(2022-08-23). The Only Thing Keeping US and China From War Is Running Dangerously Thin. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-23). Moscow Accuses Kiev's 'Special Services' in Russian Journalist's Car Bombing. news.antiwar.com The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) accused Kiev's secret services of carrying out the car bombing murder of Russian journalist Darya Dugina, the 29-year-old daughter of nationalist philosopher Alexander Dugin. On Saturday night, Dugina was driving her father's Toyota Land Cruiser about 20 miles outside Moscow when an explosive planted beneath his SUV detonated, the …
(2022-08-23). How Even a Limited Nuclear War Would Destroy the Planet. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-23). Raising the Alarm: Israel's All-Out Assault on Rights Defenders: Palestinian Groups Raided, Closed; Researcher for Israeli Group Detained. juancole.com By Omar Shakir | Israel and Palestine Director, Middle East and North Africa Division | @OmarSShakir | ( Human Rights Watch ) Three years ago, as the Israeli government prepared to deport me from Israel and Palestine over my human rights advocacy, I wrote in The Forward that, should the deportation proceed without …
(2022-08-23). Estonia Wants EU to Ban Russian Tourists. news.antiwar.com Estonia's Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu "We are letting the citizens of an aggressor state peacefully visit the Louvre … and return to [their] homeland as if nothing has happened," Reinsalu told Politico. | Last week,
(2022-08-23). New Arrest Warrant Issued Against Indigenous Anarchist Miguel Peralta. itsgoingdown.org Update from the support group of ex-political prisoner, Miguel Peralta, whose freedom was recently revoked, and a warrant put out for his arrest. Another arrest warrant has been issued against Miguel Peralta Betanzos, ex-political prisoner and anarchist, after being released in October of 2019, having survived nearly five years in prison. Miguel Peralta, originally from…
(2022-08-23). US says Iran has dropped demand to remove IRGC terror designation for nuclear deal. tribune.com.pk Iran has dropped its demand that the US remove its Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) from a terror blacklist as part of ongoing talks to return both countries to the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, the State Department said on Monday. | President Joe Biden has stalwartly opposed lifting the IRGC's blacklisting as part of any deal that would return the US and Iran to compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and State Department spokesman Ned Price said the demand has been removed from the latest version of the agreement the US has seen. | "That's part of the reason why a deal is close…
(2022-08-22). Chinese community protests Pelosi visit. ecns.cn Hundreds of members from the Chinese community in San Francisco gathered on Sunday in the city's Chinatown to protest US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent visit to Taiwan, criticizing her for endangering the peace between China and the United States that has lasted for five decades.
(2022-08-23). Chinese community protests Pelosi visit. ecns.cn Hundreds of members from the Chinese community in San Francisco gathered on Sunday in the city's Chinatown to protest US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent visit to Taiwan, criticizing her for endangering the peace between China and the United States that has lasted for five decades.
(2022-08-23). Turkey calls for Ukraine-Russia mediation, signaling deal with Syria. wsws.org The Turkish initiatives point to rising conflicts inside the NATO alliance amid the mounting danger of a world war between NATO and Russia.
(2022-08-23). Capitalism's war in Ukraine. greenleft.org.au Under capitalism, wars are fought to gain access to markets, resources and to harness the working class in its service. The suffering of the Ukrainian people attests to this, writes William Briggs.
(2022-08-23). The birth of propaganda and The war of perception. indybay.org One of the founding fathers of modern propaganda, Edward Bernays, openly admitted that especially in democracies, where the majority of people decide, the control of thoughts and feelings is a central tool. "Public relations involves what I call 'the engineering of consent.'"
(2022-08-23). Pelosi Resign! San Franciscans Accuse Pelosi of War Mongering Against China. indybay.org Dozens of people rallied in Portsmouth Square in San Francisco Chinatown and demanded that San Francisco House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi resign. They accused her of whipping up war against China and being responsible for the escalating attacks on Chinese and Asian Americans.
