The Myth of the Cold War: 74 Years Ago, Secret September 1945 Plan to \"Wipe the Soviet Union off the Map\"
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-15
Seventy four years ago, on September 15, 1945, the US released a secret document which consisted in waging a coordinated nuclear attack directed against 66 major urban areas of the Soviet Union, which at the time was an ally of …
globalresearch.ca/the-myth-of-the-cold-war-74-years-ago-secret-september-1945-plan-to-wipe-the-soviet-union-of-the-map/5689283
AOC\'s Face Burned in Republican Party Video to Slam Socialism
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-15
The United States Congresswoman Ilhan Omar slammed a video aired during the Democratic Debate Thursday which showed her fellow Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez\'s burning face while a former congressional candidate spo…
telesurenglish.net/news/AOCs-Face-Burned-in-Republican-Party-Video-to-Slam-Socialism-20190915-0004.html
Refugee boats carrying children, women and men intercepted after French camp clearances
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-09-15
Small boats carrying children, women and men have been intercepted off the Kent coast after a wave of refugee camp clearances in France.At least two Border Force vessels, carrying what appeared to be around a dozen refugees and asylum seekers in orange life-vests, were seen pulling into Dover on Sunday morning.It is understood more UK-bound boats were caught before reaching British shores — although events are still unfolding.The Home Office said it was \"aware of ongoing incidents\".A couple thought to be migrants after being brought to shore by Border Force officers (Gareth Fuller/PA)It comes days after Bord…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/09/15/refugee-boats-carrying-children-women-and-men-intercepted-after-french-camp-clearances/
Yang says SNL novice should not be fired over Chinese racial slur, drowned out by PC crowd
rt.com | 2019-09-15
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang has said that Saturday Night Live\'s new hire Shane Gillis should not be sacked for making a tasteless joke after a clip of him mocking Chinatowns resurfaced, setting Twitter alight. | Yang, a son of immigrants from Taiwan, struck a distinctly different tone from most online warriors when he said he would be \"happy to sit down and talk\" with Gillis about the ill-fated clip that resurfaced on Friday. The video shows the comedian tearing into Chinatowns and their inhabitants. | \"Damn, Chinatown is f**king nuts,\" Gillis says in the clip, referring to the ability of Chi…
rt.com/usa/468851-yang-snl-chinese-slur/
USF students demand no immigration authorities on campus
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-09-15
Tampa, Fl – On September 10, students at the University of South Florida (USF) participated in a national day of action that was called by National Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) to speak out against the Trump administration\'s attacks on undocumented immigrants. The event was hosted by Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). Over 30 students and staff attended. | During President Donald Trump\'s tenure, his administration has engaged in escalating attacks against undocumented immigrants. Some of these attacks include Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detaining undocumented children in h…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/9/14/usf-students-demand-no-immigration-authorities-campus
USF students demand no immigration authorities on campus
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-09-15
Tampa, Fl – On September 10, students at the University of South Florida (USF) participated in a national day of action that was called by National Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) to speak out against the Trump administration\'s attacks on undocumented immigrants. The event was hosted by Tampa Bay Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). Over 30 students and staff attended. | During President Donald Trump\'s tenure, his administration has engaged in escalating attacks against undocumented immigrants. Some of these attacks include Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detaining undocumented children in h…
fightbacknews.org/2019/9/14/usf-students-demand-no-immigration-authorities-campus
Third Annual Far-Right Gathering in Berkeley Continues Record of Failure
Berkeley Antifa | indybay.org | 2019-09-15
On Sunday, September 1, a small collection of bored and lonely far-right activists gathered in Berkeley, CA for what was dubbed the \"Third Annual March Against Communism.\" Despite the massive police presence and resources committed to protecting this tiny group of confused conspiracy theorists, community mobilization kept Berkeley locals safe and ultimately pushed back the far-right\'s attempted advances.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/14/18826231.php
10 Things You Need to Know About the Fires in the Amazon
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-15
| The world is watching in horror as pictures circulate of huge stretches of the Amazon rainforest in flames, but these are no ordinary wildfires. They were set on purpose to generate immense profit for a few multinational companies and the bourgeois governments that support them. Urgent action and mobilization of working people and activists around the world is necessary to put an end to the capitalist exploitation that is destroying one of the Earth\'s most important ecological regions. Here\'s what you nee…
