Trump Prepares to Drop Sanctions Hammer on Turkey
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-14
Early this week, the White House is set to impose economic sanctions on Ankara for its incursion into northern Syria, one of the few levers the United States still has over NATO-ally Turkey. | RELATED: | In Southern Mexico, Migrants Gather in Caravan to Reach US | Using the U.S. military to stop the Turkish offensive on Kurdish fighters was never an option, defense officials have said, and Trump asked the Pentagon on Sunday to begin a "deliberate" withdrawal of all American troops f…
telesurenglish.net/news/trump-prepares-to-drop-sanctions-hammer-on-turkey-20191013-0020.html

M.I.A. visits Julian Assange in prison: "It's about truth–and that's something people have to uphold and fight for"
wsws.org | 2019-10-14
Speaking at a press conference outside Belmarsh late Saturday afternoon, M.I.A.–Sri Lankan-born Mathangi 'Maya' Arulpragasam–condemned Assange's tormentors, indicting the US and UK governments, the courts and the corporate media.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/14/belm-o14.html

A Coalition of Support: Parliamentarians for Julian Assange
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-14
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 …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/a-coalition-of-support-parliamentarians-for-julian-assange/

Tucson demands "U.S.-NATO hands off Syria"
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-10-14
Tucson, AZ – Nearly a dozen anti-war activists answered the call for an emergency rally Friday afternoon, October 11, to make the demand that the U.S. and NATO member Turkey leave Syria. Amid rush hour traffic moving through downtown, there were several honks of solidarity with the message on posters saying: "U.S.-NATO out of Syria" and "U.S. hands off Syria." | Earlier in the week, President Trump announced that U.S. troops would be leaving northern Syria. This created an uproar in the corporate mainstream media that the U.S. would be "abandoning an ally" in regional Kurdish forces. A few days later, Turkey, a U…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/10/14/tucson-demands-us-nato-hands-syria

This week in history: October 14- 20
wsws.org | 2019-10-14
25 years ago: Hamas terrorist attack kills 22 On October 19, 1994, 22 civilians were killed and 50 more were injured in a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv by the Palestinian Islamic fundamentalist group Hamas. The attack came on the eve of the signing of the Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace and was coupled with two other terrorist acts the same week.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/14/twih-o14.html

MN backs Rage Against the War Machine protest in DC
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-10-14
Minneapolis, MN – 40 protesters braved the first snow of the season at the busy intersection of Lake Street and Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis on October 12 to say no to U.S. endless wars. The protest was called by the MN Peace Action Coalition in conjunction with the Rage Against the War Machine organized by the Women's March on the Pentagon the same weekend in Washington DC. | Autumn Lake, an organizer with the MN Anti-War Committee, started off the program, "Our protest today comes a day after the Pentagon announced that nearly 2000 additional U.S. troops are being sent to Saudi Arabia in preparation for…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/10/14/mn-backs-rage-against-war-machine-protest-dc

Trump backs China's handling of Hong Kong protests
wsws.org | 2019-10-14
Trump's comments demonstrate that US imperialism, far from defending democratic rights, cynically and selectively exploits "human rights" as the means for prosecuting its own interests.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/14/hong-o14.html

Norvergence — From Syrian children holding Pokemon Go placard to save their lives to climate change protest: Why the children give us hope for the better future
George Stacey | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-14
Environmentalists at Norvergence believe that the different ways in which today's generation especially children are raising their voice against injustice or climate change, it seems the future of this planet is in safe hands. September 20, 2019, millions of people have come out in large numbers to protest against climate change demanding urgent action. The …
nationofchange.org/2019/10/14/norvergence-from-syrian-children-holding-pokemon-go-placard-to-save-their-lives-to-climate-change-protest-why-the-children-give-us-hope-for-the-better-future/

The Last Moments of Indonesia as We Know It. Forest Fires, Collapsing Economy
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-14
Student protests, West Papua independence struggle, monstrous forest fires, an earthquake 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 …
globalresearch.ca/the-last-moments-of-indonesia-as-we-know-it-forest-fires-collapsing-economy/5691864

Kurds Ally with Damascus Against Turkish Aggression
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-14
Kurds in northern Syria comprise around 10% of the nation's population, its largest ethnic minority. | Their relationship with Damascus has been uneasy at best, stormy at worst. They seek local autonomy. | Syrian authorities want the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity …
globalresearch.ca/kurds-ally-damascus-against-turkish-aggression/5691892

