Today's Exclusive News from MintPress: Thursday, August 9th
Here are today's exclusive articles straight from MintPress News focused on topics and angles you won’t see anywhere in the corporate media.
In a Week of Deadly Airstrikes and Civilian Deaths, Saudi Arabia Adds School Bus and 50 Yemeni Children to the List
The bombing of the school bus, the Saleh bedouin camp, as well as a family farm were among the dozens of massive Saudi attacks targeting Yemeni civilians this week.
by Ahmed Abdulkareem
Israel’s IDF Sets New Annual Record for Killing Children in Palestine
Despite the IDF’s killing of over 160 and the wounding of 17,000 unarmed Palestinian protesters, and despite the great international outcry this has caused, the Israeli Supreme Court has ruled that the IDF’s rules of engagement are in line with “international parameters.”
by Whitney Webb
Torrent of New US Sanctions on Russia Reflect GOP Midterm Concerns, Helsinki Fallout
With their sanctions “diplomacy,” U.S. officials are succeeding thus far only in frustrating global players who find the space to do business in heavily sanctioned countries like Iran, Russia, and Venezuela increasingly hemmed in by the domineering politicians in Washington.
by Elliott Gabriel
Neocons Concoct Threat of “Iranian Hackers” to Justify Preemptive “Counterattack” Against Iran
Recent warnings of an imminent Iranian cyberattack on the U.S. are dubious at best — aimed at ending the U.S.’ isolation through dishonest intelligence, while justifying a U.S. “preemptive counterattack” on Iran’s infrastructure in a bid to further destabilize the nation.
by Whitney Webb
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Yay! Newspeak for striking first: Pre-emptive counterattack.
Superb reporting as usual. I am suffering cognitive dissonance that blowing up a school bus full of children isn't being reported as an act of terrorism by more publishers. Thank you for bringing this to my awareness - and preserving it on the blockchain.