The D.O.A. Peace Movement Ain't Marching Much Anymore, But We Did
Howard Lisnoff | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-09
We won't be erased or airbrushed out of history. Even though there appears to be no life in anything resembling a vibrant antiwar movement, especially on college campuses, the endless wars the U.S. now fights go on with lives lost and trillions of dollars of so-called national treasure thrown away. In 2018, I received an email from…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/09/the-d-o-a-peace-movement-aint-marching-much-anymore-but-we-did/
Trump and GOP Are Blatantly Encouraging Foreign Dictators to Hack the 2020 Election
Thom Hartmann | commondreams.org | 2019-07-09
Trump and the GOP will still need a little help from their overseas friends, just as Trump Jr. reached out to or tried to take help from the Russians, Saudis and Emiratis in 2016. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/don-jr-getty.jpeg …
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UAE's Yemen Troop Withdrawal Follows New Houthi Weapons and Threats of Attack on Dubai
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2019-07-09
The Houthi strategy of striking the Saudi-led Coalition on its own territory appears to be working, as Saudi Arabia's main partner in its war on Yemen, the UAE, recently announced it would begin a drawdown of troops from the country.
mintpressnews.com/uae-yemen-troop-withdrawal-houthi-new-drones-missiles/260253/
It is not the Non-existent Iranian Bomb; it is the Other Existing Bombs
Dan Lieberman | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-09
United States (US) demands that Iran promise to halt pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missile developments distract from the real intent of the US actions. Knowing that the Islamic Republic is not pursuing nuclear weapons and will react aggressively to sanctions, the US ploy deters other nations from establishing more friendly relations with Iran …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/it-is-not-the-non-existent-iranian-bomb-it-is-the-other-existing-bombs/
An Hour with Noam Chomsky on Fascism, Nuclear Weapons, Climate Change, Julian Assange & More
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-05
In April, hundreds of people packed into the Old South Church in Boston to hear the world-renowned dissident and linguist Noam Chomsky speak. In this hour-long special, we air an excerpt of Chomsky's speech and his on-stage interview with Amy Goodman.
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/5/an_hour_with_noam_chomsky_on
Anti-Trump 4th of July Protest in DC Features 'Baby Trump' Blimp
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-05
The peace group CodePink organized a protest on the Washington DC Mall, just prior to Trump's militarized Independence Day extravaganza. The protest featured the 'Baby Trump' balloon from London, many speakers, and a reading of Frederick Douglass' speech, "What To The Slave Is The 4th Of July?"
therealnews.com/stories/anti-trump-4th-of-july-protest-in-dc-features-baby-trump-blimp
United States Is in No Position to Lecture Iran
Kathy Kelly | progressive.org | 2019-06-25
The greatest outlier in terms of possessing nuclear weapons is the United States.
progressive.org/dispatches/an-honorable-course-for-the-us-in-iran-kelly-190625/
Israel's Secretive Nuclear Facility Leaking as Watchdog Finds Israel Has Nearly 100 Nukes
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-06-17
Israel is one of only five nations in the world that refuse to sign the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, an international treaty aimed at ending the proliferation of nuclear weapons and achieving global nuclear disarmament.
