Lebanon's New Work Permit Laws, Directed against Palestinians and Syrian Refugees
CFJPIME | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-25
Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) condemns the Lebanese government's new work permit laws which discriminate against Syrian and Palestinian refugees working in the country. CJPME urges the Lebanese government to put an end to its …
globalresearch.ca/lebanons-new-work-permit-laws/5684536

Tulsi Gabbard, Ayanna Pressley Votes in Favor of Anti-BDS Bill
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-25
The 2020 U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard came under fire for voting in favor of condemning the pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. | RELATED: | Ilhan Omar Introduces Bill Backing Pro-Palestine BDS Movement | The U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday passed (398-17) a nonbinding resolution condemning the BDS…
telesurenglish.net/news/tulsi-gabbard-vote-against-bds-ayanna-pressley-united-states-congress-anti-bds-bill-20190725-0009.html

Pro-Palestinian Activists Persevere Amid Ongoing Turmoil in Gaza
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-25
| "I felt shaky and uneasy all day, preparing for this talk" — Jehad Abusalim, a Palestinian from the territory of Gaza.Jehad Abusalim, a Palestinian now living in the United States, grew up in Gaza. In Chicago last week, addressing activists committed to breaking the siege of Gaza, he held up a stack of 31 papers. On each page were names of 1,254 Palestinians living in Gaza who had been killed in just one month of Israel's "Operation Protective Edge" attacks five years ago. | "I felt shaky an…
truthout.org/articles/pro-palestinian-activists-persevere-amid-ongoing-turmoil-in-gaza/

US Puppet Wants Help Making Thailand Like America
Tony Cartalucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-25
The US is involved in regime change worldwide — from Venezuela in South America, to Ukraine in Eastern Europe, to Syria in the Middle East, to Afghanistan in Central Asia. | But these headline-grabbing wars, coups, color revolutions, and interventions are …
globalresearch.ca/us-puppet-wants-help-making-thailand-like-america/5684556

A Major Diplomatic Defeat for Duterte
Walden Bello | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-25
A vote In the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) instructing its High Commissioner to "prepare a comprehensive written report on the situation of human rights in the Philippines" has triggered an earthquake whose aftershocks continue to rock the Philippines weeks after the event. The resolution sponsored by Iceland, which passed with 18 votes affirmative…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/25/a-major-diplomatic-defeat-for-duterte/

'People's State of the Nation' events counter lies of President Duterte
Joe Hunter | liberationnews.org | 2019-07-25
On July 24, the president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, delivered his fourth annual State of the Nation Address to the nation's Congress, speaking live to the nation from the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Quezon City.
liberationnews.org/peoples-state-of-the-nation-events-counter-lies-of-president-duterte/

New MH17 Documentary Proves Beyond a Doubt that a Cover-Up Took Place
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-25
MH17 – Call For Justice" sheds light on the dark truth of what happened immediately after the plane's downing. The video powerfully includes an interview with Malaysia's PM Minister Mahathir, who had earlier spoken out about the cover-up & reaffirms that Russia was blamed for before any information was known about the incident.
globalresearch.ca/new-mh17-documentary-proves-beyond-doubt-cover-up-took-place/5684604

A Joint-Russia-China Air Patrol Just Made South Korean-Japanese Tensions Worse
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-25
The first-ever long-range joint air patrol between the Russian and Chinese Air Forces got off to a scandalous start after South Korea reportedly fired hundreds of warning shots to ward off what it says was Moscow's violation of its sovereign …
globalresearch.ca/joint-russian-chinese-air-patrol-made-south-korean-japanese-tensions-worse/5684606

Trump's Declaration of Inhuman Rights Includes Children in Migrant Jails
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-25
| Lately, I've been thinking about the Grimm's fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel. Terrified by cruel conditions at home, the brother and sister flee, winding their way, hungry and scared, through unknown woods. There, they encounter an old woman who lures them in with promises of safety. Instead, she locks one of them in a cage and turns the other into a servant, as she prepares to devour them both. | Written in nineteenth-century Germany, it should resonate eerily in today's America. In place of…
truthout.org/articles/trumps-declaration-of-inhuman-rights-includes-children-in-migrant-jails/

