Tentative Opioids Settlement Falls Short of a Nationwide Deal
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-12
HARTFORD, Conn.–A tentative settlement announced Wednesday over the role Purdue Pharma played in the nation\'s opioid addiction crisis falls short of the far-reaching national settlement the OxyContin maker had been seeking for months, with litigation sure to continue against the company and the family that owns it. | The agreement with about half the states and attorneys representing roughly 2,000 local governments would have Purdue file for a structured bankruptcy and pay as much as $12 billion over time, with about $3 billion coming from the Sackler family. That number involves future profits and the valu…
truthdig.com/articles/tentative-opioids-settlement-falls-short-of-a-nationwide-deal/

Ilhan Omar, Bernie Sanders Slam Netanyahu\'s Vow of Annexation
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-11
U.S. progressive leaders Bernie Sanders and Ilhan Omar slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\'s vow to annex parts of occupied West Bank if he is re-elected in next week\'s elections. | RELATED: | Netanyahu Announces Plans to Annex Over a Third of the West Bank | Netanyahu announced Tuesday on Israeli TV that if he is to win the upcomin…
telesurenglish.net/news/Ilhan-Omar-Bernie-Sanders-Slam-Netanyahus-Vow-of-Annexation-20190911-0005.html

Nationalism, borders, and the state
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-09-11
Last summer, protesters in Oregon set up a makeshift camp outside the Portland office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Similar encampments soon spread across the country, from Chicago to Los Angeles and New York. Horrified by stories of family separation and images of children in detention centers along the southern border, a consequence of […] | Source…
mronline.org/2019/09/11/nationalism-borders-and-the-state/

Where was Osama bin Laden on September 11, 2001?
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-11
On September 10. 2001, Osama was in a Pakistani military hospital in Rawalpindi, courtesy of America\'s indefectible ally Pakistan…
globalresearch.ca/where-was-osama-on-september-11-2001/3194

Chile, September 11, 1973: The Inauguration of Neoliberalism, \"Shock Treatment\" and the Instruments of Economic Repression: The Junta\'s Deadly \"Economic Medicine\"
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-11
The Junta ordered a hike in the price of bread from 11 to 40 escudos. While food prices had skyrocketed, wages had been frozen. From one day to the next, an entire country had been precipitated into abysmal poverty; in less than a year the price of bread in Chile increased thirty-six fold.
globalresearch.ca/chile-september-11-1973-the-inauguration-of-neoliberalism-shock-treatment-and-the-instruments-of-economic-repression-the-juntas-deadly-economic-medicine/5545802

THE 9/11 READER. The September 11, 2001 Terror Attacks
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-11
The tragic events of September 11, 2001 constitute a fundamental landmark in American history. a decisive watershed. 9/11 opens up an era of crisis, upheaval and militarization of American society.
globalresearch.ca/the-911-reader-the-september-11-2001-terror-attacks/5303012

Why a DNC Vice Chair Bawled Me Out
Norman Solomon | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-11
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…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/11/why-a-dnc-vice-chair-bawled-me-out/

From a Lebanese refugee camp to Harvard, Ismail Ajjawi inspires other Palestinian students
Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-11
Today marks a week since Ismail Ajjawi, a 17-year-old Palestinian student who was denied entry into the United States, began classes with his fellow Harvard freshmen. Ajjawi was initially turned away at Boston\'s Logan Airport after immigration officials searched his phone and computer, and interrogated him about his religion and social media posts by friends …
nationofchange.org/2019/09/11/from-a-lebanese-refugee-camp-to-harvard-ismail-ajjawi-inspires-other-palestinian-students/

US: Protests Against Salvadoran Deportation, Child with Cancer
teleSUR -EF | telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-11
Protesters gathered Wednesday outside the Chicago headquarters of Immigration and Customs Service (ICE) to try to stop the deportation of an undocumented Salvadoran whose 18-month old daughter was recently diagnosed with leukemia. If forced to go back to his home country Cristian Avalos Merino\'s life would be \"at risk.\" | RELATED: | Panama to US: We Won\'t be Your \'Safe Third Country\' | Avalos was arrested on May 14 in Cicero, Illinois, while sleeping in his parked car. | Days later, during…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Protests-Against-Salvadoran-Deportation-Child-with-Cancer–20190911-0025.html

