(2021-07-14). Mayor of Miami Calls for Airstrikes on Cuba. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News The Mayor of Miami, Francis Suarez, has called for United States military intervention in Cuba, saying that airstrikes should be considered an option for imposing regime change. "What should be being contemplated right now is a coalition for potential military action in Cuba. Similar to what has happened in both administrations, both Republican…
(2021-07-14). Cuba Proves U.S. Involvement in Destabilization Actions against the Cuban People. libya360.wordpress.com Milagros Pichardo The member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, accused the U.S. Government of being directly involved and of having serious responsibility in the incidents that occurred in our country on July 11th. The member of the Political Bureau of the Communist…
(2021-07-14). Headlines for July 14, 2021. democracynow.org Biden Condemns Republican "Election Subversion" But Does Not Call for End to Filibuster, U.S. Starts Vaccinating ICE Prisoners; Calls Mount for Germany to Support Vaccine IP Waivers, More Suspects Sought in MoàØse Assassination as Groups Call on U.S. to Welcome Haitian Asylum Seekers, 72 Killed Amid Growing Unrest in South Africa, Mourners Gather in Ramallah for Funeral of Human Rights Activist Suha Jarrar, U.N. Rapporteur Says Israeli Settlements Constitute War Crimes, Calls for International Action, More Unmarked Graves Found at Another Canadian School for First Nations Children, Reproductive Rights Grou…
(2021-07-14). The 'Zuma Riots' and the Decadence of Capitalism. counterpunch.org In scenes reminiscent of the 1980s uprisings, South Africa has exploded into chaos following the incarceration of former president Jacob Zuma, prompting the deployment of the army in black townships. It will be the first time that the army is deployed to deal with political unrest since the end of juridical apartheid. Zuma's supporters had warned that there would be unrest
(2021-07-14). Flint, MI: Tallahassee activists, community members demand justice for Donald Stokes II. fightbacknews.org Flint, MI – On July 12, two dozen Flint community members and some unexpected allies from Tallahassee, Florida gathered in front of the downtown Flint courthouse, to demand justice for Donald Stokes II. Stokes was a 19-year-old African American teenager killed in Flint, Michigan. | In the early-morning hours of May 23, Donald Stokes, affectionately also known as "Nephew" and "Dapper," approached what he believed to be his brother's house. According to his family, before Stokes even made it to the top of the steps, he was shot three times by the as-yet-unnamed homeowner. The Genesee County Prosecutor's Office…
(2021-07-14). BLM (Burn-Loot-Murder) Riots In South Africa Continue Despite Army Being Sent In. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | July 13th, marked five days of violent riots in South Africa, with at least 72 people killed so far. | The looting and violence are continuing despite President Cyril Ramaphosa deploying the army to quell the unrest. | Security officials said the government was working to halt the spread of the violence and looting, which has spread from Zuma's home in KwaZulu-Natal province to the country's biggest city Johannesburg and surrounding Gauteng province, and to the Indian Ocean port city of D…
(2021-07-14). South Africa 'Ungovernable' after a former President was Jailed; Do Trump and Trumpism pose a similar danger to U.S.? juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — After former South African President Jacob Zuma went to jail over corruption and contempt of court charges last week, his followers began a concerted attempt to disrupt the country. His lieutenants had threatened to make the country ungovernable if he was sent to jail, according to the BBC. Zuma refused …
(2021-07-14). Paris Announces Troops Withdrawal from Mali, Admitting Failure of Its Sahel Strategy. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-14). Prominent Egyptians announce hunger strike in solidarity with political prisoners. peoplesdispatch.org Journalist Karim Yehia, human rights activist Mohammed Zaree and anti-torture activist Aida Seif al-Dawla are among those who announced hunger strikes in solidarity with the approximately 60,000 political prisoners in Egypt…
(2021-07-14). NATO's 800-Mile Border in South America. libya360.wordpress.com Rick Rozoff The website of NATO's Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Mons, Belgium featured a story on Bastille Day in which it interviewed a French chief petty officer with the SHAPE military police. SHAPE had been based in France until the government of President Charles de Gaulle evicted it in 1967 when the…
(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…
