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I Rebel, Therefore We Exist
Manuel García, Jr. | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-24
When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke of her origins and family today (19 October 2019), I remembered my own story because they are so similar. My mother, too, is a lovely Puertorriqueña; I too was born in the Boogie-Town island stolen from the American Indians (Manhattan); we too lived in Parkchester, in the Bronx, in a basement…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/24/i-rebel-therefore-we-exist/

AOC Grills Facebook's Zuckerberg for 'Far-right Dinner Parties'
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-24
Facebook Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg was grilled by progressive U.S. lawmakers asking questions on election interference, free speech, hate groups and fake news. | RELATED: | teleSUR English Removed From Facebook for Second Time | "In order for us to make decisions about Libra, I think we need to kind of dig into your past behavior and Facebook's past behavior with respect to our democracy," New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, before asking Zuckerberg when he had first…
telesurenglish.net/news/AOC-Grills-Facebooks-Zuckerberg-Over-Far-right-Dinner-Parties-Fact-Checking-Politicians-20191024-0002.html

Activist claims CITES exemption for finished musical instruments may set a bad precedent
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2019-10-24
The handmade guitar made by the author of this story around 34 years ago is partially made of East Indian rosewood and Brazilian rosewood. It would be confiscated by government officials if it was taken across an international border.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/23/18827550.php

Clinton, Stein, Gabbard, and the Deconstruction of RussiaGate
Robert C. Koehler | commondreams.org | 2019-10-24
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at Georgetown University September 27, 2019 in Washington, DC .Clinton delivered remarks before recognizing the winners of the 2019 Hillary Rodham Clinton Awards for Advancing Women in Peace and Security. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/clinton_gabbard_russiagate.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/24/clinton-stein-gabbard-and-deconstruction-russiagate?cd-origin=rss

U.S. 'democracy' for $ale: Hong Kong protesters in NYC unmasked
Sara Flounders | workers.org | 2019-10-24
'Rally in a box' being unpacked, Oct. 13, New York City. I watched as a prefab "rally in a box" about Hong Kong opened up here on Oct. 13. I don't know if this rally was funded directly by the notorious U.S. National Endowment for Democracy, a congressionally funded agency . . . | Continue reading U.S. 'democracy' for $ale: Hong Kong protesters in NYC unmasked at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/10/44151/

Pence blasts US corporations for bowing to China — says they should bow to Washington instead
rt.com | 2019-10-24
US corporations "should stand up for American values," but instead they are "wholly owned" by the "authoritarian regime" in China, Vice President Mike Pence said in a speech, singling out Nike and the NBA for criticism. | China has been trying to export its domestic censorship by playing on corporate greed and pressuring corporate America to toe the party line, the VP argued, in a speech on US-China relations on Thursday. As examples, he brought up the basketball league penalizing a manager after comments made in support of protesters in Hong Kong, at which Chinese authorities were offended. | "Some of the NBA…
rt.com/news/471765-pence-china-nba-nike/

The Last Moments of Indonesia as We Know It
Andre Vltchek | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-24
Student protests, West Papua independence struggle, monstrous forest fires, an assassination attempt against Coordinating Minister, sinking capital city, earthquakes and a collapsing economy — the increasingly religiously fundamentalist Indonesia is suddenly facing too many disasters. It cannot cope with any of them. ***** Nothing seems to be going well for Indonesia these days. People in …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/the-last-moments-of-indonesia-as-we-know-it/

Lebanon Protest Movement: Demanding Total Change of State's Political Framework
Michael Jansen | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-24
Hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets and squares across Lebanon to call for the fall of the country's political class, which they accuse of looting the country. They also demand an end to the sectarian …
globalresearch.ca/lebanese-demanding-total-change-state-political-framework/5692970

Tulsi a Russian Asset? Censored by Google and YouTube
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-24
Time and again, clear evidence proves democracy in America is pure fantasy — how it's been from inception, notably today under its money-controlled system, most politicians bought like toothpaste. | One-party rule with two extremist right wings serves privileged interests exclusively …
globalresearch.ca/tulsi-russian-asset-censored-google-youtube/5692968

Syria: exposing western radical collaboration with imperialism
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-10-24
Western radicals must take a consistent anti-imperialist position despite the internal contradictions or problems that exist within a state in the Global South. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/10/24/syria-exposing-western-radical-collaboration-with-imperialism/

Bangladesh's Neo-Colonial Bondage to India Is at Risk of Breaking
Andrew Korybko | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2019-10-24
asia-pacificresearch.com/bangladesh-neo-colonial-bondage-india/5628924

