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"Everywhere is Kashmir": Unraveling Weaponized, Corporatized Hindustan in India's Northeast
Sarang Narasimhaiah | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-06
"In India today," said an Indigenous activist I recently interviewed in the northeastern Indian state of Jharkhand, "everywhere is Kashmir." At first glance, this statement seems overblown, perhaps even outrageous. No other part of India is as much of a consolidated internal colony as Kashmir. For that matter, Palestine is one of the only other…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/06/everywhere-is-kashmir-unraveling-weaponized-corporatized-hindustan-in-indias-northeast/

A US-Taliban Peace Deal Would Redefine the Regional Balance of Power
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
The tentative peace deal that the US is negotiating with the Taliban would redefine the regional balance of power if it's officially promulgated, thus continuing the ongoing trend of Great Power realignment in Eurasia. | It's been widely reported that the | …
globalresearch.ca/taliban-peace-deal-would-redefine-regional-balance-power/5688277

The Case Against the Zionist "Left"
Yoav Litvin | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-06
Zionist historical revisionism constructs an erroneous presentation of Israel as accommodating a left-to-right political milieu, the left-flank of which amenable to a peaceful resolution of "the conflict", instead of recognizing the entirety of Zionism, including its "liberal" faction, as inherently white supremacist, settler colonialist and genocidal. The supposed left, "liberal" wing of Zionism, comprising Israeli political…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/06/the-case-against-the-zionist-left/

Foreign Correspondent: Can Trump Bring Peace to Afghanistan?
Reese Erlich | progressive.org | 2019-09-06
Don't hold your breath.
progressive.org/dispatches/foreign-correspondent-trump-peace-afghanistan-erlich-190906/

Forum – Hong Kong Protests: Workers' Uprising or Imperialist Meddling?
Party for Socialism and Liberation | indybay.org | 2019-09-06
2969 Mission St., near 26th St.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/05/18826011.php

Rising class tensions across Indonesia trigger West Papua protests
wsws.org | 2019-09-06
Both the "pro-independence" protests and the Islamist-linked repression are driven by efforts to divert underlying and growing working class discontent.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/06/papu-s06.html

Trump's Anti-Iran "Blood Money" Offer: "$15 Million for Any Person Who Helps Us Disrupt the Financial Operations of Iran's IRGC-Qods Force"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
According to Christian scripture, bribe money is blood money, a longstanding US specialty — followed by toughness when offers are rejected. | Bribery for political, economic, military, and/or other purposes reflects a corrupt society — what characterizes US public and private …
globalresearch.ca/trumps-anti-iran-blood-money-offer-15-million-for-any-person-who-helps-us-disrupt-the-financial-operations-of-irans-irgc-qods-force/5688310

The War Ahead: Netanyahu's Elections Gamble Will be Costly for Israel
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-06
On September 1, the Lebanese group Hezbollah, struck an Israeli military base near the border town of Avivim. The Lebanese attack came as an inevitable response to a series of Israeli strikes that targeted four different Arab countries in the matter of two days. The Lebanese response, accompanied by jubilation throughout Lebanon, shows that Israeli…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/06/the-war-ahead-netanyahus-elections-gamble-will-be-costly-for-israel/

US and Iran "At Cliff's Edge"
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-09-06
Iran's president Hassan Rouhani presented an ultimatum of two months to the EU to save the Iran nuclear deal. However, the deal is likely to continue to deteriorate, says The Independent's Patrick Cockburn…
therealnews.com/stories/us-and-iran-at-cliffs-edge

Agreement to End US Involvement in Afghanistan War, But War Will Continue
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-09-06
The US and the Taliban are about to sign an agreement to withdraw 14,000 US troops from Afghanistan, potentially ending the longest war in US history. However, the Afghans will not see an end to fighting yet, says The Independent's Patrick Cockburn…
therealnews.com/stories/agreement-to-end-us-involvement-in-afghanistan-war-but-war-will-continue

A Different‚Äã War Story: the Soldier and Veteran Resistance Against the War in Vietnam
Richard Moser | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-06
The battle over American war stories began during the peak of the last revolution. Millions of Americans and tens of thousands of veterans and soldiers opposed the war in Vietnam. In the war's moral outrages, crimes and betrayals, many saw the US empire for the first time. [1] For the last 40 years, the ruling class…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/06/a-different%e2%80%8b-war-story-the-soldier-and-veteran-resistance-against-the-war-in-vietnam/

Video: Syrian Army Prepares Security Operation in Western Aleppo
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
Late on September 3, Idlib militants carried out an attack on Russia's Hmeimim Airbase with armed unmanned aerial vehicles. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the airbase's air-defense forces intercepted all the UAVs. The attack caused no casualties or damage …
globalresearch.ca/video-syrian-army-prepares-security-operation-western-aleppo/5688238

