(2022-07-09). Biden's reckless new provocation ratchets up risk of nuclear war with China. mronline.org 
Sending U.S. Warships into South China Sea and Taiwan Strait in violation of UN Convention on the Law of the Sea…
(2022-07-09). US Announces New $400 Million Weapons Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration announced Friday The new aid marks the
(2022-07-09). Pentagon spokesperson refuses to "preclude" Ukrainian attack on Russia's Kerch bridge. wsws.org An attack on the Kerch bridge which connects Russia and Crimea would massively expand the possibility for the war to spiral into a nuclear showdown with unfathomable consequences.
(2022-07-09). Tug of war on global financial markets. wsws.org It is a sign of the perversity of the capitalist economy, dominated by financial octopuses, that the prospect of recession, spelling more economic hardship for billions of workers all over the world, is regarded as "good news" by the stock markets.
(2022-07-09). Gustavo Petro Proposes to Return Monómeros to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The president-elect of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, has said that he plans to return the administration of the Venezuelan state-owned fertilizer company Monómeros, headquartered in Barranquilla, Colombia, to Venezuela. Petro expressed hope that this will make the company functional again, which would reduce the cost of fertilizers in his country. | "The urea used in our country was produced in the Monómeros company of the Venezuelan petrochemical company Pequiven," said Petro in an interview with the Colombian radio station W Radio. "Iván Duque caused the loss of fundamental raw material in the Colombian agricultural…
(2022-07-09). How War Crimes Went Unpunished and a Publisher Became the Criminal (Book Review). orinocotribune.com By Kamala Emanuel — | The Trial of Julian Assange: A story of persecution (2022, Verso, London) by Nils Melzer (with Oliver Kobold), a highly readable, newly-released book offers a wealth of information on the ongoing persecution and torture of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. | The book is as invaluable for those who have supported Assange from the outset, as it is for those sceptical of his fear of extradition to the United States, or influenced by the prolonged character assassination campaign against him. | It begins with a compelling explanation of why the book has come into existence. Au…
(2022-07-09). President Maduro Ratifies Vladimir Padrino López as Defense Minister of Venezuela (FANB Graduation Ceremony). orinocotribune.com 
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced the ratification of the military high command of the nation during the Joint Graduation Act to the Rank of Lieutenants, Lieutenant Commanders, and Retirement of the Class of 1989 of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) on Thursday, July 7. Major General Vladimir Padrino López was ratified as the Minister of Defense of Venezuela, and hence he will continue in his post. | President Maduro also announced the ratification of Major General Domingo Hernández Lárez in…
(2022-07-09). Military Situation In Syria On July 9, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On July 9, the Russian Ministry of Defence recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On July 8, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions north of Manbij; | On July 8, one civilian was killed by unknown gunmen in the town of Jasim; | On July 8, Russia vetoed a draft resolution of the United Nations Security Council on reauthorization of cross-border aid mechanism to Syria. The US vetoed the Russian project.
(2022-07-09). Sunday 7/10: STOP the WAR on WOMEN! — RESCHEDULED TO JULY 24. indybay.org Golden Gate Bridge, South plaza, San Franicisco…
(2022-07-09). Sunday 7/10: STOP the WAR on WOMEN! indybay.org Golden Gate Bridge, South plaza, San Franicisco…
(2022-07-09). Iran's Farabi Intl. Festival calls for works. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) — The secretariat of the 14 the Farabi International Award has called for works on various topics with a focus on "Iranology", "Islamology" and "Religious Science".
(2022-07-09). China is always committed to the peaceful use of space: FM. ecns.cn
(2022-07-09). New Conservative-Green state coalition in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, declares war on the working class. wsws.org The formation of the new coalition in Germany's most populous state underlines two basic tendencies in German politics—first, the interchangeability of all of the main political parties, and second, the central role being played by the Greens in enforcing right-wing policies in the face of growing opposition from workers and youth.
(2022-07-09). World Bronchiectasis Day targets chronic, progressive lung disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A chronic, progressive lung disease is attracting new global attention. Today marks the inaugural World Bronchiectasis Day, an awareness day set for July 1 each year. Goals include increasing recognition and treatment of the disease by health care providers and encouraging more research, says a Mayo Clinic expert helping to lead the effort internationally. In bronchiectasis, the walls of the bronchial tubes, which carry air into and out of the lungs, are injured, becoming enlarged….
