Exit John Bolton, but will that mean an end to his failed foreign policy?
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-12
Many who oppose the aggressive foreign policy of the United States under President Donald Trump, which has resulted in record numbers of bombs dropped, regime change operations against Venezuela, Nicaragua, Iran and Hong Kong, the abusive use of unilateral coercive measures (sanctions) and record military budgets, cheered when uber-hawk, John Bolton was removed as the …
nationofchange.org/2019/09/12/exit-john-bolton-but-will-that-mean-an-end-to-his-failed-foreign-policy/

Exit John Bolton, But Will That Mean An End To His Failed Foreign Policy?
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-12
Leon Neal, Getty Images Many who oppose the aggressive foreign policy of the United States under President Donald Trump, which has resulted in record numbers of bombs dropped, regime change operations against Venezuela, Nicaragua, Iran and Hong Kong, the abusive use of unilateral coercive measures (sanctions) and record military budgets, cheered when uber-hawk, John Bolton …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/exit-john-bolton-but-will-that-mean-an-end-to-his-failed-foreign-policy/

The Globalization of War, America's "Long War" against Humanity by Michel Chossudovsky
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-12
Professor Michel Chossudovsky shows how the various conflicts we are witnessing today in Ukraine, Syria, Iraq and Palestine are inter-locked through a single-minded agenda in pursuit of global hegemony helmed by the United States and buttressed by its allies…
globalresearch.ca/the-globalization-of-war-americas-long-war-against-humanity-michel-chossudovsky/5427720

9/11, Osamagate and The "Blowback"
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-12
Author's Note | The article below entitled "Osamagate" was first published on October 9, 2001, two days after the onslaught of the bombing campaign directed against Afghanistan. | Within hours of the 9/11 attacks, Osama bin Laden was identified as the architect …
globalresearch.ca/9-11-osamagate-and-the-blowback/26471

A Morning in Afghanistan
Kathy Kelly | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-12
On a very warm September morning in Kabul, several dozen men, women, and children sit on the carpeted floor of a room at the Afghan Peace Volunteers' Borderfree Center. The women cluster together. All wear burqas, but because of …
globalresearch.ca/morning-afghanistan/5688921

Observe 9/11 Anniversary by Calling for an End to the Afghan War
Prof. Marjorie Cohn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-12
On the eve of the 18-year anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks and the illegal U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, the United States and the Taliban completed nine rounds of peace talks with no deal. | Although they had reportedly reached …
globalresearch.ca/observe-911-anniversary-calling-end-afghan-war/5688973

Thursday's Daily Brief: Religious site protection, South-South Cooperation, 'UNComplicated' airs, West Bank threat, vaccination, Hong Kong update
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-12
A recap of Thursday's top stories: UN Chief's global call to safeguard religious sites; South-South Cooperation 'accelerates' towards SDGs; Guterres on West Bank annexation threat; WHO says one in 10 children not getting proper vaccines; Protestor protection call over Hong Kong; New 'UNComplicated' podcast launches.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1046232

Hong Kong Protest Leader Hangs Out with White Helmets Boss
Makia Freeman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-12
Joshua Wong has recently been doing some flyin' around and hobnobbing with the rich, famous and powerful. He went to Berlin and met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other 'pro-democracy' figures like Mayor of Kiev Vitaly Klitschko, who …
globalresearch.ca/hong-kong-protest-leader-hangs-out-white-helmets-boss/5688967

Western Media portrays Hong Kong Hooligans as Heroes: but are they?
Andre Vltchek | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-12
Whenever Hong Kong protesters are destroying public property, there are no cameras of Western media outlets in sight. But when police decide to intervene, protecting their city, Western media crusaders emerge in full force. On September 15, 2019, huge US flags were waving in the air. A massive demonstration, consisting of mainly young people, was …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/western-media-portrays-hong-kong-hooligans-as-heroes-but-are-they/

Video: Color Revolution Comes to Hong Kong
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-12
The Hong Kong protests represent a major challenge not only to the authorities of Hong Kong itself, but also to Beijing, due to both their protracted nature and a high level of organization resembling the Kiev Maidan of 2013/14. | The …
globalresearch.ca/video-color-revolution-hong-kong/5688907

