(2022-08-31). Taiwan Says It Fired at Chinese Drone for First Time. news.antiwar.com Taiwan's Defense Ministry said Tuesday that Taiwanese troops fired warning shots at a Chinese drone that was flying in airspace over Kinmen County, an archipelago of Taiwanese-controlled islands off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The Taiwanese Army's Kinmen Defense Command said that three "civilian" drones flew over the Kinmen islands, also known as Quemoy …
(2022-08-31). Faced With US 'Decapitation Drill'/DPRK Korea Missile Launch Is Self-Defense. orinocotribune.com By Sara Flounders Aug 26, 2022 | The western corporate media described the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's launch of two missiles Aug. 17 as threatening, aggressive and paranoid. What most media failed to report was the prior U.S. military exercises with Japan and South Korea off Hawai'i, in preparation for extensive war exercises off Korea, that provoked the DPRK's two warning shots. | An Aug. 19 article in the Daily Beast, an online news website, headlined a longer and upcoming military land, sea and air exercise this way: "U.S. to Enrage Kim Jong Un With Assassination Dry Run." The article then r…
(2022-08-31). Swedish FM Says Negotiations With Turkey on NATO Bid 'Becoming Difficult'. news.antiwar.com Swedish Foreign Minister Anne Linde said Sunday that negotiations with Turkey on Stockholm's NATO bid are "becoming difficult," Linde said that the situation became more difficult after a photograph was taken in July that showed a group of Swedish MPs and members of Sweden's Left Party holding the flags of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the People's Defense Units (YPG), two Kurdish-led groups Turkey considers a terrorist organization. | "Negotiations with Turkey over NATO have become more difficult, after deputies from the Le…
(2022-08-31). Structural shifts in global economy driving central bankers' class war program. wsws.org At this year's Jackson Hole meeting, Fed chair Powell set the stage for the response, taken up by all participants, that central banks must not waver from interest rate hikes and, if necessary, go beyond the measures carried out by Fed chair Paul Volcker in the 1980s that produced economic devastation for the working class in the US and internationally under the banner of "fighting inflation."
(2022-08-31). The Symbolism of the "Warm" Reception Macron Faced in Algeria. journal-neo.org 
Africa as a whole and its northern and western parts especially have recently been turned into a political Mecca. Caravans of representatives of the ruling European political elite would head there in a bid to find a way out of the energy crisis unleashed by the US and the EU upon the world. This crisis …
(2022-08-31). National Institutes of Health renews Mayo Clinic's $48 million Clinical and Translational Science Award. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic announced today that its Center for Clinical and Translational Science has successfully renewed funding for its research grant from the National Institutes of Health National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences for five more years. The funding award, totaling $48.2 million, is one of Mayo's largest NIH grants, supporting research and education across the institution at that aims to accelerate innovation to improve patient care and health for all people. "We…
(2022-08-31). Park archway makes way for rail transit project in Shanxi. ecns.cn The archway was moved 24 meters southward for the construction of Rail Transit Line 1 in the city.
(2022-08-31). Spiral downward and No exit! indybay.org The austerity dictates imposed on the Eurozone are only exacerbating the crisis they are supposed to be fighting. In all economies under the thumb of the "troika" of the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank & the European Commission, the austerity measures are leading to a collapse in domestic demand.
(2022-08-31). Mar-a-Lago search Warrant Affidavit reveals how Trump may have compromised National Security. juancole.com By Clark D. Cunningham, Georgia State University | The Justice Department on Aug. 26, 2022, released an affidavit written by an FBI special agent that was used to obtain a court order for the FBI's search of former President Donald Trump's Florida estate for documents related to national defense and other government records. Large …
(2022-08-31). Xi meets model civil servants. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping met with representatives of model civil servants who are in Beijing to attend a national award ceremony on Tuesday.
(2022-08-31). New Australian Labor government intensifies assault on working class and war preparations against China. wsws.org These remarks were delivered by Cheryl Crisp, the national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (SEP) in Australia, to the Seventh National Congress of the SEP (US), held from July 31 to August 5, 2022.
