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New Captain
for a Sinking
Britain
By Eric Margolis |
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Brexit will
transform Britain
from a mid-level
European power into
a lonely, isolated
appendage of the
United States that
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Greece –
Suicide or Murder?
By Peter Koenig |
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President Tsipras’
betrayal of the
people resulted in
three bailout
packages since 2010
and up to end 2018,
in the amount of
about €310 billion.
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The Coming
Savings Meltdown
By Michael Hudson |
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Until
a debt writedown
occurs, storefronts
will continue to
close, arrears will
mount, students will
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MIDDLE EAST
Syria: At least 13
civilians including 5 children
killed in Idlib
Three Russian servicemen
allegedly killed in Syria:
report
Coalition says strike
kills 5 IS jihadists in Syria
Turkish forces kill 9
PKK members in northern Iraq
Israel Twice Attacked
Iranian Targets in Iraq 'Using
F-35'
Iran Admits a
Revolutionary Guard Commander
Killed in an “Israeli Attack” in
Iraq
Iraqi Popular
Mobilization Units Tell U.S. It
Should Leave Country, Unless It
Wants Casualties
Saudi Arabia kills 13
civilians including 2 children
in Yemen
UN again blacklists
Saudi-led forces for killing
Yemen children:
U.S. Senate fails to
override Trump veto of bill
stopping Saudi weapons sales
‘Alarming spike’ in
executions in Saudi Arabia
2020 Democrat Marianne
Williamson: U.S. backing
"genocidal war" in Yemen
UK rules out seized
tanker swap with Iran
UK warship arrives in
Gulf to escort tankers
Germany’s Iran snub:
Merkel WON’T help UK over Gulf
crisis - ‘Enormous escalation
risk’
Iran, Russia to stage
joint drills in Persian Gulf:
Iran Navy chief
Russia presents UN with
Persian Gulf collective security
plan amid tensions
'Don't
put your life in danger': Iran's
Revolutionary Guards publish
purported exchange with British
warship;
New video shows the
recent capture of a
British-flagged tanker.
Royal Marines used brute
force, says Iranian oil tanker
captain
Two UAE banks willing to
cooperate with Iran: Financier:
A senior Iranian
financier says banks in the
United Arab Emirates are willing
to process Iran’s trade and
business transactions despite
sanctions
Rivals
Iran and UAE to hold maritime
security talks:
The UAE wants to help
calm the crisis and guard its
reputation as a safe business
hub.
Iran intends to restart
activities at Arak heavy water
nuclear reactor: ISNA news
agency
Bought and
paid for:
Congress
Opposes Non-Violent Support for
Palestinian Rights
Aparthied: Israel Denies
Entry to Spanish Politician of
Palestinian Decent
Joe
Biden’s Moral Cowardice On
israel:
Netanyahu rules
millions of Palestinians in the
West Bank and Gaza Strip (yes,
Israel still rules Gaza) who
live as permanent non-citizens
without due process, free
movement or the right to vote
for the government that controls
their lives.
Tulsi
Gabbard tries to defend
anti-Palestinian vote:
Gabbard posted a video on
Twitter on Saturday trying to
spin her vote for HR 246 as a
defense of free speech:
Bernie Sanders says he
would ‘absolutely’ "mull"
cutting aid to pressure Israel
Beto O’Rourke blamed
‘both sides’ when asked about
atrocities of Israeli occupation
Playing
Politics with Human Rights:
Thoughts on the Recent Anti-BDS
House Bill:
Rabbi Brant Rosen
explores the cynical politics
behind a recent move that led to
the US Congress passing an anti-BDS
bill.
Least we
forget:
UK
minister Priti Patel secretly
urged aid for al-Qaida via
Israel
AFRICA
Haftar forces claim
Tripoli attack that killed five
medics
Libya denies UN envoy's
reports about military use of
Tripoli airport
Sudan talks cancelled
after shooting of child
protesters in school uniforms
Students
protest killing of four
schoolchildren in Sudan:
At least four
schoolchildren and one adult
were shot dead on Monday (July
29) when security forces broke
up a rally against fuel and
bread shortages
Saudi Arabia deposits
$250 million into central bank
of Sudan
Ethiopia
plants more than 350 million
trees in a day:
Officials say it's a
world record, part of a campaign
to fight deforestation and
climate change.
Egypt poverty rate hits
32.5%
ASIA
Motorbike bombing kills
bomber, wounds 3 in southern
Afghanistan
2 US service members
killed in insider attack in
Afghanistan
U.S. and allied forces
kill more civilians than terror
groups; UN says
Intra-Afghan talks only
after U.S. agrees to withdraw
troops: Taliban
Three Soldiers Killed in
Heavy Firing Between India and
Pakistan Along Line of Control
India
signs deal to purchase Russian
air-to-air missiles : Govt.
sources:
New Delhi defies
warnings from the US and turns
to Moscow to strengthen its air
defenses.
India to Probe UK's
Rolls Royce for Alleged Bribes
to Book Multimillion Dollars
Defence Contracts
China: Most people in
Xinjiang camps have 'returned to
society':
Officials say 'most' individuals
held in re-education camps in
Xinjiang region have left the
centres and found jobs.
North
Korea Reportedly Fires Multiple
Unidentified Projectiles;
The Democratic People's Republic
of Korea (DPRK) fired off
"multiple unidentified
projectiles" on Wednesday
morning
EUROPE
Judge Dismisses DNC Suit
Against Trump Campaign and
Others:
The U.S. District of
New York has dismissed a lawsuit
by the Democratic National
Committee (DNC) against the
Trump campaign, President Trump,
Wikileaks, the Russian governmen.
