Kurds in San Francisco Protest Betrayal by the US
Photos and Text | indybay.org | 2019-10-16
Trump forces our former ally into arms of our enemy, Syria's Assad. Russia, Iran and ISIS to benefit.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/14/18827275.php
How Turkey's Invasion of Syria Backfired on Erdogan
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-16
Turkey's Syrian venture is rapidly turning sour from President Erdogan's point of view. The Turkish advance into northeast Syria is moving slowly, but Turkey's military options are becoming increasingly limited as the Syrian Army, backed by Russia, moves into Kurdish-held cities and towns that might have been targeted by Turkish forces.
counterpunch.org/2019/10/16/how-turkeys-invasion-of-syria-backfired-on-erdogan/
China Vows Strong Countermeasures in Response to Hostile US Legislation
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-16
The so-called US Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 was unanimously adopted by House and Senate committees. | On Tuesday, House members unanimously passed the measure, Senate adoption virtually certain, perhaps by unanimous voice vote. | The measure ignored …
globalresearch.ca/china-vows-strong-countermeasures-response-hostile-us-legislation/5692171
Saudi Arabia is Opening its Doors
Andre Vltchek | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-16
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is opening up to the world. It used to be absolutely impossible to get a visa to enter, unless you were a religious pilgrim (therefore officially a Muslim), NATO military personnel, or a businessman or woman, invited by a local company or by the Saudi government. Even if you secured …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/saudi-arabia-is-opening-its-doors/
U.S. Sanctions Could Push Turkey to Leave NATO
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-16
The administration of the Kurdish-controlled regions in north-eastern Syria announced on Sunday that they had reached an agreement with the central Syrian government in Damascus to deploy Syrian troops along areas of the border region with Turkey to help repel …
globalresearch.ca/u-s-sanctions-could-push-turkey-leave-nato/5692176
Turkish Op Ends When Kurdish Forces Leave Border Area: Erdogan
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-16
Turkey's offensive into northeast Syria will end if Kurdish fighters in the region drop their weapons and withdraw from a planned "safe zone", President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, but warned that no power could stop it until then. | RELATED: | US: White House Confirms Pence to Visit Turkey | Erdogan said the quickest solution was for militants to drop their weapons and pull back from the area by Wednesday evening. The operation will end when the "safe zone" is established, he sa…
telesurenglish.net/news/Turkish-Op-Ends-When-Kurdish-Forces-Leave-Border-Area-Erdogan-20191016-0004.html
The Maria Ramirez Story
Gary Leupp | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-16
Maria…I've just met a girl named Maria and suddenly I've found how beautiful a sound can be… You've maybe seen the 30-second McDonald's commercial. (Find "Maria's Graduation" on youtube.) It begins with this young woman–Maria Ramirez is her name, as it happens–sitting in a McDonald's getting interviewed for the job, shows her clocking in, winning…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/16/the-maria-ramirez-story/
India: Telangana Chief Minister fires 48,000 striking transport workers
wsws.org | 2019-10-16
Although the unions have refused to call for a general strike, there is widespread public sympathy for the TSRTC strikers and mounting fears within ruling elite that the government's dictatorial actions could spark mass opposition.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/16/tela-o16-o16.html
Nothing to Celebrate: Reconsidering the Legacy of Portolá
American Indian Resource Center at UCSC | indybay.org | 2019-10-16
Stevenson Event Center, UC Santa Cruz | stevenson.ucsc.edu/activities/facilities/event-center.html…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/13/18827257.php
Sanders Blasts 2020 Democrats for Defending Health Insurance Industry
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-16
During a portion of Tuesday night's Democratic debate focused on healthcare, Sen. Bernie Sanders interjected to castigate some of his 2020 primary rivals–namely former vice president Joe Biden and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg–for again repeating right-wing talking points against Medicare for All and defending the primacy of the for-profit insurance industry. | "I get a little bit tired, I must say, of people defending a system which is dysfunctional, which is cruel," Sanders said, as he cast glances at Biden and Buttigieg. "Eighty-seven million uninsured, thirty-thousand people dying every…
