Daily Archives: June 3, 2021

2021-06-03: News Headlines

Anonymous669 (2021-06-03). Greater Idlib: Militants Targeted Syrian Army Battle Tank With Guided Missile. southfront.org Illustrative image. | On June 3, militants of the al-Fateh al-Mubeen Operations Room targeted a battle tank of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) near the government-held town of Kafr Nabil in the southern countryside of Idlib. | The battle tank was reportedly hit with an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). Opposition activists claimed that the tank's crew were killed or wounded. | Click to see full-size map. Source: (@Suriyakmaps) on Twitter, Via…

Medea Benjamin (2021-06-03). Biden Should Make Normalizing Relations with Cuba "A Priority" counterpunch.org Silvia from Miami, Eduardo from Hialeah, Abel from Lakeland. The names pour in on the donations page for "Syringes to Cuba" as Carlos Lazo promotes the campaign on his popular Facebook livestream. An energetic Cuban-American high school teacher in Seattle, Lazo created a group called Puentes de Amor, Bridges of Love, to unite Cuban Americans

Staff (2021-06-03). 4 June, Toulouse: Palestine Stand — Solidarity is our weapon! samidoun.net Friday, 4 June 11 am to 1 pm Metro Bagatelle Toulouse, France Facebook : www.facebook.com/events/225330892443874/ On Friday, 4 June, Collectif Palestine Vaincra will organize a Palestine Stand at the exit of Bagatelle metro station in Toulouse, France, in solidarity with Palestine. In the aftermath of the murderous Israeli assault on Gaza, Palestine, the Palestinian people need our support more than ever in their struggle for return and liberation of Palestine from the river to the sea. All are invited to join in, gather stickers and flyers, take solidarity photos and sign on to the campaign to free Georg…

Staff (2021-06-03). 4 June, Toulouse: Palestine Stand — Solidarity is our weapon! samidoun.net Friday, 4 June 11 am to 1 pm Metro Bagatelle Toulouse, France Facebook : www.facebook.com/events/225330892443874/ On Friday, 4 June, Collectif Palestine Vaincra will organize a Palestine Stand at the exit of Bagatelle metro station in Toulouse, France, in solidarity with Palestine. In the aftermath of the murderous Israeli assault on Gaza, Palestine, the Palestinian people need our support more than ever in their struggle for return and liberation of Palestine from the river to the sea. All are invited to join in, gather stickers and flyers, take solidarity photos and sign on to the campaign to free Georg…

teleSUR (2021-06-03). Nigerian Government Accuses Twitter of Supporting Secessionists. telesurenglish.net President Muhammadu Buhari's administration on Wednesday accused Twitter of having double standards and supporting the secessionists in Nigeria. | RELATED: | Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed took a swipe at Twitter after it deleted a tweet by Buhari who issued a warning to protesters in Nigeria. | "We have a country to rule, and we will do so to the best of our ability. Twitter's mission in Nigeria is ver…

WSWS (2021-06-03). Open letter to co-leader of Germany's Left Party Janine Wissler. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party and WSWS call on Wissler and the Left Party to publicly condemn the DSA leaders' Twitter posts and other media publications celebrating Trotsky's assassination.

teleSUR (2021-06-03). The UN Took Away Iran's Right to Vote in the General Assembly. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Iran strongly condemned the United Nations' decision to remove its voting rights in the General Assembly due to the delay in paying membership dues worth some US$16 million. | RELATED: | "US economic terrorism prevents Iran from paying for food, let alone UN fees," Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamad Javad Zarif tweeted. | The Iranian official suggested that the United Nations collect the unpaid fees us…

Fight Back (2021-06-03). Neglect is killing people in Florida's Leon County jail. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – This spring, Tallahassee Community Action Committee (TCAC) commemorated the one-year anniversaries of the police murders of Mychael Johnson, Wilbon Woodard and Tony McDade. While these police murders garnered significant attention, the deaths of two other Black men in law enforcement custody in 2020 went largely unnoticed. 43-year-old Little Daniel Owens and 66-year-old Melvin Richardson died inside the Leon County jail in November 2020. The Leon County Sheriff's Office posted barebones announcements of their deaths on social media and released no additional information. | Public records request…

Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza (2021-06-02). Venezuelan Authorities Rescue 8 Kidnapped Soldiers From Colombian Paramilitary Gangs Without Violence. orinocotribune.com Caracas, June 1 (Special for OrinocoTribune.com)—Eight soldiers kidnapped by Colombian narco-terrorist groups at the beginning of this month in the border area of Apure state were rescued this Monday, May 31, in an operation called Centennial Eagle. | The news was confirmed by the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) through a statement shared on social media networks by Minister for Defense Vladimir Padrino. In the document, the military organization detailed that two additional soldiers are the subject of an ongoing search. | #FANBEnDefensaDeLaDignidad t.co/…

Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza (2021-06-02). Venezuelan Authorities Rescue 8 Kidnapped Soldiers From Colombian Paramilitary Gangs Without Violence. orinocotribune.com Caracas, June 1 (Special for OrinocoTribune.com)—Eight soldiers kidnapped by Colombian narco-terrorist groups at the beginning of this month in the border area of Apure state were rescued this Monday, May 31, in an operation called Centennial Eagle. | The news was confirmed by the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) through a statement shared on social media networks by Minister for Defense Vladimir Padrino. In the document, the military organization detailed that two additional soldiers are the subject of an ongoing search. | En este momento, acompañados de un excelente grupo de médicos militares, brind…

Staff (2021-06-02). 6 June, Amsterdam: Stand up for a free Palestine! samidoun.net Sunday, 6 June 3 pm Dam square Amsterdam, Nederland Info: www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=113192577631424&id=100068220454753 Join Samidoun Nederland and many more activists and organizers for Palestine to take the streets in Amsterdam and stand up for Palestine! | The article

Staff (2021-06-02). 6 June, Amsterdam: Stand up for a free Palestine! samidoun.net Sunday, 6 June 3 pm Dam square Amsterdam, Nederland Info: www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=113192577631424&id=100068220454753 Join Samidoun Nederland and many more activists and organizers for Palestine to take the streets in Amsterdam and stand up for Palestine! | The article

Juan Cole (2021-06-02). Was Mark Ruffalo wrong to accuse Israel of Genocide? juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The great actor and great humanitarian Mark Ruffalo apologized on Twitter last week for asserting that Israel was committing "genocide" toward the Palestinians, saying that the accusation was inaccurate, inflammatory and disrespectful and he had thought better of it. He also implied that such language was related to anti-Semitic hate …

Rick Rozoff (2021-06-02). Western Sahara: U.S., NATO allies train for new war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com [Defense Post has just featured an article denying that the U.S.-led African Lion war games will occur in any part of the Western Sahara, attributing the denial to U.S. Africa Command. The article also said that a statement to the opposite effect posted by Morocco's Prime Minister Saad-Eddine El Othmani has been deleted from his Twitter page. …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-06-02). Peru's Pedro Castillo Represents a Challenge to the Canadian Mining Industry. libya360.wordpress.com Owen Schalk Peru's socialist presidential candidate Pedro Castillo, the favourite to win the runoff vote on June 6, will serve as a challenge to the Canadian mineral industry in Latin America. Photo from Twitter. Presidential front-runner is taking aim at the extractive sector, wants a bigger share of company profits to benefit Peruvians The June…

Brett Wilkins, staff writer (2021-06-02). 'Delay = Death': Nationwide Vigils Push for Comprehensive Covid-19 Vaccine IP Waiver. commondreams.org "Every day of delay on the TRIPS waiver means more needless death, more families pushed into poverty, and greater chances of a viral mutation that can evade current vaccines." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/vaccine-equity.jpg

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2021-06-03: Social Media Postees

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Mobilizations in Colombia Persevere After Government Continues Militarization
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-03
The National Strike Committee of Colombia announced that peaceful mobilizations will continue throughout country, as the government of Iván Duque refuses to endorse the preliminary agreement agreed to in May. | "The peaceful strike continues due to the government's attitude of refusing to negotiate the emergency document," said Committee delegate Francisco Maltés. | El Comité Nacional de Paro convoca en el marco del Paro Nacional: | Gran toma de capitales Miércoles 2 de junio En todo el país. | Por negociación del Pliego Nacional de Emergencia ya. pic.twitter.com/C67irYwEzJ…
orinocotribune.com/mobilizations-in-colombia-persevere-after-government-continues-militarization/

Greater Idlib: Militants Targeted Syrian Army Battle Tank With Guided Missile
Anonymous669 | southfront.org | 2021-06-03
Illustrative image. | On June 3, militants of the al-Fateh al-Mubeen Operations Room targeted a battle tank of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) near the government-held town of Kafr Nabil in the southern countryside of Idlib. | The battle tank was reportedly hit with an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). Opposition activists claimed that the tank's crew were killed or wounded. | Click to see full-size map. Source: (@Suriyakmaps) on Twitter, Via…
southfront.org/greater-idlib-militants-targeted-syrian-army-battle-tank-with-guided-missile/

