(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). Thousands rally in Cuba in support of the Revolution. peoplesdispatch.org Thousands of people convened by the Union of Young Communists (UJC) hit the streets of Cuban capital Havana on August 5 in support of the Cuban Revolution, the Communist Party and the government.
(2021-08-07). JFK mystery endures like the US blockade of Cuba (Review of Josiah Thompson's "Last Second in Dallas"). zcomm.org I just finished Josiah Thompson's excellent new book on the JFK assassination: Last Second in Dallas (University Press of Kansas, 2021). Near the end of the book he describes how the scene of the crime, Dealey Plaza, looks to him in 2020. He reflects that "the case itself has been drained of its mythic resonance
(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). Mexico to host talks between Venezuela's government and opposition. peoplesdispatch.org Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), on August 5 during his daily press conference, confirmed that his country will host talks between the Venezuelan government of President Nicolás Maduro and the far-right opposition led by Juan Guaidó. | "The foreign minister has just informed me that Norway suggests making Mexico a venue of these negotiations and we agree, as we support the dialogue and agreements between the sides," said President AMLO in reply to a question asked in this regard. | The Mexican head of state did not specify the date of the meeting, however, according to information from variou…
(2021-08-07). Stories Of Resistance From El Maizal Commune. popularresistance.org El Maizal Commune lies in the fertile lands between the Lara and Portuguesa states in western Venezuela. Founded in 2009, this rural commune has since become an important political and economic force in both the region and the country. It not only produces huge amounts of corn every year, but also raises cattle and pigs, along with a growing number of additional side enterprises. Most importantly, El Maizal Commune forges new social relations and new human beings: people committed to the socialist project that Chávez promoted during his lifetime.
(2021-08-07). Venezuela to Roll Out New Monetary Reconversion. venezuelanalysis.com The rebranded "digital bolívar" will wipe out six zeroes from the current "sovereign bolívar" and enter circulation on October 1.
(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). 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). 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). 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). Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on his Way to Barbados for Medical Treatment Following Attack — Suspect Apprehended. orinocotribune.com The Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, who was injured on Thursday during protests, will be transferred to the neighboring island of Barbados to receive medical attention. | "I want to inform the public that based on the analysis and advice of the medical professionals at Milton Cato Memorial Hospital, a decision has been made that the Prime Minister needs to be transferred to Barbados for an MRI as a result of his injuries," said the Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves. | The head of state was heading to the Parliament headquarters this Thursday when he was hit with a stone wh…
(2021-08-07). Juan Guaidó Paid UK Legal Fees With Looted Venezuelan Money. popularresistance.org Court documents show that Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Guaidó's UK legal costs were paid with money appropriated from the Central Bank of Venezuela. As part of a legal effort to access roughly US$2bn of Venezuelan gold held in the Bank of England, Guaidó's legal team drew on hundreds of thousands of dollars — if not millions — originally seized from the Central Bank of Venezuela in the US. Guaidó's attempt to seize Central Bank of Venezuela assets in the UK, in other words, has been financed by money previously seized from the Central Bank of Venezuela.
(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). 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.
(2021-08-07). 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). [Correspondence] Lung health in LMICs: tackling challenges ahead. thelancet.com We welcome Jamilah Meghji and colleagues' Review1 about improving lung health in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), and we are particularly encouraged by the focus on the frequently neglected field of chronic respiratory diseases. However, we find that insufficient attention was paid to the role of primary care, which is the keystone for universal health coverage and, therefore, the route to improved prevention, diagnosis, and individualised and holistic treatment for most of the population.
