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War is Good for Business and Organized Crime: Afghanistan's Multibillion Dollar Opium Trade. Rising Heroin Addiction in the US
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
Despite president Trump's announced US troop withdrawal, the Afghan opium trade continues to flourish. It is protected by US-NATO occupation forces on behalf of a nexus of powerful financial and criminal interests.
globalresearch.ca/war-is-good-for-business-and-organized-crime-afghanistans-multibillion-dollar-opium-trade-rising-heroin-addiction-in-the-us/5664319

Israel Prepares to Turn Bedouin Citizens into Refugees in Their Own Country
Jonathan Cook | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
The decades-long struggle by tens of thousands of Israelis against being uprooted from their homes — some for the second or third time — should be proof enough that Israel is not the western-style liberal democracy it claims to be. Last week 36,000 Bedouin — all of them Israeli citizens — discovered that their state is about to make them refugees in their own country, driving them into holding camps. These Israelis, it seems, are the wrong kind.
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/israel-prepares-to-turn-bedouin-citizens-into-refugees-in-their-own-country/

A Coalition of Support: Parliamentarians for Julian Assange
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
Australian politicians, and the consular staff of the country, are rarely that engaged on the subject of protecting their citizens. In a couple of notorious cases, Australian authorities demonstrated, not only an indifference, but a consciously venal approach to its citizens in overseas theatres. Mamdouh Ahmed Habib, a dual Australian-Egyptian national, was detained in Pakistan…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/a-coalition-of-support-parliamentarians-for-julian-assange/

Video: Syrian Kurds' Protection Deal with Assad Explained
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have reached a groundbreaking deal with the Assad government. | This happened on October 13 evening after the US-led coalition expectedly abandoned their 'local partners' in face of Turkey's Operation Peace Spring and an 'accident …
globalresearch.ca/video-syrian-kurds-protection-deal-explained/5692227

Could Turkish Aggression Boost Peace in Syria? Has Triggered Exit of US, Britain and France
Firas Samuri | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
On October 7, 2019, the U.S. President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of American troops from northeast Syria, where the contingent alongside Kurdish militias controlled the vast territories. Trump clarified that the decision is connected with the intention of Turkey …
globalresearch.ca/could-turkish-aggression-boost-peace-syria/5692313

Could Turkish Aggression Boost Peace in Syria?
Firas Samuri | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-17
On October 7, 2019, the U.S. President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of American troops from northeast Syria, where the contingent alongside Kurdish militias controlled the vast territories. Trump clarified that the decision is connected with the intention of Turkey to attack the Kurdish units, posing a threat to Ankara. It's incredible that the Turkish …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/could-turkish-aggression-boost-peace-in-syria/

More Than 1,000 Palestinians in Gaza Have Bone Infections after Being Shot by Israeli Forces
Jewish Voice for Peace | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
Gaza | Treating drug-resistant infections in Gaza under the blockade | Medicin Sans Frontieres 2 Sept. 2019-More than 7,400 Palestinians have been injured by live ammunition during protests in Gaza. About half of those suffering from open fractures, in which the bone | …
globalresearch.ca/more-than-1000-palestinians-gaza-have-bone-infections-after-shot-israeli-forces/5692286

Hong Kong! Discussion on the mass protests & 70th anniversary of the Chinese Revolution
Revolution Books | indybay.org | 2019-10-17
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A rare moment of truth on the US support for Al Qaeda
wsws.org | 2019-10-17
Representative Tulsi Gabbard described the terrorist group as the "ground force" for the American "regime-change" operation in Syria.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/17/gabb-o17.html

Truth About Syria."How Could Corporate Journalists Get Away with Their Lies…"
Alison Banville | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
Damascus, December 2018. Two great independent journalists sit down together: | Eva Bartlett and Vanessa Beeley | Eva Bartlett: 'when I arrived on the 29th (of December 2018) I was told that, aside from yourself (gestures to Vanessa Beeley), I was | …
globalresearch.ca/how-could-corporate-journalists-get-away-with-their-lies-truth-about-syria/5692308

Syria: Exposing Western Radical Collaboration with Imperialism
Ajamu Baraka | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-17
Despite so many self-defined radicals' reading and claims to understand Gramsci's corrective to Marxism-Leninism's mechanistic understanding of the relationship between the base and the ideological superstructure, the ease by which some radicals are manipulated by the crude ideological machinations of the ruling class is truly astonishing. It is quite understandable that liberals would be manipulated …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/syria-exposing-western-radical-collaboration-with-imperialism/

