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Pompeo's Iran Nuclear Lies Exposed Using Clear Evidence & The JCPOA Document Itself
Activist Post | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-12
Mike Pompeo continues to lead the propaganda push to get the public panicking about an Iran "nuclear breakout" even when all evidence shows that Iran is nowhere near capable of being a nuclear threat. Of course many other countries have far more robust nuclear programs, but because it's Iran we have to come together as …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/top-news/pompeos-iran-nuclear-lies-exposed-using-clear-evidence-jcpoa-document-itself/

Questioning war within the military; resistance from Vietnam to Iraq
Peace Action of San Mateo County | indybay.org | 2019-11-12
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indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/11/18828011.php

Battleground Hong Kong: Rioters armed with catapults & javelins destroy university campuses & metro stations, clashing with police
rt.com | 2019-11-12
Protests in Hong Kong have reached new heights of violence, with bomb-throwing rioters seizing control of university campuses and pushing out police while authorities admit that the riot-ravaged city hangs by a thread. | Demonstrators armed to the teeth with molotov cocktails, javelins, and (in one case, at least) a chainsaw have seized control of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), pushing riot police off the campus on Tuesday night and leaving a shocking amount of destruction in their wake. | Rioters armed with catapults & javelins destroy university campuses & metro stations, clashing with police in…
rt.com/news/473262-hongkong-riots-universities-police-violence/

How Iran-Backed Forces Are Taking Over Iraq
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-12
The protests — and the merciless government attempt to stamp them out — are the biggest threat to the power of the Iraqi political establishment since Isis was advancing on Baghdad in 2014. In many respects, the danger to the status quo is greater now because Isis was an existential threat to the Shia majority who had no choice but to support their ruling elite, however predatory and incompetent they had proved in office.
counterpunch.org/2019/11/12/how-iran-backed-forces-are-taking-over-iraq/

Marco Rubio blames 'Putin's disinformation' for coverage of Bolivia coup that he doesn't like
rt.com | 2019-11-12
Eager to find some way to implicate Russia in Bolivia's political crisis and control of the US narrative, Republican senator Marco Rubio branded any skeptical coverage of events as an example of how "Putin uses disinformation." | Rubio, an early and avid supporter of protests that ousted former Bolivian President Evo Morales this week, tweeted that those wishing to understand Russian disinformation should "study current coverage" of Bolivia. | In Rubio's world, Russia has created "fake news" on Bolivia and is spreading it via a "vast network of outlets" and "social media actors" before it is "echoed in mainstr…
rt.com/usa/473270-marco-rubio-bolivia-russia/

Israel is Silencing the Last Voices Trying to Stop Abuses Against Palestinians
Jonathan Cook | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-12
It has been a week of appalling abuses committed by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank — little different from the other 2,670 weeks endured by Palestinians since the occupation began in 1967. The difference this past week was that several entirely unexceptional human rights violations that had been caught on film went viral on social media. One shows a Palestinian father in the West Bank city of Hebron leading his son by the hand to kindergarten. The pair are stopped by two heavily armed soldiers, there to help enforce the rule of a few hundred illegal Jewish settlers over the city's Palestinian population.
counterpunch.org/2019/11/12/israel-is-silencing-the-last-voices-trying-to-stop-abuses-against-palestinians/

Israeli Army Assassinates Senior Islamic Jihad Leader, And His Wife, In Gaza
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-11-12
The Israeli army killed, on Tuesday at dawn, a senior leader of the Islamic Jihad Movement, and his wife, after firing several missiles into a building in the Sheja'eyya area, east of Gaza city, also wounding many members of their family, in addition to a female neighbor. The Al-Quds Brigades, …
imemc.org/article/israeli-army-assassinates-senior-islamic-jihad-leader-and-his-wife-in-gaza/

Israel Targets Islamic Jihad Leader, Sending Message to Iran
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-11-12
A senior commander from the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad is killed in the Gaza Strip; Israel is hit with retaliatory rocket fire.
truthdig.com/articles/israel-targets-islamic-jihad-leader-sending-message-to-iran/

We Must Not Just Watch, Yet Again, As Israel's Massive Military Dominates and Destroys Palestinian Lives and Livelihoods in Gaza
commondreams.org | 2019-11-12
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/11/12/we-must-not-just-watch-yet-again-israels-massive-military-dominates-and-destroys?cd-origin=rss

How the Hand of Israeli Spy Tech Reaches Deep into our Lives
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-12
Digital age weapons developed by Israel to oppress Palestinians are rapidly being repurposed for much wider applications — against Western populations who have long taken their freedoms for granted. Israel's status as a "startup nation" was established decades ago. But its reputation for hi-tech innovation always depended on a dark side, one that is becoming …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/how-the-hand-of-israeli-spy-tech-reaches-deep-into-our-lives/

Once more, UN General Assembly rejects U.S. blockade of Cuba
W. T. Whitney Jr. | peoplesworld.org | 2019-11-12
It happened again. For the 28th consecutive year, a Cuban resolution calling for an end to the U.S. economic blockade of that island was approved overwhelmingly in the United Nations General Assembly. The vote on Nov. 7 was 187 votes in favor, three votes against–the United States, Israel, and Brazil–and two nations abstaining, Colombia and …
peoplesworld.org/article/once-more-un-general-assembly-rejects-u-s-blockade-of-cuba/

417 Palestinians Arrested in October — Including 75 Children
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-11-12
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained a total of 417 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank and the blockaded Gaza Strip in the month of October, ALRAY reported. Prisoner and human rights organizations released a fact sheet Sunday, that the IOF detained 75 children and 16 women. The following is …
imemc.org/article/417-palestinians-arrested-in-october-including-75-children/