Biden Should Make Normalizing Relations with Cuba "A Priority"
Medea Benjamin | counterpunch.org | 2021-06-03
Silvia from Miami, Eduardo from Hialeah, Abel from Lakeland. The names pour in on the donations page for "Syringes to Cuba" as Carlos Lazo promotes the campaign on his popular Facebook livestream. An energetic Cuban-American high school teacher in Seattle, Lazo created a group called Puentes de Amor, Bridges of Love, to unite Cuban Americans…
counterpunch.org/2021/06/03/biden-should-make-normalizing-relations-with-cuba-a-priority/

4 June, Toulouse: Palestine Stand — Solidarity is our weapon!
Staff | samidoun.net | 2021-06-03
Friday, 4 June 11 am to 1 pm Metro Bagatelle Toulouse, France Facebook : www.facebook.com/events/225330892443874/ On Friday, 4 June, Collectif Palestine Vaincra will organize a Palestine Stand at the exit of Bagatelle metro station in Toulouse, France, in solidarity with Palestine. In the aftermath of the murderous Israeli assault on Gaza, Palestine, the Palestinian people need our support more than ever in their struggle for return and liberation of Palestine from the river to the sea. All are invited to join in, gather stickers and flyers, take solidarity photos and sign on to the campaign to free Georg…
samidoun.net/2021/06/4-june-toulouse-palestine-stand-solidarity-is-our-weapon/

Nigerian Government Accuses Twitter of Supporting Secessionists
telesurenglish.net | 2021-06-03
President Muhammadu Buhari's administration on Wednesday accused Twitter of having double standards and supporting the secessionists in Nigeria. | RELATED: | Nigerian Gov't Aware Of Ongoing Security Challenges: Minister | Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed took a swipe at Twitter after it deleted a tweet by Buhari who issued a warning to protesters in Nigeria. | "We have a country to rule, and we will do so to the best of our ability. Twitter's mission in Nigeria is ver…
telesurenglish.net/news/Nigerian-Government-Accuses-Twitter-of-Supporting-Secessionists-20210603-0001.html

Open letter to co-leader of Germany's Left Party Janine Wissler
wsws.org | 2021-06-03
The Socialist Equality Party and WSWS call on Wissler and the Left Party to publicly condemn the DSA leaders' Twitter posts and other media publications celebrating Trotsky's assassination.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/06/03/wiss-j03.html

The UN Took Away Iran's Right to Vote in the General Assembly
telesurenglish.net | 2021-06-03
On Thursday, Iran strongly condemned the United Nations' decision to remove its voting rights in the General Assembly due to the delay in paying membership dues worth some US$16 million. | RELATED: | Iran: Health Spending Has Increased Sixfold in Past Eight Years | "US economic terrorism prevents Iran from paying for food, let alone UN fees," Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamad Javad Zarif tweeted. | The Iranian official suggested that the United Nations collect the unpaid fees us…
telesurenglish.net/news/The-UN-Took-Away-Irans-Right-to-Vote-in-the-General-Assembly-20210603-0017.html

Neglect is killing people in Florida's Leon County jail
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2021-06-03
Tallahassee, FL – This spring, Tallahassee Community Action Committee (TCAC) commemorated the one-year anniversaries of the police murders of Mychael Johnson, Wilbon Woodard and Tony McDade. While these police murders garnered significant attention, the deaths of two other Black men in law enforcement custody in 2020 went largely unnoticed. 43-year-old Little Daniel Owens and 66-year-old Melvin Richardson died inside the Leon County jail in November 2020. The Leon County Sheriff's Office posted barebones announcements of their deaths on social media and released no additional information. | Public records request…
www.fightbacknews.org/2021/6/3/neglect-killing-people-florida-s-leon-county-jail

Venezuelan Authorities Rescue 8 Kidnapped Soldiers From Colombian Paramilitary Gangs Without Violence
Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-02
Caracas, June 1 (Special for OrinocoTribune.com)–Eight soldiers kidnapped by Colombian narco-terrorist groups at the beginning of this month in the border area of Apure state were rescued this Monday, May 31, in an operation called Centennial Eagle. | The news was confirmed by the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) through a statement shared on social media networks by Minister for Defense Vladimir Padrino. In the document, the military organization detailed that two additional soldiers are the subject of an ongoing search. | #FANBEnDefensaDeLaDignidad t.co/
orinocotribune.com/venezuelan-authorities-rescue-8-kidnapped-soldiers-from-colombian-paramilitary-gangs-without-violence/

