(2021-09-09). The US-Led "War on Terror" Has Devastated Much of the World. zcomm.org Please Help ZNet Source: Truthout Twenty years ago this week, the terrorist organization al-Qaeda, whose origins date back to 1979 when Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan, hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against the Twin Towers and the Pentagon in the United States. Shortly thereafter, the administration of George
(2021-09-09). It's time for US to stop militarism, return to diplomacy. en.mehrnews.com Referring to US failure in Afghanistan and Iraq, Prof. Shapiro says it is time for the US to review its militarism and return to the use of diplomacy and multilateral relations.
(2021-09-09). Hashtag "Untie_Our_Hands": How Many More Palestinians Must Die for Israel's "Security"? dissidentvoice.org 
A large Israeli army campaign is taking social media by storm. The unstated aim of what is known as the "#Untie_Our_Hands" initiative is the desire to kill, with no accountability, more Palestinian protesters at the Gaza fence. The campaign was motivated by the killing of an Israeli sniper, Barel Hadaria Shmueli, who was reportedly shot from the …
(2021-09-09). 100 Palestinians Injured by Israeli Soldiers in West Bank. telesurenglish.net At least 100 Palestinian protesters were injured on Wednesday in clashes with Israeli soldiers in the villages of Beita and Huwara near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. | RELATED: | The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that ten people were shot, including nine with rubber-coated metal bullets and 90 others suffered suffocation after inhaling teargas fired by…
(2021-09-09). No, WSJ, Taliban are not important to the Muslim battle of ideas — as Moroccan elections brings crushing defeat of religious party. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The return to power of the Taliban in Afghanistan has provoked a tidal wave of punditry about what it says about Islam. Since Islam is a 1400-year-old religion with 1.8 billion adherents, the answer to that glib query is surely obvious. Nothing. It says nothing about Islam in general. It …
(2021-09-09). Yemen conducts drone attacks against targets in S. Arabia. en.mehrnews.com A spokesman for the Saudi-led military coalition says two drone attacks were carried out by Yemeni forces against targets in Khamis Mushait province in south of Saudi Arabia.
(2021-09-09). Saudi-coalition strikes have killed 18,000 Yemeni civilians. en.mehrnews.com At least 18,000 Yemeni civilians have been killed or injured in airstrikes since the Saudi coalition invaded Yemen in 2015, a UN Committee said recently in a report.
(2021-09-09). Mounted police & 'reconnaissance' K-9s but no missiles: North Korea holds paramilitary parade to mark its 73rd anniversary. rt.com 
North Korea held a massive parade to celebrate 73 years since the state's foundation, with soldiers and civilians alike seen marching in an elaborate procession, which omitted Pyongyang's typical displays of major weapon systems. | Held in Kim Il Sung Square in the nation's capital on Wednesday night, the event saw police, soldiers and even hazmat-suit-clad civil workers marching in neat columns, according to photos circulated by state media. | | © Reuters / KCNA | Many types of vehicles featured in the parade, including agricultural tractors, as well as animals, such as the horses and dogs described by…
(2021-09-09). Twenty Years After 9/11: a Health Worker's Perspective. counterpunch.org I attended the American Public Health Association in Atlanta in late October 2001. Against the backdrop of daily bombing runs projected on the megascreen of the CNN Center, I thought that I might find fellow health workers opposed to the war. After all, UN agencies such as the World Food Program and UNICEF had been drawing attention to the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan that pre-dated 9/11. Severe drought and twenty years of war in Afghanistan had led to conditions bordering on widespread famine. Shouldn't public health workers, who are concerned about the health and well-being of people, oppose the U.S. war…
(2021-09-09). Update On Strikes And Walkouts. popularresistance.org Earlier this week in Savannah, Georgia, 54 of the 200 bus drivers in the Savannah-Chatham's school district went on a wildcat "sick out" strike over pay and other issues. | Workers said they were upset with their low pay and with the district who maintains that bus drivers must keep allowing students who don't wear masks on buses — a rule that bus drivers contend with. | The wildcat action wasn't sanctioned officially by the bus drivers' union, the Teamsters. So, the union then formally sanctioned its shop steward, Kendrick Banks for participating in the unsanctioned, possibly illegal, action and removed hi…