(2022-08-23). Release students detained under Sri Lanka's anti-terror laws! wsws.org The detention of student activists under the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act is part of President Wickremesinghe's broad class-war assault on the working class and the poor.
(2022-08-23). Northern part of damaged Beirut grain silos collapses – media. tribune.com.pk 
The northern section of the grain silos damaged two years ago by a blast at the Beirut port collapsed early on Tuesday after warnings the structure was leaning too far to stay up. | The crash sent a cloud of brown-grey dust billowing over the waterfront, the LBCI television station reported. There were no immediate reports of injuries. | The huge explosion at the port on Aug. 4, 2020, killed more than 220 people and gutted the northern section of the grain silos, leaving wheat and corn spilling out in the sun. | Recently, a fire had been smouldering in the silos for weeks, which officials said was the result o…
(2022-08-23). Attend the IYSSE (Australia) AGM at Brisbane's Griffith University against war and the assault on democratic rights. wsws.org The IYSSE at Griffith University is holding its Annual General Meeting at 1 p.m. (AEST) Wednesday, 24 August.
(2022-08-23). Mayo Clinic Minute: Helping your child with back-to-school anxiety. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Most kids are eager for the last day of school and the start of summer vacation. But this time of year, there are many students who might not look forward to returning to the classroom, in part because of separation anxiety. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/C_wvC0NAgy8 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 07) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. By the time the first…
(2022-08-23). Science Saturday: Mayo innovation, research at forefront of World War II victory. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A photograph taken from the air of "G-Whiz," the Mayo Clinic Dauntless Dive Bomber plane used for testing the G-suit and other innovations. If you watched "Top Gun: Maverick" this summer, you saw a fictional portrayal of how fighter pilots can perform incredible aerial maneuvers at high G-forces, or the force of gravity. Here's the story about the role Mayo Clinic had in enabling pilots to reach those heights and possibly win a war. In…
(2022-08-23). Arm-strengthening device to be brought to the clinic with £800k grant. imperial.ac.uk Imperial and GripAble have been awarded an £800k grant to help children with cerebral palsy in the clinic using a new arm-strengthening device.
(2022-08-23). Is Afghanistan Balkanizing under the Taliban Rule? On the one-year anniversary of their seizure of power, the Taliban now face a wholly different threat. juancole.com By Atal Ahmadzai ( Foreign Policy in Focus) In the year since the fall of Kabul, Afghanistan has endured rapid and agonizing setbacks. Two decades of socio-economic and political gains have vanished under the dystopian rule of the Taliban. Furthermore, while peace is far from being realized, political violence, including the Taliban's extrajudicial executions, …
(2022-08-22). Putin Warns Macron of 'Large-Scale Catastrophe' at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-22). What do the New York Times, Kiev Independent, Euromaidan Press, Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, and TikTok All Have in Common? covertactionmagazine.com They are all funded by or staffed by Western and U.S. intelligence members pushing the U.S. narrative about the war in Ukraine. This is why Struggle-La-Lucha.org organized a fact-finding mission to Ukraine and Russia to report on the suppressed information that challenges the narrative of NATO and its member states, led by the U.S. This …
(2022-08-22). U.S.-Backed Ukrainian Officials are Trying to Prosecute Journalists for Spreading True Info. mintpressnews.com Everyone in the U.S. should be repulsed at the idea of people being labeled "terrorists" or "war criminals" for standing up to U.S. propaganda about the proxy war in Ukraine.
(2022-08-22). Will the Idea of the 'West' Survive the Scourge of the Russia-Ukraine War? mintpressnews.com Yet, regardless of where the West is heading, there is no question that the East is finally rising, a momentous historical event that could reinforce whole new political geography, and likely alliances as well.
(2022-08-22). Ukraine envoy invites Iranian firms to rebuild war-hit areas. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) — Ukraine's Ambassador to Iran Sergei Bordeliak invited Iranian companies to help rebuild war-torn areas of the country as a result of war broke out between Ukraine and Russia.
