Anonymous103 (2022-06-08). Military Situation In Ukraine On June 8, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia attacked AFU armoured plant near Kharkiv with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Malinovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Spornoe with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Zvanovka with high-precision missiles; | During the battle for Svyatogorsk, 300 AFU members were killed and 21 armored vehicles were destroyed by the Russian Armed Forces, a…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-08). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine On June 8, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the Azot plant and nearby districts in Severodonetsk city; | Russian forces claimed control of the villages of Voronovo and Borovskoe; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces were reported in Bohorodychne; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue in Zolote; | According to preliminary date the village of Tatyanovka on the outskirts of Svyatogorsk came under Russian control;…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-08). Ukraine: Misunderstandings and Misunderstandings. libya360.wordpress.com Thierry Meyssan The war in Ukraine is only taking place because of the ignorance of the Westerners of what was happening in Ukraine and because of a series of misunderstandings and misinterpretations. The Westerners, focused on themselves, unable to think like their interlocutors, kept making mistakes. Finally, when the military operations end and the Russians…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-08). West's Media U-Turn in Ukraine as Reality Sets In. libya360.wordpress.com The Western media is now preparing their audiences for the disappointing reality of Ukraine's loss on the battlefield. In order to do so, they are shifting the blame onto Ukraine and their apparent ability to conceal the truth from Western intelligence agencies, Western politicians, and the Western media itself. Reference: Washington Post — Ukraine's position…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-08). South African Communist Amos Mbedzi, Who Fought Apartheid, Dies a Martyr for Liberation of Swaziland. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Amos Mbulaheni Mbedzi The South African Communist Party and the Communist Party of Swaziland along with several pro-democracy groups have vowed to continue the struggle for Swaziland's liberation from the rule of King Mswati III, the last absolute monarch in Africa, for which Mbedzi paid the ultimate price Communists and pro-democracy activists across…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-08). Colombia Needs Democracy: An Interview with María José Pizarro. libya360.wordpress.com Vijay Prashad, Taroa Zuniga Silva The candidates of the Historic Pact, Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez The run-off presidential election in Colombia in June 19 is a rare opportunity for a left-wing breakthrough, which will help set aside the violent agenda that has so far been supported by the country's elite On May 29, 2022, a…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-08). Colombia: World Power of Life or Neo-Fascist Pillar? libya360.wordpress.com Agustín Laó-Montes Francia Marquez and Gustavo Petro (Photo: @darwintorres_22 Twitter) The leftist Historical Pact emerged as the favorite of Colombian voters in the recent election. But rightist forces are working to prevent Gustavo Petro and Francia Marquez from winning in the second round and becoming President and Vice President of Colombia. A new and devastating utopia…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-08). CIA-Backed Terrorism, "Humanitarian" NGOs, & the Cycle of War Propaganda. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer SheaWithin Washington's current disinformation campaign targeting Russia, there are a series of traits which reflect a pattern. A pattern that becomes visible when one has studied the cycle of imperialist propaganda long enough. In the 21st century, where sanctions, online narratives, and a dynamic of reignited great-power competition define how imperialism operates, this cycle…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-08). OAS 'Murderer' Almagro Confronted on Bolivia Coup. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro had a meltdown on Tuesday as he was confronted by a U.S. activist of the Party for Socialism and Liberation on his role in the 2019 coup in Bolivia. Almagro was called a murderer, not only for backing the dictatorship of Jeanine Añez, but was also condemned for…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-08). For the Peoples of Our Region, the Failure of Biden's Summit of the Americas Would Be a Welcome Event. libya360.wordpress.com Ajamu Baraka Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announces he will not attend the Summit of Americas The Summit of the Americas is not the property of the host nation. The U.S. has no right to exclude, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, but has done so in disregard of their sovereignty. The U.S. is not fit…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-06-08). Sacramento Region Juneteenth Celebrations of Freedom. indybay.org Freedom is never free, and our unique "California Grown" Journey from Slavery to Freedom began in 1535 with Spanish Conquistadors arriving in Baja California Sur and the Mission/Presidio System of enslaved and free people of African and Indigenous descent began a long and difficult path of generational genocide, enslavement and affliction to arrive at a new beginning we call 1865 Juneteenth, Freedom Day Celebration.

