2019-08-09: Social Media Postees

On anniversary of Hiroshima, demands for end to nuclear weapons
Marilyn Bechtel | peoplesworld.org | 2019-08-09
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Determined to oppose the Trump administration's drive to develop new nuclear weapons and to strengthen the fight to eliminate nuclear weapons worldwide, some 200 demonstrators gathered here on Aug. 6 to rally against what they term "Designing Armageddon" at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Over three dozen peace, justice and faith-based organizations …
peoplesworld.org/article/on-anniversary-of-hiroshima-demands-for-end-to-nuclear-weapons/

US Leaves INF Because of "Russia Violations," Now Encircles China with Offensive Missiles
Ulson Gunnar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-09
We're told that the US withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty singed in 1987 between the US and Soviet Union was based on claims that Russia had violated it. | While we continue waiting for Washington to provide evidence …
globalresearch.ca/us-leaves-inf-because-russia-points-missiles-china/5685995

How Israel's Erasure of Palestinian History Perpetuates Occupation
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-08-09
Prof. Ilan Pappe discusses why Israel's agency in charge of nuclear security hid documents about the Nakba, the catastrophe in which Palestinians were driven from their land in 1948, explaining that it was an effort to eliminate the Palestinian narrative…
therealnews.com/stories/how-israels-erasure-of-palestinian-history-perpetuates-occupation

Conversations with Fidel Castro: The Dangers of a Nuclear War
Fidel Castro Ruz | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-09
"In a nuclear war the collateral damage would be the life of humankind. Let us have the courage to proclaim that all nuclear or conventional weapons, everything that is used to make war, must disappear!" "It is about demanding that the world is not led into a nuclear catastrophe, it is to preserve life." (Fidel Castro, 15 October 2010)…
globalresearch.ca/conversations-with-fidel-castro-the-dangers-of-a-nuclear-war/21892

Mobility and Maginot Lines: China Hysteria Down Under
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-09
The blinkered security establishment is standard fare in politics. From Washington to Manila, we hear of terrors and concerns which tend to more spectral than not. Legitimate concerns such as catastrophic environmental failure, or a nuclear accident, are treated with …
globalresearch.ca/mobility-maginot-lines-china-hysteria-down-under/5685983

How We Learned to Hate the Bomb
Norman Stockwell | progressive.org | 2019-08-09
For nearly three-quarters of a century, "The Progressive" has been a consistent voice against nuclear madness.
progressive.org/dispatches/how-we-learned-to-hate-the-bomb-stockwell-190809/

Nagasaki mayor hits out at nuclear powers on 74th anniversary of bombing
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-08-09
The mayor of Nagasaki has criticised nuclear states including the US and Russia as the city marked the 74th anniversary of the atomic bombing which ended the Second World War.Tomihisa Taue said nuclear powers are undermining the survivors' efforts towards building a nuclear-free world.The mayor lamented that the idea of "useful" nuclear weapons appears to be gaining traction.People attend a mass at the Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki to mark the 74th anniversary of the world's second atomic bomb attack (Kyodo/AP)He said both the US and Russia are returning to the development and deployment of nuclear weapons, as th…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/08/09/nagasaki-mayor-hits-out-at-nuclear-powers-on-74th-anniversary-of-bombing/

A 'gaffe' nuclear da NATO
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-09
Que os EUA mantém bombas nucleares em cinco países da NATO — Itália, Alemanha, Bélgica, Holanda e Turquia — está há muito comprovado (em especial pela Federaàßà£o dos Cientistas Americanos). No entanto, a NATO nunca o admitiu oficialmente. No entanto, …
globalresearch.ca/a-gaffe-nuclear-da-nato/5686062

Gaffe nucleare della Nato
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-09
Che gli Stati uniti mantengano bombe nucleari in cinque paesi della Nato — Italia, Germania, Belgio, Olanda e Turchia — è provato da tempo (in particolare dalla Federazione degli scienziati americani). La Nato perà≤ non l'ha mai ammesso ufficialmente. Qualcosa …
globalresearch.ca/gaffe-nucleare-della-nato/5686059

Kashmir Under Siege: India Moves to Annex Territory, Heightening Tensions with Nuclear Rival Pakistan
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-08-08
Tensions are escalating over the disputed region of Kashmir following India's revocation earlier this week of its special status, which granted the area some autonomy. Kashmir remains on lockdown, with internet and other communications blocked and leaders placed under house arrest. The Modi government has also deployed tens of thousands of additional troops in Kashmir. Pakistan announced Wednesday it would expel India's ambassador and stop its newly appointed envoy from assuming his position in New Delhi. It also announced it was cutting off all bilateral trade with India. We speak with three guests: Sanjay Kak,…
www.democracynow.org/2019/8/8/kashmir

