Minnesota, White People, Lutherans and Ilhan Omar
Gary Leupp | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-23
Interesting that Trump's current opportunistic vilification campaign focuses on a congresswoman from Minnesota. My late mother was from Minnesota. Daughter of an immigrant Swedish father and a mother born of Norwegian immigrants, she had a kind of Ingrid Bergman look. The hospital record describes her as "comely" (as though this were a technical term) at…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/23/minnesota-white-people-lutherans-and-ilhan-omar/

Trump Cannot Declare War–Especially on Iran–Without Congress
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2019-07-23
Trump Cannot Declare War–Especially on Iran–Without Congress…
thenation.com/article/khanna-trump-war-iran-congress/

US Sanctions Chinese State-Run Energy Company Over Iranian Oil
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-23
The Trump administration announced on Monday that they were sanctioning the Chinese state-run energy company Zhuhai Zhenrong Co Ltd. for allegedly violating restrictions imposed on Iran's oil sector. | RELATED: | Iran Says Arrested 17 CIA Spies, Some Sentenced to Death | The announcement, which was made by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, addressed the prohibition of Iranian oil without a waiver provided by Washington. | "We've said that we will sanction any sanctionable behavio…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Sanctions-Chinese-State-Run-Energy-Company-Over-Iranian-Oil-20190723-0003.html

How John Bolton Tricked Clueless UK Tories Into Confrontation With Iran
Juan Cole | commondreams.org | 2019-07-23
National security advisor John Bolton has tricked London into an adversarial posture toward Iran, with ratcheting tensions. And that is a big win for Iran War hawks around Trump. (Photo: Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/oil_0_0.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/07/23/how-john-bolton-tricked-clueless-uk-tories-confrontation-iran?cd-origin=rss

Peckerwood Populism is About Political Strategy, Not Personal Belief
Thomas Knapp | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-23
The controversy around President Donald Trump's recent tweets targeting "The Squad" — four Democratic members of Congress who are all women, all people "of color," and all of whom Trump seems to think aren't "from America" (one came from Somalia as a young woman and became a US citizen at 17; the rest are…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/23/peckerwood-populism-is-about-political-strategy-not-personal-belief/

India Denies Trump's Claim About Mediating Kashmir Dispute
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-23
India has firmly denied U.S. President Donald Trump's claims that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked him to help mediate with Pakistan over the disputed territory of Kashmir, saying there could be no talks until Pakistan ended cross-border terrorism. | RELATED: | India Flood Victims Hungry, Desperate: 'Nobody Cares About Us' | Trump said on Monday that Modi had asked him to help resolve the decades-old dispute over the Himalayan region that has been the heart of two of three wa…
telesurenglish.net/news/India-Denies-Trumps-Claim-About-Mediating-Kashmir-Dispute-20190723-0001.html

Indonesian court backs Widodo's election
wsws.org | 2019-07-23
With the presidency and parliamentary numbers settled for now, sordid deals are being made among the different sections of the ruling elite.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/23/indo-j23.html

Uncertainty Looms Over Boris Johnson's Response to Iranian Seizure of British Tanker
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-23
Could Trump and Bolton push Britain out of the Iran nuclear treaty? Eksandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi discusses whether Boris Johnson could act as the U.S.'s errand boy if he assumes power as prime minister…
therealnews.com/stories/uncertainty-looms-over-boris-johnsons-response-to-iranian-seizure-of-british-tanker

Gang members attack Hong Kong protesters
wsws.org | 2019-07-23
Beijing and local authorities are fearful that the Hong Kong protest movement will spread to the mainland and are employing increasingly violent means against it.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/23/hong-j23.html

Report details Indian security forces use of torture against Kashmiri people
wsws.org | 2019-07-23
Jammu and Kashmir has been under de facto military rule since 1990, with over half a million security forces deployed in a state of just 13 million people.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/23/kash-j23.html

Iran accuses 17 of spying for CIA as tensions escalate
wsws.org | 2019-07-23
Iran's arrest of 17 alleged CIA agents follows weeks of intense US pressure that brought the Trump administration within 10 minutes of bombing raids.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/23/iran-j23.html

