(2019-08-02). Prohibiting Maintenance of Tanker Off Yemeni Coast, Saudis Risk Explosion and Environmental Disaster. mintpressnews.com 
"We are talking about a huge floating tanker that entered service in Yemen 30 years ago, which contains more than one million tons of oil. If an explosion takes place, many countries, including Saudi Arabia, will be hit with an environmental disaster."
(2019-08-02). The Geopolitical Wrecking Ball Trump Regime. "MAGA Gone Mad" globalresearch.ca Wall Street and other monied interests love Trump for handing them a bonanza of riches. Weapons and munitions makers support him and bipartisan congressional war party members for waging endless wars of aggression. | Big Oil, Big Pharma, other corporate predators, …
(2019-08-02). 'We cannot keep handing over billions to military-industrial complex,' says Sanders as senate passes massive pentagon budget. nationofchange.org Sen. Bernie Sanders said the United States cannot continue pouring massive sums into the Pentagon at the expense of domestic priorities after the Republican-controlled Senate on Thursday approved a sweeping budget deal that includes $1.48 trillion in military spending over the next two years. "The Pentagon is set to grow by $90 billion and reach $738 billion next year. …
(2019-08-02). Ship of Fools: Britain, America and the Iranian Oil Tanker Incidents. counterpunch.org Taking over from Britain's colonial role in exploiting the country, the US has bullied and tried to intimidate Iran for decades. The ongoing pretext for strangling Iran economically is that Iran is developing nuclear weapons. The UN's International Atomic Energy Agency repeatedly finds no evidence for this repeated US-led lie. Then-US President Barack Obama's Task More
(2019-08-02). Fund Newstart not US wars. greenleft.org.au 
More than 700,000 Australians are struggling to survive on $40 dollars a day while $200 billion is being set aside over the next 10 years for Australia's military, largely to support US wars, according to the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN). | IPAN spokesperson Shirley Winton said: "In the past five years, government spending on social and community services has been severely cut back while the Australian governments' military spending on supporting US offensive wars and the military-industrial complex has increased exponentially. | "Over 700,000 Australians depend on Newstart unemployment benef…
(2019-08-02). 'We Cannot Keep Handing Over Billions to Military-Industrial Complex,' Says Sanders as Senate Passes Massive Pentagon Budget. commondreams.org "The Pentagon is set to grow by $90 billion and reach $738 billion next year. For $90 billion, we could double nutrition assistance or provide $7,000 to every child in poverty." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/us_military_bernie_sanders.png …
(2019-08-01). Israel: Netanyahu's Ally Confirms Talks with Saudis to Exploit Gas in Occupied Palestine. telesurenglish.net Saudi Arabia is holding talks with Israel over buying natural gas from occupied Palestinian territories, Israeli official Ayoob Kara said in an interview Thursday, in a move that would represent an unprecedented level of collaboration between Arab governments and Israel. | RELATED: | Saudi Forces Kill 13 in 'Massacre' at Yemen Market | The proposed project will involve building a pipeline connecting Saudi Arabia to Eliat, an area near an Israeli holiday resort that is built on occupied land…
(2019-08-01). Blair's number two, Alastair Campbell, reveals how Corbyn tried to keep him in the Labour Party. wsws.org An unindicted war criminal alongside former prime minister Tony Blair, Campbell was a key architect in concocting the lies about Iraq's possessing Weapons of Mass Destruction.
(2019-08-01). Rojava Revolution – seven years on. greenleft.org.au 
July 19 marked the seventh anniversary of northern Syria's Rojava Revolution. On that day in 2012 the nascent People's Protection Units (YPG) took control of the Kurdish-majority city of Kobanê. The outnumbered forces of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad surrendered and were allowed to depart (without their weapons). Other Kurdish cities and towns in the north were soon liberated as well. | From these beginnings, the liberated zone has grown into the General Council of the Self Administration in Northern and Eastern Syria (NES). Together with civic councils in towns liberated from the Islamic State (Manbij, Tabqa,…
(2019-07-31). 2nd Democratic Debate, Pt. 1: The Moderate/Progressive Divide Came Through (1/3). therealnews.com 
The first part of the second democratic debate showed a non-rancorous divide on how to beat Trump and fresh discussions first-use of nuclear weapons and for getting out of Afghanistan…
(2019-07-31). Warren Backs "No First Use" Nuclear Policy as Buttigieg Calls for Withdrawal from Afghanistan. democracynow.org 
While most of Tuesday's debate focused on domestic issues, Democratic candidates were briefly asked about nuclear weapons policy and the war in Afghanistan. Senator Elizabeth Warren defended her "no first use" policy on nuclear weapons, despite criticism from Montana Governor Steve Bullock. Meanwhile, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper sparred on whether the U.S. should withdraw from Afghanistan after 18 years of war.
(2019-07-30). Dear Moderators of the Presidential Debates. dissidentvoice.org You mass media folks lead busy lives, I'm sure. But you must have heard something about nuclear weapons — those supremely destructive devices that, along with climate change, threaten the continued existence of the human race. Yes, thanks to popular protest and carefully-crafted arms control and disarmament agreements, there has been some progress in limiting …
(2019-07-29). Nuclear Disarmament Should Be a Top 2020 Campaign Issue But Is Being Ignored. dissidentvoice.org Two years ago on July 7, 2017, 122 nations approved the text of the Treaty on the Prohibition of NuclearWeapons (TPNW). The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 for spearheading this achievement. Few Americans are aware of it and none of the major presidential candidates are informing …
(2019-07-29). With Libyans now 'fighting the wars of others' inside their own country, UN envoy urges Security Council action to end violence. un.org Fighting in Libya "shows no signs of abating", the head of the United Nations Support Mission (UNSMIL), told the Security Council on Monday, painting a grim picture of worsening humanitarian conditions, and warning that the instability and influx of foreign weapons is fueling a proxy war in the north African country.