Climate protesters arrested for spraying fake blood at Treasury over UK funding for fossil-fuel schemes
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-03
Four people have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after climate crisis activists sprayed the Treasury in central London with fake blood.Extinction Rebellion demonstrators parked an old fire engine outside the building, and a pool of red liquid — said to be 396 gallons (1,800 litres) of water coloured with food dye — lay opposite the entrance.A police spokesman said: "Police were called at 10.17am to Horse Guards Road. People on a privately-owned fire engine had sprayed a liquid at the Treasury building. … Three men and one woman were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage."The campaigne…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/10/03/climate-protesters-arrested-for-spraying-fake-blood-at-treasury-over-uk-funding-for-fossil-fuel-schemes/

Australians take direct action to stop a coal company 'wrecking' the Great Barrier Reef
Tom Anderson | thecanary.co | 2019-10-03
In recent years ecological activists in Australia have united behind a campaign to stop a multinational company from digging one of the world's largest coal mines which they say will 'wreck' the Great Barrier Reef. Indian company Adan…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/10/03/australians-take-direct-action-to-stop-a-coal-company-wrecking-the-great-barrier-reef/

The US Calls for Peace and Apologies for Its Past. A Dream
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-03
"As President of the United States of America, I apologise for the suffering we have caused the world for decades, and particularly in the Middle East. I am sorry for causing so much pain to the Iranian population by inflicting …
globalresearch.ca/us-calls-peace-apologies-its-past/5690942

Citizen Advocacy: The Achievements of New Zealand's Peace Activism
Pinar Temocin | asia-pacificresearch.com | 2019-10-03
asia-pacificresearch.com/citizen-advocacy-achievements-new-zealand-peace-activism/5628910

"No winners on a dead Earth": Why we need a climate leader in 2020
David Korten | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-03
We know that election year 2020 is important, but we have scarcely begun to grasp the epic depth of what we must set in motion by the end of next year if there is to be realistic hope for a human future. Led by a brave and bold young woman, Greta Thunberg, massive youth protests are …
nationofchange.org/2019/10/03/no-winners-on-a-dead-earth-why-we-need-a-climate-leader-in-2020/

Iraqi protesters gunned down as demonstrations and strikes spread across Middle East
wsws.org | 2019-10-03
The death toll in Iraq rose to at least nine as security forces fired into mass protests against unemployment and deteriorating conditions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/03/iraq-o03.html

Amid all of the War and Mayhem… Sam's Story
Howard Lisnoff | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-03
Sam and Eileen had traveled in an old car across the US in 1996. They had stopped at places I had long wanted to visit like the campus of Kent State University in Ohio, the site of the May 4, 1970 massacre of students protesting the Vietnam War. They had met on a beach in…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/03/amid-all-of-the-war-and-mayhem-sams-story/

The Africa-Palestine Conference: Why South Africa Must Lead the Way
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-03
On September 16, I visited South Africa, a country where many Palestinians have always felt welcomed, if not overwhelmed by the degree of genuine and meaningful solidarity. While having the honor to address many audiences in six major cities, I have also learned a great deal. An important and sobering lesson is that while apartheid …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/the-africa-palestine-conference-why-south-africa-must-lead-the-way/

The New York Times Called a Famous Cartoonist an Anti-Semite. Repeatedly. They Didn't Ask Him for Comment
Ted Rall | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-03
Earlier this year the Portuguese cartoonist António Moreira Antunes drew one of the most controversial political cartoons in history. His cartoon about U.S.-Israeli relations sparked so much controversy that The New York Times, whose international edition published it in April, decided to fire its two staff cartoonists, neither of whom had anything to do with it. Then…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/03/the-new-york-times-called-a-famous-cartoonist-an-anti-semite-repeatedly-they-didnt-ask-him-for-comment/

Peruvian Left Backs Dissolution of Congress: Interview
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-03
Progressive media outlet Nodal interviewed leftist congresswoman Indira Huilca from the New Peru Movement Party this week. During the interview, they discussed Peru's political crisis and what the left sees as the solution to the never-ending corruption scandals that have engulfed the country. Huilca stated stated that Congress has lost legitimacy and is only trying to impede the rooting out of corruption that they represent, but that a genu…
telesurenglish.net/news/Peruvian-Left-Backs-Dissolution-of-Congress-Interview-20191003-0005.html