Welcome to the Indo-Russia Maritime Silk Road
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
There's no way to follow the complex inner workings of the Eurasia integration process without considering what takes place annually at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. | BRICS for the moment may be dead — considering the nasty cocktail of …
globalresearch.ca/indo-russia-maritime-silk-road/5688301

'Jack Ryan' TV show means US coup in Venezuela is toast
rt.com | 2019-09-06
CIA agent Jack Ryan will tackle 'nuclear-armed' Venezuela in the next season of the Amazon streaming show. That is perhaps the clearest admission that Washington's attempt at regime change in Caracas has failed. | Amazon teased the second season of 'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan' this week, ahead of its premiere in November. The 90-second trailer shows the title character on a mission to Venezuela, which may have secretly obtained nuclear weapons from the evil Russians (who else?), or something to that effect. | Needless to say, this has been met with everything from raised eyebrows to outright derision by journalist…
rt.com/usa/468209-jack-ryan-venezuela-trailer/

NATO Deep State in Turkey
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-09-06
àúnal àáevikà∂z, the deputy opposition leader of the main opposition party in Turkey, the Republican People's Party (RPP, Turk. CHP), commented on President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan's recent trip to Russia, saying: "We are concerned that if Turkey, a member of NATO, continues to purchase weapons that are not can be integrated into the Alliance system, …
uwidata.com/5228-turkeys-warning-to-nato/

How Do People in China Really Feel About Hong Kong? It's Complicated
Shen Lu | thenation.com | 2019-09-06
How Do People in China Really Feel About Hong Kong? It's Complicated.
thenation.com/article/china-hong-kong-media/

Biden Claims that He Voted for Iraq War and Then "Immediately" Opposed It
Jonathan Turley | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
For those of us who opposed the war resolution on Iraq, the later spins by presidential candidates John Kerry and Hillary Clinton left us incensed. At the time, many of us criticized the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force …
globalresearch.ca/biden-claims-he-voted-iraq-war-immediately-opposed-it/5688282

Joe Biden Is Proud of His Record on Iraq, but His Plan to Segregate It Would Have Unleashed Chaos
Robert Mackey | theintercept.com | 2019-09-06
Joe Biden has defended his vote in favor of the Iraq War, but his plan to divide the country along sectarian lines might have made a bad situation worse.
theintercept.com/2019/09/06/joe-biden-defends-record-iraq-including-plan-divide-along-sectarian-lines/

The United States: A Nation on Suicide Watch
John Stanton | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-06
The Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan required major shifts in national resources from civilian to military purposes and contributed to the growth of the budget deficit and public debt. Through FY 2018, the direct costs of the wars will have totaled more than $1.9 trillion, according to US Government figures. Pollution is a serious issue. …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/the-united-states-a-nation-on-suicide-watch/

A Luxury Facility for Military Contractors Endangers Afghan Civilians
Mohammed Harun Arsalai, Mohsin Khan Momand | thenation.com | 2019-09-06
Mohammed Harun Arsalai, Mohsin Khan Momand A Luxury Facility for Military Contractors Endangers Afghan Civilians…
thenation.com/article/kabul-green-village-attack/

Boycotts, Benjamins, and America's University Leaders
David Klein | commondreams.org | 2019-09-06
A Palestinian student takes a selfie during his graduation ceremony at the end of the academic year on May 20, 2016 at Birzeit University in the West Bank town of Birzeit, near Ramallah. / AFP / ABBAS MOMANI (Photo credit should read ABBAS MOMANI/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-533091660.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/09/06/boycotts-benjamins-and-americas-university-leaders?cd-origin=rss

Mitigating climate change in Asia-Pacific could give region an economic boost
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-06
The urgent need to move towards a low carbon economy and build resilience, would not only mitigate the worst impacts of climate change in the Asia-Pacific, but also lift the region economically, according to the body overseeing the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1045772

Israeli Officials Consider Attacking Iran, Believing Trump Won't Oppose It
Jason Ditz | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
The New York Times may have referred to it as " The Secret History of the Push to Strike Iran," but it's hardly a secret that Israeli and US hawks have been angling for a war against Iran for …
globalresearch.ca/israeli-officials-consider-attacking-iran-believing-trump-wont-oppose/5688268

Treadmill of Magic Seeds and Broken Promises
Colin Todhunter | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-06
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 …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/treadmill-of-magic-seeds-and-broken-promises/

Nearly 2 million people in India could lose citizenship in biggest disenfranchisement in history
Nermeen Shaikh | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-06
Nearly 2 million people in the northeast state of Assam are at risk of being rendered stateless in India after the government published its National Register of Citizens list Saturday. The highly contested register was first created in 1951 and lists people who are able to prove they came to the state by March 24, …
nationofchange.org/2019/09/06/nearly-2-million-people-in-india-could-lose-citizenship-in-biggest-disenfranchisement-in-history/

