Monthly Archives: August 2022

2022-08-19: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-19). Report: Details of New Iran Nuclear Deal Approved by Iran. news.antiwar.com As the US is considering Iran's response to an EU proposal to revive the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, The Cradle reported on Thursday the details of the agreement Tehran put forward. The Cradle report cited an unnamed Iranian source who said that the deal includes comprehensive sanctions relief for Iran and a series …

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-19). Raeisi government works towards removal of sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — Abolfazl Amouei, the spokesman for parliament's foreign policy & nat'l security commission, says President Raeisi's administration seeks to get the sanctions removed, adding that talks with Riyadh are going on well.

TeleSUR, ysm, JGN (2022-08-19). Revelan que caso Ayotzinapa constituyó un crimen de Estado. telesurtv.net El subsecretario para Derechos Humanos, Alejandro Encinas, precisó que hasta el momento "no hay indicio alguno de que los estudiantes se encuentren con vida".

Party for Socialism, Liberation (2022-08-19). Sunday 8/21: Stop the Trigger Laws!: March and Rally to Defend Abortion Rights. indybay.org San José City Hall | 200 East Santa Clara Street | San José, CA 95113…

Tomdispatch (2022-08-19). How Trump helped Sportswash Saudi Arabia. juancole.com By Robert Lipsyte | &#1 ; ( Tomdispatch.com ) &#1 ; Here's the big question in Jock Culture these days: Is the Kingdom of Golf being used to sportswash the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia? Or is it the other way around? After all, what other major sport could use a sandstorm of Middle Eastern murder and human-rights …

Staff (2022-08-19). Ghalibaf calls for prioritizing neutralizing sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) — The Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagheri Ghalibaf has called on President Raeisi's government to prioritize reviving the economy and neutralizing the sanctions.

WSWS (2022-08-19). Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to tax fraud. wsws.org Despite pleading guilty to multiple crimes, the nearly -year employee of the Trump family is expected to spend a mere 100 days in jail.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-08-19). California poised to celebrate 2022 International Day for People of African Descent. indybay.org Together, we will call for the Great State of California to stand in solidarity with H. Res 615. People of African descent and friends across the diaspora stand against systemic racism and supports the transformational agenda for racial justice and equality as identified in the Systemic Racism Report, and implemented through the subsequent Human Rights Council Resolution and the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.

Miko Peled (2022-08-18). Miko Peled: Israel Blames its Victims for the Violence it Causes. mintpressnews.com Palestinians are at a point where they can find no support anywhere, regardless of the severity of their conditions. Be they simply people who want to live their lives, fighters, activists or organizations dedicated to human rights, they will be killed and harassed.

Andy Kroll (2022-08-18). Being Anything But a Good Sport in Saudi Arabia. tomdispatch.com Here's the big question in Jock Culture these days: Is the Kingdom of Golf being used to sportswash the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia? Or is it the other way around? After all, what other major sport could use a sandstorm of Middle Eastern murder and human-rights abuses to obscure its own history of bigotry and greed? In fact, not since the 1936 Berlin Olympics was used to cosmeticize Nazi Germany's atrocities and promote Aryan superiority have sports and an otherwise despised government collaborated so blatantly to enhance their joint international standings. Will it work this time? The jury has been out since the new…

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-18). Syria Denies It's Holding Missing American Journalist Austin Tice. news.antiwar.com The Syrian government Damascus was responding to a statement President Biden issued last week, where he said the US knows "with certainty" that the Syrian government has Tice. Syria has always maintained that it does not have Tice detained. | "The US issued last week misleading and illogical statements by the American president and secretary of state…

WSWS (2022-08-18). Convicted co-conspirator says accused kidnapper Fox wanted to publicly hang the governor of Michigan. wsws.org Ty Garbin, who pleaded guilty and is serving a six-year prison sentence, gave testimony during the second week of the retrial of two men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Whitmer in 2020.

Maureen Clare Murphy (2022-08-18). Israeli army shuts down prominent Palestinian rights groups. electronicintifada.net Young man shot and killed by soldiers during Nablus raid.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-18). "Everyone's a Little Problematic in Ukraine's International Legion" libya360.wordpress.com Lindsey Snell and Cory Popp "Benjamin Velcro" in Ukraine "Benjamin Velcro" is former US serviceman and volunteer with the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine, the official unit of foreign volunteers under the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In early August, Russian media widely shared voice recordings in which Velcro recounted the torture and murder of a…

Oneworld.press (2022-08-18). US Senator's Comparison Of Bukele To Hitler Confirms Escalation Of Hybrid War Against El Salvador. oneworld.press The Hybrid War of Terror fueled by terrorist criminal gangs complements the economic Hybrid War of sanctions and infowar through pro-US NGO networks and US-dominated international institutions like the UN and the OEA.

