Will Americans Let Trump Start World War III for Saudi Arabia and Israel?
Medea Benjamin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-19
On Saturday, September 14th, two oil refineries and other oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia were hit and set ablaze by 18 drones and 7 cruise missiles, dramatically slashing Saudi Arabia's oil production by half, from about ten million to five …
globalresearch.ca/will-americans-let-trump-start-world-war-iii-saudi-arabia-israel/5689628
Open Letter to Congress: Why the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 Must Be Opposed
K. J. Noh, Kevin Zeese, and Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-19
Note: Congress is currently considering the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019. If this bill becomes law it will increase conflict between the US and China and increase US meddling in Hong Kong. It will become an excuse for unilateral coercive measures (sanctions) against China and Hong Kong. In the Open Letter …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/open-letter-to-congress-why-the-hong-kong-human-rights-and-democracy-act-of-2019-must-be-opposed/
US Drone Strike 'Accidentally' Kills 30 Afghan Farmers
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-19
A U.S. drone strike intended to hit an Islamic State (IS) group hideout in Afghanistan killed at least 30 civilians resting after a day's labor in the fields, officials said Thursday. | RELATED: | 'Our Doors Are Open for Peace Talks': Taliban to Trump | The attack on Wednesday night also injured another 40 people after accidentally targeting farmers and laborers who had just finished collecting pine nuts at Wazir Tangi in eastern Nangarhar province, three Afghan officials told Reuters.
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Drone-Strike-Accidentally-Kills-30-Afghan-Farmers–20190919-0004.html
The Struggle for Peace in Afghanistan: Is Community Engagement the Key?
Robert J. Burrowes | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-19
I have just read a superb book by Mark Isaacs, an Australian who has documented several years of effort by a group of incredibly committed young people in Afghanistan to build peace in that war-torn country the only way …
globalresearch.ca/struggle-peace-afghanistan-community-engagement-key/5689666
Why on Earth would the US go to war with Iran over an attack on Saudi oil refineries?
Dave Lindorff | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-19
President Bone Spur, backed by his warmongering Secretary of State Mike "Armageddon" Pompeo, tweeted yesterday that the U.S. military is "locked and loaded," ready to attack (bomb) Iran if it can be proven that Iran was behind a drone bomb attack on Saudi Arabia's oil refineries. There are plenty of news media in the U.S. …
nationofchange.org/2019/09/19/why-on-earth-would-the-us-go-to-war-with-iran-over-an-attack-on-saudi-oil-refineries/
Trump Regime Anti-Iran Blame Game
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-19
The blame game is longstanding US, NATO, Israeli policy — falsely blaming a targeted nation, entity, group, or individual for something they had nothing to do with. | Time and again, the tactic is used as a pretext to pursue a …
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-anti-iran-blame-game/5689657
Spy vs Spy vs Spy: The Mysterious Mr. Smolenkov
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-19
A new spy story has been making the rounds in Washington, but this time it involved a brave Russian official who allegedly was allegedly recruited while in the Russian Embassy in Washington in 2007 and then worked secretly for the …
globalresearch.ca/mysterious-mr-smolenkov/5689684
Apartheid Made Official: Deal of the Century is a Ploy and Annexation is the New Reality
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-19
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is moving quickly to alter the political reality in Palestine, and facing little or no resistance. On September 10, Netanyahu declared his intentions to annex swathes of Palestinian land adjacent to the Jordan River, an area that covers 2,400 square kilometers, or nearly a third of the Occupied West Bank. …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/apartheid-made-official-deal-of-the-century-is-a-ploy-and-annexation-is-the-new-reality/
Thousands of Sri Lankan university workers demonstrate in Colombo
wsws.org | 2019-09-19
In contrast to the efforts of the unions to shut down the strike, workers' opposition is growing, not only to the government but also to the unions and capitalist parties.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/19/prot-s19.html
Indonesian police arrest scores of people linked to huge forest fires
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-09-19
Indonesian police said they have arrested 230 people suspected of starting fires that are spreading health-damaging haze across a large part of south-east Asia.They include three men caught on Monday trying to clear land to plant crops in the Tesso Nilo National Park, which is home to about 140 endangered wild elephants, said Dedi Prasetyo, the national police spokesman.Those arrested could be prosecuted under an environmental protection law that mandates a maximum 10-year prison sentence for setting fires to clear land.Firefighters in Riau province (Rafka Majjid/AP)Indonesia's fires are an annual problem that st…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/09/19/indonesian-police-arrest-scores-of-people-linked-to-huge-forest-fires/
Houthi Rebels Overturned the Middle East Geopolitical Chessboard
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-19
We are the Houthis and we're coming to town. With the spectacular attack on Abqaiq, Yemen's Houthis have overturned the geopolitical chessboard in Southwest Asia — going as far as introducing a whole new dimension: the distinct possibility of …
globalresearch.ca/houthi-rebels-overturned-the-middle-east-geopolitical-chessboard/5689631
9/11: a geopolitical conspiracy against Eurasia?
