(2022-08-09). Biden administration approves $1 billion military aid package for Ukraine, the largest yet. wsws.org The latest US weapons delivery announcement comes after Amnesty International and the United Nations have confirmed that the Ukrainian military is using tactics that serve to drive up civilian casualties.
(2022-08-09). Kenya's General Elections Started Smoothly. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, millions of Kenyan citizens cast their ballots at about 46,229 polling stations across the country to elect their fifth president as well as members of the National Assembly, senators, and county governors. | RELATED: | William Ruto, Kenya's sitting deputy president and a presidential candidate under the Kenya Kwanza (Kenya First) Alliance, cast his ballot at 6 a.m. local time at a primary school located in his ancestral Sugoi villag…
(2022-08-09). FBI agents raid black nationalist group's homes, offices over bogus allegations of conspiracy with Russia. wsws.org The case has all the hallmarks of a political frame-up targeting the African People's Socialist Party for its opposition to the US-NATO war against Russia. It points to an attempt to intimidate and criminalize opposition to the war more broadly.
(2022-08-09). China diplomat clarifies goals of military drill near Taiwan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) — Beijing is conducting military drills around Taiwan to give a warning to the United States and teach a lesson to "Taiwanese separatists," Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday.
(2022-08-09). Wednesday 8/31: International Overdose Awareness Day 2022. indybay.org In Person (4: 30-6pm): | Aptos Village Park | 100 Aptos Creek Road, Aptos | Virtual Event (12-1: 30pm). Registration: | us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrcu6tqDosGtVRm5lfvbaD81y7sduRDm1u…
(2022-08-09). National Labor Relations Board orders United Mine Workers of America to pay $13.3 million to Warrior Met for lost profits incurred during strike. wsws.org The National Labor Relations Board ruled on July 22 that the UMWA is responsible for $13.3 million in security costs and loss of profit at Warrior Met over the course of its year-long strike in Brookwood, Alabama.
(2022-08-09). Raeisi felicitates Singapore on National Day. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi forwarded a message of congratulations to Singaporean President Halimah Yacob, felicitating the Singaporean National Day.
(2022-08-09). Russia-India Relations in a Transformative World. infobrics.org India has made sure that no forum that it is part of takes a stance against Russia. India has ensured its strategic relations with Russia. The huge Indian market and defence capabilities enable India to retain strategic autonomy, writes Anuradha Chenoy, Adjunct Professor, Jindal Global University…
(2022-08-09). China's new energy sector moves into high gear amid pursuit for carbon goals. ecns.cn As construction of large-scale wind and photovoltaic power bases accelerates, China's new energy sector is expected to have greater growth potential this year amid efforts to achieve "dual carbon" goals.
(2022-08-09). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Cancer rehabilitation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cancer rehabilitation is available before, during and after cancer treatment. It helps people with cancer maintain and restore physical and emotional well-being, cope with the side effects of cancer, and recover more quickly and more fully from cancer treatment. Cancer rehabilitation involves many types of specialists working together to develop a personal rehabilitation plan that considers a person's preferences, strengths and goals. "Cancer rehabilitation aims to help patients maintain function, restore function, and, more broadly,…
(2022-08-09). Phone Zap: Tell PMZ to Stop Supporting Ron Mason's White Supremacy + Anti-LGBT Hate. indybay.org Call-in campaign to demand that PMZ fire Ron Mason of the white nationalist group the Constitution Party of California and key organizer of the yearly "Straight Pride" rally in Modesto, CA alongside violent, far-Right and white supremacist groups.
(2022-08-09). Preeclampsia linked to increased markers of brain cell damage, inflammation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Preeclampsia is a serious complication of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure and kidney damage. Mayo Clinic researchers found that women with a history of severe preeclampsia have more markers linked to brain cell damage and inflammation, compared to women who had uncomplicated pregnancies. The findings are being presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in San Diego. Preeclampsia affects up to 15% of women. Left untreated, preeclampsia can lead to serious,…
(2022-08-08). 90 pct of China import expo exhibition area booked. ecns.cn Ninety percent of the planned enterprise exhibition area has been booked for the fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE).
(2022-08-08). China urges support for Africa to enhance capacities. ecns.cn Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations and president of the UN Security Council for August, on Monday called on the international community to support Africa in enhancing capacities to secure durable peace in a comprehensive approach.
