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2022-08-26: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-26). Sen. Blackburn Arrives in Taiwan in Fourth US Visit This Month. news.antiwar.com Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) arrived in Taiwan on Thursday in the fourth US visit to the island this month as Washington continues to escalate tensions with Beijing. | Blackburn's trip was unannounced, and she and her aides arrived in Taiwan aboard a US Army plane. On Twitter, Blackburn pic.twitter.com/yVcaYN7yIA— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn)

Deborah Armstrong (2022-08-26). Roger Waters added to Ukrainian govt-sponsored hit list. thegrayzone.com Russian political analyst Daria Dugina, who was killed in a car bomb explosion in Moscow on Saturday, now appears as "liquidated" on the Ukrainian online hit list. The site was created under the watch of the Minister of Internal Affairs. This article was originally published by Deborah L. Armstrong at Medium.com Editor's note: The IP address of Mirotvorets has been traced to a server in Brussels, Belgium. I have written about the Ukrainian hit list known as Mirotvorets, or "Peacekeeper," …

Barak Ravid (2022-08-26). U.S. Warns Palestinians Against Bid for Full UN Membership. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-08-26). Former Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher, pardoned by Trump for war crimes, provided "training" to police in Tallahassee, Florida. wsws.org Terrified by growing socialist consciousness and militancy in the working class, police departments are actively seeking paramilitary training from murderous war criminals.

Staff (2022-08-26). Down with Oslo! Join us to demonstrate at the Norwegian Parliament on 10 September 2022. samidoun.net Join us on September 10, 2022 in Oslo, Norway, as we demonstrate outside the Norwegian Parliament at Stortinget to march against the so-called "peace process," the infamous Oslo Accords, on their 29th anniversary. After 29 years of Oslo, it is critically urgent to bring the devastating repercussions of this project to an end. Once again, …

Labor Video Project (2022-08-26). Pelosi Resign! San Franciscans Accuse Pelosi of War Mongering Against China. indybay.org Dozens of people rallied in Portsmouth Square in San Francisco Chinatown and demanded that San Francisco House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi resign. They accused her of whipping up war against China and being responsible for the escalating attacks on Chinese and Asian Americans.

WSWS (2022-08-26). Union representing 55,000 Ontario, Canada education support workers delays strike vote, as Ford government unveils wage-cutting plan. wsws.org The government's proposed four-year deal is a declaration of war on the working class. The below-inflation pay offer sets the stage for an intensification of the assault on public education and an escalation of attacks on the living standards of all workers.

Kerry Smith (2022-08-26). Activists protest Indian Ocean weapons conference. greenleft.org.au Anti-war and peace protesters from Stop AUKUS-WA protested the Indian Ocean Defence and Security Conference. Kerry Smith reports.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-26). 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…

WSWS (2022-08-26). LMPD detective admits to fraudulent warrant application that led to Breonna Taylor's murder. wsws.org Former Louisville detective Kelly Goodlett pleaded guilty to two federal crimes on Tuesday in a Kentucky district court, the first member of the LMPD to be convicted for the brutal murder of Breonna Taylor nearly two and a half years ago.

____ (2022-08-26). China, ROK urged to jointly boost growth. ecns.cn Premier Li Keqiang has called for joint efforts by Beijing and Seoul to work toward another 30 years of common development and prosperity, saying that the two sides should reach agreements on the second phase of a bilateral free trade agreement as soon as possible.

Ramon du Houx (2022-08-26). CA advocates call on lawmakers to 'beat the heat' with action to address climate change. indybay.org Environmental advocates called on California to take strong action to beat the heat by addressing climate change. Community members, advocates, and EOPA CA-an organization with 440 CA elected officials – want to ensure California is a national climate leader. Attendees showed support for Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal for climate action calling for state lawmakers to accelerate green-house gas reduction, the state's advance toward 100 percent clean energy, institute public health setbacks for oil and gas wells amongst other emission-reducing initiatives.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-26). 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…

TeleSUR, SH (2022-08-26). Tripulantes del avión de Emtrasur se reúnen con sus familiares. telesurtv.net El ministro de Transporte de Venezuela indicó que la operación para reunir a los tripulantes con sus familias fue ordenada por el presidente Nicolás Maduro.

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-25). Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Disconnected from Ukrainian Power Grid. news.antiwar.com The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine was disconnected from the Ukrainian power grid for the first time ever on Thursday due to a fire in a transmission line, causing a blackout in the region. The plant has been the site of frequent shelling, and Yevgeny Balitsky, the Russian-installed leader of the Zaporizhzhia …

Anonymous103 (2022-08-25). EU Tug-Of-War Policy On Ukraine Crumbling Further As Member States Diverge. southfront.org People supporting an EU integration attend a rally at Independence Square in Kiev December 4, 2013. UkSince sanctions started affecting the EU more than Russia itself, the leadership in Brussels is trying to spin the narrative. However, the EU public is not very receptive to this. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | The European Union's support is key to the sustainment of the Kiev regime. Without the bureaucratic bloc, the Neo-Nazi junta would've never been able to survive…

Infobrics (2022-08-25). What Does India Want from Russia. infobrics.org If there was a prize for the most quotable comment on international relations so far in 2022, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar would be in the running. Responding to criticism of his country's neutral stance on the Russia—Ukraine war at a security forum in Slovakia in June, Jaishankar said that 'Europe has to grow out of the mindset that Europe's problems are the world's problems, but the world's problems are not Europe's problems.'

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-25). Journalists Who Challenge NATO Narratives Are Now 'Information Terrorists'. libya360.wordpress.com Vanessa Beeley Nazis congregate on Google Plus 2019. A US state department sponsored round table on 'countering disinformation' was recently held at the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine. "Information terrorists should know that they will have to answer to the law as war criminals" Andrii Shapovalov According to the press release — "NGOs, mass media…

TeleSUR (2022-08-25). China Warns of the Risks of a New Cold War. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the UN, highlighted the importance of preserving global stability at the time that warned of the dangers that a new Cold War could bring to the international community. | RELATED: | "The Ukraine crisis and a series of recent tense developments around the world show that … we must be highly vigilant against any deliberate attempts to provoke troubles and intens…

Brett Wilkins (2022-08-25). Calls for Peace Mark Six Months of 'Senseless' War in Ukraine. commondreams.org "The people of Ukraine and beyond need peace and they need peace now," stressed United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.