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-09-19
Ever since tragedy struck on 9/11, numerous discussions and arguments about what actually took place on that day have continued. Many people contend that there are numerous technical inconsistencies Washington's version of events, while others argue that the attack may have served as a pretext for the intervention in Afghanistan that immediately followed. For further …
uwidata.com/5375-9-11-a-geopolitical-conspiracy-against-eurasia/
Israel: Gantz Rebuffs Netanyahu's 'Unity Gov't' Offer
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-19
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saw his offer Thursday of a coalition with his strongest political rival swiftly rebuffed after failing to secure a governing majority in a tight election. | RELATED: | Israeli Gov't Legalizes Colony in Palestinian Jordan's Valley | Netanyahu's surprise move was an abrupt change of strategy for the right-wing leader. Benny Gantz's re…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israel-Gantz-Rebuffs-Netanyahus-Unity-Govt-Offer-20190919-0010.html
The Modern Machiavelli Who Predicted Trump's Rise
Jordan Riefe | truthdig.com | 2019-09-19
Early in the Mueller investigation, President Trump rankled at then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions' reluctance to circle the wagons on his behalf. " Where's my Roy Cohn?" the president asked, name-checking his unscrupulous mentor, lawyer and fixer. | Trump had been in cahoots with Cohn since they met in a Manhattan nightclub in 1973. By then, Cohn, prosecutor of the infamous Rosenberg trial and later assistant to Wisconsin Sen. Joe McCarthy during the…
truthdig.com/articles/the-modern-machiavelli-who-predicted-trumps-rise/
Whatever Comes Next, the Netanyahu Era as We Know It Is Over
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-19
The most expected outcome of Tuesday elections in Israel has somehow become the biggest surprise.
theantimedia.com/netanyahu-era-is-over/
Israeli PM Netanyahu looks set to lose power after election gamble backfires
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-09-19
Israel's two main political parties are deadlocked after an unprecedented repeat election, with prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing an uphill battle to hold on to his job amid ongoing corruption allegations against him. | As Euronews reported, "Netanyahu had called elections to increase his majority, but the gamble spectacularl…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/09/19/israeli-pm-netanyahu-looks-set-to-lose-power-after-election-gamble-backfires/
Trump and Netanyahu: "Mutual Defense" or Just Mutual Political Back-Scratching?
Thomas Knapp | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-19
On September 14, US president Donald Trump tweeted (of course) the suggestion of a US-Israel "Mutual Defense Treaty," citing a call with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Hopefully there's less going on here than meets the eye: The tweet may just be another mutual publicity back-scratch of the type Trump and Netanyahu frequently exchange when…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/19/trump-and-netanyahu-mutual-defense-or-just-mutual-political-back-scratching/
Inconclusive second elections intensify Israel's political crisis
wsws.org | 2019-09-19
Tuesday's election results have dealt a potentially fatal blow to the political career of Israel's likely soon-to-be-indicted prime minister and close Trump ally, Benjamin Netanyahu.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/19/isre-s19.html
Boycott DGTL Tel Aviv Festival 2019
SAMIR | bdsmovement.net | 2019-09-19
Boycott DGTL Tel Aviv Festival 2019: PACBI StatementDGTL Tel Aviv takes place atop the ruins of an ethnically cleansed Palestinian village | Cultural BoycottSeptember 19, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) …
bdsmovement.net/boycott-DGTL
Will Americans Let Trump Start a World War for Israel and Saudi Arabia?
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-19
If we fail to speak out now, passionately and vociferously, we may learn it's too late to rein in our venal, warmongering ruling class.
truthdig.com/articles/will-americans-let-trump-start-world-war-iii-for-israel-and-saudi-arabia/
Will Americans Let Trump Start World War III for Saudi Arabia and Israel?
MBNJSD | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-19
On Saturday, September 14th, two oil refineries and other oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia were hit and set ablaze by 18 drones and 7 cruise missiles, dramatically slashing Saudi Arabia's oil production by half, from about ten million to five million barrels per day. On September 18, the Trump administration, blaming Iran, announced it was …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/will-americans-let-trump-start-world-war-iii-for-saudi-arabia-and-israel/
The Only Jewish Ghetto in the Middle East
Gilad Atzmon | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-19
The results from Tuesday's Israeli elections have confirmed what many of us have known for a long while. The Jewish state is an ultra nationalist right wing swamp. Israel is more hawkish than more hawkish than ever. There is not a single Jewish Israeli Left wing party. The Democratic Party is led and mentored by a …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/the-only-jewish-ghetto-in-the-middle-east/
Israeli Elections Deadlocked But Shows Power of the Arab Bloc
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-09-19
Our guests analyze Israeli political paralysis, the power of the right, and what having the Arab coalition be the largest opposition party might mean…
therealnews.com/stories/israeli-elections-deadlocked-but-shows-power-of-the-arab-bloc
Israel Ramps Up Assault on Civil Society With Chilling Raid on Palestinian NGO Addameer
commondreams.org | 2019-09-19
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/09/19/israel-ramps-assault-civil-society-chilling-raid-palestinian-ngo-addameer?cd-origin=rss
Syrian Military Shoots Down Drone Over Rural Damascus: SANA
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-19
The Syrian military shot down an enemy drone over southeastern Damascus this evening, the state-owned Syrian Arab News Agency reported. | RELATED: | Syria Says US-Turkey 'Safe Zone' Patrol Violates Sovereignty | Syrian state media said the drone was shot down by the Syrian military as it was flying over the Aqraba suburb in Damascus' southeastern countryside. | The reports did not specify who the 'enemy' drone belonged to, but it is believed to be an Israeli unmanned aerial vehicl…
telesurenglish.net/news/Syrian-Military-Shoots-Down-Drone-Over-Rural-Damascus-SANA-20190919-0011.html
Iraqi Kids Test Positive for Depleted Uranium Remnants Near Former US Air Base
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-19
| For the first time, independent researchers have found that the bodies of Iraqi children born with congenital disabilities, such as heart disease and malformed limbs, near a former United States air base in southern Iraq are contaminated with high levels of radioactive heavy metals associated with toxic depleted uranium pollution leftover from the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. | The findings appear to bolster claims made by Iraqi doctors who observed high rates of congenital disabilities in bab…
truthout.org/articles/iraqi-children-test-positive-for-depleted-uranium-near-former-us-air-base/
Disputing Trump Claims, Japan Says No Evidence Iran Was Behind Saudi Attack
Jake Johnson | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-19
Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono told reporters Wednesday that he has not seen any intelligence indicating Iran was behind the attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities over the weekend, contradicting Saudi and Trump administration claims about the incident. | "We | …
globalresearch.ca/japan-says-no-evidence-iran-behind-saudi-attack/5689677
Who Needs John Bolton? Trump's Neocons Are Determined to Go to War Against Iran
Timothy Alexander Guzman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-19
Following John Bolton's departure from the White House, Saudi Arabia's oil facility was attacked by drones operated by the Houthi rebels of Yemen. Trump and his Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo once again claimed that it was the Iranians …
globalresearch.ca/trump-neocons-determined-go-war-against-iran/5689692
The Ansarullah's Aramco Drone Strike versus "The Real Act of War" against Yemen
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-19
Pompeo's provocative pronouncement that the Ansarullah's drone strike on Aramco's oil facilities was an "act of war" is extremely hypocritical because it ignores the fact that the Saudis were the ones to initiate the international dimension of the War on …
globalresearch.ca/ansarullah-aramco-drone-strike-real-act-war/5689658
Here Is How China-US Trade War Impacts Iran
Salman Rafi Sheikh | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-19