truthout.org/articles/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-fires-in-the-amazon/
In the wake of Netanyahu\'s racist campaigning, it\'s time for the world to hold the Israeli state to account
Afroze Fatima Zaidi | thecanary.co | 2019-09-15
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is running for re-election, and in a bid to strengthen his support he has promised to annex even more areas of the occupied West Bank. This would mean giving the Israeli state sovereignty over what is currently recognised as Palestinian territory. | \"The nail in the coffin\" for any hope of peace: | Netanyahu\'s latest move has been widely condemned. For many, it\'s not only detrimenta…
thecanary.co/opinion/2019/09/15/in-the-wake-of-netanyahus-racist-campaigning-its-time-for-the-world-to-hold-the-israeli-state-to-account/
Cuba, Uruguay, Nicaragua Reject TIAR Treaty Against Venezuela
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-15
The governments of Cuba, Uruguay and Nicaragua have strongly rejected the TIAR treaty activation against Venezuela, which could authorize the use of military force against Caracas government if the countries part of the treaty deemed it a threat to security or peace in the region. | RELATED: | Venezuelan FM Calls TIAR \'Dead\', Denounces Its Activation | Cuban President, Miguel Diaz-Canel, denounced the embarrassing decision of activating TIAR as he called it \"a poorly legally supported…
telesurenglish.net/news/cuba-nicaragua-uruguay-reject-tiar-20190915-0007.html
Demythologizing the Roots of \"The New Cold War\"
Ted Snider | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-15
When Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev received his peace prize in 1990, the Nobel Prize committee declared that \"the two mighty power blocs, have managed to abandon their life-threatening confrontation\" and confidently expressed that \"It is our hope that we are …
globalresearch.ca/demythologizing-roots-new-cold-war/5689264
I was one of the Canary journalists arrested at the world\'s largest arms fair. Here\'s why
Fréa Lockley | thecanary.co | 2019-09-15
Last week I was arrested. Police put me in handcuffs three times. I was just one of many people taking direct action to try and stop the world\'s largest arms fair — Defence Security and Equipment International (DSEI). | I paddled a kayak straight towards warships and sat in front of arms trucks. My body still aches and bruises from handcuffs deepen darker every day. But that really doesn\'t matter. I\'d do it all again without a second thought. Because those minuscule injuries pale into insignificance in the face of why we protested…
thecanary.co/opinion/2019/09/15/i-was-one-of-the-canary-journalists-arrested-at-the-worlds-largest-arms-fair-heres-why/
Venezuela Probes Guaido over Photos with Colombian Drug Traffickers
Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-09-15
Los Rastrojos have been accused of drug smuggling, extortion, and targeted killings.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14656
US Sponsored War: Formidable Yemeni Houthi Fighters Strike Back
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-15
Things aren\'t going well for the US, NATO, Israel, Riyadh, and their jihadist proxies in Yemen. | They\'re losing endless war to Ansarullah Houthi rebels, their capabilities much more sophisticated than earlier believed. | Their explosive-laden drones and missiles are able to …
globalresearch.ca/formidable-yemeni-houthi-fighters/5689250
Pre-election Stunt. Possible US-Israeli Defense Pact? Netanyahu Fighting for his Political Life
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-15
Days ahead of Israeli Knesset elections on Tuesday, Netanyahu fighting for his political life, Trump tweeted the following: | \"I had a call today with Prime Minister Netanyahu to discuss the possibility of moving forward with a Mutual Defense Treaty, between | …
globalresearch.ca/possible-us-israeli-defense-pact/5689261
Ready for \"Full-Fledged\" War: Iran Responds to US Claim It Launched Saudi Oil Attack
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-15
Iran has warned it stands ready for a \"full-fledged\" war with the United States.
theantimedia.com/full-fledged-war-iran-responds/
US \'Lies\' Slammed After Pompeo, Without Proof, Blames Iran for Drone Attacks
Common Dreams staff | commondreams.org | 2019-09-15
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) threatens to \"break the regime\'s back\" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1168377141-955px.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2019/09/15/us-lies-slammed-after-pompeo-without-proof-blames-iran-drone-attacks?cd-origin=rss
Sen. Graham Wants to Bomb Iran in Response to Houthi Attack on Saudi Oil
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-15
Following the early morning attack on Saudi Arabia\'s Abqaiq oil processing facility–the largest oil processing plant in the world–and a similar drone attack at the Khurais oil field on Saturday, the neocon senator from South Carolina, Lindsey Graham, has …
globalresearch.ca/graham-wants-bomb-iran-response-houthi-attack-saudi-oil/5689229
\'I Rule the White House\': Will Bolton\'s ouster help Trump facilitate US-Iran negotiations?