(2022-08-09). China Urges Advancing Two-State Solution in Palestine Issue. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, urged the international community to take substantive steps to advance the two-state solution to settle the Palestinian issue at an early date. | RELATED: | Zhang chaired an emergency opening meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, in his capacity as council presid…
(2022-08-08). New demand may boost future exports. ecns.cn China's exports are expected to become more resilient as demand from emerging markets such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and India expands rapidly, experts said on Monday after reviewing official data that Customs released on Sunday.
(2022-08-09). Japan marks 77th anniversary of atomic bombing of Nagasaki amid calling for revisiting its brutal history. ecns.cn Japan's Nagasaki City commemorated the 77th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing on Tuesday, with the international community urging Japan to see itself not as merely a victim.
(2022-08-09). Mohawk Nation News 'The Pope and Murder Inc. Will Pay the Price'. indybay.org Mohawk Mothers told the International Court at The Hague that the Pope has admitted genocide and the sanctions must begin. The Pope's apology for murder is not accepted. "The Pope plead guilty. No trial is required. The world cannot let the genociders get away with murder and genocide. The sanctions must now begin. We demand justice."
(2022-08-08). Will Al Shabaab Become America's Next Proxy in its Hybrid War of Terror on Ethiopia? libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko The pieces are in place for the US to employ Al Shabaab as proxies for continuing its Hybrid War of Terror on Ethiopia if American strategists decide to do so following the failure of their TPLF puppets to overthrow their target's democratically elected government or "Bosnify" its administrative borders. The Western-led TPLF-driven Hybrid War of…
(2022-08-08). Calling on the UN General Assembly to investigate Israel's crime against humanity of apartheid. bdsmovement.net August 8, 2022 | By: | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)
(2022-08-08). Most of the "Fact-checking" Organizations Facebook Uses in Ukraine Are Directly Funded by Washington. orinocotribune.com 
By Alan Mcleod — Aug 2, 2022 | Most of the fact-checking organizations Facebook has partnered with to monitor and regulate information about Ukraine are directly funded by the US government, either through the US Embassy or via the notorious National Endowment for Democracy (NED). | In light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, an information war as bitter as the ground fighting has erupted, and Meta (Facebook's official name) announced it had
(2022-08-08). With Tensions Escalating Over Ukraine And Taiwan, Will The New Cold War Evolve Into A New Global War? southfront.org 
Washington ambitions include a new global NATO Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts…
(2022-08-08). US to Send Ukraine $5.5 Billion in New Budgetary, Military Aid. news.antiwar.com The US announced on Monday The $4.5 billion in budgetary aid is going to the Ukrainian government and is meant to pay for pensions, healthcare costs, and social welfare. The budgetary funds are being directed by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and will be sent in tranches, with the first sum of $3 billion being sent in August through the W…
(2022-08-08). Ukraine and Cognitive Warfare. libya360.wordpress.com Alexander Kirk Cognitive warfare" consists of disarticulating Cartesian reasoning and replacing it with one that "seems" logical, but in reality is a manipulated representation of reality. Ukraine: how to unlearn A few days ago, the Ukrainian government announced that it had ordered the shutdown of one of the reactors of the Zaporizie nuclear power plant…
(2022-08-07). Shipments of Ukrainian grain go into high gear with 2nd caravan of ships inspected. ecns.cn Efforts to bring Ukrainian grain to international markets via the Black Sea have gone into a higher gear as the inspections of the second caravan of ships off Istanbul were concluded on Sunday.
