Iraqi troops kill 14 Islamic State militants, destroy 4 armored vehicles in Anbar
  https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/iraqi-troops-kill-14-islamic-state-militants-destroy-4-armored-vehicles-in-anbar/
 
 Bodies of 12 Islamic State members found, west of Anbar
  https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/bodies-of-12-islamic-state-members-found-west-of-anbar/
 
 Iraqi troops kill three Islamic State militants in Salahuddin
  https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/iraqi-troops-kill-three-islamic-state-militants-in-salahuddin/
 
 Iraq protests persist with government slow to offer solutions
  https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/iraq-protests-persist-with-government-slow-to-offer-solutions-1.758209
 
 Syrian Air Force eliminates large convoy of ISIS terrorists in southern Syria
  https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-air-force-eliminates-large-convoy-of-isis-terrorists-in-southern-syria/
 
 Syrian army makes progress in battles against IS in Sweida province
  http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/08/c_137374384.htm
 
 Authorities discover western and Israeli-made weapons in Homs countryside
  https://sana.sy/en/?p=144377
 
 Israeli Mossad May Be Behind Scientist Murder in Syria
  https://www.newsweek.com/israeli-mossad-may-be-behind-scientist-assassination-syria-reports-say-1059997
 
 Saudi Arabia kills seven civilians in northwest Yemen
  https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/08/08/570547/Yemen-Saudi-Arabia-attacks-Amran-retaliation-Jizan-Marib-west-coast 
 
 Unite with the devil': Yemen war binds US, allies, al-Qaida
  https://apnews.com/9bf91c535f274925a2be80293e121446
 
 Iran vows to continue oil exports despite US threats
  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/08/iran-vows-continue-oil-exports-trump-threats-180808085318800.html
 
 Iran says US not trustworthy for talks: Iran says it cannot trust the insincere US in any potential talks.
  https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/08/08/570572/Iran-US-negotiation-Donald-Trump-sanctions-nuclear-deal
 
 Defy Trump: EU orders firms to IGNORE America and carry on trading with Iran
  https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1000436/Iran-news-EU-Donald-Trump-Iranian-sanctions-Federica-Mogherini
 
 Russia slams US sanctions against Iran, promises to save nuclear deal
  https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/07/russia-slams-us-sanctions-against-iran-promises-to-save-nuclear-deal.html
 
 China defends Iran business ties after Trump threat
  https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/china-defends-iran-business-ties-after-trump-threat-10600486
 
 US boycott of Iran risks being godsend for China and Russia
  https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-Relations/US-boycott-of-Iran-risks-being-godsend-for-China-and-Russia
 
 Apartheid Israeli Occupation Forces kill 2 Resistance fighters in Gaza
  https://www.wsbtv.com/news/2-hamas-militants-dead-as-israel-returns-fire-from-gaza/807906657
 
 Israel is 'killing Palestinian children at record rates,' group says
  https://mondoweiss.net/2018/08/killing-palestinian-children/
 
 VIDEO captures chaotic scenes in southern Israel as 36 rockets fired from Gaza
  https://www.rt.com/news/435467-gaza-missiles-israel-panic-video/
 
 Five Kenyan soldiers killed in roadside blast
  https://www.news24.com/Africa/News/five-kenyan-soldiers-killed-in-roadside-blast-20180808
 
 Afghanistan : Eight Civilians Killed in Balkh Roadside Mine Blast
  http://prod.tolonews.com/afghanistan/eight-civilians-killed-balkh-roadside-mine-blast
 
 Four militants killed, soldier injured in Kashmir gunfight
  https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2018/08/08/four-militants-killed-soldier-injured-in-kashmir-gunfight.html
 
 Death toll of Indonesia's deadly earthquake climbs to 347
  http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-08/08/c_137376833.htm
 
 War criminal:
 Bolton: North Korea not taking steps to denuclearise
  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/08/bolton-north-korea-steps-denuclearise-180807131037456.html
 
 'PetroYuan' Futures Surge Limit-Up To Record High As US Sanctions Hit Iran:
 This is the biggest daily move in China's oil futures since the contract's inception in March to a new high
  https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-08-07/petroyuan-futures-surge-limit-record-high-us-sanctions-hit-iran
 
 In case you missed it:
 The petro-yuan could usher in a new era for global energy
  https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-08-07/petroyuan-futures-surge-limit-record-high-us-sanctions-hit-iran
 
 Trump administration to hit Russia with new sanctions for alleged Skripal poisoning :
 Punishing President Vladimir Putin's government for using a chemical weapon against an ex-spy in Britain, U.S. officials told NBC News Wednesday.
  https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-administration-hit-russia-new-sanctions-skripal-poisoning-n898856
 
 Leaked document: Putin lobbied Trump on arms control;
 New details provide evidence that Putin remains interested in maintaining the two nations' traditional cooperation on nuclear weapons despite all their other friction
  https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/07/putin-trump-arms-control-russia-724718
 
 Israel Running Campaign Against Jeremy Corbyn: This is the latest evidence of an Israeli campaign of psychological warfare against the UK's main opposition party.
  https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/asa-winstanley/israel-running-campaign-against-jeremy-corbyn
 
 UK: Video: Drought-hit dairy farmers determined not to sell cows
  https://www.fwi.co.uk/news/weather/drought-hit-dairy-farmers-determined-not-sell-cows
 
 Australia: State of New South Wales now 100% in drought
  https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/08/state-of-new-south-wales-now-100-in-drought/
 
