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Questioning war within the military; resistance from Vietnam to Iraq
Peace Action of San Mateo County | indybay.org | 2019-11-11
Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo | 300 E. Santa Inez Avenue | San Mateo, CA 94401…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/11/18828011.php

Jordan 'committed' to Israel peace treaty as land deal ends — FM
rt.com | 2019-11-11
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.com/newsline/473168-jordan-israel-treaty-land/

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/

'F**k the Queen': Debate over Remembrance poppy reignites after viral VIDEO of woman burning one
rt.com | 2019-11-11
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.com/uk/473164-woman-burns-poppy-viral-video/

Trans Community Leader Found Murdered in El Salvador
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-11
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trans-Community-Leader-Found-Murdered-in-El-Salvador-20191111-0008.html

California police arrest woman for delivering stillborn baby with drugs in its system
wsws.org | 2019-11-11
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/11/drug-n11.html

Pakistan's spy agency chief visits Kabul amid increased tensions — official
rt.com | 2019-11-11
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…
rt.com/newsline/473171-pakistan-spy-kabul-afghanistan/

Most Iraq and Afghanistan Vets now Regret the Mission
Fred Gardner | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-11
"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…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/11/most-iraq-and-afghanistan-vets-now-regret-the-mission/

And the Armies That Remained Suffer'd: Veterans, Moral Injury and Suicide
Matthew Hoh | commondreams.org | 2019-11-11
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 …
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Iran begins enriching 12 times as much uranium, in further departure from nuclear deal that US ditched
rt.com | 2019-11-11
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.com/news/473145-iran-nuclear-enrichment-increase/

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/

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/

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/

Sri Lanka: Pseudo-left NSSP promotes UNP presidential candidate
wsws.org | 2019-11-11
The NSSP and its presidential candidate are trying to tie the working class to the United National Party and capitalist rule.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/11/nssp-n11.html

India's Supreme Court validates Hindu supremacist violence
wsws.org | 2019-11-11
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/11/babr-n11.html

Over 5,000 arrests, police violence against transport strikers in India's Telangana state
wsws.org | 2019-11-11
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/11/tela-n11.html

Elephant dubbed 'bin Laden' that killed five Indian village captured
rt.com | 2019-11-11
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…
rt.com/news/473167-laden-elephant-india-rampage/

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

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/

Ultra-right Lieberman holds balance of power in Israeli coalition talks
wsws.org | 2019-11-11
The head of Yisrael Beiteinu is demanding a new governmentexcluding the conservative religious parties.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/11/isra-n11.html

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

China-led trade bloc inches forward at Asian summit
wsws.org | 2019-11-11
The formation of the RCEP would be a blow to Washington and its drive to isolate, militarily encircle and subjugate China.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/11/rcep-n11.html

In Berlin Wall speech, Pompeo advances crusade against Russia and China
wsws.org | 2019-11-11
In a hypocritical address invoking a worldwide crusade for "freedom," Pompeo escalated US threats of global war.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/11/pers-n11.html

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

Four Russia-linked tycoons donated around £2.7m to Tories. Putin must be delighted
Tom Coburg | thecanary.co | 2019-11-11
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…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2019/11/11/four-russia-linked-tycoons-donated-around-2-7m-to-tories-putin-must-be-delighted/

False start: Stefanos Tsitsipas downs Russia's Daniil Medvedev in ATP Finals opener
rt.com | 2019-11-11
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…
rt.com/sport/473162-daniil-medvedev-stefanos-tsitsipas-atp-finals/

Media silent as Nobel Prize winning OPCW found "fixing" its own findings on Syria
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-11-11
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…
mronline.org/2019/11/11/media-silent-as-nobel-prize-winning-opcw-found-fixing-its-own-findings-on-syria/

Hong Kong police encouraged to unleash violence against protesters
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-11
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…
greenleft.org.au/content/hong-kong-police-encouraged-unleash-violence-against-protesters

