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Trump Tweets About Disloyal Jews, Then Tweets He's "King of Israel"
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-08-22
Haggai Matar, editor of #972 Magazine discusses Netanyahu's Trump-inspired Omar and Tlaib ban, Trump's bizarre retweets, and its effect on Jews and the U.S. election…
therealnews.com/stories/trump-tweets-about-disloyal-jews-then-tweets-hes-king-of-israel

Auto and railway workers in Tamil Nadu, India defend Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning
wsws.org | 2019-08-22
Workers denounced the ongoing persecution of Assange and Manning and spoke out against the brutal attacks by the Indian government on their own basic rights and social conditions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/22/chen-a22.html

2020 Candidates Address Missing Indigenous Women at Native American Forum
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-08-22
| Following this week's historic Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum in Sioux City, Iowa, we speak with Mark Trahant, editor of Indian Country Today and moderator of the Native American voter forum; Christine Nobiss, director of Seeding Sovereignty's SHIFT project; and Mark Charles, independent candidate for president, Native American activist and writer. They respond to the candidates' proposals to tackle issues affecting the Native American community, including the chronic murder…
truthout.org/video/2020-candidates-address-missing-indigenous-women-at-native-american-forum/

A Palestinian/Israeli Experiment for Peace in the Middle East
Cesar Chelala | counterpunch.org | 2019-08-22
Changing dynamics in the Middle East make peace between Israelis and Palestinians more elusive than ever. Both sides have rights, and both sides made wrongs. How to overcome these wrongs is what two professors, a Palestinian and an Israeli, have been trying to do for over two decades. Their work may represent one of the…
counterpunch.org/2019/08/22/a-palestinian-israeli-experiment-for-peace-in-the-middle-east/

South Korea To Scrap Intelligence Pact With Japan Amid Tension
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-22
South Korea said Thursday it will scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, drawing a swift protest from Tokyo and deepening a decades-old row over history that has hit trade and undercut security cooperation over North Korea. | RELATED: | 23 Dead, About 13,000 Hospitalized Due to Extreme Heatwave in Japan | Seoul's decision not to extend the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) shows how the political and trade dispute between the Asian neighbors a…
telesurenglish.net/news/South-Korea-To-Scrap-Intelligence-Pact-With-Japan-Amid-Tension-20190822-0012.html

Trump Regime's Hardball with China: A Losing Strategy
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-22
China is a major player on the world stage, geopolitical know-nothing Trump outclassed, outshined, and outwitted by its ruling authorities. | He's an embarrassment compared to other major world leaders, a laughing stock geopolitical wrecking ball. | His regime's unacceptable Indo/Pacific agenda …
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-hardball-china/5686913

John Pilger: We Are in a WAR SITUATION with China!
RT | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-08-22
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to legendary journalist and film-maker John Pilger on a round-up of all the latest issues. John describes the current state of global affairs as in a state of world war, warning that the 'coming war on China' he warned about…has now arrived, he also discusses the Hong …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/08/john-pilger-we-are-in-a-war-situation-with-china/

FIFA Overlooks Israel's Ban on Palestinians Footballers
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-22
The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) is accused of turning a blind eye towards an Israeli ban on Palestinian football players from Gaza who were supposed to compete with West Bank players for the Palestine Cup. | RELATED: | US Wins 4th FIFA World Cup Amid Chants for 'Equal Pay' | Euro-Mediterranean Human Right Monitor said Wednesday that Isra…
telesurenglish.net/news/Rights-Group-Accuses-FIFA-of-Ignoring-Israeli-Ban-on-Palestinian-Footballers-From-Gaza-20190822-0003.html

No Agreement on Idlib: So-called "Militants" (aka Al Qaeda) Continue to Kill Syrian Civilians
Ahmad Al Khaled | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-22
The 13th round of negotiations on Syria in Astana format was held in the capital of Kazakhstan on the 1st and 2nd of August. As the result, three guarantor states — Russia, Turkey and Iran — accepted a statement which …
globalresearch.ca/syrians-ask-exemption-militants/5685805

Russia's UNSC Kashmir Stance Wasn't Influenced by India or Pakistan, but by China
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-22
Russia didn't want the issue of Kashmir to be brought before the UNSC at all, though it allowed China to go forward with the meeting out of respect for their strategic partnership but then remained conspicuously silent about India's threats …
globalresearch.ca/russia-unsc-kashmir-stance-india-pakistan-china/5686831

US Now Admits it is Funding "Occupy Central" in Hong Kong
Tony Cartalucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-22
This article first published almost five years ago on October 1, 2014 is of particular relevance to an understanding of recent developments in Hong Kong. | *** | Just as the US admitted shortly after the so-called "Arab Spring" began spreading chaos …
globalresearch.ca/us-now-admits-funding-occupy-central-hong-kong/5405680

How to fight for democratic rights in Hong Kong
wsws.org | 2019-08-22
Hong Kong workers and youth need to reach out to their class brothers and sisters in China who confront the same class enemy–the Stalinist regime in Beijing that defends the interests of the corporate elite and the super-rich.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/22/pers-a22.html

