Joe Biden Must Be Stopped
Norman Solomon | truthdig.com | 2019-09-09
The man quickly identified himself as a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee. He didn\'t need to tell me that he was hopping mad. | Ken Martin was angry that my colleagues and I were handing out a flier–providing some inconvenient facts about Joe Biden–to delegates and activists as they entered the New Hampshire Democratic Party convention on Saturday. The headline, next to Biden\'s picture, quoted a statement he made last year: \"I don\'t think 500 billionaires are the reason why we\'re in trouble.\" | While not flattering to the current frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, th…
truthdig.com/articles/joe-biden-must-be-stopped/

FBI Investigates ICE Shooting of Undocumented Man in Nashville Suburb
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-09
| The FBI is investigating the shooting of an undocumented immigrant by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent during a traffic stop last week. The shooting occurred Thursday at a supermarket parking lot in Antioch, a suburb of Nashville, where workers often gather to be picked up for a day\'s work. ICE agents were attempting to detain an unnamed 39-year-old Mexican man, who reportedly attempted to flee in a white box truck, when one of the agents shot him twice. It has now been revealed that…
truthout.org/video/fbi-investigates-ice-shooting-of-undocumented-man-in-nashville-suburb/

This week in history: September 9-15
wsws.org | 2019-09-09
25 years ago: Castro bows to imperialism on immigrationOn September 9, 1994, the Castro and Clinton governments signed an agreement to halt further uncontrolled immigration to the United States from Cuba. The deal marked a further step in the capitulation to imperialism by the bourgeois-nationalist Castro regime.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/09/twih-s09.html

FBI Investigates ICE Shooting of Undocumented Man in Nashville Suburb
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-09
| The FBI is investigating the shooting of an undocumented immigrant by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent during a traffic stop last week. The shooting occurred Thursday at a supermarket parking lot in Antioch, a suburb of Nashville, where workers often gather to be picked up for a day\'s work. ICE agents were attempting to detain an unnamed 39-year-old Mexican man, who reportedly attempted to flee in a white box truck, when one of the agents shot him twice. It has now been revealed that…
truthout.org/video/fbi-investigates-ice-shooting-of-undocumented-man-in-nashville-suburb/

People\'s Mobilization Unites For People And Planet
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-09
The People\'s Mobilization to Stop the US War Machine and Save the Planet is two weeks away. The \"People\'s Mobe\" will be held from September 20 to 23 in New York City during the United Nations General Assembly. Members of the Venezuelan Embassy Protection Collective started organizing the People\'s Mobe in May. Organizers sought to …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/peoples-mobilization-unites-for-people-and-planet/

September 9, 2001: Two Days Before 9/11, Global Research Was Born
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-09
We started up in late August with a handmade web design in FrontPage. A student in philosophy gave me a hand in drafting the home page and putting the project online. On the morning of September 8, I took a two hour \"crash course\" on the use of file transfer FTP software.
globalresearch.ca/september-9-2001-2-days-before-911-global-research-was-born/5303875

Climate Strike: Mill Valley, Marin County
Mill Valley activist groups | indybay.org | 2019-09-09
Plaza outside Mill Valley Book Depot & Cafe, 87 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941 | Mill Valley Seniors for Peace @ Camino Alto and Miller Avenue…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/07/18826071.php

Confronting Global Warming and Austerity
Dean Baker | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-09
In the United States, proposals for a Green New Deal have been getting considerable attention in recent months as activists have pressed both members of Congress and Democratic presidential candidates to support aggressive measures to combat global warming. There clearly is much more that we can and must do in the immediate future to prevent enormous damage to the planet.
counterpunch.org/2019/09/09/confronting-global-warming-and-austerity/

US-Taliban No-Peace \"Peace Talks\"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-09
On Sunday, Pompeo called talks with the Taliban dead, no agreement forthcoming without \"significant commitments\" from its authorities. | On Saturday, Trump cancelled what he called secret talks with the Taliban and (US-installed Afghan puppet) president Ghani to be held separately …
globalresearch.ca/us-taliban-peace-talks/5688555

PSL Public Forum: The Fight Against White Supremacy and Racist Violence
Jon Britton | indybay.org | 2019-09-09
San José Peace & Justice Center, 48 S. Seventh Street, San José, CA 95112…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/06/18826056.php