Restore land to save the planet, boost the economy, says head of UN body combating desertification
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-06
Investing in land restoration could not only help keep our planet healthy, but also be the starting point for resolving some of the biggest issues of our time, the head of the UN entity tackling desertification told journalists on Friday via video conference, from the ongoing global summit on the issue, underway in India's capital.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1045802

With hurricane destruction as backdrop, Democratic aspirants address climate change
John Bachtell | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-06
Hurricane Dorian, with its decimating fury unleashed on the Bahamas and the Southeastern U.S. seacoast, became the latest red alert warning of the rapidly mounting effects of climate change. It was also the backdrop for a historic Democratic presidential town hall forum on the climate crisis. The forum was nationally televised on Sept. 4 by …
peoplesworld.org/article/with-hurricane-destruction-as-backdrop-democratic-aspirants-address-climate-change/

We Are Teetering on the Brink of War With Iran
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-06
Sanctions are squeezing Tehran to death. If the EU can't salvage the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, things could escalate quickly.
truthdig.com/articles/we-are-teetering-on-the-brink-of-war-with-iran/

Washington escalates "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran
wsws.org | 2019-09-06
More than a year after re-imposing a punishing sanctions regime, and no closer to achieving regime change, the US is adopting increasingly reckless measures.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/06/pers-s06.html

Rating the presidential hopefuls: Only a few support unions in public
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-06
Labor Day is now past and the madcap race for the Democratic presidential nomination enters the fall, though with fewer hopefuls in the running. That's because the Democratic National Committee, sponsor of the series of nationally-televised debates between the aspirants, has imposed higher criteria for those who seek to qualify for the third round, in …
peoplesworld.org/article/rating-the-presidential-hopefuls-only-a-few-support-unions-in-public/

New U.N. Report Highlights US, UK, France War Crimes in Yemen Since 2014
Sarah Abed | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
The second largest sovereign state in the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen, has been ravaged by war, deliberate starvation, and cholera for over four years. A 274 page U.N. report released on Tuesday, highlights the human rights situation including violations and abuses …
globalresearch.ca/new-u-n-report-highlights-human-rights-violations-abuses-yemen-since-2014/5688247

Hassan El Tayyab on US Out of Yemen, Kate Bronfenbrenner on Labor Board vs. Labor
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2019-09-06
Media…
fair.org/home/hassan-el-tayyab-on-us-out-of-yemen-kate-bronfenbrenner-on-labor-board-vs-labor/

Friday's Daily Brief: Desertification summit, Dorian death toll rising, UN project eases Mali tensions, Yemen funding crisis, hope for Cameroon
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-06
A recap of Friday's main stories: Desertification solutions can ease other world woes; Dorian death toll expected to rise; UN moves to ease communal tensions in Mali; Yemen funding crisis threatens reproductive health nationwide; special report on countering terror in Cameroon.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1045812

Racism is About Power, Not Unpleasant Sentiments
Rob Urie | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-06
In September of 2011, the state of Georgia executed Troy Davis— a man who the best evidence suggested was innocent. On February 26, 2012, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was murdered by self-appointed community 'guardian' George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida. Then Michael Brown was murdered by the Ferguson police and his lifeless body was left lying in the street for hours. And then Freddie Gray was murdered by the Baltimore police. And on, and on.
counterpunch.org/2019/09/06/racism-is-about-power-not-unpleasant-sentiments/

Robert Mugabe, Liberator Turned Dictator, Dies at 95
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-06
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, an ex-guerrilla chief who took power when the African country shook off white minority rule and presided for decades while economic turmoil and human rights violations eroded its early promise, has died in Singapore. He was 95. | Mugabe enjoyed strong support among the population and even the West soon after taking over as prime minister and Zimbabwe's first post-colonial leader. But he was reviled in later years as the economy collapsed and human rights violations increased. His often violent takeover of farms from whites who owned huge tracts of l…
truthdig.com/articles/robert-mugabe-liberator-turned-dictator-dies-at-95/

China's Challenge to American Power?
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-06
By the year 1918, Great Britain's once far-reaching empire was crumbling, with the rate of British decline increased by her hugely expensive and unnecessary involvement in World War I. The United States, meanwhile, was taking over Britain's mantle as the …
globalresearch.ca/chinas-challenge-to-american-power/5688354

Timor-Leste: Activists demand Australia drop prosecution of Collaery and Witness K
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-09-06
Timor Leste independence Susan PriceIssue 1236 Timor-Leste Movement Against the Occupation of the Timor Sea (MKOTT)September 6, 2019Well-known justice activist Shirley Shackleton managed to interrupt celebrations in Dili mark…
greenleft.org.au/content/timor-leste-activists-demand-australia-drop-prosecution-collaery-and-witness-k

