(2022-08-06). Amnesty International report exposes Ukraine's violations of international law, deliberate use of civilians as human shields. wsws.org The report has dealt a significant blow to the relentless war propaganda in the media and has provoked a hysterical response by the Ukrainian government.
(2022-08-06). World War II: US Military Destroyed 66 Japanese Cities Before Planning to Wipe Out the Same Number of Soviet Cities. globalresearch.ca The number of Japanese cities destroyed was the exact figure that the Pentagon compiled when finalizing plans, in mid-September 1945, to eviscerate the Soviet Union. Indeed, 66 Soviet cities were earmarked to be wiped out — with 204 atomic bombs — less than 2 weeks after Japan's surrender.
(2022-08-06). Secret Meeting on the Privatization of Nuclear War Held on Hiroshima Day 2003. globalresearch.ca At no point since the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945, has humanity been closer to the unthinkable. All the safeguards of the Cold War era have been scrapped. "Offensive" military actions using nuclear warheads are now described as acts of "self-defense"
(2022-08-06). Today the Threat of Nuclear War is Real: "Wipe the Soviet Union Off the Map", 204 Atomic Bombs against 66 Major Cities, US Nuclear Attack against USSR Planned During World War II. globalresearch.ca According to a secret document dated September 15, 1945, "the Pentagon had envisaged blowing up the Soviet Union with a coordinated nuclear attack directed against 66 major urban areas.
(2022-08-06). Australian Prime Minister Albanese refuses to meet with Assange's family. wsws.org The Labor government is more and more open in its hostility to the courageous Australian journalist, who is being persecuted for exposing US-led war crimes.
(2022-08-06). [World Report] Rights groups warn over new Tunisian constitution. thelancet.com The judiciary's independence is being undermined as the country faces a cost-of-living crisis and health-care challenges. Sharmila Devi reports.
(2022-08-06). Turkish fighters airstrike Amadiya district in N Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) — The Turkish warplanes targeted an area in Duhok Governorate in northern Iraq on Friday in the continuation of its operations under the pretext of fighting the PKK.
(2022-08-06). New Zealand government nervous about US-China confrontation. wsws.org Notwithstanding the evident concern in ruling circles about the US-China confrontation, New Zealand is integrated into the US alliance, its war against Russia, and war plans against China.
(2022-08-06). Republicans at CPAC give Viktor Orban a standing ovation after fascist speech. wsws.org Less than two weeks after denouncing "race-mixing," the Hungarian prime minister was one of dozens of far-right politicians warmly received by Trump supporters at the conference in Dallas.
(2022-08-06). Florida Governor DeSantis sacks elected state prosecutor for speaking out against anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ legislation. wsws.org DeSantis' "Executive Order of Suspension" cites "neglect of duty," "willful defiance," and "incompetence" among the reasons for Warren's suspension…
(2022-08-06). "The Doomsday Forum": Senior Military, Nuclear Weapons Officials Convene… America's "$1 Trillion Nuclear Weapons Plan". Take out Russia, Iran and North Korea? globalresearch.ca "Blowing up the Planet" through the use of "peace-making nuclear bombs" is a money making undertaking, a corporate bonanza for the "defense" contractors.
(2022-08-06). Venezuela y Trinidad y Tobago fortalecen cooperación bilateral. telesurtv.net La agenda del ministro de Trinidad y Tobago en Venezuela incluye revisar los acuerdos de cooperación y alianza estratégica.
