First, a link to an interview from National Public Radio — which has been somehow “peopled” with four little silhouettes; other published material is accessible by clicking on NPR‘s name or initials. (Scroll down for today’s UKRAINE, IRAN, LEBANON and RAIN, and for YEMEN 7-21-26.) — MCM

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For now, links to reports from National Public Radio and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for today’s IRAN, LEBANON and RAIN so far, and for UKRAINE 7-21-26.) — MCM

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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy fires top military commander amid ongoing protests. Reported by Greg Myre and Leila Fadel | NPR  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fires the country’s army chief, just days after he dismissed the defense minister. Those two key figures had been feuding with each other. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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For now, links to reports from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s UKRAINE, LEBANON and RAIN so far, and down for IRAN 7-21-26.) — MCM

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U.S. and Iranian attacks continue as tensions mount on a key waterway, by Jane Arraf | NPR  The U.S. military launched more airstrikes on Iran early today as Iran hit back against U.S. military targets in the Gulf and Jordan — overshadowing diplomatic efforts in Pakistan. READ MORE . . .

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TO BE CONTINUED

First, a link to a report from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s UKRAINE, IRAN and RAIN, and down for LEBANON 7-20-26.) — MCM

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Lebanese poet returns to see what has become of her home, by Ruth Sherlock | NPR  A village destroyed. A home erased. A poet returns to remember what was lost. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

(Scroll up for today’s UKRAINE, IRAN and LEBANON so far.) — MCM

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It rained yesterday.

I was in one of our tourist towns looking for someone who turned out not to be there, had lunch, and then got coffee and something else at a bakery and sat at a table outside under an awning to enjoy it and the the rain.

For the next hour and a half or so the rain continued more heavily. As I sipped and munched, plenty of tourists coped. Most had compact umbrellas. Some came into the bakery to get out of the rain and a while later came back out into the rain. The steady rain was not what they had come to the Berkshires for paying top dollar for food and lodging and entertainment.

“A good soaking!” I yelled to a waitress and again to a customer.

I moved the table and chair to under the center of the awning, which worked for a while, and then stood with my back against the bakery’s main front window to avoid splattering rainwater.

I thought of Bob Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall.” Then Burt Bacharach’s (and Hal David’s) “Rain Drops Keep Fallin’ on My Head.” Then “Singin’ in the Rain” with Gene Kelly singing and dancing in lots of water. Then “Just A-Walkin’ in the Rain (Gettin’ Soakin’ Wet).”

And of Robert Redford saying “right as rain.”

NOTE: Nobody reads this blog. But . . .

Here is more detail in outline form about the 2018 book 9/11 Unmasked: An International Review Panel Investigaation, by David Ray Griffin and Elizabeth Woodworth. (Scroll down for today’s GAZA, UKRAINE, YEMEN, IRAN, and NICARAGUA, and for 9/11 TRUTH 7-20-26.) — MCM

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The fifty-nine chapters are arranged into nine groups.

The seventh group is titled “Osama bin Laden and the Hijackers.”

Its introduction ends with the words “At the heart of the official account of 9/11 is the claim that Osama bin Laden conceived the idea of the attacks, and that the attacks were carried out by nineteen members of bin Laden’s al-Qaeda organization.”

Its seven chapters are titled * The Claim That Osama bin Laden Was Responsible for the Attacks. * The Claim That Mohamed Atta Went to Portland on September 10. * The Claim That Security Videos Prove Mohamed Atta Was in Portland September 10 and 11. * The Claim That an Airport Video Showed the Hijackers at Dulles Airport on September 11.  * The Claim That the Hijackers Were Devout Muslims. * The Claim That Mohamed Atta Was an Extremely Religious Muslim. * The Claim That “Able Danger” Failed to Identify Mohamed Atta’s Probable Presence in the U.S. in January 2000.

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Here links to reports from BBC, Reuters, and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for today’s 9/11 TRUTH, UKRAINE, YEMEN, IRAN and NICARAGUA, and for GAZA 7-18-26.) — MCM

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Israeli air strike in Gaza City kills family of six, medics say, by David Gritten | BBC / Reuters  At least 12 Palestinians, including six members of one family, have been killed in three separate Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip, according to local medics. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Middle East Monitor.

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Here is a link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s GAZA, YEMEN, IRAN and NICARAGUA, and down for UKRAINE 7-20-26.) — MCM

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Here are links to three reports: from the Cradle, Reuters, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s GAZA, UKRAINE, IRAN and NICARAGUA, and down for YEMEN 7-20-26.) — MCM

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NEWER  Saudi tankers turn tail in Red Sea amid Yemeni blockade. From the Cradle. Two tankers carrying Saudi crude to China and India reversed course in the Red Sea after the Yemeni Armed Forces warned shipping companies against loading or unloading cargo at Saudi ports. READ MORE . . .

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Houthis open new front in U.S.-Iran war. From Reuters.  Yemen’s Houthi rebels opened a dangerous new front today in the escalating confrontation between Washington and Tehran, announcing a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia and forcing oil tankers to divert in the Red Sea. READ MORE . . . 

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Iran-backed Houthis target Saudi shipping, raising fears of wider regional conflict. Reported by Emily Feng and Leila Fadel | NPR  Iran-backed Houthis impose Saudi maritime embargo,  Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Here are links to seven reports: from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, the Cradle, Middle East Eye, and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s GAZA, UKRAINE, YEMEN and NICARAGUA, and down for IRAN 7-20-26.) — MCM

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NEWER  Trump says U.S. has ‘no interest’ in Iran talks for now, by Collin Binkley | AP  WASHINGTON — Speaking in the Oval Office today, President Trump gave a dim view on possible talks with Iran to end the war. “I will tell you,” he said, “they want . . . READ MORE . . .

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