(2021-08-07). Hezbollah Fires Rockets in Response to Israeli Airstrikes. news.antiwar.com Hezbollah responded Friday to recent Israeli shelling and airstrikes in southern Lebanon by firing rockets into Israel. The incident marks the Israel said 19 rockets were launched from Lebanon and that it fired back with artillery after the barrage. The back and forth is the most significant escalation between Israel and Hezbollah in years, but no casualties were reported on either side. | Israel's initial shelling of Lebanon took place late We…
(2021-08-07). Israel-Hezbollah Confrontation is 'Exchange of Messages', War is Not on Horizon, Expert Says. sputniknews.com The reason for this is not only the reluctance of Hezbollah to draw Lebanon into another bloody conflict, especially now when the country is mired in deep economic and political crises. It also stems from Israel being preoccupied with other problems and the split within its own coalition.
(2021-08-07). 7 August, Toulouse: Palestine Stand — Free all Palestinian prisoners! samidoun.net 
Saturday, 7 August 11 am Metro Capitole Toulouse, France Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/436408997413252/ Saturday August 7th from 11am to 1pm, Collectif Palestine Vaincra is organizing a Palestine Stand at the exit of the Capitole metro in Toulouse. Today, 4,850 Palestinians are imprisoned in Israeli occupation prisons, including 540 administrative detainees (without charge or trial). This comes in addition to the case of Georges Abdallah, Palestinian resistance fighter imprisoned in France since 1984. Faced with this situation, more than 17 prisoners are on hunger strike to demand their immediate rele…
(2021-08-07). US transfers 40 ISIL forces to its base in Hasaka: report. en.mehrnews.com Syrian sources reported that the US military transferred dozens of ISIL prisoners in Syria to its base.
(2021-08-07). Military Situation In Syria On August 7, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On August 7, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 24 times: 14 — in Idlib province, 5 — in Latakia province, 3 — in Hama province, 2 — in Aleppo province | On August 7, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Banin village | On August 7, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kafr Nuran village | On August 6, YPG artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed force…
(2021-08-07). Syrian Army Shelled Idlib City With Laser-Guided Artillery Rounds (Video). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On August 7 morning, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) shelled Idlib city, the largest urban center in the northwestern region of Greater Idlib. | The army targeted the western outskirts of the city, where many positions of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) are located. The terrorist group is the de-facto ruler of Greater Idlib. No civilian losses were reported. | Opposition sources revealed that the SAA fired at least four Russian-made Krasnopol 155 mm artillery rounds at the area. | Most 152…
(2021-08-07). 'Tatar genocide' card played to drive Russia out of Crimea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Cf. Poland 1939, Serbia 1999. Mejlis: Restoration of rights of indigenous peoples of Ukraine is key tool for Crimea de-occupation ==== Kosovo in Crimea: Ukraine, Turkey exploit Tatar genocide charge against Russia U.S., Ukraine, Turkey gear up Kosovo model for Russia ==== The main goal of the Crimea Platform is the de-occupation of Crimea, and …
(2021-08-07). 2021 California Admission Day, Equity and Inclusion Conversation. indybay.org The origin of the State of California and transition to US Statehood through the eyes of Indigenous, Pan African, Latino, European, Asian and Pacific Islanders poised this 2021 Admission Day…
(2021-08-07). WATCH: Taliban fighters joyride in Humvees after capturing Nimroz provincial capital & seizing more US-made weaponry. rt.com 
Taliban militants were spotted parading around in US-made Humvees after seizing a major city in Nimroz province, footage shows — the first regional capital to fall to the group as it launches a wave of attacks across Afghanistan. | The militants were seen making victory laps around the city of Zaranj on Friday afternoon in the captured vehicles, having just captured the provincial capital after overrunning Afghan government forces. |
(2021-08-07). Watch Taliban Militants Parade in US-Made Humvees After Seizing Afghan Provincial Capital. sputniknews.com On Friday, Afghanistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ghulam Isaczai told the UN Security Council that the scale and scope of the ongoing Taliban* offensive in the country "are akin to an invasion unparalleled in the last 30 years of the conflict".
(2021-08-07). Talibanes capturan una segunda capital provincial en Afganistán. telesurtv.net En la tarde del viernes, los talibanes tomaron el control de la ciudad de Zaranj, capital de la provincia suroccidental de Nimroz.
(2021-08-07). Defensa de diplomático Alex Saab expone ilegalidades en proceso. telesurtv.net El Tribunal de la Cedeao ha ordenado en dos ocasiones la libertad inmediata de Alex Saab ante las irregularidades en su detención.
(2021-08-07). What is the U.S. afraid of? What kind of 'truth' does it try to make up?>. ecns.cn The U.S.' "excessive efforts" on origin tracing has distorted this scientific issue while its failure to curb the surging COVID-19 cases has ruined its international image.