Cops shot couple over 'obviously fake' gun at erotic party despite being told it was a toy, Australian court hears
rt.com | 2019-11-11
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…
rt.com/news/473170-australia-erotic-costume-party-shooting/

Settlers Chop 118 Olive Trees
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-11-10
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 …
imemc.org/article/settlers-chop-118-olive-trees/

Jordan Ends the Lease of Two Plots of Land to Israel
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-10
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Jordan-Ends-The-Lease-of-Two-Plots-of-Land-to-Israel-20191110-0013.html

US Military Says 500 to 600 Troops to Remain in Syria
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-10
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/us-chief-of-staff-declares-500-to-600-troops-to-remain-in-syria-20191110-0015.html

Bolivian Mayor, Patricia Arce, covered in paint, dragged through the streets by right wing fascists
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-11-10
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…
mronline.org/2019/11/10/bolivian-mayor-patricia-arce-covered-in-paint-dragged-through-the-streets-by-right-wing-fascists/

Fresh Protests Grip Iraq Despite Mounting Casualties
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-10
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/Fresh-Protests-Grip-Iraq-Despite-Mounting-Casualties-20191110-0005.html

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

The Middle East and the Rest of the World Are United in Struggle

Iran Discovers 53 Billion Barrels Oil Field: Rouhani
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-10
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/president-rouhani-iran-discovers-53bn-barrels–oil-field-20191110-0014.html

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

Leaked US Memo Confirms NATO Ally Turkey Pursuing "Ethnic Cleansing" in Syria

Agrarian Crisis and Malnutrition: GM Agriculture Is Not the Answer
Colin Todhunter | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-10
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 …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/agrarian-crisis-and-malnutrition-gm-agriculture-is-not-the-answer/

Thousands of Lebanese Demonstrate Awaiting a New Government
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-10
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…
telesurenglish.net/news/thousands-of-lebanese-demonstrate-awaiting-a-new-government-20191110-0011.html

Facebook Sues Israeli Cyber Security Co. NSO Over WhatsApp Surveillance
IMEMC News & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-11-10
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.org/article/facebook-sues-israeli-cyber-security-co-nso-over-whatsapp-surveillance/

Soldiers Abduct Two Former Political Prisoners Near Hebron
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-11-10
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. …
imemc.org/article/soldiers-abduct-two-former-political-prisoners-near-hebron/

'Hey Boston! Thanks for the Guns!' Guerrilla Ads Oppose U.S. Aid to Israel
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-11-10
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.org/article/hey-boston-thanks-for-the-guns-guerrilla-ads-oppose-u-s-aid-to-israel/

Soldiers Injure Dozens Of Palestinians In Jerusalem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-11-10
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.org/article/soldiers-injure-dozens-of-palestinians-in-jerusalem/

Illegal Colonists Cut And Uproot 60 Olive Trees Near Nablus And Salfit
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-11-10
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.org/article/illegal-colonists-cut-and-uproot-60-olive-trees-near-nablus/

Palestinian Farmer's Land Flooded With Sewage
IMEMC & Agencies | imemc.org | 2019-11-10
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.org/article/palestinian-farmers-land-flooded-with-sewage/

Illegal Colonists Invade Village Near Bethlehem
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2019-11-10
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.org/article/illegal-colonists-invade-village-near-bethlehem/

Baghdadi Died, but the U.S. War on Terror Will Go on Forever
Murtaza Hussain | theintercept.com | 2019-11-10
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…
theintercept.com/2019/11/10/baghdadi-death-war-on-terror/

Twitter Boss Met Mohammed Bin Salman Six Months After Saudi Spy Discovered
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2019-11-09
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey met with Mohammed bin Salman months after learning that a spy, directed by Saudi Arabia, had infiltrated the company.

Twitter Boss Met Mohammed Bin Salman Six Months After Saudi Spy Discovered

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2019-11-12 01:06 GMT (20:06 EST)

2019-11-10: News Headlines

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…

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

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…

Karim Sharara (2019-11-10). The Struggle of Nation and Religion in Lebanon. commondreams.org More than three weeks have passed since the start of the protests in Lebanon, and things are beginning to show signs of change on the ground. The protestors are more organized (in general), more goal-oriented. They are protesting in areas known to be dens of corruption, in the neighborhoods of corrupt officials, banks, ministries, etc……

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.

