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Tohono O'odham Invaded By Border Patrol & Israeli Surveillance Tech
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-09-04
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…
therealnews.com/stories/tohono-oodham-invaded-by-border-patrol-israeli-surveillance-tech

Hong Kong Withdraws Extradition Bill That Sparked Protests
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-04
HONG KONG–Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced Wednesday the government will formally withdraw an extradition bill that sparked months of demonstrations, bowing to one of the protesters' demands in the hope of ending the increasingly violent unrest. | But lawmakers warned that the bill's withdrawal was not enough to end the turmoil, which has increasingly focused on alleged police brutality against protesters and democratic reforms. A youth activist also rejected the move as insincere and warned it could be a precursor to a clampdown. | The bill would have allowed Hong Kong residents to be sent to…
truthdig.com/articles/hong-kong-leader-carrie-lam-announces-withdrawal-of-extradition-bill-that-sparked-months-of-protests/

Hong Kong leader withdraws extradition bill that sparked protests
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-09-04
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…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/09/04/hong-kong-leader-withdraws-extradition-bill-that-sparked-protests/

Hong Kong's Leader Announces Withdrawal of Extradition Bill That Sparked Months of Protests
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-04
Carrie Lam says she will withdraw a bill allowing Hong Kong residents to be sent to mainland China for trials.
truthdig.com/articles/hong-kong-leader-carrie-lam-announces-withdrawal-of-extradition-bill-that-sparked-months-of-protests/

Hong Kong: Google censors China
Sara Flounders | workers.org | 2019-09-04
Google stripped away the illusion that the continuing protests in Hong Kong are about democracy when on Aug. 20 the internet monopoly suspended 936 Twitter accounts and disabled 210 YouTube channels, charging them with seeking to "discredit Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and sow political discord in the city." (theguardian.com, Aug. . . . | Continue reading Hong Kong: Google censors China at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/09/04/hong-kong-google-censors-china/

Police Protect "Straight Pride Parade" and Attack Counter-Protesters
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-04
| "It's great to be straight." | "Straight lives matter!" | Those were the chants and posters held up at Saturday's "Straight Pride Parade" in Boston. American and Israeli flags abounded as over 100 people rallied for this hate-filled event. Gay neo-fascist Milo Yiannopoulos led the parade of Trump supporters through the streets with speakers blaring "God Bless America." | "Whether you are straight and part of the oppressed majority, or here as an ally supporting us, we welcome you to the greatest…
truthout.org/articles/police-protect-straight-pride-parade-and-attack-counter-protesters/

Hezbollah Won't Tolerate Israeli Aggression
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-04
Make no mistake. Israel is run by anti-democratic hardliners. Nuclear armed and dangerous, along with maintaining stockpiles of chemical, biological, and other banned terror weapons, Israel is a Middle East menace. | It's second only to the regional threat posed by …
globalresearch.ca/hezbollah-wont-tolerate-israeli-aggression/5687992

Forget the Russians: It's the Federal Reserve which is Seeking to Meddle in Our Elections
Rep. Ron Paul | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-04
The US Constitution never granted the federal government authority to create a central bank. The Founders, having lived through hyperinflation themselves, understood that government should never have a printing press at its disposal. But from the very beginning of America's …
globalresearch.ca/forget-russians-federal-reserve-seeking-meddle-our-elections/5687983

Russia's Asian Pivot: The Vladivostok-Chennai Maritime Corridor
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-04
Credible reports have been circulating that this year's Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok will see the formalization of the Vladivostok-Chennai Maritime Corridor between the Russian Far East and India, which would be the key to comprehensively diversifying Russia's "Pivot to …
globalresearch.ca/vladivostok-chennai-maritime-corridor-key-russia-asian-pivot/5687967

River Health Day
Coastal Watershed Council | indybay.org | 2019-09-04
We meet on the east bank of the San Lorenzo River downstream of the Soquel Avenue Bridge on the Santa Cruz Riverwalk– look for a blue table! We recommend walking or biking to the event as there is limited parking in the area. Parking is available in the CWC parking lot (107 Dakota Ave.) or behind the Royal Taj India Cuisine restaurant (270 Soquel Ave.)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/03/18825937.php

Fear and Loathing Under Modi's Second Term
Asad Ismi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-04
The Pakistani feminist poet Fahmida Riaz, who moved to India from Pakistan in the 1980s to escape that country's Islamic fundamentalist military dictatorship, only to encounter growing Hindu funda- mentalism in her new home, captured the experience in a | …
globalresearch.ca/fear-loathing-under-modi-second-term/5688053

'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
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2019-09-04
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…
fair.org/home/you-cant-know-this-countrys-story-without-learning-how-indian-country-fits-in/

Sri Lankan university unions threaten indefinite national strike over wages and benefits
wsws.org | 2019-09-04
Following last week's two-day strike by non-academic workers, unions covering all university employees have threatened an indefinite national walkout on September 10.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/04/nona-s04.html

