(2019-08-12). Rattling the Nuclear Cage: India, Pakistan, Israel, Iran and the US. counterpunch.org 
The word "nuclear" is not just a harmless adjective. Look at the old photographs of the blisters on the dying Japanese of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Iran itself suffered the horrors of gas warfare when Iraq — supported at the time by the US — used chemicals on Iranian soldiers and civilians. I saw their gas-gangrene wounds with my own eyes in the late 1980s and they reminded me of the Hiroshima snapshots. The Iranians really do know the effects of "weapons of mass destruction". More
(2019-08-12). Indianapolis police murder yet again. liberationnews.org 
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department claimed yet another life on Aug. 2.
(2019-08-12). 3yo girl in critical condition after mother hacks her with MACHETE in Philadelphia. rt.com 
A woman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has been arrested after attacking her three-year-old daughter with a machete, sending the child to an emergency room in critical condition, local media report.
(2019-08-12). Water found in Hawaiian volcano could lead to eruptions. peoplesworld.org 
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano could be gearing up for an eruption after a pond of water was discovered inside its summit crater for the first time in recorded history, according to the AP. Last year, the volcano spewed lava and destroyed homes on the archipelago's Big Island. Then in the spring, a lava lake vanished from sight …
(2019-08-12). At the End of the Barrel of a Gun. counterpunch.org 
I want to stay far away from anything resembling anti-intellectualism or guilt by association, especially since the right-wing political, economic, and social systems we live in in the US give plenty of space to anti-intellectualism and the dominance of ignorance. Blood now runs in the streets, so the impact of the far right (read fascists) must also be acknowledged and strenuously fought. More
(2019-08-12). Trump: Out of the Graveyard and Into the Pyre? counterpunch.org 
Afghanistan has long been touted as the "graveyard of empires." The British and the Soviets certainly discovered that lesson to their great regret. Perhaps future historians will judge the failure of the United States to defeat the Taliban in Afghanistan over a two-decade period as a critical factor in the loss of American hegemony as More
(2019-08-12). The world is uniting for international law, against US empire. nationofchange.org 
"We oppose the extraterritorial application of unilateral measures." | That is not Cuba, Nicaragua, Iran, Russia, or China talking about the most recent unilateral coercive measures imposed by the United States against Venezuela, i.e. economic sanctions that have become an economic blockade, but the European Union. Even allies who have embarrassed themselves by recognizing the phony "interim president" Juan Guaido are saying the US has gone too far. | All of the countries listed above and…
(2019-08-12). The World is Uniting for International Law, against US Empire. dissidentvoice.org "We oppose the extraterritorial application of unilateral measures." That is not Cuba, Nicaragua, Iran, Russia, or China talking about the most recent unilateral coercive measures imposed by the United States against Venezuela, i.e. economic sanctions that have become an economic blockade, but the European Union. Even allies who have embarrassed themselves by recognizing the phony …
(2019-08-12). Really? McFaul 'plants US flag' in Twitter to claim it as free speech sanctuary. rt.com 
Michael McFaul says he can say whatever he wants on Twitter because it's an American platform. Yeah, the very same Twitter that 'shadowbans,' silences alternative media, and hosts fake Russian bots that meddle in US elections.
(2019-08-12). The New York Times Can't Hide Its Pro-War Bias. truthdig.com 
The New York Times has published five editorials since the beginning of May that are ostensibly critical of a possible military war between the United States and Iran. As anti-war arguments, however, they are woefully lacking—vilifying Iran without subjecting the US to comparable scrutiny, and hiding US aggression towards Iran. | The editorials regurgitate the same anti-Iran demonology pro-war voices offer to try to justify an attack on the country. In one case ( 5/4/19), readers are told that | there is no doubt that the Revolu…
(2019-08-12). Farmers take another hit from Trump. peoplesworld.org 
The economic ceasefire between the U.S. and China was short-lived. Last week, the Trump administration slapped another ten percent tariff on $300 billion of Chinese goods, and further escalated tension between the two nations by labeling China a "currency manipulator" Monday, Aug. 5, after China allowed the value of its currency to fall seven yuan …
(2019-08-12). NATO's China Double-Think by Finian Cunningham + Neoliberalism Has Met Its Match in China by Ellen Brown. mronline.org 
We cannot win a currency war by competitive currency devaluations that trigger a "race to the bottom," and we cannot win a trade war by competitive trade barriers that simply cut us off from the benefits of cooperative trade. More favorable to our interests and values than warring with our trading partners would be to […] | Source
(2019-08-12). The World Is Uniting for International Law, Against US Empire. globalresearch.ca "We oppose the extraterritorial application of unilateral measures." | That is not Cuba, Nicaragua, Iran, Russia, or China talking about the most recent unilateral coercive measures imposed by the United States against Venezuela, i.e. economic sanctions that have become …
(2019-08-12). Hong Kong Grounds Flights as Mass Sit-in Shuts Down Airport. truthout.org | | All departing flights were grounded as chaos engulfed the Hong Kong International Airport Monday, after thousands of pro-democracy protesters filled the travel hub to protest police brutality. Many eventually left the airport, fearing threats of more police action, but hundreds of activists remain. The latest escalation follows a weekend of bloody clashes between the police and protesters. Confrontations turned especially violent on Sunday night as riot police fired tear gas inside a subway station and we…
(2019-08-12). Hong Kong protests continue into a tenth week. wsws.org Protests yesterday took place in a number of different places in Hong Kong, with riot police using tear gas and batons.
