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2021-08-02: News Headlines

Anonymous007 (2021-08-02). Military Situation In Syria On August 2, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On August 2, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 37 times: 19 — in Idlib province, 11 — in Latakia province, 4 — in Hama province, 3 — in Aleppo province | On August 2, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in al-Ankawi and Qalidin | On August 2, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in al-Fatira and Barah | On August 2, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled…

John Hickman (2021-08-02). Discussions of Iran's Nuclear Enrichment ignore Israel's Atom Bomb Arsenal: What if Iran's Program is a Deterrent to War? juancole.com Mt. Berry, Ga. (Special to Informed Comment) — According to the latest news coverage, Iran-U.S. negotiations to revive the 2015 JCPOA are in trouble. The main sticking points involve a guarantee demanded by Tehran that Washington will not abandon the deal at some future date as it did in 2018 under the previous administration and …

Rick Rozoff (2021-08-02). Ankara-Baku-Islamabad axis "leading the Islamic world" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Selections from a recent column of Trend News Agency contributor Rufiz Hafizoglu, who if nothing else is candid. What the project certainly appears to portend is a non-Arab, one could argue anti-Arab, global caliphate. With nuclear weapons; junior and silent partner Pakistan brings those to the table. Ankara and Baku supply the brains, Islamabad the …

Mohammad Ali Haqshenas (2021-08-02). Russia rules out any alternative for JCPOA. en.mehrnews.com A Russian diplomat says there is no alternative to restoring the Iranian nuclear deal in its original form and that speculations about writing a new deal from scratch is a 'fantasy'.

Brian Terrell (2021-08-02). Resisting Nuclear Weapons in a Climate Crisis. dissidentvoice.org Court in Cochem On July 21, I was walking in the forests surrounding the German Air Force Base at Bàºchel in the Eifel Mountains with three Catholic Worker friends, Susan van der Hijden of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Susan Crane of Redwood City, California, and Christiane Danowski of Dortmund, Germany. We were there at the end of …

WSWS (2021-08-02). Russia conducts military drills in Central Asia and China as US completes troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. wsws.org As talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government have stalled and amid preparations for military drills, both Moscow and Beijing welcomed Taliban delegations in July.

Anonymous103 (2021-08-02). Bill Maher Rips Woke Mentality Now Driving Olympic Games: "Belongs In Stalin's Russia" southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Originally published on "Young people have to stop flattering themselves that they're Nostradamus and would have foreseen had they been around back then everything that is unacceptable now," Bill Maher said in his latest commentary on what he's dubbed the "Bummer Games" after the Olympics have gone woke. | He highlighted multiple firings of top Ol…

Rick Rozoff (2021-08-02). German warship to join NATO allies in the South China Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The German frigate will arrive in the South China Sea shortly after a visit by Britain's Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier and its strike group, which includes an American guided-missile destroyer and a Dutch frigate — both recently in the Black Sea for anti-Russian war games there. Let's see if we can connect the dots. German …

Lipton Matthews (2021-08-02). Russia and China: Geopolitical Rivals and Competitors in Africa. globalresearch.ca

Rick Rozoff (2021-08-02). NATO warplanes intercept Russian aircraft flying from, to their own territory. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Fighters Intercept Russian Aircraft Over the Baltic Sea ==== NATO deployed warplanes to intercept aircraft flying from one part of Russia to another NATO deploys F-35 combat aircraft to Baltic Sea for first time ==== Excerpts from a NATO site: NATO scrambled Spanish Eurofighters and Italian F-35s on Thursday 29 July 2021 to intercept …

Editor2 (2021-08-01). Cuba, the Invincible Revolution. orinocotribune.com By Sam Marcy — Jul 28, 2021 | The following article by Sam Marcy, a leading Marxist thinker and fighter of the second half of the 20th century, was originally published on Sept. 30, 1993, during an earlier imperialist offensive against socialist Cuba. | Of the great revolutions of the 20th century, including those of the USSR and China, the Cuban Revolution has been subjected to the most onerous siege of all. | It is true that in the early days after the victory of the October Revolution, the Soviet Union was encircled and invaded in a siege unparalleled in all previous modern history. But soon it did have t…

Anonymous007 (2021-08-01). Military Situation In Syria On August 1, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On August 1, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 35 times: 23 — in Idlib province, 3 — in Latakia province, 5 — in Hama province, 4 — in Aleppo province | On July 31, a truce has been reached between the SAA and the former rebels meditated by Russia in the south of Daraa province | On July 31, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions north of Tal Tamar | On July 31, SAA artillery she…

Rick Rozoff (2021-08-01). Foretaste of war in the Baltic. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The exercise mentioned below occurred as part of this year's multinational Baltic Operations (BALTOPS). The following are excerpts from the Daily Press of Hampton Roads, Virginia. ==== Pentagon, NATO launch jubilee war games in Baltic Sea Russia blasts U.S. for deploying nuclear-capable bombers for Baltic war games NATO tests integration of fourth and fifth generation …

LaborFest (2021-08-01). Saturday 7/31: Africa, Namibian MUN Miners & Union Busting By Chinese National Nuclear Corporation CNNC. indybay.org Virtual Program Go To Website…

Moderator (2021-08-01). Is Our Failed Empire Heading for the Exit? scheerpost.com U.S. Army] By Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch 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 evil," three countries then incapable of endangering this one? Oh, and, as it turned out, a rich young Saudi former… |

Rick Rozoff (2021-08-01). U.S. airborne troops on Russia's southern border: Our forces are ready, they're interoperable and they have the mobility to respond when needed. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Air-landing exercise with the participation of Georgian and American servicemen was held within the framework of Agile Spirit 2021 For the first time in the history of multinational exercises in Georgia, a demonstration exercise of a joint airborne component was held with the participation of the Georgian and American military. The exercise underscores the partnership …

