(2021-07-28). #ICYMI: The Powerful January 6 Testimony by a Dominican Immigrant Who Served in Iraq and Is Now a U.S. Capitol Police Sergeant. latinorebels.com "As a child in the Dominican Republic, I looked up to the United States as a land of opportunity and a place to better myself."
(2021-07-28). Imperial Overstretch: Is the American Empire going the way of the Soviet Union? juancole.com 
By Tom Engelhardt | — ( Tomdispatch.com ) — It was all so long ago, in a world seemingly without challengers. Do you even remember when we Americans lived on a planet with a recumbent Russia, a barely rising China, and no obvious foes except what later came to be known as an "axis of …
(2021-07-28). Taliban 'has not changed,' say women facing subjugation in areas of Afghanistan under its extremist rule. juancole.com 
By Homa Hoodfar and Mona Tajali | — The Taliban insurgents continue their deadly war to seize control of Afghanistan after the departure of United States and NATO forces. As they close in on major cities that were once government strongholds, like Badakhshan and Kandahar, many Afghans — and the world — fear a total …
(2021-07-28). Samidoun Delegation to Lebanon Day 6: Borders of occupied Palestine, Khiam prison and Mleeta resistance landmark. samidoun.net 
The sixth day of the Ghassan Kanafani Brigade, the Samidoun delegation to Lebanon, began with a trip to Maroun al-Ras, on the border with occupied Palestine. The delegation traveled with members of the Global Campaign to Return to Palestine, an international campaign founded in 2013 headquartered in Lebanon to defend and promote Palestinian refugees' inalienable right to return to their homeland. Samidoun, member organizations and allied groups, including Collectif Palestine Vaincra and Alkarama Palestinian Women's Mobilization, have participated widely in many campaigns and actions of the Global Campaign over th…
(2021-07-28). Soldiers Assault Palestinian Protestors in northern Jordan Valley, Detain One. imemc.org 
Palestinians who protested the illegal expropriation of a spring by Israeli settlers, Tuesday, were pepper-sprayed, while one was detained by Israeli soldiers in the Ein al-Hilwa area of the northern Jordan Valley, according to a local official. Head of the Wall and Settlements Resistance Commission, Walid Assaf, told Palestinian WAFA News Agency that the army …
(2021-07-28). 3 August, Online Event: Palestine Solidarity and the Boycott Movement: An Inter-Generational Dialogue. samidoun.net 
Tuesday, 3 August 4 pm Pacific, 7 pm Eastern Register to join on Zoom: tinyurl.com/palsolidarity A moderated, dynamic and inter-generational discussion of the history, current challenges and prospects for the Palestine solidarity movement in Canada. Speakers: Hanna Kawas (Canada Palestine Association); Charlotte Kates (Samidoun); Bruce Katz (Palestinian and Jewish Unity); Moe Alqasem (Palestinian Youth Movement); Aiyanas Ormond (BDS Vancouver — Moderator) Organized by Canada Palestine Association and BDS Vancouver — Coast Salish Territories. Endorsed by the Canadian BDS Coalition, Samidoun Pales…
(2021-07-28). Half of Palestinians Killed by Israeli Air Strikes on Gaza in May were Civilians and other War Crimes: HRW. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Human Rights Watch conducted a detailed study of military actions by Israel and the Hamas party-militia in Gaza and concluded that both committed war crimes during the Israeli assault on the Palestinian enclave this spring, but that deaths of Palestinians at Israeli hands were 21 times higher than Israeli deaths.Three …
(2021-07-28). Clashes Reported In Syria's Daraa As New Reconciliation Agreement Collapse (Videos). southfront.org 
Illustrative imageClashes Reported In Syria's Daraa As New Reconciliation Agreement Collapse (Videos) | The newly-brokered Syrian authorities and local leaders reached the agreement on July 24 following extensive talks sponsored by Russia. According to the available information,…
(2021-07-28). Russian Bombs Continue To Rain Down On Militant Positions In Greater Idlib (Video, Photos). southfront.org 
Photo: Sputnik / Dmitry Vinogradov | On July 28, a new wave of Russian airstrikes targeted militants' positions in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a total of seven airstrikes hit the outskirts of the town of Duwayr al-Akrad in the northwestern Hama countryside as well as hills surrounding the town of Kabani in the northern Lattakia countryside. | ÿ™Ÿàÿ´ŸäŸÇ ŸÑÿ&ne…