Get ready for unnatural disasters this hurricane season
Jill Richardson | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-11
Donald Trump discusses immigration as if the benefits of residence in the U.S. are a pie. When immigrants get more, the people who were already here get less. In general, that\'s not true. When immigrants come here, they don\'t just take some jobs (often low-wage jobs U.S. citizens don\'t want), they also create new jobs. …
nationofchange.org/2019/09/11/get-ready-for-unnatural-disasters-this-hurricane-season-2/

The Revival of Non-Self
L. Ali Khan | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-11
The 21st century is witnessing the revival of Non-Self, such as Herrenvolk and Hindutva, which assert a binary division of \"Self\" and \"Non-Self.\" Selfism advocates the exclusion of Non-Self, variously defined as immigrants, refugees, gypsies, indigenous people, minorities, or \"others.\" Nationalism, majoritarianism, and exceptionalism are its noxious crops. Ethnic cleansing, apartheid, segregation, settler colonialism, denial…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/11/the-revival-of-non-self/

Activists follow the money fueling Amazon fires
Negin Owliaei and Kelsey Hawkins-Johnson | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-11
While the world watches in horror as fires rage on in the Amazon, activists are shining a light on the big businesses destroying what\'s popularly known as the \"lungs of the Earth.\" On September 5, people around the globe stood in solidarity with the rainforest\'s indigenous communities by partaking in the Global Day of Action …
nationofchange.org/2019/09/11/activists-follow-the-money-fueling-amazon-fires/

Netanyahu election promise: Annex part of West Bank \"in coordination\" with U.S
Ceren Sagir | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-11
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\'s promise to annex a third of the West Bank after the general election was globally condemned yesterday as a \"burial of peace.\" Netanyahu promised \"Jewish sovereignty\" over the Jordan Valley and northern Dead Sea \"in coordination\" with the U.S. if he is returned to office next week. \"We haven\'t had …
peoplesworld.org/article/netanyahu-election-promise-annex-part-of-west-bank-in-coordination-with-u-s/

The War in Eastern Ukraine May be Coming to an End but Do Any Americans Care?
Jeremy Kuzmarov | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-11
On Saturday September 7, Russia and Ukraine agreed to a prisoner swap which has brought hope of improved relations between the two countries and an end to the 5-year long conflict in Eastern Ukraine. A peace accord is being planned for later this month in Normandy involving Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany. Ukraine\'s newly elected …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/the-war-in-eastern-ukraine-may-be-coming-to-an-end-but-do-any-americans-care/

9/11: Honor, Remember, Build Peace
Andrea Arroyo | thenation.com | 2019-09-11
9/11: Honor, Remember, Build Peace.
thenation.com/article/9-11-honor-remember-build-peace/

Over a Hundred Arrested Resisting one of the World\'s Largest Arms Fairs
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-09-11
Hundreds of protesters gathered in East London at one of the world\'s largest arms fairs seeking to peacefully prevent the Defence and Security Equipment International from going ahead as usual.
therealnews.com/stories/over-a-hundred-arrested-resisting-one-of-the-worlds-largest-arms-fairs

Reflections on \"peace\" in Afghanistan
Andrew J. Bacevich | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-11
When the conflict that the Vietnamese refer to as the American War ended in April 1975, I was a U.S. Army captain attending a course at Fort Knox, Kentucky. In those days, the student body at any of our Army\'s myriad schools typically included officers from the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). Since …
nationofchange.org/2019/09/11/reflections-on-peace-in-afghanistan/

A Morning in Afghanistan
Kathy Kelly | commondreams.org | 2019-09-11
Habib (standing, left) serves fruit at a meeting for parents at a \"Street Kids School\" meeting. Six years ago, Afghan Peace Volunteers members befriended Habib after his father had been killed when a bomb exploded in Kabul. His colleague Masoma is in the background. (Photo: Kathy Kelly) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/parents_meeting.jpeg …
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On 18th Anniversary of 9/11, Media Worry About \'Premature\' End to Afghan War
Joshua Cho | fair.org | 2019-09-11
by Joshua Cho | On the 18th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the illegal US occupation of Afghanistan continues as the longest overseas war in American history. Although President Donald Trump recently declared that peace negotiations over the withdrawal of US troops with the Taliban are \"dead,\" reportedly because of the death of a US soldier from a suicide bomb attack in Kabul last week, the status of future negotiations…
fair.org/home/on-18th-anniversary-of-9-11-media-worry-about-premature-end-to-afghan-war/

Netanyahu Hints Trump Peace Plan Will Allow Israel to Annex Key West Bank Territory
Robert Mackey | theintercept.com | 2019-09-11
Benjamin Netanyahu hinted that his friend Jared Kushner\'s Mideast plan would give him the green light to annex nearly a quarter of the occupied West Bank.
theintercept.com/2019/09/11/netanyahu-hints-trump-peace-plan-will-allow-israel-annex-key-west-bank-territory/

