Today's Exclusive News from MintPress: Thursday, August 30th
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As Curtain Comes Down on Idlib and Syrian War, US and Russia Face Off for Final Act
The clock is ticking as allied Russia builds its forces offshore in a warning to the United States not to gamble on any last-ditch move to stave off what Moscow called the impending “liquidation” of the rebel-held Idlib province.
by Elliott Gabriel
Detroit Public Schools to Shut Off All Drinking Water After Tests Show Elevated Lead, Copper Levels
While Michigan residents continue to get the short end of the stick when it comes to clean water, it is unclear just how much bottled-water manufacturers, such as Nestle, profit from lead and other toxic contamination that forces residents, and now schools, to purchase great stores of their water.
by Emma Fiala
Released Israeli Soldier Says “No Remorse” for Extrajudicial Murder of Wounded Palestinian, Would Do It Again
Azaria was released from prison in early May after only serving nine months, just half of his sentence. In contrast, Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi served eight months for slapping an Israeli soldier — just one month less than Azaria, who was convicted of manslaughter.
by Whitney Webb
Speaking in Front of Israel’s Nukes, Netanyahu Says IDF Will Hit Iranian Forces in Syria with “All Its Might”
“Iran, a country without nuclear weapons, is threatened with atomic annihilation by a warmonger standing next to an actual nuclear weapons factory.” — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif
by Whitney Webb
How the Mainstream Media Keeps Russiagate Alive
Reuters’ use of ‘but’ and ‘may’ perpetuate the Russiagate narrative. The New York Times simply asserts it as undeniable.
by Ian Berman
Seeing Behind “Reform” Facade, UK Media Regulator Bans Saudi Ad
Since rising to power in mid-2017, MBS has shown that, despite his best efforts to lay on the PR charm, he is hardly the reformer he has promoted himself to be. Indeed, he has strewn repression and brutality in his wake, domestically and outside Saudi borders.
by Whitney Webb
Syria Delivers Evidence to UN Showing Idlib Rebel Preparations to Stage “False Flag” Chemical Attack
Warnings from Syria’s UN representative and the Russian military follow hawkish statements recently made by members of the Trump administration that the U.S. would respond “very strongly” if the Syrian government is accused of chemical weapons use in Idlib.
by Whitney Webb
Why a Two-State Solution May Be the Only Answer to America’s Enduring Racial Divide
American white supremacy is akin to a religious cult: motivated by ignorance and fear, a critical mass of Whites regard non-Whites in much the same way that villagers in Salem regarded the witches they burned at the stake for practicing witchcraft.
by Jon Jeter
