(2023-07-25). Sanctions Are an Act of War. orinocotribune.com By Phyllis Bennis — Jul 20, 2023 | Economic sanctions which claim to target authoritarian governments and wealthy profiteers of global conflicts only hurt innocent civilian populations. | Economic sanctions have a long and brutal history, almost as long as the history of war itself. | What they don't have— especially in recent memory— is a history of accomplishing their ostensible goal of changing governments' behavior. | Over the past 30-plus years, roughly beginning with the 1990‚Äâ—‚Äâ1991 Gulf crisis and U.S.-led war against Iraq, Washington's impositio…
(2023-07-24). Big LIE exposed: Pentagon finally admits Chinese "spy balloon" sent no military info! indybay.org On June 30–on a Friday, typically a news-lite day–the Pentagon released a statement that the much-hyped Chinese "spy balloon" that was shot down by US air missiles back in February(costing more than $400,000 each, and it took 2 shots!) had not, after all, sent back any military information. Gee, did the US Government commit another one of those "Iraqi had WMD" moment?>
(2023-07-23). Iraqi Intelligence Uncover Armored Vehicle-Borne Improvised Device In Nineveh (Video). southfront.org 
The official coat of arms of the Iraqi Military Intelligence Directorate. | On July 22, the Iraqi official Security Media Cell announced that the military intelligence directorate had uncovered an armored vehicle-borne improvised device (VBIED) in the northern province of Nineveh . | In a statement, the cell said that the VBIED was uncovered at the village of Sahel Abbas in the Mohalabiya district by the 11th and 15th divisions of the intelligence service. | Four containers each fil…
(2023-07-24). Secret doc exposes flaws in Pentagon claim that no civilians were killed in al-Baghdadi raid. nationofchange.org "Over the past 20 years, the U.S. military has struggled with escalation of force and many civilians were killed when they were falsely viewed as a threat. This incident appears to be one of many such cases," said one expert.
(2023-07-24). Israeli Parliament Passes Part of Reforms Popularly Opposed as "Judicial Coup" truthout.org Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved part of a proposed judicial overhaul that would limit the Supreme Court's power to check government action, a key priority of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government. The vote took place as protests raged outside the Israeli Knesset and across the country. Polling has shown that a majority of Israelis oppose the sweeping overhaul… |
(2023-07-24). Mayo Clinic Minute: What does a diagnosis of dense breasts mean? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A recent Food and Drug Administration rule requires healthcare providers to notify people if they have dense breasts. Studies have shown that dense breast tissue can make it more difficult to detect breast cancer early. Dr. Kristin Robinson, a Mayo Clinic breast radiologist, says women with dense breast tissue are at a slightly increased risk of developing breast cancer compared to women without, and that's why early detection is so important. "About 50% of women have…