(2022-08-22). Ukraine 'Testing Ground' Shaping US Network, Electronic Warfare Effort. transcend.org 17 Aug 2022 – Fierce battles being waged in Ukraine are showcasing cyber and electronic warfare and their consequences for connectivity and communications, according to the deputy commanding general at U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.
(2022-08-22). UK army troops preparing for war against Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) — Warrant Officer Paul Carney said soldiers should prepare their families for the possibility of being sent to Ukraine to fight Russia.
(2022-08-22). The assassination of Daria Dugina and the US-NATO war in Ukraine. wsws.org The assassination of Daria Dugina carries the stench of the Ukrainian secret police and their CIA handlers, with the intention of provoking a response that will be used to escalate the US-NATO war against Russia.
(2022-08-22). Russia-Ukraine-USA/NATO: From War Propaganda to Peace Journalism. transcend.org 15 Aug 2022 – This series has argued that the war in Ukraine is being fueled by a propaganda campaign which hides previous and current NATO/US aggressiveness towards Russia as well as the options to reach a peaceful settlement by resolving underlying conflicts.
(2022-08-22). Daughter of Putin Ally Killed in Car Blast Outside Moscow. news.antiwar.com A large car-bomb explosion tore apart a Toyota Land Cruiser outside Moscow Saturday night, the only person inside was the driver, journalist and political scientist Darya Dugina, the 30 year old daughter of Alexander Dugin, the nationalist Russian philosopher. The blast took place approximately at 9: 35 PM local time on the Mozhaisk highway roughly 20 …
(2022-08-22). Military Situation In Syria On August 22, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On August 22, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 2 times: 1 in Aleppo province, 1 in Latakia province; | On August 22, an SAA serviceman was killed as a result of an IED explosion in the city of Daraa; | On August 21, a former rebel commander was assassinated by unknown gunmen in Tasil town; | On August 21, the Turkish Army shelled the alleged SDF positions west of Darbasiyah; | On August 22, artillery of Turk…
(2022-08-22). The Western Strategy to Dismantle the Russian Federation. libya360.wordpress.com Thierry Meyssan Renewing the strategies of Germany during the First World War and of the United States and the Ukrainian integral nationalists during the Cold War, the Westerners have just created a Forum of the free peoples of Russia. The aim is to prolong the break-up of the USSR, to create separatist movements and, ultimately,…
(2022-08-22). No Longer a Pariah? Russia and China Could Be about to 'Normalize' North Korea and Leave the US with another Asian Headache. transcend.org 18 Aug 2022 – Once a Cold War proxy battleground for superpowers, is the Korean peninsula being pulled apart by bloc politics again?>
(2022-08-22). Washington Wants a New Cold War—but That's a Bad Idea. transcend.org 15 Aug 2022 – As China unleashed live-fire military exercises off the coast of Taiwan, simulating a real "reunification by force" operation in the wake of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's ceremonial visit to the island last week, the bipartisan fervor for a new Cold War with China and Russia took greater hold in Washington.
(2022-08-22). Ukrainian government uses war to enforce privatization, passes new anti-Russian laws. wsws.org The Zelensky government is using the war to push through long-standing privatization plans while whipping up anti-Russian hatred to divide the working class.
(2022-08-22). International Brigade Against Apartheid: Veterans of South Africa struggle share lessons. peoplesworld.org 
Thirty years after the fall of apartheid in South Africa, a couple of generations have now grown up without first-hand knowledge of the expansive and united movement which helped put an end to the racist regime. The recently published book International Brigade Against Apartheid: Secrets of the People's War That Liberated South Africa takes a …
(2022-08-22). How One Spook-Run London College Department Is Training the World's Social Media Managers. mintpressnews.com 
Kremlin propaganda is real, but its reach is decidedly minor in comparison to the massive disinformation campaigns being launched by the Western national security state. And as Alan Macloed reveals, London's Department of War Studies is a key part of that information war.
