(2022-07-18). US Implies Ukraine Can Use HIMARS Against Russian Targets in Crimea. news.antiwar.com The State Department on Sunday implied that Ukrainian forces are allowed to use US-provided High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) against Russian targets in Crimea, which Russia has controlled since 2014. When the US first announced it was sending HIMARS to Ukraine, Biden administration officials said they received "assurances" from Ukrainian officials that the rockets won't …
(2022-07-18). Climate: Scientists Stunned to Find Atlantic Plankton 90% Gone; Marine Life, our Oxygen Imperiled. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) Mark Howarth, writing in the stalwart weekly from Dundee, Scotland, The Sunday Post, has a blockbuster scoop. The Global Oceanic Environmental Survey, led by Edinburgh University marine biologist Howard Dryden at the university Roslin Innovation Centre had estimated that the plankton in the oceans had been halved in the past …
(2022-07-18). The West Is Experiencing a Contraction of Its Power, Not Necessarily Its Decline. transcend.org 15 Jul 2022 – With the same ease with which they foresee being able to reduce Russia (one of the largest nuclear power in the world) to a vassal state or bring it to ruin, they foresee neutralizing China (which is on its way to becoming the first world economy) and soon provoking a war in Taiwan, (like the one in Ukraine) to achieve that purpose. On the other hand, the history of empires shows that contraction goes hand in hand with decline, and that decline is irreversible and entails much human suffering.
(2022-07-18). In Ukraine, a Proxy War on the Planet. transcend.org 15 Jul 2022 – As the Ukraine crisis causes global havoc, US officials won't negotiate with Russia to end the fighting — and are even willing to "countenance" mounting hunger as a result.
(2022-07-18). Ukraine: End War. Lift Sanctions. transcend.org 11 Jul 2022 – NATO's hardline position on expansion and membership is further reinforced by a motive which has become more obvious in the course of the war. Some members of NATO and the US leadership are keen to exploit the war to emasculate Russia as a military power. This is why they would like to prolong the war.
(2022-07-18). Three Illuminating Quotes about the War in Ukraine. transcend.org 12 Jul 2022 – John Pilger, Noam Chomsky and Chris Hedges have lent their expertise to the subject of the war in Ukraine with some recent comments that help bring some much-needed clarity to an often confusing and always contentious issue. Here they are:…
(2022-07-18). US$2 Trillion for War versus US$100 Billion to Save the Planet. transcend.org 11 Jul 2022 – The West is more fixated on spending social wealth on the military than addressing the climate catastrophe.
(2022-07-18). Biden Promises Not to 'Walk Away' From the Middle East at GCC Summit. news.antiwar.com President Biden on Saturday vowed that the US would not "walk away" from the Middle East during a summit attended by regional leaders in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The summit was attended by members of the Gulf Cooperation Council plus Iraq, Egypt, and Jordan, known as the GCC+3. Biden's message to the Gulf monarchs and other …
(2022-07-18). Petro and Maduro Working to Bring Colombia and Venezuela Closer, Report Reveals. orinocotribune.com President-elect of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, is taking the first steps to fulfill his promise to build bridges with Venezuela. | On Saturday, July 1, a memo was published by the Colombian far-right magazine In addition, a source who requested a…
(2022-07-18). Customary Barbarity: Britain's SAS in Afghanistan. dissidentvoice.org The insistence that there is a noble way of fighting war, one less bloody and brutal, has always been the hallmark of forces self-described as civilised. Restraint characterises their behaviour; codes of laws follow in their wake, rather than genocidal impulses. Killing, in short, is a highly regulated, disciplined affair. The failed wars and efforts …
(2022-07-18). Collective statement: Biden in occupied Palestine and the 'Jerusalem Declaration'. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement on Biden in Palestine and the Jerusalem Declaration, signed by 80 organizations, including Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). | The joint declaration of U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid reveals not only the fundamental bankruptcy of the imperialist and Zionist systems they represent but also underlines the necessity to act and stand now in solidarity with the Palestinian people and their resistance, to liberate their land from the river to the sea. This strategic partnership of violence, warmongering, repression…
(2022-07-18). Iván Duque's Desperate Farewell: Venezuela Denounces New Attack on Pipeline Network. orinocotribune.com Caracas, July 17, 2022 ( Through his twitter account, El Aissami posted photographs of the attack where flames and smoke can be seen in sections of pipeline installed on the Venezuelan plains. In recent days, Venezuelan authorities have also reported discrete operations capturing illegal extract…
(2022-07-18). 1980s US Central America Wars. transcend.org Updated January 2022 – Less than a decade after U.S. troops were withdrawn from Vietnam, the United States became deeply involved in Central America. The catalyst was a popularly supported leftist revolution in Nicaragua led by the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN).