The Bomb and the End of Sanity
Paul Haeder | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-04
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 …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/the-bomb-and-the-end-of-sanity/

Russia and Turkey intensify military cooperation over US objections
wsws.org | 2019-09-04
Turkish purchases of Russian missiles and possibly fighter jets are fuelling tensions between Turkey and its imperialist allies in Washington and Europe.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/04/mosc-s04.html

Leading Israeli Journalists Launch Racist Rants about Palestinians
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-09-04
Israeli columnist Gideon Levy confronts the journalists, the depth of racism in Israeli society, and asks which is the murderous society…
therealnews.com/stories/leading-israeli-journalists-launch-racist-rants-about-palestinians

Undermining Israeli Deterrence: Hezbollah Is Preparing to Shoot Down a Drone. Netanyahu's "Election War"
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-04
Hezbollah is preparing to down an Israeli drone in the coming days, after leaving time for Israeli politicians and media to increase their criticism and attacks on Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu, accused of undermining Israel's vital deterrence strategy in …
globalresearch.ca/undermining-israeli-deterrence-hezbollah-preparing-shoot-down-drone/5688076

Israel: "Wiped off The Map". The Rumor of the Century, Fabricated by the US Media to Justify An All out War on Iran
Arash Norouzi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-04
Global Research Editor's Note | The following text by Arash Norouzi first published by the Mossadegh Project and Global Research in January 2007 confirms that the alleged "Wiped Off the Map" statement by Iran's (former) president was never made. | In the …
globalresearch.ca/israel-wiped-off-the-map-the-rumor-of-the-century-fabricated-by-the-us-media-to-justify-an-all-out-war-on-iran/21188

Israel: Netanyahu courts far right in election bid to avoid jail
wsws.org | 2019-09-04
This month's election was triggered by Netanyahu's inability to assemble a governing coalition, despite Likud winning 35 seats in the April 9 election.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/04/isra-s04.html

Uprising in Hong Kong
Bob Price | indybay.org | 2019-09-04
New Valencia Hall | 747 Polk Street (by Ellis), San Francisco | (near Civic Center BART, Muni Lines 19, 31, 38, 47 49)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/03/18825965.php

Sanctions and Double Standards
Fabian Goldmann, Florian Zollman & Hans Blixi | indybay.org | 2019-09-04
Sanctions are war with other means-and not an alternative to war. The civilian population pays the price with their bodies and their lives. Export prohibitions on the most important revenues of a country cause impoverishment and suffering. That Iran has not attacked another country militarily in the last 100 years is mostly unmentioned in the media.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/03/18825920.php

UN Report on Yemen: US, UK Accomplices to Atrocities, While Inaction Continues
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-09-04
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…
therealnews.com/stories/un-report-on-yemen-us-uk-accomplices-to-atrocities-while-inaction-continues

US, UK and France May be Complicit in War Crimes in Yemen
Thomas DeLorenzo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-04
A UN panel reported Tuesday that the US, UK and French governments may be complicit in war crimes for their assistance to the Saudi-led coalition that is attacking and starving civilians in Yemen as a military tactic. | The panel's report…
globalresearch.ca/un-us-uk-france-complicit-war-crimes-yemen/5688071

The Russia-Mongolia Strategic Partnership
Padraig McGrath | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-04
On September 2nd, Russian President Vladimir Putin began a 2-day visit to the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar, at the conclusion of which a permanent treaty of mutual friendship and extensive strategic partnership will be signed with Mongolian President Khaltmaagiin Battulga. …
globalresearch.ca/mongolia-lesson-geo-political-management-west/5687968

ISIS R Us. US-NATO Support ISIS and Al Qaeda Globally
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-04
U.S-led NATO and its allies support ISIS and al Qaeda globally. They supported al Qaeda to destroy Libya, they support al Qaeda/ISIS and their affiliates in Syria and in Iraq, and now evidence demonstrates that they are also supporting al …
globalresearch.ca/isis-r-us-us-nato-support-isis-and-al-qaeda-globally/5688040

Video: Russia Accuses US of Sabotaging Idlib Ceasefire
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-04
On September 1, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the recent US strike on Idlib province had "endangered the truce" in the area and "violated all previous arrangements." The defense ministry noted that the air raid led to "multiple casualties …
globalresearch.ca/video-russia-accuses-us-sabotaging-idlib-ceasefire/5687961

The way Poland works with Byelorussia
Scott Duncan | indybay.org | 2019-09-04
Since long ago, a scheme was invented by the West elegantly to transform state financing of worthy projects into 'non-state funding'. These are the funds, which are considered to be some kind of public organizations. But a State can always tell businesses where they should carry their money not to damage existing relations. Businesses do it and all is well, no red flags.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/04/18825972.php