(2022-08-22). Why Palestine is central to anti-imperialist resistance. electronicintifada.net There's a growing risk of an Israel-Lebanon war, with destruction on an unprecedented scale.
(2022-08-22). The TFF Abolish NATO Catalogue. transcend.org 18 Aug 2022 – Abolish NATO or Convert It to Serve Peace – 30 Arguments & 100s of Inspirations…
(2022-08-22). NATO: By Making China the Enemy, the Alliance Is Threatening World Peace. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-22). Serbia warns NATO over safety of Kosovo Serbs. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) — Serbia's President has called on NATO to "do their job" in Kosovo, warning if it doesn't that Serbia itself will move to protect its minority in the breakaway province.
(2022-08-22). Indiana Governor Leads Third US Delegation to Taiwan This Month. news.antiwar.com Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb and other state officials arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, marking the third US delegation to visit the island this month amid soaring tensions between the US and China. Holcomb, a Republican, said that the trip was meant to boost economic cooperation between the US and Taiwan with a focus on the …
(2022-08-22). US Tries to Reassure Israel on Potential Iran Deal, Says Agreement 'Not Imminent'. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration has been trying to reassure Israel over a potential agreement to revive the Iran nuclear deal, The US is currently reviewing Iran's response to an EU proposal to revive the deal. Reports have said the US has agreed to give "concessions" to Iran, a characterization that the Biden administration has strongly denied. | US officials told Axios that in recent communications with their Israeli counterparts, they have stressed Washington is not making concessions to Tehran a…
(2022-08-22). US, South Korea to Resume Provocative Live-Action War Games After Four-Year Pause. news.antiwar.com Washington and Seoul will kick off live-action military drills in Korea on Monday. North Korea views the exercises as highly provocative rehearsals of removing the government in Pyongyang. The US canceled live war games with South Korea in 2018. The military drills, dubbed Ulchi Freedom Shield, will involve thousands of soldiers and last about two …
(2022-08-22). Outrage as Leaked Iraq Video Hints at Corruption. news.antiwar.com A newly leaked video making rounds on social media MP Majid Shanqali commented that corruption is "the prevailing culture in which ministries and state departments and their positions are considered business projects for their owners." | Several factions have been warning of soaring corruption in Iraq for years, especially cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. The use of ministrie…
(2022-08-22). Argentinian Unions Mobilize Against Runaway Inflation. popularresistance.org August 18 – Argentinian unions and social movements are marching today towards the National Congress to protest against runaway inflation and 'speculators'. | The march has been organized by the two largest union confederations; CGT and CTA. Their joint statement said; "Our country demands firm commitments to mitigate the social injustice that is suffocating us today (..) political actors must abandon petty electoral confrontation for the benefit of individual interests. Inflation has reached intolerable levels and is pulverizing the purchasing power of workers." | Sergio Palazzo, lawmaker for the ruling Frente d…
(2022-08-22). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.
