(2021-08-15). Imminent Collapse of U.S. Imperial project Afghanistan. indybay.org the 40+ year U.S. Imperial project in Afghanistan(started by the Carter administration back in 1979, with Uncle Sam's backing of Usama binLaden–UBL–and his band of jihadists) is now collapsing like a house of cards, sending shock waves in Washington and on the Public airwaves, especially in the NeoLiberal "Corprorate-bin-Laden" media. The rush is on to explain away the bloody hands of Uncle Sam in creating and maintaining the myth that the U.S. went in with good intentions to help "democratize" the Afghan people and, especially, to "liberate" Afghan women from oppression. The reality is almost 180 degrees from…
(2021-08-15). A Taste of Panic: The Taliban Continues its Advance. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | The historical vectors are moving with conviction and purpose; the weak and lacking in conviction are in retreat and the gun is doing the talking. The government of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, the security services and the Afghan National Army, seem to be either huddled in despair, capitulating or fleeing before the inexorable advance of the Taliban. They have the upper hand, the cards, the means, storming through and winning half of the country. | For…
(2021-08-15). After 20 Years of Lies and War, US Retreat Underway as Taliban Retake Control of Afghanistan. commondreams.org The latest IPCC report on the climate emergency is a devastating document, but it contains plenty of reasons for hope.
(2021-08-15). Ex-Afghani President Now In Dushanbe, As Ex-Afghani Army Transfers Positions To Taliban In Kabul. southfront.org 
Ghani. Illustrative Image | The information that former President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani left Afghanistan was confirmed. After having signed his resignation, Ghani took a plane to Tajikistan. | Sajjad Nuristani, an official in the Government of the President of Afghanistan, claimed that Ashraf Ghani was accompanied by his National Security Adviser Hamdullah Muhib and President's Chief of Staff Fazl Mahmoud Fazli. | According to the available information, Dushanbe is not the final destination of the former president. He is g…
(2021-08-15). Taliban's Leader Came To Kabul To Get Power Over Afghanistan (Videos). southfront.org 
Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar at the presidential palace in Kabul | Kabul reported reaching agreement between Ghani and Taliban on peaceful transfer of power, following the claims by Taliban that the whole country's territory was under the group's control. | Currently, representatives of the United States, NATO and the Taliban are negotiating the transfer of power in the Presidential Palace in Kabul. Taliban delegation, led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, reportedly came from Qatar to Kabul for final neg…
(2021-08-15). Taliban Reached Kabul, Asked For Surrender Of Afghanistan's Capital. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | On August 15, the Interior Ministry of Afghanistan claimed that the Taliban had started its assault on the country's capital Kabul. | The city remains the only major city under the control of the government of President Ashraf Ghani. | In it's turn, the Taliban released an official report, claiming that group had no plans to take Kabul 'by force'. The order was given to the militants to stop the advance through the city, in which several quarters, in particular, the 13th and 18th, were c…
(2021-08-15). What Starts In Afghanistan Does Not Stay In Afghanistan: China, India, And Iran Grapple With The Fallout. southfront.org 
Written by Dr. James M. Dorsey. Taliban advances in Afghanistan shift the Central Asian playing field on which China, India…
(2021-08-15). BREAKING: Ghani Resigned, Mass Fleeing Of Afghan Top Officials. southfront.org
(2021-08-15). Dozens Killed In Fuel Tank Explosion In Lebanon (Video). southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Early on August 15, a fuel tanker exploded in the northern Lebanon's region of Akkar. At least 20 people have been killed and dozens more injured, according to the Lebanese Red Cross. | At least 79 people were injured and were being taken to local hospitals. The bodies were so charred that it was not possible to identify the victims. | The explosion reportedly took place when the Lebanese army was distributing gasoline from a hidden fuel storage tanker it had confiscated. About 200 people were nearby wh…