WSWS (2022-08-25). Biden pledges billions more for the "forever war" against Russia in Ukraine. wsws.org On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden pledged an additional $3 billion in weapons to Ukraine, in the largest single disbursement of US weapons since the start of the war six months ago.

WSWS (2022-08-25). Polish government uses Ukraine war to massively expand military spending. wsws.org The ultra-right Polish government of the Law and Justice Party (PiS) is playing a central role in NATO's proxy war against Russia in Ukraine. It acts as a provocative and aggressive ally of US imperialism in the region.

Julia Conley (2022-08-25). Nearly 700 Civilians Killed or Wounded by Cluster Munitions So Far in Ukraine War. commondreams.org "The immediate and long-term suffering that cluster munitions cause civilians makes their use today in Ukraine unconscionable as well as invariably unlawful," said one human rights campaigner.

Anonymous103 (2022-08-25). Military Situation In Syria On August 25, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 25, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 4 times: 1 in Aleppo province, 3 in Latakia province; | On August 24, the SAA and resistances groups attacked US base at CONOCO gas facility with several missiles; | On August 24, the US aircraft attacked SAA positions in Hatla and Hawija Sakar near Deir Ezzor city; | On August 25, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Tal Tamar. | MO…

Oneworld.press (2022-08-25). India's "Business Standard" Is Spewing Fake News About Bilateral Relations With Russia. oneworld.press All reports alleging that India inexplicably abandoned its passionate practice of principled neutrality towards the Ukrainian Conflict in favor of jumping on the US-led West's anti-Russian bandwagon are always nothing but fake news.

Oneworld.press (2022-08-25). The TPLF's Latest Terrorist Offensive Is Meant To Punish Ethiopia For Its Summer Of Success. oneworld.press The West and Egypt want their TPLF proxies to punish Ethiopia for its rising global role as recognized by the BRICS countries and especially Russia, Prime Minister Abiy decisively avoiding war with Sudan earlier this summer, and Addis' third filling of GERD.

WSWS (2022-08-25). Strike blocked at key ammunition plant after media portrayed work stoppage as national security threat. wsws.org In the days leading up to the contract expiration this month, Forbes published claims that a work stoppage would be connected with Russian "meddling," and warned of the danger of outside influences and social media.

Alan MacLeod (2022-08-25). How One Spook-Run London College Department Is Training the World's Social Media Managers. orinocotribune.com By Alan MaCleod Aug 22, 2022 | Staffed by NATO military officers and former government ministers and A MintPress study of professional databases and employment websites reveals a wide network of War Studies alumni holding many of the most influential jobs in…

Andrew Korybko (2022-08-25). Zelensky Is Scared That Detained Azov Members Will Spill the Beans About Kiev's War Crimes. orinocotribune.com By Andrew Korybko Aug 22, 2022 | The last thing that Zelensky wants is for those fighters to admit to the war crimes that they carried out on the orders of senior officials answerable to him personally, which would therefore implicate him since he ultimately sits atop the chain of command. Just last week, "The Washington Post Admitted That Zelensky Lied, People Died, And Ukrainians Are Upset", and his people would be even more enraged if they learned how many human shields he sacrificed in Mariupol. | Zelensky demanded that detained members of the Azov Battalion not face trial in Donbass otherwise he'll ref…

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-25). Israel's Lapid Urges US to Scrap Iran Nuclear Deal Talks. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid urged the US and the EU to quit negotiations with Iran aimed at reviving the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, as Washington and Tehran appear to be close to an agreement. The Israeli leader claimed that lifting sanctions on Iran would give the Islamic Republic $100 billion …

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-25). Taiwan Unveils Plans to Raise Military Budget By 14%. news.antiwar.com Taiwan on Thursday unveiled plans to The 13.9% increase was signed off by Taiwan's cabinet and still needs to be approved by the island's parliament. The increase would bring the total military budget to about $19.41 billion, which will represent 15% of the government's annual budget. | The new military spendi…

Staff (2022-08-25). Venezuela's Tax Collection Doubles in 2022. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, August 23, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, reported that his government is expected to collect $4 billion in taxes for 2022. | During a meeting with representatives of private chambers of commerce and industries, the Venezuelan head of state said that the tax collection for the first seven months of 2022 was $2.45 billion, doubling the figure for the same period in 2021, which was $1.07 billion. | "It is a good sign of what can continue to happen and must happen. Tax collection growth for the full year of 2022, measured in dollars, is projected at 120%," said the Venezuelan president.

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-25). Israeli Officials Say US Toughened Its Stance in Response to Iran Deal Proposal. news.antiwar.com Israeli officials Israeli National Security Advisor Eyal Hulata was in Washington this week, where he met with his counterpart, Jake Sullivan, and Brett McGurk, the top Middle East official on the National Security Council. | The US officials briefed Hulata on their planned response to Iran and the EU before it was submitted. When Hulata arrived in Washin…

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-25). Report: British Envoy Praises Israeli Bombing Campaign in Syria. news.antiwar.com According to a report from Axios, the UK's special envoy for Syria, Jonathan Hargreaves, praised Israel's bombing campaign in Syria during a visit to Jerusalem at the end of June. In recent years, Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes in Syria. The Israelis say that the bombing campaign is to prevent Iran from becoming further …

_____ (2022-08-25). The US Legacy In Afghanistan. popularresistance.org The mid-point of August is an important moment in history for Afghanistan and the world. It marks the anniversary of the Taliban's ouster of large portions of the U.S. military from Afghanistan, putting a formal end to a two-decade occupation. U.S. forces left Afghanistan just as murderously as they came in. Joe Biden's administration oversaw numerous war crimes during its haphazard "withdrawal" on August 15th 2021. This included a drone strike that killed ten civilians and at least seven children. | The cost of the twenty-year total siege of Afghanistan is well documented. According to Brown University's Cost of…

Fight Back (2022-08-25). TCAC condemns Tallahassee Police Department training with war criminal Eddie Gallagher. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – Recent social media posts revealed that the Tallahassee Police Department Tactical Apprehension and Control Team took part in a training associated with Eddie Gallagher, a retired Navy SEAL accused of numerous war crimes. Most notably, Gallagher was accused of fatally stabbing an injured 17 year old ISIS prisoner named Khaled Jamal Abdullah, posing with the body and sending the picture to friends. Prosecutors painted a picture of Gallagher as needlessly violent and bloodthirsty, bragging about his number of kills. He even went so far as to gloat about murdering innocent civilians. His own fellow…