Video: Quitting Cold Turkey
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-08
Until literally a couple of years ago, courtesy of its enviable position in Asia Minor positioned in direct proximity of USSR (during the Cold War), Iran (after the Islamic Revolution), Iraq, and of course Syria in most recent years, Turkey …
globalresearch.ca/video-quitting-cold-turkey/5685875

Venezuela, China Inaugurate Refinery To Boost Oil Production
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-08
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro inaugurated‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã a new binational oil refinery in cooperation with China after meeting with Chinese representatives Thursday in Miraflores, Caracas,. | RELATED: | Russia Accuses the US of Interfering in Venezuela's Dialogue | The new refinery that will be run by Sinovensa, a joint company that combines Venezuela's state-contro…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-and-China-Inaugurate-Refinery-To-Boost-Oil-Production-20190808-0023.html

Russia Accuses US of Interfering in Venezuela's Dialogue
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-08
Russia's Foreign Ministry said it regrets the cancellation of the round of negotiations that had been developed in Barbados, between a delegation of the government of President Nicolas Maduro and the Venezuelan opposition. | RELATED: | ALBA Countries Condemn Trump's Total Blockade Against Venezuela | The office of the Russian Foreign Ministry, through a statement, said that regardless of who is responsible for this decision, the main…
telesurenglish.net/news/Russia-Accuses-US-of-Interfering-in-Venezuelas-Dialogue-20190808-0015.html

The War on White Supremacist Terror
C. J. Hopkins | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-08-08
If you enjoyed the global corporatocracy's original War on Islamicist Terror, you're going to love their latest spinoff, The War on White Supremacist Terror. It's basically just like the old War on Terror, except that this time the bad guys are all white supremacists, and Donald Trump is Osama bin Laden … unless Putin is …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/08/the-war-on-white-supremacist-terror/

Trump's 'diplomacy' in Iran is a cynical farce
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2019-08-07
The problem for any negotiations is that the U.S. position is untenable. The U.S. wants to prevent Iran from exercising its right under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (1968) to enrich uranium even to low levels. It is this impossible position by Washington that will prevent diplomacy. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/08/07/trumps-diplomacy-in-iran-is-a-cynical-farce/

'Soviet' Bernie Sanders endorses crowd chanting 'Moscow Mitch' at campaign rally
rt.com | 2019-08-07
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders agreed with the crowd at his campaign rally labeling the Senate leader as "Moscow Mitch," even though he honeymooned in the USSR and fundraised off Trump rally chants against Democrats. | …
rt.com/usa/466016-moscow-mitch-bernie-sanders-rally/

Is Justin Trudeau Pro-Nukes?
Yves Engler | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-08-07
Justin Trudeau presents himself as "progressive" on foreign affairs. The Liberals claim to have brought Canada "back" after the disastrous Harper Conservatives. But their nuclear weapons policy demonstrates the emptiness of this rhetoric. Reducing the chance nuclear weapons are used again should be a priority for any "progressive" government. But, powerful Canadian allies oppose nuclear …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/08/is-justin-trudeau-pro-nukes/

Russia Needs Its Own Bernie Sanders
Nadezhda Azhgikhina | thenation.com | 2019-08-07
Russia Needs Its Own Bernie Sanders…
thenation.com/article/russia-bernie-sanders/

'Cataclysmic events' in Hiroshima, Nagasaki, began 'global push' against nuclear weapons says Guterres, honouring victims
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-06
Paying homage to those who perished as the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, as well as the many others whose lives were devastated in the years that followed, UN chief António Guterres on Tuesday underscored their "courage and moral leadership" in reminding the world of "the human cost of nuclear war".
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/08/1043781

Mueller time is over, Russia-hate is here to stay
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-08-04
Stephen F. Cohen says that while Robert Mueller has closed up shop, dangerous U.S. fear-mongering about Russia remains. Guest: Stephen…
thegrayzone.com/2019/08/04/mueller-time-is-over-russia-hate-is-here-to-stay/

Weekend Read: The SPLC fights an internal threat to our democracy
splcenter.org | 2019-08-03
In his recent testimony before Congress, Special Counsel Robert Mueller pointedly warned the nation about Russia's ongoing attempts to meddle in our nation's elections.
splcenter.org/news/2019/08/03/weekend-read-splc-fights-internal-threat-our-democracy

Kamala Harris Team Accused of "Inventing Conspiracies" About Tulsi Gabbard
Eoin Higgins | theantimedia.com | 2019-08-01
The Kamala Harris' campaign jumped to tie Gabbard and her campaign to a nebulously defined and unclear Russian conspiracy.

Kamala Harris Team Accused of "Inventing Conspiracies" About Tulsi Gabbard