(2021-10-04). The brutality of denying water to Palestinians in the South Hebron Hills. mronline.org 
For the past 15 years, I have witnessed how the Israeli army cuts Palestinian communities from accessing water in order to expel them and take their land.
(2021-10-04). Headlines for October 4, 2021. democracynow.org Rallies Across U.S. Call for Reproductive Justice Amid GOP Assault on Abortion, U.S. Tops 700K COVID Deaths; CA Announces Student Vaccine Mandate as NYC Educator Mandate Starts, Major Orange County Oil Spill Blankets Beaches, Kills Wildlife, Pandora Papers Expose Secret Financial Dealings of World Leaders, Billionaires and Other Elites, Facebook Whistleblower Says Co. Repeatedly Put Profit Over Safety, Calls for Regulations, Kabul Blast Kills Five People as Afghan Humanitarian Crisis Grows, 8 Killed at Indian Farmworker Protest, 4,000 Refugees, Including Children, Arrested in Raids by Libyan Authorities, 3 Millio…
(2021-10-04). There is a woman — Against the destruction of nature. roarmag.org Good afternoon, | These are our brief words in the form of a short story, in the voice of compañera Libertad. |
| There is a woman. | The color of her skin does not matter, because she has all colors. | Her language does not matter, because she understands all languages. | Neither her race nor her culture matter, because all ways of being live in her. | Her size does not matter, because she is huge and nevertheless fits in one hand. | Every day and at all moments that woman is assaulted, beaten, wounded, raped, mocked and despised. | A male exerts his power over her. | Every day and every hour, she comes to…
(2021-10-04). Anti-Imperialism is Inseparable from Anti-Capitalism: A Socialist Feminist Perspective — Part 3. orinocotribune.com By Madeleine Freeman and Sou Mi — Sep 11, 2021 | With the narrative of justifying imperialist intervention in the name of women's rights called into question by 20 years of disastrous U.S. occupation in Afghanistan, the space is open for rethinking what it means to take up the fight for women's emancipation with a staunchly anti-imperialist perspective. | This article is the third 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…
(2021-10-04). COVID-2021: a Plague of Mandates Odyssey. dissidentvoice.org "Does the White House think they have an Afghanistan problem or a COVID problem?"—"Chucky Doll" Todd question to Game Show Contestant-Panelists on NBC's "Meet the Press," September 5, 2021, seen on the Useful Idiots "Monday morning Sunday Morning News Shows" podcast review Clearly, there are many officially unanswered "Meet-the-Pressing" questions viraling around these COVID-dark days, …
(2021-10-04). Sunday 10/10: Afghanistan: What Happened and Why? Dr. Stephen Zunes. indybay.org First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco – | Humanists-Non Theists invitation to a ZOOM presentation: | See Zoom URL below for entry.
(2021-10-04). Azerbaijani-Iranian Tensions Will Have Far-Reaching Consequences for Eurasia. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-04). Chinese scientists complete seed collection mission on Mt Qomolangma. ecns.cn Chinese scientists have recently completed a seed-collection mission on Mount Qomolangma, according to the Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, a comprehensive national database for the collection and preservation of wildlife germplasm resources in China.
(2021-10-04). 2.213 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in China. ecns.cn Nearly 2.213 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in China as of Saturday, data from the National Health Commission showed Sunday.
(2021-10-04). Taiwan Asks For Help In Preparing For War With China. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On October 3rd, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price issued a statement "urging" China to stop its "destabilizing behaviour" over the Taiwan Strait. | The U.S. urges Beijing to cease its destabilizing behavior across the Taiwan Strait. — Ned Price (@StateDeptSpox) This followed the flight of over 10…
(2021-10-04). 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.