truthdig.com/articles/sanders-blasts-2020-democrats-for-defending-health-insurance-industry/
China Is Exporting Its Anti-Muslim Strategy to India
Nithin Coca | thenation.com | 2019-10-16
China Is Exporting Its Anti-Muslim Strategy to India…
thenation.com/article/uighur-china-india/
US-China Mini-Trade Deal: Trump Takes the Money and Runs
Jack Rasmus | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-16
Why did Trump 'stand down' and agree to a deal now, after escalating his threats and actions over the summer? The reasons clearly have to do with the US economy softening in the 3rd quarter combined with a growing discontent in the farm sector over Trump's handling of a trade dispute that was beginning to bite hard on US farm sector sales that were heavily dependent on exports to China. |…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/16/us-china-mini-trade-deal-trump-takes-the-money-and-runs/
Video: Syrian Army Taking Control of Key Positions in SDF-held Area
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-16
On October 14, units of the Syrian Army started entering areas controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeastern Syria. | The terms and conditions of the deal made by the SDF and Damascus are yet to be revealed, …
globalresearch.ca/video-syrian-army-taking-key-positions-sdf-held-area/5692139
The Democrats support the "Forever War"
wsws.org | 2019-10-16
The Democratic Party's saber-rattling response to the Syrian fiasco helps Trump fraudulently posture as an opponent of war.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/16/pers-o16.html
Photo Essay: Home for the Kurds?
Giacomo Sini | progressive.org | 2019-10-16
The Kurds living in Syria and Iraq, in territory reclaimed from ISIS, worked together to create an independent region called Rojava, based on workers rights, equality, feminism, and ecology.
progressive.org/dispatches/photo-essay-the-kurds-sini-191016/
Kurdish Lives Matter, Shame on Trump, Israel Do It Now!
Ariel Natan Pasko | indybay.org | 2019-10-16
Free Kurdistan, Israel Do It Now!
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/16/18827337.php
What Happens When the FBI Chooses Sides
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-16
We ask FBI whistleblower Coleen Rowley to compare the Russiagate investigation with the treatment of Hillary Clinton's emails, and ask whether the current polarized political landscape makes it more likely for the agency to make partisan choices.
therealnews.com/stories/fbi-investigation-russiagate-clinton-partisan
Art In Struggle For Women & Prisoners In Iran: The Mural, The Artists & Women
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2019-10-16
An opening for an art mural about women and the prisoners of Iran was held on October 6, 2019 at Clarion Alley. The mural portrays the women who are fighting for human rights and worker rights in Iran…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/15/18827319.php
Forum – Eyewitness Iran: Uncovering the Media Lies
Party for Socialism and Liberation | indybay.org | 2019-10-16
2969 Mission St., near 26th St.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/14/18827269.php
Democrats Decry Trump's Syria Policy But Fail to Address Palestine, Yemen, China & Other Issues
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-16
At Tuesday's debate, Democratic candidates took aim at President Trump's recent move to withdraw support from the Kurds in northern Syria, paving the way for Turkey to invade the region. We speak with Intercept contributor Mehdi Hasan, host of the "Deconstructed" podcast, about the candidates' foreign policy proposals.
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/16/democratic_debate_foreign_policy_syria
Pushback: Aaron Maté and Ben Norton discuss Syria war, US withdrawal, Turkish invasion
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-10-15
The Grayzone hosted its first YouTube livestream of Pushback with Aaron Maté, featuring Ben Norton. We discussed the Syria war,…
thegrayzone.com/2019/10/14/aaron-mate-ben-norton-syria-war-us-withdrawal-turkish-invasion/
Why I Stand by 70 Years Old Communist China
Andre Vltchek | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-15
Happy Birthday, People's Republic of China! Heartfelt Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday, and thank you for being here, for standing, for not bending down and never surrendering. The capitalist world is in decay. The West is rotting. Anger and nihilism are pouring from the imperialist empire whose citizens are frustrated; not at peace with themselves. Imperialist …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/why-i-stand-by-70-years-old-communist-china/
Why Bother Protesting When the President Doesn't Care?
