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2019-10-29: Social Media Postees

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After Fighting to Keep Ross Camp Open, Homeless Woman Killed When Tree Strikes Campsite
Santa Cruz News | indybay.org | 2019-10-29
Deseire Quintero, whose name became synonymous with the legal effort to keep the Ross Camp in Santa Cruz open to its homeless residents, died Sunday morning when a tree fell and struck her at a survival campsite located in a wooded area in Pogonip, a City park. Quintero was 55 years old.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/28/18827673.php

As Death Toll Tops 220, Iraqi Protesters Call for End to Corrupt Government
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-29
In Iraq, masked gunmen shot dead 18 protesters overnight and injured more than 800 people in the Shiite holy city of Karbala on Monday. Nearly 225 Iraqis have been killed since a wave of anti-government protests swept the country last month. The protesters in Karbala were attacked while they camped out in the city's Education Square to protest corruption, lack of jobs and poor public services. Meanwhile in Baghdad, hospital officials said four people died during protests on Monday, while another 1…
truthout.org/video/as-death-toll-tops-220-iraqi-protesters-call-for-end-to-corrupt-government/

Iraqi Protests Intensify After PM Refuses Early Elections
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-29
The Iraqi people began their fifth day of protests on Tuesday as tens of thousands of demonstrators packed Baghdad's Tahrir Square to call for early elections and the removal of the government. | RELATED: | Iraq Declares Curfew in Baghdad As Protests Persist | The demonstrations on Tuesday were heavily motivated by the security forces shooting dead protesters in Kerbala overnight and the prime minister's refusal to call early elections. | It was the largest gathering in the capital since a…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iraqi-Protests-Intensify-After-PM-Refuses-Early-Elections-20191029-0006.html

As protests continue, Hong Kong's economy lurches into recession
wsws.org | 2019-10-29
The deteriorating economy is not only being compounded by the protests, but is itself one of the driving forces behind the mass demonstrations.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/29/hong-o29.html

Lebanese PM Saad Hariri Resigns Amid Pressure From Protesters
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-29
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced on Tuesday that he was headed to the Baabda Palace to submit his cabinet's resignation to President Michel Aoun "after having reached a dead-end, and sensing the need for a positive shock." | RELATED: | Lebanon Protesters Step up Roadblocks to Keep Pressure on Gov't | During his brief speech, which began at 4 P.M. (local time), Hariri addressed the ongoing protests and the issues plaguing the country. | Hariri said that his governm…
telesurenglish.net/news/Lebanese-PM-Saad-Hariri-Resigns-Amid-Pressure-From-Protesters-20191029-0003.html

Fear on the Streets: Hezbollah and the Protests in Lebanon
Robert Fisk | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-29
Those tens of thousands of largely young protesters demanding a non-sectarian Lebanon were joyful, filled with happiness, determined that this time they would change the wretched confessional nature of their state forever. Then the Hezbollah turned up, a truckload of them, dressed in black and shouting through loudspeakers and holding up posters of their all-Shia…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/29/fear-on-the-streets-hezbollah-and-the-protests-in-lebanon/

Camp Bucca, Abu Ghraib and the Rise of Extremism in Iraq
Kathy Kelly | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-29
Yesterday morning, President Trump announced the death of Abu Bakr Al- Baghdadi and three of his children. | President Trump said Al-Baghdadi, the founder of ISIS, was fleeing U.S. military forces, in a tunnel, and then killed himself by detonating a …
globalresearch.ca/camp-bucca-abu-ghraib-and-the-rise-of-extremism-in-iraq/5693363

Camp Bucca, Abu Ghraib and the Rise of Extremism in Iraq
Kathy Kelly | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-29
Yesterday morning, President Trump announced the death of Abu Bakr Al- Baghdadi and three of his children. President Trump said Al-Baghdadi, the founder of ISIS, was fleeing U.S. military forces, in a tunnel, and then killed himself by detonating a suicide vest he wore. In 2004, Al-Baghdadi had been captured by U.S. forces and, for …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/camp-bucca-abu-ghraib-and-the-rise-of-extremism-in-iraq/

Baghdadi's Death Will Not Kill The Islamic State
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-29
The U.S. war in Iraq created ISIS. It thrives on destabilized states, so killing the Osamas and Baghdadis of the world will not end the terror, says The Independent's Patrick Cockburn.
therealnews.com/stories/baghdadi-death-will-not-kill-islamic-state

Trump Flip-Flops on Syria Withdrawal. Again
Rep. Ron Paul | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-29
President Trump is reversing his foreign policy decisions so quickly these days that it almost seems like he overturns himself before making the decision in the first place. Last week he was very clear that the US was pulling its …
globalresearch.ca/trump-flip-flops-on-syria-withdrawal-again/5693366

U.S. Universities Bow to Pressure of Israel Lobby
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-29
The Israel lobby in the United States and its counterparts in Europe have been paying particular attention to curtailing the activities of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement (BDS). This is because BDS, which is non-violent and based on established …
globalresearch.ca/u-s-universities-bow-to-pressure-of-israel-lobby/5693305

The Palestinian Christian Population Is Dwindling at an Alarming Rate
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-10-29
The world's most ancient Christian community is moving elsewhere, and the reason for this is Israel. Christian leaders from Palestine and South Africa sounded the alarm at a conference in Johannesburg on October 15. Their gathering was titled: "The Holy Land: A Palestinian Christian Perspective." | One major issue that highlighted itself at the meetings is the rapidly declining number of Palestinian Christians in Palestine. | There are varied estimates on how many Palestinian Christians are still living in Palestine today, compared with the period before 1948 when th…
mintpressnews.com/the-palestinian-christian-population-is-dwindling-at-an-alarming-rate/262587/

