Monthly Archives: July 2021

2021-07-15: News Headlines

Ajamu Baraka (2021-07-15). Defend the Cuba Revolution and Struggle for More Socialism, Not Less! dissidentvoice.org Hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths, an economic crisis, broken supply chains, killer cops, mass incarceration, government surveillance, nuclear weapons, irrational anti-social mass shootings, normalized racism, homelessness, crumbling schools, depression, fear, suicides, and obscene disparities in incomes and wealth—all the features of a moribund, brutal, anti-human global colonial-capitalist system in the United States—and we are …

teleSUR (2021-07-15). Police Arrest More Businessmen Involved in Moise Assassination. telesurenglish.net Haiti's National Police (PNH) director Leon Charles reported that two businessmen were arrested during investigations into the assassination of President Jovenel Moise. | RELATED: | On Wednesday, the Judicial Police Central Directorate (DCPJ) arrested Reynaldo Corvington. Upon searching the residence of this security businessmen, authorities found eight 12-millimeter rifles, an M1 carbine, an AR-15 rifle, and nine h…

Staff (2021-07-15). Protest confronts Israeli apartheid cycling "ambassadors" at the Tour de France 2021. samidoun.net On Wednesday, 14 July, in Boussan, on the 17th stage of the Tour de France international cycling race, approximately 20 people from Collectif Palestine Vaincra — a member organization of the Samidoun Network — the Campaign BDS Toulouse, and the Friends of Le Monde Diplomatique rallied along the route of the race to denounce the participation of the "Israel Start-Up Nation" team, a cycling team designed to whitewash the image of Israeli apartheid internationally, serving as "ambassadors" of Zionist colonialism. Making themselves widely seen and heard by the participants and organizers, the demonstrators…

Staff (2021-07-15). Dozens of Palestinian students mass arrested after visiting home demolished by Israel #FreePalestinianStudents. samidoun.net On Wednesday, 14 July, 45 Palestinian Bir Zeit University students were subjected to a mass arrest after they went to meet with the family of Palestinian prisoner Montasser Shalabi and express their solidarity following the Israeli occupation military's demolition of the Shalabi home in the village of Turmus'Ayya. As the students left Turmus'Ayya in a chartered bus, undercover occupation forces in two vehicles blocked the bus at the entrance to the town, forcing the students to leave the bus, tying their hands, blindfolding them, making them sit or lay on the ground and then seized them, taking them to the Binyam…

Staff (2021-07-15). 18 July, Vancouver: BOYCOTT TOUR: Come out for Palestine — Boycott ZIM Shipping, Israeli Wine, HP and more! samidoun.net Sunday, 18 July 2: 00 pm Gather at ZIM Shipping Office Vancouver 1130 W Pender St (near Pender and Thurlow) Vancouver, BC Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/4765266150154912 Come out on Sunday, July 18 for a BOYCOTT TOUR for Palestine in downtown Vancouver! We will gather first at the ZIM Shipping offices in Vancouver to protest ZIM, apartheid Israel's oldest and largest shipping company. ZIM is the target of the global #BlockTheBoat campaign and this protest is in solidarity with workers around the world (and in Prince Rupert) who have respected community pickets and/or themselves refused to handle ZIM's c…

Staff (2021-07-15). "Perfect Storm" of Pandemic, Poverty & Jailing Ex-President Unleashes Mass Protest in South Africa. democracynow.org We go to South Africa, where more than 70 are dead and at least 3,000 people have been arrested since demonstrations erupted after former President Jacob Zuma began his 15-month jail sentence for refusing to testify in a corruption probe. Protesters also expressed frustration with entrenched poverty and inequity as South Africa battles a devastating wave of COVID-19. "This was really a perfect storm that has built up," says Sithembile Mbete, a senior lecturer in political sciences at the University of Pretoria in Johannesburg. "The protests and the unrest has stopped being about former President Zuma and has beco…

