(2019-08-26). US and Israeli Collectors Buy Up What Remains of Yemen's Ancient Heritage. mintpressnews.com 
Saada's old city, which is among the world's oldest human-carved landscapes, once consisted entirely of historic, centuries-old multi-story homes. Now, it has been wiped out, after Saudi Arabia declared it a military zone — even the city's hand-carved wooden doors have been reduced to ashes.
(2019-08-26). The End of the Greater Middle East Project: The Case of Kurdistan. uwidata.com 
Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 presidential elections has had dire implications for the American "Greater Middle East" project which has guided US foreign policy in the Middle East since it was first put forward in 2003. Trump's reorientation toward internal US problems (migration, economy, protectionism), the emergence of new geopolitical rivals (China and Iran) …
(2019-08-26). 'They've got it all wrong!' Trump says entire G7 laughing at US 'fake news'. rt.com 
With their 'inaccurate' coverage of his meetings with world leaders, the US 'fake news' media have become the laughing stock of the G7 summit in France, US President Donald Trump has claimed. | "In France we are all laughing at how knowingly inaccurate the US reporting of events and conversations at the G-7 is," Trump tweeted on Sunday evening. "These Leaders, and many others, are getting a major case study of Fake News at it's (sic) finest!" | They've got it all wrong, from Iran, to China Tariffs, to Boris! | In France we are all laughing at how knowingly inaccurate the U.S. reporting of events and conversati…
(2019-08-26). "Hereby Ordered": On Trump, Capital, Fascism, and China in a World on Fire. counterpunch.org 
I am hearing whispers from lefties that "the ruling class is finally done with Trump." It's "the China stuff" that's doing the trick. Sure, the argument goes, the corporate and financial powers that be haven't been all that happy with Trump's open white nationalism, racism, narcissism, and sexism. It's not their style. But they've been willing to put up with Trump's noxious nonsense because he's rewarded them with plutocratic tax cuts and de-regulation. The presidents' immigrant-bashing awfulness has kept his "heartland" base loyal to a president who knows (despite all his insanity) which constituency matters mos…
(2019-08-26). We Are Not Fooled By The Hong Kong Protests. dissidentvoice.org 
Agnes Chow and Nathan Law accept the 2018 Lantos Human Rights Prize on behalf of Joshua Wong in Washington, DC. (Facebook) Update: Protests continued in Hong Kong this weekend. The protesters returned to the use of violence and the police responded. The South China Morning Post reported: In a now familiar pattern, the protesters threw …
(2019-08-26). Israel's Ban on Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar Backfires. globalresearch.ca During Congress's August recess, a group of 41 Democratic and 31 Republican congressmembers traveled to Israel on a delegation sponsored by American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). AIPAC subsidizes congressional trips to Israel in order to further the "special relationship" …
(2019-08-26). Feminist Activist Kavita Krishnan on What She Saw in Kashmir. truthout.org | | In Kashmir, residents have entered their fourth week of a severe lockdown after India revoked the special status of the Indian-controlled part of the Muslim-majority territory. On August 5, India imposed a curfew and cut off all communications to the region. More than 4,000 people, including many political leaders, have been detained, while local residents report facing increasing shortages of food and medicine. Over the weekend, India blocked a delegation of Indian opposition politicians from visiting K…
(2019-08-26). Trump seeks to Deescalate Tensions With China, Iran as G7 Ends. telesurenglish.net U.S. President Donald Trump Monday offered an olive branch to China after days of intense feuding over trade and opened the door to diplomacy on Iran, easing tension on the last day of a strained G7 summit. | RELATED: | Rifts Emerge Between Trump and Western Allies at G7 Summit | Trump and his Western allies appear to have agreed amicably to disagree on…
(2019-08-26). Hong Kong protests continue into twelfth week. wsws.org Clashes with police took place involving for the first time the use of water cannon as well as tear gas and batons as police attempted to disperse protesters.
(2019-08-26). Foreign Correspondent: What is the U.S. Role in the Hong Kong Protests? progressive.org Despite legitimate concern over economic inequality there, the movement has pro-Western elements and has been encouraged by Washington in familiar, odious ways.
