(2021-07-15). Arrest Warrants Approved for Texas Democrats. sputniknews.com On this episode of Fault Lines, host Jamarl Thomas discusses a new sports segment with producer Cordell Woodland regarding the controversial words and apology of Stephen Smith, Jamarl also continued conversations around Cuba and Haiti, the current state of Afghanistan with the US removal, and the relations between Russia and Ukraine.
(2021-07-15). Headlines for July 15, 2021. democracynow.org 1 Million Acres Burn in Western U.S. and Canada as Another Heat Wave Builds, Russia Deploys Military to Battle Siberian Wildfires Amid Record Heat, Global COVID-19 Cases Rise Again, Fueled by Surges in Southeast Asia and Africa, Anti-Vaccination Protesters March in France and Greece, U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Rose by 30% in 2020 to Record High, Biden Selects Dr. Rahul Gupta, Who Oversaw West Virginia Response to Opioid Crisis, as "Drug Czar", Sen. Schumer Unveils Proposal to Decriminalize Marijuana at the Federal Level, Haitian Police Arrest More Suspects in Assassination of President Jovenel MoàØse, Cuba…
(2021-07-15). China's Foreign Policy Part 5, 1989-1995: Navigating to Global Economic Integration after Tiananmen. liberationnews.org 
In the aftermath of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, China found itself internationally isolated and subjected to harsh new economic sanctions. Then in 1992, Deng Xiaoping launches the "Southern Tour", culminating in the dramatic deepening of market reforms. This leads to a massive influx of foreign investment as China becomes deeply integrated into the global economy.
(2021-07-15). Warnock: "Shame on Us" If We're More Committed to Filibuster Than Voting Rights. truthout.org 
Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia applauded Texas Democrats on Wednesday for leaving their state in an effort to "Voting rights is not just a political issue, this is a moral i…
(2021-07-15). The SCO's New Great Game in Central Asia: China's Economic Corridor into Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-15). China Cautiously Eyes New Regional Leadership Role As Afghanistan Fighting Intensifies. juancole.com By Reid Standish | — ( RFE/RL ) — As the security situation in Afghanistan worsens, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has begun a high-profile tour of Central Asia that analysts say is an effort by Beijing to boost its interests in the region. The weeklong visit to Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan comes as the …
(2021-07-15). Taliban Vows to Slash Military Ops in Exchange for Prisoner Release, Removal From UN Blacklist. sputniknews.com The Taliban* has been defeating Afghan forces across the country since the American-led forces began to withdraw from the country on 1 May. It now claims to control nearly 85 percent of Afghanistan.
(2021-07-15). U.S.-China Near-War Status Report. counterpunch.org It's the summer of 2026, five years after the Biden administration identified the People's Republic of China as the principal threat to U.S. security and Congress passed a raft of laws mandating a society-wide mobilization to ensure permanent U.S. domination of the Asia-Pacific region. Although major armed conflict between the United States and China has
(2021-07-15). China and the supply chain: a comment on the June 2021 White House review. mronline.org Contrary to rhetoric from Democrats and Republicans, the U.S. has an economic interest in trade and peace with China | July 15, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-07-15). China's Lead in Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology and Quantum Computers. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-15). Is a War With China Inevitable? thenation.com Is a War With China Inevitable?
