Daily Archives: September 11, 2021

2021-09-11: News Headlines

The Lancet (2021-09-11). [Editorial] 9/11 at 20: after war, what? thelancet.com Two decades after the terrorist attacks that initiated a US-led "war on terror", what are the implications and prospects for global health and wellbeing? From an American—indeed, western—perspective, the dangers to security today are diverse and complex. The US intelligence community's annual threat assessment report, published in April, 2021, highlights risks from individual nations and destabilising transnational concerns, from conflict to the climate crisis to cyberattacks. The emergency that is today's Afghanistan was already cited as a cause for anxiety.

Extinction Rebellion (2021-09-11). Power to the People. Rebellion Returns. zcomm.org Thousands of rebels coursed through three European capitals to demand action on the climate and ecological crisis…

Joe Parkin Daniels (2021-09-11). [World Report] Earthquake compounds Haiti's health challenges. thelancet.com Thousands of Haitians—many mistrustful of international non-governmental organisations—are lacking food, water, shelter, and health care. Joe Parkin Daniels reports from Les Cayes, Haiti.

Kathy Kelly (2021-09-11). To Counter Terror, Abolish War. zcomm.org As we approach the 20th anniversary of 9/11, U.S. citizens must insist on paying reparations and choose to lay aside the cruel futility of our forever wars…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-09-11). Mayo Clinic Conference on Brain Health and Dementia to welcome people living with dementia, caregivers and health care providers. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. ‚Äï The inaugural Mayo Clinic Conference on Brain Health and Dementia will be held virtually on Oct. 29 from 9: 15 a.m. to 2: 15 p.m. CDT with an optional workshop to follow. The event is a collaboration among Mayo Clinic, AARP and the Alzheimer's Association. This conference, which was formerly known as Meeting of the Minds, will recognize all that people who live with dementia and their families have experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic….

Richard Lane (2021-09-11). [Perspectives] Gagandeep Kang: helping to shape a healthier India. thelancet.com Having worked in enteric disease research for the past three decades, Gagandeep Kang has a broad perspective on many of the health challenges confronting her native India. Kang, who is Professor of Microbiology in the Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences at the Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore, southern India, also directs CMC's Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory. There, rotavirus vaccine work—which has been a central part of her career—remains a priority. "We are currently collaborating with a network of 25 hospitals across India to enable us to better understand how much disease is alle…

Labor Video Project (2021-09-11). US Labor Imperialism, The CIA, NED, "Solidarity Center" Afghanistan & The AFL-CIO. indybay.org Labor historian Kim Scipes discusses the history of the US labor unions role internationally. The AFL under Samuel Gompers and the AFL-CIO under their president worked with both parties and the US government to support US coups and wars abroad.

WSWS (2021-09-11). New York Democrats reopen schools, order 280,000 city employees back to in-person work. wsws.org In lockstep with Biden's moves to fully reopen the economy amid soaring infections and deaths, all of New York City's municipal workers have been ordered to report to their offices and work locations on Monday morning.

Christian Noakes (2021-09-11). "A World Without Police" ‚àí a book review. workers.org George (Geo) Ciccariello-Maher's "A World Without Police: How Strong Communities Make Police Obsolete" is both one of the most compelling arguments for police abolition and a complete depiction of the nationwide George Floyd uprisings (and events around this historic time of rebellion) to date. Using extensive historical and contemporary evidence, . . . |

Gloria Rubac (2021-09-11). Happy Birthday, Juan Balderas! workers.org A few days in advance of his 35th birthday, family, friends and supporters of Texas death row prisoner Juan Balderas gathered by the dozens to celebrate, sing Happy Birthday, speak to the media and eat some delicious cake his mother brought to share. Juan's wife, Yancy Balderas, center, leads the . . . |

WSWS (2021-09-11). Nabisco workers strike enters second month, as company and BCTGM union plot attacks on pay and health care. wsws.org While Nabisco workers have faced harassment from police and private security on the picket line, BCTGM President Anthony Shelton was fêted at the White House this week along with other top union executives, whom Biden is promoting as a bulwark against a growing rebellion by workers.

