Marcus Nells (2019-09-16). The U.S. war machine: Global enforcer of \"business as usual\" liberationnews.org Is a \"green war machine\" possible?

Paul Atwood (2019-09-16). Why Mattis is No Hero. counterpunch.org 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…

Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers (2019-09-16). Empires are a secret until they start falling. nationofchange.org 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…

Sam Husseini (2019-09-16). Biden Taking Iraq Lies to the Max. counterpunch.org 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.\" More

John Wojcik (2019-09-16). Right-wing gains force Germany\'s Left Party to rethink its strategy. peoplesworld.org 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 …

Staff (2019-09-16). America\'s Biggest Investment Is Nothing but a Waste. truthdig.com How are you with numbers? I can deal with $1.5 million. I think I can even imagine $1.5 billion, a sum a thousand times greater. But how about a million times greater: $1.5 trillion? That happens to be the estimated cost of the Pentagon\'s program to build, deploy, and maintain the no-longer-so-new F-35 jet fighter over its lifetime. How can any people invest so much in a technology whose fun…

The Canary (2019-09-16). More refugees rescued after trying to seek safety across the Channel. thecanary.co 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…

Jeff Mackler (2019-09-16). Trump, Trade and China. counterpunch.org Rarely a day passes when one or another U.S. ruling class institution or personality fails to criticize President Trump\'s unilateral imposition of ever increasing and broad-ranging protective tariffs against Chinese imports. Trump\'s critics include the Democratic Party as well as leading Republicans, the prestigious corporate \"newspaper of record,\" The New York Times and the aptly dubbed \"ruling More

Craig Murray (2019-09-16). Julian Assange: The World\'s Most Important Political Prisoner. globalresearch.ca 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 …

Kurt Nimmo (2019-09-16). The Torture and Murder of Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca 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 …

Karen Kwiatkowski (2019-09-16). Why Is Julian Assange Being Tortured to Death? globalresearch.ca 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 …

Oscar Grenfell (2019-09-16). British Judge Jails Assange Indefinitely, Despite End of Prison Sentence. globalresearch.ca 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 …

Fight Back (2019-09-16). Chicago elected officials to join human rights delegation to Philippines Consulate. fightbacknews.org 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…

Berkeley Antifa (2019-09-16). Third Annual Far-Right Gathering in Berkeley Continues Record of Failure. indybay.org 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.

Michael Doliner (2019-09-16). Hot Stuff on the Afghan Peace Deal Snafu. counterpunch.org 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, More

Ralph Nader (2019-09-16). Avalanche-Level Liar Trump Learned Art of Deception from the Pros: US Corporations. globalresearch.ca 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 …

Dave Lindorff (2019-09-16). Recalling the hundreds of thousands of civilian victims of America\'s endless \'war on terror\'. nationofchange.org 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.

James Brown (2019-09-16). Japan-Russia Relations, The Kuril Islands Dispute and the Revival of Suzuki Muneo. globalresearch.ca 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 …

The Global Research Team (2019-09-16). The Cost of Wanting to Tell the Truth: Global Research Needs Your Support. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | we cannot cover our monthly costs. In what effectively amounts to online …

David Hearst (2019-09-16). Iranian Drones Launched from Iraq Carried Out Attacks on Saudi Oil Plants. globalresearch.ca 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 …

True Publica (2019-09-16). As David Cameron Resurfaces \'Broken Britain\' Disintegrates. globalresearch.ca 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 …

Telesur (2019-09-16). #NoMoreTrump Campaign Ends with 13m Signatures Expected. globalresearch.ca 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 …

Ted Lieverman (2019-09-16). Landmines: Reclaiming the Community One Bomb at a Time: The View from Indochina. globalresearch.ca 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 …

Hans Stehling (2019-09-16). World\'s Most Expensive UK Railway Project at £100 Billion, Derailed Before Any Track Actually Laid. globalresearch.ca 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, …

