(2021-12-23). "Civilian Casualty Files" documents the barbarism of US imperialism in Iraq and Syria. wsws.org The Civilian Casualty Files are evidence of extensive war crimes. They reveal that the US military, under the Obama and Trump administrations, deliberately killed civilians, including children.
(2021-12-23). Are Arab militias losing their usefulness for Iran? moderndiplomacy.eu Iranian support for Arab militias has long threatened Iran's detractors, unable to develop an effective counterstrategy. Now, the tide may be turning. A string of events suggests that the usefulness of at least some of the militias in Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, and Palestine is waning as their popularity diminishes and relations with Iran encounter headwinds. The …
(2021-12-22). A Pentagon Cover-Up: Azmat Khan on How U.S. Hid Thousands of Civilian Deaths in Middle East Air War. democracynow.org 
U.S. air power has been central in the country's wars in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq and elsewhere, with officials promising that drones and other sophisticated weapons allow the U.S. military to carry out precision airstrikes that spare civilians caught in war zones. But a groundbreaking investigation by The New York Times reveals the U.S. military's air wars have been plagued by bad intelligence, imprecise targeting and a lack of accountability for thousands of civilian deaths, many of them children. The two-part series by reporter Azmat Khan is based on a trove of internal Pentagon documents, as well as on-the-gr…
(2021-12-22). Civilian Casualty Files Reveal U.S. Hid Thousands of Deaths in Middle East Air War. democracynow.org 
U.S. air power has been central in the country's wars in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq and elsewhere, with officials promising that drones and other sophisticated weapons allow the U.S. military to carry out precision airstrikes that spare civilians caught in war zones. But a groundbreaking investigation by The New York Times reveals the U.S. military's air wars have been plagued by bad intelligence, imprecise targeting and a lack of accountability for thousands of civilian deaths, many of them children. The two-part series by reporter Azmat Khan is based on a trove of internal Pentagon documents, as well as on-the-gr…
(2021-12-22). US completely withdrawn forces from Al Harir airbase in Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) — Iraqi officials announced on Tuesday that international coalition forces have completely evacuated Al Harir airbase in Erbil province in Iraqi Kurdistan Region.
(2021-12-22). Elon Musk unveils 'biggest threat to modern civilization'. rt.com 
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has criticized 'wokeness' and mocked CNN in an interview with the conservative satire website the Babylon Bee, calling political correctness one of the greatest threats to civilization. | In the fiery "It should be OK to be humorous. Wokeness basically wants to make comedy ille…
(2021-12-22). Dunhuang frescoes reproduced as woodblock prints. ecns.cn Xu Jinlin, 59, carves images including bodhisattvas and apsaras from Dunhuang frescoes on woodblocks, creating handmade artworks with Silk Road elements.
(2021-12-22). Portland community backs grocery workers. workers.org 
Picketers prevent shoppers, scabs from entering the Fred Meyer parking lot, Dec. 17. Massive community support was shown on Dec. 17 for thousands of grocery workers who walked off the job at 30 Fred Meyer and QFC stores across four Oregon cities. After only one day of the walk out, . . . |
(2021-12-22). French Reunion's Piton de la Fournaise Volcano Shows Signs of Eruption. sputniknews.com PARIS (Sputnik) – Piton de la Fournaise, a volcano in the French overseas territory of Reunion in the Indian Ocean, has shown first signs of an eruption on Wednesday, the local volcanological observatory tweeted.
(2021-12-22). Trump's COVID Army Boos Him for Revealing That He Received a Booster Shot. truthout.org 
One of the most notorious moments of the presidency of Donald J. Trump has to be that visit he made to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) on March 6th of 2020. COVID-19 hadn't even been named yet and the World Health Organization (WHO) hadn't yet designated it a pandemic but we all knew that something very bad was happening. Cases had shown up in Washington state and California. The whole country was riveted by the plight of a cruise ship sailing off the West Coast with sick people aboard and n…
(2021-12-22). Nicaragua's evidence-based democracy threatens U.S. oppression domestically and abroad. mronline.org 
Despite Washington's best effort to derail Nicaragua's electoral process through hybrid warfare, strong voter turnout resulted in a decisive victory by the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), and the reelection of President Daniel Ortega with 75.92% of the votes cast. Nicaragua's non-partisan, independent Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) reported on Monday, November 8th that 65.23% of …
(2021-12-22). Physical fitness gradually improved among Chinese students. ecns.cn Chinese students have shown gradual improvements in physical fitness as efforts have been made to ensure their time for physical activity, according to the Ministry of Education.