(2021-08-15). Palestinians Fight for Right to Water, Survival in Jordan Valley. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-15). 15 August, Den Haag: March for Palestine. samidoun.net 
Sunday, 15 August 3 pm Het Plein, Den Haag (The Hague), Netherlands Info: www.instagram.com/p/CSURK7CNqHI/ Make noise for Palestine! A call to groups and individuals across The Netherlands: the Palestinians of Sheikh Jarrah have called for August to be an international month of action in the streets, and we shall respond. Following protests across the world, […] | The article
(2021-08-15). Military Situation In Syria On August 15, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On August 14, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 30 times: 14 — in Idlib province, 9 — in Latakia province, 4 — in Hama province, 3 — in Aleppo province | On August 15, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Fafertin village | On August 14, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions in Dardarah area in north of Tal Tamar | On August 14, artillery of Turkish-backed…
(2021-08-15). Transformar Asia y Oriente Medio en un campo de guerra: El gran juego geopolítico en Afganistán. globalizacion.ca Una tras otra, las capitales de provincia de Afganistán están cayendo. Con efecto dominó, a un ritmo impresionante, la ofensiva talibán en los últimos diez días ha hecho que 18 de ellas hayan caído en sus manos, con un peaje…
(2021-08-15). China vs. the WHO. "The Virus did not Originate in China". The WHO was an Initiative of the Rockefellers. globalresearch.ca Background | China …
(2021-08-15). The US continues to obstruct China. indybay.org The United States has again demonstrated its willingness to tighten the approach towards Beijing in the economic sphere.
(2021-08-15). Fishworkers in India rally against pro-corporate fisheries bill. peoplesdispatch.org The draft Indian Marine Fisheries Bill, 2021, has stirred up a wide protest among the fisher community across the country who say it will affect traditional forms of the occupation…
(2021-08-15). India's New IT Rules Paving Way for Legitimised Surveillance. counterpunch.org 
Image by As the Indian government is confronted with a global snooping scandal with over 300 journalists, politicians and bureaucrats on the list of those surveilled by the state, the Modi government had intensified its bid to rampage through the country's latest Internet Technology laws. | While the central government claims that the new laws are aimed at quelling the crisis of misinformation in the country by targeting sources, social media giants, alternative media platforms and privacy activists claim that the laws will bring them under direct…
(2021-08-15). US Founders Demonized Indigenous People While Coopting Their Political Practices. truthout.org 
When spending your next $20 bill, take a good look at President Andrew Jackson's face on the cover. Remember the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which was authorized by President Andrew Jackson, and the resulting brutal Trail of Tears experienced by Indigenous peoples — and the structural and ideological terror that results from efforts to preserve white "purity," white "civilization" and white "superiority." Keep in mind that Jackson was an enslaver of Black people and engaged in genoc…
(2021-08-15). Saturday 8/28: Woman's Rights Day online event. indybay.org Zoom Event. Register at http: //tinyurl.com/WRD-RW…
(2021-08-15). Sharing Mayo Clinic: When the answer was something other than COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org This story came in a note to the Sharing Mayo Clinic blog from Susan Fox, who wanted to share her experience finding an answer to distressing symptoms with help from the COVID-19 Nurse Line, even when the answer was something other than COVID-19. _______________________________________ I'm a 68-year-old woman in Wisconsin and have been a patient with Mayo Clinic for many years. Despite extreme caution, my husband and I both contracted COVID-19 last November. We both recovered slowly, and when…
(2021-08-15). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Increasing fiber intake for constipation relief. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I experience constipation almost weekly, and eating bran flakes every day isn't helping. Are fiber supplements safe to use regularly and long term? Is there anything else I can do? I'm a 53-year-old woman and otherwise in excellent health. ANSWER: When consumed at recommended levels, dietary fiber is widely recognized to have health benefits, including relief of constipation. Adult women 50 and younger should consume at least 25 grams of fiber a day. Women…
