Brief and belated. (Scroll down for today’s UKRAINE and IRAN, and for 9/11 TRUTH 7-12-26.) — MCM

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Today and tomorrow and perhaps the next day, I’m posting short entries about a widely overlooked 2018 book by David Ray Griffin (1939-2022) and Elizabeth Woodworth, 9/11 Unmasked: An International Review Panel Investigation (Norrthampton, Mass.: Olive Branch Press), currently “distributed by” Simon & Schuster.

I lent my copy to a friend, who got it back to me in a couple of weeks only half read. The book won him over on the investigative team’s conclusions about the official story of the Sept. 11, 2001, mass murders but this newcomer didn’t feel the need to read any further.  In any case, someone else is waiting to read the book. I started rereading it last night.

Many readers who manage to find it in a public library’s collection or a bookstore and pore over the Acknowledgements and the Introduction might borrow or buy it — and read it all the way through. S&S had THIS to say.

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NOTE: Nobody reads this blog. But . . .

Here are links to reports, commentary, and a discussion: from the Moscow Times, the Kyiv Independent, the Associated Press, Reuters, Kyiv Post, and Consortium News; other published material (or at least headlines) is accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s 9/11 TRUTH and IRAN, and down for UKRAINE 7-12-26.) — MCM

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4 killed in Ukrainian drone attacks across Russia. From the Moscow Times. A Ukrainian drone attack killed at least three people and wounded five others in the Moscow region early today, local authorities said, while one person was killed in a separate strike near the border with Ukraine. READ MORE . . .

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Naftogaz CEO set to become Ukraine’s next PM as Svyrydenko tapped to be ambassador to U.S., sources say, by Tim Zadorozhnyy. Jimmy Rushton, Kateryna Denisova and Oleg Sukhov | The Kyiv Independent  Naftogaz CEO Serhii Koretskyi is set to become Ukraine’s next prime minister, according to a senior Ukrainian official and a person familiar with the matter. The expected appointment comes after . . . READ MORE . . .

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Brief and belated. (Scroll down for today’s GAZA, UKRAINE and IRAN, and for 9/11 TRUTH 7-11-26.) — MCM

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Last night I watched most of the 2021 documentary miniseries “9/11 | One Day in America” for the first time. It brings home the horror and heroism of Sept. 11, 2001, attacks through interviews of victims and first responders and film.

It is a production of National Geographic, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, and 72 Films; the last of these is a production company aiming to “make programmes that inspire, entertain, and make a positive contribution to the cultural landscape.”

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First, a link to a report from Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for today’s UKRAINE and IRAN, and down for GAZA 7-10-26.) — MCM

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5 more Gazans killed by Israeli fire despite ceasefire. From Middle East Monitor. Five Palestinians, including a child, were killed today by Israeli army fire, amid continued violations of a ceasefire in effect since last October, medics said, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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TO BE CONTINUED

For now, links to reports from Agence France-Presse and the Associated Press; others or at least headlines of others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s 9/11 TRUTH, GAZA and IRAN so far, and down for UKRAINE 7-11-26.) — MCM

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Ukraine’s Zelensky orders government reshuffle, new PM. From AFP. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a major reshuffle of the government today, proposing the replacement of Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and the heads of some law enforcement agencies. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report in French from Le Parisien, and HERE for headlines of others in French from AFP. Click HERE and HERE for report from AP in English and Spanish.

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For now, links to five reports: from the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, National Public Radio, and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for today’s 9/11 TRUTH, GAZA and UKRAINE, and down for IRAN 7-11-26.) — MCM

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U.S. attacks Iran over ship being hit in Strait of Hormuz; Tehran responds by hitting Arab states, by Jon Gambrell and Will Weissert | AP  DUBAI — The United States attacked Iran early this morning over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set the container ship ablaze and forced its crew to abandon it. Iran responded with attacks targeting several countries in the Middle East, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Jordan. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE for report from Middle East Eye.

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U.S. strikes Iran over ship being hit in Strait of Hormuz. What’s next for talks? Reported by Carrie Kahn and Ayesha Rascoe | NPR  The U.S. strikes Iran again, after an attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Click HERE to listen and, later,  read.

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FROM JULY 11   President Trump says ceasefire with Iran is over. What happens next? Reported by Don Gonyea, Michael Levitt and Henry Larson | NPR  Gonyea speaks with Ariane Tabatabai of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs about developments in the war between the U.S. and Iran. Click HERE to listen and read.

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A link to a report from Reuters via the Times of Israel; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for today’s LEBANON, UKRAINE, IRAN and 9/11 TRUTH, and for WEST BANK 7-8-26.) — MCM

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U.S. Democrat Ro Khanna says he was detained by armed settlers during West Bank visit, by Rami Ayyub | Reuters  TURMUS AYYA, West Bank U.S. Democratic lawmaker Ro Khanna said he was detained by Israeli settlers armed with U.S.-made rifles during a West Bank visit this week that he made for an unfiltered look at the human toll of Israeli rule, as he weighs a 2028 presidential run. READ MORE . . .

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Links to a report from Middle East Monitor, and to another from Agence France Presse via Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s WEST BANK, UKRAINE, IRAN and 9/11 TRUTH, and down for LEBANON 7-9-26.) — MCM

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Israel launches new airstrikes in southern Lebanon despite U.S.-brokered deal. From Middle East Monitor. The Israeli military today launched a fresh wave of airstrikes in southern Lebanon despite a U.S.-brokered framework agreement between Beirut and Tel Aviv, Lebanese state media reported. READ MORE . . .

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U.S. delegation in Lebanon to discuss Israel ‘pilot zone’ withdrawal. From AFP / Middle East Eye. A U.S. military delegation has met with Lebanon’s army in Beirut to discuss the implementation of Israel’s withdrawal from one of the so-called “pilot zones” it occupies, a Lebanese military official told AFP. READ MORE . . .

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ADVISORY  Watch: The World This Week: ‘NATO’s Russia Obsession,’ at 8 p.m. EDT. Joe Lauria, editor-in-chief of Consortium News, will speak with former CIA analyst Ray McGovern and onetime U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter. From CN intro: “NATO recommitted to direct war with Russia by 2030, with or without the U.S. it seems, as Trump’s fruity Iran policy plays in a loop with Israel ready to relaunch full-scale war.” Click HERE around 8 tonight EDT to livestream, and later for video of discussion.

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For now, links to three reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, and the Moscow Times; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s WEST BANK, LEBANON, IRAN and 9/11 TRUTH, and down for UKRAINE 7-10-26.) — MCM

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Russian attacks kill 6 and wound 29 as Ukrainian forces target oil tankers. From AP. KYIV — Russian attacks on Ukraine killed six people, including a child, and wounded 29, officials said today, adding that Ukrainian forces damaged more than two dozen Russian tankers and other vessels in the Sea of Azov. Click HERE to read more of same AP report, and for some video. Click HERE for some of same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.  Click HERE for earlier report from Reuters.