Father of woman killed fighting against terrorists in Syria launches campaign to bring her body home
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-24
The father of the first British woman to die fighting against Daesh (Isis/Isil) in Syria has launched a campaign to bring his daughter's remains back to the UK.Dirk Campbell's daughter Anna travelled to Syria via Lebanon in 2017 to join Kurdish forces fighting in the north west city of Afrin.In March 2018, Campbell died after she was hit during Turkish air strikes while fighting with an all-female brigade of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG).Anna Campbell (Family handout/PA)The 26-year-old was the eighth British citizen to die in the country but the first woman.Her father, a musician from Lewes in East…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/10/24/father-of-woman-killed-fighting-against-terrorists-in-syria-launches-campaign-to-bring-her-body-home/

History of Chinese Inventions. The Present and the Future. Recent Chinese State of the Art Innovations
Larry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-24
China as a nation has the longest and by far the most vast record of inventions in the history of the world. It is now reliably estimated that more than 60% of all the knowledge existing in the world today …
globalresearch.ca/history-of-chinese-inventions-the-present-and-the-future-recent-chinese-state-of-the-art-innovations/5692922

Boris Johnson pulling out of appearance before senior MPs is 'unacceptable'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-24
The prime minister's decision to pull out of an appearance before senior MPs with less than 24 hours' notice has been described as "extraordinary".Boris Johnson had been due to face questioning by the Commons Liaison Committee — made up of select committee chairmen — at Westminster on 24 October.But in a handwritten note to the chairwoman, Sarah Wollaston, he asked for a new date to be arranged for "five or six months" on from when he became prime minister.Wollaston said the public would have to "draw their own conclusions" on whether he refused because he is running scared. | Appalling that the PM is r…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/10/24/boris-johnson-pulling-out-of-appearance-before-senior-mps-is-unacceptable/

Los Angeles Master Chorale features 'Oceana' with lyrics by Pablo Neruda
Eric A. Gordon | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-24
LOS ANGELES–Two monuments of choral composition comprised the opening weekend of concerts in the Los Angeles Master Chorale's 2019-20 season. I attended the first of two performances, on Saturday, October 19. The two works were the Anton Bruckner Mass No. 3 in F minor, whose composition dates from 1867-68, an hour-long interpretation of the Roman …
peoplesworld.org/article/los-angeles-master-chorale-features-oceana-with-lyrics-by-pablo-neruda/

Trump air quality deregulation translates into more deaths
Jordan Davidson | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-24
Tweeting that the U.S. has the cleanest air in the world does not make it so. Not only do we rank 10th, but a new study says that after steady improvement during the Obama-era, air pollution has gotten worse while Donald Trump has been president. The report issued by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that fine particle air pollution, known as PM2.5, …
peoplesworld.org/article/trump-air-quality-deregulation-translates-into-more-deaths/

LeBron James and the Hong Kong debate
Monica Moorehead | workers.org | 2019-10-24
Los Angeles Laker icon LeBron James received a major amount of criticism from bourgeois pundits for his Oct. 14 statements on a controversial Oct. 4 tweet from white general manager of the National Basketball Association's Houston Rockets, Daryl Morey. As the Rockets, the Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets were in . . . | Continue reading LeBron James and the Hong Kong debate at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/10/44129/

US Agitators in Asia "United" over Hong Kong Chaos
Joseph Thomas | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-24
Despite the chaos created across Hong Kong, the vast majority of the region's inhabitants do not support the growing violence nor do they benefit from it in any way. | As is typical in other regions of the world the US …
globalresearch.ca/us-agitators-asia-united-hong-kong-chaos/5692943

New York forum / 'End sanctions on China & Zimbabwe!'
Monica Moorehead | workers.org | 2019-10-24
A Workers World Party forum on "Resisting Sanctions & U.S. Economic Warfare, from China to Zimbabwe" was held in New York City on Oct. 17, featuring two speakers. Omowale Clay, Oct. 17. Omowale Clay, a longtime leader of the December 12th Movement, has been a main organizer in building solidarity . . . | Continue reading New York forum / 'End sanctions on China & Zimbabwe!' at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/10/44121/

Trump Brings the Troops Home… to Iraq
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-24
"He does what he says he is going to do." This is the line I've heard time and again from Donald Trump's supporters in their seemingly endless quest to defend the indefensible. "He keeps his promises." | Unpacking this kind of enforced self-delusion is usually a challenge, given the fervency with which Trump's people cling to their cognitive dissonance regarding the man and his behavior. In the matter of Syria, the troops and the truth, however, Trump has lied in a way that even his most devout believers should find difficult to st…
truthout.org/articles/trump-brings-the-troops-home-to-iraq/

President Maduro Arrives for Non-Aligned Movement in Azerbaijan
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-24
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived Thursday in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, to participate in the Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which kicks off today and Friday. | RELATED: | NAM To Study Sanctions Effects by World Powers: Arreaza | Upon arriving, President Maduro said that "Venezuela is standing, vi…
telesurenglish.net/news/President-Maduro-Arrives-for-Non-Aligned-Movement-in-Azerbaijan–20191024-0007.html

