(2019-08-05). Rivers of Dust: Water and the Middle East. counterpunch.org 
Syria and Iraq are at odds with Turkey over the Tigris-Euphrates. Egypt's relations with Sudan and Ethiopia over the Nile are tense. Jordan and the Palestinians accuse Israel of plundering river water to irrigate the Negev Desert and hogging most of the three aquifers that underlie the occupied West Bank. More
(2019-08-05). Patterns of Occupied Palestine: Part 2 of Uncountable. counterpunch.org 
What do Shahed Amer al-Bayoumi, Abdel-Raouf Salha, Arafat Jaradat, Ayoub Asaleya, Mohammed Suleiman, Sawsan Ali Dawud Mansour, Mohammad H., Isma'il Muslem Hamad Abu Bteihan, Ala Ziad Abu 'Aasi, Fadi al-Darbi, Atef al-Maqousi, Jaber Ibrahim Abu Hweige,Fadiyah Jaber Abu Hweigeand MuhammadJaber Abu Hweigehave in common? They are Palestinians between the ages of 9 and 69 who More
(2019-08-05). Afghanistan: In Search of Monsters to Not Destroy. counterpunch.org 
America, John Quincy Adams said in 1821, "goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own." That's as good a summary ever spoken of the non-interventionist position. US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) disagrees. He More
(2019-08-05). The Case for Socialism. counterpunch.org 
Anyone doubting the arguments for socialism, should read Bhaskar Sunkara's "The Socialist Manifesto." It presents old rationales in new clothes; the clothes are simple and attractive, while the rationales are sound. They come, however, with a big warning. "We certainly don't want to repeat the last century's attempts, whether in Russia or China, to impose More
(2019-08-05). Arctic fires: "You have to go to a different planet to find a more persistent type" mronline.org 
Here's a sentence for you: The Arctic is burning. Yes, that Arctic—the traditionally cold and wet one, large swaths of which are being consumed by an astonishing number of wildfires, from Russia to Greenland to Alaska. | Source
(2019-08-05). The Forgotten Rohingya Refugees. therealnews.com 
Existence is resistance: a quarter of a million Rohingya refugees live in Malaysia with no legal rights or protections…
(2019-08-05). The Artist as Prophet. truthdig.com Where is America headed? As the question is endlessly argued, especially during the presidential campaign, potential answers tend to inhabit political realms. However, Chris Hedges, in this column from May 29, 2017, suggests that we also look elsewhere in seeking answers: to our artists. A new article from Hedges will appear next Monday after he returns from vacation. | The Israeli writer and dissident Uri Avnery asked an Egyptian general how the Egyptians managed to surprise the Israelis when they launched the October 1973 war. The general answered: "Instead of reading the intelligence reports, you should have r…
(2019-08-05). Headlines for August 5, 2019. democracynow.org White Supremacist Kills 20 People After Hate-Fueled Gun Rampage in El Paso, Gunman with Misogynistic Past Kills 9 People in Dayton, OH Shooting Spree, General Strike Grips Hong Kong as Protesters Refuse to Back Down, India Revokes Kashmir's Special Status as Tensions Mount in Disputed Region, Iran Seizes Tanker as Tensions Between Iran and U.S. Remain High, Russian Police Arrest 800+ Protesters as Crackdown on Dissent Continues, Sudan's Military Rulers and Opposition Leaders Sign Transition Agreement, 3 Mexican Journalists Killed in Under a Week, Pierluisi Sworn In as Puerto Rico's New Governor as San Juan Mayor…
(2019-08-05). Trump Regime Aiming to Blockade Iran and Venezuela? globalresearch.ca International law is clear. Blockades are undeclared acts of war. | No nation may legally use this tactic against another state unilaterally or with coalition partners. | UN Charter provisions are binding international law. Article 39 authorizes the Security Council alone to …
(2019-08-05). A Syrian Leader Tells His Country's Story: An Interview with SAA General Hassan Hassan. mintpressnews.com For years, international headlines spotlighting Syria have claimed that the Syrian government, army, and its allies were guilty of a variety of atrocities. Yet as time has passed, many of the accusations levied at government and its allies have been shown to have been either falsified, staged (as in the case of allegations of chemical attacks in eastern Ghouta), or actually committed by the myriad terrorist groups operating in the country. | For their part, Syrian leadership has maintained from the start that the uprising…
(2019-08-05). Reiwa Shinsengumi: A New Unconventional Politician has Emerged in Japan. Power to the People! asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2019-08-05). Australia Will Not Host US Missiles. telesurenglish.net Australia will not accept any deployment of U.S. missiles on its territory, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday, after the United States revealed ambitions to site missiles in the Asia-Pacific region. | RELATED: | Australia to Hold Aboriginal Recognition Referendum | This refusal from the Australian premier came just days after he met with U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper in Sydney. Officials from both governments ended the meeting with a joint statement in which the two allies…
(2019-08-05). Myanmar companies bankroll 'brutal operations' of military, independent UN experts claim in new report. un.org Money earned by the Myanmar military from international and domestic business deals, "substantially enhances its ability to carry out gross violations of human rights with impunity" according to a report released on Monday by an independent United Nations group looking into military-business ties in the South East Asian country.