(2021-09-09). French Lafarge Company Loses Bid to Dismiss Crimes Against Humanity Case in Syria. orinocotribune.com Paris, SANA- The French Court of Cassation has confirmed the accusation of financing terrorism in Syria against the French cement company Lafarge, while it overturned the decision of the Court of Appeal to dismiss charges brought against the company for complicity in crimes against humanity in Syria. | "In this case, it is sufficient to knowingly pay millions of dollars to a group, whose aim is exclusively criminal, to give the character of complicity, regardless of whether the party in question is acting in order to carry out a commercial activity or not," the AFP quoted the Court of Cassation as saying in a sta…
(2021-09-09). Turkey issues new condemnation of Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkey 'concerned' over regime attacks on besieged Daraa Turkey on Sept. 8 expressed "concern" over the latest reports of Assad regime forces escalating attacks on the Daraa al-Balad neighborhood in southwestern Syria. "We are closely monitoring the developments in Daraa with concern," Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgiàß said in a written statement. **** Syria has …
(2021-09-09). Russian Soldier Killed In Roadside Bomb Explosion In Syria's Homs. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On September 9, a Russian serviceman was killed in a roadside bomb explosion in the Syria's Homs governorate. The explosion hit a convoy of the the Russian military police when it was checking the route for a humanitarian convoy."The Russian military police were reconnoitering a path of a humanitarian convoy in Syria's Homs province on September 9 when there was a roadside bomb explosion," the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported. | The soldier who was in the armored…
(2021-09-09). Russian, Syrian Helicopter Pilots Held First Joint Exercise (Video). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | Helicopter pilots from the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) and the Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) had held their first-ever joint exercise in the Syrian desert, Chief of Aviation of the Russian forces in Syria Andrei Yermakov told reporters on September 7. | The exercise, which took place near the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria, involved Mi-8 transport helicopters and Ka-52 attack helicopters from the VKS. The Syrian side used Mi-24 attack helicopters. The drills simulated combat conditions. | "T…
(2021-09-09). Arab States Edge Closer to Reconciliation with Syria. orinocotribune.com By Firas Al-Shoufi — Sep 06 2021 | The traditional position of Damascus as regional mediator has been sorely missed in tumultuous West Asia. Now Arab states are lining up to re-establish relations with Syria, but face a hard American veto on diplomacy. | It has been ten long years since the US and its regional allies launched their proxy war on Syria, a war that caused immeasurable human tragedy and, with Syria's diminished political role, a dangerous regional imbalance. And yet, the Gulf States and Jordan are only just waking up to the perils of leaving Syria out in the cold. | Historically, since the colla…
(2021-09-09). Daraa's Volatility Nearing Its End As Other Syrian Issues Press Forth. southfront.org 
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(2021-09-09). Five Of Turkey's Largest Proxies In Syria Unify In New Coalition (Photos). southfront.org 
The official banner of the Syrian Front for Liberation. | On September 9, five of Turkey's largest proxy groups in Syria unified in a new coalition dubbed the Syrian Front for Liberation (SFL). | The groups, the Mu'tasim Division, the Hamzah Division, the Suleyman Shah Division, the 20th Division and the Northern Hawks Brigade, announced the formation of the SFL in a ceremony attended by their top leaders. | Click to see f…
(2021-09-09). Military Situation In Syria On September 9, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On September 9, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 23 times: 10 — in Idlib province, 8 — in Latakia province, 1 — in Hama province, 4 — in Aleppo province | On September 9, Russian warplanes attacked ISIS hideouts near Rasafah | On September 8, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SAA positions in Saraqib city | On September 8, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled YPG positions near Mi…
(2021-09-09). Lebanon's crisis hits healthcare. peoplesdispatch.org As Lebanon's social and political crisis persists, health care is becoming increasingly inaccessible for most people. Many medicines remain unavailable and public health facilities face a surge of patients while trying to cope with power reductions…
