Staff (2019-09-12). Tentative Opioids Settlement Falls Short of a Nationwide Deal. truthdig.com 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…

The Canary (2019-09-11). Iran urges US to \'put warmongers aside\' after John Bolton firing. thecanary.co 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…

RT (2019-09-11). Iran thaw coming? After firing chief hawk, Trump hints at lifting sanctions on Tehran. rt.com 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…

unitedEditor (2019-09-11). The Tragedy of 9/11: a \'false flag\' operation? uwidata.com 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 …

RT (2019-09-11). Some airplanes did something?! New York Times article \'de-terrorizes\' 9/11 attacks. rt.com 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…

Eds. (2019-09-11). Nationalism, borders, and the state. mronline.org 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

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2019-09-11). The War in Eastern Ukraine May be Coming to an End but Do Any Americans Care? dissidentvoice.org 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 …

Ron Jacobs (2019-09-11). Is Killing Peasants Protecting America\'s Interests? counterpunch.org 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 More

Robert Mackey (2019-09-11). Netanyahu Hints Trump Peace Plan Will Allow Israel to Annex Key West Bank Territory. theintercept.com 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.

Staff (2019-09-11). Over a Hundred Arrested Resisting one of the World\'s Largest Arms Fairs. therealnews.com 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.

Andrew Bacevich (2019-09-11). Reflections on \"Peace\" in Afghanistan. counterpunch.org 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 More

Ceren Sagir (2019-09-11). Netanyahu election promise: Annex part of West Bank \"in coordination\" with U.S. peoplesworld.org 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 …

Staff (2019-09-11). Afghanistan May Never Recover From the U.S. Invasion. truthdig.com 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 ARVN\'s founding two decades earlier, the United States had assigned itself the task of professionalizing that fledgling military establishment. Based on a conviction that the standards, methods, and ethos of our armed forces were universally applicable and readily exportable, the attendance of ARVN personnel…

Zubeida Mustafa (2019-09-11). Trump Leaves Afghanistan and Pakistan at His Mercy. truthdig.com As efforts to end an 18-year conflict come to abrupt end, Islamabad is unable to forge its own path as it works to improve international relations.

The Canary (2019-09-11). Huge crowd in Barcelona in march supporting Catalonia\'s independence from Spain. thecanary.co Hundreds of thousands of people who support the secession of Catalonia from Spain gathered in Barcelona on the region\'s main holiday just weeks before a highly anticipated verdict in a case against 12 leaders of the independence movement.Supporters of Catalan secession came from all parts of the region to its main city. Many carried flags or wore T-shirts supporting Catalan independence as they met for the rally in a large public square.The 11 September holiday memorialises the fall of Barcelona in the Spanish War of Succession in 1714. Since 2012, it has become the date of massive rallies for the region\'s indepe…

Dennis Broe (2019-09-11). The times they are a-changing: The Venice Biennale and late capitalism. peoplesworld.org May You Live in Interesting Times is the title and organizing principle of this year\'s Venice Biennale, the every-other-year festival of contemporary art, this year curated by Ralph Rogoff, head of the Hayward Gallery in London and now an officer in something called the Order of the British Empire, though many of the best pieces …

Jon Schwarz (2019-09-11). A Memoir From Hell: Samantha Power Will Do Anything for Human Rights Unless It Hurts Her Career. theintercept.com A new book by Obama\'s ambassador to the U.N. won\'t honestly tell us what she saw on the mountaintop because she wants to get back there.

Joe Bernick (2019-09-11). Tucson on road to elect first Chicana mayor. peoplesworld.org 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 …

Susan Babbitt (2019-09-11). Oliver Sacks, the \"Neurological Philosopher\" counterpunch.org Oliver Sacks, the \"neurological philosopher\", did a \"different sort of medicine on behalf of chronic often warehoused and largely abandoned patients.\" It combined art and science. Lawrence Weschler, in How Are You, Dr. Sacks?, says Sacks was from \"the period before the science and the humanities split apart\".[1] But they didn\'t just \"split apart\". They More

Whitney Webb (2019-09-11). More Americans Questioning Official 9/11 Story As New Evidence Contradicts Official Narrative. mintpressnews.com 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.