(2019-08-12). Mass Protests in Moscow and the US Media's Failings on Russia Coverage. truthout.org | | New School professor Nina Khrushcheva talks about this weekend's mass protests in Moscow and the failings of the U.S. media when it comes to covering Russia. She also discusses the increasing nuclear tensions between the United States and Russia. The U.S. recently pulled out of the landmark Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Last week, seven Russians, mostly nuclear scientists, died in an explosion in the White Sea during a suspected test of a nuclear-powered cruise missile. The blast cau…
(2019-08-12). Bulletin For The Comfortable Class: Mass Murder Was Americana Before Trump Was Born! dissidentvoice.org The U.S. air war in Japan was one of the most ruthless and barbaric killings of non-combatants in all history. — General Bonner Fellers, MacArthur's Intelligence Chief, from Cultures Of War: Pearl Harbour/Hiroshima/9-11/Iraq by John W. Dower, 2011, pp. 195-96. The recent anniversary of the mass murder that took place in Hiroshima, followed three days …
(2019-08-12). Versace Apologizes over T-Shirt Showing Hong Kong as a Country. telesurenglish.net Elite fashion brand Versace apologized Sunday after receiving flak on social media for implying Hong Kong and Macau as independent territories. | RELATED: | Videos of Chinese 'Crackdown' in Hong Kong Revealed as Fake by AFP Investigation | Versace said it "respects the sovereignty of China's territorial state" as part of its apology. | A picture of one of Versace's T-shirts featuring city-country pairs appeared on social media creating a storm in China. The T-s…
(2019-08-12). Police in Hong Kong Should Exercise Restraint to Avoid Escalating Violence. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2019-08-12). The Kashmir Crisis Has Become a Geopolitical Pandora's box. uwidata.com The long-standing dispute between India and Pakistan over Kashmir threatens to turn into an all-out armed conflict. The issue has become a bargaining chip countries to use in order to negotiate profitable deals. Can the crisis be mitigated, and who could effectively negotiate a compromise? Kashmir has been split between India and Pakistan since it …
(2019-08-12). Could The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Contribute to Resolving the Kashmir Crisis? globalresearch.ca The onset of the latest Kashmir Crisis following India's "Israeli"-like unilateral moves there last week have raised the question among many in the Alt-Media Community of whether the SCO could help mediate a solution between New Delhi and Islamabad, but …
(2019-08-12). Hair-trigger Nuclear Alert over Kashmir. globalresearch.ca Two of the world's most important powers, India and Pakistan, are locked into an extremely dangerous confrontation over the bitterly disputed Himalayan mountain state of Kashmir. Both are nuclear armed. | Kashmir has been a flashpoint since Imperial Britain divided India …
(2019-08-12). Will Congress Hold Those Who Commit and Profit From Genocide Accountable? commondreams.org Thousands of new Rohingya refugee arrivals cross the border near Anzuman Para village, Palong Khali, Bangladesh. (Photo: Roger Arnold/UNHCR) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/rohingya_2.jpg …
(2019-08-12). Indybay Pushes Back Against "Diamond Slavery" DMCA Takedown. indybay.org DMCA memory hole threatens to swallow article published on Indybay in 2003 about working conditions in Romanian diamond factory.
(2019-08-12). Lawsuit Seeks to Let Medicare Patients Appeal Gap in Nursing Home Coverage. truthout.org | | Medicare paid for Betty Gordon's knee replacement surgery in March, but the 72-year-old former high school teacher needed a nursing home stay and care at home to recover. | Yet Medicare wouldn't pay for that. So Gordon is stuck with a $7,000 bill she can't afford — and, as if that were not bad enough, she can't appeal. | The reasons Medicare won't pay have frustrated the Rhode Island woman and many others trapped in the maze of regulations surrounding something called "observation…
(2019-08-12). China's Belt and Road (BRI): Could Save Destroyed Southeast Asia? globalresearch.ca Most of the people in the West or in North Asia usually never think about it, but Southeast Asia is one of the most depressed and depressing parts of the world. | It has been through genocides, wars and atrocious military …
(2019-08-12). Contrasting Development Experiences of the Arab World and East Asia. globalresearch.ca On the surface, it might be incongruous to assert that there is a single law that has shaped what appear to be the contrasting development experiences of the Arab World (AW) and East Asia (EA). After all, as Ali Kadri…
(2019-08-12). Eight-hour power blackout hits Indonesian capital. wsws.org The Indonesian government has failed to meet the basic infrastructure demands of the rapidly growing Greater Jakarta, a megacity of 30 million people.