Pentagon's plans to stay in Syria and Iraq are in disarray
Sara Flounders | workers.org | 2019-10-29
The U.S. Department of "Defense" plans to keep its troops in Syria. This may come as a surprise to those who assumed that dumping support for the Kurdish militias meant the Pentagon finally intended to withdraw. The sudden convenient execution of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi by U.S. forces on Oct. 27 . . . | Continue reading Pentagon's plans to stay in Syria and Iraq are in disarray at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/10/44181/

By protecting Syria's Idlib, the US created a safe haven for Baghdadi and ISIS
Dan Cohen | thegrayzone.com | 2019-10-29
With the killing of self-proclaimed ISIS "caliph" Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the shoddy narrative pushed by US government officials and regime…
thegrayzone.com/2019/10/29/by-protecting-idlib-the-us-created-a-safe-haven-for-baghdadi-and-isis/

'Why are so many people listening in on me?' Trump slams Ukrainegate witness as 'Never Trumper,' questions call procedure
rt.com | 2019-10-29
US President Donald Trump has questioned the reliability of a White House official set to testify to Congress about his infamous call with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, calling the witness a "Never Trumper." | The tweet is part of the Ukrainegate impeachment saga, which the Democrats have been focusing on ever since Russiagate fizzled out. The allegation is that Trump pressured Zelensky into investigating former Vice President Joe Biden over his role in ending a corruption probe into a Ukrainian energy company where his son sat on the board — and that Trump made US aid to Kiev dependent on such an…
rt.com/usa/472147-trump-impeachment-witness-hearing/

Growing Nostalgia for the USSR and China's Drift Towards Capitalism in the Post-Mao Era
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-29
Recently, polls have outlined that up to 66% of Russians "want to go back to the USSR", almost 30 years after its disintegration. Those outside of Russia may find such realities surprising — especially considering that Vladimir Putin's approval ratings …
globalresearch.ca/growing-nostalgia-for-the-ussr-and-chinas-drift-towards-capitalism-in-the-post-mao-era/5693335

Putin always on his mind? Trump refers to Ukraine's Zelensky as 'new Russian president'
rt.com | 2019-10-29
Donald Trump has galvanized Russiagate diehards lurking on social media, after mistakenly referring to Volodymyr Zelensky as the new leader of… Russia. | The US president made the slip-up while defending his relationship with Kiev, which is currently being scrutinized by Democratic lawmakers. The impeachment inquiry is trying to determine if Trump tried to pressure Zelensky to open an investigation into the son of Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden. | Trump told reporters on Monday that the accusations were based on a "false narrative" of a phone conversation he had with the Ukrainian president &#1…
rt.com/usa/472095-trump-zelensky-putin-russia-ukraine/

From RussiaGate to UkraineGate: The Impeachment Inquiry
Renee Parsons | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-29
As the Quantum field oversees the disintegration of institutions no longer in service to the public, the Democratic party continues to lose their marbles, perpetuating their own simulated bubble as if they alone are the nation's most trusted purveyors of …
globalresearch.ca/from-russiagate-to-ukrainegate-the-impeachment-inquiry/5693330

India should 'unlock' freedom curbs in disputed Kashmir, urges UN human rights chief
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-29
The people of Indian-administered Kashmir continue to be deprived of numerous basic freedoms, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday, before urging the Indian authorities "to unlock the situation".
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1050141

A Call For Action On Kashmir Black Day
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-29
Andrew Korybko delivered the following speech on 28 October, 2019, at the Pakistani Embassy in Moscow during an event observing Kashmir Black Day, the somber occasion that marks the day that Indian occupying forces first entered the UNSC-recognized disputed territory …
globalresearch.ca/a-call-for-action-on-kashmir-black-day/5693358

Kashmir: Self-Determination is the Solution
Chandra Muzaffar | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-29
It is a pity that some groups and individuals are urging palm oil importers in India to refrain from buying the commodity from Malaysia. The Solvent Extractors Association of India, India's top vegetable oil trade body is one such outfit. Apparently, this boycott is a sort of "punishment" for Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's remarks…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/29/kashmir-self-determination-is-the-solution/

Trump Reveals Plans for Nationwide Crackdown and More Militarized Police
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-29
President Donald Trump on Monday said the Justice Department is preparing to launch a sweeping crackdown on crime that he named "the surge," a term commonly associated with the George W. Bush administration's decision to send tens of thousands of additional troops into Iraq in 2007. | "In coming weeks, Attorney General Barr will announce a new crackdown on violent crime–which I think is so important–targeting gangs and drug traffickers in high crime cities and dangerous rural areas," Trump said during the International A…
truthdig.com/articles/trump-reveals-plans-for-nationwide-crackdown-and-more-militarized-police/

Vowing Nationwide Crackdown, Trump Touts More Militarized US Police
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-29
President Donald Trump on Monday said the Justice Department is preparing to launch a sweeping crackdown on crime that he named "the surge," a term commonly associated with the George W. Bush administration's decision to send tens of thousands of additional troops into Iraq in 2007. | "In coming weeks, Attorney General Barr will announce a new crackdown on violent crime — which I think is so important — target…
truthout.org/articles/vowing-nationwide-crackdown-trump-touts-more-militarized-us-police/