(2022-08-08). The Intricate Fight For Africa. popularresistance.org Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's recent tour in Africa was meant to be a game changer, not only in terms of Russia's relations with the continent, but in the global power struggle involving the US, Europe, China, India, Turkey and others. | Many media reports and analyses placed Lavrov's visit to Egypt, the Republic of Congo, Uganda and Ethiopia within the obvious political context of the Russia-Ukraine war. The British Guardian's Jason Burka summed up Lavrov's visit in these words: "Lavrov is seeking to convince African leaders and, to a much lesser extent, ordinary people that Moscow cannot be blamed ei…
(2022-08-08). High-Level Ukrainian Intelligence Official Admits U.S. Deeply Involved in Ukraine Conflict. libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Kuzmarov [Source: telegraph.com] Major General Vadym Skibitsky, the deputy head of the Kyiv regime's military intelligence directorate, admitted in an interview with the British daily Telegraph, that the U.S. government is involved in targeting decisions regarding U.S. supplied Lockheed Martin's High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS). Moscow has seized on this admission to charge the U.S. with…
(2022-08-08). Kenya Gears Up for General Election on Tuesday. telesurenglish.net Some 22.1 million Kenyans will vote on Aug. 9 to elect, among others, the country's fifth president, members of the National Assembly, senators, and county governors, according to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). | RELATED: | The polling stations across the country will be opened at 6 a.m., local time, Tuesday, and close at 6 p.m. with voting being extended in areas that will not have fin…
(2022-08-08). CPUSA to Host International Anti-Imperialist Conference in September. orinocotribune.com 
Houston—For the past several months, the International Department and the Peace and Solidarity Commission of the Communist Party USA have been working to organize the first ever international conference hosted by the CPUSA, occurring on the weekend of September 10th and 11th. The conference comes at a very important and dynamic time. U.S. imperialism is on the march around the globe. The looming end of the unipolar world order is causing much distress among the ruling class, and they are desperate to preserve their power. Whether it's through the expansion of NATO into Eastern Europe, the continued illegal…
(2022-08-08). The Corners of the Multipolar World Order. infobrics.org Much has been said about Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa separately. Still, remarkably little attention has been paid to the joint attempt to institutionalize the emerging powers' ties in BRICS—an acronym crucial to understanding the multipolar framework of the emerging world order…
(2022-08-08). Reject all-party regime! No to IMF austerity! Fight to build Democratic and Socialist Congress of Workers and Rural Masses! wsws.org The SEP in Sri Lanka calls on workers and rural toilers to build their own independent action committees to fight for their rights in opposition to President Wickremesinghe's effort to consolidate the entire Colombo political establishment behind the ruling class agenda of austerity and repression.
(2022-08-08). The Chris Hedges Report: Soldiers Speak Out Against America's Misguided Wars. scheerpost.com By Chris Hedges / | We are not a good and virtuous nation. God does not bless us above other nations. Victory is not assured. War is not noble and uplifting. The clash between the reality of combat and the Disneyfied version of combat consumed by the public, one that propels many young men and women into war, creates not only dissonance and moral injury, but an existential crisis—one that combat veterans, at least those who are self-reflective, must cope with for the r…
(2022-08-08). Extinguishing Fire in Cuba May Take Days, Says Fire Chief. telesurenglish.net The extinguishing of the fire of great proportions that since Friday consumed a battery of fuel warehouses in the Cuban city of Matanzas (central west) may take several more days, anticipated on Monday, the second chief of the National Department of Extinction of the Cuban Fire Brigade, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Avalos Jorge. | RELATED: | "It is impossible to calculate when we will manage to extinguish the fire.
(2022-08-08). Anti-Russian Hysteria Used By FBI To Target Black Organizers. popularresistance.org On July 29, the FBI conducted a surprise raid on the homes and offices of leaders of the African People's Socialist Party and Uhuru Solidarity Movement (APSP-Uhuru) in Florida and Missouri under the pretext that they were co-conspirators in an indictment of a Russian national, Alexander Ionov. In the raid, documents and electronic devices were stolen. The raid was coordinated with the Biden Administration. Clearing the FOG speaks with Chairman Omali Yeshitela of the APSP – Uhuru about the raid and the broader implications of it for activists in the United States. This raid is connected to the anti-Russian narrati…
(2022-08-08). The Significance of the 14th BRICS Summit at This Critical Conjuncture. scheerpost.com 
Editor's Note: This article was distributed by a Chinese government accepted source, but we believe it is worthy of a wider audience because it provides documentation of important ongoing dialogue within top circles in China unavailable elsewhere. | By Xú Bù / On the evening of June 23, President Xi Jinping hosted the 14th meeting of BRICS leaders by video. The meeting adopted and issued the Beijing Declaration of the 14th BRI…
