(2021-07-22). Under Imperialism, Multiple Crises Deepen In Haiti. popularresistance.org Haitian authorities have arrested Colombian mercenaries and Haitian-Americans and charged them with participating in the July 7 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel MoàØse. But murky questions still remain: Who organized the attempted coup? Who paid the mercenaries? Who will benefit?
(2021-07-22). Headlines for July 22, 2021. democracynow.org WHO: Global COVID Cases Jumped 12% Over Past Week, Pelosi Rejects GOP Reps. Jordan & Banks for Jan. 6 Select Committee, Armed DEA Agent Arrested for Taking Part in Jan. 6 Insurrection, Republicans Block $1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, Opioid Crisis: States Reach $26 Billion Settlement with J&J and Drug Distributors, Four Colombian Mercenaries Tied to MoàØse Assassination Were Trained at Fort Benning in U.S., U.S. Launches First Drone Strike on Somalia Under President Biden, Biden Administration Seeks 9-Year Sentence for Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale, Argentina Issues Gender-Neutral ID Cards i…
(2021-07-22). Israeli Apartheid: "A Threshold Crossed" juancole.com Published in: Zenith Magazine By Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine Director | — ( Human Rights Watch) — In April, Human Rights Watch released a 213-page report, "A Threshold Crossed," finding that Israeli authorities are committing the crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution. We reached this determination based on our documentation of an overarching …
(2021-07-22). Winona LaDuke and Water Protectors Arrested: Horse Nation to the Front Line. indybay.org Winona LaDuke, executive director of Honor the Earth, was among the women arrested today defending the Shell River from the construction of Enbridge Line 3.
(2021-07-21). 23 July, Toulouse: Palestine Stand — "Boycott Israel, Boycott Puma" samidoun.net 
Friday, 23 July 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Metro Bagatelle Toulouse, France Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/138751731724784 On Friday July 23 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Collectif Palestine Vaincra is organizing a Palestine Stand at the exit of the Bagatelle metro in Toulouse. While an initial step has been taken by the Ben & Jerry's ice cream brand, which has partially withdrawn from occupied Palestine, many international companies are profiting from the Israeli apartheid economy. This is the case of the sports equipment supplier PUMA, official sponsor of the Israel Football Federation. A broad international ca…
(2021-07-21). DEA agent arrested for participating in US Capitol riot, allegedly flashing his badge & firearm while off duty. rt.com 
An off-duty US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent who allegedly flashed his badge and gun while standing outside the Capitol during the January 6 riot has been arrested for entering a restricted area with a firearm. | The agent, Mark Sami Ibrahim of Orange County, California, also stands accused of making a false statement to Department of Justice investigators because he denied displaying his badge or pistol at the Capitol, according to an
(2021-07-21). How A Proposed Secrecy Law Would Recast Journalism As Spying. popularresistance.org Nearly 50 years ago one of us was arrested under the Official Secrets Act for working on a story for Time Out magazine, where the other one of us was the news editor. This led to the so-called ABC case, named after fellow reporter Crispin Aubrey, a brave ex-soldier whistleblower called John Berry, and the aforesaid Campbell. A lengthy Old Bailey trial followed in 1978 and, with it, a major discrediting of the use of the act against the press.
(2021-07-21). Colombia Erupts in Protest Again over Right-Wing Gov't Tax Plans Even as "Solidarity Is Criminalized" democracynow.org 
We go to Colombia for an update on anti-government protests in several cities on the country's Independence Day, when right-wing President Iván Duque presented a new tax reform bill to Congress. The last tax proposal failed in April after it prompted a general strike and massive demonstrations that focused on deepening economic inequality and human rights abuses. The latest demonstrations came after some of the organizers were arrested and harassed over the weekend and protesters have faced intense crackdowns and brutality from Colombian police forces in recent months. "It was amazing that it took place, notwiths…
(2021-07-21). Colombia's Export of Mercenaries Scrutinized After U.S.-Trained Soldiers Kill Haiti's President. democracynow.org 
The role of Colombian mercenaries in the assassination two weeks ago of Haitian President Jovenel MoàØse has come under scrutiny after The Washington Post reported some of the Colombians received U.S. military training while they were part of the Colombian armed services. One of the mercenaries has been identified as former special commando Grosso Guarín, who was once assigned to a secretive elite military detachment of Colombia's Urban Anti-Terrorist Special Force group that carried out kidnappings and assassinations. Another Colombian mercenary arrested in Haiti was Francisco Eladio Uribe Ochoa, who was…
(2021-07-21). Legalized Apartheid: The Israeli Supreme Court Just Cemented Jewish Supremacy into Law. orinocotribune.com 
By Jessica Buxbaum — Jul 16, 2021 | Only a few years old, the nation-state law has already proven it can serve as a legal tool for discrimination, racial segregation, and outright apartheid. | JERUSALEM — In November of last year, an Israeli judge invoked the controversial Jewish Nation-State Basic Law when striking down a lawsuit against the city of Karmiel over funding transportation for two Palestinian students. | In his ruling, the chief registrar of the Krayot Magistrate's Court, Yaniv Luzon, said that establishing an Arabic-language school in Karmiel or funding transportation for Palestinian Arab…
(2021-07-21). Dems Blast McCarthy for Ditching Jan. 6 Probe After Pelosi Rejects 'Apologists for Insurrectionists'. commondreams.org Federal studies have shown that facial recognition systems misidentify Asian and Black people up to 100 times more often than white people.
(2021-07-21). New Campaign Demands World Leaders 'Stop Playing Games' and End Vaccine Apartheid. commondreams.org "Republicans vowing to pursue their own investigation of January 6 sounds like a homicide perpetrator promising to look for the real killers," quipped Rep. Bill Pascrell.
(2021-07-21). Flawed Facial Recognition: 'I Did Nothing Wrong. I Was Arrested Anyway.'. commondreams.org Following the vote, Rep. Debbie Dingell said that "we are one step closer to protecting the health of Americans from these toxic forever chemicals."
(2021-07-21). DEA agent arrested for participating in Capitol riots. nationofchange.org U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Agent Mark Sami Ibrahim was arrested Tuesday and charged on several accounts for his participation in the Capitol riots on January 6.