Stop the repression in West Papua
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-09-04
self-determinationIssue 1236 West Papua Indonesian occupation of West PapuaSeptember 4, 2019 | In response to the crackdown on activists and protesters in West Papua, which has followed this attack, regional left organisations have issued the following joint statement. | *** | On August 17, Indonesian Independence Day…
greenleft.org.au/content/stop-repression-west-papua

More arrests in Indonesia follow West Papua protests
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-09-04
self-determination Susan PriceIssue 1236 Indonesia Indonesian occupation of West PapuaSeptember 4, 2019Indonesian People's Front for West Papua (FRI-West Papua) spokesperson, Surya Anta was arrested in Jakarta on August 31 and accused of "subvers…
greenleft.org.au/content/more-arrests-indonesia-follow-west-papua-protests

U.S. Journalist & Activist Brandon Lee Shot in Philippines After Being Called "Enemy of the State"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-09-04
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 what his family and advocates say was an attempt by the Philippines government to kill him. Brandon Lee is a Chinese American born and raised in San Francisco, but he has spent the last decade in the Philippines, where he has a wife and young daughter. He is a correspondent for the weekly newspa…
www.democracynow.org/2019/9/4/journalist_brandon_lee_shot_in_philippines

"This Is a Climate Emergency": Islands Devastated by Dorian Are on the Frontlines of a Dying Planet
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-09-04
It is a scene of utter devastation after the Category 5 Hurricane Dorian ravaged the Bahamas. Residents of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas are now bracing for the storm, which has been downgraded to Category 2. The official death in the Bahamas is at seven but is expected to rise. On the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama, as many as 13,000 homes have been destroyed or heavily damaged. Rescue efforts have been hampered by widespread flooding. Some reports say 70 to 80% of the affected areas remains underwater, including the Grand Bahama International Airport. The Bahamas Red Cross and other relief groups are sc…
www.democracynow.org/2019/9/4/dorian

Meet the militantly pro-Israel Trump official directing the economic war on Iran
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2019-09-03
From her influential post at the Treasury Department, Sigal Mandelker has vowed to defend "our great partner, Israel" by sanctioning…
thegrayzone.com/2019/09/03/pro-israel-sigal-mandelker-fbi-americans-iran/

Trump Silences Tlaib and Omar for Revealing Human Toll of Occupation
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-03
| Years ago, I visited Gaza. It was in 2009, shortly after the disastrous Israeli war, and I was there to see the damage firsthand with other activists. There was devastation, but that's not what I remember most. | More than the skeletal remains of a hotel on the beach, riddled with holes from artillery fire, I was struck by the laughter of the children running past it, playing. More than the rubble of the American International School of Gaza, I was moved by the sounds of a wedding parading in…
truthout.org/articles/trump-silences-tlaib-and-omar-for-revealing-human-toll-of-occupation/

Boyle Heights commemorates the 49th anniversary of Chicano Moratorium
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-09-03
Los Angeles, CA – On August 29, hundreds of community members, activists and families gathered at a local Chicano art center, Self Help Graphics, to commemorate the 49th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium against the Vietnam War. | The event marks the August 29, 1970 Chicano Moratorium, which included over 30,000 Chicanos and supporters marching against the Vietnam War in East Los Angeles. The large march ended with a rally at Laguna Park – now known as Ruben Salazar Park. The moratorium was against the Vietnam War, against the high casualty rate of Chicanos in that war, against police terror and against racis…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/9/3/boyle-heights-commemorates-49th-anniversary-chicano-moratorium

Former Colombian guerrillas rearm as government undermines Peace Accords
James Jordan | liberationnews.org | 2019-09-03
A new phase of armed conflict in Colombia has emerged with the declaration by some former leaders of the FARC-EP (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia — People's Army) that they are reorganizing and rearming as an insurgent force.
liberationnews.org/former-colombian-guerrillas-rearm-as-government-undermines-peace-accords/

Following week of bloodshed, 'suffering of the Afghan people must end' says UN mission chief, as Guterres calls for inclusive negotiations
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-03
In the wake of a surge in violent strikes by Taliban extremists in Afghanistan over the past week, the country's top UN envoy has pleaded for an end to the fighting through a negotiated peace settlement, and an end to the "indescribable loss" suffered by victims' loved ones…
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1045512

Hong Kong's "Father of Democracy" Calls on Government to Heed Demonstrators
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-03
| Following another weekend of mass protests in Hong Kong, this marks 13 weeks of protesters calling for greater political freedom and the scrapping of a controversial extradition bill with China. For the past two days, thousands of students have boycotted the beginning of classes. On Sunday, protesters returned to Hong Kong's airport, where they barricaded roads in an attempt to shut down the airport again. On Saturday, police fired tear gas and water cannons during a chaotic night of street d…
truthout.org/video/hong-kongs-father-of-democracy-calls-on-government-to-heed-demonstrators/

