Daily Archives: November 2, 2019

2019-11-02: News Headlines

ADMIN (2019-11-02). Al-Mezan: "Israeli Soldier Sentenced for Failure to Follow Orders, instead of Killing of Child Al Mezan: Leniency Attests to Entrenched Impunity" imemc.org Al-Mezan Center For Human Rights: In one of the dozens of cases pursued by Al Mezan Center for Human Rights for the killing of unarmed Palestinians in Gaza's 'Great March of Return' protests, an Israeli military court has sentenced a soldier who killed on July 13 2018, 14-year-old child, Othman …

WSWS (2019-11-02). Bangladesh: Sixteen sentenced to death over brutal murder of student. wsws.org The Bangladeshi government is exploiting outrage over the brutal murder of a young woman to step up its law-and-order attacks on democratic rights.

teleSUR (2019-11-02). US Launches A National Security Investigation Into TikTok. telesurenglish.net After two years from the $1 billion transaction of Musical.ly to Beijing ByteDance Technology Co, U.S. lawmakers have been calling in recent weeks for a national security probe into TikTok, concerned the Chinese company may be censoring politically sensitive content, and raising questions about how it stores personal data. | RELATED: | China: 19th CPC Central Committee Concludes Plenary Session | TikTok has been growing more popular among North American teenagers in paralel to the…

WSWS (2019-11-02). New Zealand: Anti-China propagandist Anne-Marie Brady speaks at Victoria University of Wellington. wsws.org Brady is demanding a full-scale witch hunt against Chinese "interference" in order to align New Zealand even more closely with US war preparations.

Alfred de Zayas, Urs Gasche and F Zollmann (2019-11-02). The US Tramples on International Law. indybay.org The US surprise attack on Iraq in March 2003 was a primal catastrophe. International law was eliminated and replaced by the imperial dictatorship of the US. Those who destroyed a whole people and have over a million casualties on their conscience are not punished in any way.

WSWS (2019-11-02). Germany's grand coalition extends military operations in Syria and Iraq. wsws.org Eighty years after the end of the Second World War, leading politicians from all parties openly advocate policies of war and military violence.

WSWS (2019-11-02). India: Growing support for 48,000 Telangana workers fired for striking. wsws.org The Telangana transport workers courageously defied the state Chief Minister's ultimatum that they immediately end their strike or be deemed "self-dismissed."

WSWS (2019-11-02). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific. wsws.org While 16,000 Tamil Nadu doctors walked-out to demand salary increases and promotions, thousands of the state's railway workers struck against privatisation measures.

teleSUR (2019-11-02). Turkey, Russia Hold First Joint Patrol In Northeast Syria. telesurenglish.net Turkish and Russian troops carried out their first joint ground patrols in northeastern Syria on Friday under an agreement between the two countries that forced a Kurdish militia to leave the territory near the border with Turkey. | RELATED: | Syrian Kurdish Forces Leaving Turkish Border Area, Damascus Welcomes Move | Turkish armored veh…

Eugene E Ruyle (2019-11-02). Turkey, Syria, and the Kurds. indybay.org NPML – Marxist Library | 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland (just North of Alcatraz Ave.)…

Ryan Cristián (2019-11-02). Baghdadi Deception Exposed, Israel Bombs Gaza After Phantom Rocket & US Violates Own Syria Sanctions. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/119). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

BIICFHRIOT (2019-11-02). Israel to establish waste-to-energy plant in settlement of Ma'ale Adumim, unlawfully exploiting Palestinian territory for its own needs. imemc.org The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights In The Occupied Territories (B'Tselem): Israel to establish waste-to-energy plant in settlement of Ma'ale Adumim, unlawfully exploiting Palestinian territory for its own needs In October 2019, the Israeli government issued a tender for the establishment of its first waste-to-energy plant, at an estimated …

IMEMC News (2019-11-02). Qassam Fighter Dies From Serious Wounds Suffered In 2014. imemc.org The al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas movement, has reported that one of its fighters died, Friday, from serious wounds he suffered during the Israeli war on Gaza in the summer of 2014. In a statement, al-Qassam said the fighter, Bara' Adel al-'Amour, 30, was injured in Khan Younis, …

IMEMC News (2019-11-02). Israeli Air Strikes Kill One Palestinian, Injure Three, In Gaza. imemc.org The Health Ministry in the besieged Gaza Strip has confirmed that one Palestinian was killed, on Saturday at dawn, and three others were injured, in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the coastal region. The army also fired many missiles into several areas in the Gaza Strip, after alleging …

WorkWeek Radio (2019-11-02). WorkWeek on Privatization of Ports & Schools at Oakland Rally + Fire, PG&E & Public Power. indybay.org WorkWeek looks at a united front rally in Oakland at Mosswood Park against privatization of the port of Oakland, the schools in Oakland and includes the fight in Mexico, Chile and Palestine. WorkWeek also looks at the role of PG&E in the fires and the issue of public power.