Trump says he prefers Pakistani reporters in the Oval Office in latest attack on US media
rt.com | 2019-07-23
Donald Trump has taken another swipe at the US media, saying he's happy to see Pakistani reporters in the Oval Office because he "liked them much better" than the usual American press pool. | …
rt.com/usa/464830-trump-pakistani-journalists-us-media/

'Close the camps!': Protesters march against Trump's plan to imprison migrant kids at site of Japanese, Indigenous incarceration
Andrea Germanos | nationofchange.org | 2019-07-22
Fort Sill was the site of one of the nation's Japanese American internment camps during World War II, decades after it was the site of imprisoned native communities.
nationofchange.org/2019/07/22/close-the-camps-protesters-march-against-trumps-plan-to-imprison-migrant-kids-at-site-of-japanese-indigenous-incarceration/

Trump Lacks Authority to Tell Anyone to Leave US, Haaland Says
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-22
U.S. President Donald Trump and his followers lack authority to tell anyone to leave this country because they are not indigenous to this land, according to a US congresswoman. | RELATED: | Trump Calls Supporters 'Patriotic' For Racist Chants Against Ilhan Omar | In an opinion piece published on Monday in The New York Times, Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico condemned Trump ¥s last week words who recently told four Congre…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trump-Lacks-Authority-to-Tell-Anyone-to-Leave-US-Haaland-Says–20190722-0015.html

U.S. Troops Back in Saudi Arabia: What Could Go Wrong?
David Swanson | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-22
The First Gulf War back in 1990 was a big huge success. One of the things it accomplished was a major U.S. troop presence in Saudi Arabia. Muslims around the world were outraged. Bombs were repeatedly set off at Khobar Towers where troops were stationed. In 1998 Osama Bin Laden declared:…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/22/u-s-troops-back-in-saudi-arabia-what-could-go-wrong/

Hundreds of Thousands to Protest as Puerto Rico Governor Refuses to Resign
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-22
| As mass street protests demanding his immediate resignation intensified over the weekend and are expected to continue growing Monday, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló stepped down as head of his party on Sunday and announced he will not seek reelection in 2020 — but stopped short of leaving his post. | "To every Puerto Rican man and every Puerto Rican woman, I've heard you and I hear you today," Rosselló said during a Facebook livestream. "I've made mistakes and I ha…
truthout.org/articles/hundreds-of-thousands-to-protest-as-puerto-rico-governor-refuses-to-resign/

Pentagon Angst over China-Russia Strategic Unity
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
Sino/Russian unity represents a vital anti-imperial alliance. A DOD/Pentagon white paper called Russia a strategic US threat, especially united with China. | NYT editors addressed the issue, falsely calling both countries "adversaries." Indeed they're "growing closer," both nations portrayed as strategic …
globalresearch.ca/dod-pentagon-angst-sino-russian-unity/5684282

US Cop Suggests Ocasio-Cortez Should Be Shot
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-22
A social media post by a police officer from Louisiana, United States suggesting that Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) should be shot received criticisms Sunday. | RELATED: | Ocasio-Cortez: 'Time to Open Impeachment Inquiry Against Trump' | The officer, Charlie Rispoli, a 14-year veteran of Gretna police department wrote on Facebook Thursda…
telesurenglish.net/news/united-states-cop-suggests-aoc-to-be-shot-trump-20190722-0012.html

Anglo-Persian Confrontation. Britain's Impounding of Iran's Grace Supertanker. Former UK Foreign Minister on Britain's "Mistreatment of Iran"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
On Sunday, former Labor Foreign Secretary Jack Straw wrote a London Daily Mail op-ed on why Iranians will never trust Brits. | The same goes for their US counterparts Straw didn't address in his opinion piece. More on this below. | ***…
globalresearch.ca/former-uk-foreign-minister-britains-mistreatment-iran/5684286

Israel Begins to Demolish Dozens of Homes near East Jerusalem
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-22
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) began demolishing dozens of Palestinian homes near a military barrier on the outskirts of eastern Jerusalem Monday, despite ongoing protests from several residents in the area. | RELATED: | Israel Arrests More Than 900 Palestinians in Jerusalem | Israeli bulldozers were reportedly accompanied by hundreds of IDF soldiers and military police as they entered the Palestinian village of Sur Baher, which is located at the eastern outskirts of Jerusalem. | Su…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israel-Begins-to-Demolish-Dozens-of-Homes-near-East-Jerusalem-20190722-0002.html

