Exclusive: OPCW insiders slam "compromised" new Syria chemical weapons probe
The Grayzone | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-28
Current and former staff members of the OPCW have denounced the organization's IIT report alleging Syrian government sarin use at…
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/28/opcw-insiders-ltamenah-chemical-weapons-report/

Exclusive: OPCW insiders slam 'compromised' new Syria chemical weapons probe
The Grayzone | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-28
Current and former staff members of the OPCW have denounced the organization's IIT report alleging Syrian government sarin use at…
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/28/opcw-insiders-ltamenah-chemical-weapons-report/

The Pentagon's Pandemic Posture Is All at Sea
Andrey Areshev | strategic-culture.org | 2020-04-28
According to the official U.S. manual Defense Support of Civil Authorities of 2019, "The mission of the Department of Defense in a pandemic is to preserve U.S. combat capabilities and readiness and to support U.S. government efforts to save lives, reduce human suffering, and slow the spread of infection." But the Pentagon and its influential allies in the military-industrial complex have chosen to try to avoid the wider implications of the Covid-19 pandemic. The result has been focus on aggression at the expense of the nation's well-being.
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/04/28/pentagon-pandemic-posture-all-at-sea/

US Tops World's $1.9 Trillion Military Spending in 2019: Report
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-27
The United States leads once again the list of largest military spenders with a 38 percent share of the almost US$1.9 trillion spent in war and weapons by the world's superpowers, according to the latest annual report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released Monday. | RELATED: | US Asks Not to Cut Defense Spending Due to COVID-19 | "The recent growth in U.S. mil…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Tops-Worlds-1.9-Trillion-Military-Spending-in-2019-Report-20200427-0012.html

Saudi's Brave Women Pull Back the Curtain on Crown Prince MBS
Medea Benjamin | zcomm.org | 2020-04-04
The bogus trial against Loujain al-Hathloul should compel governments around the world to put more pressure on the Saudis and demand al-Hathloul's immediate and unconditional release…
zcomm.org/zmagazine/saudis-brave-women-pull-back-the-curtain-on-crown-prince-mbs/

Juan González: "Make No Mistake: This Country Is Edging Closer to Neo-Fascist Authoritarianism"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-21
We get an update from Democracy Now! co-host Juan González about his mother and wife, who were infected with COVID-19, and discuss how right-wing Trump supporters are brandishing automatic weapons at protests to demand an end to coronavirus shutdowns and are being egged on by the president. "We should make no mistake, that this country is edging closer and closer to neo-fascist authoritarianism," says González, expressing concern these actions will become normalized in the lead-up to a bitter national election in November.
www.democracynow.org/2020/4/21/juan_gonzalez_coronavirus_update