Prison Radio (2019-09-16). Freedom in Sight for Mumia Abu-Jamal? globalresearch.ca 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 …

Tony Cartalucci (2019-09-16). \"Drone Attack\" on Saudi Oil — Who Benefits? globalresearch.ca 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 …

Andrew Korybko (2019-09-16). The Ansarullah\'s Drone Strike against Saudi Arabia\'s Oil Facilities Was a Classic \"David vs. Goliath\" Moment? globalresearch.ca 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 …

Mark Taliano (2019-09-16). The Barbarity of US-NATO, War Propaganda and the \"Rule of International Law\" globalresearch.ca 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 …

Marsha B. Cohen (2019-09-16). The Adelsons May Have Cut Ties with Netanyahu More than a Year Ago—And No One Noticed. globalresearch.ca 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 …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2019-09-16). Oiling for War: The Houthi Attack on The world\'s Largest Oil Processing Facility at Abqaiq in Saudi Arabia. globalresearch.ca 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 …

Dr. Tsuyoshi Hasegawa (2019-09-16). 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? globalresearch.ca 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 …

Peter Symonds (2019-09-16). Trump Exploits Drone Attacks on Saudi Oil Facilities to Threaten War Against Iran. globalresearch.ca 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 …

Dr Marcus Papadopoulos (2019-09-16). A Plea to the Youth of Hong Kong. globalresearch.ca 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, …

Common Dreams (2019-09-16). US \'Lies\' Slammed After Pompeo, Without Proof, Blames Iran for Drone Attacks. theantimedia.com (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 …

Staff (2019-09-16). Saudi Oil Refinery Attack Raises Fears of \"Wider Regional War\" truthout.org | | 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…

WSWS (2019-09-16). Trump exploits drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities to threaten war against Iran. wsws.org 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.

teleSUR (2019-09-16). Iran Seizes Vessel in Gulf for Smuggling Diesel Fuel to UAE. telesurenglish.net 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…

Robert Mackey (2019-09-16). Threatening New War for Oil, Donald Trump Calls His Own Offer of Iran Talks \"Fake News\" theintercept.com 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.

Peadar O\'Cearnaigh (2019-09-16). John McDonnell will make Amazon pay its \'fair share of tax\'. thecanary.co 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…

United Nations (2019-09-16). Genocide threat for Myanmar\'s Rohingya greater than ever, investigators warn Human Rights Council. un.org 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.

Robert Koehler (2019-09-16). Altruists of the World Unite! counterpunch.org 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. More

Evaggelos Vallianatos (2019-09-16). The Democrats and the Climate Crisis. counterpunch.org 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 More

commondreams (2019-09-16). USDA\'s Dangerous Plan to Privatize Hog Slaughter Inspection Moves Forward. commondreams.org ______________________________…

WSWS (2019-09-16). Canada\'s media join Conservatives in pushing for RCMP to play key role in election outcome. wsws.org 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.

William Astore (2019-09-16). The Ultra-Costly, Underwhelming F-35 Fighter: A Wasteful Weapon for America\'s Forever Wars. commondreams.org 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 …

Lynda Carson (2019-09-16). Outing the Board Members of the NRA. indybay.org 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!

Lynda Carson (2019-09-16). Linking the gun industry with the NRA, a domestic terrorist organization. indybay.org 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!

Press TV (2019-09-16). Impact on Yemeni Attack on Saudi ARAMCO Oil Facilities. dissidentvoice.org 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 …

WSWS (2019-09-16). This week in history: September 16-22. wsws.org 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.

Peter Koenig (2019-09-16). Will the IMF, FED, Negative Interest and Digital Money Kill the Western Economy? dissidentvoice.org The IMF, has been instrumental in helping destroying the economy of a myriad of countries, notably, and to start with, the new Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union, Greece, Ukraine and lately Argentina, to mention just a few. Madame Christine Lagarde, as chief of the IMF had a heavy hand in the annihilation …