Camp Bucca, Abu Ghraib and the Rise of Extremism in Iraq
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-29
Sunday morning, President Trump announced the death of Abu Bakr Al- Baghdadi and three of his children. | President Trump said Al-Baghdadi, the founder of ISIS, was fleeing U.S. military forces, in a tunnel, and then killed himself by detonating a suicide vest he wore. | In 2004, Al-Baghdadi had been captured by U.S. forces and, for ten months, imprisoned in both Abu Ghraib and Camp Bucca. | I visited Camp Bucca in January, 2004 when, still under co…
truthout.org/articles/camp-bucca-abu-ghraib-and-the-rise-of-extremism-in-iraq/

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the forgotten history of Iraq
wsws.org | 2019-10-29
Whether Baghdadi was an enemy of the United States, a CIA asset, or both, one thing is certain: the rise of ISIS was the byproduct of criminal actions by the US government spanning four decades.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/29/pers-o29.html

Netanyahu To Move Civilian Funds to Military Spending
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-29
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to shift funds designated for civilian purposes to military spending to meet any threats from Iran, a government official said Tuesday according to Reuters. | RELATED: | With Bibi Out, Benny Gantz Tasked to Form Israel's New Gov't | Netanyahu, in a speech on Monday, did not specify the amount of the funds but said they needed to be moved "now". | Asked about the prime minister's remarks, the official made clear that no such shift…
telesurenglish.net/news/Struggling-to-Stay-in-Power-Netanyahu-To-Shift-Civilian-Funds-to-Military-to-Counter-Iran-20191029-0005.html

Israeli Arab lawmaker Ayman Odeh to Gantz: Accept us into government
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-29
WASHINGTON–Declaring "history has its eyes on us," the top politician among Israeli Arabs is challenging former Gen. Benny Gantz, the opposition leader who hopes to become Israel's new Prime Minister, to openly accept the Israeli Arab parties into a government there. And when Gantz does, says Israeli Knesset (parliament) Member Ayman Odeh, it will be …
peoplesworld.org/article/israeli-arab-lawmaker-ayman-odeh-to-gantz-accept-us-into-government/

Sanders: Use U.S. aid to force Israeli bargaining with Palestinians
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-29
WASHINGTON–The avowed Jewish contender for next year's Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Bernie Sanders, would use U.S. aid to Israel to force the Israeli government–when Israel forms one–to negotiate with the Palestinians, leading to a two-state solution of the long-running conflict. Sanders received a thunderous welcome on Oct. 28 from some 4,000 attendees at the annual …
peoplesworld.org/article/sanders-use-u-s-aid-to-force-israeli-government-to-bargain-with-palestinians/

Israel's New Moves to Airbrush the Occupation
Jonathan Cook | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-29
The United Nations' independent expert on human rights in the Palestinian territories issued a damning verdict last week on what he termed "the longest belligerent occupation in the modern world". | Michael Lynk, a Canadian law professor, told the UN's human …
globalresearch.ca/israels-new-moves-to-airbrush-the-occupation/5693340

Drone Strikes and Tears: Why I Weep While I Work
Allegra Harpootlian | commondreams.org | 2019-10-29
A report from the U.N. found that, for the first time since it started tracking the conflict in Afghanistan 10 years ago, U.S. and Afghan government forces had killed more civilians than the Taliban and other militant groups. (Photo: Debra Sweet/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/6997925813_591d9b8191_z.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/29/drone-strikes-and-tears-why-i-weep-while-i-work?cd-origin=rss

How Soldiers Brought a Halt to the U.S. War Machine
Roger Bybee | progressive.org | 2019-10-29
Opposition to the Vietnam war burst into a wide range of activism, including wearing anti-war buttons while in uniform, petitions and demonstrations, guerrilla theater, staging hearings about war crimes, and throwing away the medals they earned.
progressive.org/dispatches/soldiers-brought-halt-u-s-war-machine-bybee-191029/

One year since the first Boeing 737 Max 8 crash
wsws.org | 2019-10-29
The year since the crash in Indonesia has exposed the collusion between Boeing, the federal government and the trade unions that led to the deaths of 346 men, women and children.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/29/boei-o29.html

Trump's Syria "Withdrawal": Where Less is Probably More
Thomas Knapp | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-29
When US president Donald Trump announced his plan to relocate a few dozen US soldiers in Syria — getting them out of the way of a pending Turkish invasion — the Washington establishment exploded in rage at what it mis-characterized as a US "withdrawal" from Syria. Instead of fighting that mis-characterization, Trump embraced it, pretending…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/29/trumps-syria-withdrawal-where-less-is-probably-more/

Media Silent as Nobel Prize Winning OPCW Found "Fixing" Its Own Findings on Syria
Alan Macleod | theantimedia.com | 2019-10-29
New evidence leaked from whistleblowers suggests the OCPW suppressed evidence and testimony that contradicted the U.S. narrative in Syria.