(2022-08-22). The War on Food: Achieving Self-Funding Local Sovereignty as Global Food Systems Collapse. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-22). Chile's New Constitution Will Empower Chilean Workers. popularresistance.org The first step toward a new constitution in Chile is now complete. The draft of the new Magna Carta was officially delivered on May 16, paving the way for major changes in Chilean society, particularly in the areas of social rights, gender parity in political participation, and constitutional recognition of native peoples. | In terms of social rights, the new constitution recognizes demands that have been a banner for popular struggles since Augusto Pinochet's neoliberal counterrevolution in the 1970s. It guarantees access to health, housing, education, decent pensions, nonsexist education, and the right to abort…
(2022-08-22). Independent Unions Can Help Break Through The Economic Crisis. popularresistance.org In a period of extreme social and economic crises, when the major labor unions have reduced their organizing programs to a fraction of what they once were and the courts stand athwart any effort to protect workers' interests, scrappy new independent unions raise hope against hope that maybe — just maybe — workers can fight back and win. I'm writing, of course, about the early 1930s. A newly published book finds some surprising parallels between that era and our own. | An eleventh volume in the prolific Marxist labor historian Philip S. Foner's History Of The Labor Movement In The United States has jus…
(2022-08-22). With Iran Deal Closer Than Ever Israel Presses for War. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-22). Albert Woodfox, Angola Three warrior passes. workers.org 
August 9 Who has not heard of the Angola Three, three young Black prisoners who were falsely accused of killing a prison guard in 1972, in the infamous Louisiana maximum-security prison, sited at a former slave plantation and named for the place where the African captives came from: Angola. On . . . |
(2022-08-22). How Native Lands Became a Target for Nuclear Waste. progressivehub.net SANJANA MANJESHWAR | OUTRIDER…
(2022-08-22). Mexico: Former Prosecutor General Arrested for Role in Ayotzinapa Case, Arrest Warrants Issued Against Military and Police Personnel. orinocotribune.com 
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(2022-08-22). Portugal Under Alert as Fires Continue. telesurenglish.net On August 19, the Portuguese Government decreed a state of alert until Tuesday due to the risk of forest fires posed by a new heat wave. | RELATED: | Civil Protection said that there were about 1 800 firefighters nationwide battling the blaze on Monday morning. | At the northern end of the Vila Real region, is where the most significant outbreak is located, which advanced towards the interior of a mountainous and difficult…
(2022-08-22). Majority of Chinese consumers value trademark protection: survey. ecns.cn Chinese consumers have a relatively high level of awareness when it comes to intellectual property rights with the majority valuing trademark protection, an industrial survey showed.
(2022-08-22). 'Gold Wells' wins award at Spanish film festival. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) — Written, produced, and directed by Saeed Timar, the short film "Gold Wells" won the best short film award at the Mostremp, Cinema Rural al Pallars film festival in Spain.
(2022-08-22). What did the Australian Labor Party know about former PM Morrison's secret ministerial appointments? wsws.org Labor MP Ed Husic has stated that he was aware in 2021 that former Prime Minister Scott Morrison had become the "decision maker" for the industry, science, resources and energy ministerial portfolio.
(2022-08-22). Biggest Lie in World History: There Never Was A Pandemic. The Data Base is Flawed. The Covid Mandates including the Vaccine are Invalid. globalresearch.ca Fake science was supportive of this devastating agenda. The lies were sustained by a massive media disinformation campaign. The historic March 11, 2020 lockdown triggered economic and social chaos Worldwide. It was an act of "economic warfare": a war against humanity.
(2022-08-22). Díaz-Canel presides over award ceremony for women deserving of the Mariana Grajales and Ana Betancourt orders. en.cubadebate.cu The President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, presides over the award ceremony for Cuban women deserving of the Mariana Grajales and Ana Betancourt orders. The ceremony takes place this Monday, as part of the activities for the 62nd anniversary of the Federation of Cuban Women. Due to his tireless work in various spheres of creative work, the president imposed the Mariana Grajales Order on five companions. Her contributions to the development and defense of the country.
(2022-08-22). Three scientists win China's 2022 Future Science Prize. ecns.cn Three scientists on Sunday were awarded the 2022 Future Science Prize, the first Chinese non-governmental science award jointly initiated by groups of scientists and entrepreneurs.
(2022-08-22). The Luftwaffe goes on a world war mission in the Indo-Pacific. wsws.org Following the deployment of the frigate "Bayern" last year, Germany's Luftwaffe (Air Force) is now also expanding its operations to the Indo-Pacific.