Tech companies' account removals reveal pro-U.S. corporate slant
Julianne Tveten | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-03
Who benefits as tech monopolies continue to remove or flag "coordinated" accounts in the name of "integrity" and "open conversation"? Last month, Twitter, Facebook, and Google suspended or removed accounts criticizing the ongoing protests in Hong Kong. The protests originated in opposition to a revised–and now suspended–extradition law proposed by the Chinese government, and have …
peoplesworld.org/article/tech-companies-account-removals-reveal-pro-u-s-corporate-slant/

Tens of thousands join first day of Hong Kong protest strike
wsws.org | 2019-09-03
The union confederation is doing all it can to limit action by workers and confine their demands to those of the official pro-capitalist opposition in Hong Kong.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/03/hong-s03.html

Hailstorms at 109 ∞F Wreck Farming in Latur, India
Parth M.N. | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-03
His roof didn't quite come down on him, but it did chase Gunwant around his farm. That image remains vividly etched in his mind. "The tin-roof of the shed on the edge of our land was torn off and came flying towards me," he recalls.
counterpunch.org/2019/09/03/hailstorms-at-109f-wreck-farming-in-latur-india/

Brazil: Attorney General Warns About Attack on Indigenous Lands
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-03
Brazil's Attorney General's Office urged the Army to begin an "urgent operation" on Monday to prevent illegal loggers from invading and attacking the Alto Rio Guama Reserve, which is located in the state of Para and belongs to the Tembe people. | RELATED: | 'It's Too Much Land For So Few Indians', Bolsonaro Holds | In its request to the Army command, the Attorney General's Office alleged that the attack on the reserve is imminent due to threats made by loggers who were expelled from…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Attorney-General-Warns-About-Attack-on-Indigenous-Lands-20190903-0005.html

Joint Fundraising Committees Are Central to GOP Success, and They're on the Rise
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-03
| A Republican fundraiser in the Hamptons in early August featuring an appearance by President Donald Trump sold tickets for as much as $250,000. | Earlier this year, two sisters from Indiana each gave $865,000 to the Democratic Grassroots Victory Fund — the largest individual contributions this year that did…
truthout.org/articles/joint-fundraising-committees-are-central-to-gop-success-and-theyre-on-the-rise/

Going Native: The Scent of Racism
Mark Anthony Rolo | progressive.org | 2019-09-03
Christian Dior's latest ad campaign for its fragrance "Sauvage," featured an American Indian dancing in full regalia in the desert. But that's not what people should be mad about.
progressive.org/dispatches/going-native-the-scent-of-racism-rolo-190903/

'Trade War to Get Tougher After Election', Trump Warns China
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-03
U.S. President Donald Trump warned China on Tuesday that if he is re-elected in the next 2020 elections, he will be "much tougher" when negotiating trade agreements; until then, he holds, the Chinese economy will "crumble." | RELATED: | US Puts Into Effect New Tariffs on Chinese Consumer Goods | "We are doing very well in our negotiations with China. While I a…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trade-War-to-Get-Tougher-After-Election-Trump-Warns-China-20190903-0012.html

Monthly review August 2019
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-09-03
Europe G7: the split intensifies The G7 summit was held in France between August 24 and 26. The leaders of the US, France, Germany, UK, Canada, Japan and Italy discussed internal contradictions between the world's leading economies, particularly between Washington and the rest of the member nations, and compromises were reached on some issues. The …
uwidata.com/5195-monthly-review-august-2019/

Following Hezbollah Attack, Israel 'Cannot Hide Anymore'
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-03
Hezbollah successfully fired two missiles at an Israeli military base on Monday, Israeli troops fled in panic and have abandoned…
telesurenglish.net/news/Following-Hezbollah-Attack-Israel-Cannot-Hide-Anymore-20190903-0009.html

US-Israeli journalist reveals 'really sad' truth about far-right support for Israel
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-09-03
Israeli-American journalist Mairav Zonszein has shared a "really sad" assessment of far-right support for the Israeli state. | As supporters of Donald Trump held a 'straight pride' event in Boston on 31 August, Zonszein tweeted about the presence of Israeli flags, insisting: | The Israeli flag…
thecanary.co/us/us-analysis/2019/09/03/us-israeli-journalist-reveals-really-sad-truth-about-far-right-support-for-israel/

Did Trump Tacitly Threaten to Use Biological Weapons to Exterminate 10 Million?
Terje Maloy | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-03
"We could win that war so fast if I wanted to kill 10 million people … which I don't. I'm not looking to kill a big portion of that country [Afghanistan]," | "I have plans on Afghanistan that, if I wanted …
globalresearch.ca/did-trump-tacitly-threaten-use-biological-weapons/5687936

Rohingya Verification Scheme Related to Genocide: Report
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-03
A report published by Fortify Rights Tuesday said that the National Verification Card (NVC) scheme targeting Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims is part of a campaign by Myanmar authorities that seeks to erase their identity. | RELATED: | 100,000 Rohingyas Rally in Bangladesh to Mark Genocide Day | "The Myanmar government is trying to destroy the Rohingya people through…
telesurenglish.net/news/Rohingya-Verification-Scheme-Related-to-Genocide-Report-20190903-0010.html