The U.S.-China Trade War: Will Workers Lose?
Dean Baker | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-22
One of the central themes in Donald Trump's presidential campaign was that U.S. workers were being badly hurt by trade. His story was that the country had signed bad trade deals that were put together by "stupid" trade negotiators. Trump's story was half right. Workers in the United States were badly hurt by trade, a…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/22/the-u-s-china-trade-war-will-workers-lose/

The "Aging Crisis" Is Actually Just a Labor Crisis for the Wealthy
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-22
| The New York Times told us last week that China is running out of people. That might seem an odd concern for a country with a population of more than 1.4 billion, but you can read it for yourself: | "Driving this regression in women's status is a looming aging crisis, and the relaxing of the draconian 'one-child' birth restrictions that contri…
truthout.org/articles/the-aging-crisis-is-actually-just-a-labor-crisis-for-the-wealthy/

Trump's Brand of Fascism Is Distinct But No Less Dangerous Than Last Century's Fascism
Santiago Zabala | commondreams.org | 2019-07-22
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a meeting in the Oval Office on May 13, 2019 in Washington, DC. President Trump took questions on trade with China, Iran and other topics. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/orban_trump_fascism.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/07/22/trumps-brand-fascism-distinct-no-less-dangerous-last-centurys-fascism?cd-origin=rss

Turkey's Multipolar turn: Ankara and Beijing come to terms on Uyghurs issue
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-07-22
China's relationship to its ethnic minority Uyghur population has been the central issue driving a wedge between China and the Muslim world in recent years. However, the situation is already beginning to change before our eyes — Pakistan, Turkey and many nations throughout the Middle East have suddenly stopped calling the Uyghur education centers in …
uwidata.com/4405-turkeys-multipolar-turn-ankara-and-beijing-come-to-terms-on-uyghurs-issue/

A conversation with Aijaz Ahmad: 'The state is taken over from within'
Jipson John | mronline.org | 2019-07-22
Aijaz Ahmad argues that the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) and its fronts, including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), display distinct fascistic characteristics, but the Indian state continues to live by the liberal playbook, no matter how hollow the Indian liberal institutions may have become. He anchors this proposition in a distinctive theoretical position. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/07/22/a-conversation-with-aijaz-ahmad-the-state-is-taken-over-from-within/

A Forgotten Urdu Epic Is Essential Reading for Understanding the Indian Political Situation
Kamil Ahsan | thenation.com | 2019-07-22
A Forgotten Urdu Epic Is Essential Reading for Understanding the Indian Political Situation…
thenation.com/article/river-of-fire-qurratulain-hyder-india-pakistan-partition-novel-review/

India and the Khalistan Liberation Movement. Fleshing Out The Future Vision Of Indian Federalism
Andrew Korybko | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2019-07-22
asia-pacificresearch.com/khalistan-change-all-india-forever-if-it-follows-strategy/5628774

President Duterte's Call to Revive Death Penalty in the Philippines Will Only Worsen Climate of Impunity
commondreams.org | 2019-07-22
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/07/22/president-dutertes-call-revive-death-penalty-philippines-will-only-worsen?cd-origin=rss

In Philippines' banana plantations: Children working in the trees, parents on strike
David Bacon | peoplesworld.org | 2019-07-22
From the archives of photographer David Bacon, this collection tells of his visit to the banana plantations of Mindanao, in the Philippines, where he found children working in the trees, and a strike by members of banana cooperatives against the Dole Corporation, to end the poverty that sends children to work in the fields. In …
peoplesworld.org/article/in-philippines-banana-plantations-children-working-in-the-trees-parents-on-strike/

Israeli Minister Brags That His Country Has Been "Killing Iranians for Two Years"
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2019-07-22
An Israeli minister boasted on Sunday that his country was the only one that has been "killing Iranians."

