Daily Archives: August 11, 2021

2021-08-11: News Headlines

_____ (2021-08-11). Biden Must Call Off the B-52s Bombing Afghan Cities. commondreams.org Nearly 75% of Democrats—and almost a third of Republicans—would be more likely to support Biden if he achieves passage of the For the People Act. | The deployment of B-52 bombers, Reaper drones and AC-130 gunships are a brutal response by a failing, flailing imperial power to a historic, humiliating defeat.

Editor2 (2021-08-11). How a Network of UK Intel-Linked Operatives Helped Sell Every Alleged Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack. orinocotribune.com By Kit Klarenberg — Aug 4, 2021 | While Western media covers up their credibility issues, these pseudo-experts and spooks have helped drive the dirty war on Syria. | A tight-knit cast of characters has sought to destabilize the Syrian government by convincing Syrians, Western citizens, foreign states, and international bodies that the CIA-backed Free Syrian Army is a legitimate, "moderate" alternative, while flooding news across the globe with opposition propaganda. | Its key actors have also played a central part in high-profile chemical weapon deceptions, participating in the attacks' staging, generating m…

John Ryan (2021-08-10). Afghan Tragedy: Still Relevant Today As it Was Analyzed 15 Years Ago. covertactionmagazine.com By every measure, the Afghan War has been a failure for America. But it has been a $5 trillion success for American corporations like Lockheed Martin, DynCorp, General Dynamics, Black & Veatch, Halliburton and the oil companies which shipped half-a-million gallons of fuel a day…

Workers World Philadelphia bureau (2021-08-10). Protesting prison profiteers. workers.org Gathered outside the world headquarters of the Aramark corporation in Philadelphia Aug. 7, around 20 demonstrators denounced that company and several others that profit heavily from the prison-industrial complex. Protesters against prison profiteers gather outside Aramark's corporate office, Philadelphia, Aug. 7. Credit: Joe Piette The action was called to show . . . |

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