(2021-07-28). Military Situation In Syria On July 28, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On July 28, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 28 times: 9 — in Idlib province, 14 — in Latakia province, 1 — in Hama province, 4 — in Aleppo province | On July 28, Russian warplanes attacked positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Kabani area | On July 27, a civilian was killed in the al-Hawl camp by unknown gunmen | On July 27, SAA artillery reportedly shelled Dara al-Balad district in Daraa city…
(2021-07-28). China Building A Second Nuclear Missile Base. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | China is building a second base for nuclear missiles, according to the Federation of American Scientists. | The United States-based researchers made the discovery after analysing commercial satellite images, and said that the field — located near the city of Hami in Xinjiang province — may eventually include about 110 silos. | t.co/X1ylyhlphR | — Federation of American Scientists (@FAScientists) (2021-07-28). Armenia Loses Two Soldiers, More Injured In Renewed Localized Clashes With Azerbaijan. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On July 28, at about 3: 40 am local time, units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces attacked Armenian positions located in the north-eastern direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. | Localized clashes broke out, continued for a few hours. | According to preliminary information, there are losses on both sides as a result of the fighting. | The Armenian Ministry of Defense claimed that as a result of the hostilities that began after the aggression of the Azerbaijani armed for…
(2021-07-28). Russia Delivers Free Military Equipment To Tajikistan For Border Control. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The surge in terrorist activity in Afghanistan against the background of the hasty withdrawal of foreign troops from the country and the rapid degradation of the situation require the adoption of appropriate measures. | These measures are already underway, said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu."Today, joint work to neutralize threats from the territory of neighboring Afghanistan comes to the fore. The hasty withdrawal of foreign troops from there provoked a rapid degradation of th…
(2021-07-28). Saudi-led Coalition Claims It Foiled New Houthi Attack With Ballistic Missiles, Suicide Drones. southfront.org 
Illustrative image, source: the Houthis media wing | Early on July 28, the Saudi-led coalition announced that its air-defense means had intercepted four ballistic missiles and two suicide drones which were launched from Yemen by the Houthis (Ansar Allah). | According to a statement by the coalition, the missiles and drones were on their way to attack the southern Saudi city of Jizan when they were destroyed. | "The efficiency of our air defenses thwarted all the futile attempts of the terrorist Houthi militia," the s…
(2021-07-28). COVID-19 vaccine urgency as delta variant continues to spread. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Viruses constantly change through mutation, and new variants of viruses are expected to occur. Multiple variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 have been documented, including a highly transmittable form of COVID-19 known as the delta variant. The delta variant, which was first seen in December 2020 in India, is spreading globally. It's more contagious than the previous strains that have been detected in the U.S. It's also causing more severe illness.Dr. Melanie Swift, co-chair of Mayo Clinic's…
(2021-07-27). Lebanon Is on the Brink of Social Explosion and Breakdown. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-27). Gaza Market Reels from Deadly Explosion (PHOTO). palestinechronicle.com 
Palestinian government workers and volunteers began the process of removing rubble and cleaning debris resulting from an explosion that rocked an old market in Gaza City last Thursday. The massive explosion in the historic Al-Zawiya
(2021-07-27). Elijah Magnier Joins Fault Lines To Discuss Palestinian Authority. thealtworld.com Elijah Magnier joined Fault Lines to discuss the authority within Palestine and the new government of Israel.
