(2021-06-23). Central African Republic entrenched in 'unprecedented humanitarian crisis'. news.un.org Defense forces, soldiers from nearby countries and other security personnel have been fighting an "asymmetric war" against armed groups, sparking an "unprecedented humanitarian crisis", the top UN official in the country told the Security Council on Wednesday.
(2021-06-23). 2021 Rancho Cordova Juneteenth at the William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr. Working Landscape. indybay.org Unyielding spirits of our Indigenous, Native American, Russian and Pan African Pioneers (1840-1875) along the American River are finally being acknowledged and the healing will soon begin, as prophesied long ago, #1619-2019. Genesis 15: 12-14 may indeed be seen in today's challenges at Negro Bar State Historic Park.
(2021-06-23). Ethiopians Go to the Polls Even After the US Tells Them Not to. libya360.wordpress.com Ann Garrison Many Ethiopians expressed enthusiasm for what they consider the country's first real, competitive election, writes Ann Garrison. "Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia are now alarming US political and military elites by forming an alliance and threatening to chart an independent path in the Horn of Africa." On Monday, June 21st, Ethiopians went to the…
(2021-06-23). Venezuelan Minister for Defense: 'Craig Faller's Visit to Area Bordering Colombia an Act of Destabilization' (+Guyana). orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) stated that the visit of the head of the Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), Craig Faller, to Puerto Carreño (Colombian department of Vichada), on the border with Venezuela, is "ironic and implausible." This was part of a statement issued this Monday, June 21 and signed by the Minister of Defense, Vladimir Padrino López. For Padrino, as he wrote on his Twitter account, Faller's visit constitutes an "interventionist act in the midst of the systematic destabilization against Venezuela." | "Without a doubt, this visit is not due to reasons of bilateral cooperation in matte…
(2021-06-23). When Arce Won the 2020 Elections àÅñez's Military Wing Planned Another Coup in Bolivia with U.S. Mercenaries. libya360.wordpress.com Mison VerdadFormer Bolivian defense minister and other members of the military high command were planning another coup d'état (Photo: Bolivian Ministry of Defense). Almost two years after the coup d'état in Bolivia against Evo Morales, there is more evidence confirming the participation of foreign actors and interests in the coup's execution. Recently, recordings of calls…
(2021-06-23). The Decline of Butterflies May Bring Dire Consequences for Life on Earth. truthout.org 
Butterflies are a symbol of beauty and metamorphosis, and one of few universally beloved insects. Indeed, few would think twice at squashing a fly or spider, yet butterflies inspire reverence. Both ancient Egyptians and Aztec believed that butterflies would
(2021-06-23). Tigray Defense Forces Shot Down Ethiopian C-130 Aircraft Carrying Troops, Munitions (Photos). southfront.org 
File image. | On June 23, the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) claimed that its air-defense units had shot down a C-130 cargo aircraft of the Ethiopian Air Force (ETAF). | The aircraft was allegedly shot down in the morning, near the town of Gijet in the southeastern part of Tigray Region. Sources in Tigray shared photos showing the wreckage of the cargo aircraft. | Now confirmed that a C-130 carrying troops and ammunition was shot down by the TDF in the vicinity of Gijet this morning. Images taken from the crash site show that…
(2021-06-23). In Siccing Justice Dept. on Jimmy Kimmel and SNL, Trump Channeled worst Mideast Dictators. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Bassem Youssef was Egypt's most famous comedian in the 2000s and until 2014. His weekly half-hour satire, "The Program," skewered the government of president for life Hosni Mubarak in the run-up to the 2011 youth revolt. Mubarak was thin-skinned but did allow some comedians and pundits to blow off steam. …
(2021-06-23). In Siccing Justice Dept. on Jimmy Kimmel and SNL, Trump Channeled worst Mideast Dictators. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Bassem Youssef was Egypt's most famous comedian in the 2000s and until 2014. His weekly half-hour satire, "The Program," skewered the government of president-for-life Hosni Mubarak in the run-up to the 2011 youth revolt. Mubarak was thin-skinned but did allow some comedians and pundits to blow off steam. He did, …
(2021-06-23). Fatiha Briki is the latest Algerian human rights activist under detention. peoplesdispatch.org According to Fatiha Briki's family and the National Committee for the Liberation of Detainees, of which she was a member, the activist was taken into custody on June 17. No reason has been provided by the authorities…
(2021-06-23). Cuba Demands an End to the US Embargo at the UN General Assembly. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples DispatchIn 2019, in the last vote on the resolution in the UN General Assembly, 187 of the 191 countries voted in favor of lifting the 60-year-long US blockade on Cuba. Photo: Miguel Diaz Canel/Twitter In 2020 alone, the Trump administration imposed 55 new coercive measures on Cuba. Between April 2020 and December 2020, the…
(2021-06-23). Colombia: The Common as an Alternative to Neoliberalism. libya360.wordpress.com Joahann Sebastian Reyes Bejarano Sustained resistance and social mobilization have made possible the emergence of relationships of solidarity and collective care that rebuild the social fabric and forge new expressions of organized popular radicalism from the streets. The protests that began last April 28th in Colombia have reached an unprecedented extent in the country's history….
