(2020-10-07). Video: Ex-OPCW Chief Jose Bustani Reads Syria Testimony that US, UK Blocked at UN. globalresearch.ca At the UN Security Council, the US, UK, France and allies have blocked the testimony of Jose Bustani, the OPCW's first Director General, on the chemical watchdog's Syria cover-up scandal. The Grayzone has obtained Bustani's prepared statement and is publishing …
(2020-10-07). OPCW Syria whistleblower and ex-OPCW chief attacked by US, UK, France at UN. thegrayzone.com At the UN Security Council, the US, UK and France were confronted with testimony from OPCW whistleblower Ian Henderson and ex-OPCW chief Jose Bustani that challenged the rationale for their bombing of Syria in April 2018. They responded by attacking and silencing the witnesses. Aaron Maté recaps the extraordinary events. Ian Henderson, a veteran OPCW inspector who challenged a cover-up of his organization's investigation of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria, recently testified before the United Nations Security Council. …
(2020-10-07). Following US Pressure, Aid to Yemen Falls to Just 25 Cents Per Day. mintpressnews.com Secretary of State Pompeo successfully pressured the UN to significantly cut back aid to one of the world's poorest countries, claiming it could fall into rebel hands.
(2020-10-07). COVID-19 Coronavirus: The Crisis. "You Simulate and Then You Go Live" globalresearch.ca On January 30th 2020, the WHO Director General declared a Public Health Emergency (PHEIC) in relation to China's novel coronavirus. This far-reaching decision was taken without the support of expert opinion. There were 150 confirmed cases outside China, when the decision was taken. 6 in the US, 3 in Canada, 2 in the UK, etc.
(2020-10-07). Alleged Islamic State 'Beatles' executioners set to face trial in US, says report. middleeasteye.net 
Alleged Islamic State 'Beatles' executioners set to face trial in US, says report | El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey face charges in the US over the alleged beheading of a number of journalists and aid workers | Wed, 10/07/2020 – 09: 34 | Pictures of El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey released shortly after their capture by Syrian Kurdish-led forces (AFP) | Two alleged members of an Islamic State (IS)…
(2020-10-07). Youth in Brazil's peripheries in the era of CoronaShock. mronline.org 
Across the world, youth have become important political actors, especially since the 1960s. Along with workers, women, and people of colour, youth have been main protagonists in the fight for national, anti-colonial, anti-imperialist liberation in Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
(2020-10-07). Why America's economic war on China is failing. mronline.org 
U.S. President Donald Trump—supported by most of the U.S. establishment—deepened the U.S. government's assault on the Chinese economy.
(2020-10-07). Car bomb in northern Syrian city of Al-Bab leaves many dead and injured. middleeasteye.net 
Car bomb in northern Syrian city of Al-Bab leaves many dead and injured | UN condemns 'indiscriminate attacks' on civilians after Turkish-controlled city struck | Wed, 10/07/2020 – 07: 40 | A picture shows an aerial view of the town of al-Bab in a rebel-held area in the north of Aleppo province (AFP) | A suspected car bomb in the Turkish-controlled Syrian town of Al-Bab has killed at least…
(2020-10-07). The Heat: Palestinian Elections. america.cgtn.com 
Last month the two largest Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, agreed on a deal to hold elections for the first in almost 15 years. After years of unrest with Israel, and the on-going Israeli occupation of the West Bank, could these elections offer a new …
(2020-10-07). Cardi B branded 'terrorism supporter' & forced to apologize after unwittingly getting entangled in Nagorno-Karabakh politics. rt.com 
Rapper Cardi B was flooded with online attacks and forced to apologize after promoting an Armenian fundraiser amid the country's escalating conflict with the neighboring Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh territory. | The US singer, whose latest single 'WAP' topped UK charts in September, provoked backlash after she
(2020-10-07). NATO Increased Warship Presence in Black Sea by 33% Compared to 2019. globalresearch.ca By strengthening the presence of warships from non-Black Sea NATO members in the Black Sea, the military bloc is attempting to demonstrate its dominance in the region and the Alliance's desire to neutralize and pressurize Russia's influence in the area. …