(2022-08-31). 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…
(2022-08-31). Oil Minister El Aissami Presents Evidence of Corruption by Former PDVSA CEO Rafael Ramírez. orinocotribune.com 
This Tuesday, August 30, Venezuelan Minister for Petroleum, Tareck El Aissami, presented to the Public Ministry (MP) evidence of largescale fraud committed by former Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Rafael Ramírez, against Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), and asked Attorney General Tarek William Saab to open an investigation and issue an international arrest warrant. | At a press conference from the headquarters of the Public Ministry, in Caracas, El Aissami reported that evidence was filed with the attorney general in which the "most serious corruption plot that has ever been known against our oil industry" was…
(2022-08-31). Iran always seeking stable, secure, powerful Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) — Expressing its satisfaction with the return of peace to Iraq, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that Iran always seeks a stable, secure, powerful Iraq that plays a constructive role in regional developments.
(2022-08-31). Venezuela y Colombia reiteran disposición de cooperación. telesurtv.net Representantes de Venezuela y Colombia resaltaron que tienen "una frontera que tiene que ser atendida de manera consensuada".
(2022-08-31). Gobierno de Venezuela denuncia trama de corrupción en Pdvsa. telesurtv.net Implicaría al exministro de Energía, Rafael Ramírez, según documentos mostrados por el actual titular, Tareck El Aissami.
(2022-08-30). US sends Ukraine $228 million per day in military aid to wage proxy war on Russia. multipolarista.com The Joe Biden administration pledged Ukraine $39.87 billion in military aid between February and August 2022, for an average of $228 million per day, fueling a brutal proxy war causing tens of thousands of deaths.
(2022-08-30). Tales From The Parents Of Tortured Palestinian Children. popularresistance.org Beit Hanina, Occupied Jerusalem — The United States House of Representatives submission to Israel and Zionism is both pathetic and enraging. This total submission to the will and interests of the Zionist movement and the State of Israel does not serve the interests of the American people, and only goes to support a state that has been recognized as a racist, violent apartheid regime. As one Palestinian said to me recently, U.S. foreign aid for Israel goes towards my oppression and the killing of my people. | Nowhere is Congress' blind support for Israel more heinous, more horrifying and more outrageous than…
(2022-08-30). Game Of Nuclear Chicken In Zaporozhye. popularresistance.org The Zaporozhye (also spelt Zaporizhzhia) Nuclear Power Plant has become a focal point in the Ukraine war, as any major nuclear incident risks radioactivity release over a vast area. In such an accident, not only Ukraine but large parts of Europe could face radioactive contamination and much higher cancer rates and other diseases. Russia has claimed the Ukrainian side shelled the Zaporozhye plant in July and August and, on August 23, submitted photographic and other documentary evidence to the UN Security Council. Ukraine contends Russia has been shelling the plant even though it is under Russia's occupation. | Th…
(2022-08-30). Ukraine War "News Fatigue" consolidated as concern for winter grows. infobrics.org Cost-of-living and energy crisis replaces Ukraine War headlines.
(2022-08-30). Ukraine: Somewhere Between Afghanization and Syrianization. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Ukraine is finished as a nation — neither side will rest in this war. The only question is whether it will be an Afghan or Syrian style finale. One year after the astounding US humiliation in Kabul — and on the verge of another serious comeuppance in Donbass — there is reason to believe…
(2022-08-30). Australia hosts major war games simulating aerial combat. wsws.org The US and its key allies are carrying out exercises preparing for a major air war, as Washington wages a proxy-conflict with Russia in Ukraine and ratchets up its confrontation with China in the Indo-Pacific.
(2022-08-30). Chancellor Scholz promotes militarisation of Europe under German leadership in Prague speech. wsws.org Germany is deliberately intensifying the war in Ukraine in order to weld Europe together under its hegemony and to upgrade it to a military world power. This was the central message contained in Scholz's speech at Charles University.
(2022-08-30). US army to Deliver NASAMS to Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) — The US Army has awarded a $182 million contract to Raytheon Missiles & Defense to supply six National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) to Ukraine.
(2022-08-30). Abolish NATO or Convert It to Serve Peace. Jan Oberg. globalresearch.ca
(2022-08-30). Russia: A Strategic Challenge for NATO in the Arctic. libya360.wordpress.com NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday warned of the "strategic challenge" posed to the Atlantic Alliance by Russia's increased presence in the Arctic. Stoltenberg concluded a three-day visit to Canada at Cold Lake Air Base in northwestern Canada where North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad) fighter jets tasked with patrolling the Arctic are based….