What's Russia Up to in the Iranian Port of Chabahar? The North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC)
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-22
There have been wild reports over the past few weeks about Russia's activities in the Iranian port of Chabahar, with some sources even alleging that Moscow plans to open up a naval base there. | *** | An interesting sequence of events | …
globalresearch.ca/russia-chabahar/5686845

US Unveils Warrant for Seizure of Iran-operated Grace 1
Press TV | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-22
According to a Press TV report: | "The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has unveiled a warrant for the seizure of the Iran-operated Grace 1 supertanker a day after Gibraltar's Supreme Court confirmed the release of the vessel. On Thursday, Gibraltar's …
globalresearch.ca/us-unveils-warrant-seizure-iran-operated-grace-1/5686647

UK Licensed £6.3bn Worth of Arms to Saudi-led Forces in First Four Years of Yemen Conflict
Middle East Eye | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-22
The UK government licensed £6.3bn ($7.6bn) worth of arms to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen in the four years of the group's bombing campaign, according to a new report by Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT). | According to new government …
globalresearch.ca/uk-licensed-arms-saudi-led-forces-first-four-years-yemen-conflict/5686889

Relentless sequence of disasters in Asia-Pacific 'sign of things to come', cautions UN regional body
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-22
Changing patterns and worsening impacts of natural disasters in Asia and the Pacific, coupled with environmental degradation and climate change, are not only making efforts to predict such catastrophes more difficult, but are also a "sign of things to come", the United Nations development arm in the region has warned.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/08/1044721

The Beidaihe Political Summit: Is the "Chinese Dream" Still Viable? China's Debt Crisis
Tom Clifford | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-22
The resort town of Beidaihe has just held one of the world's most important, and secretive, political gatherings. Members of the public flock there in the summer months to relax on the beach gently lapped by the shallow waters of …
globalresearch.ca/beidaihe-political-summit-chinese-dream-still-viable/5686836

Australia's US Studies Centre advocates war-footing against China
wsws.org | 2019-08-22
The policies that the pro-US think tank proposes could not be implemented without the suppression of widespread political opposition.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/22/ussc-a22.html

Al-Golani's Defiance of Turkey Leads to Syrian Government Control of Khan Sheikhoun
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-22
During the first week of this month of August, the ex-ISIS commander and current head of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (formerly known as Jabhat al-Nusra) Abu Mohammad al-Golani held a press conference in the occupied northern city of Idlib. He declared …
globalresearch.ca/al-golani-defiance-turkey-leads-syrian-government-control-khan-sheikhoun/5686903

Indian Assault on Kashmir in Third Week, Thousands Arrested
Deepal Jayasekera | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-22
The state of siege that India's Hindu supremacist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has imposed on Indian-held Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is now well into its third week. | Cell phone and internet access continue to be denied to many of …
globalresearch.ca/indian-assault-kashmir-third-week-thousands-arrested/5686873

NYT editor's tweets mocking Jews, Indians amid newspaper's 'anti-racist' drive
rt.com | 2019-08-22
A politics editor at the New York Times faces charges of anti-Semitism and bigotry after a series of old insensitive tweets surfaced online. This comes after a similar scandal with its Washington editor and leaked editorial tapes. | Breitbart News uncovered the tweets in an investigation published on Thursday, detailing a litany of offensive and racially-charged remarks from senior staff editor Tom Wright-Piersanti, who has worked at the Gray Lady for a little over five year…
rt.com/usa/467094-nyt-editor-racist-tweets/

US Court Ruling: You Can Be "Too Smart" to Be a Cop
Melissa Dykes | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-22
This article was first published on GR on December 18, 2014 | Can a person actually be "too smart" to be a cop in America? | A federal court's decision back in 2000 suggests that, yes, you actually can be. | Robert Jordan, …
globalresearch.ca/us-court-ruled-you-can-be-too-smart-to-be-a-cop/5420630

Syrian Army Opens Humanitarian Corridor For Terror Victims
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-22
Following the defeat of Al-Qaeda linked jihadists in Khan Shaykhun, The Syrian Arab Army has opened a 'humanitarian corridor' between Idlib and Hama to allow residents to leave areas still held by foreing-backed terror groups. | RELATED: | Assad Vows to 'Liberate Every Inch of Territory from Terrorists' | Syrian state media outlet SANA reports that the town of Suran will become a 'humanitarian corridor' that will allow civillians in Southern Idlib and Northern Hama to flee Jih…
telesurenglish.net/news/Syrian-Army-Opens-Humanitarian-Corridor-For-Terror-Victims-20190822-0011.html

Interview with Kate Jessica Raphael on Fiction, Memory, and Palestine
Roberta Tracy and James Tracy | indybay.org | 2019-08-22
Interview with local author Kate Jessica Raphael. Raphael is a San Francisco Bay Area writer, feminist and queer activist and KPFA radio journalist.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/08/17/18825543.php