Media Silent as Nobel Prize Winning OPCW Found “Fixing” Its Own Findings on Syria

Trump's "Mission Accomplished": US Forces Kill "Terror Mastermind" Al-Baghdadi? PR Success For POTUS
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-29
U.S. Special Operations forces eliminated ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a nighttime raid into northwestern Syria on October 26, President Donald Trump officially announced. According to the President, Baghdadi died with his 3 young children after activating his suicide …
globalresearch.ca/trumps-mission-accomplished-us-forces-kill-terror-mastermind-al-baghdadi-pr-success-for-potus/5693308

Media Silent as Nobel Prize Winning OPCW Found "Fixing" its Own Findings on Syria
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2019-10-29
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.
mintpressnews.com/media-silent-opcw-found-fixing-douma-syria-findings/262576/

Distracting With Baghdadi Psyop, US Sends "Withdrawn" Troops Back Into Syria, Along With MANY More
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-10-29
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 (10/28/19). 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/distracting-with-baghdadi-psyop-us-sends-withdrawn-troops-back-into-syria-along-with-many-more/

Tributes for 'role model' former UN refugee agency chief, Sadako Ogata
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-29
The first woman to serve as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Sadako Ogata, has died in Tokyo at the age of 92, hailed by the UN Secretary-General on Tuesday as a "role model for people across the world."
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1050171

White House Staffer Raised Concerns Twice After Listening to Trump Ukraine Call
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-29
UPDATE: Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman testified today in the House impeachment inquiry. Top Democrats reported that it was an impactful testimony. Acting House Oversight Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney said she found his statements to be "extremely, extremely, extremely disturbing." | The top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council will testify Tuesday in the House impeachment inquiry that he was so troubled by President Donald Trump's July 25 phone call with his European counterpart that…
truthout.org/articles/white-house-staffer-raised-concerns-twice-after-listening-to-trump-ukraine-call/

Lebanon's Revolution Unites a Divided Country
Nicholas Frakes | progressive.org | 2019-10-29
A long-sectarian society has come together as one people, bringing hope and some much-needed levity to the streets as they push for an end to their current government.
progressive.org/dispatches/lebanon-revolution-unites-divided-country-frakes-191029/

The contributions of the Chinese revolution have changed the world
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-10-29
The following speech was delivered by Fight Back! editor Mick Kelly at a Minneapolis October, 2019 celebration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese revolution. Kelly is a member of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of Freedom Road Socialist Organization and is responsible for its international relations. | It is a real honor to be with you this evening to mark the 70th anniversary of the Chinese revolution. In October of 1949, the outstanding Marxist-Leninist, the main architect of China's revolutionary process, Mao Zedong, would proclaim in Beijing, "The Chinese people have s…
fightbacknews.org/2019/10/29/contributions-chinese-revolution-have-changed-world

Colombia First Openly Gay Woman Mayor Vows To Fight Inequality
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-29
The election of Colombian Claudia Lopez as the first openly gay woman mayor of Bogota – and of any capital in the Americas – shows rising acceptance of not just LGBT+ but broader human rights across the region, LGBT rights groups celebrated on Monday. | RELATED: | Colombia: Electoral Crimes Denounced During Local Polls | In her first official press conference as a mayor, Lopez said that people in government must understand the needs of society and the reasons for its unrest in order to…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-First-Openly-Gay-Woman-Mayor-Vows-To-Fight-Inequality-20191029-0009.html

Sanders Says $3.8B in Annual US Military Aid to Israel Should Be Leveraged to End Horrific Treatment of Palestinians
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-29
"We have a right to say to the Israeli government that the United States of America and our taxpayers and our people believe in human rights, we believe in democracy, we will not accept authoritarianism or racism." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bernie_sanders_30.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/10/29/sanders-says-38b-annual-us-military-aid-israel-should-be-leveraged-end-horrific?cd-origin=rss

With 330,000 People on Georgia 'Purge List,' Rights Advocates Warn of Massive Voter Suppression
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-29
Voting rights advocates in Georgia said on Tuesday they would work to notify more than 300,000 voters whose registrations may be purged from the rolls in the coming weeks by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp's administration. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/georgia_0_0_1.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/10/29/330000-people-georgia-purge-list-rights-advocates-warn-massive-voter-suppression?cd-origin=rss

Mass Uprising Against Austerity and Corruption Forces Lebanon Prime Minister and Cabinet to Resign
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-29
"This is in response to the will and demand of the thousands of Lebanese demanding change," Saad Hariri said in a televised address. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/lebanon.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/10/29/mass-uprising-against-austerity-and-corruption-forces-lebanon-prime-minister-and?cd-origin=rss

Endless Occupation and Plunder of Syria: U.S. Terrorism in the Name of "Going After the Terrorists"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-29
Like his predecessors, Trump operates as a frontman for the military, industrial, security complex, Wall Street, and other monied interests. | As commander-in-chief, he continues endless US wars of aggression in multiple theaters, along with economic terrorism on Iran, Venezuela, North …
globalresearch.ca/endless-occupation-and-plunder-of-syria-u-s-terrorism-in-the-name-of-going-after-the-terrorists/5693399

As Death Toll Tops 220, Iraqi Protesters Stay in Streets Calling For End to Corrupt Government
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-29
In Iraq, masked gunmen shot dead 18 protesters overnight and injured more than 800 people in the Shiite holy city of Karbala on Monday. Nearly 225 Iraqis have been killed since a wave of anti-government protests swept the country last month. The protesters in Karbala were attacked while they camped out in the city's Education Square to protest corruption, lack of jobs and poor public services. Meanwhile in Baghdad, hospital officials said four people died during protests on Monday, while another 109 were injured. On Monday, the Iraqi Parliament met for the first time since the protests began. Lawmakers voted to d…
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/29/iraq_anti_government_protests_yanar_mohammed