(2021-07-27). Cuba's Cultural Counter-Revolution: US Gov't-Backed Rappers, Artists Gain Fame As 'Catalyst For Current Unrest'. popularresistance.org Over the past decade, the US government has spent millions of dollars to cultivate anti-government Cuban rappers, rock musicians, artists, and journalists in an explicit bid to weaponize "desocialized and marginalized youth." The strategy implemented by the US in Cuba is a real life version of the fantasies anti-Trump Democrats entertained when they fretted that Russia was covertly sponsoring Black Lives Matter and Antifa to spread chaos through North American society.
(2021-07-27). Why is OPCW Chief Fernando Arias Afraid of his own Inspectors? (Part II). orinocotribune.com 
By Aaron Maté ∑ Jul 11, 2021 | Rather than address the concerns of two veteran inspectors about a Syria cover-up, OPCW Director General Fernando Arias has attacked them with false claims. OPCW sources and newly leaked material expose Arias' latest Western state-backed deceit. | The stated mission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is to ensure "a world free of chemical weapons." From his executive suite at The Hague, however, OPCW Director General Fernando Arias has been on a different mission: keeping the organization free of accountability for an explosive Syria cover-up scan…
(2021-07-27). It's Time To End The US War On Syria, Not Restart It. popularresistance.org The Biden administration's ending of a 20 year war in Afghanistan is a good sign but its airstrikes in Iraq and Syria last month are a bad sign. These airstrikes highlight the US military's ongoing, but underreported, deployment to Syria. | In May, the AP claimed President Biden would soon put a stop to a US energy company's ongoing theft of oil from a region in Syria that's illegally occupied by US troops. So far, it's not clear anything has changed. Syrian oil reportedly continues to be extracted by Americans, in what constitutes "pillaging" under international law. The company is owned by an ex-US special forc…
(2021-07-27). America Vs. China: 'A Clash Of Civilizations'. popularresistance.org Hillary Clinton famously said, "'I don't want my grandchildren to live in a world dominated by the Chinese." | During his tenure, President Obama launched his "Pivot to Asia," moving 60% of US naval power to bases surrounding China, developing the Trans Pacific Partnership treaty specifically to economically isolate China, making Air-Sea Battle the official US doctrine explicitly to contain China militarily, and announcing boldly that his aim was to contain China's economic rise. | Not surprisingly, China reacted with alarm. The Cold War was long over, China's economic rise was a peaceful one, it had no aggressiv…
(2021-07-27). Extreme heat waves in a warming world don't just break records — they shatter them. juancole.com 
By Scott Denning | — ( The Conversation) — Summer isn't even half over, and we've seen heat waves in the Pacific Northwest and Canada with temperatures that would be hot for Death Valley, enormous fires that have sent smoke across North America, and lethal floods of biblical proportions in Germany and China. Scientists have …
(2021-07-27). US Attempting to Prevent China's Technological Rise. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-27). Sleight-of-Hand in Baghdad: The Biden Pull-Out from Iraq that Isn't. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Mursi Abu Tawq at Al-Zaman (The Times") in Baghdad reports that President Joe Biden on Monday announced that the US combat mission in Iraq would end by December 31 of this year, beginning a new stage of military cooperation between the US and Iraq. The remarks came after a White …
(2021-07-27). UNVACCINATED diners only: California restaurant says it's having fun watching 'heads explode' over mandatory no-vax policy. rt.com 
A California restaurant has refused to back down after being bombarded with negative press and customer reviews for posting a sign demanding that all diners provide proof that they have not been vaccinated against Covid-19. | With vaccination status increasingly becoming a prerequisite to participate in many ordinary activities, one Huntington Beach eatery has decided to take a slightly different approach to granting privileges based on personal medical decisions. | On its storefront window, Basilico's Pasta e Vino taped a sign reading: "PROOF OF BEING UNVACCINATED REQUIRED. We have zero tolerance for treasono…
(2021-07-27). Biden says US 'combat mission' in Iraq will be over by year's end, but won't say how many troops to remain deployed. rt.com 
President Joe Biden said the US combat mission in Iraq will end this December, when Washington's role will shift to training local forces, but declined to say what will come of the 2,500 American troops still in the country | Speaking during a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Monday, Biden
(2021-07-27). Snowden skewers Big Tech, 'amoral' capital firms for enabling 'Insecurity Industry' & calls for urgent action before it's too late. rt.com 
Warning that companies that claim to protect national security are the "greatest danger" to it, Edward Snowden has urged the dismantling of this 'Insecurity Industry' by banning trade in intrusive software and penalizing enablers. | In a searing
(2021-07-27). Finally the racist baseball team name and mascot are leaving Cleveland. workers.org 
Cleveland The big front page news July 24 was the new name of the city's Major League Baseball team: the Cleveland Guardians. The "Cleveland Indians" and their despicable mascot — a racist caricature known as "Chief Wahoo" — had finally found their rightful place in the dustbin of history. Protest . . . |
(2021-07-27). Providence, RI police lock children in van on 90+ degree day. liberationnews.org 
The children and young woman were beaten with batons, pepper sprayed, and thrown to the ground.