(2019-08-26). Trump Escalates Trade War with China. Orders Corporate America to Stop Doing Business with China. Beijing Will Retaliate. globalresearch.ca Trade wars assure losers, not winners, Trump waging it on multiple fronts — China his main target, a nation able to give as much as it takes directly and asymmetrically. | His MAGA agenda has nothing to do with reducing the …
(2019-08-26). Tulsi Gabbard's Anti-War Foreign Policy. globalresearch.ca Her public statements, website positions, and body language suggest she's a genuine anti-war presidential aspirant. | Wanting US wars of aggression ended against nations threatening no one makes her worthy of everyone's support. | At the same time, it's important to note …
(2019-08-26). Trump's Other Wall. "The Wall of Money". Towards a Global Currency War? globalresearch.ca Trump brags about the 'wall of money' now flowing into the US from abroad—from Europe, Asia, emerging market economies—as the global economy slides into recession there faster than in the US. He thinks that is great news for the US …
(2019-08-26). US Removes Palestine Authority From List of Countries. telesurenglish.net Palestinian officials slammed the United States Sunday for removing it from its list of countries. The U.S. State Department removed the Palestinian Authority (PA) from its list of countries on its website. | RELATED: | Israeli Airstrikes Hit Palestinian Position in Lebanon | Nabil Abu Rudaineh, spokesperson for the PA presidency said that the removal is "consistent with the ideas of the Israeli extreme Right and an unprecedented descent in American foreign policy." | He also said…
(2019-08-26). Sri Lankan authorities must work 'vigorously' to ease simmering ethno-religious tensions, urges UN rights expert. un.org A United Nations human rights expert warned on Monday that Sri Lankan authorities must take urgent action to strengthen respect for freedom of religion or belief and address simmering ethno-religious tensions.
(2019-08-26). Israel Drone Attack a Declaration of War: Lebanon's President. telesurenglish.net Lebanon's President Michel Aoun said Monday that the Israeli attacks on the country are a "declaration of war," as tensions rise between Hezbollah and Israel. | RELATED: | Israeli Airstrikes Hit Palestinian Position in Lebanon | "What happened was similar to a declaration of war which allows us to resort to our right to defending our sovereignty," the Lebanese president's office quoted Aoun, who also said that Leba…
(2019-08-26). Germany: A politically motivated verdict in Chemnitz refugee trial. wsws.org A 24-year-old refugee from Syria has been jailed for years, so that the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the extremist mob, which rampaged in Chemnitz last summer, can claim their victim.
(2019-08-26). Illegal Activity of Western Special Forces in Syria. globalresearch.ca In late June 2019, Fox News Channel published a video material, taken in Al-Hol refugee camp in northwestern Syria. On the footage, we can see a group of children under five chanting ISIS slogans. "We will stand on the heads …
(2019-08-26). Norvergence: Climate change fueled Syria's civil war. nationofchange.org "Until now the main cause of civil war is a wealth of the nation in few men hands but Syria showed us another reason; Climate Change" With this blog post, environmentalists at Norvergence have taken their research and study to a whole new level. The purpose of this content is to make people aware of …
(2019-08-26). India is Reviving an Old Narrative in Its Anti-Khalistan Infowar. globalresearch.ca The influential Indian online opinion outlet Daily O is reviving the old narrative that the Khalistani cause is supposedly backed by Pakistan and therefore represents a betrayal of Sikh interests as part of the latest stage of the state's increasingly …
(2019-08-26). Trump and the Climate Crisis—a Crime Against Humanity. counterpunch.org The President of the United States is a criminal. I'm not referring to the twenty-odd investigations of him currently underway for violations of the Constitution, obstruction of justice, and collaboration with the Russian election attack, among other misdeeds. No, I'm referring to his and his administration's intentional and reckless pursuit of national policies that condemn More
(2019-08-26). Mysterious Russian Nuclear Missile Accident Sparks Fears of "Chernobyl Redux" truthout.org | | Questions are swirling over a mysterious nuclear accident in northern Russia on August 8. Seven people, including five nuclear scientists, died in an explosion, which caused a radiation spike in the surrounding area — and possibly as far as Scandinavia. U.S. experts suspect the explosion was caused during a test of a nuclear-powered cruise missile. Russia initially denied a radiation leak, but earlier today its state weather agency confirmed radioactive isotopes have been found in te…
(2019-08-26). Pres. Trump More Concerned With Helping Election-Meddling Russia Than Acting on Climate Crisis. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2019-08-26). Hong Kong and the Audacity of the U.S. Part of a "Destabilization War" with China. globalresearch.ca The US has sent a couple of war ships into China waters at Hong Kong. They had the audacity to ask Beijing to grant them the right to dock at Hong Kong harbor. Beijing refused and warned Washington — do not meddle in our internal affairs.