Trump's Declaration of Inhuman Rights Includes Children in Migrant Jails
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-25
| Lately, I've been thinking about the Grimm's fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel. Terrified by cruel conditions at home, the brother and sister flee, winding their way, hungry and scared, through unknown woods. There, they encounter an old woman who lures them in with promises of safety. Instead, she locks one of them in a cage and turns the other into a servant, as she prepares to devour them both. | Written in nineteenth-century Germany, it should resonate eerily in today's America. In place of…
truthout.org/articles/trumps-declaration-of-inhuman-rights-includes-children-in-migrant-jails/

Iran Seizure of a British Tanker: More than Tit for Tat
Peter Koenig | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-25
The British-flagged tanker "Steno Impero", heading for Saudi Arabia, was seized on Friday, 19 July 2019, by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in the Strait of Hormuz, after it rammed an Iranian fishing boat, whose distress call it ignored. The tanker was taken to an Iranian port, because it was not complying with "international …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/iran-seizure-of-a-british-tanker-more-than-tit-for-tat/

Imperial Duplicity and Mass Murder
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-25
A staple of Western war propaganda is what Prof. John McMurtry calls "Reverse Projection". The U.S. Empire, for example, projects its own crimes against prey nations. | So, it projects the lie that President Bashar al-Assad of Syria is a "brutal …
globalresearch.ca/imperial-duplicity-mass-murder/5684559

Aleppo Rebuilding Its Infrastructure, 1216 Projects Since Eliminating Terror
Arabi Souri | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-25
As hundreds of thousands of Aleppo residents returning to their homes since the Syrian Arab Army and its allies cleaned it from US-sponsored terror, the infrastructure must be rehabilitated and whatever needs to be rebuilt must be completed at the …
globalresearch.ca/aleppo-rebuilding-its-infrastructure-1216-projects-since-eliminating-terror/5684562

Bolsonaro Refuses to Supply Fuel to Iranian Cargo Ships
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-25
Since the beginning of June, two Iranian commercial ships have been stranded at the port of Paranagua, in the state of Parana, in Brazil because the state-owned company, Petrobras has so far refused to supply fuel to them, in line with sanctions imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Iran, according to comments made by President Jair Bolsonaro to reports earlier this week. | RELATED: | Iran Hints at Possible Swap of Seized Tankers | "You know we are aligned with the U.S. policy. That is why…
telesurenglish.net/news/Were-Aligned-With-US-Policy-Bolsonaro-Refuses-to-Supply-Fuel-to-Iranian-Cargo-Ships-20190725-0006.html

Iran Is Gambling That Trump Is Afraid of War
Tony Karon | thenation.com | 2019-07-25
Iran Is Gambling That Trump Is Afraid of War…
thenation.com/article/iran-diplomacy-trump-war/

Iran Imposes Its Rule of Engagement: "An Eye for an Eye"
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-25
Iran has meticulously selected its political steps and military targets in recent months, both in the Gulf and the international arena. Its partial and gradual withdrawal — tactical yet lawful -from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), known as …
globalresearch.ca/iran-imposes-its-rule-engagement-eye-eye/5684618

Mossadegh in Reverse
Haydar Khan | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-25
Donald Trump, our right-wing populist president, is in a trap. It is mostly of his own making, and he is desperate to escape it. The supreme irony is that Iran, a defiant foreign power, is springing this trap. Iran once had its very own populist leader, who was trapped and then deposed by the U.S.
counterpunch.org/2019/07/25/mossadegh-in-reverse/

Iran: How Bolton tricked Clueless UK Conservatives into Confrontation with Tehran
Juan Cole | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-25
Simon Tisdall at The Guardian explains the difference between Socialist Spain and the disorganized Conservatives in control of UK on foreign policy. | US national security adviser John Bolton tried to hoodwink both of them about the Grace I, a Panamanian-flagged …
globalresearch.ca/iran-how-bolton-tricked-clueless-uk-conservatives-confrontation-tehran/5684632

Bolsonaro Refuses to Supply Fuel to Iranian Cargo Ships
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-25
Since the beginning of June, two Iranian commercial ships have been stranded at the port of Paranagua, in the state of Parana, in Brazil because the state-owned company, Petrobras has so far refused to supply fuel to them, in line with sanctions imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Iran, according to comments made by President Jair Bolsonaro to reports earlier this week. | RELATED: | Iran Hints at Possible Swap of Seized Tankers | "You know we are aligned with the U.S. policy. That is why…
telesurenglish.net/news/Were-Aligned-With-US-Policy-Bolsonaro-Refuses-to-Supply-Fuel-to-Iranian-Cargo-Ships-20190725-0006.html