(2021-08-14). The Taliban Pushes Forward, Captures Two New Provincial Capitals (Videos, Photos). southfront.org Taliban fighters in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, in June. IMAGE: Parwiz Parwiz/Reuters | On August 14, the Taliban pushed forward in eastern and northeastern Afghanistan, capturing two provincial capitals from government forces. | Taliban fighters took over Sharan, the capital of the eastern province of Paktika. The group faced no real resistance from Afghan government forces. | The Taliban is currently in control of Sharan governor's headquarters, the local center of the Afghan Police and the headquarters of the Afghan…
(2021-08-14). Military Situation In Afghanistan On August 14, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On August 13, Taliban captured Mata Khan district in Paktika province | On August 13, Taliban captured Tarinkot city, the capital of Uruzgan province | On August 13, Taliban captured Pole Alam city, the capital of Logar province | On August 13, Taliban captured Firozkoh city, the capital of Ghor province | On August 13, Taliban captured Qalat, the capital of Zabul province | On August 13, Taliban captured Kandahar city, the capital of Kandahar province | On Augus…
(2021-08-14). Iran To Finally Take Full Membership Of The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. strategic-culture.org By Silk Road BRIEFING | Moves come after Tajikistan and Uzbekistan agree to drop objections following regional security concerns in Afghanistan | Iran is finally set to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) after Tajikistan and Uzbekistan agreed to drop their objections. Iran had originally applied to join in 2006 and 2015, however with the country like landlocked Tajikistan and Uzbekistan also bordering Afghanistan in addition to offering seaport access to the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean, both nations have opted to welcome Iran as an ally. | The secretary of the SCO's Supreme National Security Counc…
(2021-08-14). Afghanistan: If Biden Won't Sign Off Air Strikes Against the Taliban, Then the Pundits Might Be Right About Kabul Falling Soon. strategic-culture.org But he might just. The US president is hesitating and he must be considering the scenario of reinstating the Taliban in Kabul with Russia and Iran helping it with its governance this time around. | Many might argue that at the heart of good journalism lies the ability to ask difficult, if not obvious questions to our leaders. Remarkably, with Joe Biden's numerous press conferences on the subject of Afghanistan and America's pullout of its troops, not one American journalist was able to ask the simplest question of Biden, which is the only real issue which matters. Will the US support the Afghan government with a…
(2021-08-14). US troops return to Afghanistan as regime disintegrates. wsws.org The overrunning of nearly every city save Kabul has laid bare the abject failure of the US intervention after 20 years of war and hundreds of thousands of deaths.
(2021-08-14). U.S. convoys of 165 vehicles enter Iraq with stolen Syrian oil. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com US occupation brings out 55 vehicles, including tankers loaded with Syrian stolen oil towards Iraqi territory August 13, 2021 US occupation forces brought out during the past 24 hours a convoy consists of 55 vehicles, including tankers loaded with Syrian stolen oil towards Iraqi territory through the illegal al-Waleed crossing. ==== US occupation continues to …
(2021-08-14). Wreckage Of Another Israeli Glide Bomb Intercepted By Syrian Air Defenses Found In Lebanon (Video, Photos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On August 13, Lebanese news sources shared footage showing the wreckage of an Israeli SPICE 1000 glide bomb that was intercepted by Syrian Arab Air Defense Forces (SyAADF) during the The wreckage was recently found in Ehden Valley in Mount Lebanon. Ehden is located some 60 km away from al-Daba Air Base in the southern countryside…
(2021-08-14). Israeli Army Shot Down Drones Launched By Hezbollah, Hamas. southfront.org 