Categorizing Feminism, Atheism, Homosexuality as Crimes Exposes Saudi Arabia's Dangerous Intolerance
commondreams.org | 2019-11-12
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/11/12/categorizing-feminism-atheism-homosexuality-crimes-exposes-saudi-arabias?cd-origin=rss

In Bahrain, Global Forum for Entrepreneurs and Investment examines empowerment of women, youth through innovation
United Nations | un.org | 2019-11-12
Spotlighting the role of targeted investment and innovation towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with special focus on 'Harnessing the Potential of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the Digital Economy,' the World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum kicked off on Tuesday in the Bahraini capital, Manama.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/11/1051221

De Facto Martial Law in the Philippines
Yoko Liriano | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-12
In 2010, I was a summer intern for the largest, progressive human rights organization in the Philippines, Karapatan: Alliance for the Advancement of Peoples Rights. As a non-Filipino, I never imagined that I would become so involved in the Filipino cause. Faced, however, with the dire human rights situation as well as the fervor of…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/12/de-facto-martial-law-in-the-philippines/

Lithium Question Looms Large in Bolivia After Morales Ousted in Coup
Common Dreams | theantimedia.com | 2019-11-12
The coup against Morales in Bolivia cannot be understood without a glance at the new Cold War between the West and China.

Lithium Question Looms Large in Bolivia After Morales Ousted in Coup

China & Russia's 'worst nightmare'? National Interest piece fantasizing sale of US nuke subs to allies is an 'exaggeration'
rt.com | 2019-11-12
The National Interest magazine claimed that a potential sale of US nuclear subs to allies may become a "nightmare" for Russia and China. Military analysts told RT there could be a fallout but a grim prospect is an exaggeration. | The executive editor of the Washington-based outlet, Harry J. Kazianis, recently published an article revealing what would become "China and Russia's worst nightmare." In the piece, he floated the idea of selling or leasing 10 or 12 Virginia-Class attack subs to Australia and other allies into the minds of the decision makers in the Pentagon. | Kazianis wrote that such a move will all…
rt.com/news/473264-us-submarines-china-russia-australia/

Mystery as 'thousands' of birds found DEAD on shores of Indian lake
rt.com | 2019-11-12
The shocking discovery of more than 1,000 dead birds of various species along the shores of India's biggest inland salt lake has left authorities scratching their heads. | The corpses of more than a dozen species of migratory birds were found littered around Sambhar Lake, in the northern state of Rajasthan, in recent days. | The lake is a favored winter spot of migratory birds from Europe and China and is a recognized wetland of international importance, so the unexplained mass death has sparked serious concern among officials. | "We have never seen anything like this," Abhinav Vaishnav, a local bird-watche…
rt.com/news/473233-thousand-birds-dead-india-lake/

Trump's Syrian See-Saw: From Pullout to Pillage
Jim Kavanagh | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-12
To withdraw, or not to withdraw? That is the question Donald Trump, in his own inimitable way, has answered both ways. | First came the withdrawal. It was real, and had a significant effect. Trump ordered the removal of US troops from Kurdish areas, putting an end to the prospect of an independent Kurdish statelet, split off from Syria. Such a partition was always implausible, given the general balance of forces in the region and the specific refusal of NATO-member Turkey to accept any such thing. (Turkey had already invaded Syria in 2016, and the Obama-Biden administration ordered the Kurds to accept it.) It was…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/12/trumps-syrian-see-saw-from-pullout-to-pillage/

Europeans failed to fulfill their commitments to Iran nuclear deal — FM Zarif
rt.com | 2019-11-12
Europeans have failed to fulfill their own commitments to Iran's 2015 nuclear deal, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted on Tuesday. The statement came in response to a warning by the EU that urged Tehran to stick to the pact or face consequences, Reuters said. | European states have been trying to persuade Tehran to stick to the deal, under which it agreed to curb its nuclear program in return for the lifting of sanctions, despite a decision last year by US President Donald Trump to abandon it. | Iran has long blamed the Europeans for failing to provide the economic benefits it was meant to receive u…
rt.com/newsline/473253-europeans-iran-nuclear-zarif/

Agrarian Crisis and Malnutrition: GM Agriculture Is Not the Answer
Colin Todhunter | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-12
M S Swaminathan is often referred to as the 'father' of India's Green Revolution. In 2009, he said that no scientific evidence had emerged to justify concerns about genetically modified (GM) crops, often regarded as stage two of the Green Revolution. In a December 2018 paper in the journal Current Science, however, it was argued…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/12/agrarian-crisis-and-malnutrition-gm-agriculture-is-not-the-answer/

Competition for Moscow? UK election meddling accusations spread from Russia, to India…to Hillary
rt.com | 2019-11-12
If you believe the daily reports, Britain's ongoing election campaign is facing more interference than an old analogue television during a rainstorm, and amazingly, it's not just Russians being accused of being behind it. | A sense of old world grandeur is easily inflated by convincing yourself that you're so important that the whole world wants to swing your election. | Of course, it is still mainly Russia which stands accused in Britain, because that is just the easiest option available, but now there are also indications of supposed Indian meddling going on, and an election wouldn't be an election if the US…
rt.com/news/473249-uk-elections-meddling-allegations/

