Nicaragua, 7-21-26

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Here are links to four reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, El País, and Agence France-Presse; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for today’s GAZA, UKRAINE, YEMEN and IRAN; the last NICARAGUA entry was months ago.) — MCM

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9/11 truth, 7-20-26

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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 UKRAINE, WEST BANK, YEMEN, LEBANON and IRAN, and for 9/11 TRUTH 7-19-26.) — MCM

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The fifty-nine chapters are arranged into nine groups.

The sixth group is titled “Claims About Military and Political Leaders.”

Its introduction ends with the words “This section of the book contains ten chapters about these eight men, and it is especially lengthy and complex. Therefore, we offer an overview chapter, which summarizes the main points of the other ten chapters.”

Its eleven chapters are titled * Overview.  * The Claim That It Was Not Imperitive for President Bush to Be Hustled Away from the Florida School. * The Claim That Bush Left the Florida Classroom Quickly. * The Claim That Vice President Cheney Did Not Enter the PEOC Until Shortly Before 10:00 AM. * The Claim That Cheney Could Not Have Authorized the Shooting Down of United 93.  * The Claim That Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld Was Not in a Position to Do Anything About the Attacks or the Crash of United 93. * The Claim That General Myers Was Not at the Pentagon During the Attacks. * The Claim That General Shelton Returned to the Pentagon from an Aborted Flight in the Early Afternoon. * The Claim That Brigadier General Winfield Was Not the Deputy Director of Operations of the National Military Command Center During the Attacks. * The Claim That General Ralph Eberhart Was a Hero. * The Claim That NYC Mayor Giuliani Did Not Know WTC 7 Was Going to Collapse.

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Ukraine, 7-20-26

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Here are links to three reports: from the Moscow Times and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for today’s 9/11 TRUTH, WEST BANK, YEMEN, LEBANON and IRAN, and for UKRAINE 7-19-26.) — MCM

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Overnight Ukrainian attacks across Russia kill at least 4. From the Moscow Times. At least four people were killed in overnight Ukrainian drone attacks across Russia, officials said, with dozens of others reported injured. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for a second report from the Moscow Times, and HERE and HERE for report from AP / AP in English and Spanish.

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West Bank, 7-20-26

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Here is a link to a report from Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on its name. (Scroll up or down for today’s 9/11 TRUTH, UKRAINE, YEMEN, LEBANON and IRAN, and down for WEST BANK 7-18-26.)

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2 Palestinians killed, another injured in attack by Israeli occupiers on West Bank village. From Middle East Eye. This late Sunday in the village of Deir Jarir near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian officials, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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Yemen, 7-20-26

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Here are links to four reports: from Reuters, Agence France-Presse, the Cradle, and the Associated Press; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s 9/11 TRUTH, UKRAINE, WEST BANK, LEBANON and IRAN so far; click HERE and HERE and for YEMEN 5-2-26.and YEMEN 1-22-26.) — MCM

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Houthis impose Saudi naval blockade, opening new front in US-Iran war, by Nayera Abdallah, Eman Abouhassira and Enas Alashray | Reuters  DUBAI / CAIRO — Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said today they were imposing a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, a move that opens a new front against the United States in its war on Iran and widens the threat to global energy supplies and trade beyond the Gulf. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for report from AFP / AFP in English and French, and HERE and HERE for headlines of others. Click HERE for report from the Cradle.  Click HERE and HERE for AP / AP report in English and Spanish, and a map. 
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Lebanon, 7-20-26

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Here are links to reports from Middle East Eye and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for today’s 9/11 TRUTH, UKRAINE, WEST  BANK, YEMEN and IRAN so far, and down for LEBANON 7-17-26.) — MCM

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Pilot zone operations launched in Lebanon. From Middle East Eye. Pilot zone operations began in the villages of Froun, Srifa, and Zawtar al-Gharbiya in southern Lebanon, the U.S. State Department said. According to the Trilateral Framework, the pilot zones are . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 19  Lebanese president meets top U.S. diplomat at start of Washington visit. From Middle East Monitor. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met on Sunday U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the start of his official visit to Washington, according to a U.S. State Department readout, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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Iran, 7-20-26

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Here are links to three reports: from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for today’s UKRAINE, WEST BANK, YEMEN and LEBANON so far, and down for IRAN 7-19-26.) — MCM

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Ukraine, 7-19-26

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Here are links to five reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Kyiv Post, and Tass, and to a discussion from Consortium News; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for today’s 9/11 TRUTH and IRAN, and for UKRAINE 7-18-26.) — MCM

   

Russian attacks on Kyiv and other cities kill 6 and expose holes in air defenses. From AP. KYIV — Russia attacked Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles, drones and guided bombs Sunday, killing at least six people and wounding dozens, authorities said, again highlighting Ukraine’s shortage of U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.  Click HERE for report from Reuters.