Syria: Exposing Western Radical Collaboration with Imperialism
Ajamu Baraka | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
Despite so many self-defined radicals' reading and claims to understand Gramsci's corrective to Marxism-Leninism's mechanistic understanding of the relationship between the base and the ideological superstructure, the ease by which some radicals are manipulated by the crude ideological machinations of the ruling class is truly astonishing. It is quite understandable that liberals would be manipulated…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/syria-exposing-western-radical-collaboration-with-imperialism/

Uneasy Damascus/Kurdish Alliance
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
Throughout most of Obama's war, now Trump's, against Syrian sovereign independence and territorial integrity, Kurdish YPG fighters and their politicians allied with US imperial aims for their own self-interest — including support for jihadists used as Pentagon/CIA proxy foot soldiers….
globalresearch.ca/uneasy-damascus-kurdish-alliance/5692311

The First Thing We Do, Let's Fire All the Cops
Ted Rall | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
In the latest shooting of an innocent civilian by a trigger-happy police officer, a white Fort Worth cop blew away a 28-year-old African-American woman through her bedroom window as she played a video game with her eight-year-old nephew. Atatiana Jefferson's neighbor had called a nonemergency police number to request that they check on her because her doors…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/the-first-thing-we-do-lets-fire-all-the-cops/

The US Bids to Extradite DPRK Businessman from Malaysia 'Solely Based on Politics'
Dr. Derek Ford | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
The legal battle over the extradition of Mun Chol-Myong to the United States continues, as Malaysian courts postpone judgment until the end of October. Mun is a 54-year-old citizen of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea who has lived in …
globalresearch.ca/us-bids-extradite-dprk-businessman-malaysia-based-politics/5692260

US Plot to Transfer Thousands of ISIS Terrorists from Syria to Iraq
Drago Bosnic | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
A senior Iraqi security expert disclosed that Washington is attempting to transfer 3,000 members of the ISIS terrorist group from Syria to Iraq. Hafez Al-Basharah told the Arabic-language al-Ma'aloumeh news website on Tuesday that the US which has created and …
globalresearch.ca/expert-reveals-us-plot-transfer-thousands-isis-terrorists-syria-iraq/5692297

It's Curtains for US in Syria: Russia, Iran Owe Big Thanks to Erdogan
M.K. Bhadrakumar | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-17
The scenario agreed on behind the curtains through months of confidential exchanges, often one-on-one, between the Russian and Turkish leaders regarding north-eastern Syria is entering a critical phase of implementation on the ground with the agreement between the Kurds and the Assad regime. We have a complex scenario where on the one hand the Turkish …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/its-curtains-for-us-in-syria-russia-iran-owe-big-thanks-to-erdogan/

Bashar al-Assad Government Poised to Fulfill the Promise of Regaining all Syrian Territory
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
"Our proposal is for the terrorists to lay down their arms, leave their equipment, destroy the traps they have created, and leave the safe zone we designated, as of tonight," Turkish President Erdogan said. "If this is …
globalresearch.ca/president-assad-syria-fulfill-promise-regaining-syrian-territory/5692223

Erdogan Throws Trump's Syria Letter in the Trash
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-17
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence visited Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday to urge him to halt his country's incursion into Syria, the Reuters News Agency reported. | RELATED: | Syrian Kurds Fleeing to Iraq: 'Life Will Never Be the Same' | Pence's visit came shortly after a letter penned by U.S. President Donald Trump to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan was leaked on Twitter. | In the letter, Trump warns Erdogan to not test the U.S.' patience with their Sy…
telesurenglish.net/news/Erdogan-Throws-Trumps-Syria-Letter-in-the-Trash-20191017-0002.html

Trump Defends Syria Withdrawal as House Votes 354 to 60 to Condemn His Actions
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-17
As the displacement of 300,000 civilians over Turkey's assault on Kurdish-controlled areas continues in northern Syria, the House of Representatives voted Wednesday to condemn President Trump's actions. Turkey invaded the region on October 9, shortly after Trump virtually greenlit the Turkey assault by abruptly withdrawing a small number of U.S. troops who were protecting Kurdish areas in northern Syria. Since then, the Kurds have aligned themselves with the Syrian government, and a number of…
truthout.org/video/trump-defends-syria-withdrawal-as-house-votes-354-to-60-to-condemn-his-actions/

Video: Syrian Army Entering Kobani and Raqqa
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
On October 16, units of the Syrian Army entered the city of Raqqah for the first time since 2014. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has controlled the city since 2017, when they with help from the United States seized …
globalresearch.ca/syrian-army-entering-kobani-raqqa/5692301