WSWS (2019-11-02). Prime Minister Hariri's resignation intensifies Lebanon's political crisis. wsws.org The political vacuum in Lebanon poses the risk of an intervention by the regional powers or their local proxies.

Patrick Cockburn (2019-11-01). Why Killing "High-Valued Targets" Like Baghdadi Won't Destroy ISIS. counterpunch.org At the height of the al-Qaeda-led insurgency in Iraq in 2006-07, US commanders, whose troops were suffering serious casualties from roadside bombs, developed a strategy. They sought to identify, kill or capture the leaders of the cells planting the Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in the belief that this would cripple the bombing campaign. Many such high-value More

Lawrence Davidson (2019-11-01). Hillary Clinton's Hunt for "Russian Assets" counterpunch.org Conspiracy Theories All Around We know that in 2016 Americans elected a president who can't tell the difference between what's real and the stuff he makes up. He appears particularly susceptible to conspiracy theories. Indeed, he has espoused at least 24 of them since becoming president. We also know that in 2016 the presidential election was interfered More

Mehdi Hasan (2019-11-01). Bernie Sanders Says Denying Aid Because of Hamas Is "Part of an Effort to Dehumanize Palestinians" theintercept.com No other candidate in the U.S. presidential race comes close to Sanders in terms of his willingness to condition aid to Israel.

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2019-11-01). Five Years On, Saudi Attacks on Yemen's Farmers Are Pushing the Whole Country into Famine. mintpressnews.com Between March 2015 and March 2019, the Saudi-led Coalition launched at least 10,000 airstrikes in Yemen that struck farms, 800 that struck local food markets, and about 450 airstrikes that hit silos and other food storage facilities.

teleSUR (2019-11-01). Cuba: Anti-Imperialist Solidarity Meeting Kicks Off in Havana. telesurenglish.net Over a thousand delegates from 80 countries began on Friday the "Anti-Imperialist Solidarity Meeting for Democracy and Against Neoliberalism" at the Convention Center in Havana. | RELATED: | Cuba and Russia Plan New Joint Socio-Economic Ventures Ahead | During this three-day event, social activists, workers, peasants, women, indigenous peoples leaders, intellectuals and politicians will analyze the current offensive of the U.S. imperialism against the Latin American peoples. | A…

IMEMC News (2019-11-01). Army Injures Many Nonviolent Protesters in Kufur Qaddoum. imemc.org Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly procession in Kufur Qaddoum town, east of the northern West bank city of Qalqilia, wounding many Palestinians and international peace activists. Medical sources said many Palestinians and international suffered the effects of teargas inhalation and received the needed treatment. The soldiers invaded the town …

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-11-01). Israeli Forces Injure 96 Palestinians At Gaza Border. imemc.org At least 96 Palestinians were injured on Friday as Israeli forces attacked dozens of peaceful protesters taking part in the 81st Friday of the Great March of Return at the border between Gaza and Israel. The Ministry of Health reported that the Israeli occupation forces shot 96 Palestinian non-violent protesters, …

Pepe Escobar (2019-11-01). Rebuilding Syria — Without Syria's Oil. globalresearch.ca What happened in Geneva this Wednesday, in terms of finally bringing peace to Syria, could not be more significant: the first session of the Syrian Constitutional Committee. | The Syrian Constitutional Committee sprang out of a resolution passed in January 2018 …

teleSUR (2019-11-01). Iraq Witnesses Largest Protests Since the Fall of Saddam. telesurenglish.net A massive demonstration took place in central Baghdad on Friday as tens of thousands of Iraqis thronged the capital city demanding the root-and-branch downfall of the political elite in the biggest day of mass anti-government demonstrations since the fall of Saddam Hussein. | RELATED: | 100 Killed, 5,500 Injured in New Wave of Protests in Iraq | Five people died from injuries sustained overnight after security forces used tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters camped out in the cap…

teleSUR (2019-11-01). Chile: 'Interference Accusation is US Dirty Game,' Russia says. telesurenglish.net Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Friday rejected U.S. accusations that Russia is trying to destabilize democracy in Chile. | RELATED: | Chile: Protestors March in Concepcion and Towards the Capital | "The U.S. administration is taking advantage of Chile's difficult internal situation to continue its attempts to denigrate our country's forei…

Stephen Lendman (2019-11-01). No Ceasefire/Ceasefire in Northern Syria. The Pentagon Will Use Overwhelming Force to Maintain US Control over Syrian Oil. globalresearch.ca From one or more illegally established airbases in Syria, as well as other other regional ones, Pentagon warplanes, attack helicopters, and drones continue terror-bombing Syrian sites at the discretion of its commanders. | US troops still occupy large parts of northern …

