Defense Lobbyist Mark Esper Sworn in as Pentagon Chief
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-24
Army Secretary Mark Esper was sworn in as U.S. secretary of defense Tuesday, hours after the Senate cast a strong bipartisan vote, ending the longest period the Pentagon has been without a permanent top official. | RELATED: | From Boeing to Raytheon: A New Lobbyist to Run the Pentagon | Esper was sworn in by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in a White House ceremony hosted by President Donald Trump and attended by a number of Republican lawmakers. He was confirmed by the U.S…
telesurenglish.net/news/united-states-new-defense-secretary-pentagon-chief-mark-esper-weapon-lobbyist-20190724-0008.html

The NATO Breeding-Pool for Neo-Nazis in Ukraine
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-24
Inquiries are under way about the modern arsenals discovered in Piedmont, Lombardy and Tuscany — a veritable neo-Nazi matrix, as revealed by the swastikas and Hitler quotes found with the weapons. However, there is still no answer to the question …
globalresearch.ca/the-nato-breeding-pool-for-neo-nazis-in-ukraine/5684451

Lebanon Accuses Israel of Threatening Peace in the Region
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-23
Lebanon accused Israel Tuesday of threatening its civilian infrastructure after the latter complained before the United Nations Security Council that Iran was smuggling weapons to the Hezbollah movement through the port of Lebanon's capital, Beirut. | RELATED: | Israel Strikes Strategic Tel al-Hara Near Golan Heights: Syrian Gov't | "Israel found that in 2018 and 2019,…
telesurenglish.net/news/Lebanon-Accuses-Israel-of-Threatening-Peace–20190723-0029.html

Blood on Our Hands: How We Help Drive Immigration North
Frances Moore Lappé | commondreams.org | 2019-07-23
In September 2014, a U.S. official from The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives estimated that half the weapons available on El Salvador's black market were made in the United States. (Photo: Wes Bausmith / Los Angeles Times) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/image_for_blood_on_our_hands_7.23.19.png …
commondreams.org/views/2019/07/23/blood-our-hands-how-we-help-drive-immigration-north?cd-origin=rss

UK Wants European Force to Police Persian Gulf
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-23
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for a European led naval force to police the gulf and counter "piracy," meanwhile, Tehran says they have drones above the waters and are monitoring all movements in their territorial waters. | RELATED: | Iran Says Arrested 17 CIA Spies, Some Sentenced to Death | "We will now seek to put together a European-led maritime protection mission to support safe passage of both crew and cargo in this vital region," said Hunt, as he called for th…
telesurenglish.net/news/UK-Wants-European-Force-to-Police-Persian-Gulf–20190723-0010.html

International Laws Governing the Use of Nuclear Weapons in Outer Space Expiring in 2021
Deb West | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-23
In recent rhetoric about a treaty between Russia and Pakistan to not be the first to deploy weapons in space, citing "The use of force against space-based objects, the development and deployment of Anti Ballistic Missile systems and their …
globalresearch.ca/international-laws-governing-use-nuclear-weapons-outer-space-expiring-2021/5684386

Venezuela: Guaido's bodyguards arrested as Barbados talks resume
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-19
Three men linked to self-declared "Interim President" Juan Guaido were arrested on July 12, while allegedly selling weapons stolen during the failed April 30 putsch. | According to Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez, Guaido's personal bodyguards Erick Sanchez and Jason Parisi, as well as Sanchez's cousin Eduardo Garcia, were detained while reportedly trying to sell five AK-103 rifles and ten ammunition packs for US$35,000. | The rifles' serial numbers allegedly matched those stolen from the Bolivarian National Guard post in Caracas' Federal Legislative Palace, where the National Assembly sits. | The governme…
greenleft.org.au/content/venezuela-guaidos-bodyguards-arrested-barbados-talks-resume