(2022-08-05). Amnesty International Says Ukraine's Fighting Tactics Endanger Civilians. news.antiwar.com Amnesty International on Thursday "We have documented a pattern of Ukrainian forces putting civilians at risk and violating the laws of war when they operate in populated areas," said Agnès Callamard, Amnesty's secretary-general. "Being in a defensive position does not exempt the Ukrainian military from respecting internation…
(2022-08-05). China Launches Its Largest-Ever Military Drills Near Taiwan After Pelosi Visit. news.antiwar.com China on Thursday encircled Taiwan with warships and warplanes and fired missiles in the area in its The South China Morning Post
(2022-08-05). Statement condemning Nancy Pelosi's reckless visit to China's Taiwan. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement issued by Friends of Socialist China. Freedom Road Socialist Organization is one of the organizational signatories. | We condemn in the strongest possible terms the provocative and war-mongering visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to China's territory of Taiwan. | Pelosi is a reactionary, anti-working-class imperialist politician with a long record of inveterate hostility to Socialist China and the Chinese people. Her visit to Taiwan is a major political provocation that carries with it a grave danger of leading to regional and even world war. It…
(2022-08-05). US pledges to send warships through Taiwan Strait in standoff with China. wsws.org The relentless efforts by the Biden administration to provoke a war with China, underscored by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan, represent an enormous danger to the population of Taiwan, China, the Asia-Pacific region and the whole world.
(2022-08-05). British L118 Light Howitzers Spotted With Kiev Forces (Photos). southfront.org 
L118 105 mm light howitzers recently supplied by the United Kingdom have been spotted with Kiev forces for the first time. | On August 5, photos showing Ukrainian service members with an L118 howitzers in a camouflaged position near an unspecified frontline surfaced online. | The L118, which was designed by the UK's Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment, has range of 17,2 kilometers with regular 105 mm rounds and up to 20,6 kilometers with base bleeding rounds. The light howit…
(2022-08-05). German government sets course for world war as it backs Pelosi's Taiwan visit. wsws.org Similar to the war in Ukraine, Berlin also sees the conflict with China as an opportunity to advance its long-cherished plans for rearmament and its great power ambitions.
(2022-08-05). Fifty-Seven Years After its Enactment, the Voting Rights Act is in Peril. aclu.org 
This week marks 57 years since the signing of the In the decades following the Civil War, states in the South enacted discriminatory measures, such as poll taxes and literary tests, in order to stop Black Americans from voting. Not to be deterred, voting rights activists proteste…
(2022-08-05). Guatemala Lives Under Political Terror, Indigenous Leader Warns. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Guatemalan Indigenous leader Rosalina Tuyuc assured that her country is under "political terror" and denounced the arrest of journalist Jose Ruben Zamora as a very serious attack on freedom of expression. | RELATED: | "In any democracy, free expression of thought is the greatest banner of truth," she stressed, referring to Zamora's arrest a week ago. | The leader of the National Coordinator of Guatemalan Widows…
(2022-08-05). Condenan a implicados en intento de magnicidio del presidente Nicolás Maduro. telesurtv.net Detonaron cargas explosivas para atentar contra la vida del jefe de Estado, en momentos en que hablaba durante un acto público en Caracas el 4 de agosto de 2018.
(2022-08-05). Africa Remains at the Center of a 21st Century Cold War. orinocotribune.com By Abayomi Azikiwe -Jul 27, 2022 | Leaders and officials from Russia, France and the United States are vying for influence over the 1.3 billion people living within the African Union's 55 member-states | Several geopolitical powers are seeking to enhance their influence and cooperation with the continent of Africa. | United States President Joe Biden announced during July that he would host a summit with African leaders at the White House in December. | This announcement by Biden comes in the aftermath of several important political developments which have exposed the ineffective foreign policy orientation of the…
(2022-08-05). The Other Victims of US Burns Pits Were the Iraqi and Afghan People. commondreams.org The close to $700 billion appropriated in the PACT ACT for the next ten years will help alleviate some suffering caused by Halliburton's war profiteering, but only for U.S. victims. It won't do a thing for the people in Iraq and Afghanistan.
