(2021-08-15). Trillions Spent on Disastrous Afghan War vs. Just $25 Billion to Vaccinate World's Poor. commondreams.org
(2021-08-15). Houthis Release Footage Of Downed US ScanEagle 2 Drone. southfront.org 
Screen grab from the video released by the Houthis. | Late on August 14, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) shared footage showing the wreckage of a US Boeing Insitu ScanEagle 2 drone that was According to the Houthis, the drone was shot down with an unpacified "ground-to-air" missile over the district of Medghal in western Ma'rib. The Houthis have been leading a large offensive in the central province against th…
(2021-08-15). Saudis And US Double Cost Of Yemen's Staple Goods. popularresistance.org Aden, Yemen – "The prices are skyrocketing. We can't feed our children. They are starving," Saher Abdu Salem, a government employee and a mother of five, said as she participated in a protest in Aden against Saudi Arabia and the government of ousted Yemeni President Abdul-Mansour al-Hadi. The protests took place at the Aden port this week in the wake of a recent decision by the Saudi-backed government in Aden to raise the U.S. dollar exchange rate for major life-saving goods. Now Saher and her husband are struggling to feed their family in the coastal city where the price of the staple 'rooti' loaf of bread has s…
(2021-08-14). Israeli Army Shot Down Drones Launched By Hezbollah, Hamas. southfront.org 
An Iron Dome antimissile system is installed near the Israeli side of the border with Syria in the Golan Heights. IMAGE: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS | The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that their troops shot down two drones that violated the country's airspace on August 11. | The first drone was shot down in the northern region, in the eastern part of the Blue Line that separates Israeli-held areas from Lebanon's territory. The IDF said that the drone was launched by Hezbollah. | The army did not share any addition…
(2021-08-14). Houthis Shot Down US ScanEagle Drone Over Central Yemen. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On August 14, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) shot down a US Boeing Insitu ScanEagle drone over the central Yemeni province of Ma'rib, where they have been leading a large offensive against the Saudi-led coalition and its proxies for more than five months now. | Brig. Gen. Yahya Sari, a spokesman for the Yemen group, said that the drone was shot down with a "ground-to-air missile" while it was conducting "hostile acts" over the district of Medghal in western Ma'rib. | "The targeting operating is documented b…
(2021-08-14). Florida Jail Faces Threat of Toxic Flooding. It Has No Evacuation Plan. truthout.org 
Editor's note: Some names have been changed or left out to protect the identity of people who've been incarcerated in the Manatee County Jail. | Jennifer watched pandemonium unfold outside the window of her cell at the Manatee County Jail in Florida on the evening of Sunday, April 4. Drones hovered, dozens of police cars sped back and forth down the road. Jail staff moved their personal vehicles to higher ground and led livestock from the jail's work farm onto trailers. | A wastewater reservoir cove…