Daily Archives: June 8, 2022

2022-06-08: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-08). Bulgaria Won't Send Weapons to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday, Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov "We'll do what we have promised to do and there's no need to reignite the debate every two weeks," Petkov said. "We've supported the incoming refugees, we have sent all kinds of humanitarian aid, we have also been involved with…

Staff (2022-06-08). NATO taps Norway to deliver "heavier artillery and weapons systems" to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformJune 8, 2022 Norway donates 22 M109 howitzers to Ukraine The Norwegian government has donated 22 M109 155mm tracked self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine… The donation also includes gear, spare parts and ammunition. Moreover, Norway has also trained Ukrainian soldiers on how to use the system. "The Ukrainian Armed Forces depend on Western support and are …

Ted Snider (2022-06-08). Longer-Range Missiles Could Also Mean Longer-Range Suffering for Ukrainians. commondreams.org The White House may say it wants diplomacy but its actions—sending more advanced weapons— could have the opposite effect.

Brett Wilkins (2022-06-08). WATCH: AOC Rips Lax Gun Laws, NRA 'Blood Money' During House Hearing. commondreams.org "For all the billions and trillions that this body authorizes in the name of national security, we can't even keep our kids safe from their schools being turned into a war zone."

JANET (2022-06-08). LGBTQ+ for socialism: 'We want to live!'. iacenter.org By Minnie Bruce Pratt June 7, 2022 We are still grieving for the 10 people of Buffalo, New York's Black community killed there May 14. We are still grieving for the 21 people — children and teachers — killed in Uvalde, Texas, May 24. And for so many others killed by hatred and bigotry in the past — Black people worshipping at church in Charleston, South Carolina; LGBTQ+ people dancing at the Pulse Bar in Orlando, Florida; Asian women working at health spas in Atlanta — too many to name and number here. Millions, all the way back to the foundation of this country, to the massacres of Indige…

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…

_____ (2022-06-08). Haiti and the Americas Syllabus. popularresistance.org What does it mean to defend our Americas? For the Black Alliance for Peace, defending our Americas begins with a re-drawing of the map of the Americas. No longer can the United States stand at the center of the hemisphere, upholding an eternal whiteness while imposing a suffocating capitalism. Instead, for BAP, Haiti is the center of the Americas. Solidarity with Haiti is key to the defense of the Americas. Haiti endures the original territory of Black emancipation from slavery, of Black independence from colonialism, and Black resistance to racism and global capitalism. | Yet Haiti has also become the region's l…

_____ (2022-06-08). Ominous Economic Distress In India: No Buying Power, No Jobs, Rising Prices. popularresistance.org Recently released estimates of India's economic output show that people are not spending enough. The only reason this can be is because they do not have sufficient income, and their buying power is limited. On the other hand, prices of all essential commodities are increasing at a disturbingly high rate. This will further restrict spending. Industrial production has grown at snail's pace, and with people not having enough to spend, demand will continue to be low and industrial output too will languish. Bank credit for large industries is growing very slowly. So, prospects of any check on raging unemployment conti…

Mike Walter (2022-06-08). The Heat: COVID-19 and Mental Health. america.cgtn.com The coronavirus pandemic has killed millions across the globe including over one million here in the United States. And, while the loss of loved ones has been devastating for families, the fallout has also left huge numbers struggling with mental health issues. Depression and anxiety …

Anonymous669 (2022-06-08). Syria, Russia Carried Out First Joint Live-Fire Aerial Drills (Video). southfront.org A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | The Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) and the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have carried out a joint live-fire exercise, the Syrian Ministry of Defense announced on June 8. | In a statement, the ministry said two Russian Su-35s fighter jets and six Syrian MiG-23ML and MiG-29SM fighter jets took part in the exercise that simulated facing "hostile" fighter jets and drones that violate…

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 …

Eric Zuesse (2022-06-08). How the U.S. Government is controlled by its armaments firms. moderndiplomacy.eu Unlike corporations that sell to consumers, Lockheed Martin and the other top contractors to the U.S. Government are highly if not totally dependent upon sales to governments, for their profits, especially sales to their own government, which they control — they control their home market, which is the U.S. Government, and they use it (their …

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