(2022-07-16). Meet the Ex-CIA Agents Deciding Facebook's Content Policy. orinocotribune.com 
By Alan MacLeod 2, 2022 | It is an uncomfortable job for anyone trying to draw the line between "harmful content and protecting freedom of speech. It's a balance", Aaron says. In this Aaron is being interviewed in a bright warehouse-turned-studio. He…
(2022-07-16). Biden hands blank check to Saudi Arabia in Middle East visit. wsws.org The aim of Biden's Middle East trip is to reassert Washington's standing with some of the most tyrannical rulers on the planet and line them up behind Washington's proxy war against Russia in Ukraine.
(2022-07-16). Narratives About Female Terrorists are Sexist and Misguided. fairobserver.com While Denmark and other countries in Europe are focused on defense policy, there is scant attention being paid to the gendered dimensions of the Ukraine war. Not only are women disproportionately affected as victims of such a war, women also have been increasingly recruited to fight in the war. There is almost a universal aversion…
(2022-07-16). [Correspondence] The prohibition of nuclear weapons: a public health priority. thelancet.com The ongoing conflict in Ukraine confirms how wars and armed conflicts are a serious threat to public health and environmental integrity. The crisis has made clear that nuclear war is closer than ever.
(2022-07-16). 'This is a war of propaganda'. zcomm.org Interview on the war in Ukraine, the West versus China and the plight of jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange…
(2022-07-16). [Correspondence] Ad-hoc medical mission for refugees in the Ukraine—Russia war: from vision to practice. thelancet.com On Feb 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, and the humanitarian crisis that resulted is ongoing. As of June 29, 2022, the UN Refugee Agency (UNRA) has recorded nearly 5 ∑5 million refugees across Europe who have fled the combat zones in Ukraine. As men are not allowed to leave Ukraine, refugees are primarily women, children, and older people. Refugees are medically vulnerable, often suffering from numerous physical and psychological conditions.1 Unmanaged chronic disorders, infectious diseases, and mental illness are common, exacerbated by the arduous journey, stress, weather conditions, and limited access to h…
(2022-07-16). Senator Black on the West's Criminal Siege and War on Syria and Syrians. marktaliano.net READ MORE:
(2022-07-16). Iraq's Sadr Calls for Disbanding Uncontrolled Militias. news.antiwar.com Top Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's mass resignations may have removed him from the direct political scene in Iraq, but tens of thousands of his supporters have massed around Baghdad, Iraqi media marveled at the show of strength, but Sadr didn't even deliver the Friday sermon, The sermon set…
(2022-07-16). Iran Proxy Claims Iraqi PM Wants Normalization With Israel. news.antiwar.com This weekend's GCC+3 summit in Saudi Arabia is fueling some controversy in Iraq. Iraq PM Mustafa Kadhimi will attend the summit, and his rivals in pro-Iran proxy groups think he's up to something. | It's not clear how this got started, but Ketaib Hezbollah figures are claiming that some Israelis might attend the summit, expanding that to PM Yair Lapid possibly being there, and then suggesting Kadhimi There is no evidence of any of this, and Lapid almost certainly…
(2022-07-16). Neo-Cons: Genesis to Ascendency. scheerpost.com 
By Michael Brenner | The latest formulation of a binary world pits the so-called democracies against the so-called autocrats. The United States is the self-designated champion of the former while China and Russia lead the array of autocrats. In effect, it's a reversion to long-running democracy/capitalism vs Communism all-embracing conflict of the Cold War. Today's version has even less authenticity than did its…
(2022-07-16). The West is experiencing a contraction of its power, not necessarily its decline. peoplesdispatch.org What Westerners call the West or Western civilization is a geopolitical space that emerged in the 16th century and expanded continuously until the 20th century. On the eve of World War I, about 90 percent of the globe was Western or Western-dominated: Europe, Russia, the Americas, Africa, Oceania, and much of Asia (with the partial exceptions of Japan and China). From then on, the West began to contract: first with the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the emergence of the Soviet bloc, and then, from mid-century onward, with the decolonization movements. Terrestrial space, and soon after, extraterrestrial space, bec…
(2022-07-16). China's economy secures positive Q2 growth, steam gathering for further recovery. ecns.cn In Q2, the economy grew 0.4 percent. Due to the complex international environment and the impact of the COVID-19 outbreaks at home and other factors that exceeded expectations, downward pressure on the economy increased in Q2, NBS spokesperson Fu Linghui told a press conference Friday.