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-09-15
Most analysts agree that Donald Trump\'s main motivation for dismissing his National Security Advisor, John Bolton, was that Bolton had been giving off the impression that he was the real decision-maker in the White House, while the president was merely a talking puppet. Looking at Trump\'s career, even before coming into office, it is clear …
uwidata.com/5319-i-rule-the-white-house-will-boltons-ouster-help-trump-facilitate-us-iran-negotiations/
Hydro-Quebec Ends Cyber-Security Agreement With Israel Electric Corporation
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-09-15
Lawyer John Philpott discusses BDS Quebec\'s campaign against cyber-cooperation between Hydro-Quebec and IEC…
therealnews.com/stories/hydro-quebec-ends-cyber-security-agreement-with-israel-electric-corporation
#NoMoreTrump Campaign Ends With 13m Signatures Expected
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-15
The Venezuelan government wrapped up the international #NoMoreTrump campaign Sunday as thousands gathered in the Bolivar plazas, communities and neighborhoods of the country to sign the petition calling on the United States to lift the unilateral blockade. | RELATED: | Maduro: 12m #NoMoreTrump Petitions to be Presented to UN |…
telesurenglish.net/news/NoMoreTrump-Campaign-Ends-With-13m-Signatures-Expected-20190915-0014.html
Everyone\'s raving about Netflix\'s Unbelievable, and with good reason
Afroze Fatima Zaidi | thecanary.co | 2019-09-15
Warning: this article discusses sexual assault and contains content some readers may find triggering. | A few days ago, I read an article in The Canary about a drop in prosecutions for rape in the UK. It talked about the reasons for this drop, and how it meant an \'effective decriminalisation\' of rape. It didn\'t make for an easy read, particularly for me, a survivor of sexual assault. | Coming across Netflix\'s new show Unbelievable, which looks at how local author…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/09/15/everyones-raving-about-netflixs-unbelievable-and-with-good-reason/
Industrialized Militaries Are a Bigger Part of the Climate Emergency Than You Know
Murtaza Hussain | theintercept.com | 2019-09-15
Not only do conflicts leave a poisoned landscape in their wake, but the U.S. military has a larger carbon footprint than most countries on earth.
theintercept.com/2019/09/15/climate-change-us-military-war/
The 9/11 Deception Remains in Control of America\'s Destiny
Edward Curtin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-15
The 18th anniversary of 9/11 is over, but 9/11 isn\'t. September 11, 2001, is the defining event of America\'s 21st century. The neoconservatives used their false flag event to destroy the Bill of Rights and turn the American people over …
globalresearch.ca/911-deception-remains-control-america-destiny/5689228
SPY PIGEONS & KILLER CIGARS: Weird ways CIA tried to win the Cold War
rt.com | 2019-09-15
The CIA has declassified documents revealing its Cold War spy pigeons program, the latest revelation of the truly bizarre lengths the US went to to win the war which included killer cigars, trained dolphins and acoustic kitties. | Pigeon spies: | The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has declassified details of its secret spy-pigeon mission during the Cold War, named \'Tacana\'. It used the birds to secretly photograph sites inside the Soviet Union. The avian species was chosen because of their ability to navigate their way back home, and they apparently flew their missions while expensive cameras were s…
rt.com/usa/468865-cia-cold-war-desperate-plots/
Yale Study: Wild Mosquitoes Retained Genes of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes
Aaron Kesel | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-15
In Brazil, a genetic engineering test of mosquitoes appears to have failed.
theantimedia.com/wild-mosquitoes-retained-genes-of-genetically-modified-mosquitoes/
Lula Da Silva: \'They Thought Lies Were Going To Win\'
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-15
\"I\'m turning 73 years old but I\'ve got the energy of a 20-year-old boy\", said former President Lula Da Silva during his first interview to an Argentinian diary since he was imprisoned April 7, 2018. Sitting behind a small desk and guarded by a police officer, he confessed he has planned to live 120 years, therefore, he needs a lot of strength because otherwise \"life would be boring\". | RELATED: | Prosecutors Hid Evidence to Keep Lula From Becoming Minister in 2016 | The…
telesurenglish.net/news/lula-da-silva-interview-jata-javo-freedom-brazil-20190915-0005.html
Trump the Clueless: Israel is Not Spying on Me
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-15
It does not bother President Trump the Israelis are spying on him. In fact, he believes it is not true despite evidence to the contrary. Every president since Truman knew about Israel\'s aggressive intelligence efforts, but not Trump the Clueless….
