(2021-10-03). Water Justice for Occupied Palestinians is demanded by UN, as Israeli Squatters Use 87% of Aquifers. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The United Nations High Commission on Human Rights formally reported on Friday on the unjust water situation in the Palestinian West Bank, which is under Israeli military occupation and subject to an illegal colonization effort by Israel to displace the indigenous population with Israeli squatters. A draft of the report …
(2021-10-03). 'Distant Future': Head of Israeli Military Intel Notes Iran Won't Have Nuclear Bomb Anytime Soon. sputniknews.com Iran has consistently underscored that it has no intention of building a nuclear weapon or an arsenal of such magnitude. At one point, the country's top leadership emphasised that nuclear arms are contrary to the tenets of Islam.
(2021-10-03). North Korea Warns UN Security Council of 'Consequences' if It Relies on US 'Brigandish Approach'. sputniknews.com Earlier this week, France, the UK, and the US raised concerns about North Korea's latest missile test launches and pledged to address the issue at the UN Security Council.
(2021-10-03). The White House is seeking to strengthen the intelligence capabilities assigned to China. indybay.org Recently, media has got the information that the US administration is working on the issue of creating a special center on China in the Central Intelligence Agency.
(2021-10-03). Iranian-Backed Forces Are Training On Drones In Eastern Syria — Report. southfront.org 
illustrative image. | The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is training pro-government fighters in the eastern Syrian governorate of Deir Ezzor on the use of drones, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on October 3. | According to the London-based monitoring group, 25 fighters are taking part in the training course which is being held at a farm located in the outskirts of the town of al-Mayadin in southern Deir Ezzor. | Iranian officers are reportedly training pro-government fighters on fiv…
(2021-10-03). In Video: Iraqi Security Forces Foil Suicide Bombing In Ramadi At Very Last Minute. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the official account of the Iraqi Security Media Cell on Twitter (@SecMedCell). | On October 3, Iraqi security forces foiled a suicide attack that was supposed to target the police headquarters in the city of Ramadi, some 110 kilometers to the west of the capital Baghdad, at the very last minute. | In a statement, the Iraqi Security Media Cell said that security forces surrounded the attacker who was driving towards his target in a booby-trapped car. Eventually, he was for…
(2021-10-03). King Abdullah Of Jordan Receives First Call From Syria's Assad In Decade. southfront.org 
King Abdullah of Jordan on the left side and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on the right, source: the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). | On October 3, the royal Jordanian palace announced that King Abdullah had received a phone call from Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. This was the first such communication between the town leaders since the start of the conflict in Syria a decade ago. | During the phone call, King Abdullah and President Assad discussed bilateral ties and means of enhancing cooperation between their respec…
(2021-10-03). U.S. Navy pays first-ever port visit to Lebanon. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The US Navy Just Made Its First Ever Port Call In Lebanon. Why Now? When the Choctaw County, a fast transport ship, pulled into Beirut on Sept. 21 for the first-ever US Navy port visit to Lebanon, the messaging from the Navy was all about improving the military-to-military relations between the two countries. But for …
(2021-10-03). Woman Injured by COVID Vaccine Pleads with Health Agencies for Help, as Local News Agency Kills Story after Pressure from Pfizer. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-03). SFSU Professors fight to defend Palestine and protect academic freedom. indybay.org The Zionists are working to destroy the Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas (AMED) program and it's director Professor Rabab Abdulhadi…
(2021-10-03). Philippines' Duterte announces retirement from politics. ecns.cn Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced Saturday that he will not run for vice president in the 2022 elections and will retire from politics.
(2021-10-03). President Duterte Says Daughter to Run in 2022 Philippines Election, Reports Suggest. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says his daughter, Sara Duterte-Carpio, will run for president in the 2022 election, the news network ABS-CBN reports.