The Taliban\'s Recent Kabul Attack Inadvertently Tanked the Afghan Peace Talks
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-09
Neither the Taliban nor the US wanted to throw away the unprecedented progress that\'s been made towards peace thus far, but pressure on both sides from within their own ranks and outside regrettably led to the suspension of the Afghan …
globalresearch.ca/taliban-kabul-attack-afghan-peace-talks/5688528

Trump breaks off talks on end to US war in Afghanistan
wsws.org | 2019-09-09
The US president announced that he had called off plans for a secret Camp David meeting with the Taliban and the Afghan president to conclude a peace deal.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/09/afgh-s09.html

Trump Calls Off Peace Talks With Taliban
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-09
| This weekend, President Trump publicly called off a secret meeting at Camp David with the Taliban and the president of Afghanistan that aimed to end the 18-year war, the longest in U.S. history. The United States and Taliban had appeared close to signing an agreement after holding nine rounds of talks in Doha, but the negotiations took a surprise turn when President Trump suggested a Camp David meeting that included Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who had not been involved in the previous talks. For more, we go to Kabul to s…
truthout.org/video/trump-calls-off-peace-talks-with-taliban/

Trump Calls Off Peace Talks With Taliban
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-09
| This weekend, President Trump publicly called off a secret meeting at Camp David with the Taliban and the president of Afghanistan that aimed to end the 18-year war, the longest in U.S. history. The United States and Taliban had appeared close to signing an agreement after holding nine rounds of talks in Doha, but the negotiations took a surprise turn when President Trump suggested a Camp David meeting that included Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who had not been involved in the previous talks. For more, we go to Kabul to s…
truthout.org/video/trump-calls-off-peace-talks-with-taliban/

Guatemala Imposes Siege for 30 Days, Rights Groups Protest
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-09
Guatemala\'s Congress Saturday voted overwhelmingly to approve a temporary state of siege in six northeastern provinces, a measure designed to tighten security after several soldiers were killed by alleged drug traffickers. | RELATED: | Guatemalan President-Elect to Create New Anti-Corruption Body | The initiative passed after 88 lawmakers voted in favor while nine opposed it in the Central American country\'s unicameral legislature. | The 30-day state of siege imposes a night-time cur…
telesurenglish.net/news/guatemala-state-of-siege-jimmy-morales-20190909-0001.html

Guatemala Imposes Siege for 30 Days, Rights Groups Protest
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-09
Guatemala\'s Congress Saturday voted overwhelmingly to approve a temporary state of siege in six northeastern provinces, a measure designed to tighten security after several soldiers were killed by alleged drug traffickers. | RELATED: | Guatemalan President-Elect to Create New Anti-Corruption Body | The initiative passed after 88 lawmakers voted in favor while nine opposed it in the Central American country\'s unicameral legislature. | The 30-day state of siege imposes a night-time cur…
telesurenglish.net/news/guatemala-state-of-siege-jimmy-morales-20190909-0001.html

Pakistan Arrests 22 Protesters at Pro-Freedom Kashmir Rally
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-09
Pakistani police arrested 22 pro-independence protesters in Pakistan administered Kashmir. The protesters were demonstrating near the village of Tatrinote, close to the Line of Control about 80km south of the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Muzaffarabad. | RELATED: | \'United Struggle Against United Oppressors\': Pro-Palestine BDS Stands in Solidarity With Kashmir | The Line of Control (LoC) is the de facto border dividing India\'s Kashmir…
telesurenglish.net/news/pakistani-police-arrests-kashmiri-protesters-pakistan-administered-kashmir-independence-india-20190909-0004.html

Pakistan Arrests 22 Protesters at Pro-Freedom Kashmir Rally
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-09
Pakistani police arrested 22 pro-independence protesters in Pakistan administered Kashmir. The protesters were demonstrating near the village of Tatrinote, close to the Line of Control about 80km south of the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Muzaffarabad. | RELATED: | \'United Struggle Against United Oppressors\': Pro-Palestine BDS Stands in Solidarity With Kashmir | The Line of Control (LoC) is the de facto border dividing India\'s Kashmir…
telesurenglish.net/news/pakistani-police-arrests-kashmiri-protesters-pakistan-administered-kashmir-independence-india-20190909-0004.html

Netanyahu Fighting for His Political Life
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-09
On April 9, Israeli Knesset elections were held, 61 coalition seats needed for majority rule. | New elections were called after Netanyahu failed to cobble together enough support for reelection as prime minister. He remains interim PM. | On September 17, Israelis …
globalresearch.ca/netanyahu-fighting-political-life/5688552

