sky, and that children are the future of humankind, core values at the heart of our work", she says.
(2021-06-26). Chinese vaccines effective against COVID-19 Delta variant: top epidemiologist. ecns.cn China's top epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan said on Friday that Chinese vaccines are effective against the COVID-19 Delta variant, and he urged more people to be vaccinated.
(2021-06-26). Understanding Modern America. zcomm.org Interview on how the media landscape has changed in the age of social media, inspiring activist movements, the Republican's sharp movement toward an insane style of politics, and the dangers of the new Cold War with China…
(2021-06-26). The Long Crusades of Western Imperialism. dissidentvoice.org In late April 2021, US President Joe Biden announced a withdrawal from Afghanistan. In other words, the US has been trounced in Afghanistan by its very own jihadist Frankenstein, the Taliban. The defeat of USA is covered with the ugly debris of history. The dirty war on Afghanistan was part of a disastrous process of occupying and …
(2021-06-26). In Video: Kabul's Vendetta Against Taliban. southfront.org 
An Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucano soars over Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 14, 2015. The A-29 is the Afghan Air Force's latest attack airframe in their inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr., Released) | On June 24, 24 and 26, the Afghan Ministry of Defense released footage of recent airstrikes on Taliban fighters in different parts of the country. | The footage shows dozens of pinpoint airstrikes on positions, vehicles and gathering of Taliban forces. The airstrikes inflicted heavy huma…
(2021-06-26). Military Situation In Afghanistan On June 26, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On June 25, Taliban reportedly captured Jaghatu district in Maidan Wardak province | On June 25, Taliban reportedly captured the districts of Gozargah-e Nur and Khost Wa Farang in Baghlan province | On June 25, Taliban reportedly captured the districts of Andkhoy and Qurghan in Faryab province | On June 25, Taliban reportedly captured Ghorak district in Kandahar province | 248 Taliban militants were killed, 137 wounded & 12 others were arrested as a result of Afgha…
(2021-06-26). 73 Dems in Congress demand Biden Brand Israeli Squatter-Settlements in Palestine "Illegal," Dump Trump's "Deal of the Century" juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — 73 Democratic Congressional representatives wrote a letter to President Biden on Friday urging him formally to withdraw from Trump's so-called "deal of the century," which actually authorized Israel unilaterally to steal large swathes of Palestinian land. And these representatives frankly say this. They want an outbreak of frank talk and …
(2021-06-26). Join the Twitterstorm now! #IsraelApartheidNation stop sports-washing colonialism at #TDF2021. samidoun.net 
Read the original French call to action at Collectif Palestine Vaincra. From June 26 to July 18, the 2021 edition of the Tour de France welcomes an Israeli team called "Israel Start-Up Nation" . Supported by the pro-Israeli far right, the participation of this team in one of the biggest sports competitions in the world serves a clear objective: to promote and normalize Israeli apartheid. Faced with this blatant attempt to sports-wash Israeli crimes, many organizations are mobilizing and calling for a twitterstorm on Saturday June 26 at 12 p.m. using the hashtags #IsraelApartheidNation and #TDF2021! Dégageons Isra…
(2021-06-26). Join the Twitterstorm now! #IsraelApartheidNation stop sports-washing colonialism at #TDF2021. samidoun.net Read the original French call to action at Collectif Palestine Vaincra. From June 26 to July 18, the 2021 edition of the Tour de France welcomes an Israeli team called "Israel Start-Up Nation" . Supported by the pro-Israeli far right, the participation of this team in one of the biggest sports competitions in the world serves a clear objective: to promote and normalize Israeli apartheid. Faced with this blatant attempt to sports-wash Israeli crimes, many organizations are mobilizing and calling for a twitterstorm on Saturday June 26 at 12 p.m. using the hashtags #IsraelApartheidNation and #TDF2021! twitte…
(2021-06-26). Biden Administration Warns Allies Against Restoring Ties With Syria's Assad. news.antiwar.com After supporting efforts to oust him, some of Washington's Gulf allies have accepted that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is here to stay and are working on restoring ties with Damascus. On Friday, a US official warned US allies against getting friendly with Assad and threatened sanctions. Joey Hood, the acting assistant secretary of state for …
(2021-06-26). US, Israel Vote 'No' as 184 Nations Condemn US Blockade of Cuba. zcomm.org "The U.N. vote… on Cuba was a chance for President Biden to show global leadership," said CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin. "He failed miserably."
(2021-06-26). Pentagon whistleblower under investigation after warning about risks of war with China over Taiwan. mronline.org Pentagon whistleblower Franz Gayl has been part of the United States Marine Corps for over four decades. He spent the last months trying to warn U.S. government officials and the public of the threat of becoming entangled in a war with China over Taiwan. | June 26, 2021…
(2021-06-26). Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
(2021-06-26). News on China | No. 56. dissidentvoice.org  …
(2021-06-26). [Correspondence] India's pain: beyond COVID-19 case numbers and mortality rates. thelancet.com The premature relaxation of safety measures, the mass gatherings, the insufficient vaccine roll-outs, and the spread of highly virulent COVID-19 variants have brought India's health system to its knees. This issue has attracted much scrutiny and international criticism over the failures of the administration. However, the Editors1 do not look beyond the numbers or shed sufficient light on the plight of the Indian public.