Sara Flounders (2021-09-11). The struggle to free Alex Saab continues. workers.org Despite delays, legal appeals, protests, formal delegations and petitions signed by many thousands, the United States has continued to demand the extradition of Alex Saab. He is being held imprisoned in the small nation of Cabo Verde. Saab was abducted by order of the U.S., when his plane stopped for . . . |

WSWS (2021-09-11). California pediatric hospitalizations surge as Newsom boasts about handling of pandemic. wsws.org The sharp rise in pediatric hospitalizations after the return to in-person learning illustrates the devastating cost the Democrats are asking workers and children to bear as they "learn to live with the virus."

AT Contributor (2021-09-11). US Afghan strike's 'IS' target was aid worker: NYT. asiatimes.com A video analysis shows the United States may have mistakenly targeted an aid worker rather than Islamic State fighters in its final strike in Afghanistan, which killed 10 civilians, The New York Times said Friday. The Pentagon has said it disrupted a new attack planned by the Islamic State extremist group through a Reaper drone …

WSWS (2021-09-11). Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia. wsws.org India: 30,000 contract urban sanitation workers strike in Bihar; Sanmina electronics factory workers strike in Tamil Nadu; Bus drivers close Sydney depot over COVID-19 exposure.

WSWS repost (2021-09-11). Concessions workers deserve safety from COVID-19 infection, not inadequate hazard pay! indybay.org The struggle of workers for safety from the raging pandemic is bound up with the fight against the policy of the entire ruling class and both of its parties.

A Guest Author (2021-09-11). Argentine Marxist: Afghanistan an imperialist defeat, but no analogy to Saigon 1975. workers.org By Mario Hernández This Aug. 25 interview with Claudio Katz, Argentine member of Left Economists and political analyst, was published in lahaine.org and translated by Michael Otto. Pakistani protesters rally against the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in Karachi, Fall 2001. Mario Hernández: The images of Saigon come to my mind, . . . |

Staff (2021-09-11). US drone strike in Kabul killed AID WORKER, not ISIS terrorist, NYT investigation shows. rt.com

The Conversation (2021-09-11). 9/11 survivors' exposure to toxic dust and the chronic health conditions that followed offer lessons that are still too often unheeded. juancole.com By Roberto Lucchini | — ( The Conversation) — The 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York resulted in the loss of 2,753 people in the Twin Towers and surrounding area. After the attack, more than 100,000 responders and recovery workers from every U.S. state — along with some 400,000 residents …

Chuck Collins (2021-09-11). Boost workers and tax billionaires. zcomm.org Congress should pay for infrastructure and other investments in a way that lifts up workers and reduces democracy-distorting wealth inequality…

Derek Seidman (2021-09-11). Workers in Buffalo May Become the First to Unionize a Starbucks Store. zcomm.org "They call us partners, and tell us that we're partners. But there's no equality, so there's no true partnership."

Anonymous103 (2021-09-11). U.S. Military Committed Mistake Killing Afghan Aid Worker Not ISIS Bomber With Drone Strike In Kabul — NYT. southfront.org The US military could have made a mistake when launching a drone strike that targeted a car of an ISIS…

WSWS (2021-09-11). Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blames men and not fascist Republicans for the Texas abortion ban, covering for Democrats' inaction. wsws.org Ocasio-Cortez spent her time on CNN Tuesday burying the central political issues involved in the abortion ban and adapting herself to the needs of the Democratic Party establishment.

Radical Women (2021-09-11). Sunday 10/3: National Mobilization for Reproductive Justice: SF Federal Building. indybay.org Federal Building, 7th & Mission Sts., San Francisco…

Xiaoxiao Kwete, Felicia Marie Knaul, Beverley M Essue, Ana Langer (2021-09-11). [Correspondence] Gender equity, caregiving, and the 1-2-3-child policy in China. thelancet.com The Lancet Commission on 70 years of women's reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health in China by Jie Qiao and colleagues1 clearly describes a roadmap for universal coverage by 2030. However, the gendered role of caregiving2 is overlooked in the narrow definition of maternal health.3…

Indivisible Santa Cruz County (2021-09-11). Saturday 10/2: Walk for Reproductive Rights in Santa Cruz County. indybay.org Town Clock, Downtown Santa Cruz, Pacific Ave. & Water St.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-09-11). Consumer Health: 5 types of gynecologic cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the five types of gynecologic cancer. Gynecologic cancer is any cancer that starts in a woman's reproductive organs. More than 116,000 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer this year, according to the Foundation for Women's Cancer. The five main types of gynecologic cancer are: Cervical cancerEarly stage cervical cancer generally produces no signs or symptoms….

