Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 7, 2019

Khalid Albaih, Al Jazeera: No, it's not over for the Sudanese revolution

The counter-revolution has struck and temporarily cleared the streets, but it has not broken the revolutionary spirit.

For those of us who have watched closely the events in the Arab world since 2011, what happened on June 3 in Sudan was expected. Sooner or later, the counter-revolution was going to strike.

As bodies are being pulled out of the Nile River and shocking stories are surfacing of extreme torture and rape, the brutality of the crackdown is yet to be revealed in full. Officially, over 100 people have been confirmed dead; in reality, the death toll is probably much higher and we may never know the exact number, as the criminal forces who committed the massacre have taken measures to cover up their crimes.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 7, 2019

US warns Sudan — and perhaps the Saudis — about cracking down on protesters -- Simon Henderson, The Hill

Reckless in Riyadh -- Steven Simon and Daniel Benjamin, New York Review of Books

Let China complain: America should approve Taiwan's arms purchase -- Tom Rogan, Washington examiner

Strategic Partnership: What Message are Xi, Putin Sending to Trump? -- Sputnik

Analysts: Uranium enrichment ongoing at North Korean nuclear facility -- Thomas Maresca, UPI

Syria’s New Assad Statues Send a Sinister Message: ‘We Are Back’ -- Sam Dagher, The Atlantic

Iraq harvests go up in smoke, but who lit the fires? -- AFP

In Denmark's Election, A Shift To The Left — Unlike In Much Of Europe -- Sidsel Overgaard, NPR

Crowned, defined and destroyed by Brexit, UK PM Theresa May resigns -- Mark Hallam, DW

Russia lost the most lives during WW2. So why wasn't Putin invited to D-Day event? -- Analysis by Nathan Hodge, CNN

Why Trump’s trade wars are pressuring both economy and Fed -- Christopher Rugaber, AP

Trump’s high-wire act on trade risks a rough fall -- Ben White, Politico

iPhones and cancer drugs rely on Chinese rare-earth minerals. What happens if Beijing limits them? -- Alan Weedon, ABC News Online

Trudeau's Unrequited Love For China -- Paul Wells, Maclean's

Venezuela crisis: What happened to uprising against Maduro? -- Barbara Plett Usher BBC