(2020-10-06). Nicholson Baker's Maddening Search for the Truth. thenation.com 
Denied access to files about the use of chemical weapons during the Cold War, the novelist's transformed his new book into a study of how America keeps its secrets.
(2020-10-05). Peace Groups Blockade Creech Air Force Base to Protest 'Illegal and Inhumane Remote Killing' by US Drones. commondreams.org One CodePink protester said she hopes the week-long protest "will teach the soldiers that they must take control of and understand the consequences of their actions." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screech_0.jpg …
(2020-10-05). Foreword to 30 Years of War, the German edition of David North's A Quarter Century of War. wsws.org After three decades of US-led wars, the outbreak of a third world war, whichwould be fought with nuclear weapons, is an imminent and concrete danger. Based on a thorough understanding of the wars of the past three decades and the socioeconomic and political processes in which they were rooted, this book develops a socialist perspective for the struggle against war.
(2020-10-05). 'Desperate': Trump May Extend New START to Bolster 'Dealmaker' Image Amid Pandemic. sputniknews.com US President Donald Trump may seek to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) between the US and Russia to draw attention away from his administration's poor COVID-19 response, Scott Ritter, former UN weapons inspector and weapons of mass destruction whistleblower, told Radio Sputnik.
(2020-10-02). How the U.S. Military Deformed Science. counterpunch.org 
Any discussion of American science includes, perforce, the military. Physics? Nuclear weapons. Biology? Germ warfare. Chemistry? Poison gas. While the wonders of science extend far beyond these blights, the military and its money have distorted scientific inquiry, to say the least. And where the Pentagon hasn't co-opted any given discipline, capitalism has swooped in. Just
(2020-10-02). Khashoggi murder: Turkey tells Saudis to send 'henchmen' to Istanbul for trial. middleeasteye.net 
Khashoggi murder: Turkey tells Saudis to send 'henchmen' to Istanbul for trial | Erdogan's communications director says journalist's real killers have been 'allowed to walk free' two years after his death | Fri, 10/02/2020 – 09: 11 | A man lights candles next to posters of Khashoggi during a gathering outside the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul (AFP) | On the second anniversary of journalist Jamal Kha…
(2020-10-02). The Pentagon Took Money for Covid Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Bought Weapons. globalresearch.ca As the pandemic continues to claim lives across the country, new information keeps coming out about how the Trump administration has made it harder for Americans to protect themselves. | We now know, for example, that early in the pandemic the …
(2020-10-02). Boeing Moves All 787 Dreamliner Production to South Carolina. globalresearch.ca Boeing's decades-long ties to Washington state could soon be numbered. | In a massive blow to Seattle, labor unions and the liberal run state of Washington, Boeing is moving its 787 Dreamliner production to South Carolina in an effort to cut …
(2020-10-02). The Hysteria of Identity Politics is Devolving Into Violence. dissidentvoice.org If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. — Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to Colonel Charles Yancey, January 6th, 1816 As the tech monopolies, the military industrial complex, the medical industrial complex, and other powerful corporate entities accumulate unprecedented …
(2020-10-02). Guterres: Only way to remove nuclear risk, 'completely eliminate nuclear weapons'. news.un.org The elimination of nuclear weapons is vital to the "survival of life on this planet", the UN chief told the final major event of the General Assembly's high level week on Friday.
(2020-10-02). On Grim Anniversary of Khashoggi Murder, Activists Project Slain Saudi's Image From Coast to Coast. commondreams.org "We promise you, Jamal, to always tell your story and to fight tirelessly until justice is served." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/jamal.jpg …