mintpressnews.com/international-watchdog-finds-israel-has-nearly-100-nuclear-weapons/259274/
Poland Just Became America's Most Important NATO Ally
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-17
The US' decision to dispatch 1,000 additional "rotational" troops and even a squadron of surveillance drones to Poland makes the Central European country its most important NATO ally because of the threat that this poses to Russian strategic interests in …
globalresearch.ca/poland-became-us-most-important-nato-ally/5680858
Trump and Bolton Are Breaking What Nuclear Order There Is
Kate Hudson | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-17
It's 10 years now since US president Barack Obama made his famous Prague speech, committing to a nuclear weapons-free world. I remember hearing his words broadcast, amid the tumultuous cheers of the crowd in Hradƒçany Square, as if it were …
globalresearch.ca/trump-bolton-breaking-what-nuclear-order-there-is/5680875
Boeing executives 'very sorry' for deadly air crashes which killed 346 people
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-06-17
Boeing executives have apologised to the families of those who died in two 737 Max crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia.Kevin McAllister, the CEO of Boeing's commercial aircraft, told reporters at the Paris Air Show that the firm was "very sorry for the loss of lives" in the Lion Air crash last October and the Ethiopian Airlines disaster in March, both involving Boeing's 737 Max aircraft.A total of 346 people were killed.Investigations into the malfunctions are underway.Boeing planes on display at a previous Paris Air Show (AP)McAllister also said he was sorry for the disruption to airlines from the subsequent groun…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/06/17/boeing-executives-very-sorry-for-deadly-air-crashes-which-killed-346-people/
Boeing admits mistake in handling 737-Max warning system malfunction
Jerry Omondi | cgtn.com | 2019-06-17
Boeing made mistakes in its handling of a warning system in the 737 Max Airplanes, the company's CEO Dennis Muilenburg admitted at the world's biggest air show in Paris on Sunday. | Muilenburg referred to a cockpit warning light designed to alert pilots whenever two sensors on the plane's wings differed on the aircraft's angle of attack. | When the airplane manufacturer delivered the 737 Max to airlines in 2017, it believed the light was operational on all jets. After they began flying that year, engineers at the company learned that the warning light would only work if a carrier purchased a separate cockpit i…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/17/boeing-admits-mistake-in-handling-737-max-warning-system-malfunction/
United Technologies — Raytheon Merger Is the Definition of Crony Capitalism
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-06-17
Trump opposes the merger of these two arms manufacturers, which would create the world's largest such corporation, but why? Bill Black gives us the interesting answer and explores why these mergers are dangerous and on the rise…
therealnews.com/stories/united-technologies-raytheon-merger-is-the-definition-of-crony-capitalism
US, Israel and Saudis Pushing for War on Iran?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-06-16
What's going on in Washington and the Middle East is eerily reminiscent of what preceded Bush/Cheney's 2003 war on Iraq — weapons of mass deception the pretext. | All wars are based on Big Lies and deception. Pretexts are needed to …
globalresearch.ca/us-israel-saudis-pushing-war-iran/5680750
Boeing Admits 'Mistake' in Max Jet Disasters That Killed 346
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-06-16
The company's CEO calls the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes a "defining moment" for Boeing, expects grounded planes to fly this year.
truthdig.com/articles/boeing-admits-mistake-in-max-jet-disasters-that-killed-346/
Houthi Drone Attacks Continue to Target Airport in Saudi Arabia
telesurenglish.net | 2019-06-15
The Qasif K2 drones struck the control rooms in Jizan airport as well as the refueling station in Abha, according to a spokesperson of the Yemeni armed forces. The attacks were stated to be an act of retaliation against Saudi Arabia's war against the impoverished nation. | The Houthi milita has increased its attacks on airports in recent days and launched major attacks on oil-pipelines in Saudi Arabia. | The Western-backed, Saudi-led coalition that has been battling the Houthi movement in Yemen said earlier strikes on the Airport in Abha was proof of Iranian support for what it called cross-border terrorism.
telesurenglish.net/news/Houthi-Drone-Attacks-Continue-to-Target-Airport-in-Saudi-Arabia-20190615-0012.html
'Deja Vu' of Iraq War Lies as US Blames Iran for Tanker Attack Without Single Shred of Evidence
Jake Johnson | theantimedia.com | 2019-06-14
(CD) — In a press conference that immediately evoked memories of the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday claimed Iran was behind alleged attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman without presenting one single shred of evidence. "This assessment is based on intelligence, the weapons used, the …
'Deja Vu' of Iraq War Lies as US Blames Iran for Tanker Attack Without Single Shred of Evidence
The Houthi strategy of striking the Saudi-led Coalition on its own territory appears to be working, as Saudi Arabia's main partner in its war on Yemen, the UAE, recently announced it would begin a drawdown of troops from the country.
We won't be erased or airbrushed out of history. Even though there appears to be no life in anything resembling a vibrant antiwar movement, especially on college campuses, the endless wars the U.S. now fights go on with lives lost and trillions of dollars of so-called national treasure thrown away. In 2018, I received an email from More
In April, hundreds of people packed into the Old South Church in Boston to hear the world-renowned dissident and linguist Noam Chomsky speak. In this hour-long special, we air an excerpt of Chomsky's speech and his on-stage interview with Amy Goodman.
The peace group CodePink organized a protest on the Washington DC Mall, just prior to Trump's militarized Independence Day extravaganza. The protest featured the 'Baby Trump' balloon from London, many speakers, and a reading of Frederick Douglass' speech, "What To The Slave Is The 4th Of July?"