Staff (2019-11-01). China Can Sanction $3.6 Billion in U.S. Trade, WTO Says. truthdig.com GENEVA — The World Trade Organization said Friday that China can impose tariffs on up to $3.6 billion worth of U.S. goods over the American government's failure to abide by anti-dumping rules with regard to Chinese products. | The move hands China its first such payout at the WTO at a time when it is engaged in a big dispute with the United States. The two sides have recently imposed tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of goods, but did not do so through the WTO, which helps solve trade disputes. | Friday's announcement from a WTO arbitrator centers on a case with origins long before the curre…

Sarah Abed (2019-11-01). Trump's Plan to Pillage Syrian Oil, Blatant Violation of International Law. globalresearch.ca Exactly two weeks after announcing a thousand US troops would be withdrawn from northeastern Syria with a portion relocated to Syria's Jordanian and Israeli borders and others sent to Iraq, US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday plans to keep …

Joseph Thomas (2019-11-01). Asian Separatism Fuelled by US-backed Groups. globalresearch.ca Thailand's opposition faces sedition charges after conducting a seminar in Thailand's troubled deep south where they recommended amending the Thai constitution and paving way for the nation's territorial division. | Thailand's English language newspaper The Nation in an article titled, "…

teleSUR (2019-11-01). Blumenthal Denounces: "They Are Trying to Steal My Freedom" telesurenglish.net Max Blumenthal, the journalist who covered the siege of the Venezuelan Embassy in the U.S. back in May, offered an interview to Russia Today shortly after being arrested and released for the alleged aggression against an opponent of the Bolivarian Government, a charge for which he will be tried. | RELATED: | 1st International Indigenous Congress Kicks Off in Venezuela | "The right-wi…

Staff (2019-11-01). Joint Turkish and Russian Patrols Begin in Syrian Region. truthdig.com SEVIMLI, Turkey — Turkey and Russia launched joint patrols Friday in northeastern Syria, under a deal that halted a Turkish offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters who were forced to withdraw from the border area following Ankara's incursion. | The Turkish Defense Ministry said an initial patrol covered an area 87 kilometers (54 miles) long and 10 kilometers (6 miles) deep in the al-Darbasiyah region, assisted by drones. "The first joint patrol was completed as planned," the statement said. | The Russian Defense Ministry said the joint patrol included nine military vehicles, including a Russian armored pe…

Prof. Valeria Z. Nollan (2019-11-01). Laughter Over the Left Shoulder at Russia's Tragedy. globalresearch.ca The recent appearance in some Western media sources of insults, jokes, and unfounded accusations in response to tragedies affecting the Russian people is shocking in its coarseness and barbarity, disturbing in its lack of compassion for fellow human beings, and …

Larry Romanoff (2019-11-01). A US War Story. globalresearch.ca Westerners are aware that the Americans fire-bombed the city of Dresden in Germany at the end of the Second World War, but most of the truth was suppressed as soon as it happened. Dresden was Eastern Germany's cultural centre, a …

Larry Romanoff (2019-11-01). The CIA's Greatest Hits — US Government Assassinations. globalresearch.ca In practice, the US has on occasion encountered difficulty in its Imperial progress, most often due to country leaders proving resistant to American colonisation. In such cases, if payments of cash and the promise of free weapons fail to turn …

United Nations (2019-11-01). Guterres in Turkey: UN to study 'new settlement areas' plan for Syrian refugees. un.org Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday presented UN Secretary-General António Guterres with a plan for resettling hundreds-of-thousands of Syrian refugees, in the wake of the country's offensive into northeastern Syria last month to remove Kurdish forces, aimed at creating a so-called "safe zone" along the border for returnees.

commondreams (2019-11-01). Hundreds in Turkey Arrested in Crackdown on Critics of Military Offensive in Syria. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Robert Edwards (2019-11-01). Donald Trump, Mike Pompeo, and the Rise of the 'Shallow State'. commondreams.org Secretary of State Mike Pompeo looks on as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House June 20, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump_bolton_pompeo_iran.jpg

IMEMC News (2019-11-01). Soldiers Abduct A Former Political Prisoner Near Ramallah. imemc.org Several Israeli army jeeps invaded, on Friday at dawn, the al-Jalazoun refugee camp, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, searched many homes and abducted a former political prisoner. Local sources said a large military force invaded the refugee camp, before the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes, …

IMEMC News (2019-11-01). Army Fires Artillery Shells Into Gaza. imemc.org Israeli soldiers fired, on Thursday at night, several artillery shells and rounds of live ammunition, east of Gaza city, causing excessive property damage. Media sources in Gaza said the soldiers fired shells into two buildings, reportedly used by the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, causing damage to the …