(2019-08-12). What do we know about Russia's alleged influence campaign? thegrayzone.com What have US intelligence officials proven to date about their claims of a sweeping Russian interference effort and Russian government…
(2019-08-12). Senator Kirsten Gillibrand: #MeToo, McCarthyism and machine politics. wsws.org Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's campaign, combining feminism and anti-Russia witch-hunting, has yet to mobilize significant support.
(2019-08-12). "Opposition" or Terrorists? Who Is Syria and Russia Targeting in Idlib? globalresearch.ca Scott Lucas — a professor at the University of Birmingham UK — would decry with the rest of the Western media — resumed joint military operations carried out by Syria and Russia in and around the northwestern governorate of Idlib….
(2019-08-12). Trump admin sabotages Iran diplomacy at every turn. thegrayzone.com With its recent sanctions on Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Trump administration continues to undermine any possibility of diplomacy…
(2019-08-12). US Turning Gulf Region into 'Matchbox Ready to Ignite': Zarif. telesurenglish.net Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Mohammad Javad Zarif accused the United States and its allies of turning the Persian Gulf region into a "matchbox ready to ignite", according to the Reuters News Agency, citing the diplomat's interview with Al Jazeera television. | RELATED: | Iran Says Will Not Tolerate 'Offenses' in Gulf as UK Joins US-led Maritime Security Patrol | Zarif told Al-Jazeera that the Persian Gulf "is narrow, it will become less safe as for…
(2019-08-12). Progressive Policies May Hurt the Stock Market. That's Not a Bad Thing. truthout.org | | Last week, we saw the media terrified over a plunge in the stock market following an escalation of Donald Trump's trade war with China. There are good reasons to be concerned about Trump's ill-defined trade war and reality TV tactics, but the plunge in the stock market is not one of them. | While the idea that the stock market is a measure of the health of the economy permeates news reporting and popular understanding, it has no basis in economics. The stock market is a measure of the expectat…
(2019-08-12). Death Toll from Typhoon Lekima Rises to 44. telesurenglish.net The death toll from the typhoon dubbed 'Lekima' has risen to 44 in eastern China, according to official data, as the storm continued up th'e coast, racking up billions of dollars in economic losses and widely disrupting travel. | RELATED: | Venezuela, China Inaugurate Refinery To Boost Oil Production | State-owned CCTV had put the death toll at 32 on Sunday after the massive typhoon hit the Chinese coast. | According to data from provincial emergency bureaus and state media,…
(2019-08-12). What Is Really Happening in Syria? globalresearch.ca In this episode of "The Beloved Community", Mark Taliano and Andrew Ashdown shed light on what is really happening in Syria. Their evidence-based, on the ground narratives, are shockingly different from the fake, monochromatic narratives fed to Western populations on …
(2019-08-12). Concerns Over Police Brutality Persist as Hong Kong Protesters Shut Down One of World's Busiest Airports. commondreams.org Thousands of pro-democracy protesters effectively shut down Hong Kong International Airport on Monday, the fourth day they have occupied one of the world's busiest airports as part of the mass demonstrations—against police brutality and a controversial extradition bill—that have rattled Hong Kong since June. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11610645151.jpg …
(2019-08-12). Hong Kong Protests Occupy Airport, Gov't Warns of 'Terrorism'. telesurenglish.net Opposition protesters in Hong Kong have occupied the city's huge international airport, leading to the cancellation of all flights. Authorities are yet to intervene but have warned against increasing violence and 'signs of terrorism' by Hong Kong protesters. | RELATED: | Videos of Chinese 'Crackdown' in Hong Kong Revealed as Fake by AFP Investigation | On Sunday night, protesters in the wealthy Wan Chai district provoked clashes with police by throwing petrol b…
(2019-08-12). Hong Kong Grounds Flights as Mass Sit-in Shuts Down Airport After Weekend of Protests. democracynow.org 
All departing flights were grounded as chaos engulfed the Hong Kong International Airport Monday, after thousands of pro-democracy protesters filled the travel hub to protest police brutality. Many eventually left the airport, fearing threats of more police action, but hundreds of activists remain. The latest escalation follows a weekend of bloody clashes between the police and protesters. Confrontations turned especially violent on Sunday night as riot police fired tear gas inside a subway station and were filmed beating protesters with batons. Meanwhile, Beijing has escalated its rhetoric against the protesters…
(2019-08-12). "The Next Step Is the Kremlin": Why Moscow Protests Have Putin's Government Worried. democracynow.org 
