(2022-07-04). Finland could host NATO base on Russian border: official. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian News AgencyJuly 4, 2022 Finland Proposes To Create NATO Base On Border With Russia The authorities of the Finnish city of Lappeenranta on the border with Russia are considering the possibility of creating a NATO base in their city after Finland joins the Alliance. This writes European Pravda with reference to Yle. "There were …
(2022-07-04). Striking Five-Minute Summary of the Ukraine Atrocities. transcend.org 27 Jun 2022 – US & Britain Wanted Ukraine Invasion to Happen – Otherwise they could not launch an economic war against Russia.
(2022-07-04). Uzbekistan: reports of 18 killed, thousands wounded in armed violence. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UzReportJuly 4, 2022 The leaders of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan discussed the situation in Karakalpakstan Today, on July 4, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev had a telephone conversation with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The leaders considered topical issues of further strengthening the Uzbek-Kazakh relations of strategic partnership and alliance. *** AKI PressJuly 4, 2022 SCO …
(2022-07-04). Russia announces control of Lugansk, Kiev denies reports on Lysychansk's capture. ecns.cn Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has informed President Vladimir Putin of the control of Lugansk, the Defense Ministry said Sunday.
(2022-07-04). Ukrainian ambassador to Germany Andrey Melnyk defends Nazi collaborator and anti-Semite Stepan Bandera. wsws.org The German government's silence on Melnyk's recent remarks is not simply a scandal. It is part of a deliberate campaign to rehabilitate fascism and ultimately Hitler himself.
(2022-07-04). Moscow reacts to seizure of Russian ship in Turkiye. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) — Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov in a press conference on Monday stated that Kremlin has no information about the detention of a Russian grain ship in Turkiye.
(2022-07-04). New World Records: More Weapons than Ever—and a Hunger Crisis like No Other. transcend.org 1 Jul 2022 – While the NATO Summit ended in Madrid on 30 June with net commitments to double spending on weapons and to increase by eight-fold the number of troops in Europe, the total of hungry people worldwide now marks an unprecedented record.
(2022-07-04). The United States Contests the Chinese Belt and Road with a Private Corporation. transcend.org At the G7 Summit in Germany, Joe Biden made a pledge to raise $200 billion for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment. It was made clear that this new G7 project was intended to counter the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative.
(2022-07-04). Presidente Putin ordena seguir con operación militar en Ucrania. telesurtv.net Ttras tomar la región de Lugansk , en el este Ucrania, el mandatario se mostró confiado en el exitoso avance de las tropas rusas hacia otras zonas.
(2022-07-04). Georgian opposition: "Weapons in our arsenal" to replicate Serbian, Ukrainian prototypes. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi 2July 4, 2022 There are many weapons in the arsenal of people's non-violent resistance, and we will use all these weapons, as they were used in Serbia, Ukraine  ; Shota Digmelashvili There are many weapons in the arsenal of people's non-violent resistance, and we will use all these weapons, as they were used in …
(2022-07-04). NATO transfers Slovak fighters, tanks to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineJuly 4, 2022 Slovakia plans to transfer its Soviet fighters, tanks to Ukraine before receiving new equipment in return — PM Ukraine may receive MiG-29 fighters and Soviet-made tanks from Slovakia before it receives the ordered new F-16 fighters, the delivery of which is delayed, and during this time the Czech Republic will help Slovakia …
(2022-07-04). Turkey transfers combat drones to Ukraine via Lithuania. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineJuly 4, 2022 Lithuania to hand over Bayraktar 'Vanagas' to Ukraine on July 6 — Defense Minister On July 6, Lithuania will hand over the Bayraktar "Vanagas" to Ukraine, Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anu≈°auskas said. "The Bayraktar 'Vanagas' with all the bought ammunition is already in Lithuania! On July 6 we will have a quick …
(2022-07-04). Australian PM announces $74 mln in military aid to Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced further military aid to Ukraine in a statement released on Monday.
(2022-07-04). Brazil: Portuguese President Meets with Lula despite Bolsonaro's Snub. transcend.org 3 Jul 2022 – Today the president of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, held in Sà£o Paulo a meeting with former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. As a consequence, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro canceled an official audience he was to have with Pres. de Sousa in Brasilia. Marcelo and Lula talked about the political situation in Europe, Latin America and the war in Ukraine.
(2022-07-04). Spanish lawmaker: NATO subordinates Europe to US, pushes war on China, enriches weapons companies. multipolarista.com 
Spain's leftist member of parliament Gerardo Pisarello said the NATO summit was organized to "enrichen the weapons trade" and "reinforce the geostrategic priorities of the United States … above all to weaken China." He condemned US "vassalage," calling for a new "autonomous" European security model based on respect for the Global South.