(2021-10-03). Russian Airstrikes Hit Greater Idlib As Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham Prepares For Chemical Weapons Provocation. southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | On October 3, a new wave of Russian airstrikes hit the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib where al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is in control. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the Russian airstrikes targeted the outskirts of the town of Kinda in the western countryside of Idlib as well as the al-Akrad Mount in the northern Latt…
(2021-10-03). Korean KCTU Plans General Strike On 10/20/21 For Equality &Against Repression by Moon Gov. indybay.org The South Korean KCTU is preparing a national strike with the demand…
(2021-10-03). US Navy Awards Boeing $220M Taiwan Harpoon Contract. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-03). Dubai Expo says six workers died, 72 'seriously injured' in lead-up to world fair. middleeasteye.net 
Dubai Expo says six workers died, 72 'seriously injured' in lead-up to world fair | Disclosure comes after rights groups accused the UAE of flaunting 'image of openness' to divert attention from its systemic human rights abuses | Sun, 10/03/2021 – 11: 42 | The opening ceremony of Dubai Expo 2020 on 30 September (Reuters) | Six workers have died and more than 70 have been seriously injured…
(2021-10-03). Casualties Reported After New Missile Attack On Yemen's Ma'rib (Videos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image, source: the Houthis media wing | On October 3, at least three ballistic missiles struck the central Yemeni city of Ma'rib which is held by Saudi-backed forces. | According to Saleh al-Qutaibi, deputy director of the Media Center of the pro-Saudi wing of the Yemeni military, the missiles landed in residential areas. A mother and her two children were killed in the attack. | Some Yemeni sources claimed that Saghir Bin Azziz, commander of the Saudi-backed Joint Forces in Ma'irb, was killed in the attack…
(2021-10-03). Military Situation In Yemen On October 3, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 243 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On October 2, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 33 airstrikes on the Jubah and Harib districts | On October 2, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 7 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On October 2, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted an airstrike on the Haradh district | On October 3, clashes between Ansar A…
(2021-10-02). Liberal Feminism is an Imperialist Project — Part 1. orinocotribune.com By Sou Mi and Madeleine Freeman — Sep 11, 2021 | U.S. imperialism is responsible for the conditions facing women in Afghanistan today and others like them all across the world. Liberal feminism, with its reliance on the imperialist capitalist state, will never liberate the working class and poor women. | This article is the first in a Left Voice series on the situation of women in Afghanistan and the tasks of the international feminist movement in the fight against gender oppression. The return of Taliban rule in Afghanistan promises, and in many areas has already imposed, a rollback of women's political, ec…
(2021-10-02). Can War Be Both Reformed AND Abolished? warisacrime.org 
Photo of Kunduz Hospital in Afghanistan via The Intercept. By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, October 2, 2021 A recent article and a recent book have raised this familiar topic anew for me. The article is a super uninformed dud of a hatchet job on Michael Ratner by Samuel Moyn, who accuses Ratner of supporting …
(2021-10-02). Who Represents Afghanistan: Genuine Activists vs 'Native Informants'. orinocotribune.com By Ramzy Baroud — Sep 24, 2021 | Scenes of thousands of Afghans flooding the Kabul International Airport to flee the country as Taliban fighters were quickly consolidating their control over the capital, raised many questions, leading amongst them: who are these people and why are they running away? | In the US and other Western media, answers were readily available: they were mostly '
(2021-10-02). Washington-Led "New Quad" Is Yet Another Anti-Chinese Initiative. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageThe new grouping, focused on Afghanistan's stability excludes India. | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | A lot has been written on the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, better known as simply the Quad (henceforth referred to as the "Pacific" Quad or the Old Quad). It is a strategic dialogue between the US, Japan, India, and Australia, whose raison d'être seems to be to respond geopolitically to increased Chinese military as well as economic power in the so-called Indo-Pacific region. Very little has been written, though, on the "other Quad"
(2021-10-02). Afghanistan's Impoverished People Live Amid Enormous Riches. zcomm.org No amount of bluster from the Western capitals can obscure the plain fact that support from the "international community" resulted in virtually no economic and social development in the country…
(2021-10-02). Bearing witness in Afghanistan. zcomm.org Drawing on over 30 visits to Afghanistan, antiwar activist Kathy Kelly discusses the need for empathy and reparations…
(2021-10-02). The Forgotten Holocaust: The 1965-66 Massacre Against Indonesia's Communists. orinocotribune.com 
By Nikos Mottas — Sep 30, 2021 Without any doubt, the WWII Holocaust and the 1915 Armenian genocide consist the two largest mass slaughters of the 20th century. They are crimes which must never be erased from the collective memory of the peoples, no matter how many decades will pass. | However, there are also less known sides of History, the "forgotten" holocausts to which the bourgeois historiography has given little importance, either by downgrading them as insignificant details of world history or by distorting their true dimensions. | A major example of such a "forgotten" holocaust is the mass slaughter…
(2021-10-02). Georgia Reports No Irregularities in Subnational Elections. telesurenglish.net In Georgia, over 3.5 million citizens were called to the polls on Saturday in local elections amid a political crisis fueled by the arrest of ex-President and opposition leader Mikhail Saakashvili (2004 to 2013). | RELATED: | Saakashvili was detained Friday after arriving in the Central Asian nation from Ukraine. In 2018, he was convicted in absentia for abuse of power, corruption, and covering up evidence. | The Georgi…
(2021-10-02). Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia. wsws.org India: Ten million social healthcare workers strike; Tamil Nadu contract nurses demand permanent jobs; Australia: Patricks port workers strike for better agreement…
(2021-10-02). Bahrain: UK lawmakers demand release of prominent prisoner on hunger strike. middleeasteye.net 
Bahrain: UK lawmakers demand release of prominent prisoner on hunger strike | Letter accuses Britain of "repeating false assurances from Bahrain" in the case of Abduljalil al-Singace | Sat, 10/02/2021 – 10: 35 | Abduljalil Singace (R) has been on hunger strike since July in protest against his 'ill-treatment' in prison (AFP) | British lawmakers, trade unions, NGOs, academics, and lawyers are calling on the gov…
(2021-10-02). End unilateral coercion, China calls. ecns.cn China's ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday called for the complete and immediate lifting of unilateral coercive measures, stressing that they severely violate human rights and exacerbate humanitarian disasters.
