Tulsi Gabbard's Anti-War Foreign Policy
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-26
Her public statements, website positions, and body language suggest she's a genuine anti-war presidential aspirant. | Wanting US wars of aggression ended against nations threatening no one makes her worthy of everyone's support. | At the same time, it's important to note …
globalresearch.ca/tulsi-gabbard-anti-war-foreign-policy/5687079

Iran's Foreign Minister Zarif Meets Macron in Surprise G7 Visit
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-26
Iran's foreign minister made a flying visit for talks with host France at the G7 summit Sunday, as Paris ramped up efforts to ease tensions between Tehran and Washington, a diplomatic move that the White House said had surprised them. | RELATED: | Trump seeks to Deescalate Tensions With China, Iran as G7 Ends | European leaders have struggled to tam…
telesurenglish.net/news/Irans-Foreign-Minister-Zarif-Meets-Macron-in-Surprise-G7-Visit-20190826-0003.html

France Upstages Trump at G7 by Inviting Iran to Salvage Nuclear Deal
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-08-26
| In a surprise development, Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif suddenly flew to Biarritz on Sunday for meetings on the sidelines of the G7 summit. He clearly was invited at the insistence of French President Emmanuel Macron, who is still attempting to salvage what he can of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which restricted Iran's enrichment activities. | Zarif held talks with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian. | The treaty was signed between Iran and the 5 permanent members of the UN Secur…
truthout.org/articles/france-upstages-trump-at-g7-by-inviting-iran-to-salvage-nuclear-deal/

Fires Are Devouring the Amazon. And Jair Bolsonaro Is to Blame
David Miranda | commondreams.org | 2019-08-26
'The raging fires have become so potent that the smoke they generate plunged the Western Hemisphere's largest city, S√£o Paulo, into total darkness.' (Photo: Victor Moriyama/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/rainforest.jpg …
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Who Is Behind Blowing Up Ammunition Warehouses in Iraq? Iran Is the Target
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-26
An explosion occurred Tuesday at an ammunition storage warehouse used by Iraqi security forces operating under the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) close to the US air and military base in Balad, Salahuddin province, 64 km north of Baghdad. Over a …
globalresearch.ca/who-behind-blowing-up-ammunition-warehouses-iraq-iran-target/5687229

France Upstages Trump at G7 by Inviting Iran to Salvage Nuclear Deal
Juan Cole | commondreams.org | 2019-08-26
Trump breached the Iran deal in 2017, slapped severe sanctions on Iran and then went around the world strong-arming countries not to buy Iran's petroleum. (Photo: Screenshot) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/g7.jpg …
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Trump seeks to Deescalate Tensions With China, Iran as G7 Ends
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-26
U.S. President Donald Trump Monday offered an olive branch to China after days of intense feuding over trade and opened the door to diplomacy on Iran, easing tension on the last day of a strained G7 summit. | RELATED: | Rifts Emerge Between Trump and Western Allies at G7 Summit | Trump and his Western allies appear to have agreed amicably to disagree on…
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'They've got it all wrong!' Trump says entire G7 laughing at US 'fake news'
rt.com | 2019-08-26
With their 'inaccurate' coverage of his meetings with world leaders, the US 'fake news' media have become the laughing stock of the G7 summit in France, US President Donald Trump has claimed. | "In France we are all laughing at how knowingly inaccurate the US reporting of events and conversations at the G-7 is," Trump tweeted on Sunday evening. "These Leaders, and many others, are getting a major case study of Fake News at it's (sic) finest!" | They've got it all wrong, from Iran, to China Tariffs, to Boris! | In France we are all laughing at how knowingly inaccurate the U.S. reporting of events and conversati…
rt.com/usa/467281-trump-fake-news-g7/

The End of the Greater Middle East Project: The Case of Kurdistan
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-08-26
Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 presidential elections has had dire implications for the American "Greater Middle East" project which has guided US foreign policy in the Middle East since it was first put forward in 2003. Trump's reorientation toward internal US problems (migration, economy, protectionism), the emergence of new geopolitical rivals (China and Iran) …
uwidata.com/5067-the-end-of-the-greater-middle-east-project-the-case-of-kurdistan/