(2022-08-22). Over a Thousand Monkeypox Cases Confirmed in Peru. telesurenglish.net According to Minsa, there are 1 188 confirmed cases nationwide, of which 973 are registered in the capital, Lima. | RELATED: | Health authorities issued warnings given the high rate of infection affecting homosexual men. | Of the total confirmed cases, 1 119 are reported to be men, that is, 99.2 percent. Only nine cases are women, 0.80 percent, Minsa said. | There are 775 male homosexual patients, representing 68.7 percent, 105…
(2022-08-22). Why Don't You Stop This War? transcend.org 19 Aug 2022 – | Are you living in a jar? | No one can see the brutality of war? | Don't close your eyes…
(2022-08-22). Trump Likening the US to a 'Third-World Country' Is Something We Can Agree On. commondreams.org The imperial hubris on display in the use of such lingo towards poorer nations can't hide America's own failures.
(2022-08-22). The global significance of the resort to extra-parliamentary forms of rule in Australia. wsws.org Behind the backs of the population, and the figleaf of parliamentary rule, as the pandemic erupted and class and war tensions intensified, unprecedented, anti-democratic decisions were taken that overturned the nostrums of accountability of the executive to elected representatives.
(2022-08-22). The UK Heads Towards Its Worst Economic Crisis Since 1926. telesurenglish.net As millions of people in Britain face the prospect of escalating bills, Keith Baker, a research fellow in fuel poverty and energy policy at Glasgow Caledonian University, warned the country could face its worst peacetime crisis since the General Strike of 1926. | RELATED: | For many British families, food prices were already rocketing, adding extra dollars to weekly food bills, but planned rises in the cost of electricity and gas du…
(2022-08-22). Rail union leaders warn: Corporate greed will delay your holiday gifts, again. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (PAI)—Crunch. And a shortage of everything. That's the warning rail union leaders are sending to consumers as the nation approaches the holiday season. Expect, they said, a repeat of last year's fiasco, where gifts were delayed for weeks or months as cargo ships backed up outside the Port of Los Angeles-Long Beach, the major …
(2022-08-22). Northern Mexico's cattle ranching industry near collapse over drought. america.cgtn.com The worst drought in a generation is currently happening in northern Mexico, where in addition to cities now operating with water rationing, the countryside industries are struggling. Cattle ranching — often blamed as a major cause of global warming itself — is on the brink …
(2022-08-22). Howard Zinn (24 Aug 1922 — 14 May 2008). transcend.org Zinn's influence lives on in millions of people who have read his work and have been inspired by his actions. He ended his autobiography with these encouraging words: 'We don't have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an endless succession of presents, and to live now as we think humans should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.'
(2022-08-22). Florida election outlook: Rubio and DeSantis are key takedown targets. peoplesworld.org 
TAMPA, Fla.—With fewer than three months to go before the November general election, both candidates and activists are looking towards that contest rather than the August 23 primary. The U.S. Senate race is set: Rep. Val Demings (D), a former Orlando police chief, will take on Sen. Marco Rubio (R). Depending on what polls you …
(2022-08-22). "Tell Me, Mother, What does Peace Look Like?" globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-22). Cuba to Host Peace Talks Between ELN and Colombian Government: New Opportunities vs. Old Obstacles (Part 1). orinocotribune.com By Gustavo A. Maranges — Aug 14, 2022 | Earlier this month in Havana, the Colombian government stated its willingness to resume peace talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN), having Cuba and Norway as the guarantors of the process. The announcement came just four days after Gustavo Petro took office as the president of Colombia. This is undoubtedly a sign of how important achieving "absolute peace" is for the new government. | Peace in Colombia is closely related to Cuba, a country that has been a mediator between the guerrillas and different Colombian governments for over 40 years. The relationship s…
(2022-08-22). Colombian Government Asks Airlines to Be Ready to Resume Flights to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Colombian Minister of Transport Guillermo Reyes asked Colombian airlines to be prepared for resuming flights between Colombia and Venezuela, once the border is reopened. | Reyes requested for the airlines Avianca, Viva Air and Latam to start with preparations so that they can soon offer Colombians and Venezuelans the possibility of traveling by air. | "They are airlines that operate in Colombia, the call is for them to be prepared so that when our diplomatic relations are resumed, as well as mobility between the two countries, they will be able to offer Colombians and Venezuelans the possibility of traveling by a…