Trump gives $4.5 million to Syria's White Helmets, which partnered with jihadists and joined Turkey's ethnic cleansing
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2019-10-28
While touting his efforts to end US involvement in Syria, Trump approved $4.5 million more for the White Helmets. This…
thegrayzone.com/2019/10/28/trump-million-syria-jihadist-white-helmets/

'Multi-generational tragedy' in Israel and Palestine demands political will for two-State solution
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-28
Pervasive deteriorating facts on the ground in Israeli-Palestinian conflict, "are pushing us every further" from achieving a viable two-State solution, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council on Monday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1050091

Iraq Declares Curfew in Baghdad As Protests Persist
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-28
Iraq's government declared a curfew in Baghdad Monday after four people were killed and 277 injured in the fourth day of anti-government protests, and the coalition government's most powerful erstwhile supporter called for early elections.protests. | RELATED: | Defying Crackdown, Thousands of Iraqis Keep Protesting | According to state television, the curfew, declared by Baghdad's main military commander, will be imposed from midnight until six o'clock in the morning, every day for an i…
telesurenglish.net/news/iraq-declares-baghdad-curfew-as-protests-persist-20191028-0006.html

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2019-10-30 00:47 GMT (20:47 EST)

2019-10-28: News Headlines

Kathy Kelly (2019-10-28). Camp Bucca, Abu Ghraib and the Rise of Extremism in Iraq. commondreams.org Along with the abuses of prisoners in places like Camp Bucca, FOB Mercury, Abu Ghraib, and Guantanamo, U.S. warfare predictably led to the buildup of ISIS and Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi's commitment to "an eye for an eye." (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/prisons_0.jpeg …

The Canary (2019-10-28). Reporter accuses Hong Kong police of violence against media. thecanary.co A reporter has disrupted a police news conference in Hong Kong to protest against what she called escalating violence by officers against journalists covering the city's pro-democracy protests.The reporter interrupted the briefing on Monday by reading a statement alleging police mistreatment.Hong Kong police officers push back journalists during a rally in Hong Kong (AP/Kin Cheung)To emphasise her point, she used a high-powered strobing light similar to the ones police have used on photographers and video journalists.Five officers taking part in the news conference left the stage, leaving the reporter, identified…

Staff (2019-10-28). Investors Return to Saudi Arabia as Lucrative Oil IPO Looms. truthdig.com RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Lured by a long-looming stock offering of Saudi Arabia's massive state-run oil company, investors and business leaders have returned to the kingdom's capital for an investment forum that was overshadowed last year by the assassination of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. | Yet drawing big names to the Future Investment Initiative alone does not mean Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's dream of having Saudi Aramco offer a sliver of itself at a $2 trillion valuation will become a reality. | King Salman's son needs to raise $100 billion required to fund his ambitious development…

Ben Norton (2019-10-28). Trump gives $4.5 million to Syria's White Helmets, which partnered with jihadists and joined Turkey's ethnic cleansing. thegrayzone.com While touting his efforts to end US involvement in Syria, Trump approved $4.5 million more for the White Helmets. This…

Ben Norton (2019-10-28). US Troops Are Staying in Syria to 'Keep the Oil' — and Have Already Killed Hundreds Over It. globalresearch.ca Hundreds of American soldiers are remaining in Syria to occupy its oil reserves and block the Syrian government from revenue needed for reconstruction. Trump said openly, "We want to keep the oil." | *** | US President Donald Trump has reassured supporters …

United Nations (2019-10-28). 'Multi-generational tragedy' in Israel and Palestine demands political will for two-State solution. un.org Pervasive deteriorating facts on the ground in Israeli-Palestinian conflict, "are pushing us every further" from achieving a viable two-State solution, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council on Monday.

teleSUR (2019-10-28). Lebanon Protesters Step up Roadblocks to Keep Pressure on Gov't. telesurenglish.net Protesters in Lebanon set up new roadblocks across the country on Monday, the first day of Lebanon's work week, and kept up the pressure on politicians they accuse of corruption by cutting major arteries across the country using cars, tents and dumpsters. | In the southern city of Sidon, army soldiers sought to persuade sitting demonstrators to move from a main artery stretching to Beirut. Security forces deployed in larger numbers in the capital, but they did not try to force protesters to remove road blocks that have obstructed movement across much of the country. | On one street leading into central Beirut…

Samah Hadid (2019-10-28). Lebanon's Protest Movement Is Local and Organic. thenation.com Lebanon's Protest Movement Is Local and Organic…

Brett Wilkins (2019-10-28). Duke Students Protest Speech by Tzipi Livni, Former Israeli Foreign Minister Accused of War Crimes. commondreams.org Tzipi Livni (pictured) is the former Israeli foreign minister who has been the subject of arrest warrants and a lawsuit in three countries for her alleged role in war crimes committed during the 2008-09 Cast Lead invasion of Gaza. (Photo: Stefano Montesi/Corbis via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-624340638.jpg …