(2021-08-07). Study shows masks offer protection as COVID-19 infections tick up. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended this week that people vaccinated against COVID-19 resume wearing masks in public indoor spaces in areas of the United States where the virus is spreading. "Appropriate masking in addition to vaccination remain the best methods to help protect individuals from the Coronavirus," says Gregory Poland, M.D., an infectious disease expert at Mayo Clinic. In fact, published data from Mayo Clinic researchers have found that…
(2021-08-07). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: The COVID-19 delta variant has changed everything. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A fourth COVID-19 surge is blanketing the U.S., and the delta variant is the culprit. "Where did this delta variant come from? It came from unvaccinated people getting infected in large numbers allowing the virus to continue mutating," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. In the past, a person with COVID-19 might infect two to four people. But with the delta variant, one person can infect…
(2021-08-07). Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei gains ballot status in North Rhine-Westphalia and Berlin for Germany's general election. wsws.org The aim of our election campaign is to build a party through which the working class can independently intervene in the political process.
(2021-08-07). Germany's show of force in the Indo-Pacific. wsws.org The frigate Bayern (Bavaria), one of Germany's largest warships, has been on its way to the Indo-Pacific since Monday.
(2021-08-07). Iraqi MP: Turkey plans to seize Mosul, annex it. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Iraqi legislator warns against Turkey's attempts to 'seize control of Mosul, annex it' "Turkey has been [aggressively] seeking to take control of Mosul and annex it to its own territory. Its attempts in this regard date back to 2014, and are still going on," Muhammad al-Shabki told Iraq's Arabic-language al-Maalomah news agency in an exclusive …
(2021-08-07). WHO should conduct origin tracing in the US: China Daily editorial. ecns.cn A survey conducted around the world by China Global Television Network in the six official languages of the United Nations over the past few weeks found that 83.1 percent of the respondents support the World Health Organization carrying out a novel coronavirus origin tracing investigation in the United States.
(2021-08-07). Iran not to hesitate to defend its sovereign rights in PG. en.mehrnews.com Condemning the G7 statement over baseless accusations against Iran, the Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that Iran will not hesitate to defend its sovereign rights in the Persian Gulf.
(2021-08-07). Biden flubs number of vaccinated Americans. en.mehrnews.com In his speech on Friday, the US president made another blunder, making a mistake over the total number of vaccinated people in the United States.
(2021-08-07). Biden-Zelensky meeting: returning Donbass, Crimea to Ukraine is U.S. priority. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Biden-Zelensky meeting to determine dynamics of U.S.-Ukraine bilateral relations in coming years — Kuleba "Everyone is determined to make this a very productive and very fundamental visit. And a meeting with President Biden. Therefore, we once again made sure that the United States is a truly strategic partner of Ukraine, we heard this repeatedly. We …
(2021-08-07). Congresistas de EE.UU. piden a Biden cerrar cárcel en Guantánamo. telesurtv.net Los presidentes de varios comités legislativos se sumaron a la iniciativa para que se ejecute inmediatamente el cierre de la prisión.
(2021-08-07). Colombia suma una nueva masacre para llegar a 64 en el 2021. telesurtv.net La masacre se registró en el interior de una vivienda en el municipio colombiano de Soacha dejando tres hombre y una mujer muerta.
(2021-08-07). Collective working time reduction is long overdue. indybay.org Full-time employment must be reduced and part-time employment increased. Otherwise, as has been the case in Germany since the mid-1970s, unemployment will not be eliminated and there will be a further decline in labor incomes and more and more precarious workers – especially in many service markets that continue to grow.
(2021-08-07). Edward Snowden Slams Apple's Plan to Scan Every User's Phone as 'Assault on Privacy'. sputniknews.com The tech giant previously announced it will be using the neuralMatch software in order to scan photos uploaded to the iCloud by American users and will notify the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) if child abuse imagery is discovered.