Philippines: Release of ex-mayor convicted for rape, murder halted by public protest
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-09-06
Merck MaguddayaoIssue 1236 Philippines gender violence impunity ManilaSeptember 6, 2019Public outrage has prevented the release on "good conduct" grounds of former mayor Antonio Sanchez, who was convict…
greenleft.org.au/content/philippines-release-ex-mayor-convicted-rape-murder-halted-public-protest

Timor-Leste: Conference affirms need to continue struggles for justice
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-09-06
East Timor oil Susan PriceIssue 1236 Timor-Leste East Timor spy case national liberationSeptember 6, 2019 La'o Hamutuk and other Timor-Leste c…
greenleft.org.au/content/timor-leste-conference-affirms-need-continue-struggles-justice

Solidarity with Kashmir
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-09-06
self-determination Alex SalmonIssue 1236 Australia 2019 Indian occupation of Kashmir PerthSeptember 6, 2019Members of the Kashmiri community and supporters rallied for a free Kashmir…
greenleft.org.au/content/solidarity-kashmir-perth

Roaming Charges: Blood in the Eye of the Storm
Jeffrey St. Clair | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-06
+ Joe Biden, who is now claiming he opposed the Iraq War from Day One, (after speaking on the senate floor in favor of it and then voting for it) on September 9, 2003, 6 months after the first bombs fell on Baghdad. Fareed Zakaria: "You supported the war. Are you having any second thoughts?" Biden:…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/06/roaming-charges-blood-in-the-eye-of-the-storm/

Is internationalism terrorism?
àÅngeles Maestro | workers.org | 2019-09-06
Angeles Maestro The author, a spokesperson for the organization Red Network (redroja.net) based in the Spanish state, faces charges based on her organization's collection of funds in solidarity with Palestine, specifically to repair healthcare facilities in Gaza. Translation by John Catalinotto. Aug. 29 — Recently, the National High Court charged . . . | Continue reading Is internationalism terrorism? at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/09/05/is-internationalism-terrorism/

Was the imprisonment of Iranian-American journalist Marzieh Hashemi spun into expanded US sanctions?
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2019-09-05
The relationship between former Air Force analyst-turned-Iranian spy Monica Witt and Hashemi — who was jailed by US authorities this…
thegrayzone.com/2019/09/05/was-the-imprisonment-of-iranian-american-journalist-marzieh-hashemi-spun-into-expanded-us-sanctions/

Nearly 2 Million People in India Could Lose Citizenship
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-05
| Nearly 2 million people in the northeast state of Assam are at risk of being rendered stateless in India after the government published its National Register of Citizens list Saturday. The highly contested register was first created in 1951 and lists people who are able to prove they came to the state by March 24, 1971 — the day before neighboring Bangladesh, then East Pakistan, declared independence from Pakistan. The Indian government says the list helps identify Bangladeshi migrants who are not legal…
truthout.org/video/nearly-2-million-people-in-india-could-lose-citizenship/

Hands off Hong Kong: The Cry Seldom Heard
John V. Walsh | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-05
Through the summer the world has watched as protests shook Hong Kong. As early as April they began as peaceful demonstrations which peaked in early June, with hundreds of thousands, in protest of an extradition bill. That bill would have allowed Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region of China, to return criminals to Taiwan, mainland …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/hands-off-hong-kong-the-cry-seldom-heard/

Hong Kong administration seeks to split protest movement
wsws.org | 2019-09-05
By withdrawing the extradition legislation, chief executive Carrie Lam is seeking the support of conservative protest leaders to pave the way for the suppression of more militant layers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/05/hong-s05.html

The War Ahead: Netanyahu's Elections Gamble Will be Costly for Israel
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-05
On September 1, the Lebanese group Hezbollah, struck an Israeli military base near the border town of Avivim. The Lebanese attack came as an inevitable response to a series of Israeli strikes that targeted four different Arab countries in the matter of two days. The Lebanese response, accompanied by jubilation throughout Lebanon, shows that Israeli …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/the-war-ahead-netanyahus-elections-gamble-will-be-costly-for-israel/

Russia and Turkey's ongoing cooperation provokes tension with Europe and the US
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-09-05
Turkey's purchase of the Russian S-400 systems (in spite of US sanctions and threats), along with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent visit to Russia and joint inspection of the latest Su-35 and Su-57 fighters with Russian President Vladimir Putin, are both clear indications of the ongoing split in the American-European axis. The US quickly …
uwidata.com/5218-turkish-russian-cooperation-as-a-turbulent-factor-in-us-european-relations/