(2022-08-05). China Threatens 'Real War at Any Time,' Cuts Climate and Military Talks with US. news.antiwar.com A Chinese military official warned that a "real war" with Taiwan could break out anytime. Beijing announced additional actions to punish Taiwan and the US in response to Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei. The Chinese government claims Pelosi's visit to Taiwan violated the "One China" policy that has …
(2022-08-05). Sri Lankans Seek a World in Which They Can Find Laughter Together. popularresistance.org On 9 July 2022, remarkable images floated across social media from Colombo, Sri Lanka's capital. Thousands of people rushed into the presidential palace and chased out former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, forcing him to flee to Singapore. In early May, Gotabaya's brother Mahinda, also a former president, resigned from his post as prime minister and fled with his family to the Trincomalee naval base. The public's raw anger toward the Rajapaksa family could no longer be contained, and the tentacles of Rajapaksas, which had ensnared the state for years, were withdrawn.
(2022-08-05). Fact Check: Huey P Newton Ordered A Hit On Kwame Ture (Formerly Stokely Carmichael). moguldom.com Two of the biggest figures in the Black power movement of the late 1960s were Huey P. Newton and Kwame Ture (who was formerly known as Stokely Carmichael). Ideally, two great forces working together would only push the movement forward. But the U.S. government went behind the scenes to spread mistrust among Black activists. The …
(2022-08-05). Puebla Group Denounces Lawfare Against Cristina Fernandez. telesurenglish.net The Puebla Group denounces that former Argentinean President Cristina Fernandez is facing a legal war (lawfare) in a case, motivated by obscure political interests. | RELATED: | "The Puebla Group regrets and rejects the legal war (lawfare) being waged against Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) in a process plagued with contradictions and motivated by obscure political interests of powerful economic…
(2022-08-05). How Alex Jones Helped Enrich the Global Elites He Railed Against. independentmediainstitute.org Alex Jones' decades-long career of serving up conspiracy theories cloaked in lies and violent rhetoric may be coming to an end as a jury has just awarded $4 million in damages to the parents of a 6-year-old killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School. For years, Jones fueled speculation that a horrific mass shooting resulting in …
(2022-08-05). FBI Attack on the Uhuru Movement is a Warning. popularresistance.org On July 29, 2022, the FBI raided the Uhuru House in St. Petersburg, Florida and the Uhuru Solidarity Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The raids were connected with the indictment of a Russian national who is accused of attempting to "cause turmoil in the United States" by engaging with "Unindicted Co-Conspirators" to act as agents of the Russian Federation. | The African People's Socialist Party (APSP) is the organization targeted by the FBI for a very simple reason. It is a Black organization which has dared to confront and oppose U.S. imperialism. The alleged connection with the Russian government kills two birds…
(2022-08-05). On the Hudson River, a New Model of Environmental Stewardship. popularresistance.org Adjacent to the Hudson River, along the west side of Manhattan, are some of the world's most valuable commercial and residential properties: townhouses and mixed-use developments like Hudson Yards and much-loved public spaces like Hudson River Park and the Hudson River Greenway, which unite city residents and visitors with the river. But those civic and private investments often end at the water's edge. Just offshore lie neglected and largely dysfunctional shallow water habitats. | The Hudson River Foundation, where I serve as president, has long sought to address the myriad problems plaguing this vital waterway.
(2022-08-05). The People in Hiroshima Didn't Expect it Either. popularresistance.org When New York City recently released a grotesque "public service announcement" video explaining that you should stay indoors during a nuclear war, the corporate media reaction was principally not outrage at the acceptance of such a fate or the stupidity of telling people "You've got this!" as if they could survive the apocalypse by cocooning with Netflix, but rather mockery of the very idea that a nuclear war might happen. U.S. polling on people's top concerns find 1% of people most concerned about the climate and 0% most concerned about nuclear war. | Yet, the U.S. just illegally put nukes into a 6th nation (and…
(2022-08-04). Chinese FM puts forward 4 proposals on promoting East Asia cooperation. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi presented four proposals on promoting East Asia cooperation when attending the ASEAN Plus Three (10 3) foreign ministers' meeting here on Thursday.