(2022-08-30). Tunisia: NATO consolidates foothold in North Africa. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Maritime CommandAugust 29, 2022 NATO Ships Visit Tunis Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) conducted a port visit in Tunis, Aug. 22 to 24. SNMCMG2 received a warm welcome and enjoyed the hospitality of the Tunisian Navy for the duration of the visit, which included meetings with local authorities, training, and a reception. …
(2022-08-30). Biden to Ask Congress to Approve $1.1 Billion Arms Sale for Taiwan. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration is planning to ask Congress to approve a $1.1 billion arms sale for Taiwan that includes anti-ship missiles and anti-air missiles, The arms package will include 60 Harpoon anti-ship missiles worth $355 million, 100 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles worth $85.6 million, and$655.4 million for a surveillance radar contract extension. | Once the Biden administration notifies Congress of its intent to make the sale…
(2022-08-30). Arizona Governor Latest US Official to Visit Taiwan, Trip to Focus on Semiconductors. news.antiwar.com Arizona Governor Doug Ducey (R) arrived in Taiwan Tuesday, Ducey's visit will focus on semiconductors as Taiwan's largest chip maker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (TSMC), is building a $12 billion facility in Arizona. | The US is trying to entice Taiwan's chip makers to build more factories inside the US after President Biden signed into law the CHIP…
(2022-08-30). One Year After Afghanistan Withdrawal, Millions of Afghans Facing Starvation as US Maintains Sanctions. news.antiwar.com Tuesday marked one year since the US completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan. While violence Martin Griffiths, the UN's humanitarian chief, urged donors to raise $770 million for Afghanistan aid and warned that six million Afghans are facing famine in an address to the UN Securit…
(2022-08-30). Iran's Raisi Says Nuclear Deal Not Possible Without Ending Uranium Traces Inquiry. news.antiwar.com Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Monday that in order to revive the nuclear deal, Iran must resolve its issues with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over "safeguard agreements," referring to the nuclear watchdog's inquiry into uranium traces at undeclared nuclear sites in Iran. "Without resolving safeguards issues, talking about an agreement would be meaningless," …
(2022-08-30). Yemen Government Claims 'Dangerous Escalation' After 10 Troops Killed in Taiz. news.antiwar.com An overnight attack near the Yemeni city of Taiz This comes just weeks after the government warning the blockade threatened the ceasefire. Human rights groups are also The government presented the fighting as a da…
(2022-08-30). Malaysia's Ex PM Explains Imperialism's Roots In Capitalism. popularresistance.org Malaysia's longest-serving Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad warned that the US is trying to start a war with China over Taiwan. He also explained how imperialism is rooted in capitalism and detailed its economic exploitation of the Global South. | It's quite obvious that when the Eastern bloc was still there, it was a bustle between capitalism and communism. Once communism was defeated, then capitalism could expand and show its true self. It's no longer constrained by the need to be nice, so that people will choose their so-called free-market system as opposed to the centrally planned system. | So because of that,…
(2022-08-30). Water Crisis in Iraq's Kurdish Region Strains Food Security. towardfreedom.org Rising temperatures, continued water scarcity and decreasing rainfall in the Iraqi Kurdistan region puts agricultural production at risk, threatening livelihoods in rural communities, reports Alessandra Bajec.
(2022-08-30). How France Underdevelops Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 2022 (IPS) — Most sub-Saharan African French colonies got formal independence in the 1960s. But their economies have progressed little, leaving most people in poverty, and generally worse off than in other post-colonial African economies. Decolonization? Pre-Second World War colonial monetary arrangements were consolidated into the Colonies…
(2022-08-30). George H. W. Bush carrier strike group, anti-missile warships enter Mediterranean. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U. S. European CommandAugust 25, 2022 George HW Bush Carrier Strike Group transits the Strait of Gibraltar USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), transited the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Mediterranean Sea as part of a regularly scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) area of operations, Aug. 25, 2022. The strike …
(2022-08-30). Military Situation In Iraq On August 30, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On August 30, the Iraq Joint Operations Command canceled the curfew in Baghdad and other provinces; | On August 30, Muqtada Sadr, the leader of Iraq's Sadr Movement apologized to the Iraqi people for what happened and asked his supporters to withdraw from the places they occupied and end the clashes with the security forces; | As a result of the clashes in Baghdad, 20 people were killed and more than 300 were injured, according to Iraqi TV | MORE ON THE TOPIC: :…
(2022-08-30). Military SItuation In Syria On August 30, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On August 30, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On August 30, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Ankawi area; | On August 30, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Afes area; | On August 30, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Barah area; | On August 29, unidentified gunmen killed two members of Tur…
(2022-08-30). China's approach to cyberspace governance. ecns.cn With the digital age having a profound impact on human society, China has put forward "Chinese solutions" for the international cyber governance system, demonstrated by its efforts in maintaining cyber security, developing global internet infrastructure and building an internet governance system, etc.