(2022-07-04). Hoy en la Mesa Redonda: Conversando con Vijay Prashad y Manolo de los Santos. mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu La Mesa Redonda de este lunes contará con la presencia de los intelectuales y activistas sociales Vijay Prashad y Manolo de los Santos, quienes realizan una visita a nuestro país.
(2022-07-04). El día que todos los niños del mundo tengan zapaticos blancos. cubadebate.cu Algún día todos los niños del mundo podrán tener zapaticos blancos… Esos fueron los sentimientos de Vijay Prashad, plasmados este domingo en el libro de visitantes del Museo de la batalla de Playa Girón. El reconocido intelectual marxista de origen indio, quien visitó la institución junto al hermano de causas y sueños Manolo de los Santos, dijo que este es uno de los museos que más le impresionaron en su vida.
(2022-07-04). Obsession: new NATO command celebrates hamburgers, hot dogs. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Joint Support and Enabling Command is based in Ulm, Germany. It and its sister Joint Force Command in Norfolk, Virginia were launched last year; the second to rush arms and troops from the U.S, to Europe; the former to expedite their delivery to the Russian border. ==== NATOJoint Support and Enabling CommandJuly 4, 2022 …
(2022-07-04). Australian Labor prime minister in Kiev pledges support for US-NATO proxy war against Russia. wsws.org During its first six weeks in office, the Labor government has given its full commitment to the US-led confrontations with Russia and China, which threaten nuclear war.
(2022-07-04). El mismo debate con diferente argumento: La fecha de inicio de la Serie Nacional. cubadebate.cu Sin pecar de ser categóricos no conozco ningún otro país que haya cambiado más veces la estructura y fecha de inicio de su campeonato de béisbol que el nuestro. Parece una quimera mantener el mismo formato durante al menos una década. La propuesta que más ha durado fue durante 13 años, de 1998 a 2001, cuando se jugaban 90 partidos en un sistema de todos contra todos.
(2022-07-04). NATO Has Completed Its Post-Cold War Transformation from Europe's Guard Dog into Anglo America's Attack Dog. transcend.org 30 Jun 2022 – From an ostensible defensive alliance, NATO has grown into an aggressor designed to promote 'rules' dictated by the U.S.
(2022-07-04). Either We Will All Be Saved or We Will All Disappear Equally! That, Is the Dilemma. transcend.org 2 Jul 2022 – Following the recent strategy decided by NATO at its Madrid Summit, which states that China "challenges its interests, security and values", and that Russia is "the most significant and direct threat" to its interests, the world is moving very quickly towards its partition in terms of the structure of the international system.
(2022-07-04). Behind the Tin Curtain: BRICS+ vs NATO/G7. transcend.org 28 Jun 2022 – The West is nostalgically caught up with outdated 'containment' policies, this time against Global South integration. Unfortunately for them, the rest of the world is moving on, together.
(2022-07-04). Gobierno boliviano anuncia nueva planta de carbonato de litio. telesurtv.net Bolivia cuenta con una de las mayores reservas mundiales del mineral, ubicadas en salar de Uyuni.
(2022-07-04). Turkey Aligns with NATO against Russia. transcend.org 30 Jun 2022 – One wonders, what forces have influenced Erdogan to distance himself from Russia and the East by accepting NATO membership of the two Nordic countries. Why would Turkey want to dance on two fiestas, the western lying, deceiving and collapsing NATO / G7+ , and the progressive, growing and peace seeking fast developing East, or better the Greater Global South?>
(2022-07-04). NATO's Expansion and New Strategic Concept Broaden the Prospect of Armageddon. commondreams.org A bleak future lies ahead.
(2022-07-04). All Search-Engines Are Effectively Controlled By The US Government. orinocotribune.com By Eric Zuesse — Apr 28, 2022 | Any intelligent user of the internet knows that ANY censorship on the Web is dictatorial, NOT democratic. It's at least as dictatorial if it is coming from billionaires such as Gabriel Weinberg, or Jack Dorsey, or Mark Zuckerberg, or their agents, as it is if it comes from the Government itself — which the user can vote against at election-time without needing to purchase shares of stock in some corporation in order to become enabled to vote against its CEO and other officials. | Because it has become widely known that Google search-results exclude any find that proves…
(2022-07-04). 2 years on, offshore duty-free sales exceed $13.5 bln in Hainan. ecns.cn A total of 125 million items under the offshore duty-free policy with a value of 90.6 billion yuan (about $135 billion) during 12.28 million instances of shopping have been supervised by Hainan Customs till the end of June since the commencement of offshore duty-free policy in July 1, 2020.
