August 3, 2020 – Page 2 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Houthis Claim Downing US-Made Spy Drone Near Saudi Border

Posted on August 3, 2020August 3, 2020By Editor

The Houthi movement, which controls the north of Yemen, said that it shot down a US-made spy drone near the border with the Saudi province of Jazan on Sunday. … Read More >Houthis Claim Downing US-Made Spy Drone Near Saudi Border

Shows

Portland protests: ‘Portland has become a warzone’ as 2020 election looms

Posted on August 3, 2020August 3, 2020By Editor

On this episode of Going Underground, we firstly speak to Gregory McKelvey, vice-chair of the Oregon Democratic Black Caucus. … Read More >Portland protests: ‘Portland has become a warzone’ as 2020 election looms

World

The Sprit of Apollo-Soyuz Is Alive… With the Russia/China Space Alliance

Posted on August 3, 2020August 3, 2020By Editor

Forty five years ago, Cold Warriors in the Pentagon and CIA shook their fists angrily at the stars- and for good reason. … Read More >The Sprit of Apollo-Soyuz Is Alive… With the Russia/China Space Alliance

USA

The 1 Percent’s Attack on Unemployment Benefits is a Sign of Our Broken Democracy

Posted on August 3, 2020August 3, 2020By Editor

Members of the One Percent, such as former restaurateur Andrew Puzder, have urged Congress to not renew the $600 a week unemployment supplement Congress enacted as part of the CARES Act. … Read More >The 1 Percent’s Attack on Unemployment Benefits is a Sign of Our Broken Democracy

Human Rights Defenders: Palestinian Eyewitness Testimony of the Execution of Abdul Fattah al-Sharif by Israeli Soldier, Elor Azaria

Posted on August 3, 2020August 3, 2020By Editor

As illegal Jewish settlers increase their attacks on Palestinian civilians in the occupied city of Al Khalil (Hebron), the people of the Palestinian city continue to mount a campaign of popular resistance. … Read More >Human Rights Defenders: Palestinian Eyewitness Testimony of the Execution of Abdul Fattah al-Sharif by Israeli Soldier, Elor Azaria

Shows

CrossTalk Bullhorns, QUARANTINE EDITION: American Brezhnev

Posted on August 3, 2020August 3, 2020By Editor

The end of a love story? Will tensions in the US-German relationship determine the fate of NATO? And, if elected, will Joe Biden be America’s version of the Soviet ruler Leonid Brezhnev? … Read More >CrossTalk Bullhorns, QUARANTINE EDITION: American Brezhnev

Op-ed

If you can be banned from Twitter for questioning transgenderism, why are accounts advocating pedophilia still on the site?

Posted on August 3, 2020August 3, 2020By Editor

Self-described ‘Minor Attracted Persons’ are getting a free pass to use social media to push their twisted, rebranded agenda of having sex with children. It’s time to act, Jack Dorsey. … Read More >If you can be banned from Twitter for questioning transgenderism, why are accounts advocating pedophilia still on the site?

India’s interior minister hospitalized after testing positive for Covid-19

Posted on August 3, 2020August 3, 2020By Editor

India’s Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah has confirmed that he tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to hospital for treatment. … Read More >India’s interior minister hospitalized after testing positive for Covid-19

Syria says US ‘stealing’ oil after American energy firm signs deal with Kurdish rebels

Posted on August 3, 2020October 8, 2020By Editor

The Syrian government has accused the US of “stealing” the country’s oil reserves, which Washington claimed to be protecting from terrorists. American lawmakers admitted that a deal has been signed with Kurdish rebels. … Read More >Syria says US ‘stealing’ oil after American energy firm signs deal with Kurdish rebels

Guaido-supporting opposition block to snub Venezuela’s parliamentary election, allege they skewed in Maduro’s favor

Posted on August 3, 2020August 3, 2020By Editor

A coalition of over two dozen parties, all backing opposition figurehead Juan Guaido, have announced they would not take part in the upcoming parliamentary vote in December, claiming any outcome is an “electoral fraud” by default. … Read More >Guaido-supporting opposition block to snub Venezuela’s parliamentary election, allege they skewed in Maduro’s favor