Israel's Benny Gantz Faces Dutch War Crimes Case
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-01
Ismail Ziada, a Dutch Palestinian who lost six family members when Israel bombarded his home in Gaza, is taking Benny Gantz, the leader of Israel's Blue and White Party, to court for killing his family. Prof. Hilla Dayan, who observed the proceedings, discusses the case and its impact on Israeli politics.
therealnews.com/stories/israel-benny-gantz-faces-dutch-war-crimes-case

Why Israel is Struggling to Find a Way Out of its Political Deadlock
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-01
It would be a grave mistake to assume that the continuing political deadlock in Israel — with neither incumbent prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his main rival Benny Gantz seemingly able to cobble together a coalition government — is evidence of a deep ideological divide. In political terms, there is nothing divided about Israel. In …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/why-israel-is-struggling-to-find-a-way-out-of-its-political-deadlock/

Richard Holbrooke: Present at the Demise of U.S. Foreign Policy
Daniel Warner | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-01
President Barack Obama and the Guardian described him as "a true giant of American foreign policy." Others, including the Economist, described him as the most influential and effective American diplomat of his generation. Richard Holbrooke was certainly present at most of the hot spots of his era: a young diplomat serving in Vietnam during the…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/01/richard-holbrooke-present-at-the-demise-of-u-s-foreign-policy/

NothingGate? Australian PM undercuts MSM narrative on Trump 'pressure' in phone call
rt.com | 2019-10-01
US President Donald Trump has again come under a media barrage after reports that he "pressed" Australia's prime minister to assist in an investigation into the origins of Russiagate, which Canberra disputes. | In a report on Monday, the New York Times said the president "pushed" Austrialian Prime Minister Scott Morrison into cooperating with a Department of Justice (DOJ) probe tasked with looking into the origins of the 'Russiagate' investigation. While the Times itself acknowledges there was nothing "illegal [or] untoward" about the president's request, the story posits similarities to Trump's July call with…
rt.com/usa/469954-australian-pm-trump-call/

"World at a Crossroads and a System of International Relations for the Future" by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for "Russia in Global Affairs" magazine, September 20, 2019
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-10-01
These days, the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly opens up. So does a new international "political season". | Source…
mronline.org/2019/09/30/world-at-a-crossroads-and-a-system-of-international-relations-for-the-future-by-foreign-minister-sergey-lavrov-for-russia-in-global-affairs-magazine-september-20/

Jacques Chirac and the Art of Being Vague
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-01
The tributes have been dripping in heavy praise: former French president Jacques Chirac and mayor of Paris, the great statesman; the man who said no to the US-led war juggernaut into Iraq; the man loved for being loved. Many of these should have raised the odd eyebrow here and there.
counterpunch.org/2019/10/01/jacques-chirac-and-the-art-of-being-vague/

How the Saudi Oil Field Attack Overturned America's Apple Cart
Conn Hallinan | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-01
In many ways it doesn't really matter who — Houthis in Yemen? Iranians? Shiites in Iraq? — launched those missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia. Whoever did it changed the rules of the game, and not just in the Middle East. "It's a moment when offense laps defense, when the strong have reason to fear the weak," observes military historian Jack Radey.
counterpunch.org/2019/10/01/how-the-saudi-oil-field-attack-overturned-americas-apple-cart/

Cultural production in Revolutionary Venezuela: A conversation with Kael Abello
Cira Pascual Marquina | mronline.org | 2019-10-01
A key member of the 'Comando Creativo' artists' collective reflects on how to make relevant art during a revolution. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/09/30/cultural-production-in-revolutionary-venezuela-a-conversation-with-kael-abello/

Chinese Official: Nearly 760 Million Rural People Lifted out of Poverty
CGTN | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-01
China has made massive strides ahead in improving the lives of hundreds of millions of people in the countryside. That progress was at the forefront on Friday as officials held a press conference focusing on agriculture and rural affairs, as well as a major ongoing poverty reduction campaign.
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/chinese-official-nearly-760-million-rural-people-lifted-out-of-poverty/

Syrians Continue Protests Against US-Owned SDF Terrorists
Miri Wood | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-30
Syrians under the occupation of US illegals and their terrorist SDF are continuing public protests against the illicit militia that burns agricultural fields, appropriates or bombs homes, kidnaps Syrian children for criminal training in military camps. In a recent …
globalresearch.ca/syrians-continue-protests-against-us-owned-sdf-terrorists/5690546