   

Zelensky announces key conversations on strategy to end war. From Kyiv Post. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced he expects to hold “key conversations” on Monday to formulate a strategy aimed at concluding the war, following a weekend of extensive consultations with military commanders. READ MORE . . .

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Russia launches about 1,450 drones and over 1,640 guided bombs at Ukraine in one week. From Kyiv Post. Russian forces deployed approximately 1,450 strike drones, more than 1,640 guided aerial bombs, and 99 missiles of various types against Ukrainian territory over the past week, according to a statement by President Volodymyr Zelensky today. READ MORE . . .

   

Russia hits railway locomotive used by Ukrainian army. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russia has hit a railway locomotive used to carry Ukrainian military equipment in the Zaporozhye Region with the Geran-4 Seeker drone, the Defense Ministry said. READ MORE . . .

   

FROM JULY 18  The World This Week: ‘Israel gets its way — again.’  Joe Lauria of Consortium News (in Cambodia) hosted former CIA analyst Ray McGovern (in North Carolina) and onetime U.S. Marine Corps counterintelligence officer Scott Ritter (in France). The first half of their two-and-a-half hours is about aspects of the Iran war, the rest is about aspects of the Ukraine war. Click HERE for video of discussion.

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9/11 truth, 7-19-26

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 up or down for today’s UKRAINE and IRAN, and down for 9/11 TRUTH 7-18-26.) — MCM

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The fifty-nine chapters are arranged into nine groups.

The fifth group is titled “U.S. Military Exercises on and before 9/11.”

Its introduction begins with the words “Chapters 26 and 27 deal with strange anomalies in the major military exercises held on and before September 11, 2001.”

Its two chapters are titled * The Claim That the Military Was Not Prepared for Hijacked Domestic Planes Used as Weapons.  * The Claim That the Military Exercises Did Not Delay the Response to the 9/11 Attacks.

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Iran, 7-19-26

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Here are links to six reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, the Cradle, and Middle East Monitor, and to a discussion from Consortium News; other published material or at least headlines is accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up for today’s UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH so far, and down for IRAN 7-18-26.) — MCM

   

U.S. renews strikes on Iran after attack kills two military personnel. From Reuters. The U.S. said it had completed an eighth straight night of attacks against Iran after earlier announcing that two U.S. military personnel were killed in Jordan and another was missing following an Iranian attack. READ MORE . . .   Click HERE and HERE for report from AP in English and Spanish.

   

Iran’s strikes on U.S. sites in Jordan result in ‘dozens of casualties, destroyed helicopters’: report. From the Cradle. U.S. troops in Jordan were directly struck by Iran’s retaliatory operations four times in a period of five days — resulting in destroyed equipment and dozens of casualties, including two dead U.S. soldiers and one declared “missing” a few days ago, the New York Times confirmed today. READ MORE . . .

   

U.S. dispatches more warplanes, refueling tankers to Israel amid escalation against Iran. From the Cradle. Washington is sending additional fighter jets and refueling aircraft to Israel as it prepares to escalate the war against Iran, Israeli media reported today. READ MORE . . .

   

At least 6 missiles hit Iran’s Qeshm Island amid new U.S. strikes. From Middle East Monitor. At least six missiles hit Qeshm Island, and the explosions were heard in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas early today as the U.S. carried out a new round of strikes against Iran. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 18  The World This Week: ‘Israel gets its way — again.’  Joe Lauria of Consortium News (in Cambodia) hosted former CIA analyst Ray McGovern (in North Carolina) and onetime U.S. Marine Corps counterintelligence officer Scott Ritter (in France). The first half of their two-and-a-half hours iis about aspects of the Iran war, the rest is about aspects of the Ukraine war. Click HERE for video of discussion.

   

FROM JULY 16  Iran vows to wipe out U.S. assets across region if Trump acts on new threats. From the Cradle. The Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters of the Iranian Armed Forces released a statement on Thursday warning Washington that “no trace” of its infrastructure across the region will be left if U.S. President Donald Trump carries out his latest threats. READ MORE . . .

   

* Among the news organizations with frequent updates on the Iran war, related wars in the Middle East, and negotiations to pause or end any of them are Al Jazeera, Al Mayadeen, the Associated Press, CNN, Middle East Eye, and Middle East Monitor. They are found HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE. AP and El País reports in Spanish are HERE and HERE. *

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