LEADS

Al-Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri Killed In US Drone Strike. Here’s Everything We Know.
https://theaviationist.com/2022/08/02/al-qaeda-leader-ayman-al-zawahiri-killed-in-us-drone-strike-heres-everything-we-know/

Did U.S. Chop Up al Qaeda Boss With Terrifying Top Secret Spinning Blades?
https://www.thedailybeast.com/did-us-chop-up-al-qaeda-boss-ayman-al-zawahri-with-flying-ginsu-r9x-hellfire-missile

The End of the “Global War on Terror”: Biden takes out Ayman al-Zawahiri (1951-2022)
https://www.juancole.com/2022/08/global-terror-zawahiri.html

The Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Won't Be Handed Out to Everyone Anymore
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/08/01/global-war-terrorism-service-medal-wont-be-handed-out-everyone-anymore.html

Why are Americans so unplugged from the wars in their own name?
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/08/01/why-are-americans-so-unplugged-from-the-wars-in-their-own-name/

Are US threat assessments outpacing the military threats America actually faces?
https://thebulletin.org/2022/08/are-us-threat-assessments-outpacing-the-military-threats-america-actually-faces/

House’s ‘Irregular Warfare’ Provision Risks Unintended War
https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2022/08/houses-irregular-warfare-provision-risks-unintended-war/375178/

War clouds gathering in Asian skies
https://asiatimes.com/2022/08/war-clouds-gathering-in-asian-skies/

China warns US will 'pay the price' if Pelosi visits Taiwan
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/china-warns-us-will-pay-price-if-pelosi-visits-taiwan-2852561

US House Speaker Pelosi to meet Taiwan's president, legislative speaker Wednesday
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4614180

Chinese warplanes buzz line dividing Taiwan Strait before expected Pelosi visit - source
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pelosi-expected-arrive-taiwan-tuesday-sources-say-2022-08-02/

Chinese ships entered Japanese waters near Taiwan ahead of Pelosi’s Asia tour
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-08-01/senkaku-japan-china-taiwan-pelosi-6837215.html

US Navy deploys warships east of Taiwan ahead of Pelosi ‘trip’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/2/us-navy-deploys-warships-east-of-taiwan-ahead-of-pelosi-visit

US Navy Expediting Drone Ship Development to Keep Up With China
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2022/08/02/us-navy-drone-ship/

Vladimir Putin arms his navy with hypersonic missiles as a warning to the West
https://english.elpais.com/international/2022-08-02/vladimir-putin-arms-his-navy-with-hypersonic-missiles-as-a-warning-to-the-west.html

New Russian naval doctrine extends national interests to world's oceans
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-713685

Russia ready to create naval bases in India, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran
https://english.pravda.ru/world/153407-russia_naval_doctrine/

U.S. Announces Another $550M In Ukraine Military Aid
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2022/08/us-announces-another-550m-ukraine-military-aid/375203/

Zelensky Hails U.S.-Made HIMARS, Package: 'Closer to Victory'
https://www.newsweek.com/himars-ukraine-zelensky-russia-weapons-victory-1729906

As in Bosnia, ‘War of Words’ is a Vital Battleground for Ukraine
https://balkaninsight.com/2022/08/01/as-in-bosnia-war-of-words-is-a-vital-battleground-for-ukraine/

In the Information Battlespace, Cold War II Has Already Begun
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/techland-when-great-power-competition-meets-digital-world/information-battlespace-cold-war-ii

Man who hosted Republican Sinn Féin in Moscow charged with running Russian agents in US
https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2022/08/02/man-who-hosted-republican-sinn-fein-in-moscow-charged-with-running-russian-agents-in-us/

Indictments and Raids: FBI Moves Against Fringe “Influencers” in Russia Probe
https://www.cato.org/blog/indictments-raids-fbi-moves-against-fringe-influencers-russia-probe

Japan Warns About China’s ‘Intelligentized Warfare’
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2022/08/01/japan-china-intelligentized-warfare/

Chinese broadcaster CCTV says it ‘dares to fight Western media monopoly on public opinion’
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3187463/chinese-broadcaster-cctv-says-it-dares-fight-western-media

Unveiling Western Narratives to Build Better Strategies
https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/unveiling-western-narratives-build-better-strategies

“Win the War Before the War?”: A French Perspective on Cognitive Warfare
https://warontherocks.com/2022/08/win-the-war-before-the-war-a-french-perspective-on-cognitive-warfare/

Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: US Intelligence in a Changing World
https://mwi.usma.edu/spies-lies-and-algorithms-us-intelligence-in-a-changing-world/

The U.S. Army, not Meta, is building the metaverse
https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/31/the-u-s-army-not-meta-is-building-the-metaverse/

Lingle: Air Force aims high fighting the information war in the digital age
https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/article/Lingle-Air-Force-San-Antonio-17323404.php