(2021-09-09). Family members of Palestinians who escaped Israeli prison arrested. peoplesdispatch.org On Wednesday, September 8, in a move defying all established human rights norms, Israeli security forces arrested five relatives of the six Palestinians who escaped from the Gilboa prison in the occupied West Bank on Monday. | According to the Palestinian Prisoner's Society, Israel launched a large scale inspection and detention campaign in villages and towns in the occupied West Bank. The occupation forces barged into several Palestinian villages and raided the houses of family members and relatives of the escapees late in the night on Wednesday. | Palestinian health minister Mai al-Kaila issued a statement cond…
(2021-09-09). Algerian Judoka Suspended for 10 Years After Refusing to Face Israeli Athlete. orinocotribune.com 
The International Judo Federation (IJF) has suspended the Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine and his coach from participating in any activities or competitions organized by the body for 10 years after refusing to face Israeli athlete Tohar Butbul, at Tokyo 2020. | Nourine was due to face Sudanese player Mohamed Abdalrasool, on July 24, in his first match in the round of 64, and would have been paired with Israeli Tohar Butbul in the round of 32 in the men's 73kg weight category. | The International Olympic Committee took the decision to suspend Fethi Nourine for 10 years over his support of the Palestinian cause and r…
(2021-09-09). The cost of being a Palestinian: Shatha Odeh's ordeal in prison. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli security forces detained prominent Palestinian healthcare expert, Dr. Shatha Odeh, during a series of violent raids conducted across the occupied West Bank on July 7. Shirin Abu Fannouneh, Ms. Shatha's daughter, recounts her mother's ordeal to Dr. Delen De la Paz from the People's Health Movement.
(2021-09-09). Protests against violent crackdown on Palestinians in Israeli jails and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at protests against the violence faced by Palestinians in Israeli jails, protests held at the South African border in solidarity with Swaziland, and more…
(2021-09-09). Stand With Palestinian Prisoners' Uprising. popularresistance.org In Megiddo prison, Ramon prison, and the Negev desert prison, Palestinian political prisoners burned their rooms in resistance to the prison administration's attempt to transfer the prisoners affiliated with Islamic Jihad. The Handala Center for Prisoners and Former Prisoners in occupied Palestine reported that 7 rooms in Megiddo prison, 4 rooms in the Negev prison and 4 rooms in sections 4 and 5 of Ramon prison have been burned, and that the prisoners' movement leadership has affirmed that any section that is invaded to transfer detainees will be met with fire. | Palestinians throughout occupied Palestine are ra…
(2021-09-09). No End in Sight to US War Crimes in Afghanistan. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Scheffer Aftermath of U.S. drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 people, including 7 children, on Aug. 30. On Aug. 26, a suicide bomb was detonated at the airport in Kabul amid the chaos of the U.S. troop withdrawal. Two hundred people were killed, including 13 U.S. soldiers. Reporters paid tribute to the U.S….
(2021-09-09). New Opportunities For Progressives in an Evolving Middle East? counterpunch.org The American withdrawal from military intervention in Afghanistan continues a broader American as well as European disengagement from the Middle East. Greater US energy independence and a shift on the part of Europe to Russian oil, fatigue among Americans over their "endless wars" in the region, and a perceived need to "pivot" to the challenge
(2021-09-09). Al Jazeera: Taliban planning to hold general elections in Afghanistan. tass.com It will allow various local groups and communities to cast their votes…
(2021-09-09). Taliban to allow 200 Americans, citizens of other countries to leave Afghanistan — Reuters. tass.com The planes are expected to depart on Thursday…
(2021-09-09). Headlines for September 9, 2021. democracynow.org WHO Calls for Halt to COVID Booster Shots in 2021, Says Vaccines Should Go to Poorer Countries, COVAX Cuts 2021 Vaccine Forecast; Australia Joins Call for Waiver on Vaccine Patents, Los Angeles Schools Poised to Require Vaccinations for Students 12 and Older , Afghanistan Evacuations Continue as Taliban Reestablishes Ministry of "Virtue and Vice", Main Suspect in 2015 Paris Attacks Tells Court He Was a Soldier for the Islamic State, Human Rights Campaign President Fired in Latest Fallout from Cuomo Sexual Harassment Probe, Virginia Removes Statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, 17 Patients Die as Floods Hit…
(2021-09-09). Biden claims 'success' while resistance grows inside Afghanistan. greenleft.org.au In the aftermath of the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan and Taliban takeover, big challenges lie ahead, as political factions jockey for power and generations of educated young people, particularly women, seek their place in a country free of foreign occupation, writes Malik Miah.