(2022-07-09). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to ease the itch of mosquito bites. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org They are a common summer nuisance. Mosquitoes are pesky parasites leaving bite marks that can be unbearable to itch. So what's the best way to stop yourself from scratching? Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/m4iapNcv8-Q Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 57) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. There are millions of mosquitoes swarming this summer, sucking blood and leaving itchy, red bumps on the…
(2022-07-08). How the Pentagon Uses a Secretive Program to Wage Proxy Wars. orinocotribune.com The Intercept divulges exclusive documents that detail classified 127e operations. | According to private documents and interviews with more than a dozen current and former government officials, small teams of New documents confirm that at least 14 127e programs were active in the greater Middle East and the Asia-Pacific as recently as 2020. In total, US…
(2022-07-08). Putin warns that Ukraine delaying negotiations under Western influence will hamper chances of peace. peoplesdispatch.org Russia also objected to the West's doublespeak on Ukraine, saying that platforms such as G20 were being used to push an anti-Russia agenda instead of trying to find ways to tackle the rising economic hardships the world is facing…
(2022-07-08). Amid War In Ukraine, Foreign Powers Remain Active In Syria. southfront.org 
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(2022-07-08). G20 Diplomats Fail to Reach Consensus on Ukraine War. news.antiwar.com The G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, on Friday Many G20 members have not followed the US-led sanctions campaign against Russia, including Indonesia, China, India, Brazil, and South Africa. The meeting opened with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi calling for the G20 nations to work together to end the war. | Marsud…
(2022-07-08). NATO's 2022 plan declares second cold war on Russia and China. multipolarista.com 
NATO's 2022 "strategic concept," its first new plan since 2010, declares Russia a "threat" and China "systemic challenge." It demonizes the Eurasian powers as "authoritarian actors" and "strategic competitors," essentially declaring a second cold war to maintain Western hegemony.
(2022-07-08). Russia Warns Lithuania It Could Take 'Harsh' Measures Over Kaliningrad Ban. news.antiwar.com On Friday, Moscow warned Lithuania and the EU "If the situation does not stabilize in the coming days, then Russia will take harsh measures against Lithuania and the European Union," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. "The issue has taken too long to resolve." | Kaliningrad is a Russian enclave sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland on the Baltic Sea. L…
(2022-07-08). Biden's Reckless New Provocation Ratchets Up Risk Of Nuclear War. popularresistance.org On June 25, the U.S. Navy sent a warship, the USS Benfold, to the South China Sea, only one day after a U.S. spy plane provocatively flew over the Taiwan Strait under the close monitoring of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). | According to CNN, the U.S. flyover came after China sent 29 planes into Taiwan's self-declared air defense identification zone (ADIZ). | From China's point of view, the U.S. spy plane mission on June 24 was especially provocative because it was the first U.S. military activity in the region after China made it clear that there are no "international waters" in the Taiwan Strait.
(2022-07-08). Model Shows Nuclear War Would Cause Millennia-Long 'Little Ice Age'. commondreams.org "We hope that this new study will encourage more nations to ratify the ban treaty," one of the paper's co-authors said, referring to the landmark Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
(2022-07-08). War Scars the Earth. To Heal, We Must Cultivate Hope, Not Harm. commondreams.org The persistence of militarism is promoted by so-called "realists"—and they are leading us to collective suicide.
(2022-07-08). In Kyiv, Sen. Blumenthal Says He Hopes to See a 'Hand-to-Hand Insurgency' in Russian-Occupied Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) visited Kyiv with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Thursday and "Long-range artillery is very, very important. But so is the hand-to-hand insurgency that we are hoping to see in eastern Ukraine, in the territory that's already been occupied by the Russians," Blumenthal said. | Both Blumenthal and Graham voiced support for an insurgency…
(2022-07-08). Russian Troops Operating In Ukraine Have Begun Using Advanced Anti-Drone Electromagnetic Guns. southfront.org 
The Stupor anti-drone gun. Source: topwar.ru | The Russia military has employed the advanced "Stupor" anti-drone electromagnetic gun for the first time since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, a source in defense circles told the TASS News Agency on July 6. | The Stupor gun was engineered by the Russian Defense Ministry's Main Robotics R&D and Testing Center to counter drones within a direct visibility range. Th…
(2022-07-08). Russia hasn't really started anything in Ukraine yet: Putin. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) — President Vladimir Putin of Russia has warned Ukraine leaders that prolonging the ongoing conflict would only make peace talks more difficult.