(2021-08-06). Beirut Explosion: 368 Days Later. counterpunch.org It has been a year and three days since the Beirut, Lebanon port explosion rocked the city and the country, leaving over 100 dead and some 6,000+ injured. The blast that followed the explosion shook Beirut with a force akin to that of a 3.3 magnitude earthquake. Witnesses in the Eastern Mediterranean Island of Cyprus,
(2021-08-06). Time For Medicare For All. popularresistance.org The United States spends far more of its GDP on healthcare than other rich countries yet still has the highest infant and maternal mortality rates, the lowest life expectancy at age 60, and the most glaring inequities, according to a new report released Wednesday by the Commonwealth Fund. | Using a range of criteria to evaluate the healthcare systems of 11 countries—Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and U.S.—the Commonwealth Fund's latest analysis (pdf) shows that the U.S. once again "ranks last on access to care, adminis…
(2021-08-06). Polish armed forces: Pentagon proxy force on borders of Belarus, Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The commander of V Corps spoke of U.S.-Polish military cooperation in the context of "NATO allies…deterring aggression in the region." V Corps strengthens bond between US and Poland during welcome ceremony The U.S. Army's Fifth Corps held a welcome ceremony for Maj. Gen. Adam Joks, Deputy Commanding General of Interoperability, and Brig. Gen. Matthew Van …
(2021-08-06). A Life and Nation Transformed: 20 Years from West Point's Gates and the War on Terror. scheerpost.com by Maj. Danny Sjursen, USA (ret.) / Reposted with permission from Antiwar.com When I entered West Point's Thayer Gate — and army life — 20 years ago last month, America was not at war. Not really anyway. Back then, when a 17-year-old's mother (had to) sign him into the military, he might expect some peacekeeping duty in Kosovo or — at worst — an unlucky street battle in Somalia or a lopsided 100… |
(2021-08-06). Leftist groups call for volunteer effort, slam underfunding as wildfires spread across Turkey, Greece. peoplesdispatch.org Extreme weather conditions due to global warming and flawed preventive policies by the governments concerned are said to be the reasons for the extensive spreading of wildfires throughout the Mediterranean…
(2021-08-06). Fighting Malta's Rule of the Jungle: The Daphne Caruana Galizia Inquiry. counterpunch.org The Public Inquiry into the murder of the resourceful journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia handed down its findings on July 29. Firm aim was taken at the Maltese State, which had "to shoulder responsibility for the assassination because it created an atmosphere of impunity, generated from the highest levels in the heart of the administration of
(2021-08-06). Denmark: Bernie Sanders' Socialist Utopia Functions as Banana Spy Kingdom for U.S. Empire. covertactionmagazine.com Denmark's Social Democrat female leaders have followed their American counterparts in adopting a Russophobic discourse to justify the sell-out of their country France and Germany's demand last May for "full clarity" from the United States and Denmark concerning their spying upon its leaders fizzled out as Russophobia took preference during President Joe Biden's recent European …
(2021-08-06). Top New York Times, WaPo Experts Affiliated With Pentagon-Funded CNAS Think Tank. strategic-culture.org Watch Behind The Headlines correspondent Dan Cohen explain how top foreign policy reporters are linked to the U.S. government, weapons industry and oil corporations — the very forces they are supposed to hold accountable. | By Dan COHEN | Imagine a country where there's no separation between the government, the military, and the media. A lot of Americans would think of China, Russia or North Korea, but it's a perfect description of the United States today. And here in Washington, the think tank inside this nondescript building — Center For A New American Security (CNAS) — is the clearest exam…
(2021-08-06). Funding the resistance: social banditry for the 21st century. roarmag.org 
People wearing costumes inspired by the Money Heist TV series during a carnival parade in Decimomannu, Italy — February 16, 2020. Paolo Certo / Shutterstock.com | At least as early as the first century A.D., shiftas of the Horn of Africa renounced their allegiance to emperors, government and law, and took to the wild where — through their disruptions of the usual business and trade — they would manage to survive as outlaws. For centuries, the Balkan haiduks roamed their lands, stealing from their Ottoman occupiers. Yi brigands and others from across the Chinese frontier sustained their economies…
(2021-08-06). Why is the Top Chinese Swimmer not at the Tokyo Olympics? dissidentvoice.org 
Primary players and acronyms: FINA — Fédération Internationale de Natation (International Swimming Federation). Established 1908. WADA — World Anti-Doping Agency. Established in 1999. Based in Montreal, Canada. CAS — Court of Arbitration for Sport. Highest court for adjudicating international sport. Established in 1984. Based in Lausanne, Switzerland. IDTM — International Doping and Test Management. Swedish …
(2021-08-06). 'Retaliation vs all who challenge power': Prison's mistreatment of hacktivist Gottesfeld is par for the course, whistleblower says. rt.com 
The Bureau of Prisons' retaliation against hacktivist Martin Gottesfeld for writing an expose on prison conditions is the rule, not the exception, Barrett Brown — a journalist who did four years in prison — told RT. | "There's not been a single case of someone who's a high-profile activist or even a low-profile activist incarcerated in the Bureau of Prisons who has not faced retaliation to the extent that they have tried to continue their engagement with the civic body from prison," Brown told RT on Friday, explaining that Gottesfeld's punishment — for merely trying to expose the abuses he wit…
