Our Invisible Government
Chris Hedges | commondreams.org | 2019-09-16
When an [intelligence service] uses dirty tricks, provides billions of dollars in weapons to renegade militias and Islamic radicals, overthrows governments and assassinates leaders, leaving in its wake mayhem and disasters it did not foresee, it has failed. (Photo: Mr. Fish) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-09-16_at_10.52.12_am.png …
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More refugees rescued after trying to seek safety across the Channel
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-09-16
Another group of refugees is thought to have been rescued off the Kent coast as the wave of people trying to cross the Channel from France in small boats continues.On Monday morning, a group of people draped in blankets were seen being brought ashore at the Port of Dover by Border Force officials.The group — thought to number 12 and mostly men with at least one woman — were searched, handed over to immigration officials and taken away in a van after coming ashore at around 11am.A group of people thought to be refugees brought to shore by Border Force officers at the Port of Dover in Kent on Monday (Gare…
thecanary.co/global/2019/09/16/more-refugees-rescued-after-trying-to-seek-safety-across-the-channel/
The Torture and Murder of Julian Assange
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-16
Back in May, retired USAF lieutenant colonel Karen Kwiatkowski said the CIA\'s \"Chemical Gina has her hands in this one, and we are being told that Assange is being \'treated\' with 3-quinuclidinyl benzilate, known as BZ.\" | On September 14, Kwiatkowski …
globalresearch.ca/torture-murder-julian-assange/5689303
Julian Assange: The World\'s Most Important Political Prisoner
Craig Murray | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-16
We are now just one week away from the end of Julian Assange\'s uniquely lengthy imprisonment for bail violation. He will receive parole from the rest of that sentence, but will continue to be imprisoned on remand awaiting his …
globalresearch.ca/julian-assange-the-worlds-most-important-political-prisoner/5689330
British Judge Jails Assange Indefinitely, Despite End of Prison Sentence
Oscar Grenfell | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-16
In a hearing at Westminster Magistrates\' Court yesterday morning, British District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled that WikiLeaks\' founder Julian Assange will remain in prison, despite the fact that his custodial sentence for \"absconding\" bail expires on September 22. | The ruling …
globalresearch.ca/british-judge-jails-assange-despite-end-prison-sentence/5689322
Why Is Julian Assange Being Tortured to Death?
Karen Kwiatkowski | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-16
I think we already know the answer. We need to go further and try and understand what this partially veiled, but completely serious, US and UK destruction of a modern journalist means for all of us. | Assange is an advocate …
globalresearch.ca/why-julian-assange-tortured/5689298
Empires are a secret until they start falling
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-16
In the past, we have written about the 2020s as a decade when the United States Empire will end. This is based on Alfred McCoy\'s predictions (listen to our interview with him on Clearing the FOG). Sociologist and peace scholar John Galtung believes US Empire will fall much faster, losing world dominance by 2020. Much of what he…
nationofchange.org/2019/09/16/empires-are-a-secret-until-they-start-falling/
Chicago elected officials to join human rights delegation to Philippines Consulate
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-09-16
Chicago, IL – On September 16, community, civil rights, faith-based and peace activists will join 35th Ward Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, 33rd Ward Alderman Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez and State Representative Jaime Andrade (40th District) in a delegation to the Consulate General of the Philippines, 11: 00 a.m.,122 S. Michigan Avenue. | The delegation will deliver a letter to Consul General Gina Jamoralin with regards to Brandon Lee, an American citizen who was shot in Ifugao, Philippines. Lee is a human rights activist and a native of San Francisco. | Lee was attacked by suspected elements of the 54th Infantry Batt…
fightbacknews.org/2019/9/15/chicago-elected-officials-join-human-rights-delegation-philippines-consulate
Third Annual Far-Right Gathering in Berkeley Continues Record of Failure
Berkeley Antifa | indybay.org | 2019-09-16
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
Hot Stuff on the Afghan Peace Deal Snafu
Michael Doliner | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-16
Do you want to know the real reason Trump canceled the peace talks with the Taliban? Okay, here\'s the hot poop. Our satellites detected goats. Yes, you read that correctly, goats, goats in goated communities. There was no mistake. Goats grazed on some of them there hills in Afghanistan. Now of course, goats, by themselves,…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/16/hot-stuff-on-the-afghan-peace-deal-snafu/
Avalanche-Level Liar Trump Learned Art of Deception from the Pros: US Corporations
Ralph Nader | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-16
For avalanche-level lying, deceiving, and misleading, mega-mimic Donald Trump need look no further than the history of the corporate advertising industry and the firms that pay them. | Dissembling is so deeply ingrained in commercial culture that the Federal Trade Commission …
globalresearch.ca/avalanche-level-liar-trump-learned-art-of-deception-from-the-pros-us-corporations/5689302
The Endless \'War on Terror\' Just Suffered a Huge Blow
Marjorie Cohn | truthdig.com | 2019-09-16
This piece originally appeared on Truthout. | The U.S. government has used…
truthdig.com/articles/the-endless-war-on-terror-just-suffered-a-huge-blow/
Recalling the hundreds of thousands of civilian victims of America\'s endless \'war on terror\'
Dave Lindorff | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-16
It\'s time we as a nation gave some thought to and did some penance for all those civilian deaths and combatant deaths as we remember 9-11.