Afghanistan: Both Frontrunners Claim Victory in Election
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-30
Top rivals in Afghanistan's presidential election, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and President Ashraf Ghani, have both claimed victory Monday despite official counting still underway. | RELATED: | Afghanistan Elections: Low Voter Turnout Amid Taliban's Threat | After the first round of voting that took place on Saturday, both camps issued statement…
telesurenglish.net/news/Afghanistan-Both-Frontrunners-Claim-Victory-in-Presidential-Election-20190930-0010.html

Palestinian Rights: Israeli Army Forcibly Evicts Nonviolent Demonstrators at the Dead Sea
Popular Struggle Coordination Committee | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-30
Today, over 100 activists came together at the northern banks of the Dead Sea to reclaim Palestinian rights to land and its natural resources amidst the deepening Israeli occupation of the West Bank. After decades of apartheid and colonialization, and …
globalresearch.ca/israeli-army-forcibly-evicts-nonviolent-demonstrators-dead-sea/5690549

In Media Newspeak, a 'Peace Plan' for Israel/Palestine Is Anything US Proposes
Joshua Cho | fair.org | 2019-09-30
by Joshua Cho | Prior to the elections in Israel/Palestine in September–marred by blatant racism posturing as the "democratic process," with millions of Palestinians living under varying degrees of Israeli rule unable to vote due to their ethnicity–Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu generated headlines for repeatedly pledging to annex nearly a third of the illegally occ…
fair.org/home/in-media-newspeak-a-peace-plan-for-israel-palestine-is-anything-us-proposes/

Just as Iraq Begins to Find Peace, It Once Again Becomes the Battleground for an American Proxy War
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-30
People in Baghdad are fearful that the next war between the US and Iran will take place in Iraq, which is only just returning to peace after the defeat of Isis. Alarm that Iraq will be sucked into such a conflict has increased here because of recent Israeli drone attacks on the bases of the Iraqi paramilitary group known as the Hashd al-Shaabi, which is accused by the US and Israel of acting as a proxy of Iran.
counterpunch.org/2019/09/30/just-as-iraq-begins-to-find-peace-it-once-again-becomes-the-battleground-for-an-american-proxy-war/

Monday's Daily Brief: Hopes rise for peace in Syria and Yemen, UNGA speeches end, Guterres saddened by India flood deaths
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-30
'Sign of hope' for long-suffering Syrians as new committee forms; Yemen prisoner release signals hope for Yemen; Assembly President closes formal Debate; Refugees evacuated from Libya to Rwanda; Multilingualism observed on World Day.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1048212

Yemen prisoner release boosts hopes of peace at last for war-weary civilians
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-30
Hopes for a possible end to the war in Yemen grew slightly on Monday, following the news that nearly 300 detainees have been released as a gesture of goodwill by Houthi forces, pitted against the Government of Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1048132

China Doubles Troop Deployment in Hong Kong as It Braces for "Worst-Case Scenario"
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-30
As protests erupted again over the weekend in Hong Kong, Beijing quietly doubled troop levels.

China Doubles Troop Deployment in Hong Kong as It Braces for "Worst-Case Scenario"

The Wounds of War in Afghanistan
Kathy Kelly | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-30
Its economy gutted by war, Afghanistan's largest cash crop remains opium. Yet farmers there do grow other crops for export. Villagers in the Wazir Tangi area of Nangarhar province, for example, cultivate pine nuts. As a precaution, this year at harvest time, village elders notified the governor of the province that they would be bringing…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/30/the-wounds-of-war-in-afghanistan/

The Wounds of War
Kathy Kelly | commondreams.org | 2019-09-30
People disabled by war are a common site in Kabul. Here a man arrives in a wheelchair to receive duvets given out to help families survive the cold winter. (Photo: Kathy Kelly) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/afghanistan_0.jpeg …
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The White Helmets, Hala Systems and the Grotesque Militarization of "Humanitarianism" in Syria
Vanessa Beeley | mintpressnews.com | 2019-09-30
Syria, August 2019 — reports came in that Russian warplanes had destroyed two terrorist-manned early warning radar posts in the Northern Hama countryside, known as the 20th post and the Eagle post. | According to an article published by South Front, these early warning posts are "tasked with monitoring flights of Russian and Syrian warplanes" and warn armed groups throughout Hama and Idlib of incoming airstrikes on their positions. | South Front informed us that "four militants, inc…
mintpressnews.com/white-helmets-hala-systems-militarization-humanitarianism-syria/262115/