Mark Engler | thenation.com | 2019-10-15
Why Bother Protesting When the President Doesn't Care?
thenation.com/article/moratorium-end-war-vietnam-anniversary/
Trump Wants to End the "Stupid Wars"?
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-15
The discussion, if one might even call it that, regarding the apparent President Donald Trump decision to withdraw at least some American soldiers from Syria has predictably developed along partisan, ideologically fueled lines. Trump has inevitably muddied the waters by …
globalresearch.ca/trump-wants-end-stupid-wars/5692062
Death, Bloodshed, and Misery in Yemen
Kathy Kelly | progressive.org | 2019-10-15
"Strike with creativity!" proclaims Raytheon.
progressive.org/dispatches/death-bloodshed-and-misery-in-yemen-191015/
Death, Misery and Bloodshed in Yemen
Kathy Kelly | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-15
Writing about his visit to the world's largest weapons bazaar, held in London during October, Arron Merat describes reading this slogan emblazoned above Raytheon's stall: "Strike with Creativity." Raytheon manufactures Paveway laser-guided bombs, fragments of which have been found in the wreckage of schools, hospitals, and markets across Yemen. How can a weapons manufacturer that …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/death-misery-and-bloodshed-in-yemen/
Trump OK's Sanctions on Turkey
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-15
Trump, House and Senate officials threatened sanctions on Turkey for its cross-border offensive in Syria. | On Monday, Trump OK'd their imposition by the US Treasury — despite green lighting Turkish aggression before launched, withdrawing US troops from northeast Syrian areas …
globalresearch.ca/trump-sanctions-turkey/5692027
Election-related violence claims 85 lives in Afghanistan: UN report
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-15
Eighty-five people were killed and another 373 injured during attacks related to the recent presidential election in Afghanistan, a report by the UN Assistance Mission in the country, UNAMA, reveals.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049291
Extorting Ukraine Is Bad Enough, But Trump Has Done Much Worse
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-15
| Recently a friend who follows the news a bit less obsessively than I do said, "I thought George W. Bush was bad, but it seems like Donald Trump is even worse. What do you think?" | "Well," I replied, "in terms of causing death and destruction, I suspect Bush still has the edge." In fact, the U.S.-led forever wars begun under the Bush administration have killed hundreds of thousands of people in Iraq and Afghanistan (almo…
truthout.org/articles/extorting-ukraine-is-bad-enough-but-trump-has-done-much-worse/
Russian President Signs $1.3B in Trade Deals With UAE
teleSUR, jg-EF | telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-15
Russian President Vladimir Putin concludes a tour at the United Arab Emirates where he signed trade agreements worth more than US$1.3 billion in Abu Dhabi. | RELATED: | 20+ Agreements Signed As Russian President Visits Riyadh | One day after signing a major oil agreement with Saudi Arabia during a visit to Riyadh, Putin was met Tuesday at the airp…
telesurenglish.net/news/Russian-President-Signs-1.3B-in-Trade-Deals-With-UAE-20191015-0022.html
One Rocket Provoked the US Withdrawal: Details of the Kurdish-Russian-Syrian Deal
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-15
Last Friday a 155 mm artillery shell landed 300 metres from a US command post near the Syrian bordering city of Ayn al-Arab (known by the Syrian Kurds as "Kobane") during an ongoing operation carried out by Turkey — a …
globalresearch.ca/one-rocket-provoked-us-withdrawal-details-kurdish-russian-syrian-deal/5692031
US: White House Confirms Pence to Visit Turkey
teleSUR, jg-EF | telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-15
The White House has confirmed that United States Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Ankara on Thursday to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to negotiate a cease-fire for Turkish troops in Syria. | RELATED: | Trump Prepares to Drop Sanctions Hammer on Turkey | According to Washington, the delegation "will reiterate President Trump's commitment to mainta…
telesurenglish.net/news/white-house-confirms-us-vp-will-visit-turkey-thursday-20191015-0017.html
U.S., NATO, Turkey out of Syria!