As Turkey Prepares to Slice Through Syria, the US has Cleared a New Breeding Ground for Isis
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-14
"Never get into a well with an American rope" goes the saying spreading across the Middle East, as the US abandons its Kurdish allies in Syria to a Turkish invasion force. People in the region are traditionally cynical about the loyalty of great powers to their local friends, but even they are shocked by the speed and ruthlessness with which Donald Trump greenlit the Turkish attack.
counterpunch.org/2019/10/14/as-turkey-prepares-to-slice-through-syria-the-us-has-cleared-a-new-breeding-ground-for-isis/

March 4 Education: San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose 2019
GenUp and others | indybay.org | 2019-10-14
San Francisco: Plaza between Asian Museum and Main Library | at Asian Art Museum, 200 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102 | Oakland: Lake Merritt Amphitheater, Lake Merritt Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94612 | San Jose: Plaza de César Chávez, 1 Paseo De San Antonio, San Jose, CA 95113…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/11/18827209.php

'It's an assembly line': De-transitioned man says parents encouraging kids to become transgender are guilty of 'child abuse'
rt.com | 2019-10-14
A man who lived for eight years as a trans woman before de-transitioning has called out the "child abuse" from adults who encourage transgenderism in kids, saying it's an "abhorrent" interference in their natural development. | Born male, Walt Heyer began transitioning to female at 42 years-old. He lived that way for eight years before realizing he had been a victim of childhood abuse and began the process of returning to his birth-assigned gender. | In an explosive interview with controversial conservative host Candace Owens, Heyer re-told the story of his troubled childhood; how his grandmother sparked gende…
rt.com/usa/470921-parents-encourage-transgender-children-abuse/

The Problem With the Blue Angels
Christopher D. Cook | commondreams.org | 2019-10-14
KTVU Reporter Heather Holmes got a ride with the Blue Angels—and did nothing but PR for the Navy. (Photo: Screenshot) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/woman.png …
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/14/problem-blue-angels?cd-origin=rss

"Beyond Recognition" Details the Struggles of the Ohlone Tribe
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-14
| Our radio adaptation and update of the film Beyond Recognition by Underexposed films: "After decades struggling to protect her ancestors' burial places, a Native woman from a non-federally recognized Ohlone tribe and her allies occupy a sacred site to prevent its desecration. They then vow to follow a new path — to establish the first women-led urban Indigenous land trust." | Thanks to the Christensen Fund for supporting Making Contact's Community Storytelling Fellows and our coverage of Indigenous…
truthout.org/audio/beyond-recognition-details-the-struggles-of-the-ohlone-tribe/

Greece's Reinvigorated Alliance with the US Is All About The Greek -Israel -Cypriot Pipeline
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-14
The recent military-driven reinvigoratation of the US-Greek Strategic Partnership is motivated by their shared interests in ensuring the security of a prospective Greek-"Israeli"-Cypriot (GRISCY) pipeline from Turkish claims to the last-mentioned island's exclusive economic zone through which this project must …
globalresearch.ca/greeces-reinvigorated-alliance-with-the-us-is-all-about-the-greek-israel-cypriot-pipeline/5691900

Uninhabitable: Gaza Faces Moment of Truth
Jonathan Cook | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-14
The only way Israelis can be made to sit up and take note of the disaster unfolding next door in Gaza, it seems, is when they fear the fallout may spill out of the tiny coastal enclave and engulf them …
globalresearch.ca/uninhabitable-gaza-faces-moment-of-truth/5691896

The Apotheosis of Emperors
Nino Pagliccia | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-14
Sometimes it may be instructive to look beyond foreign policy and pay attention to the actors and their words. I was struck by one of Trump's tweets of this week not because of the threatening reference to Turkey ("I will totally destroy and obliterate the Economy of Turkey") or the reason given (if Turkey…considers to…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/14/the-apotheosis-of-emperors/

Trump's Betrayal of the Kurds Is Terrible, But the Answer Is Not Endless War
Khury Petersen-Smith | commondreams.org | 2019-10-14
Turkish soldiers prepare to cross the border into Syria on October 09, 2019 in Akcakale, Turkey. The military action is part of a campaign to extend Turkish control of more of northern Syria. (Photo: Burak Kara/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/getty_2.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/14/trumps-betrayal-kurds-terrible-answer-not-endless-war?cd-origin=rss