Bigotry and Ideology in India and Kashmir: the Legacy of the Babri Masjid Mosque
Nyla Ali Khan | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-12
With the imposition of Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code of 1973, (which authorizes an executive magistrate to prohibit an assembly of more than four people in any area), in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, mainland India gets a small smattering of what Kashmir has been facing since August 5. A disused sixteenth-century mosque in Ayodhya,…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/12/bigotry-and-ideology-in-india-and-kashmir-the-legacy-of-the-babri-masjid-mosque/

Sanctions Against North Korea Hurt Women
Marie O'Reilly | progressive.org | 2019-11-12
"Maximum pressure" sanctions have failed to change policies in Pyongyang, and have had grave human costs.
progressive.org/op-eds/north-korea-sanctions-hurt-women-oreilly-191112/

UN Steps in to Urge Lebanon to Form New Government
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-12
Lebanon's banks and schools were shut on Tuesday in a new wave of disruption as politicians struggled to agree on a new government to steer the country out of its worst economic crisis since the 1975-90 civil war. | RELATED: | Thousands of Lebanese Demonstrate Awaiting a New Government | The top U.N. official in Lebanon called for the urgent formation of a cabinet made up of people known for their competence, which he said would be in a better position to appeal for international…
telesurenglish.net/news/UN-Steps-in-to-Urge-Lebanon-to-Form-New-Government-20191112-0003.html

Vote for Pani Wijesiriwardena in the Sri Lankan presidential election! Rally to fight for international socialism!
wsws.org | 2019-11-12
Pani Wijesiriwardena is standing on behalf of the Socialist Equality Party in Sri Lanka on a revolutionary socialist and internationalist program, against imperialist war, social inequality and authoritarian rule.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/12/seps-n12.html

Sri Lankan daily interviews SEP presidential candidate Pani Wijesiriwardena
wsws.org | 2019-11-12
Below is the text of Pani Wijesiriwardena's interview by Sri Lanka's leading newspaper, the Daily Mirror, which published it last week under the title "Capitalism offers no solutions to the dangers facing workers: Pani Wijesiriwardena"
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/12/pani-n12.html

Tens of thousands in Russia face medicine shortages as a result of Western sanctions
wsws.org | 2019-11-12
Between April and August 2019, two women from Moscow and one from Yekaterinburg were temporarily arrested and charged for illegally obtaining unregistered medicine.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/12/sanc-n12.html

Back on track: Federer rescues ATP Finals hopes with win over Berrettini
rt.com | 2019-11-12
Swiss tennis icon Roger Federer picked up his first win at the Nitto ATP Finals, beating debutant Matteo Berrettini of Italy in two straight sets to keep his tournament hopes alive. | Berrettini ,the first Italian to qualify for the season-ending event since 1978, showed tough resistance in the opening set, stretching it to a tie-break where the more experienced Swiss got the upper hand 7-2. | READ MORE: False start: Stefanos Tsitsipas downs Russia's Daniil Medvedev in ATP Finals opener | How…
rt.com/sport/473251-roger-federer-atp-finals/

'Bird of the Year' flap: More Russian meddling in wildlife contest?
rt.com | 2019-11-12
New Zealand is home to over 200 bird species and most of them are unique to the north and south islands where they have lived for millions of years. But while the Dodo might be dead, modern day drama and meddling certainly isn't. | …
rt.com/news/473257-bird-vote-evil-russians/

'Never forget what your enemy looks like': MPs allow use of swastika to condemn Nazi ideology
rt.com | 2019-11-12
The swastika and other symbols of the Third Reich can be used, but only if it's done to condemn Nazism, the State Duma ruled. The previous legislation was too harsh, even making addressing classic WWII movies a problem. | There was an outright ban on Nazi symbols in Russia due to them offending the memory of the grave losses suffered by the country during the Great Patriotic War against the German invaders in 1941-45. | But the amendments to the relevant law, which MPs passed in the second reading on Tuesday, allow for the restrictions to be lifted in cases when those symbols are used "to form a negative attit…
rt.com/russia/473245-russia-swastika-nazi-symbols/

Joint Asian regional statement opposes US-backed coup in Bolivia
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-12
Latin AmericaIssue 1245 Bolivia 2019 coup in BoliviaNovember 12, 2019The following joint regional statement from the Asian left and progressives was issued on November 11, in response to the coup in Boliva. | * * * | Stand with Evo Morales and the Movement Towards Socialism! | Resist the US-backed coup! | We stand with Evo Morales and B…
greenleft.org.au/content/joint-asian-regional-statement-opposes-us-backed-coup-bolivia

EU pushes Britain to name new commissioner despite Brexit plans
rt.com | 2019-11-12
The European Union pressed Britain on Tuesday to name a representative for the new executive European Commission, despite the country's planned departure from the bloc. | The British government has so far shown little interest in the matter after Prime Minister Boris Johnson was forced to delay Brexit for a third time, until January 31, and campaigning is underway for a national election on December 12. | However, the EU is keen to press ahead with the launch of its new commission on December 1, Reuters reports. The executive body will be headed by Ursula von der Leyen, the first woman to hold that post. | The…
rt.com/newsline/473242-eu-britain-commissioner-brexit/

Saudi Arabia Convicts 38 People on Terrorism-Related Charges
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-12
A Saudi Arabian court charged 38 people Tuesday of financing "terrorism" and declaring other Muslims as non-believers, handing out sentences ranging from 30 months to 25 years. | RELATED: | Repression Deepened Under Saudi Crown Prince MBS: Report | The state-run news outlet Al Ekhbariya did not give the nationalities or names of those convicted out of the 41 people in total on trial. | Although it reported one of those sentenced had set up a "terrorist organization" while in prison a…
telesurenglish.net/news/Saudi-Arabia-Convicts-38-People-on-Terrorism-Related-Charges-20191112-0010.html