(2022-08-08). Colombia: Petro Is Now President; A Call For The Release Of Prisoners. popularresistance.org "It is said that no one really knows a nation until he has been in one of its prisons." Nelson Mandela's sentence opens a petition addressed to Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez, president and vice-president of Colombia, who officially takes office today. It is signed by the National Penitentiary Movement, accompanied by hundreds of organizations and personalities. | The document offers a summary of the structural problems afflicting a country like Colombia, where the spaces for political viability of the opposition were closed with the assassination of Liberal leader Eliécer Gaitán, on April 9, 1948, and where v…
(2022-08-08). UPS Teamsters kick off 2023 contract fight with national week of action. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – On August 1, Teamster locals across the country kicked off their 2023 contract campaign under the slogan, "UPS Teamsters United for a Strong Contract!" Members participated in rallies, parking lot meetings and t-shirt distributions throughout the week to show the company that Teamsters are ready to fight for a contract that includes part-time raises, an end to the two-tier 22.4 classification, an end to harassment, and safer working conditions. The current contract, which represents around 350,000 UPS workers, expires July 31, 2023. | August 1 marks one year until the new contract and also coincides…
(2022-08-08). King's Forces Attack Communist Party of Swaziland Members as Protests Continue. libya360.wordpress.com Pavan Kulkarni A protest by the Communist Party of Swaziland "I was held face down at gunpoint with my arms and legs bound behind for half an hour, while they fired shots and chased down my comrades," CPS central committee member Vuyiswa Maseko told Peoples Dispatch. The Operation Support Service Unit (OSSU), a militarized police…
(2022-08-08). Regular Scandals with the Blue Helmets in Africa Are a Sign of their Failure. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Platov Unfortunately, protests against the Blue Helmets in Africa discrediting the UN peacekeeping activities are becoming a common occurrence. Thus, during the meeting of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, the Central African Republic once again raised the question of the efficiency of the Blue Helmets' presence in this country, pointing out the repeated…
(2022-08-08). US Sanctions are Blocking Life-Saving Relief to Cuba. libya360.wordpress.com Natalia Marques A firefighter near the ongoing Matanzas fire (Photo via David Ramírez àÅlvarez on Twitter) A fire in a Cuban oil storage facility has killed, injured, and displaced Cubans and exacerbated the country's energy crisis. Crucial aid efforts have been impeded by US sanctions On August 5, a major oil storage facility was struck by…
(2022-08-08). Chile is Committed To Supporting the Peace Process in Colombia. telesurenglish.net Chile will be a guarantor of the peace process that the government of Gustavo Petro will resume with the guerrilla of the National Liberation Army (ELN), President Gabriel Boric announced Monday in Bogota, after a meeting with the recently inaugurated president of Colombia at the Casa de Nariño. | RELATED: | "We have expressed all our willingness to continue collaborating in the terms that the Colombian government deems most useful to its cau…
(2022-08-08). Cuba: Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Stops Operations. telesurenglish.net The Cuban Electric Company (UNE) informed that as a consequence of the fire in the industrial zone of Matanzas, the Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Power Plant (CTE) ceased operations at around 1: 00 PM on Monday. | RELATED: | A maximum deficit of 1200 MW is expected, as the Power Plant in Matanzas has left the National Electric System due to a lack of raw water to maintain operations. | Actions were taken to supply…
(2022-08-08). Safeguards Issue Emerges as New Challenge in Vienna Talks. telesurenglish.net As a new round of nuclear negotiations to revive the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal is ongoing in Vienna, Iran and the West are wrestling over the "safeguards issue." Under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) safeguards agreement and the additional protocol, Iran is obligated to declare its nuclear activities and materials to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). | RELATED: | The IAEA Director Rafael Grossi has said on several occas…
(2022-08-08). Leader of "Straight Pride" Rally in Modesto Embraces White Nationalism, Attacks Jews and LGBTQ+ Community. indybay.org A white nationalist from the bay area is again calling for a 'Straight Pride' parade in Modesto. Please sand in solidarity with us against these fascists!
(2022-08-08). Winnecmucca Indian Colony Direct Action Report Back. indybay.org Direct Action report back, in defense of the Winnemucca Indian Colony.
(2022-08-08). Heritage status sought for central axis. ecns.cn The Beijing Central Axis is to seek UNESCO World Heritage status at the World Heritage Committee in 2024, the National Cultural Heritage Administration announced on Sunday.
(2022-08-07). Environmental services section to debut at China services trade fair. ecns.cn The upcoming 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) will focus on environmental services for the first time, according to Beijing Capital Group Exhibitions & Events, one of the event's organizers.
(2022-08-08). U.S. must take full responsibility for escalating tensions across Taiwan Straits: China's Ministry of National Defense. ecns.cn It is the United States that has provoked and escalated tensions across the Taiwan Straits, therefore, it must take full responsibility and bear serious consequences for it, said the spokesperson of China's Ministry of National Defense Wu Qian at a press conference.
(2022-08-08). Iran commemorates diplomats killed in Afghanistan in 1998. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) — Iran on Monday marks the 24th death anniversary of eight Iranian diplomats and a journalist who lost their lives in a terrorist attack in the Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif, which is called national Journalist Day.