The U.S. Could Be Forcing the Kurds Into Assad's Arms
Juan Cole | truthdig.com | 2019-10-14
American refusal to aid Kurdish allies as Turkey invades Northeastern Syria may end up inadvertently helping the government of Bashar Assad.
truthdig.com/articles/with-us-retreating-kurds-may-ask-russia-for-a-no-fly-zone/

Kurds Turn to Bashar al-Assad for Protection as US Abandons Former Allies
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-14
| Syrian troops are massing near the Turkish border, one day after Bashar al-Assad's government reached a deal to help protect the Kurds from Turkey's deadly air and ground assault. On Sunday, the Kurds agreed, in a deal brokered by Russia, to hand over two border towns to the Syrian government in exchange for protection. The Kurds had been allied with the United States up until last week, when President Trump abruptly pulled U.S. troops from northern Syria, paving the way for Turkey's assault…
truthout.org/video/kurds-turn-to-bashar-al-assad-for-protection-as-us-abandons-former-allies/

Military deal sees Syrian army support Kurdish-led resistance to Turkish invasion
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-10-14
The Syrian army has now deployed near the Turkish border. This came hours after Kurdish-led defence forces in northern Syria (aka Rojava) said they had reached a deal with Damascus to help them resist Turkey's illegal invasion. | A "military" deal to defeat Turkish-led invaders: | On Monday morning, Syria's state news agency said that the army had moved into…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2019/10/14/military-deal-sees-syrian-army-support-kurdish-led-resistance-to-turkish-invasion/

Turkey Claims Kurds Allowed IS Group Prisoners to Escape
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-14
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar Monday accused Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters of emptying a jail holding Islamic State group prisoners in a part of Syria where Ankara is mounting an offensive, and that the prisoners there had been abducted. | RELATED: | Syrian Kurds Announce Deal with Damascus to Challenge Turkey | Turkey launched a cross-border operation against the YPG militia in northeastern Syria last week, after U.S. President Donald Trump decided to withdraw forces from tw…
telesurenglish.net/news/Turkey-Claims-Kurds-Allowed-IS-Group-Prisoners-to-Escape-20191014-0004.html

Turkish invaders in Syria have killed at least 39 civilians so far — including children
Fréa Lockley | thecanary.co | 2019-10-14
On 9 October, Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan launched an illegal invasion of largely-Kurdish areas in northern Syria (aka Rojava). And the latest reports indicate that Turkey has killed at least 39 civilians and injured over 100. | "Martyred": | A r…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/10/14/turkish-invaders-in-syria-have-killed-at-least-39-civilians-so-far-including-children/

China, Nepal Sign Unprecedented Cooperation Agreements
teleSUR, jg-MH | telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-14
President Xi Jinping concluded a visit to Nepal on Sunday, with 20 signed agreements and almost US$500 million in financial aid promised to the Himalayan nation. | RELATED: | US And China Likely To Achieve Commercial Agreement | Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli, and the Chinese President signed 18 agreements and two letters for renewing relations in areas like secur…
telesurenglish.net/news/china-nepal-complete-unprecedented-cooperation-agreements–20191013-0019.html

China celebrates Revolution's 70 years
Sara Flounders and Michael Kramer | workers.org | 2019-10-14
The writers, who traveled in three major cities in China — Shanghai, Nanjing and Beijing — from Sept. 24 to Oct. 4 on a personal trip, sent this informal travel log to Workers World newspaper. October 1, 2019, was the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of . . . | Continue reading China celebrates Revolution's 70 years at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/10/44017/

Four homeless men murdered in New York City's Chinatown
wsws.org | 2019-10-14
The tragic incident, involving six of the poorest people in the United States, is a product of the city's social decay, the most unequal large American city.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/14/home-o14.html

Where in the World Is Daryl Morey?
Dave Zirin | thenation.com | 2019-10-14
Where in the World Is Daryl…
thenation.com/article/nba-china-daryl-morey/

Trump's Undeclared State of Emergency
John Feffer | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-14
Trump's public appeal to China last week to help with uncovering dirt on the Biden family was both a brazen flouting of the law and (it pains me to say) an astute political tactic.
counterpunch.org/2019/10/14/trumps-undeclared-state-of-emergency/