(2019-08-26). A Critical Threshold Has Just Been Crossed, and Things Will Never be the Same Again… globalresearch.ca Just when things seemed to be settling down a little bit, our conflict with China has suddenly escalated to a dangerous new phase. This is not simply just a "trade war" any longer, and our relationship with China will never …
(2019-08-26). Iran's Foreign Minister Zarif Meets Macron in Surprise G7 Visit. telesurenglish.net Iran's foreign minister made a flying visit for talks with host France at the G7 summit Sunday, as Paris ramped up efforts to ease tensions between Tehran and Washington, a diplomatic move that the White House said had surprised them. | RELATED: | Trump seeks to Deescalate Tensions With China, Iran as G7 Ends | European leaders have struggled to tam…
(2019-08-26). Anti-China witch-hunt targets Australian universities. wsws.org The government and the security agencies convened a meeting with universities, threatening research involving Chinese academics.
(2019-08-26). Britain sold more than £6 billion in arms for Saudi-led coalition's deadly war in Yemen. wsws.org British-built aircraft, bombs and missiles have been used to target civilians in breach of the UK arms export law that bans the sale of arms or munitions to a state that is at "clear risk" of committing serious violations of international humanitarian law.
(2019-08-26). France Upstages Trump at G7 by Inviting Iran to Salvage Nuclear Deal. commondreams.org Trump breached the Iran deal in 2017, slapped severe sanctions on Iran and then went around the world strong-arming countries not to buy Iran's petroleum. (Photo: Screenshot) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/g7.jpg …
(2019-08-26). France Upstages Trump at G7 by Inviting Iran to Salvage Nuclear Deal. truthout.org | | In a surprise development, Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif suddenly flew to Biarritz on Sunday for meetings on the sidelines of the G7 summit. He clearly was invited at the insistence of French President Emmanuel Macron, who is still attempting to salvage what he can of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which restricted Iran's enrichment activities. | Zarif held talks with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian. | The treaty was signed between Iran and the 5 permanent members of the UN Secur…
(2019-08-26). Fires Are Devouring the Amazon. And Jair Bolsonaro Is to Blame. commondreams.org 'The raging fires have become so potent that the smoke they generate plunged the Western Hemisphere's largest city, S√£o Paulo, into total darkness.' (Photo: Victor Moriyama/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/rainforest.jpg …
(2019-08-26). Who Is Behind Blowing Up Ammunition Warehouses in Iraq? Iran Is the Target. globalresearch.ca An explosion occurred Tuesday at an ammunition storage warehouse used by Iraqi security forces operating under the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) close to the US air and military base in Balad, Salahuddin province, 64 km north of Baghdad. Over a …
(2019-08-26). Turkey Affirms Its Claim on Cyprus Oil and Gas. globalresearch.ca Turkey will continue exploring for oil and gas in the eastern Mediterranean waters around disputed Cyprus, and "No project can be realised if Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus are not involved," said President Recep Erdogan as quoted …
(2019-08-26). Beijing Launches Plans for Shenzhen to Become World Hub, in Apparent Bid to Replace Hong Kong. globalresearch.ca Beijing has released a new policy laying out its ambitions for Shenzhen City—located in Guangdong Province just across the border from Hong Kong—to become a world-class tech innovation city. | Media in Hong Kong are theorizing that it signals the …
(2019-08-26). Hong Kong & The Termination of Cathay's Flight Attendant Ass. Pres. Rebecca Sy. indybay.org Rebecca Sy, president of Cathay Dragon's Flight Attendants Association discusses her firing and the growing repression against working people in Hong Kong. She. also discusses the social conditions of the working class in Hong Kong.