In the last week of August, China added crude oil imports from the US to its tariff list for the first time in a retaliatory decision against the US decision to impose fresh tariffs on Chinese products. China imports about …
globalresearch.ca/china-us-trade-war-impacts-iran/5689674
Trump reviewing target lists as Iran war threat mounts
wsws.org | 2019-09-19
US Secretary of State Pompeo described Saturday's attacks on Saudi oil installations as "an act of war," attributing them–still with no evidence–to Iran.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/19/iran-s19.html
Challenges and Opportunities toward Iran in the Convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-09-19
Negotiations for the Caspian Sea legal regime began almost immediately after the collapse of the former Soviet Union, but at the beginning of the process there were no negotiations on a single text. Prior to that, Iran and the Soviet Union used this sea commonly, though in practice the Soviet Union, by using its power …
uwidata.com/5358-challenges-and-opportunities-toward-iran-in-the-convention-on-the-legal-status-of-the-caspian-sea/
Iran Warns of 'All-Out War' if Attacked by US and Allies
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-19
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned on Thursday that any attack on the Islamic Republic would lead to an "all-out war". | RELATED: | Saudi Gives 'Evidence' of Iran's 'Attack' on Oil Reserve, Pompeo Calls it 'Act of War' | Zarif made the comment to CNN after he was asked what would happen if Iran was attacked by the U.S. and its allies | "I am making a very serious statement that we don't want war; we don't want to engage in a military confront…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Warns-of-All-Out-War-if-Attacked-by-US-and-Allies-20190919-0001.html
Saudis Show Off Charred Junk, Insist Iran Responsible for Aramco Attack. Will Trump Unleash the Dogs of War?
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-19
First up, we have the neocon windup clown, Senator Marco Rubio. | . | . | . | . | Situation with #Iran is a very serious matter. | This is one of those #3amcalls that requires steady & serious American leadership. | We must bring | …
globalresearch.ca/saudis-show-off-charred-junk-insist-iran-responsible-aramco-attack/5689607
Iran warns of war as U.S. continues accusations it bombed Saudi oil refinery
Morning Star | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-19
Iran has warned the U.S. that any aggression will be met with an immediate response, as Washington continues to insist the nation was responsible for missiles fired at a Saudi oil refinery. Tehran dismissed claims by President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Iran had been involved in the attack on Saturday, …
peoplesworld.org/article/iran-warns-of-war-as-u-s-continues-accusations-it-bombed-saudi-oil-refinery/
Mike Pompeo Declares Drone Attack on Saudi Arabia an "Act of War"
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-19
Mike Pompeo is declaring what happened "an act of war," and is now looking to use that bellicosity cobble together a coalition against Iran.
theantimedia.com/mike-pompeo-drone-attack-saudi-arabia-act-of-war/
Open Letter to US Congress: Why the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 Must be Opposed
K.J. Noh | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-19
Author's Note: The US Congress is currently considering the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019. If this bill becomes law it will increase conflict between the US and China and increase US meddling in Hong Kong. It …
globalresearch.ca/open-letter-congress-why-hong-kong-human-rights-democracy-act-2019-must-opposed/5689655
Venezuela oil production continues decline as China cancels more shipments
Ricardo Vaz | mronline.org | 2019-09-19
Russian oil giant Rosneft blasted threats of U.S. sanctions as "unfair competition." | Source…
mronline.org/2019/09/19/venezuela-oil-production-continues-decline-as-china-cancels-more-shipments/
US seeks to intimidate Beijing in the South China Sea
wsws.org | 2019-09-19
The US Navy has now carried out two "freedom of navigation" incursions into Chinese-claimed waters in less than three weeks.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/19/scsc-s19.html
The US Role in Hong Kong: Behind the Headlines
Michael Wong | indybay.org | 2019-09-19
Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness Ave., room 210, San Francisco, CA…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/18/18826400.php
Thursday's Daily Brief: Stark childbirth survival figures, Security Council split on Syria, nature-based climate initiatives
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-19
A recap of Thursday's top stories: One pregnant woman or child dies every 11 seconds; No ceasefire agreement for Syria's Idlib; Latest Taliban attack in Afghanistan; Dozens of countries rely on food assistance; Nature's role in climate-change mitigation.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1046812
The Deadly Debris the US Is Leaving Behind in Afghanistan
Stephanie Savell | thenation.com | 2019-09-19
The Deadly Debris the US Is Leaving Behind in Afghanistan…
thenation.com/article/afghanistan-landmines-war-on-terror/
Ending the Afghan War Won't End the Killing
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-19
| I've never been to Afghanistan, but I am the mother of two young children. So when I imagine what life must be like there after 18 years of war, my mind conjures up the children most vividly — the ones who have been affected by the conflict — and their parents. I think of the 12-year-old boy who was carrying water to a military checkpoint in a remote part of that country, earning pennies to help sustain his…
truthout.org/articles/ending-the-afghan-war-wont-end-the-killing/
France rejects Edward Snowden's latest request for asylum
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-09-19
France's foreign minister has said "it's not the time" to grant a new asylum request from former US National Security Agency contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden. | Snowden gained asylum in Russia after Barack Obama's adminstration revoked his passport — rendering him stateless — while he was travelling to Latin America in 2013. The revocation left him stranded in Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport. Snowden was en route to seek asylum after leaking classified documents detailing government mass surveillance programmes. | Asking France again for asylum this week, he argued that "protecting whistleblowe…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/09/19/france-rejects-edward-snowdens-latest-request-for-asylum/
Russiagate's last stand? #Resistance works itself up over whistleblower complaint on Trump's alleged 'favor to foreign leader'
rt.com | 2019-09-19
Just when you thought the Russiagate horse was well and truly dead, count on House Intelligence chair Adam Schiff to whip it back into life with another saucy tale of collusion, conspiracy and cover-up. | President Donald Trump's alleged "collusion" with Russia to swing the 2016 election has largely been absent from the news of late. After the Mueller Report cleared the president of wrongdoing, and after the damp squib that was Special Counsel Mueller's testimony before Congress in July, the story finally exited the news cycle. | Here comes Congressman Schiff (D-California), determined to breathe new life into…
rt.com/usa/469202-russiagates-last-stand-trump-favor-schiff/
Where Bill McKibben Finds Hope Amid the Climate Crisis
Shannan Stoll | commondreams.org | 2019-09-19
Movements are the great sign of hope. (Photo: YES! illustration by Fran Murphy) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/woman_1.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/09/19/where-bill-mckibben-finds-hope-amid-climate-crisis?cd-origin=rss
Chelsea Handler's new Netflix white privilege documentary misses the mark
Michelle Zacarias | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-19
Editor's note: Spoilers ahead. What happens when a wildly successful rich white woman comedian realizes she's had access to immeasurable opportunities throughout her life? She makes a documentary centering herself. Chelsea Handler's newest Netflix documentary, Hello, Privilege. It's Me, Chelsea, does exactly that. Almost five years after publishing a book distastefully titled Uganda Be Kidding …
peoplesworld.org/article/chelsea-handlers-new-netflix-white-privilege-documentary-misses-the-mark/
Despite progress in childbirth safety, one woman or baby dies every 11 seconds
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-19
Childbirth survival rates are now a "staggering success" compared with the year 2000, but one pregnant woman – or her child – still dies every 11 seconds from largely preventable causes, UN health experts said on Thursday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1046742
Tunisia's Ousted President Ben Ali Dies in Saudi Exile
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-19
Tunisia's ousted autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali died in exile in Saudi Arabia Thursday, days after a free presidential election in his homeland, his family lawyer said. | "Ben Ali just died in Saudi Arabia," the lawyer, Mounir Ben Salha, told Reuters by phone. | Ben Ali fled Tunisia in January 2011 as his compatriots rose up against his oppressive rule in a revolution that inspired other Arab Spring uprisings abroad and led to a democratic transition at home. | On Sunday, Tunisians voted in an election that featured candidates from across the political spectrum, sending two political outsiders through to a…
telesurenglish.net/news/Tunisias-Ousted-President-Ben-Ali-Dies-in-Saudi-Exile-20190919-0006.html
Security Council: Two draft resolutions, zero consensus on ceasefire in Syria's Idlib
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-19
The UN Security Council on Thursday failed to reach consensus on either of two competing resolutions on a cessation of hostilities in Idlib, Syria: the last province in the war-torn nation that is still largely held by rebel forces.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1046802