With just one tweet, the youngest ever MSP destroys Trump's drivel on Turkey's invasion of Syria
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-10-17
Ross Greer, the youngest ever member of the Scottish parliament (MSP), has brilliantly taken down Donald Trump's latest drivel on Turkey's illegal invasion of northern Syria (aka Rojava). | Schooled: | NATO's second largest army is currently attacking Ku…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/10/17/one-tweet-youngest-ever-msp-destroys-trumps-drivel-turkeys-invasion-syria/

Democratic debate shows cross-party support for imperialist intervention in Syria
wsws.org | 2019-10-17
All 12 candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination called for a continued US military presence.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/17/deba-o17.html

We need to force the government to end all arms deals with Turkey, not just some
Tom Anderson | thecanary.co | 2019-10-17
On Tuesday 15 October, the British government suspended new arms sales to Turkey over its invasion of northern Syria. | Foreign secretary Dominic Raab announced that no more export licences would be granted "for items that might be used in milita…
thecanary.co/opinion/2019/10/17/we-need-to-force-the-government-to-end-all-arms-deals-with-turkey-not-just-some/

Syria, the Kurds, Turkey and the U.S.: Why Progressives Should Not Support a New Imperial Partition in the Middle East
Jeff Klein | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
In the face of Turkey's renewed invasion of Syria, it seems we are hearing across the entire span of elite opinion in the US, from Liberals to extreme Conservatives, the cry "Don't abandon our allies the Kurds!" Even on what passes for the Left in our country, many progressives have joined the chorus. Certainly, the…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/syria-the-kurds-turkey-and-the-u-s-why-progressives-should-not-support-a-new-imperial-partition-in-the-middle-east/

Winners and Losers in the Turkish Attack on Kurds in Syria?
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
Turkish forces invaded north-east Syria (NES) only when it had coordinated with the US to define the red line of the invasion. Moreover, both superpowers, the US and Russia, protected Turkey by blocking an EU-drafted UN resolution to halt the …
globalresearch.ca/winners-losers-turkish-attack-kurds-syria-2/5692282

US Finally Bombs French Factory in Syria Infamous for Funding ISIS
Tony Cartalucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
As spectacular and indicative of America's sinking fortunes in Syria as its bombing of its own military base in northern Syria was — it is also an indicator of something else much more sinister. | CNN in its article, " US …
globalresearch.ca/us-finally-bombs-french-factory-syria-infamous-funding-isis/5692285

Can the US Protect the Kurds Without Using Military Force?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-17
The House overwhelmingly passed a resolution condemning Trump's troop withdrawal from Syria, making it look like Democrats are wedded to military intervention. Is there an alternative that protects the Kurds without the use of the U.S. military?
therealnews.com/stories/us-protect-kurds-without-military-force

Iran 'Has Evidence' US, Israel, Saudis Attacked Tanker & Why The Kurds In Syria Are Just Terrorists
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-10-17
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 (10/16/19). 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/iran-has-evidence-us-israel-saudis-attacked-tanker-why-the-kurds-in-syria-are-just-terrorists/

Nobody Has a Plan for Thousands of ISIS Fighters Detained by Kurds in Syria
Umar Farooq | theintercept.com | 2019-10-17
The abrupt U.S. withdrawal from Syria means nobody knows who will eventually control the 10,000 ISIS fighters there or where they will wind up.
theintercept.com/2019/10/17/syria-turkey-kurds-isis/

Trump defends US pullback in Syria
wsws.org | 2019-10-17
Amid mounting opposition from within Congress and the military, Trump defended his order to withdraw a small contingent of US special forces from northeastern Syria.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/17/turk-o17.html

Bret Stephens' American Fantasy
Charles Pierson | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
"Goodbye, America. Goodbye, Freedom Man," laments Bret Stephens in the October 11 New York Times. The conservative columnist was reacting to President Donald Trump's abandonment of Syria's Kurds. On October 5, after a telephone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Trump ordered US forces back from the Syrian border with Turkey. Trump's action put…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/bret-stephens-american-fantasy/

US Drone Program May Have Helped Turkey Kill Kurds for Over a Decade
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-17
UPDATE: The U.S. and Turkey agreed to a cease-fire in northeast Syria on Thursday. | Donald Trump is justifiably condemned for approving Turkey's assault against the United States's Kurdish allies in the war against ISIS. What is not widely known is that the U.S., in a largely secret program dubbed Operation Nomad Shadow, appears to have been using drones for over a decade to help Turkey stalk and kill Kurds. | Although the U.S. is now publicly opposing the Turkish push into Syria, is Nomad Shadow co…
truthout.org/articles/us-drone-program-may-have-helped-turkey-kill-kurds-for-over-a-decade/