Staff (2021-07-15). Guantánamo Memoir Film Skewers George W. Bush, But Exonerates Barack Obama. truthout.org Mohamedou Ould Slahi's Guantánamo memoir, Guantánamo Diary, is a book of remarkable power. Written during his incarceration and heavily redacted in its first editions, Slahi's story speaks with first-hand authority of the horror, degradation and brutality of life inside Guantánamo. It has the gravity of a historically significant document of state torture and the rich, intimate texture of a profoundly personal story. | The same cannot really be said of Kevin MacDonald's film adaptation of it, The…

Robert Williams (2021-07-15). I Did Nothing Wrong. I Was Arrested Anyway. aclu.org I never thought I would be a cautionary tale. More than that, I never thought I'd have to explain to my daughters why their daddy got arrested in front of them on our front lawn. How does one explain to two little girls that a This is what happened to me: As I was getting ready to head home from work one day in Januar…

Stop the Nazi Trump Death Cult (2021-07-15). 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-…

Staff (2021-07-14). Links Between Hitman Recruiter Tony Intriago and Iván Duque Revealed. orinocotribune.com The recent assassination of the president of Haiti, Jovenel MoàØse, has once again exposed the tactics and plans of the United States and Colombia to overthrow governments of countries around the world, as evidence continue to surface of the links between Colombian President Iván Duque and detained Venezuelan businessman Antonio "Tony" Intriago, who was the recruiter of the Colombian hitmen arrested in Haiti. | An article published in La Nueva Prensa newspaper has disclosed that Antonio Intriago was the sponsor of the concert Venezuela Aid Live together with Iván Duque, held in Cúcuta in 2019 and which ser…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-14). BLM (Burn-Loot-Murder) Riots In South Africa Continue Despite Army Being Sent In. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | July 13th, marked five days of violent riots in South Africa, with at least 72 people killed so far. | The looting and violence are continuing despite President Cyril Ramaphosa deploying the army to quell the unrest. | Security officials said the government was working to halt the spread of the violence and looting, which has spread from Zuma's home in KwaZulu-Natal province to the country's biggest city Johannesburg and surrounding Gauteng province, and to the Indian Ocean port city of D…

Staff (2021-07-14). Pfizer Is Upholding Global Vaccine Apartheid. Today We Risk Arrest to Stop It. truthout.org Pfizer is getting away with murder by only allowing rich countries to get the lion's share of its COVID-19 vaccines. Today, I am putting my body on the line to stop this gross inequity. | With COVID-19 cases on the rise again due to the dangerous Delta variant, it's becoming clear to many Americans that the pandemic's toll on the U.S. is far from over. But for much of the rest of the world, because of corporate greed, the pain and loss from COVID is set to rage unchecked through largely unvac…

Betsey Piette (2021-07-14). Philadelphia: March against Israeli apartheid. workers.org Hundreds of people carrying Palestinian flags, protest signs and banners gathered at City Hall for a March Against Israeli Apartheid July 10. A spirited march up the Benjamin Franklin Parkway to the Art Museum followed, with speakers on a sound truck leading chants the entire route. One popular chant was . . . |

Anonymous007 (2021-07-14). Military Situation In Syria On July 14, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 13, the SDF raided several houses in the villages of Ajaja and Idan near Al-Shaddadi town under the pretext of searching for weapons and arrested a young man | On July 13, a Turkish military armored vehicle ran over and killed a citizen who was riding his motorcycle and was passing on the Sarmada road | On July 13, the SAA thwarted an ISIS attack on the military sites in the Rasafa area. 15 ISIS militants reportedly were killed or wounded in the clashes | On Ju…

Amira Hass (2021-07-14). The Problem With Talking About Israeli Apartheid. zcomm.org The problem is that in all the heat of the talk about apartheid, a dynamic, active and dangerous dimension of it — the Jewish settler colonialism — has become dulled and blunted…

