Daily Archives: September 16, 2020

2020-09-16: News Headlines

RT (2020-09-16). Feds worried drones might AIRLIFT prisoners over walls, says new DOJ report seeking permission to SHOOT THEM DOWN. rt.com The Federal Bureau of Prisons is worried drones might eventually be used in jailbreak attempts by physically lifting inmates out of the prison yard, a new report has revealed, adding that some drones can already elevate people. | Drones are hated and feared by prison guards for their capacity to serve as flying drug mules. But the Bureau of Prisons is also worried that drones may soon be used to carry prisoners themselves to freedom, according to a report published on Tuesday by the Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General. | Federal prison employees say they're worried that at some point, drones m…

Hunter DeRensis (2020-09-16). Trump Connects the Generals and the Military-Industrial Complex. globalresearch.ca Once again, the

yenisafak (2020-09-16). US House report blasts Boeing, gov't in 737 MAX crashes. yenisafak.com The US House of Representatives on Wednesday blasted aerospace company Boeing and government regulators over fatal crashes of 737 MAX aircraft that rocked world air travel in early 2019.After 18 months of investigation, a 250-page report from the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure decried "serious flaws and missteps in the design, development, and certification of the aircraft."The 737 MAX aircraft — made at Boeing's factory in the US state of Washington — received certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in March 2017.Following earlier mishaps, one of the aircraf…

Medea Benjamin (2020-09-15). Gorgon Stare: A "Persistent Eye in the Sky" May Be Coming to a City Near You. mintpressnews.com The military and the drone manufacturers, principally General Atomics, are arguing that the technology has advanced far enough that flying 79-ft. wingspan, six-ton drones over populated areas and alongside commercial air traffic is safe.

Mehr News Agency (2020-09-15). Iran reiterates concern on Saudis' secret nuclear activities. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) — Iran has once again expressed its concerns over the "non-transparent" nuclear activities of Saudi Arabia.

_____ (2020-09-14). Dr. Strangelove's Spoon Benders: How the U.S. Military Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. strategic-culture.org It is the belief held by top officials within the U.S. military industrial complex that their ideology of appropriate morality is to prevail and that one must use these mind-over-matter techniques to achieve the ultimate goal, "the power to manipulate reality", that global dominance can be achieved without wiping out the world."MindWar must be strategic in emphasis, with tactical applications playing a reinforcing, supplementary role. In its strategic context, MindWar must reach out to friends, enemies, and neutrals alike across the globe…through the media possessed by the United States which have the capabilit…

Slava Zilber (2020-09-13). An interview with Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CODEPINK, on Cuba and Cuba-US Relations. thecanary.co Medea, first I would like to talk to you about your recent article in Jacobin We Should Applaud the Cuban Health System — and … | By | Medea, first I would like to talk to you about your recent article in Jacobin

_____ (2020-09-13). Trump Boasts That He 'Saved' Mohammed bin Salman After the Khashoggi Murder. strategic-culture.org Daniel LARISON | The president reportedly The report isn't so much a revelation as it is a confirmation of our worst assumptions about Trump's dealings with the Saudis. He ta…