(2022-08-05). Wildcat walkouts over pay at UK Amazon warehouses. wsws.org Workers at Tilbury, Coventry, Rugeley and Bristol have given a hint of the enormous power of Amazon's workforce, 75,000 strong in the UK and 1.5 million globally, on which the company's vast operations and shareholder fortunes depend.
(2022-08-05). Secret Amazon memo exposes plan to hire only the 'vulnerable'. peoplesworld.org 
LOS ANGELES—Already known for spending millions on union-busting—with mixed success—the monster retailer and warehouse firm Amazon planned to go far beyond that to gear up against the Teamsters' campaign to unionize it, especially in a key area, Southern California. Its target to exploit: "Vulnerable people." In a memo leaked to Recode, Amazon honchos said it …
(2022-08-05). Expert Alert: What a formula change may mean for Black patients in need of a kidney transplant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Experts are hoping a new requirement that all U.S. transplant centers use a race-neutral formula to determine eligibility for a kidney transplant will improve African American access to lifesaving transplants. "This is an essential step toward reducing racial inequity in access to kidney transplantation," says Naim Issa, M.D., a Mayo Clinic nephrologist. "The inclusion of race in the calculation of kidney function has been linked to disparities in care for African Americans,…
(2022-08-05). Russian Warplanes Destroyed Hideouts Of US Proxies In Syria's Al-Tanf (Video). southfront.org 
FILE IMAGE: RIA Novosty | Russian warplanes had neutralized a unit of the US-backed al-Qaryatayn Martyrs Brigade near the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf where the US-led coalition maintains a large garrison, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on August 5. | In a statement, the ministry said that the warplanes were counducting a routine patrol over a desert area near al-Tanf on August 4 when they located the unit. The warplanes then targeted several caves where the unit's members were hiding."This terrorist…
(2022-08-05). SF Protest Against Nancy Pelosi For Pushing War Drive Against China. indybay.org There is growing anger against Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi for pushing for war in Asia and massive expansion of the military encirclement.Her trip to Taiwan has been strongly supported by the Republicans and she is supporting the Asian Pivot.
(2022-08-05). People's Park: Berkeley City Council to Vote on "Tear Gas" Authorization Tonight. indybay.org A special meeting of the Berkeley City Council is scheduled for TONIGHT, Thursday August 4 @ 8: 15PM. The topic is to suspend the city's policy banning the use of chemical weapons. This proposed change of policy is in response to the People's Park protest. | Zoom link: us02web.zoom.us/j/89083608532…
(2022-08-05). Mayo Clinic Minute: Black women and uterine fibroids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org July is National Fibroid Awareness Month. Black women in the U.S. are up to three times more likely than white women to develop uterine fibroids. While noncancerous, fibroids can cause painful and excessive uterine bleeding, interfere with everyday life and self-image, and affect fertility.Symptoms can vary and so can the size and location of the fibroids, says Dr. Michelle Louie, a Mayo Clinic gynecologic surgeon and fibroid specialist. She says treatment options are available and you don't need to suffer with symptoms….
(2022-08-05). Activists Cheer LA Times Editorial Board's Call for Biden to Declare Climate Emergency. commondreams.org "There's little chance we'll look back decades from now and say the president did too much, or that our alarms about the imperiled planet rang too loud," the board warned. "We'll only regret that we didn't act more aggressively or sooner."
(2022-08-05). Polling Makes Clear: Americans Don't Want War With Iran. commondreams.org On the eve of a new round of JCPOA talks, a new survey shows that today's saber rattling is a bit unwelcome.
(2022-08-04). China ready to advance comprehensive strategic partnership with New Zealand: FM. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday that China is ready to work with New Zealand to push forward their comprehensive strategic partnership to yield more fruits.
