Critically injured as they all tried to defend two teenage girls against an islamaphobic attack on a commuter train. Their attacker, Jeremy Joseph christian, who is white, shouted ethnic and religious slurs at them. Well speak with heidi beirich, intelligence project director of the southern poverty law center, who has been monitoring racially motivated attacks and hate groups in the United States under President Trump. Then, is the United States slipping into tyranny . Pres. Trump from this day forward, it is going to be only america first. America first. Amy donald trump has referred to federal judges as socalled judges, called journalists enemies of the people, and insisted on america well speak first. With yale history professor and author timothy snyder, who has a new book out called on tyranny twenty lessons from the 20th century. Worried someone might come along who could be elected we areprecisely now in that situation. Up until now, there is nothing in mr. Trumps words or actions which would convince us or even suggest that he cares even a little bit about democracy or the rule of law. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President trump has returned to the United States after his first foreign trip as president , where trump faced condemnation from u. S. Allies for his failures to commit the United States to fulfilling its pledges to the landmark 2015 Paris Climate Accord. Is german chancellor Angela Merkel speaking sunday after contentious meetings that nato and brussels in a g7 meeting in sicily. Long and how rocky this will be came clear when no agreement was reached with the United States. That is why i have to say the consultations were very unsatisfying. Is, of course, a close partner of the United States. We are and will stay convinced transatlantic, but we also know we europeans really have to take our destiny into our own hands. Amy the German Foreign minister went even further, saying of trump anyone who accelerates Climate Change by weakening environmental protection, who sells more weapons in conflict zones and who does not want to politically resolve religious conflicts is putting peace in europe at risk. Meanwhile, french president macron has said he was tried to convey a deeper significance to his long clenched White Knuckle handshake with President Trump and brussels, saying it was not innocent. And we must show we will not make small concessions, even symbolic ones. President trump says hell make a final decision about whether to pull the United States out of the 2015 Paris Climate Accord this week. Back on capitol hill, trump and his administration are facing mounting questions about trumps son and law and Senior Adviser jared kushner, who is now a focus of investigations into whether Trumps Campaign colluded with russia to allegedly influence the 2016 election. The New York Times reports that in middecember jared , kushner met with russian banker sergey gorkov, who was under u. S. Sanctions, as part of kushners efforts to establish a secret back channel with russia after the election. The meeting is now reportedly being probed by federal and congressional investigators. Trump himself blasted news reports over the weekend about kushners attempts to establish a secret back channel with russia, tweeting whenever you see the words sources say in the Fake News Media, and they dont mention names, it is very possible that those sources dont exist but are made up by fake news writers. Fakenews is the enemy this was part of trumps first controversial tweet storm in more than a week. He had refrained from incendiary tweets during his trip abroad. Meanwhile, cnn is reporting based on unnamed former intelligence officials that u. S. Spies intercepted russian officials discussing having potentially derogatory information about trump and his top aides during the 2016 campaign. A white house spokesman has denied the report. All this comes as trumps communication director Michael Dubke has resigned. In syria, a Monitoring Group says u. S. Led airstrikes killed more than 100 civilians, including 47 children, on thursday and friday in the isisheld town of al mayadeen in eastern syria. The syrian observatory for human rights says the two rounds of strikes targeted the families of isis fighters, and that the vast majority of the victims were civilian women and their children. The u. S. Led coalition has acknowledged launching the airstrikes on the town. In iraq, as many as 27 people have died after isis militants detonated a car bomb outside an ice cream parlor as families were gathering to break their ramadan fast early tuesday. Meanwhile, thousands of families continue to flee mosul amid the u. S. And iraqi militaries campaign to retake the city from isis. Over the weekend, u. S. Led airstrikes on old mosul reportedly killed at least 15 civilians, including women and children. As many as 700,000 civilians have already fled mosul amid months of fighting. Egypt has launched airstrikes targeting militant camps in Eastern Libya following a shooting rampage that killed 24 Coptic Christians on a bus heading to a monastery south of cairo. The airstrikes came as family members held funerals for the victims of fridays attack. This is the result of only one thing negligence. Negligence from the government for not punishing these