India's Wrong, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Isn't 'Illegal'
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-03
Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Raveesh Kumar said over the weekend that "We expect that other countries will respect India's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and desist from efforts to change the status quo through the illegal so-called China-Pakistan Economic …
globalresearch.ca/india-wrong-china-pakistan-economic-corridor-isnt-illegal/5690897

China's Hypersonic Missile Dominance
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-03
The People's Republic showed off its state-of-the-art DF-17 hypersonic glide vehicle during this week's military parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Revolution, which was meant to send a message not just to the superpower's American adversary, but …
globalresearch.ca/india-china-hypersonic-missile-dominance/5690965

Trump says China and Ukraine should investigate the Bidens' activities in the countries
rt.com | 2019-10-03
President Donald Trump has called on the governments of both China and Ukraine to investigate the business and political activities of Hunter and Joe Biden, as his opponents start an impeachment inquiry over his call to Kiev. | Speaking to reporters outside the White House on Thursday, Trump reiterated his demand that Ukraine's government investigate the Bidens, a similar suggestion he made to newly-minted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a now-infamous phone call in July. | "If they were honest about it, they would start a major investigation into the Bidens," Trump said. "They should investigate the…
rt.com/usa/470136-trump-china-investigate-bidens/

Trump Calls on China to Investigate Bidens
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-03
WASHINGTON–Ensnarled in an impeachment investigation over his request for Ukraine to investigate a chief political rival, President Donald Trump on Thursday called on another nation to probe former Vice President Joe Biden: China. | "China should start an investigation into the Bidens," Trump said in remarks to reporters outside the White House. Trump said he hadn't directly asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to investigate Biden and his son Hunter but said it's "certainly something we could start thinking about." | Trump and personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani have also tried to raise suspicions about Hunter Bid…
truthdig.com/articles/trump-calls-on-china-to-investigate-bidens/

Hong Kong Issue in SF Bay Area: Masks in Civic Center, Precautions at Stanford
R. Robertson | indybay.org | 2019-10-03
On September 29, the Northern California Hong Kong Club held a rally in San Francisco's Civic Center. Fearing reprisals, many demonstrators wore masks to hide their identities. Meanwhile, at Stanford University, security is tight ahead of a China program to be held from 2: 30pm on October 2, "Hong Kong: A City in Turmoil." | [Photos by Charlie Moehle, Pro Bono Photo, Please credit the photographer]…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/02/18826968.php

Neocon: Trump "Misunderstood" on War to Destroy Syria
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-03
"The United States' special representative for Syria has defended the controversial decision by President Donald Trump to withdraw troops from the Middle Eastern country and declare that the war against the so-called Islamic State had been won," Trump's envoy to …
globalresearch.ca/neocon-trump-misunderstood-war-destroy-syria/5690899

Trump Administration Reignites War Against Syria
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-03
The neocons are not about to give up and admit defeat. Due primarily to Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah, the presence of the Islamic State is now considerably reduced in Syria. | This is, of course, unacceptable for the neocons and Trump's …
globalresearch.ca/trump-administration-reignites-war-against-syria/5690913

Iran Ready to End Nuclear Standoff with United States Once Sanctions Are Lifted
Sarah Abed | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-03
Last week's United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, presented the perfect opportunity for dialogue and diplomacy between the United States and Iran, in what would have been a historical meeting, the first of its kind between American and …
globalresearch.ca/iran-ready-end-nuclear-standoff-united-states-once-sanctions-lifted/5690934

Iranian Women Achieve Major Victory With New Citizenship Law
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-03
Iran officially passed a new law on Wednesday that granted the women of the Persian Gulf nation the right to pass their citizenship to their children that are born with foreign fathers. | RELATED: | Achaemenid Tablets Returned to Iran from US | Considered a major victory for Iranian women, the long-awaited bill was signed into law Wednesday by the country's Guardian Council, making it official after months of debate. | The law, which was originally passed by an overwhelming majority in parliament on May 1…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iranian-Women-Achieve-Major-Victory-With-New-Citizenship-Law-20191003-0007.html

Video: Houthis Deliver Devastating Blow to Saudi Arabia
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-03
In late September, Yemen's Houthis carried out a large-scale operation against Saudi-led forces on the border with the southern Saudi province of Narjan. According to a spokesperson for the Armed Forces of the Houthi Government, the Houthis fully defeated at …
globalresearch.ca/video-houthis-devastating-blow-saudi-arabia/5690904

Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) Must Shelve His Vicious War in Yemen
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-03
Never underestimate the power of blowback. Right now, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS), the de facto ruler of the House of Saud, is staring at it, an ominous abyss opened by the Houthis in Yemen. | This past weekend, …
globalresearch.ca/mbs-vicious-war-yemen/5690907

Hong Kong: Make Colonialism Great Again
Fred Goldstein | indybay.org | 2019-10-03
It is a thoroughly reactionary development when demonstrators carrying U.S. flags march through a city asking the most hated imperialist figure, Donald Trump, to come to their aid. But that is what is happening in Hong Kong. | Originally posted to lowwagecapitalism.com on Sept 10, 2019…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/02/18826967.php

Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration at Yerba Buena Gardens (San Francisco)
International Indian Treaty Council & another | indybay.org | 2019-10-03
Esplanade, Yerba Buena Gardens, between Mission St. & 3rd and Howard St. & 4th, San Francisco…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/01/18826955.php

Study: Indian Politics Legitimize Hate Crimes
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-03
A new PERI study says that there is a causal relationship between the rise of the right-wing Hindu nationalist BJP party in India and the rise of hate crimes targeted against minorities, especially against Muslims. Prof. Deepankar Basu discusses the research.
therealnews.com/stories/study-indian-politics-legitimize-hate-crimes

Nuclear War Anywhere on Earth Will Doom Us All: Study
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-03
As the potential for nuclear war in Asia heats up, scientists have chilling news for those far from the battleground: we will all suffer.
truthdig.com/articles/nuclear-war-anywhere-on-earth-will-doom-us-all-study/

Why Israel Is Struggling to Find a Way Out of Its Political Deadlock
Jonathan Cook | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-03
It would be a grave mistake to assume that the continuing political deadlock in Israel — with neither incumbent prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his main rival Benny Gantz seemingly able to cobble together a coalition government — is evidence …
globalresearch.ca/why-israel-struggling-find-way-out-political-deadlock/5690896

Slow Burn: Dirt, Radiation, and Power in Fukushima
Dr. Peter Wynn Kirby | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-03
Amid the radioactive fallout of the meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and across what would come to be known as the Exclusion Zone, Japanese members of the nuclear lobby laboured to contain the political fallout of the Fukushima …
globalresearch.ca/dirt-radiation-power-fukushima/5690924

BDS co-founder Omar Barghouti not granted visa to speak at UK Labour Conference fringe events
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-10-03
BDS co-founder Omar Barghouti not granted visa to speak at UK Labour Conference fringe events: In the NewsPalestinian voices, including Mr. Barghouti, will still be heard at Conference | Right To BoycottSeptember 20, 2019 | By: | | Palestine Solidarity Campaign …
bdsmovement.net/news/bds-co-founder-omar-barghouti-not-granted-visa-speak-uk-labour-conference-fringe-events

'For futur of you're famly': FBI seeks to recruit 'Russian spies' with hilariously inept Facebook ad
rt.com | 2019-10-03
The FBI has sought to recruit "Russian spies" in Washington, DC through a series of Facebook ads — suggesting a degree of desperation when it comes to counter-intelligence assets, but also a serious lack of copy editing talent. | "The FBI obtains the best intelligence to combat threats through information provided by the public. If you have information that can help the FBI, visit us," the three ads launched on September 11 urge in English. They are accompanied by stock photos with trite captions in Russian. | "Time to build Bridges," says one, over a drawing of a man crossing a bridge. | "Isn't it time…
rt.com/usa/470088-fbi-russia-facebook-ads/

Homeless LA 'subway soprano' offered a record deal after video of her angelic singing goes viral
rt.com | 2019-10-03
Emily Zamourka, a homeless Russian singer who has become an overnight internet sensation, has been offered a record deal by a Grammy-nominated music producer, signaling a reversal of fortunes for the destitute virtuoso. | Zamourka has been living on the streets of Los Angeles after falling on hard times, but a viral video of her singing Puccini in the subway has led to an outpouring of support, donations and job offers. | According to TMZ, Zamourka caught the attention of Joel Diamond, who has worked with the likes of David Hasselhoff and famed singer Engelbert Humperdinck. The producer hopes to create a "huge…
rt.com/usa/470097-zamourka-record-deal-la-homeless/