nationofchange.org/2019/09/16/recalling-the-hundreds-of-thousands-of-civilian-victims-of-americas-endless-war-on-terror/
Joe Biden\'s Answer to Slavery\'s Legacy: Phonographs for the Poor
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-16
The corporate media talking-head commentary on the third Democratic presidential debate last Thursday night focused on two things: Beto O\'Rourke\'s call for a federal confiscation of the nation\'s assault weapons and Julian Castro\'s attempt to humiliate Joe Biden by suggesting that the former vice president had forgotten what he said about his health care reform program two minutes before.
counterpunch.org/2019/09/16/joe-bidens-answer-to-slaverys-legacy-phonographs-for-the-poor/
As David Cameron Resurfaces \'Broken Britain\' Disintegrates
True Publica | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-16
David Cameron has no shame whatsoever. He has, cynically, come out of hiding — simply to promote his new book and make some money from an ongoing catastrophe of his making. For the last three years he hid from the …
globalresearch.ca/david-cameron-resurfaces-broken-britain-disintegrates/5689316
The Barbarity of US-NATO, War Propaganda and the \"Rule of International Law\"
Mark Taliano | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-16
Greetings delegates and organizers. My name is Mark Taliano. I am a writer and Research Associate at the Center For Research on Globalization (Global Research). | My book, Voices from Syria, and my website marktaliano.net represent my efforts to take …
globalresearch.ca/speech-for-the-general-federation-of-trade-unions-conference-in-damascus/5689338
Iranian Drones Launched from Iraq Carried Out Attacks on Saudi Oil Plants
David Hearst | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-16
The strikes which paralysed the Saudi oil industry on Saturday morning, forcing it to halve its output of crude oil, were made by Iranian drones launched from Hashd al-Shaabi bases in southern Iraq, a senior Iraqi intelligence official has told …
globalresearch.ca/iranian-drones-iraq-carried-out-attacks-saudi-oil-plants/5689363
World\'s Most Expensive UK Railway Project at £100 Billion, Derailed Before Any Track Actually Laid
Hans Stehling | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-16
Britain\'s proposed HS2 high-speed rail link that would cost more than £400m per mile to complete would make it the most expensive railway on Earth, according to new estimates commissioned by the UK Department for Transport. | According to these calculations, …
globalresearch.ca/most-expensive-railway-project-100-billion-derailed/5689325
The Adelsons May Have Cut Ties with Netanyahu More than a Year Ago–And No One Noticed
Marsha B. Cohen | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-16
In the days leading up to the Israeli election on Sept. 17, President Donald Trump appears to have left Prime Minister Benjamin \"Bibi\" Netanyahu twisting in the wind. | While most observers have been attributing Trump\'s cooling toward Netanyahu to either …
globalresearch.ca/adelsons-cut-ties-netanyahu-year-ago/5689313
Japan-Russia Relations, The Kuril Islands Dispute and the Revival of Suzuki Muneo
James Brown | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-16
At the start of the 2000s, Suzuki Muneo was one of the most prominent politicians in Japan. Elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1983, Suzuki eventually served eight terms. He became a powerful figure in | …
globalresearch.ca/japan-russia-relations-revival-suzuki-muneo/5689333
The Cost of Wanting to Tell the Truth: Global Research Needs Your Support
The Global Research Team | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-16
Dear Readers, | we cannot cover our monthly costs. In what effectively amounts to online …
globalresearch.ca/the-cost-of-wanting-to-tell-the-truth/5667015
#NoMoreTrump Campaign Ends with 13m Signatures Expected
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-16
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. | \"In every corner | …
globalresearch.ca/nomoretrump-campaign-ends-13m-signatures-expected/5689371
Landmines: Reclaiming the Community One Bomb at a Time: The View from Indochina
Ted Lieverman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-16
Ending a war is like stopping a heavy truck. Even when you slam on the brakes, the mass and inertia of the conflict takes a very long time to halt; the violence might end but the effects can reverberate through | …
globalresearch.ca/reclaiming-community-one-bomb-time-view-from-indochina/5689380
Freedom in Sight for Mumia Abu-Jamal?
