Billionaire Tom Steyer Spends More Than $7 Million on Ads in First Month
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-08-11
| In the month since Tom Steyer jumped into the Democratic presidential field with a promise to spend $100 million on his own campaign, the billionaire activist and former hedge fund manager has made his name known across early primary states with millions in ad buys. | But it remains to be seen whether Steyer,…
truthout.org/articles/billionaire-tom-steyer-spends-more-than-7-million-on-ads-in-first-month/
I\'m in Prison, and I Need More Than a Vote to Participate in Democracy
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-08-11
| I am well aware that, for years, activists have engaged in political and ideological disagreements about how far the new suffrage movement should go in fighting for the voting rights of people with felony convictions. I\'ve been in prison for 25 years, following all the ups and downs. However, it is time to bring some hard-headed realism to bear on this longstanding contradiction in U.S. democracy. | Let\'s take a mental leap: Even if politicians eventually conclude that no one of voting age in…
truthout.org/articles/im-in-prison-and-i-need-more-than-a-vote-to-participate-in-democracy/
Chomsky Slams Macri\'s Neoliberal Policies in Education
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-11
Noam Chomsky, the renowned academic and political thinker from the United States, slammed Argentinian President Mauricio Macri for subordinating of public education to favor neoliberal markets in an article published by La Garganta Poderosa Saturday. | RELATED: | Chomsky: Fixation on Russia May Have Handed Trump a 2020 Win | He said the advanced neoliberal p…
telesurenglish.net/news/noam-chomsky-slams-mauricio-macri-imf-public-education-neoliberal-policies-20190811-0005.html
Did Indian Intelligence Invent a Russian Diplomatic Statement to Pressure Moscow on Kashmir?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-11
It remains unclear at the time of writing whether the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs really did back India\'s unilateral actions in Kashmir or not, with the mysterious circumstances surrounding its now-viral alleged statement of support suggesting that it might …
globalresearch.ca/did-indian-intelligence-invent-russian-diplomatic-statement-pressure-moscow-kashmir/5686115
Washington\'s Utterly Failed Diplomacy
Strategic Culture Foundation | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-11
There seems no longer any attempt, or semblance, of seeking diplomacy by Washington. Sanctions and aggression are wielded with reckless abandon. Russia, China, and even America\'s own supposed European allies are subject to sanctions by Washington in a high-handed dismissal …
globalresearch.ca/washingtons-utterly-failed-diplomacy/5686111
Saudi Forces Attack UAE-Backed Separatists in Aden, 40 Killed
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-11
The Saudi-led coalition intervened in Aden Sunday in support of the Yemeni government after southern UAE-backed separatists effectively took over the port city, fracturing the alliance that had been battling the Houthi movement. | RELATED: | Saudi Forces Kill 13 in \'Massacre\' at Yemen Market | The infighting, which broke out on Aug. 8 to control the port city which serves as temporary seat of Yemen\'s Saudi-backed has killed 40 people and injured 260, the United Nations said. | \"It is heart-…
telesurenglish.net/news/Yemen-Saudi-led-Forces-Attack-UAE-Backed-Separatists-in-Aden-40-Killed-20190811-0006.html
Syria Warns US-Turkey \"Safe Zone\" Deal Is a Plot for \"Expansionist Ambitions\"
Sarah Abed | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-11
After three days of intense negotiations in Ankara, US and Turkish officials reached an agreement on Wednesday to create a joint operations center and set up a safe zone east of the Euphrates in north eastern Syria. Deal details have …
globalresearch.ca/syria-warns-us-turkey-safe-zone-deal-plot-expansionist-ambitions/5686124
The Evolution of Venezuela\'s Media Landscape: From Openness to Restriction?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-08-11
Prominent Venezuelan journalists talk about how Venezuela\'s media landscape has evolved from the Chavez years to the present under the combined pressure of President Maduro and the US-Opposition\'s onslaught against the government. A report from Venezuela by Ed Augustin…
therealnews.com/stories/the-evolution-of-venezuelas-media-landscape-from-openness-to-restriction
Brazil\'s Bolsonaro Says \'Poop Every Other Day\' for Environment
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-11
Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro said people should \"poop every other day\" to save the planet from climate change. | RELATED: | \'Bolsonaro is Responsible for the Amazon\' UN Rapporteur Says | His comments came after a journalist questioned his solution to preserving the environment as well as developing the agricultural industry. | \"It\'s enough to eat a little less. You talk about environmental pollution. It\'s enough to poop every other day. That will be better for the…
telesurenglish.net/news/brazil-president-jair-bolconaro-asks-to-poop-every-other-day-to-protect-environment-20190811-0003.html
Chernobyl: A \'Debt to the Truth\'
Susie Greaves | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-11
The HBO miniseries \" Chernobyl\" is a timely reminder of the horrors of nuclear technology gone wrong. | In the early hours of 26 April 1986, an accident occurred in northern Ukraine that revealed once again that all the genius …
globalresearch.ca/chernobyl-debt-truth/5686103
State Censorship: Seizing Journalists Notes, Restricting Press Freedom
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-11
In our recent article entitled — Rise of the Techno Stasi-State we asked the question was that too strong a news headline after the High Court decided the government\'s architecture of mass surveillance over the population was perfectly legal. The …
globalresearch.ca/state-censorship-seizing-journalists-notes-restricting-press-freedom/5686096
Insulated from the Truth
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-11
In 1933, soon after Hitler\'s ascent to power, the British ambassador to Germany made this assertion: \"I have the impression that the persons directing the policy of the Hitler government are not normal. Many of us, indeed, have a feeling …
globalresearch.ca/insulated-truth/5686113
Climate Change and a New Agricultural System
Juliette Majot | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-11
This week, the United Nation\'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a long-awaited report on land, climate change and agriculture.[1] The report\'s findings confirm that the agriculture and food systems on which we now depend are no longer viable. …
globalresearch.ca/climate-change-new-agricultural-system/5686098
After Terror Attack at Oslo Mosque, What if Trump Spoke About White Supremacists the Way He Does Islam?
Juan Cole | commondreams.org | 2019-08-11
A picture taken on August 10, 2019 shows medics with a stretcher near the al-Noor islamic center mosque where a gunman, armed with multiple weapons, went on a shooting spree in the town of Baerum, an Oslo suburb. The gunman injured one worshipper before being arrested, police and witnesses said. (Photo: Terje Pedersen/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/oslo_mosque_shooting.jpg …
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No, Trump Doesn\'t Want to \'See People Mowed Down and Killed,\' Says Sanders, But His \'Racist Rhetoric\' Fueling Violence
Common Dreams staff | commondreams.org | 2019-08-11
The president, charged the 2020 Democratic candidate, \"creates a climate where we are seeing a significant increase in hate crimes in this country—hates crimes against Muslims, against Mexicans, against Jews. He is creating the kind of divisiveness in this nation that is the last thing we should be doing.\" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bernie_sanders_trump_mow_people_down.jpg …
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Israel Systematically Blocks International Scholars From Reaching Palestine
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-08-11
| International scholars are important to universities throughout the world. Their unique perspectives, emanating from different cultures and places, enrichen intellectual conversations among students and faculty. International scholars help orient local students toward global citizenship, and in turn those students help visiting scholars to understand their host country and culture better. | In the Occupied Palestinian Territories, however, Israel routinely blocks international scholars…
truthout.org/articles/israel-systematically-blocks-international-scholars-from-reaching-palestine/
China\'s BRI Could Save Destroyed Southeast Asia
Andre Vltchek | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-08-11
Most of the people in the West or in North Asia usually never think about it, but Southeast Asia is one of the most depressed and depressing parts of the world. It has been through genocides, wars and atrocious military regimes. Then, those monstrous income disparities. Jakarta beggars at night According to The Bangkok Post, …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/08/chinas-bri-could-save-destroyed-southeast-asia/
Britain after Brexit: Welcome to the Vulture Restaurant
Adam Ramsay | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-11