(2022-08-30). "The Rank-and-File needs to be brought back!": As West Coast dockworkers approach two months without a contract, casual worker calls for unity. wsws.org The International Longshore and Warehouse Union has kept workers on the job without a deal, in maneuvers coordinated with the Pacific Maritime Association and the Biden Administration.
(2022-08-30). Tragedy in Afghanistan should never be allowed to repeat, says Chinese envoy. ecns.cn Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, on Monday described the 20-year-war waged by foreign troops in Afghanistan as fiasco, stressing that the tragedy in Afghanistan should never be allowed to repeat.
(2022-08-30). Mikhail Gorbachev, Who Presided Over End of Cold War and Soviet Empire, Dead at 91. commondreams.org U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said Gorbachev "did more than any other individual to bring about the peaceful end of the Cold War."
(2022-08-30). 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…
(2022-08-30). Premier calls for carrying forward with administrative reform. ecns.cn Premier Li Keqiang reiterated on Monday the importance for the government to cut red tape, enhance oversight and safeguard fair competition, saying that the government must make unrelenting efforts in moving forward with reform.
(2022-08-30). Two Imperial academics awarded Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowships. imperial.ac.uk Researchers working on water-splitting catalysts for hydrogen fuels and magnetic computing for more efficient AI have received fellowship funding.
(2022-08-30). Beware the Climate Risks of War Over the Arctic. commondreams.org A recent Senate proposal would needlessly create conditions for conflict with Russia while generating more greenhouse gas emissions.
(2022-08-30). Estados Unidos Ted Cruz, "tough as Texas" globalizacion.ca ´Duro como Texas" es lo que leemos al entrar en tedcruz.org, el website personal de Rafael Edward Cruz, hijo de un cubano exilado devenido predicador bautista y de una norteamericana. Ted Cruz ahora es senador republicano por el Estado de…
(2022-08-30). Venezuela's Exchange Rate: Key Aspects, Components, and Economic Forces. orinocotribune.com By Mision Verdad Aug 30, 2022 | Over the past few days, the exchange rate of the Venezuelan bolívar with respect to the US dollar has risen. This applies to the official exchange rate published by the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV), and in the case of parallel indicators such as social media accounts known as "dollar monitors." | This past Friday, July 26, the aforementioned parallel indicators reached an average of 9.20 bolívars per dollar, while the official BCV figure was 7.84. There is a significant difference between the two figures, particularly considering that the disparity between the two rates te…
(2022-08-30). Presidente de Venezuela recibe cartas credenciales del embajador colombiano. telesurtv.net Ambas Cancillerías avanzan en un plan de trabajo parlamentario para impulsar el dinamismo comercial fronterizo garantizando la seguridad.
(2022-08-30). Gorbachev Dies at 91 in Moscow: Remembering the Greatest Modern Champion of World Peace. scheerpost.com 
Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev sign the INF Treaty in the east room of the White House. White House Photographic Office, Public domain, via Editor's Note: In 1987, Robert Scheer, then a LA Times staff writer, had been in Moscow for a month when he received an early copy of Mikhail Gorbachev's "Perestroika: New Thinking for Our Country and the World." For the LA Times, he provided a detailed and insightful review regarding a pivotal moment in the history of American foreign policy. Today, following t…
(2022-08-29). US pushing war on China: Malaysia's ex PM explains imperialism's roots in capitalism. multipolarista.com Malaysia's ex Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad warned the US is provoking war with China over Taiwan. He also explained how imperialism is rooted in capitalism.
