(2019-11-18). An important call for women worldwide to rise up against the Turkish invasion of northeast Syria. thecanary.co 
WARNING: this story contains content that some readers may find distressing. | Women in northeast Syria are calling for feminists and women's organisations worldwide to take action on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November.Turkish-led forces invaded Rojava on…
(2019-11-18). Are we the baddies? NBC chief foreign correspondent tweets amazement to find US foreign policy not always great. rt.com 
Hearing that the Americans "have become the bad guys" on the world stage was a "gut punch" to NBC News reporter Richard Engel, but Twitter quickly set the astonished journalist straight with some history and facts. | Engel, NBC's chief foreign correspondent, was informed of this shocking news via various "sources" who complained to him about the Trump administration's recent betrayal of the Kurds in northern Syria and the alleged "misogynistic" firing of the US ambassador to Ukraine. | Such politically motivated actions "m…
(2019-11-18). Protesters rally outside Japan's 1st arms show amid fears of a return to WWII-era militarism (PHOTOS, VIDEOS). rt.com 
Some 200 protesters gathered outside a convention center near Tokyo to demonstrate against the government-backed DSEI Japan exhibition, the country's first-ever arms show. | The Japanese government is hoping to garner interest from weapons manufacturers in a bid to boost its own arsenal to help counter looming regional threats from China and North Korea. | Ê≠ª"ÅÆÂï܉∫∫"Åä"Åì"Å®"Çè"Çä Ê≠¶Âô®Ë¶ãÊú¨&…
(2019-11-18). Concessions first, meeting later: N. Korea says will not 'gift' another summit to Trump. rt.com 
Pyongyang has made it clear that it will not agree to another high-level meeting between Chairman Kim Jong-un and the US President Donald Trump unless Washington changes its "hostile" policies towards the Asian nation. | Talks between North Korea and the US on Pyongyang's nuclear program, kicked off by a Trump-Kim summit in Singapore in June 2018, have failed to produce any meaningful results and improve bilateral relations between the two nations, North's Foreign Ministry adviser Kim Kye Gwan said. | The negotiating process ended up in a deadlock even though two leaders had a meeting in February, exchanged le…
(2019-11-18). While U.S.-Led Forces Dropped Bombs, Iran Waged Its Own Covert Campaign Against the Islamic State. theintercept.com 
In the summer of 2014, with a campaign of shocking violence, the Islamic State established itself as the most fearsome terrorist organization in the Middle East. | In early June, the extremist group stunned the world by taking control of the Iraqi city of Mosul, home to more than 1.2 million people. Days later, ISIS fighters broadcast scenes from a gruesome massacre of more than 1,500 Iraqi army cadets at a former U.S. military base near Tikrit. By the end of the month, ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had declared himself head of a new proto-state, the "caliphate," as his fighters continued their genocidal rampa…
(2019-11-18). From the Rubble of the U.S. War in Iraq, Iran Built a New Order. theintercept.com 
The chaos unleashed by the U.S. invasion allowed Iran to gain a level of influence in Iraq that was unfathomable during the reign of Saddam.