(2021-09-09). "Turning Point": Legacy of the U.S. Response to 9/11 Is Terror, Domestic Surveillance & Drones. democracynow.org 
As this week marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., we look at a new five-part documentary series on Netflix about the attacks and the response from the United States, both at home and abroad. "Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror" features a wide range of interviews with survivors of the attacks, U.S. officials, former CIA members and veterans, as well as soldiers in the Afghanistan National Army, Taliban commanders, and Afghan officials, warlords and civilians. "What we really wanted to do was tell the story not just o…
(2021-09-09). Turkish defense chief: we will continue to assist Azerbaijan in conquering the Caucasus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Translation: United by blood, soil and faith we will mutually exterminate the infidel enemy. Turkey to continue to support fraternal Azerbaijan — Turkish defense minister Azerbaijan liberated its lands (Karabakh and 7 surrounding districts) from the Armenian occupation following the 44-day Armenia-Azerbaijan second Karabakh war, Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar said, Trend reports …
(2021-09-09). United States: The racist War on Terror after 9/11. greenleft.org.au After the attack on the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001, United States president George W Bush gained unlimited powers to fight "forever wars", writes Malik Miah. Meanwhile, Arabs and those who "looked Muslim" — especially Iranians and South Asians — became domestic targets at home.
(2021-09-09). China issues human rights action plan for 2021-2025. ecns.cn China on Thursday published the latest human rights action plan, setting the objectives and tasks of respecting, protecting and promoting human rights in the period from 2021 to 2025.
(2021-09-09). China opposes Western politicians' intervention in Hong Kong matters. ecns.cn The Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Thursday expressed its strong disapproval and firm opposition to remarks by several Western politicians regarding Hong Kong's affairs, saying they confused black and white and disrupted the HKSAR's rule of law.
(2021-09-09). China to continue protecting rights of particular groups: action plan. ecns.cn China will continue to ensure equal rights for ethnic minority groups, women, children, the elderly, persons with disabilities, and other disadvantaged groups and improve special protection for them, said a human rights action plan.
(2021-09-09). US Supplanted by China as EU's Primary Trading Partner. orinocotribune.com China overtook the United States as the leading trading partner of the European Union (EU) in the second quarter of 2021, according to data published this Wednesday, September 8 by the EU statistical office Eurostat. | Between the first quarter of 2019 and the second of 2021, the percentage of imports from China to the EU increased by four points. | In the case of Switzerland, the share of imports grew in the same period by 0.7 percentage points, while there was a 3.4% fall in imports from the United Kingdom, followed by those from Russia, which suffered a decrease of 1.1%, and those from the United States, with…
(2021-09-09). El viraje a la izquierda de Xi lleva a China hacia un socialismo real. globalizacion.ca Es casi imposible exagerar el impacto que están produciendo las noticias en Hangzhou, así como en toda China. El sábado recién pasado, la agencia anti-sobornos de China dijo que el principal funcionario de esa ciudad y secretario del Partido Comunista,…
(2021-09-09). Dispatches from India: The politics and economics of hate. peoplesdispatch.org We take a look at the latest GDP numbers, comments by a judge in Uttar Pradesh, the situation of education in the country, a detailed analysis of the economic context to hate crimes, and the crisis faced by weavers in the State of Tamil Nadu…
(2021-09-09). US Navy Establishes Middle East Drone Task Force. southfront.org 
ILLUSTRATIVE IMAGE: An X-47B demonstrator over the U.S. Navy's Atlantic Test Range | On September 9, the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) established a task force to rapidly integrate unmanned systems and artificial intelligence with maritime operations in the 5th Fleet area of operations. | The 5th Fleet area of operations encompasses nearly 2.5 million square miles of water area and includes the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean. The region is comprised of 21 countries a…
(2021-09-09). The Heat: Africa, India and Guatemala face damaging impact from climate crisis. america.cgtn.com 
The impact of climate change in the United States as President Joe Biden tours areas damaged by Hurricane Ida. We take a look at some of the growing effects of the climate crisis in other parts of the world.