US Imposes Sanctions on Iran Space Agencies
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-03
The United States has imposed sanctions on Iran's civilian space agency and two research organizations Tuesday, claiming they were being used to advance Tehran's ballistic missile program. | RELATED: | Iran Urges European Partners to Fulfill Nuclear Commitments | "The United States will not allow Iran to use its space launch program as a cover to advance its ballistic missile programs," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement. | He said Iran's Aug. 29 attempt to test a…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Imposes-Sanctions-on-Iran-Space-Agencies-20190903-0015.html

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2019-09-03: News Headlines

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2019-09-03). As Saudi and UAE Proxies Trade Blows in Southern Yemen, Yemeni Civilians Pay the Price. mintpressnews.com According to Yemenis in Aden, the victims of the fighting are always Yemeni, not citizens or soldiers from Saudi Arabia or the UAE, and are part of a larger Saudi-UAE strategy to keep Yemen divided.

Julianne Tveten (2019-09-03). Tech companies' account removals reveal pro-U.S. corporate slant. peoplesworld.org Who benefits as tech monopolies continue to remove or flag "coordinated" accounts in the name of "integrity" and "open conversation"? Last month, Twitter, Facebook, and Google suspended or removed accounts criticizing the ongoing protests in Hong Kong. The protests originated in opposition to a revised—and now suspended—extradition law proposed by the Chinese government, and have …

Maj. Danny Sjursen (2019-09-03). We Are Living in the Wreckage of the War on Terror. truthdig.com Conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan rage on with no end in sight. Our delusion was believing they were ever rational, winnable or meaningful.

James Jordan (2019-09-03). Former Colombian guerrillas rearm as government undermines Peace Accords. liberationnews.org A new phase of armed conflict in Colombia has emerged with the declaration by some former leaders of the FARC-EP (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia — People's Army) that they are reorganizing and rearming as an insurgent force.

Parth M.N. (2019-09-03). Hailstorms at 109 ∞F Wreck Farming in Latur, India. counterpunch.org His roof didn't quite come down on him, but it did chase Gunwant around his farm. That image remains vividly etched in his mind. "The tin-roof of the shed on the edge of our land was torn off and came flying towards me," he recalls. "I hid under a pile of hay and managed to More

Eric A. Gordon (2019-09-03). 'Vita & Virginia': Two British novelists' love affair in new film. peoplesworld.org Since her untimely death—a suicide by drowning—at the age of 59 in 1941, British writer Virginia Woolf has become a feminist icon for her literary explorations into the subject of womanhood in contemporary society. Not given to writing frivolous escapades or intricate comedies of manners, Woolf delved deep, after her first novelistic trial runs, into …

Mark Gruenberg (2019-09-03). Groups force Lesotho clothing factories owner to end gender-based violence. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—A landmark alliance of unions and women's rights groups in the Southern African nation of Lesotho teamed up to pressure a Taiwanese factory owner into signing a pact to end gender-based sexual harassment and violence at its plants, the director of the AFL-CIO's Solidarity Center says. In an August 29 interview with Chris Garlock on …

Eds. (2019-09-03). Film 'Official Secrets' is the tip of a mammoth iceberg. mronline.org A new film depicting the whistleblower Katherine Gun, who tried to stop the Iraq invasion, is largely accurate, but the story is not over, says Sam Husseini. | Source

Staff (2019-09-03). Trump Silences Tlaib and Omar for Revealing Human Toll of Occupation. truthout.org | | Years ago, I visited Gaza. It was in 2009, shortly after the disastrous Israeli war, and I was there to see the damage firsthand with other activists. There was devastation, but that's not what I remember most. | More than the skeletal remains of a hotel on the beach, riddled with holes from artillery fire, I was struck by the laughter of the children running past it, playing. More than the rubble of the American International School of Gaza, I was moved by the sounds of a wedding parading in…

Max Blumenthal (2019-09-03). Meet the militantly pro-Israel Trump official directing the economic war on Iran. thegrayzone.com From her influential post at the Treasury Department, Sigal Mandelker has vowed to defend "our great partner, Israel" by sanctioning…

Fight Back (2019-09-03). Boyle Heights commemorates the 49th anniversary of Chicano Moratorium. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – On August 29, hundreds of community members, activists and families gathered at a local Chicano art center, Self Help Graphics, to commemorate the 49th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium against the Vietnam War. | The event marks the August 29, 1970 Chicano Moratorium, which included over 30,000 Chicanos and supporters marching against the Vietnam War in East Los Angeles. The large march ended with a rally at Laguna Park – now known as Ruben Salazar Park. The moratorium was against the Vietnam War, against the high casualty rate of Chicanos in that war, against police terror and against racis…

