US Troops Are Staying in Syria to 'Keep the Oil' — and Have Already Killed Hundreds Over It
Ben Norton | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-28
Hundreds of American soldiers are remaining in Syria to occupy its oil reserves and block the Syrian government from revenue needed for reconstruction. Trump said openly, "We want to keep the oil." | *** | US President Donald Trump has reassured supporters …
globalresearch.ca/us-troops-staying-syria-keep-oil-have-already-killed-hundreds/5693196
Trump gives $4.5 million to Syria's White Helmets, which partnered with jihadists and joined Turkey's ethnic cleansing
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2019-10-28
While touting his efforts to end US involvement in Syria, Trump approved $4.5 million more for the White Helmets. This…
thegrayzone.com/2019/10/28/trump-million-syria-jihadist-white-helmets/
'Multi-generational tragedy' in Israel and Palestine demands political will for two-State solution
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-28
Pervasive deteriorating facts on the ground in Israeli-Palestinian conflict, "are pushing us every further" from achieving a viable two-State solution, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council on Monday.
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Lebanon's Protest Movement Is Local and Organic
Samah Hadid | thenation.com | 2019-10-28
Lebanon's Protest Movement Is Local and Organic…
thenation.com/article/lebanon-protest-foreign/
Lebanon Protesters Step up Roadblocks to Keep Pressure on Gov't
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-28
Protesters in Lebanon set up new roadblocks across the country on Monday, the first day of Lebanon's work week, and kept up the pressure on politicians they accuse of corruption by cutting major arteries across the country using cars, tents and dumpsters. | In the southern city of Sidon, army soldiers sought to persuade sitting demonstrators to move from a main artery stretching to Beirut. Security forces deployed in larger numbers in the capital, but they did not try to force protesters to remove road blocks that have obstructed movement across much of the country. | On one street leading into central Beirut…
telesurenglish.net/news/Lebanon-Protesters-Step-up-Roadblocks-to-Keep-Pressure-on-Govt-20191028-0003.html
Reporter accuses Hong Kong police of violence against media
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-28
A reporter has disrupted a police news conference in Hong Kong to protest against what she called escalating violence by officers against journalists covering the city's pro-democracy protests.The reporter interrupted the briefing on Monday by reading a statement alleging police mistreatment.Hong Kong police officers push back journalists during a rally in Hong Kong (AP/Kin Cheung)To emphasise her point, she used a high-powered strobing light similar to the ones police have used on photographers and video journalists.Five officers taking part in the news conference left the stage, leaving the reporter, identified…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/10/28/reporter-accuses-hong-kong-police-of-violence-against-media/
Duke Students Protest Speech by Tzipi Livni, Former Israeli Foreign Minister Accused of War Crimes
Brett Wilkins | commondreams.org | 2019-10-28
Tzipi Livni (pictured) is the former Israeli foreign minister who has been the subject of arrest warrants and a lawsuit in three countries for her alleged role in war crimes committed during the 2008-09 Cast Lead invasion of Gaza. (Photo: Stefano Montesi/Corbis via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-624340638.jpg …
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Iraq Declares Curfew in Baghdad As Protests Persist
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-28
Iraq's government declared a curfew in Baghdad Monday after four people were killed and 277 injured in the fourth day of anti-government protests, and the coalition government's most powerful erstwhile supporter called for early elections.protests. | RELATED: | Defying Crackdown, Thousands of Iraqis Keep Protesting | According to state television, the curfew, declared by Baghdad's main military commander, will be imposed from midnight until six o'clock in the morning, every day for an i…
telesurenglish.net/news/iraq-declares-baghdad-curfew-as-protests-persist-20191028-0006.html
16 years on from Western invasion, Iraqi authorities continue to kill dozens of protesters
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-28
At least 72 protesters have been killed in Iraq since nationwide anti-government protests resumed on Friday, after 149 were killed during an earlier wave of protests this month. | The latest violence comes as thousands of students took to the streets in defiance of a government order and tear gas from security forces. The students missed classes at several universities and secondary schools in Baghdad and across Iraq's majority-Shiite south to take part in the protests, despite the government ordering schools and universities to operate normally. Authorities later announced a curfew from midnight to 6am in the ca…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/10/28/16-years-on-from-western-invasion-iraqi-authorities-continue-to-kill-dozens-of-protesters/
Camp Bucca, Abu Ghraib and the Rise of Extremism in Iraq
Kathy Kelly | commondreams.org | 2019-10-28
Along with the abuses of prisoners in places like Camp Bucca, FOB Mercury, Abu Ghraib, and Guantanamo, U.S. warfare predictably led to the buildup of ISIS and Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi's commitment to "an eye for an eye." (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/prisons_0.jpeg …