(2022-07-16). US approves possible sale of military assistance to Taiwan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) — Despite Beijing's warnings, the US State Department has approved the potential sale of military-technical assistance to Taiwan worth an estimated $108 million, the Pentagon said on Friday.
(2022-07-16). Argentina y Venezuela ganan en sexta fecha de Copa América Femenina. telesurtv.net La Albiceleste y la Vinotinto se colocan en el segundo y tercer puesto del grupo B con seis puntos, empatadas con Brasil.
(2022-07-16). Cuba y Venezuela afianzan lazos de cooperación y hermandad. telesurtv.net La Vicepresidencia de Venezuela resaltó "el compromiso de hermandad, unidad y cooperación entre ambos pueblos".
(2022-07-16). Expert Alert: Proton beam therapy for bone cancer spares surrounding tissue. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — July is Sarcoma Awareness Month, bringing attention to a group of cancers that begin in the bones or soft tissues of the body. There are more than 70 types of sarcoma, including bone cancer. Treatments for bone cancer include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, or proton beam therapy that targets the cancer. Proton beam therapy is a type of radiation therapy that is more precise than traditional X-ray treatment that delivers radiation to everything in…
(2022-07-16). [Articles] Population-level risks of alcohol consumption by amount, geography, age, sex, and year: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020. thelancet.com There is strong evidence to support recommendations on alcohol consumption varying by age and location. Stronger interventions, particularly those tailored towards younger individuals, are needed to reduce the substantial global health loss attributable to alcohol.
(2022-07-16). [World Report] Climate change driving east Africa towards famine. thelancet.com Consecutive years of drought caused by climate change and La Niña have led to food insecurity in many parts of east Africa. Sharmila Devi reports.
(2022-07-16). Get Gota: Holding a War Criminal Accountable. dissidentvoice.org The fall and ignominious retreat of Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa has enlivened one distinct possibility. Having formally resigned as Sri Lankan President, a point made via email from Singapore, those wishing to see him account for war crimes may get their wish. There have been various efforts in train regarding a man who ruthlessly concluded …
(2022-07-16). Walk Out Converge for Legal Nationwide Abortion Now at Sproul Plaza. indybay.org Berkeley warm-up for Sunday's mass protest at SF Union Square…
(2022-07-16). Beware the Prophets of Doom — Organic Food, Fertilisers and Fossil Fuels. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 51 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | To receive Global Research's Daily Newsletter (selected articles), Follow …
(2022-07-16). The B61-12 Mini-nukes "Made in America" to be Used in "A Nuclear First Strike". Coming Soon to Italy, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands./ By Manlio Dinucci. marktaliano.net Europe is thus being turned by the U.S. into the front line of a nuclear confrontation with Russia, even more dangerous than that of the Cold War. By Manlio Dinucci Global Research, July 15, 2022 ..]…
(2022-07-16). Many Young People in Middle East, struggling to see Bright Future, want to Emigrate to West. juancole.com 
By Georges Naufal, Texas A&M University | The Middle East's population is growing almost twice as fast as the world overall, and one-third of its people are under the age of 15. As Joe Biden takes his first trip to the region as president, he plans to focus on the prospects for peaceful international …
(2022-07-16). Iran opposes war everywhere: Amir-Abdollahian. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) — Iranian foreign minister said the United States is pursuing specific political goals by claiming that Tehran plans to supply hundreds of drones with combat weapon capabilities to Russia.
(2022-07-16). Egresan 3.894 profesionales de la salud en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Esta graduación de médicos y otros especialistas se concretó a pesar de las crueles sanciones económicas de EE.UU. contra esa nación.
(2022-07-16). "All temps, once they reach 90 days, should be rolled over": Support for Will Lehman's campaign for UAW president at Warren Truck in Detroit. wsws.org Warren Truck workers, old and new, responded particularly enthusiastically to calls for the abolition of the tier system.
