Monthly Archives: May 2021

2021-05-28: News Headlines

Anonymous669 (2021-05-28). Combat Footage: PKK Fighters Attacked Turkish Military Post Near Border With Iran. southfront.org Screen grab from the Gerilla TV video. | On May 28, the Gerilla TV released footage of a recent attack by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on the Turkish military near the border with Iran. | The attack, which took place on May 13, targeted a military position near the Gàºrbulak border gate in the eastern Turkish province of Aƒürƒ±. | During the attack, PKK fighters targeted the position with rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles. In a statement, the PKK claimed that "many" Turkish service…

Medea Benjamin Marcy Winograd (2021-05-28). A small GOP-dominated Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Coalition is waging a frightening campaign for nuclear rearmament. juancole.com (Responsible Statecraft) — Democrats might control the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. government right now, but a small Republican-dominated Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Coalition exercises outsized influence in a frightening campaign for nuclear rearmament. The coalition, comprising six senators from states that house, develop, or test underground land-based nuclear weapons, is pushing a …

Editor2 (2021-05-27). Manufacturing Consent for War: 70 Years of CIA Coups, Assassinations, False Flag Operations and Mass Murder. orinocotribune.com By Jeremy Kuzmarov — May 21, 2021 | A Review of Vijay Prashad's book, Washington Bullets: A History of the CIA, Coups, and Assassinations, with foreword by Evo Morales (New York: Monthly Review Press, 2020). | [Source: During his confirmation hearing in February, the CIA's latest director William J. Burns continued a long Agency tradition of playing up the threat from Russia and China along with North Korea, and said that Iran should not be allowed to get a nuclear weapon. | Vijay Prashad's new book Washington Bullets: A…

Staff (2021-05-27). Headlines for May 27, 2021. democracynow.org Transit Worker Fatally Shoots 9, Then Himself, at San Jose Rail Yard, Senate Republicans Blast Biden's ATF Nominee over His Support for Gun Controls, Texas "Constitutional Carry" Bill to Allow People to Openly Carry Handguns Without Permits, Dutch Court Orders Shell Oil Company to Halve Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030, Australia Orders Coronavirus Lockdown for 7 Million; Taiwan Battles Its Worst COVID Outbreak, Biden Orders Probe into COVID-19 Origins; States Offer Prizes to Vaccinated Residents, Iran Nuclear Deal Talks Offer Hope as IAEA Head Expresses Concern over Uranium Enrichment, Another Political Candidat…

Gareth Porter (2021-05-27). Eisenhower rejected military chiefs' demand for nuclear war on China, classified account of '58 Taiwan Strait crisis reveals. thegrayzone.com Fearing a new conflict over Taiwan, Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg has released a shocking account showing how the Joint Chiefs pressed Eisenhower to launch a nuclear war on China. A previously censored account of the 1958 Taiwan Strait crisis that was sponsored by the Pentagon has been published in full by the leaker of the Pentagon Papers, Daniel Ellsberg. The report provides a hair-raising portrait of a reckless US military leadership relentlessly pressing President Dwight Eisenhower for the authority to carry …

Marcy Winograd, Medea Benjamin (2021-05-27). Meet the Senate Nuke Caucus, Busting the Budget and Making the World Less Safe. commondreams.org "The coalition, comprising six senators from states that house, develop, or test underground land-based nuclear weapons, is pushing a wasteful and dangerous $1.7 trillion, decades-long plan to produce new nuclear weapons, some with warheads 20 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/tester_daines-1.jpg

José àÅngel Portal Miranda (2021-05-27). La COVID-19 ha confirmado que el mundo necesita de sistemas sanitarios resilientes. globalizacion.ca Intervención del Doctor José Angel Portal Miranda, Ministro de Salud Pública de Cuba en la 74 ™ Asamblea Mundial de la Salud | Tema: "Poner fin a esta pandemia, prevenir la siguiente: construir juntos un mundo más saludable, seguro y justo". | Señora…

teleSUR (2021-05-27). Seven Candidates To Contest Iran's Presidency in June. telesurenglish.net The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyed Ali Khamenei on Thursday called on Iranians to participate massively in the June 18 presidential election. | RELATED: | "Dear Iranian nation! Elections are held in one day but their outcome lasts for several years. Participate in the elections! Consider the election as something that belongs to yourselves, because it belongs to you," he said. | Ayatollah Khamenei also called on pre…

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2021-05-28: Social Media Postees

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A small GOP-dominated Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Coalition is waging a frightening campaign for nuclear rearmament
Medea Benjamin Marcy Winograd | juancole.com | 2021-05-28
(Responsible Statecraft) — Democrats might control the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. government right now, but a small Republican-dominated Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Coalition exercises outsized influence in a frightening campaign for nuclear rearmament. The coalition, comprising six senators from states that house, develop, or test underground land-based nuclear weapons, is pushing a …
juancole.com/2021/05/intercontinental-frightening-rearmament.html