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ISIS Leader Al-Baghdadi Killed? Trump's Dubious Announcement. "Fake Politics"?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-28
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi allegedly headed ISIS, the jihadist group created and supported by the US and its imperial allies. | Years earlier, he was held in Camp Bucca, a US military prison in Iraq, later released, after which the ISIS terrorist …
globalresearch.ca/isis-leader-killed-trump-dubious-announcement/5693244
Forget Russia, The Real Threat to Democracy Are Corporate Assets Like Clinton and Trump
Peter Bloom | commondreams.org | 2019-10-28
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) appearing on MSNBC earlier this year. (Photo: MSNBC) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/tulsi_gabbard_corporate_media1_0.jpg …
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A Letter to Marlon Brando About Putting an Indian on the Oscar Stage
Tommy Orange | thenation.com | 2019-10-28
A Letter to Marlon Brando About Putting an Indian on the Oscar Stage…
thenation.com/article/marlon-brando/
Many of 39 found dead in UK lorry were Vietnamese victims of people traffickers
wsws.org | 2019-10-28
Many of the victims were Vietnamese, desperate to escape crushing poverty, only to die in Europe entombed in a dark container.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/28/cont-o28.html
Non Aligned Movement Summit: 'Venezuela Is Resisting and Overcoming', Maduro Says
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-28
At the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit held in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Friday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro lashed out at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and announced that the U.S. economic and financial aggressions are as lethal as its armies. | The …
globalresearch.ca/nam-summit-venezuela-resisting-overcoming-maduro-says/5693233
Investors Return to Saudi Arabia as Lucrative Oil IPO Looms
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-28
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Lured by a long-looming stock offering of Saudi Arabia's massive state-run oil company, investors and business leaders have returned to the kingdom's capital for an investment forum that was overshadowed last year by the assassination of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. | Yet drawing big names to the Future Investment Initiative alone does not mean Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's dream of having Saudi Aramco offer a sliver of itself at a $2 trillion valuation will become a reality. | King Salman's son needs to raise $100 billion required to fund his ambitious development…
truthdig.com/articles/investors-return-to-saudi-arabia-as-lucrative-oil-ipo-looms/
Trump Will Live to Regret Sending Troops to Saudi Arabia
Maj. Danny Sjursen | truthdig.com | 2019-10-28
A war with Iran isn't the only risk linked to basing majority-Christian, American troops in the land of Islam's two holiest cities.
truthdig.com/articles/trump-will-live-to-regret-sending-troops-to-saudi-arabia/
How Saudi Arabia's Propaganda War on Iran Has Reached a New Level of the Absurd
Timothy Alexander Guzman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-28
Saudi Arabia's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir has recently called out Iran for its alleged "support of terrorist groups, its ballistic missile program and its destabilizing effect" in the Middle East even though Iran has not attacked …
globalresearch.ca/saudi-arabia-propaganda-war-iran/5693245
Chinese president visits Nepal as tensions with the US sharpen
wsws.org | 2019-10-28
Underscoring the importance of Nepal to China, Xi declared that "China and Nepal are bound by mountains and rivers, and stay as close as lips and teeth."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/28/nepl-o28.html
Israel's New Moves to airbrush the Occupation
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-28
The United Nations' independent expert on human rights in the Palestinian territories issued a damning verdict last week on what he termed "the longest belligerent occupation in the modern world". Michael Lynk, a Canadian law professor, told the UN's human rights council that only urgent international action could prevent Israel's 52-year occupation of the West …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/israels-new-moves-to-airbrush-the-occupation/
Al-Baghadi and the U.S. Special Ops Raid. Hurras al-Din Regrouping of Islamic State in Syria's Idlib?
Nauman Sadiq | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-28
According to a New York Times report [1], the surprising information about the Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's whereabouts came following the arrest and interrogation of one of al-Baghdadi's wives and a courier in Iraq this past summer….
globalresearch.ca/al-baghadi-and-the-u-s-special-ops-raid-hurras-al-din-regrouping-of-islamic-state-in-syrias-idlib/5693225
The murder of Baghdadi and Washington's crisis in the Middle East
wsws.org | 2019-10-28
The targeted assassination of the ISIS leader was politically timed to deflect criticism within the US ruling establishment and its military and intelligence apparatus of Trump's Syria policy.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/28/pers-o28.html
ISIS Grew Out of US Invasion of Iraq. What Will Happen Next?