\"Britain has no leverage, Britain is desperate … it needs an agreement very soon. When you have a desperate partner, that\'s when you strike the hardest bargain.\" So warned former US treasury secretary Larry Summers on Radio 4 \'Today\' programme …
globalresearch.ca/britain-after-brexit-welcome-vulture-restaurant/5686105
CODEPINK Monthly Golden Gate Bridge WALK for PEACE
Martha Hubert | indybay.org | 2019-08-11
11: 45 am: Gather at the SF end of the eastern walkway of the Golden Gate Bridge. | Noon: Walk on the easter walkway from the SF side to the middle of the bridge. There we will hold a \"burma shave\" style presence | with each of us holding a sign with adequate space between us so that motorists can easily read all of our signs. Some signs provided, or bring your own. We\'ll return to the SF side of the bridge for a rally with Photo ops and flyer distribution. | Parking is available, though often very crowded. It\'s best to use public transit. See https: //tripplanner.transit.511 for transit options. The SF Muni Bus 28…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/11/18825391.php
CODEPINK Monthly Golden Gate Bridge Walk for Peace
Toby Blome | indybay.org | 2019-08-11
11: 45 am: Gather at the SF or Marin end of the eastern walkway of the Golden Gate Bridge. Parking available on all 4 \"corners\", just remember to take the last exit on hwy 101 as you approach the bridge, or the first exit after you leave the bridge. Arrive early for best parking. | Noon: Walk on the eastern walkway from the north or south ends, to converge in the middle. Short, silent vigil in the middle. | 1: 00 pm: Rally on SF side after the bridge walk. | FMI & carpooling: Toby, 510-215-5974 | ratherbenyckeling@comcast.net | See https: //tripplanner.transit.511.org for public transit options. | Golden Gate Transit…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/10/18825339.php
Mozambique Charges Former President\'s Son, Officials for Secret Debt Scandal
Kate Zeller | indybay.org | 2019-08-11
Mozambique charged the former president\'s son and 19 others on corruption, fraud and blackmail in relation to a $2 billion dollar loan scandal.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/09/18825316.php
The Unraveling of the Conspiracy Case Against No More Deaths Volunteer Scott Warren
Ryan Devereaux | theintercept.com | 2019-08-10
The federal courthouse in Tucson, Arizona, has always been a place where the borderlands and the American justice system collide. Described by its engineers as \"a gateway to the desert and the mountains beyond,\" it was completed in 2000, the year that the Pima County medical examiner\'s office began tracking an explosion of deaths in that same desert. | Each afternoon, Monday through Thursday, dozens of chained migrants who survived the journey across the border but found themselves in Border Patrol custody are marched up from the building\'s bowels for mass hearings. They come in groups of up to 70 at a time. You…
theintercept.com/2019/08/10/scott-warren-trial/
A Trump-Bolsonaro Free Trade Deal Is an Apocalyptically Bad Idea
Andrew E. Miller | commondreams.org | 2019-08-10
Greenpeace activists hang a large banner on the ramparts of the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel with a message to the visiting Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro on April 1, 2019. (Photo: Ohad Zwigenberg / AFP / Israel Out) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bolsonaro_amazon_free_trade.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/08/10/trump-bolsonaro-free-trade-deal-apocalyptically-bad-idea?cd-origin=rss
Milwaukee: Victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki remembered
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-08-10
Milwaukee, WI – On the evening of August 9, over 50 anti-war activists, peace advocates and community members gathered at the Urban Ecology Center in Washington Park on Milwaukee\'s north side to remember the victims of the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima (August 6) and Nagasaki (August 9) in 1945. Additionally, victims of recent and prior mass shootings across the U.S. were honored. | The program began with an opportunity for attendees to create their own Japanese lanterns, including drawing or writing messages or images on the wrappings. Many custom designs feature messages such as \"No more war!\" and \"Denu…
fightbacknews.org/2019/8/10/milwaukee-victims-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-remembered
\"The Sikhs For Justice\" Are Taking Up The Kashmiri Cause At The UN
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-10
The Sikhs For Justice, a purely peaceful organization that\'s campaigning for a plebiscite on the independence of Indian Punjab as Khalistan, are taking their support for Kashmir to the next level by filing a complaint at the UN about India\'s …