(2020-10-07). French intervention in Lebanon reveals colonial approach. peoplesdispatch.org Deep political and economic turmoil has engulfed Lebanon for over a year now. The country's political class has failed to form a credible and stable government and undertake reforms necessary to win back popular confidence in the system. This has resulted in growing economic distress for the common Lebanese citizens, who have taken to the streets against their corrupt politicians. The Beirut blast in early August this year, which killed more than 190 people and displaced thousands, has compounded the Lebanese crisis. Under the circumstances, France, Lebanon's old colonial master (Lebanon was a French mandate, 191…
(2020-10-07). Will America Turn Their Back on Armenians Again? globalresearch.ca They say, 'Timing is everything'. On Oct. 1 …
(2020-10-07). Further Betrayal of Palestinians. globalresearch.ca The old idiom says, "possession is nine-tenths of the law", but in the case of the dispossessed Palestinians, occupation represents one hundred per cent of the law after their land was usurped due to Israel's creation some 82 years ago. …
(2020-10-07). Bangladesh erupts against repeated incidents of sexual abuse against women. peoplesdispatch.org On October 5, Monday, hundreds of people protested in Shahbag area of Bangladeshi capital Dhaka after a video of a woman being gangraped and tortured by at least nine men went viral on social media. The incident reportedly took place in Noakhali district's Begumganj upazila on September 2. The victim's 65-year-old father was also assaulted by some of the alleged rapists at his house in Jagannathpur upazila of Sumangunj, as per reports. | Protesters on Monday carried banners demanding the resignation of home minister Asadduzzam Khan for the government's failure to stop sexual violence against women in the country.
(2020-10-07). Ex-OPCW Chief Jose Bustani Reads Syria Testimony Blocked At UN. popularresistance.org Jose Bustani was invited to brief the Security Council on the OPCW's cover-up of an investigation into an alleged chemical attack in Douma, Syria in April 2018. The US, UK, and France bombed Syria after accusing the Syrian government of dropping toxic gas in Douma. OPCW inspectors later found evidence that undermined the official narrative, but were censored by their superiors under US pressure. | As the OPCW's first Director General, Bustani experienced first-hand the costs of challenging pro-war narratives.
(2020-10-07). Monday 10/12: In the Land of My Ancestors: Film and Conversation. indybay.org Zoom…
(2020-10-07). Tuesday 10/13: Authoritarianism: U.S. vs Peoples Republic of China. indybay.org Online. Please use this registration link to get your login information: | us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrde-gpzwiE9SU4RKKHdydTu22VpG-z5TW…
(2020-10-07). Let's boycott AJINOMOTO! Japan's largest food manufacturer. indybay.org Ajinomoto is the most successful Japanese food manufacturer since before World War II. | Animal experiments have supported and continued the success of the hemother. | Let's boycott this food company. Send an e-mail to the president.
(2020-10-07). Iran has a straight line to Antarctica: Roads min. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) — Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development said that Islamic Republic of Iran is one of the rare countries in the region in terms of accessing to the sea and a straight line to Antarctica.
(2020-10-07). Astonishing scenery of autumn in Hyrcanian forests. en.mehrnews.com GORGAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) — As the autumn comes, Hyrcanian forests in Golestan province, northern Iran, reveal part of their impressive beauties in a festival of colors.
(2020-10-07). Imam Ali (PBUH) Holy Shrine in Najaf Ashraf on eve of Arbaeen. en.mehrnews.com NAJAF, Oct. 07 (MNA) — Although Arbaeen March will not be attended by Shiites around world this year due to outbreak of corona pandemic and restrictions on travel of foreigners to Iraq, Iraqi Shiites have gathered in Imam Ali Shrine to hold ceremony.
(2020-10-07). Putin calls for immediate ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) — Russian President Velademir Putin on Wednesday called for an immediate ceasefire as fighting raged between Armenian and Azerbaijani Republic forces over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
(2020-10-07). US keeps repeating empty offers of aid: FM spox. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that the US keeps repeating empty offers of aid and urged Washington to stop blocking Iranian people's right to use their own money frozen in Korea, Iraq, and Japan.
(2020-10-07). Shias in Karbala holding Arbaeen rituals. en.mehrnews.com KARBALA, Oct. 07 (MNA) — Shias in Iraq have started holding Arbaeen ceremonies to commemorate the Martyrdom of Imam Hussein(PBUH), the third Shia Imam in the battle of Karbala.
(2020-10-07). Asalem to Khalkhal, spectacular forest road in Iran. en.mehrnews.com KHALKHAL, Oct. 07 (MNA) — Asalem to Khalkhal Road in northern Iran's Gilan province is a spectacular and eye-catching road which enjoys a beautiful nature attracting many enthusiasts every year.