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-28
President Trump announced Sunday that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a U.S. special forces raid on his compound in northwestern Syria. According to Trump, al-Baghdadi detonated an explosive vest he was wearing, killing himself and three of his children. The raid began early Sunday when eight U.S. military helicopters flew from a base near Erbil, Iraq, to northwestern Syria over airspace controlled by Syria and Russia. Baghdadi had led ISIS since 2010. In 2014, he proclaimed the creation of an Isla…
truthout.org/video/isis-grew-out-of-us-invasion-of-iraq-what-will-happen-next/
ISIS Chief Al-Baghdadi Killed on Turkish Border while Fleeing Idlib
Nauman Sadiq | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-28
This article was completed on October 26, 2019. | Islamic State's self-styled Caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in a United States Special Ops overnight raid Saturday involving helicopters, warplanes and a ground clash on the Turkey-Syria border while fleeing …
globalresearch.ca/isis-chief-al-baghdadi-killed-turkish-border-fleeing-idlib/5693207
Interview with Andre Vltchek for Iran's Farhikhtegan Newspaper
Mostafa Afzalzadeh | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-28
Mostafa Afzalzadeh: Do we see an increase in the number of countries resisting the bullying of the United States and its allies? What makes this resistance happen? Andre Vltchek: I believe that there are two main factors. The first one is the 'moral one': People are more and more aware of the brutality of the …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/interview-with-andre-vltchek-for-irans-farhikhtegan-newspaper/
In California, the Rich Are Buying Their Own Firefighters
Ilana Novick | truthdig.com | 2019-10-28
"This is serious …. but this is only the beginning. This is only a taste of the horror and the terror that will occur in [the coming] decades," former California Gov. Jerry Brown told Politico Monday, of the fires that continue to engulf both northern and southern areas of the state. Brown recently inaugurated a new University of California, Berkeley, think tank focused on tackling climate change, in partnership with Tsinghua University in China. | So far t…
truthdig.com/articles/in-california-the-rich-are-buying-their-own-firefighters/
Uncovering Russiagate's Origins Could Prevent Future Scandals
Aaron Maté | thenation.com | 2019-10-28
Uncovering Russiagate's Origins Could Prevent Future Scandals…
thenation.com/article/russiagate-brennan/
Russia: Friend or Foe?
Myles Hoenig | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-28
When did Russia start to become an enemy of the US? The Soviet Union had thousands of nuclear missiles aimed at us as we had the same towards them. That Cold War did constitute enemy status. But when was the last time Russia, or even the Soviet Union, ever purposely kill an American, civilian or…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/28/russia-friend-or-foe/
Is the 'Greater Albania' Project Aimed Against Russia in the Balkans?
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-28
A project for Greater Albania — conspiracy or legitimate? According to a 2010 Gallup Balkan Monitor report, 83% of Albanians in Albania supported the idea of a Greater Albania, with 81% and 53% of Albanians in Kosovo and North Macedonia …
globalresearch.ca/greater-albania-project-aimed-against-russia-balkans/5693266
Russian Interference! Oh My!
Scott Owen | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-28
Let's get this out of the way first, the USA interferes in elections around the world, we all know that. Not just with some fb posts but with crippling sanctions and blockades, support of rebellious insurgency groups, all out war and of course social media manipulations. Perhaps it might make sense and actually be helpful…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/28/russian-interference-oh-my/
The Demonization of Dissent
James Carden | thenation.com | 2019-10-28
The Demonization of Dissent…
thenation.com/article/tulsi-russia-clinton/
"People Have Reached the Limit": Lebanon Joins Wave of Anti-Government Protests Across Middle East
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-28
Tens of thousands of people in Lebanon joined hands on Sunday to form a human chain spanning north to south across the entire country. It was a symbolic display of unity across regional and sectarian divisions amid mass protests that have rocked the country in recent days. The protests sweeping Lebanon come amid a wave of similar anti-government protests in Iraq, Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East. We speak with Rami Khouri, senior public policy fellow and journalist-in-residence at the American University of Beirut, and a columnist at The New Arab.
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/28/lebanon_human_chain_mass_protest
The Death of al-Baghdadi: ISIS Grew Out of U.S. Invasion of Iraq. What Will Happen Next?