globalresearch.ca/the-sikhs-for-justice-are-taking-up-the-kashmiri-cause-at-the-un/5686088
Maduro: \'Amazing\', the Global #NoMoreTrump Protests
teleSUR-EF | telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-10
Named \'World Protest Day\', massive demonstrations took place Saturday in Venezuela and across the globe against the economic, financial and commercial blockade imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on this South American country. | RELATED: | Venezuelans Amass Across the Country to Protest Trump | Hundreds of thousands of people were in the streets of Caracas Aug. 10 with signs that read, \'No Mas Trump\' in protest to the U.S. president and his administration that has prevented the Ven…
telesurenglish.net/news/Maduro-Amazing-the-NoMoreTrump-Protests-Across-Globe–20190810-0007.html
Worldwide Solidarity Rallies Held in Support of Venezuela
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-10
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called on the people of his country on August 10th to march in protest of U.S. President Donald Trump\'s ongoing inhuman economic blockade that has caused significant suffering to the civilians of the Bolivarian Republic. | Related: | Venezuelans Amass Across the Country to Protest Trump | In a sign of solidarity with the people of Venezuela, several demonstrations were held in countries such as Australia, Haiti, Turkey Italy, Germany, Dominican Republ…
telesurenglish.net/news/Worldwide-Solidarity-Rallies-Held-in-Support-of-Venezuela–20190810-0006.html
Police have killed 5,000 Americans since Ferguson protests
wsws.org | 2019-08-10
Despite popular protests and increased scrutiny in the aftermath of Michael Brown\'s killing, US police officers have continued to kill at a rate of more than 1,000 people per year.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/10/poli-a10.html
Jamar Clark settlement announced, community vows to keep up the fight
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-08-10
Minneapolis, MN – On August 8, a settlement was reached in the case of Jamar Clark. The city of Minneapolis awarded $200,000 to Jamar Clark\'s families. | Clark was murdered by Minneapolis police officers on November 15, 2015. According to witnesses, he was handcuffed when he was shot at point-blank range. His killing led to massive protests and a weeks-long winter encampment in front of the police precinct office near the scene of his death. Investigators ignored the input of 20 witnesses to the killing, forcibly seized all video of the shooting, and refused to release the video to the public. No charges were pre…
fightbacknews.org/2019/8/9/jamar-clark-settlement-announced-community-vows-keep-fight
German government and Greens promote military mission in Persian Gulf
wsws.org | 2019-08-10
The German ruling class is intensifying its campaign for a European war mission in the Persian Gulf. Especially aggressive are the leaders of the Green party.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/10/germ-a10.html
ISIS and Al Qaeda are \"Made in America\". Trump Tweets \"We Have Defeated ISIS in Syria\"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-10
In late 2018 and numerous other times, Trump falsely claimed ISIS was defeated. | Last December he tweeted: \"We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there…\" | In his January State of the Union address, he falsely …
globalresearch.ca/isis-and-al-qaeda-are-made-in-america-trump-tweets-we-have-defeated-isis-in-syria/5686075
US defence secretary, NATO chief visit New Zealand to strengthen military ties
wsws.org | 2019-08-10
The visits by US defence secretary Mark Esper and NATO general secretary Jens Stoltenberg were aimed at incorporating New Zealand further into the military build-up against China, Russia and Iran.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/10/nzus-a10.html
Saudi, UAE Proxies Clash in Southern Yemen, as UAE Plots Partition
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2019-08-10
At least 2,400 citizens have been forcibly expelled from Aden, while over 1,600 shops have been burned and damaged, more than 1,700 shops closed and 76 cars confiscated.
mintpressnews.com/saudi-uae-proxies-clash-in-aden-yemen-uae-plots-partition/261313/
Three UN workers killed following Benghazi car bomb attack, as Security Council meets in emergency session, honours their \'ultimate sacrifice\'
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-10
Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday condemned a car bomb attack in front of a shopping mall in the Libyan city of Benghazi, which left three UN workers dead, and three others injured, with dozens of civilians also wounded.
