(2022-07-14). Sri Lanka's acting president orders military, do "what is necessary to restore order" wsws.org As the despised Rajapakse-Wickremesinghe cabal takes a big step towards military dictatorship, the acting president employs the technique of the Big Lie pioneered by the Nazis to declare that he is defending "democracy" against "the fascists."
(2022-07-14). Ucrania rompe relaciones diplomáticas con Corea del Norte. telesurtv.net La decisión de Kiev responde al reconocimiento que hizo Corea del Norte a las autoproclamadas repúblicas de Lugansk y Donetsk, en la región ucraniana de Donbas.
(2022-07-14). Eight years ago: War in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Recently posted by Marina Dudanova, who was a presenter at the event, provided the visuals and is a native of Transnistria. Chicago presentation on wars in Transnistria and Ukraine as of 2014-05-23…
(2022-07-14). Turkey Says Ukraine and Russia Reach Agreement on Ukrainian Grain Exports. news.antiwar.com Turkey on Wednesday Istanbul hosted negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian officials, the first time the two nations have held face-to-face talks since March. While there was progress on the issue of grain exports, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said there was still a "long way to go" before there would be peace talks to end the fighting. | Guterres was also more…
(2022-07-13). Ukraine, Russia make some progress at talks on grain exports: Zelensky. ecns.cn Ukraine and Russia have made some progress at the talks on grain exports in Istanbul that also involved representatives of Turkey and the United Nations, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday.
(2022-07-14). Putin's summits next week will strengthen ties with Iran, Turkey. peoplesdispatch.org The Russian president's visit comes at a highly transformative period in the US approach toward both Turkey and Iran and following Joe Biden's crucial visit to West Asia…
(2022-07-14). Bolton Confesses Washington Organized Coups in Venezuela, Russia Demands Investigation. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, July 12, former White House Security Adviser John Bolton confessed in an interview with CNN to have "helped" plan coups in different countries. The US diplomat—who held a position in the Donald Trump administration—did not blush to recognize the interference of the United States in the internal affairs of other nations and added that "a lot of work is needed" to overthrow a government and take power from a country. | Bolton's confession follows the leak of Trump's contacts with far-right groups in the run-up to the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. The former national security adviser w…
(2022-07-13). Kremlin hopes U.S.-Saudi ties would not be 'directed against Russia' ahead of Biden's visit. ecns.cn Moscow highly values its relations with Riyadh and hopes U.S. President Joe Biden's upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia would not be used to create hostility against Russia, the Kremlin said Wednesday.
(2022-07-14). Un joystick en manos de la OTAN. globalizacion.ca 
El imperio estadounidense no va a desaparecer… porque Estados Unidos no tiene un imperio (M. Mandelbaum) | A mediados del 2018 la prensa europea se horrorizaba con las locuras de D. Trump dentro de las que se encontraban el incumplimiento europeo…
(2022-07-13). North Korea Recognized Donetsk And Luhansk People's Republics. southfront.org 
On July 13th, North Korea recognized the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics as independent states. Pyongyang's decision was announced by the the North Korean ambassador to Russia at a meeting with the DPR ambassador to Russia. | The document on the decision to recognize the independence of the republic was handed to the DPR Ambassador Olga Makeeva by the North Korean Ambassador to Russia Shin Hong Chol. The parties also agreed "on further steps to establish diplomatic relatio…
(2022-07-13). North Korea recognizes independence of Donetsk and Luhansk. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) — The North Korean embassy in Russia has said North Korea recognized the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics.
(2022-07-13). NATO, The Left, And The Path To Peace. popularresistance.org Let's think about the left's place in the current events, and hope to shed light on what being 'on the left' actually means today, and why it is relevant to peace. | I'll start with the trillion-dollar question: if NATO won, if the DPR and LPR forces surrendered, and if the Russian Army was driven back to the border, would the world be a better or a worse place? | This is a practical question. It can't be resolved with abstract ideals or theories such as whether Ukraine has a sacred right to rule over the Russian speakers of the Donbass, or whether Russia is imperialist, any more than Palestinian rights can be se…
(2022-07-13). Ukraine Forces Targeting Civilians/ Report by Eva Bartlett. marktaliano.net 
READ MORE: Zelensky's court bans another Ukrainian opposition party — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union Ukraine Bans Main Opposition Party, Seizes All Its Assets/By Paul Joseph Watson SBU the terrible Ukrainian political police, assassinations and torture Donbass Insider (donbass-insider.com) Residents In Eastern Ukraine Report Atrocities, War Crimes Being Committed By Ukrainian Army "One-sided …
(2022-07-13). US-Supplied HIMARS MLRS Kills, Injures Hundreds of Civilians across Donbass and Southern Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Drago BosnicIn early June, it was reported that the United States, NATO and other satellite states will be sending billions worth of additional weapons, including the HIMARS MLRS to the Kiev regime in yet another desperate attempt to buy the Neo-Nazi junta more time, as it's facing an imminent defeat across all frontlines from northern areas of…
(2022-07-13). VIDEO: Germany criminalizes journalist for exposing Ukrainian war crimes. thegrayzone.com Independent Donetsk-based journalist Alina Lipp of Germany details her prosecution by the German state for violating new speech codes through her reporting in the Donetsk People's Republic. As the only German reporter on the ground in Donetsk, Lipp has exposed Ukrainian forces shelling civilians, attacking a maternity ward, mining harbors, and bombing a granary filled with corn for export. She faces three years in prison if she returns to her home country.