The Canary (2019-10-28). 16 years on from Western invasion, Iraqi authorities continue to kill dozens of protesters. thecanary.co At least 72 protesters have been killed in Iraq since nationwide anti-government protests resumed on Friday, after 149 were killed during an earlier wave of protests this month. | The latest violence comes as thousands of students took to the streets in defiance of a government order and tear gas from security forces. The students missed classes at several universities and secondary schools in Baghdad and across Iraq's majority-Shiite south to take part in the protests, despite the government ordering schools and universities to operate normally. Authorities later announced a curfew from midnight to 6am in the ca…

teleSUR (2019-10-28). Iraq Declares Curfew in Baghdad As Protests Persist. telesurenglish.net Iraq's government declared a curfew in Baghdad Monday after four people were killed and 277 injured in the fourth day of anti-government protests, and the coalition government's most powerful erstwhile supporter called for early elections.protests. | RELATED: | Defying Crackdown, Thousands of Iraqis Keep Protesting | According to state television, the curfew, declared by Baghdad's main military commander, will be imposed from midnight until six o'clock in the morning, every day for an i…

Stephen Lendman (2019-10-28). ISIS Leader Al-Baghdadi Killed? Trump's Dubious Announcement. "Fake Politics"? globalresearch.ca Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi allegedly headed ISIS, the jihadist group created and supported by the US and its imperial allies. | Years earlier, he was held in Camp Bucca, a US military prison in Iraq, later released, after which the ISIS terrorist …

Peter Bloom (2019-10-28). Forget Russia, The Real Threat to Democracy Are Corporate Assets Like Clinton and Trump. commondreams.org Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) appearing on MSNBC earlier this year. (Photo: MSNBC) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/tulsi_gabbard_corporate_media1_0.jpg …

Tommy Orange (2019-10-28). A Letter to Marlon Brando About Putting an Indian on the Oscar Stage. thenation.com A Letter to Marlon Brando About Putting an Indian on the Oscar Stage…

WSWS (2019-10-28). Many of 39 found dead in UK lorry were Vietnamese victims of people traffickers. wsws.org Many of the victims were Vietnamese, desperate to escape crushing poverty, only to die in Europe entombed in a dark container.

Telesur (2019-10-28). Non Aligned Movement Summit: 'Venezuela Is Resisting and Overcoming', Maduro Says. globalresearch.ca At the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit held in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Friday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro lashed out at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and announced that the U.S. economic and financial aggressions are as lethal as its armies. | The …

Maj. Danny Sjursen (2019-10-28). Trump Will Live to Regret Sending Troops to Saudi Arabia. truthdig.com A war with Iran isn't the only risk linked to basing majority-Christian, American troops in the land of Islam's two holiest cities.

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2019-10-28). How Saudi Arabia's Propaganda War on Iran Has Reached a New Level of the Absurd. globalresearch.ca Saudi Arabia's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir has recently called out Iran for its alleged "support of terrorist groups, its ballistic missile program and its destabilizing effect" in the Middle East even though Iran has not attacked …

WSWS (2019-10-28). Chinese president visits Nepal as tensions with the US sharpen. wsws.org Underscoring the importance of Nepal to China, Xi declared that "China and Nepal are bound by mountains and rivers, and stay as close as lips and teeth."

Jonathan Cook (2019-10-28). Israel's New Moves to airbrush the Occupation. dissidentvoice.org The United Nations' independent expert on human rights in the Palestinian territories issued a damning verdict last week on what he termed "the longest belligerent occupation in the modern world". Michael Lynk, a Canadian law professor, told the UN's human rights council that only urgent international action could prevent Israel's 52-year occupation of the West …

WSWS (2019-10-28). The murder of Baghdadi and Washington's crisis in the Middle East. wsws.org The targeted assassination of the ISIS leader was politically timed to deflect criticism within the US ruling establishment and its military and intelligence apparatus of Trump's Syria policy.

Staff (2019-10-28). ISIS Grew Out of US Invasion of Iraq. What Will Happen Next? truthout.org President Trump announced Sunday that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a U.S. special forces raid on his compound in northwestern Syria. According to Trump, al-Baghdadi detonated an explosive vest he was wearing, killing himself and three of his children. The raid began early Sunday when eight U.S. military helicopters flew from a base near Erbil, Iraq, to northwestern Syria over airspace controlled by Syria and Russia. Baghdadi had led ISIS since 2010. In 2014, he proclaimed the creation of an Isla…

Nauman Sadiq (2019-10-28). Al-Baghadi and the U.S. Special Ops Raid. Hurras al-Din Regrouping of Islamic State in Syria's Idlib? globalresearch.ca According to a New York Times report [1], the surprising information about the Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's whereabouts came following the arrest and interrogation of one of al-Baghdadi's wives and a courier in Iraq this past summer….

Nauman Sadiq (2019-10-28). ISIS Chief Al-Baghdadi Killed on Turkish Border while Fleeing Idlib. globalresearch.ca This article was completed on October 26, 2019. | Islamic State's self-styled Caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in a United States Special Ops overnight raid Saturday involving helicopters, warplanes and a ground clash on the Turkey-Syria border while fleeing …

Mostafa Afzalzadeh (2019-10-28). Interview with Andre Vltchek for Iran's Farhikhtegan Newspaper. dissidentvoice.org Mostafa Afzalzadeh: Do we see an increase in the number of countries resisting the bullying of the United States and its allies? What makes this resistance happen? Andre Vltchek: I believe that there are two main factors. The first one is the 'moral one': People are more and more aware of the brutality of the …

Ilana Novick (2019-10-28). In California, the Rich Are Buying Their Own Firefighters. truthdig.com "This is serious …. but this is only the beginning. This is only a taste of the horror and the terror that will occur in [the coming] decades," former California Gov. Jerry Brown told Politico Monday, of the fires that continue to engulf both northern and southern areas of the state. Brown recently inaugurated a new University of California, Berkeley, think tank focused on tackling climate change, in partnership with Tsinghua University in China. | So far t…