(2022-07-04). Indian government proposal to study "racial purity" draws widespread attack from scientists. wsws.org Any proposed attempt to define rigid racial distinctions among India's 1.4 billion people, even if honestly undertaken, would quickly run counter to well-established scientific research that has demonstrated the immense diversity of India's population, as well as the world's population as a whole, with respect to genetics, language, and culture.
(2022-07-04). Iraqi State of Law Taps Maliki as New PM Candidate. news.antiwar.com All but inevitable since the resignation of Moqtada al-Sadr's coalition from parliament, the State of Law has announced its own candidate for Iraqi PM. As expected, Holding the position from 2006 to 2014, Maliki is the longest-seated premier of the US occupation of Iraq. A former Dawa Party figure popular with Iran, Maliki was a controversial leader throughout his last tenure. | Navigating through constant political division, Maliki was positioned as a compromise candidate protecting a status quo which, by 2014, fewer and fewer voters wer…
(2022-07-04). Iran Negotiator Details Talks in Surprise Russia Visit. news.antiwar.com Offering some of the most direct comments on last week's Qatar talks, Iran's nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri made a surprise visit to Russia Bagheri, as with others, confirmed that there was "no progress made" in the talks. At the same time, Russia's Mikhail Ulyanov said it involved "very professional exchange of views around the JCPOA." | That's a silver lining no one else had commented on. The Iranians are still pushing for US flexibility, something they've mentioned often and whic…
(2022-07-04). Palestine in Pictures: June 2022. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.
(2022-07-04). Gaza father stonewalled in search for justice. electronicintifada.net Muhammad al-Hadidi has found that he cannot sue Israel for massacring his family.
(2022-07-04). Brazil's MST on the Fight Against Evictions and Bolsonaro. popularresistance.org Brazil is heading towards this year's elections with a strong appetite for change after four years of Jair Bolsonaro which followed a coup against President Dilma Rouseff. | In Sà£o Paulo, Camila spoke to Cassia Bechara of the National Board of the Landless Workers' Movement (MST) at the movement's Armazém do Campo store where one can find a selection of agroecological, organic and family farming products. Cassia sets the backdrop for the upcoming electoral campaign and describes some of the main issues in Brazil today and reflects on the recent victory of Gustavo Petro in Colombia.
(2022-07-04). India's Fine Balance in the International Arena. journal-neo.org 
India is increasingly making its presence felt in the international political arena. And as India's influence grows in the current stage of the Great World Game, so the major world powers are competing to bring New Delhi into their own camp. India itself is no passive onlooker in this process  ; with considerable skill it …
(2022-07-04). Dutch farmers block food warehouses over new environmental rules. popularresistance.org Farmers in the Netherlands have blockaded supermarket distribution centers in continuing protests against new environmental rules on nitrogen emissions that are likely to put many of them out of business. | Fishers on Monday blocked ports in a show of support for farmers. The blockade prevented ferries from sailing to almost all the Wadden Islands off the country's northern coast and caused lengthy delays, shipping companies reported. | Also on Monday, farmers used tractors and large bales of hay to block entrances to the supermarket distribution centers, as the association of food traders warned of supply bottle…
(2022-07-04). Lake Tahoe Town to Replace July 4th Fireworks With More Eco-Friendly Alternative. popularresistance.org Fourth of July firework shows are getting harder and harder to stage as high summer temperatures fueled by the climate crisis increase the risk that they will spark wildfires. But one town in the drought-stricken West has come up with a more environmentally-friendly alternative: a drone show. | The town of Incline Village Crystal Bay on the north side of Lake Tahoe announced that it was swapping out the traditional Independence Day pyrotechnics for environmental reasons.