(2019-08-26). "The Situation Was Very Bad": Feminist Activist Kavita Krishnan on What She Saw in Kashmir. democracynow.org 
In Kashmir, residents have entered their fourth week of a severe lockdown after India revoked the special status of the Indian-controlled part of the Muslim-majority territory. On August 5, India imposed a curfew and cut off all communications to the region. More than 4,000 people, including many political leaders, have been detained, while local residents report facing increasing shortages of food and medicine. Over the weekend, India blocked a delegation of Indian opposition politicians from visiting Kashmir, including Rahul Gandhi, the former president of the Indian National Congress. India's actions have led…
(2019-08-26). Unreported Deaths, Child Cancer & Radioactive Meat: The Untold Story of Chernobyl. democracynow.org 
Following a mysterious nuclear accident in Russia that left seven dead, we look back at the 1986 nuclear disaster in Chernobyl. It sent a cloud of radioactive fallout into Russia, Belarus and over a large portion of Europe, but the death toll from Chernobyl remains unknown. Chernobyl is considered the worst nuclear accident in history, but Kate Brown, an MIT professor of science, technology and society, says much of what we understand about the disaster is inaccurate. Her new book, "Manual for Survival: A Chernobyl Guide to the Future," chronicles the devastating and underreported impact of radiation on tens of t…
(2019-08-26). Mysterious Russian Nuclear Missile Accident Sparks Fears of Cover-Up & "Chernobyl Redux" democracynow.org 
Questions are swirling over a mysterious nuclear accident in northern Russia on August 8. Seven people, including five nuclear scientists, died in an explosion, which caused a radiation spike in the surrounding area — and possibly as far as Scandinavia. U.S. experts suspect the explosion was caused during a test of a nuclear-powered cruise missile. Russia initially denied a radiation leak, but earlier today its state weather agency confirmed radioactive isotopes have been found in test samples in the city of Severodvinsk near the military test range. Norway's nuclear test ban monitor now believes two explos…
(2019-08-26). Headlines for August 26, 2019. democracynow.org World Leaders Pledge Amazon Help as Trump Sends Mixed Signals About China at G7 Summit, Iran's Foreign Minister Zarif Makes Surprise Appearance at G7 to Hold Talks with European Officials, Protesters Call Out G7 Leaders over Corporate Ties, Climate Inaction and Inequality, Wildfires Continue to Consume Amazon as Public Outrage Grows, Police Deploy Water Cannons, Fire a Live Warning Shot at Hong Kong Protesters, Attacks in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq Add to Mounting Tensions in Middle East, EU Countries Say They Will Relocate Migrants Stranded on Ship After 2-Week Standoff, 200,000 Rohingya Refugees March for "Genocid…
(2019-08-26). Israeli Bombings Considered a 'Declaration of War,' Says Iraqi Political Bloc. commondreams.org Journalist Rania Khalek said it was "difficult to believe Israel would strike Iraq without a green light from the U.S." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/1024px-mq-1c_warrior.jpg …
(2019-08-26). An anti-fascist spy who defied Hitler's Nazis, was betrayed by Stalin. greenleft.org.au 
books Phil ShannonIssue 1345 Russia GermanyAugust 26, 2019In Impeccable Spy: Richard Sorge, Stalin's Master Agent
| Owen Matthews
| Bloomsbury, 2019
| 435 pages | Dr. Richard Sorge, a German communist who penetrated the innermost political and military circle…
(2019-08-26). Syria: A new low in nasty propaganda. mronline.org 
It may be a new low in propaganda. National Public Radio (NPR) used the news that Syrian First Lady Asma Assad had overcome breast cancer to mock her and continue the information war against Syria. They interviewed a Human Rights Watch staffer named Lama Fakih who is an American from Michigan now based in Beirut. | Source
(2019-08-25). The U.S. Border Patrol and an Israeli Military Contractor Are Putting a Native American Reservation Under "Persistent Surveillance" theintercept.com 
Elbit Systems, which touts its products as "field-proven" on Palestinians, was contracted to build a high-tech surveillance system on Tohono O'odham land.