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-11). Azerbaijani defense minister condoles "fraternal" Turkey on loss of troops in war against Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azerbaijani defense minister expresses condolences to Turkish side on death of soldiers Head of Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov expressed condolences to Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and Chief of the General Staff General of the Army Yashar Guler…. "I'm deeply saddened by the news of the death and injury of servicemen …

Anonymous669 (2021-09-11). Syrian Swamp: Two Turkish Service Members Killed, Three Wounded In Greater Idlib (Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Turkish Ministry of National Defense. (@tcsavunma) on Twitter. | Late on September 10, a convoy of the Turkish Armed Forces came under attack in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | A heavy explosive device struck the convoy as it was passing on a road linking Idlib city with the nearby town of Binnish. | ÿµŸàÿ± ÿ™ÿ∏Ÿáÿ± ŸÖŸàŸÇÿπ ÿ&sz…

Anonymous103 (2021-09-11). Military Situation In Syria On September 11, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On September 10, three Turkish soldiers were killed and three others were wounded by an IED blast near the city of Idlib | On September 10, Russian Military Police carried out a patrol in the Daraa al-Balad neighborhood | On September 9, a Russian soldier was killed by an IED blast in the province of Homs, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense | On September 10, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Tal Tamar | MORE ON THE TOPIC:…

sputniknews (2021-09-11). Lebanon's Hezbollah Says Iranian Fuel Shipments Proves Ability to 'Confront US Siege'. sputniknews.com The first vessel containing Iranian fuel bound for Lebanon reportedly entered Syrian waters last week, with sources telling news agencies that the fuel would be delivered to Syria's northern neighbour via tanker trucks. At least two additional Iranian tankers are expected to delivery energy supplies to the crisis-hit country in the coming months.

Anonymous669 (2021-09-11). Russian Airstrikes Hit Southern Greater Idlib Amid Talk Of Ground Operation (Photos). southfront.org FILE PHOTO: Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft before departing for its permanent base in Russia from Khmeimim Air Base in Syria. © Vadim Grishankin / Sputnik | On September 11, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a number of airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib where several terrorist groups are known to be present and active. | The airstrikes targeted the outskirts of Kansafra, a town located in the southern countryside of Idlib. The town is an infamous stronghold of al-Qaeda-affilia…

South Front (2021-09-11). Video: The War in Syria: Daraa's Volatility Nearing Its End. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous669 (2021-09-11). SDF Released Footage Of Deadly Tunnel Bomb Attack On Turkish Post In Northern Syria. southfront.org Screen grab from the video released by the SDF. | On September 10, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) shared a video documenting its recent attack on a Turkish military post located in the Syrian village of al-Yashilly next to the Turkish-occupied town of al-Bab in the northern countryside of Aleppo. | The attack, which took place on September 7, was carried out by the SDF's main formation in the northern Aleppo countryside, the al-Bab Military Council (BMC). | During the attack, the BMC blew up the Turkish post with what app…

TASS (2021-09-11). Israeli air force strikes Hamas positions in Gaza in response to rocket launch – IDF. tass.com On Friday, according to the IDF press service, air raid sirens went off in Eshkol Regional Council bordering the Palestinian enclave…

Middle East Monitor (2021-09-11). Palestinian Prisoners take hope from emptying of South African Apartheid Jails. juancole.com By Alie Komape | — ( Middle East Monitor ) — When you do an online search for South Africa's Robben Island, one of the suggested words used is "escapes". It is obviously a common research topic. Robben Island was the site of a prison for those who resisted colonial rule going back centuries. Early …

Allan Fisher (2021-09-11). Saturday 9/11: Free Palestine. indybay.org Ocean at Water Street, Santa Cruz…

teleSUR, him, MER (2021-09-11). Nueva represión israelí deja decenas de palestinos heridos. telesurtv.net La Media Luna Roja Palestina informó que más de 170 civiles fueron heridos tras ser afectados por gases lacrimógenos y munición real de Israel.