NUKE them? 'Not bad!' Trump reportedly startled advisers with hurricane prevention strategy
rt.com | 2019-08-26
Hurricanes regularly devastate the American homeland, so maybe we should just nuke the suckers before they reach the coast? This is the astute suggestion that has reportedly been put forward by US President Donald Trump. | According to Axios, Trump has suggested on multiple occasions to senior Homeland Security and national security officials that they explore the possibility of using nuclear weapons to stop hurricanes from hitting the United States. | The outlet claims that after sitting through a hurricane briefing at the White House, the US president blurted out: "I got it. I got it. Why don't we nuke them?
rt.com/usa/467286-trump-nuke-stop-hurricanes/

'RIDICULOUS': Trump slams report alleging he ever suggested to nuke hurricanes as 'fake news'
rt.com | 2019-08-26
A report alleging that Donald Trump suggested using nuclear weapons to decimate hurricanes before they reached the US is untrue, the US president has claimed, describing the story as "ridiculous" fake news. | "The story by Axios that President Trump wanted to blow up large hurricanes with nuclear weapons prior to reaching shore is ridiculous. I never said this. Just more FAKE NEWS!" Trump tweeted on Monday. | The story by Axios that President Trump wanted to blow up large hurricanes with nuclear weapons prior to reaching shore is ridiculous. I never said this. Just more FAKE NEWS!– Donald J. Trump (@real…
rt.com/usa/467293-trump-fake-news-hurricane-nukes/

Mysterious Russian Nuclear Missile Accident Sparks Fears of "Chernobyl Redux"
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-08-26
| Questions are swirling over a mysterious nuclear accident in northern Russia on August 8. Seven people, including five nuclear scientists, died in an explosion, which caused a radiation spike in the surrounding area — and possibly as far as Scandinavia. U.S. experts suspect the explosion was caused during a test of a nuclear-powered cruise missile. Russia initially denied a radiation leak, but earlier today its state weather agency confirmed radioactive isotopes have been found in te…
truthout.org/video/mysterious-russian-nuclear-missile-accident-sparks-fears-of-chernobyl-redux/

Unreported Deaths, Child Cancer & Radioactive Meat: The Untold Story of Chernobyl
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-08-26
Following a mysterious nuclear accident in Russia that left seven dead, we look back at the 1986 nuclear disaster in Chernobyl. It sent a cloud of radioactive fallout into Russia, Belarus and over a large portion of Europe, but the death toll from Chernobyl remains unknown. Chernobyl is considered the worst nuclear accident in history, but Kate Brown, an MIT professor of science, technology and society, says much of what we understand about the disaster is inaccurate. Her new book, "Manual for Survival: A Chernobyl Guide to the Future," chronicles the devastating and underreported impact of radiation on tens of t…
www.democracynow.org/2019/8/26/kate_brown_chernobyl_manual_for_survival

Mysterious Russian Nuclear Missile Accident Sparks Fears of Cover-Up & "Chernobyl Redux"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-08-26
Questions are swirling over a mysterious nuclear accident in northern Russia on August 8. Seven people, including five nuclear scientists, died in an explosion, which caused a radiation spike in the surrounding area — and possibly as far as Scandinavia. U.S. experts suspect the explosion was caused during a test of a nuclear-powered cruise missile. Russia initially denied a radiation leak, but earlier today its state weather agency confirmed radioactive isotopes have been found in test samples in the city of Severodvinsk near the military test range. Norway's nuclear test ban monitor now believes two explos…
www.democracynow.org/2019/8/26/aug_8_russia_nuclear_accident

Venezuela: Major Natural Gas Explosion Act of 'Sabotage'
teleSUR -EF | telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-25
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says an investigation will immediately begin regarding the explosion of a natural gas-filling plant located in Miranda State on Saturday evening that forced some 6,500 residents of Ocumare del Tuy to temporarily leave their homes. | RELATED: | Maduro: #NoMoreTrump Petition Hits 5 Million | Venezuela's Minister of Popular Power of Oil and president of Petrol of Venezuela (PDVSA) tweeted that President Maduro is starting an investigation into the case, and has a…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Major-Natural-Gas-Explosion-Act-of-Sabotage-20190824-0009.html