Andre Vltchek (2019-11-09). Qatar: Education as a Weapon. dissidentvoice.org There seems to be no limit to Qataris tossing around their wealth. This tiny kingdom with 2.6 million inhabitants is full of ridiculously lavish gold-plated palaces, most of them built with terrible taste. It is overflowing with Lamborghini racing cars and Rolls Royce limousines, and now, even with ludicrously wasteful air-conditioned sidewalks (cold air blows …

WSWS (2019-11-09). Democratic Socialists of America "International Committee" denounces "reckless" withdrawal of US troops from Syria. wsws.org The response of the DSA to Trump's announced troop withdrawals from Syria is indistinguishable from that of the Democratic Party and Trump's critics within the military and intelligence apparatus.

IMEMC News & Agencies (2019-11-09). Grandson of Holocaust Survivors Deported from Israel for Volunteering. imemc.org Austrian citizen of Jewish origin Edmond Sichrovsky, who was banned and deported from Israel on suspicion of volunteering in Palestine on Friday, October 25. International Solidarity Movement, Features, Press Releases An Austrian citizen of Jewish origin and grandson of Holocaust survivors was banned from entering Israel on suspicion of volunteering in …

Ryan Cristián (2019-11-09). Possible False Flag In Iraq, US Votes Against Anti-Nazi Res. & Pompeo's Iran Nuclear Lies Debunked. 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 …

Middle East Eye (2019-11-09). Twitter Boss Met Mohammed Bin Salman Six Months After Saudi Spy Discovered. theantimedia.com Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey met with Mohammed bin Salman months after learning that a spy, directed by Saudi Arabia, had infiltrated the company.

IMEMC News (2019-11-09). Soldiers Search Many Homes In Hebron. imemc.org Israeli soldiers invaded, on Saturday at dawn, the southern West Bank city of Hebron, before storming and ransacking many homes. Media sources said the soldiers violently searched the homes and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards. Owners of some of the invaded homes have been identified as Abdul-Hakim …

IMEMC News (2019-11-09). Soldiers Force A Palestinian Out Of His Orchard, South Of Nablus. imemc.org Israeli soldiers invaded, Saturday, a Palestinian olive orchard near Huwwara military roadblock, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and forced a farmer out of his land. Local sources said many soldiers invaded an olive orchard, before attacking the owner while he was picking his trees, and forced …

IMEMC News & Agencies (2019-11-09). PCHR Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (31 October — 06 November). imemc.org Summary This week, PCHR documented 165 violations of the international human rights law and international humanitarian law (IHL) by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and settlers in the occupied Palestinian territory. As part of the Israeli violations of the right to life and bodily integrity: In the Gaza Strip, IOF …

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-11-09). US Jewish Groups Warn Israel Against West Bank Annexation. imemc.org A coalition of U.S. Jewish organizations sent a letter to the leaders of Israel's political parties, warning them against full or partial annexation of occupied West Bank, Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported Thursday.

IMEMC & Agencies (2019-11-09). Three Administrative Detainees Continue Hunger Strike, One For 109 Days. imemc.org Three Palestinian administrative detainees in Israeli jails remain on hunger strike against their illegal incarceration without charge or trial, one of them for 109 days in a row, the Palestinian Prisoners Commission said Saturday. Ismail Ali, from the town of Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, has been on hunger strike …

IMEMC News & Agencies (2019-11-09). Farmer Forced Off Land near Nablus. imemc.org The Israeli army, today, forced a Palestinian farmer out of his own grove near the village of Burin, to the south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, local WAFA sources said. The farmer, who is not yet identified, was picking olives in his own grove when Israeli soldiers, who …