_____ (2021-09-11). 20 Years of War and Terror. strategic-culture.org By William STROOCK | "Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make," President George W Bush declared during his Congressional address ten days after the September 11th attacks. 'Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists'. The ensuing war had a grand design. The war was about more than getting Osama bin Laden and al Qaida. America's goal was to remake the Middle East. | Two years after September 11th it seemed that the United States and allies like the UK, Canada and Australia had the momentum. The Anglosphere had liberated Kabul and Baghdad. The Israelis defeated the Palestinian's Secon…

WSWS (2021-09-11). Oppose Sri Lankan president's repressive state of emergency. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party warns that the real target of the emergency laws is the working class and rural masses, who are confronting enormous hardships as the burden of the country's economic crisis is imposed on them.

Dan Cohen (2021-09-11). How the US Trained the Afghan Mujahideen to Produce War Propaganda. globalresearch.ca

David Ray Griffin (2021-09-11). The Invasion of Afghanistan on October 7, 2001: Did the 9/11 Attacks Justify the War in Afghanistan? globalresearch.ca Will the war in Afghanistan turn out to be "Obama's Vietnam"?

Foreign Policy in Focus (2021-09-11). September 11 and the Debacle of 'Nation-Building' in Iraq and Afghanistan. juancole.com By Walden Bello | — ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) — In one of his interviews before the Taliban retook Afghanistan, John Bolton, Trump's former national security adviser, blamed the American failure in Afghanistan on a change in Washington's mission from anti-terrorism to "nation building." In his view, Washington should just have held strategic …

Ramzy Baroud (2021-09-11). Following Afghanistan Defeat: Can EU Win Own 'Independence' from the US? dissidentvoice.org Suddenly, the idea put forth by French President, Emmanuel Macron, late last year does not seem so far-fetched or untenable after all. Following the US-NATO hurried withdrawal from Afghanistan, European countries are now forced to consider the once unthinkable: a gradual dismantling from US dominance. When, on September 29, 2020, Macron uttered these words: "We, some countries …

TASS (2021-09-11). NATO lays blame at door of Ghani's government by accusing it, Lavrov says. tass.com Russian Foreign Minister pointed out that NATO should assess the situation in Afghanistan more comprehensively, impartially and self-critically…

ecns.cn (2021-09-11). China expects Afghan Taliban to make clean break with ETIM terrorist group. ecns.cn China hopes the Afghan Taliban will make a clean break with the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) and other terrorist groups, and take effective measures to resolutely crack down on them, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Friday.

Max Blumenthal (2021-09-11). Day of the Planes: A 9/11 excerpt from 'The Management of Savagery'. thegrayzone.com In "The Management of Savagery," Max Blumenthal explores the Saudi connection to the 9/11 attacks, the Islamophobic US backlash, and the neocon push to destabilize the Middle East After reading the following except Blumenthal's "The Management of Savagery," get the latest edition here along with a free e-book. Two hours' drive from Kandahar, in the southern Afghan desert city where the Taliban were born and where Osama bin Laden maintained his operational base, a February 2001 wedding ceremony became the …

Yves Engler (2021-09-11). Afghanistan a Military and an 'Aid' Failure. orinocotribune.com By Yves Engler — Aug 30, 2021 | While recent events have destroyed the credibility of militarists who pushed for the invasion and 20-year-long occupation of Afghanistan, the moral bankruptcy of their supporters in the aid industry has also been stunningly revealed. | A quick Taliban victory over the foreign trained "Afghan army" at least (momentarily) embarrassed Canadian militarists. But what about their camp followers in the NGO universe? | Over the past two decades Ottawa has plowed over

Joe Glenton (2021-09-11). After 20 years of war, we're getting an Afghanistan inquiry. But it's not the one we need. thecanary.co The UK Defence Committee has proposed an inquiry into the recent, messy end of the 20 year war in Afghanistan. The scrutiny body has laid out a series of questions it wants answered. But it's far from the inquiry we need into the decades-long disaster. | Committee chair Tobias Elwood MP

