(2021-06-15). Yemen 'a tale of missed and then lost opportunities', outgoing envoy tells Security Council. news.un.org Yemen's warring sides have been unable to overcome their differences, dashing hopes for peace, the UN Special Envoy for the country said on Tuesday in his final briefing to the Security Council in the role.
(2021-06-15). New Israeli Government, Same Israeli Apartheid. dissidentvoice.org After 12 years, Israel finally inaugurated a new prime minister. While being hailed by many as the opportunity for a fresh start, Naftali Bennett is at best a continuer of Netanyahu's policies and at worst an ideologue whose positions are to the right of Netanyahu's. In 2013, as Middle East peace talks were set to …
(2021-06-15). Why Democracies in G7 & NATO Should Reject U.S. Leadership. zcomm.org The key to a peaceful, sustainable and prosperous future for all the world's people, including Americans, lies in working together, learning from each other and adopting policies that serve the public good…
(2021-06-15). On "Conflict", "Peace" and "Genocide": Time for New Language on Palestine and Israel. dissidentvoice.org 
On May 25, famous American actor, Mark Ruffalo, tweeted an apology for suggesting that Israel is committing 'genocide' in Gaza. "I have reflected and wanted to apologize for posts during the recent Israel/Hamas fighting that suggested Israel is committing 'genocide'," Ruffalo wrote, adding, "It's not accurate, it's inflammatory, disrespectful and is being used to justify …
(2021-06-15). Canada-Hosted Donors' Conference: Venezuelaphobia at the Service of the Billionaire Class. orinocotribune.com By Pierre LeBlanc — Jun 13, 2021 | The Canadian government has proudly announced that it is hosting an International Donors' Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants on June 17, 2021. Once again, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, at the beckoning of their corporate giant and US State Department ventriloquists, are orchestrating this well worn albeit disingenuous "humanitarian aid" charade. It is but another chapter in the 20-year-long US-led litany of failed attempts at overthrowing a duly elected government and grinding into a pulp Venezuelans'
(2021-06-15). International Criminal Court (ICC) Charges Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On June 8, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ( ICC ), Fatou Bensouda, declared that the preliminary investigation carried out against Nicolás Maduro for crimes against humanity could be declared admissible in the coming days. | This announcement raised the alert of a new attack against Venezuelan authorities, who have observed discriminatory and unequal treatment by the ICC in comparison to that received by other countries which are also under preliminary examination. | Bensouda said that she hopes to announce the course of the investigation against the Venezuelan president before the end of her…
(2021-06-15). Truthful Accounts — A View From Nicaragua. popularresistance.org Efforts to depict journalism as if it ever existed in the idealized form of its propagandists have become increasingly ridiculous. Journalism, like accountancy, is just another sub-category of reporting. Like accountancy and other reporting activities, journalistic reporting can be good or bad, exceptional or mediocre, honest or criminal. Among the most insidious fables people in the West tell themselves is that European and North American countries promote honest reporting and freedom of expression. However, countries from Libya, Iran and Syria to Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela offer undeniable examples of how ab…
(2021-06-15). US Abduction Of Venezuelan Diplomat, A Global Challenge. popularresistance.org With the possible extradition of a Venezuelan diplomat to the US on bogus charges, an emergency human rights delegation organized by the International Campaign to Free Alex Saab was quickly dispatched to Cabo Verde, where he is imprisoned. This island archipelago nation off the west coast of Africa is one of the smallest, poorest, and geographically isolated countries in the world. | The international human rights delegation did not gain Alex Saab's freedom. They were even denied a visit with him. But breakthroughs were made raising the visibility of the case, which involves enormous political, legal, and moral i…
(2021-06-15). #HandsOffVenezuela Monthly Picket Draws Attention to Canada's Role in Blockade of Venezuela. orinocotribune.com June 13 (Special for Orinoco Tribune)—On Friday, June 11, the fourth monthly US/Canada Hands Off Venezuela picket action drew together diplomats, activists and labor organizers from Canada and Venezuela for a discussion about the economic blockade of Venezuela and a protest of the criminal coercive measures imposed by the US and its ally Canada. | The virtual event
(2021-06-14). Ta'seel Interview with Juan Cole on Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires (Video). juancole.com 
Ta'seel Commons | — A wide-ranging and in-depth discussion with Prof. Juan Cole on his recent book "Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires". The discussion begins with remarks about the question of the sources for such a history, it then situates the life of the prophet in the context of late antiquity …
(2021-06-14). Fred Mark, fighter for equality, peace, socialism, dies in Baltimore. peoplesworld.org 
BALTIMORE—Fred Mark, also known as Cuya Kemet, died of a stroke May 25, 2021, after a long illness. He was such a stalwart Marxist that he organized study groups in his adopted Baltimore to read together classics like The Communist Manifesto, The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State, and V.I. Lenin's Imperialism. …
(2021-06-14). On 'Conflict' 'Peace' and 'Genocide': Time for New Language on Palestine and Israel. mintpressnews.com It will not be easy to deconstruct the seemingly endless edifice of lies, half-truths and intentional misrepresentations of Zionist Israeli colonialism in Palestine. Yet, there can be no alternative to this feat.