(2022-07-04). Palestine Action Shuts Israel's Military Drone Factory in Shenstone Once Again. popularresistance.org Elbit Systems is met with direct action once more, as Palestine Action activists have taken to Elbit Systems' (Israel's largest arms factory) factory in Shenstone and closed the site for the third time in two weeks. The Elbit subsidiary operates as UAV Engines LTD. and is responsible for manufacturing Elbit's military drone engines. Activists have locked on across the factory gates and hurled symbolic blood-red paint onto the premises, leaving the site inoperable. | On June 22nd, activists took to the roof of UAV Engines LTD., proclaiming '2 down, 8 to go' — a warning to Israel's arms manufacterers. They ca…
(2022-07-04). Unilever sells Ben and Jerry's Israeli business, allowing for operation in illegal settlements. popularresistance.org Unilever has sold Ben and Jerry's Israeli business to its Israeli licensee, one year after the American ice cream company announced that it would end sales in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt). After a year of backlash, legal challenges, and Zionist lobbying, Ben and Jerry's products will return to illegal settlements, in direct contradiction of the company's will. | In July 2021, when Ben and Jerry's declared that selling in the oPt would be "inconsistent with [its] values," the company also revealed that it would not be renewing its agreement with its Israel-based licensee at the end of the year. On We…
(2022-07-04). President Maduro Warns Against More Terrorist Threats From Colombia & Duque Rejects Maduro's Tentative Visit to Colombia. orinocotribune.com 
This Saturday, July 2, the commander in chief of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) and President of the Republic Nicolás Maduro warned about the terrorist plans that have been hatched against Venezuela by the administration of the outgoing president of Colombia, Iván Duque: "Keep your guard up, men and women of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, of the Presidential Honor Guard, of the Military Counterintelligence Directorate; men and women of arms, guard up high to continue defeating the terrorist threats that come from the dying government of Iván Duque in Colombia, guard up high and always high mora…
(2022-07-04). Mein Kampf: Hitler's Love Letter to Western Imperialism. orinocotribune.com 
By Joe Emersberger — Jun 29, 2022 | "Appeals to all civilized and reasonable people." | Volume I of Hitler's Mein Kampf [My Struggle] was published in 1925. Volume II was published in 1926.
(2022-07-04). Conscientious Objection to Military Taxation. scheerpost.com 
According to the National Priorities Project, about 25% of our tax dollars go to the Pentagon to finance the men, women, and weaponry that enables the United States military to fight its wars in Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, and elsewhere. An additional 13.2% goes to pay the national debt much of which was borrowed to pay for war.
(2022-07-04). In The Wake of Abu Akleh's Murder, Media Continued to Obscure Israeli Violence. scheerpost.com 
By Robin Andersen / FAIR On May 13, two days after the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli Occupation Forces, as her loss still dominated international news cycles, thousands of Palestinian mourners gathered to pay tribute to the woman who had given them voice for so long. They came to lay her body …
(2022-07-04). Chilean FM Lobs Diplomatic Attack on Venezuela During Visit to Madrid. venezuelanalysis.com The Boric government has sought to accommodate itself to Washington in foreign policy matters.
(2022-07-04). Progressives in Cyprus intensify campaign to save Akamas peninsula. peoplesdispatch.org The Cyprus government's plan to facilitate pro-business developmental works in the ecologically sensitive Akamas peninsula has invoked large-scale protests from environmentalists and other progressive sections in the country…
(2022-07-04). Uzbekistan and Karakalpakstan: an attempt at a color revolution from the West? thesaker.is By Guilherme Wilbert for the Saker Blog Uzbekistan, a relatively small country wedged between landlocked Turkmenistan to the south and Kazakhstan to the north, is undergoing state reshaping and suffering…
(2022-07-04). What the Yellow Vests can be: a group which can protect Liberalism's rights, at least. thesaker.is By Ramin Mazaheri for the Saker Blog Now available! This book has just been published in paperback and E-book form, and in French too! "All the chorus of calumny, which…
(2022-07-04). U of MN students, community demand more abortion clinics. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On July 2, over 100 people marched across the University of Minnesota campus calling for the opening and funding of abortion clinics across the state. | The protest, organized by the University of Minnesota Twin Cities chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), was called after the declaration of Minnesota as a sanctuary state for abortion services in the Midwest, despite there only being eight clinics total in the state. Additionally, SDS called for the University of Minnesota to open abortion clinics on all of its campuses, as reportedly the university had run an abortion clinic in th…
(2022-07-04). Would A Rising Pro-Reparations Gavin Newsom Knock Out Biden In DNC Presidential Primary? moguldom.com With the Democrats facing increased disapproval from members of their own party, some are wondering whether California Gov. Gavin Newsom would be a viable challenger to President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential race. The speculation comes after Newsom, whose national profile is rising, called out his own party for not doing enough to combat …
(2022-07-04). Georgian ruling party accuses opposition, "NGOs" of plotting "color" coup. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geJuly 4, 2022 Ruling party Chairman: United National Movement, satellites have "no resources" to organise "unrest and revolution" The United National Movement opposition party and its satellites have "no resources" to organise "unrest and revolution" in Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Monday. Speaking at a party briefing, …