(2020-10-07). 23 export brokers serving Iran's knowledge-based firms. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) — An official in Vice Presidency for Science and Technology noted that 23 export brokers have been launched in more than 18 countries to pave the way for Iranian knowledge-based firms to export their products.
(2020-10-07). 'Preserving JCPOA strategic to EU security'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) — EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell said on Wednesday that preserving Iran nuclear deal (JCPAO) is strategic to EU security.
(2020-10-07). Relating Yemen war to Iran, another American fallacy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) — The chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Committee of Yemen dismissed the speculations relating the Yemen war to the US' pressure campaign on Iran, saying this is transparently another fallacy by the Americans.
(2020-10-07). Saudi Arabia biggest buyer of UK arms in West Asia: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) — A new report by the British government indicates that the UK is the second-largest arms exporter over the past decade and the biggest buyer of these weapons is West Asia, especially Saudi Arabia.
(2020-10-07). Agreement between Iran, IAEA, 'a shining moment in diplomacy'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) — The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that recent agreement made between Iran and IAEA is a shining and brilliant moment in diplomacy.
(2020-10-07). Iran records highest COVID-19 death toll since outbreak. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) — Deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran hit a high record on Wednesday as 239 new deaths were registered over the past 24 hours, the highest since the virus outbreak in the country.
(2020-10-07). Iran futsal team defeats Uzbekistan in friendly. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) — Iran national futsal team beat Uzbekistan in a friendly match on Wednesday evening in the capital city Tashkent.
(2020-10-07). Parl. consultation peaceful way to resolve Karabakh conflict. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) — The Chairman of the Executive Council of the World IPU in Iran's Parliament, in his letter to the IPU President, named Parliamentary consultations as a proper way for a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
(2020-10-07). Russia and China Both Subject to Unrelenting Economic and Social Warfare. dissidentvoice.org It is no secret that the United States government has been bitterly opposed to the Nord Stream 2 project that will provide reliable, cheap and necessary oil supplies from Russia to Germany. It is tempting to view this opposition as based on economic self-interest. The substitute for Russian energy to Europe is American liquid natural …
(2020-10-06). A Wrong Turn At Albuquerque: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com If all your rabbit holing through information about conspiracies and establishment power leads you to believe that the world is being secretly rescued by the president of the United States, you made a wrong turn at Albuquerque. | ~ | Really sucks how the US intelligence cartel is going to claim a rival nation interfered in the election no matter who wins in order to advance pre-planned geostrategic agendas and everyone's just going to accept it on faith because they learned nothing these last four years. | Not looking forward to Trump supporters unquestioningly swallowing the narrative that China interfered for B…
(2020-10-06). Abraham Accord: Experts Warn Trump Peace Deal a Precursor to War with Iran. thealtworld.com Experts warn that the Accord is motivated by a desire to secure a united front against Iran for a potential future war — a conflict that would likely make Iraq and Afghanistan look mild by comparison. | MPN— On paper at least, last month's U.S.-sponsored agreements between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain were all about peace. But behind the headlines, a darker, much more worrying picture of regional alliances, weapons deals, destabilization campaigns, and messianic prophecies emerge. | The Abraham Accord, as it is known, is likely to expand the power of Gulf dictatorships and increase the…
(2020-10-06). Kyrgyzstan Color Revolution in Central Asia. globalresearch.ca The sudden outbreak of Color Revolution unrest in the historically unstable Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan following recent parliamentary elections in this Russian CSTO mutual defense ally intensifies the US' Hybrid War "containment" of Russia when seen in the context …
(2020-10-06). Grayzone questions US intelligence claim of "Russian influence campaign" run by PeaceData. wsws.org An article published by Grayzone shows that the website PeaceData—which US intelligence claims was part of a Russian misinformation campaign—was likely a false flag operation aimed at linking left-wing websites with the Moscow government.