Twitter Suspends Accounts of Cuba's Largest Media Outlets
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-12
The social media giant Twitter suspended the accounts of Cuba's largest media outlets and their journalists on Wednesday, along with the official account of the Communist Party of Cuba, the country's Ministry of Communication and several senior figures in Cuban public life. | RELATED: | Twitter Bans Chinese Accounts Criticizing Hong Kong Protests | T…
telesurenglish.net/news/Twitter-Suspends-Accounts-of-Cubas-Largest-Media-Outlets-20190912-0004.html

Moscow Communists see vote increase after demanding democracy in Russia
John Wojcik | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-12
LISBON, Portugal–Major gains in last Tuesday's Moscow municipal elections for the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) followed weeks of protests in the capital in which party members participated. Thousands rallied and marched in Moscow demanding free elections and fair coverage of them by state-run television. Although Gennady Zyuganov, the party's leader, has been …
peoplesworld.org/article/moscow-communists-see-vote-increase-after-demanding-democracy-in-russia/

Spikes of Violence: Protest in West Papua
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-12
Like Timor-Leste, West Papua, commonly subsuming both Papua and West Papua, remains a separate ethnic entity, acknowledged as such by previous colonial powers. Its Dutch colonial masters, in preparing to leave the region in the 1950s, left the ground fertile for a declaration of independence in 1961. Such a move did not sit well with…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/12/spikes-of-violence-protest-in-west-papua/

"Justice is Indivisible": Screams of Israa Ghrayeb Should Be Our Wake-up Call
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-12
The death of Israa Ghrayeb has ignited furious reactions regarding the so-called 'honor-killings' in Palestine and throughout the Arab world. It also wrought confusion with respect to the jurisprudential foundation of such crimes, which are often committed in the name of protecting the honor of the family. Israa, a 21-year-old makeup artist from the town …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/justice-is-indivisible-screams-of-israa-ghrayeb-should-be-our-wake-up-call/

Trump the Russian Puppet. A Story That Just Will Not Die
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-12
Certainly, there are many things that President Donald Trump can rightly be criticized for, but it is interesting to note how the media and chattering classes continue to be in the grip of the highly emotional but ultimately irrational "Trump …
globalresearch.ca/trump-russian-puppet/5688948

Post-Bolton Thaw in US Relations with Iran?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-12
Hold the cheers! | The US has been hostile toward Iran since its 1979 revolution. It's hostile toward all nations it doesn't control. | Its imperial project calls for transforming them into US client states, pro-Western puppet rule replacing their sovereign independence, …
globalresearch.ca/post-bolton-thaw-us-relations-iran/5688982

Hostile UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria. Totally Disregards US-NATO Crimes against Humanity
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-12
Established on August 22, 2011, around six months after US launched aggression on the country, the so-called "Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic (COI)" is mandated to investigate war-related human rights abuses. | Instead, it produced over …
globalresearch.ca/syria-un-commission-inquiry-country/5688993

Will the US and Iran Resume Talks After John Bolton Is Ousted?
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-12
| President Trump has ousted John Bolton, becoming the third national security adviser to be ousted by Trump so far. Bolton has long been a fierce critic of diplomacy. He had strongly pushed for Trump to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal. He also opposed negotiations with North Korea, as well as the Taliban in Afghanistan. And he was a key supporter of the attempted U.S.-backed coup in Venezuela and an advocate of regime change in Cuba and Nicaragua. Trump is expected to announce a replacement next week.
truthout.org/video/will-the-us-and-iran-resume-talks-after-john-bolton-is-ousted/

Netanyahu Risks Triggering an Unwinnable War to Avoid Losing Election
Jonathan Cook | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-12
According to the Israeli media, two drones dispatched over Beirut late last month were intended to destroy Iranian-supplied equipment that would allow Hezbollah to manufacture precision-guided missiles. It was the first such Israeli attack on Lebanese soil since a ceasefire ended the 2006 war. Hezbollah and Israel have preferred to flex their muscles in neighbouring Syria, weakened after more than eight years of war.
counterpunch.org/2019/09/12/netanyahu-risks-triggering-an-unwinnable-war-to-avoid-losing-election/

KPFA's Philip Maldari On 9/5/19 Morning Show Says Erdogan "at least has fair elections"
Fair Elections In Turkey? | indybay.org | 2019-09-12
KPFA's Philip Maldari on his Sunday morning show told the audience that Erdogan has fair elections.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/09/18826132.php