(2021-10-02). Mao Zedong on the founding of new China: "The Chinese people have stood up!" fightbacknews.org To mark the October 1, 1949 proclamation of the Peoples Republic of China, Fight Back! is circulating a statement that the outstanding Chinese revolutionary Mao Zedong made at the opening address at the First Plenary Session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on September 21, 1949. | Fellow Delegates, | The Political Consultative Conference so eagerly awaited by the whole nation is herewith inaugurated. | Our conference is composed of more than six hundred delegates, representing all the democratic parties and people's organizations of China, the People's Liberation Army, th…
(2021-10-02). Wall Street records biggest monthly decline since start of pandemic. wsws.org The fall was driven by several factors, working in combination, including inflation, the prospect of interest rate rises, the conflict over the US debt ceiling and slowing production in China.
(2021-10-02). [Comment] Offline: USA versus China—the growing insanity of our times. thelancet.com Bad as the COVID-19 pandemic has been and continues to be for many countries, it is not the most immediate danger facing humanity. And nor is the climate emergency. Or any other conventionally defined risk to population health. In a recent Brookings Institution conversation with General John E Hyten, Vice-Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, the spectre of a truly menacing threat became clearer—the prospect of an American war with China. A military conflict between these two nations would precipitate immediate violence and longer-term social and economic disruption dwarfing the effects of COVID-19.
(2021-10-02). Venezuela destaca rol de China en combate contra la Covid-19. telesurtv.net El canciller venezolano destacó el espíritu solidario de China para ayudar a combatir la pandemia.
(2021-10-02). China urges global solidarity for vaccine equity on behalf of 75 countries. ecns.cn China's ambassador to the United Nations on Friday called on all countries to strengthen solidarity and achieve vaccine equity at an early day to overcome the unfair distribution of inoculations and increasing "vaccine nationalism" as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across the world.
(2021-10-02). Turkey escalates threats against Cyprus, Greece. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkey vows to 'resolutely' protect its own, TRNC's [Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus'] rights in East Med ==== Turkey conducts militarized foreign policy, creates new Ottoman empire: Cyprus FM Cyprus: Crimea II. With "unwavering support of the Motherland," secessionists insult top Greek prelate Turkey engineering formal secession of northern Cyprus…and another "humanitarian intervention" ==== Turkey …
(2021-10-02). India's Covid-19 Task Force and "Experts" Exposed. Conflicts of Interest in Our Public Health System. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-02). First Peoples: The First and Forgotten Slaves on Turtle Island. dissidentvoice.org 
Modern perceptions of early modern slavery associate the institution almost solely with Africans and their descendants. Yet slavery was a ubiquitous institution in the early modern world…The story of European colonialism in the Americas and its victimization of Africans and Indians follows a central paradigm in most textbooks. The African "role" encompasses the transportation, exploitation, …
(2021-10-02). The Two 'Democracies' of India and US: How Similar, Yet How Different. zcomm.org In his recent meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington, US President Joe Biden spoke of the two countries' shared "responsibility to uphold democratic values"
(2021-10-02). Venezuela's Great Housing Mission Reaches 3,700,000 Homes Milestone. orinocotribune.com On Friday, October 1, the Great Venezuela Housing Mission (GMVV) celebrated the milestone of 3,700,000 homes constructed and awarded to Venezuelan families, 10 years after the founding of the project in April 2011. | This landmark event was presided over by President Nicolás Maduro, who granted the key to the house and the property title to Yudeisy Moreno, a member of the Miranda Fire Department, and her partner José Gregorio Barrio, who live in the Tomás Lander municipality, in Miranda state. Accompanied by PSUV first combatant and First Lady Cilia Flores, and Governor of Miranda, Héctor Rodríguez, at the event,…
(2021-10-02). Sanctions deprive Iran of accessing to vaccine in due time. en.mehrnews.com In a statement to the UN, Iran criticized the unilateral and inhumane sanctions imposed on the country, saying that these measures deprived Iran of having access to the COVID-19 vaccine at an appropriate time.