‘Win before firing a shot:’ Top Marine explains why the service is focused on information warfare
https://breakingdefense.com/2022/07/win-before-firing-a-shot-top-marine-explains-why-the-service-is-focused-on-information-warfare/

Raytheon moves forward with developing electromagnetic weapons for ballistic and hypersonic missile defense
https://www.militaryaerospace.com/power/article/14280556/missile-defense-electromagnetic-weapons-hypersonic

Northrop wins $3 billion contract to manage US homeland missile defense systems
https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2022/08/01/northrop-wins-3-billion-contract-to-manage-us-homeland-missile-defense-systems/

Senators seek $2 billion Space Force budget boost for missile defense, responsive launch
https://www.defensenews.com/battlefield-tech/space/2022/08/01/senators-seek-2b-space-force-budget-boost-for-missile-defense-responsive-launch/

Troops dump $100 million per year into Defense Department-owned slot machines
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/defense-department-slot-machines-millions/

Oklahoma veterans want political games to end over VA funding
https://kfor.com/news/local/oklahoma-veterans-want-political-games-to-end-over-va-funding/

G.O.P. Reversal Imperils Bill to Treat Veteran Ailments From Toxic Exposure
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/01/us/politics/republican-reversal-burn-pits.html

Veterans Protest at US Capitol as Pressure Mounts on Senate Republicans over Toxic Exposures Bill
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/08/01/veterans-protest-us-capitol-pressure-mounts-senate-republicans-over-toxic-exposures-bill.html

Jon Stewart gives fiery speech on Capitol steps ahead of second vote on burn pits bill
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/jon-stewart-burn-pits-bill-capitol-b2135943.html

Fox Host Attacks Service Members in Spat With Former Marine, Says Vets Went ‘Across the World’ to ‘Murder Brown People’
https://www.mediaite.com/news/fox-news-contributor-attacks-service-members-in-twitter-brawl-with-ex-marine-suggests-iraq-and-afghanistan-vets-went-across-the-world-to-murder-brown-people/

Air Force PJs saved dozens of lives across the country last week
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-pararescue-kentucky-flooding/

Kentucky National Guard Rescues Civilians Trapped in Flood Waters
https://sofrep.com/news/kentucky-national-guard-rescues-civilians-trapped-in-flood-waters/

Hundreds are still missing after flooding in eastern Kentucky as death toll reaches 37
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/02/weather/kentucky-flooding-deaths-tuesday/index.html

Two ultra-rare floods in a single week; a wildfire generating its own weather. Here's how it's connected
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/01/us/kentucky-flooding-california-wildfires-drought-climate/index.html

This is Climate Change
https://www.americanrivers.org/2022/08/this-is-climate-change/

POLITICS and FLEAS

America’s underground abortion network
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/dateline/article/americas-underground-abortion-network/p9ffo4opq

Abortion Moves Up on "Most Important Problem" List
https://news.gallup.com/poll/395408/abortion-moves-important-problem-list.aspx

Abortion bans violate religious freedom, clergy say in new legal campaign
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/08/01/florida-abortion-law-religion-desantis/

Kansans Getting Phony Texts To Trick Them Into Voting Against Abortion Rights
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/kansas-misleading-texts-vote-abortion-constitution

Pro-Abortion Radicals Are Lying About Red-State Laws To Scare Americans
https://thefederalist.com/2022/08/02/pro-abortion-radicals-are-lying-about-red-state-laws-to-scare-americans/

Holocaust ‘doesn’t even compare’ to abortion deaths, says GOP nominee for Illinois governor
https://forward.com/fast-forward/512727/holocaust-doesnt-even-compare-to-abortion-deaths-says-gop-nominee-for-illinois-governor/

Arizona GOP primary tests power of Trump’s election lies
https://apnews.com/article/2022-primary-elections-de357586bed665e24c414a3748e0ba50

Democrats rely on misleading messaging to sell Manchin-Schumer bill
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-rely-misleading-messaging-sell-manchin-schumer-bill

Democrats’ side deal with Manchin would speed up projects, West Virginia gas
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/08/01/manchin-pipeline-drilling-permit/

Manchin secures commitment to complete Mountain Valley Pipeline
https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/manchin-secures-commitment-to-complete-mountain-valley-pipeline/

Manchin will talk to Sinema about supporting climate, tax deal
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3582838-manchin-will-talk-to-sinema-about-supporting-climate-tax-deal/

Can a “Boon For The Fossil Fuel Sector” Really Be Called a Climate Bill?
https://www.currentaffairs.org/2022/07/can-a-boon-for-the-fossil-fuel-sector-really-be-called-a-climate-bill

Details of How Joe Manchin Was Bought off Reveal the World's Biggest Sucker
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2022/08/01/details-of-how-joe-manchin-was-bought-off-reveal-the-worlds-biggest-sucker-n605617

FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS

A guide to Iraq’s competing Shia groups
https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/guide-iraqs-competing-shia-groups

Violence or dialogue? Iraq could go either way as Sadrist standoff escalates
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iraq-sadrist-standoff-violence-dialogue-escalates