Boris Johnson's advice to the Queen over suspension of parliament was 'unlawful', judges told
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-09-05
Boris Johnson's advice to the Queen to suspend parliament for five weeks was an "unlawful abuse of power", leading judges have heard.The claim was made on Thursday at the start of the latest legal challenge to the prime minister's move.Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett, sitting with two other judges at the High Court in London, is being urged to make a declaration that the decision taken on August 28 to advise the Queen to prorogue parliament was unlawful.The urgent judicial review application to contest the prime minister's decision has been brought by businesswoman Gina Miller, who successfully challenged the gov…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/09/05/boris-johnsons-advice-to-the-queen-over-suspension-of-parliament-was-unlawful-judges-told/

Thursday's Daily Brief: Facebook rallies against vaccination 'fake news', DPR Korea UN staff cuts call, Syria crop report, crisis funding and Dorian latest
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-05
A recap of Thursday's stories: Facebook and WHO work together to stem misinformation on vaccines; North Korea tells UN to cut staff; $75 million allocated for eight crises; mixed news on Syria crop production; 'digital divide' sidelines most vulnerable.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1045732

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2019-09-05: News Headlines

unitedEditor (2019-09-05). Russia and Turkey's ongoing cooperation provokes tension with Europe and the US. uwidata.com Turkey's purchase of the Russian S-400 systems (in spite of US sanctions and threats), along with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent visit to Russia and joint inspection of the latest Su-35 and Su-57 fighters with Russian President Vladimir Putin, are both clear indications of the ongoing split in the American-European axis. The US quickly …

John V. Walsh (2019-09-05). Hands off Hong Kong: The Cry Seldom Heard. dissidentvoice.org Through the summer the world has watched as protests shook Hong Kong. As early as April they began as peaceful demonstrations which peaked in early June, with hundreds of thousands, in protest of an extradition bill. That bill would have allowed Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region of China, to return criminals to Taiwan, mainland …

John Bachtell (2019-09-05). Colonial heritage, socialist future? The complex history behind Hong Kong protests. peoplesworld.org The large-scale protests gripping Hong Kong the past few months, which have included violent confrontations with authorities, strikes, and student boycotts, show few signs of abating. The protests, including the June 16 and Aug. 18 demonstrations that drew 1.7 million participants, were sparked by the introduction of an Extradition Law into the Hong Kong Legislative …

Staff (2019-09-05). Israeli Security Tech on US-Mexican Border Threatens Nation's Civil Liberties. therealnews.com The ACLU's Jay Stanley says that the Border Patrol's repurposing of surveillance technology and drones could open doors that put our liberty and privacy at risk…

The Canary (2019-09-05). Boris Johnson's advice to the Queen over suspension of parliament was 'unlawful', judges told. thecanary.co Boris Johnson's advice to the Queen to suspend parliament for five weeks was an "unlawful abuse of power", leading judges have heard.The claim was made on Thursday at the start of the latest legal challenge to the prime minister's move.Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett, sitting with two other judges at the High Court in London, is being urged to make a declaration that the decision taken on August 28 to advise the Queen to prorogue parliament was unlawful.The urgent judicial review application to contest the prime minister's decision has been brought by businesswoman Gina Miller, who successfully challenged the gov…

Staff (2019-09-05). Nearly 2 Million People in India Could Lose Citizenship. truthout.org | | Nearly 2 million people in the northeast state of Assam are at risk of being rendered stateless in India after the government published its National Register of Citizens list Saturday. The highly contested register was first created in 1951 and lists people who are able to prove they came to the state by March 24, 1971 — the day before neighboring Bangladesh, then East Pakistan, declared independence from Pakistan. The Indian government says the list helps identify Bangladeshi migrants who are not legal…

Medea Benjamin (2019-09-05). Should We Feed Hungry Children, or the War Machine? commondreams.org Anti-war demonstration in New York City on the 16th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan, October 7 2017. (Photo: Erik McGregor/SIPA USA/PA Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/racket.jpeg …

Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez (2019-09-05). U.S. journalist & activist Brandon Lee shot in Philippines after being called "enemy of the state" nationofchange.org American journalist and indigenous and environmental rights activist Brandon Lee remains in critical condition in the Philippines more than four weeks after being shot multiple times outside his home in the northern region of the country in early August. Lee was shot at least four times in the back and face on August 6 in …

Andrew Korybko (2019-09-05). Kazakhstan's New President Faces His First Test: Anti-Chinese Protests. globalresearch.ca New Kazakhstani President Tokayev is facing his first real test as the country's leader after low-intensity anti-Chinese protests broke out in three main cities in response to concerns that the Central Asian state is becoming much too dependent on its …

WSWS (2019-09-05). Hong Kong administration seeks to split protest movement. wsws.org By withdrawing the extradition legislation, chief executive Carrie Lam is seeking the support of conservative protest leaders to pave the way for the suppression of more militant layers.

Party for Socialism and Liberation (2019-09-05). Forum – Hong Kong Protests: Workers' Uprising or Imperialist Meddling? indybay.org 2969 Mission St., near 26th St.

