Monthly Archives: April 2020

2020-04-30: News Headlines

WSWS (2020-04-30). Aid group warns of 3.2 million COVID-19 deaths, 1 billion infections in war-torn countries. wsws.org The threat of massive fatalities is the legacy of decades of US imperialist wars that have ravaged entire societies, from Afghanistan, to Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen.

teleSUR (2020-04-29). New Humanitarian Crisis Brewing in Yemen as Outbreak Looms: UN. telesurenglish.net The United Nations (U.N.) warned Tuesday against a worsening humanitarian crisis in Yemen‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã. They said there was "a very real probability" that the new coronavirus is already circulating undetected in the war-torn country. | RELATED: "There is now a very real probability that the virus has been circulating…

en.mehrnews (2020-04-29). Tehran, Moscow emphasize political solution for Yemeni crisis. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister's Senior Assistant for Special Political Affairs Ali Asghar Khaji and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin discussed the latest developments of Yemen.

Scott Ritter (2020-04-29). Sinking US-Saudi Relationship. thealtworld.com For decades, Saudi Arabia has played a dominant geopolitical role in the Middle East and in global energy supply. Central to this stature has been its unique relationship with the US, built upon Saudi Arabia's role as a guarantor of global energy security in exchange for the US guarantee of military security for the kingdom and royal family. The rise of US oil output in recent years has challenged the energy security component of this relationship, thus weakening the US security commitment. Now, the dramatic disruption to global oil markets and the world economy caused by the coronavirus pandemic points to a furt…

news.un (2020-04-27). Yemen needs cooperation between parties more than ever, says top UN negotiator. news.un.org The needs of Yemen's people should be put first, ahead of actions that risk escalating the already dire situation inside the war-shattered country, UN Special Envoy for the war-weary country, Martin Griffiths, said on Monday.

Ryan Cristián (2020-04-12). Robert Inlakesh Interview — Israel Uses Palestinians As Human Experiments, COVID-19 Is No Different. thelastamericanvagabond.com I find it incredibly insulting that the western mainstream world can willfully ignore places like Gaza and Yemen, even while they have been suffering intentionally created humanitarian crises at the hands of the "good guys" for years. And many out there still lost to the two-party deception simply toe the line and act like it's …

Medea Benjamin (2020-04-04). Saudi's Brave Women Pull Back the Curtain on Crown Prince MBS. zcomm.org The bogus trial against Loujain al-Hathloul should compel governments around the world to put more pressure on the Saudis and demand al-Hathloul's immediate and unconditional release…

pip.hinman (2020-04-27). A people's call for healthcare not warfare. greenleft.org.au

2020-04-30: Social Media Postees

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Aid group warns of 3.2 million COVID-19 deaths, 1 billion infections in war-torn countries
wsws.org | 2020-04-30
The threat of massive fatalities is the legacy of decades of US imperialist wars that have ravaged entire societies, from Afghanistan, to Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/30/ircr-a30.html

Tehran, Moscow emphasize political solution for Yemeni crisis
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-29
TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA)

New Humanitarian Crisis Brewing in Yemen as Outbreak Looms: UN
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-29
The United Nations (U.N.) warned Tuesday against a worsening humanitarian crisis in Yemen‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã. They said there was "a very real probability" that the new coronavirus is already circulating undetected in the war-torn country. | RELATED: Yemen's Houthis Seize Strategic Northern City: Officials | "There is now a very real probability that the virus has been circulating…
telesurenglish.net/news/New-Humanitarian-Crisis-Brewing-in-Yemen-as-Outbreak-Looms-UN-20200428-0024.html

Sinking US-Saudi Relationship
Scott Ritter | thealtworld.com | 2020-04-29
For decades, Saudi Arabia has played a dominant geopolitical role in the Middle East and in global energy supply. Central to this stature has been its unique relationship with the US, built upon Saudi Arabia's role as a guarantor of global energy security in exchange for the US guarantee of military security for the kingdom and royal family. The rise of US oil output in recent years has challenged the energy security component of this relationship, thus weakening the US security commitment. Now, the dramatic disruption to global oil markets and the world economy caused by the coronavirus pandemic points to a furt…
thealtworld.com/scott_ritter/sinking-us-saudi-relationship

Yemen needs cooperation between parties more than ever, says top UN negotiator
news.un.org | 2020-04-27
The needs of Yemen's people should be put first, ahead of actions that risk escalating the already dire situation inside the war-shattered country, UN Special Envoy for the war-weary country, Martin Griffiths, said on Monday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/04/1062702

Saudi's Brave Women Pull Back the Curtain on Crown Prince MBS
Medea Benjamin | zcomm.org | 2020-04-04
The bogus trial against Loujain al-Hathloul should compel governments around the world to put more pressure on the Saudis and demand al-Hathloul's immediate and unconditional release…
zcomm.org/zmagazine/saudis-brave-women-pull-back-the-curtain-on-crown-prince-mbs/