Australia's prisoner swap with Iran contrasts with persecution of Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2019-10-08
The deal exposes the denial of basic legal and democratic rights by the Australian, British and US governments in the continued detention and psychological torture of the WikiLeaks founder.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/08/assa-o08.html
Youth Indigenous Activist Speaks on Deforestation in Indonesia
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-08
14-year-old Kynan Degar explains how the palm oil industry harms indigenous Indonesian communities through deforestation–an interview at the United Nations Climate Action Summit.
therealnews.com/stories/youth-indigenous-activist-speaks-deforestation-indonesia
It's Not Just Greta: Why are the Developing World's Inspiring Activists Being Ignored?
Chika Unigwe | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-08
Ridhima Pandey was just nine years old in 2017 when she filed a lawsuit against the Indian government for failing to take action against climate change. Pandey's fierce, astounding passion for the environment is not accidental. Her mother is a forestry guard and her father an environmental activist; and the whole family was displaced by…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/08/its-not-just-greta-why-are-the-developing-worlds-inspiring-activists-being-ignored/
The US-Brokered Taliban-India Prisoner Swap Is a Pretty Big Deal
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
The US-brokered Taliban-Indian prisoner swap might lead to the resumption of the Afghan peace process but the deal also carries with it somewhat uncomfortable optics for Pakistan since it was likely agreed to during US peace envoy Khalilzad's "ice-breaking" meeting …
globalresearch.ca/us-brokered-taliban-indian-prisoner-swap/5691378
Iraqi PM Issues 2nd Reform Package Amid Renewed Protests
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-08
Iraq's government issued a second package of proposed social reforms Tuesday in an attempt to appease the demands of anti-government protesters who for eight days have demonstrated nationwide, with the loss of 110 lives and 6,000 wounded. | RELATED: | Death Toll Rises in Iraq, Unrest Hits Baghdad's Sadr City | Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi issued a 13-point p…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iraqi-PM-Issues-2nd-Reform-Package-Amid-Renewed-Protests-20191008-0010.html
Bangladeshis Protest Murder of Student by Ruling Party Workers
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-08
Thousands of Bangladeshi university students protested Monday after an undergraduate student was allegedly murdered in the capital city Dhaka by the ruling party workers. | RELATED: | Bangladesh Charges 16 for Burning Alive Sexual Abuse Survivor | Abrar Fahad, 21 – a student at the prestigious Bangladesh University of Engineering Technology (BUET) was allegedly killed over a Facebook post which criticized the government's water-sharing agreement with India. | During the visit…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bangladeshis-Protest-Murder-of-Student-by-Ruling-Party-Workers-20191008-0005.html
Demonstrations Continue in Hong Kong in Defiance of Face Mask Ban
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-08
Hong Kong police have arrested and charged two protesters for defying the ban on wearing face masks during demonstrations.
therealnews.com/stories/demonstrations-continue-hong-kong-defiance-face-mask-ban
Hong Kongers Need to Prepare for a Long Fight. A Very Long One
Chit Wai John Mok | progressive.org | 2019-10-08
Protesters have been expressing a strong yearning for victory: "I want to win."