(2022-07-15). Lend-lease: A Declaration of Proxy War on Russia for all Practical Purposes? journal-neo.org 
The American policymakers, when wanting to isolate and antagonise Russia, must have asked, "What 'redline' would have to be crossed for Putin to act?" In retrospect, in light of Putin's Victory Day Speech which coincided with Russian successes in the Donbass region and the East of Ukraine as a whole, the answer is clear. Did …
(2022-07-15). Kiev Gathering Information About Chemical Facilities In Donbass, Might Use HIMARS To Target Them. southfront.org 
| Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | Kiev is now employing the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) provided by Washington to strike Moscow-controlled areas. Such missiles hit warehouses in Nova Kakhovka in the Kherson region containing saltpetre, a chemical compound that is used to make gunpowder and fertilizers. Ukraine claims the target was an ammunition dump. The strike caused a major explosion and fires. Shops…
(2022-07-15). Sisi says "let them eat leaves" as food crisis sharpens class lines in Egypt. mronline.org 
The war in Ukraine, rising oil prices and spiralling global inflation have fuelled food scarcity and surges in the price of basic goods in Egypt. Most worrying among the goods affected is bread, which makes up almost 40 percent of the average Egyptian's diet.
(2022-07-15). Daily Round-up | Rights groups criticize Biden's visit to West Asia and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories from Joe Biden's visit of West Asia, the rise in violence in Haiti, a deal to export grain from Ukraine, and a report on the impact of war on children…
(2022-07-15). John Pilger on President Putin. marktaliano.net READ MORE: President Putin Speaks at St. Petersburg Forum Anatomy of a Coup: How CIA Front Laid Foundations for Ukraine War/ By Kit Klarenberg The US Government's Plan to Partition Russia Into Small States. The Danger of A Broader War/By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts Former Ukraine PM: Putin saved Donbass population/ By Al Mayadeen English …
(2022-07-15). Western Media and Military Analysts Still Dazed and Confused About the War in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 51 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | To receive Global Research's Daily Newsletter (selected articles), Follow …
(2022-07-15). Headlines for July 15, 2022. democracynow.org Biden Pledges to "Stand Up for Media Freedom" After Snubbing Shireen Abu Akleh's Family, House Passes Record $839 Billion Military Budget in Bipartisan Vote, Texas Sues Biden Administration to Block Abortion Care in Cases of Medical Emergency, Indiana AG to Investigate Doctor Who Provided Abortion Care to 10-Year-Old Rape Survivor, Sri Lankan President Formally Resigns After Fleeing to Singapore, Scorching Heat Wave Fuels Wildfires Across Southern Europe, Sen. Manchin Says He Won't Support Legislation to Tax the Rich and Combat Climate Crisis, IMF Warns Russia's War on Ukraine Could…
(2022-07-15). Will our children be literate? Will they look forward to the future with dignity?: The Twenty-Eighth Newsletter (2022). mronline.org 
The world is adrift in the tides of hunger and desolation. It is difficult to think about education, or anything else, when your children are not able to eat.
(2022-07-15). How Trump and John Bolton attempted a coup in Venezuela. multipolarista.com 
Donald Trump's National Security Advisor John Bolton wrote a book, "The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir," detailing the US coup attempt and hybrid war against Venezuela.
(2022-07-15). US intel officer targeted by John Bolton reacts to coup-plot confession. thegrayzone.com John Bolton admitted to CNN that he "helped plan coups d'etat" abroad, including Venezuela. Fulton Armstrong — a former senior US intelligence official who Bolton tried to oust — responds. In a live interview with CNN, former senior US official John Bolton admitted that he has "helped plan coups d'etat" in a number of foreign countries, including Venezuela. Fulton Armstrong, a former senior US intelligence official, has a unique perspective on Bolton's coup confession. In 2002, Bolton unsuccessfully tried to …
(2022-07-15). Houston welcomes Pastors for Peace caravan. workers.org 
Houston activists welcomed the IFCO (Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization) Pastors for Peace caravan July 9. Angie Langdon and Mario Galvan were greeted with dinner and over a dozen boxes of medical aid for Cuba. Langdon is Social Media Coordinator for Pastors for Peace. As guest speaker, she explained the . . . |
(2022-07-15). Bernie Sanders Unveils Resolution to End US Support for Saudi-Led War in Yemen. truthout.org As U.S. President Joe Biden visits the Middle East this week, three senators The resolution is sponsored by Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) — and, according to the trio, it is already backed by a bipartisan group of over 100 House members. | "We must put an end to the unauthorized and unconstitutional involvement of U.S. armed forces in the catastrophic Saudi-led war in Yem…
(2022-07-15). Jayapal Says 'Systemic Reform' Needed to Thwart Manchin's Obstruction. commondreams.org "It is simply untenable that one senator can dictate the course for the entire country, condemn future generations to life on a warming planet, and rob the United States of a chance to act as a climate leader."
