Daily Archives: July 12, 2021

2021-07-12: News Headlines

_____ (2021-07-12). Florida-Based Doctor Arrested on Suspicion of Plotting Assassination of Haiti's President. commondreams.org The New York Democrat said the Biden administration should support efforts to bring to justice "any actors that may have been complicit on U.S. soil."

Anonymous103 (2021-07-12). Former Canadian Embassy Worker Arrested In Haiti Assassination Worked For Shadowy Security Firm. southfront.org Jovenel MoàØse with his wife | Originally published by Update: The

WSWS (2021-07-12). British court ruling heightens danger of Assange extradition to the US. wsws.org Assange is in Belmarsh Prison and faces life incarceration in the US because the Biden administration is determined to prosecute a journalist and publisher for exposing American war crimes.

Staff (2021-07-12). Let the People Decide: Former Haitian Gov't Minister on Political Chaos After President Assassinated. democracynow.org Political turmoil continues in Haiti following the assassination of President Jovenel MoàØse, with multiple people claiming leadership of the country and gangs unleashing a new wave of violence in the streets. Haitian police say they have arrested a key figure in the assassination, 63-year-old Christian Emmanuel Sanon, a Haitian-born doctor based in Florida who arrived in Haiti in June with "political objectives." Sanon is one of three Haitian Americans now arrested in the attack, along with 18 Colombians. Five Colombians are still at large, and three were reportedly killed. The United States, meanwhile, h…

Black Alliance for Peace (2021-07-12). Why Human Rights in China and Tigray but Not in Haiti, Palestine, or Colombia? dissidentvoice.org U.S. President Joe Biden and the Democrats have been playing the "Black Lives Matter" tune on their fiddle. Biden even raised the issue of Black Lives Matter during his presidential campaign. But, just days after Biden was sworn into office, his administration lent support for the Haitian dictator, Jovenel MoàØse, who stayed in office past …

Staff (2021-07-12). Haiti arrests 'Florida doctor' as alleged mastermind in president's murder, while US dispatches 'security team' to help the probe. rt.com A Haitian-born doctor with decades-old ties to Florida has been detained as a suspected mastermind behind the murder of President Jovenel Moise. Meanwhile, Washington has sent an expert team to Haiti to help with the probe. | Christian Emmanuel Sanon, 63, was arrested and named the "central figure" in the case, becoming the third US-linked suspect in the alleged plot. It is unclear if he actually holds US citizenship, but

sputniknews (2021-07-12). Haitian Police Arrest Florida Doctor, One of Suspected Masterminds Behind Moise's Assassination. sputniknews.com MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – One of the alleged masterminds behind the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise has been arrested, Police Director Leon Charles said.

teleSUR (2021-07-12). Haitian Police Arrests Mastermind of Moise's Assassination. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Haitian National Police (HNP) arrested Christian Emmanuel Sanon, a Florida-based physician, and charged him with masterminding the assassination of President Jovenel Moise. | RELATED: | "When the bandits' advance was blocked, the first person they called was Sanon," said HNP Director Leon Charles, who added that the motive for the crime was political. | During the search of the Sanon's residence, "we f…

Abdul Rahman (2021-07-12). Weathering attacks from Israel and allies, BDS movement stands firm in building Palestinian resistance. peoplesdispatch.org The Palestinian Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement, which marked its 16th anniversary of July 9, has played a huge role in exposing and creating awareness about the apartheid policies of Israel…

Richard Spotts (2021-07-12). An Open Letter to Interior Secretary Haaland: Cliven Bundy's Chronic Trespass Grazing Must End and How to Do It. counterpunch.org Dear Secretary Haaland and other DOI officials: Cliven Bundy's more than a quarter century of blatant and destructive trespass livestock grazing on federal lands must come to an end. Enough is enough. Since about 1995, this illegal grazing has continued up to the present in the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Gold Butte National Monument,

Reds In Ed (2021-07-12). Reds in Ed statement on attacks on Critical Race Theory. liberationnews.org Originally posted on RedsInEd.org At the instigation of deep-pocketed conservatives, nine states have adopted bans on Critical Race Theory education, and similar bills are being considered in 26 others. While the language in these bills is often vague, the intent is clear: to silence a truthful presentation of the role of racism in U.S. history …

Andrew Emett (2021-07-12). Baltimore cop arrested after police discover stepson's body inside wall. nationofchange.org Police officials have confirmed that Banks has been suspended without pay.