(2021-08-06). Journalist Removed From McCarthy Presser Over Question on Jan 6 Commission. truthout.org 
A journalist was forcibly removed from a press conference being held by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-California) on Thursday when the reporter asked the lawmaker why he still opposed a commission to investigate the violence that took place at the U.S. Capitol building earlier this year. | The press conference, which took place in Florida, was addressing issues related to Cuba. McCarthy had just finished a response in which he said Cuban leaders had created tyranny for people in the i…
(2021-08-06). Freedom Summer Film Series | Haiti Betrayed. peoplesforum.org Join us at The People's Forum for our Freedom Summer Film Series! | As we begin the reopening of our space, every Friday evening in June we will show a film in our screening room. | This is a free, educational program, however, in order to maintain a safe capacity level, we ask that you leave a $6 deposit to reserve your participation. You will be refunded your deposit upon arrival or if you cancel. Please have your confirmation email ready when you arrive. | Freedom Summer Films is a series that aims to explore the humanity and the creativity of the many struggles against imperialism, colonialism, capitalism at…
(2021-08-06). Haiti: On Interventions And Occupations. popularresistance.org The first calls for foreign intervention into Haiti came soon after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel MoàØse in Port-au-Prince on July 7th. Intervention was justified by the claim that MoàØse's death had created a vacuum of political leadership and authority that would push Haiti into a maelstrom of chaos and anarchy — into what the Guardian announced as a "violent new era." Only intervention, led by the US and supported by its international partners, could save the troubled republic from an inevitable crisis. | By all accounts, the press projections of Haiti falling to barbarism after…
(2021-08-06). President Pedro Castillo: Chavista or Anti-Chavista? orinocotribune.com 
Venezuelan deputy Diosdado Cabello responded to accusations that the new president of Peru, Pedro Castillo, wants to copy the Chavista model of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Divergent arguments against Castillo have increased in recent days. Some accuse him of being a communist, and others classify him as a moderate. Additionally, there are statements in which Castillo allegedly distanced himself from the Bolivarian Revolution. | "Mr. Pedro Castillo is the president of Peru," said the second in command in the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). "He is not Chávez. Additionally, I think he has decla…
(2021-08-06). Iran and Venezuela: Common Interests and Enemies. orinocotribune.com 
The new president of Iran, Sayyid Ebrahim Raisolsadati [Raisi], reaffirmed his support of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela amid common threats and challenges. The president of the Islamic Republic denounced the failed attempts of US power groups to destroy the peace of nations such as Iran. | The Iranian president expressed this in a meeting with the Venezuelan Minister of Planning, Ricardo Menéndez. Menéndez attended the inauguration ceremony of Sayyid Ebrahim Raisolsadati. These countries have had diplomatic relations for 70 years, however these relations were strengthened when Hugo Chávez was elected. | Cu…
(2021-08-06). Venezuela Confirms Currency Rebranding as of October 1: 'Digital Bolívar' will Erase Six Zeros. orinocotribune.com 
As of October 1, the digital bolívar will come into effect, eliminating six zeros from Venezuela's currency, the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) announced through an official statement. Any amount or transaction expressed in bolivars will be divided by one million, the bank explained. The BCV indicated that this change in the monetary scale seeks to strengthen the development of the national economy, and will not affect the real value of our currency. The BCV also released images of the new banknotes and the new currency that will be valid from that date onwards. | The digital and physical bolívar will coexist, w…
(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). COVID Delta variant surges, putting jobs and lives on the line. peoplesworld.org 
With only fifty percent of the population fully vaccinated amid an outbreak of the coronavirus Delta variant, the U.S. has cause to worry. The strain caused between 80 and 87 percent of all COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks of July, according to the CDC. And while a million new jobs were created last …
(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). '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). '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). Venezuela Reports Newsletter N ∞ 20. mppre.gob.ve Our golden generation has already achieved in Tokyo the best performance of Venezuela in the Olympic Games. That story includes Yulimar Rojas' gold medal and world record in triple jump. Venezuela is advancing on all fronts. It builds a new economy to defeat the blockade, and strengthens its cooperation ties and its health system with […] | La entrada
(2021-08-06). Health crisis is a class question UK studies confirm. wsws.org On a racial analysis, the problem of the population's health is entirely confused and distorted.
(2021-08-06). In the Shadow of the Blockade: Stories of Resistance from El Maizal Commune (Part I). libya360.wordpress.com Cira Pascual Marquina and Chris Gilbert El Maizal Commune lies in the fertile lands between the Lara and Portuguesa states in western Venezuela. Founded in 2009, this rural commune has since become an important political and economic force in both the region and the country. It not only produces huge amounts of corn every year,…
(2021-08-06). Report: Brazil to become NATO's newest global partner. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com You read it here first: Senegal, Brazil being prepared for NATO partnerships? With a population of 215 million, Brazil will be the third-most populous of over 70 NATO members and partners, with only the U.S. and Pakistan (barely) exceeding it in that respect. Brazil May Become NATO's Second Global Partner in Latin America, Reports Say …
(2021-08-06). New Production Strategies: Stories of Resistance from El Maizal Commune (Part II). libya360.wordpress.com Cira Pascual Marquina and Chris Gilbert El Maizal Commune lies in the fertile lands between the Lara and Portuguesa states in western Venezuela. Founded in 2009, this rural commune has since become an important political and economic force in both the region and the country. It not only produces huge amounts of corn every year,…
(2021-08-06). Perú on the Lima Group: 'The Most Disastrous Thing We Have Done in International Politics'. orinocotribune.com A few days after the inauguration of Pedro Castillo, the Peruvian government has changed the official position that its predecessors maintained regarding the internal affairs of Venezuela. Yesterday Perú's newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs Héctor Béjar pointed out that the policy of the new government will be opposition to blockades and "sanctions." | Commenting on the future of the Lima Group directed by the US and formed under Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (2016-18), who is currently under house arrest, Béjar noted that there are already several countries of the interventionist group that c…