(2022-07-15). House Passes $8 Billion NDAA, Adding $37 Billion More Than Biden Requested. news.antiwar.com The House on Thursday passed its version of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that The massive spending bill passed in a vote of 329-101, Lawmakers in…
(2022-07-15). Will Our Children Look Forward To The Future With Dignity? popularresistance.org The world is adrift in the tides of hunger and desolation. It is difficult to think about education, or anything else, when your children are not able to eat. And yet, the sharp attack on education during this past decade forces us to consider the kind of future that young people will inherit. In 2018, before the pandemic, the United Nations calculated that 258 million, or one in six, school age children were out of school. By March 2020, the start of the pandemic, UNESCO estimated that 1.5 billion children and youth were affected by school closures; a staggering 91% of students worldwide had their education disr…
(2022-07-15). Biden, Lapid Sign Joint US-Israel Declaration Against Iran. southfront.org 
The declaration says the US will use all of its 'national power' to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon | Originally published by AntiWar | President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday The document, officiall…
(2022-07-15). Report: US Clinches Deal for Steps Toward Saudi-Israeli Normalization. news.antiwar.com The Times of Israel reported Thursday that President Biden An unnamed Middle Eastern diplomat told the Times that Egypt had agreed to transfer the control of two Red Sea islands, T…
(2022-07-15). President Biden: US Won't Wait Forever on Iran Nuclear Deal. news.antiwar.com Throughout months and months of nuclear talks, the US has brought up the idea of time running out. President Biden added to that position today, suggesting the US Iran has long rejected the idea of the US setting artificial deadlines, and doubly so since the US seems to be pushing the process back every time there is a meeting, and lamenting the lack of progress. | Biden's comments come during his Israel visit, and stay on brand in that they give the impression that the US is…
(2022-07-15). US 'Does Not Support Organized Violent Opposition to the Taliban'. news.antiwar.com Having lost the Afghanistan War outright, the US State Department is now saying that their goal is to see the Taliban give rise to a stable and sustainable Afghanistan, and It's not just not supporting violence against the Taliban, but "discourage other powers from doing so as well." The Taliban isn't facing huge opposition, but the most likely would be the groups that were US-backed up to their outright defeat. | This is an awkward position, with the US spending decades positioning the Ta…
(2022-07-15). US Plans to Train 3, 0 More Kurdish SDF Forces in Syria in 2023. news.antiwar.com US Plans to Train 3, 0 More Kurdish SDF Forces in Syria in 2023 | US-backed SDF among the largest users of child soldiers in Syria…
(2022-07-15). Ilhan Omar's Meddling in Horn of Africa Earns Boos at Somali Concert. towardfreedom.org Framed by Republican-oriented media as a backlash against U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar's "woke" politics, the boos of a Somali crowd in Minneapolis expressed growing anger over the Democratic congresswoman's role in U.S. meddling in the Horn of Africa. Ann Garrison reports.