(2021-07-27). Belt and Road vs. New Quad for Afghanistan's Coming Boom. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-27). Afghanistan, Failure and Second Thoughts. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-27). US Iraq & Afghanistan Wars Wasted Trillions, Achieved Nothing. telesurenglish.net The U.S. Government has squandered trillions of dollars on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq while failing to achieve any objectives, according to former U.S. counter-terrorism specialist and CIA military intelligence officer Philip Giraldi, who wrote an op-ed article for Strategic Culture Foundation. | RELATED: | In the article, Giraldi made the remarks as U.S. soldiers leave Afghanistan after an almost twenty-year war…
(2021-07-27). Israel's War Crimes: Is the Tide Finally Turning? globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-27). First Indigenous Governor General Installed in Canada. telesurenglish.net Canada appointed an Indigenous woman as governor-general, an unprecedented move that seeks to build a bridge amid social outrage following the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves in former residential schools sites. | RELATED: | The Inuit community advocate and former journalist Mary Simons took on the 400 years old role as the Canadian society remains in turmoil over its treatment of Indigenous people."We need people like Ms.
(2021-07-27). Intelligence forces arrest Mossad terrorist network in W Iran. en.mehrnews.com Iran's Intelligence Ministry announced on Tuesday that a network of the members of the Zionist regime's Spy Organization (Mossad) was arrested on the western border of the country.
(2021-07-27). Delta variant is one of the most infectious respiratory diseases known, U.S. CDC director says. ecns.cn "The delta variant is more aggressive and much more transmissible than previously circulating strains," CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on Thursday.
(2021-07-27). U.S. rocked by more than 900 shooting incidents last week: media. ecns.cn More than 900 shooting incidents took place across the United States last week, according to ABC News.
(2021-07-27). Americans' optimism about country's direction drops nearly 20 points: poll. ecns.cn Americans' optimism about the direction of the country has dropped nearly 20 points, according to the latest ABC News/Ipsos poll.
(2021-07-27). Comicomment: U.S. 'cannot fool all the people all the time' over Fort Detrick. ecns.cn You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.
