2021-07-13: News Headlines

Editor2 (2021-07-13). Haiti's White Rulers Have Spoken on Haiti's Political Future. orinocotribune.com By Black Alliance for Peace — Jul 9, 2021 | BAP smells a rat. | BAP is concerned the political situation the United States created by supporting a dictatorship in Haiti is quickly replicating the moment when the United States swept in to colonize the predominantly African/Black country after the 1915 assassination of Haiti's president, Vilbrun Guillaume Sam. | RELATED CONTENT: Fears of US Interven…

Seth Donnelly (2021-07-13). The Assassination of Jovenel Moise: What Next for Haiti? counterpunch.org Today, the people of Haiti are facing down the US-backed dictatorship of the ruling Haitian Tet Kale Party (PHTK) that came to power through the fraudulent election of Michel Martelly in 2010 and maintained its grip on power through the fraudulent election of Jovenel Moise in 2016, what Haitian activists refer to as electoral coup d'etats. Both elections were held under UN occupation and sponsored by the US government. As Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton detoured from her trip to the Middle East at the height of the Arab Spring uprising in Egypt and personally intervened to put Martelly into power. Similarly,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-07-13). The War against Petrocaribe: Examining U.S. Imperial Geopolitics on the Caribbean Spectrum. libya360.wordpress.com Misión Verdad Map of the Caribbean (Photo: Archive) Professor Jean-Claude Gerlus, in his research "The Effects of the Cold War on U.S.-Haitian Relationsos ", was correct in pointing out that the Caribbean Basin was transformed into an undeclared war zone during that period. Reminiscences continue to be experienced in the region. A few days ago,…

_____ (2021-07-13). Pennsylvania Town Battles To Shut Down Toxic Waste-To-Energy Plant. popularresistance.org So-called waste-to-energy plants are the waste management industry's way of describing toxic incinerators that burn trash and leave extremely toxic ash containing dioxin, mercury, arsenic and more. The Covanta incinerator in Chester, Pennsylvania, is the largest one of its kind in the U.S. Chester is a low-income community near Philadelphia, with a population of 33,000 people, 72 percent of whom are African American.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-07-13). Egypt's parliament passes law to dismiss government employees with alleged links to terrorist groups. peoplesdispatch.org Along with being fired, the employees in question will also be subject to asset freeze and a 60-day travel ban. The parliament also extended the country's state of emergency, in place since 2017, for another three months starting July 24…

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-13). NATO Chief Meets with Egyptian, Israeli Foreign Ministers at Alliance Headquarters. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2021-07-13). Headlines for July 13, 2021. democracynow.org Texas House Democrats Flee State to Stop GOP-Backed Voter Suppression Bills, Dozens Killed, 100+ Injured as Fire Tears Through COVID Ward in Iraq, Conflict, Climate Crisis and COVID-19 Cause Sixfold Rise in People Suffering Famine , WHO Blasts Calls for Extra Booster Shots While Billions Lack Vaccine Access, FDA Warns of Very Rare Guillain-Barré Cases Tied to Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine, Suspects in Assassination of Haitian President Had Ties to U.S. Law Enforcement, Cuban President Calls for End to Blockade as Biden Voices Support for Cuban Protesters, 32 Killed Across South Africa in Protests That Erupte…

Nils Castro (2021-07-13). En Haití sólo la primera frase se repite. globalizacion.ca El miércoles siete, el presidente de Haití fue muerto a tiros en su residencia, por una cuadrilla de exmilitares colombianos bien pertrechados, que arribados a través de la vecina República Dominicana. Ninguno de los anillos de seguridad del Presidente ofreció…

news.un (2021-07-13). UN appeals for faster passage for aid convoys to Ethiopia's Tigray. news.un.org UN humanitarians appealed on Tuesday for far quicker access to Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region, after the first aid trucks in days to reach the local capital, Mekelle, encountered multiple checks delaying their arrival.