(2019-08-05). Mass Shootings, Militarism and Policing Are Chapters in the Same Manifesto. truthout.org | | This weekend, after two mass shooters killed and injured dozens of people in Texas and Ohio, Rep. Steve Cohen tweeted, "You want to shoot an assault weapon? Go to Afghanistan or Iraq. Enlist!" | Cohen, a Democrat from Tennessee, apparently did not take issue with the El Paso shooter's desire to slaughter people of color — he merely wanted to redirect his bullets toward people of color outside of the United States. His tweet was a chilling reminder of how the United…
(2019-08-05). India Moves to Strip Kashmir of Autonomy, Potentially Setting Up Conflict in Disputed Territory. theintercept.com The change to Kashmir's status as an autonomous state, which both India and Pakistan lay claim to, comes after an unexpected lockdown in the province.
(2019-08-05). India Ends Occupied Kashmir's Special Status Amid High Tension. telesurenglish.net India's Interior Minister Amit Shah announced at parliament Monday that the federal government is scrapping Article 370, which was a constitutional provision that granted a measure of autonomy to the Indian Occupied Kashmir. | RELATED: | India Puts Kashmiri Leaders Under House Arrest, Declares Curfew | "The entire constitution will be ap…
(2019-08-05). Brazilian Inmate Tries Jailbreak Disguised as Teenage Daughter. telesurenglish.net A masked Rio de Janeiro inmate dressed as a woman tried to break out of a Brazilian jail this weekend in a surreal act of derring-do, only to be thwarted on the cusp of freedom by state prison authorities. | RELATED: | Brazil Prison Riot Kills 52, with 16 Decapitated | Clauvino da Silva, a drug dealer from the city of Angra dos Reis, was caught by prison guards at the Bangu jail complex in Rio state on Saturday, as he tried to exit via the front door after visiting hours. The Rio state prison au…
(2019-08-05). 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.
(2019-08-05). Iran's Foreign Minister Zarif Drives Trump to Insanity. globalresearch.ca At a time when the Trump administration has no problem negotiating with the secretary of the Russian national security council Nikolai Patrushev, who is technically under US sanctions since April 2018, the cut and thrust of Washington's move to …
(2019-08-05). Iran Says Will Not Tolerate 'Offenses' in Gulf. telesurenglish.net Iran runs security in the Strait of Hormuz and will no longer tolerate "maritime offenses" there, the country's foreign minister said Monday, a day after it seized a second oil tanker near the strategic waterway that it accused of smuggling fuel. | RELATED: | Iran Seizes Another Oil Tanker Smuggling Fuel: Gov't | Tanker traffic through the Strait has become a focus for an increasingly tense standoff between Washington and Tehran, into which Britain has also been dragged, and the United Sta…
(2019-08-05). Israeli Ministers To Honor Rabbi Who Praised Palestine Massacre. telesurenglish.net Two Israeli ministers will speak at a conference organized in honor of a right-wing rabbi, who praised the 1994 massacre of Palestinian worshipers in Hebron and was previously charged with racism. | RELATED: | Intermarriages Among Jews Is 'Like Second Holocaust': Israeli Education Minister | Education Minister Rabbi Rafi Peretz and Transportation…
(2019-08-05). U.S. imposes 2nd round of sanctions against Russia for poisoning ex-spy. nationofchange.org The United States is announcing a second round of sanctions on Russia for its use of a 'novichok' nerve agent in an attempt to assassinate Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia Skripal.