people. Negligence from the government cannot punishing those in prison. Were not asking for them to be killed. We are asking for them to be tried fairly. These are killers and murderers. What did the victims do . What do we do for our children to become orphans . Amy in sri lanka, more than 180 people have been killed and half a Million People displaced amid the worst flooding in sri lanka in the last 14 years. Search and rescue teams are looking for more than 100 people who are still missing. Scientists have linked torrential rains and increased flooding in sri lanka to Climate Change. Meanwhile, flooding in northern brazil has killed at least six people and displaced more than 30,000 people from their homes. This comes as brazil was rocked by a new wave of protests sunday demanding the ouster of president michel temer over charges of corruption. To see our interview with the ousted president dilma rousseff, go to democracynow. Org. In colombia, authorities have agreed to invest tens of millions dollars in new hospitals, highways, and infrastructure in the state of choco following a massive 18day civic strike by residents of the port city of buenaventura. The strike prevented hundreds of thousands of tonnes of cargo from reaching the port. Meanwhile, a nationwide strike by teachers in colombia is continuing into its third week, as teachers demand better pay and working conditions and more investment in education for students. In spain, taxi workers have launched a nationwide strike today to protest uber and other wall streetbacked ridehailing services. The strike comes after thousands of people rallied in madrid on saturday to protest austerity measures, demonstrating under the slogan bread, work, a roof and equality. More than 1000 palestinian prisoners in israeli jails have ended a 40day hunger strike, after israeli authorities reportedly agreed to compromise on a slew of the prisoners demands. The Palestinian Prisoners Solidarity Network says up to 80 of the prisoners demands have been met, including increased family visitation rights, increased access to telephones, more education for child prisoners, and better ventilation in overcrowded prisons. Family members of prisoners celebrated the end of the hunger strike, which was declared on the eve of ramadan. , a greeting to the prisoners in the holy month of ramadan, the month of blessing. May god keep you healthy and make you stronger until you are free from prison. Our prisoners, our lovers, we hope you always stay well. Amy in afghanistan, at least 18 people were killed in a taliban suicide bombing on the first day of ramadan. Officials say the attack in Khost Province was targeting Afghan Security forces but that the victims were mostly civilians. In morocco, protest leader Nasser Zefzafi has been arrested following nationwide protests sunday night. Zefzafi has emerged as the leader of an Economic Justice movement that was sparked by the death of fish seller mouhcine fikri, who was crushed to death in the compact of a garbage truck while he was trying to retrieve fish confiscated by police in the Northern City of alhoceima last october. Back in the United States in portland, oregon, more than 1000 people gathered for a vigil to saturday honor retired army veteran ricky best and recent College GraduateTaliesin Myrddin namkai meche, who were fatally stabbed as they tried to defend two girls against an islamaphobic attack on a commuter train on friday. The two young women, one of whom wore a muslim hijab, were riding the portland lightrail when Jeremy Joseph christian, who is white, started shouting ethnic and religious slurs at them. When best and meche intervened, christian stabbed them, as well as a third man, who survived. This is 16yearold destinee magnum, one of the victims of the attack, describing it. He told us to go back to saudi arabia. He told us we should not be here and to get out of his country. He was just telling us that we basically that we should just kill ourselves. This white now from the back of his committee was like, he is talking you guys . You cant disrespect these young ladies like that. Then they just all started arguing. The and my friend were going to get off and when we turned around while they were fighting, he started stabbing people and it was just blood everywhere. We just started running for our lives. Amy following the attack, portland mayor ted wheeler has announced portland will not issue new permits to altright groups for planned white supremacist rallies in june. Well have more on the Portland Attack after headlines. Meanwhile, here in new york city, leading palestinianamerican organizer Linda Sarsour is facing a barrage of Death Threats ahead of her scheduled commencement speech at the City University of New York School of public heal this thursday. Sarsour was the coorganizer of the National Womens march and the former head of the Arab American Association of new york. Last week, white supremacist Milo Yiannopoulos led a protest against sarsour outside cunys main office. Cunys chancellor says he will not cancel her speech. In minnesota, st. Anthony Police OfficerJeronimo Yanez is going on trial this week on charges of manslaughter for killing African AmericanPhilando Castile during a traffic stop last year. Its the first time in at least 30 years that a