'Just Because He Does It in the Open Does Not Make Abuse of Power OK': Outrage After Trump Asks China to Investigate Bidens
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-03
"Let's be very clear what's happening here: Trump is openly asking foreign governments to interfere in the 2020 presidential election against his political rivals." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/trump_south_lawn.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/10/03/just-because-he-does-it-open-does-not-make-abuse-power-ok-outrage-after-trump-asks?cd-origin=rss

Selected Articles: MBS Must Shelve His Vicious War in Yemen
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-03
A future without independent media leaves us with an upside down reality where according to the corporate media "NATO deserves a Nobel Peace Prize", and where "nuclear weapons and wars make us safer". | . | . | | | If, like us, this is …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-mbs-must-shelve-vicious-war-yemen/5690980

One Year After the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi: Business as Usual?
Medea Benjamin | mintpressnews.com | 2019-10-02
Who is more evil–the maniacal Saudi crown prince responsible for Khashoggi's murder and the murder of tens of thousands of Yemenis, or the mendacious world leaders and businesspeople who continue to embrace what should be a pariah state?
mintpressnews.com/one-year-after-the-murder-of-jamal-khashoggi-business-as-usual/262149/

Wednesday's Daily Brief: African youth pivotal to silencing the guns, UNHCR prize winner announced, street clashes in Iraq, Haiti humanitarian update
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-02
A recap of Wednesday's top stories: Kyrgyz lawyer honoured by UN refugee agency; Positive but realistic outlook in runup to Syria talks; Security Council debates how African youth can bolster peace; refugees in Mexico pursue innovative labor initiatives; UN laments violent clashes in Iraq; Roadblocks in humanitarian aid for Haiti.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1048432

Iraq Protests: At Least 9 Dead After Police Open Fire on Crowds, Embassies Sealed Off
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2019-10-02
At least nine killed as Iraqis take to streets again to protest corruption, unemployment and removal of popular military leader.

Iraq Protests: At Least 9 Dead After Police Open Fire on Crowds, Embassies Sealed Off

Protests Rage as Ukraine's President Zelensky Allows Election in Donbass
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2019-10-02
Zelensky's unlikely rise to power in Ukraine was based in large part on convincing voters that he would ease tensions with Russia.

Protests Rage as Ukraine's President Zelensky Allows Election in Donbass

The Impeachment Inquiry: Will It Be Good for America?
William Hughes | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-02
Nancy Pelosi is a 79-year-old Democrat from San Francisco, CA. In January, 2019, she began serving her second term as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Her first term as Speaker was from 2007 to 2011. To date, she is the only woman in American history to have held that high office. Pelosi is…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/02/the-impeachment-inquiry-will-it-be-good-for-america/

US Officer Gets 10yrs for Murder of Black Man in His Own Home
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-02
Amber Guyger, the 31-year-old former Dallas police officer, was found guilty Wednesday by a Texas jury and sentenced to 10 years in prison after she walked into a black neighbor's home thinking it was hers and shot him dead while he was eating ice cream. | RELATED: | US: NYPD Fires Cop Who Murdered Eric Garner, Texas Defends Cops Who Dragged Black Man by Rope | The sentence was less than the 28 years requested by the prosecutors and the jury impose…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Dallas-Policewoman-Gets-10-Years-for-Murder-of-Black-Man-20191002-0026.html

Wall Street Plunges As US-China Trade War Takes Toll on Economy
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-02
After employment and manufacturing data, released Tuesday, showed that the United Staes-China trade war is taking an increasing toll on the U.S. economy, Wall Street's main indexes suffered their sharpest one-day declines in nearly six weeks Wednesday. | RELATED: | China To Send Its Top Trade Negotiator for 13 Round of US-Talks | All 11 major S&P sector indexes fell, the S&P 500, which measures the stock performance of 500 large companies listed on stock exchanges in the Unite…
telesurenglish.net/news/Wall-Street-Plunges-As-US-China-Trade-War-Takes-Toll-on-Economy-20191002-0020.html

Achaemenid Tablets Returned to Iran from US
teleSUR, jg -EF | telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-02
Almost two thousand clay tablets from the Achaemenid Empire, whose inscriptions reveal details of the Persian civilization that existed some 2,500 years ago, are now on display in the National Museum of Iran after eight decades in the United States. | RELATED: | Iran Willing to Start Dialogue With Saudi Arabia: Gov't | "These documents are one of the most important sources o…
telesurenglish.net/news/achaemenid-tablets-returned-iran-20191002-0028.html