(2021-10-04). South Ossetia demands Saakashvili be extradited for war crimes. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Saakashvili in South Ossetia is being awaited for a fair trial and the decision will be appropriate, — Foreign Minister South Ossetia has the right to demand the extradition of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili — at the place of committing previous crimes, said the Republic's Foreign Minister Dmitry Medoev. "I mean the crimes of …
(2021-10-04). Why Did a US Envoy Meet With the Head of a Fascist Militia in India? counterpunch.org Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the U.S. recently, attending the UN General Assembly session and meeting with President Biden. In spite of his government's reign of terror against religious and ethnic minorities and dissidents in India, his U.S. hosts remained strangely silent. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government led by Modi has committed egregious
(2021-10-04). Native Americans: the First and Forgotten Slaves. counterpunch.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,
(2021-10-04). India's Ivermectin Blackout. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-04). Indonesia: A win for the right to clean air in Jakarta. greenleft.org.au This month, the Central Jakarta District Court ruled on a lawsuit accusing the Indonesian government of unlawfully permitting air pollution in the capital to exceed permissible, healthy limits, reports Binoy Kampmark.
(2021-10-04). President Maduro Reports on New COVID-19 Cases, Vaccination and Reopening Measures. orinocotribune.com On Sunday, October 3, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, reported that 1,296 new COVID-19 infections were recorded in the last 24 hours in Venezuela; later, the number of recorded cases was later updated to 1,326 by Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez. | During a working meeting of the presidential committee on COVID-19, President Maduro informed that 75% of the COVID-19 cases throughout the country are concentrated in Caracas, Miranda, La Guaira, and Carabobo states. | "Cases have increased in Caracas, La Guaira, Miranda, and Carabobo," reported the president. "These four states recorded 75% of the…
(2021-10-04). Tehran And Riyadh Continue Negotiations, No Preconditions. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On October 4th, Iran hailed negotiations with Saudi Arabia and said that no preconditions had been set by either side."There are no preconditions from either side, and we are trying to start a sustainable relationship within the mutually beneficial framework," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said during a press conference. | ccording to Khatibzadeh, the negotiations hosted by Baghdad since April, are being pursued in the best possible shape over bilateral and regiona…
(2021-10-04). Booster Jab Every 6 Months? 1.5m Double-dosed & Recovered Israelis Lose Green Pass Privileges as Stricter COVID-19 Rules Kick In. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-04). A Problem of Clerical Hypocrisy: The Two Tiers of "Progressive Except for Palestine" counterpunch.org Anyone who pays attention to the struggle for Palestinian rights, and the corresponding fight for a just and egalitarian Israel, is familiar with the phenomenon PEP: Progressive Except for Palestine. There are literally tens of thousands of Jews and non-Jews who think of themselves as liberals, progressives, devoid of racism, proponents for peace, and otherwise
(2021-10-04). Monday 10/11: SF Rally At SF Japanese Consulate To Stop The NUKES & Defend The People Of Fukushima. indybay.org San Francisico Japanese Consulate | 275 Battery St. | San Francisco…
(2021-10-04). The Entire Korean Peninsula as an American Satrapy? southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Foreign Affairs (FA) magazine, published by the Council on Foreign Relations, has recently published some articles on taking advantage of economic challenges faced by North Korea. On 29 July, FA
(2021-10-04). 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…
(2021-10-04). Military Situation In Syria On October 4, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On October 3, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 17 times: 6 — in Idlib province, 5 — in Latakia province, 3 — in Hama province, 3 — in Aleppo province | On October 4, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kabani area | On October 3, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Barah area | On October 3, Syrian President Bashar Assad made a phone call with King A…
(2021-10-04). US Reconnaissance Aircraft Patrolling Syrian Coast, While Unidentified Drone Targeted Hmeimim Airbase. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On October 4, an unidentified aerial target was intercepted near Hmeimim Air Base by Russian air defense systems. | According to the reports by the local Jableh News agency, at least one target, likely a drone, was shot down over the town of Jableh in the Syrian province of Latakia. The air defense system actuation at the Russian Khmeimim airbase was reported. Illustrative Image | The attack attempt took place at the moment when a USAF RC-135U was circling around 50km from the Russian base. | The RC-135U is specifically configured to gather electronic and signals intelligence, with…
(2021-10-04). Russia Test-Launched Zircon Hypersonic Missile From A Nuclear Submarine. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Russian Navy tested the Zircon hypersonic missile from a nuclear submarine for the first time, the Russian Defense Ministry said. | At a conditional sea target in the Barents Sea, they fired from the Severodvinsk nuclear submarine."The flight of the missile <...> corresponded to the specified parameters <...>. Test firing <...> was recognized as successful," the release said. | The Zircon is the world's first hypersonic cruise missile capable of carrying out prolonged aerodynamic fl…
(2021-10-04). 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…
(2021-10-04). Thailand cuts COVID quarantine measures ahead of borders re-opening. wsws.org The regime's "living with the virus" strategy is, however, provoking determined opposition with Bangkok's Din Daeng district becoming the site of a two-month long uprising by young people.