Ramzy Baroud (2019-09-05). The War Ahead: Netanyahu's Elections Gamble Will be Costly for Israel. dissidentvoice.org On September 1, the Lebanese group Hezbollah, struck an Israeli military base near the border town of Avivim. The Lebanese attack came as an inevitable response to a series of Israeli strikes that targeted four different Arab countries in the matter of two days. The Lebanese response, accompanied by jubilation throughout Lebanon, shows that Israeli …

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-05). JCPOA Commitments: Iran will Increase its Nuclear R & D. globalresearch.ca In response to Britain, France, Germany, and the EU's continued failure to fulfill their mandated JCPOA obligations, Iranian President Rouhani said his government will increase its nuclear R & D beginning September 6. | It's the third rollback of its voluntary …

Michael Welch (2019-09-05). 9/11 and Drug Money. globalresearch.ca "What I'm saying … is that the Bush Administration knew the attacks were going to take place, and made a conscious decision that the casualty levels were acceptable to secure access to Central Asian oil for the major oil companies …

Andrew Korybko (2019-09-05). Belarus Is Between a Rock and a Hard Place. "Balance" its Relations between Russia and the US. globalresearch.ca Belarus is in the unenviable position of being caught in the middle of the New Cold War and having to delicately "balance" relations between Russia and the US. | US National Security Advisor Bolton's trip late last month to Belarus was …

unitedEditor (2019-09-05). Turkey's warning to NATO. uwidata.com àúnal àáevikà∂z, the deputy opposition leader of the main opposition party in Turkey, the Republican People's Party (RPP, Turk. CHP), commented on President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan's recent trip to Russia, saying: "We are concerned that if Turkey, a member of NATO, continues to purchase weapons that are not can be integrated into the Alliance system, …

Chris Winters (2019-09-05). What if we made the electoral college moot? nationofchange.org Immediately after the 2016 presidential election, many liberal circles were buzzing about how to prevent Donald Trump from taking office, especially after evidence of Russian interference emerged and after Trump continued to demonstrate his temperament and complete lack of qualification and preparation for the job. Maybe the Electoral College would go rogue and vote for …

Jacques R. Pauwels (2019-09-05). The Hitler-Stalin Pact, a Reply. counterpunch.org There are many inaccuracies in the Proyect/Szelegieniec essay, but I will comment only on a few of the most important ones: + The Red Army's march into [Eastern] Poland was not an "imperial incursion," as LP and PS claim. "Eastern Poland" was Ukrainian and Belorussian territory taken by Poland when it invaded Soviet Russia in More

United Nations (2019-09-05). Thursday's Daily Brief: Facebook rallies against vaccination 'fake news', DPR Korea UN staff cuts call, Syria crop report, crisis funding and Dorian latest. un.org A recap of Thursday's stories: Facebook and WHO work together to stem misinformation on vaccines; North Korea tells UN to cut staff; $75 million allocated for eight crises; mixed news on Syria crop production; 'digital divide' sidelines most vulnerable.

United Nations (2019-09-05). Crop yields are up in Syria, but higher prices still cause major strain: new UN report. un.org A new UN report on Thursday shows that while improved security and rainfall across Syria's farming areas have boosted the country's harvests, higher prices mean that many citizens are still struggling to feed their families.

Staff (2019-09-05). Sanders Shines and Biden Crumbles During Epic Town Hall on Climate Crisis. truthout.org | | Adding climate change to school curriculums. Geoengineering. Thorium fuel reactors. A Blue New Deal. The Syrian war was a climate war. Climate distress included in asylum petitions. Food deserts. Climate denial is a l…

Jordan Davidson (2019-09-05). Elizabeth Warren adopts $3 trillion climate crisis plan, challenges all 2020 candidates to do same. nationofchange.org Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced that she would adopt Gov. Jay Inslee's climate crisis plan and add in a $1 trillion in investments to help protect workers and to fund a dramatic shift in infrastructure away from fossil fuels if she is elected president, as CNN reported. Warren said her plan includes a "federal investment of $3 trillion" and "will leverage additional …

Staff (2019-09-05). Hurricane Dorian Batters the Carolinas as It Pushes Northward. truthdig.com Its 110-mph winds and storm-surge flooding causes havoc after sweeping past Florida and Georgia and leaving at least 20 dead in the Bahamas.

unitedEditor (2019-09-05). Elections in Germany, Split in the Italian Government, US-China Trade War. uwidata.com Elections in Germany Angela Merkel's the Christian Democratic Union came out victorious in the elections which took place in Brandenburg and Saxony. However, the party was followed closely by the far-right party "Alternative for Germany" (AfD). According to preliminary data, in Saxony, the right-wing formation received 27.5% of the vote, while the CDU received 32.1%. …

Bob Price (2019-09-05). Uprising in Hong Kong. indybay.org New Valencia Hall | 747 Polk Street (by Ellis), San Francisco | (near Civic Center BART, Muni Lines 19, 31, 38, 47 49)…

WSWS (2019-09-05). India labels 1.9 million Assam residents "foreigners" as prelude to their mass expulsion. wsws.org Almost all of the 1.9 million people who have been deemed "foreigners"—some 6 percent of Assam's population—are Bengali-speaking, and more than 90 percent of them are impoverished Muslims.