Australian establishment demands removal of alleged "pro-China" member of parliament
wsws.org | 2019-09-12
Gladys Liu has views that are at odds with the propaganda being promoted in Australia to justify the alliance with US imperialism and war preparations against China.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/12/auch-s12.html

Venezuela Oil Production Continues Decline as China Cancels More Shipments
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-09-12
Russian oil giant Rosneft blasted threats of US sanctions as "unfair competition."
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14654

China-India Relations Are Real Shaky Ahead of President Xi's Unconfirmed Visit Next Month
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-12
Chinese-Indian relations are worsening after reckless statements by the latter's media and officials, proving that ties between the two Asian Great Powers are much shakier than either side publicly acknowledges and thus raising the risk that President Xi's unconfirmed visit …
globalresearch.ca/chinese-indian-relations-shaky-ahead-xi-unconfirmed-visit/5688965

Are India and Japan Challenging the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Russia's Far East?
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-12
Although the Russian Far East has huge investment potential in the fields of raw materials, mineral resources, fisheries, forestry's and tourism, it still remains a sparely populated area of only around 7 million people. With China, India, Japan, Indonesia and …
globalresearch.ca/india-japan-challenging-bri-russia-far-east/5688900

'Loser' v 'warmongering chickenhawk': 2 Republican lawmakers in epic Twitter beef
rt.com | 2019-09-12
A disagreement on 9/11 over John Bolton and US withdrawal from Afghanistan descended into a full-on Twitter war between Rep. Liz Cheney and Senator Rand Paul, in a sequel to the beef between their fathers over invading Iraq. | It all started when Paul (R-Kentucky) backed two state legislators who blasted Cheney (R-Wyoming) for demanding a more aggressive foreign policy. "Why do some neocons continue to advocate for endless wars?" he quipped. "Let's focus on America First, not Afghanistan!" | Cheney snapped back that she stands with Trump and US troops in not surrendering to terrorists, "unlike [Paul], who seem…
rt.com/usa/468710-paul-cheney-twitter-bolton-terrorists/

Chakras, Subtle Bodies and the Aura
Paul Haeder | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-12
It's a modest apartment in Newport where I sit with Susan Swift to go over "quite the life" as any listener might say about this feisty, spiritual and articulate, world-traveling woman. The hitching post Susan and I tie our respective philosophical steeds on is "philosophy" and "fate," although we could have brought in a whole …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/chakras-subtle-bodies-and-the-aura/

Assad Government Saves Christianity in Syria
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-12
Syria is being reborn, and its religious pluralism is being resurrected, sometimes literally from the ashes. | The ancient town of Maaloula, where Aramaic, the language of Christ, is still spoken, where St. Takla miraculously cured the sick, where NATO's takfiri …
globalresearch.ca/assad-saves-christianity-syria/5688536

Netanyahu pledges to annex Jordan Valley if re-elected
wsws.org | 2019-09-12
Israel has illegally occupied and built settlements in the West Bank, as well as in Syria's Golan Heights and East Jerusalem, since capturing them in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/12/isra-s12.html

Sri Lankan university workers continue indefinite strike
wsws.org | 2019-09-12
The unions are looking for any excuse to call off the strike, but workers are calling for an expansion of the struggle.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/12/nona-s12.html

Annexing Jordan Valley would end 'illusion' of a meaningful two-State solution: UN rights expert
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-12
Israel's intention to annex the Jordan Valley is illegal and threatens chances for a meaningful two-State solution with the Palestinians, a UN independent human rights expert has said.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1046222

John Bolton's Living Obituary
Maj. Danny Sjursen | truthdig.com | 2019-09-12
"I confess I had no desire to die in a Southeast Asian rice paddy. I considered the war in Vietnam already lost." –John Bolton, in his Yale University 25th reunion book | Fitting words from the gold standard in Washington "chicken hawks." For John Bolton has made a career of sending other people's sons, daughters, husbands and wives to fight and die in wars just as ill-advised, immoral and unwinnable as the Vietnam conflict he consciously avoided by joining the Maryland National Guard. That the man has done so, with a straight, mustachioed face, for decades now is a testament to his truly remarkable lack o…
truthdig.com/articles/john-boltons-living-obituary/

Sofa Secrets Series
Oakland Asian Cultural Center | indybay.org | 2019-09-12
388 Ninth St. Suite 290 | Oakland, CA 94607…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/10/18826148.php