IMEMC News (2019-11-01). Undercover Israeli Soldiers Kidnap A Teen Near Ramallah. imemc.org Undercover Israeli soldiers broke into a Palestinian home, on Friday at dawn, in Beit Liqya village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and kidnapped a Palestinian teenage boy. The family said the undercover soldiers stormed their home, pointing the guns at them, before many uniformed soldiers surrounding …

IMEMC News (2019-11-01). Illegal Colonists Steel A Donkey Near Salfit. imemc.org Several illegal Israeli colonists invaded, on Friday morning, a Palestinian orchard in Yasuf village, east of the central West Bank city of Salfit, and stole a donkey, blankets and olive picking tools. Eyewitnesses said the Israeli assailants came from Taffuh illegal colony, which was built on Palestinian lands, owned by …

Steven Sahiounie (2019-11-01). Trump Slides an American Foot in the Door in Syria. globalresearch.ca At first glance, it would appear to be a businessman's plan to plunder the profits of Syria, and he has quoted profits expected and even ear-marked the profits to support the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) who are a Syrian Kurdish …

United Nations (2019-11-01). Top UN Syria envoy hails 'impressive' start to historic talks in Geneva. un.org UN-brokered face-to-face talks between the Syrian Government and opposition — the first to take place in nearly nine years of fighting — to draft a new constitution for the country, will continue into next week, the UN's Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, said on Friday.

Margaret Kimberley (2019-11-01). The Baghdadi Scam. globalresearch.ca The Democrats and corporate media don't really oppose what Donald Trump is doing in Syria or anywhere else. | "In the end it doesn't matter if Baghdadi is dead or when or how he died." | Donald Trump says that Abu Bakr …

Nauman Sadiq (2019-11-01). Who Is the Unknown Jihadist Named as Islamic State's New Caliph? globalresearch.ca Confirming the deaths of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the Islamic State's spokesman Abu Hassan al-Muhajir, who was killed in a US airstrike in northwest Syria a day after the killing of al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State's al-Furqan media has announced …

South Front (2019-11-01). Video: Turkish Forces Advance Further South of Ras Al-ayn. globalresearch.ca For several days in a row, an intense fighting is ongoing between the Syrian Army and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham near the town of Kbanah in the southern part of the Idlib de-escalation zone. | Pro-militant sources claim that the Syrian Army …

Daily Sabah (2019-11-01). 250K Yemenis at Brink of Death from Hunger. globalresearch.ca As the brutal war in Yemen continues to worsen the humanitarian situation for civilians in the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that 250,000 Yemenis are on the brink of death from hunger. | "The ongoing conflict and its …

Eoin Higgins, staff writer (2019-11-01). Because the Climate Crisis 'Does Not Wait for Us,' Spain to Host COP25 in Place of Chile. commondreams.org Critics warned that changing the venue to Europe could imperil the participation of attendees from Asia, Africa, and South America. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/mn_coal_plant_flickr_tony_webster_0_0.jpg

Staff (2019-11-01). Headlines for November 1, 2019. democracynow.org House Votes to Formalize Impeachment Inquiry Into President Trump , Trump Will Avoid State Income Taxes After Declaring Florida Residency, CIA-Backed Afghan Forces Commit Atrocities, Says Human Rights Watch, Iraqi Prime Minister Offers to Resign Amid Anti-Government Protests, Thousands March in Argentina Against IMF-Imposed Austerity, Spain to Replace Chile as Host of COP25 U.N. Climate Conference, Rex Tillerson Denies Exxon Misled Investors Over Climate Risks, Greta Thunberg Turns Down Environment Prize for Her Climate Activism, New California Wildfire Burns Homes in San Bernardino, Keystone Pipeline Spill in No…

2019-11-02: Social Media Postees

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Al-Mezan: "Israeli Soldier Sentenced for Failure to Follow Orders, instead of Killing of Child Al Mezan: Leniency Attests to Entrenched Impunity"
ADMIN | imemc.org | 2019-11-02
Al-Mezan Center For Human Rights: In one of the dozens of cases pursued by Al Mezan Center for Human Rights for the killing of unarmed Palestinians in Gaza's 'Great March of Return' protests, an Israeli military court has sentenced a soldier who killed on July 13 2018, 14-year-old child, Othman …
imemc.org/article/al-mezan-israeli-soldier-sentenced-for-failure-to-follow-orders-instead-of-killing-of-child-al-mezan-leniency-attests-to-entrenched-impunity/

Bangladesh: Sixteen sentenced to death over brutal murder of student
wsws.org | 2019-11-02
The Bangladeshi government is exploiting outrage over the brutal murder of a young woman to step up its law-and-order attacks on democratic rights.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/02/bang-n02.html