(2022-07-13). Europe Dances on the Titanic. libya360.wordpress.com Fabrizio Casari 140 days after the start of Russia's military operations in Ukraine, the Western reaction, which according to Biden would have erased Russia from the international scene, turns out to be a political and economic failure, the most serious and profound in the history of American and European arrogance. The boomerang effect of the…
(2022-07-13). Ukraine: Notes from a War that is No Longer News. libya360.wordpress.com Oleg Yasinsky In recent months it has been difficult to make balanced analyses and projections of events, for it must be admitted that with all our arrogance and a supposed understanding of the logic of the Ukrainian-Russian absurdity, we failed to predict anything at all. We denied seeing what we feared so much, as our…
(2022-07-13). Washington's Ukraine Proxy War is about Weakening China, Not "Protecting" Ukrainians. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea U.S. imperialism sees every person on the planet as expendable, including the people within the U.S. itself. It's willing to sacrifice any amount of human life to advance the interests of capital. It's carried out dozens of coups, invasions, and proxy wars since Washington began its global aggressions over a century ago, and…
(2022-07-13). NATO boosts partnerships with Ukraine, Bosnia, Georgia, Moldova, Mauritania, Tunisia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOJuly 12, 2022 Deputy Secretary General opens annual NATO Partnerships 360 Symposium On Tuesday (12 July 2022), NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea GeoanƒÉ opened the annual NATO Partnerships 360 Symposium, a forum bringing together civilian and military representatives from Allied and partner nations to facilitate dialogue on the future of NATO's partnerships policy. In his …
(2022-07-13). Russia And Ukraine Agreed To Establish Joint Coordination Center On Grain Exports. southfront.org 
The four-way talks on the grain export from Ukrainian ports between Moscow and Kiev that also involved Turkey and the UN ended in Istanbul. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar claimed that the Russian and Ukrainian military delegations had agreed to establish a joint coordination center on grain exports in Istanbul that will include representatives from all parties. | Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry said In a brief statement that its representatives prepared a package of…
(2022-07-13). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine, Slavyansk-Kramatorsk Region, On July 13, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the Verkhnokamyanske; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue near Serebrianka; | The Ukrainian Air Forces have carried out 1700 airstrikes since Feb 24th, according to the Ukrainian MoD. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: : | <...
(2022-07-13). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 13, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russia struck the AFU 59th Motorized Infantry Brigade in Nikolaev with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 242nd battalion of 241st Territorial Defence Brigade in Kharkiv with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Bereznevatoye with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Kostantinovka with high-precision missiles; | Russian air defense systems shot down 9 Ukrainian drones near near Dibrovnoye,…
(2022-07-13). Stopped On Front Lines, Russia And Ukraine Claim Victories In Negotiations. southfront.org 
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(2022-07-13). Iran Responds to US Claim That It Is Preparing to Send Drones to Russia. news.antiwar.com Iran on Tuesday Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said that Russia and Iran have a history of cooperation that dates back before the war in Ukraine and that there haven't been any new deals made recently. | "The history of cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation in the field of some new technologies da…
(2022-07-13). Hunter Biden Involved In Sexual Scandals With Ukrainians. southfront.org 
Written by Lucas Leiroz, researcher in Social Sciences at the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; geopolitical consultant. | More and more, Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, is publicly involved in illegal schemes and moral scandals. Hunter is currently the subject of a federal investigation that points to several tax crimes, such as corruption, money laundering and lobbying abroad, but a possible sexual scandal now threatens even more the image of the Bi…
(2022-07-13). BBC's Panorama exposes British war crimes in Afghanistan. wsws.org The airing of SAS Death Squads Exposed: A British War Crime? comes at a sensitive time amid furious claims by Britain that Russia's armed forces have committed multiple war crimes in Ukraine.
(2022-07-13). Sullivan says worried over Russia's deepening ties with Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) — US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin's attempts to deepen ties with Iran amid the Ukraine conflict represents a "profound threat."