Prison Radio | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-16
Freedom is now in sight. New evidence, recently found, and surpressed for decades could be the key to relief for Mumia Abu-Jamal. | Joe McGill and Ed Rendell, trial prosecutor and DA, respectively, manipulated evidence and framed Mumia Abu-Jamal …
globalresearch.ca/freedom-sight-mumia-abu-jamal/5689378
What Role Did the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Soviet Entry into the War Play in Japan\'s Decision to Surrender in the Pacific War?
Dr. Tsuyoshi Hasegawa | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-16
Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, a US citizen who was born in Japan, has taught in both countries. Applying his specialized knowledge of Russian history to an analysis of the US decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan, he challenges the prevailing …
globalresearch.ca/role-atomic-bombings-hiroshima-nagasaki-soviet-entry-war-play-japan-decision-surrender-pacific-war/5689335
A Plea to the Youth of Hong Kong
Dr Marcus Papadopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-16
Dr Marcus Steven Papadopoulos, a British political journalist, and the founder and editor of Politics First magazine wrote a letter to the Youth of Hong Kong to safeguard their region from British and American colonialism and defend the independence, …
globalresearch.ca/plea-youth-hong-kong/5689356
Trump Exploits Drone Attacks on Saudi Oil Facilities to Threaten War Against Iran
Peter Symonds | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-16
Drone strikes on key oil facilities in Saudi Arabia on Saturday by Yemen\'s Houthi rebels have triggered concerns about a potential major disruption in global oil supplies and a spike in oil prices. The attack, in retaliation for the brutal …
globalresearch.ca/trump-exploits-drone-attacks-saudi-oil-facilities-threaten-war-against-iran/5689348
Oiling for War: The Houthi Attack on The world\'s Largest Oil Processing Facility at Abqaiq in Saudi Arabia
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-16
The attack on the world\'s largest oil processing facility at Abqaiq in Saudi Arabia southwest of Aramco\'s headquarters in Dhahran had a few predictable responses. Given that the facility has a daily output of some 5.7 million barrels, damaging it …
globalresearch.ca/houthi-attack-abqaiq/5689328
\"Drone Attack\" on Saudi Oil — Who Benefits?