(2021-07-13). Cuba: The Blockade and the Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Atilio Borón …there is no precedent in world history of a nation that has been assaulted by another without pause for sixty years… Washington believes that the time has come to intensify its attacks on any government in the region that does not obey its orders. In the last few days we have seen the…
(2021-07-13). Statement from the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines West Indies on Cuba's Remarkable and Heroic Revolution. libya360.wordpress.com Document PDF: Statement from the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines West Indies on Cuba's Remarkable and Heroic Revolution…
(2021-07-13). Cuba: Humanitarian Cynicism. libya360.wordpress.com René González Sehwerert In this article René González, one of the Cuban Five Heroes, reflects upon his time undercover in the 90s protecting his people, and draws parallels between the Special Period in the mid-1990s and the 'Brothers to the Rescue' group, and the current imperialist aggressions against Cuba using 'humanitarianism' as a hypocritical smokescreen…
(2021-07-13). Long Live the Cuban Revolution — A Beacon of Hope for Humanity. libya360.wordpress.com PRESS RELEASE Long Live the Cuban Revolution — a Beacon of Hope for all Humanity. July 12, 2021 Organization for the Victory of the People (OVP) stands firmly with the revolutionary government of President Diaz-Canel and all the patriotic and anti-imperialist citizens of our Caribbean sister-nation Cuba, as they struggle against this most recent US-backed…
(2021-07-13). Alex Saab Case: State of Cape Verde Between Ambiguity and Schizophrenia (Part II). orinocotribune.com By José António dos Reis — Jun 30, 2021 | Orinoco Tribune's translation of Part I of this excellent analysis on Alex Saab illegal detention and Cape Verde State role can be read A — The legality or illegality of the arrest | Discussing the ruling of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, there is little doubt that the arrest was illegal and arbitrary. | In this ruling, in which the rapporteur was precisely a Cape Verdean judge and former Minister of Justice of our country,…
(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,…
(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). Haiti's White Rulers Have Spoken on Haiti's Political Future. orinocotribune.com By Black Alliance for Peace — Jul 9, 2021 |
(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…
(2021-07-13). 45 South Africans Die in Wave of Mass Looting and Violence. telesurenglish.net South African authorities confirmed that 45 people were killed and 757 arrested because of violent riots in several parts of the country over the past few days. | RELATED: | The spate of mass looting and indiscriminate vandalism began Friday following the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma. To counter the incidents, authorities have deployed 2,500 soldiers to the streets so far. The most serious incidents occurred…
(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.
(2021-07-13). Report Calls For Reparations For Victims Of Racist Police Violence. popularresistance.org On June 28, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet released a stunning 23-page report accompanied by a 95-page conference room paper for the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) documenting systemic racism and human rights violations by police forces against Africans and people of African descent throughout the world. The report considered more than 340 interviews and more than 100 written submissions from civil society organizations. | Bachelet grounded her analysis in "the long-overdue need to confront the legacies of enslavement, the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans and colonialis…
(2021-07-13). The Pandemic Will Prevent Ending Famine by 2030 Year. telesurenglish.net The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that 10 percent of the world's population is undernourished as a result of the multidimensional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | The increase in undernourishment varies between regions. While 21 percent of the African population suffered from famine, 9 percent of Latin Americans and Asians experienced the problem. | Due to the current…
(2021-07-13). Zuma arrest sparks unrest in South Africa amid rising hunger and poverty and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at the crisis in South Africa amid worsening poverty and hunger, the links between the US, Colombia, and the suspects arrested in the assassination of Jovenel Moise, and more…
(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.
(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…
(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…
(2021-07-13). NATO Chief Meets with Egyptian, Israeli Foreign Ministers at Alliance Headquarters. globalresearch.ca
(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…
(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…