Police Officer in minnesota has faced charges for killing someone while on duty, and comes after nationwide demonstrations protesting castiles killing. In texas, hundreds of protesters flooded the texas house gallery to protest the antiimmigrant bill known as as before which man sanctuary cities and allows Police Officers to check immigration status of anyone they detained. Scuffles between state lawmakers after matt rinaldi said he called the and Customs Enforcement agency on protesters reportedly hispanic lawmakers i am glad i just called ice to have all of these people deported. Immigration activists held a noisy 38 graham 3 00 a. M. Rally outside governor of its mansion with a blaring mariotti band and signs reading you have disturbed our piece, so were disturbing yours. Into targetsion styleth military counterterrorism measures. It began as a u. S. Military and state Department Contractor and hired by Energy Transfer partners going to come to behind the pipeline. The investigations is based on leaked internal document special how tigerswan collaborated closely with Law Enforcement agencies to surveilling target the nonviolent indigenous led movement. In the documents, the company repeatedly calls the water protectors insurgents and the movement and ideologically driven insurgency. And former panel mom military dictator Manuel Noriega has died at the age of 83. He was an ally of u. S. Government until the u. S. Invaded Hannah Montana 1989 a convicted of Drug Trafficking in 1991 its been nearly 20 years in u. S. Prisons before being invited to france and finally back to panel mall. And those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Juan and im juan gonzalez. Welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. We begin the show on this day after memorial day in portland, where for the second time in a week a military man was killed by a white extremist. On friday, 53yearold ricky best, a retired army veteran, and 23yearold Taliesin Myrddin namkai meche were fatally stabbed with a third man critically injured as they tried to defend two girls against an attack by a man going on an antimuslim rant. The two young women, one of whom wore a muslim hijab, were riding a commuter train when according to witnesses, Jeremy Joseph christian started shouting ethnic and religious slurs. Best and meche, along with a third man who intervened, were stabbed. Best died at the scene. Meche died at a hospital. Portland Police Department spokesperson pete simpson described the scene. Officers, they went down onto the train and found one male victim suffering from traumatic injuries. They attempted lifesaving measures on the train but were unsuccessful. That victim died at scene. Two additional stabbing victims were located and a merely transferred by medical personnel. One of the victims also passed away. The third victim is at the hospital being treated. He is suffering from what are believed to be nonlifethreatening injuries. One coat been an emotional interview with cnn, 16yearold destinee magnum, one of the targets of christians hate speech, described what happened. Magnum, who is not muslim, thanked the three strangers who saved their lives. He told us to go back to saudi arabia. He told us that we should not be here and to get out of his country. He was just telling us that we basically worth anything and we should just kill ourselves. This white male from the back of us came and he was like, he is talking to you guys . You cant disrespect these and ladies like that. Then they just all started arguing. Me and my friend were going to get off. Then we turned around while they were fighting and he just started stabbing people. It was just blood everywhere. For ourstarted running lives. I just want to say thank you to the people who put their life on the life or me because they didnt even know me. And they lost their lives because of me and my friend and the way we look. Just want to say thank you to them and their family and that i appreciate them because without them, we probably would be dead right now. Amy the attack unfolded hours before the start of ramadan, islams holy month, when most of the worlds 1. 6 billion muslims observe a daily religious fast. Police arrested christian, a convicted felon, soon after the attack. He was booked on two counts of aggravated murder and charges of attempted murder, intimidation and being a felon in possession of a restricted weapon. Christian was ordered held without bail and is scheduled to be arraigned today. Following the attack, the portland mayor, ted wheeler, announced the city will not issue permits to alt right groups for plan supremacist rallies in june. The attack comes just six days after 23yearold Richard Collins iii, an African American student at Bowie State University and army second lieutenant, was fatally stabbed by an alleged member of a white supremacist Facebook Group called alt reich nation. Well, for more, were joined by heidi beirich, intelligence project director of the southern poverty law center. Welcome to democracy now joining us from a camera, alabama. Can you tell us what you know about this attack and about this man who will be arraigned today . , yes, well, Jeremy Christian based on extensive Facebook Postings, was motivated by prohillary ideas, a love of the prohit city bomber l