(2021-08-25). "US goal is an endless war, not a successful war" — WikiLeaks Co-founder Julian Assange. dissidentvoice.org WikiLeaks is drawing attention to its past revelations about 'America's longest war' as US chaotically withdraws from Afghanistan.
(2021-08-25). The debacle in Afghanistan shows we should have listened to Julian Assange. zcomm.org The founder of Wikileaks informed us long ago, with documentary proof, that US/NATO troops in Afghanistan were not winning the hearts and minds of the people; instead, they were making themselves hated…
(2021-08-25). Headlines for August 25, 2021. democracynow.org Biden: U.S. "On Pace" to Withdraw from Afghanistan by Aug. 31, Taliban Blocks Afghans from Accessing Kabul Airport, World Bank Cuts Funds for Afghanistan as U.N. Warns of Looming Catastrophe, House Democrats Approve $3.5 Trillion Budget Resolution, House Passes John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, Immigration: Supreme Court Revives Trump's "Remain in Mexico" Program, Judge Faults DHS for Not Considering Ecological Harm of Militarizing Border, U.S. Records 1,400 New COVID Deaths as AMA Calls for Broad Vaccine Mandates, U.S. & Cuba Pledge Vaccines for Vietnam, But Only Cuba Offers to Share Vaccine Technology,…
(2021-08-25). How US Media and CIA Weaponised Women's Rights to Manipulate Public Perception of Afghan War. sputniknews.com Photos taken at Kabul Airport amid the US' hasty evacuation and circulated on social media have shown that those who were fortunate to leave the country by US aircraft were mostly young Afghan men. "Where are the women?" netizens wondered, citing Washington's longstanding campaign for the protection of women's rights in Afghanistan.
(2021-08-25). Propaganda Today: How US created Taliban & al-Qaeda, and behind Afghanistan war profiteering. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone's Ben Norton launches his show Propaganda Today discussing US war profiteering in Afghanistan and how the CIA gave birth to the Taliban and al-Qaeda. Propaganda Today is a weekly show that Ben hosts at the independent video platform Rokfin. In his first stream, he talks about corporate war profiteering in Afghanistan, and debunks media myths claiming Washington supposedly "spent $2 trillion and got nothing for it." In reality, 80 to 90% of US war spending in Afghanistan returned …
(2021-08-25). Actors For Assange: Julian Assange's Defence Statement, Acted Out. popularresistance.org Julian Assange's defence team were prevented from delivering his defence statement verbally in court, so it was submitted only for the record, to maintain the secrecy surrounding the case. | 49 actors from around the world recorded an abridged version (55 minutes) of explosive testimony.
(2021-08-25). Daniel Hale Wins 2021 Sam Adams Award. orinocotribune.com The Sam Adams Associates on Monday released this statement about the winner of its 2021 award: | DRONE WARFARE WHISTLEBLOWER DANIEL HALE HONORED WITH SAM ADAMS AWARD FOR INTEGRITY IN INTELLIGENCE | The Sam Adams Associates are pleased to announce drone warfare whistleblower Daniel Hale as the recipient of the 2021 Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence. Hale — a former Air Force intelligence analyst in the drone program — was a defense contractor in 2013 when conscience compelled him to release classified documents to the press exposing the criminality of the U.S. targeted assassination program…
(2021-08-25). Global Protests as Brazil's Supreme Court Set to Begin Landmark Indigenous Rights Ruling. dissidentvoice.org 
Over 6,000 indigenous people from approximately 170 peoples are protesting at the Struggle For Life camp in Brasilia against the Time Limit Trick. © Survival Indigenous peoples from all over Brazil are protesting in a week-long action in Brasilia against the "Marco Temporal" (or "Time Limit Trick"), draft bill 490 known as the "Bill of Death", …
(2021-08-25). Spain's Supreme Court Rules Against Using Vaccine Passports to Restrict Access to Public Spaces. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-25). Supreme Court Orders 'Remain in Mexico' Policy Reinstated. latinorebels.com WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block a court ruling ordering the Biden administration to reinstate a Trump-era policy that forces people to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S.
(2021-08-24). Pakistan's dangerous 'Great Game' in Afghanistan comes full circle. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com 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 spy agency. "When history is …
(2021-08-24). The Dirty Dozen Central Banks Are Still Fuelling Climate Chaos as the World Burns. commondreams.org Media outlets are proving once again that Afghan women's rights are only of interest to them when they can be used to prop up imperialism and the military industrial complex.
(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). Apple's New 'Child Safety' Plan for iPhones Isn't So Safe. aclu.org Apple recently announced We are concerned that governments will exploit these changes to conduct far-reaching surveillance, and that the new system could normalize government spying on our personal phones and computers, leaving…
(2021-08-24). Indigenous Peoples Set Up Protest Camp In Brasilia. popularresistance.org From August 22 to 28, the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) and its regional organizations will carry out a national mobilization to defend their ancestral territories. | 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. | The UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Fran…
(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."
(2021-08-24). Ag-Gag Law Suppressing Whistleblowers Is Defeated. popularresistance.org 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 [PDF] against the ag-gag law in Kansas, which became the first state to pass such a law in 1990. | The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled [PDF] on August 9 that a coalition of organizations proved they could be targeted by the ag-gag law in Arkansas and may proceed with their lawsuit. It also ruled [PDF] on August 10 that Iowa's 2012 ag-gag law was partly unconstitutional. | In a…