(2019-11-18). Outrage erupts over Trump administration's 'legalization' of (still-illegal) Israeli settlements in West Bank. rt.com 
The US announcement that it will no longer view West Bank Israeli settlements as inconsistent with international law has provoked outrage in all corners of the globe, on humanitarian, legal, and common-sense grounds. | The Trump administration's controversial move on Monday reversed decades of US policy, contradicting numerous United Nations resolutions and international human rights conventions. In an effort to downplay the change, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the decision came as a result of a "legal review" of the State Department opinion on the settlements from 1978, but reactions exploded both dome…
(2019-11-18). Michael Lynk's UN Report on Israeli Settlements Speaks the Truth, But the World Refuses to Listen. counterpunch.org 
He's a very tall man with bright eyes and a broad smile, and he holds out a great paw when he greets you. But Michael Lynk is no gentle giant. He may teach human rights law at the Western University in London, Ontario, but as the UN's special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied More
(2019-11-18). Betrayed by stripes? Czech PM caught wearing 'Russian' tie during celebration of anti-Soviet uprising. rt.com 
The Czech prime minister had to change his tie during last Sunday's celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. The one he picked up in the morning turned out to be too "Russian" for such an occasion. | Andrej Babis started public appearances during the festivities marking Czech Republic's bloodless anti-Communist uprising wearing a diagonal stripped tie. The stripes were white, blue and red, just like the Czech national flag. But the order was all wrong. | While the flag itself, which the nation inherited from Czechoslovakia, has two horizontal bands and a triangle, the flag of the wartime P…
(2019-11-18). Russia offers Ukraine deal to extend gas transit contract for 1 year. rt.com 
Russian energy major Gazprom wants to extend the existing agreement, which expires next year, or sign a new deal for one year on gas transit through Ukraine with the country's national oil and gas firm Naftogaz. | After considering the forecast for European consumers' gas demand for 2020, Gazprom sent its official proposal to Naftogaz, the Russian company told media on Monday. | However, Gazprom stressed that legal issues must be settled with Ukraine before extending or signing a deal. One of the necessary conditions of the agreement is mutual withdrawal of all claims filed with the international arbitrage, as…
(2019-11-18). Iran's Quds Force and the Muslim Brotherhood Considered an Alliance Against Saudi Arabia. theintercept.com 
An Iranian intelligence document describes a meeting between Iran's Quds Force and the Muslim Brotherhood in a Turkish hotel. It didn't go well.
(2019-11-18). IAEA says Iran breaches nuclear deal cap on heavy water stock. rt.com 
Iran has breached another limit of its nuclear deal with major powers by accumulating more than 130 tons of heavy water, a moderator used in a type of reactor Iran is developing, Reuters said, citing a report by the UN nuclear watchdog published on Monday. | "On 16 November 2019, Iran informed the agency that its stock of heavy water had exceeded 130 metric tons," the International Atomic Energy Agency said in its report to member states. | The agency said it verified on November 17 "that the Heavy Water Production Plant (HWPP) was in operation and that Iran's stock of heavy water was 131.5 metric tons."
(2019-11-18). Iran says 'decisive' action will be taken if riots continue, warns US against fueling tensions within the country. rt.com 
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned it will quell public disturbances "decisively" if the riots that gripped the country following fuel price hikes continue. | Any actions that "foment insecurity" or threaten the "calm and tranquility" of Iranian society "will be dealt with decisively," the IRGC said in a Monday statement published by the local media. The powerful security force did not further elaborate on what exact measures would be taken. | Yet, according to the Iranian media, up to 150 people were arrested by the Guards in the Alborz province located west of the Iranian capital of…
(2019-11-18). Military impunity system? Pentagon maintains 'great faith' in US justice after Trump pardons soldiers accused of war crimes. rt.com 
American soldiers are well trained to never commit war crimes, the Pentagon insists. When they sometimes do, the military always holds them accountable… and then the US president is free to pardon them to boost morale. | "I have great faith in the military justice system," US Defense Secretary Mark Esper told reporters, carefully avoiding any direct mention of Trump's controversial decision to pardon two soldiers charged for war crimes in Afghanistan, and reinstate the rank of a Navy Seal demoted over similar war crime accusations. | Our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines are trained from day one about th…
(2019-11-18). Syrian War Refugee Mother & Daughter in Canada Want to Bring Family to Ottawa. indybay.org Interview with Syrian war refugee Walaa Ibrahim, who emigrated to Ottawa, Canada with her young daughter in November, 2018. Activists are now raising funds to bring Walaa's parents and brother to Canada. Includes interviews with activists who helped bring Walaa and Kadar to Canada.