2020 Candidates Address Historical Trauma, Missing Indigenous Women & More at Native American Forum
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-08-22
Following this week's historic Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum in Sioux City, Iowa, we speak with Mark Trahant, editor of Indian Country Today and moderator of the Native American voter forum; Christine Nobiss, director of Seeding Sovereignty's SHIFT project; and Mark Charles, independent candidate for president, Native American activist and writer. They respond to the candidates' proposals to tackle issues affecting the Native American community, including the chronic murder and disappearance of Native American girls and women, land sovereignty, and generational trauma caused by colonialism.
www.democracynow.org/2019/8/22/mark_trahant_christine_nobiss_mark_charles

West Papuans protest following racist attacks in Surabaya
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-08-22
self-determination Peter Boyle Susan PriceIssue 1234 West Papua Indonesian occupation of West PapuaOn August 17, Indonesian Independence Day, armed Indonesian police, sold…
greenleft.org.au/content/west-papuans-protest-following-racist-attacks-surabaya

Israel's latest attempt to erase Palestine
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-08-22
Al Nakba Ilan PappeIssue 1234 Palestine Israeli occupationThe attempt to suppress official documentation of the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in 1948 is not new. | But efforts by teams from the Israeli defense ministry to remove sensitive documents from Israeli archiv…
greenleft.org.au/content/israel%E2%80%99s-latest-attempt-erase-palestine

Representatives Omar and Tlaib speak out against being banned from Palestine
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-08-21
St. Paul, MN – On August 19, Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) held a press conference in the State Capitol in Saint Paul to a packed room, with an overflow of 100 people, on the human cost of the Israeli occupation of Palestine and travel restrictions. | On August 16, the Israeli government denied the representatives visas to visit Palestine. Their visas previously had been approved, but after a tweet by Donald Trump denouncing Omar and Tlaib's visit, the approval was revoked. Congresswoman Stacy Plaskett, delegate to House for the Virgin Islands, was to join them on th…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/8/21/representatives-omar-and-tlaib-speak-out-against-being-banned-palestine

In defense of Palestine
Editor | workers.org | 2019-08-21
The issue of occupied Palestine once again took center stage in the world press when two women members of the congressional Squad — Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) — were initially denied the right to enter Israel by its fascistic Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Aug. 15, at . . . | Continue reading In defense of Palestine at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/08/21/in-defense-of-palestine/

Omar, Tlaib, and the United States of Israel
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-21
I'm trying to remember when Israel wasn't the fifty-first state. It receives my tax money and a blank check by the United States government to torture, ethnically cleanse, and murder Palestinians. | Israelis are apparently more important and cherished than Americans, …
globalresearch.ca/omar-tlaib-united-states-israel/5686803

Jewish activists support Congressperson Tlaib
Martha Grevatt | workers.org | 2019-08-21
About 60 members of Metro Detroit's Jewish community held a rally and Shabbat service Aug. 16 to support their congressperson, Rashida Tlaib. Israel recently denied Tlaib permission to meet with Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank, along with Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. Tlaib had also planned to visit . . . | Continue reading Jewish activists support Congressperson Tlaib at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/08/21/jewish-activists-support-congressperson-tlaib/

MSM hurls FAKE 'anti-Semitism' charge against Trump, rather than question his REAL loyalty to Israel
rt.com | 2019-08-21
The media has willfully misinterpreted Donald Trump's words to portray the most pro-Israel US president in history as an anti-Semite. It makes more sense to chide him for sacrificing US interests to please Benjamin Netanyahu. | Here is the full Trump quote from Tuesday, in which he rejected Democrat Bernie Sanders' idea that Israel should stop accepting American aid, after its reluctance to let in congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, who have publicly endorsed the BDS campaign. | "The concept of even talking about this — even three years ago — of cutting off aid to Israel because of two people…
rt.com/usa/466980-trump-antisemitism-jews-netanyahu/

Rep Ayanna Pressley on Israel's Ban: "Bigoted, Short-Sighted and Cruel"
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-08-21
These are the words tweeted by Rep. Ayanna Pressley in response to the Israeli decision to ban the entry of Rep. Ilhan Omar and Rep. Rashida Tlaib. The story has a striking resemblance to South Africa and Rhodesia blocking the entry of African American Democratic Representative Charles C. Diggs Junior in January 1972…
therealnews.com/stories/rep-ayanna-pressley-on-israels-ban-bigoted-short-sighted-and-cruel

We Have Been Here Before
Brandon Shimoda | thenation.com | 2019-08-21
We Have Been Here Before…
thenation.com/article/japanese-american-internment-migrant-detention-camps/

UN Delays Conference on Torture in Egypt After Criticisms
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-21
The United Nations says it's delaying a conference set to be held in Cairo, Egypt next month after human rights groups say the government is trying to use the conference to white-wash its own practices of torture and abuses. | RELATED: | Saudi Gov't Offer to Release Woman Activist If She Keeps Mum on Being Tortured | Spokesperson for the offic…
telesurenglish.net/news/UN-Delays-Conference-on-Torture-in-Egypt-after-Critics-20190821-0029.html