(2022-07-08). Glory to the Heroes: Sidor Kovpak and the War for Ukraine's Memory. libya360.wordpress.com Evan Reif The Ukrainian identity, complex as it is, was shaped by the many groups that inhabited the territories wedged between forces in Moscow and Warsaw. This rich culture that birthed literary geniuses like Taras Schevchenko, Ivan Kotliarevsky, and Nikolai Gogol, has become coopted by those who glorify a narrow, "Galician" view of what it…
(2022-07-08). After Drop in May, Venezuela Oil Exports Rise as Crude Flows to Europe Again. orinocotribune.com The first shipments of Venezuelan crude to Europe helped boost the country's oil exports by 61%, according to PDVSA data. These exchanges had been stopped for two years due to illegal US and European sanctions. | Italy's Eni (ENI.MI) and Spain's Repsol (REP.MC) began taking Venezuelan crude after receiving the green light from the US State Department, a decision that was made to help Europe compensate for the loss of Russian oil, after the blockade of Russia by the US and its junior partners that began with Russia's military operation in Ukraine. | The oil-for-debt swaps, seen by analysts as a sign of Washington'
(2022-07-08). Washington spends 2 mln USD on biowarfare activities in Ukraine: Russian Defense Ministry. ecns.cn The United States has spent more than 2 million U.S. dollars on military biological activities in Ukraine since 2005, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday.
(2022-07-08). Netherlands deploys fifth-generation warplanes for new air combat command. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandJuly 8, 2022 Netherlands F-35s arrive at Volkel Air Base as new Air Combat Command is stood up The Royal Netherlands Air Force redeployed four of their F-35 fighter aircraft to Volkel Air Base and established a new Air Combat Command re-organising its air command and control arrangements. The first four modern F-35 …
(2022-07-08). After Johnson's resignation: Mobilize the working class against capitalism and war. wsws.org Johnson is such a divisive and discredited figure that he could not be entrusted with the next stage of the ruling class offensive against the working class or with prosecuting NATO's war against Russia.
(2022-07-08). EU would grant Georgia "guaranteed" candidacy if it went to war with Russia: ruling party. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaJuly 6, 2022 GD Chair Sees Connection Between Joining War, EU Candidacy Ruling Georgian Dream party chairperson Irakli Kobakhidze has claimed that if Georgia was to go to war against Russia before December, the country would be "guaranteed" European Union candidate status. "You would probably agree that receiving such candidate status is certainly not …
(2022-07-08). Chinese Official Puts Taiwan 'Reunification' at Center of National Rejuvenation Plans. news.antiwar.com China's top official for cross-strait affairs laid out a framework for dealing with Taiwan for the first time on Thursday with a focus on "reunification," Liu Jieyi, the head of the Taiwan Affairs Office, wrote in China's People's Daily that reunification with Taiwan should be promoted as part of China's rejuvenation. He said that tensions and dangers across the Taiwan Strait should gradually be resolved as China grows. | Liu said tha…
(2022-07-08). Sen. Rick Scott Visits Taiwan as China Warns Against 'Collusion' With the Island. news.antiwar.com Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) Tsai thanked Scott for twice introducing The Taiwan Invasion P…
(2022-07-08). Oil Minister: Iraq Will Move to Annul Kurdish Oil Deals. news.antiwar.com Setting the stage for a surge in regional tensions, the Iraqi Oil Minister, Ihsan Abdul Jabbar Ismail says the government is Earlier this year, the Iraqi courts gave the Oil Ministry
(2022-07-08). Turkey: 20 Kurdish 'Terrorists' Killed in Northern Syria. news.antiwar.com Turkey is never not in the middle of a military operation in northern Syria, targeting Kurdish groups that they have a problem with. The latest reports are that a new round of fighting is coming around Manbij. | Thursday, though, Turkish officials reported that they had carried out a The incident happened as Turkey sent convoys into the area, and started hammering YPG forces near the border with airstrikes.This was N…
(2022-07-08). Iran Rejects British Accusation That It Tried to Send Missiles to Yemen. news.antiwar.com On Friday, Iran Britain announced on Thursday that a Royal Navy frigate intercepted speed boats off the coast of Iran on two separate occasions that were carrying missiles and components bound for Yemen earlier this year. | Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani dismissed the claim as "baseless" and said the UK wasn't in a position to talk about the issue since…
(2022-07-08). Black Alliance for Peace condemns massacre of African migrants by U.S.- backed Moroccan armed forces. mronline.org 
Video images captured the horrific actions of Moroccan security forces armed and trained by the United States through the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and working on behalf of the Spanish government, systematically beating and slaughtering African migrants on June 24, 2022.