Israeli Minister Brags That His Country Has Been "Killing Iranians for Two Years"

Israel demolishes Palestinian homes in occupied east Jerusalem after years-long legal battle
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-07-22
Israeli work crews have begun demolishing dozens of Palestinian homes in an east Jerusalem neighbourhood.Monday's demolitions cap a years-long legal battle over the buildings, which straddle the city and the occupied West Bank.The buildings straddle the city and the occupied West Bank (AP)Israel says the buildings were built illegally too close to its West Bank separation barrier.But residents say they have nowhere to build and getting permits to build homes legally is impossible.Israeli forces destroy a building in Sur Baher, east Jerusalem (Mahmoud Illean/AP)The demolitions, which began overnight, have already…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/07/22/israel-demolishes-palestinian-homes-in-occupied-east-jerusalem-after-years-long-legal-battle/

Monday's Daily Brief: Palestine demolitions, nuclear watchdog chief dies, UK troops to Mali, Afghan journalist murder condemned, Somalia sexual violence pledge
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-22
Our main stories today: UN condemns Israel's destruction of Palestinian property; the head of the IAEA dies at 72; UK troops will bolster Mali mission; UNESCO chief condemns Afghan journalist's murder; Somalia commits to ending conflict-related sexual violence.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1043041

Israeli Probes Into Deaths of Palestinians Often Go Nowhere
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-07-22
JALAZON REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank — Hamedo Fakhouri clearly remembers the moment when the young Palestinian who worked at his neighborhood coffee shop was shot dead. | Israeli troops were lingering after an overnight arrest raid in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem when he noticed the mentally disabled Mohammed Habali limp up the street with his wooden walking stick. Seconds later, he heard gunshots and spun around to see Habali collapse. | "I cannot forget and will not forget how this poor man was killed," said Fakhouri. | Surveillance videos of the shooting drew outrage from Palestinians and human rig…
truthdig.com/articles/israeli-probes-into-deaths-of-palestinians-often-go-nowhere/

Israeli destruction of Palestinian homes in West Bank, 'not compatible' with international humanitarian law, UN says
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-22
Following "with sadness" the Israeli authorities' destruction of homes in the Palestinian community of Sur Bahir, three top United Nations officials issued a statement on Monday underscoring that the move was "not compatible" with Israel's "obligations under international humanitarian law".
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1042981

The War on Yemen Just Went from Bad to Worse for Saudi Arabia
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-22
The UAE's large-scale military drawdown in Yemen is extremely disadvantageous to the Saudis' strategic objectives in the conflict and will likely lead to the Kingdom scrambling for a "face-saving" exit of its own. | *** | Nobody's won the War on Yemen …
globalresearch.ca/war-yemen-just-went-bad-worse-saudi-arabia/5684279

"All Sides Need to Begin to De-escalate": Tensions Between Iran, U.K. & U.S. Spark Fears of War
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-22
In Iran, authorities say they've arrested 17 Iranian citizens and charged them with being CIA-trained spies for the United States. Iranian media reports that some have already been executed. This comes as tensions in the Persian Gulf continued to mount over the weekend following Iran's seizure of a British oil tanker and its 23 crew members Friday in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said it seized the tanker in retaliation for the British impounding of an Iranian tanker earlier this month off the coast of Gibraltar. The Iranian National Guard released video Sunday showing the vessel flying an Iranian flag. Britain says…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/22/iran_strait_hormuz_tensions_us_uk

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Bizarre Bid for Political Relevance
Samuel Thrope | thenation.com | 2019-07-22
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Bizarre Bid for Political Relevance…
thenation.com/article/ahmadinejad-iran-trump-antisemitism-nuclear/

Tensions Between Iran, UK and US Spark Fears of War
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-07-22
| In Iran, authorities say they've arrested 17 Iranian citizens and charged them with being CIA-trained spies for the United States. Iranian media reports that some have already been executed. This comes as tensions in the Persian Gulf continued to mount over the weekend following Iran's seizure of a British oil tanker and its 23 crew members Friday in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said it seized the tanker in retaliation for the British impounding of an Iranian tanker earlier this month off the coast of Gibraltar. The…
truthout.org/video/tensions-between-iran-uk-and-us-spark-fears-of-war/