Latest Israeli Assault on Gaza Continuation of 'Torture and Torment of Palestinians,' Says Jewish Voice for Peace
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-11-12
"The illegal blockade of Gaza by Israel imprisons every aspect of life for Palestinians in Gaza, and the inhumane restrictions on food, electricity, and healthcare are all forms of violence, carried out daily for the past 11 years by Israel." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gaza_14.jpg
commondreams.org/news/2019/11/12/latest-israeli-assault-gaza-continuation-torture-and-torment-palestinians-says?cd-origin=rss

Israeli Forces Attack Commemoration of Arafat's Death
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-11-11
Dozens of Palestinians suffocated, today, as Israeli forces attacked citizens participating in marches commemorating the 15th anniversary for the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, said a local activist. Media activist in Beit Ummar, Mohammad Awad, told WAFA that Israeli forces stormed an area adjacent to the Israeli settlement of …
imemc.org/article/israeli-forces-attack-commemoration-of-arafats-death/

Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian Man in Occupied West Bank
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-11
Israeli forces shot and killed a 22-year-old Palestinian man Monday in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Authority (PA) said. | RELATED: | Israeli Guard Shoots Unarmed Palestinian in the Back: Video | Omar Badawi was shot in the abdomen in Al-Aroub refugee camp near Hebron city during a march marking the 15th anniversary of the death of former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, according to the PA news agency Wafa. | "There were protests in commemoration of Yasser Arafat'…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israeli-troops-kill-Palestinian-Man-in-Occupied-West-Bank–20191111-0009.html

Protesters, Iraqi Police Continue Battle on Baghdad Streets
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-11
Protests in Iraq's capital Baghdad continued on Monday as both Iraqi forces and protesters tried to dislodge each other from an area leading to the Green Zone. | The protests that began on Oct. 1 were initially focused on a lack of jobs and services but quickly morphed into a denunciation of the sectarian power-sharing system of government introduced in 2003 and the political elites they say benefit from it. | Security forces have used live ammunition, tear gas and stun grenades against mostly young and unarmed protesters, killing more than 280 people. | Iraqi leaders agreed on Sunday that electoral reforms…
telesurenglish.net/news/Protesters-Iraqi-Police-Continue-Battle-on-Baghdad-Streets-20191111-0003.html

Tulsi Gabbard lawyer demanding retraction from Hillary Clinton over 'defamatory' Russian asset smear
rt.com | 2019-11-11
A lawyer for presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard is demanding that Hillary Clinton retract her "defamatory" comments alleging that the anti-war Democrat is a Russian asset and Moscow's "favorite" for the 2020 election. | In a letter to Clinton seen by the Hill, Gabbard's legal counsel said Clinton "knew it was false" when she accused the Hawaii congresswoman of being a Russian asset. "Your statement is defamatory, and we demand that you retract it immediately," Gabbard's lawyer wrote in the letter, demanding a verbal response from Clinton. | This fabricated story is so facially improbable that it is actionabl…
rt.com/usa/473173-gabbard-clinton-lawyer-defamation/

How the Syrian Democratic Forces Were Suddenly Transformed into "Kurdish Forces"
Robert Fisk | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-11
That wars end very differently to our own expectations — or our plans — was established long ago. That "we" won the Second World War did not mean the Americans would win the Vietnam war, or that France would vanquish its enemies in Algeria. Yet the moment we decide who the good guys are, and who the evil…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/11/how-the-syrian-democratic-forces-were-suddenly-transformed-into-kurdish-forces/

US Jewish Organizations Warn against West Bank Annexation
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-11-11
A coalition of American Jewish groups has sent a letter to leaders of Israel's political parties, warning them against full or even partial annexation of the occupied West Bank. The letter, written by the Progressive Israel Network, asks Israeli politicians to oppose the annexation plan being pursued by Prime Minister …
imemc.org/article/us-jewish-organizations-warn-against-west-bank-annexation/

Jewish group welcomes revocation of Beth Oloth's charitable status
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-11-11
Jewish group welcomes revocation of Beth Oloth's charitable status: In the NewsBeth Oloth Charitable Organization has had its tax-deductible status revoked by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) due to its support for Israel's army and activities in Israel's illegal settlements. | January 28, 2019 | By: | | Independent Jewish Voices Canada …
bdsmovement.net/news/jewish-group-welcomes-revocation-beth-oloth%E2%80%99s-charitable-status

Saeb Erekat Calls on the ICC to Investigate Shooting Death of Young Palestinian Man
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-11-11
Saeb Erekat, secretary general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) asked the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, to open a criminal investigation into the systematic and continued war crimes committed by the Israeli occupation authorities against unarmed Palestinian civilians. Erekat, in a …
imemc.org/article/saeb-erekat-calls-on-the-icc-to-investigate-shooting-death-of-young-palestinian-man/

Two Residential Structures Demolished in Occupied Jerusalem
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-11-11
Israeli forces, on Monday, demolished two residential structures in the occupied Palestinian city of Jerusalem. Younes Jafar, Chairman of Al-Montar Land Defense Committee, said that soldiers embarked, in the early morning hours, on destroying two residential buildings in the area of al-Montar, under the pretext of being built without …
imemc.org/article/two-residential-structures-demolished-in-occupied-jerusalem/