(2022-07-08). 'Wildlife Conservation' Groups Fuel Violence Against Congolese. popularresistance.org On its face, nothing seems more benign and positive than "wildlife conservation." But the Wildlife Conservation Society and the German and US governments have now been implicated in supporting organized violence against Congolese villagers, using mortars, RPGs, indisciminate fire, murder and rape. This is the finding of award-winning investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker Robert Flummerfelt. | Flummerfelt and his team uncovered a three-year campaign of violence by park authorities to expel Batwa people from their lands, using funding and trained by the West and conservation groups.
(2022-07-08). Alex Saab Hails Venezuela on Its Independence. orinocotribune.com By Alex Saab Jul 5, 2022 | Dear President Nicolas Maduro and beloved people of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. I would like to send you my greetings on the occasion of our Independence Day. | Our country is moving steadily towards economic growth, stability and national reconciliation despite the sanctions and the inhumane blockade imposed by the United States. | Of course, we would make much faster progress if, in a show of patriotic sorrow, the small section of the opposition that supports these sanctions would also join us, especially on this important date, in our demand for an immediate end to th…
(2022-07-08). The Story of the Little-Known 1917 East Saint Louis Massacre—Can Reparations Restore Justice? towardfreedom.org Community organizers in East Saint Louis in Illinois are trying to build power for the disenfranchised Black community by rooting their political demands in the unresolved past: A 1917 race riot that killed more than 100 Black people, displaced 6,000 residents and destroyed $9.4 million in property. Frances Madeson reports.
(2022-07-08). America's $1.4 Trillion 'National Security' Budget Makes Us Ever Less Safe. scheerpost.com 
By William D. Hartung / TomDispatch William Hartung, Call It the National (In)security Budget Yes, Afghanistan went down the drain and Washington's global war on terror ended (more or less) in disaster 20 years after it began. But the urge to militarize the planet? Not a chance in an American world where, as TomDispatch regular William Hartung lays …
(2022-07-08). Venezuela Strengthens Cooperation with Caribbean States. orinocotribune.com 
Venezuelan Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Caribbean, Raúl Licausi, held a meeting this Thursday, July 7, with the Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), Rodolfo Sabonge, with the aim of reviewing the organization's agenda in the region and relations with Venezuela. | Through its Twitter account, the Venezuelan foreign affairs ministry explained that this meeting was held within the framework of the 43rd Ordinary Meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), being held in Suriname. | VM par…
(2022-07-08). White House Extends Permit for Liquefied Gas Exports to Venezuela (No Sanctions Relief). orinocotribune.com 
Caracas, July 7, 2022 (OrinocoTribune.com)—This Thursday, July 7, the United States Treasury Department, through the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Washington and Caracas have resumed a timid dialogue and contacts since last March, when a high-level US delegation met with Presid…
(2022-07-08). Colombia holds peace hearings to bring families closure. america.cgtn.com Colombia's -year-old armed conflict between the government and leftist rebel groups, left a lengthy trail of crimes. With the signing of a peace agreement, a Special Jurisdiction for Peace is bringing to light each one of them, in the hope that victims can find closure.
(2022-07-08). Britain needs a new government, not just a change of leader, union and opposition leaders warn. peoplesworld.org 
The country needs a new government, not just a change of leader, government critics said yesterday following Boris Johnson's resignation after his attempts to cling to power failed. Mr. Johnson revealed that he would be stepping down as Tory leader after he admitted he had failed to persuade his Cabinet colleagues that he could fight …
(2022-07-08). In "time of war," Biden awards top medals to Vietnam veterans. wsws.org In giving awards for military actions more than years old, the US government is seeking to rehabilitate the Vietnam War in the eyes of the American people, as it prepares new and even bigger wars.