_____ (2022-08-18). Police Lied To Get The Warrant To Search Breonna Taylor's Home. popularresistance.org The March 2020 killing of Breonna Taylor, which caused widespread protest around the country, was the result of police lies to obtain a warrant and racist police violence after officers forced their way into her apartment. | On August 4, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the federal grand jury indictments of four Louisville Metro Police officers involved in the raid that resulted in Taylor's death. | Three of the officers were accused of violating Taylor's Fourth Amendment rights to be free from unreasonable search and seizure by lying to secure a no-knock warrant. The officers who sought the warrant "kne…

James Patrick Jordan (2022-08-18). While Claiming To Defend Freedom Around the World, the US Has Dozens of Political Prisoners—and the Majority Are People of Color. orinocotribune.com By James Patrick Jordan &#1 ; Aug 15, 2022 | Racism is still the driving force behind U.S. political imprisonment | Political imprisonment in the United States exists primarily as a tool of racist repression. It is aimed disproportionately at people of color, as well as others engaged in anti-racist struggle. Whether in the fight against racism at home or against racist foreign policies, wars, occupation and colonialism, the overarching purpose of political imprisonment is to intimidate and try to crush militant forms of anti-racist struggle. | By treating U.S. political prisoners as "common criminals," the crimi…

____ (2022-08-18). U.S. made an unwarranted provocation first: Chinese FM spokesperson. ecns.cn The U.S. made an unwarranted provocation first, and China has been compelled to act in defense of its own rights.

Oneworld.press (2022-08-18). China's Insight Into The "Kabul Moment" Is Worth Considering. oneworld.press The takeaway from China's insight into the "Kabul moment" is that the US is seeking to impose the same failed hegemonic model onto the Asia-Pacific as it earlier attempted to impose in Eurasia. Rhetoric about "democracy", "human rights", and the "rules-based order" is nothing but a smokescreen for disguising its unipolar agenda that's being pushed at everyone else's expense and aims to destabilize their region.

TeleSUR (2022-08-18). Commission: No Evidence 43 Missing Students in Mexico Are Alive. telesurenglish.net The disappearance of 43 students from the teachers' normal school in Ayotzinapa, Guerrero, southern Mexico, since the night of September 26, 2014, "was a State crime," and there are no indications to affirm that the students are alive; the Truth Commission on the case said Thursday at the National Palace, the seat of the Executive. | The Undersecretary of Human Rights, Population and Migration of the Ministry of the Interior (SG), Alejandro Encinas, speaks during a press conference today, at the National Palace in Mexico City…

TeleSUR (2022-08-18). Palestine Call for International Reaction After Closure of NGOs. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) condemned the closure of seven non-governmental organizations in the West Bank and demanded an "urgent" reaction from the international community. | RELATED: | "The raiding and closing of the facilities is a crime and a blatant attack not only against Palestinian civil society organizations and human rights organizations, but also against international human ri…

_____ (2022-08-18). Israeli Forces Raid Offices Of Palestinian Civil Society Groups. popularresistance.org Israeli forces closed the offices of seven Palestinian civil society rights groups in the occupied West Bank in an overnight raid on Thursday. | Al-Haq said Israeli soldiers stormed its offices in Ramallah, confiscating items, shutting down the main entrance with an iron plate, and leaving behind a military order declaring the organization unlawful. | Other groups raided included Addameer, the Bisan Center for Research & Development, Defense for Children International-Palestine (DCIP), the Union of Palestinian Women's Committees and the Union of Agricultural Work Committee and the Union of Health Workers Com…

_____ (2022-08-18). Monkeypox Is A Workers' Rights Issue. popularresistance.org As of early this week, over 11,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The virus that causes the disease, which many cities and towns have now declared a public health emergency, spreads through close personal contact, but in certain cases it can reportedly also transmit through contact with surfaces infected people have touched. | As of early this week, over 11,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The virus that causes the disease…

Andreína Chávez Alava (2022-08-18). Venezuela: Gov't Pays Vacation Bonuses, Workers Continue Mobilizing for Labor Rights. venezuelanalysis.com The Venezuelan government has opened a dialogue table with public sector trade unions to address demands.