Israel is silencing the last voices trying to prevent abuse of Palestinians
Jonathan Cook | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-11
It has been a week of appalling abuses committed by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank — little different from the other 2,670 weeks endured by Palestinians since the occupation began in 1967. The difference this past week was that several entirely unexceptional human rights violations that had been caught on film went viral on …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/israel-is-silencing-the-last-voices-trying-to-prevent-abuse-of-palestinians/

The Houthis Are Preparing for a Planned Israeli Attack on Yemen
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2019-11-11
There are strong indications that Israel is planning to launch airstrikes against Yemen under the pretext of preventing an Iranian military presence from taking hold, much as it did in Syria and Iraq.
mintpressnews.com/houthis-preparing-planned-israel-attack-yemen/262730/

New UN forestry project bids to help countries meet climate change commitments
United Nations | un.org | 2019-11-11
More than two dozen countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America are set to benefit from a UN project to help tackle climate change through better forestry management.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/11/1051041

Trump rules out rollback of China tariffs
wsws.org | 2019-11-11
Trump's remarks were in response to a statement by Chinese Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng that the two sides had agreed to reduce tariffs on each other's goods as part of any agreement.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/11/trad-n11.html

Turkey's Other Weapon Against the Kurds: Water
Alexandra Marvar | thenation.com | 2019-11-11
Turkey's Other Weapon Against the Kurds: Water…
thenation.com/article/turkey-syria-iraq-kurds/

Turkey's Syria 'Ethnic Cleansing' In US Memo, US Can Shoot 'Any Syrian' Over Oil & A Bolivia Coup
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-11
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/6/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/turkeys-syria-ethnic-cleansing-in-us-memo-us-can-shoot-any-syrian-over-oil-a-bolivia-coup/

2019-11-11: News Headlines

Matthew Hoh (2019-11-11). And the Armies That Remained Suffer'd: Veterans, Moral Injury and Suicide. commondreams.org Think now of young men or women home from Iraq or Afghanistan, Somalia or Panama, Vietnam or Korea, the woods of Europe or the islands of the Pacific, what they have done cannot be undone, all the words of assurance that their actions were not murder cannot be justified, and nothing can clean the haunting blood from their hands. (Photo: U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Robert Reeves) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/forever_war_0.jpeg

RT (2019-11-11). 'F**k the Queen': Debate over Remembrance poppy reignites after viral VIDEO of woman burning one. rt.com Footage of a young woman saying "f**k the queen" before burning a poppy ahead of Remembrance Day has been shared far and wide on social media, evoking widespread ire. However, this is not the first time the video has gone viral.

RT (2019-11-11). Tulsi Gabbard lawyer demanding retraction from Hillary Clinton over 'defamatory' Russian asset smear. rt.com A lawyer for presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard is demanding that Hillary Clinton retract her "defamatory" comments alleging that the anti-war Democrat is a Russian asset and Moscow's "favorite" for the 2020 election. | In a letter to Clinton seen by the Hill, Gabbard's legal counsel said Clinton "knew it was false" when she accused the Hawaii congresswoman of being a Russian asset. "Your statement is defamatory, and we demand that you retract it immediately," Gabbard's lawyer wrote in the letter, demanding a verbal response from Clinton. | This fabricated story is so facially improbable that it is actionabl…

RT (2019-11-11). Pakistan's spy agency chief visits Kabul amid increased tensions — official. rt.com A Pakistani delegation was in Kabul on Monday to meet Afghan authorities amid increased tensions, an Afghan official said. | The meeting is the first since the Pakistani embassy closed its consular section in Kabul earlier this month, citing unspecified security concerns. | Kaber Haqmal, a spokesman for Afghanistan's national security adviser, said the two sides discussed efforts to normalize relations. He said that Afghan national security adviser Hamdullah Mohib met with Gen. Faiz Hameed, the head of Pakistan's intelligence agency, and Suhail Mahmood, Pakistan's foreign secretary, AP reported. | Kabul is bla…

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2019-11-11). The Houthis Are Preparing for a Planned Israeli Attack on Yemen. mintpressnews.com There are strong indications that Israel is planning to launch airstrikes against Yemen under the pretext of preventing an Iranian military presence from taking hold, much as it did in Syria and Iraq.

RT (2019-11-11). Iran begins enriching 12 times as much uranium, in further departure from nuclear deal that US ditched. rt.com Tehran has radically ratcheted up its production of low-enriched uranium after rebooting production at two facilities. The uptick comes as Iran moves further away from the 2015 nuclear deal that was ditched by the US last year. | Iran is now producing at least 5.5 kilograms (12 pounds) of low-enriched uranium per day, Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, told journalists on Monday, as cited by AP. Previously Tehran had been producing a mere 450 grams (1 pound) each day. | The increase is the result of Iran restarting production at two of its facilities, Natanz and Fordo. The mo…

RT (2019-11-11). Elephant dubbed 'bin Laden' that killed five Indian village captured. rt.com A 'rogue' elephant named after deceased Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has finally been tracked down and caught after it trampled and killed five people in a village rampage in India. | Officials confirmed Monday that the menacing elephant, dubbed 'Laden' by locals, had been captured by wildlife officers after a major search operation in the northeastern state of Assam, AFP reports. | 'Laden' was tracked for days through forest land using drones and domesticated elephants. "Two darts were fired by experts which had tranquilised the male elephant," a senior forestry official told the news agency. | "Now the wo…

