2021-08-29: News Headlines

| Namejean Eddy Saint Paul, Professor of Sociology, Brooklyn College (2021-08-29). Assassinations and invasions — how the US and France shaped Haiti's long history of political turmoil. Jean Eddy Saint Paul, Professor of Sociology, Brooklyn College

Juan Cole (2021-08-29). Biden got 117,000 Afghans Out: Contrast that Time Trump Abruptly Withdrew Troops from Syria and refused to Help Kurdish Allies. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Richard N. Ojeda, an Army vet and former West Virginia state representative tweeted out an observation that I would like to reinforce: I don't remember Donald Trump flying one Kurd to safety. He let Turkey slaughter them. They were our allies that served side by side with our troops. Where …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-08-29). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Breaking down the booster terminology for COVID-19 vaccines. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 vaccine boosters are being recommended eight months after a person's second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. "A vaccine booster dose is generally an additional dose above and beyond the primary series needed to achieve protective immunity," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "So the dose that was approved this past week would be better classified as an 'additional dose' for those who are moderately to severely immunocompromised." Dr….

Anonymous669 (2021-08-28). No Time For Rest: Russian Warplanes Continue To Strike Militant Positions In Greater Idlib (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 2712070 10/04/2015 Russian servicemen attach a Kh-25 high-precision missile to a Su-24 aircraft at the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Dmitriy Vinogradov/RIA Novosti | On August 28, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out at least eight airstrikes on militants' positions in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The Russian airstrikes targeted the outskirts of the towns of al-Bara, Almaouzrah and Ain La Rose. All three towns are a part of the al-Zawiya Mount in the southern countryside…

Anonymous007 (2021-08-28). Military Situation In Syria On August 28, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On August 27, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 28 times: 14 — in Idlib province, 10 — in Latakia province, 2 — in Hama province, 2 — in Aleppo province | On August 27, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in al-Fatirah | On August 27, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled YPG positions near Tal Rafaat | On August 27, Russian warplanes attacked positions of Turkish-backed f…

WSWS (2021-08-28). The pandemic exposes the bankruptcy of European capitalism. wsws.org This report was delivered at the Socialist Equality Party (US) 2021 summer school, held August 1 through August 6, by Johannes Stern, the deputy editor of the German-language edition of the World Socialist Web Site.

WSWS (2021-08-28). Germany's Left Party approves military mission in Afghanistan. wsws.org One month before the federal elections, the Left Party is swinging towards open support for imperialist military operations by the Bundeswehr (Armed Forces). The party is responding to the growing opposition to German militarism in light of the debacle in Afghanistan.

Anonymous103 (2021-08-28). The Taliban Now Better Equipped Than Ukrainian Army. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Russian Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu, said in his interview that more than 100 portable Javelin anti-tank missile systems were at the disposal of the Taliban that were captured following the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. | The head of the Russian Defense Ministry made the comparison when answering the question if the Taliban is now better equipped than the Ukrainian Army."If <...> the U.S. delivered Javelin systems to Ukraine, I don't remember, a few dozen, or something like that, then there…

WSWS (2021-08-28). Russia reports a daily record of 820 COVID deaths as schools are set to reopen. wsws.org While daily new infections are slowly declining, the country is still recording over 19,000 new cases a day, almost all of them driven by the highly contagious Delta variant.

Anonymous103 (2021-08-28). Su-24 Bomber Crashed In Russia (Videos). southfront.org

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