Is Killing Peasants Protecting America\'s Interests?
Ron Jacobs | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-11
The war drags on. There is no end in sight. Peace negotiations are thwarted again. Republicans and Democrats alike appear in the press decrying the possibility of the enemy coming to talk peace and staying at Camp David. Personally, I was surprised by the Camp David aspect of the story only because I figured Trump…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/11/is-killing-peasants-protecting-americas-interests/

Reflections on \"Peace\" in Afghanistan
Andrew Bacevich | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-11
When the conflict that the Vietnamese refer to as the American War ended in April 1975, I was a U.S. Army captain attending a course at Fort Knox, Kentucky. In those days, the student body at any of our Army\'s myriad schools typically included officers from the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). Since…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/11/reflections-on-peace-in-afghanistan/

Western Media Portrays Hong Kong Hooligans as Heroes. But Are They?
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-11
Whenever Hong Kong protesters are destroying public property, there are no cameras of Western media outlets in sight. But when police decide to intervene, protecting their city, Western media crusaders emerge in full force. | On Sunday, huge US flags were | …
globalresearch.ca/western-media-portrays-hong-kong-hooligans-heroes/5688809

Security breached at the world\'s biggest arms fair as one kayak takes on the war ships
Emily Apple | thecanary.co | 2019-09-11
On 10 September, Canary journalists (including this author) took off their press cards and were part of a protest at Defence Security and Equipment International (DSEI) — the world\'s largest arms fair.Using a kayak, two people rowed into the path of the war ships and breached the massive security operation. The action was timed to coincide with, and therefore disrupt, the BAE Systems boat display.Flares were lit on the water and at shore, and alongside chanting and banners, it…
thecanary.co/exclusive/2019/09/11/security-breached-at-the-worlds-biggest-arms-fair-as-one-kayak-takes-on-the-war-ships/

The Need for Non-Violence in Hong Kong
Jonathan Power | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-11
The gloves are off in Hong Kong. Judging from the pictures on today\'s BBC News the police no longer have any compunction about beating protestors. Ironically, they don\'t appear to get close to the fringe of protestors who are using violent tactics. Rather they are swinging their batons left right and centre at any young…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/11/the-need-for-non-violence-in-hong-kong/

Venezuela\'s Maduro Warns of Colombia \'Threat\' as Trump Fires Bolton
Lucas Koerner | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-09-11
Venezuelan military exercises along the border started on Tuesday.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14653

Much \"Foreign Aid\" Is Taxpayer-Funded Plundering of the Global South
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-11
| \"If at first you don\'t succeed, try, try again.\" That 1840 slogan seems to be the modus operandi of President Trump when thwarted by Congress. Trump has tried twice to cut foreign aid not just for humanitarian causes, but to nations balking at being U.S. puppets. | His first effort was in August 2018 when Mick Mulvaney, director of the White House Offi…
truthout.org/articles/much-foreign-aid-is-taxpayer-funded-plundering-of-the-global-south/

Trump Sacks Bolton. Who is the Next National Security Advisor?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-11
It\'s a good start, way short of what\'s needed — cleaning house of all Trump regime far-right extremists, notably Pompeo and likeminded hardliners. | Chance for positive change is virtually nil. Dirty business as usual in Washington won\'t miss a beat …
globalresearch.ca/trump-sacks-bolton-who-is-the-next-national-security-advisor/5688841

Tucson on road to elect first Chicana mayor
Joe Bernick | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-11
TUCSON, Ariz.–Voters in Tucson took the first step toward making history on Aug. 27 when City Councilwoman Regina Romero won the Democratic nomination for mayor. Romero is expected to easily defeat independent Ed Ackerley and Green Party candidate Mike Cease in November to become Tucson\'s first woman mayor, and also the first Mexican-American mayor since …
peoplesworld.org/article/tucson-on-road-to-elect-first-chicana-mayor/

More Americans Questioning Official 9/11 Story As New Evidence Contradicts Official Narrative
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2019-09-11
Evidence continues to mount that the official narrative itself is the irrational narrative of September 11, and it becomes ever more clear that the media remains committed to preventing legitimate questions about that day from receiving the scrutiny they deserve.
mintpressnews.com/americans-questioning-official-september-11-new-wtc-7-evidence/261744/