_____ (2022-08-25). ROTC Redux: A Bete Noire Of The Anti-War Movement Is In The News. popularresistance.org Fifty years ago, no symbol of university complicity with the military angered more students than the on-campus presence of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC). The manpower requirements of the Vietnam era could not be met by conscription, draft-driven enlistments, and the graduating classes of military service academies alone. The Department of Defense also needed commissioned officers trained in DOD-funded Military Science Departments at private and state universities. | Anti-ROTC campaigning became a major focus of the campus-based movement against the Vietnam War. Critics demanded everything from strip…

Fight Back (2022-08-25). Saint Paul rallies to demand Minnesota divest from Israel. fightbacknews.org Saint Paul, MN – On August 23, more than 40 protesters gathered outside the governor's mansion, home to Governor Tim Walz, to demand Minnesota's State Board of Investment (SBI) sell off its shares in Israeli corporations. The SBI is tasked with investing taxpayer money for public funds, largely state pensions. | The action was initiated by the Anti-War Committee (AWC) and held the evening before the August meeting of the Minnesota SBI in order to raise awareness of the state of Minnesota's holdings in a variety of Israeli companies, most notably Elbit Systems. | Elbit Systems is a weapons manufacturing and cybers…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-08-25). "Economic Warfare" Directed against China? The Shanghai "Covid Zero Tolerance Mandate" globalresearch.ca "Covid Tolerance Zero" has contributed to destabilizing Shanghai's financial sector as well as China's buoyant export economy. It has created social havoc for millions of people, requiring the imposition of PCR tests, using the QR code as a means of social control.

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2022-08-25). FBI Investigates Millions of Americans Without Warrants. globalresearch.ca

Shaun Richman (2022-08-25). Independent Unions Can Help Break Through the Economic Crisis and Labor's Paralysis. socialistproject.ca Review of In a period of extreme social and economic crises, when the major labor unions have reduced their organizing programs to a fraction of what they once were and the courts stand athwart any effort to protect workers' interests, scrappy new independent unions raise hope against hope that maybe — just maybe — workers c…

Mark Taliano (2022-08-25). Censorship, Big Tech, and Psychological Warfare / Commentary. marktaliano.net I am back on some social media platforms, but I know that I won't be there long because the censorship is getting worse. It isn't just me of course, it is widespread. Twitter suspended me permanently, Youtube amd Vimeo deleted all of my videos, Facebook suspends me regularly, and so it goes. My website also …

TeleSUR (2022-08-25). Extreme Weather in Britain Takes Grim Economic Toll. telesurenglish.net Britain has experienced severe heatwaves this summer like never before, with temperatures hitting a record high and droughts threatening the public water supply. Experts expect to see more such extreme weather events due to climate change. | RELATED: | Experts warn that one spell after another of hot and dry weather could take a grim economic toll. During the summer, infrastructure in Britain was put under mounting pressure am…

TeleSUR (2022-08-25). US GDP in Q2 Revised up to 0.6 Pct Contraction. telesurenglish.net The U.S. economy shrank at an annual rate of 0.6 percent in the second quarter of this year, up from a 0.9 percent contraction estimated a month ago, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Commerce Department. | RELATED: | The second estimate showed that the update primarily reflects upward revisions to consumer spending and private inventory investment that were partly offset by a downward revision to residential fixed investment.

____ (2022-08-25). Chinese envoy warns of dangers of new Cold War. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy on Wednesday warned of the dangers of a new Cold War and stressed the importance of safeguarding global strategic stability.

Sarah Anderson, Brian Wakamo (2022-08-25). Biden's Student Debt Plan Is an Important Step Towards Narrowing the Racial Wealth Divide. commondreams.org Black students have had to take out larger loans and faced greater difficulty paying them back than other borrowers.

Brad Wolf (2022-08-25). The Dance of Sympathy on a Planet Gone Mad. commondreams.org Working for peace and justice is not only the moral and right thing to do, but is also a creative expression of what it is to be human, an effort to eliminate war by bringing order to chaos and replacing violence with harmony.

John Bachtell (2022-08-25). Biden order hailed as step toward total student loan debt cancellation. peoplesworld.org Over 43 million people will have some or all of their crippling student debt canceled, including 20 million entirely, under a historic executive order issued by Pres. Joe Biden. The student debt crisis has ballooned into a $1.75 trillion impossible burden for 45 million people and their families. Activists who have organized for cancelation for …

Brett Wilkins (2022-08-25). Heatwaves Rated 'Extremely Dangerous' Could Triple This Century, Warns New Climate Study. commondreams.org "Something that's gone from virtually never happening before," said one Harvard researcher, "will go to something that is happening every year."

Sarah Anderson (2022-08-25). Biden's Debt Cancellation Plan Is a Step Forward on the Racial Wealth Divide. inequality.org

Julia Conley (2022-08-25). Experts Fear Wildfire-Fueled Ozone Damage Will Become New Norm. commondreams.org "Under global warming, the frequency and intensity of wildfires is expected to increase, which would lead to more" stratospheric warming, said one expert.

Anonymous669 (2022-08-25). In Video: Iran Kicks Off Large-Scale Drone Exercise. southfront.org On August 24, the Iranian military kicked off a large-scale military exercise to test its combat and reconnaissance drones. | Troops from the four units of the military, namely the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Force, and more than 1 drones are reportedly taking part in the two-day exercise, which covers all areas across Iran, from the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman to the northern territories. | Vice Admiral Seyed Mahmoud Mousavi, the spokesman for the exercise, said on the f…

____ (2022-08-25). Some Facts About Pelosi's Visit to Taiwan. ecns.cn Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi made a provocative visit to China's Taiwan region recently in disregard of the Chinese side's stern warnings.

TeleSUR (2022-08-25). Bolivian Social Movements March in Support of President Arce. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Pact of Unity (PU) and the Central Obrera Boliviana (COB) called for a march to reject attempts at political destabilization and ratify their support for President Luis Arce and Vice President David Choquehuanca. | RELATED: | The march started from the El Alto City towards Saint Francis Square in downtown La Paz, where thousands of workers, farmers, and students gathered to affirm their will for eco…

TeleSUR (2022-08-25). President Petro's Security Delegation Was Attacked With Gunfire. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday afternoon, an outpost of President Gustavo Petro was attacked by unknown assailants near the Colombian-Venezuelan border in the Catatumbo region, where he plans to travel on Friday. | RELATED: | The attack was perpetrated against the cars of the presidential caravan that was heading towards the municipality of El Tarra, where six members of irregular armed groups had set up a roadblock. Three vehicles…

Ricardo Vaz (2022-08-25). Venezuela: Gov't to Partner with Siemens to Recover Electric Grid. venezuelanalysis.com The German company will collaborate to boost the energy supply to Caracas and to the oil industry.