(2022-07-18). One Year After July 11, 2021. orinocotribune.com 
By Ike Nahem — Jul 11, 2022 | "The heroism of normality in Cuba does not generate headlines." | -Cuban revolutionary journalist Rosa Miriam Elizalde | July 11, 2021 in Cuba quickly went from legitimate, valid, peaceful street protests to violent provocations and destructive acts directed by US clients in Cuba. Thousands of people in many cities, towns, and working-class neighborhoods took to the streets in response to harsh, deteriorating conditions — the worst of the Covid Delta infections, hospitalizations, and deaths on the island before the application of the Cuban-vaccines; the electricity blacko…
(2022-07-18). Biden concludes Mideast trip focused on US conflict with Russia, China. wsws.org The US war drive against Russia and China was the driving force of the US president's four-day trip to Israel, the West Bank, and Saudi Arabia.
(2022-07-18). Venezuela denuncia ataque contra sistema gasífero en Oriente. telesurtv.net "Elevamos nuestra denuncia al país, y los pueblos del mundo, sobre un nuevo ataque al sistema gasífero del Oriente venezolano", denunció El Aissami.
(2022-07-18). Nelson Mandela (18 Jul 1918 — 5 Dec 2013). transcend.org Nelson Mandela became the first black president of South Africa in 1994, serving until 1999. A symbol of global peacemaking, he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
(2022-07-18). The B61-12 Mini-Nukes "Made in America" Coming Soon to Italy, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands. transcend.org 15 Jul 2022 – To Be Used in "a Nuclear First Strike" – 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.
(2022-07-18). Could Elon Musk's Starlink program trigger a US war with China? greenleft.org.au China has expressed fears that Musk's Starlink satellite mega constellation could be used for military purposes by the United States, and is considering potential counter-measures, reports Coral Wynter.
(2022-07-18). Third strike of dock workers at major German seaports. wsws.org On Thursday thousands of dock workers at Germany's major seaports in Hamburg, Emden, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Brake and Wilhelmshaven once again went on strike. It is the third and, at 48 hours, the longest warning strike in the current round of collective bargaining.
(2022-07-18). Succession, Dopesick and The Dropout receive 45 Emmy nominations. wsws.org The nominations for this year's Emmy awards point to the extremely contradictory conditions and moods in the television industry.
(2022-07-17). House NDAA Would Authorize Training for Ukrainian Pilots to Use US Warplanes. news.antiwar.com The House version of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that was passed Thursday night Ukraine has been asking the US for F-15s and F-16s, but its pilots are only trained to use Soviet-designed MiG-29s and Sukhoi planes. According to Defense News, it would take about three months to train pilots to fly the F-15s and F-16s at a basic level. | The pilot traini…
(2022-07-17). A View from Donbass: Ukraine Treated the People of this Region as Sub-humans, Making Peace Impossible. libya360.wordpress.com Vladislav Ugolny How Kiev has tried to dehumanize people in its former East — first domestically, then everywhere… The military conflict in Ukraine, which began on February 24, was preceded by a long war in Donbass. Over the course of eight years, it claimed the lives of at least 14,200 people (according to the OHCHR),…
(2022-07-17). Russian Strike Destroyed Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles In Ukraine's Odessa. southfront.org 
A Harpoon missile is launched from the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG-67) during a live-fire exercise on Sept. 15, 2014. US Navy Photo | A Russian missile strike had destroyed a storage warehouse for Harpoon anti-ship missiles in the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on July 17. "A warehouse for Harpoon anti-ship missiles supplied to Ukraine by NATO countries was destroyed with [Russian] high-precision long-range missiles at an industrial site in Odes…
(2022-07-17). What Does the UBER Scandal Have to Do With Venezuelan Special Economic Zones? orinocotribune.com By María Páez Victor 13 July 2022 | "The greatest challenge facing societies has always been how to conduct trade and credit without letting merchants and creditors make money by exploiting their customers and debtors." | (Michael Hudson)(1) | It is necessary to examine the mega-taxi industry of UBER. Its path is like one of Aesop's Fables that highlights a deep morale. | Except that it is not a fable. | A few days ago, the British newspaper The Guardian,(2) has revealed a huge scandal related to the UBER taxi industry. It is well known that this company is based on not giving employment to drivers but any…
(2022-07-17). London Falling: Britain's Military Decline Exposes NATO's Collapse in Credibility and Capability. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter NATO's plan to vastly increase its forward force is wishful thinking, and the UK's struggle for military relevance is a perfect case in point The secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Jens Stoltenberg, recently announced the US-led military bloc's goal of expanding its so-called 'Response Force' from its current strength of 40,000…