(2019-11-18). US Says Israel Settlements Not Illegal Under International Law. telesurenglish.net The United States abandoned Monday its 40-year-long position announcing Israel's settlements in the occupied West Bank are not "inconsistent with international law." In doing so the North-American country effectively endorsed Israel's right to build settlements, further hindering an already stuck peace process. | RELATED: | Trump 'Frustrated' With Netanyahu Amid Israel's Political Impasse | "The establishment of Israeli civilian settlements is not, per se, inconsistent with in…
(2019-11-18). U.S. Angers Palestinians With Reversal on Israeli Settlements. truthdig.com WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday softened the U.S. position on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, reversing four decades of American policy and further undermining the effort to gain Palestinian statehood. | Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S. is repudiating the 1978 State Department legal opinion that held that civilian settlements in the occupied territories are "inconsistent with international law." Israeli leaders welcomed the decision while Palestinians and other nations warned that it undercut any chance of a broader peace deal. | Pompeo told reporters at…
(2019-11-18). Campus Under Siege as Hong Kong Police Battle Protesters. truthdig.com HONG KONG — As night fell on Hong Kong, police tightened their siege of a university campus where hundreds of protesters were trapped in the latest dramatic episode in months of protests against growing Chinese control over the semi-autonomous city. | The Asian financial center's workweek began Monday with multiple protests that disrupted traffic, while schools remained closed because of safety concerns stemming from the demonstrations, which began in June but have become increasingly violent in recent weeks. | The pitched battle for control of the campus of Hong Kong Polytechnic University has been the cen…
(2019-11-18). Arrow-wielding Rioters Barricade in Hong Kong Polytechnic University. dissidentvoice.org All eyes are on Hong Kong as police and rioters remain locked in a standoff. Anti-government protesters have barricaded a university campus, attacking police forces who have closed in on them, with various weapons including bow and arrow.
(2019-11-18). Chinese soldiers appear on Hong Kong streets for first time since protests began. wsws.org The use of PLA troops to clear roadblocks in Hong Kong is a thinly veiled threat that the Chinese military could be used to violently suppress the protest movement.
(2019-11-18). Student protesters are walking a tightrope in Hong Kong. nationofchange.org The whole world is watching Hong Kong.
(2019-11-18). Leaked Iranian Intelligence Reports Expose Tehran's Vast Web of Influence in Iraq. theintercept.com In mid-October, with unrest swirling in Baghdad, a familiar visitor slipped quietly into the Iraqi capital. The city had been under siege for weeks, as protesters marched in the streets, demanding an end to corruption and calling for the ouster of the prime minister, Adil Abdul-Mahdi. In particular, they denounced the outsize influence of their neighbor Iran in Iraqi politics, burning Iranian flags and attacking an Iranian consulate. | The visitor was there to restore order, but his presence highlighted the protesters' biggest grievance: He was Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, head of Iran's powerful Quds Force, and h…
(2019-11-18). Iran: Economic Blockade and Crowd Protests Were Also How the US Made the 1953 Coup. commondreams.org The situation in Iran eerily resembles that in summer, 1953. (Photo: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/imperialism.jpg …
(2019-11-18). US Dirty Hands Escalate Hong Kong Violence. globalresearch.ca Months of violence and chaos in Hong Kong have US dirty hands all over them. | Orchestrated by the CIA in cahoots with other anti-democratic US agencies and anti-government Chinese hooligans, there's nothing spontaneous about what's going on endlessly. | Days earlier, …
(2019-11-18). Hardline US Senators Call for Combatting China. globalresearch.ca On November 12, a joint press release by US Senate Foreign Relations Committee hardliners Chris Coons, Jeff Merkley, Marco Rubio, and Todd Young called for combatting China. | The so-called Global Economic Security Strategy Act of 2019 (GESS) is all about …
(2019-11-18). Yemen: Letter from a Father Who Calls for Justice. globalresearch.ca It's been a year and half since you left us but for your father and mother, it seems like forever. We miss hearing your beautiful baby voice in the morning that made us feel like the luckiest parents in the …
(2019-11-18). US Politicians Ruthless in Pushing Hong Kong Bill in US Senate, Condone Mob Violence. globalresearch.ca A 70-year-old cleaner died Thursday night after being struck with a brick thrown by rioters during a Wednesday street clash. He was the first Hong Kong resident directly killed from street clashes since the unrest was sparked by the since-withdrawn …
(2019-11-18). After Al-Baghdadi, Islamic State Is Being Headed by Shura Council. globalresearch.ca In July 2015, the security officials of Afghanistan and Pakistan were holding an important meeting in Islamabad to initiate a dialogue process with the Taliban when the Afghan National Directorate of Intelligence publicly announced that Taliban chief Mullah Mohammed Omar…
(2019-11-18). Whistleblower: OPCW suppressed Syria chemical evidence after US pressure. thegrayzone.com A second whistleblower from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has come forward to accuse top OPCW officials…
(2019-11-18). Federal court strips citizenship from US-born woman held in Syrian detention camp. wsws.org Handing a victory to the far-right campaign to undermine the Fourteenth Amendment, a federal judge found that Hoda Muthana is not a citizen despite the fact that the State Department twice issued a passport listing her nationality as "United States of America."