Paul Antonopoulos (2019-10-28). Is the 'Greater Albania' Project Aimed Against Russia in the Balkans? globalresearch.ca A project for Greater Albania — conspiracy or legitimate? According to a 2010 Gallup Balkan Monitor report, 83% of Albanians in Albania supported the idea of a Greater Albania, with 81% and 53% of Albanians in Kosovo and North Macedonia …

Myles Hoenig (2019-10-28). Russia: Friend or Foe? counterpunch.org When did Russia start to become an enemy of the US? The Soviet Union had thousands of nuclear missiles aimed at us as we had the same towards them. That Cold War did constitute enemy status. But when was the last time Russia, or even the Soviet Union, ever purposely kill an American, civilian or More

Scott Owen (2019-10-28). Russian Interference! Oh My! counterpunch.org Let's get this out of the way first, the USA interferes in elections around the world, we all know that. Not just with some fb posts but with crippling sanctions and blockades, support of rebellious insurgency groups, all out war and of course social media manipulations. Perhaps it might make sense and actually be helpful More

Aaron Maté (2019-10-28). Uncovering Russiagate's Origins Could Prevent Future Scandals. thenation.com Uncovering Russiagate's Origins Could Prevent Future Scandals…

James Carden (2019-10-28). The Demonization of Dissent. thenation.com The Demonization of Dissent…

Staff (2019-10-28). "People Have Reached the Limit": Lebanon Joins Wave of Anti-Government Protests Across Middle East. democracynow.org Tens of thousands of people in Lebanon joined hands on Sunday to form a human chain spanning north to south across the entire country. It was a symbolic display of unity across regional and sectarian divisions amid mass protests that have rocked the country in recent days. The protests sweeping Lebanon come amid a wave of similar anti-government protests in Iraq, Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East. We speak with Rami Khouri, senior public policy fellow and journalist-in-residence at the American University of Beirut, and a columnist at The New Arab.

Staff (2019-10-28). The Death of al-Baghdadi: ISIS Grew Out of U.S. Invasion of Iraq. What Will Happen Next? democracynow.org President Trump announced Sunday that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a U.S. special forces raid on his compound in northwestern Syria. According to Trump, al-Baghdadi detonated an explosive vest he was wearing, killing himself and three of his children. The raid began early Sunday when eight U.S. military helicopters flew from a base near Erbil, Iraq, to northwestern Syria over airspace controlled by Syria and Russia. Baghdadi had led ISIS since 2010. In 2014, he proclaimed the creation of an Islamic State or caliphate during a speech in Mosul. At its peak, ISIS controlled a large swath of land ac…

Staff (2019-10-28). Headlines for October 28, 2019. democracynow.org ISIS Leader al-Baghdadi Reportedly Dies in U.S. Raid in Syria, California Declares State of Emergency over Wildfires, Chile: Over One Million Take to Streets in Protest Against Inequality, Dozens Killed in Iraq Amid Latest Round of Anti-Government Protests, Lebanese Form Human Chain Across Country as Protests Continue, Alberto Fernandez Wins Argentine Election in Defeat for Right-Wing Incumbent, Brexit Deadline Extended Until Jan. 31, Trump Booed, Taunted at World Series Game, Pentagon Hands Microsoft a $10 Billion Contract, Chicago Teachers Strike Continues, While Support Staff Reach Tentative Deal, UAW and Gene…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-10-28). Hillary Clinton: "We Created Al Qaeda". The Protagonists of the "Global War on Terrorism" are the Terrorists. globalresearch.ca The "Global War on Terrorism" uses Al Qaeda terrorist operatives as their foot soldiers. "Political Islam" and the imposition of an "Islamic State" (modeled on Qatar or Saudi Arabia) is an integral part of US foreign policy. America is the Terror State.

Jason Ditz (2019-10-28). US Boosts Troop Numbers in East Syria to Control Oil. theantimedia.com (ANTIWAR.COM) — With several hundred US troops already planned to stay in Syria to "control the oil," US convoys are sending more troops into Syria Deir Ezzor Province from neighboring Iraq, and reinforcing the areas around the oil fields. Exactly how many troops are there, or how many were sent is not known. President Trump previously classified …

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2019-10-28). 'Look at My Record, Child,' Biden Tells Adult Climate Campaigner in Condescending Response to Super PAC Question. commondreams.org Former Vice President Joe Biden came under fire from progressives Monday as video footage circulated online showing his condescending response to a young woman who questioned him about abandoning his opposition to super PACs in the face of a cash-strapped presidential campaign. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/biden_again_0_0.jpg …

Jon Queally, staff writer (2019-10-28). A Reminder Following Baghdadi's Death: 'The Terrorists We're Killing Today Are the Terrorists We Created Yesterday'. commondreams.org "Nobody is better than the U.S. at killing terrorists. Nobody is better than the U.S. at creating terrorists." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/al-baghdadi_syria_war_on_terror.jpg …

Julia Conley, staff writer (2019-10-28). Trump's Stated Plan to Loot Syria's Oil Reserves 'Would Be a War Crime,' Critics Say. commondreams.org While announcing that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed over the weekend, President Donald Trump made explicit the longstanding U.S. military policy of securing oil reserves in the Middle East regardless of the human lives that are lost in the process, a number of critics said Monday. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-11489452181.jpg …