TeleSUR (2022-08-25). Venezuela: Maduro Slams Attempts to Stall Recovery of Economy. telesurenglish.net "Then a group comes to shoot up the parallel dollar in a fictitious way, so that a group of traders comes to steal from the people (…), that no one tries to torpedo and damage the economic recovery, that rather we all help the country to recover fully and absolutely", detailed the President during a broadcast of the Venezolana de Televisión network. | RELATED: | During the last week, in Venezuela, there have bee…

TeleSUR -ysm- JL (2022-08-25). Decretan duelo en Venezuela por deceso del arquitecto Fruto Vivas. telesurtv.net El duelo fue declarado en homenaje al importante arquitecto venezolano, Fruto Vivas, fallecido el martes 23 de agosto.

TeleSUR -ysm- JL (2022-08-25). Venezuela confirma dos nuevos casos de viruela del mono. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a la ministra venezolana, los dos nuevos casos se tratan de viajeros procedentes de Brasil y Perú.

TeleSUR, ysm, SH (2022-08-25). Presidente colombiano a posesiona nuevo embajador en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El mandatario colombiano reconoció que fue un error la ruptura de las relaciones diplomáticas entre las naciones vecinas, ocurrida en 2019.

TeleSUR (2022-08-25). Colombia: INDEPAZ Denounces Two New Massacres. telesurenglish.net The Institute for Development and Peace Studies (Indepaz) denounced two massacres that claimed three people's lives this Thursday. | RELATED: | The first massacre occurred in Buga, department of Valle del Cauca, inside a house, where armed men entered the residence in the neighborhood of Ita killing three people, INDEPAZ said. | Reports from the authorities said the victims were Fernando Leal Martinez, 45 years ol…

TeleSUR -ysm- JL (2022-08-25). Venezuela y Belarús evalúan acciones para fortalecer relaciones. telesurtv.net El intercambio entre los representantes gubernamentales buscó analizar los escenarios para ampliar e impulsar la colaboración.

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-24). IAEA Renews Request to Visit Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. news.antiwar.com A UN official said Tuesday that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has renewed its request to visit the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine, which is under Russian control and has been the target of recent shelling. UN political chief Rosemary DiCarlo announced that IAEA chief Rafael Grossi has requested to send IAEA inspectors …

Miko Peled (2022-08-24). Underneath Israeli Tourist Resorts Lie the Remains of Once-Thriving Palestinian Towns. mintpressnews.com Kiryat Yam — which is a Hebrew name — sits on what used to be the village of Arab Al-Ghawarina. The village was occupied, depopulated and destroyed in May 1948.

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-24). Iran Receives US Response to EU Proposal to Revive Nuclear Deal. news.antiwar.com Iran said on Wednesday that it had "This evening Iran received the US response through the European Union. The careful review of the response has started in Tehran," Kanaani said. "Iran will share its view with the EU, as the coordinator of the nuclear talks, upon completion of Tehran's r…

Staff (2022-08-24). Japan, Sweden join NATO war games in Georgia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseAugust 23, 2022 An information briefing was held in Armihall in connection with the start of the multinational training "Worthy Partner 2022" Georgia will host the multinational exercise "Worthy Partner" for the sixth time. An information briefing related to the start of military exercises was held at the Ministry of Defense's Armihall…. …

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-24). Gantz Heads to US, Says Israel Will Do 'Everything It Can' to Stop Iran Deal. news.antiwar.com Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Tuesday that Israel would do "everything it can" to influence the US against reviving the Iran nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, and announced that he was traveling to the US later this week. "The State of Israel is not opposed to agreements in general, but it is opposed …

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-24). US Troops Wounded in Rocket Attacks in Syria After US Airstrikes. news.antiwar.com Three US troops were wounded in rocket attacks in Syria on Wednesday that came after the US launched airstrikes in the country, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said. The rocket attacks targeted the US base at Green Village and the Conoco gas fields, which are both located in eastern Syria. CENTCOM said one service member was …

Chauncey K. Robinson (2022-08-24). 'Breaking' review: Powerfully intense film exposes systemic hardships for U.S. veterans. peoplesworld.org The new film Breaking starring John Boyega is a far cry from his days of playing Finn in the Star Wars movies. There's nothing Disney-fied about this gripping film that puts on full display the systemic hardships veterans face once they've been discarded after fighting U.S. imperialism's wars. It is a film that is intense …

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2022-08-25: News Headlines

Infobrics (2022-08-25). What Does India Want from Russia. infobrics.org If there was a prize for the most quotable comment on international relations so far in 2022, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar would be in the running. Responding to criticism of his country's neutral stance on the Russia—Ukraine war at a security forum in Slovakia in June, Jaishankar said that 'Europe has to grow out of the mindset that Europe's problems are the world's problems, but the world's problems are not Europe's problems.'

WSWS (2022-08-25). German Chancellor Scholz announces new arms deliveries to Kiev for war against Russia. wsws.org Half a year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine provoked by the imperialist powers, they continue to escalate the NATO proxy war — even though this raises the danger of a third world war.

WSWS (2022-08-25). Polish government uses Ukraine war to massively expand military spending. wsws.org The ultra-right Polish government of the Law and Justice Party (PiS) is playing a central role in NATO's proxy war against Russia in Ukraine. It acts as a provocative and aggressive ally of US imperialism in the region.

WSWS (2022-08-25). Biden pledges billions more for the "forever war" against Russia in Ukraine. wsws.org On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden pledged an additional $3 billion in weapons to Ukraine, in the largest single disbursement of US weapons since the start of the war six months ago.

Federico Fuentes (2022-08-25). Ukraine: Under the cover of war, Zelensky tears up workers' rights. greenleft.org.au Almost a month after Ukraine's parliament adopted two anti-worker bills, President Volodymyr Zelensky finally ratified Law 5371 on August 17, thereby removing union rights for most of the country's workers, reports Federico Fuentes.