Robert Fisk (2019-11-11). How the Syrian Democratic Forces Were Suddenly Transformed into "Kurdish Forces" counterpunch.org That wars end very differently to our own expectations — or our plans — was established long ago. That "we" won the Second World War did not mean the Americans would win the Vietnam war, or that France would vanquish its enemies in Algeria. Yet the moment we decide who the good guys are, and who the evil More

RT (2019-11-11). Jordan 'committed' to Israel peace treaty as land deal ends — FM. rt.com Jordan said on Monday it was committed to its peace treaty with Israel despite ending a 25-year deal that allows its neighbor to use two parcels of land along its border under its sovereignty. | Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said the country acted in accordance with the treaty in not renewing the deal over the two enclaves straddling the border that allowed Israel special rights over its citizens working and present in the two areas, Reuters reports. | The deal was part of the 1994 Jordan-Israel peace treaty. Jordan's King Abdullah arrived on Monday in the enclave that straddles its northern border with Israel…

RT (2019-11-11). False start: Stefanos Tsitsipas downs Russia's Daniil Medvedev in ATP Finals opener. rt.com Greek tennis ace Stefanos Tsitsipas opened his ATP Finals campaign by beating US Open finalist Daniil Medvedev of Russia 7-6, 6-4 in London. | Both debutants of the season-ending finale held their serve in first set, before Tsitispas gained the upper hand in the tie-break. | READ MORE: Solid and confident: Novak Djokovic destroys debutant Matteo Berrettini in Nitto ATP Finals curtain-raiser | Fourth seed Medvedev, 23, had several chances to break his Greek opponent in the second set, however it was Tsitsipas who…

Peace Action of San Mateo County (2019-11-11). Questioning war within the military; resistance from Vietnam to Iraq. indybay.org Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo | 300 E. Santa Inez Avenue | San Mateo, CA 94401…

teleSUR (2019-11-11). Protesters, Iraqi Police Continue Battle on Baghdad Streets. telesurenglish.net Protests in Iraq's capital Baghdad continued on Monday as both Iraqi forces and protesters tried to dislodge each other from an area leading to the Green Zone. | The protests that began on Oct. 1 were initially focused on a lack of jobs and services but quickly morphed into a denunciation of the sectarian power-sharing system of government introduced in 2003 and the political elites they say benefit from it. | Security forces have used live ammunition, tear gas and stun grenades against mostly young and unarmed protesters, killing more than 280 people. | Iraqi leaders agreed on Sunday that electoral reforms…

teleSUR (2019-11-11). Trans Community Leader Found Murdered in El Salvador. telesurenglish.net A social nonprofit in El Salvador condemned on Saturday the murder of transgender woman Jade Diaz, a well-known community leader in the east of the country. | RELATED: | Trans Asylum-Seeker Dies After Being Denied Healthcare by ICE | Comunicando y Capacitando Trans ( Comcavis Trans) said that Diaz had disappeared on the night of Nov. 6 and her body was discovered on Saturday morning. | "We demand that the government carry out…

WSWS (2019-11-11). California police arrest woman for delivering stillborn baby with drugs in its system. wsws.org California police arrested 25-year-old Chelsea Cheyenne Becker on a charge of 1st degree murder last week after she delivered a stillborn baby with methamphetamine in its system.

Fred Gardner (2019-11-11). Most Iraq and Afghanistan Vets now Regret the Mission. counterpunch.org "Trump's Opposition to 'Endless Wars' Appeals to Those Who Fought Them" read the headline above a front-page story by Jennifer Steinhauer in the New York Times November 1. The percentage of vets deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan who disapprove of US intervention there has almost doubled since 2011! Key excerpts follow. Among veterans, 64 percent say the war in More

Ryan Cristián (2019-11-11). Turkey's Syria 'Ethnic Cleansing' In US Memo, US Can Shoot 'Any Syrian' Over Oil & A Bolivia Coup. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/6/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Alexandra Marvar (2019-11-11). Turkey's Other Weapon Against the Kurds: Water. thenation.com Turkey's Other Weapon Against the Kurds: Water…

WSWS (2019-11-11). Sri Lanka: Pseudo-left NSSP promotes UNP presidential candidate. wsws.org The NSSP and its presidential candidate are trying to tie the working class to the United National Party and capitalist rule.

WSWS (2019-11-11). Over 5,000 arrests, police violence against transport strikers in India's Telangana state. wsws.org Despite the transport workers' courage and resiliency, the strike is in great danger, due to the treacherous union leadership's appeal to the right-wing, Hindu chauvinist BJP national government to intervene.

WSWS (2019-11-11). India's Supreme Court validates Hindu supremacist violence. wsws.org The Supreme Court's ruling attests to the extent to which India's state institutions have become infused with Hindu communalism and India's ruling elite is breaking with the most elementary democratic principles.

WSWS (2019-11-11). Ultra-right Lieberman holds balance of power in Israeli coalition talks. wsws.org The head of Yisrael Beiteinu is demanding a new governmentexcluding the conservative religious parties.

Jonathan Cook (2019-11-11). Israel is silencing the last voices trying to prevent abuse of Palestinians. dissidentvoice.org It has been a week of appalling abuses committed by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank — little different from the other 2,670 weeks endured by Palestinians since the occupation began in 1967. The difference this past week was that several entirely unexceptional human rights violations that had been caught on film went viral on …

WSWS (2019-11-11). In Berlin Wall speech, Pompeo advances crusade against Russia and China. wsws.org In a hypocritical address invoking a worldwide crusade for "freedom," Pompeo escalated US threats of global war.

WSWS (2019-11-11). China-led trade bloc inches forward at Asian summit. wsws.org The formation of the RCEP would be a blow to Washington and its drive to isolate, militarily encircle and subjugate China.