Will Iran be the Next to Withdraw from Syria?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
The smoothness with which the US' "sudden" withdrawal played out and the Pentagon's decision not to militantly enforce the so-called "deconfliction line" along the Euphrates River after the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) triumphantly crossed it en route to protecting their …
globalresearch.ca/will-iran-next-withdraw-syria/5692235

Syrian Forces Enter Key Border Town, Blocking Turkish Plans
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-17
Kobani is taken by forces loyal to Bashar Assad, blocking one path for the Turkish military to establish a "safe zone" free of Syrian Kurdish fighters.
truthdig.com/articles/syrian-forces-enter-key-border-town-blocking-turkish-plans/

U.S., Turkey Agree on Turkish Cease-Fire with Syrian Kurds
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-17
ANKARA, Turkey — The U.S. and Turkey agreed Thursday to a cease-fire in the Turks' deadly attacks on Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, requiring the Kurds to vacate the area in an arrangement that largely solidifies Turkey's position and aims in the weeklong conflict. The deal includes a conditional halt to American economic sanctions. | After negotiations with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence hailed the five-day cease-fire as the way to end the bloodshed caused by Turkey's invasion of Syria. He remained silent on whether it amounted to a second abandonment of America…
truthdig.com/articles/syrian-kurdish-force-to-abide-by-ceasefire/

"Voices from Syria": Syria's War for Humanity
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
Global Research Publishers bring you "Voices from Syria", an important book by Mark Taliano. The book is available for order on our online store. | Click HERE to order. | Mark Taliano is an author and independent investigative reporter who …
globalresearch.ca/voices-from-syria-syrias-war-for-humanity/5572288

Why Withdrawing US Troops from Northern Syria Is Good
Rick Sterling | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
The foreign policy elite is in an uproar. They claim "we have abandoned our allies". They question "how can America be trusted?" They say the decision to withdraw from northern Syria was a "gift" to Russia, Iran, and Assad…. even …
globalresearch.ca/withdrawing-us-troops-northern-syria-good/5692249

Rep. Ro Khanna: We Need a Responsible Withdrawal From Syria
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-17
As hundreds of thousands of civilians face displacement and violence amid Turkey's assault on Kurdish-controlled areas in northern Syria, the House of Representatives voted to condemn Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. support for the Kurds on Wednesday. The measure passed 354 to 60. We speak with Representative Ro Khanna, who says, "We can't just get involved in a place and then walk away and not have some moral responsibility. We have a moral responsibility not just to the Kurds who fought with us against ISIS. W…
truthout.org/video/rep-ro-khanna-we-need-a-responsible-withdrawal-from-syria/

U.S., NATO, Turkey Out of Syria!
Sara Flounders | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
The conflict within the U.S. ruling class about the Turkish invasion of northern Syria has created some confusion about events there. The latest new development — an alliance of Kurdish-based forces with the Syrian national army to defend the border …
globalresearch.ca/u-s-nato-turkey-out-syria/5692246

Sorting Facts From Fiction About the US Withdrawal From Syria
Rick Sterling | mintpressnews.com | 2019-10-17
If one believes in the restoration of international law and the tenets of the UN Charter, then the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from northern Syria is a good thing. Here are some facts and history that explain why.
mintpressnews.com/facts-fiction-us-withdrawal-from-syria/262431/

Why Withdrawing US Troops from Northern Syria is GOOD
Rick Sterling | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-17
The foreign policy elite is in an uproar. They claim "we have abandoned our allies". They question "how can America be trusted?" They say the decision to withdraw from northern Syria was a "gift" to Russia, Iran, and Assad, even ISIS. It is true that the policy of US/NATO interventionism is failing. But that has been …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/why-withdrawing-us-troops-from-northern-syria-is-good/

Record-high number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan: UN Report
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-17
Afghanistan has seen record-high levels of civilian casualties in the third quarter of 2019, stemming mainly from the violence between rival political party supporters, the UN Assistance Mission in the country (UNAMA) revealed in a report published Thursday, which concluded that more must be done to protect the country's people.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049491

Australia: "Four Corners" program promotes anti-China witch-hunt
wsws.org | 2019-10-17
The program underscores the role of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as a mouthpiece for the political establishment and the intelligence agencies.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/17/corn-o17.html

IMF cuts growth forecast and points to rising financial risks
wsws.org | 2019-10-17
Significantly, the World Economic Outlook report predicted that growth in four key areas of the global economy–the US, the eurozone, Japan and China–would remain subdued for the next five years.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/17/imfr-o17.html

Canada's involvement in US-led war drive against China: An election non-issue
wsws.org | 2019-10-17
A tacit all-party agreement to black out discussion of Canada's rearmament and involvement in US strategic offensives around the world has been in effect throughout the campaign for the October 21 federal election.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/17/cach-o17.html