WSWS (2022-08-25). Strike blocked at key ammunition plant after media portrayed work stoppage as national security threat. wsws.org In the days leading up to the contract expiration this month, Forbes published claims that a work stoppage would be connected with Russian "meddling," and warned of the danger of outside influences and social media.

Staff (2022-08-25). Headlines for August 25, 2022. democracynow.org President Biden to Cancel Up to $20,000 of Student Debt Per Borrower, Federal Judge Blocks Part of Idaho's "Trigger Ban" Criminalizing Abortion Care, Russian Missile Attack on Ukrainian Train Station Kills at Least 25 Civilians, U.N. Chief Slams "Senseless War" in Ukraine on 6-Month Anniversary of Russian Invasion, Russian Dissident Arrested After Calling Russia's War in Ukraine an "Invasion", Fighting Shatters Truce in Ethiopia's War-Torn Tigray Region, California to Phase Out Sales of Gasoline-Powered Cars by 2035, Uvalde Schools Police Chief Pete Arredondo…

Labor Video Project (2022-08-25). Pelosi Resign! San Franciscans Accuse Pelosi of War Mongering Against China. indybay.org Dozens of people rallied in Portsmouth Square in San Francisco Chinatown and demanded that San Francisco House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi resign. They accused her of whipping up war against China and being responsible for the escalating attacks on Chinese and Asian Americans.

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-25). Israel's Lapid Urges US to Scrap Iran Nuclear Deal Talks. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid urged the US and the EU to quit negotiations with Iran aimed at reviving the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, as Washington and Tehran appear to be close to an agreement. The Israeli leader claimed that lifting sanctions on Iran would give the Islamic Republic $100 billion …

Staff (2022-08-25). Venezuela's Tax Collection Doubles in 2022. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, August 23, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, reported that his government is expected to collect $4 billion in taxes for 2022. | During a meeting with representatives of private chambers of commerce and industries, the Venezuelan head of state said that the tax collection for the first seven months of 2022 was $2.45 billion, doubling the figure for the same period in 2021, which was $1.07 billion. | "It is a good sign of what can continue to happen and must happen. Tax collection growth for the full year of 2022, measured in dollars, is projected at 120%," said the Venezuelan president.

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-25). Report: British Envoy Praises Israeli Bombing Campaign in Syria. news.antiwar.com According to a report from Axios, the UK's special envoy for Syria, Jonathan Hargreaves, praised Israel's bombing campaign in Syria during a visit to Jerusalem at the end of June. In recent years, Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes in Syria. The Israelis say that the bombing campaign is to prevent Iran from becoming further …

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2022-08-25). FBI Investigates Millions of Americans Without Warrants. globalresearch.ca

Robert Hunziker (2022-08-25). Is There Enough Metal to Replace Oil? dissidentvoice.org The short answer: No, not even close! Nations of the world are only too aware that fossil fuels need to be phased out for two reasons. First, oil is a finite commodity. It'll run out in time. Secondly, fossil fuel emissions such as CO2 are destroying the planet's climate system. However, a recent study puts …

Anonymous669 (2022-08-25). In Video: Iran Kicks Off Large-Scale Drone Exercise. southfront.org On August 24, the Iranian military kicked off a large-scale military exercise to test its combat and reconnaissance drones. | Troops from the four units of the military, namely the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Force, and more than 1 drones are reportedly taking part in the two-day exercise, which covers all areas across Iran, from the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman to the northern territories. | Vice Admiral Seyed Mahmoud Mousavi, the spokesman for the exercise, said on the f…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-25). 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…

____ (2022-08-25). Some Facts About Pelosi's Visit to Taiwan. ecns.cn Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi made a provocative visit to China's Taiwan region recently in disregard of the Chinese side's stern warnings.

Sarah Anderson (2022-08-25). Biden's Debt Cancellation Plan Is a Step Forward on the Racial Wealth Divide. inequality.org

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-25). 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…

Ramon du Houx (2022-08-25). CA advocates call on lawmakers to 'beat the heat' with action to address climate change. indybay.org Environmental advocates called on California to take strong action to beat the heat by addressing climate change. Community members, advocates, and EOPA CA-an organization with 440 CA elected officials – want to ensure California is a national climate leader. Attendees showed support for Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal for climate action calling for state lawmakers to accelerate green-house gas reduction, the state's advance toward 100 percent clean energy, institute public health setbacks for oil and gas wells amongst other emission-reducing initiatives.

____ (2022-08-25). Chinese envoy warns of dangers of new Cold War. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy on Wednesday warned of the dangers of a new Cold War and stressed the importance of safeguarding global strategic stability.

Ian Ellis-Jones (2022-08-25). Colombian gov't vows to tackle violence, illegal mining. greenleft.org.au Colombia's new government, led by President Gustavo Petro, has vowed to tackle violence and illegal mining, enact drug reforms and normalise relations with Cuba and Venezuela. Ian Ellis-Jones reports.

TeleSUR -ysm- JL (2022-08-25). Venezuela confirma dos nuevos casos de viruela del mono. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a la ministra venezolana, los dos nuevos casos se tratan de viajeros procedentes de Brasil y Perú.

TeleSUR, ysm, SH (2022-08-25). Presidente colombiano a posesiona nuevo embajador en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El mandatario colombiano reconoció que fue un error la ruptura de las relaciones diplomáticas entre las naciones vecinas, ocurrida en 2019.

TeleSUR -ysm- JL (2022-08-25). Decretan duelo en Venezuela por deceso del arquitecto Fruto Vivas. telesurtv.net El duelo fue declarado en homenaje al importante arquitecto venezolano, Fruto Vivas, fallecido el martes 23 de agosto.

TeleSUR -ysm- JL (2022-08-25). Venezuela y Belarús evalúan acciones para fortalecer relaciones. telesurtv.net El intercambio entre los representantes gubernamentales buscó analizar los escenarios para ampliar e impulsar la colaboración.

WSWS (2022-08-24). US to announce another $3 billion in military aid for its "forever war" in Ukraine. wsws.org Billions of dollars are designed to fund the new "forever war" by US imperialism in Ukraine, which has already killed tens of thousands of Ukrainian and Russian soldiers and thousands of civilians, while displacing over a fourth of the country's population.

WSWS (2022-08-24). US, South Korea resume large-scale joint war games. wsws.org The military drills in South Korea, adjacent to northern China and Russia's Far East, take place as the Biden administration wages a proxy war against Russia in Ukraine and goads Beijing into conflict over Taiwan.