Up to 60,000 protesters gathered Saturday in Moscow in the largest demonstration Russia has witnessed in years. Although the protest was officially authorized, dozens of protesters were arrested in the capital, and dozens more were also arrested in demonstrations across the country. Saturday's protest was organized to denounce the recent barring of opposition candidates from running in an upcoming election for Moscow City Council. We speak with Nina Khrushcheva, professor of international affairs at The New School. She is the co-author of "In Putin's Footsteps: Searching for the Soul of an Empire Across Russia's…
(2019-08-12). Caroline Lucas calls for an all-woman cabinet to oust Corbyn. But she forgot to invite the Black women. thecanary.co 
Green MP Caroline Lucas has proposed a "controversial" idea. To block a no-deal Brexit, she's suggested that an "emergency cabinet" of women should run the country. But her 'plan' has major issues. | The country is at breaking point & time is running out. I couldn't forgive myself if we didn't try everything possible to avert catastrophe of No Deal. | So he…
(2019-08-11). China's BRI Could Save Destroyed Southeast Asia. dissidentvoice.org 
Most of the people in the West or in North Asia usually never think about it, but Southeast Asia is one of the most depressed and depressing parts of the world. It has been through genocides, wars and atrocious military regimes. Then, those monstrous income disparities. Jakarta beggars at night According to The Bangkok Post, …
(2019-08-11). Muslims Clash With Israeli Police at Jerusalem Holy Site. truthdig.com 
At least 14 are wounded in skirmishes at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, just days after an Israeli soldier is killed south of Jerusalem.
(2019-08-11). Israel's Flagship Lobby Organization Collapses. therealnews.com 
Richard Silverstein discusses the fall of The Israel Project (TIP), the best-funded organization promoting pro-Israeli propaganda in the United States and around the world. Why did TIP collapse and what does this mean for organizing around Palestinian rights?
(2019-08-11). Qatar: Rights Groups Denounce Exploitative Labor Practices. telesurenglish.net A number of human rights organizations condemned Qatar's treatment of workers and called on the Gulf state to abolish the "kafala" system, after a two-day strike by South Asian workers over "miserable" working conditions. | RELATED: | 40 Million People Are Victims of Modern-Day Slavery Worldwide | The protests took place Aug. 4 and 5 and the strikers denounced the treatments they are subjected to by their employers, including the seizings of their passports, the high recruitmen…
(2019-08-11). Chomsky Slams Macri's Neoliberal Policies in Education. telesurenglish.net Noam Chomsky, the renowned academic and political thinker from the United States, slammed Argentinian President Mauricio Macri for subordinating of public education to favor neoliberal markets in an article published by La Garganta Poderosa Saturday. | RELATED: | Chomsky: Fixation on Russia May Have Handed Trump a 2020 Win | He said the advanced neoliberal p…
(2019-08-11). Saudi Forces Attack UAE-Backed Separatists in Aden, 40 Killed. telesurenglish.net The Saudi-led coalition intervened in Aden Sunday in support of the Yemeni government after southern UAE-backed separatists effectively took over the port city, fracturing the alliance that had been battling the Houthi movement. | RELATED: | Saudi Forces Kill 13 in 'Massacre' at Yemen Market | The infighting, which broke out on Aug. 8 to control the port city which serves as temporary seat of Yemen's Saudi-backed has killed 40 people and injured 260, the United Nations said. | "It is heart-…
(2019-08-11). Did Indian Intelligence Invent a Russian Diplomatic Statement to Pressure Moscow on Kashmir? globalresearch.ca It remains unclear at the time of writing whether the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs really did back India's unilateral actions in Kashmir or not, with the mysterious circumstances surrounding its now-viral alleged statement of support suggesting that it might …
(2019-08-11). Uganda: Unqualified Woman Ran Health Center, 105 Children Died. telesurenglish.net A Ugandan civil court is suing Renee Bach, a United States national who started a medical center for severely malnourished children in Uganda, while she was in her twenties and with no professional qualifications for the purpose, for her responsibility in the deaths of at least 105 children. | RELATED: | UN Reveals High Numbers of Children Injured and Killed in 2018 | "If a 20-something Ugandan woman had gone to the U.S. and set up an equivalent arrangement to treat impoverish…
(2019-08-11). Israeli Police Attacked Muslim Palestinians on 1st Day of Eid. telesurenglish.net Israeli forces used rubber bullets and tear gas against Muslim worshippers Sunday on the first day of the Eid al-Adha holiday, as the latter refused the entry into the holy site of Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem, to some 450 Israeli settlers. | RELATED: | Israeli Police Summon 4-year-Old Palestinian For Interrogation | 61 Palestinians were wounded with 15 taken to hospitals according to the Red Crescent, while Israel's Kan public radio reported that four police officers…