A Palestinian Election and Reconciliation After 13 Years?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-17
Daoud Kuttab discusses the demand by eight Palestinian factions to reconcile the differences between the two dominant parties, Hamas and Fatah, as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announces his readiness to hold elections.
therealnews.com/stories/palestine-election-hamas-fatah-13-years

Israel-Palestine: What Now?
James L Cowan | indybay.org | 2019-10-17
Park Branch Library Community Room | 1833 Page Street, San Francisco…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/16/18827349.php

Art In Struggle For Women & Prisoners In Iran: The Mural, The Artists & Women
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2019-10-17
An opening for an art mural about women and the prisoners of Iran was held on October 6, 2019 at Clarion Alley. The mural portrays the women who are fighting for human rights and worker rights in Iran…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/15/18827319.php

Yemen conflict: 'Fragile' hopes rise, as violence decreases and life-saving humanitarian funding surges
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-17
There are "small signs" of hope for Yemeni civilians caught up in fighting, following a reduction in violence, coupled with a 20 per cent increase in funding for the UN's humanitarian response, the Security Council heard on Thursday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049481

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2019-10-16: News Headlines

Andre Vltchek (2019-10-16). Saudi Arabia is Opening its Doors. dissidentvoice.org The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is opening up to the world. It used to be absolutely impossible to get a visa to enter, unless you were a religious pilgrim (therefore officially a Muslim), NATO military personnel, or a businessman or woman, invited by a local company or by the Saudi government. Even if you secured …

Patrick Cockburn (2019-10-16). How Turkey's Invasion of Syria Backfired on Erdogan. counterpunch.org Turkey's Syrian venture is rapidly turning sour from President Erdogan's point of view. The Turkish advance into northeast Syria is moving slowly, but Turkey's military options are becoming increasingly limited as the Syrian Army, backed by Russia, moves into Kurdish-held cities and towns that might have been targeted by Turkish forces. More

Jack Rasmus (2019-10-16). US-China Mini-Trade Deal: Trump Takes the Money and Runs. counterpunch.org Why did Trump 'stand down' and agree to a deal now, after escalating his threats and actions over the summer? The reasons clearly have to do with the US economy softening in the 3rd quarter combined with a growing discontent in the farm sector over Trump's handling of a trade dispute that was beginning to bite hard on US farm sector sales that were heavily dependent on exports to China. | More

Staff (2019-10-16). What Happens When the FBI Chooses Sides. therealnews.com We ask FBI whistleblower Coleen Rowley to compare the Russiagate investigation with the treatment of Hillary Clinton's emails, and ask whether the current polarized political landscape makes it more likely for the agency to make partisan choices.

Photos and Text (2019-10-16). Kurds in San Francisco Protest Betrayal by the US. indybay.org Trump forces our former ally into arms of our enemy, Syria's Assad. Russia, Iran and ISIS to benefit.

Stephen Lendman (2019-10-16). China Vows Strong Countermeasures in Response to Hostile US Legislation. globalresearch.ca The so-called US Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 was unanimously adopted by House and Senate committees. | On Tuesday, House members unanimously passed the measure, Senate adoption virtually certain, perhaps by unanimous voice vote. | The measure ignored …

Paul Antonopoulos (2019-10-16). U.S. Sanctions Could Push Turkey to Leave NATO. globalresearch.ca The administration of the Kurdish-controlled regions in north-eastern Syria announced on Sunday that they had reached an agreement with the central Syrian government in Damascus to deploy Syrian troops along areas of the border region with Turkey to help repel …

teleSUR (2019-10-16). Turkish Op Ends When Kurdish Forces Leave Border Area: Erdogan. telesurenglish.net Turkey's offensive into northeast Syria will end if Kurdish fighters in the region drop their weapons and withdraw from a planned "safe zone", President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, but warned that no power could stop it until then. | RELATED: | US: White House Confirms Pence to Visit Turkey | Erdogan said the quickest solution was for militants to drop their weapons and pull back from the area by Wednesday evening. The operation will end when the "safe zone" is established, he sa…

Gary Leupp (2019-10-16). The Maria Ramirez Story. counterpunch.org Maria…I've just met a girl named Maria and suddenly I've found how beautiful a sound can be… You've maybe seen the 30-second McDonald's commercial. (Find "Maria's Graduation" on youtube.) It begins with this young woman—Maria Ramirez is her name, as it happens—sitting in a McDonald's getting interviewed for the job, shows her clocking in, winning More

Staff (2019-10-16). Sanders Blasts 2020 Democrats for Defending Health Insurance Industry. truthdig.com During a portion of Tuesday night's Democratic debate focused on healthcare, Sen. Bernie Sanders interjected to castigate some of his 2020 primary rivals—namely former vice president Joe Biden and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg—for again repeating right-wing talking points against Medicare for All and defending the primacy of the for-profit insurance industry. | "I get a little bit tired, I must say, of people defending a system which is dysfunctional, which is cruel," Sanders said, as he cast glances at Biden and Buttigieg. "Eighty-seven million uninsured, thirty-thousand people dying every…

WSWS (2019-10-16). India: Telangana Chief Minister fires 48,000 striking transport workers. wsws.org Although the unions have refused to call for a general strike, there is widespread public sympathy for the TSRTC strikers and mounting fears within ruling elite that the government's dictatorial actions could spark mass opposition.