Ann Brown (2022-08-18). Still Beautiful: Black Women Locked Up In The Pen Find Admirers Online. moguldom.com For people who want to hook up with women in prison, there is an abundance of online websites such as womenbehindbars.com, convictpenpal.com and cagedladies.com. Believe it or not, it s not hard for imprisoned women to find "love" with folks on the outside. There have been more than a few Black women locked up in …

WSWS (2022-08-18). Australia: Union suppresses discussion of a socialist perspective as rail workers continue strikes in NSW. wsws.org The Rail, Tram and Bus Union's attacks on the democratic rights of their own membership are an indication of the bureaucracy's determination to suppress any independent discussion or action among workers.

Staff (2022-08-18). Israel y Turquía restablecerán relaciones diplomáticas. cubadebate.cu Israel y Turquía anunciaron este miércoles que reanudarán sus relaciones diplomáticas plenas, tras varios años de tensiones, pero Ankara advirtió que continuará "defendiendo los derechos de los palestinos" pese a este acercamiento. La medida es un paso de avance en la estabilidad regional, señaló el primer ministro israelí.

Brett Wilkins (2022-08-18). Google Workers Push Tech Giant to Stop Funding Lawmakers Destroying Abortion Rights. commondreams.org According to a recent analysis, Google has given more than half a million dollars to right-wing anti-abortion political groups since 2016.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-18). All innocent Iranians imprisoned in US must be freed. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — Iran's Deputy Judiciary for International Affairs and Secretary-General of Human Rights Office said Thu. America should put an end to the unjust detention of Iranian citizens and release them immediately.

Ralph Nader (2022-08-18). Democrats: Use Labor Day as an Action Day to Highlight Workers Rights. commondreams.org The Democrats have not been taking advantage of the one national holiday dedicated to working people.

_____ (2022-08-17). In Addition to Gas, Drinking Water is Becoming a Strategic Resource. journal-neo.org The sanctions war on Russia, inspired by the Russophobic policies of the United States and its allies, has plunged the world into not only economic and energy crises, but also ecological collapse. To comply with instructions from Washington to reduce Russian gas deliveries, the authorities of the Western states have considered reviving coal power as …

Splcenter (2022-08-17). 'Second Chances': Racist law preventing citizenship for Black immigrants leaves man fighting his case from afar. splcenter.org

Project Censored (2022-08-17). The Deadly Business of Reporting Truth. projectcensored.org By Andy Lee Roth Violence is the most basic and blunt form of press censorship. To kill or imprison a journalist is to silence the public's source of news. To…

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2022-08-18: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2022-08-18). Syria Denies It's Holding Missing American Journalist Austin Tice. news.antiwar.com The Syrian government Damascus was responding to a statement President Biden issued last week, where he said the US knows "with certainty" that the Syrian government has Tice. Syria has always maintained that it does not have Tice detained. | "The US issued last week misleading and illogical statements by the American president and secretary of state…

____ (2022-08-18). U.S. made an unwarranted provocation first: Chinese FM spokesperson. ecns.cn The U.S. made an unwarranted provocation first, and China has been compelled to act in defense of its own rights.

Party for Socialism, Liberation (2022-08-18). Sunday 8/21: Stop the Trigger Laws!: March and Rally to Defend Abortion Rights. indybay.org San José City Hall | 200 East Santa Clara Street | San José, CA 95113…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-18). All innocent Iranians imprisoned in US must be freed. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) — Iran's Deputy Judiciary for International Affairs and Secretary-General of Human Rights Office said Thu. America should put an end to the unjust detention of Iranian citizens and release them immediately.

WSWS (2022-08-18). Australia: Union suppresses discussion of a socialist perspective as rail workers continue strikes in NSW. wsws.org The Rail, Tram and Bus Union's attacks on the democratic rights of their own membership are an indication of the bureaucracy's determination to suppress any independent discussion or action among workers.

WSWS (2022-08-18). Convicted co-conspirator says accused kidnapper Fox wanted to publicly hang the governor of Michigan. wsws.org Ty Garbin, who pleaded guilty and is serving a six-year prison sentence, gave testimony during the second week of the retrial of two men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Whitmer in 2020.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-08-18). California poised to celebrate 2022 International Day for People of African Descent. indybay.org Together, we will call for the Great State of California to stand in solidarity with H. Res 615. People of African descent and friends across the diaspora stand against systemic racism and supports the transformational agenda for racial justice and equality as identified in the Systemic Racism Report, and implemented through the subsequent Human Rights Council Resolution and the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.