Taliban Peace Talks Must Not Ignore CIA-Funded Afghan Militias, Report Says
Alex Emmons | theintercept.com | 2019-08-21
"If cut loose by the CIA," the report notes, militias "may be reborn as private armies or 'security guards' in the service of powerful individuals."
theintercept.com/2019/08/21/taliban-peace-talks-afghanistan-militias/

Why There's No End in Sight to the Hong Kong Protests
Ilaria Maria Sala | thenation.com | 2019-08-21
Why There's No End in Sight to the Hong Kong Protests…
thenation.com/article/hong-kong-protests-china-police-brutality-democracy/

In Protest Against Police Raping Spree, Women Burn Their Station in Mexico City
Johnny Hazard | counterpunch.org | 2019-08-21
About two thousand people, mostly young women (many of whom identify themselves as anarcofeministas), marched and rampaged through the Zona Rosa area of Mexico City on Friday, August 16. This was the second such action in less than a week. The first, on Monday, was in direct reaction to a young woman's accusation against four…
counterpunch.org/2019/08/21/in-protestagainst-police-raping-spree-women-burn-their-station-in-mexico-city/

Jewish Settlers Rule the Roost in Israel, But at What Price?
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-08-21
Israeli Jewish settlers are on a rampage in the occupied Palestinian West Bank. While settler violence is part of everyday routine in Palestine, the violence of recent weeks is directly linked to the general elections in Israel, scheduled to be held on September 17. The previous elections, on April 9, failed to bring about political …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/08/jewish-settlers-rule-the-roost-in-israel-but-at-what-price/

Jewish Settlers Rule the Roost in Israel, but at What Price?
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-08-21
With Jewish settlers dictating the political agenda in Israel, and constantly provoking Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, violence is likely to grow exponentially in the coming months.
mintpressnews.com/jewish-settlers-rule-the-roost-in-israel-but-at-what-price/261415/

Trump Calls Jews 'Disloyal' If They Don't Vote Republican
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-21
Donald Trump has attacked Jewish-Americans who vote Democrat, implying that the party is Anti-semitic. He said that if Jews vote Democrat then "it shows either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty". He comments are in response to the Palestine advocacy of some Democrats, which Trump believes that Jews must not support. | RELATED: | Jewish Socialists Support Corbyn Against Antisemitism Smears | Trump continued; "Five years ago, the concept of even talking about this — e…
telesurenglish.net/news/Trump-Calls-Jews-Disloyal-If-They-Dont-Vote-Republican-20190821-0016.html

Shenzhen Tasked to Lead China's Greater Bay Area Innovation
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-21
China's government has tasked Shenzhen city in the Guangdong Province to become a "pilot demonstration area of socialism with Chinese characteristics," and to lead the integration of its culture and economy with bordering Hong Kong and Macau, according to the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council. | RELATED: | China's International Trade Grows by Almost 6% in July | The central authorities presented a document with guidelines on Sunday to express their will to…
telesurenglish.net/news/Shenzhen-Tasked-to-Lead-China-Greater-Bay-Area-Innovation-20190821-0026.html

Assad Vows to 'Liberate Every Inch of Territory from Terrorists'
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-21
Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad reiterated his government's commitment to '"liberate every inch of territory from terrorists," following a victory for the Syrian Arab Army in the key Idlib town of Khan Sheikhoun. | RELATED: | China Warns of Reemergence of Islamic State Group in Syria | President Assad made the statement while receiving a delegation from Russia's Douma, headed by lawmaker Dmitry Sablin. At the meeting, Sablin congratulated Assad for the army's recent military vic…
telesurenglish.net/news/Assad-Vows-to-Liberate-Every-Inch-of-Territory-from-Terrorists-20190821-0012.html

Trump calls Jews who vote Democrat 'uninformed or disloyal'
rt.com | 2019-08-21
Jews who vote Democrat are lacking in either knowledge or loyalty, US President Donald Trump has declared, slamming the party for criticizing Israel's decision to bar two Democratic congresswomen from entering the country. | "Where has the Democratic Party gone? Where have they gone when they are defending these two people over the state of Israel?" the president wondered aloud to reporters on Monday. | I think any Jewish people that vote for a Democrat, I think it shows either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty. | "I can't even believe we're having this conversation!" Trump continued, seemingly lef…
rt.com/usa/466942-trump-slams-jewish-democrats-israel/

History: US Encroachment Encouraged Japan To Support Hitler and Mussolini
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-21
During late September 1940, Japanese representatives like Sabur≈ç Kurusu flew to Berlin where they were greeted by the ruler of Europe, Adolf Hitler. Kurusu, an experienced career diplomat from Yokohama, could not help but notice the Nazi self-assurance at …
globalresearch.ca/ongoing-western-encroachment-japan-turned-her-hitler-mussolini/5686798

