Netanyahu Cries Wolf About a Nonexistent Iranian Nuclear Threat — Again
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-10
Nuclear armed and dangerous Israel is a global menace, an indisputable fact. | It maintains unlawful stockpiles of chemical, biological, and other terror weapons as well. | The world community and establishment media remain silent about its existential threat to regional peace …
globalresearch.ca/netanyahu-cries-wolf-nonexistent-iranian-nuclear-threat/5688698
War and whiskers: Freshly-resigned John Bolton gets meme-roasting
rt.com | 2019-09-10
US National Security Advisor John Bolton's departure from the Trump administration has been met with a mix of joy from the MAGA crowd and protests from dedicated neocons, but also with an avalanche of memes. | President Donald Trump announced Bolton's dismissal by tweet on Tuesday, saying he had "disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions," presumably meaning his advocacy for military-enforced regime change in Syria, Venezuela, North Korea and Iran. Bolton insisted that he attempted to resign before Trump's announcement. | Reaction flowed in swiftly, with some commenters in the media lamenting the war-haw…
rt.com/usa/468514-john-bolton-mustache-memes/
US Media Keep Saying Iran is 'In Violation' of a Nuclear Agreement the US Withdrew From
Dave Lindorff | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-10
Yes, Iran is increasing the number of centrifuges it is using to refine nuclear fuel, and yes, it is refining that fuel to a higher percentage of U-235, the isotope that allows the uranium to begin a chain reaction necessary for both fueling a nuclear reactor and for creating an atomic bomb. But in taking…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/10/us-media-keep-saying-iran-is-in-violation-of-a-nuclear-agreement-the-us-withdrew-from/
Is It Time to Ditch the NPT, in Favor of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (Ban Treaty)?
Prof. Joelien Pretorius | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-10
In 2020, the participants in the 1970 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) will congregate for the treaty's 10th review conference. Which means that it may be a good time to re-examine the relevance of the NPT, and …
globalresearch.ca/time-ditch-npt/5688717
Global Zero Says Bolton's Departure Means Nuclear Treaty Has 'A Fighting Chance'
commondreams.org | 2019-09-10
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/09/10/global-zero-says-boltons-departure-means-nuclear-treaty-has-fighting-chance?cd-origin=rss
Nuclear Power Has No Role in Fighting the Climate Emergency
Linda Pentz Gunter | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-10
The Aug. 26 editorial "A plan that goes nowhere" in the Washington Post claimed that Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vt.) proposed $16.3 trillion climate plan was made "unnecessarily expensive" by his exclusion of new nuclear power construction and his intention to deny existing nuclear plants license extensions. According to research by the Environmental Working Group, five…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/10/nuclear-power-has-no-role-in-fighting-the-climate-emergency/
Japan May Have to Dump Radioactive Water into Sea
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-10
Japan's Tokyo Electric Power will have to dump radioactive water from its destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean as it runs out of room to store it, the environment minister said on Tuesday. | RELATED: | Hiroshima Mayor Urges Japan to Sign Nuclear Treaty, PM Refuses | Tokyo Electric, or Tepco, has collected more than 1 million tonnes of contaminated water from the cooling pipes used to keep fuel cores from melting since the plant was crippled by an earthq…
telesurenglish.net/news/Japan-May-Have-to-Dump-Radioactive-Water-into-Sea-20190910-0004.html
Donald Trump Fires National Security Advisor John Bolton
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-10
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has fired his National Security Advisor John Bolton, saying that he has "disagreed with many of his suggestions." | RELATED: | Who Is John Bolton, Trump's Man Behind Plot Against Venezuela | Bolton has been a leading voice for regime change and U.S. interventionist policies in Venezuela, Iran, Cuba and ot…
telesurenglish.net/news/Donald-Trump-Fires-National-Security-Advisor-John-Bolton-20190910-0012.html
Trump Dismisses John Bolton, Says They 'Disagreed Strongly'
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-10
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday forced out John Bolton, his hawkish national security adviser with whom he had significant disagreements on Iran, Afghanistan and a cascade of other global challenges. | The two men offered opposing accounts on Bolton's less than friendly departure, a leave-taking example of what had been a fractious relationship almost from the start. | Trump tweeted that he told Bolton Monday night his services were no longer needed at the White House and Bolton submitted his resignation Tuesday morning. Bolton…
truthdig.com/articles/trump-fires-john-bolton-says-they-disagreed-strongly/
With Strikes Against Iran, Netanyahu Risks Jeopardising his Closest Alliance
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-10
Every Israeli prime minister — not least Benjamin Netanyahu — understands that a military entanglement with Hezbollah, Lebanon's armed Shia movement on Israel's northern border, is a dangerous wager, especially during an election campaign. It was Shimon Peres who lost to Mr Netanyahu in 1996, weeks after the former prime minister had incensed Israel's Palestinian …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/with-strikes-against-iran-netanyahu-risks-jeopardising-his-closest-alliance/
Dov'è l'Impegno antinucleare di Luigi Di Maio?