New Zealand: Anti-China propagandist Anne-Marie Brady speaks at Victoria University of Wellington
wsws.org | 2019-11-02
Brady is demanding a full-scale witch hunt against Chinese "interference" in order to align New Zealand even more closely with US war preparations.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/02/brad-n02.html

US Launches A National Security Investigation Into TikTok
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-02
After two years from the $1 billion transaction of Musical.ly to Beijing ByteDance Technology Co, U.S. lawmakers have been calling in recent weeks for a national security probe into TikTok, concerned the Chinese company may be censoring politically sensitive content, and raising questions about how it stores personal data. | RELATED: | China: 19th CPC Central Committee Concludes Plenary Session | TikTok has been growing more popular among North American teenagers in paralel to the…
telesurenglish.net/news/us-launches-a-national-security-investigation-into-tiktok–20191101-0016.html

Germany's grand coalition extends military operations in Syria and Iraq
wsws.org | 2019-11-02
Eighty years after the end of the Second World War, leading politicians from all parties openly advocate policies of war and military violence.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/02/coal-n02.html

The US Tramples on International Law
Alfred de Zayas, Urs Gasche and F Zollmann | indybay.org | 2019-11-02
The US surprise attack on Iraq in March 2003 was a primal catastrophe. International law was eliminated and replaced by the imperial dictatorship of the US. Those who destroyed a whole people and have over a million casualties on their conscience are not punished in any way.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/01/18827768.php

India: Growing support for 48,000 Telangana workers fired for striking
wsws.org | 2019-11-02
The Telangana transport workers courageously defied the state Chief Minister's ultimatum that they immediately end their strike or be deemed "self-dismissed."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/02/tela-n02.html

Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
wsws.org | 2019-11-02
While 16,000 Tamil Nadu doctors walked-out to demand salary increases and promotions, thousands of the state's railway workers struck against privatisation measures.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/02/labo-n02.html

Turkey, Russia Hold First Joint Patrol In Northeast Syria
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-02
Turkish and Russian troops carried out their first joint ground patrols in northeastern Syria on Friday under an agreement between the two countries that forced a Kurdish militia to leave the territory near the border with Turkey. | RELATED: | Syrian Kurdish Forces Leaving Turkish Border Area, Damascus Welcomes Move | Turkish armored veh…
telesurenglish.net/news/turkey-russia-hold-first-joint-patrol-in-northeast-syria-20191101-0014.html

Turkey, Syria, and the Kurds
Eugene E Ruyle | indybay.org | 2019-11-02
NPML – Marxist Library | 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland (just North of Alcatraz Ave.)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/31/18827751.php

Baghdadi Deception Exposed, Israel Bombs Gaza After Phantom Rocket & US Violates Own Syria Sanctions
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-02
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/119). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/baghdadi-deception-exposed-israel-bombs-gaza-after-phantom-rocket-us-violates-own-syria-sanctions/

Israeli Air Strikes Kill One Palestinian, Injure Three, In Gaza
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-11-02
The Health Ministry in the besieged Gaza Strip has confirmed that one Palestinian was killed, on Saturday at dawn, and three others were injured, in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the coastal region. The army also fired many missiles into several areas in the Gaza Strip, after alleging …
imemc.org/article/israeli-air-strikes-kill-one-palestinian-injure-three-in-gaza/

Qassam Fighter Dies From Serious Wounds Suffered In 2014
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-11-02
The al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas movement, has reported that one of its fighters died, Friday, from serious wounds he suffered during the Israeli war on Gaza in the summer of 2014. In a statement, al-Qassam said the fighter, Bara' Adel al-'Amour, 30, was injured in Khan Younis, …
imemc.org/article/qassam-fighter-dies-from-serious-wounds-suffered-in-2014/

Israel to establish waste-to-energy plant in settlement of Ma'ale Adumim, unlawfully exploiting Palestinian territory for its own needs
BIICFHRIOT | imemc.org | 2019-11-02
The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights In The Occupied Territories (B'Tselem): Israel to establish waste-to-energy plant in settlement of Ma'ale Adumim, unlawfully exploiting Palestinian territory for its own needs In October 2019, the Israeli government issued a tender for the establishment of its first waste-to-energy plant, at an estimated …
imemc.org/article/israel-to-establish-waste-to-energy-plant-in-settlement-of-maale-adumim-unlawfully-exploiting-palestinian-territory-for-its-own-needs/

WorkWeek on Privatization of Ports & Schools at Oakland Rally + Fire, PG&E & Public Power
WorkWeek Radio | indybay.org | 2019-11-02
WorkWeek looks at a united front rally in Oakland at Mosswood Park against privatization of the port of Oakland, the schools in Oakland and includes the fight in Mexico, Chile and Palestine. WorkWeek also looks at the role of PG&E in the fires and the issue of public power.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/31/18827746.php