WSWS (2019-11-11). Trump rules out rollback of China tariffs. wsws.org Trump's remarks were in response to a statement by Chinese Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng that the two sides had agreed to reduce tariffs on each other's goods as part of any agreement.

United Nations (2019-11-11). New UN forestry project bids to help countries meet climate change commitments. un.org More than two dozen countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America are set to benefit from a UN project to help tackle climate change through better forestry management.

Tom Coburg (2019-11-11). Four Russia-linked tycoons donated around £2.7m to Tories. Putin must be delighted. thecanary.co While the Intelligence and Security Committee ( ISC) report on alleged Russian interference in UK elections continues to languish, The Canary has conducted a search of the UK Electoral Commission database. The search was on political donations by four Russia-linked oligarchs. | From this source, the total donations came to a whopping £2,578,909.38 (or £2,768.909.38 if including what appear to be additional payments by Lubov Chernukhin). Nearly all the donations went to the Conservative Party or in…

Staff (2019-11-11). Headlines for November 11, 2019. democracynow.org Longtime Bolivian President Evo Morales Resigns, Brazilian Former President Lula Freed from Prison, Haley Said Kelly and Tillerson Told Her to Work Against Trump, Syria: 8 Killed in Bombing in Tel Abyad, Iraq: Death Toll in Anti-Government Protests Rise to 319, Hong Kong: Police Shoot Student Protester at Close Range | , Cyclone Kills 20 in Bangladesh & India; Wildfires Rage in Australia | , Germans Mark 30th Anniversary of Fall of Berlin Wall | , Hundreds Protest Construction of Trump's Border Wall in Sonoran Desert | , Kshama Sawant Declares Victory in Seattle City Council Race | , Chesa Boudin Wins San Francis…

Susan Price (2019-11-11). Hong Kong police encouraged to unleash violence against protesters. greenleft.org.au China-Hong Kong relations Pip HinmanIssue 1245 Hong Kong 2019 Hong Kong pro-democracy movementNovember 11, 2019Hong Kong police unleashed a new wave of violence against protesters on November 11, killing one and injuring others. Green…

RT (2019-11-11). Cops shot couple over 'obviously fake' gun at erotic party despite being told it was a toy, Australian court hears. rt.com An Australian man and woman are suing the state of Victoria after police burst into a swingers club party and shot the pair, despite being told that the gun the man was carrying was a mere prop. | Dale Ewins, then 35, and his former girlfriend Zita Sukys had donned detailed costumes for a 'Saints and Sinners' ball in Melbourne on July 8, 2017. The pair say they were engaged in a sex act at the back of the club when they were suddenly surrounded by heavily-armed police who opened fire on them with non-lethal bullets. | A patron called the cops after seeing Ewins with a gun tucked into his trousers, but security…

patrick (2019-11-11). Jewish group welcomes revocation of Beth Oloth's charitable status. bdsmovement.net Jewish group welcomes revocation of Beth Oloth's charitable status: In the NewsBeth Oloth Charitable Organization has had its tax-deductible status revoked by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) due to its support for Israel's army and activities in Israel's illegal settlements. | January 28, 2019 | By: | | Independent Jewish Voices Canada

Eds. (2019-11-11). Media silent as Nobel Prize winning OPCW found "fixing" its own findings on Syria. mronline.org Judging by the minimal impact of the news, there will likely be few consequences for those who suppressed information and misled the world, nor for those who called for war on the basis of it, their assertions proving, once again, disastrously wrong. | Source

Eds. (2019-11-10). Bolivian Mayor, Patricia Arce, covered in paint, dragged through the streets by right wing fascists. mronline.org Right wing protesters used as an excuse against the mayor, the death of two protesters in clashes that happened in another town. The woman was forced to resign on her knees after she was spray painted with red and subjected to hours of humiliation. | Source

Colin Todhunter (2019-11-10). Agrarian Crisis and Malnutrition: GM Agriculture Is Not the Answer. dissidentvoice.org MS Swaminathan is often referred to as the 'father' of India's Green Revolution. In 2009, he said that no scientific evidence had emerged to justify concerns about genetically modified (GM) crops, often regarded as stage two of the Green Revolution. In a December 2018 paper in the journal Current Science, however, it was argued that Bt insecticidal cotton …

Murtaza Hussain (2019-11-10). Baghdadi Died, but the U.S. War on Terror Will Go on Forever. theintercept.com On Oct. 28, 2019, Syrians sift through the rubble at the site of a suspected US-led operation against Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi the previous day, on the edge of the small Syrian village of Barisha in the country's opposition-held northwestern Idlib province. | Photo: Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images | As a matter of principle, I try to restrain myself from celebrating the misfortunes of others. But nearly a decade ago, when I heard the news that Osama bin Laden had been killed in a nighttime U.S. military raid in Pakistan, I briefly allowed myself a moment of naive optimism. My hope was tha…