(2022-08-29). The War in Ukraine is a Foretaste of Much Wider Changes. journal-neo.org 
When viewing the war in Ukraine one has the experience of reading the Western media and having to ask oneself, where do these people gather their information from? There is almost a complete detachment from the events on the ground and the way it is reported in the Western media. This is more readily apparent …
(2022-08-29). Ukraine And The Politics Of Permanent War. popularresistance.org No one, including the most bullish supporters of Ukraine, expect the nation's war with Russia to end soon. The fighting has been reduced to artillery duels across hundreds of miles of front lines and creeping advances and retreats. Ukraine, like Afghanistan, will bleed for a very long time. This is by design. | On August 24, the Biden administration announced yet another massive military aid package to Ukraine worth nearly $3 billion. It will take months, and in some cases years, for this military equipment to reach Ukraine. In another sign that Washington assumes the conflict will be a long war of attrition it w…
(2022-08-29). US Judge Upholds ConocoPhillips $8.5B Award, Venezuela Rejects 'Unlawful' Ruling. popularresistance.org A Washington D.C. federal judge has granted US oil corporation ConocoPhillips final approval to enforce a multi-billion arbitration award against Venezuela. | On August 19, US District Judge Carl Nichols issued a default judgment in favor of ConocoPhillips to collect on a US $8.5 billion arbitration award plus around $22 million for reimbursement of legal costs after the Venezuelan so-called "interim government" failed to appear in court for more than two years. The default claim was entered by the court in October 2021. | The Nicolás Maduro government had carried out the country's legal defense in its most impor…
(2022-08-29). US Judge Upholds ConocoPhillips $8.5B Award, Venezuela Rejects Ruling. popularresistance.org A Washington D.C. federal judge has granted US oil corporation ConocoPhillips final approval to enforce a multi-billion arbitration award against Venezuela. | On August 19, US District Judge Carl Nichols issued a default judgment in favor of ConocoPhillips to collect on a US $8.5 billion arbitration award plus around $22 million for reimbursement of legal costs after the Venezuelan so-called "interim government" failed to appear in court for more than two years. The default claim was entered by the court in October 2021. | "Venezuela still has not entered an appearance or otherwise opposed the Motion. For the fol…
(2022-08-29). To Write Off its Debt, the US Stages Wars Everywhere. journal-neo.org 
The global economic crisis that has engulfed various countries due to Washington's openly voluntarist and Russophobic policies has not only thrown the United States itself into chaos, but has also destroyed the world's multipolar model, changed the status of many states, and led to an increase in contradictions between states and coalitions. It is becoming …
(2022-08-29). DPRK Korea Is Faced With US 'Decapitation Drill'. popularresistance.org The western corporate media described the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's launch of two missiles Aug. 17 as threatening, aggressive and paranoid. What most media failed to report was the prior U.S. military exercises with Japan and South Korea off Hawai'i, in preparation for extensive war exercises off Korea, that provoked the DPRK's two warning shots. | An Aug. 19 article in the Daily Beast, an online news website, headlined a longer and upcoming military land, sea and air exercise this way: "U.S. to Enrage Kim Jong Un With Assassination Dry Run." The article then reads: | "For the first time in years, j…
(2022-08-29). US Sends Warships Through The Taiwan Strait For First Time Since Pelosi Visit. popularresistance.org Two US warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday in the first such US operation since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) visited Taipei at the beginning of August. | The US Navy's Seventh Fleet said the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville made the passage through the Strait. China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) slammed the provocation and said it tracked the US warships as they made the transit. | "The People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theatre Command warned the US vessels and monitored their entire passage. We are fully aware of their activities. Troops of…
(2022-08-29). West's neoliberal 'age of abundance' is over, as war and sanctions boomerang home. popularresistance.org France's President Emmanuel Macron, a former banker, warned that "we are living the end of what could have seemed an era of abundance," calling it "a kind of major tipping point or a great upheaval." | Western wars and sanctions are boomeranging back at home. The neoliberal phase of capitalism is collapsing. | Neoliberalism has lost the key pillars it was built on: cheap energy and raw materials from Russia, cheap labor and consumer goods from China, an unsustainable bubble of household debt, low to zero interest rates, and Washington's ability to organize regime-change operations in any country where a governmen…
(2022-08-29). West's Neoliberal 'Age Of Abundance' Is Over. popularresistance.org France's President Emmanuel Macron, a former banker, warned that "we are living the end of what could have seemed an era of abundance," calling it "a kind of major tipping point or a great upheaval." | Western wars and sanctions are boomeranging back at home. The neoliberal phase of capitalism is collapsing. | Neoliberalism has lost the key pillars it was built on: cheap energy and raw materials from Russia, cheap labor and consumer goods from China, an unsustainable bubble of household debt, low to zero interest rates, and Washington's ability to organize regime-change operations in any country where a governmen…
(2022-08-29). 2022 War Abolisher Awards to Go to Italian Dock Workers, New Zealand Filmmaker, U.S. Environmental Group, and British MP Jeremy Corbyn. davidswanson.org By World BEYOND War, August 29, 2022 World BEYOND War's Second Annual War Abolisher Awards will recognize the work of an environmental organization that has prevented military operations in state parks in Washington State, a filmmaker from New Zealand who has documented the power of unarmed peacemaking, Italian dock workers who have blocked the shipment …