Turkey accused of spreading misinformation to force people out of their homes in northern Syria
Tom Anderson | thecanary.co | 2019-10-24
Turkey has been accused of spreading misinformation aimed at forcing people to flee from their homes in northern Syria (aka Rojava). | Turkish-led forces invaded Rojava on 9 October. The NATO member has faced accusations of ethnic cleansing a…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2019/10/24/turkey-accused-of-spreading-misinformation-to-force-people-out-of-their-homes-in-northern-syria/

Vladimir Putin, Syria's Pacifier-in-Chief
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-24
The negotiations in Sochi were long — over six hours — tense and tough. Two leaders in a room with their interpreters and several senior Turkish ministers close by if advice was needed. The stakes were immense: a road map …
globalresearch.ca/vladimir-putin-syria-pacifier/5692940

Security Council: UN welcomes efforts to de-escalate crisis in northeast Syria
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-24
The United Nations welcomes efforts to de-escalate the crisis in northeastern Syria in the wake of Turkey's incursion, a senior official with responsibility for the region told the Security Council on Thursday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049991

Trump: The Job of Our Military Is Not to Police the World
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-24
In a statement on U.S. military operations in Syria, the president says, "We're getting out. Let someone else fight over this long blood-stained sand."
truthdig.com/articles/trump-the-job-of-our-military-is-not-to-police-the-world/

No to the German-European security zone in Syria!
wsws.org | 2019-10-24
The call by German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer for an international security zone in northern Syria marks a new stage in the revival of German militarism.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/24/syri-o24.html

How the Reckless Use of US Military Power Caused Today's Syrian Kurdish Crisis
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-24
President Trump has announced sanctions will be lifted on Turkey as a ceasefire remains in place in northern Syria, where Turkey invaded earlier this month after Trump withdrew U.S. troops. On Tuesday Turkey reached an agreement with Russia that would force Syrian Kurdish forces to retreat from a wide swath of the Syrian-Turkish border. The United Nations is reporting Turkey's offensive in northern Syria has displaced over 176,000 people, including nearly 80,000 children. The Turkish assault al…
truthout.org/video/how-the-reckless-use-of-us-military-power-caused-todays-syrian-kurdish-crisis/

Conflict Between Trump and Military-Diplomatic Establishment Is Full of Hypocrisy
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-24
We are living in a political world that seems turned on its head, with Democrats voting to stay in Syria and Republicans wanting to get out–but neither side is getting it right.
therealnews.com/stories/conflict-trump-military-diplomatic-establishment-full-of-hypocrisy

Study Group "A New Phase in the Syrian War"
Party for Socialism and Liberation | indybay.org | 2019-10-24
A'Roma Roasters Coffee, 95 5th St., Santa Rosa…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/23/18827549.php

Syria Says Turkish-Led Forces Attacked Its Troops
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-24
BEIRUT — Turkish forces and their allies attacked Syrian government troops in northeastern Syria on Thursday, killing some of them, and they also clashed with Kurdish-led fighters, the state news agency in Damascus and a war monitoring group said. | The fighting underscored the risks of violence as multiple and often opposing armed forces jostle for new positions in the tight quarters of the northeastern border zone. | Most worrisome has been the prospect of a collision between forces of the Syrian government and those backed by Turkey, which include Syrian rebel fighters and Islamic extremists opposed to P…
truthdig.com/articles/syria-says-turkish-led-forces-attacked-its-troops/

U.S. Anti-war Movement Should Stay Focused on Getting U.S. Out of Syria
Sara Flounders | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-24
Oct. 20 — The author visited Syria in 2014 and 2015 in small International Action Center solidarity delegations. At that time, no road in the country was safe and one-third of the population was displaced — taking refuge inside Syria …
globalresearch.ca/u-s-anti-war-movement-should-stay-focused-getting-u-s-out-syria/5692948

U.S. anti-war movement should stay focused on getting U.S. out of Syria
Sara Flounders | workers.org | 2019-10-24
Oct. 20 — The author visited Syria in 2014 and 2015 in small International Action Center solidarity delegations. At that time, no road in the country was safe and one-third of the population was displaced — taking refuge inside Syria or in surrounding countries. The schools, mosques, churches and community . . . | Continue reading U.S. anti-war movement should stay focused on getting U.S. out of Syria at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/10/44136/

Turkish Invasion of Syria Is Latest Chapter in History of US Betraying Kurds
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-24
Janine Jackson: As we record on October 17, Turkey continues its offensive in northern Syria, a move seen as greenlighted by Donald Trump's early October removal of some US troops from the area. Trump's acti…
truthout.org/audio/turkish-invasion-of-syria-is-latest-chapter-in-history-of-us-betraying-kurds/