Bolton\'s Failures in Venezuela, Iran, Afghanistan and Russia Proved to be His Downfall
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-11
Trump\'s decision to fire Bolton likely stemmed from the latter\'s string of failures in Venezuela, Iran, Afghanistan, and Russia, with the American President finally realizing that enough is enough and that he needs to once again shuffle the \"deep state\" …
globalresearch.ca/bolton-failures-venezuela-iran-afghanistan-russia-his-downfall/5688762

New season of Amazon\'s Jack Ryan focused on Venezuela denounced as \'over-the-top and ridiculous\' U.S. propaganda
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-09-11
The upcoming season of Amazon\'s Jack Ryan could have been scripted by John Bolton. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/09/11/new-season-of-amazons-jack-ryan-focused-on-venezuela-denounced-as-over-the-top-and-ridiculous-u-s-propaganda/

Russia: Stalinist and far-right candidates win with backing from Navalny
wsws.org | 2019-09-11
The Western media has desperately tried to conceal the right-wing character of the political forces that have made gains in the elections in Moscow and Khabarovsk.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/11/mosc-s11.html

Iran Calls on US to Avoid War Hawks Like John Bolton
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-11
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on the United States administration to distance themselves from war hawks like John Bolton in the future if they want to improve relations with the Islamic Republic. | RELATED: | Charles Kupperman: A Bolton-Style Hawk Is Trump\'s Acting National Security Advisor | \"America should understand that … it should distance itself from warmongers,\" Iran\'s semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted President Hassan Rouhani as sayin…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Calls-on-US-to-Avoid-War-Hawks-Like-John-Bolton–20190911-0003.html

Trump fires Bolton as national security advisor
wsws.org | 2019-09-11
Disagreement over a proposed deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan was apparently the final straw in the internal White House conflict.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/11/bolt-s11.html

Iran urges US to \'put warmongers aside\' after John Bolton firing
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-09-11
Iran\'s president has welcomed Donald Trump\'s abrupt dismissal of his national security adviser, saying the US should \"put warmongers aside\" amid tensions in the Persian Gulf.Hassan Rouhani\'s remarks signalled approval after the US president forced out John Bolton, who had been hawkish on Iran and other global challenges.Rouhani\'s website quoted him as urging the US to \"abandon warmongering and its maximum pressure policy\" on Tehran.Ali Rabiei, a government spokesman, said after a cabinet meeting that Bolton\'s dismissal may help the US have a \"less biased\" attitude towards Iran.John Bolton (Evan Vucci/AP)The sudde…
thecanary.co/us/us-news-us/2019/09/11/iran-urges-us-to-put-warmongers-aside-after-john-bolton-firing/

On the anniversary of 9/11, let\'s remember that conspiracy theories are counterproductive
Peter Bolton | thecanary.co | 2019-09-11
Wednesday September 11, 2019 marks the 18th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center \'Twin Towers\' in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, DC. In the 18 years that have passed since that day in 2001, countless conspiracy theories have arisen that reject the mainstream account of what happened and who was responsible. Some of the conspiracies come from the lunatic…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2019/09/11/on-the-anniversary-of-9-11-lets-remember-that-conspiracy-theories-are-counterproductive/

Trump Slams \"Mr. Tough Guy\" Bolton for Making \"Some Very Big Mistakes\"
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-11
Trump slammed Bolton\'s \"Libyan model\" remark in regards to North Korea as \"not a good statement to make.\"
theantimedia.com/trump-slams-mr-tough-guy-bolton-for-making-some-very-big-mistakes/

The Catastrophic Tenure of John Bolton
Joseph Cirincione | commondreams.org | 2019-09-11
The National Security Council had been the principal forum for consideration of key policies for 72 years. Bolton destroyed it in 17 months. (Christopher Halloran via Shutterstock) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bolton_8.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/09/11/catastrophic-tenure-john-bolton?cd-origin=rss

Germany\'s Angela Merkel Says Europe to Honor Iran Nuclear Deal
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-11
Germany\'s Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Europe has chosen to honor the 2015 nuclear agreement deal with Iran which was abandoned by the United States unilaterally last year. | RELATED: | Iran Calls on US to Avoid War Hawks Like John Bolton | The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was signed between Iran and six other countries. While Germany, France, the United Kingdom, China, and Russia kept the deal, Washington pulled out of it in 2018 saying that Iran has breached it by…
telesurenglish.net/news/Germanys-Angela-Merkel-Says-Europe-to-Honor-Iran-Nuclear-Deal-20190911-0016.html