Eds. (2019-09-11). Brazil: The dangers of being young and Black. mronline.org The latest statistics released by the UN show that some 23,000 young Blacks die violently every year in Brazil, equivalent to one every 23 minutes. | Source

George Ochenski (2019-09-11). The Imperative to Restore Congressional Powers. counterpunch.org You have to give President Trump credit for one thing — he has so abused executive authority that even the most conservative members of Congress are now clamoring to restore our vital constitutionally-established checks and balances. It would hard to find a more conservative member of Congress than Utah\'s Republican Sen. Mike Lee. This is the guy who More

John W. Whitehead (2019-09-11). The Bill of Rights Turns 230: What Do We Have to Show for It? Nothing Good. counterpunch.org \"That was when they suspended the Constitution. They said it would be temporary. There wasn\'t even any rioting in the streets. People stayed home at night, watching television, looking for some direction. There wasn\'t even an enemy you could put your finger on.\" —Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid\'s Tale It\'s been 230 years since James Madison More

Kenneth Surin (2019-09-11). Bojo Johnson\'s Magic Carpet Ride Wearing Nigel Farage\'s Clothes. counterpunch.org Boris Johnson (\"BoJo\") has been a chancer all his adult life. A privileged upbringing has given him a sense of entitlement and an accompanying carapace of invulnerability– a combination which allows him to take risks without forethought as to their likely outcomes. After all, as his nanny did when he was very young, there will always be someone around him to pick-up the pieces. More

teleSUR (2019-09-11). Ilhan Omar, Bernie Sanders Slam Netanyahu\'s Vow of Annexation. telesurenglish.net 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…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-09-11). THE 9/11 READER. The September 11, 2001 Terror Attacks. globalresearch.ca 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.

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

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-09-11). Chile, September 11, 1973: The Inauguration of Neoliberalism, \"Shock Treatment\" and the Instruments of Economic Repression: The Junta\'s Deadly \"Economic Medicine\" globalresearch.ca 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.

Norman Solomon (2019-09-11). Why a DNC Vice Chair Bawled Me Out. counterpunch.org 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 More

Jill Richardson (2019-09-11). Get ready for unnatural disasters this hurricane season. nationofchange.org 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. …

teleSUR -EF (2019-09-11). US: Protests Against Salvadoran Deportation, Child with Cancer. telesurenglish.net 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…

Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez (2019-09-11). From a Lebanese refugee camp to Harvard, Ismail Ajjawi inspires other Palestinian students. nationofchange.org 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 …

L. Ali Khan (2019-09-11). The Revival of Non-Self. counterpunch.org 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 More

Negin Owliaei and Kelsey Hawkins-Johnson (2019-09-11). Activists follow the money fueling Amazon fires. nationofchange.org 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 …

Kathy Kelly (2019-09-11). A Morning in Afghanistan. commondreams.org 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 …

Andrew J. Bacevich (2019-09-11). Reflections on \"peace\" in Afghanistan. nationofchange.org 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 …

Andrea Arroyo (2019-09-11). 9/11: Honor, Remember, Build Peace. thenation.com 9/11: Honor, Remember, Build Peace.

Andre Vltchek (2019-09-11). Western Media Portrays Hong Kong Hooligans as Heroes. But Are They? globalresearch.ca 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 …

Emily Apple (2019-09-11). Security breached at the world\'s biggest arms fair as one kayak takes on the war ships. thecanary.co 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…

Jonathan Power (2019-09-11). The Need for Non-Violence in Hong Kong. counterpunch.org 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 More

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

Staff (2019-09-11). Much \"Foreign Aid\" Is Taxpayer-Funded Plundering of the Global South. truthout.org | | \"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…

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-11). Trump Sacks Bolton. Who is the Next National Security Advisor? globalresearch.ca 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 …

Andrew Korybko (2019-09-11). Bolton\'s Failures in Venezuela, Iran, Afghanistan and Russia Proved to be His Downfall. globalresearch.ca 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\" …

WSWS (2019-09-11). Russia: Stalinist and far-right candidates win with backing from Navalny. wsws.org 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.

Joseph Cirincione (2019-09-11). The Catastrophic Tenure of John Bolton. commondreams.org 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 …

WSWS (2019-09-11). Trump fires Bolton as national security advisor. wsws.org Disagreement over a proposed deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan was apparently the final straw in the internal White House conflict.

Peter Bolton (2019-09-11). On the anniversary of 9/11, let\'s remember that conspiracy theories are counterproductive. thecanary.co 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…

Caitlin Johnstone (2019-09-11). Democrats Somehow Frame John Bolton\'s Exit as a Bad Thing. theantimedia.com John Bolton is out as President Trump\'s National Security Advisor. Trump says he fired Bolton, Bolton says he offered to resign first.

teleSUR (2019-09-11). Germany\'s Angela Merkel Says Europe to Honor Iran Nuclear Deal. telesurenglish.net 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…