globalresearch.ca/trump-israel-not-spying-me/5689218
\"Doctored Admissions\": The US University Admissions Scandal as a Global Problem
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-15
Not so much a Desperate House Wife as a desperate mother, a contrite Felicity Huffman, known for playing Lynette Scavo, has been convicted for her role in the university admissions scandal in the United States. The scene is set …
globalresearch.ca/doctored-admissions-us-university-admissions-scandal/5689221
Israeli Gov\'t Legalizes Colony in Palestinian Jordan\'s Valley
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-15
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scrambled for far-right voter support two days before an election, convening his cabinet in the occupied West Bank and having it approve legal status for an unauthorised outpost. | RELATED: | Apartheid\': Palestinians Can\'t Vote in Israeli Election Set to Decide on Their Lands\' Fate | Netanyahu\'s caretaker government met on Sunday in the Jordan Valley, a largely agricultural area which he announced on Tuesday that…
telesurenglish.net/news/israel-banjamin-netanyahu-west-bank-colony-20190915-0009.html
Remembering the Birmingham church bombing
splcenter.org | 2019-09-15
Fifty-six years ago today, four precious little girls were murdered in one of the most heinous acts of white supremacist terror of the civil rights era.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/15/remembering-birmingham-church-bombing
Outing the Board Members of the NRA
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2019-09-15
It seems that NOW is the time to take this a step further and expose some of the Board Members of the notorious NRA, a domestic terrorist organization!
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/13/18826218.php
Remembering the Birmingham church bombing
splcenter.org | 2019-09-15
Fifty-six years ago today, four precious little girls were murdered in one of the most heinous acts of white supremacist terror of the civil rights era.
splcenter.org/news/2019/09/15/remembering-birmingham-church-bombing
Trump authorized release of oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve if needed to keep markets supplied
rt.com | 2019-09-15
US President Donald Trump has said he green-lighted the release of oil from the US strategic reserves and ordered to streamline pipelines\' approvals to keep the oil market \"well-supplied\" in wake of the attacks on Saudi Aramco. | The drone strikes on Saudi Arabia\'s largest Abqaiq oil processing plant and another oil facility have cut the state-run oil giant\'s daily production in half, sending Saudi stocks into a nosedive and sparking fears that oil prices can rise to triple-digits. | In a series of tweets on Sunday, Trump said that the US would draw from its oil reserves \"if needed, in a to-be-determined amoun…
rt.com/usa/468875-trump-authorized-release-oil-reserve/
Outing of CIA\'s Kremlin mole echoes Iraq WMD hoax
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-09-15
The outing of a CIA informant inside of the Kremlin raises new questions about the Russia investigation and the intelligence…
thegrayzone.com/2019/09/15/outing-of-cias-kremlin-mole-echoes-iraq-wmd-hoax/
Let\'s Make Friday the Biggest Day of Climate Action in Global History
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-15
| What do Ben and Jerry\'s, an 800,000-member South African trade union, countless college professors, a big chunk of Amazon\'s Seattle workforce, and more high school students than you can imagine have in common? They\'re all joining in a massive climate strike this coming Friday, September 20 — a strike that will likely register as the biggest day of climate action in the planet\'s history. | More than this, what they have in common is something they share with much of the rest of humanity:…
truthout.org/articles/lets-make-friday-the-biggest-day-of-climate-action-in-global-history/
Russia Has \'Oligarchs,\' the US Has \'Businessmen\'
Alan MacLeod | commondreams.org | 2019-09-15
commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/david-koch-and-charles-955px.jpg …
Turkey: Russian S-400 Missile Delivery Complete, Active in 2020
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-15
Turkey\'s defense ministry informed Sunday that the delivery of the second battery of Russian S-400 missile defense systems has been completed, adding that it would become operational by April 2020 despite United States threats. | RELATED: | Trump Won\'t Allow S-400 Deal to Harm Turkish-US Ties: Erdogan | \"They (U.S. officials) told us \'don\'t activate them and we can sort this out\', but we told them that we didn\'t buy these systems as a prop,\" Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusgl…
telesurenglish.net/news/Turkey-Russian-S-400-Missiles-Delivery-Complete-Operational-in-April-2020-20190915-0012.html
From Voice of America to NPR: New CEO Lansing\'s Glass House
Laura Flanders | commondreams.org | 2019-09-15
John Lansing, now CEO of National Public Radio (NPR), talked about the operations of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the agency that oversees United States government-supported, civilian international news media such as Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Marti, and Alhurra. He explained how he planned to reshape U.S. media operations to better fit the current media environment, including how to address propaganda by countries such as Russia and China and stateless actors such as ISIL. (C-SPAN January 6, 2016) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_…
commondreams.org/views/2019/09/15/voice-america-npr-new-ceo-lansings-glass-house?cd-origin=rss
9/11 Truth and Justice 18 Years after the Attacks
Michael Welch | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-15
\"The worst act of terrorism in the history of our country which claimed almost 3000 innocent lives and which dramatically altered the course of our nation and the world and it had a proposed deadline of just 18 months which …
globalresearch.ca/911-truth-justice-18-years-after-the-attacks/5689203
Selected Articles: Houthi Attack on Saudi Oil
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-15
A future without independent media leaves us with an upside down reality where according to the corporate media \"NATO deserves a Nobel Peace Prize\", and where \"nuclear weapons and wars make us safer\" | . | . | | | If, like us, this is …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-houthi-attack-saudi-oil/5689270
War is Good for Business and Organized Crime: Afghanistan\'s Multibillion Dollar Opium Trade. Rising Heroin Addiction in the US
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-14
Despite president Trump\'s announced US troop withdrawal, the Afghan opium trade continues to flourish. It is protected by US-NATO occupation forces on behalf of a nexus of powerful financial and criminal interests.