(2021-07-15). Israel's killer robots go on display at Greek weapons fair. electronicintifada.net New technology tested during May attack on Gaza…
(2021-07-15). US to Evacuate Afghans Who Supported US Military in Late July. telesurenglish.net The United States will launch "Operation Allies Refuge" in late July to evacuate Afghans who helped the U.S. military during the two-decade war, the White House said on Wednesday. | RELATED: | "Flights out of Afghanistan for SIV (Special Immigrant Visa) applicants who are already in the pipeline will begin in the last week of July and will continue," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters in a daily briefing…
(2021-07-15). Protest confronts Israeli apartheid cycling "ambassadors" at the Tour de France 2021. samidoun.net 
On Wednesday, 14 July, in Boussan, on the 17th stage of the Tour de France international cycling race, approximately 20 people from Collectif Palestine Vaincra — a member organization of the Samidoun Network — the Campaign BDS Toulouse, and the Friends of Le Monde Diplomatique rallied along the route of the race to denounce the participation of the "Israel Start-Up Nation" team, a cycling team designed to whitewash the image of Israeli apartheid internationally, serving as "ambassadors" of Zionist colonialism. Making themselves widely seen and heard by the participants and organizers, the demonstrators…
(2021-07-15). Family Separation Law: Israel's Demographic War on Palestine Intensifies. dissidentvoice.org 
When the Israeli Knesset (parliament) failed to renew what is commonly referred to as the Family Reunification Law, news reports and analyses misrepresented the story altogether. The even split of 59 MKs voting in favor of the law and 59 against it gave the erroneous impression that Israeli lawmakers are equally divided over the right …
(2021-07-15). 18 July, Vancouver: BOYCOTT TOUR: Come out for Palestine — Boycott ZIM Shipping, Israeli Wine, HP and more! samidoun.net 
Sunday, 18 July 2: 00 pm Gather at ZIM Shipping Office Vancouver 1130 W Pender St (near Pender and Thurlow) Vancouver, BC Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/4765266150154912 Come out on Sunday, July 18 for a BOYCOTT TOUR for Palestine in downtown Vancouver! We will gather first at the ZIM Shipping offices in Vancouver to protest ZIM, apartheid Israel's oldest and largest shipping company. ZIM is the target of the global #BlockTheBoat campaign and this protest is in solidarity with workers around the world (and in Prince Rupert) who have respected community pickets and/or themselves refused to handle ZIM's c…
(2021-07-15). Imprisoned Palestinian leader Khalida Jarrar writes new letter: Write to Khalida and call for her freedom. samidoun.net 
Khalida Jarrar, the imprisoned Palestinian political leader, feminist and parliamentarian, jailed by the Israeli occupation for her political activity, issued a new letter to her daughter Suha, who died on Sunday, 11 July of a heart attack at the age of 30. Despite worldwide outrage and condemnation and considering that Jarrar has only two months remaining in her sentence imposed by an Israeli military court for her public political work to advance Palestinian rights and liberation, her lawyers' appeals for early release were denied by the Israeli occupation. She was not even allowed a furlough or to see her daug…
(2021-07-15). Imprisoned Palestinian lawmaker forbidden from attending daughter's funeral by Israel. liberationnews.org 
Khalida Jarrar, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council currently imprisoned in Israel, was cruelly denied a temporary release to attend the funeral of her daughter.
(2021-07-15). Dozens of Palestinian students mass arrested after visiting home demolished by Israel #FreePalestinianStudents. samidoun.net 
On Wednesday, 14 July, 45 Palestinian Bir Zeit University students were subjected to a mass arrest after they went to meet with the family of Palestinian prisoner Montasser Shalabi and express their solidarity following the Israeli occupation military's demolition of the Shalabi home in the village of Turmus'Ayya. As the students left Turmus'Ayya in a chartered bus, undercover occupation forces in two vehicles blocked the bus at the entrance to the town, forcing the students to leave the bus, tying their hands, blindfolding them, making them sit or lay on the ground and then seized them, taking them to the Binyam…
(2021-07-15). Al-Qaeda Militants Fired Heavy Improvised Rocket At Government-Held Town In Southern Idlib (Photos). southfront.org 
The batch of one of the terrorists who were killed during the attack, Click to see full-size image | On July 15, al-Qaeda-affiliated Ansar al-Tawhid launched a Zilzal heavy improvised rocket at the government-held town of Hizareen in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The group claimed that the rocket targeted a gathering of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) inside the town. Nevertheless, no casualties or material losses were reported. | The Zilzal is a makeshift rocket propelled by a number of Grad 122 mm b…
(2021-07-15). Greater Idlib: Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham Kicks Off Operation Against Muslim al-Shishani. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | On July 15, al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, launched a security operation against Infamous Chechen leader Muslim Abu Walid al-Shishani and his group Junud al-Sham. | According to Syrian opposition sources, a large security force of HTS stormed several positions of Junud al-Sham in the northern countryside of Lattakia, including the group's main headquarters in the town of al-Yumaidah. | HTS security…
(2021-07-15). SDF Fighters Killed Or Wounded Six Turkish-Backed Militants Near Manbij. southfront.org 
Illustrative image, By: sdf-press.com | On July 15, two militants of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army were killed and four others were injured when their post was attacked by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, fighters of the SDF's Manbij Military Council raided…
(2021-07-15). Turkish Proxies Destroyed Battle Tank In Southern Idlib, Syrian Army Struck Back (Photos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | Late on July 14, militants of the National Front for Liberation (NFL), Turkey's main proxy in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, destroyed a battle tank of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). | NFL militants targeted the battle tank, which was parked near the town of Kawkabeh in southern Idlib, with an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). The missile was reportedly a US-made TOW. | The ATGM strike was a blatant violation of the ceasefire in Greater Idlib, which was border by Russia and Turkey on March…