The ruling is available here.
Russia says U.S. may be
aiming to quit nuclear test ban
treaty
Ukraine to launch
Russian-language TV channel in
battle for hearts and minds
Poland scraps income tax
for young people in bid to tempt
emigrants home
BBC
received over 1,500 complaints
of bias against Jeremy Corbyn
after Panorama episode:
The BBC received over
1,500 complaints of bias against
Jeremy Corbyn over its Panorama
episode on anti-Semitism in the
Labour Party that was slammed
for being unfair and dishonest.
GLOBE
Julian Assange faces
‘TORTURE’ if extradited to US –
UN rapporteur warns
Donald Trump's
administration is after Julian
Assange and it serves as a
warning to us all
Intercept article calls
on Democrats to step up attack
on Julian Assange
Tony Cartalucci banned
from twitter and facebook
Brazil president
threatens to jail journalist
Glenn Greenwald
Greenwald calls Brazil’s
Bolsonaro a ‘wannabe dictator’
after threats of ‘jail’ for
explosive leaks
Satellites are starting
to watch your every move; There
are real-time spies in the sky.
100 million Capital One
customers were hacked — here’s
what you should do next
Human-animal hybrids to be
developed in Japan:
Research could be vital first
step towards growing organs that
can then be transplanted into
people in need
Drone
makes first commercial delivery
in The Bahamas:
A drone made a successful
commercial delivery in The
Bahamas for the first time last
month traveling more than 50
miles over land and water in 28
minutes.
AMERICAS
Brazil prison riot
leaves 57 dead, 16 decapitated
Venezuela: Six Farmers
Killed by Colombian Paramilitary
Forces
U.S. Marines 'likely' to
enter Venezuela, says socialist
party No. 2
Venezuela’s Citgo Stake Can Be
Seized, Appeals Court Says:
A U.S. appeals court
said Venezuela’s stake in
U.S.-based oil refiner Citgo
Petroleum Corp. could be seized
to satisfy a judgment against
the country
Guatemala's Top Court to Rule on
Migration Agreement with US:
Public defender Rodas
filed an appeal at the
Constitutional Court aimed at
halting the agreement with
Washington
Mexico Unveils $25
Billion Stimulus Package To
Boost Private, Public Spending
Opinion: How Joe Biden’s
privatization plans helped doom
Latin America and fuel the
migration crisis
Alleged 9/11 mastermind
open to testimony against Saudi
Arabia:
The accused al-Qaeda
mastermind of the September 11,
2001 attacks, has indicated a
willingness to cooperate in a
lawsuit filed by victims seeking
damages from Saudi Arabia, if
the United States decides not to
seek the death penalty against
him.
The U.S. mass shooting
on Sunday night that you haven’t
heard about
Three
killed in Gilroy, California
festival shooting:
Gunman motivated by
white supremacist ideology
Trump
threatens to declare Antifa a
terrorist group:
Trump declared that
“consideration is being given”
to declaring an informal
grouping of anti-fascist
protesters, Antifa, a “major
organization of terror.”
In Budget
Deal, White House And Congress
Overpay For The Pentagon:
The proposed figures
are higher than spending at the
height of the Vietnam and Korean
Wars, and substantially more
than the high point of the
Reagan buildup of the 1980s.
Judge Dismisses DNC Suit
Against Trump Campaign and
Others:
The U.S. District of
New York has dismissed a lawsuit
by the Democratic National
Committee (DNC) against the
Trump campaign, President Trump,
Wikileaks, the Russian governmen.
The ruling is available here.
Senate
Intel Panel Releases First
Chapter of Report Into alleged
Russian Interference –
Says No Votes Were
Changed
California governor
signs bill requiring Trump
release his tax returns to
appear on ballot
Opinion:
Understanding the Roots of the
Obama Coup Against Trump:
The claim that Russia
tried to hijack our election is
a damn lie. But you do not have
to take my word for it. Just
listen to Barack Obama speaking
in October 2016 in response to
Donald Trump's expressed
concerns about election
meddling:
House Oversight
Democrats authorizes subpoenas
for Ivanka Trump, Jared
Kushner's business-related
personal emails, text messages
Trump doubles down on
Cummings attacks, shares vulgar
comment about Baltimore on
Twitter
'Help us': Baltimore
Mayor Jack Young fires back at
Donald Trump over tweets, blames
feds
“No One
Decides to Run for President
Impulsively”:
Marianne Williamson
discusses meditation, war, David
Brooks, and why the public
should take her seriously.
Nancy Pelosi Lectures
Trump, Spouts Off on
Rat-Infested Baltimore from 5
Star Hotel Rooftop Restaurant in
Venice, Italy with Fellow
Democrats
Ilhan Omar condemns
Donald Trump's racism in
scathing New York Times op-ed
The Trump
Justice Department has turned
'religious liberty' into a
license to discriminate:
Trump's DOJ is
destroying civil rights for gay,
Mexican, Muslim and transgender
people in the name of religious
freedom for conservative
Christians.
Watch: Shocking moment a
white cop chokes a black man and
slams him to the ground
The Army
needs thousands more infantrymen
by spring:
In order to close the
gap, the service is offering
enlistment bonuses topping out
at $40,000
for new recruits and up to
$41,000 for soldier
US Treasury Now Expects
To Borrow Over $800 Billion In
Debt In Two Quarters
US
economy slows in second quarter:
US economic
growth slowed in the second
quarter of the year, largely as
a result of falling investment,