(2021-06-23). Losing Finders: The Buried Documents that Linked the Infamous Cult to the CIA. libya360.wordpress.com Elizabeth Vos WASHINGTON — Concerning the Finders cult — the elusive Washington, D.C.-based outfit whose antics and ties we began examining in Part 1 of this series — one set of documents in particular held the most explosive allegations made against the group and against the CIA for allegedly covering the story up. Despite their contents, almost no…
(2021-06-22). Delegation Visits Cabo Verde To #FreeAlexSaab As US Flaunts International Laws. popularresistance.org Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab, who is a businessman born in Colombia, has been held for over a year now in the small African island nation of Cabo Verde at the request of the United States, which is seeking his extradition. Saab has not committed any crimes other than trying to thwart the United States' illegal economic blockade of Venezuela by buying food and medicines for the people. Clearing the FOG speaks with Roger Harris, one of the members of a recent delegation that traveled to Cabo Verde to free Alex Saab. Harris speaks about the brutal conditions in which Saab is being held, the results of the delegati…
(2021-06-22). Headlines for June 22, 2021. democracynow.org South African President Blasts Big Pharma for Refusing to Share COVID-19 Vaccine Technology, Cuba Says Abdala Vaccine Shows 92% Efficacy Against COVID-19, Coronavirus Surges in Indonesia; Colombia Death Toll Passes 100,000, White House Falls Behind Goal of Donating 80 Million Vaccine Doses by End of June, Deaths Soared by 32% in U.S. Nursing Homes, Where 4 in 10 Had COVID-19 in 2020, Senate GOP to Filibuster Restoration of Voting Rights Protections, Belarus Hit with New Sanctions as U.N. Rights Chief Decries Torture and Other Abuses, Zapatistas Arrive in Spain, Marking 500 Years Since Cortés's Conquest of Mexico,…
(2021-06-22). Hundreds turn out Juneteenth to stop desecration of Maryland cemetery. peoplesworld.org 
BETHESDA, Md.—Residents here used the occasion of Juneteenth celebrations, for the first time an official national holiday, to step up an ongoing struggle to stop the desecration of an African cemetery. The Moses Cemetery is a place where freed Africans are buried, part of a tightly-knit Black enclave formed in the wake of the abolition …
(2021-06-22). Community Control of Public Safety: Building a Transitional Program for Power. popularresistance.org That Community Control Over Police campaigns (CCOP) are essentially neocolonialism is a rather wild claim that avowed abolitionist activists, like Dubian Ade applies to the articulation of CCOP by advocate Max Rameau, an organizer in Pan-African Community Action (PACA) to which this author also belongs. Understandably Ade avoids the rabbit hole of condemning the Black Panther Party as neocolonialist, the progenitors of CCOP.