Tony Cartalucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-16
Huge blazes were reported at two oil facilities in Saudi Arabia owned by Aramco. While Saudi authorities refused to assign blame, media outlets like the BBC immediately began insinuating either Yemen\'s Houthis or Iran were responsible. | The BBC in its …
globalresearch.ca/drone-attack-saudi-oil-who-benefits/5689374
The Ansarullah\'s Drone Strike against Saudi Arabia\'s Oil Facilities Was a Classic \"David vs. Goliath\" Moment?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-16
Global Research has published several articles which provide different as well as opposing views of the strikes directed Saudi Arabia\'s oil facilities. What was the (direct or indirect) role of Iran in these strikes? | *** | This weekend\'s massive drone strike …
globalresearch.ca/ansarullah-drone-strike-classic-david-vs-goliath-moment/5689360
Iran Seizes Vessel in Gulf for Smuggling Diesel Fuel to UAE
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-16
Iran\'s Revolutionary Guards have seized a vessel in the Gulf for allegedly smuggling 250,000 liters of diesel fuel to the United Arab Emirates, Iran\'s semi-official Students News agency ISNA reported on Monday. | RELATED: | Iran Seizes Tugboat Carrying Suspected Smuggled Oil | \"It was detained near Iran\'s Greater Tunb island in the Persian Gulf…the crew have been handed over to legal authorities in the southern Hormozgan province,\" ISNA said, without elaborating on the nationalities of…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Seizes-Vessel-in-Gulf-for-Smuggling-Diesel-Fuel-to-UAE-20190916-0004.html
Trump exploits drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities to threaten war against Iran
wsws.org | 2019-09-16
In a menacing threat against Iran, Trump tweeted that \"there is reason to believe that we know the culprit\" and that the US was \"locked and loaded,\" implying imminent military strikes.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/16/saud-s16.html
Saudi Oil Refinery Attack Raises Fears of \"Wider Regional War\"
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-16
| President Trump is threatening to take military action after several large Saudi Arabian oil facilities were attacked Saturday by drones and cruise missiles. Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attack, but numerous reports indicate the attack may have come from Iraq or Iran rather than Yemen. Crude oil prices soared more than 15% after the Aramco-run plants suffered heavy damage. One of the plants struck is the world\'s biggest petroleum-processing facility. According to one estimate, th…
truthout.org/video/saudi-oil-refinery-attack-raises-fears-of-wider-regional-war/
Threatening New War for Oil, Donald Trump Calls His Own Offer of Iran Talks \"Fake News\"
Robert Mackey | theintercept.com | 2019-09-16
As he threatened to bomb Iran at Saudi Arabia\'s behest, Trump also intensified his battle with objective reality, by denying his own prior comments.
theintercept.com/2019/09/15/threatening-war-oil-donald-trump-rails-media-not-forgetting-offered-iran-talks/
US \'Lies\' Slammed After Pompeo, Without Proof, Blames Iran for Drone Attacks
Common Dreams | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-16
(CD) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi forcefully rejected Sunday unsubstantiated charges by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and US Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) regarding the recent drone attacks that caused serious damage to two crucial Saudi Arabian oil installations. \"It has been around 5 years that the Saudi-led coalition has kept the flames of …
theantimedia.com/us-lies-pompeo-blames-iran-drone-attacks/
Canada\'s media join Conservatives in pushing for RCMP to play key role in election outcome
wsws.org | 2019-09-16
The Trudeau government is a pro-austerity, pro-war government that must be implacably opposed by the working class. But in doing so, it must lend no support to the reactionary intrigues of the Tories and their media allies.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/16/sncl-s16.html
The U.S. war machine: Global enforcer of \"business as usual\"
Marcus Nells | liberationnews.org | 2019-09-16
Is a \"green war machine\" possible?
liberationnews.org/the-u-s-war-machine-global-enforcer-of-business-as-usual/
Altruists of the World Unite!
Robert Koehler | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-16
The biggest joke on the planet may be the phrase \"national security.\" It almost always justifies something brutal, whether outright murder (a.k.a. war) or climate apartheid — the rejection and condemnation of refugees who are fleeing terrible conditions in their homeland, often created or intensified by climate change. Thus Mark Morgan, acting director of U.S.