progressive.org/dispatches/hong-kongers-very-long-fight-mok-191008/
Israelis Were 'Saddened' to Have to Kill Gaza Protesters, to Avert 'Bloodbath'
Philip Weiss | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
Have you watched reports of the Chinese government's attacks on protesters in Hong Kong? American media are outraged, and the shooting of a young man two days ago was national news here. The fact that the protesters hurl bricks is …
globalresearch.ca/israelis-saddened-kill-gaza-protesters/5691377
Trump Regime Escalates Economic War on China
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
The US is a declining empire, the more aggressive and widespread its malign activities, the sooner its fall from grace will arrive. Vaunted Pentagon forces failed to defeat Taliban fighters in Afghanistan after 18 years of trying, nor Syrian resistance …
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-escalates-economic-war-china/5691393
US Plans Permanent Occupation of Syrian Territory?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
International law is clear and unequivocal. No nation may interfere in the internal affairs of others. | No foreign military of proxy force may occupy another country's territory. No nation may attack another state without Security Council authorization — permitted only …
globalresearch.ca/us-plans-permanent-occupation-syrian-territory/5691368
"Your Transaction Has Been Canceled": Lessons in Lebanon's Economy
Robert Fisk | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-08
I sniffed something was wrong in Lebanon when the central bank governor Riad Salame announced to us all that there were plenty of dollars in the system. No shortages. No tightening of the purse strings. I still have the papers with his announcement on page one. Both before, during and after the 1975-1990 civil war,…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/08/your-transaction-has-been-canceled-lessons-in-lebanons-economy/
'Walk with Gandhi' on the 150th anniversary of his birth
Jenny Farrell | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-08
Bóthar na Saoirse (Road to Freedom) Walk with Gandhi is a beautiful book to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's birth on October 2, 1869. The book is a collection of haiga, a style of Japanese painting often accompanied by a haiku poem. The artists are the watercolorist Masood Hussain, from Kashmir, and the …
peoplesworld.org/article/walk-with-gandhi-on-the-150th-anniversary-of-his-birth/
'Shusenjo': The WWII 'comfort women' issue receives a startling documentary film treatment
Cathy Deppe | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-08
Should there be a reckoning from the Japanese government and its Imperial Japanese Army for authorizing the holding of women from Korea and elsewhere in sexual slavery from as early as 1932 through the end of World War II? Or should history be revised to permanently deny these events as "fake news?" A young American …
peoplesworld.org/article/shusenjo-the-wwii-comfort-women-issue-receives-a-startling-documentary-film-treatment/
SF Speak Out At Japan Consulate: Stop Olympics in Fukshima- Defend Fukushima Families
No Nukes Action | indybay.org | 2019-10-08
Japanese Consulate | 275 Battery St. | San Francisco…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/07/18827113.php
Winners and Losers From Trump Throwing Syrian Kurds Under the Bus
Juan Cole | commondreams.org | 2019-10-08
It is difficult to see in what way Russia is benefited by Turkey's incursion into northeast Syria. (Photo: @LevHavryliv/Twitter) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/assad.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/08/winners-and-losers-trump-throwing-syrian-kurds-under-bus?cd-origin=rss
As Turkey Readies for Invasion of Northern Syria, Russia and Iran Object
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2019-10-08
Turkey has readied its forces for an offensive against Kurdish forces in northern Syria, prompting negative reactions from Iran and Russia.
As Turkey Readies for Invasion of Northern Syria, Russia and Iran Object
UN chief urges 'maximum restraint' following policy shift over northeastern Syria
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-08
The UN chief on Tuesday expressed "great concern" over recent policy statements made regarding northeastern Syria, following the announcement from the United States at the start of the week, that it would withdraw troops from the area close to the border with Turkey.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1048812
Trump's Syria Pullout Will Destroy the Middle East's Only Woman-Led Democracy
Carne Ross | thenation.com | 2019-10-08
Trump's Syria Pullout Will Destroy the Middle East's Only Woman-Led Democracy…
thenation.com/article/trump-syria-kurds/
For Chinese American Conservatives, Race Is a Weapon
Claire Jean Kim | thenation.com | 2019-10-08
For Chinese American Conservatives, Race Is a Weapon…
thenation.com/article/asian-conservatives-affirmative-action/
US-China Telecom Warfare: Myanmar Turns to China's Huawei Despite US Pressure
Joseph Thomas | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
The Southeast Asian state of Myanmar, despite pressure from Washington, has decided to work with Chinese telecom company Huawei to develop its national 5G communication network. | The move by Myanmar is just one among many by the entire region to …
globalresearch.ca/us-china-telecom-warfare-myanmar-turns-to-chinas-huawei-despite-us-pressure/5691364
Little prospect of agreement as US-China trade talks set to resume
wsws.org | 2019-10-08
China is reported to be opposed to any all-encompassing deal on trade and changes to its economic programs along the lines being demanded by the US.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/08/trad-o08.html
China-U.S. Relations: From Trade War to Hot War?