 Thirsty cows swarm water truck as Australia's drought rages on
  https://metro.co.uk/2018/08/08/thirsty-cows-swarm-water-truck-as-australias-drought-rages-on-7812969/
 
 The global heat wave as seen by satellites, airplanes, and weather stations
  https://qz.com/1349882/drought-wildfires-and-flood-images-from-the-uk-japan-and-the-arctic/
 
 Caribbean States Call on US To Seriously Address Climate Change
  https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Caribbean-States-Call-on-US-To-Seriously-Address-Climate-Change-20180807-0015.html
 
 US Senate Committee Calls on Julian Assange to Testify in Russian Interference Probe:
 WikiLeaks' legal team say they are "considering the offer but testimony must conform to a high ethical standard".
  https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/US-Senate-Committee-Calls-on-Julian-Assange-to-Testify-in-Russian-Interference-Probe-20180808-0009.html
 
 UK Should Reject Extraditing Julian Assange to US
  https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/19/uk-should-reject-extraditing-julian-assange-us
 
 VIPS Asks Twitter to Restore Van Buren's Account
  https://consortiumnews.com/2018/08/07/vips-asks-twitter-to-restore-van-burens-account/
 
 InfoWars App Downloads Surge Past CNN After Orwellian Deplatforming
  https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/08/infowars-app-downloads-surpass-cnn/
 
 Taibbi: Beware the Slippery Slope of Facebook Censorship:
 The social network is too big and broken to properly function, and these "fixes" will only create more problems
  https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/facebook-censor-alex-jones-705766/
 
 In case you missed it:
 Facebook Says It Is Deleting Accounts at the Direction of the U.S. and Israeli Governments
  https://theintercept.com/2017/12/30/facebook-says-it-is-deleting-accounts-at-the-direction-of-the-u-s-and-israeli-governments/
 
 Senate Democrats Are Circulating Plans for Government Takeover of the Internet:
  https://reason.com/blog/2018/07/31/democrats-tech-policy-plans-leaked
 
 43% of Republicans say Trump should be able to shut down news outlets, new poll finds
  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-republicans-press-media-enemy-of-american-people-news-trust-ipsos-poll-a8481686.html
 
 President Nicolas Maduro Reveals Evidence For Drone Attack
  http://videosenglish.telesurtv.net/video/734227/president-nicolas-maduro-reveals-evidence-for-drone-attack/
 
 Ex-city police chief claims role in Venezuela drone attack
  https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-venezuela-politics-resistance/former-city-police-chief-claims-role-in-venezuela-drone-attack-idUKKBN1KS2GW
 
 Saudi Arabia to dump Canadian assets 'no matter the cost' as diplomatic rift spirals - report
  https://www.rt.com/business/435425-saudi-arabia-dumps-canada-assets/
 
 Canadian dollar value drops as Saudi Arabia starts dumping the country's assets
  http://uk.businessinsider.com/saudi-arabia-canada-dollar-divestments-report-2018-8
 
 Saudi-Canada row: What the sanctions are really about
  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45102837
 
 Border Patrol Agent Violated the Fourth Amendment When He Shot Across the US-Mexico Border, Striking Boy 10 Times:
 The court made clear that agents should not have constitutional immunity to fatally shoot Mexican teenagers on the other side of the border fence.
  https://www.mintpressnews.com/border-patrol-fourth-amendment/247292/
 
 ACLU sues Sessions over 'illegal attacks' on asylum seekers fleeing domestic and gang violence
  https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/8/8/1786780/-ACLU-sues-Sessions-over-illegal-attacks-on-asylum-seekers-fleeing-domestic-and-gang-violence
 
 Trump regime plans to limit citizenship for 20 million legal immigrants
  https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/08/08/immi-a08.html
 
 Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen under investigation for tax fraud
  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6036187/Former-Trump-attorney-Michael-Cohen-investigation-tax-fraud.html
 
 Top Trump Campaign Aides Are Portrayed as Corrupt at Manafort Trial:
 Judge orders DOJ to preserve emails from Comey's personal account: Gates said that by the time he and Manafort joined the Trump campaign in March 2016 vendors were chasing Manafort about unpaid bills.
  https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/07/us/politics/manafort-trial-gates-testify.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fpolitics
 
 The Shadow Rulers of the VA:
 How 3 members of Trump's Mar-A-Lago Club have been secretly running the Veterans Affairs Dept. for the past two years, despite having no experience
  https://www.propublica.org/article/ike-perlmutter-bruce-moskowitz-marc-sherman-shadow-rulers-of-the-va
 
 New York congressman arrested on insider trading charges
  https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-chris-collins-arrested-insider-trading-charges/story?id=57108196
 
 Judge orders DOJ to preserve emails from Comey's personal account
  http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/400774-judge-orders-doj-to-preserve-emails-from-comeys-private-account
 
 Trump's Trade War Kills Another 126 Jobs;
 A South Carolina TV manufacturing facility will close its doors, and Trump's threatened auto tariffs could do yet more damage
  https://reason.com/blog/2018/08/08/tariffs-kill-another-126-jobs
 
 Rashida Tlaib set to become first Muslim woman in US Congress
  https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/08/rashida-tlaib-set-muslim-woman-congress-180808061551799.html
 
 The Justice Department Didn't Charge Him With a Crime. It's Going to Take $39,000 from Him Anyway.
  https://reason.com/blog/2018/08/06/the-justice-department-didnt-charge-him
 
 Federal Judges Order New Orleans Courts to Stop Shaking Down Citizens with Fees, High Bail
  https://reason.com/blog/2018/08/07/federal-judges-order-new-orleans-courts