Lack of funds forces UN to close down life-saving aid programmes in Yemen
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-21
The United Nations announced on Wednesday that it is being forced to close down several humanitarian programmes in Yemen because money pledged by Member States to pay for them has "failed to materialize".
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/08/1044681

Wednesday's Daily Brief: Yemen aid programmes closing, Guterres Idlib concern, Somalia insecurity, honouring terror victims
United Nations | un.org | 2019-08-21
Today's stories: aid money promised for Yemen fails to materialize, prospects of new Idlib conflict put millions at risk, new Sudanese transitional government welcomed by UN chief, insecurity threatens Somalia progress.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/08/1044711

Yemen: Lack of Funds Forces UN to Cancel Life-Saving Programs
telesurenglish.net | 2019-08-21
United Nations and humanitarian groups were promised to receive US$2.6 billion in urgent help for Yemen at a pledging event held last February, however, less than half of the amount has been collected so far. | RELATED: | Yemen's Houthis Agree to Lift Aid Suspension: UN Food Program | "We are desperate for the funds that were promised," said Lise Grande, U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen. "When money doesn't come, people die." | Only three U.N. humanitarian programs in Yemen are curren…
telesurenglish.net/news/Yemen-Lack-of-Funds-Forces-UN-to-Cancel-Life-Saving-Programs–20190821-0023.html

Twitter purges 200,000 accounts "originating from China"
wsws.org | 2019-08-21
The company's actions are part of a campaign, in collaboration with the US government and intelligence agencies, to censor unfavourable or adverse political content on social media.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/21/twit-a21.html

What Globalism Did Was to Transfer the US Economy to China
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | globalresearch.ca | 2019-08-21
The main problem with the US economy is that globalism has been deconstructing it. The offshoring of US jobs has reduced US manufacturing and industrial capability and associated innovation, research, development, supply chains, consumer purchasing power, and tax base of …
globalresearch.ca/globalism-transfer-us-economy-china/5686832

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2019-08-23 00:59 GMT (20:59 EST)

2019-08-21: News Headlines

Ian Goodrum (2019-08-21). US' claims of innocence in Hong Kong are fooling no one. peoplesworld.org For no particular reason, I've been thinking of Claude Rains in Casablanca lately. You remember him—the Moroccan police captain who is "shocked, shocked" to find gambling in Humphrey Bogart's establishment during a raid, only to be handed his winnings without missing a beat. You might wonder at the relevance of that famous movie moment. I'll …

RT (2019-08-21). Trump calls Jews who vote Democrat 'uninformed or disloyal'. rt.com Jews who vote Democrat are lacking in either knowledge or loyalty, US President Donald Trump has declared, slamming the party for criticizing Israel's decision to bar two Democratic congresswomen from entering the country. | "Where has the Democratic Party gone? Where have they gone when they are defending these two people over the state of Israel?" the president wondered aloud to reporters on Monday. | I think any Jewish people that vote for a Democrat, I think it shows either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty. | "I can't even believe we're having this conversation!" Trump continued, seemingly lef…

Martha Grevatt (2019-08-21). Jewish activists support Congressperson Tlaib. workers.org About 60 members of Metro Detroit's Jewish community held a rally and Shabbat service Aug. 16 to support their congressperson, Rashida Tlaib. Israel recently denied Tlaib permission to meet with Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank, along with Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. Tlaib had also planned to visit . . . | Continue reading Jewish activists support Congressperson Tlaib at Workers.org

RT (2019-08-21). MSM hurls FAKE 'anti-Semitism' charge against Trump, rather than question his REAL loyalty to Israel. rt.com The media has willfully misinterpreted Donald Trump's words to portray the most pro-Israel US president in history as an anti-Semite. It makes more sense to chide him for sacrificing US interests to please Benjamin Netanyahu. | Here is the full Trump quote from Tuesday, in which he rejected Democrat Bernie Sanders' idea that Israel should stop accepting American aid, after its reluctance to let in congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, who have publicly endorsed the BDS campaign. | "The concept of even talking about this — even three years ago — of cutting off aid to Israel because of two people…

Staff (2019-08-21). Rep Ayanna Pressley on Israel's Ban: "Bigoted, Short-Sighted and Cruel" therealnews.com These are the words tweeted by Rep. Ayanna Pressley in response to the Israeli decision to ban the entry of Rep. Ilhan Omar and Rep. Rashida Tlaib. The story has a striking resemblance to South Africa and Rhodesia blocking the entry of African American Democratic Representative Charles C. Diggs Junior in January 1972…

Ramzy Baroud (2019-08-21). Jewish Settlers Rule the Roost in Israel, but at What Price? mintpressnews.com With Jewish settlers dictating the political agenda in Israel, and constantly provoking Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, violence is likely to grow exponentially in the coming months.