The Coming Drone War Over Lebanon
Robert Fisk | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-09
After two civil wars, multiple invasions and political assassinations galore, you might think Lebanon deserves a break from the greatest crisis since its last greatest crisis. But no — here we were this week with the Israelis claiming the Hezbollah were running a missile factory in the Bekaa Valley and the prime minister — the…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/09/the-coming-drone-war-over-lebanon/

Revisiting Stuxnet: The Israeli-American Computer Virus that Started Cyber-Warfare
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-09
New evidence has surfaced to demonstrate how both American and Israeli intelligence services, aided by European partners, have long been targeting Iran in spite of clear evidence that it constituted no threat. The story involves the Stuxnet virus or \"worm,\" …
globalresearch.ca/stuxnet-israeli-american-computer-virus-cyber-warfare/5688506

Trump Hits Lebanon Bank with His Favorite Econo-Political Battering Ram
Marwa Osman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-09
The fact that the U.S. sanctions countries whenever its president pleases could in itself be considered a hostile act. Even in wartime, these sorts of collective punishments are illegal under the Geneva Conventions. | *** | Economic sanctions are not only a | …
globalresearch.ca/trump-lebanon-bank/5688501

Trump says he \'could\' meet with Iran President Rouhani
rt.com | 2019-09-09
US President Donald Trump said he has \"no problem with the idea\" of meeting with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani. There are rumors the meeting could happen later this month at the UN General Assembly. | Trump left open the possibility of the meeting during one of his helicopter press-conferences at the White House on Monday, prior to departing for North Carolina. | Iran should straighten it out, because they\'re in a very bad position right now. | Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that Trump was willing to meet with Rouhani \"with no pre-condition,\" because \"we don\'t want war with Iran.\" | Se…
rt.com/usa/468440-trump-rouhani-iran-meeting/

A Secret US-Iran Deal over Oil Supplies to Syria
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-09
A secret deal has been set up between the US and Iran, through a third party, to enable the Iranian super tanker Adrian Darya 1 (formerly Grace 1) to deliver its 2.1 million barrels of oil to the Syrian government. …
globalresearch.ca/secret-us-iran-deal-oil-supplies-syria/5688575

Somewhere Beyond Corporate Media Yemenis Die
Elizabeth Keyes | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-09
Somewhere Beyond Corporate Media Yemenis Die (Parody of \"Somewhere Over the Rainbow\" by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg) Somewhere beyond corporate media Yemenis die, Folk rarely heard of, yet our weapons they\'re killed by. Somewhere beyond corporate media Al Qaeda of AP expands, Saudi/US war crime crony, sanctity of human life be damned. Yemenis wish…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/09/somewhere-beyond-corporate-media-yemenis-die-2/

Venezuela: Guaido Under Investigation over Essequibo Bargaining Revelations
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-09-09
Guaido envoy Vanessa Neumann was caught on tape offering to relinquish Venezuela\'s historic claim in exchange for backing from London.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14651

Venezuela: Guaido Under Investigation over Essequibo Bargaining Revelations
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-09-09
Guaido envoy Vanessa Neumann was caught on tape offering to relinquish Venezuela\'s historic claim in exchange for backing from London.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14651

Exposing the contributors to the NRA, a domestic terrorist organization
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2019-09-09
Now that the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution declaring that the National Rifle Association (NRA) is a domestic terrorist organization, this may mean that the NRA and it\'s contributors should come under much closer scrutiny!
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/07/18826064.php

The Mail scrapes the very bottom of the barrel trying to smear Corbyn
Fréa Lockley | thecanary.co | 2019-09-09
The Daily Mail\'s latest efforts to smear Jeremy Corbyn are a new low. With this \'shocking scoop\', its latest claim against the Labour leader shows just how desperate the right-wing press is getting. | Scoop?: | On 9 September, a Mail \"exclusive\" claimed that \"never-before-seen photographs\" link Corbyn and John McDonnell to an IRA \'terrorist\'. | It ran pictures of Corbyn and McDonnell \"smiling for the ca…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/09/09/the-mail-scrapes-the-very-bottom-of-the-barrel-trying-to-smear-corbyn/

The Corporeal Wreckage of War
Nick Turse | thenation.com | 2019-09-09
The Corporeal Wreckage of War…
thenation.com/article/libya-afghanistan-body-war/