counterpunch.org/2019/09/16/altruists-of-the-world-unite/
The Democrats and the Climate Crisis
Evaggelos Vallianatos | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-16
CNN performed a public service with its Climate Crisis Town Hall in late August 2019. Democratic presidential candidates facing the climate change monster Democratic presidential candidates (Joe Biden (D-former vice president in the Obama administration), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Mayor…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/16/the-democrats-and-the-climate-crisis/
The Ultra-Costly, Underwhelming F-35 Fighter: A Wasteful Weapon for America\'s Forever Wars
William Astore | commondreams.org | 2019-09-16
The F-35 isn\'t simply a product of the naked greed and power of the military-industrial-congressional complex. In a strange way, it also reflects the ongoing love affair Americans have had with weaponry of every sort. It\'s about, you might say, the 1.5 trillion ways we worship warplanes and everything they mean to us. (Photo: Forsvarsdepartementet/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/f-35_.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/09/16/ultra-costly-underwhelming-f-35-fighter-wasteful-weapon-americas-forever-wars?cd-origin=rss
Why Mattis is No Hero
Paul Atwood | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-16
Last week the corporate media were going all out to lionize former Marine General and Secretary of Defense James Mattis in tandem with the publication of Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead, his memoir of his lengthy career (Co-authored with former Undersecretary of Defense, Bing West, also a marine officer and veteran of Vietnam). As this celebratory gala of war and warrior hood lapses yet another military idol will have joined the pantheon. When George H.W. Bush launched Desert Storm in 1991 and \"kicked the Vietnam syndrome once and for all\" he also claimed to re-elevate the glory of the American way of war where…
counterpunch.org/2019/09/16/why-mattis-is-no-hero/
John McDonnell will make Amazon pay its \'fair share of tax\'
Peadar O\'Cearnaigh | thecanary.co | 2019-09-16
John McDonnell announced that a Labour government would not award public sector contracts to companies such as Amazon who avoid tax. McDonnell said: We would do whatever it takes to make sure that companies like Amazon pay their fair share of tax. | And research into the tech giant reveals just h…
thecanary.co/uk/2019/09/16/john-mcdonnell-will-make-amazon-pay-its-fair-share-of-tax/
Genocide threat for Myanmar\'s Rohingya greater than ever, investigators warn Human Rights Council
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-16
Hundreds of thousands of ethnic Rohingya who remain in Myanmar may face a greater threat of genocide than ever, amid Government attempts to \"erase their identity and remove them from the country\", UN-appointed independent investigators said on Monday.
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USDA\'s Dangerous Plan to Privatize Hog Slaughter Inspection Moves Forward
commondreams.org | 2019-09-16
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/09/16/usdas-dangerous-plan-privatize-hog-slaughter-inspection-moves-forward?cd-origin=rss
Outing the Board Members of the NRA
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2019-09-16
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
Linking the gun industry with the NRA, a domestic terrorist organization
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2019-09-16
For the National Rifle Association (NRA), and the gun industry (merchants of death) linked to and supporting the NRA as exhibitors at their 2019 annual meeting last April in Indianapolis, Indiana, it is business as usual for the 883 exhibitors!
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/09/15/18826282.php
Biden Taking Iraq Lies to the Max
Sam Husseini | counterpunch.org | 2019-09-16
Presidential candidate Joe Biden is adding lies on top of lies to cover up his backing of the Iraq invasion. At last week\'s ABC/DNC debate Biden lied about his Iraq record, just like he did at the first two debates. In the July debate, Biden claimed: \"From the moment \'shock and awe\' started, from that moment, I was opposed to the effort, and I was outspoken as much as anyone at all in the Congress.\"
counterpunch.org/2019/09/16/biden-taking-iraq-lies-to-the-max/
Impact on Yemeni Attack on Saudi ARAMCO Oil Facilities
Press TV | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-09-16
PressTV Interview with Peter Koenig 15 September 2019 Enhanced and partial transcript of a PressTV Interview Background Saudi Arabia says the recent drone attacks on the state-run oil company Aramco led to a temporary closure of its facilities and disrupted the kingdom\'s oil production and exports. [Saudi] Energy Minister, Abdulaziz bin Salman said the attacks …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/09/impact-on-yemeni-attack-on-saudi-aramco-oil-facilities/
Right-wing gains force Germany\'s Left Party to rethink its strategy
John Wojcik | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-16
BERLIN–Sharp gains early this month for the neo-fascist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the eastern German states of Saxony and Brandenburg, coupled with falling support in both states for the Left Party, Die Linke, have the German left more worried than they have been in a long time. In both states, the extreme right …
peoplesworld.org/article/right-wing-gains-force-germanys-left-party-to-rethink-its-strategy/
This week in history: September 16-22
wsws.org | 2019-09-16
25 years ago: Clinton orders US invasion of HaitiOn September 19, 1994, the Clinton administration launched \"Operation Uphold Democracy\" in Haiti, sending troops to occupy the Caribbean island under the guise of fighting against dictatorship in an effort to restore ousted Jean-Bertrand Aristide to the presidency. The intervention marked the fifth time in less than a decade that US troops were ordered to invade another country in its bid to reassert global hegemony.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/16/twih-s16.html