(2021-08-24). Pakistan's dangerous 'Great Game' in Afghanistan comes full circle. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From today's La Prensa Latina, originally from Spain's EFE. Pakistan's dangerous 'Great Game' in Afghanistan comes full circleBy Jaime León Islamabad — After the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, internet users in Pakistan celebrated the occasion by sharing a video of the late Hamid Gul, who headed the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the country's premier …
(2021-08-24). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — August 24, 2021. southfront.org 
This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | click to see the full-size image | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier ai…
(2021-08-24). Effect of Training on Peak Oxygen Consumption in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply Dr Brubaker and colleagues and Dr Buckley and colleagues question the interpretation of the clinically meaningful change in peak VÃáo2 in our study of the effects of different exercise modes on peak VÃáo2 in HFpEF. We agree that based on expert opinion and some observational trials, changes in peak VÃáo2 less than our a priori definition of 2.5 mL/kg/min may be of clinical relevance. However, it is currently unresolved whether modest improvements in peak VÃáo2, as shown for patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, are also associa…
(2021-08-24). Indigenous Peoples Set Up Protest Camp In Brasilia. popularresistance.org On Sunday, the Indigenous peoples established a camp in Brasilia where the headquarters of the State functions are located. Throughout the week, they will carry out demonstrations to reject President Jair Bolsonaro and prevent the Supreme Court of Brazil (STF) from approving the "Time Frame", which is a norm related to the demarcation of their ancestral lands.
(2021-08-24). Ag-Gag Laws Suppressing Whistleblowers Is Defeated. popularresistance.org "Kansas has hindered the ability of whistleblowers to expose inhumane conditions associated with factory farms for more than three decades while infringing on First Amendment rights," ALDF executive director Stephen Wells declared. "The Tenth Circuit's decision is a victory for animals throughout the state, who are forced into industrial animal agriculture and suffer in secret behind closed doors."
(2021-08-23). The Peace Movement Must Press For Diplomacy, Not More War, In Afghanistan. popularresistance.org Col. Ann Wright was in Afghanistan to open the US Embassy in 2001. She recounts how the recommendation then was to get the US military out as quickly as possible. Instead, the Pentagon spent 20 years lying to the public and causing great suffering to the Afghan people. Wright exposes the truth about why the US stayed in for so long and explains the politics of the country. She has started a campaign to push for maintaining diplomatic relations with the new Taliban government and is calling for the CIA to cease involvement with local militias that could evolve into a civil war. Despite withdrawing the military, th…
(2021-08-23). Pentagon: 'Nobody' Predicted Afghan Government Would Fall in Just 11 Days. sputniknews.com US intelligence services and the Pentagon had previously presented extremely broad time frames for a possible collapse of the Ashraf Ghani government, which ranged from a couple of months to two years. The fall of Kabul to the Taliban* last Sunday thus came as a complete surprise to many in Washington, according to media reports.
(2021-08-23). Assange: The Most Important Press Freedom Case of the 21st Century. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-23). Ag-Gag Laws Suppressing Whistleblowers Experience Defeat As Iowa Expands Law To Target Video Recording. thedissenter.org 
Screen shot from the press release from Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision against the Kansas "ag-gag" law | Laws intended to suppress journalism, whistleblowing, and speech on the food and agriculture industry continue to experience defeats in the United States court system. | Known as "ag-gag" laws, the Tenth Circuit Court Of Appeals ruled [ The Eighth Circuit…
(2021-08-23). Truth Is National Security. popularresistance.org Drone whistleblower Daniel Hale was sentenced to spend 45 months in federal prison. Once again, so-called justice in this country will subject a person of truth to the desolate confines of prison, not because of the rule of law and justice, but out of a continuing desire to retaliate against those who dare stand up for truth and accountability in our government.