(2022-07-08). Deputy commander of Georgian armed forces attends land warfare conference in London. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseJuly 8, 2022 The Deputy Commander of the Defense Forces attended the "Land Warfare Conference" in London The Deputy Commander of the Defense Forces of Georgia, the Chief of the General Staff was on a visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Brigadier General Johnny Tatunashvili attended the …
(2022-07-08). EE.UU. extiende licencia para exportar gas licuado a Venezuela. telesurtv.net Es prorrogada hasta julio de 2023. Tal licencia permite la exportación o reexportación de forma directa o indirecta de gas licuado por PDVSA y sus filiales.
(2022-07-08). Deforestation in Venezuela's Sierra Nevada National Park. america.cgtn.com Residents living in Venezuela's Sierra Nevada National Park say firewood is the only way they can cook. But environmentalists warn, tree removal is impacting the land.
(2022-07-08). Enemies seek to reduce unity among Muslims. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) — Tehran provincial Friday prayers leader says enemies seek to diminish spirituality, and look towards God and reduce the unity among Muslims.
(2022-07-08). New Haven, Conn., declares an emphatic 'No' to U.S. blockade of Cuba. peoplesworld.org 
NEW HAVEN, Conn.—A spirited and persistent campaign joined by peace activists in New Haven struck gold on July 6 as the Board of Alders of that large Connecticut city approved a resolution calling upon the Biden administration to "to build a new cooperative relationship between the United States and Cuba and to immediately end all aspects …
(2022-07-08). Australia: Labor's "capacity mechanism" to reward profit-hungry energy companies. wsws.org Under the proposed scheme, power generating companies will be paid for merely agreeing to have the means to generate electricity on standby.
(2022-07-08). French railworkers strike for pay raises as inflation surges across Europe. wsws.org The strike comes amid a growing movement of workers across Europe, including of British railworkers, and poses the task of unifying these struggles in opposition to austerity, war and the capitalist system.
(2022-07-08). Contract talks continue after ILWU's West Coast pact expires. peoplesworld.org 
LOS ANGELES —With encouragement from Biden administration Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, talks between the International Longshore and Warehouse Unionthe independent union which represents almost 23,000 West Coast dockworkersand West Court port executives are continuing, even after ILWU's current contract expired June 30. In a joint statement, ILWU and the Pacific Maritime Association, the coalition of …
(2022-07-08). The Death Of A Capable Revisionist. popularresistance.org Last night some man with a self build gun killed the former prime minister of Japan Shinzo Abe. | Adhering to family tradition Shinzo Abe has been an Japanese imperialist. As Peter Lee wrote about him back in 2013: | Myth: Shinzo Abe is a leading member of the team of world and Asian democracies standing up to China in the name of universal values like "freedom of navigation" and to help ensure the shared peace and prosperity of Asia. | Reality: Shinzo Abe is a revisionist nationalist using friction with China to pursue Japanese national interests, put Japan on the right side of a zero-sum economic equation oppos…
(2022-07-07). Fueling the Warfare State. tomdispatch.com This March, when the Biden administration presented a staggering $813 billion proposal for "national defense," it was hard to imagine a budget that could go significantly higher or be more generous to the denizens of the military-industrial complex. After all, that request represented far more than peak spending in the Korean or Vietnam War years, and well over $100 billion more than at the height of the Cold War. It was, in fact, an astonishing figure by any measure — more than two-and-a-half times what China spends; more, in fact, than (and hold your hats for this one!) the national security budgets of th…
(2022-07-07). Afro-Colombia and the Elections of 2018: Keys to What the Future Holds. libya360.wordpress.com Cindy Forster Francia Márquez Gustavo Petro, the progressive who won the presidential race in Colombia on June 19th, said right before the elections that "Sunday's vote will break down exactly like that of the referendum in support of the Peace Accords," which lost by a narrow margin in 2016. The referendum won in regions of…
(2022-07-07). Let's Eliminate Nuclear Weapons, Before They Eliminate Us. popularresistance.org United Nations – When UN Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) on the successful conclusion of their first meeting in Vienna, his warning was dead on target. | "Let's eliminate these weapons before they eliminate us," he said pointing out that nuclear weapons are a deadly reminder of countries' inability to solve problems through dialogue and collaboration. | "These weapons offer false promises of security and deterrence—while guaranteeing only destruction, death, and endless brinksmanship," he declared, in a video message…