Robert Koehler (2021-09-11). Letting the future out of its cage. zcomm.org Even as we allegedly pull out of Afghanistan, the American defense budget increases. Orwell was right. Endless war is the real point of all this…

Staff (2021-09-11). Two decades on from 9/11, the US has paid a heavy price for its War on Terror. rt.com On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and after the hasty Afghanistan withdrawal, the American War on Terror is partially winding down. The costs of the conflict have been staggering, the gains few, and the losses tragic. | From the moment the first hijacked Boeing 767 slammed into the North Tower of New York's World Trade Center, the world was changed forever. By the end of September 11, 2001, 3,000 Americans were dead, and the US was at war. | "We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts, and those who harbor them," President George W. Bush told the nation that evening,…

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-09-11). Abdullah rejects that he had been detained by Taliban. en.mehrnews.com Head of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah rejected the news of his arrest and transfer to an unknown location by the Taliban.

Rainer Shea (2021-09-11). The Uyghur Narrative's Goal: Proxy Destabilization of Afghanistan. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Sep 4, 2021 | The events following the Afghanistan pullout are revealing the long-term goal of Washington's rhetorical focus on the Uyghurs during recent years: to manufacture consent for a new U.S.-backed jihadist movement within Afghanistan, one that can be used to strike against China like how the Mujahideen struck against the Soviet Union. | The conditions surrounding this new anti-communist Afghanistan proxy war differ from those of the previous one. China isn't stretched unsustainably thin, like the USSR was during the final decade of its existence. And China has no reason to get milit…

Anticapitalist Resistance (2021-09-11). The US Lost in Afghanistan. But US Imperialism Isn't Going Anywhere. indybay.org With the "Vietnam syndrome" reloaded, there is a strong mistrust against large-scale foreign expeditions among the US public, including the US military. But there is much less attention and action on the part of the antiwar movement when it comes to the rampant massacres perpetrated by the United States through drones and pinpoint strikes.

Jack Rasmus (2021-09-11). The 2nd Afghan War & US Retreat from Central Asia. zcomm.org The costs of maintaining empire have now become greater than the costs of extending empire for the US. It's a cost of empire and a juncture the US had never faced since 1944-45…

New Atlas (2021-09-11). East vs. West: Two Approaches to Dealing with Extremism. newatlas.report September 11, 2021 (NEO — Brian Berletic) — The New York Times in its September 3, 2021 article, "New Zealand Police Kill 'Extremist' Who Stabbed 6 in ISIS-Inspired Attack," would report that a Sri Lankan national injured 6 people before being shot to death by police. The article revealed that the suspect arrived in New …

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-09-11). What is Behind Capture of 'El Pollo' Carvajal in Spain? orinocotribune.com Retired Venezuelan military officer Hugo "El Pollo" Carvajal was captured in Spain by security forces after remaining in hiding since 2019. Carvajal is a fugitive from the controversial United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and a request for his extradition has been issued by Washington, DC. | Carvajal, who defected from the ranks of Chavismo in 2017, is singled out for drug trafficking crimes, and is on a list of Venezuelan officials that the White House has been watching for several years, arguing that he possesses "key information" that allegedly would serve to remove President Nicolás Maduro fr…

Juan Cole (2021-09-11). The Accumulated Evil of the Whole: That time Bush and Co. made the September 11 Attacks a Pretext for War on Iraq. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Kyle Swenson at Washington Post reported in 2018 that Floridian Ishnar Lopez-Ramos was in love, but her intended only had eyes for another woman. So Ms. Lopez-Ramos enlisted two 22-year-old accomplices to target the other woman, who worked at the Ross Dress for Less at a shopping Center near Kissimee. …

David Sheen (2021-09-11). Were the notorious 'Dancing Israelis' 9/11 plotters, spies, or just common scam artists? thegrayzone.com The "five dancing Israelis" intrigue lives on twenty years after the September 11 attacks. But the reality behind the incident may have been more mundane. A bizarre incident in which a group of Israelis were arrested on September 11, 2001 has led to theories about the men's role in the attack on New York City's World Trade Center that day. After twenty years of conjecture and speculation, an investigation by The Grayzone indicates that the infamous incident was the product …