WSWS (2021-07-12). Democrats plan increased policing and incarceration in response to lethal violence in Chicago. wsws.org Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot joined a group of mayors appealing to the Biden administration to create a "strike force" of local and federal law enforcement agencies.

Stop the Nazi Trump Death Cult (2021-07-12). Why Hasn't Nazi Trump Been Arrested for Inciting Jan 6 Insurrection? indybay.org Nazi Trump again referred to the seditious insurrectionists who tried to overthrow the government by force and violence on Jan 6, 2021 as "great people." See www.newser.com/story/308434/trump-calls-…

Abby Zimet (2021-07-11). And The Horse You Rode In On: The Final Glad Surrender of Charlottesville's Confederate Losers. commondreams.org Christian Emmanuel Sanon is the third Haitian-born individual with ties to the United States to be arrested for playing a role in the killing.

Staff (2021-07-11). American Association of Jurists on Illegal Detention of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab by Cape Verde for Extradition to the United States (Statement). orinocotribune.com The American Association of Jurists (AAJ) denounces the illegal arrest on June 12, 2020, of Alex Nain Saab Morán, diplomat of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Mr. Saab, of Colombian and Venezuelan nationality, was arrested when the flight to the Islamic Republic of Iran made a stopover in the Republic of Cape Verde. He was traveling to obtain medicine and medical equipment required by Venezuela for fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. The arrest, with no valid grounds, took place at the request of the United States government for extradition to the USA. | Saab was traveling as Venezuela's Special Envoy, a positio…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-11). Military Situation In Afghanistan On July 11, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 11, Taliban attacked Afghan Army positions in the Shaybar district in Bamiyan province | On July 11, Taliban reportedly show down two Afghan Army helicopters in Kunduz province | On July 10, Taliban captured Alishang district in Laghman province | 206 Taliban militants were killed, 101 wounded & 13 others were arrested as a result of Afghan Army operations in Laghman, Kunar, Nangarhar, Kandahar, Badghis, Jowzjan, Samangan, Sar-e Pol, Balkh, Helmand, Takhar…

_____ (2021-07-11). Black People's Reasons For Not Getting Vaccinated Are Much Deeper. popularresistance.org By early July 2021, nearly two-thirds of all U.S. residents 12 years and older had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine; 55% were fully vaccinated. But uptake varies drastically by region — and it is lower on average among non-white people. | Many blame the relatively lower vaccination rates in communities of color on "vaccine hesitancy." But this label overlooks persistent barriers to access and lumps together the varied reasons people have for refraining from vaccination. It also places all the responsibility for getting vaccinated on individuals. Ultimately, homogenizing peoples' reasons for…

_____ (2021-07-11). Career Cop Admits Police Are Trained To Lie In Reports. popularresistance.org Before the age of computers and body cameras, citizens were forced into court proceedings with an attitude of, "It was my side of the story against the cops. Who do you think the jury is going to believe?" In the age of technology in which we are presently, however, the word of police officers can be called into question. But it is not enough, according to one ex-cop, who says cops are taught precisely how to manipulate police reports for deceptive purposes. | Thomas Nolan spent 27 years on the force as a cop and says he was not a very good beat cop but could write police reports bar none. He was so good at craft…

_____ (2021-07-11). Black People's Reasons For Not Getting Vaccinated Are Much Deeper. popularresistance.org Many blame the relatively lower vaccination rates in communities of color on "vaccine hesitancy." But this label overlooks persistent barriers to access and lumps together the varied reasons people have for refraining from vaccination. It also places all the responsibility for getting vaccinated on individuals. Ultimately, homogenizing peoples' reasons for not getting vaccinated diverts attention away from social factors that research shows play a critical role in health status and outcomes.

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