Pradeep Baisakh (2019-09-03). Starved for Five Days, Disabled Child Succumbs in Indian Province. counterpunch.org Starved for five days, Goutam Behera, 17, a disabled child from Odisha, an eastern state of India, finally succumbed on July 8, 2019. Was it a starvation death? Government is evasive; but the activists say, 'yes'. If there are so many food related schemes in the state, then why the starvation deaths? That's the moot More

United Nations (2019-09-03). Following week of bloodshed, 'suffering of the Afghan people must end': UN mission chief. un.org In the wake of a surge in violent strikes by Taliban extremists in Afghanistan over the past week, the country's top UN envoy has pleaded for an end to the fighting through a negotiated peace settlement, and an end to the "indescribable loss" suffered by victims' loved ones…

WSWS (2019-09-03). Tens of thousands join first day of Hong Kong protest strike. wsws.org The union confederation is doing all it can to limit action by workers and confine their demands to those of the official pro-capitalist opposition in Hong Kong.

Staff (2019-09-03). Hong Kong's "Father of Democracy" Calls on Government to Heed Demonstrators. truthout.org | | Following another weekend of mass protests in Hong Kong, this marks 13 weeks of protesters calling for greater political freedom and the scrapping of a controversial extradition bill with China. For the past two days, thousands of students have boycotted the beginning of classes. On Sunday, protesters returned to Hong Kong's airport, where they barricaded roads in an attempt to shut down the airport again. On Saturday, police fired tear gas and water cannons during a chaotic night of street d…

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-03). Heightened Israeli-Lebanese Tensions. A "Declaration of War" by Israel according to President Michel Aoun. globalresearch.ca September 17 Israeli elections loom. Were late August IDF attacks on Syria, Iraq and Lebanon "fuel for the fire of (Netanyahu's) campaign," as Haaretz suggested? | Manufacturing nonexistent threats is common US/NATO/Israeli practice. Members of the block and the Jewish state …

unitedEditor (2019-09-03). Monthly review August 2019. uwidata.com Europe G7: the split intensifies The G7 summit was held in France between August 24 and 26. The leaders of the US, France, Germany, UK, Canada, Japan and Italy discussed internal contradictions between the world's leading economies, particularly between Washington and the rest of the member nations, and compromises were reached on some issues. The …

Ahmed AbdulKareem (2019-09-03). US and Israeli Collectors Buy Up What Remains of Yemen's Ancient Heritage. globalresearch.ca Saada's old city, which is among the world's oldest human-carved landscapes, once consisted entirely of historic, centuries-old multi-story homes. Now, it has been wiped out, after Saudi Arabia declared it a military zone — even the city's hand-carved wooden doors …

Terje Maloy (2019-09-03). Did Trump Tacitly Threaten to Use Biological Weapons to Exterminate 10 Million? globalresearch.ca "We could win that war so fast if I wanted to kill 10 million people … which I don't. I'm not looking to kill a big portion of that country [Afghanistan]," | "I have plans on Afghanistan that, if I wanted …

South Front (2019-09-03). Video: Hezbollah Strikes Israeli Military Vehicle Amid Escalation in Southern Lebanon. globalresearch.ca A large-scale escalation has taken place on the contact line between Israeli forces and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. | On September 1, the Israeli military launched several shells at unidentified targets in Shebaa Farms, located in the Israeli-occupied area. An Israeli …

United Nations (2019-09-03). Nowhere is safe to hide in war-torn Yemen, say UN-appointed rights experts. un.org The people of Yemen have been subject to "numerous" possible war crimes in recent years including forced recruitment of children and sexual abuse in detention, UN-appointed senior rights experts said on Tuesday, in an appeal to the international community to do more to end the conflict.

commondreams (2019-09-03). Sanders, Lee, Khanna, Gaetz Lead Bipartisan Effort to Defund U.S. Role in Saudi War in Yemen. commondreams.org ______________________________…

Coastal Watershed Council (2019-09-03). River Health Day. indybay.org We meet on the east bank of the San Lorenzo River downstream of the Soquel Avenue Bridge on the Santa Cruz Riverwalk– look for a blue table! We recommend walking or biking to the event as there is limited parking in the area. Parking is available in the CWC parking lot (107 Dakota Ave.) or behind the Royal Taj India Cuisine restaurant (270 Soquel Ave.)…

Staff (2019-09-03). Joint Fundraising Committees Are Central to GOP Success, and They're on the Rise. truthout.org | | A Republican fundraiser in the Hamptons in early August featuring an appearance by President Donald Trump sold tickets for as much as $250,000. | Earlier this year, two sisters from Indiana each gave $865,000 to the Democratic Grassroots Victory Fund — the largest individual contributions this year that did…

Andrew Korybko (2019-09-03). US Sanctions Threats Won't Stop Russia-Africa Security Cooperation. globalresearch.ca The US' reported threats to sanction African countries that buy Russian weaponry won't succeed in stopping security cooperation between Moscow and its partners, though it's nevertheless a clever way to try to exploit those nations' "deep state" divisions in a …

Fabian Goldmann, Florian Zollman & Hans Blixi (2019-09-03). Sanctions and Double Standards. indybay.org Sanctions are war with other means-and not an alternative to war. The civilian population pays the price with their bodies and their lives. Export prohibitions on the most important revenues of a country cause impoverishment and suffering. That Iran has not attacked another country militarily in the last 100 years is mostly unmentioned in the media.