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Libya: 3 UN Members, 2 Assistants Killed in Car Bombing
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-10
Three United Nations staff members and two other mission personnel were killed in a car bomb explosion Saturday in Benghazi, Libya. | RELATED: | Paris Admits its Missiles Found on Pro-Haftar Base in Libya | The explosion happened in front of a shopping mall and bank. At least one burned-out U.N. car could be seen at the scene. | The U.N. refrained from releasing details, but said some of the casualties were from its team working on a mission in eastern Libya. | Libyan National A…
telesurenglish.net/news/Libya-3-UN-Members-2-Assistants-Killed-in-Car-Bombing-20190810-0012.html
TURKEY AND US COME TO AGREEMENT ON CREATION OF SECURITY ZONE
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-08-10
Turkey and the United States seem to have finally reached some level of agreement regarding the creation of a security zone in Syria, an issue which had long strained the already tense relations between the two countries. Nonetheless, the decision likely doesn\'t mean the end of the conflict over the issue. Following three days of …
uwidata.com/4836-turkey-and-us-come-to-agreement-on-creation-of-security-zone/
USA vs. Venezuela: the embargo as part of a war with no turning back (Interview — Julio Escalona)
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-08-10
The total embargo declared by Donald Trump against Venezuela is another step in sharpening his strategy to generate chaos in the country and overthrow Nicolás Maduro. Julio Escalona, deputy of the National Constituent Assembly, analyzes the situation, the possibility of dialogues, and challenges. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/08/10/usa-vs-venezuela-the-embargo-as-part-of-a-war-with-no-turning-back-interview-julio-escalona/
Biodiversity is highest on indigenous-managed lands — even higher than protected land areas
Ruth Milka | nationofchange.org | 2019-08-10
Indigenous-managed lands possess the greatest levels of biodiversity, perhaps even more than the biodiversity in protected areas says a new study published in the journal of Environmental Science & Policy. | Studying biodiversity levels in nearly 16,000 areas across Australia, Brazil, and Canada, the team of researchers found that land fully or co-managed by indigenous communities contained the highest levels of biodiversity. | Protected areas of lands, such as parks and wildlife reserves, came in second. Size and location of the land had less of an impact on species diversity levels than who the land was mana…
nationofchange.org/2019/08/10/biodiversity-is-highest-on-indigenous-managed-lands-even-higher-than-protected-land-areas/
Criminal Embargos: Venezuela and Iran in the Crosshairs of Murderers Inc — Who is Next?
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-10
Now the US is expanding her palette of killing by impunity to subjugate nation after nation which they do not consider bending sufficiently to the dictate of their masters. Venezuela has been targeted for two decades, and Iran, ever since the US-imposed Shah was deposed in 1979 — exactly 40 years ago…
globalresearch.ca/criminal-embargos-venezuela-and-iran-in-the-crosshairs-of-murderers-inc-who-is-next/5686080
India\'s Kashmir Crackdown Poses Risk of War
John Riddell | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-10
On August 5, India\'s Hindu nationalist government unilaterally revoked the autonomy of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, while flooding the region with troops, imposing a curfew, and shutting down all communications. | The state is to be broken in two, …
globalresearch.ca/indias-kashmir-crackdown-poses-risk-of-war/5686066
Weekend Read: Neo-Nazi leader must pay more than $14 million in damages
splcenter.org | 2019-08-10
A federal judge has ruled in an SPLC lawsuit that neo-Nazi leader Andrew Anglin must pay more than $14 million in damages for using his website to launch an antisemitic campaign of terror against a Jewish woman and her family.