(2019-11-18). North Korea Says It Won't Give Trump a Summit for Free. truthdig.com Foreign adviser puts conditions on future nuclear diplomacy: "We will no longer gift the U.S. president with something he can boast of."
(2019-11-18). Kuwaiti PM Rejects Reappointment Over Media Dispute. telesurenglish.net Kuwait's caretaker prime minister Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak declined to be reappointed as premier in the OPEC oil producer on Monday, rebuffing the offer from the ruling emir after submitting the government's resignation last week. | RELATED: | Kuwaiti Girls Use Martial Arts to Counter Bullies and Violence | The cabinet resignation came after lawmakers sought a no-confidence vote against the interior minister over alleged abuse of power and as a feud emerged between senior member…
(2019-11-18). The Story Behind the Iran Cables. theintercept.com The source said they wanted to "let the world know what Iran is doing in my country Iraq." They sent The Intercept 700 pages of secret intelligence reports from Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security, or MOIS, but never revealed their own identity. This kind of leak is unprecedented for Iran, a country with a highly secretive government and spy agencies that guard their confidential information zealously. | In the months after we received the intelligence reports, which are written in a highly bureaucratic and opaque style, we had them translated from Persian into English and then had the translations cross…
(2019-11-18). Open Guidelines: The Foreign Interference Problem in Australian Universities. asia-pacificresearch.com …
(2019-11-18). Israeli Soldiers Abduct Three Palestinians, Including One Woman, In Jerusalem. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday evening, three Palestinians, including one woman, in front of the Hebrew University in occupied Jerusalem, after many students held a nonviolent activity in solidarity with the slain Palestinians in Gaza, and Israel's arbitrary excessive use of force against civilians. The Palestinian News & Info Agency …
(2019-11-18). Lorraine Kelly lays into Jennifer Arcuri after Good Morning Britain interview. thecanary.co Lorraine Kelly criticised Jennifer Arcuri live on air, asking "what's the point of you coming on TV?" after the US businesswoman appeared to dodge questions on Good Morning Britain.Arcuri swerved queries about her relationship with Boris Johnson, telling hosts Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid that she did not want to "be pressured into admitting" to anything about her links to the prime minister.During a live link-up following the interview, Kelly told Morgan and Reid: "That was crazy wasn't it? What's the point, coming on and not answering any questions?" | Lorraine had a few words for Jennifer Arcuri…👀 <...