Dr. Leon Tressell | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
70 years ago in April 1949 the last Western military action took place on Chinese territory. The ' Amethyst Incident' saw Chinese Red Army troops fire on a British warship sent to remove UK embassy staff from the Chinese capital. …
globalresearch.ca/china-u-s-relations-trade-war-hot-war/5691384
Australian PM aligns with Trump administration against "globalism" and China
wsws.org | 2019-10-08
Morrison reviewed the sweeping steps that have already been taken to assist the United States wage "strategic competition" against China.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/08/morr-o08.html
Is China "Buying Brazil"? Has President Bolsonaro Changed His Aggressive Anti-China Stance?
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
In an interview with DW Brasil, former Brazilian ambassador to Beijing, Marcos Caramuru, revealed the great interest Chinese companies have in potential infrastructure work in Brazil. Even with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro showing initial hostility towards China during his …
globalresearch.ca/is-china-buying-brazil-has-president-bolsonaro-changed-his-aggressive-anti-china-actions/5691408
The NBA Is Only 'Woke' When It's Profitable
Dave Zirin | thenation.com | 2019-10-08
The NBA Is Only 'Woke' When It's Profitable…
thenation.com/article/nba-china/
Donald Trump's Iran Humiliation
Scott Ritter | truthdig.com | 2019-10-08
Exactly 17 months have passed since President Donald Trump precipitously withdrew from the Iran nuclear agreement, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Program of Action, or JCPOA. Two and a half months later, on July 22, 2018, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a speech to a group of Irani…
truthdig.com/articles/donald-trumps-iran-humiliation/
Video: Idlib Militants Retreating to Turkish Border
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
On October 5, the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out airstrikes on positions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham near the town of Ballisa and Agr Hilltop in southern Idlib. The strikes eliminated at least 9 militants and became a logical continuation of …
globalresearch.ca/video-idlib-militants-retreating-turkish-border/5691340
Get your popcorn? Trump & Comey to face off…in TV drama series
rt.com | 2019-10-08
Russiagate may have fizzled out, but efforts to cash in on the ensuing hysteria have only just begun. CBS Studios will make a TV show based on the debunked conspiracy theory, with some already joking it will surely not be biased. | …
rt.com/usa/470475-comey-cbs-series-daniels/
"Defender 2020": NATO powers threaten war against Russia
wsws.org | 2019-10-08
In the coming year, armed forces from 17 NATO states, including the US and Germany, will carry out the "Defender 2020" manoeuvres.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/08/nato-o08.html
Betrayal Is American Foreign Policy
Maj. Danny Sjursen | truthdig.com | 2019-10-08
The Kurds of northern Syria are simply the latest in a long line of Middle Eastern allies the U.S. has abandoned in their time of need.
truthdig.com/articles/betrayal-is-american-foreign-policy/
MPs call for UK to 'stand against' NATO member's invasion of northern Syria
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-10-08
NATO's second largest army is currently on the verge of invading northern Syria. And a cross-party group of MPs has called for the UK to "steadfastly…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/10/08/mps-call-for-uk-to-stand-against-nato-members-invasion-of-northern-syria/
Compensating for Forest Loss or Advancing Forest Destruction?