(2021-08-06). CNN's strange Wuhan lab story suggests US spies HACKED Chinese database, hints that probe into Covid-19 origins may take longer. rt.com 
A bizarre CNN story about the ongoing US intelligence investigation of Covid-19's origins that relies on anonymous sources, and seems to make excuses for the spies coming up short, also manages to accuse the US of hacking China. | In a progress report of sorts on the 90-day investigation into the coronavirus origins — with which US spies were tasked Scientists are scouring data from…
(2021-08-06). 'It's an act of retaliation': Jailed hacktivist denied legal calls after publishing article about US prison abuse — wife to RT. rt.com 
In an act of reprisal, hacktivist Martin Gottesfeld has been prevented from communicating with his attorneys after he penned an article, published by RT, about conditions at his federal penitentiary, his wife has claimed. | Bureau of Prisons Attorney Katherine Siereveld has taken unprecedented measures to block Gottesfeld from conferring with his legal team, the inmate's wife, Dana Gottesfeld, has said in an interview. | "I think it's an act of retaliation because it's only against Marty and not against other people," she told RT. Siereveld has allegedly also been "opening his legal mail o…
(2021-08-06). Greater Idlib: Turkish-Backed Militants Pound Government-Held Area In Support Of Daraa Rebels (Videos). southfront.org 
Screen grab from one of the videos released by the NFL. | Greater Idlib militants continue to On August 5 and 6, the National Front for Liberation (NFL), Turkey's main proxy group in Greater Idlib, pounded government-held areas in the southe…
(2021-08-06). Concerning the Folks Who Are Less Equal Than Others. strategic-culture.org 
To the less favoured races, European justice has few benefits to offer, Stephen Karganovic writes. | Enlightened Europe has been vigorously displaying its fabled values lately. | The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) just recently responded in the complaint brought by the Russian Federation against Ukraine for the mistreatment of the latter's citizens based on their ethnic, religious, cultural, and linguistic self-identification. To quote more directly the topics covered in the complaint: "The case concerns the Russian Government's allegation of an administrative practice in Ukraine of, among other things, ki…
(2021-08-06). Industrial Agriculture and Brittany's Algae Problem. counterpunch.org Covid was responsible for the early stages of this year's Tour de France being moved from Denmark to Brittany. The Australian public broadcaster SBS prides itself on its coverage of the Tour, having clocked up 30 years on the job. This year Australian viewers witnessed the eye candy of Brittany's chateaux, antique churches, quaint villages,
(2021-08-06). Israeli Ambassador Says Israel Wants to See 'Regime Change' in Iran. news.antiwar.com Israel's Ambassador to the US and UN Gilad Erdan "In the end, we would ultimately like to see [the government] overthrown and [for there to be] regime change," Erdan told Israel's Army Radio when asked about his government's Iran policy. | It's no secret Israel is hostile to the Iranian government, but Israeli officials have previously avoided such explicit calls for regime change. What Erdan said was interpreted…
(2021-08-06). Open Balkans Initiative: Continuity of Western Neocolonialism? towardfreedom.org The Balkans appear to remain stuck in the waiting room to join the EU, while foreign powers fight for influence and redistribution of Balkan nations' wealth.
(2021-08-06). Germany: Opel (Stellantis) raises pressure on employees. wsws.org Workers in several departments were told to find other jobs at the company or leave it altogether.
(2021-08-06). Russian DM takes hard line on Crimea as Western threats mount. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Crimea has always been, will remain Russian — Shoigu ==== U.S. envoy to Ukraine: we will launch activities to drive Russia from Crimea Defense, military-technical cooperation with U.S. one of main priorities of Ukrainian government Ukraine's new top commander's priorities: revamp army to NATO standards, teach troops English ==== Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has …
(2021-08-06). U.S. envoy to Ukraine: we will launch activities to drive Russia from Crimea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kvien, who has been in Ukraine since 2019 in various capacities, is — aptly enough — a graduate of the U.S. Army War College. The Crimea Platform initiative, which is to hold its first conference on August 23, is transparently designed to drive Russia out of Crimea; including expelling the Russian Black Sea Fleet from …
(2021-08-06). Turkey plans fleet of ship-launched combat drones, unmanned fighter jets. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkey's Baykar preparing shipborne fleet of combat drones Turkish drone maker Baykar has released new details about its newest armed drone, designed to launch from ships packed with unmanned aircraft. …the Turkish government hopes to convert its landing helicopter dock Anadolu into a carrier ship for attack drones…. ==== Turkey reveals details of unmanned fighter …
(2021-08-06). Eastern express: NATO's new command in Germany nears readiness. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO's Joint Support and Enabling Command in Germany is a sister initiative with the Allied Joint Force Command in Norfolk, Virginia. In language not heard since the depth of the Cold War, both commands are openly described as executing the prompt delivery of troops and military equipment from, respectively, the U.S. across the Atlantic to Europe …
(2021-08-06). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Strikes spread at several UK rail companies over pay, pensions, conditions; South African construction workers protesting unpaid wages clash with private security firm; strikes continue in Iran over pay and arrears, protests mounting over pensions…