Fight Back (2021-07-14). Protesting U.S. Rep. Schakowsky – No tax dollars for jailing Palestinian kids. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered July 8 at the office of U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky to demand she sign onto HR2590. The bill would ensure taxpayer funds are not used by Israel to support the military detention of Palestinian children, the unlawful seizure and destruction of Palestinian property and forcible transfer of civilians in the West Bank, or annexation of Palestinian land. | The protest was a part of a week of action called for by the U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN). The bill would be a very important step in limiting U.S. aid to the Israeli apartheid state, which uses…

Johanna Kichton (2021-07-14). MAJOR NYC INTERSECTION BLOCKED AS 100 PROTEST DEADLY VACCINE APARTHEID AT PFIZER HQ, GERMAN CONSULATE. peoplesaction.org Protest Comes As Pfizer Pushes for Third Shots to Boost Revenue and Merkel Continues to Block TRIPS Waiver NEW YORK, NY — Hundreds of demonstrators marched through the streets today, stopping at the German Consulate and Pfizer Headquarters, where they peacefully blocked traffic for an hour, first on 42 St and then at the intersection …

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2021-07-14: News Headlines

Staff (2021-07-14). Links Between Hitman Recruiter Tony Intriago and Iván Duque Revealed. orinocotribune.com The recent assassination of the president of Haiti, Jovenel MoàØse, has once again exposed the tactics and plans of the United States and Colombia to overthrow governments of countries around the world, as evidence continue to surface of the links between Colombian President Iván Duque and detained Venezuelan businessman Antonio "Tony" Intriago, who was the recruiter of the Colombian hitmen arrested in Haiti. | An article published in La Nueva Prensa newspaper has disclosed that Antonio Intriago was the sponsor of the concert Venezuela Aid Live together with Iván Duque, held in Cúcuta in 2019 and which ser…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-14). BLM (Burn-Loot-Murder) Riots In South Africa Continue Despite Army Being Sent In. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | July 13th, marked five days of violent riots in South Africa, with at least 72 people killed so far. | The looting and violence are continuing despite President Cyril Ramaphosa deploying the army to quell the unrest. | Security officials said the government was working to halt the spread of the violence and looting, which has spread from Zuma's home in KwaZulu-Natal province to the country's biggest city Johannesburg and surrounding Gauteng province, and to the Indian Ocean port city of D…

Amira Hass (2021-07-14). The Problem With Talking About Israeli Apartheid. zcomm.org The problem is that in all the heat of the talk about apartheid, a dynamic, active and dangerous dimension of it — the Jewish settler colonialism — has become dulled and blunted…

Betsey Piette (2021-07-14). Philadelphia: March against Israeli apartheid. workers.org Hundreds of people carrying Palestinian flags, protest signs and banners gathered at City Hall for a March Against Israeli Apartheid July 10. A spirited march up the Benjamin Franklin Parkway to the Art Museum followed, with speakers on a sound truck leading chants the entire route. One popular chant was . . . |

Staff (2021-07-14). Pfizer Is Upholding Global Vaccine Apartheid. Today We Risk Arrest to Stop It. truthout.org Pfizer is getting away with murder by only allowing rich countries to get the lion's share of its COVID-19 vaccines. Today, I am putting my body on the line to stop this gross inequity. | With COVID-19 cases on the rise again due to the dangerous Delta variant, it's becoming clear to many Americans that the pandemic's toll on the U.S. is far from over. But for much of the rest of the world, because of corporate greed, the pain and loss from COVID is set to rage unchecked through largely unvac…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-14). Military Situation In Syria On July 14, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 13, the SDF raided several houses in the villages of Ajaja and Idan near Al-Shaddadi town under the pretext of searching for weapons and arrested a young man | On July 13, a Turkish military armored vehicle ran over and killed a citizen who was riding his motorcycle and was passing on the Sarmada road | On July 13, the SAA thwarted an ISIS attack on the military sites in the Rasafa area. 15 ISIS militants reportedly were killed or wounded in the clashes | On Ju…