World Rainforest Movement | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
The government of India, hand-in-hand with companies and conservationist NGOs, keeps pushing to expand their control over forests and evict forest-dependent communities. The February 2019 Supreme Court eviction order and a proposal for amendments to the colonial Indian Forest …
globalresearch.ca/compensating-for-forest-loss-or-advancing-forest-destruction/5691411
Israeli Settlers Break into Al-Aqsa Mosque for Yom Kippur
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-08
Israeli settlers broke into the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in East Jerusalem Tuesday to mark the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. | RELATED: | Israeli Police Attacked Muslim Palestinians on 1st Day of Eid | Around 300 settlers, guarded by the Israeli military police and escorted by an MP broke into the third holiest site of…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israeli-Settlers-Break-into-Al-Aqsa-Mosque-for-Yom-Kippur-20191008-0009.html
Selected Articles: US-China Telecom Warfare
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-08
Our objective at Global Research is to recruit one thousand committed "volunteers" among our more than 50,000 Newsletter subscribers to support the distribution of Global Research articles (email lists, social media, crossposts). | Do not send us money. Under Plan A…
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-myanmar-turns-china-huawei-despite-us-pressure/5691417
U.K. and EU tempers flare as hopes of a Brexit deal disappear
Al Neal | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-08
A sense of brevity is absent behind the iconic, six-paneled, Georgian style, front door of Number 10 Downing Street: The prime minister's office. With only 23 days left before the U.K. is–once again–scheduled to depart from the European Union, the future of Brexit remains unclear. Voters are divided, political parties seem incapable of setting aside …
peoplesworld.org/article/u-k-and-eu-tempers-flare-as-hopes-of-a-brexit-deal-disappear/
After US Withdrawal, Turkey Announces Troops Are In Place for Planned Offensive Against Kurds in Syria
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-08
A day after President Donald Trump announced he would withdraw U.S. troops from northeastern Syria, Turkey announced its plans to move ahead with military operations in the country targeting Kurdish forces. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11746274351.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/10/08/after-us-withdrawal-turkey-announces-troops-are-place-planned-offensive-against?cd-origin=rss
Two women face 110 years in prison for attempting to sabotage the Dakota Access pipeline
Ruth Milka | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-07
Two Catholic worker activists have been indicted on charges for their efforts to try and stop the Dakota Access pipeline. If found guilty, the women face up to 110 years in prison as well as hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines. | Two years ago Ruby Montoya and Jessica Reznicek confessed to acts of sabotage on the Dakota Access pipeline, including damaging pipeline vale sites using a welding torch. The women claimed that the actions were necessary to protect the rivers and waterways that the pipline's construction threatened. According to The Intercept, the woman reported that they had "no choice but to a…
nationofchange.org/2019/10/07/two-women-face-110-years-in-prison-for-attempting-to-sabotage-the-dakota-access-pipeline/
India: Top Court Orders Halt Cutting Trees for Metro Project
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-07
India's Supreme Court asked officials of the eastern state of Maharasthra to stop cutting the Aarey forest area after widespread protests which ended in police brutality and arrest of activists. | RELATED: | Heavy Rainfall in India Kills Over 1,600 People Since June | The trees were cut in the financial capital Mumbai for an ambitious subway project that has sparked protests from activists opposed to the felling to build a train parking shed. | "We direct the Maharashtra Government…
telesurenglish.net/news/India-Top-Court-Orders-Halt-Cutting-Trees-for-Metro-Project-20191007-0008.html
18 Years Ago the Endless War in Afghanistan Began
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-07
Author and combat veteran Maj. Danny Sjursen and Afghan women's rights activist Fahima Gaheez speak on the tragedy of the longest war, what the past has wrought, and what the future portends.
therealnews.com/stories/18-years-ago-endless-war-afghanistan-began
Death Toll Rises in Iraq, Unrest Hits Baghdad's Sadr City
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-07
The death toll rose to 110 people in Iraq after a night of violence between Sunday and Monday when 15 more people were killed. The victims, on whom security forces carried out a harsh crackdown, were protesters demanding the removal of the United States backed government. | RELATED: | Haitian Campesino Leaders Join Demand For President Removal | Sunday night, the violence spread out to the volatile and poor district of Sadr City where a third of Baghdad's eight million people live in n…
telesurenglish.net/news/Death-Toll-Rises-in-Iraq-Unrest-Hits-Baghdads-Sadr-City-20191007-0019.html
16 years on from Western invasion, bloodbath continues in Iraq
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-07
Over six days of clashes in Iraq, government forces have killed around a hundred protesters.Authorities have killed 12 anti-government demonstrators as part of the ongoing protests in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, the latest fatalities amid unrest that has left more than 100 people dead and thousands injured.Iraq's government has scrambled to contain the popular anger that has convulsed Baghdad and a number of southern cities since Tuesday.Security forces responded with a crackdown on the spontaneous rallies of demonstrators demanding jobs, better services and an end to endemic corruption in the oil-rich country.