Robert Mueller Testimony Disappoints Democrats Who Bet on Special Counsel to Help Sink Trump
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-25
Special counsel Robert Mueller gave his much-anticipated testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday, where he spoke for the first time about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections. Over the 7-hour hearing, Mueller stressed to the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees that despite Donald Trump's claims, he had not exonerated the president of obstruction of justice. Mueller's report was handed in 124 days ago, but only a redacted version was made available to the public. Ahead of Mueller's testimony, the Justice Department warned Mueller in a letter to "remain within the bound…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/25/robert_mueller_congressional_testimony_impeachment_collusion

Mueller's Testimony Didn't Herald Impeachment — But Don McGahn's Might
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-25
| SCHIFF: Russia committed federal crimes in order to help Donald Trump? | MUELLER: When you're talking about computer crimes in the charge in our case, absolutely. | SCHIFF: The Trump campaign officials built their strategy — their messaging strategy around those stolen documents? | MUELLER: Generally that's true. | SCHIFF: And then they lied to cover it up. | MUELLER: Generally that's true.In case you missed it during all the hand-wringing (or crowing) over the unsteady, understated perform…
truthout.org/articles/muellers-testimony-didnt-herald-impeachment-but-don-mcgahns-might/

Russia-Africa Relations: Economic, Strategic and Geopolitical Dimensions
Padraig McGrath | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-25
Following the Russia-Africa Economic Conference in Moscow last month and the Russia-Africa Parliamentary Conference on July 3rd, the first ever Russia-Africa political summit is scheduled for Sochi on October 24th. The summit will henceforth be planned as an annual event. …
globalresearch.ca/multipolarity-presents-new-opportunities-russian-integration-africa/5684540

Mueller's Testimony Didn't Herald Impeachment — But Don McGahn's Might
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-25
| SCHIFF: Russia committed federal crimes in order to help Donald Trump? | MUELLER: When you're talking about computer crimes in the charge in our case, absolutely. | SCHIFF: The Trump campaign officials built their strategy — their messaging strategy around those stolen documents? | MUELLER: Generally that's true. | SCHIFF: And then they lied to cover it up. | MUELLER: Generally that's true.In case you missed it during all the hand-wringing (or crowing) over the unsteady, understated perform…
truthout.org/articles/muellers-testimony-didnt-herald-impeachment-but-don-mcgahns-might/

13 Shocking Facts About Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller
Washington's Blog | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-25
First published in November 2017. Can we trust Robert Mueller with Trump-Russia probe? | *** | Talking heads act like Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller is fair, impartial and unbiased. | But the facts are a wee bit different … | Failure to Aggressively Prosecute …
globalresearch.ca/13-shocking-facts-about-special-prosecutor-robert-mueller/5616426

Israel Demolishes 70 More Palestinian Apartments in East Jerusalem
The Real News Network | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-25
Jeff Halper, a leader of the anti-demolitions movement, discusses the destruction of Palestinian homes, along with the history and politics that allows this violation of international law to continue.
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/israel-demolishes-70-more-palestinian-apartments-in-east-jerusalem/

Russiagate devotees bemoan Mueller's deflating testimony… but at least Maddow liked it
rt.com | 2019-07-25
Robert Mueller's testimony to Congress failed to live up to the expectations of many Russiagate-peddling pundits, with one notable exception being MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, who had glowing praise for the former special counsel. | …
rt.com/usa/465037-russiagate-maddow-testimony-congress/

Entire Navy SEAL platoon withdrawn from Iraq for drinking alcohol in latest US Special Forces shame
rt.com | 2019-07-25
An entire platoon of elite US Navy SEALs stationed in Iraq has been recalled to base in San Diego, amid allegations that they were drinking alcohol while on deployment. | …
rt.com/usa/465045-navy-seal-redeployed-drinking-alcohol/

River Health Day
Coastal Watershed Council | indybay.org | 2019-07-25
These events will take place on the east bank of the San Lorenzo River downstream of the Soquel Avenue Bridge. We will meet along the Santa Cruz Riverwalk — look for the blue CWC table! We highly recommend walking or biking to the event as there is limited parking in the area. Parking is available in the CWC parking lot (107 Dakota Ave.) or behind the Royal Taj India Cuisine restaurant (270 Soquel Ave.).
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/23/18824938.php