China-US Mini Trade Deal: Trump Takes the Money and Runs
Dr. Jack Rasmus | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-14
After months of escalating tit-for-tat tariff increases, and bringing the global economy to the precipice of a global currency war, the US and China agreed to a partial deal on their trade dispute this past week. | Trump heralds the deal …
globalresearch.ca/china-us-mini-trade-deal/5691879

Forum – Eyewitness Iran: Uncovering the Media Lies
Party for Socialism and Liberation | indybay.org | 2019-10-14
2969 Mission St., near 26th St.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/14/18827269.php

Syrian army, Iran threaten counterattack against Turkish invasion of Syria
wsws.org | 2019-10-14
A large-scale Middle East war could strangle the world's oil supply and escalate into a war between nuclear-armed powers. The working class is coming face to face with the real possibility of a Third World War.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/14/syri-o14.html

Emergency Daytime Rally to defend NE Syria
Kurdish Community Center and BALB | indybay.org | 2019-10-14
Union Square NW corner, Post and Powell…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/12/18827217.php

'No Friend But the Mountains': A History of US Betrayal of the Kurds
Brett Wilkins | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-14
To be clear, what follows is not an endorsement of a continued US military presence in Syria. There is, however, a difference between President Donald Trump attempting to fulfill a campaign promise to end American involvement in wars that have cost so much in blood and treasure and giving the green light to what many…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/14/no-friend-but-the-mountains-a-history-of-us-betrayal-of-the-kurds/

Lessons Not Learned from History Can Kill You
Kim Petersen | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-14
The Kurds in Northern Syria have been abandoned by the United States military and left to the mercy/mercilessness of the invading Turks. This is what's happening in N. Syria now. Most stable part of the country is being ruined. These armed groups are executing people on M4 Highway earlier today pic.twitter.com/kw7s29NvlW — Mutlu Civiroglu (@mutludc) …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/lessons-not-learned-from-history-can-kill-you/

Military operation in northeast Syria could see unintentional release of ISIL affiliates: UN chief
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-14
The ongoing Turkish military incursion in northeast Syria could unintentionally lead to the release of scores of people associated with the terrorist group ISIL, the UN Secretary-General fears.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049201

Oppose the Turkish military offensive in Syria!
wsws.org | 2019-10-14
As Ankara seeks a militarist solution to ethnic and class conflicts inflamed by decades of imperialist interventions, the Middle East and the world are on the brink of all-out war.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/14/turk-o14.html

Fake news fail! ABC claims footage from Kentucky gun range shows Turkish attack on Kurdish civilians
rt.com | 2019-10-14
In a scarcely believable display of extreme incompetence or bald-faced lying, ABC News has broadcast footage from a Kentucky gun show, claiming it shows a Turkish assault on Kurdish civilians in northern Syria. | The news organization made the humiliating fumble on its World News Tonight show on Sunday and then again on Good Morning America on Monday. It featured in a package that was heavily critical of US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw troops from northern Syria. | "Slaughter in Syria," the on-screen graphic screamed as anchor Tom Llamas introduced the footage. "This video, right here, appeari…
rt.com/usa/470920-abc-kentucky-gun-range-mistake-syria/

Information Warfare: Twitter Targets Hong Kong
Tony Cartalucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-14
When Twitter Safety announced that it was taking actions against "information operations" directed at Hong Kong — informed observers could have immediately assumed that Twitter was not actually serious about stopping anything of the sort — but rather ensuring the …
globalresearch.ca/information-warfare-twitter-targets-hong-kong/5691882

As GM strike enters fifth week, Mack Truck-Volvo workers launch first strike in more than 35 years
wsws.org | 2019-10-14
The two American automotive strikes are part of an international movement of the working class against austerity, including 70,000 auto parts workers in Mexico and rolling strikes at GM's South Korean plants.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/14/mack-o14.html

Nothing to Celebrate: Reconsidering the Legacy of Portolá
American Indian Resource Center at UCSC | indybay.org | 2019-10-14
Stevenson Event Center, UC Santa Cruz | stevenson.ucsc.edu/activities/facilities/event-center.html…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/13/18827257.php

'Too Little, Too Late': Critics Pan Trump Plan to Sanction Turkey
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-14
"Trump's statement on hitting Turkey with sanctions over the military operation in Syria does not mention the Kurds once." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/turkey_syria_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/10/14/too-little-too-late-critics-pan-trump-plan-sanction-turkey?cd-origin=rss