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-24). IAEA Renews Request to Visit Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. news.antiwar.com A UN official said Tuesday that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has renewed its request to visit the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine, which is under Russian control and has been the target of recent shelling. UN political chief Rosemary DiCarlo announced that IAEA chief Rafael Grossi has requested to send IAEA inspectors …

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-24). US Details Its Largest-Ever Weapons Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com President Biden on Wednesday announced new military aid for Ukraine worth nearly $3 billion, marking the single largest weapons package for Kyiv since Russia launched its invasion on February 24. The Pentagon detailed the contents of the $2.98 billion package and said it demonstrates the US commitment to "supporting Ukraine over the long term." The …

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-24). UK's Johnson Warns Against Talks With Russia in Last Trip to Ukraine as PM. news.antiwar.com British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Wednesday, where he warned against negotiations with Russia. "This is not the time to advance some flimsy plan for negotiation," Johnson said at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Johnson, who is due to step down as prime minister next …

Anonymous103 (2022-08-24). West Should End Its Support To Kiev To Escape Devastating Consequences — Military Expert. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageProlonging the conflict in Ukraine is the worst alternative for all sides. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, researcher in Social Sciences at the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; geopolitical consultant. | Recently, some American pro-war activists wrote a letter entitled "U.S. must arm Ukraine now, before it's too late", in which they advocate an increase in aid to Kiev so that the situation of the conflict is reversed. The authors believe that the conflict is at a turning point and…

Oneworld.press (2022-08-24). Russia Warned Its SCO Partners About The Ulterior Motives Behind The US' Central Asian Drills. oneworld.press The very fact that three of Russia's CSTO military allies — one of whom Russian National Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev just claimed had survived a US-backed Color Revolution plot — are participating in multilateral military drills in the part of the world that the US-led West misleadingly describes as Moscow's "sphere of influence" discredits the Mainstream Media's emerging information warfare narrative alleging that this Eurasian Great Power is colonialist, hegemonic, and imperialist.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-24). Russia Warned SCO Partners about the Ulterior Motives Behind the US' Central Asian Drills. libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko The very fact that three of Russia's CSTO military allies — one of whom Russian National Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev just claimed had survived a US-backed Color Revolution plot — are participating in multilateral military drills in the part of the world that the US-led West misleadingly describes as Moscow's "sphere of…

Anonymous103 (2022-08-24). Military Situation In Syria On August 24, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 24, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On August 24, the Russian Military Police and Turkish forces conducted a joint patrol in the countryside of Hasakah; | On August 24, Turkish drone attacked Tal Rafaat. Two civilians were killed; | On August 24, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions in the Tal Tamar area; | On August 23, US warplanes attacked SAA am…

Jonas Togel, Felix Abt (2022-08-24). The birth of propaganda and The war of perception. indybay.org One of the founding fathers of modern propaganda, Edward Bernays, openly admitted that especially in democracies, where the majority of people decide, the control of thoughts and feelings is a central tool. "Public relations involves what I call 'the engineering of consent.'"

Miko Peled (2022-08-24). Underneath Israeli Tourist Resorts Lie the Remains of Once-Thriving Palestinian Towns. mintpressnews.com Kiryat Yam — which is a Hebrew name — sits on what used to be the village of Arab Al-Ghawarina. The village was occupied, depopulated and destroyed in May 1948.

Benjamin Norton (2022-08-24). CIA intimidated Britain to force 'ally' to cut ties with China's Huawei. multipolarista.com The Donald Trump White House and CIA ran "black ops" to intimate Britain to cut ties with China's tech giant Huawei, hurting the UK's economic interests to advance Washington's trade war on Beijing.

Vijay Prashad (2022-08-24). When People Want Housing in India, They Build It. orinocotribune.com By Vijay Prashad — Aug 18, 2022 | It all started with a survey. In April 2022, members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPI(M), went door to door in the town of Warangal in Telangana state. The party was already aware of challenges in the community but wanted to collect data before working on a plan of action. Thirty-five teams of three to four CPI(M) members and supporters went to 45,000 homes and learned how people were suffering from a range of issues, such as the lack of pensions and subsidised food. Many expressed anxieties around the absence of permanent housing, with a third saying that…

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-24). Iran Receives US Response to EU Proposal to Revive Nuclear Deal. news.antiwar.com Iran said on Wednesday that it had "This evening Iran received the US response through the European Union. The careful review of the response has started in Tehran," Kanaani said. "Iran will share its view with the EU, as the coordinator of the nuclear talks, upon completion of Tehran's r…

Staff (2022-08-24). Japan, Sweden join NATO war games in Georgia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseAugust 23, 2022 An information briefing was held in Armihall in connection with the start of the multinational training "Worthy Partner 2022" Georgia will host the multinational exercise "Worthy Partner" for the sixth time. An information briefing related to the start of military exercises was held at the Ministry of Defense's Armihall…. …

Luigino Bracci (2022-08-24). Venezuela Condemns US Court Decision in ConocoPhillips Case. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan government has released a statement categorically condemning the decision by a judge in the United States authorizing oil company ConocoPhillips to execute an arbitration award for $8.7 billion to the detriment of Venezuela. The Venezuelan state announced that the decision "was made by violating the right to defense of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela." | US District Judge Carl Nichols of the Washington DC Court issued a ruling on Friday, August 19, ordering the Venezuelan government to pay $8.7 billion to ConocoPhillips, as compensation for allegedly having confiscated the energy company's ass…

Robin Lloyd (2022-08-24). UN Nuclear Treaty a Fraud As 9 Countries Spend Billions on Arsenals. towardfreedom.org For the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons to collapse would be tragic. But for it to continue when everyone knows it is a lie is a moral and mortal affront to the people of the world, writes TF board member Robin Lloyd, who attended meetings this month of the 10th Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference at the United Nations.