(2019-11-18). US Says Israeli Settlements Are Legal, 23 Killed In Bolivia As Violent Coup Ignored & Venezuela Flop. 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 (11/18/19). 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 …
(2019-11-18). Pompeo Issues Historic US Policy Reversal: Israeli West Bank Settlements "Not Illegal" theantimedia.com The Trump administration is reversing the official US stance on the illegality of Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
(2019-11-18). Seriously Ailing Detainee Moved From Hospital To Ramla Prison Clinic. imemc.org Despite his serious medical condition, the Israeli authorities moved Palestinian political prisoner, Sami Abu Diak, 36, from Assaf Harofeh Medical Center to the clinic in Ramla prison, which lacks specialists and adequate medical supplies. The Palestinian Detainees Committee has reported that the detainee was rushed to the hospital two days …
(2019-11-18). Soldiers Seriously Injure Two Palestinian Children Near Ramallah. imemc.org Israeli soldiers shot and seriously injured, Sunday, two Palestinian children near the entrance of the al-Jalazoun refugee camp, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. Raed Dalaysha of the local Popular Committee in the refugee camp said the soldiers shot Rami Naji at-Tayeh, 13, and Amir Ehab Zobeidi, …
(2019-11-18). Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian Merchant At Erez Terminal. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, on Sunday at night, a Palestinian merchant while trying to cross the Erez Terminal with the besieged Gaza Strip. Media sources in Gaza said the merchant, identified as Adel Mohammad Hussein, headed to Erez and was interrogated for some hours before he was taken prisoner. They added …
(2019-11-18). Palestinian Receives Demolition Notice South of Hebron. imemc.org Israeli authorities notified Palestinian resident in the village of Khirbet Susiya, south of Hebron, of its intent to demolish the home, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported. Rateb Jabour, coordinator of the National and Popular Committee in southern Hebron, said that Israeli forces handed local resident Mohammed Zain …
(2019-11-18). Netanyahu: "Government With Arab Coalition Partners Is A Serious Threat To Israel" imemc.org In a video message, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, "warned" that any government that has Arab (Palestinian) coalition partners "poses a serious threat to Israel." In his message, Netanyahu stated that the Israeli President Reuven Rivlin asked him not to head to a new election. "We do not want a …
(2019-11-18). US Threatens Sanctions on Serbia, Scrambles to Thwart Possible Russian S-400 Missile Defense Purchase. globalresearch.ca In a largely unreported but hugely important story that played out this week in the Balkans, Washington is putting immense pressure on Serbia to shelve future plans for acquiring Russia's advanced S-400 air defense missile systems. | The controversy began …
(2019-11-18). Ecuador's Assembly Rejects President Moreno's Economic Reforms. telesurenglish.net Ecuador's Assembly rejected Sunday a package of tax and monetary reforms presented by President Lenín Moreno, in a new blow to his attempts of obtaining fresh resources and reduce the bulky fiscal deficit. | RELATED: | Ecuador: 'Russia Today' Taken Off The Air by State Company | "With 70 affirmative votes, the National Assembly has decided to deny and file the…
(2019-11-18). Russia-Africa Relations: Writing off Soviet Era Debts. Miltary-Technical Cooperation. globalresearch.ca Long seen as a strategic partner, Russia has opened a new chapter and started building better relations with Africa, and most significantly made its move by writing off Africa's debts accumulated from the Soviet era. After the Soviet collapse, Russia …
(2019-11-18). Washington Threatens Egypt with Sanctions Over Russian Su-35 Fighter Jet Purchase. globalresearch.ca Washington's latest attempt to dissuade an ally from making arms deals with Russia came in the form of a letter sent on last Wednesday to Egyptian officials warning them that they could face sanctions if they continued with their $2 …
(2019-11-18). Tsuru for Solidarity Condemns Senator John Kennedy (R-Louisiana) Comparison of Ongoing Impeachment Hearings to the WWII Internment of Japanese families. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2019-11-18). California's Homeless Population: What do they do until there's No Place Like Home? indybay.org Op-ed about the need for immediate housing options for California's increasing homeless population.
(2019-11-18). 50 Years of US Arms Sales Have Had Severe and Lasting Impact on Middle East. truthout.org It's no secret that Donald Trump is one of the most aggressive arms salesmen in history. How do we know? Because he tells us so at every conceivable opportunity. It started with his much exaggerated "$110 billion arms deal" with Saudi Arabia, announced on his first foreign trip as president. It continued with his White House photo op with Crown Prince Mo…