Venezuelan Authorities Rescue 8 Kidnapped Soldiers From Colombian Paramilitary Gangs Without Violence
Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-02
Caracas, June 1 (Special for OrinocoTribune.com)–Eight soldiers kidnapped by Colombian narco-terrorist groups at the beginning of this month in the border area of Apure state were rescued this Monday, May 31, in an operation called Centennial Eagle. | The news was confirmed by the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) through a statement shared on social media networks by Minister for Defense Vladimir Padrino. In the document, the military organization detailed that two additional soldiers are the subject of an ongoing search. | En este momento, acompañados de un excelente grupo de médicos militares, brind…
orinocotribune.com/venezuelan-authorities-rescue-8-kidnapped-soldiers-from-colombian-paramilitary-gangs-without-violence/

6 June, Amsterdam: Stand up for a free Palestine!
Staff | samidoun.net | 2021-06-02
Sunday, 6 June 3 pm Dam square Amsterdam, Nederland Info: www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=113192577631424&id=100068220454753 Join Samidoun Nederland and many more activists and organizers for Palestine to take the streets in Amsterdam and stand up for Palestine! | The article 6 June, Amsterdam: Stand up for a free Palestine! appeared first on Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network.
samidoun.net/2021/06/6-june-amsterdam-stand-up-for-a-free-palestine/

Was Mark Ruffalo wrong to accuse Israel of Genocide?
Juan Cole | juancole.com | 2021-06-02
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The great actor and great humanitarian Mark Ruffalo apologized on Twitter last week for asserting that Israel was committing "genocide" toward the Palestinians, saying that the accusation was inaccurate, inflammatory and disrespectful and he had thought better of it. He also implied that such language was related to anti-Semitic hate …
juancole.com/2021/06/ruffalo-accuse-genocide.html

Was Mark Ruffalo wrong to accuse Israel of Genocide?
Juan Cole | juancole.com | 2021-06-02
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The great actor and great humanitarian Mark Ruffalo apologized on Twitter last week for asserting that Israel was committing "genocide" toward the Palestinians, saying that the accusation was inaccurate, inflammatory and disrespectful and he had thought better of it. He also implied that such language was related to anti-Semitic hate …
juancole.com/2021/06/ruffalo-accuse-genocide.html

Western Sahara: U.S., NATO allies train for new war
Rick Rozoff | antibellum679354512.wordpress.com | 2021-06-02
[Defense Post has just featured an article denying that the U.S.-led African Lion war games will occur in any part of the Western Sahara, attributing the denial to U.S. Africa Command. The article also said that a statement to the opposite effect posted by Morocco's Prime Minister Saad-Eddine El Othmani has been deleted from his Twitter page. …
antibellum679354512.wordpress.com/2021/06/02/western-sahara-u-s-nato-allies-train-for-new-war/

Peru's Pedro Castillo Represents a Challenge to the Canadian Mining Industry
Internationalist 360 ∞ | libya360.wordpress.com | 2021-06-02
Owen Schalk Peru's socialist presidential candidate Pedro Castillo, the favourite to win the runoff vote on June 6, will serve as a challenge to the Canadian mineral industry in Latin America. Photo from Twitter. Presidential front-runner is taking aim at the extractive sector, wants a bigger share of company profits to benefit Peruvians The June… Read…
libya360.wordpress.com/2021/06/02/perus-pedro-castillo-represents-a-challenge-to-the-canadian-mining-industry/

US Troops Die for World Domination, Not Freedom
Caitlin Johnstone | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-02
By Caitlin Johnstone — May 31, 2021 | Vice President Kamala Harris spent the weekend under fire from Republicans, which of course means that Kamala Harris spent the weekend being criticized for the most silly, vapid reason you could possibly criticize Kamala Harris for. | Apparently the likely future president tweeted "Enjoy the long weekend," a reference to the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, instead of gu…
orinocotribune.com/us-troops-die-for-world-domination-not-freedom/

'Delay = Death': Nationwide Vigils Push for Comprehensive Covid-19 Vaccine IP Waiver
Brett Wilkins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-06-02
"Every day of delay on the TRIPS waiver means more needless death, more families pushed into poverty, and greater chances of a viral mutation that can evade current vaccines." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/vaccine-equity.jpg
commondreams.org/news/2021/06/02/delay-death-nationwide-vigils-push-comprehensive-covid-19-vaccine-ip-waiver?cd-origin=rss

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