(2019-08-05). Election annulment please. nationofchange.org Russia hacked and attacked our 2016 presidential election and installed Donald Trump. This requires annulment. Trump didn't even come close on the actual popular vote, losing to Clinton by some three million votes, and yet seized the White House by the arcane and anti-democratic electoral college, but only due to Russian illegal interference. This makes …
(2019-08-05). China's response to Trump's new tariff threat panics stock market. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – On Monday, August 5, China replied to Trump's new tariff threat by calling off the purchases of U.S. agricultural products and weakening government support for the RMB, China's currency. In response the RMB fell to 14 U.S. cents, meaning it will take slightly more than 7 RMB to buy one U.S. dollar. Soybean prices also fell, as China is the largest foreign buyer of U.S. soybeans. | The lower value, or depreciation, of the RMB will partially offset the impact of Trump's new tariffs, or tax, of 10% on all remaining U.S. imports of goods from China. These tariffs, which include many consumer goods such…
(2019-08-05). Can inequality be hardwired into our DNA? nationofchange.org Remember the college admissions scandal? Earlier this year we learned that awesomely affluent parents have been spending small fortunes on scams to get their undeserving teenage offspring into America's most elite colleges and universities. | This admissions scandal crept back into the news cycle earlier this week when Vanity Fair reported that the wealthy parents of one California teen had plo…
(2019-08-05). The Global Currency War Has Begun. China's Yuan Breaks the 7 to $1 Band. Why is The Dollar Rising? globalresearch.ca Over this weekend, China's Yuan currency broke out of its band and devalued to more than 7 to $1. At the same time China announced it would not purchase more US agricultural goods. The Trump-US Neocon trade strategy has just …
(2019-08-05). Stocks Plunge 3% in Worst Loss of Year as Trade War Escalates. truthdig.com Rattled U.S. investors react to China letting its currency, the yuan, drop to its lowest level against the dollar in more than a decade.
(2019-08-05). The Dangerous New US Consensus on China and the Future of US-China Relations. globalresearch.ca The trade war and technological competition with China are symptomatic of a much larger issue: a dangerous gridlock in US-China relations that may become permanent, with dire consequences not just for the two countries' economies but also for the global …
(2019-08-05). Steve Bannon's Foreign Policy Crusade Against China. thenation.com Steve Bannon's Foreign Policy Crusade Against China…
(2019-08-05). India's Ruling Party Turning Kashmir 'Into a Black Hole,' Critics Claim, as Fears of Widespread Conflict Rise. commondreams.org "The government of India has cut its nose to spite its face." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/kashmir.jpg …
(2019-08-05). In Wake of Nuclear Treaty Collapse, Putin Says if US Pursues Previously Banned Missiles, Russia Will Also. commondreams.org "The collapse of the INF Treaty last Friday opens up a Pandora's Box of dangerous possibilities." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/russia-if-us-nuclear-missiles-treaty.jpg …
(2019-08-05). Stock Market Tumbles After China Devalues Yuan in Response to Trump Tariffs. commondreams.org "If this was an all out currency war—the U.S. would hands down lose." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/stock_market_0.jpg …
(2019-08-05). Readings from Civil Liberties United: Diverse Voices from the SF Bay Area. indybay.org Oakland Asian Cultural Center | 388 9th St., Suite 290 | Oakland, CA 94607…
(2019-08-05). Doro-Chiba Labor Comm On Growing Threat Of Dictatorship, Xenophobia & War. indybay.org The Labor Solidarity Committee of Japan Railway Workers Union Doro-Chiba statment on the growing threat of dictatorship, xenophobia and imperialist war.
(2019-08-05). Code Pink Action On The Sausalito Ferry. indybay.org
(2019-08-05). General strike by Hong Kong workers against extradition law. wsws.org The strike signals the entry of the working class, on a class basis, into the mass protest movement, pointing to the underlying social and economic issues driving the opposition.
(2019-08-05). Russian authorities continue crackdown on opposition protests. wsws.org The violent crackdown on protests by the "liberal" opposition is aimed at intimidating all government opposition and preparing for the suppression of widespread resistance by the working class.