(2021-06-14). Yemen, Houthis Welcome Omani Effort to Renew Peace Process. news.antiwar.com Hope for a new shot at serious peace talks in Yemen are growing, with violence somewhat ont he decline and the Saudis ceasing airstrikes against Sanaa and other cities held by the Houthi movement. | Both sides are crediting Oman with a lot of the effort, as a Perhaps the biggest sign of progress is the return of Houthi negotiator Mohammed Abdulsalam…
(2021-06-14). Yemen, Houthis Welcome Omani Effort to Renew Peace Process. news.antiwar.com Hope for a new shot at serious peace talks in Yemen are growing, with violence somewhat on the decline and the Saudis ceasing airstrikes against Sanaa and other cities held by the Houthi movement. | Both sides are crediting Oman with a lot of the effort, as a Perhaps the biggest sign of progress is the return of Houthi negotiator Mohammed Abdulsalam…
(2021-06-14). Webinar on revival of JCPOA to be held on June 15. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) — A Webinar on "The Revival of JCPOA and Its Impact on Peace and Stability in the Region and the World" will be held on June 15, 2021.
(2021-06-14). Saudi Arabia Boasts End Of Airstrike Campaign On Sana'a, Keeps Bombing Everywhere Else. southfront.org 
The Saudi-led coalition fighting against Yemen's Ansar Allah (Houthis) claimed that it had halted its airstrike campaign to 'pave the way for a peaceful settlement to the conflict.' | It also followed reports that the coalition had struck a Houthi armoured division near the rebel-held capital Sanaa on June 10th. | Correspondents with the AFP news agency in the city heard loud explosions and saw smoke rising in the sky. The Houthis did not immediately comment on the explosion. | Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki told Saudi state television that "no military operation has been carried out in the vicinity of Sa…
(2021-06-14). Number Of Nuclear Warheads Went Down, As 'Combat Ready' Nuclear Arsenal Grew In 2021. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The global nuclear arsenal grew in 2021, despite the overall number of nuclear warheads going down, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) The nine nuclear-armed states—the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)—together possessed an estimated 13,080 nuclear weapons at…
(2021-06-14). Padrino Denounces Drug Traffickers Financing Crime in Caracas. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, the Venezuelan Minister of Interior, Justice and Peace, Carmen Meléndez, informed that, in a large police operation carried out in the La Vega neighborhood in the west of Caracas, 38 citizens were arrested and several firearms were seized, among them 3 pistols, 3 rifles of different calibers, explosives, fragmentary grenades and narcotics. | RELATED: | The Minister considered the operation as a resounding victory against…
(2021-06-14). Global Outcry after Venezuela Financially Blocked from COVAX Initiative. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Venezuelan vice-president Delcy Rodríguez announced in a press conference that Venezuela's last payment to the COVAX initiative to acquire vaccines was blocked. The member countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America — People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), on June 13, rejected the decision of the Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS)…
(2021-06-14). Venezuela conference another example of Liberal hypocrisy. popularresistance.org On the one-year anniversary of Canada's defeat in its bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council the Trudeau government is hosting an International Donors' Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants. While it may sound like a humanitarian endeavor, it's the latest phase in Canada's multipronged effort to overthrow Nicolás Maduro's government, which has included plotting with the opposition to anoint an alternative president.
(2021-06-14). Venezuela Conference Another Example Of Liberal Hypocrisy. popularresistance.org Was it conscious? Did someone at Global Affairs say, 'we should organize a lofty sounding conference that's a cover for our pro-US and corporate policy on the anniversary of the international community rejecting Trudeau's liberal imperialism'? | On the one-year anniversary of Canada's defeat in its bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council the Trudeau government is hosting an International Donors' Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants. While it may sound like a humanitarian endeavor, it's the latest phase in Canada's multipronged effort to overthrow Nicolás Maduro's government…
(2021-06-14). Five Hundred Thousand New Sputnik V Vaccines Arrive in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
A batch of 500,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine arrived this Saturday, June 12, at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. | This is the eighth shipment of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in Venezuela from Russia. The batch was flown in by a flight of the Russian airline Azur Air, and was received at the airport by the Venezuelan Minister for Health, Carlos Alvarado, and the Russian Ambassador to Venezuela, Sergey Melik Bagdasarov. | Alvarado informed that with these new doses "we already have enough vaccines in Venezuela today to vaccinate 13% of…
(2021-06-14). Global outcry after Venezuela financially blocked from COVAX initiative. peoplesdispatch.org Last week, the Venezuelan government announced that the Union Bank of Switzerland blocked its latest payments of 10 million USD towards the COVAX initiative for acquiring COVID-19 vaccines…
(2021-06-14). CVG Ferrominera Workers Refurbish Locomotives with National Labor and Technology. orinocotribune.com 
With the coordination between the workers organized in the Workers' Productive Councils (CPTT) and the retired personnel of the Railroad Management, Venezuelan state company CVG Ferrominera is advancing in its Locomotive Recovery Plan to increase the production and transport of ferrous ore. Locomotive number 1045 has been the first to be put back into operation, the state company reported on its Twitter account @Ferrominera_CVG | With the arrival of spare parts, the 1045 locomotive was the first to receive the components for reincorporation into the ore transport fleet. Progressively other locomotives, eleven (11…
(2021-06-14). Outrage as COVAX Reports Blocked Vaccine Payments, US Sanctions Blamed. venezuelanalysis.com Venezuela's efforts at the Copa America football tournament have also been derailed after 15 players and staffers caught the virus, prompting calls for an investigation.
(2021-06-14). Uncovered: Parallel Cabinet of Right-Wing Venezuelans Rules El Salvador alongside President Bukele. orinocotribune.com An investigation carried out by the Salvadorian The investigation detailed a hidden structure led by at least 10 Venezuelan advisers, in which their contracts, fees and responsibilities are not available to the public, but are greater than various Salvadoran ministers. | Th…
(2021-06-14). Pentagon Gives Ukraine New Military Aid Package Worth $150 Million. orinocotribune.com While crying wolf about Iranian vessels allegedly supplying Venezuela with weapons, the US military continues to send weapon packages to Ukraine, exacerbating a conflict in the autonomous regions of Donetsk and Lugansk, and increasing regional tensions. | The United States is providing Ukraine with another $150 million package of military aid which includes counter-artillery radars and counter-unmanned aerial systems, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Friday. | "Today, the [Defense] Department is announcing a new $150 million package as part of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative to help U…
(2021-06-14). Parallel Cabinet of Right-Wing Venezuelans Rules El Salvador Alongside President Bukele. libya360.wordpress.com Ana Perdigon An investigation carried out by the Salvadorian online media outlet El Faro detailed the relationship and hidden influence that exists between leaders of the Venezuelan right and the government of the President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele. The investigation detailed a hidden structure led by at least 10 Venezuelan advisers, in which their…