Dangerous encounter of warplanes from four nations over Sea of Japan
wsws.org | 2019-07-25
While the US was not directly involved, its aggressive military buildup in Asia created the conditions for the aerial standoff.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/25/japa-j25.html

" How to Control Raccoons" by Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan
non profit individual | indybay.org | 2019-07-25
Why do they have to be trapped and slaughtered miserably? Do they have a sin? This is an unreasonable atrocity of human convenience developed in various parts of Japan.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/23/18824946.php

Syria: Assad fails to recapture Idlib
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-25
The Bashir al Assad regime has made little progress in its attempt to recapture rebel-held territory in northwestern Syria. Rebels continue to control most of Idlib and parts of adjacent provinces, writes Chris Slee.
greenleft.org.au/content/syria-assad-fails-recapture-idlib

Philippines: Beverage workers strike to end contract labour
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-25
Workers at Filipino beverage giant Zagu went on strike on June 6, in response to management's attempts to bust their union and President Rodrigo Duterte's failure to end contract labour.
greenleft.org.au/content/philippines-beverage-workers-strike-end-contract-labour

Time to forget the word Russiagate & look into FBI-gate instead — Ron Paul
rt.com | 2019-07-25
The Democrats' dream of impeaching President Trump over the Russiagate scandal has "totally failed," its fate confirmed by special counsel Robert Mueller's disastrous showing in Congress, former congressman Ron Paul told RT. | …
rt.com/usa/464996-ron-paul-mueller-russiagate/

Pressure to reform drunkenness law builds before coronial inquest
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-25
The coronial inquest into the death of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day, due to start on August 26, will be the first of its kind to consider the role systemic racism plays in an Aboriginal person's death in custody.
greenleft.org.au/content/pressure-reform-drunkenness-law-builds-coronial-inquest-tanya-days-death-custody

Israeli nurses launch nationwide strike
wsws.org | 2019-07-25
The attack on nurses–usually the very last group of workers to be singled out for wage cuts–came after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's interim government passed an austerity budget slashing an additional $900 million.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/25/isra-j01.html

AIPAC's Anti-BDS Resolution Easily Wins Bipartisan Support
Register Peace & Freedom or Green | indybay.org | 2019-07-25
Palestine remains the litmus test issue and once again, the Democrats showed their true colors on July 23, 2019 with 209 Democrats joining 189 Republicans in voting for pro Zionist Israel AIPAC's HRes 246, Roll Call 497 opposing the Boycott Divest Sanctions Movement of the Palestinian Liberation Struggle. See https: //clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll497.xml. The bill may be found at www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/246/all-actions?overview=closed&q=%7B%22roll-call-vote%22%3A%22all%22%7D…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/24/18824957.php

US-China trade talks to resume next week
wsws.org | 2019-07-25
The conflict has become more fraught since the US Commerce Department decided to place Huawei on its entity list, effectively banning it from supplies of US components for its operations.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/25/trad-j25.html

Instant Karma: Israeli military veteran chases down jogger who flashed her (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2019-07-25
In a hugely enjoyable example of instant justice, an Israeli military veteran chased down and confronted a man who'd flashed his genitals at her while he was out running. | …
rt.com/usa/465070-veteran-chases-down-flasher/

Mueller testimony: Another debacle for the Democrats' anti-Russia campaign
wsws.org | 2019-07-25
The Democrats staged two House committee hearings with the former FBI head and special counsel in an attempt to revive their discredited claim that Putin stole the 2016 election for Trump.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/25/muel-j25.html

'Clinton Body Count' trends on Twitter, establishment blames Russia
rt.com | 2019-07-25
Americans waking up to check Twitter were greeted with the trending hashtag "#ClintonBodyCount." Referencing a long-running conservative conspiracy theory, its re-emergence has of course been blamed on 'Russian bots.' | …
rt.com/usa/465068-clinton-body-count-twitter/

Russia Advocates for Integral Peace in Yemen
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-24
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said an integral peace agreement, with the mediation of the United Nations, was necessary in Yemen after meeting with a Yemeni delegation. | RELATED: | War in Yemen May Actually Come to an End: UN | The Foreign Ministry added in a statement that such a deal should include the Stockholm agreement reached in December 2018, stressing the need for a peaceful and political option. | He added that urgent measures should be implemented to address the humanitarian…
telesurenglish.net/news/Russia-Advocates-for-Integral-Peace-in-Yemen-20190724-0015.html