(2021-10-02). UK base linked to US drone strike on Iranian general Qassem Soleimani: Report. middleeasteye.net 
UK base linked to US drone strike on Iranian general Qassem Soleimani: Report | While technically a Royal Air Force base, Menwith Hill is also the largest known overseas site of the US National Security Agency | Sat, 10/02/2021 – 21: 08 | The Royal Air Force Base Menwith Hill in Yorkshire provides communications and intelligence support services to the UK and the US (AFP/file photo) | Human rights groups have…
(2021-10-02). Iranian Army Unveils 'Hormuz' Radar & 'Shams' Air-Defense Simulator (Photos). southfront.org 
File image. | On October 2, the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force (IRIADF) unveiled a new tactical radar and an air-defense simulator. | The new systems were showcased during a ceremony held at the Arm Defense Force Research and Self Sufficiency Organization in the presence of the Commander of Army Air Defense Force Brig. Gen. Alireza Sabahifard. | The new medium-range radar system, dubbed "Hormuz," was designed to detect and identify airborne targets with speed and accuracy. The radar can relay inform…
(2021-10-02). Apartheid responses show that appeasing the pro-Israel lobby is a waste of time. zcomm.org The responses to the use of "apartheid" to describe the regime imposed by Israel on the people of occupied Palestine show that appeasing the pro-Israel lobby really is a waste of time…
(2021-10-02). ILA President Warns Members Will Not Work Ships Without Crews Aboard. popularresistance.org North Bergen, NJ – Harold J. Daggett, President, International Longshoremen's Association has a message to any shipping companies planning to utilize autonomous container cargo ships without crew: Don't sail them into ILA ports from Maine To Texas, Puerto Rico, and Eastern Canada — they won't be unloaded or loaded by ILA Members! | Media reports in recent week have featured stories from Norway and Japan about companies and shipping lines developing and testing container vessels that will sail with no crew aboard — fully self-piloted," relying on satellite guidance, onboard sensors, and artificial inte…
(2021-10-02). America Confronts Japan: How U.S. Big Tech Nationalism Spawned a "Global Electronic Kraken" globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-02). Inequality in Vaccines: The Moral Failure of Capitalism. orinocotribune.com By Pasqualina Curcio — Sep 27, 2021 | In two months 241 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines will expire, not counting the 34 million that have already expired and were discarded in the USA. These 241 million are part of the 1.2 billion doses left over in the US, Canada, UK, Japan and the European Union, which are also about to expire and will go to the landfill if they are not donated and applied before December of this year (Arirfinity report on COVID-19 vaccine prognosis and expiration for 2021 and 2022). | Despite this, the rich countries and members of the G7 continue to close contracts with pharmaceutica…
(2021-10-02). Romania: Pentagon-NATO outpost for war in Black Sea region. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com 1st Infantry Division builds multinational partnerships with allied training in Romania The Joint National Training Center in Cincu, Romania, is a critical training area for U.S. Army Soldiers and their North Atlantic Treaty Organization nation counterparts to build upon their relationships, and tactically integrate with other militaries of NATO. U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Battalion, …
(2021-10-02). [Clinical Picture] Cardiac findings in tuberous sclerosis complex. thelancet.com A 32-year-old woman presented to our department for an evaluation of possible cardiac manifestations of tuberous sclerosis complex.
(2021-10-02). Palestine in Pictures: September 2021. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine…
(2021-10-02). Saturday 10/2: Free Palestine. indybay.org Corner of Ocean and Water Streets, Santa Cruz…