Editor (2022-06-08). Dossier no. 53: This land is the land of our ancestors. mronline.org The labour relations on South African farms continue to maintain race, gender, and class inequalities as a central character of work and life.

Editor2 (2022-06-08). African Union Head Calls for Lifting of Sanctions on Russia. orinocotribune.com Senegalese President Macky Sall highlighted the relationship that exists between Russia and African countries, recalling that the Eurasian nation "played a tremendous role in the independence of the African continent and this will never be forgotten". | The President of Senegal and of the African Union, Macky Sall, held a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday and called for the lifting of sanctions imposed on Moscow, specifically those affecting the export of wheat and fertilizers. | During the meeting, held in the city of Sochi, the Senegalese president declared that "there are two main p…

Ann Brown (2022-06-08). South African Christian Pastor Found Guilty Of Treason, Wanted To Poison Water and Use Biological Weapons Against Blacks. moguldom.com South African Christian Pastor Harry Knoesen was found guilty on June 6o of plotting to overthrow the government and to kill thousands of Black people in the country. Knoesen, 61, is a leader of the National Christian Resistance Movement, was found guilty of high treason, incitement to carry out violence, and recruiting people to commit …

JANET (2022-06-08). Mumia Abu-Jamal: When the empire calls. iacenter.org By Mumia Abu-Jamal June 6, 2022 Mumia Abu-Jamal The following message from political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal was prepared for the Workers' Summit in Tijuana, Mexico, June 10-12, which is being held in response to President Joe Biden's Summit of the Americas. My brothers, sisters and comrades in Tijuana, I welcome you, delegates of the excluded. People from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and beyond. Many of you come from poor nations, countries with relatively low GDP, like Cuba, for example, which has a GDP roughly equal to Ghana. As I write from the richest nation on earth, I have to add that I also write from a na…

Kester Kenn Klomegah (2022-06-08). How UAE can help South Africa to fight corruption. moderndiplomacy.eu South Africa and United Arab Emirates have to set a good precedent now. United Arab Emirates has to cooperate and help South Africa to fight deep-seated corruption. Collaborative and mighty efforts, such as tracking down and bring them to justice, the corrupt business people who link up with politicians have to be intensified not only …

____ (2022-06-08). TPOI plans to boost trade ties with African countries. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) — The Deputy Head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) for Export Markets Development Affairs said that the Organization is planning to boost trade ties with African states using a barter mechanism.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-08). Iran seeks to strengthen friendship with Muslim countries. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) — The Iranian parliament speaker and Nigeria's top diplomat stressed the development of economic relations between the two countries and called for bolstering the political and cultural relations as well.

____ (2022-06-08). Promoting coop. with Africa Iran foreign policy strategy: VP. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) — Iran's First Vice President said that enhancing cooperation with African countries is the strategy of foreign policy of the current Iranian administration.

Anonymous103 (2022-06-06). War In Ukraine Day 103: Svyatogorsk Came Under Russian Control (18+). southfront.org D-20 howitzer of the DPR PM | The Kharkov region remains a hot battlefield of the war in Ukraine. After the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost control over several villages to the north and est of the city of Kharkov, they launched another counter offensive. Both sides are trying to attack in different areas, claiming control of different villages, that are later attacked by enemy forces. As a result, positional battles continue on the Cossack Lopan—Liptsy—Ternove—Rubezhnoye line. | The main front lines in the…