(2019-08-05). Deadlock over Iranian cargo ships exposes deep crisis of Brazilian ruling class. wsws.org As the Bolsonaro government aligns itself ever more closely with US imperialism, the ruling class is growing nervous of provoking a social explosion…
(2019-08-05). FAA concealed flaws in Boeing aircraft after Lion Air crash in Indonesia. wsws.org The Federal Aviation Administration kept Boeing's dangerous 737 Max 8 flying to protect the profits of the aerospace giant.
(2019-08-05). US to ring China with missiles in nuclear arms race. wsws.org With the potential deployment of US nuclear missiles just minutes in flight-time from the Chinese mainland, the region's huge population will live under the specter of nuclear annihilation.
(2019-08-05). Bangladesh primary school teachers demand government nationalise schools. wsws.org Even if non-government primary schools are taken over by the Hasina government there is no guarantee that teachers and school staff will be regularly paid.
(2019-08-04). Fourth immigrant dies in Georgia detention center. workers.org 
Pedro Arriago-Santoya died July 24 while detained in a South Georgia Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility. Arriago-Santoya was 44 years old and from Mexico. His cause of death was listed as heart infection and multiple organ failure. Arriago-Santoya is the fourth migrant since 2017 to die while detained at Stewart . . . | Continue reading Fourth immigrant dies in Georgia detention center at Workers.org
(2019-08-04). 'Oust Duterte!' is a Filipino rallying cry in New York. workers.org 
On July 22, in pouring rain, several dozen people occupied the sidewalk in front of the Philippines consulate in midtown Manhattan to protest the corrupt, brutal and genocidal rule of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. The People's State of the Nation Address was part of a globally coordinated day of protests, . . . | Continue reading 'Oust Duterte!' is a Filipino rallying cry in New York at Workers.org
(2019-08-04). India Puts Kashmiri Leaders Under House Arrest, Declares Curfew. telesurenglish.net Three prominent political leaders in Indian Occupied Kashmir have been put under house arrest Sunday night local time, local Indian media has confirmed. | RELATED: | #KashmirBleeds: Conflict Escalates as India Deploys More Troops | Two of them, Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah were former Chief Ministers of the state. Anothe…
(2019-08-04). #KashmirBleeds: India Deploys More Troops, Escalates Conflict. telesurenglish.net The conflict between India and its occupied territory of Kashmir has escalated over last few days as the local Indian officials asked all tourists to leave the place, shut down schools and colleges, and deployed more army citing terror threats. | ANALYSIS: | From Mass Rapes to Half-Widows: Kashmiri Women Under Occupation | Indian secur…
(2019-08-04). Mueller time is over, Russia-hate is here to stay. thegrayzone.com Stephen F. Cohen says that while Robert Mueller has closed up shop, dangerous U.S. fear-mongering about Russia remains. Guest: Stephen…
(2019-08-04). Yemen's Houthis Agree to Lift Aid Suspension: UN Food Program. telesurenglish.net The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and Yemen's Houthis announced Saturday that they reached an agreement allowing the agency to resume one again the aid it had partially ceased, affecting some 850,000 Yemenis. | RELATED: | War in Yemen May Actually Come to an End: UN | "Cash distribution will soon begin, God willing, in accordance with the mechanism," said Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, head of the Houthis' Supreme Revolutionary Committee, referring to cash transfers to those in need, so they…
(2019-08-03). Iran's Interests in China's One Belt One Road Policy. uwidata.com 
The Chinese economy has recently boosted its foreign exchange earnings and substantially increased its currency reserves. The increase in China's foreign exchange reserves and resources has provided the government with the opportunity to become one of the major actors in the supply of international relations and the global economy. China is one of the emerging …
(2019-08-03). Russian opposition figure detained ahead of Moscow protest. thecanary.co 
A leading opposition figure has been detained by Moscow police as she was heading to an unauthorised protest against the exclusion of independent and opposition candidates from the city council elections.Lyubov Sobol, who is one of the election hopefuls rejected from the ballot, was detained on Saturday in central Moscow and taken away in a police van.Activists intend to go ahead with the unauthorised protest (AP)The attempted rally comes a week after police detained nearly 1,400 protesters, beating some of them with truncheons.Despite repeated warnings that police would take active measures against a protest on…
(2019-08-03). A $32mn nothingburger: Justice Dept bill comes due for Russiagate costs. rt.com 
Nearly two years of fruitlessly hunting for collusion between US President Donald Trump's campaign and the Russian government cost the country $31.7 million, the Justice Department has revealed.