IMEMC News & Agencies (2019-11-09). VIDEO: Israeli Soldiers Assault Palestinian Father in Front of Child. imemc.org An online video has surfaced, showing two Israeli soldiers shoving and cocking a gun in the face of a Palestinian father, in the presence of his young son, causing outrage among Palestinian social media users. The scuffle — which took place in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, on …

WSWS (2019-11-09). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.

teleSUR (2019-11-09). Pakistani Officials Alarmed Over Smog Covering Lahore. telesurenglish.net Pakistani authorities ordered the closure of schools in Lahore, capital of Punjab, the second most populated city in the Asian country after levels of smog have increased dangerously in the last few days. | RELATED: | Fire Sweeps Pakistani Train, Killing 73, After Cooking Fire | The precautionary measure was announced by Usman Buzdar, Punjab's chief minister. The pollution is caused by a mixture frigid temperatures, vehicle emissions, dirty industry and stubble. | Another cause to…

The Canary (2019-11-09). Jeremy Corbyn calls for 'proper' funding to emergency services as floods hit UK. thecanary.co Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has called for better flood management ahead of a visit to deluged communities as police named a woman who died in floodwaters. | During a visit to Leeds on 9 November, Corbyn said better upstream river management and flood defences in towns were needed and called for more funding for emergency services. | "Obviously we need much better flood management and prevention schemes," he said. | Corbyn continued: It also means properly funding our fire and rescue services and properly funding our Environment Agency to deal with this. | The Environment Agency has lost a fifth of its staff…

teleSUR (2019-11-09). Trump has Not Agreed to Roll Back Tariffs on Chinese Goods. telesurenglish.net President Donald Trump on Friday said he has not agreed to rollbacks of U.S. tariffs sought by China, sparking fresh doubts about when the world's two largest economies may end a 16-month trade war that has slowed global growth. | RELATED: | Trump's Lawyer Waged Campaign Against Envoy to Ukraine: Impeachment Probe | Officials from both countries on Thursday had said China and the United States have agreed to roll back tariffs on each others' goods in a "phase one" trade deal. But the idea…

Staff (2019-11-09). Iran Offers Clue to Fate of Ex-FBI Agent Robert Levinson, Missing for 12 Years. truthdig.com Levinson disappeared while on an unauthorized CIA mission in 2007. Iran has told the UN the case is "on going" but did offer details.

Staff (2019-11-09). French Paper: French Woman Claims Rape by Polanski in 1975. truthdig.com The filmmaker pleaded guilty in the U.S. in 1977 to having sex with a 13-year-old, then fled to Europe the following year.

Jordan Smith (2019-11-08). Texas Prepares to Execute Rodney Reed Amid a Flood of New Evidence Pointing to His Innocence. theintercept.com Deke Pierce was wearing civilian clothes as he took to the lectern in a narrow press room inside the Texas Capitol in Austin last month, but it was still obvious that he was a cop. He stood with his feet wide and his arms slightly away from his body, a stance molded by years in a uniform encumbered by heavy gear. He was there to make an extraordinary announcement: He and 12 other members of law enforcement with more than 250 years of combined experience had filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in favor of a Texas death row prisoner named Rodney Reed, slated for execution on November 20.

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies (2019-11-08). Neoliberalism's Children Rise Up to Demand Justice in Chile and the World. counterpunch.org Uprisings against the corrupt, generation-long dominance of neoliberal "center-right" and "center-left" governments that benefit the wealthy and multinational corporations at the expense of working people are sweeping country after country all over the world. In this Autumn of Discontent, people from Chile, Haiti and Honduras to Iraq, Egypt and Lebanon are rising up against neoliberalism, More

Ramzy Baroud (2019-11-08). Microsoft Should Not Fund Israeli Spying on Palestinians. counterpunch.org The act of Palestinian activists covering their faces during anti-Israeli occupation rallies is an old practice that spans decades. The masking of the face, often by Kufyias — traditional Palestinian scarves that grew to symbolize Palestinian resistance — is far from being a fashion statement. Instead, it is a survival technique, without it, activists are More