Pavan Kulkarni (2021-07-13). With historic win in elections, Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed consolidates power. peoplesdispatch.org Despite the numerous shortcomings, the participation of 46 political parties in an election with a voter registration of 78% and voter turnout of above 90%, was a major milestone in Ethiopia's democratization…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-13). U.K. Royal Navy Allegedly Hunted For Russian Submarines In The Mediterranean. southfront.org On June 27th, the UK's Royal Navy allegedly evaded Russian submarine that were stalking the flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier. | It was just revealed that the UK Navy's flagship was allegedly being tailed by Russian submarine, while it was sailing near Cyprus. | Upon realising that they were being followed, the Royal Navy scrambled two Merlin Mk2 helicopters to search for the submarine, the Daily Telegraph The helicopters then dropped sonobuoys into the water, which use…

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). Destacamento sanitario reforzará lucha en Ciego de àÅvila contra la COVID-19. cubadebate.cu Este martes comenzará a llegar a Ciego de àÅvila un destacamento sanitario compuesto por personal médico y de enfermería para reforzar en esta provincia la lucha contra la COVID-19. En reunión del Grupo temporal de trabajo, José Ramón Machado Ventura, llamó a extremar las medidas en el tratamiento a los contagiados.

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). Headlines for July 12, 2021. democracynow.org Police Arrest Man Who Planned to Assume Haitian Presidency as More U.S. Ties Emerge, COVID Cases on the Rise in 42 U.S. States; CDC Urges Schools to Reopen in Fall, Thousands Take to Streets of Cuba to Protest Economic Crisis, Pandemic, Top U.S. Military General Leaves Post in Afghanistan as Withdrawal Nears End, Ethiopian Elections Deliver Win for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Racist Trolls Attack England Soccer Team's Black Players After Loss to Italy in Euro 2020, G20 Members Back 15% Global Minimum Tax; Critics Say Greater Change Is Needed, Biden Signs Order to Combat Monopolies, Low Wages, Biden Fires Trump-Era…

Maxime Bowen (2021-07-12). Eswatini rocked by protests demanding democracy, end to police violence. greenleft.org.au Protests have erupted in Eswatini, a southern African kingdom formerly known as Swaziland, following the alleged police murder of a law student in early May, reports Maxime Bowen.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-07-12). Interests Behind the Request for "Humanitarian Intervention" in Cuba. libya360.wordpress.com Misión Verdad Rally in Miami in support of the protests in Cuba calling for "humanitarian intervention" by the United States (Photo: Eva Marie Uzcátegui / AFP) For months now, new efforts for "regime change" have been stirring the coals in Cuba under the cover of the San Isidro Movement, a group of artists from the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-07-12). Cuba Possesses the Most Precious Asset: Revolutionary Conscience. libya360.wordpress.com Jorge Capelan For those who say that in Cuba: "…they have nothing. It can neither import nor export anything. Production is low due to lack of inputs and machinery and they cannot buy spare parts, people are hungry and tired…" We tell them: Don't believe it, there are reserves…. What is happening today is nothing…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-07-12). We Defend the Revolution, Above All Else. libya360.wordpress.com Gladys Leydis Ramos López | Juan Diego Nusa Peñalver For 60 years the example of the Cuban Revolution has bothered the United States, stated First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, yesterday, during a special message from the Palace of the Revolution explaining to the people…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-07-12). Cuba Calls for Defense of the Revolution and An End to the Blockade. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch The Cuban people took to the streets to defend the revolution following opposition protests. Photo: Ricardo López Hevia/Granma In the face of an ongoing destabilization attempt against Cuba, numerous political and social leaders and organizations have expressed their solidarity with the Cuban government and Cuban Revolution Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, on July 11,…

New Frame (2021-07-12). Durban food riots turn the wheel of history. peoplesdispatch.org South Africa's social crisis has erupted as the people Cyril Ramaphosa and Jacob Zuma deem expendable, those who bear the brunt of the past and of the social costs of Covid-19, appropriate the bread of life.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-07-12). Leading Hirak activist in Algeria, Chems Eddine Laalami, sentenced to two years in prison. peoplesdispatch.org According to Algerian human rights organizations, at least 300 people are currently in jail due to their participation in the Hirak protests…

Abdul Rahman (2021-07-12). Egyptian authorities release historian on bail following lengthy interrogation at airport. peoplesdispatch.org Alia Mosallam, an Egyptian historian and a postdoctoral fellow at Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Berlin, was detained for over 17 hours at the airport upon arrival before being released on bail…

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