Staff (2019-09-05). The 2020 Candidates Must Not Ignore Indian Country. truthout.org | | Janine Jackson: The Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum in Sioux City, Iowa, was a long overdue spotlight on Native American communities and concerns, and was attended by top-tier candidates. So what happens now? What sort of questions should we (and journalists) be asking to distinguish between candidates' talk and their walk on issues of importance for indigenous communities?

South Front (2019-09-05). Video: "Mighty Israeli Army" Abandoned Military Facility after Hezbollah Anti Tank (ATGM) Strike. globalresearch.ca The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) abandoned their military facility at Avivim in Upper Galilee, which had been targeted by Hezbollah anti-tank guided missile strike. According to a released video, IDF troops left behind at least 2 pieces of military equipment …

Padraig McGrath (2019-09-05). JCPOA (Nuclear) Negotiations with Iran Are a Test of the EU's Geopolitical Credibility. globalresearch.ca On September 4th, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that Iran would give the EU a further 60 days to come back into compliance with its economic commitments under the JCPOA before Iran would initiate a third phase of withdrawal from …

The Canary (2019-09-05). Iran releases seven crew members from British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero. thecanary.co Iran has released seven crew members from detained British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero and they have flown out of Iran, according to the ship's owner. | The development emerged in a statement quoting Stena Bulk chief executive Erik Hanell. | Stena Impero — Statement 16 | Erik Hanell, President and CEO, Stena Bulk said: "Stena Bulk and Northern Marine Management can confirm that seven crew members of the Stena Impero have been released and are now travelling to a safe location. t.co/7XD2JQiAFM | [md…

Andrew Emett (2019-09-05). Bernie leads bipartisan effort to end US involvement in Saudi war in Yemen. nationofchange.org In a recent letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the armed service committees in the U.S. House and Senate, Sen. Bernie Sanders along with a bipartisan group of 43 other lawmakers urged Congress to defund unauthorized U.S. military involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Instead of withdrawing all support to Saudi Arabia …

WSWS (2019-09-05). Sri Lanka: JVP presidential candidate vows to strengthen capitalist state. wsws.org Over the past 20 years the JVP has actively supported candidates of the main bourgeois parties—the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and United National Party.

Staff (2019-09-05). Nearly 2 Million People in India Could Lose Citizenship in Biggest Disenfranchisement in History. democracynow.org Nearly 2 million people in the northeast state of Assam are at risk of being rendered stateless in India after the government published its National Register of Citizens list Saturday. The highly contested register was first created in 1951 and lists people who are able to prove they came to the state by March 24, 1971 — the day before neighboring Bangladesh, then East Pakistan, declared independence from Pakistan. The Indian government says the list helps identify Bangladeshi migrants who are not legal residents. Critics have denounced the register as an attempt to deport millions of Muslims. Residents sus…

Staff (2019-09-05). Headlines for September 5, 2019. democracynow.org 2020 Dem Candidates Talk Fracking, Green New Deal, Nuclear Energy & More at Climate Crisis Town Hall, Brexit Battle Heats Up as Lawmakers Vote to Block "No-Deal" Scenario, Trump Shows Doctored Hurricane Map as Dorian Hits U.S. Coast After Ravaging Bahamas, Report: FBI Tracking Immigration Activists Who Oppose Trump Policies, Aid Groups Uncover More Human Remains at Arizona-Mexico Border, State Dept. Official Offered Millions to Captain of Iranian Oil Tanker to Divert Vessel, Mexico: Main Suspect in 2014 Ayotzinapa Student Disappearance Acquitted, Denmark Bans PFAS from Food Packaging, Germany Announces Glyphosate…

Jake Johnson, staff writer (2019-09-05). Literal Sh*t Storm: Warnings of Major Manure Threat as Hurricane Dorian Barrels Toward North Carolina Factory Farms. commondreams.org "The heavy rainfall could flood poorly located factory farms, spreading untold tons of hog, chicken, and turkey waste along the coastal plain." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/dorian_factory_farms.jpg …

pip.hinman (2019-09-05). Military deal with Israeli government firm makes Australia complicit in Palestine's oppression. greenleft.org.au weapons and military equipment Mark GovierIssue 1236 Australia Iron Dome Weapon SystemSeptember 5, 2019An Israeli government-owned military company has joined forces with an Australian firm to produce precision-guided missiles and other equipm…

pip.hinman (2019-09-05). China scare campaign ignores greater threat. greenleft.org.au Our Common Cause Chris SleeIssue 1236 Australia China anti-Chinese racism free speechSeptember 5, 2019The corporate media have been fu…