Fight Back (2021-07-14). Protesting U.S. Rep. Schakowsky – No tax dollars for jailing Palestinian kids. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered July 8 at the office of U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky to demand she sign onto HR2590. The bill would ensure taxpayer funds are not used by Israel to support the military detention of Palestinian children, the unlawful seizure and destruction of Palestinian property and forcible transfer of civilians in the West Bank, or annexation of Palestinian land. | The protest was a part of a week of action called for by the U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN). The bill would be a very important step in limiting U.S. aid to the Israeli apartheid state, which uses…

Johanna Kichton (2021-07-14). MAJOR NYC INTERSECTION BLOCKED AS 100 PROTEST DEADLY VACCINE APARTHEID AT PFIZER HQ, GERMAN CONSULATE. peoplesaction.org Protest Comes As Pfizer Pushes for Third Shots to Boost Revenue and Merkel Continues to Block TRIPS Waiver NEW YORK, NY — Hundreds of demonstrators marched through the streets today, stopping at the German Consulate and Pfizer Headquarters, where they peacefully blocked traffic for an hour, first on 42 St and then at the intersection …

Stop the Nazi Trump Death Cult (2021-07-14). 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-…

a guest author (2021-07-13). Cuba and HIV/AIDS: How to combat an epidemic. workers.org By àÜzra EL Boston This is an edited version of a talk given July 9 at a Workers World Party‚àíBoston meeting on the theme "Cops and Colonizers Out of Pride." Pride 2021, when we celebrated the 52nd anniversary of the righteous Stonewall Rebellion, also rang with inspiring calls from the . . . |

Staff (2021-07-13). 'Several' suspects in Haiti's presidential assassination were informants for US drug agency, FBI — reports. rt.com The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) confirmed that at least one of the men arrested for the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moise was their informant, according to CNN, while several others may have had ties to the FBI. | Moise was gunned down at dawn last Wednesday by attackers who reportedly claimed to be DEA agents raiding his home. Responding to an inquiry by CNN on Monday, the agency officially denied that the attackers were acting on its behalf, but confirmed that "at times, one of the suspects" detained by the Haitian authorities "was a confidential source to the DEA." | JUST IN: Several of the m…

Gideon Polya (2021-07-13). Ongoing Israeli Genocide of Palestinians. dissidentvoice.org The world needs to know the horrendous dimensions of the ongoing Palestinian Genocide, and of the gross Apartheid Israeli maltreatment of 5.2 million Occupied Palestinians and in particular of the 2 million inmates of the blockaded and bombed Gaza Concentration Camp. A numbers-based summary of these ongoing atrocities will strengthen global Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions …

_____ (2021-07-13). Black Power And Anti-Carceral State Infrastructure. popularresistance.org It should not be surprising that last year, mutual aid groups in the United States had to step in where the government has historically failed. Groups like Black Lives Matter Nashville distributed dozens of micro-grants—even as, at the height of the pandemic, federal and state governments drug their feet to help everyday people. As we reel from the pandemic, instead of providing more resources, the Biden administration has pledged to devote more federal spending to police.

Paul Street (2021-07-13). Imagine a Nation Like This. counterpunch.org Imagine a nation so reactionary and racist that "Black Lives Matter" is considered a "radical slogan" inside its borders. Imagine a nation so economically unequal that its top one-thousandth has more wealth than its bottom 90 percent. Imagine a nation so racially unequal that the median household wealth of its Black households is equal to

Anonymous007 (2021-07-13). Military Situation In Afghanistan On July 13, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 12, Taliban reportedly captured the districts of Kahmard and Sayghan in Bamyan province | On July 12, Taliban captured Alingar district in Laghman province | On July 12, Taliban captured Malistan district in Ghazni province | 267 Taliban militants were killed, 119 wounded and 4 others were arrested as a result of Afghan Army operations in Nangarhar, Laghman, Kandahar, Herat, Balkh, Faryab, Jowzjan, Helmand, Badakhshan, Kunduz, Takhar, Kapisa and Kabul provi…

Staff (2021-07-13). Unearthing the horror of Native American boarding schools. therealnews.com Calls for deeper investigations rise after hundreds of unmarked graves were recently discovered at Canadian boarding schools used to assimilate Native children; Jews against Israeli apartheid say "Not in our name."

