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August, 27, 2019

Israel attacked Lebanon and Syria: So what?
By Andre Vltchek
 There is no condemnation: there is complete silence from the United Nations and from the West. - Continue

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Rouhani: No talks with US unless bans lifted, Iran rights respected
By Press TV
 Tehran will make a change in its approach towards “those waging economic terrorism” against the county only if they “repent” of their past mistakes. - Continue

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Trump Appears to Be Lying, Again, to Save His Own Ass
By Bess Levin
 The Dow rallied on the news of the president’s alleged call with China, which Beijing flatly denied. - Continue

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Steve Bannon’s Foreign Policy Crusade Against China
By James Carden
 China, not Russia, represents by far the greater challenge to American objectives over the long term. - Continue

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Who are the Bosses and Allies of the Venezuelan Opposition?
By Clodovaldo Hernandez
 Venezuela’s opposition is headed by the radical right within the United States Republican Party, - Continue

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The Media’s Russian Radiation Story Implodes Upon Scrutiny
By Scott Ritter
 Here’s the real story of what actually happened at Nenoksa. - Continue

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World Statesman Lingers in Jail While a Clownish Thug is in Power
By Pepe Escobar, Brazil
 Meanwhile, fires rage in the Amazon and Brazilian President Bolsonaro has become a target of global indignation. - Continue

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Trump and the Climate Crisis–A Crime Against Humanity
By Mel Gurtov
Within the Arctic Circle, ice is melting at a terrifying rate, starting with 60 percent of Greenland’s ice sheet. - Continue

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The Sackler Family – A Secretive Billion Dollar Opioid Empire
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We look at the Sackler family, who caused untold damage to the lives of million. - Continue

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MIDDLE EAST

Syria’s Idlib clashes kill at least 60 fighters.

Syrian Kurdish fighters withdraw from Turkish border: Statement by Syrian Kurdish authorities comes after US and Turkey reached a deal to form 'safe zone' in northeast Syria

Some 3,000 Isis/Daesh Fighters Remain in Syria - Russian Envoy to UN

Putin, Erdogan hail close defence ties as Idlib divisions remain

Russia denounces Washington’s attempts to sabotage Damascus International Fair

Two Iraqi soldiers killed in armed attack on army checkpoint in Diyala

Iraqi PM’s government facing collapse over Israeli airstrikes: Military and political officials

Iraqi bloc calls for US troop withdrawal after Israeli attack

Iran seeks to revive oil pipeline across Iraq to Syria amid tensions in Hormuz strait – media

As Trump signals talks with Rohani, Israel ratchets up tensions with Iran

Lebanon’s Hariri delivers warning to Israel through Russia

Hezbollah Planning Retaliatory Strike' Against Israel

2 Palestinians killed as explosions rock occupied Gaza

Palestine lambasts US over its removal from countries list; The move has drawn widespread criticism from Palestinian officials who are calling it a "desperate attempt to wipe out the Palestinian cause and people".

U.N. Palestinian refugee agency seeks donations as funding slips

New Zealand suspends funding to UN aid agency for Palestinians

Watch - Norman Finkelstein - Antisemitism smear campaign against Jeremy Corbyn.

25 soldiers killed in Houthi attack on gov't forces in northern Yemen

Fighting continues in southern Yemen despite Saudi-brokered cease-fire

AFRICA

At least 40 people feared dead after boat capsizes off Libya, UN officials say

Libya fighting claims eight more lives

Sudan : Tribal clashes killed 37 in port city

ASIA

Afghanistan: 106 alleged militants killed, 24 wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns

Taliban, US ‘finalise’ peace deal, announcement after days: sources

Robert Fisk: The Fourth Afghan War is about to escalate;

Kashmiri families torn apart by mass arrests

Kashmir crisis: Hospitals turning patients away as doctors fear ‘impending tragedy’

Workers in Kashmir told to leave amid demography fears

“The Situation Was Very Bad”: Feminist Activist Kavita Krishnan on What She Saw in Kashmir

Trump says India's Modi feels he has 'it under control' in Kashmir

Indian Army Wages Wars against its own People: Arundhati Roy

China says US 'maliciously hyping up' South China Sea issue

Watch: The Lost Tribe: The CIA's Secret Army in Laos: Half a century ago, an isolated community in the jungles of northern Laos was recruited by the CIA to help fight the Viet Cong. They were left behind as U.S. troops retreated from Vietnam.