Why Did Republicans Storm a Closed Impeachment Hearing?
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-24
Republican lawmakers stormed a closed hearing room Wednesday, disrupting the House impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump and delaying a Pentagon official's testimony. In an extraordinary chain of events, dozens of Republican congressmembers pushed into a secure hearing room as Laura Cooper, the U.S. defense official who oversees Ukraine and Russia matters, was due to testify. A five-hour stand-off ensued. The spectacle unfolded one day after Tuesday's explosive testimony by William Taylor, the top U.S…
truthout.org/video/why-did-republicans-storm-a-closed-impeachment-hearing/

Apocalypse Now? "War is Profitable"
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-24
Every high school and college student, and all their parents and grandparents should watch Francis Ford Cappola's Apocalypse Now Redux. This is the 2001 re-cut and extended version of his 1979 classic of the same name. Set in Vietnam at …
globalresearch.ca/apocalypse-now-war-is-profitable/5692980

Newly-inaugurated Indonesian president appoints notorious ex-general as defence minister
wsws.org | 2019-10-24
Former special forces general Prabowo Subianto has a long history of human rights abuses and was intimately connected to the bloody Suharto dictatorship that ruled Indonesia for three decades.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/24/indo-o24.html

Trump needs to be brought to UN on charges of genocide
Tim Libretti | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-24
While the Turkish continue to deny this history to this day, in 1915 the nation of Turkey engaged in a genocide of the Armenian people. The mass killing reduced the Armenian population from two million to 400,000. The denial of genocide, of course, is nothing new; it has a long tradition at home in the …
peoplesworld.org/article/trump-needs-to-be-brought-to-un-on-charges-of-genocide/

Juggling Flaming Piranhas, or The Accidental Death of Leftie Politics: the walking tour
David Giesen | indybay.org | 2019-10-24
the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco | (meet in the lobby)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/23/18827570.php

Canada's Seizure, Sale and Disbursement of Iranian Assets Are Acts of a Hooligan and Wrecker of International Law
Steve Rutchinski | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-24
Documents recently filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice reveal that some $30 million realized from the seizure and sale of Iranian government assets in Canada have been transferred to American families who filed for compensation under the Justice …
globalresearch.ca/canada-seizure-sale-disbursement-iranian-assets-acts-hooligan-wrecker-international-law/5692985

SF Solidarity Meeting For Iranian Workers
United Public Workers For Action | indybay.org | 2019-10-24
Bernal Library | Community Room | 500 Cortland St. | San Francisco…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/23/18827565.php

Erdogan Wants the Bomb
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-24
"Some countries have nuclear missiles, but the West insists that we cannot have them. This is unacceptable": this statement by President Erdogan reveals that the crisis goes beyond that which began with the Turkish offensive in Syria. In Turkey, during …
globalresearch.ca/erdogan-wants-bomb/5692913

Australia must cut military ties with Turkey
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2019-10-24
international solidarity Zerebar KarimiIssue 1242 Australia Rojava Turkey SyriaOctober 24, 2019A few years ago the world was horrified when…
greenleft.org.au/content/australia-must-cut-military-ties-turkey

Don't Call it Ethnic Cleansing: Erasing Turkey's State Terrorism in Syria
Anthony DiMaggio | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-24
Turkey's incursion into northern Syria is a continuation of its longstanding policy of ethnic cleansing against the Kurds. This policy dates back decades, and is pursued in the name of fighting the "terrorism" of Kurdish nationalists who seek an independent Kurdistan. But Turkey's policies amount to a vicious form of state terrorism and collective punishment against an entire people.
counterpunch.org/2019/10/24/dont-call-it-ethnic-cleansing-erasing-turkeys-state-terrorism-in-syria/

Ending Endless War: Andrew Bacevich on How Reckless Use of U.S. Military Power Caused Today's Crisis
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-24
President Trump has announced sanctions will be lifted on Turkey as a ceasefire remains in place in northern Syria, where Turkey invaded earlier this month after Trump withdrew U.S. troops. On Tuesday Turkey reached an agreement with Russia that would force Syrian Kurdish forces to retreat from a wide swath of the Syrian-Turkish border. The United Nations is reporting Turkey's offensive in northern Syria has displaced over 176,000 people, including nearly 80,000 children. The Turkish assault also led to a number of former ISIS fighters escaping from jail in northern Syria. We speak with Andrew Bacevich, co-founde…
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/24/trump_lifts_turkey_sanctions_syrian_kurds

