Daily Archives: 2021-05-31

2021-05-31: News Headlines

Global Research News (2021-05-31). Selected Articles: South Africa: The Fall and Rise (and Fall?) of Apartheid. globalresearch.ca By Apartheid in South Africa ended in part due to sanctions and pressure from the international community. It is once again on the international …

Anonymous007 (2021-05-31). Military Situation In CAR On May 31, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On May 28, 3R rebels reportedly attacked a gendarmerie brigade in Bozoum and freed all the detainees held there. | On May 26, Amigo Zibo, a former anti-Balaka Christian militia leader has been arrested by the Central African Republic authorities in Bangui city. | On May 26, three CPC rebels were killed in a fierce gun fight between CPC members and the Russian military contractors in Bongou village. | On May 29, three Russian nationals and two local policemen were killed…

Staff (2021-05-31). "Exterminate All the Brutes": Filmmaker Raoul Peck Explores Colonialism & Origins of White Supremacy. democracynow.org A new four-part documentary series, "Exterminate All the Brutes," delves deeply into the legacy of European colonialism from the Americas to Africa. It has been described as an unflinching narrative of genocide and exploitation, beginning with the colonizing of Indigenous land that is now called the United States. The documentary series seeks to counter "the type of lies, the type of propaganda, the type of abuse, that we have been subject to all of these years," says director and Haitian-born filmmaker Raoul Peck. "We have the means to tell the real story, and that's exactly what I decided to do," Peck says. "Ev…

Rick Rozoff (2021-05-31). Memorial Day: U.S. nuclear-capable bombers, NATO warplanes fly over all 30 NATO nations in one day. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Memorial Day: U.S. nuclear-capable bombers, NATO warplanes fly over all 30 NATO nations in one dayRick Rozoff U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa announced that American B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers accompanied by military aircraft from twenty-one other NATO nations flew over all 30 NATO member states today. Those would include the five …

Peoples Dispatch (2021-05-31). ECOWAS suspends Mali's membership after military coup. peoplesdispatch.org The Economic Community of the West African States took action against Mali following the coup last week when president Bah Ndaw and prime minister Moctar Ouane were arrested and forced to resign…

Anonymous103 (2021-05-30). Three Russian Paramilitaries, Two Police Officers Killed In IED Explosion In Central African Republic — Report. southfront.org Illustrative image | On May 27, three Russians and two local police officers were killed in the Central African Republic (CAR) as a result of an improvised explosive device (IED) detonation, Agence France-Presse reported on May 30, citing the official representative of the CAR government, Anj Maxim Kazagi."Three Russian allies and two CAR police officers were killed, and there are also wounded," Kazagi said. | The IED reportedly exploded when an army convoy was moving on the road between the cities of Berberati and…

Staff (2021-05-30). Boston School Bus Drivers: Cabo Verde — Immediately Release Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com Editorial note: Boston School Bus Drivers (USW Local 8752) is one of the most progressive unions in the United States. It is based where the biggest community of Cape Verdean migrants lives within the United States, Massachusetts (Boston), which also happens to be the place where Cape Verde has its only Consulate in that country. | USW Local 8751 represents approximately 1000 school bus drivers in Boston and Randolph MA. Our drivers come from many countries, the majority are immigrant workers from Haiti and Cabo Verde. Our members bring with them experiences and struggles for justice from home. From the time of o…

teleSUR (2021-05-30). Macron "Threatens" To Withdraw French Troops From Mali. telesurenglish.net Emmanuel Macron spoke to Le Journal du Dimanche, a French Sunday newspaper, to explain his thoughts in a typical European post-colonial role of paternal figure in former colonies, most of which must enjoy the presence of Foreign Legion units until they grow up. | Such expresion of paternal care could be the reason why adult Malians were burning the French flag on the streets of bamako on Sunday. | RELATE: | As Mali is experien…

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