Ramzy Baroud (2019-08-21). Jewish Settlers Rule the Roost in Israel, But at What Price? dissidentvoice.org Israeli Jewish settlers are on a rampage in the occupied Palestinian West Bank. While settler violence is part of everyday routine in Palestine, the violence of recent weeks is directly linked to the general elections in Israel, scheduled to be held on September 17. The previous elections, on April 9, failed to bring about political …

Sara Flounders (2019-08-21). Solidarity with the people of Kashmir. workers.org Workers World Party has always recognized the right of the people of Kashmir to self-determination. WWP considers Kashmir to be an oppressed nation under the rule of India. At this time, the entire state, called Jammu and Kashmir, is under total lockdown and marshal law. The Indian government has more . . . | Continue reading Solidarity with the people of Kashmir at Workers.org

Intan Suwandi (2019-08-21). Outsourcing exploitation: global labor-value chains. mronline.org Through their control over supply chains, multinationals based in the global north exploit workers in the global south. | Source

Jordan Riefe (2019-08-21). China Bests U.S. on the Factory Floor in Obamas' Netflix Debut. truthdig.com The Obamas' first Netflix release, " American Factory," available beginning Wednesday on the streaming service and in select theaters, arrives at a time when most concede Chinese economic hegemony will eventually usurp that of the U.S. | The subject of the film, which won the best director award at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, is a former General Motors factory in Dayton, Ohio, purchased and refitted by the Chinese company Fuyao Glass, one of the largest auto glassmakers in the world. | "There are two c…

Nick Aspinwall (2019-08-21). China's Delivery Drivers Rage Against the Algorithm. thenation.com Ele.me are speaking out about brutal hours and dangerous conditions.

RT (2019-08-21). 2 American servicemen killed in Afghanistan — NATO. rt.com Two US soldiers have been killed in action in Afghanistan, according to NATO's press office. The alliance did not elaborate on the cause of death or release the names of the servicemen. | Sixteen US soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan so far in 2019, 14 of them in combat and the other two in accidents aboard an American warship. | Taliban attacks have also spiked this year, inflicting major civilian casualties in bombings in Kabul and elsewhere. Earlier this month, the group claimed responsibility for a bombing that injured 100 people and killed 18. | DETAILS TO FOLLOW…

Fight Back (2019-08-21). Representatives Omar and Tlaib speak out against being banned from Palestine. fightbacknews.org St. Paul, MN – On August 19, Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) held a press conference in the State Capitol in Saint Paul to a packed room, with an overflow of 100 people, on the human cost of the Israeli occupation of Palestine and travel restrictions. | On August 16, the Israeli government denied the representatives visas to visit Palestine. Their visas previously had been approved, but after a tweet by Donald Trump denouncing Omar and Tlaib's visit, the approval was revoked. Congresswoman Stacy Plaskett, delegate to House for the Virgin Islands, was to join them on th…

Kurt Nimmo (2019-08-21). Omar, Tlaib, and the United States of Israel. globalresearch.ca I'm trying to remember when Israel wasn't the fifty-first state. It receives my tax money and a blank check by the United States government to torture, ethnically cleanse, and murder Palestinians. | Israelis are apparently more important and cherished than Americans, …

Prof. Alon Ben-Meir (2019-08-21). Trump-Netanyahu: The Disgraceful President and the Contemptible Prime Minister. globalresearch.ca Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, to enter Israel. Netanyahu, like a poodle, simply obeys his …

Brandon Shimoda (2019-08-21). We Have Been Here Before. thenation.com We Have Been Here Before…

WSWS (2019-08-21). Sri Lankan SEP holds "Free Assange" rally and public meeting in Hatton. wsws.org The hour-long morning demonstration won important working-class support in the central province town, which is surrounded by Sri Lanka's major tea estates.

Alex Emmons (2019-08-21). Taliban Peace Talks Must Not Ignore CIA-Funded Afghan Militias, Report Says. theintercept.com "If cut loose by the CIA," the report notes, militias "may be reborn as private armies or 'security guards' in the service of powerful individuals."

N. Calif Hong Kong Club, ÂåóÂä Â∑ûȶôÊ∏ØÊúÉ (2019-08-21). Protest against police brutality to support the people of Hong Kong. indybay.org Embarcadero Plaza, Market St &, Steuart St, San Francisco…

Ilaria Maria Sala (2019-08-21). Why There's No End in Sight to the Hong Kong Protests. thenation.com Why There's No End in Sight to the Hong Kong Protests…

South Front (2019-08-21). Video: Syrian Tiger Forces Advance to Encircle Khan Shaykhun. globalresearch.ca Government forces are rapidly advancing in southern Idlib inflicting large casualties to radical militant groups. | During the weekend, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), the Tiger Forces and their allies have liberated the villages of Khirbat Abidin, Hursh al-Tawilah, Mughr Hunta, …

South Front (2019-08-21). Video: Khan Shaykhun Is About to Fall into the Hands of Syrian Army. globalresearch.ca Militants' defense in southern Idlib and northern Hama has collapsed. | On August 19, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), the Tiger Forces and their allies backed up by Syrian and Russian air power cut off the M5 highway north of Khan …

South Front (2019-08-21). Video: Militant Groups Lose Lots of Equipment in Southern Idlib. globalresearch.ca Units of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the Tiger Forces, backed up by the Syrian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Forces, have liberated Umm Zaytunah and Kafr Tab, and advanced on Abedin and Madaya in southern Idlib. | Meanwhile, …

WSWS (2019-08-21). Salvadoran woman exonerated after being sentenced to 30 years in prison over stillbirth. wsws.org The decision in no way signals a shift away from the most draconian anti-abortion laws in the world, which continue to be enforced by the FMLN.