Iran thaw coming? After firing chief hawk, Trump hints at lifting sanctions on Tehran
rt.com | 2019-09-11
Days after saying he had \"no problem\" meeting his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani and soon after firing his hawkish adviser John Bolton, US President Donald Trump has hinted he may lift some sanctions on Tehran. | Iran has been under crippling US economic sanctions since the US unilaterally withdrew lat May from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA, or Iran Nuclear Deal). Relations between Washington and Tehran have since deteriorated, with the sanctions accompanied by a military buildup in the Persian Gulf and back-and-forth threats from both sides. | But, speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Trump…
rt.com/usa/468605-trump-lift-iran-sanctions/

Democrats Somehow Frame John Bolton\'s Exit as a Bad Thing
Caitlin Johnstone | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-11
John Bolton is out as President Trump\'s National Security Advisor. Trump says he fired Bolton, Bolton says he offered to resign first.
theantimedia.com/democrats-john-bolton-exit-bad-thing/

John Bolton\'s Ouster Makes the World Safer
Jeet Heer | thenation.com | 2019-09-11
John Bolton\'s Ouster Makes the World Safer…
thenation.com/article/trump-bolton-foreign-policy/

Ro Khanna: \'Americans Can Breathe a Sigh of Relief With Bolton Gone\'
Rep. Ro Khanna | thenation.com | 2019-09-11
Ro Khanna: \'Americans Can Breathe a Sigh of Relief With Bolton Gone\'…
thenation.com/article/bolton-war-ro-khanna/

Knowledge in the Blood: Stories About 9-11
Rachel Cunliffe | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-11
A Saudi Arabian exchange student starting 12thgrade in an American high school this fall is bullied because his name is Osama. \"Something about 11thof September?\" I learn. Jonathan Jansen called it \"knowledge in the blood\" when he wrote of the vindictiveness and hostility of Afrikaaner youth born after the end of apartheid as they entered…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/11/knowledge-in-the-blood-stories-about-9-11/

Some airplanes did something?! New York Times article \'de-terrorizes\' 9/11 attacks
rt.com | 2019-09-11
On the anniversary of the most devastating terrorist attack on US soil, a story by the New York Times suggested that \"airplanes\" brought down the twin towers. The seeming shift of responsibility did not sit well with readers. | \"18 years have passed since airplanes took aim and brought down the World Trade Center,\" read a tweet from the New York Times on Wednesday. \"Today families will once again gather and grieve at the site where more than 2000 people died.\" Inside an accompanying article, the same bizarre sentence was repeated. | Though technological dystopia was all the rage in 2001, what with the success…
rt.com/usa/468604-new-york-times-911-airplanes/

The Tragedy of 9/11: a \'false flag\' operation?
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-09-11
It is impossible to ignore today\'s tragic anniversary: ‚Äã‚Äãexactly 18 years ago, the events took place that would forever after be associated with the date 9/11. On this day in 2001, horrific terrorist attacks of monstrous proportion shook the world. At the time, the attack was attributed to a small group of hijackers led by …
uwidata.com/5276-the-tragedy-of-9-11-a-false-flag-operation/

It\'s Been 18 Years Since 9/11. It\'s Time to End the Wars
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-11
| 3,000 some poems disguised as people | On an almost too perfect day | Must be more than pawns | In some asshole\'s passion play | So now it\'s your job | And it\'s my job | To make it that way | –Ani DiFranco, \"Self Evident\"The September 11, 2001, terror attacks are old enough to vote now, old enough to enlist in the military and go fight in one of the ongoing wars spawned by that woeful day. \"Never Forget,\" went the enforcer\'s refrain: Grind in the horror, amplify the fear, profit from the rage, and take…
truthout.org/articles/its-been-18-years-since-9-11-its-time-to-end-the-wars/

Wednesday\'s Daily Brief: \'Appalling\' conditions in Syria camp, precarious SDG progress, South Sudan, Palestine refugees and mining in Mongolia
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-11
A recap of Wednesday\'s top stories: \'Inhumane conditions\' in Syria\'s Al Hol camp worsening; SDG progress risks going backward; food insecurity in South Sudan; Arab League petitioned to support Palestine refugees; and mining in Mongolia should boost development.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1046152

UN report on Syria conflict highlights inhumane detention of women and children
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-11
As the people of north-west Syria face intensifying violence, tens of thousands of women and children continue to be kept in \"inhumane conditions\" in a remote camp on the other side of the country, UN-appointed independent investigators said on Wednesday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1046102