GOP Lawmakers Disrupt Impeachment Hearing As More Damaging Details Emerge About Trump's Misconduct
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-24
Republican lawmakers stormed a closed hearing room Wednesday, disrupting the House impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump and delaying a Pentagon official's testimony. In an extraordinary chain of events, dozens of Republican congressmembers pushed into a secure hearing room as Laura Cooper, the U.S. defense official who oversees Ukraine and Russia matters, was due to testify. A five-hour stand-off ensued. The spectacle unfolded one day after Tuesday's explosive testimony by William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine. Taylor told congressional lawmakers that the Trump administration held up $…
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/24/republican_lawmakers_storm_hearing_room_trump

'Utterly Disqualifying': Pete Buttigieg Panned for Praising Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-24
Progressives on Thursday piled on Pete Buttigieg—the mayor of South Bend, Indiana and a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate—for praising former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy in an interview with Cosmopolitan. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/pete_buttigieg_0_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/10/24/utterly-disqualifying-pete-buttigieg-panned-praising-supreme-court-justice-anthony?cd-origin=rss

"That's Not How We Defeat Trump": Biden Campaign, Reversing Course, Will Work With Super PACs
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-24
"The former Vice President has been unable to generate grassroots support, and now his campaign is endorsing an effort to buy the primary through a super PAC that can rake in unlimited cash from billionaires and corporations." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/biden_iraq.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/10/24/thats-not-how-we-defeat-trump-biden-campaign-reversing-course-will-work-super-pacs?cd-origin=rss

Jill Stein: Hillary Clinton is still sabotaging progressives
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-10-23
Former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein responds to Hillary Clinton calling her a "Russian asset" and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard…
thegrayzone.com/2019/10/23/jill-stein-hillary-clinton-is-still-sabotaging-progressives/

US troops are staying in Syria to 'keep the oil' — and have already killed hundreds over it
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2019-10-23
Hundreds of American soldiers are remaining in Syria to occupy its oil reserves and block the Syrian government from revenue…
thegrayzone.com/2019/10/23/us-troops-staying-syria-oil/

Activists in court after two day long siege of Israeli arms company
Tom Anderson | thecanary.co | 2019-10-23
In August 2019, a group of activists held a two day long 'siege' of an Israeli arms company in Sandwich, Kent. | Campaigners entered the factory compound in the early hours of 27 August and remained there for two days. The activists barricaded the gates. And the…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2019/10/23/activists-in-court-after-two-day-long-siege-of-israeli-arms-company/

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2019-10-24 22:39 GMT (18:39 EST)

2019-10-23: News Headlines

Ilhan Omar (2019-10-23). Sanctions Are Part of a Failed Foreign Policy Playbook. Stop Relying on Them. commondreams.org Economic and sector sanctions are too often designed to inflict maximum pain on civilians, not empower them. (Photo: Syrian Refugees/Josh Zakary/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/refugeesvienna-a.jpeg …

Staff (2019-10-23). Lebanese Join Growing Protest Wave Against Austerity and Corruption. therealnews.com Anti-austerity protests have swept Sudan, Egypt, Algeria, Iraq, and now Lebanon. As'ad Abukhalil discusses how Lebanon is joining what seems like a second Arab Spring focused on a demand for social justice.

Andre Vltchek (2019-10-23). India is Confused: where does it go from here? dissidentvoice.org At J. Nehru University, most students know about China and Russia only from the BBC, Reuters and other Western media outlets. Even those individuals who claim they belong to the left are not immune; influenced mainly by the British propaganda. ***** It has been like this for years: usual confusion, all around India: tough nationalistic, …

Jonathan Cook (2019-10-23). The Democrats Helped Cultivate the Barbarism of ISIS. counterpunch.org There is something profoundly deceitful in the way the Democratic Party and the corporate media are framing Donald Trump's decision to pull troops out of Syria. One does not need to defend Trump's actions or ignore the dangers posed to the Kurds, at least in the short term, by the departure of US forces from More

Staff (2019-10-23). Tulsi Gabbard Isn't a Russian Asset. It's More Complicated Than That. therealnews.com The Nation's Jeet Heer discusses Hillary Clinton's recent remarks toward Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. Why do anti-war activists and the right wing seem to love her?

Kenneth Surin (2019-10-23). Western China and the New Silk Road. counterpunch.org Coming to China every few months has almost become a regular occurrence for me, though this time I am in a part of China I have not been to before. China's developmental model has for decades been tilted towards export-based manufacturing. This model has brought immense benefits to China. Its eastern coastal regions, Guangdong and its hinterlands in particular, have flourished, while China inland and to the west has lagged behind this hectic developmental pace. More

RT (2019-10-23). But China! Cryptos crater as Congress tries to pin Zuckerberg down on 'too big to fail' Libra. rt.com Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies plummeted as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg tried to defend his beleaguered digital currency Libra — a project rapidly losing institutional support as it hits one regulatory hurdle after another. | If Facebook isn't allowed to go forward with the rollout of its digital currency, China will surpass the US in technological innovation, Zuckerberg threatened the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday. The billionaire's bid to save Libra — and its public image — after several of the big-name financial institutions backing the online payments system dropped o…

Ramzy Baroud (2019-10-23). Betty McCollum Is Pushing Congress to Stop Subsidizing the Torture of Palestinian Children. mintpressnews.com "The legislation I am introducing is expressly intended to end U.S. support and funding for Israel's systematic military detention, interrogation, abuse, torture, and prosecution of Palestinian children." – Betty McCollum…

WSWS (2019-10-23). Hundreds protest outside Westminster Magistrates Court to demand freedom for Julian Assange. wsws.org SEP national secretary Chris Marsden told demonstrators: "We want the working class to defend a man whose freedom is of paramount importance for every man, woman and child on this planet."

Ed Sykes (2019-10-23). Trump slammed for 'rewarding murder' in Syria as he lifts sanctions on Turkey. thecanary.co Donald Trump has said he will lift sanctions on Turkey after it reportedly agreed to 'permanently' cease hostilities against the largely-Kurdish areas of northern Syria (aka Rojava). But he has faced criticism across the board for being soft in the face of his NATO ally's crimes. | A new stage of the invasion: | Turkey has faced accusations of ethnic cleansing and…

Ben Norton (2019-10-23). US troops are staying in Syria to 'keep the oil' — and have already killed hundreds over it. thegrayzone.com Hundreds of American soldiers are remaining in Syria to occupy its oil reserves and block the Syrian government from revenue…

Aaron Maté (2019-10-23). Jill Stein: Hillary Clinton is still sabotaging progressives. thegrayzone.com Former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein responds to Hillary Clinton calling her a "Russian asset" and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard…

Lynda Carson (2019-10-23). Activist claims CITES exemption for finished musical instruments may set a bad precedent. indybay.org The handmade guitar made by the author of this story around 34 years ago is partially made of East Indian rosewood and Brazilian rosewood. It would be confiscated by government officials if it was taken across an international border.

Tom Anderson (2019-10-23). Activists in court after two day long siege of Israeli arms company. thecanary.co In August 2019, a group of activists held a two day long 'siege' of an Israeli arms company in Sandwich, Kent. | Campaigners entered the factory compound in the early hours of 27 August and remained there for two days. The activists barricaded the gates. And the…

South Front (2019-10-23). Video: Erdogan, Putin Reach 'Historical Deal' on Northern Syria. globalresearch.ca On October 22, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin reached an agreement to settle the situation in northeastern Syria. | According to the agreement, Turkey's Operation 'Peace Spring' will continue in a limited area between Tell Abyad …

Saad Hafiz (2019-10-23). America's Mission to Remake Afghanistan Has Failed. counterpunch.org The United States is ready to leave Afghanistan despite the latest gambit by President Trump to call off peace negotiations with the Taliban. The US intervention in the country in 2001 has turned into a trillion-dollar disaster. It was ostensibly intended to punish the Taliban for sheltering Al-Qaeda before 9/11 and to prevent the use of More

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2019-10-23). Better Relations Between the US and Russia Are Not in the Cards. globalresearch.ca By now Russians must wonder if the better relations they desire with the US are ever to be. US Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Democrat from Hawaii is the latest peacemaker to be declared "a Russian asset" by Hillary, the DNC, …

Renee Parsons (2019-10-23). Hillary, "Russian Assets" and Realignment. The Dems Morph into Neocons. globalresearch.ca As you may have figured out by now, Hillary Clinton, warped by her own self aggrandizement of entitlement, did Tulsi Gabbard and her Presidential campaign against interventionist wars a huge incidental favor. | While the Democrats continue to splinter and …

Prof. Marjorie Cohn (2019-10-23). As Trump Aids and Abets Turkey's War Crimes, the UN Must Act. globalresearch.ca Nearly two weeks have passed since Turkey launched its ground and air attack on Rojava, the autonomous region of northeast Syria, following Trump's sudden removal of 1,000 U.S. troops from the area. | While the United States and Turkey reached a …

Ramzy Baroud (2019-10-23). She Deserves Our Support: Betty McCollum Wants US to Stop Subsidizing Torture of Palestinian Children. dissidentvoice.org In December 2018, 17-year-old Palestinian teen, Ayham Sabah, was sentenced by an Israeli military court to 35 years in prison for his alleged role in a stabbing attack targeting an Israeli soldier in an illegal Jewish settlement in the West Bank. Sabah was only 14 years old when the alleged attack took place. Another alleged attacker, Omar …

Stephen Lendman (2019-10-23). Russian/Turkish Agreement on Northern Syria. globalresearch.ca When deals are struck, the devil is in the details, along with implementation of what was agreed on by all parties involved. | The historical record is clear. The US, West and Israel can never be trusted. The Russian Federation operates …

Ryan Cristián (2019-10-23). Trump Says US War With Iran May Be Soon, Putin/Erdogan Syria Deal & Iraq Says No US Troops Allowed. 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 (10/22/19). 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 …

WSWS (2019-10-23). Video: Indiana GM workers denounce UAW sellout, express solidarity with Mexican workers. wsws.org Striking GM workers who attended informational meetings in Ft. Wayne, Indiana denounced the UAW-backed agreement for sanctioning the closure of plants and paving the way for GM to create a workforce of low-paid temps.

Staff (2019-10-23). Turkey Signals It's Holding Back on Resuming Syria Push. truthdig.com Ankara indicates it will not resume its offensive against Kurds in northeast Syria, following separate agreements reached with the U.S. and Russia.

Andrew Korybko (2019-10-23). The Russian-Turkish Deal on Syria: Who Won and Who Lost? globalresearch.ca Presidents Putin and Erdogan reached a deal on Syria that represents a decisive victory for Turkey while being a drastic climbdown for Damascus after President Assad vowed earlier that day that the Syrian Arab Army was "prepared to support any …

WSWS (2019-10-23). Germany, US threaten war amid Russia-Turkey summit on Syria. wsws.org German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer called for a massive European Union (EU) force to occupy northern Syria, involving up to 40,000 troops.

Tom Anderson (2019-10-23). Turkey is cynically using Syrian refugees in its plans to ethnically cleanse northern Syria. thecanary.co Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan plans to move at least one million refugees from all over Syria into the areas invaded by the Turkish military and its proxies in northern Syria (aka Rojava). But Erdoƒüan's plans have nothing to do with th…

Ed Rampell (2019-10-23). The Kill Team Kills Again. progressive.org The new film illustrates how Washington's endless imperialist wars of aggression tragically pit Americans against not only overseas "enemies," but one another.

Hamda Mustafa (2019-10-23). "Erdogan Stole Syrian Factories, Oil and Wheat and Today He Is Stealing Syrian Land". President Al-Assad. globalresearch.ca President Bashar Al-Assad has stressed that the President of the Turkish regime Recep Tayyib Erdogan is a thief who stole the Syrian factories, wheat and oil and today he is stealing Syrian land. | President Al-Assad made the remarks during his …

WSWS (2019-10-23). Top US diplomat in Ukraine tells impeachment inquiry Trump tied military aid to Biden probe. wsws.org The effort to impeach Trump has gained steam in the aftermath of his decision to order the withdrawal of troops from northeastern Syria.

Party for Socialism and Liberation (2019-10-23). Study Group "A New Phase in the Syrian War" indybay.org A'Roma Roasters Coffee, 95 5th St., Santa Rosa…

South Front (2019-10-23). Video: US Troops Remain in Syria to Protect Oil Fields from 'Terrorists'? globalresearch.ca The US is planning to keep control of oil fields on the eastern bank of the Euphrates despite the ongoing troops withdrawal. On October 21, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper told reporters that Washington wants to be sure that ensure …

Max Parry (2019-10-23). The EU Is Rewriting World War II History to Demonize Russia. globalresearch.ca Last month, on the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II, the European Parliament voted on a resolution entitled "On the Importance of European Remembrance for the Future of Europe." The adopted document: | "…Stresses that the Second World …

Kurt Nimmo (2019-10-23). Russia and Clinton's Election Plan B. globalresearch.ca America is an insular nation, exceptional only in its willful ignorance of the rest of the world. Many Americans, undoubtedly a majority, know very little about what is really going on in the world. | Millions of Americans are unable to …

Staff (2019-10-23). Former Zuckerberg Mentor: I Raised Alarm on Russian Interference But Was Ignored. truthout.org Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies on Capitol Hill Wednesday, where he is expected to face questioning about the company's cryptocurrency Libra, among other issues. Zuckerberg has faced scrutiny before, including for Facebook's role in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. A former mentor of Zuckerberg and longtime Silicon Valley investor Roger McNamee speaks out about the company's dismissal of Russian interference in the election. "They treated it like a PR problem, not a business issue,…

WSWS (2019-10-23). Solomon Islands deal with Chinese developer highlights Pacific tensions. wsws.org Repeated claims that China wants a military foothold in the Pacific turn reality on its head to justify the aggressive build-up for war by the US and its regional allies.