Killing Tariq: Why We Must Rethink the Roots of Jewish Settlers Violence
Ramzy Baroud | commondreams.org | 2019-07-24
Historically, the early settlers who preceded the establishment of Israel in 1948 were idealized as true Zionists, celebrated as "cultural heroes" – the Jewish redeemers, who eventually ethnically cleansed historic Palestine from its native inhabitants. (Photo: Getty) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/west-bank-settlement.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/07/24/killing-tariq-why-we-must-rethink-roots-jewish-settlers-violence?cd-origin=rss

The U.S.-Iran standoff can only end when the U.S. accepts Iran's right to have a nuclear energy program
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2019-07-24
The U.S. objection to Iran is not based on international law, but merely based on its political objectives. This is clearly illustrated by open U.S. support for nuclear energy and nuclear weapon development in India; and nuclear weapon stockpiling in Israel, which the U.S. has always fully backed. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/07/23/the-u-s-iran-standoff-can-only-end-when-the-u-s-accepts-irans-right-to-have-a-nuclear-energy-program/

Canada Must Condemn Israeli Demolition of Palestinian Homes
CFJPIME | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-24
Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is deeply concerned by Israel's demolition of Palestinian housing units in East Jerusalem. Yesterday, Israeli Occupation Forces entered the Palestinian East Jerusalem village of Sur Bahir in the middle of …
globalresearch.ca/canada-must-condemn-israeli-demolition-of-palestinian-homes/5684456

Hong Kong and Puerto Rico: Two Colonies Doomed to Second-Class Status by Remote Central Government Control
Dave Lindorff | commondreams.org | 2019-07-24
Puerto Rico seems doomed to remain a US colony. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-1163059656.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/07/24/hong-kong-and-puerto-rico-two-colonies-doomed-second-class-status-remote-central?cd-origin=rss

Israeli forces injure UK activists in 'sadistic' and 'violent' attack amid demolition of Palestinian homes
Bryan Wall | thecanary.co | 2019-07-24
Israeli soldiers have injured a number of Palestinian and British activists in occupied East Jerusalem. According to the International Solidarity Movement ( ISM), the activists "were stamped on, dragged across the floor by the hair, strangled with a scarf and peppe…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/07/24/israeli-forces-injure-uk-activists-in-sadistic-and-violent-attack-amid-demolition-of-palestinian-homes/

Wednesday's Daily Brief: Switzerland leads on innovation, UNICEF 'lifelines' for Yemen, Ebola latest, Liberia peacekeepers
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-24
Our main stories today: the latest Global Innovation Index ranks Switzerland the world's most innovative country, the head of the UN Mission in DRC warns of a 'deadly environment' for health workers, UNICEF delivers cash for 9 million vulnerable Yemeni families, acting head of UNAIDS says battle against HIV/ AIDS is "far from over".
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1043171

Killing Tariq: Why We Must Rethink the Roots of Jewish Settlers Violence
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-24
Seven-year-old Tariq Zabania from Al-Khalil (Hebron) was killed on the spot when an Israeli Jewish settler ran his car over him on July 15. Little Tariq's photograph, lying face down on the road, was circulated on social media. His untimely death is heartbreaking. Tariq's innocent blood must not go in vain. For this to happen, …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/killing-tariq-why-we-must-rethink-the-roots-of-jewish-settlers-violence/

It's Trump Who Needs to be Deterred From War Not Iran
Robert Fisk | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-24
It's about time we wised up to what is going on in this utterly farcical "crisis" in the Gulf, this charade of lies and pomposity which Trump and his doggies in London are presenting to us. An American president who is a racist, misogynist, dishonest and psychologically disturbed man — assisted by two vicious…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/24/its-trump-who-needs-to-be-deterred-from-war-not-iran/

Trump Says He Could Kill 10 Million People, Wipe Afghanistan Off Face of the Earth
Jake Johnson | theantimedia.com | 2019-07-24
"I have plans on Afghanistan that, if I wanted to win that war, Afghanistan would be wiped off the face of the Earth."

Trump Says He Could Kill 10 Million People, Wipe Afghanistan Off Face of the Earth