WSWS (2021-09-11). Defeat Australia's new anti-democratic electoral laws. Hands off the name "socialist"! wsws.org These laws seek to restrict and control the use of "socialist" and "communist"—names associated with the strivings and struggles of the working class internationally for two centuries.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-11). 9/11 and the Politics of Fear and Self-Preservation. libya360.wordpress.com Whitney Webb The 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001 is a particularly somber one, not just because of the horrific nature of events of that day reaching its second-decade milestone, but because of how little we seem to have learned in that amount of time. The fear and trauma generated by the events of 9/11…

Binoy Kampmark (2021-09-11). Messianic Failure: Pursuing the GWOT Jabberwock. dissidentvoice.org Anniversaries can provide occasions for reflection and deep consideration. Past errors and misjudgements can be considered soberly; historical distance provides perspective. Mature reflections may be permitted. But they can also serve the opposite purpose: to cake, cloak and mask the record. The gooey name GWOT, otherwise known as the Global War on Terrorism, is some …

WSWS (2021-09-11). Amazon safety team member in Washington state loses his life to COVID-19. wsws.org Jeff Linnell was a member of Amazon's safety team at the BFI4 fulfillment center in the suburbs of Seattle, Washington.

WSWS (2021-09-11). As Texas ICU beds fill to capacity, parents' anger mounts. wsws.org Tens of thousands of Texas school children are coming down with COVID-19, as ICU beds across the state fill to capacity and parents demand the implementation of basic public health measures.

WSWS (2021-09-11). Schools forced to close across Russia as COVID-19 spreads. wsws.org Russia's families are confronting a COVID-19 crisis in the country's schools, with a situation developing akin to that seen in the US over the last several weeks.

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2021-09-11). Perspectives on the Pandemic with Dr. Peter McCullough. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2021-09-11). Greek government appoints right-wing extremist Athanasios Plevris as health minister. wsws.org The Greek government under the right-wing New Democracy party is reacting to the social tensions escalated by the pandemic with a further shift to the right and is bracing itself for a confrontation with the working class.

Staff (2021-09-11). War spending is a tax on working people who just want to live in peace, Roger Waters tells RT. rt.com The former Pink Floyd frontman spoke to RT's Going Underground on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and the 1973 US-backed coup in Chile, which led the right-wing dictator Augusto Pinochet to power. | The 9/11 terrorist attacks could have been a wake-up call for the US and the world to reassess priorities, but instead it fueled extremism and helped funnel public resources into the coffers of war profiteers, Waters told presenter Afshin Rattansi. | The US response to the terrorist attacks "empowered extremism on all levels of all factions, not just jihadists from the Middle East and elsewhere," he added. | Al…

Katrina vanden Heuvel (2021-09-11). On 9/11, time for a reckoning of failed US national security policy. asiatimes.com A reckoning with America's failed national-security policy is long overdue. Its calamitous misadventures in the Middle East and the global financial collapse of 2008 dramatically exposed the bankruptcy and failures of the bipartisan establishment consensus. Yet while citizen movements have begun to transform domestic politics, they have been virtually invisible when it comes to foreign …

Anonymous103 (2021-09-11). Biden Overstates by 700% Effectiveness of Covid Vaccines. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Eric Zuesse. | The White House said on September 9th that Its announcement fails to link to any source on that allegation. However, if Biden got that estimate from the New York Times, then he was definitely overstating it by 700%. And America's 'news…

Anonymous669 (2021-09-11). US Withdrew THAAD System, Patriot Batteries From Saudi Arabia — Report. southfront.org File image. | The US withdrew its most advanced missile defense system and Patriot batteries from Saudi Arabia in the recent weeks despite repeated attacks on the Kingdom by the Houthis, the According to the AP, the system, a THAAD [Terminal High Altitude Area Defense] unit, and the Patriot batteries were deployed in Prince Sultan Air Base, some 115 kilometers to th…