Third Israeli Election Likely over Impasse?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-30
Netanyahu's Likud finished second to Gantz/Lapid's Blue and White party in September 17 rerun elections. | President Rivlin broke precedent by choosing Netanyahu to form a coalition government, showing partisanship in breach of his mandate to serve interests of the state, …
globalresearch.ca/third-israeli-election/5690554

Turkey's Erdogan Plans Annexation of Northern Syrian Territory
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-30
Wannabe sultan Erdogan covets expanding Turkey's borders to include oil-rich northern Iraqi and Syrian territory. | Combatting Kurds in Syria, posing no cross-border threat, is part of his annexation scheme — what Damascus officials condemn and won't tolerate. | In cahoots with …
globalresearch.ca/turkey-erdogan-plans-annexation-of-northern-syrian-territory/5690592

Jewish Americans and Israel/Palestine: Pressures and fissures heading toward 2020
Eric A. Gordon | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-30
Several years ago, I attended a weekend of Limmud LA, a broad-spectrum Jewish learning forum in the Los Angeles area. I attended a session on "The Future of Judaism" with four or five panelists. At the end, a rabbi from the audience asked, "How is it that not one of you even mentioned Israel?" The …
peoplesworld.org/article/jewish-americans-and-israel-palestine-pressures-and-fissures-heading-toward-2020/

The Majority of Jews, 8 Million, Have No Wish to Live in a Conflicted Israel
Hans Stehling | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-30
Out of a global Jewish population of 14.8 million, over 54% do not, and presumably have no wish to live in the hard-Right, Likud-dominated, settler-controlled, extremist state that is today's Israel. | These population figures, recently published in the American Jewish …
globalresearch.ca/majority-jews-8-million-have-no-wish-live-conflicted-israel/5690568

Vietnam's GDP Grows to 9-year high
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-30
Vietnam's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) climbed nearly 7% in the first three quarters of 2019, reaching its highest level in nine years. | RELATED: | Asian Decade: Economies Set to Dominate 7% Growth During 2020s | According to the Director General of the General Statistics Office (GSO), Nguyen Bich Lam, this proves the stable growth pace, as in the third quarter, GDP grew by 7.31 percent year on year, higher than the 6.82 percent of the first quarter and 6.73 percent of the secon…
telesurenglish.net/news/Vietnams-GDP-Grows-to-9-year-high-20190930-0009.html

Venezuelan ANC President Visits Vietnam, North Korea
TeleSUR English | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-09-30
National Constituent Assembly President Diosdado Cabello went on a Far East tour to strengthen political ties.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14672

Homeless subway soprano: Incredible LA Metro singer in VIRAL VIDEO turns out to be Russian musician
rt.com | 2019-09-30
The stunning singing star of an LAPD video tweet that went viral has been identified as a Russian woman who moved to the US decades ago, but says she fell on hard times and became homeless after her prized violin was stolen. | …
rt.com/usa/469914-los-angeles-metro-opera-singer/

Private Contractors Play Key Role in US Intelligence's Creeping Authoritarianism
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-30
| As a whistleblower complaint against President Trump rocks Washington, Democrats begin an impeachment inquiry and Trump threatens "big consequences" for the person who came forward, we continue our conversation with one of the world's most famous whistleblowers: Edward Snowden, now in exile in Russia. Six years ago, he shocked the world when he leaked a trove of secret documents about how the United States had built a massive surveillance apparatus to collect phone calls, text messages…
truthout.org/video/private-contractors-play-key-role-in-us-intelligences-creeping-authoritarianism/

The New Evil Empire
Serge Halimi | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-30
The US seems to have decided that it can't take on China and Russia at the same time, so its principal geopolitical rival in the coming decades will be China. Trump's Republican administration and the Democrats agree on this, though they are campaigning vigorously against each other ahead of next year's presidential election. China has…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/30/the-new-evil-empire/

Democrats Must Reject False Choices as They Pursue Impeachment
Joan Walsh | thenation.com | 2019-09-30
Democrats Must Reject False Choices as They Pursue Impeachment…
thenation.com/article/democrats-impeachment-ukraine-russia-trump/