OACC Movie Nights: Fall of the I-Hotel
Oakland Asian Cultural Center | indybay.org | 2019-09-12
Oakland Asian Cultural Center | 388 Ninth St. Suite 290 | Oakland, CA 94607…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/10/18826151.php

Yemen Continues Its Descent into Hell
Charles Pierson | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-12
The UN has called Yemen the "world's worst humanitarian crisis." Yemen relies on imports for 75% of its food. A coalition land, sea, and air blockade on Yemen has cut off desperately needed food and medicines. An outbreak of cholera affects half a million people. International aid group Save the Children has determined that as many as 85,000 children may have died from starvation and disease.
counterpunch.org/2019/09/12/yemen-continues-its-descent-into-hell/

BDS in Canada
David Kattenburg | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-12
A recent ruling by the Federal Court of Canada declaring 'Product of Israel' labels on West Bank settlement wines to be "false, misleading and deceptive" has thrown Canada's pro-Israel community into a tizzy. In full court press-mode, Canadian Zionist groups are arguing that the ruling bolsters the "anti-Semitic" Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, and…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/12/bds-in-canada/

Israel Planted Mysterious Spy Devices Near White House: Report
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-12
The hidden mobile phone surveillance devices were likely intended to spy on Donald Trump.

Israel Planted Mysterious Spy Devices Near White House: Report

Facebook sanctions Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu over hate speech violation
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-09-12
Facebook has sanctioned the page of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu because of a violation of the company's hate speech policy.Facebook said the social network had suspended for 24 hours the page's bot, or automated chat function.The page had called on voters to prevent the establishment of a government composed of "Arabs who want to destroy us all — women, children and men".The Facebook logo displayed on a smartphone (Dominic Lipinski/PA)…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/09/12/facebook-sanctions-israels-benjamin-netanyahu-over-hate-speech-violation/

Palestine Charges 3 Relatives for Isra Ghrayeb's Murder
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-12
Three Palestinians were convicted by Attorney General Akram Khatib Thursday for the death of 21-year-old Isra Ghrayeb from Beit Sahour near Bethlehem who was a victim of an honor killing. | RELATED: | Israeli Soldiers Kill 14, 17-Year-Old at Gaza Border, Wound 76 | During a press conference, the attorney general said that the three relatives were charg…
telesurenglish.net/news/Palestine-Charges-3-Relatives-for-Isra-Ghrayebs-Murder-20190912-0012.html

A False Accusation of Antisemitism from Where You Would Least Expect It
Jeff Blankfort | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-12
I know what America is. America is a thing you can move very easily, move it in the right direction. — Benjamin Netayahu, 2001, quoted in Ha'aretz, July 15, 2010 It is not uncommon, of course, to be labeled "anti-Semitic" for calling attention to the inordinate power of the Israel Lobby over our political processes …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/a-false-accusation-of-antisemitism-from-where-you-would-least-expect-it/

Netanyahu Faces Global Condemnation for Plan to Annex West Bank
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-12
| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing worldwide condemnation for vowing to annex nearly a third of the occupied West Bank if he wins next week's snap election. The United Nations, the Arab League, the European Union and Russia have all criticized Netanyahu's plan, which he unveiled Tuesday. Netanyahu's pledge comes just a week before Israeli voters return to the polls on Tuesday for new elections after Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government following Israel's April 9 election. N…
truthout.org/video/netanyahu-faces-global-condemnation-for-plan-to-annex-west-bank/

France Finds Saudi Crown Prince's Sister Guilty in Beating Case
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-12
A Saudi princess was found guilty by a French court Thursday of beating a workman inside her luxury flat in Paris. | RELATED: | Dozens of Palestinians Forcibly Disappeared in Saudi Arabia: NGO Warns | Princess Hassa bint Salman, the daughter of King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz, was found to be complicit in violence with a deadly weapon and complicit in the kidnapping of a workman in her flat. | The French court sentenced the Saudi princess to a ten-month suspended prison sentence…
telesurenglish.net/news/France-Finds-Saudi-Crown-Princes-Sister-Guilty-in-Beating-Case-20190912-0002.html

The New American Oil Empire Built on Sand. The "Fracking Revolution"
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-12
Over the course of the past decade the United States, following decades of relative stagnation in oil production, has surprised many to become the largest oil producer in the world, exceeding Russia as well as Saudi Arabia. | Latest daily production …
globalresearch.ca/new-american-oil-empire-built-sand/5688961

