2021-07-21: News Headlines

Juan Cole (2021-07-21). Trump Associate Indicted for being Agent for Emirates, Covertly Shaping US Mideast Policy. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Donald Trump as president dumped the Paris Climate Accord, withdrew from the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, endorsed the 2017 blockade of Qatar by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and pushed for declaring the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization. The Brotherhood had been part of the 2011 uprisings against …

Steve Sweeney (2021-07-21). Israel launches air strikes on Lebanon and Syria as part of US-backed shadow war. peoplesworld.org Israel launched a missile attack on southern Lebanon early today, just hours after air strikes had targeted Iranian forces near the Syrian city of Aleppo. The Israeli army claimed that it was responding to four rockets launched from Lebanon that triggered warning sirens in the Western Galilee region. No details were given of the targets …

Gilbert Mercier (2021-07-21). Afghanistan War Outcome: Hope for Sovereign Nations Fighting the Scourge of Neocolonial Imperialism. dissidentvoice.org Photo credit from the archives of Newsonline Exits of Netanyahu and Trump: chance to dial down Mideast tensions The Iraqi geopolitical analyst, Ali Fahim, recently said in an interview with The Tehran Times: "The arrival of [newly elected Iranian President] Ebrahim Raisi at the helm of power gives a great moral impetus to the resistance …

Staff (2021-07-21). Roger Waters: Cuba siempre ha sido un símbolo de lucha contra el imperialismo. cubadebate.cu En entrevista para el medio Peoples Dispatch, el músico británico Roger Waters, uno de los fundadores de la banda de rock Pink Floyd señaló sobre Cuba: " Ha resistido desde que derrotó a la tiranía de Batista liderada y dirigida por los Estados Unidos (…) Han podido mantenerse ahí. Son una espina en el costado de la doctrina Monroe".

Staff (2021-07-21). Headlines for July 21, 2021. democracynow.org "Once in a 1,000 Years" Rains and Flooding Kill at Least 25 People in China, Record-Breaking Wildfires Continue to Rage in Siberia, Western U.S., Releasing Toxic Fumes, Tokyo Olympic Events Start Even as Head of Organizing Committee Puts Games in Doubt, Thailand, Iran Impose COVID Lockdowns as France Launches "Health Pass" Amid Major Spike, Delta Variant Accounts for 83% of New U.S. Cases; Millions of Surplus Vaccines Could Go to Waste, Senators Unveil Legislation to Curb Presidential War Powers, Giving Authority Back to Congress, Immigrant Justice Activists Block New Jersey ICE "Black Site", Judge Blocks Arkansa…

Manlio Dinucci (2021-07-21). Aceleración de la carrera nuclear. globalizacion.ca La bomba atómica ha dejado de ser el arma excepcional que permitió a Estados Unidos ‚Äéforzar la capitulación de Japón. Hoy es un arma casi común, cuyo valor supremo ‚Äédepende de una decisión de usarla que tendría que tomarse casi…

_____ (2021-07-21). Holding Onto the Cold War. strategic-culture.org By Melvin A. GOODMAN | The United States cannot escape the consequences of the Cold War. The Cold War has shaped our political culture, our political institutions, and our national priorities. The Second World War ended 75 years ago, but we still outspend the entire global community on defense; control an overseas military infrastructure with more than 700 bases and facilities; and allocate tens of billions of dollars annually to nuclear forces. Now add the absurdity of the Space Command. The Cold War divided Europe; engulfed the Third World (our briar patch); inspired a reckless arms race; and created chronic ge…

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2021-07-21). Advierten presión de EE.UU para que países declaren contra Cuba. telesurtv.net Las autoridades cubanas han denunciado que el Gobierno de EE.UU. recurre a maniobras injerencistas para recrudecer el bloqueo impuesto a la isla caribeña.

teleSUR, JL (2021-07-21). Denuncian represión a manifestantes en ciudades de Colombia. telesurtv.net En varias regiones se reportaron hechos represivos, donde el Esmad atacó con gases y bombas aturdidoras a los manifestantes.

sputniknews (2021-07-21). US Attacks Sovereignty from Haiti to Cuba to China. sputniknews.com 'Core Group' just kinda decided who the Haitian government is; Dems push for decriminalizing marijuana; NSO spyware exposed; US attacks on Cuba and China connected…

Anonymous103 (2021-07-20). Iranian Navy Increases Its International Presence. southfront.org In this photo released Thursday, June 10, 2021, by the Iranian army, an Iranian warship moves in the Atlantic Ocean. Iran has dispatched two warships to the Atlantic Ocean, a rare mission to demonstrate the country's maritime power, state TV reported Thursday, without specifying the vessels' final destination. (Iranian Army via AP)The Persian country aims to become a strong naval power. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | Iranian…

Mouris Salloum George (2021-07-20). Nueva embestida del imperio para incendiar Cuba. globalizacion.ca Como ha sido en otras latitudes con naciones que giran fuera de la atmósfera norteamericana, las revueltas patrocinadas por sus lacayos es ya un método conocido y ejemplos sobran, Siria, Libia, Irak… | Las imágenes que irrumpieron en los noticieros internacionales…

Jorge Majfud (2021-07-20). De Cuba y Estados Unidos, tiranías y dictaduras. globalizacion.ca En 1997 un amigo cubano me dijo "Fidel es un dictador, mas no un tirano". Estábamos en una provincia de Mozambique donde él trabajaba como médico y yo como arquitecto. Esa tarde, en un patio de tierra roja africana, no…

Wilkins JT, Lloyd-Jones DM. (2021-07-20). Novel Lipid-Lowering Therapies to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk. jamanetwork.com This JAMA Insights Clinical Update reviews lipid-lowering therapies prescribed to reduce cardiovascular risk, including statins and ezetimibe, as well as novel therapies such as PCSK-9 inhibitors, bempedoic acid, icosapent ethyl, and inclisiran.

Jason Ditz (2021-07-20). UN Agency 'Uncomfortable' at Pause of Iran Nuclear Talks. news.antiwar.com The International Atomic Energy Agency can't always decide what they want Iran to do, but they are consistently displeased with the status quo, announcing Monday that they are IAEA director Rafael Grossi says he has a "number of questions" for Iran with respect to this pause, and doesn't like the position it puts the IAEA in that the talks have temporarily stopped. | That's temporary. Iran has been very clear that their intention is to restart the ta…

WSWS (2021-07-20). Censorship of Southend UK art installation points to rising suppression of art and critical thought. wsws.org Britain's first nuclear weapon was assembled close to the site in 1952, and then shipped to Australia for testing. Gabriella Hirst wanted to invite reflection on the impact of 12 British nuclear tests on indigenous lands.

Robert Koehler (2021-07-20). Moral Intelligence or Nuclear War. counterpunch.org One of these days, something will give — the rich, the powerful will suddenly look around cluelessly. What's happening? Awareness will sweep across the planet: We are one, and life is sacred. This consciousness will even invade political life and what I call moral intelligence will find political traction. This won't mean that life suddenly

Stewart Engel (2021-07-20). Six Decades of US-Japanese Government Collusion in Bringing Nuclear Weapons to Japan. asia-pacificresearch.com

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