_____ (2022-06-06). Indigenous Peoples In South Africa Resist Oil And Gas Exploration. popularresistance.org On Monday, May 30, communities from South Africa's Wild Coast gathered in front of a court in the city of Gqeberha. The day marked the beginning of a landmark 3-day legal challenge brought by these communities against gas and oil multinational Shell, Impact Africa, and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE). The case is the culmination of a long struggle to protect the Wild Coast against oil and gas exploration. In 2014, the DMRE granted Impact Africa an exploration right off the East Coast. Impact Africa then sought to develop an Environment Management Programme (EMPr) required under the Mineral a…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-06). Military Situation In Iraq On June 6, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Iraqi Defense Minister Juma Inad will travel to Cairo, the capital of Egypt next week to strengthen Iraqi-Egyptian military ties, according to Iraqi media; | On June 4, the Iraqi security forces discovered an ISIS weapons depot in Anbar province; | On June 5, 14 ISIS members including several commanders were detained by the Iraqi security forces in Baghdad province; | As a result of the operations of the Iraqi Armed Forces, 13 ISIS members were killed in the provinces of Di…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-06-06). South African airline Comair suspends all operations amid uncertainty about workers' wages. peoplesdispatch.org NUMSA, which represents 700 of the airline's employees, picketed the Comair premises on June 3 after the management refused to confirm till when operations will remain suspended and whether the workers will be paid in this period…

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-06-06). Ataque a templo católico en Nigeria deja al menos muertos. telesurtv.net El presidente de ese país, Muhammadu Buhari, condenó el ataque. Hasta el momento ningún grupo se ha atribuido el hecho.

TeleSUR -HIM (2022-06-06). Gobierno de Rusia sanciona a 61 individuos de EE.UU. telesurtv.net El MFA ruso declaró que todos los sancionados, han contribuido a crear una falsa imagen sobre bases de desinformación relacionadas con ciberataques 'maliciosos' rusos.

____ (2022-06-06). Notes from Wartorn Ethiopia (Part 5). transcend.org 1 Jun 2022 – I wish I could conclude on a lighter note, but summoning Gramsci's "pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will," I can only resolve to share what I've learned back home and suggest that the US let Ethiopia live.

____ (2022-06-06). AFRICOM: Black Skin, White Mask. transcend.org 3 Jun 2022 – Lt. General Michael Langley is poised to become the first black Four Star Marine Corps Officer and second black commander of AFRICOM—a neocolonial force to enable Western corporate pillage of Africa. We have seen Blacks assist in the subjugation of their own people before and it is not something to cheer about.

____ (2022-06-06). US Congress Passes Anti-Russia Bill Reinforcing Neo-colonialism in Africa. transcend.org 31 May 2022 – A U.S. Congressional bill has been approved by a wide margin targeting and punishing African states that maintain political and economic relations with the Russian Federation. The legislation compounds further militarization of the Biden administration's foreign policy.

Staff (2022-06-06). Iran, South Africa to cooperate in IT. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) — Iran and South Africa have agreed to cooperate in various areas of information technology.

Staff (2022-06-06). Iran sympathizes with Nigeria over recent armed attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman offered his condolences over the recent attack on a Nigerian catholic church.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-06). Iran wins first medal in open classic powerlifting c'ships. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) — Mehrdad Zafari has won the first medal for Iran at the World Open Classic Powerlifting Championships 2022 in Sun City, South Africa.

Marjorie Cohn (2022-06-05). Landmark California Task Force Calls for "Comprehensive Reparations" for Slavery. truthout.org California is the first state in the U.S. to establish a reparations task force for Black Americans. On June 1, the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans issued "Segregation, racial terror, harmful racist neglect, and other atrocities in nearly every sector…

JANET (2022-06-05). In Chad: 'France, get out, no to colonization!'. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel June 3, 2022 N'Djamena, Chad Several hundred people demonstrated May 14 in N'Djamena, capital of Chad, against the presence of France in north-central Africa and in support of the anti-French struggle in Mali. Demonstrators burned at least two flags of the former colonial power and vandalized several Total service stations, a "symbol" according to them of France, tearing off gas pumps.

____ (2022-06-05). PNG FM hails cooperation with China. ecns.cn Soroi Eoe, minister of foreign affairs and international trade of Papua New Guinea (PNG), has hailed the win-win cooperation between PNG and China.

Staff (2022-06-05). Over 50 feared dead in Nigeria church attack, officials say. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) — Gunmen opened fire on worshippers and detonated explosives at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday, leaving dozens feared dead, state lawmakers said.