Paul Antonopoulos (2019-10-23). China's Move towards Digital Cryptocurrency. globalresearch.ca The participants of last week's "Block Chain Life" forum held in Moscow concluded that digital cryptocurrency and blockchain technology is an inevitable reality of the future that must be developed and harnessed. The event held on October 16-17 had over …

F. William Engdahl (2019-10-23). China's Hidden Economic Time Bomb. globalresearch.ca The China government statistical agency just released economic data showing the poorest GDP growth in almost 30 years for China. The problem goes far deeper than recent effects of the US-China trade war or the impact of calamities such as …

Sarah Abed (2019-10-23). The Kurds: Washington's Weapon of Mass Destabilization in the Middle East. globalresearch.ca Timely article by Sarah Abed on the Kurdistan-Israeli relationship first posted on Global Research on July 14, 2017 | In this three part series, MintPress and Global Research contributor Sarah Abed analyzes the role that some Kurdish factions have played throughout …

United Nations (2019-10-23). Decisive international action needed to end Israeli occupation: UN rights expert. un.org The international community has a responsibility and legal obligation to compel Israel to end its 52 year-long "occu-annexation" of Palestinian territory and remove barriers preventing Palestinian self-determination, a UN independent human rights expert told the General Assembly on Wednesday.

Jonathan Cook (2019-10-23). How Kurdish Independence Underpins Israel's Plan to Reshape the Middle East. globalresearch.ca This October 2017 article by award winning author Jonathan Cook focusses on the unspoken Israel-Kurdistan relationship. | "There has been co-operation, much of it secret, between Israel and the Kurds for decades. Israeli media lapped up tributes from now-retired generals who …

Larry Romanoff (2019-10-23). Apologists of Global Capitalism: Multi-National Corporations Are Functioning as "Amoeba" in Pursuit of Profit. globalresearch.ca One of the arrows in the quiver of the attack on humanity from globalisation is a new field of study — the biology of corporations. Corporate apologists claim that the overwhelming majority of multi-national companies are amoral organizations in pursuit …

WSWS (2019-10-23). Illegal forest fires send another lethal haze over parts of Indonesia. wsws.org The haze is chiefly affecting Sumatra and Borneo islands, with air pollution in the city of Palembang reaching record levels.

susan_p (2019-10-23). PKK tells US, Trump: 'We are not guilty of terrorism; we are victims of state terrorism.'. greenleft.org.au Rojava SolidarityIssue 1242 Rojava Turkey's war on Rojava Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)October 23, 2019The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) Foreign Relations Committee wrote the following letter to the American people and United States Presid…

susan_p (2019-10-23). 'Cleaned out': The ongoing ethnic cleansing of Rojava. greenleft.org.au Turkey's war on Rojava Marcel CartierIssue 1242 Rojava Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) SDFOctober 23, 2019There is little about United States President Donald Trump that one can t…

Staff (2019-10-23). Headlines for October 23, 2019. democracynow.org Taylor Testifies Trump Tied Ukraine Aid to Investigation of Hunter Biden, Trump Tweets Impeachment is a "Lynching," Sparking Widespread Condemnation, Turkey and Russia Reach Agreement on Northern Syria, Protests Erupt in Bolivia Over Allegations of Election Rigging, Chilean President Announces Reforms Aimed to Curb Massive Protests, Boris Johnson Loses Critical Brexit Vote, Canada's New Anti-Immigrant Party Is Crushed in National Elections, UAW Member Dies After Being Struck by Car Near Picket Line, Chicago Teachers Head into Second Week of Strike, New York's Probe of Facebook Backed by 46 Attorneys General, Mexi…

Staff (2019-10-23). Mark Zuckerberg's Former Mentor: I Tried to Raise Alarm Over Russian Interference But Was Ignored. democracynow.org Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies on Capitol Hill Wednesday, where he is expected to face questioning about the company's cryptocurrency Libra, among other issues. Zuckerberg has faced scrutiny before, including for Facebook's role in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. A former mentor of Zuckerberg and longtime Silicon Valley investor Roger McNamee speaks out about the company's dismissal of Russian interference in the election. "They treated it like a PR problem, not a business issue," McNamee says.

Global Research News (2019-10-23). Selected Articles: Russia-Turkey Deal on Syria. globalresearch.ca Our objective at Global Research is to recruit one thousand committed "volunteers" among our more than 50,000 Newsletter subscribers to support the distribution of Global Research articles (email lists, social media, crossposts). | Do not send us money. Under Plan A…

Jake Johnson, staff writer (2019-10-23). 'Illegal and Unconstitutional': Sanders Rips Trump Plan to Use US Troops to Exploit Syria's Oil Fields. commondreams.org "Last I checked, Congress never authorized U.S. forces to be deployed to secure Syria's economic resources." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/trump_syria.jpg …

Doris Jones (2019-10-22). On the picket line with Indiana GM workers. liberationnews.org Through education, understanding, and action, workers can fight together for a better world.

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