Prime Minister Hariri's resignation intensifies Lebanon's political crisis
wsws.org | 2019-11-02
The political vacuum in Lebanon poses the risk of an intervention by the regional powers or their local proxies.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/02/leba-n02.html

Blumenthal Denounces: "They Are Trying to Steal My Freedom"
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-01
Max Blumenthal, the journalist who covered the siege of the Venezuelan Embassy in the U.S. back in May, offered an interview to Russia Today shortly after being arrested and released for the alleged aggression against an opponent of the Bolivarian Government, a charge for which he will be tried. | RELATED: | 1st International Indigenous Congress Kicks Off in Venezuela | "The right-wi…
telesurenglish.net/news/us-journalist-accused-for-allegedly-attacking-venezuelan-opponent–20191101-0008.html

Cuba: Anti-Imperialist Solidarity Meeting Kicks Off in Havana
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-01
Over a thousand delegates from 80 countries began on Friday the "Anti-Imperialist Solidarity Meeting for Democracy and Against Neoliberalism" at the Convention Center in Havana. | RELATED: | Cuba and Russia Plan New Joint Socio-Economic Ventures Ahead | During this three-day event, social activists, workers, peasants, women, indigenous peoples leaders, intellectuals and politicians will analyze the current offensive of the U.S. imperialism against the Latin American peoples. | A…
telesurenglish.net/news/Cuba-Anti-Imperialist-Solidarity-Meeting-Kicks-Off-in-Havana-20191101-0001.html

Army Injures Many Nonviolent Protesters in Kufur Qaddoum
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-11-01
Israeli soldiers attacked, Friday, the weekly procession in Kufur Qaddoum town, east of the northern West bank city of Qalqilia, wounding many Palestinians and international peace activists. Medical sources said many Palestinians and international suffered the effects of teargas inhalation and received the needed treatment. The soldiers invaded the town …
imemc.org/article/army-injures-many-nonviolent-protesters-in-kufur-qaddoum/

Israeli Forces Injure 96 Palestinians At Gaza Border
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-11-01
At least 96 Palestinians were injured on Friday as Israeli forces attacked dozens of peaceful protesters taking part in the 81st Friday of the Great March of Return at the border between Gaza and Israel. The Ministry of Health reported that the Israeli occupation forces shot 96 Palestinian non-violent protesters, …
imemc.org/article/israeli-forces-injure-96-palestinians-at-gaza-border/

Rebuilding Syria — Without Syria's Oil
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-01
What happened in Geneva this Wednesday, in terms of finally bringing peace to Syria, could not be more significant: the first session of the Syrian Constitutional Committee. | The Syrian Constitutional Committee sprang out of a resolution passed in January 2018 …
globalresearch.ca/rebuilding-syria-without-syria-oil/5693690

Iraq Witnesses Largest Protests Since the Fall of Saddam
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-01
A massive demonstration took place in central Baghdad on Friday as tens of thousands of Iraqis thronged the capital city demanding the root-and-branch downfall of the political elite in the biggest day of mass anti-government demonstrations since the fall of Saddam Hussein. | RELATED: | 100 Killed, 5,500 Injured in New Wave of Protests in Iraq | Five people died from injuries sustained overnight after security forces used tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters camped out in the cap…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iraq-Witnesses-Largest-Protests-Since-the-Fall-of-Saddam-20191101-0004.html

Chile: 'Interference Accusation is US Dirty Game,' Russia says
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-01
Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Friday rejected U.S. accusations that Russia is trying to destabilize democracy in Chile. | RELATED: | Chile: Protestors March in Concepcion and Towards the Capital | "The U.S. administration is taking advantage of Chile's difficult internal situation to continue its attempts to denigrate our country's forei…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chile-Interference-Accusation-is-US-Dirty-Game-Russia-says-20191101-0003.html

Why Killing "High-Valued Targets" Like Baghdadi Won't Destroy ISIS
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-01
At the height of the al-Qaeda-led insurgency in Iraq in 2006-07, US commanders, whose troops were suffering serious casualties from roadside bombs, developed a strategy. They sought to identify, kill or capture the leaders of the cells planting the Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in the belief that this would cripple the bombing campaign. Many such high-value…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/01/why-killing-high-valued-targets-like-baghdadi-wont-destroy-isis/

No Ceasefire/Ceasefire in Northern Syria. The Pentagon Will Use Overwhelming Force to Maintain US Control over Syrian Oil
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-01
From one or more illegally established airbases in Syria, as well as other other regional ones, Pentagon warplanes, attack helicopters, and drones continue terror-bombing Syrian sites at the discretion of its commanders. | US troops still occupy large parts of northern …
globalresearch.ca/no-ceasefire-northern-syria/5693754