Bernadette Smith (2021-07-13). Cashless debit card fast-tracks economic apartheid. greenleft.org.au Activists are continuing to organise against the cashless debit card, which is being rolled out in lower socio-economic communities. Bernadette Smith reports.

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2021-07-13: News Headlines

Staff (2021-07-13). 'Several' suspects in Haiti's presidential assassination were informants for US drug agency, FBI — reports. rt.com The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) confirmed that at least one of the men arrested for the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moise was their informant, according to CNN, while several others may have had ties to the FBI. | Moise was gunned down at dawn last Wednesday by attackers who reportedly claimed to be DEA agents raiding his home. Responding to an inquiry by CNN on Monday, the agency officially denied that the attackers were acting on its behalf, but confirmed that "at times, one of the suspects" detained by the Haitian authorities "was a confidential source to the DEA." | JUST IN: Several of the m…

Gideon Polya (2021-07-13). Ongoing Israeli Genocide of Palestinians. dissidentvoice.org The world needs to know the horrendous dimensions of the ongoing Palestinian Genocide, and of the gross Apartheid Israeli maltreatment of 5.2 million Occupied Palestinians and in particular of the 2 million inmates of the blockaded and bombed Gaza Concentration Camp. A numbers-based summary of these ongoing atrocities will strengthen global Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions …

_____ (2021-07-13). Black Power And Anti-Carceral State Infrastructure. popularresistance.org It should not be surprising that last year, mutual aid groups in the United States had to step in where the government has historically failed. Groups like Black Lives Matter Nashville distributed dozens of micro-grants—even as, at the height of the pandemic, federal and state governments drug their feet to help everyday people. As we reel from the pandemic, instead of providing more resources, the Biden administration has pledged to devote more federal spending to police.

Paul Street (2021-07-13). Imagine a Nation Like This. counterpunch.org Imagine a nation so reactionary and racist that "Black Lives Matter" is considered a "radical slogan" inside its borders. Imagine a nation so economically unequal that its top one-thousandth has more wealth than its bottom 90 percent. Imagine a nation so racially unequal that the median household wealth of its Black households is equal to

A Guest Author (2021-07-13). Cuba and HIV/AIDS: How to combat an epidemic. workers.org By àÜzra EL Boston This is an edited version of a talk given July 9 at a Workers World Party‚àíBoston meeting on the theme "Cops and Colonizers Out of Pride." Pride 2021, when we celebrated the 52nd anniversary of the righteous Stonewall Rebellion, also rang with inspiring calls from the . . . |

Staff (2021-07-13). Unearthing the horror of Native American boarding schools. therealnews.com Calls for deeper investigations rise after hundreds of unmarked graves were recently discovered at Canadian boarding schools used to assimilate Native children; Jews against Israeli apartheid say "Not in our name."

Anonymous007 (2021-07-13). Military Situation In Afghanistan On July 13, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 12, Taliban reportedly captured the districts of Kahmard and Sayghan in Bamyan province | On July 12, Taliban captured Alingar district in Laghman province | On July 12, Taliban captured Malistan district in Ghazni province | 267 Taliban militants were killed, 119 wounded and 4 others were arrested as a result of Afghan Army operations in Nangarhar, Laghman, Kandahar, Herat, Balkh, Faryab, Jowzjan, Helmand, Badakhshan, Kunduz, Takhar, Kapisa and Kabul provi…

Bernadette Smith (2021-07-13). Cashless debit card fast-tracks economic apartheid. greenleft.org.au Activists are continuing to organise against the cashless debit card, which is being rolled out in lower socio-economic communities. Bernadette Smith reports.

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…

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 …

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…

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-…

_____ (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.

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,

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.

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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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