(2022-08-07). New rules aim to increase intl flights. ecns.cn Restrictions on international passenger flights were loosened on Sunday in order to further refine COVID-19 prevention and control measures, while at the same time encourage economic recovery and international travel.
(2022-08-08). Australian Broadcasting Corporation's "Four Corners" promotes scare campaign over China-Solomon Islands ties. wsws.org The broadcast made no mention whatsoever of the most blatant violations of Solomon Islands' sovereignty—US funding and political support for violent separatist organisations in the province of Malaita, together with Washington's threats to invade the country if it houses a Chinese military base.
(2022-08-08). VIDEO: Tuwairij mourning rally, the biggest in the world. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) — Iraqis in the city of Al-Hindiya, which used to be known as Tuwairij ocated in the Karbala Governorate hold massive mourning ceremony in the world.
(2022-08-08). 2022 CIFTS to unveil futuristic technologies. ecns.cn Futuristic products including the first 5G robot dog for building inspection in China, on-site recorder, robot guide, and intelligent safety helmet will be unveiled at the upcoming 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTS) in Beijing.
(2022-08-08). The Spiritual Import of the Cow in Vedic Culture. transcend.org The term "sacred cow" has come to mean any stubborn loyalty to a long-standing institution which impedes natural progress. The term originates in India, where the cow is said to be literally worshiped, while thousands of humans suffer from undernourishment. The common, popular view of India in the West has been of an underdeveloped nation steeped in superstition.
(2022-08-08). Unión Eléctrica: Se estima una afectación máxima de 850 MW en el horario diurno. cubadebate.cu En el día de ayer se afectó el servicio por déficit de capacidad durante las 24 horas de día. La máxima afectación en la noche fue 991 MW a las 21: 00 horas. El servicio se mantuvo afectado durante toda la madrugada de hoy. Se estima una afectación máxima de 850 MW en el horario diurno. Se pronostica una afectación de 924 MW en el horario pico.
(2022-08-07). China makes inbound international travel easier. ecns.cn China's aviation regulator has decided to relax rules on suspending overseas flights due to COVID-19 in a move many believe will stimulate inbound travel.
(2022-08-08). CIIE prep progressing smoothly. ecns.cn The preparation for the fifth edition of the China International Import Expo has been smooth and 85 percent of the exhibition area has already been booked, said Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng on Monday.
(2022-08-08). U.S. must take full responsibility for escalating tensions across Taiwan Straits: spokesperson. ecns.cn It is the United States that has provoked and escalated tensions across the Taiwan Straits, therefore, it must take full responsibility and bear serious consequences for it, said the spokesperson of China's Ministry of National Defense Wu Qian at a press conference.
(2022-08-07). State Council appoints secretary-general of Committee for Safeguarding National Security of HKSAR. ecns.cn The State Council has decided to appoint Sonny Au Chi-kwong as secretary-general of the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), replacing Chan Kwok-ki.
(2022-08-07). Int'l community affirms support for one-China principle. ecns.cn The international community has voiced strong opposition to Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi's visit to China's Taiwan region while reaffirming adherence to the one-China principle.
(2022-08-08). Indiana signs law effectively banning abortion. wsws.org Remaining abortion clinics in Indiana will lose their licenses, virtually eliminating access to legal abortions in the state.