An Iron Dome antimissile system is installed near the Israeli side of the border with Syria in the Golan Heights. IMAGE: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS | The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that their troops shot down two drones that violated the country's airspace on August 11. | The first drone was shot down in the northern region, in the eastern part of the Blue Line that separates Israeli-held areas from Lebanon's territory. The IDF said that the drone was launched by Hezbollah. | The army did not share any addition…
(2021-08-14). Palestine Aid on the Ground in Gaza. orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes Belfast — Aug 11, 2021 | In 2010 a group of international activists joined Mr. George Galloway on his Viva Palestina 5 medical aid convoy to Gaza. | Their aim was to break the illegal siege, bring much-needed aid, medical equipment, and supplies to the people in distress. To bring hope, help, solidarity, and compassion to those living under a brutal medieval siege illegally imposed upon them by the apartheid state of Israel. | Nearly 2 million souls hemmed into a piece of land the size of the Ards peninsula 26 miles by 6 miles surrounded by land, sea, and air by the Zionist army, navy, and air…
(2021-08-14). Mob attacks Syrian refugees in Turkey. peoplesdispatch.org Several Syrian refugees living near Turkey's capital Ankara were attacked by right-wing mobs on the early morning of Thursday, August 12 following news of the death of a Turkish teenager in a fight with a refugee. | A violent mob in Altindag, located on the outskirts of Ankara, attacked businesses and homes of the refugees. The mob took to burning and looting and threw stones at the refugees, injuring several Syrians including one boy. | Several people on TV spoke to demand the withdrawal of all foreign refugees from the country. Video footage showed hundreds of young people breaking a police cordon and breaking…
(2021-08-14). Amid xenophobic campaign, far-right mob attacks Syrian refugees in Turkey. wsws.org This fascistic onslaught is a serious warning to workers in Turkey and all over the world.
(2021-08-14). Turkish troops, mercenaries shell Syrian schools. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkish occupation and mercenaries fire missile shells at two schools in Tal Tamer, Hasaka Turkish occupation forces and their mercenaries from terrorist organizations attacked with shells two schools in the Tel Tamer area in the northern countryside of Hasaka province, while Ras al-Ayn city witnessed infighting among Turkish regime backed—terrorists. Local sources told SANA [Syrian …
(2021-08-14). Syrian Army Killed Gunmen In Daraa Following New Attacks On Its Posts In The Governorate. southfront.org 
Illustrative image, via Sputnik, by Ilja Pitalev, source: arabic.sputniknews.com/military/201801241029455678-ÿ≥Ÿàÿ±Ÿäÿß-ÿ¨Ÿäÿ¥-ŸáÿߟàŸÜ-ÿ•ÿ®ÿØÿßÿπ/ | Early on August 15, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) shelled Daraa al-Balad, the southern part of Daraa city, where more than a hundred g…
(2021-08-14). CIA To Create New Special China Mission Center — Report. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency is weighing proposals to create an independent "Mission Center for China" in an escalation of its efforts to gain greater insight into the U.S.'s top strategic rival. This was reported by Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the deliberations. | The proposal was made following the order of CIA Director Bill Burns to broadly review of the CIA's capabilities towards. Currently China-related missions are carried out by a the much larger Mission Center for East Asia and Pacific."As Dire…
(2021-08-14). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org 1.5 million Indian power workers strike against privatisation; Korea: Seoul subway workers threaten to walk out; QUBE port terminal workers remain on strike in Western Australia…
(2021-08-14). Azerbaijan: Blood brother Turkey intimidated opponents of last year's war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkey, Azerbaijan proved their brotherhood in practice — Administration "The relations between our countries are getting stronger every day….During the 44-day war, the whole world witnessed brotherly relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan." ==== President Ilham Aliyev: Turkey's defense industry is developing very fast, and we also benefit and will benefit from it "In the early …
(2021-08-14). News on China | No. 63. dissidentvoice.org China promotes health through sports, deals with environmental threat posed by algal bloom, and trades with Africa.