(2022-08-05). Inaugural 2022 Golden Harvest Parade and Festival includes People of African Descent. indybay.org August 2022, we mark the anniversary of the long road to establishing the U.N. Permanent Forum on People of African Descent. Here in the Capitol Region of the State of California we are reimagining how to share the authentic story of free and enslaved people of African Descent in California History.
(2022-08-05). Global Research Fundraiser: Give Voice to the Truth. globalresearch.ca Through a vast network of authors, scholars, journalists and activists, the objective of Global Research is to contribute to peace and justice. Our commitment for more than 20 years has been to deliver to our readers the unreported, misreported and …
(2022-08-05). Juan Requesens Sentenced for 2018 Drone Attack Against President Maduro. orinocotribune.com Caracas, August 4, 2022 ( 12 of the defendants were sentenced to 30 years in prison, the maximum sentence in the Venezuelan criminal code, while another five were sentenced to terms of 24, 20, 16, eight…
(2022-08-05). ASEAN foreign ministers vow to strengthen bloc's centrality, credibility: joint communique. ecns.cn Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have vowed to strengthen the bloc's centrality and credibility for the sake of peace, stability and prosperity in the region and in the world.
(2022-08-05). Colombia and Venezuela reignite commercial relations. america.cgtn.com Colombia and Venezuela are set to restart diplomatic and commercial relations as Colombia's new President Gustavo Petro prepares to take office on August 7. This comes after years of hostility between the two countries. Mary Triny Mena reports from Caracas on how Colombians and Venezuelans …
(2022-08-05). Abanderado equipo femenino de béisbol que asistirá a premundial de Venezuela (+ Video). cubadebate.cu La selección femenina cubana que participará en el torneo premundial de béisbol recibió esta tarde de viernes la bandera que defenderá en predios venezolanos. El equipo debutará el 12 de agosto ante Puerto Rico en el estadio Jorge Luis García, ubicado en La Guaira, Venezuela. La ceremonia estuvo encabezada por el presidente del Inder.
(2022-08-04). Stoltenberg Says NATO Working With Arms Industry to Get Ukraine More Weapons. news.antiwar.com NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said that the military alliance was working closely with the arms industry "We are providing a lot of support but we need to do even more and be prepared for the long haul," the NATO chief told Reuters. "Therefore we're also now in close contact and working closely with the defense industry to produce mor…
(2022-08-04). Russia and the European Union Continue Transition to Wartime Economies. independentmediainstitute.org Having declared victory over the "economic blitzkrieg" of Western sanctions in March, Russian President Vladimir Putin must contend with continued Western financial support to Ukraine as it combats Russian forces. In addition, the Kremlin will be forced to finance the reconstruction and integration of conquered Ukrainian territory. With costs mounting, Putin has increasingly promoted the …
(2022-08-04). US Risks Provoking North Korea's Kim By Holding Drills Simulating His Assassination. news.antiwar.com The US and South Korea are planning new war games where they will simulate taking out North Korea's military leadership, including the country's leader, Kim Jong-un, The drills will simulate targeting Pyongyang's missile and nuclear sites plus bases needed to supply them. Sources familiar told The Daily Beast that the war games will end with a "decapitation" exercise where they attack North Korea's command structure and take out Kim. | According to the report, the US will not publicly acknowledge that they are practicing killing Ki…
(2022-08-04). Taliban Investigating US Claim of Killing al-Qaeda Leader Zawahiri. news.antiwar.com The Taliban on Thursday announced it was Spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said the Taliban-led government, known formally as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, has "no information about Ayman al-Zawahiri's arrival and stay in Kabul." | "The leadership of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has instructed the investigative and intelligence agencies to conduct a comprehensive and serious inv…
(2022-08-04). Political parties of various countries strongly oppose Pelosi's visit to China's Taiwan region. ecns.cn Political parties of various countries on Wednesday expressed strong opposition to the visit by Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to China's Taiwan region, saying it severely violated China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, undermined peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.