Monthly Archives: August 2022

2022-08-17: News Headlines

Staff (2022-08-17). US Air Force tests nuclear-capable long-range missile. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — The US Air Force test-fired a long-range missile capable of carrying nuclear weapons early Tuesday morning amid tensions with China over Pelosi's provocative visit to Taiwan.

____ (2022-08-17). VIDEO: 3 Iranian drones displayed at Russia's ARMY Expo 2022. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — Three sophisticated Iranian drones including an attack drone were showcased at Russia's International Military-Technical Forum ARMY 2022.

Ana Perdigón (2022-08-17). Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega Lashes Out at President of Argentina re: EMTRASUR Boeing 747 Case. orinocotribune.com The president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, criticized his Argentinian counterpart, Alberto Fernández, for following orders from the United States and for having the Venezuelan Boeing 747-300 detained in Buenos Aires, along with its crew. | During an event for the 42nd anniversary of the naval force, Ortega repudiated the Argentinian government for kidnapping Venezuelan brothers and sisters, only because the White House ordered it. | "They have kidnapped 11, 12 Venezuelan brothers because that is how the Yankees ordered it from Washington, and they wash their hands saying that it is a matter of justice," Ortega sa…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-17). Consumer Health: Teens and depression — a back-to-school concern. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org With many teens heading back to school, peer pressure and academic expectations are once again a reality. These added pressures can cause ups and downs during what can be an already tumultuous time of life. For some teens, though, the lows are more than just temporary feelings. They're symptoms of depression. Depression is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders in children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Teen depression is a…

Staff (2022-08-17). American naval training aircraft crashes in Texas. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — A Navy training aircraft crashed as it was approaching Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas, the service announced Tuesday.

_____ (2022-08-16). Various Points On Ukraine And Media. popularresistance.org Today I learned that the anonymous 'Marinus' author of the Marine Corps Gazette piece is allegedly the retired General Karl Van Riper who is well know for spoiling the Millennium Challenge war game by applying realistic conditions. The guy is hated by the chairborne divisions in the Pentagon. BTW – a facsimile of the first part of Marine Gazette piece is available here. Another excellent Gazette piece on the Russian way of fighting from January 2022 is here. | Still another excellent paper I found through a link at Naked Capitalism is by Myrmikan Research which looks at the historic context of the war through the…

Anonymous103 (2022-08-16). Political West Escalates Arms Deliveries To Kiev Regime. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageThe damage Western weapons cause cannot be underestimated, for as long as the Neo-Nazi junta has even a somewhat functioning military, NATO will continue supplying it. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | The political West is increasing "lethal aid" deliveries to the Kiev regime, while NATO Military-Industrial Complexes are using the conflict to heavily promote their products and make astronomical profits. Recently, the Pentagon announced that th…

Fight Back (2022-08-16). Dallas vigil for martyred Palestinians. fightbacknews.org Dallas, TX – On Saturday, August 13, 50 people raised Palestinian flags and held candles at the Grassy Knoll in downtown Dallas. They gathered to pay respects to the 49 Palestinians killed by Israel. Israel bombed people in Gaza, Palestine from August 5 to August 7. | Jo Hargis of the Dallas Anti-War Committee said, "The United States is guilty of every bomb dropped on Palestine and every murder of Palestinians," stated Hargis. "The continued occupation of Palestine is only possible thanks to the billions of dollars a year in direct funding of weapons and in favorable trade deals." | Rick Majumdar of the Dallas…

Brett Wilkins (2022-08-16). Amid Warnings of 'Catastrophic Collapse,' Feds Cut Colorado River Water Use in Arizona, Nevada. commondreams.org "Nothing has changed with today's news," said one conservationist, "except for the fact that the Colorado River system keeps crashing."

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-16). Can massage relieve symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Stress is an inevitable part of life. It is nearly impossible to remove all stress from day-to-day life. Stress is physiological and psychological responses to situations the body and mind find to be overwhelming. Even situations perceived as good, like getting married, starting a new job or becoming a parent, can produce significant stress. When people struggle to cope with stressful situations, depression and anxiety symptoms can become more noticeable. Massage therapy is one of…

Staff (2022-08-16). Plane crash reported in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) — Saudi official sources reported that a light plane crashed in the country's capital of Riyadh.