Ida Lim (2019-08-21). The MH17 Malaysian Airlines Tragedy, Blamed on Russia. NGOs Say They Will Seek PM Mahathir Support to Prevent the MH17 Trial of Four Men. globalresearch.ca Several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) today said they will soon ask for Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's help to prevent the trial of four individuals over the 2014 shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from starting. | Chandra Muzaffar…

WSWS (2019-08-21). New human species discovered in the Philippines. wsws.org The latest find adds to our knowledge of the complex evolutionary path of human-like species and fills an important gap in our understanding.

Barry Kissin (2019-08-21). Russiagate: The Miserable Truth. globalresearch.ca Introductory Disclaimer: I have never voted Republican for Federal office and I deplore most of what Fox News has to offer. I am currently registered Democrat in order to vote in the Presidential primary for either Bernie Sanders or Tulsi …

Robert Skidelsky (2019-08-21). The fall and rise of public heroism. nationofchange.org Recently I watched The Man Who Was Too Free, a moving documentary about the Russian dissident politician Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down in front of the Kremlin in 2015. A young, handsome rising political star in the 1990s, Nemtsov later refused to bend to Russian President Vladimir Putin's authoritarianism and went into opposition, where he was …

Shane Quinn (2019-08-21). History: US Encroachment Encouraged Japan To Support Hitler and Mussolini. globalresearch.ca During late September 1940, Japanese representatives like Sabur≈ç Kurusu flew to Berlin where they were greeted by the ruler of Europe, Adolf Hitler. Kurusu, an experienced career diplomat from Yokohama, could not help but notice the Nazi self-assurance at …

United Nations (2019-08-21). Lack of funds forces UN to close down life-saving aid programmes in Yemen. un.org The United Nations announced on Wednesday that it is being forced to close down several humanitarian programmes in Yemen because money pledged by Member States to pay for them has "failed to materialize".

WSWS (2019-08-21). Indian assault on Kashmir in third week, thousands arrested. wsws.org Despite India's efforts to black out what is happening in Kashmir, information is leaking out that points to both widespread repression and popular resistance.

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2019-08-21). What Globalism Did Was to Transfer the US Economy to China. globalresearch.ca The main problem with the US economy is that globalism has been deconstructing it. The offshoring of US jobs has reduced US manufacturing and industrial capability and associated innovation, research, development, supply chains, consumer purchasing power, and tax base of …

WSWS (2019-08-21). Twitter purges 200,000 accounts "originating from China" wsws.org The company's actions are part of a campaign, in collaboration with the US government and intelligence agencies, to censor unfavourable or adverse political content on social media.

WSWS (2019-08-21). Brian Banks: A false rape accusation and its consequences. wsws.org Brian Banks is based on the true story of a black high school football star in Long Beach, California falsely accused of rape at the age of 16. Rosie deals with homelessness in Dublin and Angels Are Made of Light the war in Afghanistan.

susan_p (2019-08-21). Turkey: HDP calls for mobilisations against AKP attacks – 'We will not be silenced, we will not be stopped…'. greenleft.org.au Kurdish struggle Susan PriceIssue 1234 Turkey Turkish arrests Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP)Human rights organisations, solidarity groups and the European Union have condemne…

Roberta Tracy and James Tracy (2019-08-21). Interview with Kate Jessica Raphael on Fiction, Memory, and Palestine. indybay.org Interview with local author Kate Jessica Raphael. Raphael is a San Francisco Bay Area writer, feminist and queer activist and KPFA radio journalist.

Johnny Hazard (2019-08-21). In Protest Against Police Raping Spree, Women Burn Their Station in Mexico City. counterpunch.org About two thousand people, mostly young women (many of whom identify themselves as anarcofeministas), marched and rampaged through the Zona Rosa area of Mexico City on Friday, August 16. This was the second such action in less than a week. The first, on Monday, was in direct reaction to a young woman's accusation against four More

Editor (2019-08-21). In defense of Palestine. workers.org The issue of occupied Palestine once again took center stage in the world press when two women members of the congressional Squad — Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) — were initially denied the right to enter Israel by its fascistic Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Aug. 15, at . . . | Continue reading In defense of Palestine at Workers.org

Jon Queally, staff writer (2019-08-21). Just Hours After Anti-Semitic Remarks, Trump Promotes Himself as 'King of Israel… Second Coming of God'. commondreams.org "The President is a raving lunatic," responded Florida Democrat Andrew Gillum. "He is not well." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/trump_bibi_0.png …