(2022-07-15). Chris Hedges: War with Iran. scheerpost.com 
Illustration by Mr. Fish — "Biden at Bat" | By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost | The United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia are plotting a war with Iran. The 2015 Iranian nuclear arms accord, or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which Donald Trump
(2022-07-15). Nearly Four Thousand Healthcare Professionals Graduate in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
This Thursday, July 14, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, led a graduation ceremony of 3,894 new professionals from the Hugo Chávez Frías University of Health Sciences, whom he requested to be incorporated immediately into the public healthcare system. | "They must receive their official positions immediately," he said from the Poliedro de Caracas during the graduation ceremony of the promotion "honoring our commitment to social medicine." | Upon the graduates, he explained that 2,199 new community comprehensive doctors were graduating, 177 graduates in nursing and 641 associate degrees in the same area…
(2022-07-15). Venezuelan Government Waives Export Duties on Cocoa and Derivatives. orinocotribune.com 
This Wednesday, July 13, President Nicolás Maduro announced the exemption of export duties and fees on cocoa and its derivatives at the opening of the Cocoa and Rum Expo Miranda 2022. | "We must continue solving problems and promoting mechanisms in ports and airports to stimulate exports," he stressed. | From the Bolívar Park, La Carlota in Caracas, the head of state reported on the prohibition of the introduction, propagation and cultivation of non-Venezuelan-origin crops in order to protect national genetics. | In this sense, he appointed the Minister for Science and Technology, Gabriela Jiménez, as protector o…
(2022-07-15). From invading Iraq to Guaidó's flop: the CV of coup-plotter John Bolton. peoplesdispatch.org 
In a recent interview with CNN, former US National Security Advisor John Bolton affirmed his role in coups abroad. The hardliner was an architect of the invasion of Iraq, and most recently, played a role in the attempted coup against Venezuelan President Maduro.
(2022-07-15). What U.S. Hegemony Is, How It Started, and When. southfront.org 
| Written by An unquestioned assumption amongst America's Establishment is that the global dominance that America inherited from having been the last of the major world powers to enter World War II, and from having suffered (by far) the least damage from that War, needs to continue in perpetuity, and that it needs to become total U.S. dominance over the…
(2022-07-15). Saudi Arabia opens airspace to 'all carriers' in gesture to Israel. tribune.com.pk 
Saudi Arabia announced on Friday it was lifting restrictions on "all carriers" using its airspace, an apparent gesture of openness towards Israel hours before US President Joe Biden's arrival. | The US leader welcomed the "historic" decision, the latest conciliatory move by Riyadh concerning the Jewish state, which it has refused to recognise despite intensive efforts by the Israelis to establish ties with Arab countries. | The Saudi civil aviation authority "announces the decision to open the Kingdom's airspace for all air carriers that meet the requirements of the authority for overflying," it said in a stat…
(2022-07-15). Jessica Mason Pieklo on Abortion Rights, Preston Mitchum on Reproductive Justice. fair.org This week on CounterSpin: The Supreme Court's reversal on abortion rights is so actually and potentially devastating that it's hard to know where to look. It's worth tracing things back—Katherine Stewart in the Guardian, among others, walks us through how, at a time when most Protestant Republicans, including the Southern Baptist Convention, hailed the liberalization …
(2022-07-15). FSU Students for a Democratic Society condemns Patriot Front organizing in South Florida. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the followings statement from FSU Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). | On July 2nd, less than 100 Patriot Front members from across the country convened in Boston for a march through the downtown. Patriot Front is a white nationalist hate group that engages in street protests, offensive attack training, and utilizes American fascist imagery for propaganda and recruitment purposes. Outfitted with steel police shields and flags depicting the fasces, a symbol used by Mussolini's National Fascist Party, the cowardly group marched with their faces covered in an attempted sh…
(2022-07-15). Minneapolis police murder Tekle Sundberg. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Minneapolis police once again proved that Black lives in this city do not matter when they shot and killed a 20-year-old man, Tekle Sundberg, who was having a mental health crisis, July 14. MPD officers Aaron Pearson and Zachary Seraphine shot him early Thursday morning after a six-hour standoff at an apartment building in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis. Both officers were also part of the SWAT team that murdered Amir Locke in Minneapolis in February of this year. | A vigil Thursday night outside the apartment building where Tekle was killed and was attended by around 100 people. Tekle'
(2022-07-15). Who Is Nicholas Perkins? 7 Things To Know About The Howard University Alumnus Who Purchased Fuddruckers Restaurants. moguldom.com It's no secret that HBCUs produce some of the best and brightest leaders in America who often make history and blaze trails. Howard alum Nicholas Perkins has continued that tradition by becoming the first Black person to own a national burger franchise when he purchased Fuddruckers Restaurant chain in June. Here are seven things to …
(2022-07-15). James Webb Telescope: A step toward reshaping our understanding of the universe. peoplesdispatch.org NewsClick's Prabir Purkayastha and Prof. Sabyasachi Chatterjee discuss the James Webb Space Telescope and the implications and future of the images it has brought us…
(2022-07-15). Venezuelan Opposition: Will They Reach a Consensus or Go to Primaries? orinocotribune.com Everyday the Venezuelan opposition walks on thin ice and faces an imminent implosion regarding its participation in possible primaries that would choose the candidate facing Chavismo in the upcoming presidential elections. On the other hand, there are also those who propose coming to a consensus in order to choose who will be launched into the ring come 2024. | In fact, several representatives of the opposition that has been subdivided, united and then separated again, have spoken out about it. Timoteo Zambrano recently declared in a radio interview that the Democratic Alliance will participate in primary electio…
(2022-07-15). Gen. Shekarchi warns US over Biden's anti-Iran claims. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) — The Americans and the Zionists know very well that they will pay the price for using the phrase "resorting to force" against the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces warned on Friday.