Timor-Leste Foreign Minister highlights value of UN in resolving conflicts
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-30
Timor-Leste continues to be a reflection of "the best the UN has to offer," Foreign Minister Dionisio da Costa Babo Soares declared on Monday before the UN General Assembly.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1048182

Constitutional Committee breakthrough offers 'sign of hope' for long-suffering Syrians
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-30
There is a "sign of hope for the long-suffering Syrian people" as a Syrian-led, Syrian-owned, credible and inclusive Constitutional Committee is set to start deliberations next month, the United Nations Special Envoy for the country told the Security Council on Monday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1048162

The US Wants Iran to Become a "Toothless Shark": Its Allies and Missile Programme to be Swept Off the Table
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-30
There will be no deal between Iran and the US as long as President Donald Trump is unwilling to lift his aggressive sanctions against the "Islamic Republic". Washington and Riyadh's top leaders have asked Pakistan and Iraq to mediate with …
globalresearch.ca/us-wants-iran-become-toothless-shark-allies-missile-programme-swept-off-table/5690608

'Are we ready for the age of disruption?', Thailand's Foreign Minister asks UN Assembly
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-30
"The Twenty-First Century is often described as the age of disruption. The question is, are we ready for it?", asked Thailand's Foreign Minister, Don Pramudwinai, as he addressed the UN General Assembly on Monday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1048222

The 'Hong Kong Human Rights & Democracy Act' Will Intensify the Hybrid War on China
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-30
As if the ongoing "trade war" wasn't an intense enough Hybrid War against China as it is, the US might soon pass the so-called "Hong Kong Human Rights & Democracy Act" in order to take its asymmetrical aggression even further …
globalresearch.ca/hong-kong-human-rights-democracy-act-intensify-hybrid-war-china/5690611

Stateless in Malaysia
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-09-30
The stateless people in Sabah, Malaysia are denied access to schools, jobs, and healthcare, and their village is facing demolition. They have found advocates in the youth movement Borneo Komrad.
therealnews.com/stories/stateless-in-malaysia

Jacques Chirac: The Art of Being Vague
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-30
The tributes have been dripping in heavy praise: former French president Jacques Chirac and mayor of Paris, the great statesman; the man who said no to the US-led war juggernaut into Iraq; the man loved for being loved. Many of these should have raised the odd eyebrow here and there. "We French have lost a …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/jacques-chirac-the-art-of-being-vague/

The Legacy of President Jacques Chirac: The Art of Being Vague
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-30
The tributes have been dripping in heavy praise: former French president Jacques Chirac and mayor of Paris, the great statesman; the man who said no to the US-led war juggernaut into Iraq; the man loved for being loved. Many of …
globalresearch.ca/jacques-chirac/5690543

Total U.S. control of Middle East may be slipping
Conn Hallinan | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-30
In many ways, it doesn't really matter who–Houthis in Yemen? Iranians? Shiites in Iraq?–launched those missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia. Whoever did it changed the rules of the game, and not just in the Middle East. "It's a moment when offense laps defense, when the strong have reason to fear the weak," observes military …
peoplesworld.org/article/total-u-s-control-of-middle-east-may-be-slipping/

UK Labour's Annual Conference Reveals an Ongoing Struggle for the Party's Soul
Miko Peled | mintpressnews.com | 2019-09-30
If Jeremy Corbyn and his real supporters come out of this process unscathed and are able to lead and govern, it will have an enormous impact on the people of Britain and is almost certain to change the rules of the game regarding Palestine.
mintpressnews.com/uk-labour-zionist-old-guard-plots-jeremy-corbyn-downfall/262122/

U.K.'s Johnson Denies Wrongdoing as Personal Allegations Mount
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-30
MANCHESTER, England — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson battled to fend off allegations of improper patronage and groping a woman as he prepared a final push Monday to fulfill his pledge to lead Britain out of the European Union in just over a month. | Johnson sought to energize Conservative members and lawmakers — weary after three years of gridlock over Britain's stalled departure from the European Union — at the party's annual conference, but he was forced to deny a journalist's claim that he had grabbed her thigh at a private lunch two decades ago. | Sunday Times columnist Charlotte Edwardes…
truthdig.com/articles/u-k-s-johnson-denies-wrongdoing-as-personal-allegations-mount/