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-24). Gantz Heads to US, Says Israel Will Do 'Everything It Can' to Stop Iran Deal. news.antiwar.com Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Tuesday that Israel would do "everything it can" to influence the US against reviving the Iran nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, and announced that he was traveling to the US later this week. "The State of Israel is not opposed to agreements in general, but it is opposed …

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-24). Iran Denies Links to Groups the US Bombed in Syria. news.antiwar.com Iran on Wednesday denied that it had any links to the groups that the US targeted in airstrikes in Syria, contradicting a claim made by the US military. US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced late Tuesday that it targeted facilities in Syria used by groups "affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)" in Deir ez-Zor, …

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-24). US Troops Wounded in Rocket Attacks in Syria After US Airstrikes. news.antiwar.com Three US troops were wounded in rocket attacks in Syria on Wednesday that came after the US launched airstrikes in the country, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said. The rocket attacks targeted the US base at Green Village and the Conoco gas fields, which are both located in eastern Syria. CENTCOM said one service member was …

Infobrics (2022-08-24). UK in worst recession since 1709 as other European economies struggle. infobrics.org The UK's economic slump was the largest among the G7 countries, and the latest downward revision makes it worse than that of Spain.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-24). Haiti: Beware of Washington's Trap! libya360.wordpress.com Berthony Dupont Haitian people have never ceased their protest of foreign domination. Port-au-Prince, Haiti October 4, 2019. (Photo by REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casare) The United States uses its puppet, the Organization of American States, to continue destabilizing Haiti. The Haitian political crisis is a concrete example of cynical manipulation by the imperialist powers. Is it an…

_____ (2022-08-24). Four Times The US Nearly Killed Us All With Nuclear Armageddon. popularresistance.org Nancy Pelosi's recent trip to Taiwan to try to start a proxy war with China helped remind a lot of Americans that our "leaders" do not have our best interests at heart and, in fact, willfully push us all toward nuclear Armageddon. Of course, this is just the latest moment when the U.S. empire has nearly caused a doomsday scenario. Here are some of the other greatest hits over the past 70 years. | One night in 1961, the U.S. dropped nuclear bombs on North Carolina! A B-52 crashed in the middle of the night in Faro, North Carolina, but it was more than just a downed aircraft. As National Geographic magazine reporte…

Andreína Chávez Alava (2022-08-24). US Judge Upholds ConocoPhillips $8.5B Award, Venezuela Rejects 'Unlawful' Ruling. venezuelanalysis.com The Maduro government said the ruling violates international law and seeks to "consummate the delivery of Venezuelan assets to foreign powers."

Anonymous103 (2022-08-24). Military Situation In Iraq On August 25, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 24, six PKK members were killed by the Turkish Army in the area of Operation Claw Lock in northern Iraq, according to the Turkish MOD; | On August 23, ISIS attacked a house in the Riyadh sector killing one civilian; | On August 23, the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council announced the resumption of work in all courts as of Wednesday, after the supporters of the Sadrist movement withdrew from the sit-in in front of the SJC building in Baghdad. | MORE ON THE TOPIC…

Joel Warner (2022-08-24). BREAKING NEWS: Biden Cuts Student Debt. levernews.com Today, after extensive pressure, President Joe Biden

Ann Brown (2022-08-24). Black America Debates 'The Woman King' Film And Whether Heroes Can Come From Dahomey Slave Traders. moguldom.com Academy Award winner Viola Davis' new film, "The Woman King," is stirring up controversy, and it has yet to open. The film, which opens on Sept. 16, is based on the real-life all-women Agojie warriors who defended the West African kingdom Dahomey during the 18th and 19th centuries. Dahomey is present-day Benin. The film was …

Julia Conley (2022-08-24). 'How Close to Death is Close Enough?': Fury Over Latest Texas Abortion Ruling. commondreams.org "Extremist anti-abortion politicians in Texas," warns Planned Parenthood, "are trying to prevent pregnant people experiencing medical emergencies from receiving life-saving care."

____ (2022-08-24). U.S. has waged 400 wars since its founding in 1776: study. ecns.cn A recent study shows that by 2019, the United States has engaged in almost 400 wars across the world since its founding in 1776, Iran's Press TV has reported.

Chauncey K. Robinson (2022-08-24). 'Breaking' review: Powerfully intense film exposes systemic hardships for U.S. veterans. peoplesworld.org The new film Breaking starring John Boyega is a far cry from his days of playing Finn in the Star Wars movies. There's nothing Disney-fied about this gripping film that puts on full display the systemic hardships veterans face once they've been discarded after fighting U.S. imperialism's wars. It is a film that is intense …

WSWS (2022-08-24). UK National Health Service warns thousands will die due to unaffordable energy bills. wsws.org According to research published by the University of York last week, two thirds (65.8 percent) of all UK households will be trapped in fuel poverty by January. This equates to 18 million families, or 45 million people.

Diegoramos718 (2022-08-24). WSJ Sells Lithium Neocolonialism as Climate Necessity. scheerpost.com By Teddy Ostrow / FAIR True to its name, the Wall Street Journal never fails to lay bare its corporate sympathies. In a recent feature headlined "The Place With the Most Lithium is Blowing the Electric-Car Revolution" (8/10/22), the Journal warps anti-neoliberal and Indigenous resistance to ecological destruction and resource plundering into pesky obstacles to green capitalist innovation. The …

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-08-24). Royal Society awards Imperial physicist for his dedication to equity in science. imperial.ac.uk Dr Mark Richards is recognised in the Royal Society's annual awards for his commitment to increasing equity in physics.

Staff (2022-08-24). Venezuela's Central Bank: Economy Grew 17% in First Quarter of 2022. orinocotribune.com Tuesday, August 23, the president of the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV), Calixto Ortega, reported that Venezuela achieved an economic growth of 17.04% in the first quarter of 2022. | From Miraflores Palace in Caracas, during the National Council for Productive Economy, Ortega announced that economic growth is estimated to reach 18.07% for the second quarter, with preliminary figures only considering the private non-oil sector. | Likewise, Ortega reported that Venezuela has four quarters of continuous double-digit economic growth. With 14.5% for the third quarter of 2021, 19.07% for the fourth quarter of 2021, jo…

Staff (2022-08-24). Carlos Ocariz Proposes Schedule for Opposition Primaries in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On Monday, August 22, Carlos Ocariz, leader of the Venezuelan opposition party Primero Justicia (PJ), called on the right wing to "move from eternal rhetoric to concrete action" and suggested that the opposition's primary elections ahead of the 2024 presidential elections be held on June 24, 2023. | "It is time to move from eternal rhetoric to concrete action," Ocariz stated in a press release. "Every day you all say that the primaries are important, but you do not fix a date. I propose that on the day of the Battle of Carabobo, the date on which Venezuela was liberated, June 24, that this internal consultation o…

Staff (2022-08-24). Iran's armed forces after lasting peace, friendship. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) — Commander of Iran's Army Air Defense Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard has said that the Iranian armed forces are after lasting peace and friendship in the region.

