(2021-07-03). [Correspondence] The Beirut Port explosion: injury trends from a mass survey of emergency admissions. thelancet.com On Aug 4, 2020, 1807 h, one of the most powerful non-nuclear explosions in history rocked Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, with a population of 2 million. The Beirut Port ammonium nitrate explosion (BPANE) happened when a fire set off 2700 tons of ammonium nitrate, which had been stored inside the port for 6 years. Soon after the explosion, we surveyed all patient admissions to emergency departments to analyse the pattern of injuries caused by the explosion.
(2021-07-02). In the Heights: Film version of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical about life in New York City neighborhood. wsws.org In spite of its insufficiently critical treatment of the "American Dream," In the Heights offers some genuine and compelling pictures of life in Washington Heights.
(2021-07-02). Russia Working on Updated Concept for Security in the Persian Gulf, Lavrov Says. sputniknews.com Russia first unveiled a 'Security Concept for the Persian Gulf Region' in mid-2019, in the aftermath of a series of dangerous and destabilizing incidents including tanker seizures, sabotage attacks, and the shoot down of a $200 million US spy drone over Iranian airspace – which nearly prompted Washington to launch strikes into Iran.
(2021-07-02). Russia expects JCPOA to be back in effect before July 14. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Russia FM spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said her country expects that the talks on the return of the US to the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) will be successfully completed by the 6th anniversary of the deal on July 14.
(2021-07-02). Russia condemns US for closing websites close to Resistance. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has condemned the recent US action in shutting down more than 30 Iranian and regional websites close to the Resistance groups as a politically motivated action.
(2021-07-02). Saving the US-Iran Nuclear Agreement. counterpunch.org Despite the best efforts of the Israeli government under Benjamin Netanyahu to disrupt the nuclear talks with Iran by attacking Iran's nuclear computer network, the news out of Geneva is that a new agreement is close to being signed. It has been a very rough road to get there—a road worth recalling because among that
(2021-07-02). Iraqi "Resistance" Groups Blew Up Two US Supply Convoys (Video). southfront.org 
File image. | On July 2, two convoys moving logistic supplies and equipment for the US-led coalition came under attack in central and northern Iraq. | The first convoy was targeted near the city of Hillah in the central province of Babylon with an improvised explosive device (IED). No casualties were reported. The pro-Iranian Islamic Resistance in Iraq — 'Ashab al-Kahf claimed responsibility for the attack. | The second convoy was attacked in an unspecified part of the northern province of Saladin. Several…
(2021-07-02). 'Clothing police': Leftist Melenchon denounces Macron for opposing crop tops in French schools, likens him to 'Iranian Ayatollahs'. rt.com 
The leader of a French leftist party has compared President Emmanuel Macron to Iranian ayatollahs or the "clothing police," after Macron disapproved of teenagers wearing crop tops in school. | In an interview with Elle magazine, Macron was asked what he thinks about teenagers sporting the midriff-revealing crop tops outside of or in schools. "I'm all for freedom," the president replied. "But freedom is only valid when there are rules for living in a community." | At home or with friends, it's one thing. At school, I'm a more of a 'proper attire required' kind of person, for both girls and boys. | "I'm not an a…
(2021-07-02). 'Clothing police': Leftist Melenchon denounces Macron for opposing crop tops in French schools, likens him to 'Iranian Ayatollahs'. rt.com The leader of a French leftist party has compared President Emmanuel Macron to Iranian ayatollahs or the "clothing police," after Macron disapproved of teenagers wearing crop tops in school. | In an interview with Elle magazine, Macron was asked what he thinks about teenagers sporting the midriff-revealing crop tops outside of or in schools. "I'm all for freedom," the president replied. "But freedom is only valid when there are rules for living in a community." | At home or with friends, it's one thing. At school, I'm a more of a 'proper attire required' kind of person, for both girls and boys. | "I'm not an a…
(2021-07-02). 5 Key Medical Law Updates on Law Pod UK. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In Episode 146 Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Richard Mumford and Rajkiran Barhey about recent developments in medical law. All of the cases discussed during this episode are covered in the most recent issue of the QMLR, available here. We highly recommend the new QMLR website to our listeners, who we hope will find the archive …
(2021-07-02). An All-American Horror Story: How we Sacrificed our Health on the Altar of useless Nuclear Arsenals. juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com ) — Yes, once upon a time I regularly absorbed science fiction and imagined futures of wonder, but mainly of horror. What else could you think, if you read H.G. Wells's War of the Worlds under the covers by flashlight while your parents thought you were asleep? Of course, that novel was a …
(2021-07-02). Haiku on War and Peace. counterpunch.org Haiku On War And Peace 8: 15 a.m. August 6, 1945 — frozen in time Sadako Peace Day — we gather to remember the innocent children Nuclear arrogance wreaked havoc in the Pacific — remembering Vietnam — we both chose not to fight there why kill peasants? Lieutenant Calley slaughtered peasants at My Lai — that's
(2021-07-02). "Sad" EU officials happy to boost cooperation with Israel. electronicintifada.net Nuclear research among topics being explored.
(2021-07-02). China confirms IAEA invitation over Japan's nuclear wastewater disposal. ecns.cn The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief has sent a letter inviting Chinese experts to participate in a working group pertaining to Japan's disposal of nuclear wastewater, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Friday.