American Indian Resource Center at UCSC (2019-10-16). Nothing to Celebrate: Reconsidering the Legacy of Portolá. indybay.org Stevenson Event Center, UC Santa Cruz | stevenson.ucsc.edu/activities/facilities/event-center.html…

Nithin Coca (2019-10-16). China Is Exporting Its Anti-Muslim Strategy to India. thenation.com China Is Exporting Its Anti-Muslim Strategy to India…

Giacomo Sini (2019-10-16). Photo Essay: Home for the Kurds? progressive.org The Kurds living in Syria and Iraq, in territory reclaimed from ISIS, worked together to create an independent region called Rojava, based on workers rights, equality, feminism, and ecology.

South Front (2019-10-16). Video: Syrian Army Taking Control of Key Positions in SDF-held Area. globalresearch.ca On October 14, units of the Syrian Army started entering areas controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeastern Syria. | The terms and conditions of the deal made by the SDF and Damascus are yet to be revealed, …

WSWS (2019-10-16). The Democrats support the "Forever War" wsws.org The Democratic Party's saber-rattling response to the Syrian fiasco helps Trump fraudulently posture as an opponent of war.

Ariel Natan Pasko (2019-10-16). Kurdish Lives Matter, Shame on Trump, Israel Do It Now! indybay.org Free Kurdistan, Israel Do It Now!

Party for Socialism and Liberation (2019-10-16). Forum – Eyewitness Iran: Uncovering the Media Lies. indybay.org 2969 Mission St., near 26th St.

Labor Video Project (2019-10-16). Art In Struggle For Women & Prisoners In Iran: The Mural, The Artists & Women. indybay.org An opening for an art mural about women and the prisoners of Iran was held on October 6, 2019 at Clarion Alley. The mural portrays the women who are fighting for human rights and worker rights in Iran…

Staff (2019-10-16). Democrats Decry Trump's Syria Policy But Fail to Address Palestine, Yemen, China & Other Issues. democracynow.org At Tuesday's debate, Democratic candidates took aim at President Trump's recent move to withdraw support from the Kurds in northern Syria, paving the way for Turkey to invade the region. We speak with Intercept contributor Mehdi Hasan, host of the "Deconstructed" podcast, about the candidates' foreign policy proposals.

Staff (2019-10-16). Headlines for October 16, 2019. democracynow.org 12 Democratic Candidates Take to the Stage in Ohio, Pence Heads to Turkey as Erdogan Vows No Ceasefire in Northern Syria, State Dept. Official: White House Put "Three Amigos" in Charge of Ukraine Policy, Activists Arrested in D.C. over Trump Plan to Gut Refugee Resettlement, British Family Detained for a Week After Mistakenly Driving Across U.S.-Canada Border, Egypt Tortured Journalist & Activist Esraa Abdel Fattah in Custody, Worst Fires in Decades Rage Across Lebanon, Mexican Senate Slated to Vote on Bill to Legalize Marijuana, Mohawk Man Launches Hunger Strike Amid Land Dispute with Real Estate Developers, Cal…

Ron Jacobs (2019-10-15). Betrayal in the Levant. counterpunch.org Confusion reigns in certain left-leaning and anarchist circles. Pat Robertson tells Trump he will lose his mandate of heaven if he really does pull the US troops occupying northern Syria from their positions. Democrats, Republicans, neocons and neoliberals join the Pentagon and the mainstream US media to decry this possible troop redeployment. Turkey assembles its military More

Eds. (2019-10-15). Hands off Greta Thunberg! mronline.org Defenders of capitalism, joined by some on the left, are attacking the young woman who has become the symbol of a mass movement. Our place is by her side. | Source

Matthew Trinder (2019-10-15). Indigenous-led protests force Ecuador to reverse fuel subsidy cuts ordered by IMF. peoplesworld.org Ecuador's government agreed Monday to reverse fuel subsidy cuts it had forced on the public in order to obtain an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan. The announcement to back away from the subsidy cuts is part of a deal to stop mass protests that had forced the government to flee the capital. The deal was …

