(2021-07-10). Taking a Wrong Turn on Immigration Detention. zcomm.org The administration is helping to reinforce an extensive system of institutions, policies, attitudes, and values that cast migrants as criminals…
(2021-07-10). There Are No Mass Migrations Without US Meddling And Militarism. popularresistance.org When Vice President Kamala Harris visited the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, on June 25, she repeated the claim she made during her trip to Guatemala and Mexico earlier that month: The Biden administration is serious about addressing the root causes of Central American migration. | "This issue cannot be reduced to a political issue," Harris said. "We're talking about children, we're talking about families, we're talking about suffering, and our approach has to be thoughtful and effective." | Toward this end, the administration has set forth a four-year, $4 billion proposal to increase assistance to El Salv…
(2021-07-09). Taliban Claim Capture Of Border Crossing With Iran, Other Border Areas. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On July 8th, Taliban seized control of a key district in western Afghanistan that includes a major border crossing with Iran, Afghan security officials said. | Two senior security officials told Reuters on condition of anonymity that the Islam Qala border crossing with Iran, located in Herat province, had fallen to the Taliban and that Afghan security and customs officials had fled across the border. | In the last week, the Taliban has overrun areas bordering five countries…
(2021-07-09). Russian MP: Afghan, Central Asian crisis "is happening not without some fine-tuning by the United States" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Straight, without commentary. See U.S. Employs Afghan War To Build Global NATO from 2011. InterfaxJuly 9, 2021 Russia will have to reinforce Tajik-Afghan border — Duma deputy MOSCOW — The situation in Afghanistan is developing in an unfavorable way, and Moscow is likely to have to take steps to reinforce the Tajik-Afghan border to secure itself …
(2021-07-09). Italy Confirms Life Sentences For 'Plan Cóndor' Coup Officials. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News The Supreme Court of Italy has today confirmed the life sentences of 14 people involved in Plan Cóndor, the operation in which the United States-backed dictatorships of South America coordinated across borders to brutally repress leftist opposition in the 1970s and 1980s, committing crimes against humanity. The sentence falls on 14 soldiers and…
(2021-07-09). Eswatini, Formerly Swaziland, Sees Brutal Government Crackdown on Mass Protests over Inequality. democracynow.org 
The government of the southern African nation of Eswatini, which was known as Swaziland up until 2018, is brutally cracking down on the largest anti-government protests in the country since it became independent from Britain 53 years ago. Eswatini, bordered by Mozambique and South Africa, is currently facing an economic crisis with a shortage of gas, food and other resources. More than half of Eswatini's citizens live in poverty, while King Mswati III is known for his lavish lifestyle, including owning expensive cars. Amnesty International reports at least 20 protesters have been killed by state security forces,…
(2021-07-09). The narrow borders of militarism. counterpunch.org An end to war? It's certainly necessary, but is it politically possible? The fate of House Resolution 476, introduced by Rep. Barbara Lee, will give us a clue how close "we," by which I mean the leading military power on the planet, are to transcending our suicidal certainties. The wording of this bill concludes thus: Congress