A link to a discussion from Consortium News; other published material is accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down for today’s MEDIA so far, and for ALL OF IT 8-8-26.) — MCM

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FROM AUG. 8  The World This Week. ‘Avoiding nuclear extinction.’ Joe Lauria of Consortium News talks with former U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer and former United Nations weapons inspector Scott Ritter and economics Professor Rick Wolff, emeritus of the University of Massachusetts. Wolff traces an evolution of societal development since feudalism worldwide to a future of various socialisms. On the 81st anniversary of the Nagasaki bombing (Saturday), Ritter sees ignorance of the perils of suicidal nuclear warfare and citizen apathy as the main enemies of life on Earth. Click HERE for video and for Lauria’s print introduction.

While they were talking Saturday evening (see today’s ALL OF IT above) Consortium News editor Joe Lauria, former United Nations weapons inspector Scott Ritter and economist Richard Wolff — or at least two of them — considered three movies dealing with nuclear war: “Oppenheimer” (2023), “On the Beach” (1959) and “Failsafe” (1964).

HERE, HERE and HERE are links to reviews of the three.

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A link to a report from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down for today’s YEMEN, SYRIA, LEBANON, IRAN, ALL OF IT and UKRAINE so far; click HERE for SUDAN 7-14-26 or scroll down.) — MCM

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Warnings of new waves of atrocities in besieged Sudanese city. Reported by Kate Bartlett | NPR  Sudan has been mired in a brutal civil war between government forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for more than three years — causing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and displacing millions of people. Click HERE to listen and read.

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A link to a report from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for today’s SUDAN, SYRIA, LEBANON, IRAN, ALL OF IT and UKRAINE so far, and down for YEMEN 8-5-26.) — MCM

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FROM AUG. 7  Yemen strikes Saudi-backed mercenaries for second straight day, announces ‘new equation’ on Riyadh. From the Cradle. The Ansarallah-led Yemeni Armed Forces launched a new wave of drone attacks on Saudi-backed mercenary forces in the country on Friday, killing three and wounding others. READ MORE . . .

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A link to a report from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for today’s SUDAN, YEMEN, LEBANON, IRAN, ALL OF IT and UKRAINE; and down or click HERE for SYRIA 8-17-26.) — MCM

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FROM AUG. 7  Israel expands Syria occupation, conducts 20 incursions in one week. From the Cradle. Israeli forces occupying Syria carried out 20 incursions and military movements in the southern governorates of Deraa and Quneitra in just the past week, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported today. READ MORE . . .

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A link to a report from Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for today’s SUDAN, YEMEN, SYRIA, IRAN, ALL OF IT and UKRAINE, and down for LEBANON 8-6-26.) — MCM

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FROM AUG. 7  Israel targets southern Lebanon with phosphorus bombs, state media reports. From Middle East Monitor.  The Israeli army launched an air attack, using a phosphorus bomb, in southern Lebanon, said state-run National News Agency on Friday. Click HERE for report including video.

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Links to reports from the Cradle, the Associated Press and Reuters; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s YEMEN, SYRIA, LEBANON, ALL OF IT and UKRAINE, and down for IRAN 8-7-26.) — MCM

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Iran says Hormuz reopening hinges on U.S. accepting Tehran’s conditions. From the Cradle. A spokesman for the Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Mohebbi, confirmed today that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is subject to the mechanisms and conditions specific to the Islamic Republic and is not related to the ongoing negotiations between Iran and Oman. READ MORE . . .

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A link to a discussion from Consortium News; other published material is accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s SUDAN, YEMEN, SYRIA, LEBANON, IRAN and UKRAINE, and down for ALL OF IT 8-7-26.) — MCM

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ADVISORY  Watch: The World This Week. ‘Avoiding nuclear extinction,’ at 8 p.m. EDT. From Consortium News. Joe Lauria of Consortium News talks with former U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer and former United Nations weapons inspector Scott Ritter and economics Professor Rick Wolff, emeritus of the University of Massachusetts. From CN intro: “On the 81st anniversary of the Nagasaki bombing, we ask how we can avoid nuclear holocaust. Plus overreaction to U.S. socialism and Trump’s trap in Iran.” Click HERE around 8 tonight EDT to livestream, and later for video — and for Lauria’s longer introduction.

Links to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for today’s SUDAN, YEMEN, SYRIA, LEBANON, IRAN and ALL OF IT, and down for UKRAINE 8-7-26.) — MCM

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Zelenskyy visits Belgrade as Russia attacks Kyiv region, by Jovana Gec and Volodymyr Yurchuk | AP  BELGRADE — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced Russia’s latest deadly attacks on Kyiv on Saturday as he visited Serbia, one of the few European countries that has maintained friendly relations with Moscow throughout its invasion of Ukraine. Click HERE for report including photos. Click HERE for most of same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others

Ukraine strikes oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region in drone attack. From Reuters. A fire at the Ilsky oil refinery in Russia‘s southern Krasnodar region has been extinguished, local authorities said today, adding that it had been caused by debris from a Ukrainian drone. READ MORE . . .

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A link to a report from Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll down for today’s IRAN, UKRAINE and ALL OF IT, and for WEST BANK 8-6-26.) — MCM

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Israeli occupiers intensify attacks on Bedouin community near Ramalla. From Middle East Monitor. Israeli occupiers are intensifying attacks on a Palestinian Bedouin community east of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank in an attempt to displace its residents, a rights group said today, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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TO BE CONTINUED