(2022-08-22). Iran Urges Release of Venezuelan Plane Detained in Argentina. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Iran urged Argentina to release the Venezuelan Boeing 747-300 freighter and its crew, which have remained grounded at Ezeiza Airport in Buenos Aires since June. | RELATED: | "The important thing for us is the situation of the five Iranian compatriots," the Persian Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said, confirming that his country's authorities and Argentine diplomats are holding political ne…
(2022-08-22). Homage to Hiroshima, Homage to Life. transcend.org This address was delivered at the 33rd Annual Hiroshima Peace Service Ceremony commemorating the 77th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, on August 6, 2022, at the Izumo Taishakyo Mission…
(2022-08-22). Movements to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons and to Establish Geopolitical Accountability. transcend.org 16 Aug 2022 – Go to the links given connecting you with the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, the NGO that has the longest record of commitment to establish a global security system without nuclear weapons and with geopolitical accountability.
(2022-08-21). Quality Of Ukraine Reporting Continues To Deteriorate. popularresistance.org Nikopol is too close to the plant for sirens to be of use — there's no time to switch them on. Instead residents on the other side send warnings if they see artillery batteries being rolled out. | The well protected six reactor blocks of ZNPP can be seen in the upper left of the picture. The next civilian settlement is on the right side, some 2+ kilometers away from the plant with several big buildings between the two. | How anyone would see "artillery batteries being rolled out" at the plant is beyond me. The Russian side of course insists that there is no artillery at the ZNPP and that the Ukrainians are…
(2022-08-21). Where it does not dominate, U.S. imperialism sows chaos. iacenter.org By Manuel Raposo August 17, 2022 U.S. military left Afghanistan in ruins. Above, the results of a 2017 bombing raid that killed 90. Raposo is editor of the Portuguese web magazine, jornalmudardevida.net, where this article was published Aug. 10. Translation: John Catalinotto. While declaring itself ready to prolong the war in Ukraine, "for as long as necessary," U.S. imperialism is dedicating itself to creating new hotbeds of tension in various parts of the world, in a bid to threaten and show strength. Three events reveal this: the visit to Taiwan of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, second in succession to the presid…
(2022-08-21). BBC Assault on Antiwar Academics Was Apparent Product of UK Intel Plot. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg Leaked emails expose the fingerprints of UK intelligence all over a factually challenged BBC special that aimed to deprive antiwar academics of their jobs and destroy their reputations. On May 31, BBC Radio initiated an embarrassing imbroglio when it broadcast a factually challenged, overtly propagandistic documentary special called Ukraine: The Disinformation War. Fronted by a British…
(2022-08-21). China Forgives 23 Loans For 17 African Countries. popularresistance.org The Chinese government has announced that it is forgiving 23 interest-free loans for 17 African nations, while pledging to deepen its collaboration with the continent. | This is in addition to China's cancellation of more than $3.4 billion in debt and restructuring of around $15 billion of debt in Africa between 2000 and 2019. | While Beijing has a repeated history of forgiving loans like this, Western governments have made baseless, politically motivated accusations that China uses "debt-trap diplomacy" in the Global South. | The United States has turned Africa into a battleground in its new cold war on China an…
(2022-08-21). Venezuela's Gold Dispute in UK Courts is a Battle for Sovereignty. orinocotribune.com By Zoe Alexandra — Aug 17, 2022 | The official government of Venezuela has been engaged in a legal dispute with the Bank of England to regain control over gold assets worth over $1.8 billion. | "The world must know that there is no legal security in London nor in the Bank of England, because at any moment, any country can have its international reserves stolen. There is no respect for the law!" Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro made this damning statement in a televised address on August 3 following the decision by a British high court to reject the Venezuelan state access to its gold reserves worth $1.8…
(2022-08-21). Katie Halper Interviews Bob Scheer. scheerpost.com "Legendary reporter Bob Scheer discusses a long career reporting on war all over the world; Laura Hazard Owens discusses how to report on abortion in a post-Roe world; Andrew Perez discusses fact checking the Washington Post Fact checker."