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/10/07/16-years-on-from-western-invasion-bloodbath-continues-in-iraq/
Iraq is in Revolt
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-07
One of the strengths of the protest movement is that it has no leaders but is almost entirely spontaneous, with a wide variety of slogans, but this means the government has nobody to talk to, not that it is trying very hard to negotiate its way out of trouble. Many Iraqis say that it is a mistake to get rid of the government without knowing what will replace it but others argue that things could not be much worse for them and are prepared to take a leap in the dark.
counterpunch.org/2019/10/07/iraq-is-in-revolt/
India-South Korea Security Cooperation. What Impacts on China?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-07
The Chinese Communist Party-backed "Global Times" was absolutely correct in publishing an analysis last month warning that "China Should Remain Alert To Indian-South Korean Security Cooperation" because New Delhi is attempting to leverage its newfound military ties with Seoul for …
globalresearch.ca/china-should-keep-eye-indian-south-korean-security-cooperation/5691301
U.S. Police are Being Trained by Israel–And Communities of Color Are Paying the Price
Ilise Benshushan Cohen | progressive.org | 2019-10-07
In recent years, Georgia has experienced troubling trends in fatal police shootings. As this has unfolded, the state continues to pursue a "police exchange" program with the state of Israel.
progressive.org/dispatches/us-police-trained-by-israel-communities-of-color-paying-price-shahshahani-cohen-191007/
Ardent Trump defender Graham calls decision to withdraw from Syria 'DISASTER in the making'
rt.com | 2019-10-07
Senator Lindsey Graham, who is usually one of President Donald Trump's most vocal supporters, has lashed out at his decision to withdraw US troops from northeastern Syria ahead of an imminent incursion by Turkey. | The move, Graham said, will result in a return of the terrorist group Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS), make the Kurds ally with the Syrian government, destroy Turkey's relationship with the US Congress, and leave a stain on US honor, the senator argued. He said he would file a motion in the Senate seeking a reversal of the decision. | * Ensures ISIS comeback. | * Forces Kurds to align with Assad a…
rt.com/usa/470369-graham-blasts-trump-kurds/
Turkish Military Operation in Syria Begins: Jets Filmed Bombing Kurdish Targets
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2019-10-07
This despite the Pentagon claiming to have effectively shut down Northern Syria airspace to Turkey.
Turkish Military Operation in Syria Begins: Jets Filmed Bombing Kurdish Targets
Just Hours After Trump Bends to Erdoğan, Reports Indicate Turkey's Bombing of Kurdish Forces Has Begun
Common Dreams staff | commondreams.org | 2019-10-07
"The Turkish threats mean that the situation in this region will return to point zero," warned the SDF on Monday. "There will be chaos once again." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-10-07_at_5.37.15_pm.png …
commondreams.org/news/2019/10/07/just-hours-after-trump-bends-erdogan-reports-indicate-turkeys-bombing-kurdish-forces?cd-origin=rss
US Troops Will Withdraw From Northeast Syria to Avoid Imminent Turkish Invasion
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-10-07
U.S.-backed forces in Syria said they would "not hesitate to turn any unprovoked attack by Turkey into an all-out war."
US Troops Will Withdraw From Northeast Syria to Avoid Imminent Turkish Invasion
The U.S. Is Now Betraying the Kurds for the Eighth Time
Jon Schwarz | theintercept.com | 2019-10-07
The White House announced Sunday night that the United States is giving Turkey a green light to invade northern Syria, with the U.S. troops there now apparently pulling back to another area of the country. This is the scenario that Syrian Kurds have long feared. It will almost inevitably lead to a Turkish attack on Kurdish militias in Syria — fighters who loyally helped the U.S. destroy the Islamic State, but whom Turkey bogusly claims to be terrorists. | On Monday morning, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman asked why Do…
theintercept.com/2019/10/07/kurds-syria-turkey-trump-betrayal/