(2022-07-13). U.S.-Led Imperialism is the World's Leading Purveyor of Chaos. libya360.wordpress.com Danny Haiphong The western capitalist axis of domination is responsible for most of the world's crises. The crisis of legitimacy extends from the UK to Japan, and U.S. imperialism is involved in every new catastrophe. To say that the West, currently led by the dictates of U.S. imperialism, is in trouble would be an understatement….
(2022-07-13). NATO is the Real 'Systemic Challenge' against Global Peace and Stability. libya360.wordpress.com The following article, published recently in People's Daily (one of the most important, longstanding and widely-read newspapers in China), responds to NATO's recently-issued Strategic Concept document, which describes China as a 'systemic challenge' and outlines NATO's role in confronting this purported challenge. The article points out that — unlike the US or NATO — China's record is…
(2022-07-13). Remilitarized Japan: linchpin in NATO's "rules-based" global order. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsJuly 12, 2022 Asia experts seek Japan's lead in rules-based order after Kishida win Asian security experts have welcomed the victory by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling coalition in Sunday's House of Councillors election, saying Japan's political stability and leadership are vital for shoring up a rules-based international order being challenged by countries such …
(2022-07-13). U.S. helicopter assault troops drill for NATO interoperability in Romania. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Army Europe and AfricaJuly 9, 2022 3-227 AHB Trains with Romanian 9th Mechanized Brigade Soldiers with the 3-227 Assault Helicopter Battalion conduct air assault training with the Romanian 9th Mechanized Brigade, July 5-8, 2022. Regular interoperability training with NATO partners and allies builds trust and readiness, increasing the capacity for deterrence and defense.
(2022-07-13). Video: NATO, U.S. Marines practice for war in Sweden. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeJuly 13, 2022 Video: Sweden and NATO train to keep Gotland secure Situated roughly 100 kilometres off the Swedish coast, the island of Gotland is of strategic importance, as it has a commanding view of the Baltic Sea…. This year, NATO partner Sweden hosted the annual United States-led maritime exercise Baltic …
(2022-07-13). In OtherWords: July 13, 2022. otherwords.org This week in OtherWords, veteran attorney Mitchell Zimmerman makes the case for Meanwhile, Jim Hightower marvels at the GOP's embrace not only of the religious far right, but of violent white nationalists and unhinged conspiracy theorists like Q-anon. Where the late Senator Barry Goldwater once praised "extremism in defense of liberty," Hightower says his…
(2022-07-13). Even Goldwater Would Be Too Left for Today's Republicans. otherwords.org Perhaps you remember Senator Barry Goldwater, the GOP's fringy, far-right-wing 1964 presidential nominee who famously said, "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice." | Today, however, the core of the Republican Party would boo Goldwater's right-wingism as insufficiently rabid. Instead, their new rallying cry is: "Nuttiness in the defense of extremism is no vice." | The GOP's mainline officialdom now proclaim themselves the party of extremism. They are openly embracing the crazy, including conspiracy theorists, neo-confederates, and Q-Anon cultists, hoping to harness the fanatical horsepower of these antid…
(2022-07-13). Stacey Abrams: Georgia 'in a state of emergency' due to rightist threat. peoplesworld.org 
PHILADELPHIA—In words that she could easily apply to the entire country, Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams declared her state "is in a state of emergency" from the wide-ranging rightist threat to democracy. And she told AFSCME Convention delegates meeting in Philadelphia that the cure for that right-wing disease is massive turnout of workers and …
(2022-07-13). $2 Trillion for War vs $100 Billion to Save the Planet. libya360.wordpress.com Murad Qureshi A woman stands in front of her house after a flood hit Kurigram district in northern Bangladesh, on July 26, 2019. During late April and early May, South Asia experienced the terrible impacts of global warming. Temperatures reached almost 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in some cities in the region. These high temperatures came alongside…
(2022-07-13). A Stronger Russia Humiliates the West. journal-neo.org 
When Russia was arbitrarily excluded from the 'Group of eight' (G8) in 2014, many in the West saw this as a step toward a more cohesive western bloc — the so-called G7 — that could collectively — and effectively — counter Russia through a homogenous response combining economic and military means. The response the West …
(2022-07-13). Russia and Turkey Fight the West's Grain Crisis Together. journal-neo.org 
As the leaders of Russia and Turkey have repeatedly pointed out, the state of Russian-Turkish relations over the last 10 years has been a real strategic breakthrough. During this period, the volume of economic ties has increased more than 30-fold and it affects completely different spheres, including food security. It was food security that was …
(2022-07-13). Meet 'Corsa': Legendary Commander Of Reactive Artillery Unit Of DPR People's Militia. southfront.org 
Olga Kachura who has call sign 'Corsa' is commander of the reactive artillery unit of the DPR People's Militia. Since 2014, she has trained hundreds of fighters, and now she has 140 artillerymen under her command. The woman became a living legend in the DPR."The most important thing for us," smiles Korsa, —is time and accuracy. The faster you learn, the longer you live. The faster we work out and hit the enemy, the less likely we will come under fire." |
(2022-07-13). Military Situation In Syria On July 13, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On July 12, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 5 times: 3 in Aleppo province, 2 in Lattakia province; | On July 12, an SAA vehicle was ambushed by ISIS fighters in the Jabal Bushra area; | On July 12, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Ain Issa; | On July 12, an ISIS commander, Maher Aqal was reportedly killed in the US drone attack near Jindires town. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: :…
(2022-07-13). Russians support the idea of relaunching Soviet-era brands. mronline.org 
A survey by the Moscow Sinergiya University Analysis Center confirmed that eight out of 10 Russians support the idea of relaunching brands from the Soviet period, such as the Moskvich.