Selected Articles: Turkey's Aggression against Syria
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-14
In spite of online censorship efforts directed against the independent media, we are happy to say that readership on globalresearch.ca has recently increased. We wish to thank all of you who share our articles far and wide. | We cover a …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-turkey-aggression-syria/5691925

Kurds Turn to Bashar al-Assad for Protection as U.S. Abandons Former Allies to Turkish Assault
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-14
Syrian troops are massing near the Turkish border, one day after Bashar al-Assad's government reached a deal to help protect the Kurds from Turkey's deadly air and ground assault. On Sunday, the Kurds agreed, in a deal brokered by Russia, to hand over two border towns to the Syrian government in exchange for protection. The Kurds had been allied with the United States up until last week, when President Trump abruptly pulled U.S. troops from northern Syria, paving the way for Turkey's assault. More than 130,000 people have already been displaced over the past five days since Turkey invaded northern Syria. The deat…
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/14/kurds_northern_syria_turkey_assad

Pakistan Premier to Help Low Iran, Saudi Row
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-13
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani held talks Sunday in Tehran with the aim of calming rising tensions in the Gulf and mediating between regional enemies Iran and Saudi Arabia. | RELATED: | Iran Says They Are Ready For Peace Talks With Saudi Arabia | Pakistan's prime minister arrived to Tehran as part of the first phase of a tour that also includes a stop in Saudi Arabia next Tuesday. | At a press conference, the Pakistani leader talked about…
telesurenglish.net/news/pakistan-premier-aid-low-iranian-saudi-tensions-20191013-0013.html

Iran's Khamenei Asks Elite Guard to Develop More Advanced Arms
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-13
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Sunday to develop more advanced and modern weapons, amid increasingly tense disputes with the United States and Gulf Arab states. | RELATED: | Iran Says They Are Ready For Peace Talks With Saudi Arabia | Tensions in the Gulf have risen to new highs since May 2018, when the Trump administration unilaterally withdrew from a 2015 international nuclear accord with Tehran that put limits on its nuclear program…
telesurenglish.net/news/Irans-Khamenei-Asks-Elite-Guard-to-Develop-More-Advanced-Arms-20191013-0004.html

Proposed US Sanctions against Turkey. Why? Washington Supports Turkish Aggression in Northeast Syria
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-13
US sanctions are war by other means on targeted countries. The Senate, House, and White House are preparing them on Turkey — nothing imposed so far. | They're unrelated to Ankara's alliance with US war on the Syrian Arab Republic, nor …
globalresearch.ca/proposed-us-sanctions-against-turkey-why-washington-supports-turkish-aggression-in-northeast-syria/5691782

Unwarranted Optimism over US/China Trade Talks
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-13
Whatever follows the 13th round of US/China trade talks concluding Friday alone matters. Major differences over structural issues remain hard-wired on both sides — unchanged and not about to ahead. | Following Thursday talks, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported …
globalresearch.ca/optimism-us-china-trade-talks/5691786

US Police Officer Kills A Black Woman Insider Her Home
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-13
Atatiana Koquice Jefferson, 28, a Black woman was shot dead in her own home in Fort Worth, Texas Saturday night by a white male police officer. | RELATED: | Police Bullet Kills 8-Year-Old Girl in Rio de Janeiro | "A black female […] succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased on the scene," read a Fort Worth Police Department's statement. | "The officer, a white male who has been with the department since April of 2018, has been placed on administrative leave pending the o…
telesurenglish.net/news/Texas-Police-Officer-Kills-A-Black-Woman-Insider-Her-Home-20191013-0014.html

Syrian Kurds Announce Deal with Damascus to Challenge Turkey
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-13
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced Sunday that a deal with the Syrian government to defy Turkey was reached, with the deployement of Syrian troops to the northern border as a first move. | RELATED: | 750 Suspected IS Group Members Fled Camp Due to Turkish Strikes | "In order to prevent and confront this aggression [Turkey's attacks on northern Syria], an agreement has been reached with the Syrian government… so that the Syrian army can deploy along the…
telesurenglish.net/news/Syrian-Kurds-Announce-Deal-with-Damascus-to-ChallengeTurkey-20191013-0018.html