(2021-07-15). Operation Evident Victory: Houthis Shared Details Of Their Successful Counter-Attack In Al-Bayda. southfront.org 
Screen grab from combat footage released by the Houthis. | On July 15, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) announced that they had repelled the Saudi-led offensive in the central Yemeni province of al-Bayda and launched a successful counter-attack. | Saudi-backed forces launched the offensive earlier this month with the aim of capturing al-Bayda provincial center. After making some serious gains in the districts of al-Zahir and al-Sawma'ah, the forces were pushed back by the Houthis and their local allies. | In a press conference,…
(2021-07-15). Turkish Developers Compete For Middle-Class UGV For Ankara's Armed Forces. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Turkey is steadily and almost surely moving towards military self-sufficiency. In addition to that it is moving towards one of the leading positions of unmanned system producers. | The Bayraktar TB2 UAV is infamous at this point, with its affordable price and easy maneuverability and capability to carry out strikes in various environments. | Now, Turkey's indigenous manufacturers compete to produce an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV). | Four unmanned ground vehicles are competing to enter se…
(2021-07-15). Military Situation In Afghanistan On July 15, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On July 15, Taliban captured Arghandab district center in Kandahar province | On July 15, clashes between Taliban and Afghan Army continue in the Alishang district in Laghman province | 193 Taliban militants were killed and 74 were wounded as a result of Afghan Army operations in Paktika, Ghazni, Kunar, Nangarhar, Kandahar, Zabul, Herat, Badghis, Helmand, Nimruz, Balkh, Samangan, Jowzjan, Takhar and Kunduz provinces during the last 24 hours, according to the Afghan…
(2021-07-15). Military Situation In Syria On July 15, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On July 15, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 28 times: 12 — in Idlib province, 11 — in Latakia province, 1 — in Hama province, 4 — in Aleppo province | On July 14, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Banin area | On July 15, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Jinah area | On July 14, two SAA members reportedly were killed by IED blast near Ithiriya…
(2021-07-15). Russian Fighter Jets Intercept B-52H Bombers Near Border For Second Time In July. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | In the early hours of July 15th, Russian MiG-31 and Su-35 fighters were scrambled to intercept US strategic bombers over the Bering Sea, Russia's National Defense Control Center reported."On July 15, 2021, Russian airspace control systems detected three aerial targets over the Bering Sea approaching Russia's state border," the center said. | It noted that MiG-31 and Su-35 fighters had been scrambled to identify the targets and prevent a violation of the Russian state border. "The R…
(2021-07-15). Russia Updates National Security Strategy With A Focus On "Foreign And Domestic Subversion" southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On July 3rd, Russia updated its 2015 National Security Strategy, citing concerns over foreign and domestic subversion. | The new document is moving to shield Russian citizens from outside voices and improve its influence-warfare capabilities. | The 44-page document outlines Russia's national interests and priorities. | It stated that "actions of some countries are aimed at instigating disintegration processes in the Commonwealth of Independent States in order to destroy Russia's ties with its t…
(2021-07-15). Military Situation In Yemen On July 15, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 114 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On July 14, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 4 airstrikes on the Rahbah area | On July 14, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 9 airstrikes on the Sarwah area | On July 14, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted an airstrike on the Dhaher area | On July 14, the Saudi-led forces captured Sadarah village the center…
(2021-07-15). Afghan Activist: George W. Bush's Claim U.S. War in Afghanistan Protected Women Is a "Shameless Lie" democracynow.org 
As the United States continues to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan after 20 years of war and occupation, the Taliban say they now control most Afghan territory, surrounding major population centers and holding more than two-thirds of Afghanistan's border with Tajikistan. Former President George W. Bush made a rare criticism of U.S. policy, saying, "I'm afraid Afghan women and girls are going to suffer unspeakable harm." But a leading Afghan women's rights activist says the plight of women in the country has always served as a "very good excuse" for U.S. military goals, while conditions in the country have bar…
(2021-07-15). Friday 7/16: Stop the U.S.-Saudi War on Yemen. indybay.org SF Federal Building, 90 7th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103…
(2021-07-15). 100 Israeli Troops who Served in Occupied West Bank call on Defense Minister Gantz to Halt Settler Violence against Palestinians and against Israeli Police. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Al-Quds al-'Arabi reports that some 100 Israeli troops who served in the Palestinian West Bank have called on Defense Minister Benny Gantz and on Minister of Public Security Omer Bar-Lev to intervene to halt the violence of Israeli squatter-settlers toward indigenous Palestinians, which they say they saw with their own …
(2021-07-15). Is the Taliban likely to march towards Kabul? peoplesdispatch.org Former Indian Ambassador M.K. Bhadrakumar talks about the situation in Afghanistan, the strategies the Taliban is likely to pursue and the possibilities of an interim government in the country…
(2021-07-15). Reckoning and Reparations in Afghanistan. progressive.org The U.S. government owes reparations to the civilians of Afghanistan for the past twenty years of war and brutal impoverishment.