(2021-10-04). Military Situation In Yemen On October 4, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 195 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On October 3, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 20 airstrikes on the Jubah district | On October 3, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 3 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On October 3, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 5 airstrikes on the Kataf district | On October 3, Ansar Allah attacked positions of S…
(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). Pandora Papers: King of Jordan secretly purchased $100m in luxury homes. middleeasteye.net 
Pandora Papers: King of Jordan secretly purchased $100m in luxury homes | Using offshore tax havens, King Abdullah II bought most of the homes – from luxury London apartments to a sprawling LA mansion – following the 2011 'Arab Spring' | Sun, 10/03/2021 – 19: 45 | King Abdullah II, who has ruled the country for more than two decades, has amassed an international luxury property empire that includes 14 homes (A…
(2021-10-03). Feminist Struggle is at the Heart of Class Struggle in Afghanistan — Part 2. orinocotribune.com By Sou Mi and Madeleine Freeman — Sep 11, 2021 | Contrary to the claims of bourgeois historians, demands for social reforms in Afghanistan — particularly in the realm of women's rights — predate both the U.S. and Soviet occupations. | This article is the second 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, economic, and social rights that were hard-won by the Afghan…
(2021-10-03). Afghanistan: Where's the Cash? strategic-culture.org By Eric MARGOLIS | Afghanistan's US-run government was the world's largest producer and exporter of opium, morphine, and the end-product, heroin. | As it did after first seizing power in the mid-1990's, Taliban, the Islamic anti-drug and anti-communist movement, is shutting down the Afghan drug trade. Billions worth of heroin, opium and morphine that had been flowing into Central Asia, Russia, Iran, Turkey, Pakistan and Southeast Asia will be sharply reduced. Afghanistan's drug-based economy is now in dire jeopardy. | But you would not know this if you follow the biased western press, notably the big US TV networ…
(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). To Deter Israeli Strikes on Gaza, US House Reps Should Prepare Floor Fight. truthout.org 
There is a substantial grassroots clamor for floor fights in the House to oppose unconditional U.S. military aid to Israel. This grassroots clamor would be much better served, however, if the floor fights were focused not on funding for the Iron Dome missile defense system but instead on Israeli military abuses of Palestinian civilians. | The main reason that the focus has been about Iron Dome funding in the past is because that was the terrain chosen by the American Israel Public Affairs Commit…
(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). Jordan's Abdullah receives first call from Syria's Assad since start of conflict. middleeasteye.net 
Jordan's Abdullah receives first call from Syria's Assad since start of conflict | The call comes as Jordan seeks to normalisation relations with Syria, after years of supporting rebels seeking to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad | Sun, 10/03/2021 – 21: 25 | During the call, King Abdullah II told President Bashar al-Assad that Jordan supported the territorial integrity of Syria (AFP/Fil…
(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). 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). 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). 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). Qatar: No female candidates elected in first legislative polls. middleeasteye.net 
Qatar: No female candidates elected in first legislative polls | Women voters disappointed, hoping that the emir's quota of the remaining 15 members of the Shura Council will feature female representation
| Sun, 10/03/2021 – 13: 48 | Qataris queue at a polling station in the capital Doha on 2 October 2021, during the country's first ever legislative vote (AFP) | Women voters in Qatar e…
(2021-10-03). Leaked Documents Revealed British Meddling In Russia's Affairs. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | The recently The leaked documents represented a report of the British Embassy in Russia in the 2018-2019 fiscal year. | The reports unveil the main fields of the British Embassy activity; the Russian NGOs, which received a financial support from the Fund, including those recognized as foreign agents this year; the amounts of funds allocated by the British and the names of their receivers. | Accordi…
(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). 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). 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…