RT (2019-10-27). World leaders praise al-Baghdadi's death, warn fight not over, #resistance rages at Trump for talking to Russia. rt.com President Donald Trump cheered the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, but not everyone was in a celebratory mood. World leaders were cautiously optimistic, while the anti-Trump #resistance raged as usual. | On Sunday morning Trump revealed that the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) mastermind had met his demise the night before, detonating a suicide vest as American special forces entered his compound in northwestern Syria. The self-proclaimed caliph of a genocidal terrorist organization that once reigned over much of Iraq and Syria, Baghdadi's death was greeted with triumph by Trump, and caut…

RT (2019-10-27). ISIS leader al-Baghdadi killed in US raid in Syria, Trump confirms. rt.com US President Donald Trump has announced that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed during a US military raid in northwest Syria, confirming an avalanche of rumors on the terrorist's death. | "Al-Baghdadi has been killed… in a daring nighttime raid," Trump said in a live address from the White House. | "The United States brought the world's No.1 terrorist leader to justice." | The troops involved in the elimination of the terrorist "accomplished the mission in grand style," while the IS leader met his end "crying and screaming" due to being terrified by Americans might, Trump boasted. | He died…

teleSUR (2019-10-27). With Lebanon In Deadlock, Protesters Form Human Chain. telesurenglish.net Lebanese protesters formed a human chain Sunday as a historic wave of demonstrations against political leaders, blamed for corruption and leading the country into economic collapse, reaches its second straight week. | RELATED: | Lebanon Protesters Back in the Streets | "We're here to show the whole world that we are united," said Rasha Hijazi, joining hands with others in the southern city of Sidon. "Everyone is coming to stay united against the corruption we are living within this country." | Demon…

teleSUR (2019-10-27). Defying Crackdown, Thousands of Iraqis Keep Protesting. telesurenglish.net Thousands of Iraqi demonstrators stood firm Sunday in Baghdad's centrally-located Tahrir Square, defying the heavy repression and night raids from the police forces that killed dozens of people over the weekend. | RELATED: | Trump Says Islamic State Leader Baghdadi Dead in US Forces Raid | Medical and security sources said 77 people had been injured as the songs of "We give you our life and our blood, Iraq" were heard throughout the demonstrations. | Some of the young demonst…

teleSUR (2019-10-27). Israel: Palestinian-Jordanian Hunger Striker Moved to Hospital. telesurenglish.net Palestinian-Jordanian prisoner Heba Al-Labadi who has been on hunger strike for over a month was transferred Thursday to a hospital in Haifa, Israel after her health condition intensely deteriorated, according to the Jordanian Foreign Ministry. | RELATED: | Israel Prevents UN Special Rapporteur from Traveling to Palestine | Sufyan Al-Qudah the ministry's spokesman said Al-Labadi was moved to the hospital to receive the necessary treatment and returned to prison on the same…

Juan Cole (2019-10-27). Did US Officials Manipulate Trump Into Sending Back Troops From Iraq to Syria "For the Oil"? commondreams.org U.S. soldiers in South Korea train in their Abrams tanks. (Photo: Spc. Christen Best/U.S. Army) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/war.syria_.jpg …

teleSUR (2019-10-27). Cuban President Diaz-Canel Arrives in Russia Amid Europe Tour. telesurenglish.net Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel arrived in this northern Russian city Sunday as part of a European tour that already included Ireland, Belarus and Azerbaijan. | Upon his arrival at Pulkovo airport, Diaz-Canel was received by the president of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the St. Petersburg government, Evgueni Grogoriev, the Vice President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba Ricardo Cabrisas and Cuba's ambassador to Russia Gerardo Peñalver. | The stay in the so-called northern Russian capital includes a tour through the Hermitage gallery and other places of historical interest, while tomorrow he will go…

South Front (2019-10-27). Video: How Effective is Iran's Air Defense Sytem? Fending Off US-Israeli Missile and Drone Attack. globalresearch.ca The current military and diplomatic situation in the Middle East demonstrates that the capability and quality of air defense forces is especially important for states operating in a tense geopolitical environment. | Saudi Arabia with Patriot surface-to-air missiles appeared to be …

teleSUR (2019-10-27). Syrian Kurdish Forces Leaving Turkish Border Area. telesurenglish.net The Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said Sunday that they had agreed to withdraw more than 30 kilometers from the Turkish border, an announcement welcomed by Damascus which said Turkey should now end its "aggression" in northeast Syria. | RELATED: | US Earns More Than US$30m Smuggling Syrian Oil: Russia | "The Self-Defense Forces are relocating to new positions far from the Syrian-Turkish border across northeastern Syria in order to stop the bloodshed and protect the inhabit…

Tyler Cullis (2019-10-27). Trump Pours More Misery On Iranians He's Claiming To Support. commondreams.org President Donald Trump is flanked by Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo while making a statement in the Diplomatic Room of the White House on October 23, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump_syria_0.jpg …

Fight Back (2019-10-27). Minneapolis: FRSO celebrates 70th anniversary of China's revolution. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — About 70 people gathered in south Minneapolis, October 26, to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese revolution. Each year Freedom Road Socialist Organization in the Twin Cities organizes an event to celebrate the "Two Octobers," the victories of the Chinese and Russian revolutions. | Mick Kelly, a national leader of Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) and editor of the newspaper Fight Back!, told the crowd, "It is a real honor to be with you this evening to mark the 70th anniversary of the Chinese revolution. In October of 1949, the outstanding Marxist-Leninist, th…

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