(2022-07-15). Colombia's war crimes tribunal inquiring about Uribe's alleged paramilitary ties. colombiareports.com Colombia's war crimes tribunal JEP ordered a convicted former governor to provide information about former President Alvaro Uribe's alleged ties to paramilitary death squads. The former governor of the Magdalena…
(2022-07-15). Rajapakse formally resigns as Sri Lankan president after fleeing to Singapore. wsws.org Rajapakse flew into Singapore yesterday afternoon, emailing his resignation letter last night to Parliamentary Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.
(2022-07-15). Peripheral artery disease can signal cardiovascular trouble for heart, brain and legs. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you have not heard of peripheral artery disease, or PAD, you are not alone. While clinicians and health organizations have made headway in raising awareness that heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death worldwide, PAD — despite being part of cardiovascular disease — is not as well-known. PAD affects 8—10 million people in the U.S., most over the age of 65. But it also affects younger people who have additional risk…
(2022-07-15). 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…
(2022-07-14). Chinese envoy calls on upcoming Colombian gov't to consolidate peace. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy on Thursday called on the upcoming Colombian government to further consolidate peace in the country.
(2022-07-15). Australian journalist Andrew Fowler says the persecution of Assange is a "symptom of a declining empire" wsws.org "If Assange is extradited to the US the future will be bleak indeed for anyone who wants to stand up against the military and industrial interests that have led us to climate catastrophe and, once again, talk of war."
(2022-07-15). Colombia's Truth Commission calls on UN to regulate drug trade. colombiareports.com The president of Colombia's Truth Commission called on the global community to regulate the drug trade and "not to give us anything for war" in a speech before the United…
(2022-07-15). The U.S. Government's Fake Opposition to Global Warming. moderndiplomacy.eu The U.S. Government is set to destroy America's stockpile of thorium, which element is the likeliest source of safe nuclear energy, and is also the likeliest replacement of the fossil fuels that are increasingly threatening the world's future if a uranium 235 and plutonium nuclear-bomb World War III won't end the world before global burnout …
(2022-07-15). Joshua Schulte convicted on all counts in second trial over 2017 leak of Vault 7 cyberwarfare trove published by WikiLeaks. wsws.org Former CIA software developer Joshua Schulte was found guilty on nine charges related to a 2017 hack of a large library of spying software and computer viruses used by the intelligence agency to spy on individuals through their smartphones and smart TVs.
(2022-07-15). 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….
(2022-07-15). 'Europe Is Cooking': Records Smashed as Historic Heat Alert Issued. commondreams.org While fires rage and temperatures in Western Europe top the charts, the U.K.'s Met Office announced the first-ever red warning for extreme heat expected in the coming days.
(2022-07-15). CENTCOM Announces Death Of Second ISIS Official In Recent Syria Drone Strike. southfront.org 
A fully armed MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle taxis down the runway at an air base in Afghanistan on its way to another wartime mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson). | A official of ISIS who was wounded in the
(2022-07-15). S Arabia opens airspace to all carriers in gesture to Israel. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) — Saud Arabia said it is lifting restrictions on "all carriers" using its airspace, in an apparent gesture of openness toward Zionists following Biden's pledge to aggressively push for the normalization of Riyadh-Tel Aviv ties.