The Tricontinental (2019-10-15). Dossier 21: The neoliberal attack on rural India. mronline.org If human agency, driven by a model of economics and development gone berserk, is a major driving factor in the changes upon us, there is plenty to be learned from this region and many like it. | Source

Monica Moorehead (2019-10-15). NBA and China: The 'right to free speech' vs. the right to sovereignty. workers.org The great Yao Ming. The Houston Rockets are the most popular National Basketball Association team in China for one main reason: Yao Ming, the current president of the Chinese Basketball Association and an NBA Hall of Famer, played eight seasons for the Rockets. Basketball is very popular in China, thanks . . . | Continue reading NBA and China: The 'right to free speech' vs. the right to sovereignty at Workers.org

Kathy Kelly (2019-10-15). Death, Misery and Bloodshed in Yemen. dissidentvoice.org Writing about his visit to the world's largest weapons bazaar, held in London during October, Arron Merat describes reading this slogan emblazoned above Raytheon's stall: "Strike with Creativity." Raytheon manufactures Paveway laser-guided bombs, fragments of which have been found in the wreckage of schools, hospitals, and markets across Yemen. How can a weapons manufacturer that …

Aaron Maté (2019-10-15). Pushback: Aaron Maté and Ben Norton discuss Syria war, US withdrawal, Turkish invasion. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone hosted its first YouTube livestream of Pushback with Aaron Maté, featuring Ben Norton. We discussed the Syria war,…

Mark Engler (2019-10-15). Why Bother Protesting When the President Doesn't Care? thenation.com Why Bother Protesting When the President Doesn't Care?

Philip Giraldi (2019-10-15). Trump Wants to End the "Stupid Wars"? globalresearch.ca The discussion, if one might even call it that, regarding the apparent President Donald Trump decision to withdraw at least some American soldiers from Syria has predictably developed along partisan, ideologically fueled lines. Trump has inevitably muddied the waters by …

Kathy Kelly (2019-10-15). Death, Bloodshed, and Misery in Yemen. progressive.org "Strike with creativity!" proclaims Raytheon.

Stephen Lendman (2019-10-15). Trump OK's Sanctions on Turkey. globalresearch.ca Trump, House and Senate officials threatened sanctions on Turkey for its cross-border offensive in Syria. | On Monday, Trump OK'd their imposition by the US Treasury — despite green lighting Turkish aggression before launched, withdrawing US troops from northeast Syrian areas …

United Nations (2019-10-15). Election-related violence claims 85 lives in Afghanistan: UN report. un.org Eighty-five people were killed and another 373 injured during attacks related to the recent presidential election in Afghanistan, a report by the UN Assistance Mission in the country, UNAMA, reveals.

Staff (2019-10-15). Extorting Ukraine Is Bad Enough, But Trump Has Done Much Worse. truthout.org | | Recently a friend who follows the news a bit less obsessively than I do said, "I thought George W. Bush was bad, but it seems like Donald Trump is even worse. What do you think?" | "Well," I replied, "in terms of causing death and destruction, I suspect Bush still has the edge." In fact, the U.S.-led forever wars begun under the Bush administration have killed hundreds of thousands of people in Iraq and Afghanistan (almo…

teleSUR, jg-EF (2019-10-15). Russian President Signs $1.3B in Trade Deals With UAE. telesurenglish.net Russian President Vladimir Putin concludes a tour at the United Arab Emirates where he signed trade agreements worth more than US$1.3 billion in Abu Dhabi. | RELATED: | 20+ Agreements Signed As Russian President Visits Riyadh | One day after signing a major oil agreement with Saudi Arabia during a visit to Riyadh, Putin was met Tuesday at the airp…

Elijah J. Magnier (2019-10-15). One Rocket Provoked the US Withdrawal: Details of the Kurdish-Russian-Syrian Deal. globalresearch.ca Last Friday a 155 mm artillery shell landed 300 metres from a US command post near the Syrian bordering city of Ayn al-Arab (known by the Syrian Kurds as "Kobane") during an ongoing operation carried out by Turkey — a …

teleSUR, jg-EF (2019-10-15). US: White House Confirms Pence to Visit Turkey. telesurenglish.net The White House has confirmed that United States Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Ankara on Thursday to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to negotiate a cease-fire for Turkish troops in Syria. | RELATED: | Trump Prepares to Drop Sanctions Hammer on Turkey | According to Washington, the delegation "will reiterate President Trump's commitment to mainta…

United Nations (2019-10-15). Syria war: executions condemned as violence continues 'on both sides' of border with Turkey. un.org Amid ongoing fighting in northern Syria and disturbing reports that extrajudicial killings have been streamed online, the United Nations and their partners are continuing to deliver humanitarian supplies to tens of thousands of people displaced by the violence, UN agencies stressed on Tuesday.