Combat Footage: PKK Fighters Attacked Turkish Military Post Near Border With Iran
Anonymous669 | southfront.org | 2021-05-28
Screen grab from the Gerilla TV video. | On May 28, the Gerilla TV released footage of a recent attack by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on the Turkish military near the border with Iran. | The attack, which took place on May 13, targeted a military position near the Gàºrbulak border gate in the eastern Turkish province of Aƒürƒ±. | During the attack, PKK fighters targeted the position with rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles. In a statement, the PKK claimed that "many" Turkish service…
southfront.org/combat-footage-pkk-fighters-attacked-turkish-military-post-near-border-with-iran/

Manufacturing Consent for War: 70 Years of CIA Coups, Assassinations, False Flag Operations and Mass Murder
Editor2 | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-27
By Jeremy Kuzmarov — May 21, 2021 | A Review of Vijay Prashad's book, Washington Bullets: A History of the CIA, Coups, and Assassinations, with foreword by Evo Morales (New York: Monthly Review Press, 2020). | [Source: monthlyreview.org] | During his confirmation hearing in February, the CIA's latest director William J. Burns continued a long Agency tradition of playing up the threat from Russia and China along with North Korea, and said that Iran should not be allowed to get a nuclear weapon. | Vijay Prashad's new book Washington Bullets: A…
orinocotribune.com/manufacturing-consent-for-war-70-years-of-cia-coups-assassinations-false-flag-operations-and-mass-murder/

Eisenhower rejected military chiefs' demand for nuclear war on China, classified account of '58 Taiwan Strait crisis reveals
Gareth Porter | thegrayzone.com | 2021-05-27
Fearing a new conflict over Taiwan, Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg has released a shocking account showing how the Joint Chiefs pressed Eisenhower to launch a nuclear war on China. A previously censored account of the 1958 Taiwan Strait crisis that was sponsored by the Pentagon has been published in full by the leaker of the Pentagon Papers, Daniel Ellsberg. The report provides a hair-raising portrait of a reckless US military leadership relentlessly pressing President Dwight Eisenhower for the authority to carry …
thegrayzone.com/2021/05/27/eisenhower-military-chiefs-nuclear-war-china-classified-taiwan-strait/

Eisenhower rejected military chiefs' demand for nuclear war on China, classified account of '58 Taiwan Strait crisis reveals
Gareth Porter | thegrayzone.com | 2021-05-27
Fearing a new conflict over Taiwan, Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg has released a shocking account showing how the Joint Chiefs pressed Eisenhower to launch a nuclear war on China A previously censored account of the 1958 Taiwan Strait crisis that was sponsored by the Pentagon has been published in full by the leaker of the Pentagon Papers, Daniel Ellsberg. The report provides a hair-raising portrait of a reckless US military leadership relentlessly pressing President Dwight Eisenhower for the authority to carry …
thegrayzone.com/2021/05/27/eisenhower-military-chiefs-nuclear-war-china-classified-taiwan-strait/

La COVID-19 ha confirmado que el mundo necesita de sistemas sanitarios resilientes
José àÅngel Portal Miranda | globalizacion.ca | 2021-05-27
Intervención del Doctor José Angel Portal Miranda, Ministro de Salud Pública de Cuba en la 74 ™ Asamblea Mundial de la Salud | Tema: "Poner fin a esta pandemia, prevenir la siguiente: construir juntos un mundo más saludable, seguro y justo". | Señora…
globalizacion.ca/la-covid-19-ha-confirmado-que-el-mundo-necesita-de-sistemas-sanitarios-resilientes/

Headlines for May 27, 2021
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-05-27
Transit Worker Fatally Shoots 9, Then Himself, at San Jose Rail Yard, Senate Republicans Blast Biden's ATF Nominee over His Support for Gun Controls, Texas "Constitutional Carry" Bill to Allow People to Openly Carry Handguns Without Permits, Dutch Court Orders Shell Oil Company to Halve Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030, Australia Orders Coronavirus Lockdown for 7 Million; Taiwan Battles Its Worst COVID Outbreak, Biden Orders Probe into COVID-19 Origins; States Offer Prizes to Vaccinated Residents, Iran Nuclear Deal Talks Offer Hope as IAEA Head Expresses Concern over Uranium Enrichment, Another Political Candidat…
www.democracynow.org/2021/5/27/headlines

Meet the Senate Nuke Caucus, Busting the Budget and Making the World Less Safe
Marcy Winograd, Medea Benjamin | commondreams.org | 2021-05-27
"The coalition, comprising six senators from states that house, develop, or test underground land-based nuclear weapons, is pushing a wasteful and dangerous $1.7 trillion, decades-long plan to produce new nuclear weapons, some with warheads 20 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/tester_daines-1.jpg
commondreams.org/views/2021/05/27/meet-senate-nuke-caucus-busting-budget-and-making-world-less-safe?cd-origin=rss

Seven Candidates To Contest Iran's Presidency in June
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-27
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyed Ali Khamenei on Thursday called on Iranians to participate massively in the June 18 presidential election. | RELATED: | UN Atomic Agency To Be Cut Off From Iranian Nuclear Sites | "Dear Iranian nation! Elections are held in one day but their outcome lasts for several years. Participate in the elections! Consider the election as something that belongs to yourselves, because it belongs to you," he said. | Ayatollah Khamenei also called on pre…
telesurenglish.net/news/Seven-Candidates-To-Contest-Irans-Presidency-in-June-20210527-0011.html

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