Iran steps up Bahai persecution with wave of arrests
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/08/iran-steps-bahai-persecution-wave-arrests

US slaps fresh oil sanctions on Iran as nuclear talks stall
https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/us-news/2022/08/01/us-slaps-fresh-oil-sanctions-on-iran-as-nuclear-talks-stall/

Saudi Arabia imposes temporary ban on import of African monkeys and rodents
https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/623533/SAUDI-ARABIA/Saudi-Arabia-imposes-temporary-ban-on-import-of-African-monkeys-and-rodents

Deborah Lipstadt, back from Saudi Arabia, says progress underway on combatting antisemitism in Gulf states
https://www.jta.org/2022/08/01/politics/deborah-lipstadt-back-from-saudi-arabia-says-progress-underway-on-combatting-antisemitism-in-gulf-states

Israel asks the UN to disband its Gaza war panel after member’s ‘antisemitic’ remarks
https://forward.com/fast-forward/512739/israel-united-nations-gaza-war-panel-antisemitusm/

UN Commission of Inquiry chair defends colleague against antisemitism smears
https://mondoweiss.net/2022/07/un-commission-of-inquiry-chair-defends-colleague-against-antisemitism-smears/

Gaza: Hamas denies Israeli claims it hides military sites in civilian areas
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-hamas-denies-claims-military-sites-hidden-civilian-areas

IDF unveils Hamas sites to be targeted in future Gaza conflicts
https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-713227

Gaza workers with Israeli paychecks may be best weapon against terrorism
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rjbxemr65

Palestinians strive to stop Gaza shore erosion with concrete and rubble
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/palestinians-strive-stop-gaza-shore-erosion-with-concrete-rubble-2022-07-27/

PANDORA'S BOXCUTTER

Grrrrrreat! House Passes Bill to Safeguard Big Cats
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/house-passes-bill-to-safeguard-big-cats-tigers-lions-tiger-king-1390007/

International Tiger Day: As tiger populations increase, so do conflicts with humans
https://abcnews.go.com/International/international-tiger-day-tiger-populations-increase-conflicts-humans/story?id=87501064

Baby boom: the endangered wildlife revival at Cambodia’s Angkor Wat
https://www.digitaljournal.com/world/baby-boom-the-endangered-wildlife-revival-at-cambodias-angkor-wat/article

Fee rise to see Komodo dragons triggers strike by Indonesian tourism workers
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/02/fee-rise-komodo-dragons-triggers-strike-indonesia-tourism-workers

THE MEDIA SCRUM

Willie Nelson Reveals Lineup, Details for Farm Aid 2022
https://theboot.com/willie-nelson-farm-aid-lineup-date-details-2022/

Joe Walsh Taps Dave Grohl For “Final” James Gang Performance at VetsAid 2022
https://americansongwriter.com/joe-walsh-taps-dave-grohl-for-final-james-gang-performance-at-vetsaid-2022/

Porno For Pyros recruit Billy Corgan for a performance of Led Zeppelin’s When the Levee Breaks at Lollapalooza
https://www.guitarworld.com/news/porno-for-pyros-billy-corgan

Atlanta’s Music Midtown Festival Canceled After Court Ruling Made It Illegal to Keep Guns Out of Event
https://www.billboard.com/pro/atlanta-music-midtown-festival-canceled-gun-laws-georgia/

City doctor uses music to help others deal with gun violence
https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/arts-entertainment/2022/07/31/city-doctor-uses-music-to-help-others-deal-with-gun-violence

Florida mass shooter Nikolas Cruz watched music video about school shooting before rampage
https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-mass-shooter-nikolas-cruz-watched-music-video-school-shooting-rampage

ODDS, ENDS

Fairness on the Fairway: Public Golf Courses and Civil Rights
https://daily.jstor.org/fairness-on-the-fairway-public-golf-courses-and-civil-rights/

Ivana Trump is buried at Donald Trump’s New Jersey golf club. Could that mean a tax break for the former president?
https://www.inquirer.com/news/new-jersey/ivana-trump-buried-trump-national-golf-club-nj-taxes-20220801.html

Greg Norman Confirms Saudi-Funded LIV Golf Offered Tiger Woods as Much as $800 Million
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/greg-norman-confirms-saudi-funded-liv-golf-offered-tiger-woods-as-much-as-800-million/

What’s next after 23 of 24 civil lawsuits settled against Deshaun Watson?
https://www.cleveland19.com/2022/08/01/whats-next-after-23-24-civil-lawsuits-settled-against-deshaun-watson/

Deshaun Watson Has to Sit Out 6 Whole Games for Allegedly Abusing 24 Women
https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3ppb7/deshaun-watson-suspension-sexual-assault

Everyone Loses in the Deshaun Watson Ruling but Deshaun Watson
https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2022/8/1/23287884/deshaun-watson-cleveland-browns-suspension-roger-goodell

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