(2019-08-25). 100,000 Rohingyas Rally in Bangladesh to Mark Genocide Day. telesurenglish.net At least 100,000 Rohingya refugees rallied in camps in Bangladesh Sunday, marking two years since the start of a brutal military crackdown in Myanmar that forced more than 730,000 to flee across the border. | RELATED: | 'People Were Hiding': Rohingya Refugees Refuse To Return | Massive crowds gathered in the morning on a hillside for memorial prayers for relatives…
(2019-08-25). 2 Israeli Drones Crash in Beirut, Hezbollah Rejects Aggression. telesurenglish.net The leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement, Hassan Nasrallah, said Sunday that the two Israeli drones that exploded and crashed in the southern suburbs of Beirut were on a "suicide mission," warning that the movement will prevent Israel from sending more drones to Lebanon. | RELATED: | Lebanon Accuses Israel of Threatening Peace in the Region | "Hezbollah will not allow such aggression," he said, adding that "the time when Israeli aircraft come and bombard parts of Lebanon is over." | This c…
(2019-08-25). Israeli Airstrikes Hit Palestinian Position in Lebanon. telesurenglish.net Israeli air forces carried out Monday three strikes against a base of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) in the Lebanese town of Qusaya, near the Syrian border, according to local media. | RELATED: | Iran Rejects Israeli Claim of Attacking Country's Base in Syria | "Three Israeli airstrikes targeted the Lebanese-Syria border east of Zahle… explosions were heard in several parts of the Bekaa valley," An-Nahar news channel reported, while videos on social…
(2019-08-25). Iran Rejects Israeli Claim of Attacking Country's Base in Syria. telesurenglish.net Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran's Expediency Discernment Council said Sunday that Israeli military's statement about hitting Iranian sites on Syria are lies. | RELATED: | Safe Zone in Northern Syria is Fully Operational: Turkish MoD | "This is a lie and is not true," Rezaei, a former chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), told local media adding, "America [U.S.] and Israel do not have the power to attack Iran's centers and positions and the Zionist…
(2019-08-25). Wall Street shaken by Trump tweets. fightbacknews.org San José, CA — On Friday, August 23, the U.S. stock market opened lower, on the news that China was retaliating to Trump's latest round of tariffs. It then recovered after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole economic conference. Then Trump tweeted that he was "ordering" U.S. companies to leave China, and stocks dived, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ending with a loss of more than 600 points or almost 2.5% lower. The broader S&P 500 average fell a bit more than 2.5% percent and the NASDAQ composite, which is heavily weighted towards technology companies, fell…
(2019-08-25). China: Ho Iat Seng Elected as Macao's Chief Executive. telesurenglish.net The lone candidate for the fifth-term chief executive (CE) election of China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), Ho Iat Seng, was declared winner after all 400 members of the election committee voted Sunday. | RELATED: | Shenzhen Tasked to Lead China's Greater Bay Area Innovation and Integration | "I will unswervingly carry out my duties and governance in strict accordance with the constitution and the basic law to serve the people, the SAR, and the country," Ho said. | Un…
(2019-08-25). Trump Weighing Slashing Medicare, Social Security in 2nd Term. telesurenglish.net United States President Donald Trump is considering to slash Medicare and Social Security during his possible second term in the White House to tackle the ever-growing fiscal deficit, according to a report by the New York Times. | RELATED: | 'We Don't Need China', Trump Says as Wall Street Plunges | "We've brought it up with President Trump, who has talked abou…