China Can Sanction $3.6 Billion in U.S. Trade, WTO Says
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-01
GENEVA — The World Trade Organization said Friday that China can impose tariffs on up to $3.6 billion worth of U.S. goods over the American government's failure to abide by anti-dumping rules with regard to Chinese products. | The move hands China its first such payout at the WTO at a time when it is engaged in a big dispute with the United States. The two sides have recently imposed tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of goods, but did not do so through the WTO, which helps solve trade disputes. | Friday's announcement from a WTO arbitrator centers on a case with origins long before the curre…
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Trump's Plan to Pillage Syrian Oil, Blatant Violation of International Law
Sarah Abed | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-01
Exactly two weeks after announcing a thousand US troops would be withdrawn from northeastern Syria with a portion relocated to Syria's Jordanian and Israeli borders and others sent to Iraq, US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday plans to keep …
globalresearch.ca/trump-plan-pillage-syrian-oil-blatant-violation-international-law/5693714

Asian Separatism Fuelled by US-backed Groups
Joseph Thomas | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-01
Thailand's opposition faces sedition charges after conducting a seminar in Thailand's troubled deep south where they recommended amending the Thai constitution and paving way for the nation's territorial division. | Thailand's English language newspaper The Nation in an article titled, "…
globalresearch.ca/asian-separatism-fuelled-us-backed-groups/5693680

Laughter Over the Left Shoulder at Russia's Tragedy
Prof. Valeria Z. Nollan | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-01
The recent appearance in some Western media sources of insults, jokes, and unfounded accusations in response to tragedies affecting the Russian people is shocking in its coarseness and barbarity, disturbing in its lack of compassion for fellow human beings, and …
globalresearch.ca/laughter-left-shoulder-russia-tragedy/5693553

Hillary Clinton's Hunt for "Russian Assets"
Lawrence Davidson | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-01
Conspiracy Theories All Around We know that in 2016 Americans elected a president who can't tell the difference between what's real and the stuff he makes up. He appears particularly susceptible to conspiracy theories. Indeed, he has espoused at least 24 of them since becoming president. We also know that in 2016 the presidential election was interfered…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/01/hillary-clintons-hunt-for-russian-assets/

Joint Turkish and Russian Patrols Begin in Syrian Region
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-01
SEVIMLI, Turkey — Turkey and Russia launched joint patrols Friday in northeastern Syria, under a deal that halted a Turkish offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters who were forced to withdraw from the border area following Ankara's incursion. | The Turkish Defense Ministry said an initial patrol covered an area 87 kilometers (54 miles) long and 10 kilometers (6 miles) deep in the al-Darbasiyah region, assisted by drones. "The first joint patrol was completed as planned," the statement said. | The Russian Defense Ministry said the joint patrol included nine military vehicles, including a Russian armored pe…
truthdig.com/articles/joint-turkish-and-russian-patrols-begin-in-syrian-region/

The CIA's Greatest Hits — US Government Assassinations
Larry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-01
In practice, the US has on occasion encountered difficulty in its Imperial progress, most often due to country leaders proving resistant to American colonisation. In such cases, if payments of cash and the promise of free weapons fail to turn | …
globalresearch.ca/cia-us-government-assassinations/5693720

A US War Story
Larry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-01
Westerners are aware that the Americans fire-bombed the city of Dresden in Germany at the end of the Second World War, but most of the truth was suppressed as soon as it happened. Dresden was Eastern Germany's cultural centre, a …
globalresearch.ca/us-war-story/5693726

Hundreds in Turkey Arrested in Crackdown on Critics of Military Offensive in Syria
commondreams.org | 2019-11-01
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Guterres in Turkey: UN to study 'new settlement areas' plan for Syrian refugees
United Nations | un.org | 2019-11-01
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday presented UN Secretary-General António Guterres with a plan for resettling hundreds-of-thousands of Syrian refugees, in the wake of the country's offensive into northeastern Syria last month to remove Kurdish forces, aimed at creating a so-called "safe zone" along the border for returnees.
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Donald Trump, Mike Pompeo, and the Rise of the 'Shallow State'
Robert Edwards | commondreams.org | 2019-11-01
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo looks on as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House June 20, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump_bolton_pompeo_iran.jpg
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Army Fires Artillery Shells Into Gaza
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-11-01
Israeli soldiers fired, on Thursday at night, several artillery shells and rounds of live ammunition, east of Gaza city, causing excessive property damage. Media sources in Gaza said the soldiers fired shells into two buildings, reportedly used by the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, causing damage to the …
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Illegal Colonists Steel A Donkey Near Salfit
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-11-01
Several illegal Israeli colonists invaded, on Friday morning, a Palestinian orchard in Yasuf village, east of the central West Bank city of Salfit, and stole a donkey, blankets and olive picking tools. Eyewitnesses said the Israeli assailants came from Taffuh illegal colony, which was built on Palestinian lands, owned by …
imemc.org/article/illegal-colonists-steel-a-donkey-near-salfit/