Rachel Hu, Chris Garaffa (2022-08-17). CovertAction Bulletin: Everything you need to know about the Espionage Act & Trump — with John Kiriakou. covertactionmagazine.com After news broke of the investigation into Trump under the Espionage Act, we reached out to speak with Espionage Act expert, John Kiriakou to tell us what the act is about and who is really punished under it. John is a member of the Editorial Board of CovertAction Magazine and was himself charged and sent to prison under the Espionage Act for exposing the CIA's torture program. | Also, this month is Black August. Begun in the 1970s, Black August is a month to commemorate political prisoners. For prisoners, it is a month of political education. It marks the anniversary of the killing of George Jackson and his brot…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-17). Venezuela's Gold Dispute in UK Courts is a Battle for Sovereignty. libya360.wordpress.com Zoe Alexandra The people of Venezuela for the last several years have taken to the streets to reject sanctions, asset freezing, and coup attempts by the far-right. The official government of Venezuela has been engaged in a legal dispute with the Bank of England to regain control over gold assets worth over $1.8 billion "The…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-17). Europe: In Addition to Gas, Drinking Water is Becoming a Strategic Resource. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Odintsov The sanctions war on Russia, inspired by the Russophobic policies of the United States and its allies, has plunged the world into not only economic and energy crises, but also ecological collapse. To comply with instructions from Washington to reduce Russian gas deliveries, the authorities of the Western states have considered reviving coal…

____ (2022-08-17). PoWs symbol of resistance, patience, endurance: Pres. Raeisi. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — Commemorating the anniversary of return of prisoners of war to the Islamic homeland, President Ebrahim Raeisi said that prisoners of war are a symbol of resistance, patience, endurance and standing of the Iranian nation.

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…

TeleSUR (2022-08-17). Syria Denies Holding US Journalist Missing for 10 Years. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Syria denied U.S. claims that it has been holding U.S. freelance journalist Austin Tice, who has been missing for 10 years since entering Syria. | RELATED: | In a statement, Syrian Foreign Ministry slammed last week's remarks by U.S. President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the abduction or detention of Tice or any other U.S. citizens in Syria. | "The government of the Syrian Arab Republic…

Staff (2022-08-17). How Restricting Reproductive Rights Hurts People with Disabilities: A Review of Research Findings. cepr.net This article documents the prevalence of disability among women of reproductive age by state, disability status, type of disability, and income.

Robert Inlakesh (2022-08-17). US Threatens Iran Again As Nuclear Deal Almost Reached. thelastamericanvagabond.com After a final proposal draft text for the revival of the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal was presented to both the United States and Iran, the US has threatened Iran with further enforcement of sanctions. Iran has responded to the proposal by urging US flexibility. Despite US President, Joe Biden, pledging to revive the Iran nuclear

John Kiriakou (2022-08-17). Former CIA Officer Joshua Schulte Faces as Many as 80 Years in Prison After Being Convicted for Providing Information to WikiLeaks. globalresearch.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-17). Mumia Abu-Jamal Remains the Voice of the Voiceless. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Mumia Abu Jamal As A Youth Member Of The Black Panther Party In Philadelphia After 40 years of incarceration the "voice of the voiceless" remains a focus of international attention Black August Series No. 2 During the late 1960s, Mumia Abu-Jamal became a youth activist in the city of Philadelphia where a succession…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-17). Iran ready for swift implementation of prisoner deal with US. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) — The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Kan'ani announced Iran's readiness to immediately implement the agreement with the United States on the prisoners.

_____ (2022-08-16). Pompeo Sued Over Surveillance Of Assange Visitors. popularresistance.org Four U.S. citizens who were surveilled by the C.I.A. during visits to WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange in the Ecuador embassy in London have sued the C.I.A, former C.I.A. Director Mike Pompeo, the Spanish security firm UC Global and its director David Morales Guillen for allegedly violating their constitutional rights protecting them from illegal searches and seizure. | The lawsuit was filed at 8 a.m. Monday in the Southern District of New York federal court. | Assange spent seven years in the embassy as a political asylee. He is being held on remand in London's Belmarsh prison after the U.S. indicted him in 20…

_____ (2022-08-16). Africans Strategize In Washington Against Western-Backed Leaders. popularresistance.org Silver Spring, Maryland – The United States and its European allies only care about human-rights violations when it benefits them. | That's what a few dozen members of the Horn of Africa and East Africa diaspora agreed upon as they gathered August 13 outside Washington, D.C. | A regional conference of the National Unity Platform, a political party in Uganda, brought together members of the country's diaspora from the New York City and Washington metro areas to strategize on how to tackle U.S. meddling that props up leaders. | "The West wants to change regimes for itself, not for Africans—we remember Libya,"

James Patrick Jordan (2022-08-16). While Claiming to Defend Freedom Around the World, the U.S. Has Dozens of Political Prisoners—and the Majority are People of Color. globalresearch.ca

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