EU Extends Economic Sanctions Against Russia for 6 More Months
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-12
The Council of the European Union (EU) announced Thursday that it extends for six months the sanctions against Russia arguing that this country has undermined Ukraine's sovereignty and independence. | RELATED: | US, Canada, EU Join Forces to Intimidate Russia with Sanctions | The EU sanctions, which are being extended until March 15, 2020, consist of the assets freezing and travel vans against 170 Russian individuals and 44 entities. | In addition to these measures, the European…
telesurenglish.net/news/EU-Extends-Economic-Sanctions-Against-Russia-for-6-More-Months-20190912-0013.html

How disinformation could sway the 2020 election
Paul M. Barrett | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-12
In 2016, Russian operatives used Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to sow division among American voters and boost Donald Trump's presidential campaign. What the Russians used to accomplish this is called "disinformation," which is false or misleading content intended to deceive or promote discord. Now, with the first presidential primary vote only five months away, the public should be aware …
nationofchange.org/2019/09/12/how-disinformation-could-sway-the-2020-election/

Trump's Taliban Talks Led by Neocon Operation Cyclone Agent & PNAC Member
Alexander Rubinstein | mintpressnews.com | 2019-09-12
U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad, the top American official in the negotiations, has been quietly overseeing the destruction of Afghanistan for most of his political career — longer than the Taliban has existed as an organization.
mintpressnews.com/trump-taliban-talks-neocon-pnac-member-zalmay-khalilzad/261784/

The Mainstream Media's Appetite for War is Insatiable
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-12
On the 18th anniversary of he 9/11 attacks, all our political press can do is fret over our "overly hastly" withdrawal from Afghanistan.
truthdig.com/articles/the-mainstream-medias-appetite-for-war-is-insatiable/

Afghanistan: 18 Years of US-NATO Occupation. The Decision to Invade Afghanistan was Taken on 9/12
James Corbett | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-12
18 years after NATO's invasion and occupation of Afghanistan, the 9/11 and Al Qaeda lies that were used to justify the war have disappeared. | Now the truth about oil and gas, mineral wealth, opium and naked imperial ambition are all …
globalresearch.ca/afghanistan-18-years-of-us-nato-occupation-the-decision-to-invade-afghanistan-was-taken-on-912/5689002

Treadmill of Magic Seeds and Broken Promises: Dismantling the Myth of Bt Cotton Success in India
Colin Todhunter | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-12
Political posturing aligned with commercial interests means that truth is becoming a casualty in the debate about genetically modified (GM) crops in India. The industry narrative surrounding Bt cotton is that it has been a great success. The current Modi-led administration is parroting this claim and argues its success must be replicated by adopting a…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/12/treadmill-of-magic-seeds-and-broken-promises-dismantling-the-myth-of-bt-cotton-success-in-india/

Will U.S. & Iran Resume Talks After John "Bomb Iran" Bolton Is Ousted as National Security Adviser?
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-09-12
President Trump has ousted John Bolton, becoming the third national security adviser to be ousted by Trump so far. Bolton has long been a fierce critic of diplomacy. He had strongly pushed for Trump to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal. He also opposed negotiations with North Korea, as well as the Taliban in Afghanistan. And he was a key supporter of the attempted U.S.-backed coup in Venezuela and an advocate of regime change in Cuba and Nicaragua. Trump is expected to announce a replacement next week. We speak with Phyllis Bennis, fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and a member of the national board of J…
www.democracynow.org/2019/9/12/john_bolton_fired_national_security_adviser

Noura Erakat: Netanyahu's Proposed West Bank Annexation Is Logical End to Israel's Apartheid Policy
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-09-12
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing worldwide condemnation for vowing to annex nearly a third of the occupied West Bank if he wins next week's snap election. The United Nations, the Arab League, the European Union and Russia have all criticized Netanyahu's plan, which he unveiled Tuesday. Netanyahu's pledge comes just a week before Israeli voters return to the polls on Tuesday for new elections after Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government following Israel's April 9 election. Netanyahu's annexation plan would crush hopes of an eventual Palestinian state. We speak with Noura Erakat, Palesti…
www.democracynow.org/2019/9/12/benjamin_netanyahu_israel_west_bank_annexation