(2021-07-15). After 20 Years and $2.26 Trillion, the US has Lost Its Longest War in Afghanistan. counterpunch.org Another lost war! Another denial! The US actually began its war on the people of Afghanistan back during the presidency of Jimmy Carter, who foolishly followed the advice of his Russia-hating, rabidly anti-Communist Polish emigre National Security Director Zbigniew Brzezinski. Brzezinski, in mid-1979, successfully convinced the gullible Carter to launch Operation Cyclone, a $20-billion, 10-year
(2021-07-15). Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan Clash as River Waters Fill the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. libya360.wordpress.com Ann Garrison Three natons share the same water, but not the same foreign connections, which makes for a dangerous mix. "Russia is rumored to be helping Ethiopia guard the dam." The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is the largest hydroelectric power project in Africa, and the seventh largest in the world. Despite internal conflict in…
(2021-07-15). The Lesson of Afghanistan is the Lesson of Vietnam We Forgot. counterpunch.org Philosopher Georg Hegel declared the only lesson of history is that we do not learn from history. As the US prepares for the final pullout from Afghanistan and what will soon follow as the fall of the country to the Taliban an entire generation of us wonder if this is not Deja vu all over again and that what we thought we had learned from the Vietnam War proved to be a fleeting lesson.
(2021-07-15). Woman with 'Life-Altering' Injuries After COVID Vaccine Teams Up with U.S. Senators to Demand Answers. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-15). Indiana Pepsi drivers' strike as Kansas Frito-Lay workers continue walkout. wsws.org For their struggle to be successful, PepsiCo and Frito Lay workers must take the struggle out of the hands of the so-called "unions" and form their own independent rank-and-file committees.
(2021-07-15). Indiana Pepsi drivers strike as Kansas Frito-Lay workers continue walkout. wsws.org For their strikes to be successful, PepsiCo and Frito-Lay workers must take the struggle out of the hands of the so-called "unions" and form their own independent rank-and-file committees.
(2021-07-15). Red Alert in Iraq… Time for the U.S. to Decide. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-15). After Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh: Ukraine to use Turkish drones for war in Donbass, Black Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com After Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh: Ukraine to use Turkish drones for war in Donbass, Black Sea Turkish and Ukrainian news sources announced on July 15 that the Ukrainian Naval Forces Command has received the first Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles from Turkey, a fact confirmed by Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Taran. Two weeks ago Ukraine …
(2021-07-15). The Myth That Meat is Essential for Human Health Could Harm Us All. counterpunch.org Bacon and eggs for breakfast, a turkey sandwich for lunch, and roasted chicken for dinner are some of the go-to meal choices in America where meat is considered an essential part of the everyday diet. Historically, Americans have been led to believe that eating meat and other animal products is necessary to be strong and
(2021-07-15). Renewing a Lifeline for the Hapless in Syria's Idlib. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-15). Sharing Mayo Clinic: Every day you don't lose, you are winning. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Jennifer Summers, who was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, says that with her disease, she counts every day there isn't a loss as a good day. She credits her faith and her care team at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse with keeping her moving forward with a positive outlook. This article is written by Mayo Clinic Staff. Jennifer Summers, is an optimistic, articulate woman. The 35-year-old enjoys crafting, spending time with her close-knit…
(2021-07-15). Six Months Before Assembly Elections, Yogi Worries About Excessive Procreation. zcomm.org Narendra Modi's praise of India's "demographic dividend" notwithstanding, the right-wing via the Uttar Pradesh chief minister may have come up with an idea close to the heart of India's chattering classes…