These scientists were disbanded by the EPA — they plan to meet anyway
Jordan Davidson | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-30
"This is the first time in the history of EPA where the credibility of the agency's science review process has been so compromised that an independent panel of experts has recognized the need for and will be conducting a comprehensive review."
nationofchange.org/2019/09/30/these-scientists-were-disbanded-by-the-epa-they-plan-to-meet-anyway/

Saudi Arabia Sent Messages to Iran's President: Iran Government
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-30
Saudi Arabia has sent messages to Iran's president through the leaders of other countries, an Iranian government spokesman said on Monday, at a time of heightened tensions between the regional rivals. | RELATED: | British Oil Tanker Docks in Dubai After Leaving Iran | "Messages from the Saudis were presented to (Iran's President) Hassan Rouhani from the leaders of some countries," spokesman Ali Rabiei said, according to ILNA news agency. "If Saudi Arabia is really pursuing a change of be…
telesurenglish.net/news/Saudi-Arabia-Sent-Messages-to-Irans-President-Iran-Government-20190930-0014.html

Yemen's Houthis Rout Saudis: Hundreds Killed, Thousands Captured
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-30
Three entire Saudi brigades were effectively wiped out. Between 200 and 500 Saudi soldiers were killed, and thousands more captured.
theantimedia.com/yemens-houthis-rout-saudis-hundreds-killed-thousands-captured/

Houthis Claim Ambush of Saudis Killed Hundreds
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-30
It is being reported Houthi fighters, aka Ansarallah, have pulled off a major military offensive against Saudi troops in northern Yemen. | . | . | . | . | Yemen's Houthis say attacked Saudi border frontline, no immediate Saudi confirmation t.co/2ba748JR4Y pic.twitter.com/Jq7TIxzGYE | — Reuters | …
globalresearch.ca/houthis-claim-saudis-killed-hundreds/5690558

Flood From Heavy Rain Kills 113 People in India
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-30
Heavy rains have killed at least 113 people in India's Uttar Pradesh and Bihar states over the past three days, officials said Monday, as floodwaters swamped a major city, inundated hospital wards and forced the evacuation of inmates from jail. | RELATED: | Indian Police Arrest Rape Victim of Minister for 'Extortion' | India's monsoon season that begi…
telesurenglish.net/news/Flood-From-Heavy-Rain-Kills-113-People-in-India-20190930-0003.html

Japan's prosecutors appeal against 'negligence' acquittals in Fukushima case
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-09-30
Prosecutors in the only criminal trial involving the 2011 Fukushima nuclear plant meltdown have appealed against the acquittal of three former Tokyo Electric Power Co executives.On 19 September, the Tokyo District Court found ex-Tepco chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata and two others not guilty of professional negligence in the disaster and the death of 44 elderly patients who were forcibly evacuated from local hospitals.(From left) Tsunehisa Katsumata and vice presidents Sakae Muto and Ichiro Takekuro were all acquitted (Satoru Yonemaru/AP)The court said a tsunami of the size that hit the plant after an earthquake was…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/09/30/japans-prosecutors-appeal-against-negligence-acquittals-in-fukushima-case/

October 1, 1949: China's Miracle — as seen by the Official China Itself
Jan Oberg | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-30
Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), China has achieved the dream of the millennium, marched toward national rejuvenation, and led one-fifth of the world's population to approach the center of the global stage, said the article …
globalresearch.ca/china-miracle/5690599

Mao Zedong on the founding of the People's Republic of China
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-09-30
To mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Oct. 1, 1949 statement by Mao Zedong. | Proclamation of the Central People's Government of the PRC | The people throughout China have been plunged into bitter suffering and tribulations since the Chiang Kai-shek Kuomintang reactionary government betrayed the fatherland, colluded with imperialists, and lunched the counter-revolutionary war. Fortunately our People's Liberation Army, backed by the whole nation, has been fighting heroically and selflessly to defend the territo…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/9/30/mao-zedong-founding-people-s-republic-china

How the Chinese Revolution changed the world
Sheila Xiao | liberationnews.org | 2019-09-30
On October 1, 1949, Mao Zedong declared an earth-shaking victory: the Chinese Communist Party had prevailed in the country's long civil war and China was now a People's Republic committed to the construction of socialism.
liberationnews.org/how-the-chinese-revolution-changed-the-world/