Monthly Archives: July 2021

2021-07-09: News Headlines

Lee Camp (2021-07-09). America's Impressive History of Bioweapons Attacks Against Its Own People. counterpunch.org The Biden Administration, the mainstream media and pretty much all the politicians in our country continue to throw fuel on the Sinophobia fire initially stoked by former President and current Mar-a-lago "fungineer" Donald Trump. (Word to the wise, "Sinophobia" means anti-China hatred, not anti-cinema hatred as I had thought. So I apologize to all the

Robert Jacobs (2021-07-09). Nuclear Stockholm Syndrome. counterpunch.org the civilian operation of nuclear power plants also places future generations at military risk. I have written that, historically, nuclear reactors were "born violent." That is to say, they were invented by the Manhattan Project in the early 1940s to manufacture plutonium for use in nuclear weapons, and were instrumental in killing almost 100,000 people in 1945. The "first" American commercial atomic plant in Shippingport, PA that went critical in 1958, was actually the 14th industrial nuclear reactor built in the United States, the other 13 only manufactured plutonium, which by then formed the fissile cores of t…

Anonymous669 (2021-07-08). Russia Tested Modern Target Acquisition System With Orion Combat Drones In Syria. southfront.org Source: mk.ru | The advanced Strelets KRUS intelligence, control and communications system provided targets for the Orion combat drone during a recent successful test in Syria, an unnamed source in the Russian military-industrial complex told the According to the source, Orion combat drones struck terrorist targets which were located with the Strelets system. The source didn't reveal when exactly the test took place. | "Compare…

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2021-07-08: News Headlines

Anonymous669 (2021-07-08). Russia Tested Modern Target Acquisition System With Orion Combat Drones In Syria. southfront.org Source: mk.ru | The advanced Strelets KRUS intelligence, control and communications system provided targets for the Orion combat drone during a recent successful test in Syria, an unnamed source in the Russian military-industrial complex told the According to the source, Orion combat drones struck terrorist targets which were located with the Strelets system. The source didn't reveal when exactly the test took place. | "Compare…

Nick Mottern (2021-07-07). Biden Acknowledges 'Over the Horizon' Air Attacks Planned Against Taliban. towardfreedom.org On July 2, fleeing questions from reporters about U.S. plans in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden sought refuge behind the July 4 Independence Day holiday. Yet, he obliquely acknowledged that the United States will use some level of "over the horizon" air attacks to prevent the Taliban from taking power, attacks that will include drones and manned aircraft, possibly even B-52s.

Editor (2021-07-07). G7/OTAN: Diplomacia entre ladrones. workers.org Para comprender la esencia de las reuniones en Europa, en las que Joe Biden ha estado hablando amablemente con los aliados imperialistas depredadores de Washington, debemos examinar su precedente histórico: la Conferencia de Berlín de 1884-1885 para dividir y saquear el continente africano. Reclamaciones europeas en àÅfrica, 1913. Se muestran . . . |

Anonymous669 (2021-07-07). Unidentified Drones Attacked US-Occupied Al-Omar Oil Fields In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org Illustrative image. | On July 7, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that it had thwarted an "attack with drones" on the al-Omar oil fields in southeastern Deir Ezzor in cooperation with the US-led coalition. | Farhad Shami, head of the SDF's Office of Media and Information, claimed that the drone attack did not result in any losses. | "Initial reports confirm that the attack was thwarted and no damage was recorded," Shami said on Twitter. "Further detailed information will be published once it's received." | Local…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-07). Military Situation In Iraq On July 7, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 6, the Iraqi groups attacked Erbil Airport with 20 rockets and 3 suicide drones | On July 6, a logistical convoy of the US military was targeted by an IED attack in the Dhi Qar area | On July 6, two logistical convoys of the US military were targeted by IEDs in the Diwaniyah area | On July 6, a logistical convoy of the US military was targeted by an IED attack in the Fallujah area | On July 6, North Gas Company south of Kirkuk was targeted with a Katyusha rocket…

Anonymous669 (2021-07-07). Iran Unveils Own Copy Of Israeli Spike Anti-Tank Guided Missile (Video, Photos). southfront.org Click to see original-size image. Source: Fars News Agency. | On July 7, Iran unveiled the ground-launched version of the "Almas" anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) which is a direct copy of the Israeli Spike system. | The missile was presented during a ceremony that the saw the delivery of modern equipment and weapons to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Ground Force. | The ceremony was attended by IRGC Commander Major General Hossein Salami, IRGC Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour a…

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