globalresearch.ca/war-is-good-for-business-and-organized-crime-afghanistans-multibillion-dollar-opium-trade-rising-heroin-addiction-in-the-us/5664319
Trump and Mexico: a step toward restoring order on the border
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-09-14
On Wednesday, the US Supreme Court reaffirmed the president\'s right to limit asylum requests for migrants from Central and South America. Trump hailed the decision as a \"big victory,\" while his opponents issued heavy criticism. According to the new ruling, migrants who cross over the United States\' southern border will be required to prove that …
uwidata.com/5309-trump-and-mexico-a-step-toward-restoring-order-on-the-border/
No letup in Trump\'s war on immigrants as 37-year-old Mexican man dies in ICE custody
wsws.org | 2019-09-14
The recent Supreme Court ruling effectively eliminating the right to asylum is but the latest and sharpest expression of the attack on the rights of immigrants.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/14/immi-s14.html
Protest of India\'s rule over Kashmir
Joe Piette | workers.org | 2019-09-14
Chanting \"From Kashmir to Palestine, occupation is a crime,\" over 100 people, mostly immigrants from Kashmir, rallied on Sept. 6 outside the Masjid Al-Madinah Upper Darby Islamic Center near Philadelphia to call attention to India\'s recent human rights\' abuses and violations of Kashmir\'s sovereignty. | Continue reading Protest of India\'s rule over Kashmir at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/09/14/protest-of-indias-rule-over-kashmir/
Fascistic elements in Republican Party threaten Democrats O\'Rourke and Ocasio-Cortez
wsws.org | 2019-09-14
Both incidents reflect the growing threat of political violence from the far-right.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/14/cort-s14.html
Fascistic elements in Republican Party threaten Democrats O\'Rourke and Ocasio-Cortez
wsws.org | 2019-09-14
Both incidents reflect the growing threat of political violence from the far-right.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/14/cort-s14.html
El Paso, firme!
Gloria Rubac | workers.org | 2019-09-14
The chants rang out loud and clear all weekend: \"El Paso!\" Then: \"Firme!\" After the racist mass murders on Aug. 3, when a gunman killed 22 people and wounded 24 more, El Paso activists issued a call to action against white supremacy. This was followed by a weekend of actions . . . | Continue reading El Paso, firme! at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/09/14/el-paso-firme/
El Paso, firme!
Gloria Rubac | workers.org | 2019-09-14
The chants rang out loud and clear all weekend: \"El Paso!\" Then: \"Firme!\" After the racist mass murders on Aug. 3, when a gunman killed 22 people and wounded 24 more, El Paso activists issued a call to action against white supremacy. This was followed by a weekend of actions . . . | Continue reading El Paso, firme! at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/09/14/el-paso-firme/
Taliban Delegation Travels to Russia as US Peace Talks Collapse
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-14
Afghanistan\'s Taliban have sent a delegation to Russia to seek international support to push for the withdrawal of United States troops following the collapse of talks with the U.S. this month, officials from the insurgent group said Saturday. | RELATED: | US Will Lose More After Afghan Peace Talks End Abruptly: Taliban | \"The purpose of these visits is to inform leaders of these countries about the peace talks and President Trump\'s decision to call off the peace process at a…
telesurenglish.net/news/Taliban-Delegation-Travels-to-Russia-as-Peace-Prospects-With-US-Collapse-20190914-0009.html