Staff (2021-09-11). CIVIL RIGHTS arm of US Department of Education launches investigation into Florida governor's ban on obligatory masks in schools. rt.com Just as a Florida appeals court reinstated Governor Ron DeSantis's ban on school mask mandates, the Department of Education has announced a probe into the opt-out policy, claiming it may hurt disabled students. | US President Joe Biden's administration seemingly did not waste time in responding to the Republican governor's recent

Freedom Socialist Party (2021-09-11). Sunday 9/19: Stop the Giveaway of City College (CCSF). indybay.org New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St. (at Ellis), San Francisco, CA…

Anonymous103 (2021-09-11). China Reveals Flight Control System To Land Hypersonic Drone. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Originally published on Hong Kong's

Anonymous103 (2021-09-11). Military Situation In Yemen On September 11, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 420 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On September 10, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 4 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On September 10, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 7 airstrikes on the Rahbah district | On September 10, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Dhaher area | On September 10, Ansar Allah attacked a…

_____ (2021-09-11). From 9/11 to Covid, Social Security Is There for Us in Times of Crisis. commondreams.org Middle East experts who opposed America's post-9/11 wars were ridiculed as anti-American extremists. In reality, it was the pro-war right that was making us less safe.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-09-11). September 11, 2001: The War Crimes Committed "In the Name of 9/11" globalresearch.ca The crimes committed in the name of 9/11 involving acts of war are far-reaching, resulting in the deaths of millions of people as well as the destruction of entire countries.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-09-11). Video: What Happened on September 11, 2001. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca ** | Michel Chossudovsky's …

Anonymous669 (2021-09-11). Missiles, Suicide Drones Hit Saudi-Held Port On Yemen's Western Coast (Video, Photos). southfront.org Illustrative image, source: the Houthis media wing | On September 11, four ballistic missiles and three suicide drones struck the Saudi-held Mokha Port on the western Yemeni coast. | The missiles and drones struck the port's yard as well as a fuel storage facility. Footage released by local sources in Mokha shows dark smoke rising from the port. | According to the al-Arabiya, the attack was carried out by the Houthis (Ansar Allah). The attack started minutes after the arrival of a delegation from the Saudi-backed Yemeni…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-09-11). 9/11 Unanswered Questions: Mysterious September 11, 2001 Breakfast Meeting on Capitol Hill. globalresearch.ca On the morning of September 11, the three lawmakers Bob Graham, Porter Goss and Jon Kyl (who were part of the Congressional delegation to Pakistan in late August) were having breakfast on Capitol Hill with Pakistani General Ahmad, the alleged "money-man" behind the 9-11 hijackers…

Anonymous669 (2021-09-11). Houthis Captured Two Districts In Ma'rib During 3rd Phase Of Operation Evident Victory (18+ Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | On September 11, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) announced that they had successfully concluded the third phase of Operation Evident Victory in central Yemen. | The operation was launched early in July in response to a large-scale offensive by Saudi-backed forces, which attempted to seized al-Bayda provincial center. | During the

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-09-11). Chile, September 11, 1973: The Ingredients of a Military Coup. The Imposition of a Neoliberal Agenda. globalresearch.ca In early 1970s, in a note to the CIA, Henry Kissinger recommended "Make the economy scream." The same concept has been applied to Venezuela, with advanced techniques of financial warfare.

Jubilee USA Network (2021-09-11). Treasury Secretary Yellen Encourages Tax and Aid Deals to Confront Pandemic. indybay.org Improving tax collection raises needed resources for countries, noted Treasury Secretary Yellen at a virtual G7 finance ministers meeting.

Zero Hedge (2021-09-11). "Not Now, Not Ever": Republicans to Sue President Biden over Vaccine Mandate as GOP Governors Go Ballistic. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2021-09-11). BioNTech 'preparing production' of Covid-19 vaccine for children under 12, which may be approved in Europe next month — media. rt.com German company BioNTech, which in partnership with Pfizer developed one of the most widely used anti-Covid shots, says it's preparing for the worldwide launch of its jab for younger recipients and might get approval in October. | An mRNA vaccine against coronavirus for children aged between five and 11 years old could be approved for use in Germany in a few weeks' time, as early as by mid-October, Der Spiegel reported on Friday. | "In the coming weeks we will present the results of our study on the five- to eleven-year-olds to the authorities worldwide and apply for approval of the vaccine for this age group,…