(2022-07-17). Biden Disputes Saudi Account of MbS Meeting on Khashoggi. news.antiwar.com President Biden told reporters on Sunday that one of Saudi Arabia's top diplomats Biden met with MbS in Saudi Arabia on Friday and told reporters afterward that he raised the issue of Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist who was killed by Saudi agents at Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul in 2018. US intelligence later concluded that MbS ordered the killing. | Biden said he conf…
(2022-07-17). Argentina And Mexico Increase Commercial Ties With Cuba. popularresistance.org Cuba has ramped up commercial ties with Argentina and Mexico this week as it looks toward Latin America to break out of the blockade imposed by the United States. Havana is currently hosting a trade conference with Mexican businesses to attract investment and on Tuesday Argentina formalized a wide-ranging cooperation agreement to boost the agricultural sector. | The Mexico-Cuba trade conference, hosted at the Hotel Nacional, concluded today with the signing of 12 investment agreements in renewable energy, textiles, food, information technology, and other areas. The conference was inaugurated by Cuba's President M…
(2022-07-17). Military Situation In Palestine On July 17, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On July 17, a 17-year-old Palestinian ran over an Israeli policeman at the Ra'anana intersection near the Kfar Saba station in the north of Tel Aviv. An Israeli policeman was killed | On July 17, the Palestinian groups fired several rockets towards the sea | On July 17, General Michael Kurilla, the US CENTCOM commander visited Israel | Two Palestinians were injured during the Israeli military attack on the city of Tubas, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent |
(2022-07-17). The FBI Is Still Targeting Black People for Entrapment. commondreams.org The COINTELPRO era never ended, as Black people bear the brunt of FBI surveillance. The war on terror gave a new rationale for using paid informants to entrap Black people. Romeo Langhorne is the latest victim of a government-created crime.
(2022-07-17). Conoce los principales desafíos que enfrentan los niños en el mundo. telesurtv.net El Día del Niño, jornada para promover su bienestar y derechos, es una efemérides que es celebrada en diferentes fechas en cada país. En Venezuela y Panamá se festeja el tercer domingo de julio.
(2022-07-17). 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.
(2022-07-17). Gobierno de Venezuela denuncia ataque terrorista contra sistema gasífero en Oriente. telesurtv.net "Elevamos nuestra denuncia al país, y los pueblos del mundo, sobre un nuevo ataque al sistema gasífero del Oriente venezolano", denunció El Aissami.
(2022-07-17). Ontario Education Minister arrogantly demands "stability" in the classroom as contract talks begin. wsws.org Lecce's declaration was a none-to-subtle warning that the government is preparing to illegalize any strike by teachers or education assistants, janitors, and administrative staff seeking to recoup years of real-terms wage cuts and oppose the dismantling of public education.
(2022-07-17). Petro, Lula, and the 2024 Venezuelan Election. commondreams.org I'm absolutely sure I don't want any of the opposition "leaders" anywhere near Miraflores Palace. On the other hand, I feel that institutional Chavismo needs to change its way of doing politics…
(2022-07-17). Taliban says to continue fighting US if not recongnized. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) — The Taliban's acting interior minister warned the United States that they fought for 20 years and if they are not recognized by the world they will continue to fight.
(2022-07-17). Biden The Warmonger Gets Played By The Saudis. popularresistance.org Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — On the second day of his trip to Saudi Arabia, President Joe Biden met with the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)—Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates—along with Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq to discuss security issues, but particularly to push for a united front against Iran. Biden has spent much of his trip to the Middle East reinforcing the regional policies of his predecessor, Donald Trump, rather than implementing the policies on which he campaigned for president. And he is rightly taking heat for his meetings yesterday with S…
(2022-07-17). Investigation finds evidence of war crimes by UK special forces in Afghanistan. mronline.org 
A years-long investigation by BBC Panorama has revealed evidence of the repeated killings of unarmed Afghan civilians and detainees by the UK's elite Special Air Service, and the attempted cover-up.
(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). [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). [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). [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.