Rick Rozoff (2021-08-01). Azerbaijan: Putin's strategic partner displays trademark Iron Fist behavior. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Today's Trend News Agency of Azerbaijan has no fewer than three articles in its English-language version on comments made by Russian member of parliament Vladimir Zhirinovsky. In none of them is it mentioned, or even hinted at, what he said. Zhirinovsky of course is what he is. But as he and President Vladimir Putin appear …

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2021-08-01: News Headlines

Editor2 (2021-08-01). Cuba, the Invincible Revolution. orinocotribune.com By Sam Marcy — Jul 28, 2021 | The following article by Sam Marcy, a leading Marxist thinker and fighter of the second half of the 20th century, was originally published on Sept. 30, 1993, during an earlier imperialist offensive against socialist Cuba. | Of the great revolutions of the 20th century, including those of the USSR and China, the Cuban Revolution has been subjected to the most onerous siege of all. | It is true that in the early days after the victory of the October Revolution, the Soviet Union was encircled and invaded in a siege unparalleled in all previous modern history. But soon it did have t…

LaborFest (2021-08-01). Saturday 7/31: Africa, Namibian MUN Miners & Union Busting By Chinese National Nuclear Corporation CNNC. indybay.org Virtual Program Go To Website…

The Conversation (2021-07-31). Is Russia Helping Syria or Stripping it of its Few Remaining Resources? juancole.com By Scott Lucas | — All the standard public relations ploys were in evidence for the recent meeting between Syria's leader Bashar al-Assad and Russian envoy Alexander Lavrentiev in Damascus. More than 230 officials from 30 federal executive bodies, five Russian regions, and the Russian defence ministry had trekked to the Syrian capital. There were …

Juan Cole (2021-07-31). Renewables for first time on Record generated more Electricity than either Coal or Nuclear in US in 2020: EIA. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Energy Information Administration, the primary authority in the federal government on energy numbers, concludes that renewables, primarily hydro, wind and solar, rose to become 21% of electricity generation in the US in 2020. This is the first time on record that renewables were the second-largest generator of electricity in …

Staff (2021-07-31). Deadly attack on Israeli-operated ship off Oman coast was carried out by drone, US Navy says. rt.com The attack that killed two people aboard an Israeli-operated vessel off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea on Thursday, is believed to have been a drone strike, US Navy's Fifth Fleet, which operates in the region, has said. | American explosives experts, who have examined the Mercer Street product tanker, have discovered "clear visual evidence that an attack had occurred" on the ship, the Fifth Fleet said, in a statement on Saturday. | "Initial indications clearly point to a (drone)-style attack," it stated, without elaborating on how such a conclusion was reached. | Two US warships — nuclear-powered ai…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-31). Military Situation In Syria On July 31, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 30, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 27 times: 14 — in Idlib province, 6 — in Latakia province, 6 — in Hama province, 1 — in Aleppo province | On July 30, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Banin and Deir Sonbol | On July 30, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions in Tokhar and al-Jat | On July 30, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF posi…

Anonymous669 (2021-07-31). Daraa Former Rebels Release Syrian Army Captives Amid Reports Of Near Agreement. southfront.org Syrian soldiers in Tel Rifaat city, Illustrative image | Daraa's former rebels have released most of the Syrian service members who were captured by them during the recent clashes in the southern governorate, several Syrian news sources reported on July 30 and 31. | According to the Horan Free League, most of the captives were freed after mediation from the Russian-backed 8th Brigade, a unit of the 5th Corps that was founded in 2018 for former rebels in the eastern Daraa countryside. | More than 40 service member…

Anonymous669 (2021-07-31). Syrian Battle Tanks Hit Militant Posts In Greater Idlib, Killed Turkish-Backed Commander. southfront.org Illustrative image. | Late on July 31, a Turkish-backed field commander was killed in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). | According to pro-government sources, the commander was killed when T-72s Sniper battle tanks of the SAA hit militants' posts and fortifications near the town of Benin in the southern countryside of Idlib. | The Sniper is the SAA codename for Soviet-made T-72 battle tanks which were upgraded prior to the war with the Galileo Avionica TURMS-T day/night computeri…

Staff (2021-07-31). A 'New Cold War' has already started, but Russia & China are winning against a 'weakening' West, says former Kremlin adviser. rt.com The Soviet Union might have lost the first Cold War, but Russia is ahead in the rematch with the US and, this time, has every chance of coming out on top. That's according to one well-known Moscow scholar, Sergey Karaganov. | Speaking to Russian newspaper Argumenty I Fakty, the academic argued that Moscow is now much stronger than it was during the late Soviet period, and the West has weakened in that time. | Karaganov has been one of Russia's top foreign-policy theorists for decades, and has also advised President Vladimir Putin in the past. He is currently the head of the World Economy and International Affa…

_____ (2021-07-31). For First Time on Record, US Renewables Generated More Electricity Than Either Coal or Nuclear in 2020. commondreams.org Following the killing of President Jovenel Moïse, Haitians are hesitant to seek aid from the United States, due to the West's long history of intervention in the island nation.

_____ (2021-07-31). U.S. Fears of China Nuclear Expansion… Déjà Vu of Soviet Missile Gap Hype. strategic-culture.org China is providing the equivalent scaremongering of the Soviet "missile gap" in order to sustain America's militarist-dependent capitalist economy. | Media reports from the U.S. this week — regurgitated by the European press — highlighted concerns that China is embarking on a massive scale-up of underground silos for launching nuclear weapons. | Hundreds of silos are alleged to be under construction in the western regions of Xinjiang and Gansu, according to U.S. media reports citing commercial satellite data. American military officials and State Department diplomats are quoted as saying they are "de…

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