splcenter.org/news/2019/08/10/weekend-read-neo-nazi-leader-must-pay-more-14-million-damages
Talks ahead? Trump says Kim Jong-un \'apologized\' for missile tests in \'beautiful\' 3-page letter
rt.com | 2019-08-10
President Donald Trump has said that North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un wants to meet again for negotiations, after Kim reportedly apologized for missile tests and complained about US military exercises. | …
rt.com/usa/466245-trump-kim-letter-talks/
Italy: Salvini seeks coalition with fascist Fratelli d\'Italia
wsws.org | 2019-08-10
In a surprise coup, the leader of the Lega is attempting to carry out a shift to the right and to prepare fascistic forms of rule.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/10/ital-a10.html
Why are there more mass killings on Trump\'s watch than before?
Michael T. Hertz | nationofchange.org | 2019-08-10
Why are there more mass killings on Trump\'s watch than before? | I suspected that this was true, but until I actually used US mass shootings, 1982-2019: Data from Mother Jones\' investigation I didn\'t have data. | The Mother Jones data collects all mass killings (shootings that killed over 3 people, not including the perpetrator). I added up those killed in mass shootings under Obama, and the total for all 8 years was 310. The total for Trump through August 4, 2019 was 256. Thus, Obama averaged 38.75 a year while T…
nationofchange.org/2019/08/10/why-are-there-more-mass-killings-on-trumps-watch-than-before/
The New York Times\' Pro-War Arguments Against War With Iran
Gregory Shupak | commondreams.org | 2019-08-10
\"Once you\'re debating who ought to start a war,\" writes Shupak, \"you\'ve abandoned the anti-war argument.\" (Screenshot: New York Times, 6/20/19) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/iran_2_new_york_times_0.jpg …
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Venezuela and Iran in the Crosshairs of Murderers Inc
Peter Koenig | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-08-10
Imagine just for a moment, the World would stand up in unison, sick and tired of the aggressive killer arrogance of the United States and her vassals — and their joint war-force called NATO — and this World, our World, what\'s left of it when you deduct Washington and its Brussels allies, would at once …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/08/venezuela-and-iran-in-the-crosshairs-of-murderers-inc/
Bolivia Rejects US Drug Control Report as \'Malicious\'
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-10
Bolivia says it rejects the slanderous accusations made by the U.S. in its recent report where it alleged the South American country had breached the bylines of an international anti-drug initiative. | RELATED: | War on Drugs Has Failed in Bolivia: Evo Morales | In a memorandum released Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump listed 20 countries his administration says are either major transit, or illicit drug-producing countries. He named Bolivia and Venezuela as having failed to honor their ob…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolivia-Rejects-US-Drug-Control-Report-as-Malicious-20190810-0008.html
Detroit man dies after ICE deports him to Iraq
wsws.org | 2019-08-10
Jimmy Aldaoud was born in Greece to Iraqi refugee parents and arrived in the US as an infant in 1979. He was deported to Iraq in June and died this week.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/10/alda-a10.html
Mexico: 19 Massacred by \'Cartel Jalisco\' in Turf War
teleSUR -EF | telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-10
About 380 national police agents are monitoring the Mexican city of Uruapan, in Michoacan state, after the murder of 19 people Thursday. Their bodies were abandoned in three different areas of the city, authorities said Saturday. | RELATED: | Mexico to Take Legal Action Against US Post-El Paso Shooting | The Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) criminal organization took credit for the massacre, according to th…
telesurenglish.net/news/Mexico-19-Massacred-by-Cartel-Jalisco-in-Turf-War–20190810-0013.html
Canada\'s ruling elite whipping up anti-China hysteria to pave way for repression, rearmament and war
wsws.org | 2019-08-10
All the organs of Canadian bourgeois propaganda–government institutions, political parties and corporate media outlets–have united to cast Ottawa as a beleaguered David confronting a Chinese Goliath.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/10/cach-a10.html