(2021-08-14). CIA Mulls New China Mission Center To "Out-Spy Beijing" strategic-culture.org 
By Tyler DURDEN | The CIA is considering establishing a new China-focused mission center, Bloomberg is reporting, at a moment tensions have steadily escalated over months of continued Biden-ordered sail throughs of the Taiwan Strait and other provocative 'freedom of navigation' warship maneuvers in the South China Sea. It comes amid criticisms that China is ultimately "out-spying" the United States, also amid tit-for-tat cyber intrusion accusations which have gone on for years. | CIA Director Bill Burns has ordered a broad review of the agency's China capabilities. Currently China-related missions fall under the…
(2021-08-14). Carbon Neutral Green Finance: China May Take the Lead into a Post-Pandemic World. dissidentvoice.org How the pandemic will be reshaping the world, especially in terms of economic recovery and especially the western world, remains to be seen. So far, western economic, social and health restructuring policies are chaotic, disorganized and totally uncoordinated. Western countries are skipping from lockdowns to "opening up" back to lockdown, from the first covid-wave, to …
(2021-08-14). Does China's Rise Really Threaten the U.S.—Or Just Its Sociopathic Power Elite, Who Want to Keep Ruling the World Even If It Drags Us Into WW III? covertactionmagazine.com Government-sponsored "fake news" is brainwashing the American public into accepting a new U.S./NATO-sponsored Cold War with China. A massive blitz …
(2021-08-14). Buffalo Democratic Machine Considers Axing Mayorship to Evade India Walton. zcomm.org Incentives to sabotage the left are structurally inherent to capitalism in the United States…
(2021-08-14). "Nobody is Above the Law" — Except the "Big Boys" dissidentvoice.org Law schools should have courses on the expanding immunities of government and corporate officials from criminal prosecution and punishment. Guest lecturers, speaking from their experience, could be Donald J. Trump, George W. Bush (criminal destruction of Iraq), Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Texas Governor Greg Abbott, the Sackler Family of opioid infamy, and the top officials …
(2021-08-14). No more Hiroshimas and Nagasakis! workers.org 
This article was first published in Workers World, August 14, 2016 August 6 and 9, 1945, went down in history as days of infamy for U.S. imperialism — and days of catastrophe for the people of Japan. At 8: 15 a.m. on Aug. 6, the U.S. bomber Enola Gay dropped a . . . |
(2021-08-14). North Korean floods compound precarious situation in impoverished country. wsws.org Floods caused by massive downpours and heatwaves have destroyed crops as North Korea continues to recover from flooding last year and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2021-08-14). Romania: Washington's military colony on the Black Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com DefMin Ciuca, US Congress delegation discuss defence part of strategic partnership Romania's Defence Minister Nicolae Ciuca on Friday welcomed a delegation of the US House of Representatives led by Adam Smith, chairman of the House Armed Forces Committee…. In his conversation, Ciuca reiterated the importance of the defence part in the strategic partnership between Romania …
(2021-08-14). Three Bodies Found Days After Mi-8 Helicopter Crashed Into Lake In Kamchatka, Russia. southfront.org 
In this photo released by the Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service, emergency personnel work near the site where a helicopter carrying tourists crashed at Kurile Lake in the Kronotsky nature reserve on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. The helicopter carrying tourists crashed Thursday into the deep volcanic crater lake on the peninsula in Russia's far east, leaving multiple people missing. Officials said several people survived. (Russian Emergen…
(2021-08-14). Military Situation In Yemen On August 14, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 137 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On August 13, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 3 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On August 13, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 6 airstrikes on the Rahbah district | On August 13, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Khab and Shaaf area | On August 13, Saudi-led coalition warplanes…
(2021-08-14). Houthis Shot Down US ScanEagle Drone Over Central Yemen. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On August 14, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) shot down a US Boeing Insitu ScanEagle drone over the central Yemeni province of Ma'rib, where they have been leading a large offensive against the Saudi-led coalition and its proxies for more than five months now. | Brig. Gen. Yahya Sari, a spokesman for the Yemen group, said that the drone was shot down with a "ground-to-air missile" while it was conducting "hostile acts" over the district of Medghal in western Ma'rib. | "The targeting operating is documented b…