Israeli Airstrikes Hit Palestinian Position in Lebanon
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-25
Israeli air forces carried out Monday three strikes against a base of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) in the Lebanese town of Qusaya, near the Syrian border, according to local media. | RELATED: | Iran Rejects Israeli Claim of Attacking Country's Base in Syria | "Three Israeli airstrikes targeted the Lebanese-Syria border east of Zahle… explosions were heard in several parts of the Bekaa valley," An-Nahar news channel reported, while videos on social…
telesurenglish.net/news/Palestinian-Position-Hit-by-Israeli-Airstrikes-in-Lebanon-20190825-0013.html

Iran Rejects Israeli Claim of Attacking Country's Base in Syria
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-25
Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran's Expediency Discernment Council said Sunday that Israeli military's statement about hitting Iranian sites on Syria are lies. | RELATED: | Safe Zone in Northern Syria is Fully Operational: Turkish MoD | "This is a lie and is not true," Rezaei, a former chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), told local media adding, "America [U.S.] and Israel do not have the power to attack Iran's centers and positions and the Zionist…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Rejects-Israeli-Claim-of-Attacking-Countrys-Base-in-Syria-20190825-0004.html

Nuclear Lands: A Story of Plutonium
CP Editor | counterpunch.org | 2019-08-25
counterpunch.org/2019/08/25/nuclear-lands-a-story-of-plutonium/

Israel bombs Iraq, escalating violence targeting Iran
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-08-24
An Israeli bombing of a weapons depot allegedly used by Iran is the first Israeli strike on Iraq in nearly…
thegrayzone.com/2019/08/24/israel-bombs-iraq-escalating-violence-targeting-iran/

No Australian military to Strait of Hormuz
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-08-23
Australian imperialism Kerrie SmithIssue 1234 Australia Iran Strait of Hormuz Coalition of the WillingAugust 23, 2019The federa…
greenleft.org.au/content/no-australian-military-strait-hormuz

"Our House Is On Fire": Brazil Faces Global Outrage as Massive Fires Spread in Amazon Rainforest
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-08-23
The United Nations is calling for the protection of the Amazon amid fears that thousands of fires raging across Brazil and some parts of Bolivia are rapidly destroying the world's largest rainforest and paving the way for a climate catastrophe. The fires have spread a vast plume of smoke across South America and the Atlantic Ocean that's visible from space. They're unprecedented in recorded history, and environmentalists say most of the fires were deliberately set by illegal miners and cattle ranchers. Indigenous people in Brazil have accused far-right President Jair Bolsonaro of encouraging the destruction. Bols…
www.democracynow.org/2019/8/23/jeff_merkley_us_nuclear_policy_green

Sen. Merkley on the Dangers of a New Nuclear Arms Race & Why He Backs the Green New Deal
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-08-23
Fallout from the Trump administration's decision to pull out of the landmark 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is mounting. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his military to prepare for what he called a "symmetrical response" after the U.S. tested what it said was a nonnuclear cruise missile earlier this week. The U.S. launch was the first test of its kind since the Trump administration withdrew from the INF. We speak to Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon about U.S. nuclear policy, as well as the Green New Deal, President Trump's wish to buy Greenland and…
www.democracynow.org/2019/8/23/amazon_fires_brazil_andrew_miller

Arms race accelerates as US tests cruise missile
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-08-22
arms race Jessica CorbettIssue 1234 United States US missile testAugust 22, 2019Nuclear experts and disarmament advocates are warning that the world is witnessing a new arms race after the United States tested a new missile on August 18. | The test would have vio…
greenleft.org.au/content/arms-race-accelerates-us-tests-cruise-missile

How Obama helped Trump escalate nuclear tensions with Russia
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-08-16
The Trump administration has dangerously withdrawn from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF). MIT professor emeritus Ted Postol explains how…
thegrayzone.com/2019/08/16/how-obama-helped-trump-escalate-nuclear-tensions-with-russia/

Trump worsens threat of nuclear catastrophe with Russia
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-08-16
MIT professor Ted Postol warns that Trump's withdrawal from the INF treaty threatens nuclear 'catastrophe.' Guest: Theodore Postol, award-winning Professor…
thegrayzone.com/2019/08/16/trump-worsens-threat-of-nuclear-catastrophe-with-russia/