Elliot Sperber (2019-09-03). Revolution or Death . counterpunch.org Revolution or Death Apropos Atropos Who, with her sisters, Determined existence According to myth Even Zeus was constrained By Atropos, Clotho, and Lachesis — Pegasus, Eddie Pus, All of us, they say By the Fates, You know… Though the Romans called her Morta — Death — Atropos means the negation of Tropos No turning — so, no revolution More

Ed Sykes (2019-09-03). US-Israeli journalist reveals 'really sad' truth about far-right support for Israel. thecanary.co Israeli-American journalist Mairav Zonszein has shared a "really sad" assessment of far-right support for the Israeli state. | As supporters of Donald Trump held a 'straight pride' event in Boston on 31 August, Zonszein tweeted about the presence of Israeli flags, insisting: | t.co/6nRv…

Nick Beams (2019-09-03). Trump Imposes New Tariffs on China. globalresearch.ca The Trump administration has gone ahead with its decision to impose a 15 percent tariff on $110 billion worth of Chinese goods in one of the most significant escalations of the trade war that has now lasted more than a …

ACLU (2019-09-03). A New York Jail Forced a Trans Woman Into a Men's Facility. aclu.org Trans women routinely face harassment and discrimination in jails and prisons. | Jena Faith's experience in the Steuben County Jail was a living nightmare. | The military veteran spent four weeks in the jail awaiting trial last spring. She was initially housed in the jail's women's facility without incident, but things changed when officials suddenly transferred her to the men's facility, despite the fact that she is a woman. | During the weeks that Jena spent as a woman in a men's jail, she was routinely targeted with physical and verbal harassment from other incarcerated people and guards. On her first day in t…

Staff (2019-09-03). Hong Kong's "Father of Democracy" Martin Lee Calls on Gov't to Heed Demonstrators' Demands. democracynow.org Following another weekend of mass protests in Hong Kong, this marks 13 weeks of protesters calling for greater political freedom and the scrapping of a controversial extradition bill with China. For the past two days, thousands of students have boycotted the beginning of classes. On Sunday, protesters returned to Hong Kong's airport, where they barricaded roads in an attempt to shut down the airport again. On Saturday, police fired tear gas and water cannons during a chaotic night of street demonstrations. Some masked protesters were seen throwing Molotov cocktails at the police. Earlier today, Carrie Lam denied…

Staff (2019-09-03). Fueled by Climate Change, Hurricane Dorian Devastates the Bahamas in "Unprecedented Disaster" democracynow.org Hurricane Dorian is continuing to wreak havoc in the Bahamas, where massive storms and flooding have killed five people and left many stranded on the Grand Bahama and Abaco Islands over the weekend. The Category 3 storm pummeled the islands throughout Monday with up to 180-mile-per-hour winds and continued to be stalled in the region Tuesday. Hurricane Dorian is one of the strongest recorded storms to ever strike the Atlantic, and is expected to continue a destructive path toward Florida and then onward to the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina. It made landfall as a Category 5 storm in the Bahamas Sunday. We s…

Staff (2019-09-03). Headlines for September 3, 2019. democracynow.org Gunman Kills 7 People, Injures 22 in West Texas as State Enacts New Pro-Gun Legislation, Federal Court Rules Victims of 2015 Charleston Mass Shooting Can Sue U.S. Gov't, Hurricane Dorian Pummels Bahamas, Killing 5 People, Kabul Bomb Attack Kills At Least 16 as U.S. Announces Draft Peace Plan with Taliban, 2 Million People in Assam Face Statelessness, Imprisonment After India Publishes Citizens Register, Hong Kong Protesters Take to Streets as Chinese Media Ramps Up Threatening Rhetoric, U.K. PM Boris Johnson Threatens Snap Election as Labour Hopes to Force Brexit Extension, Far-Right Party Makes Gains But Fails t…

Jake Johnson, staff writer (2019-09-03). 'Endemic Impunity': UN Report on Yemen Says United States, France, and Britain May Be Complicit in War Crimes. commondreams.org "Five years into the conflict, violations against Yemeni civilians continue unabated, with total disregard for the plight of the people and a lack of international action to hold parties to the conflict accountable." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/yemen_us_war_crimes.jpg …

Eoin Higgins, staff writer (2019-09-03). 'Flat-Out Lying': Critics Reject Biden Effort to Re-Write History on His Support for US Invasion of Iraq. commondreams.org "Biden claiming to have been against the Iraq War from the start is arguably the most outlandish lie any Democrat has told this campaign." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/joe.iraq_.jpg …

United Nations (2019-09-03). Tuesday's Daily Brief: Guatemala, Hurricane Dorian, Yemen, Nigeria, Somalia and post-Brexit UK trade. un.org A recap of Tuesday's stories: International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala successfully completes mandate; UN prioritizes Hurricane Dorian assistance; Nowhere to hide in Yemen; Insecurity and Violence in Nigeria; Post-Brexit export losses likely in billions for UK; Hunger in Somalia.