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-28
President Trump announced Sunday that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a U.S. special forces raid on his compound in northwestern Syria. According to Trump, al-Baghdadi detonated an explosive vest he was wearing, killing himself and three of his children. The raid began early Sunday when eight U.S. military helicopters flew from a base near Erbil, Iraq, to northwestern Syria over airspace controlled by Syria and Russia. Baghdadi had led ISIS since 2010. In 2014, he proclaimed the creation of an Islamic State or caliphate during a speech in Mosul. At its peak, ISIS controlled a large swath of land ac…
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/28/isis_abu_bakr_al_baghdadi_death
Hillary Clinton: "We Created Al Qaeda". The Protagonists of the "Global War on Terrorism" are the Terrorists
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-28
The "Global War on Terrorism" uses Al Qaeda terrorist operatives as their foot soldiers. "Political Islam" and the imposition of an "Islamic State" (modeled on Qatar or Saudi Arabia) is an integral part of US foreign policy. America is the Terror State.
globalresearch.ca/hillary-clinton-we-created-al-qaeda/5337222
US Boosts Troop Numbers in East Syria to Control Oil
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-10-28
(ANTIWAR.COM) — With several hundred US troops already planned to stay in Syria to "control the oil," US convoys are sending more troops into Syria Deir Ezzor Province from neighboring Iraq, and reinforcing the areas around the oil fields. Exactly how many troops are there, or how many were sent is not known. President Trump previously classified …
'Look at My Record, Child,' Biden Tells Adult Climate Campaigner in Condescending Response to Super PAC Question
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-28
Former Vice President Joe Biden came under fire from progressives Monday as video footage circulated online showing his condescending response to a young woman who questioned him about abandoning his opposition to super PACs in the face of a cash-strapped presidential campaign. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/biden_again_0_0.jpg …
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A Reminder Following Baghdadi's Death: 'The Terrorists We're Killing Today Are the Terrorists We Created Yesterday'
Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-28
"Nobody is better than the U.S. at killing terrorists. Nobody is better than the U.S. at creating terrorists." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/al-baghdadi_syria_war_on_terror.jpg …
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Trump's Stated Plan to Loot Syria's Oil Reserves 'Would Be a War Crime,' Critics Say
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-28
While announcing that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed over the weekend, President Donald Trump made explicit the longstanding U.S. military policy of securing oil reserves in the Middle East regardless of the human lives that are lost in the process, a number of critics said Monday. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11489452181.jpg …
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With Lebanon In Deadlock, Protesters Form Human Chain
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-27
Lebanese protesters formed a human chain Sunday as a historic wave of demonstrations against political leaders, blamed for corruption and leading the country into economic collapse, reaches its second straight week. | RELATED: | Lebanon Protesters Back in the Streets | "We're here to show the whole world that we are united," said Rasha Hijazi, joining hands with others in the southern city of Sidon. "Everyone is coming to stay united against the corruption we are living within this country." | Demon…
telesurenglish.net/news/with-lebanon-in-deadlock-protesters-form-human-chain-20191027-0015.html
Defying Crackdown, Thousands of Iraqis Keep Protesting
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-27
Thousands of Iraqi demonstrators stood firm Sunday in Baghdad's centrally-located Tahrir Square, defying the heavy repression and night raids from the police forces that killed dozens of people over the weekend. | RELATED: | Trump Says Islamic State Leader Baghdadi Dead in US Forces Raid | Medical and security sources said 77 people had been injured as the songs of "We give you our life and our blood, Iraq" were heard throughout the demonstrations. | Some of the young demonst…
telesurenglish.net/news/defying-crackdown-thousands-of-iraqis-keep-protesting-20191027-0021.html
Israel: Palestinian-Jordanian Hunger Striker Moved to Hospital
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-27
Palestinian-Jordanian prisoner Heba Al-Labadi who has been on hunger strike for over a month was transferred Thursday to a hospital in Haifa, Israel after her health condition intensely deteriorated, according to the Jordanian Foreign Ministry. | RELATED: | Israel Prevents UN Special Rapporteur from Traveling to Palestine | Sufyan Al-Qudah the ministry's spokesman said Al-Labadi was moved to the hospital to receive the necessary treatment and returned to prison on the same…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israel-Palestinian-Jordanian-Hunger-Striker-Moved-to-Hospital-20191027-0013.html
Did US Officials Manipulate Trump Into Sending Back Troops From Iraq to Syria "For the Oil"?