Bernie Sanders Says Denying Aid Because of Hamas Is "Part of an Effort to Dehumanize Palestinians"
Mehdi Hasan | theintercept.com | 2019-11-01
No other candidate in the U.S. presidential race comes close to Sanders in terms of his willingness to condition aid to Israel.
theintercept.com/2019/11/01/bernie-sanders-palestine-aid-hamas/

Soldiers Abduct A Former Political Prisoner Near Ramallah
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-11-01
Several Israeli army jeeps invaded, on Friday at dawn, the al-Jalazoun refugee camp, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, searched many homes and abducted a former political prisoner. Local sources said a large military force invaded the refugee camp, before the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes, …
imemc.org/article/soldiers-abduct-a-former-political-prisoner-near-ramallah/

Undercover Israeli Soldiers Kidnap A Teen Near Ramallah
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-11-01
Undercover Israeli soldiers broke into a Palestinian home, on Friday at dawn, in Beit Liqya village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and kidnapped a Palestinian teenage boy. The family said the undercover soldiers stormed their home, pointing the guns at them, before many uniformed soldiers surrounding …
imemc.org/article/undercover-israeli-soldiers-kidnap-a-teen-near-ramallah/

Who Is the Unknown Jihadist Named as Islamic State's New Caliph?
Nauman Sadiq | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-01
Confirming the deaths of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the Islamic State's spokesman Abu Hassan al-Muhajir, who was killed in a US airstrike in northwest Syria a day after the killing of al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State's al-Furqan media has announced | …
globalresearch.ca/who-unknown-jihadist-named-islamic-state-new-caliph/5693695

Trump Slides an American Foot in the Door in Syria
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-01
At first glance, it would appear to be a businessman's plan to plunder the profits of Syria, and he has quoted profits expected and even ear-marked the profits to support the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) who are a Syrian Kurdish …
globalresearch.ca/trump-slides-american-foot-syria/5693684

Top UN Syria envoy hails 'impressive' start to historic talks in Geneva
United Nations | un.org | 2019-11-01
UN-brokered face-to-face talks between the Syrian Government and opposition — the first to take place in nearly nine years of fighting — to draft a new constitution for the country, will continue into next week, the UN's Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, said on Friday.
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The Baghdadi Scam
Margaret Kimberley | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-01
The Democrats and corporate media don't really oppose what Donald Trump is doing in Syria or anywhere else. | "In the end it doesn't matter if Baghdadi is dead or when or how he died." | Donald Trump says that Abu Bakr …
globalresearch.ca/baghdadi-scam/5693738

Video: Turkish Forces Advance Further South of Ras Al-ayn
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-01
For several days in a row, an intense fighting is ongoing between the Syrian Army and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham near the town of Kbanah in the southern part of the Idlib de-escalation zone. | Pro-militant sources claim that the Syrian Army …
globalresearch.ca/video-turkish-forces-advance-further-south-ras-al-ayn/5693681

250K Yemenis at Brink of Death from Hunger
Daily Sabah | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-01
As the brutal war in Yemen continues to worsen the humanitarian situation for civilians in the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that 250,000 Yemenis are on the brink of death from hunger. | "The ongoing conflict and its | …
globalresearch.ca/250k-yemenis-brink-death-hunger/5693693

Five Years On, Saudi Attacks on Yemen's Farmers Are Pushing the Whole Country into Famine
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2019-11-01
Between March 2015 and March 2019, the Saudi-led Coalition launched at least 10,000 airstrikes in Yemen that struck farms, 800 that struck local food markets, and about 450 airstrikes that hit silos and other food storage facilities.
mintpressnews.com/saudi-arabia-attacks-yemen-famine/262620/

Because the Climate Crisis 'Does Not Wait for Us,' Spain to Host COP25 in Place of Chile
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-11-01
Critics warned that changing the venue to Europe could imperil the participation of attendees from Asia, Africa, and South America. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/mn_coal_plant_flickr_tony_webster_0_0.jpg
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Behind Lebanon's historic uprising
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-01
civil and political rights Nizar HassanIssue 1243 Lebanon neoliberalismNovember 1, 2019Since October 17, Lebanon has been witnessing an unprecedented uprising — both in scale and intensity — against the country's ruling class. | What started as a…
greenleft.org.au/content/behind-lebanons-historic-uprising