(2020-10-06). Donors slash funding to Yemen by half to 25 US cents a day per person. middleeasteye.net 
Donors slash funding to Yemen by half to 25 US cents a day per person | Cut in funding comes despite Covid-19 heaping further challenges on a country suffering the world's worst humanitarian disaster | Tue, 10/06/2020 – 17: 11 | An elderly woman sitting on a make-shift bed as others try to salvage tents damaged by torrential rain at a displacement camp in the northern Hajjah province on 30 September (AFP/File…
(2020-10-06). 'He was setting me up': Project Veritas accused of offering $10,000 for activist to say Ilhan Omar involved in voter fraud scheme. rt.com 
A ballot collector featured heavily in a Project Veritas 'exposé' that alleges Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was involved in voter fraud has claimed he was offered $10,000 to say he was illegally 'harvesting' ballots for her. | Liban Osman was at the center of the conservative group's recent investigation claiming that Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar was linked to a cash-for-ballots scheme in Minnesota. | The 17-minute video released by Project Veritas (PV) last month showed Osman in snapchat videos appearing to admit to the scheme. He told Fox 9 KMSP, however, that the clips were maliciously edited and claims…
(2020-10-06). Philippines: Paramilitary leader behind Lianga massacre killed in gun battle with New People's Army. fightbacknews.org One of the masterminds of the brutal Lianga Massacre of 2015 was killed October 4 in an ambush by the Communist-led New People's Army (NPA) in Surigao del Sur against the paramilitary group Magahat-Bagani. | According to reports, Hawudon Jomar Bucales and with two other paramilitaries were killed in a firefight with the people's army in Sitio Mamsapranon, Barangay Banahao, Lianga town, Surigao del Sur. | According to Marco L. Valbuena, chief information officer of the Communist Party of the Philippines, "The NPA unit in Surigao del Sur deserves the highest commendation. The Party and the Filipino people…
(2020-10-06). Protests erupt in Kyrgyzstan following alleged vote-buying during parliamentary elections. peoplesdispatch.org 
Out of the 16 political parties contesting Sunday's parliamentary elections, only four could cross the official cut-off of 7% votes to qualify for the seats in the parliament…
(2020-10-06). Republican senator uses People's World in anti-communist smear attack. peoplesworld.org 
The Republican Party's anti-communist election crusade is still going strong, although it doesn't appear to be winning over many voters. The latest target of the modern-day McCarthyite witch-hunt is Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff. His opponent, Trump loyalist Sen. David Perdue, has accused Ossoff of being backed by the Communist Party USA. The evidence …
(2020-10-06). Israeli-made cluster bombs used by Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh, says Amnesty. middleeasteye.net 
Israeli-made cluster bombs used by Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh, says Amnesty | The rights group says widely-banned weaponry has been fired on residential areas of breakaway region | Tue, 10/06/2020 – 14: 10 | A picture shows an unexploded rocket in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region's main city of Stepanakert on 6 October 2020 (AFP) | Israeli-made cluster bombs are being used by Azerbaijan against civili…
(2020-10-06). Human rights groups press Germany to investigate sarin gas attacks in Syria. middleeasteye.net 
Human rights groups press Germany to investigate sarin gas attacks in Syria | The criminal complaint includes an investigation into how Syrian officials ordered the use of sarin gas against civilians | Tue, 10/06/2020 – 10: 41 | The chemical attacks in Eastern Ghouta and Khan Sheikhoun killed at least 1,500 people (AFP) | Human rights groups submitted a criminal complaint to the German courts on Monday t…
(2020-10-06). Rihanna apologises for using Islamic hadith in lingerie show. middleeasteye.net 
Rihanna apologises for using Islamic hadith in lingerie show | Singer expresses regret at 'honest yet careless mistake', after catwalk song appeared to sample a Kuwaiti preacher | Tue, 10/06/2020 – 14: 53 | Rihanna said she was "incredibly disheartened" by the hurt her lingerie show launch caused to the Muslim community (AFP/File photo) | Rihanna has apologised to the Muslim community following a back…
(2020-10-06). At the Cusp: Marcel Brion. counterpunch.org 
I. One of the tasks of modernism was to parody the Romantic hangover, making the Everyday into a subject more exotic than faraway castles and mystic fate. Great epics were created with ticket stubs and comic strips, set in pawn shops and alleys, told by alcoholic porters, demobbed mental patients, clerks and voyeurs—in lies, in
(2020-10-06). 'The Inconvenient Indian' at 2020 Toronto International Film Festival. peoplesworld.org 
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(2020-10-06). Pakistan/ Say 'No' to Bahria Town! workers.org 
Bahria Town, one of the largest private real estate development companies in Asia, is known for its overly opulent master-planned communities constructed for Pakistan's ruling class — and for its intimidation tactics that target Indigneous and Aboriginal peoples. Residents whose homes are scheduled to be demolished protest outside of Karachi . . . |