(2021-09-09). ARCAS: An AI-Powered Assault Rifle That Turns Killing Into A Video Game. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Israeli weapons developer Elbit Systems claims to have solved one of the key issues related to using an assault rifle: aiming. | On September 9th, the company unveiled the ARCAS. It is an in-built computerized Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered system that interfaces with the rifle's Electro-Optical (EO) sight, with a helmet-mounted eyepiece and with the rifle's assemblies, providing soldiers with real-time intuitive actionable combat information. | It quite literally mak…
(2021-09-09). Poland rallies NATO, EU partners against Belarus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Visegrad Four: The Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. Three Seas Initiative members: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. Polish president honoured by Hungary Duda has already met with his Hungarian counterpart 12 times, either bilaterally or as part of the regional Visegrad Group, which also …
(2021-09-09). Yulimar Rojas Goes for Historic Leap to Secure Her First Diamond League. orinocotribune.com 
One month and one week after having broken the world record for open sky triple jumping, and winning the first Olympic gold by a Venezuelan woman with a mark of 15.67 m at Tokyo 2020, this Thursday, September 9 at 1: 40 p.m. (VE) Yulimar Rojas will attempt a new leap to secure her first Diamond League Trophy. With her participation in this competition she will entertain the possibility of breaking her own records and exceeding the 16-meter mark in the grand final of the tournament in Zurich. | "I have had a sensational year, full of marks above 15 meters that have given me a consistency that I needed to achieve my…
(2021-09-09). Colorado city to pay $3 million settlement after 73yo woman with dementia injured during violent arrest. rt.com 
The police in the city of Loveland, Colorado admitted to having used excessive force when arresting an elderly woman with dementia last year. Her family has reached a settlement with authorities. | Loveland City Manager Steve Adams apologized to Karen Garner and her family for the excessive force used in the woman's arrest in June of last year, during which she sustained multiple injuries, including a dislocated shoulder and a sprained wrist. | Officers Austin Hopp and Daria Jalali, who conducted the arrest, resigned from the force and are currently charged with official misconduct. Hopp is also charged with c…
(2021-09-09). Online events w) Vandana Shiva, Krznaric, adrienne maree brown, Chomsky, Naomi Klein, etc. indybay.org Here are some 40 online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 10 am today, Sept. 8th), featuring people such as Maggie Nelson, Roman Krznaric, Kate Raworth, Vandana Shiva, Paul Mason, adrienne maree brown, Noam Chomsky, Ariel Salleh, Gar Alperovitz, Margaret Randall, Deepa Kumar, Naomi Klein, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Katharine Hayhoe, Howie Hawkins, Carroll Fife, Jennifer Robinson and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada, the UK, and Australia (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free…
(2021-09-09). Lavrov Says Greater Idlib Agreement Was Not Fulfilled By Turkey As More Airstrikes Hit The Region (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 
On September 9, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a series of airstrikes on militants' positions in the…
(2021-09-09). Russia's Northern Fleet Holds Drills In The Arctic To Exercise Protecting Northern Sea Route. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On September 9th, the Russian Northern Fleet began large-scale exercises in the Arctic zone with the participation of 8,000 servicemen, about 800 pieces of equipment and approximately 50 warships. | As part of the maneuvers, the defense of the Northern Sea Route will be worked out, the press service of the fleet told reporters. | "Up to 8 thousand servicemen, about 800 units of military and special equipment, including about 40 tanks, 460 armored combat vehicles, up to 24…
(2021-09-09). Turkey: head of NATO Military Committee inspects bases, lays wreath at Atatàºrk's gravesite. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Chair of the NATO Military Committee visits Turkey On the 6th and 7th September 2021, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer was in Turkey, where he met the Minister of Defence, Mr Hulusi Akar and the Chief of Defence, General Ya≈üar Gàºler. The Admiral visited NATO Allied Land Command, as well …
(2021-09-09). Military Situation In Yemen On September 9, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 576 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On September 8, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 12 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On September 8, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 4 airstrikes on the Jabal Murad district | On September 8, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Kitaf area | On September 8, Saudi-led coalition war…