Juan Cole | commondreams.org | 2019-10-27
U.S. soldiers in South Korea train in their Abrams tanks. (Photo: Spc. Christen Best/U.S. Army) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/war.syria_.jpg …
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Cuban President Diaz-Canel Arrives in Russia Amid Europe Tour
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-27
Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel arrived in this northern Russian city Sunday as part of a European tour that already included Ireland, Belarus and Azerbaijan. | Upon his arrival at Pulkovo airport, Diaz-Canel was received by the president of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the St. Petersburg government, Evgueni Grogoriev, the Vice President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba Ricardo Cabrisas and Cuba's ambassador to Russia Gerardo Peñalver. | The stay in the so-called northern Russian capital includes a tour through the Hermitage gallery and other places of historical interest, while tomorrow he will go…
telesurenglish.net/news/Cuban-President-Diaz-Canel-Arrives-in-Russia-Amid-Europe-Tour-20191027-0006.html
Video: How Effective is Iran's Air Defense Sytem? Fending Off US-Israeli Missile and Drone Attack
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-27
The current military and diplomatic situation in the Middle East demonstrates that the capability and quality of air defense forces is especially important for states operating in a tense geopolitical environment. | Saudi Arabia with Patriot surface-to-air missiles appeared to be …
globalresearch.ca/video-what-iran-fend-off-us-israeli-missile-drone-attack/5693134
World leaders praise al-Baghdadi's death, warn fight not over, #resistance rages at Trump for talking to Russia
rt.com | 2019-10-27
President Donald Trump cheered the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, but not everyone was in a celebratory mood. World leaders were cautiously optimistic, while the anti-Trump #resistance raged as usual. | On Sunday morning Trump revealed that the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) mastermind had met his demise the night before, detonating a suicide vest as American special forces entered his compound in northwestern Syria. The self-proclaimed caliph of a genocidal terrorist organization that once reigned over much of Iraq and Syria, Baghdadi's death was greeted with triumph by Trump, and caut…
rt.com/usa/471989-trump-baghdadi-killed-reaction-democrats/
Syrian Kurdish Forces Leaving Turkish Border Area
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-27
The Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said Sunday that they had agreed to withdraw more than 30 kilometers from the Turkish border, an announcement welcomed by Damascus which said Turkey should now end its "aggression" in northeast Syria. | RELATED: | US Earns More Than US$30m Smuggling Syrian Oil: Russia | "The Self-Defense Forces are relocating to new positions far from the Syrian-Turkish border across northeastern Syria in order to stop the bloodshed and protect the inhabit…
telesurenglish.net/news/syrian-kurdish-forces-leaving-turkish-border-area-damascus-welcomes-20191027-0012.html
ISIS leader al-Baghdadi killed in US raid in Syria, Trump confirms
rt.com | 2019-10-27
US President Donald Trump has announced that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed during a US military raid in northwest Syria, confirming an avalanche of rumors on the terrorist's death. | "Al-Baghdadi has been killed… in a daring nighttime raid," Trump said in a live address from the White House. | "The United States brought the world's No.1 terrorist leader to justice." | The troops involved in the elimination of the terrorist "accomplished the mission in grand style," while the IS leader met his end "crying and screaming" due to being terrified by Americans might, Trump boasted. | He died…
rt.com/usa/471962-trump-baghdadi-killed-syria/
Trump Pours More Misery On Iranians He's Claiming To Support
Tyler Cullis | commondreams.org | 2019-10-27
President Donald Trump is flanked by Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo while making a statement in the Diplomatic Room of the White House on October 23, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump_syria_0.jpg …
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Minneapolis: FRSO celebrates 70th anniversary of China's revolution
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-10-27
Minneapolis, MN — About 70 people gathered in south Minneapolis, October 26, to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese revolution. Each year Freedom Road Socialist Organization in the Twin Cities organizes an event to celebrate the "Two Octobers," the victories of the Chinese and Russian revolutions. | Mick Kelly, a national leader of Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) and editor of the newspaper Fight Back!, told the crowd, "It is a real honor to be with you this evening to mark the 70th anniversary of the Chinese revolution. In October of 1949, the outstanding Marxist-Leninist, th…
fightbacknews.org/2019/10/27/minneapolis-frso-celebrates-70th-anniversary-china-s-revolution
Lebanese protesters keep up demands for the government's resignation
wsws.org | 2019-10-26
The protests have brought a quarter of Lebanon's six million people out onto the streets.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/26/leba-o26.html