(2023-11-09). U.S. Inching Towards World War III While Biden Administration Hides U.S. Casualties. sonar21.com 
While the world's attention is focused on the war raging between Israel and Hamas, the military confrontation between the United States and Hezbollah is heating up. Since the Hamas attacks on 7 October and the subsequent retaliation by Israel, U.S. military bases and outposts in Syria and Iraq are facing daily attacks with rocket, missiles and mortars. I learned today from someone who regularly visits Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland that the wards are filling up with U.S. military personnel wounded in recent attacks on those bases. The White House and the Department of Defense are working a…
(2023-11-09). US Advice to Israel: "Use Smaller Bombs" counterpunch.org 
The United States is aiding Israeli military measures, believing there is a military solution to a fundamentally political problem. Fifty years of U.S. warfare in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and forty years of Israeli warfare in Lebanon and Gaza suggest otherwise.
(2023-11-08). Tactical questions abound in new book, 'A People's History of Grand Rapids'. peoplesworld.org 
Grand Rapids is Michigan's second-largest city, a place where political and economic life is dominated by a small group of billionaires and millionaires, most of whom don't live in the city proper. Names like Meijer, Pew, DeVos, Secchia, Van Andel, and Cook are plastered on the city's landmarks, university buildings, hospitals, and other major buildings. …
(2023-11-08). What Is the United Nations For? libya360.wordpress.com Rasna Warah Israel's assault on Gaza has shown, once again, that the UN Security Council is ineffective when it comes to preventing wars and protecting the human rights of all people. It is astounding that the president of the US, the so-called leader of the free world, could fly to Israel to offer more military…
(2023-11-09). Exploring advanced breast cancer screening options. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mammograms have been a standard screening for breast cancer since the 1970s. They have transformed early breast cancer detection and diagnosis by identifying breast cancer before it causes signs and symptoms. Mammograms have been shown to reduce the risk of dying of breast cancer and have saved countless lives. New screening options go beyond traditional mammography with advancements that may not be familiar. Here's what you need to know about the most common options and…