Robert Fisk (2019-09-02). The Crazed, Rogue Leader is in Washington Not Tehran. counterpunch.org History in the Middle East is unkind to us westerners. Just when we thought we were the good guys and the Iranians were the bad guys, here comes the ghostly, hopeless possibility of a Trump-Rouhani summit to remind us that the apparent lunatic is the US president and the rational, sane leader who is supposed More

Jonathan Cook (2019-09-02). How Israel's Religious Right is Now in the Driving Seat. dissidentvoice.org The real fight in Israel's re-run election next month is not between the right wing and a so-called "centre-left" but between two rival camps within the nationalist right, according to analysts. The outcome may prove a moment of truth for the shrinking secular right as it comes up once again against an ever-more powerful camp …

K.J. Noh (2019-09-02). Western "Progressives" Support Yet Another Color Revolution in Hong Kong. dissidentvoice.org Misinformed "progressive" western "activists" and pundits are putting down their remote controls and organic smoothies just long enough to tweet out that Hong Kong protesters need to be supported as paragons of virtue and justice. Some have even blogged and bloviated about the importance of these protests as a struggle for freedom against "dictatorship." Most …

WSWS (2019-09-02). Two-day strike begins in Hong Kong following weekend of protests. wsws.org Fearful of the intervention of the working class, authorities are stepping up their repression of protesters.

WSWS (2019-09-02). Saudi airstrikes on Yemen prison kill more than 100. wsws.org Monday's mass slaughter ranks among the worst in a long string of war crimes carried out by Saudi Arabia with the backing of the American and British governments.

Carla Stea (2019-09-02). Venezuela, Ukraine, Hong Kong, … : Color Revolutions and Regime Change, A Modern Scourge Spawning Economic Destabilization and Civil War. globalresearch.ca What we are witnessing is the creation of toxic opposition movements whose goal is the destabilization and destruction of progressive governments. These abhorrent "color revolutions" bear resemblance to the ravages of Attilla the Hun.

Thomas Hon Wing Polin (2019-09-02). Hong Kong's Enemy Within. counterpunch.org The bedrock of any nation is its government — the manifestation of its sovereignty and protector of its people. But what if the personal loyalties of a substantial portion of civil servants do not lie with the sovereign? Worse, what if these allegiances are actually more to other powers — forces that are at odds More

United Nations (2019-09-02). 'These are very dark times for Yemen': senior UN official on air strike mass casualties. un.org Lise Grande, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, described Sunday's deadly airstrikes in Dhamar City as a "horrific incident", and the scale of the casualties, as "staggering". "These are very dark times for Yemen," said Ms. Grande. "There have been days of fighting and strikes in the south and hundreds of casualties".

RT (2019-09-02). Undeclared US Airstrike on Syria's Idlib Leaves Multiple Casualties. dissidentvoice.org Sending no warning to Russia or Turkey, the US bombed an array of targets within Idlib, Syria, killing numerous civilians and threatening the hard-earned truce across the province, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The air raid led to "multiple casualties and destruction" around two villages in the Idlib province, where a fragile ceasefire between government …

United Nations (2019-09-02). Hospitals among seven health centres attacked in Syria's north-east. un.org Seven health centres in Syria's north-west have been reportedly attacked in recent days and two of them have been destroyed, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

Tony Cartalucci (2019-09-02). The West's "Humanitarian" Claims as Syrian War Nears Endgame. globalresearch.ca Headlines emanating from the West regarding Syria's ongoing war have a common theme — allegations of Syria and Russia's "ruthless barrage" of the northern region of Idlib. | So often — however — has the US and its allies falsely invoked …

WSWS (2019-09-02). India: Motherson autoworkers strike indefinitely in Tamil Nadu. wsws.org About 500 permanent workers from Motherson Automotive Technologies & Engineering remain on strike to demand recognition of their newly-formed trade union.

WSWS (2019-09-02). Trump imposes new tariffs on China. wsws.org The new measures, to be followed by further imposts in December, have hit a wide range of consumer products, amid growing concerns of a recession in the global economy and the US.

Peter Koenig (2019-09-01). G7: The Cost of Uselessness. dissidentvoice.org The G7 Summit is an obsolete, useless talking shop, as Finnian Cunningham so adroitly says. RT calls it The Unbearable Pointlessness of G7. Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, and the United States constitute the G7 gang. It should strike any logical thinker as extremely odd that the world's largest economy (by purchasing parity-based GDP), …

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