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-10
C'è finalmente un ministro degli Esteri che si impegnerà a far aderire l'Italia al Trattato Onu sulla proibizione delle armi nucleari? Il neoministro Luigi Di Maio ha sottoscritto nel 2017 il Parliamentary Pledge dell'Ican, coalizione internazionale insignita del Premio Nobel …
globalresearch.ca/dove-limpegno-antinucleare-di-luigi-di-maio/5688730
Onde está o empenho antinuclear de Luigi Di Maio?
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-10
Existe, finalmente, um Ministro dos Negócios Estrangeiros que se empenhará em fazer aderir a Itália ao Tratado ONU sobre a proibiàßà£o das armas nucleares? O novo Ministro Luigi Di Maio assinou, em 2017, o Juramento Parlamentar do ICAN, a …
globalresearch.ca/onde-esta-o-empenho-antinuclear-de-luigi-di-maio/5688736
Plan to Release Radioactive Fukushima Wastewater Into Pacific Ocean Panned by Critics
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-09-10
The far-reaching dangers of nuclear power were on full display Tuesday as Japan's environmental minister recommended releasing more than one million tons of radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi plant into the Pacific Ocean, nearly a decade after a tsunami caused a meltdown at the coastal facility. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/greenpeace_2.jpg …
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North Korea Fires Projectiles Hours After Offering Talks With U.S
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-09
The suggestion of resuming nuclear diplomacy with the two launches into the sea are seen as pressure on the Trump team to make concessions.
truthdig.com/articles/north-korea-fires-projectiles-hours-after-offering-talks-with-u-s/
Nuclear testing has 'disastrous consequences' for people and planet, General Assembly told
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-09
Events commemorating the recent International Day against Nuclear Tests serve as an "important and stark reminder…of the disastrous consequences of nuclear testing on human health and the environment", a top UN official told the General Assembly on Monday.
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Trump says he 'could' meet with Iran President Rouhani
rt.com | 2019-09-09
US President Donald Trump said he has "no problem with the idea" of meeting with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani. There are rumors the meeting could happen later this month at the UN General Assembly. | Trump left open the possibility of the meeting during one of his helicopter press-conferences at the White House on Monday, prior to departing for North Carolina. | Iran should straighten it out, because they're in a very bad position right now. | Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that Trump was willing to meet with Rouhani "with no pre-condition," because "we don't want war with Iran." | Se…
rt.com/usa/468440-trump-rouhani-iran-meeting/
US-China Trade War and the Future of Iran Oil Exports to China
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-09-09
China is self-sufficient in many respects in the old oil industry, but it still needs foreign equipment and imported advanced technologies to extract and explore oil resources. These are China's weaknesses that need to be addressed. China's oil industry will not be immune to US-China trade clashes and production and services may come to a …
uwidata.com/5261-us-china-trade-war-and-the-future-of-iran-oil-exports-to-china/
US and Iran "At Cliff's Edge"
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-09-06
Iran's president Hassan Rouhani presented an ultimatum of two months to the EU to save the Iran nuclear deal. However, the deal is likely to continue to deteriorate, says The Independent's Patrick Cockburn…
therealnews.com/stories/us-and-iran-at-cliffs-edge
Climate Forum Shows Candidates' Key Differences
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-09-06
At CNN's seven-hour climate town hall, ten Democratic candidates disagreed about fracking, nuclear power, and how much to fund the Pentagon. TRNN's Marc Steiner, Dharna Noor, and Steve Horn discuss.
therealnews.com/stories/climate-forum-shows-candidates-key-differences
Was the imprisonment of Iranian-American journalist Marzieh Hashemi spun into expanded US sanctions?
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2019-09-05
The relationship between former Air Force analyst-turned-Iranian spy Monica Witt and Hashemi — who was jailed by US authorities this…
thegrayzone.com/2019/09/05/was-the-imprisonment-of-iranian-american-journalist-marzieh-hashemi-spun-into-expanded-us-sanctions/
Meet the militantly pro-Israel Trump official directing the economic war on Iran
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2019-09-03
From her influential post at the Treasury Department, Sigal Mandelker has vowed to defend "our great partner, Israel" by sanctioning…
thegrayzone.com/2019/09/03/pro-israel-sigal-mandelker-fbi-americans-iran/
US conducts ground launch cruise missile test
Ian Gamble | liberationnews.org | 2019-09-02
On Aug. 18, less than three weeks after scrapping the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, the U.S. launched a ballistic cruise missile from San Nicholas Island, CA.
liberationnews.org/us-conducts-ground-launch-cruise-missile-test/
Will Rouhani meet Trump?
Mazda Majidi | liberationnews.org | 2019-08-31
Washington's foreign policy establishment is dominated by "Iran Hawks," headed by National Security Adviser John Bolton.
liberationnews.org/will-rouhani-meet-trump/
US-Iran: 5 Points of Concord Over 40 Years of Confrontation
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-08-29
The U.S. and Iran are locked in a tough confrontation for forty years. They do not have direct diplomatic relations and are engaged in a major ideological war, playing an important role on the geopolitical map of the world at the same time. Nonetheless, although Tehran and Washington have turned into two hostile camps over …
uwidata.com/5142-us-iran-5-points-of-concord-over-40-years-of-confrontation/