TeleSUR -HIM (2022-08-24). Venezuela exhibe mayor crecimiento económico de Latinoamérica. telesurtv.net El país suramericano refleja cuatro trimestres en línea de crecimiento económico sostenido con dobles dígitos, el mayor de forma sostenida en América Latina.

Staff (2022-08-24). Viceprimer ministro cubano Alejandro Gil comienza visita oficial a Venezuela. cubadebate.cu La vicepresidenta de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, recibió en Caracas al viceprimer ministro cubano, Alejandro Gil, quien inició hoy una visita oficial de trabajo para profundizar los lazos estratégicos de cooperación entre ambos países establecidos hace 20 años. Gil viajó acompañado de una amplia delegación gubernamental y desarrollará una intensa agenda de trabajo.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-08-24). Muere Fruto Vivas, arquitecto de obras emblemáticas de Venezuela. telesurtv.net Falleció a los 94 años José "Fruto" Vivas. Uno de los arquitectos más importantes del país cuya obra se encuentra plasmada en todo el territorio nacional.

TeleSUR- lvm- JL (2022-08-24). Venezuela propondrá a Colombia crear una gran zona para desarrollo económico binacional. telesurtv.net "Sería un área económica de prueba la cual pudiéramos replicar hacia otras zonas", subrayó el mandatario venezolano.

_____ (2022-08-23). US-Backed Ukrainian Officials Are Trying To Prosecute Journalists. popularresistance.org This past May, Rand Paul, the Senator from Kentucky, did something that made a lot of sense. Before a vote to send another $40 Billion to Ukraine, Paul demanded language that would create oversight for that money. | Most of Congress was furious with him for daring to put restrictions on U.S. funding for the proxy forces in Ukraine. One of his peers who was most upset with him was Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. | As former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter writes for Consortium News, three weeks after Schumer forced that bill through and got the money for the proxy war in Ukraine, something funny happened.

Anonymous103 (2022-08-23). Kiev Is Not The Only One To Be Blamed For Assassination Of Daria Dugina. southfront.org On August 20, Daria Dugina, Russian journalist, philosopher and war correspondent, died on the road in the Moscow region. The SUV she was driving exploded and burned down. | Daria was driving a Land Cruiser Prado. The explosion took place when she was driving near the village of Bolshye Vyazemy at about 10 pm Moscow time. Daria Dugina and her father, the philosopher, considered to be the ideologist of the "Russian world" Alexander Dugin, were returning from the festival Tradition. Alexan…

Anonymous103 (2022-08-23). Military Situation In Syria On August 23, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 23, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 2 times: 1 in Aleppo province, 1 in Latakia province; | On August 23, an IED explosion targeted Russian military patrol in Maalaqa area in Qunaitra province; | On August 23, an Iranian military adviser lost his life in Syria, according to Iranian officials. The reason for his death was not announced; | On August 22, Russian warplanes attacked positions of Turkis…

_____ (2022-08-23). Bruce Gagnon: An Objective Look At US Foreign Policy. popularresistance.org Bruce Gagnon is the Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, and was a co-founder of the Global Network when it was created in 1992. He was an early member of the Anti-Defense Lobby in the 1970s challenging the U.S. space program. Between 1983—1998, he was the State Coordinator of the Florida Coalition for Peace & Justice and has worked on space issues for 31 years. We focus on the realities of the international power struggle unfolding in real time, specifically addressing the role of the U.S. in the tensions and its capacity to reduce them. We are looking for p…

_____ (2022-08-23). Greater Peril, Greater Reward? A New Risk Assessment Tool For Activists. popularresistance.org In March 2019, following numerous community pleas to curb graft among local police that had fallen upon deaf ears, residents of Kyere, Uganda tricked a notoriously corrupt police officer into a bribery arrangement. They caught him red-handed. Emerging from their hiding places in a community market, they seized the officer and arrested him—a man who had often used the same power of arrest to extort from them! This effective sting operation occurred without any of the usual police brutality toward activists. | As democracy erodes at an Increasing Pace, slipping our species toward the normalization of authorit…

_____ (2022-08-23). Mexico: Former Prosecutor General Arrested For Role In Ayotzinapa Case. popularresistance.org Former prosecutor general of Mexico, Jesús Murillo Karam, was arrested on Friday, August 19, for alleged involvement in the Ayotzinapa forced disappearance case, in which 43 teaching trainee students of Guerrero state were forcibly taken and later executed during the midnight hours of September 26-27, 2014. Murillo Karam, who headed the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Republic during the presidency of Enrique Peña Nieto (2012-2018), was the mastermind behind the deceiving "historical truth" narrative of the case. | The news of the detention was reported by the Attorney General's Office (FGR) through an of…

_____ (2022-08-23). The Economy Should Serve People — Not Vice Versa. popularresistance.org The economy's job is to work for people. It is not the job of people to sacrifice themselves on the altar of the economy. The subconscious feeling drummed into all of us that we should feel some sense of collective pride for being ground into dust in service of economic growth is a sick bit of indoctrination that is stubbornly hard to escape. The simple step of asking what the economy is doing for us‚Äâ—‚Äârather than what our lives are contributing to the economy‚Äâ—‚Äâcan go a long way toward reframing how we all think about this.

Anonymous103 (2022-08-23). Military Situation In Iraq On August 23, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 23, a U.S. logistical convoy was targeted by an IED attack in the Salah al-Din province; | On August 23, the Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq decided to suspend its work in all its joints in Iraq in response to the sit-in by supporters of the Sadrist movement in front of its gate "demanding dissolution of House of Representatives by pressing Federal Supreme Court to issue state order"; | On August 22, the Iraqi army and Peshmerga forces carried out a Joint mili…

Anonymous103 (2022-08-23). Military Situation In Yemen On August 23, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 53 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | On August 22, Hassan al-Ba'aum, the head of the political office of the Southern Movement, declared "national reconciliation of the south" and joined the Southern Transitional Council led by Aidarus al-Zoubaidi; | On August 23, clashes between the UAE-backed forces and militants of the Islah Party continue in the Abr area;…

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-08-23). Arm-strengthening device to be brought to the clinic with £800k grant. imperial.ac.uk Imperial and GripAble have been awarded an £800k grant to help children with cerebral palsy in the clinic using a new arm-strengthening device.

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