Calvin Trillin (2019-10-15). On Trump Asking China to Investigate the Bidens. thenation.com On Trump Asking China to Investigate the Bidens…

teleSUR (2019-10-15). Bernardine Evaristo Becomes 1st Black Woman to Win Booker Prize. telesurenglish.net Margaret Atwood's "The Testaments" and Bernardine Evaristo's "Girl, Woman, Other" jointly won the Booker Prize Monday in a surprise double award in which the literary prize recognized its oldest and first black women winners. | RELATED: | Toni Morrison, First Black Woman Nobel laureate, Dies at 88 | The authors will split the 50,000 pounds (US$62,800) annual…

Staff (2019-10-15). Outrage in Texas as Police Kill Atatiana Jefferson at Home. truthout.org | | A white police officer in Fort Worth, Texas, has been arrested and charged with murder, after he shot and killed an African-American woman who was inside her own home. Officer Aaron Dean was responding to a non-emergency call for a wellness check after a neighbor had called the Fort Worth police to report that 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson's front door was open at around 2: 30 in the morning on Saturday. Soon after the officers arrived, Dean, who never identified himself to be a police officer, shouted thr…

Nauman Sadiq (2019-10-15). The Unspoken History of the Holy Roman Empire. Its Germanic Origins. globalresearch.ca Christianity in its present form came into being after the eleventh century "Great Schism"(1054 AD) between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church. Before that, it used to be an exclusively Byzantine affair and most of Western Europe followed pagan …

WSWS (2019-10-15). Fort Worth, Texas police officer charged with murder after shooting woman in her home. wsws.org Atatiana Jefferson was shot through the window of her home early Saturday morning, while playing video games with her nephew.

Dave Zirin (2019-10-15). LeBron James's Politics Stop at the Water's Edge. thenation.com LeBron James's Politics Stop at the Water's Edge…

Steven Sahiounie (2019-10-15). Trump Dumps the Kurds: US and Russian Officers "Coordinate Military Movements" in Northeastern Syria. globalresearch.ca The US and Russian military officers met late last night in Al Farat, a small village north of Manbij, northeast of Aleppo, according to media 'Al Mayadeen'. | *** | The purpose of the meeting was to coordinate military movements in the …

Arabi Souri (2019-10-15). Syria Has Restored 1554 Schools Completely Destroyed by NATO Sponsored Terrorists. globalresearch.ca Syrian Ministry of Education managed to restore and rehabilitate 1554 schools and set the plans to rehabilitate 1000 other schools achieving 90% of the current plan thus far. 10,000 teaching jobs to be added in a month from now. | In …

teleSUR (2019-10-15). Cuba Announces Economic Measures to Boost National Industry. telesurenglish.net The Cuban government announced Tuesday the implementation of new economic measures aimed at domestic trade, in order to strengthen national industry and advance the country's development. | RELATED: | Cuba Manages Fuel Shortage With Venezuelan, Russian Cooperation | The information was given by Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdes Mesa along with the ministers of internal trade, foreign trade, economy, and finance. | According to Valdes, the new economic actions seek to achie…

teleSUR (2019-10-15). Pence and Giuliani Won't Cooperate With Impeachment Inquiry. telesurenglish.net United States Vice President Mike Pence and Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani say they won't testify in front of the House of Representatives impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. Other government officials have not been as reluctant to cooperate. | RELATED: | Trump`s Russia Adviser Summoned To Testify On Impeachment | The Pentagon said it would not submit to lawmakers' request for documents related to Trump's effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate…

teleSUR (2019-10-15). Japan Typhoon Death Toll Reaches 68. telesurenglish.net The death toll in a powerful typhoon that hit Japan over the weekend mounted to 68 Tuesday as rescue teams continued searching for at least 15 missing people. | RELATED: | Japan May Have to Dump Radioactive Water into Sea | Severe flooding by record rains brought by Hagibis, the worst typhoon to strike Japan in decades, has complicated rescue efforts and prevented t…

teleSUR (2019-10-15). Rich Brazilians Pay 32 Percent Less Taxes Than G7 Rich People. telesurenglish.net The audit firm UHY International published a study showing that high income Brazilians pay 32 percent less taxes than the average observed in Germany, Canada, the U.S., France, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom, countries which are all part of the G7 group, the world's most industrialized economies. | RELATED: | Lula Receives Human Rights Prize from Prison | UHY highlights that a Brazilian citizen with an annual income of US$250,000 pays only US$68,600 in taxes, which corresponds to 27.

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