Editor | workers.org | 2019-10-15
The conflict within the U.S. ruling class about the Turkish invasion of northern Syria has created some confusion about events there. The latest new development — an alliance of Kurdish-based forces with the Syrian national army to defend the border from the Turkish army — may increase that confusion. To . . . | Continue reading U.S., NATO, Turkey out of Syria! at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/10/44032/
Betrayal in the Levant
Ron Jacobs | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-15
Confusion reigns in certain left-leaning and anarchist circles. Pat Robertson tells Trump he will lose his mandate of heaven if he really does pull the US troops occupying northern Syria from their positions. Democrats, Republicans, neocons and neoliberals join the Pentagon and the mainstream US media to decry this possible troop redeployment. Turkey assembles its military…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/15/betrayal-in-the-levant/
Syria war: executions condemned as violence continues 'on both sides' of border with Turkey
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-15
Amid ongoing fighting in northern Syria and disturbing reports that extrajudicial killings have been streamed online, the United Nations and their partners are continuing to deliver humanitarian supplies to tens of thousands of people displaced by the violence, UN agencies stressed on Tuesday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049241
On Trump Asking China to Investigate the Bidens
Calvin Trillin | thenation.com | 2019-10-15
On Trump Asking China to Investigate the Bidens…
thenation.com/article/jim-jordan-biden-china/
Bernardine Evaristo Becomes 1st Black Woman to Win Booker Prize
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-15
Margaret Atwood's "The Testaments" and Bernardine Evaristo's "Girl, Woman, Other" jointly won the Booker Prize Monday in a surprise double award in which the literary prize recognized its oldest and first black women winners. | RELATED: | Toni Morrison, First Black Woman Nobel laureate, Dies at 88 | The authors will split the 50,000 pounds (US$62,800) annual…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bernardine-Evaristo-Becomes-1st-Black-Woman-to-Win-Booker-Prize-20191015-0009.html
Fort Worth, Texas police officer charged with murder after shooting woman in her home
wsws.org | 2019-10-15
Atatiana Jefferson was shot through the window of her home early Saturday morning, while playing video games with her nephew.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/15/ftaj-o15.html
Outrage in Texas as Police Kill Atatiana Jefferson at Home
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-15
| A white police officer in Fort Worth, Texas, has been arrested and charged with murder, after he shot and killed an African-American woman who was inside her own home. Officer Aaron Dean was responding to a non-emergency call for a wellness check after a neighbor had called the Fort Worth police to report that 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson's front door was open at around 2: 30 in the morning on Saturday. Soon after the officers arrived, Dean, who never identified himself to be a police officer, shouted thr…
truthout.org/video/outrage-in-texas-as-police-kill-atatiana-jefferson-at-home/
Hands off Greta Thunberg!
