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Tsipras Banishing Ministers Opposing his Sellout
by Stephen Lendman
He's governing like a despot. Long knives target opposition ministers. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis resigned after being pushed out - replaced by Euclid Tsakalotos, in bed with Troika bandits like Tsipras.
After leaving, he said he's no longer under "incredible pressure to negotiate for a position I find difficult to defend…"
He cited the "complete lack of any democratic scruples (displayed by) the supposed defenders of Europe's democracy. (V)ery powerful figures look you in the eye and say '(y)ou're right in what you're saying, but we're going to crunch you anyway."
Netanyahu and AIPAC Vow to Undermine Iran Nuclear Agreement
by Stephen Lendman
AIPAC is an unregistered foreign agent. It operates illegally and destructively. It deplores peace. It supports wars of aggression and occupation harshness.
Netanyahu is an unindicted war criminal - a hate-mongering racist heading Israel's fascist regime.
In less than so many words, they declared war on today's important agreement - intending to go all out to subvert it.
AIPAC issued a statement, saying it's committed to "ensur(ing) that Iran does not develop nuclear weapons" - despite the whole world knowing it has no intention of doing so and never did.
Choice for Greeks: Rebel, Leave or Starve
by Stephen Lendman
Tsipras and likeminded SYRIZA officials proved they're like all the rest - masquerading as populists, governing like corporate tools, ready to unleash police state harshness against public anger over betrayal at its discretion.
The price for new bailout funding (mostly earmarked to pay bankers, not aid its crippled economy) is loss of Greek sovereignty - surrendering it to Troika bandits, a death blow to democracy's birthplace.
On Monday, modern Greece died. Troika coup d'etat rule replaced its elected government - serving monied interests exclusively at the expense of equity, justice and fundamental human rights.
Khader Adnan Rearrested, Then Released
by Stephen Lendman
Israel's longstanding treatment of Khader Adnan is one of many examples of its viciousness.
His extraordinary courage in the face of Israeli brutality made him a national hero. One day after release following 55 painful hunger striking days for justice, Israeli forces rearrested him - another shocking display of racist persecution all too common against defenseless Palestinians under brutalizing occupation.
Adnan was unjustly imprisoned 10 previous times - held administratively uncharged and untried for political reasons. He committed no crimes.
Life in Donetsk: Resilient Despite Obama's Continuing Proxy War
by Stephen Lendman
Obama's dirty war of aggression using Ukrainian and imported mercenary forces continues against Donbass residents rejecting fascism - wanting democratic rights everyone deserves.
Since conflict began in April 2014, Kiev's junta regime committed major war crimes. Russia's Investigative Committee (IC) is set to submit hard evidence to international courts, according to its spokesman Vladimir Markin.
"All the evidence that we have collected has been included in more than 2,500 volumes of a criminal case. And the Investigative Committee is ready to hand over these materials to any international court," he said. Russia's IC will continue its investigation on whether other junta war crimes were committed. Despite months of devastating conflict, life in Donetsk remains resilient.
The Right-Left Crossfire and the Post Neo-Liberal Left
James Petras
Introduction
The post neo-liberal regimes which flourished in five Latin American countries in the first decade of the 21st century were a product of three inter-related historical processes. The breakdown of the neo-liberal development model, which in turn ignited mass popular movements for radical political-economic transformations; the incapacity of the mass movements to produce a viable alternative worker-peasant based regime; the beginning of a decade long mega commodity boom which provided a huge influx of revenues which allowed the center-left regimes to finance a capitalist recovery, and secure support from the extractive capitalist sector and finance generous increases in wages, salaries and pensions.
Comparing and Contrasting the Class Struggle in Latin America: 2000-2015
James Petras
Introduction
Class conflict is always present, endemic, in Latin America. What changes, over time, is the character of the class struggle. By ‘character’ we mean, the principal classes and leaders, who direct in the struggle, set the political agenda and define the parameters of socio-economic changes.
What is striking about the class struggle in Latin America, over the past decade and a half, is its changing character. Although different forms of class struggle overlap in most periods, one of three forms of class struggle predominates. Though there is no uniform pattern of class struggle throughout Latin America, for analytical purposes, we can identify the predominance of one type or another in different time frames.
We will examine class struggle in four countries, which best illustrate the variety of class struggles, the changes in class struggle and the dominant tendencies in the current period.
Troika Tyranny!
by Stephen Lendman
Eurozone finance ministers continue meeting in Brussels on bailout terms Greece offered - practically everything asked for, what no responsible government would agree to.
Leaked word is it's not enough. Saturday talks ended inconclusively. They resumed Sunday.
A scheduled summit of all 28 EU leaders to follow was cancelled. European Council president Donald Tusk said 19 Eurozone leaders will meet instead until talks with Greece conclude. Greece's Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos was apparently told deeper "reforms" are wanted to consider a third bailout.
Reuters reported "(t)wo sources saying there was consensus among the other 18 ministers around the table that the leftist government in Athens must take further steps to convince them it would honour any new debts."
Tsipras Surrenders to Troika Bandits
by Stephen Lendman
Greece is being systematically raped and pillaged. It's painful to see how easily powerful monied interests can destroy a nation without firing a shot. Financial war is as cruel and ruthless as naked aggression.
Long-suffering Greeks understand better than establishment economists - paid to con people to believe destructive policies benefit them.
Harder than ever hard times awaits Greeks and ordinary people throughout Western societies. Regimes in Europe and America serve their privileged elites alone at the expense of most others, especially their most vulnerable and needy.
Their governments are their worst enemies - in bed with dark forces destroying their welfare and futures. SYRIZA was elected on a pledge of no more austerity. Betrayal followed. It's just a question of how bad things will be once the dust settles. What's happening isn't pretty.
Iran Nuclear Talks: Mixed Reports
by Stephen Lendman
Indications are sticking points remain, including Washington upping the bar multiple times to include new issues - violating the letter and spirit of Lausanne preliminary agreement terms, the way US negotiators and top officials do business.
At the same time, Iranian officials remain optimistic. Iran's nuclear chief believes a deal can be consummated.
Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) head Ali Akbar Salehi said there's "a high chance for agreement" despite Washington making unreasonable demands.
Tehran's parliamentary Second Vice Speaker Mohammad Reza Bahonar thinks it can be in a few days - provided "the US-led powers (Britain, France and Germany) give up their excessive demands."
"We are still insisting on our (legitimate) stances, but if the other side means to block the talks through its excessive demands, then that would be a different story…We want a deal that stands the test of time."
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