EUROPE

Putin Doesn’t Hold Back! President Calls Out US For Constant Violation of All Arms Treaties

Preparing for war with China: U.S. aims to block Chinese acquisition of Ukraine's Motor Sich aerospace giant – media: John Bolton is seeking to scuttle the pending Chinese acquisition of a Ukrainian aerospace company on grounds that it will give Beijing vital defense technology.

Russia to build €2bn bridge as part of route linking Europe & Western China

GLOBE

Maybe he was having an nap? G7: Trump skips talks on climate crisis and Amazon fires:

Secretive U.S. Air Force Spaceplane Breaks Record With 719 Straight Days in Orbit

AMERICAS

Russia Denounces Plan Based in Guyana to Destabilize Venezuela: A group of alleged Venezuelan refugees is receiving training to provoke violent acts in Venezuela, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

New Sabotage on Gas Plant in Venezuela: “The ambition of power in the opposition hurts the entire Venezuelan people.”

Watch: Sanctions: War by Other Means: Independent studies have found them responsible for at least 40,000 deaths since 2017.

Rotten to the core: Colombian Army Takes Bribe to Let Officers Retire Early

School yard diplomacy: Amazon fires: Brazil will only take G7 aid if Macron ‘withdraws insults’, Bolsonaro says

School yard bully: Trump backs Brazilian president as he rejects aid for fighting Amazon fires

Trump pushes to allow new logging in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

Incoming Harvard Freshman Deported After Visa Revoked: U.S. officials deported Ajjawi, a 17-year-old Palestinian resident of Tyre, Lebanon, Friday night. The officer asked him to unlock his phone and laptop, and left to search them for roughly five hours,

Watch: Muslim persecution since 9/11 with Miko Peled: Host Chris Hedges talks to Israeli-American activist and author, Miko Peled, about the persecution of Muslims in America following 9/11, especially when they are supportive of Palestinian rights.

Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyers highly ‘skeptical’ of suicide ruling: Says he wasn’t ‘despairing, despondent’ before death.

Jeffrey Epstein accuser urges Prince Andrew to 'come clean'

WATCH: Epstein accuser says it is a day of 'power and strength'

Report: How the wealthy fly under the radar: A small New Jersey airport is now under scrutiny for becoming Jeffrey Epstein's travel hub for his private jets and alleged sex trafficking ring.

Barack and Michelle Obama's $15 million house of hypocrisy: The Obamas have benefited handsomely from their time in the White House.

Deutsche Bank Says It Has Tax Returns Subpoenaed By Anti-Trump Lawmakers

Execs claim Biden’s brother offered Biden’s help promoting business venture: The allegations come in sworn declarations made by executives at firms suing Biden’s brother.

Mortgage Defaults Rise First Time Since Financial Crisis

Key yield curve inverts to worst level since 2007, 30-year rate under 2%

The Next Recession Will Destroy Millennials: Millennials are already in debt and without savings. After the next downturn, they’ll be in even bigger trouble.

U.S. judge orders release of FBI records in Sarasota probe that may tie Saudi royals to 9/11 hijackers

Johnson & Johnson gets $572mn slap on wrist for causing opioid crisis in Oklahoma

The American diet is the leading cause of mortality in the U.S.: Americans are sick — much sicker than many realize

Did You Hear About HR 838, It Creates a Behavioral Police Force: They will have the power to invade our privacy and get whatever they want to support their concerns without due process or privacy rights.

American taxpayers paid over $90 billion more under Trump tax law

New Poll: 70% Of Americans Are Angry At The Political Establishment: People are finally figuring out whether they are the master or the slave

 

 

 

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