(2022-07-15). Rwanda. Understanding the Growth of an Economy at War During the Last Thirty Years. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 51 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | To receive Global Research's Daily Newsletter (selected articles), Follow …
(2022-07-15). Yale historian Timothy Snyder promotes anti-Russian racism. wsws.org The anti-Russia diatribes of Professor Timothy Snyder are acquiring a pathological character. He is moving ever more closely toward open advocacy of the physical obliteration of Russia and the extermination of its population. One detects in his writings the stench of genocidal racism.
(2022-07-15). Emerging anti-MAGA majority must be mobilized to win in November. peoplesworld.org 
The growing alarm over the Republican Party's assault on U.S. constitutional democracy has created a new political framework for the 2022 elections. According to the latest polls, the anti-MAGA majority is "awakening" and reshaping the midterms into a competitive election rather than a Republican wave. The shift is occurring despite the overall drop in support …
(2022-07-15). New Zealand government refuses to stop mass COVID infection, as doctors warn of catastrophe. wsws.org The Labour Party-led government is refusing to take the necessary public health measures to stop soaring hospitalisations and deaths.
(2022-07-15). Noam Chomsky: Biden's Middle East Trip Contains Echoes of Trump's Policies. truthout.org After 18 months in office, President Joe Biden decided to pay a visit to the Middle East region. Oil is most likely what is dragging him back to the Middle East, and why for months now he had been warming up to Saudi Arabia, despite having said as a presidential candidate that he would make the Saudis "pay the price, and make them in fact the pariah that they are," while saying that there was "very little social redeeming value in the present government in Saudi Arabia." | As Noam Chomsky notes in this exclusive interview for Truthout, Biden is carrying on a U.S. tradition: Relations with Saudi Arabia "have alway…
(2022-07-15). President Biden: End the War in Yemen. commondreams.org Biden once said the U.S. should never "check its principles at the door just to buy oil or sell weapons." He should take his own advice.
(2022-07-15). In occupied West Bank, Biden says Palestinians need to see 'political horizon'. tribune.com.pk 
US President Joe Biden said during a trip to the occupied West Bank on Friday that Palestinians need to see a path towards statehood, even if hopes for a peace process with Israel remain bleak. | Biden's visit to Bethlehem came ahead of a flight to Saudi Arabia, whose leaders on Friday changed aviation rules in an apparent gesture of openness towards Israel. | The president's visit to the Saudi city of Jeddah will follow talks with Abbas, the latest high-level diplomatic meeting after those with the Israeli leadership on Thursday. | Biden reiterated his administration's commitment to a two-state solution to en…
(2022-07-15). How To Get the War Out of America. commondreams.org A policy of healing rather than warfighting has never been seriously considered, articulated, or deployed in any manner by this country.
(2022-07-15). UAE Distances Itself From US-Led Anti-Iran Alliance, Says It Will Send Envoy To Tehran. southfront.org 
Abu Dhabi's skyline in December 2014. By Wikimedia user Wadiia. | The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is working to send an ambassador to Tehran as it seeks to rebuild bridges with Iran, Anwar Gargash, the diplomatic advisor to the Emirati President, said on July 15. | Gargash added that the idea of a confrontational approach to the issues related to Iran was not something that Abu Dhabi supported."Our conversation is ongoing … we are in the process of sending an ambassador to Tehran. All these areas of…
(2022-07-15). The Politics of COVID-19 (A Latino USA Podcast). latinorebels.com Maria Hinojosa is joined by her In The Thick co-host Julio Ricardo Varela, co-founder of EquisLabs Carlos Odio, and award-winning journalist Tanzina Vega, as they discuss the last two years of the pandemic and what to expect from Latino voters in the upcoming midterms.
(2022-07-15). Tehran reacts to joint declaration of Biden, Zionist PM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) — As long as the fake regime of Israel is the first destination of the trips of American presidents, the nations and countries of the region will not reach peace and stability, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said.
(2022-07-14). Will the Ukraine Conflict Turn Private? independentmediainstitute.org Since the turn of the century, private military and security companies (PMSCs) have played an increasingly important role in conflict zones. Because the lines between private military companies and private security companies are often blurred, the all-encompassing PMSC term is used to describe them. While PMSCs became more prominent in the immediate post-Cold War era, …