IMEMC News & Agencies (2019-11-10). Settlers Chop 118 Olive Trees. imemc.org At dawn, on Sunday,Israeli settlers destroyed dozens of Palestinian-owned olive trees in Yasuf and al-Sawiya villages, in the occupied West Bank districts of Salfit and Nablus. Anti-settlement activist Ghassan Daghlas said that Israeli settlers from the illegal settlement of Rahalim chopped off about 60 olive trees in al-Sawiya village. Head …

teleSUR (2019-11-10). Jordan Ends the Lease of Two Plots of Land to Israel. telesurenglish.net Jordan's King Abdullah II announced during a speech made Sunday before the country's new cabinet, that the lease of two plots of land to Israel has come to an end. | RELATED: | Israel's Top Court Votes to Deport HRW Official Over BDS Stance | "I announce the end of the annex of the two areas, Ghamr and Baqura, in the peace treaty and impose our full sovereignty on every inch of them," Abdullah II said. | According to the peace agreement signed by Jordan and Israel in October…

teleSUR (2019-11-10). US Military Says 500 to 600 Troops to Remain in Syria. telesurenglish.net The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley said during an interview with ABC News Sunday that 500 "or perhaps 600" U.S. soldiers will remain in Syrian territory. | RELATED: | UN-Sponsored Syrian Peace Talks to Reconvene on November 25 | The senior military official justified the decision as allegedly "there is a very real possibility that conditions will be established for a resurgence of the Islamic state," adding that "the presence will be small, but the objec…

Middle East Eye (2019-11-10). The Middle East and the Rest of the World Are United in Struggle. theantimedia.com From Iraq to Chile and beyond, protesters are raising their voices in search of employment, democracy and dignity.

teleSUR (2019-11-10). Fresh Protests Grip Iraq Despite Mounting Casualties. telesurenglish.net Protesters were back on the streets of Iraqi cities on Sunday despite security forces killing at least five people the day before in central Baghdad. | Live ammunition was used on demonstrators as well as tear gas and sound bombs, police and medics say. | The clashes in Baghdad wounded scores more people and put security forces back in control of all except one major bridge linking the Iraqi capital's eastern residential and business districts to government headquarters across the Tigris river. | The government promised reforms aimed at ending the crisis. Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Saturday (Nov…

teleSUR (2019-11-10). Iran Discovers 53 Billion Barrels Oil Field: Rouhani. telesurenglish.net Iran has discovered a new oil field containing 53 billion barrels of crude oil in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, President Hassan Rouhani announced Sunday. | RELATED: | Iranian Forces Shoot Down 'Foreign' Drone in SW Iran | Before a crowd of people in the central city of Yazd, the Iranian president said the discovery was made despite hostilities from the United States, which have been directed mainly against Iran's oil sector. | "It is a large oil field that extends from Bostan t…

Tyler Durden (2019-11-10). Leaked US Memo Confirms NATO Ally Turkey Pursuing "Ethnic Cleansing" in Syria. theantimedia.com Everyone in Washington knows NATO's second largest military is now engaged in ongoing ethnic cleansing.

teleSUR (2019-11-10). Thousands of Lebanese Demonstrate Awaiting a New Government. telesurenglish.net Thousands of people demonstrated again Sunday in Lebanon demanding the fall of the government as clashes continue yet President Michel Aoun hasn't called on parliamentarians to appoint a new prime minister after the resignation of Saad Hariri. | RELATED: | Hundreds of Lebanese Women March To Demand Cabinet Resignation | Hariri resigned on Oct. 29…

IMEMC News (2019-11-10). Illegal Colonists Cut And Uproot 60 Olive Trees Near Nablus And Salfit. imemc.org A group of fanatic illegal Israeli colonialist settlers invaded, on Sunday morning, Palestinian orchards near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and near Salfit, in central West Bank, before cutting and uprooting more than 60 olive trees. Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors Israel's colonialist activities in …

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-11-10). 'Hey Boston! Thanks for the Guns!' Guerrilla Ads Oppose U.S. Aid to Israel. imemc.org Editors of Mondoweiss | A Palestinian solidarity group in Boston, Thursday, posted photographs of ads displayed in bus kiosks, opposing U.S. military aid to Israel.

IMEMC News (2019-11-10). Illegal Colonists Invade Village Near Bethlehem. imemc.org On Saturday evening, a group of fanatic illegal Israeli colonists, squatting on Palestinian lands near Bethlehem, south of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, and attacked several Palestinians, in addition to using fireworks against them, in al-Jab'a village, southeast of Bethlehem. Thiab Masha'la, the head of the al-Jab'a Village Council, …

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-11-10). Palestinian Farmer's Land Flooded With Sewage. imemc.org Israeli occupation forces prevented Palestinians from harvesting their olive crops in the village of Sebastia, northwest of Nablus, WAFA reported. Mayor of Sebastia, Mohammed Azem, said Israeli forces kicked farmers out of their land under the pretext of lacking prior coordination, despite the fact that their lands are located beyond …

IMEMC News & Agencies (2019-11-10). Facebook Sues Israeli Cyber Security Co. NSO Over WhatsApp Surveillance. imemc.org Shir Hever discusses the strategy of the Israeli offensive cyber company NSO, its roots in the notorious Israeli "8200" military intelligence unit, and how it crossed a line that very few companies dare cross. Shir Hever is an economic researcher in the Alternative Information Center, a Palestinian-Israeli organization active in …

IMEMC News (2019-11-10). Soldiers Injure Dozens Of Palestinians In Jerusalem. imemc.org Many Israeli army jeeps invaded, on Saturday evening, the town of al-'Isawiya in occupied East Jerusalem, and attacked the Palestinians with gas bombs and concussion grenades, causing dozens of injuries, including among many children. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said the invasion was carried out without a …

IMEMC News (2019-11-10). Soldiers Abduct Two Former Political Prisoners Near Hebron. imemc.org Israeli soldiers invaded, early on Sunday morning, Beit Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and abducted two former political prisoners. Local sources in Beit Ummar said the soldiers invaded and violently searched a few homes in the town, before abducting the two former political prisoners. …