Patrick Howlett-Martin (2019-11-08). Repatriate the Children of the Jihad. counterpunch.org "Listen! If all must suffer to pay for the eternal harmony, what have children to do with it, tell me, please? … And if it is really true that they must share responsibility for all their fathers' crimes, such a truth is not of this world and is beyond my comprehension. Some jester will say, More

Matthew Hoh (2019-11-08). And the Armies That Remained Suffer'd: Veterans, Moral Injury and Suicide. counterpunch.org The mental, emotional and spiritual injuries that come with surviving war are not unique to the United States or the modern age. Disparate historical sources, such as Roman and Native American accounts, tell of the psychological and psychiatric wounds of war, and what was done for returning soldiers, while in both Homer and Shakespeare we find clear references to the lasting invisible wounds of war. More

Evaggelos Vallianatos (2019-11-08). Growing Ecological Civilization in China. counterpunch.org The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences invited me to an international ecological conference in Jinan, Shandong Province. The Academy gave the conference a provocative and insightful title: a Paradigm Shift: Towards Ecological Civilization: China and the World. I listened to several Chinese and non-Chinese experts talk about a variety of issues (political, economic and ecological) More

Ben Norton (2019-11-08). US and Israel were lone votes against UN resolutions opposing space arms race, nuclear Middle East, Cuba embargo. thegrayzone.com The United States and Israel were the only countries that voted against UN General Assembly draft resolutions calling for a…

PCHR (2019-11-08). 82nd GMR: IOF Shot and Injured 104 Palestinian Civilians, Including 43 Children, a Woman and a Paramedic. imemc.org The Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR): 104 Palestinian civilians, including 43 children, a woman and a paramedic, were shot and injured by Israeli occupation forces' (IOF) fire against peaceful protestors at the 82nd Great March of Return (GMR), this Friday, 08 November 2019. This week, IOF continued the use of …

teleSUR (2019-11-08). UN-Sponsored Syrian Peace Talks to Reconvene on November 25. telesurenglish.net A U.N. envoy concluded an opening round of talks on the political future of Syria on Friday meant to bring political reconciliation after 8-1/2 years of war, saying they went better than expected and would reconvene later this month. | RELATED: | Erdogan Says US is Not Fulfilling Agreement to Withdraw Kurds | Acknowledging that discussions were sometimes "very painful" Geir Pedersen said the delegates to the Constitutional Committee from the government, opposition and civil soci…

teleSUR (2019-11-08). Deadly Clashes Reignite in Iraq Despite Cleric's Call for Calm. telesurenglish.net Fresh clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-government protesters broke out on Friday killing at least three people, despite a call for calm by the country's top Shi'ite cleric, as authorities grapple with the nation's biggest crisis in years. | RELATED: | Over 100,000 Algerians Protest on Independence War's Anniversary | Security forces fired tear gas and threw stun grenades into crowds of demonstrators wearing helmets and makeshift body armor on a main road in central Baghdad,…

WSWS (2019-11-08). Beijing looks to end Hong Kong protest movement. wsws.org Youth and students fighting to defend democratic rights in Hong Kong must turn to the international working class as their only allies in this struggle.

Danny Sjursen (2019-11-08). I'm Watching My Students Become Soldiers in Our Endless Wars. thenation.com I'm Watching My Students Become Soldiers in Our Endless Wars…

United Nations (2019-11-08). Hundreds of thousands of civilians at risk in Syria amid ongoing violence in northeast and northwest. un.org Almost daily violence targeting built-up areas and health facilities in Syria continues to threaten the lives of civilians there, UN rights experts and humanitarians said on Friday.

WSWS (2019-11-08). US seizure of oil fields escalates tensions in Syria. wsws.org Russia has issued a warning that it will not cooperate with US forces in the region, raising the threat of a military clash.