One year after Khashoggi murder, US CEOs flock to Saudi Arabia
wsws.org | 2019-10-02
Crown Prince bin Salman say he takes "responsibility" for the assassination directed by his closest aides, but claims he did not order it.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/02/saud-o02.html

Nuclear War: Just Another Day
Colin Todhunter | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-02
Catastrophic events that send the world into turmoil happen on 'just another day'. The atom bomb that exploded over Hiroshima took place while thousands of ordinary folk were just going about their everyday business on 'just another day'. A missile attack on a neighbourhood in Gaza or a drone attack on unsuspecting civilians in Afghanistan: death …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/nuclear-war-just-another-day/

Hong Kong's Lost Generation
Benjamin Haas | thenation.com | 2019-10-02
Hong Kong's Lost Generation…
thenation.com/article/hong-kong-youth/

Ro Khanna Reflects on Gandhi's 150th Birthday
Rep. Ro Khanna | thenation.com | 2019-10-02
Ro Khanna Reflects on Gandhi's 150th Birthday…
thenation.com/article/india-gandhi-birthday/

Why Israel Is Struggling to Find a Way Out of Its Political Deadlock
Jonathan Cook | commondreams.org | 2019-10-02
In political terms, there is nothing divided about Israel. In this month's general election, 90 per cent of Israeli Jews voted for parties that identify as being either on the militaristic, anti-Arab right or on the religious, anti-Arab far-right. (Photo: Jordi Bernabeu Farr√∫s/Flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/military.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/02/why-israel-struggling-find-way-out-its-political-deadlock?cd-origin=rss

Israel: Netanyahu's Final Hearing on Corruption Case Starts
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-02
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his final attempt to fend off a corruption indictment Wednesday in his final hearing. His lawyers argued against looming charges that have been combined with election stalemate to threaten his long hold on power. | RELATED: | Netanyahu tapped by Israel's President to Form New Gov't | The pre-trial hearings,…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israel-Netanyahus-Final-Hearing-on-Corruption-Case-Starts-20191002-0013.html

'Pssst… Don't tell anyone, but we surely will': Putin pokes fun at question of whether Russia plans to meddle in 2020 US election
rt.com | 2019-10-02
It seems Vladimir Putin has become so tired of Russian meddling claims that he 'secretly' told an NBC journalist that Moscow will surely influence the 2020 US vote. The confession was made in front of a laughing audience though. | Autumn of 2020 — the time when the US will choose their president — is nearing and there is no dying down of Russiagate, it seems. So NBC's Keir Simmons, who came to Moscow to moderate the Energy Week forum, tried to get some information on the everlasting issue. | "Is Russia as [special prosecutor] Robert Mueller alleged attempting to influence the 2020 election in the US?
rt.com/usa/470072-putin-us-meddling-election-joke/

Gunfights in Southern Iraq as Protests Spread Nationwide
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-02
Gunfights between protesters and security forces broke out in the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriya on Wednesday, with elite counter-terrorism troops deploying after police "lost control" of the situation, police sources told Reuters. | RELATED: | Iraqi Police Open Fires at Protesters, 1 Killed, 200 Wounded | Two protesters had been killed in the city on Wednesday and one on Tuesday after police opened fire to disperse protests. | Five people were killed overall and at least 132 wo…
telesurenglish.net/news/Gunfights-in-Southern-Iraq-as-Protests-Spread-Nationwide-20191002-0012.html

Hong Kong Youth Face Military Crackdown While Fighting "One of the Most Unequal Societies Anywhere"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-02
China held its largest military parades ever in Beijing this week to mark 70 years of Communist rule. Meanwhile, in Hong Kong, police escalated violence Tuesday by firing live ammunition at demonstrators for the first time in the months-long protests. In a widely viewed video posted online, a riot police officer is seen firing his gun into the chest of 18-year-old protester Tsang Chi-kin. The teenager is reportedly in stable condition. Police also fired tear gas and water cannons, while protesters were seen throwing Molotov cocktails. Ninety-six protesters were arrested on Tuesday on rioting charges.‚&Auml…
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/2/hong_kong_protests_chinese_militarization

Peace icon Mahatma Gandhi's message of 'mutual understanding, equality' reverberates on Day of Non-Violence
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-01
On Wednesday, the global community marks the International Day of Non-Violence, which this year coincided with the 150th anniversary of the birth of the global peace icon who led India to independence, Mahatma Gandhi.
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