RT (2019-08-20). Russia, Racism… Recession? Trump says Democrats hope for economic bust to hurt him in 2020. rt.com US President Donald Trump is accusing Democrats and the media of trying to bring about a recession in order to hurt his 2020 re-election. His critics reply that they're only stating the facts… just like they did with Russiagate? | "The word recession is inappropriate… We're very far from a recession," Trump said on Tuesday, adding that his critics would "love to see" an economic downturn. Earlier, he tweeted a video clip of Fox Business host Lou Dobbs blaming "radical Democrats" for the recession talk. | pic.twitter.com/WyGbgUGEhJ— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTr…

Tony Pecinovsky (2019-08-20). Review: Russian revolution revered as trailblazing event in the developing world. peoplesworld.org "Like a brilliant sun, the [1917] October [Bolshevik] Revolution shone over all five continents, awakening millions of oppressed and exploited people around the world. There has never existed such a revolution of such significance and scale in the history of humanity," wrote a young H·ªì Chí Minh while in Paris. He had just read the …

Vijay Prashad (2019-08-20). Why the world is watching the fate of an Iranian tanker in the Mediterranean. mronline.org The British, it is clear, seized the Iranian tanker at the urging of the United States. There was no previous British warning that it might enter in such a muscular way into the U.S. attempt to suffocate Iran. | Source

Colter Louwerse (2019-08-20). Kushner's Threat to Palestine: An Interview with Norman Finkelstein. counterpunch.org Norman Finkelstein is a leading authority on the Israel-Palestine conflict. While most observers have proclaimed Jared Kushner's ongoing 'peace' initiative to be dead in the water, Norman warns that it may pose a serious threat to the Palestinians. In part 1 of this interview, I spoke with him about what we can expect from the More

Staff (2019-08-20). How Trump and Netanyahu Undermine Freedom of Speech. therealnews.com Dima Khalidi discusses Trump's support for banning entry to Occupied West Bank on the basis of political opinion, such as Ilhan Omar's and Rashida Tlaib's support for the boycott movement against Israel. In the process, Trump also implicitly supports Israeli sovereignty over the Occupied Palestinian Territory…

Nyla Ali Khan (2019-08-20). Jammu and Kashmir: the Legitimacy of Article 370. counterpunch.org Introduction The recent unilateral decision of Prime Minister Modi's government to revoke Article 370, which guaranteed the special status of Jammu and Kashmir; dismemberment of the State, and its diminishment are flagrant violations of the sovereign Constitution of India. These maneuvers jeopardize the federal structure of India. The erosion of the rights and privileges of More

Sean Stinson (2019-08-20). Stories from a Rubber Room. dissidentvoice.org This morning on my way to work I had the car radio tuned to the local classic FM station. It's a safety precaution more than anything. Keeps me (relatively) calm in the traffic and safe from the media commentary of the day, mostly. On this morning's playlist was Sibelius' Karelia Music Overture, apparently rich in …

Staff (2019-08-20). Donald Trump Questions Loyalty of Jews Who Vote Democratic. truthdig.com WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says any Jewish people who vote Democratic show "either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty." | Trump commented Tuesday amid his ongoing feud with Democratic congresswomen Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib (ruh-SHEE'-duh tuh-LEEB') of Michigan. Trump has taken several steps favored by Israel, while the Muslim lawmakers are outspoken critics of Israel's treatment of the Palestinians. | Trump calls Omar a "disaster" for Jews and says he didn't "buy" the tears Tlaib shed Monday as she discussed the situation. | At Trump's urging, Israel last week blocked th…

Ilana Novick (2019-08-20). The Trump Administration's Immigration Policy Is This Sadistic. truthdig.com The flu was the cause in three of the at least seven migrant kids' deaths in U.S. Customs and Border Control custody in the last year. However, CBP officials are declining to provide flu vaccines at detention facilities to stop the spread of the virus, according to a new report from CNBC. | A CBP spokeswoman defended the decision on the grounds that supposedly families wouldn't be in custody l…

United Nations (2019-08-20). 'No time to lose' UN envoy tells Security Council, 'Yemen cannot wait'. un.org One month ago, the United Nations top Yemen envoy told the Security Council the country was facing "a crucial moment" in the course of its long and bloody conflict, and on Tuesday, he again urged members to acknowledge that recent infighting around the Government stronghold of Aden were "a clear sign" that the conflict must be brought to a swift, peaceful end.

unitedEditor (2019-08-20). Hong Kong: Flashpoint of Class Struggle in China. uwidata.com What began as isolated protests against a standard criminal-extradition law has somehow erupted into a violent fury throughout Hong Kong. The Chinese city's American-and-British-flag-waving protesters are, on the one hand, calling for "freedom, human rights, and democracy" while, on the other, assaulting police and even random bystanders alike. Western media have already been on the …

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