(2022-07-13). China and Russia Dominate Global Nuclear Energy Market. orinocotribune.com China and Russia dominate the market of new nuclear reactors just when rising energy prices present a major new opportunity for the industry, says the International Energy Agency (IEA). | China and Russia have built 87% of the nuclear reactors that have been installed since 2017, while the UK, US, France and Canada together accounted for just 10%, according to a new IEA report. | IEA notes that this represents a loss of leadership for Western powers…
(2022-07-13). LeBron James On Brittney Griner Imprisonment: Does America Have Her Back? 'I Would Be Feeling, Do I Even Want To Go Back?'. moguldom.com Basketball star LeBron James recently debuted a promo for a new season of his TV side hustle— an HBO show called "The Shop." Remarks made about Women's National Basketball Association, player Brittney Griner, imprisoned in Russia after pleading guilty to possessing cannabis, have taken some aback. Cannabis in Russia is illegal. "How can she feel …
(2022-07-13). Pentagon reacts to supply of Iranian drones to Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) —John Kirby says supplying the drones would not necessarily affect US' ongoing attempts to negotiate a return to the JCPOA.
(2022-07-13). Biden seeks to secure energy supply to Europe on ME trip. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) — Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said that the US President Joe Biden is visiting the region with the aim of securing the energy supply from the Arab states to Europe amid Russian sanctions.
(2022-07-13). During US visit, Australian defence minister outlines massive military build-up. wsws.org Marles pledged that the Australian Labor government would do everything it could to "strengthen the US alliance," as the Biden administration wages its proxy war against Russia and prepares conflict with China.
(2022-07-12). How Shinzo Abe Whitewashed Genocidal Imperial Crimes. popularresistance.org Japan's longest serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe tried to rewrite the history of the fascist Japanese empire and its genocidal crimes. And he and his Nazi-collaborating grandfather enjoyed staunch Western support. | After World War II, the US government pardoned and recruited many of the fascists who had led imperial Japan, putting in power war criminals who had committed genocide in China, Korea, and Southeast Asia, carrying out biological warfare, human experimentation, and mass sexual slavery. | Multipolarista editor Benjamin Norton discusses how Japan's political system still today is a one-party right-wing…
(2022-07-12). US Activities in Ukraine are a Smoke Screen for Clearly Criminal Bioresearch. journal-neo.org 
As has been repeatedly pointed out by many media, the United States has long shown the world its disregard for international norms and its willingness to wage war with weapons of mass destruction anywhere in the world. This fact was further documented during the Russian special operation in Ukraine, which resulted in the Russian Ministry …
(2022-07-12). Is Russia's War in Ukraine Creating a New European Security Architecture? fairobserver.com Since Russia attacked Ukraine on February 24, we have been witnessing some important changes in not only European but also national foreign, security and defense policies. In the past, Europeans often appeared reluctant to coordinate their national foreign, security and defense policies. Instead, they preferred to "go it alone". The Ukraine crisis, however, has elicited…
(2022-07-12). Whistleblower Relief: Dropping the Collaery Case. scheerpost.com 
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch The Anglo-Australian legal system has much to answer for. While robed lawyers and solemn justices proclaim an adherence to the rule of law, the rule remains a creature in state, more fetish than reality. Had the farcical prosecution of former ACT Attorney General Bernard Collaery gone on, all suspicions about …
(2022-07-12). Data Errors in Table 1 of Blood Pressure Self-monitoring Trial. jamanetwork.com The Original Investigation titled "Effect of Self-monitoring of Blood Pressure on Diagnosis of Hypertension During Higher-Risk Pregnancy: The BUMP 1 Randomized Clinical Trial," published May 3, 2022, was corrected to fix 2 data errors in Table 1: the denominator for race and ethnicity data in the usual care group and the percentage of patients with BMI ‚â•30 in the self-monitoring group. This article was corrected online.