Germany threatens journalist with prison for speaking about Palestine By Riri Hylton

1 July 2019 — The Electronic Intifada

A man wearing a Palestinian scarf speaks at a podiumKhaled Barakat (No One Is Illegal Vancouver)

German authorities barred Palestinian-Canadian journalist Khaled Barakat from speaking at a Palestine solidarity event in Berlin, claiming his “anti-Semitic” speeches posed a threat to public order and could undermine relations between the country and Israel.

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Israeli attack on Syria is a message for Russia BY M.K. Bhadrakumar

1 July 2019 — Indian Punchline

(Russian President Vladimir Putin met US President Donald Trump at Osaka on June 29, 2019)

Although G20 summit in Osaka achieved nothing and there were no breakthrough decisions, a pleasant feeling had appeared momentarily that in the disjointed world situation, all the participants in the event at least reconfirmed their commitment to continue efforts to improve the global trade system, including work to reform the WTO. The G20 summits are generally convergent occasions and Osaka was no different.

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China Newslinks 2 July 2019

2 July 2019 — The New Dark Age

There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day

Trump Meets Kim in DMZ: Hope for a Breakthrough in Korea https://www.globalresearch.ca/hope-breakthrough-korea/5682424 A Universal Program of Action for Peace https://www.globalresearch.ca/universal-program-action-peace/5682435

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97% Owned (Money Documentary) | History Documentary | Reel Truth History

7 May 2019 — Youtube – Reel Truth History Documentaries

When money drives almost all activity on the planet, it’s essential that we understand it. Yet simple questions often get overlooked – questions like: Where does money come from? Who creates it? Who decides how it gets used? And what does that mean for the millions of ordinary people who suffer when money and finance breaks down?

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Israël against the Venezuelans by Thierry Meyssan

2 July 2019 — Voltaire Network

A new coup d’etat was attempted on 24 June in Venezuela. Thierry Meyssan reveals that it was directed both against the administration of Nicolás Maduro and his pro-US opponent Juan Guaidó. Furthermore, according to the recordings of the conversations between the conspirators, it was supervised by the Israëlis.

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On 24 June 2019, Nicolás Maduro and Juan Guaidó were to be eliminated for the benefit of Raúl Baduel.

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Report Shows Corporations and Bolsonaro Teaming Up to Destroy the Amazon By Joe Catron

2 July 2019 — Mint Press

“Bolsonaro has overseen the most significant rollback, and full-on assault, on human rights and environmental protection in Brazil since the fall of the country’s military dictatorship.”

As deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest reaches the highest level in a decade, the rainforest’s indigenous peoples and their supporters have called for action against the political and business interests they blame for a spike in illegal logging and other resource extraction.

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Journalism & the antidote to horror By Terry Bell

2 July 2019 — Terry Bell Writes

The French philosopher, Voltaire, once wrote; “Those that can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” That was nearly 300 years ago. But it remains as true today against the backdrop of the explosive spread of social media and the plague of “fake news” it has generated.

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UK: GCHQ/MI5 admit illegally spying on millions By Trevor Johnson

2 July 2019 — WSWS

The domestic spy agency MI5 and the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) intelligence gathering unit have been forced to admit in court that they are acting illegally in their use of bulk data, gathered by intruding into the lives of millions of innocent people. MI5 “has been unlawfully retaining innocent people’s data for years.”

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Human rights imperialism, social media censorship and the fraud of Facebook’s “Oversight Board” By Kevin Reed

2 July 2019 — WSWS

On June 27, Facebook published a report entitled “Global Feedback and Input on the Facebook Oversight Board for Content Decisions” on the progress of its plan to create an international review committee to oversee its censorship regime. A careful examination of this report shows that the real purpose of the planned Oversight Board—contrary to Facebook’s pretensions of creating an “external appeals process” and safeguarding “free expression and safety for all users of our platforms”—is to expand and systematize social media censorship in defense of world capitalism.

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Iran Newslinks 2 July 2019

2 July 2019 — The New Dark Age

There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day

Nations become ‘more united when bullied,’ Trump should understand – Iranian top official
https://www.rt.com/news/463203-trump-iranians-unite-bullied/

Tehran time travel? US accuses Iran of violating nuclear deal ‘even before its existence’
https://www.rt.com/news/463167-iran-nuclear-deal-time-travel/

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