(2022-08-07). Kiev's Nuclear Terrorism Towards the Zaporozhye Power Plant Threatens All of Europe. libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko Since he's beginning to fret that unprecedented US-led Western pressure might soon be put upon him to compromise with Russia as strongly suggested by the Mainstream Media's decisive shift against him last week, to which end Kiev would have to unilaterally capitulate on some or all issues that it previously said were non-negotiable,…
(2022-08-07). Russian Ops in Ukraine (August 8, 2022) Ukraine's Missing Tanks, Delayed Offensive. libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for August 8, 2022 Russian advances continue along the line of contact between Avdiivka and Siversk; Ukraine's "Kherson Offensive‚Ñ¢" has yet to visibly begin; Russian Ministry of Defense claims to have destroyed another HIMARS (5 destroyed in total of 16); Western "rights orgs" turn…
(2022-08-07). The West is Silent as Ukraine Targets Civilians in Donetsk Using Banned 'Butterfly' Mines. libya360.wordpress.com Eva K. Bartlett Mine clearance on the central street of Donetsk. Prohibited anti personnel high-explosive (PFM-1) "Petal" mines have been dropped on the city during night-time raids. © RIA On Saturday night, just after 9 pm, thunderous explosions rocked central Donetsk. Shortly after, there were announcements that air defense had shot down Ukrainian-fired missiles containing "Butterfly" (or "Petal") mines. Given that…
(2022-08-07). Military Situation In Ukraine On August 7, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russia struck the AFU 72nd Mechanized Brigade near Artemovsk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 95th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade near Dzerzhinsk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 3rd Brigade of the National Guard near Kharkov with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 66th Mechanized Brigade near Ochertino with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Chasov Yar with high-precision miss…
(2022-08-07). Amnesty Says It 'Fully Stands' Behind Ukraine Report Findings Amid Backlash. news.antiwar.com Amnesty International has come under pressure after releasing "Amnesty International deeply regrets the distress and anger that our press release on…
(2022-08-07). US to Participate in Military Drills Near India's Disputed Border With China. news.antiwar.com The US will participate in war games with the Indian military in an area of India that is The drills will be held from October 18-31 and will be the eighteenth iteration of annual exercises between the two militaries known as Yudh Abhyas, which is Hindi for "war practice." They will be held in the Auli area of the Indian state of Uttarakhand in the Himalayas mountain rang…
(2022-08-07). The US Keeps Reneging on Arms Control Agreements, So Why Should Russia Trust Biden's Latest Overtures? libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter >An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, U.S., August 2, 2017 Washington's track record on fulfilling treaty obligations is not exactly stellar. This week, in an address to the Tenth Review Conference for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons — which…
(2022-08-07). Biden's Assassination Of al-Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri Was Illegal. popularresistance.org President Joe Biden's assassination of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan was illegal under both U.S. and international law. After the CIA drone strike killed Zawahiri on August 2, Biden declared, "People around the world no longer need to fear the vicious and determined killer." What we should fear instead is the dangerous precedent set by Biden's unlawful extrajudicial execution. | In addition to being illegal, the killing of Zawahiri also occurred in a moment when the United Nations had already determined that people in the U.S. had little to fear from him. As a United Nations report released in…
(2022-08-07). U.S. Military Activity Near Taiwan. popularresistance.org U.S. Navy ships and planes will transit the Taiwan strait in the next two weeks. | U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby condemned Chinese military drills in the area and said the Pentagon had ordered the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and her escorts to remain near Taiwan to "monitor the situation." | The USS Reagan and her accompanying ships are based in Japan and were deployed to the East China Sea in recent days, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi paid a visit to Taipei against Chinese objections. China has responded to Pelosi's visit by launching extensive drills around Taiwan and firing a dozen…
(2022-08-07). US Military Activity Near Taiwan. popularresistance.org U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby condemned Chinese military drills in the area and said the Pentagon had ordered the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and her escorts to remain near Taiwan to "monitor the situation." | The USS Reagan and her accompanying ships are based in Japan and were deployed to the East China Sea in recent days, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi paid a visit to Taipei against Chinese objections. China has responded to Pelosi's visit by launching extensive drills around Taiwan and firing a dozen missiles across the island. | According to Kirby, amid heightened tensions, U.S. P…
(2022-08-07). New Yorkers stand in solidarity with activists raided by FBI. fightbacknews.org Brooklyn, NY — Around 20 organizers and community members gathered at noon on August 5 for a press conference, organized by The December 12th Movement, to denounce the FBI raids on African Socialist Party. | The press conference included powerful speakers from December 12, Black is Back, Struggle La Lucha, the Panthers, and a few openly socialist elected officials. | Collin Poirot, a member of the New York Community Action Project, spoke on behalf of the National Lawyers Guild. They said, "By targeting people who have built relationships with progressive forces in other countries, the U.S. government intend…
(2022-08-07). The CIA, Universities, and Anti-Communist Marxism. libya360.wordpress.com On this week's release of "On the Barricades," host Maria Cernat speaks to the French-American writer, cultural critic, and activist, Gabriel Rockhill. Gabriel completed his graduate studies under the direction of Jacques Derrida, Luce Irigaray and Alain Badiou, and is now a professor of philosophy at Villanova University. Gabriel's work in academia led him to…
(2022-08-07). The Crypto-Fascist Group Infiltrating the Online Communist Community. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea Marxist Anti Imperialist Collective, a crypto-Strasserite group, has advocated for Socialism with Richard Spencer characteristics by endorsing the idea of a white state. Big surprise. Why should we care so much? Well, this group is using certain tactics to spread its ideas widely. MAC runs several "communist" subreddits that are easy to mistake…