(2021-07-27). South and North Korea Restore Their Emergency Hotline. telesurenglish.net South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) restored their cross-border communication lines that had been severed for over a year, the South Korean presidential Blue House said Tuesday. | RELATED: | The Blue House said in a statement that the two Koreas decided to resume their direct communication hotlines as of 10: 00 a.m. local time (0100 GMT) Tuesday. All of the inter-Korean communication…
(2021-07-27). US drone whistleblower Daniel Hale sentenced to 45 months in prison. rt.com 
Daniel Hale, a former US Air Force intelligence analyst who leaked information about civilian deaths caused by drone strikes overseas, has been sentenced to almost four years in prison under the Espionage Act. | US District Judge Liam O'Grady passed the sentence on Tuesday in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, saying that the 45-month sentence was needed as a deterrent to others from disclosing government secrets. O'Grady told Hale he had other options than to share classified documents with a reporter. | Whistleblower Daniel Hale faces sentencing today for revealing the widespread murder of civilians by…
(2021-07-27). Read drone whistleblower Daniel Hale's riveting letter to judge describing why he 'came to violate the espionage act'. thegrayzone.com "The truest truism that I've come to understand about the nature of war is that war is trauma," Daniel Hale wrote. This article was originally published at The Dissenter. Subscribe here. As the President Joe Biden winds down United States military involvement in Afghanistan, a conflict spanning nearly 20 years, the U.S. Justice Department seeks the harshest sentence ever for the unauthorized disclosure of information in a case against an Afghanistan War veteran. Daniel Hale, who "accepted responsibility" for violating …
(2021-07-27). Samidoun Delegation to Lebanon Day 5: With the Democratic Popular Party in Saida. samidoun.net 
On the fifth day of the Ghassan Kanafani Brigade, the Samidoun international delegation in Lebanon, the delegation met with the Popular Democratic Party in Saida, Lebanon, incuding the General Secretary, Mohammed Hashisho and Coordinator, Rita Hamdan. The Democratic Popular Party is a historic Lebanese Marxist-Leninist political party which was actively involved in the armed Palestinian resistance, both in the south of Lebanon and in organizing in the cities. Being a Palestinian and Lebanese political party, they consider the cause of Palestine their own and central to the communist struggle within Lebanon. The P…
(2021-07-27). 28 July, Webinar: #DefundRacism with the Good Shepherd Collective. samidoun.net 
Wednesday, 28 July 9 am Pacific/12 pm Eastern Register to join: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rd-ysrjsqEtAsVxU4eIelOn1UN12zN0ZL Join the Justice for Palestine committee of the Syracuse Peace Council and the Good Shepherd Collective for a private webinar about a new campaign to defund "charitable" NY-based settler organizations harming Palestinian communities. We are looking to build a coalition of organizations in New York state to pressure NYS Attorney General Letitia James to open investigations into the tax-exempt status of several organizations that directly sponsor Israeli settler-colonialism i…
(2021-07-27). Soldiers Search Homes, Install Roadblocks In Hebron. imemc.org 
Israeli soldiers invaded, Monday, several Palestinian homes, and installed roadblocks, in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers stormed and ransacked several homes in Hebron city and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards. They added that the soldiers also installed roadblocks in the northern area …
(2021-07-27). Israeli Colonists Start Constructing Outpost Around Palestinian Spring In Northern Plains. imemc.org 
A group of Israeli colonizers, illegally squatting on Palestinian lands, started the construction work of a new outpost around a water spring they fenced last Sunday. Mo'taz Bisharat, a Palestinian official in charge of the Northern Plains file at Tubas governorate, said the colonists brought construction supplies and started the work to install their new …
(2021-07-27). Army Shoots One Palestinian, Abducts Two, in Jenin. imemc.org 
Several Israeli army jeeps invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, Jenin city in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, shot a young Palestinian man and abducted two. Media sources said the soldiers invaded Jenin city from several directions and opened fire at Palestinians who protested the invasion and hurled stones at the armored military …
(2021-07-27). Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian In Bethlehem. imemc.org 
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, a young man from his home in Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank. Local sources said several army jeeps invaded the town, before storming and searching homes. They added that the soldiers then abducted Ahmad Salah Thawabta, from his home …
(2021-07-27). Soldiers Kill A Palestinian, Injure 49, Near Nablus. imemc.org 
Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Tuesday evening, a Palestinian man near Beita Junction, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. The incident led to protests before the soldiers injured at least 49 Palestinians. Palestinian sources said the man, Shadi Omar Lutfi Salim, 41, was shot after the soldiers ambushed him at the …