Oliver Sacks, the \"Neurological Philosopher\"
Prof Susan Babbitt | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-09
Oliver Sacks, the \"neurological philosopher\", did a \"different sort of medicine on behalf of chronic often warehoused and largely abandoned patients.\" It combined art and science. Lawrence Weschler, in a new biography, says Sacks was from \"the period …
globalresearch.ca/oliver-sacks-neurological-philosopher/5688508

Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Will Lead \'Walk for Juristac\' Sunday to Protect Sacred Lands
Center for Biological Diversity | indybay.org | 2019-09-09
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif.– The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band will be stepping forward in a public journey of healing and restoration on Sunday. One of the greatest challenges before the tribe is the protection of their sacred grounds at Juristac (Sargent Ranch). The site is currently threatened by Sargent Quarry, a proposed 320-acre sand-and-gravel mining operation.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/06/18826058.php

Both Israel and Hezbollah Imagined a Horrid Black Hole and Stopped
Andre Vltchek | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-09
There are rare moments in history, when even the most determined enemies can suddenly recognize the futility of battle. Sometimes, just for a moment or two. Sometimes, for longer. Such moments of sanity may save thousands, even millions human lives. And, such moments are not expressions of weakness or cowardice; on the contrary; they are …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/both-israel-and-hezbollah-imagined-a-horrid-black-hole-and-stopped/

Elizabeth Warren Held Secret Talks With Hillary Clinton: Report
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-09
United States Senator Elizabeth Warren and Hillary Clinton have been having private conversations since the former decided to run for the White House according to a report by the NBC. | RELATED: | Sanders, Warren Surge to Tie Biden Atop Dem 2020 Primary: Poll | The NBC reported that many people with knowledge of the correspondence between the 2016 presidential candidate an…
telesurenglish.net/news/Elizabeth-Warren-Held-Secret-Talks-With-Hillary-Clinton-Report-20190909-0005.html

There is But One Race: Human
Richard C. Gross | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-09
Want to blame something for differences in skin color, blame the sun. It\'s all in the melanin. The concept of different races is a farce, largely concocted as \"scientific racism\" by an American physician before the Civil War, as noted in a fascinating special April 2018 issue of the National Geographic, \"Black and White.\" It is…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/09/there-is-but-one-race-human/

The issues raised by climate change in the wake of Hurricane Dorian
wsws.org | 2019-09-09
The destruction caused by Hurricane Dorian further supports the prediction that global warming will cause more destructive tropical storms.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/09/clim-s09.html

Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Will Lead \'Walk for Juristac\' Sunday to Protect Sacred Lands
Center for Biological Diversity | indybay.org | 2019-09-09
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif.– The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band will be stepping forward in a public journey of healing and restoration on Sunday. One of the greatest challenges before the tribe is the protection of their sacred grounds at Juristac (Sargent Ranch). The site is currently threatened by Sargent Quarry, a proposed 320-acre sand-and-gravel mining operation.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/06/18826058.php

Underground Notes From a 2016 Sandernista
Howard Lisnoff | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-09
It was about call and text message 10,000 that I came to realize that political campaigns that once started in September of the election cycle, which would culminate with the election in November, now begin years earlier. The election cycle never ends! These have been info calls and texts and direct calls for donations from…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/09/underground-notes-from-a-2016-sandernista/

Government-Granted Patent Monopolies Are Driving Up Drug Prices
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-09
| Most of the leading Democratic presidential contenders have put forward a plan to reduce drug prices. But for some reason, none of them have embraced the simple idea of not making drugs expensive in the first place. Specifically, none of the contenders have proposed moving away from the current system of financing the research and development of new drugs through government-granted patent monopolies. | The point is a simple one that should be obvious to people in policy debates. Drugs are almost in…
truthout.org/articles/government-granted-patent-monopolies-are-driving-up-drug-prices/

House Panel to Escalate Trump Impeachment Inquiry
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-09
WASHINGTON–The House Judiciary Committee will vote Thursday to establish rules for hearings on impeachment, escalating the panel\'s investigations of President Donald Trump even as many Democrats remain wary of the effort. | The resolution is a technical step, and the panel would still have to introduce impeachment articles against Trump and win approval from the House to bring charges against Trump. It\'s unclear if that will ever happen, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has urged caution on the issue, saying the public still isn\'t yet supportive of taking those steps. | Related Articles: