(2021-06-12). Tuesday 6/15: Palestinian Narrative: Censorship and Creativity in Time of Crisis. indybay.org Zoom Webinar…
(2021-06-12). How US govt-funded media incited a violent coup in Nicaragua. thegrayzone.com Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton investigate how the United States funded violent far-right groups and media outlets that published fake news to fuel a 2018 coup attempt against Nicaragua's Sandinista government. (Puede leer o ver este informe en español aquí.) Transcript When the socialist-oriented Sandinista Front returned to power in Nicaragua through democratic elections in 2006, Washington began pouring tens of millions of dollars into the creation, training, and funding of right-wing opposition groups in the Central American nation. Millions …
(2021-06-12). US Cries Foul Because Nicaragua Stops it from Buying This Year's Elections. orinocotribune.com By Rita Jill Clark-Gollub — Jun 10, 2021 | The corporate media is again awash with accusatory articles about Nicaragua, claiming that the government is disqualifying political opponents to give the FSLN an easy win in this year's elections. Let's take a look at what is actually happening, from new laws, to eligibility of political parties, to treatment of those accused of crimes. It is a combination of people engaged in real crimes claiming to be presidential candidates before they get arrested, an incredible amount of U.S. regime change money flowing into the country for years, and Nicaraguan government ins…
(2021-06-12). [Correspondence] ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine: asymptomatic efficacy estimates — Authors' reply. thelancet.com It is well established that randomised controlled trials are the gold standard for estimating the effect of interventions. In such studies, outcomes in participants randomised to receive the new intervention are compared with those randomised to the control product, to produce unbiased estimates of the effect of the intervention.
(2021-06-12). Putin dismisses claims on Russia's satellite offer to Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed as fake news the claims that Russia was preparing to offer Iran an advanced satellite system that would enable Tehran to track potential military targets in the Middle East.
(2021-06-11). Kamala's "New Era" Mexico Trip was an "Anti-Trump Coup" Clean-up Job. strategic-culture.org We cannot ignore the vast network of Soros-backed NGOs operating in Central America and, much to the chagrin of the Mexican government, also in Mexico. | What can we make of Kamala Harris' trip to Mexico? The public reads reports about success, but without anything to back that up. Naturally, from corporate media and from Harris, we are left with meaningless platitudes and cackling vagueities. We are roughly informed that Harris (and not Biden) goes to meet with heads of state of Guatemala and Mexico. Guatemala is one of the Northern Triangle (Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador) states caught up in the 'Root Causes…
(2021-06-11). It's Time To Change Liberal Discourse About Hamas. popularresistance.org Representative Ilhan Omar may have thought she was doing Palestinians a favor when she challenged Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in a congressional hearing on Monday. | But her comments about Hamas only reinforce Israeli propaganda delegitmizing Palestinian resistance. | Sadly Omar's both-sidesism is a common feature of discourse even among ostensibly pro-Palestinian liberals. | Omar posted this video clip of her exchange with Blinken. In her tweet she wrote that "We must have the same level of accountability and justice for all victims of crimes against humanity." She claimed, "We have seen unthinkable atroc…
(2021-06-11). SouthFront Is Rising From Ashes. southfront.org Illustrative image | Last month was critical for SouthFront! | The Washington establishment has made every effort to demolish SouthFront. Almost all US-controlled banks and payment systems suspended SF accounts and stole funds deposited on them. It seemed that we had no choice but to leave the information space. | We decided to fight to the end. SF Team members, our core supporters used personal funds in order to overcome this critical period. Some of the members of our Team, who are full-time involved, refus…