(2021-07-02). The End of the World Is Closer Than It Seems. thenation.com The End of the World Is Closer Than It Seems…
(2021-07-02). On 100th Anniversary Of CCP, Namibian Rossing Miners Call On Xi-Jinping To Rehire Miners. indybay.org On the anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, the nine fired union leaders of the Mineworkers Union Of Namibia Rossing Branch mine called on CCP Chair Xi-Jinping to order their rehiring at Chinese state owned Chinese National Nuclear Corporation owned mine at Rossing…
(2021-07-02). 'No state cover-up': French government refuses to apologize over Pacific nuclear test radiation levels. rt.com 
France's junior defense minister Genevieve Darrieussecq has denied her country engaged in a "state cover-up" to conceal the extent of the impact of nuclear tests conducted by the country in the Pacific between 1966 and 1996. | Speaking following the conclusion of a two-day roundtable meeting, Darrieussecq declared that "there was no state cover-up," rejecting allegations France sought to conceal the extent of the fallout from the nuclear tests, and ruling out any official apology. | The event had been arranged by France's President Emmanuel Macron to confront the legacy of the 193 nuclear tests at Moruroa and…
(2021-07-02). 'No state cover-up': French government refuses to apologize over Pacific nuclear test radiation levels. rt.com France's junior defense minister Genevieve Darrieussecq has denied her country engaged in a "state cover-up" to conceal the extent of the impact of nuclear tests conducted by the country in the Pacific between 1966 and 1996. | Speaking following the conclusion of a two-day roundtable meeting, Darrieussecq declared that "there was no state cover-up," rejecting allegations France sought to conceal the extent of the fallout from the nuclear tests, and ruling out any official apology. | The event had been arranged by France's President Emmanuel Macron to confront the legacy of the 193 nuclear tests at Moruroa and…
(2021-06-30). Chinese envoy urges U.S. to return to Iran deal with no preconditions. ecns.cn Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, on Wednesday urged the United States to return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), known commonly as the Iran nuclear deal or Iran deal.
(2021-07-01). Biden Justifies Bombing Of Syria By "Protecting American Forces" southfront.org 
Illustrative image | Written by Khaled Iskef. | US President Joe Biden justified the bombing operations carried out by US aircraft on sites in Syria and Iraq, saying that they targeted facilities used by pro-Iranian factions. | Biden said in a letter he addressed to Congress that on June 27, he had ordered the operation to be carried out, as US forces launched strikes targeting two sites in Syria and a site in Iraq near the Syrian border. | Biden added that the targeted sites were used by factions linked to Iran that par…
(2021-07-01). Demonization of Iran Is a "Mistake" That Has Trapped the U.S. in Perpetual Middle East Conflict. democracynow.org 
After the Biden administration launched airstrikes targeting an Iranian-backed militia in Syria and Iraq, military historian Andrew Bacevich says the United States needs to reassess its decades-long hostility toward Iran. "The demonization of Iran is now a well-established reality of our contemporary politics. It's a mistake," he says. "Over the past 40 years or so, we've decided that Iran needs to be classified as an evil power, and I think that that inclination makes it very difficult for us to come to a reasoned understanding of how we got so deeply enmeshed in the Persian Gulf and how it is that we end up bas…
(2021-07-01). Petrochemical workers in Iran strike over pay and conditions. wsws.org The strike has spread to at least 70 oil and gas installations and refineries and petrochemical plants, with tens of thousands of workers reportedly staying at home or in their dormitories.
(2021-07-01). Nuclear Weapons: An All-American Horror Story. commondreams.org "We are now on a clear path to enshrining a constitutional right to anonymous spending in our democracy, and securing an upper hand for dark-money influence in perpetuity."
(2021-07-01). 'Because They're Complicit': Nearly Every House Republican Votes Against Jan. 6 Panel. commondreams.org Three-quarters of a century of nuclear follies—and that's just where to begin.
(2021-07-01). On 100th Anniversary Of CCP, Namibian Rossing Miners Call On Xi-Jinping To Rehire Miners. indybay.org On the anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, the nine fired union leaders of the Mineworkers Union Of Namibia Rossing Branch mine called on CCP Chair Xi-Jinping to order their rehiring at Chinese state owned Chinese National Nuclear Corporation owned mine at Rossing…
(2021-07-01). Green Left Show #14: Why nuclear is not a climate solution. greenleft.org.au Simon Butler answers the "left" argument that progressives should support nuclear power as a climate solution.
(2021-07-01). An All-American Horror Story. zcomm.org Three-Quarters of a Century of Nuclear Follies — And That's Just Where to Begin…
(2021-07-01). America's Nearly $1.3 Trillion National Security Budget Isn't Making Us Any Safer. counterpunch.org President Biden's first Pentagon budget, released late last month, is staggering by any reasonable standard. At more than $750 billion for the Defense Department and related work on nuclear weapons at the Department of Energy, it represents one of the highest levels of spending since World War II — far higher than the peaks of
(2021-07-01). Tomgram: Engelhardt, Living on a Sci-Fi Planet. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. An All-American Horror Story Three-Quarters of a Century of Nuclear Follies — And That's Just Where to Begin By Tom Engelhardt Yes, once upon a time I regularly absorbed science fiction and imagined futures of wonder, but mainly …
(2021-07-01). Alexander I, Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Putin: war is impossibile. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Another world war impossible at this moment, Kremlin spokesman believes A major war is currently impossible because of the nuclear parity, Kremlins spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview Thursday, answering a question on a potential world war with the use of nuclear weapons. "Can a war happen? Putin said it clearly [during the Direct …