Toward increasing Networking (2021-09-11). Online events w) Vandana Shiva, Krznaric, adrienne maree brown, Chomsky, Naomi Klein, etc. indybay.org Here are some 40 online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 10 am today, Sept. 8th), featuring people such as Maggie Nelson, Roman Krznaric, Kate Raworth, Vandana Shiva, Paul Mason, adrienne maree brown, Noam Chomsky, Ariel Salleh, Gar Alperovitz, Margaret Randall, Deepa Kumar, Naomi Klein, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Katharine Hayhoe, Howie Hawkins, Carroll Fife, Jennifer Robinson and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada, the UK, and Australia (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free…

Anand Naidoo (2021-09-11). The Heat: Xi-Biden talks and 9/11: 20 years on. america.cgtn.com Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden have a lengthy phone conversation. And, 9/11 twenty years on — how the terror attacks forever changed the United States and the world.

India Walton (2021-09-11). Pro-Corporate Policies Have Failed Buffalo. zcomm.org Interview with India Walton, a Democratic Socialists of America—endorsed candidate for mayor of Buffalo. Her campaign staged a major upset to defeat four-term incumbent Byron Brown…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-09-11). What Happened on the Planes on September 11, 2001? The 9/11 Commission "Script" Was Fabricated. globalresearch.ca The following article published seventeen years ago, in August 2004 refutes the 9/11 Commission script as to what actually happened on the planes. | Much of this detailed information was based on alleged cell phone conversations between passengers and family members. …

Brian Shilhavy (2021-09-11). Vaccine Injuries from COVID-19 Shots Fill Hospitals as U.S. Government Lies and Claims a "Pandemic of Unvaccinated" globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2021-09-11). Number Of Russian "Black Hole" Submarines Deployed In Mediterranean Sea Reached New Record. southfront.org Illustrative Image | The number of non-nuclear submarines of the Russia has deployed five submarines in the Mediterranean Sea, known as "black holes" and serving as carriers of Kalibr cruise missiles."Currently, there are five Kalibr-PL cruise mis…

WSWS Repost (2021-09-11). Biden doubles down on reopening schools as child COVID-19 cases surge. indybay.org By insisting on full reopening of schools in the midst of a deadly pandemic, the US president will be responsible for countless deaths of students, teachers and their families.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-09-11). Mayo Clinic study highlights development of remote patient monitoring program during COVID-19 pandemic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. ‚Äï A study by Mayo Clinic investigators highlights the development and implementation of Mayo Clinic's large-scale COVID-19 Remote Patient Monitoring Program, which has served more than 7,000 patients across 41 states. The study evaluated the impact of the program, including: Feasibility.Safety.Patient engagement with the technology.Rate of alerts and escalations managed by virtual care teams.Use of acute care resources.Patient clinical outcomes. Results of the study are published in NPJ Digital Medicine. "Our study investigated how our…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-09-11). 9-2-2021 COVID-19 Media Only News Briefing: Ask the Mayo expert. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org On Thursday, Sept. 2, Dr. Abinash Virk, a Mayo Clinic Infectious Diseases expert, fielded questions about COVID-19 from news reporters and producers. Journalists who have already registered on the News Network can log into their accounts to download a recording of the Zoom briefing found at the end of this post. Journalists who would like to access the media briefing video can register with the News Network here. Please super: Abinash Virk, M.D. / Infectious Diseases / Mayo…

Staff (2021-09-11). 'Smell of metal & flesh was so strong you could taste it': 9/11 RT witness says it took him 20 years to watch the footage he shot. rt.com RT DE employee John Burns saw the horrors of 9/11 when he ran on to the New York streets with a video camera that day. However, he didn't have the strength to view the footage until two decades later. | Exactly 20 years ago John Burns grabbed a camera and ran outside shortly after the first hijacked plane hit the 110-storey World Trade Center tower. He filmed as crowds of astonished and terrified New Yorkers stood still at the sight of giant clouds of smoke rising into the sky. | "I just felt I needed to document it," Burns said. "I did shoot some video and I couldn't look at it later. I never looked at it, I…

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