The Canary (2019-09-05). Hurricane Dorian creeps up US coast, with near-record storm surge feared. thecanary.co Hurricane Dorian, back to a category three storm, has begun raking the south-east US seaboard. | It is threatening to inundate low-lying coasts from Georgia to south-west Virginia with a dangerous storm surge after its deadly mauling of the Bahamas. | Dorian had crashed into the island nation as its strongest hurricane on record earlier this week, but had weakened greatly since — down from a category five to a category two storm before increasing again late on Wednesday. | It still boasts dangerously high winds of 115 mph as it is sideswiping the coasts of Georgia and North and South Carolina. | In South Ca…

The Canary (2019-09-04). Hong Kong leader withdraws extradition bill that sparked protests. thecanary.co Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam has announced the government will formally withdraw an extradition bill that sparked months of demonstrations.The move bows to one of the protesters' demands in the hope of ending the unrest.But a pro-government politician warned that the bill's withdrawal was not enough to end the protests, which have increasingly focused on greater democracy and demands for Lam's resignation.The bill would have allowed Hong Kong residents to be sent to mainland China for trials.People block policemen trying to arrest protesters near the airport in Hong Kong on Sunday (Vincent Yu/AP)It has pr…

Paul Haeder (2019-09-04). The Bomb and the End of Sanity. dissidentvoice.org Sometimes a poet can grasp the human significance of a technological failure better than a scientist. We are fortunate to have these poetic voices from Japan collected here. May we hear them and, more importantly,may we heed them. — John Pearson, MD, Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility I'm thinking hard about ecosocialism and retrenchment and …

Janine Jackson (2019-09-04). 'You Can't Know This Country's Story Without Learning How Indian Country Fits In' – CounterSpin interview with Mark Trahant on Native American Presidential Forum. fair.org Janine Jackson interviewed Indian Country Today's Mark Trahant about the Native American Presidential Forum for the August 30, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…

Staff (2019-09-04). Leading Israeli Journalists Launch Racist Rants about Palestinians. therealnews.com Israeli columnist Gideon Levy confronts the journalists, the depth of racism in Israeli society, and asks which is the murderous society…

Staff (2019-09-04). Tohono O'odham Invaded By Border Patrol & Israeli Surveillance Tech. therealnews.com The Tohono O'odham nation sits on the US-Mexico border. Tribal member, activist, and scholar Nellie Jo David describes the threats to the Native American nation, including surveillance and physical harassment…

Mark Gruenberg (2019-09-04). UN: 'Both sides responsible' for war crimes in Yemen. peoplesworld.org UNITED NATIONS—Both the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels and the rebels themselves, who are allied with Iran, are responsible for war crimes in Yemen, a special United Nations panel of experts says. And their arms suppliers—including the U.S.—are "complicit" for the carnage, the panel adds. In the second report to the world body's Human Rights …

Vijay Prashad (2019-09-04). How can Sweden be a peace broker for the war in Yemen if it's also selling the arms that make it possible? mronline.org Sweden might have some credibility if it banned weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. It is not enough to be moved by the tragedy in Yemen. Action is necessary. | Source

Staff (2019-09-04). UN Report on Yemen: US, UK Accomplices to Atrocities, While Inaction Continues. therealnews.com Prof. Asad Abukhalil argues that the UN Human Rights Council's report on Yemen acknowledges US and UK complicity in the war crimes being committed, but it still soft-pedals them because the US dominates the body…

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-04). US-NATO-Israel Threats against Iran. Israel's Nuclear Weapons. globalresearch.ca US, NATO, Israeli missiles and other weapons are used time and again for naked aggression. | Judge them by their actions, warrior states, global menace nations, threatening everyone everywhere. | The Islamic Republic of Iran never attacked another country preemptively. It's the …

United Nations (2019-09-04). Human rights are everyone's business, amid relentless crises around world: UN's Bachelet. un.org The relentless outbreak of crises around the world — from the fires in the Amazon to "carnage" in Syria and demonstrations in Hong Kong, Russia, Indonesian Papua and elsewhere – risk pushing the world "further and further away from global solutions to global problems", the UN's top rights official said on Wednesday.

WSWS (2019-09-04). Russia and Turkey intensify military cooperation over US objections. wsws.org Turkish purchases of Russian missiles and possibly fighter jets are fuelling tensions between Turkey and its imperialist allies in Washington and Europe.

Stephen F. Cohen (2019-09-04). What We Still Do Not Know About Russiagate. thenation.com What We Still Do Not Know About Russiagate…

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