Staff (2022-08-16). Bus-oil tanker crash leaves 20 dead in Pakistan's Punjab. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) — At least 20 people were burnt alive in a collision between a passenger bus and an oil tanker in Pakistan's Punjab province on Tuesday, rescue officials said.

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2022-08-16: News Headlines

Staff (2022-08-16). Plane crash reported in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) — Saudi official sources reported that a light plane crashed in the country's capital of Riyadh.

Staff (2022-08-16). Bus-oil tanker crash leaves 20 dead in Pakistan's Punjab. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) — At least 20 people were burnt alive in a collision between a passenger bus and an oil tanker in Pakistan's Punjab province on Tuesday, rescue officials said.

WSWS (2022-08-15). Worst-ever drought devastates Europe amid capitalism's climate crisis. wsws.org This once-in-every- 0-year drought shows that internationally coordinated action is urgently needed to halt climate change and protect critical food and energy supplies.

Anonymous103 (2022-08-15). Military Situation In Syria On August 15, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On August 15, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 6 times: 4 &#1 ; in Aleppo province, 1 &#1 ; in Idlib province, 1 &#1 ; in Idlib Latakia; | On August 15, the US base at Tanf area was targeted with several drones; | On August 14, the Israeli warplanes attacked SAA position in the Tartus and Damascus countrysides. Three SAA servicemen were killed; | On August 14, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SAA positions in…

Staff (2022-08-15). 4-nation drone competition kicks off in Iran's Kashan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) — The 7th international military competition with the participation of drones from Iran, Russia, Belarus and Armenia, started on Monday morning in Kashan in central Iran.

Misión Verdad (2022-08-15). Washington Escalates Hijacking of Venezuela's EMTRASUR Boeing 747. orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad &#1 ; Aug 14, 2022 | BACKGROUND | On August 11, the Lomas de Zamora court (Buenos Aires, Argentina) accepted the request for the seizure of the Boeing 747 aircraft belonging to the Venezuelan company EMTRASUR, illegally held at the Ezeiza airport since June 8. The request was made earlier this month to the Argentine judge Federico Villena, by the Federal Court of the District of Columbia (Washington), which was sent by the United States Department of Justice to the authorities of the Argentine republic. | Accepting this order supposes a turn of events in the kidnapping of the Venezuelan aircraft,…

Staff (2022-08-15). US base at Syria-Iraq border targeted with drones. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) — News sources on Monday reported that the US military base in Al Tanf (located on the Iraq-Syrian border) came under drone attack.

____ (2022-08-15). China's surveyed urban unemployment rate continues to drop in July. ecns.cn China's surveyed urban unemployment rate continued to drop in July, down from 5.5 percent in June to stand at 5.4 percent last month, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Monday.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-15). Iran dismisses claims on sending arms to Yemen as baseless. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) — Nasser Kan'ani, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, rejected a media claim about sending weapons from Iran's Bandar Abbas to Yemen's Hodeidah port as baseless and unfounded.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-08-15). Can massage relieve symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Stress is an inevitable part of life. It is nearly impossible to remove all stress from day-to-day life. Stress is physiological and psychological responses to situations the body and mind find to be overwhelming. Even situations perceived as good, like getting married, starting a new job or becoming a parent, can produce significant stress. When people struggle to cope with stressful situations, depression and anxiety symptoms can become more noticeable. Massage therapy is one of…

Fight Back (2022-08-14). Red Theory: Constant and variable capital. fightbacknews.org To understand Marx's critique of capitalism, it is essential to understand capital dialectically. We see again and again in Capital itself that Marx breaks things down into their contradictory aspects. We've already seen this with value, which considers both use-value and exchange-value. Now, as we look at capital itself, we will see Marx's dialectical method of analysis at work again, as Marx shows how capital is divided into constant and variable capital. | Let's dig a little deeper into the value of a commodity. Remember that the value of a commodity is determined by the socially necessary labor time that is r…

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