Martha Rosenberg (2019-11-08). A New Disease Big Meat Doesn't Want You to Know About. counterpunch.org Have you ever heard of African swine fever (ASF) caused by the African swine fever virus (ASFV)? A fourth of the world's pigs have died from it just this year —— half of all of China's pigs —— but like previous food animal pandemics, Big Meat has managed to keep it out of the news. More

Sophie Richardson (2019-11-08). The Chinese Government Cannot Be Allowed to Undermine Academic Freedom. thenation.com The Chinese Government Cannot Be Allowed to Undermine Academic Freedom…

United Nations (2019-11-08). Top UN court will consider Ukraine allegations against Russia of treaty violations. un.org The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has agreed to hear claims by Ukraine related to the conflict in the east of the country, where Government forces have been fighting mostly pro-Russian separatists, for more than five years.

Lev Golinkin (2019-11-08). 30 Years Ago Eastern Europeans Tore Down Walls. Now They Write Pop Songs to Putin. thenation.com 30 Years Ago Eastern Europeans Tore Down Walls. Now They Write Pop Songs to Putin.

teleSUR (2019-11-08). Iranian Forces Shoot Down 'Foreign' Drone in SW Iran. telesurenglish.net Iranian forces shot down a foreign drone over the port city of Mahshahr in its southern Khuzestan province on Friday, state news agency IRNA reported, quoting an Iranian official. | RELATED: | UK Lowers Security Level for Its Ships in Strait of Hormuz | "The downed drone definitely belonged to a foreign country. Its wreckage has been recovered and is being investigated," Khuzestan Governor Gholamreza Shariati, said, according to IRNA. | Iranian media earlier reported that the army…

Andrea Germanos, staff writer (2019-11-08). Pentagon Claims US Authority to Shoot Any Syrian Govt Official Who Tries to Take Control of Syrian Oil. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/oil-fields-syria-isis-pentagon.jpg …

Vijay Prashad (2019-11-08). How U.S. sanctions on Iran are killing innocent people. mronline.org It is a measure of the fortitude of Iran that—despite these unilateral U.S. sanctions—it has been able to maintain production of medical equipment and drugs. Nonetheless, the Human Rights Watch report should be seen as an alarm. | Source

pip.hinman (2019-11-08). People seek to build a new Iraq. greenleft.org.au anti-government protestsIssue 1244 Iraq corruption sectarianism Islamic StateNovember 8, 2019Huge protests have erupted on the streets of Iraq. Green Left Weekly's Sam Wainwright spoke to Khalil Albawy. A…

Staff (2019-11-08). Headlines for November 8, 2019. democracynow.org George Kent: Giuliani Carried Out Smear Campaign Against U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, U.S. and China Aim to Roll Back Some Tariffs, "A Warning": Anonymous Senior Official Slams Trump in New Book, Michael Bloomberg Preparing to Jump Into 2020 Race, Sanders Immigration Plan: Abolish ICE & Create Path to Citizenship, Undocumented Students to Stage Walkout to Support DACA, Report: DHS to Have Biometric Data on 260 Million People, Iraq: Security Forces Continue Bloody Crackdown on Anti-Government Protesters, Tensions Rise in Bolivia over Disputed Presidential Election, Brazil Sides with U.S. at U.N. Vote Condemning U.S…

teleSUR (2019-11-08). Vietnamese Migrants Found Dead in UK Truck Were Fleeing Poverty. telesurenglish.net Vietnam is mourning on Friday, after it was confirmed that the 39 migrants who were recently found dead in a truck in the English county of Essex were Vietnamese, mostly from the Southeast Asian country's poor and rural areas. | RELATED: | Migrants Released Amid Fighting in Libya Seek Refuge With UN | The Vietnamese government confirmed the identity of the victims late on Thursday and expressed its condolences to the families and friends of the migrants, who had paid up to US$40,…

Conn Hallinan (2019-11-08). Middle East: a Complex Re-alignment. counterpunch.org The fallout from the September attack on Saudi Arabia's Aramco oil facilities is continuing to reverberate throughout the Middle East, sidelining old enmities—sometimes for new ones—and re-drawing traditional alliances. While Turkey's recent invasion of northern Syria is grabbing the headlines, the bigger story may be that major regional players are contemplating some historic re-alignments. After More

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