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-10-15
Defenders of capitalism, joined by some on the left, are attacking the young woman who has become the symbol of a mass movement. Our place is by her side. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/10/14/hands-off-greta-thunberg/
The Unspoken History of the Holy Roman Empire. Its Germanic Origins
Nauman Sadiq | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-15
Christianity in its present form came into being after the eleventh century "Great Schism"(1054 AD) between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church. Before that, it used to be an exclusively Byzantine affair and most of Western Europe followed pagan …
globalresearch.ca/the-unspoken-history-of-the-holy-roman-empire-its-germanic-origins/5691990
Dossier 21: The neoliberal attack on rural India
The Tricontinental | mronline.org | 2019-10-15
If human agency, driven by a model of economics and development gone berserk, is a major driving factor in the changes upon us, there is plenty to be learned from this region and many like it. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/10/15/dossier-21-the-neoliberal-attack-on-rural-india/
NBA and China: The 'right to free speech' vs. the right to sovereignty
Monica Moorehead | workers.org | 2019-10-15
The great Yao Ming. The Houston Rockets are the most popular National Basketball Association team in China for one main reason: Yao Ming, the current president of the Chinese Basketball Association and an NBA Hall of Famer, played eight seasons for the Rockets. Basketball is very popular in China, thanks . . . | Continue reading NBA and China: The 'right to free speech' vs. the right to sovereignty at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/10/44027/
LeBron James's Politics Stop at the Water's Edge
Dave Zirin | thenation.com | 2019-10-15
LeBron James's Politics Stop at the Water's Edge…
thenation.com/article/lebron-james-china/
Syria Has Restored 1554 Schools Completely Destroyed by NATO Sponsored Terrorists
Arabi Souri | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-15
Syrian Ministry of Education managed to restore and rehabilitate 1554 schools and set the plans to rehabilitate 1000 other schools achieving 90% of the current plan thus far. 10,000 teaching jobs to be added in a month from now. | In …
globalresearch.ca/syria-restored-1554-schools-completely-destroyed-nato-terrorists/5692069
Trump Dumps the Kurds: US and Russian Officers "Coordinate Military Movements" in Northeastern Syria
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-15
The US and Russian military officers met late last night in Al Farat, a small village north of Manbij, northeast of Aleppo, according to media 'Al Mayadeen'. | *** | The purpose of the meeting was to coordinate military movements in the …
globalresearch.ca/trump-dumps-the-kurds-into-the-hands-of-damascus-us-and-russia-officers-coordinate-military-movements-in-northeastern-syria/5691836
Pence and Giuliani Won't Cooperate With Impeachment Inquiry
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-15
United States Vice President Mike Pence and Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani say they won't testify in front of the House of Representatives impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. Other government officials have not been as reluctant to cooperate. | RELATED: | Trump`s Russia Adviser Summoned To Testify On Impeachment | The Pentagon said it would not submit to lawmakers' request for documents related to Trump's effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate…
telesurenglish.net/news/pence-and-giuliani-wont-cooperate-with-impeachment-inquiry-20191015-0023.html
Cuba Announces Economic Measures to Boost National Industry
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-15
The Cuban government announced Tuesday the implementation of new economic measures aimed at domestic trade, in order to strengthen national industry and advance the country's development. | RELATED: | Cuba Manages Fuel Shortage With Venezuelan, Russian Cooperation | The information was given by Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdes Mesa along with the ministers of internal trade, foreign trade, economy, and finance. | According to Valdes, the new economic actions seek to achie…
telesurenglish.net/news/Cuba-Announces-Economic-Measures-to-Boost-National-Industry-20191015-0025.html
Rich Brazilians Pay 32 Percent Less Taxes Than G7 Rich People
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-15
The audit firm UHY International published a study showing that high income Brazilians pay 32 percent less taxes than the average observed in Germany, Canada, the U.S., France, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom, countries which are all part of the G7 group, the world's most industrialized economies. | RELATED: | Lula Receives Human Rights Prize from Prison | UHY highlights that a Brazilian citizen with an annual income of US$250,000 pays only US$68,600 in taxes, which corresponds to 27.
telesurenglish.net/news/Rich-Brazilians-Pay-32-Percent-Less-Taxes-Than-G7-Rich-People-20191015-0003.html
Japan Typhoon Death Toll Reaches 68
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-15
The death toll in a powerful typhoon that hit Japan over the weekend mounted to 68 Tuesday as rescue teams continued searching for at least 15 missing people. | RELATED: | Japan May Have to Dump Radioactive Water into Sea | Severe flooding by record rains brought by Hagibis, the worst typhoon to strike Japan in decades, has complicated rescue efforts and prevented t…
telesurenglish.net/news/Japan-Typhoon-Death-Toll-Reaches-68-20191015-0013.html