Iran says Britain acts at U.S. behest in ship seizure standoff
Morning Star | peoplesworld.org | 2019-07-22
The ongoing standoff in the Persian Gulf witnessed a significant escalation this weekend after Iran's Revolutionary Guards targeted two vessels in the area around the Strait of Hormuz. The events come five days after the MT Riah, a Panamanian-flagged and UAE-based tanker, was detained after straying into Iranian waters. It has transpired that the vessel …
peoplesworld.org/article/iran-says-britain-acts-at-u-s-behest-in-ship-seizure-standoff/

Iran Says Arrested 17 CIA Spies, Some Sentenced to Death
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-22
Iran captured 17 spies working for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and some have been sentenced to death, Iranian media reported Monday. | RELATED: | Panama Confirms Tanker Seized by Iran Was Smuggling Oil | Iranian state television published images it said showed the CIA officers who were in touch with the suspected spies. | There was no immediate comment on the Iranian allegations by the CIA or U.S. officials. | Iran announced in June that it had broken up an alleged CI…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Says-Arrested-17-CIA-Spies-Some-Sentenced-to-Death-20190722-0008.html

Iran Says British Oil Tanker Hit a Fishing Boat, Refused Contact
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-07-22
Officials maintain that the Stena Impero had collided with an Iranian fishing vessel, then refused to respond.

Iran Says British Oil Tanker Hit a Fishing Boat, Refused Contact

Is Trump setting the US up for further al-Qaeda attacks by putting Troops in Saudi Arabia?
Juan Cole | nationofchange.org | 2019-07-22
The impetus for the return of US troops to Prince Sultan Airbase in Saudi Arabia is the renewed tensions with Iran.
nationofchange.org/2019/07/22/is-trump-setting-the-us-up-for-further-al-qaeda-attacks-by-putting-troops-in-saudi-arabia/

Another British Minister Resigns Ahead of New PM Taking Office
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-22
A British minister announced his intention to resign from his post before the country's presumed new Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes office. | RELATED: | Iran: Seized UK Ship Crew Safe, Warns Against Rising Conflict | Alan Duncan, a junior foreign office minister who has long been critical of Johnson, announced his resignation from his post on Monday, following a number of ministers who left their positions before the new Prime Minister takes their seat at Parliament. | His mo…
telesurenglish.net/news/Another-British-Minister-Resigns-Ahead-of-New-PM-Taking-Office-20190722-0004.html

Trump's Send-Them-Back Doctrine
John Feffer | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-22
During the height of Stalin's purges, the great Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich kept a packed suitcase near the door of his apartment. The Black Marias, the vehicle of choice for the secret police, would traditionally arrive in the middle of the night to ferry "undesirables" to interrogation cells. Shostakovich wanted to be ready at any…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/22/trumps-send-them-back-doctrine/

In the Wake of Fukushima. Imagining Disasters in the Era of Climate Change: Is Japan's Seawall a New Maginot Line?
Peter Matanle | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2019-07-22
asia-pacificresearch.com/in-the-wake-of-fukushima-imagining-disasters-in-the-era-of-climate-change-is-japans-seawall-a-new-maginot-line/5628739

If Japan Continues Slaughtering Whales, Boycott the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Evaggelos Vallianatos | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-22
Japan is hosting the July 24 — August 9, 2020 Olympics. However, Japan is, once again, hunting and killing whales in "Japanese waters." Japan used to hunt whales for years under the masks of culture and scientific research. Now, in 2019, Japan dropped those fraudulent claims and it is sending its fleets against whales.
counterpunch.org/2019/07/22/if-japan-continues-slaughtering-whales-boycott-the-2020-tokyo-olympics/

Chronic Illnesses: Why Are Natural and Complementary Therapies Under Attack in Australia?
Leisa Woodman | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2019-07-22
asia-pacificresearch.com/why-natural-complementary-therapies-under-attack-australia/5628764

Manus, Nauru and an Australian Detention Legacy
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2019-07-22
asia-pacificresearch.com/manus-nauru-australian-detention-legacy/5628766

National Security and Press Freedoms in Australia
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2019-07-22
asia-pacificresearch.com/national-security-press-freedoms-australia/5628759

Pompeo shrugs off Iran's claim that it has busted a CIA spy ring
rt.com | 2019-07-22
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has dismissed Tehran's claim that it has captured 17 spies working for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), suggesting that the assertion is pure fabrication. | …
rt.com/usa/464756-pompeo-cia-iran-spies/