(2021-06-22). Caracas Welcomes Delegates from 120 Countries at Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples of the World. orinocotribune.com This Monday, Caracas welcomed the Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples of the World (CBPM), the international chapter of the Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples inaugurated earlier this year in Venezuela as a political platform for diverse groups to meet, cooperate and generate dialogue. | The CBPM launch took place in the Manzanares room of the Meliá Caracas Hotel and was attended by dozens of delegates from 123 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, and our America. It marked the beginning of three consecutive days of deliberations in groups divided by thematic areas. The delegations will share and discuss proposa…
(2021-06-22). Community Control Of Public Safety: A Transitional Program For Power. popularresistance.org That Community Control Over Police campaigns (CCOP) are essentially neocolonialism is a rather wild claim that avowed abolitionist activists, like Dubian Ade applies to the articulation of CCOP by advocate Max Rameau, an organizer in Pan-African Community Action (PACA) to which this author also belongs. Understandably Ade avoids the rabbit hole of condemning the Black Panther Party as neocolonialist, the progenitors of CCOP. | While the Democratic Party claims championship over congressional approval of police reform in the name of George Floyd, now awaiting a Senate vote, some Black circles are still debating th…
(2021-06-22). WHO warns that Delta variant of coronavirus will "pick off" the unvaccinated. wsws.org The warning applies particularly to the poor countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America, which are virtually without vaccines, but also to the unvaccinated in the richer countries.
(2021-06-22). 'A fighter from beginning to the end'. workers.org 
Consuewella Africa, 67, a beloved sister in the MOVE Organization, passed away June 16 following hospitalization for breathing problems due to stress. Her family cites the probable cause as revelations surfaced in April that the University of Pennsylvania and the City of Philadelphia still held the remains of her daughter . . . |
(2021-06-22). The Law of Enlightenment. counterpunch.org Enlightenment effect: disorder Notes Humans need two things to see: eyes and light. "They kindled a fire to illuminate what was around them but suddenly lost their eyes." Al-baqarah. The 18th-century enlightenment launched reason, scientific method, colonialism, African slave trade. By contrast, Buddhists seek enlightenment through rituals, meditation, and nonattachment. The rulers built a shining
(2021-06-22). Cuba's Abdala and Soberana 02 Vaccines Near the Finish Line. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch "In name of Cuba, congratulations," said Miguel Díaz-Canel to the researchers of CIGB that worked to create Abdala, the anti-COVID-19 vaccine. Photo: Granma The Abdala vaccine showed 92.28% efficacy with three doses during the third phase of clinical trials and the Soberana 02 vaccine showed 62% efficacy with just two of its three…
(2021-06-22). Georges Abdallah's statement for week of action salutes Palestinian resistance, urges solidarity. samidoun.net 
Georges Abdallah, the Lebanese Communist revolutionary and struggler for Palestine who has been imprisoned in France since 1984, delivered the following statement for the International Week of Action for the Liberation of Georges Abdallah, marked at demonstrations and events around the world between 12 and 19 June. Georges Abdallah is now the longest-held political prisoner in Europe. His story is chronicled in the new film, Fedayin: The Struggle of Georges Abdallah, screened in cities across France, Switzerland, Italy and Tunisia as part of the Week of Action. Fedayin is available in French, English, Arabic, Spa…
(2021-06-22). Colombia's Uribismo Forms Urban Paramilitary Cells (Cali's Ciudad Jardin Massacre). libya360.wordpress.com On June 16, the Colombian investigative journalism group Cuestion Publica published the report "When the Police Are Allied with Armed Men in Civilian Clothes" which consists of the reconstruction—from videos, audios and chat messages—of an incident to the south of Cali, Colombia, which reveals how the police and civilians formed an armed self-defense group. Data,…
(2021-06-22). Malian Whirlwinds: AFRICOM and the Military Presidency. globalresearch.ca In the aftermath …
(2021-06-22). Ethiopia's election hints at new possibilities, throws up fresh challenges. peoplesdispatch.org The recent elections in Ethiopia are a major test for prime minister Abiy Ahmed and his agenda of building a larger national identity even as he has faced severe criticism after the civil war in Tigray…
(2021-06-22). The 200th Anniversary of the Decisive Battle of Carabobo that Finally Freed Venezuela from Spanish Colonialism and Led to Continental Liberation. libya360.wordpress.com Arturo Rosales Background Thursday, June 24, will be the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo in which Simón Bolívar's patriotic forces, outnumbered by the Royalists, won a resounding victory that effectively changed the course of history in South America. The events of that day terminated the 300 years of colonial dominance by Spain over…