(2022-08-21). 52nd commemorative event of the Chicano Moratorium to be held in Los Angeles. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA — Plans are underway to commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the August 29, 1970 Chicano Moratorium, which demanded a stop to the Vietnam War and an end to discrimination and racism. Over 30,000 Chicanos and supporters gathered in East LA at then-Laguna Park. The same park is now named after Ruben Salazar, who was killed by authorities that day. Salazar was a well-known and proud Chicano news producer and journalist. Since 1970, many have honored and continued with the legacy started at the Chicano Moratorium. | Today, Centro Community Service Organization (CSO) is leading the effort in Los…
(2022-08-21). Venezuela: Attorney General Issues Arrest Warrant for Those Responsible for Medical Warehouse Fire. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan Attorney General's Office has issued an arrest warrant for two guards of the west Caracas warehouse belonging to the Venezuelan Social Security Institute (IVSS) for their role in the fire that occurred at the facility last Monday, August 15. The fire at the Antímano warehouse destroyed dialysis machines and important medical supplies for kidney patients. | Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab reported in a Twitter post that the arrest warrant has been issued for Layla Janeth Miranda Vásquez and Jorge Ernesto Cambero Rangel, "who were in charge of safeguarding the medical supplies that wer…
(2022-08-21). Yirmara and journalism at the foot of danger. en.cubadebate.cu Yirmara is not going to like this chronicle. What's more, she warned me not to write it. Maybe she thinks she doesn't deserve it. Perhaps it will do everything possible so that some Google mechanism hides it in the cloud and nobody ever finds it in the infinity of networks. She won't want anyone to read it. And I really do apologize. I will not be a flatterer, because I hate it, and so does she, and a flattering chronicle there is no God who reads it to her. Yirmara is not going to like this chronicle, but I have to write it.
(2022-08-21). CITMA: The contamination caused by the fire in Matanzas does not compromise human health. en.cubadebate.cu On August 5, a fire broke out at the Supertanker Base in the city of Matanzas, caused by an electrical discharge in one of the tanks that stored national crude oil. From that moment on, the cloud of smoke and the fuel spill were warning signs for the environment and human beings. Matanzas is recognized for its natural values. Precisely, the sinister described as the first of this magnitude in the history of Cuba occurred very close to the bay, in an area close to different towns that were seen under the smoke coming from the place of the disaster.
(2022-08-21). Venezuela Increases Petcoke Exports to India. venezuelanalysis.com The oil industry byproduct has emerged as a cheaper alternative to coal amid global energy struggles.
(2022-08-21). Iran's Embassy in Caracas Labels Agreement With Venezuela on 1 Million Hectares as Fake News. orinocotribune.com Caracas, August 20, 2022 ( The Iranian Embassy stated through its official Twitter account that "although Venezuela is one of the best countries for agriculture, which can attract many investors," Iran has not signed any bilateral alliance on this matter. | In this context, the embassy urged everyone to stop fake…
(2022-08-21). (W.E. Talk) In the face of disruptors, why is cooperation the only way to achieve long-term stability in the South China Sea. ecns.cn Wu Shicun, the founding president of National Institute for South China Sea Studies, said in an exclusive interview with China News Service's "W.E. Talk" that U.S. policies and actions on the South China Sea, as well as its allies' military actions there, will become a destabilizing factor that will cause the situation to deteriorate. The only way to achieve lasting peace and stability in the South China Sea is for neighboring countries to focus on functional cooperation, seeking common ground while shelving differences.