Daily Archives: April 29, 2020

2020-04-29: News Headlines

Marzena Zukowska (2020-04-29). The spoils of playing war. zcomm.org Video games play a key role in sustaining the global military-industrial complex…

WSWS (2020-04-29). Global arms spending tops $1.9 trillion as fight against COVID-19 is starved of resources. wsws.org The continued spending of trillions on arms and war amid the present pandemic represents a crime against humanity.

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

Staff (2020-04-23). Israel Is Involving Itself In Libya's Civil War. Why? therealnews.com Khalifa Haftar's onslaught on the Libya's capital was openly supported by the UAE, but evidence has emerged that his forces received weapons and training from Israel.

Medea Benjamin (2020-04-04). Saudi's Brave Women Pull Back the Curtain on Crown Prince MBS. zcomm.org 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…

VINS (2020-04-03). Military-Grade Drones to Operate over San Diego in 2020. projectcensored.org As tensions between Iran and the United States remain high, the US military is preparing to conduct test flights of drones over major American cities, Truthout reported in January 2020….

Jon Rainwater (2019-11-07). Take Action — Some actual, SANE legislation. peaceaction.org Trump has plans to spend nearly $2 TRILLION over the next 30 years on unneeded and unnecessary nuclear weapons and delivery systems. This makes no sense. This is insane. That's nearly $100 million wasted every day for thirty years on weapons we are supposed to be getting rid of. To put that amount in perspective, …

sputniknews (2020-04-29). Boeing Reportedly Planning to Cut Total Number of Employees by 10 Percent. sputniknews.com As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to reduce airline passenger traffic, the jobs of nearly 7 million people are at risk, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Staff (2020-04-21). Juan González: "Make No Mistake: This Country Is Edging Closer to Neo-Fascist Authoritarianism" democracynow.org 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.

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The spoils of playing war
Marzena Zukowska | zcomm.org | 2020-04-29
Video games play a key role in sustaining the global military-industrial complex…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-spoils-of-playing-war/

Global arms spending tops $1.9 trillion as fight against COVID-19 is starved of resources
wsws.org | 2020-04-29
The continued spending of trillions on arms and war amid the present pandemic represents a crime against humanity.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/29/mili-a29.html

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/

Israel Is Involving Itself In Libya's Civil War. Why?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-04-23
Khalifa Haftar's onslaught on the Libya's capital was openly supported by the UAE, but evidence has emerged that his forces received weapons and training from Israel.
therealnews.com/stories/israel-mossad-libya-civil-war-khalifa-haftar

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/

Military-Grade Drones to Operate over San Diego in 2020
VINS | projectcensored.org | 2020-04-03
As tensions between Iran and the United States remain high, the US military is preparing to conduct test flights of drones over major American cities, Truthout reported in January 2020….
projectcensored.org/military-grade-drones-to-operate-over-san-diego-in-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=military-grade-drones-to-operate-over-san-diego-in-2020

Boeing Reportedly Planning to Cut Total Number of Employees by 10 Percent
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-29
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to reduce airline passenger traffic, the jobs of nearly 7 million people are at risk, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
sputniknews.com/business/202004291079133351-boeing-reportedly-planning-to-cut-total-number-of-employees-by-10-percent/

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