RT (2019-09-25). As Democrats begin Trump impeachment, key \'Russiagate\' case may be imploding. rt.com President Donald Trump\'s security adviser Michael Flynn was the first casualty of \'Russiagate\' impeachment push, but the case against him seems weaker than ever, after a federal judge voided the conviction of his business partner. | Flynn, a retired general and former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, was forced to resign in February 2017, after less than two weeks of serving as national security adviser. He was snared in an FBI perjury trap as part of surveillance of the Trump campaign — which was predicated on claims it was \"colluding\" with Russia during the 2016 presidential election. | Though t…

Miko Peled (2019-09-24). Post-Election Horse-Trading Begins in Israel and All Outcomes Spell More Trouble for Palestinians. mintpressnews.com There are two diametrically opposed approaches to viewing Israeli elections — one that focuses on reality, with Israel being a perpetrator of the destruction of Palestine for over seven decades, and one that focuses on gossip, which asks which war criminals will be prime minister.

Ramzy Baroud (2019-09-24). Netanyahu on Steroids: What a Gantz-led Government Means for Palestine. mintpressnews.com A Gantz-led government will possess the needed political legitimacy, popular mandate and strategic tools to achieve what Netanyahu couldn\'t: a war on Gaza, and annexation of the West Bank.

Melvin Goodman (2019-09-24). The Central Role of the Whistleblower. counterpunch.org The fortuitous emergence of a courageous whistleblower in the Trump White House and Harvard Professor Jill Lepore\'s pathetically ill-informed review of Edward Snowden\'s recent book, \"Permanent Record,\" are important reminders of the central and difficult role of whistleblowers in any successful effort to restore our democracy. The information provided by whistleblowers is key to the work of congressional oversight; investigative journalism; and informed political debate. Whistleblowers contributed to the knowledge of the crimes of the intelligence community during the Vietnam War and the exposure of Iran-contra,…

John Feffer (2019-09-24). The Collapse of the East Asian Order. counterpunch.org The United States is losing its status as a Pacific power. It can no longer control developments in East Asia. It still maintains a large military footprint in the region. But that military presence no longer translates into an ability to achieve the outcomes that Washington wants. For better or worse,…

Thomas Klikauer (2019-09-24). Propaganda and Politics in the USA, UK and Australia. counterpunch.org Two weeks ago, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has analysed the link between politics and the media in three countries — the UK, USA and Australia. In all three countries, Rupert Murdoch\'s media empire has achieved a decisive influence. Among many others in Murdoch\'s global media empire, Murdoch runs The Sun in the UK, More

Martin Billheimer (2019-09-24). To Vanish Jack the Ripper. counterpunch.org I\'m Jack. I see you are still having no luck catching me. — Wearside Jack, Yorkshire Ripper Hoaxer The Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher, became Prime Minister of the UK in May of 1979; the Yorkshire Ripper, a.k.a. Peter Sutcliffe, was caught two years later. The Ripper was taken to trial in 1981 in a truck More

Joshua Hanks (2019-09-24). Portland demands ICE Off Greyhound buses! workers.org Portland picket of Greyhound demands an end to collusion with ICE and CBP. The Portland branch of Workers World Party organized a protest Sept. 21 against Greyhound\'s collaboration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol. A crowd of several dozen people gathered on a corner in the . . . | Continue reading Portland demands ICE Off Greyhound buses! at Workers.org

John Bachtell (2019-09-24). Gun Violence Memorial Project allows victims to speak, even in death. peoplesworld.org CHICAGO—\"Kaylyn was visiting my parents. She was coming home when she was shot in a drive-by shooting,\" said Alan Scott softly, the painful memory plainly etched in his voice. His daughter, Kaylyn Nicole Pryor, was a student at Robert Morris College when she was killed in 2015. Scott had come to the opening of the …

RT (2019-09-24). \'Billionaires should not exist\': Is Bernie Sanders\' wealth tax too extreme for America? rt.com Democrat 2020 contender Bernie Sanders has unveiled an ambitious wealth tax proposal, promising to slash the fortunes of America\'s uber-rich. Is his plan an existential threat to the wealthy or mere election bluster? | The Vermont senator unveiled his plan on Tuesday, declaring on Twitter afterwards that \"billionaires should not exist.\" If implemented, his \'Tax on Extreme Wealth\' would see a progressive tax applied to couples with a net worth of $32 million, or singles with a worth of at least $16 million. These groups would give the government a one-percent cut of their fortune annually, while those with asse…

John Catalinotto (2019-09-24). U.S. sends troops to Gulf region, threatens new war. workers.org Sept. 22 — The Pentagon announced Sept. 20 that it will \"deploy additional U.S. troops and missile defense equipment to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.\" This deployment is allegedly in response to a missile attack the weekend before that stopped half of Saudi daily oil production and temporarily . . . | Continue reading U.S. sends troops to Gulf region, threatens new war at Workers.org

Staff (2019-09-24). Trump Unleashed Crisis in the Strait of Hormuz by Scuttling the Iran Deal. therealnews.com Foreign correspondent Reese Erlich untangles the complexities, analyzes what we face, and what the future may bring.

Aboulfotouh Kandil (2019-09-24). Egyptians caught between hopes for freedom and military government treachery. peoplesworld.org

patrick (2019-09-24). StrikeDC — Friday, September 27. strikedc.org On Monday, 2,000 of us took to the streets of Washington, DC shutting down key intersections and disrupting business as usual to demand an immediate end to the age of fossil fuels, and a swift and just transition to renewable energy. A broad coalition of climate and social justice groups fanned out across downtown D.C. … | Continue reading \"StrikeDC — Friday, September 27\"

Naomi Klein (2019-09-24). Only a Green New Deal can douse the fires of eco-fascism. mronline.org ORGANIZERS ARE EXPECTING huge numbers to turn out for the Global Climate Strike, beginning on September 20 and continuing through September 27. It builds on the first global climate strike, which took place on March 15, and attracted an estimated 1.6 million young people, who walked out of class at schools on every continent. | Source

Betsey Piette (2019-09-24). Youth lead as millions march in Global Climate Strike. workers.org Sept. 20 — Around the world today, it\'s estimated that 4 million people took to the streets in an unprecedented Global Climate Strike, led for the most part by youth under 18. Many students walked out of school in unexcused absences, while others came with teachers or parents. Many young . . . | Continue reading Youth lead as millions march in Global Climate Strike at Workers.org

Staff (2019-09-24). Greta Thunberg\'s Magic Word: Strike! therealnews.com Re-posted with permission from: johnhalle.com By John Halle For some of us who were there, Friday\'s Climate Strike brought back memories of Feb. 15, 2003 when one to two million of us flooded the streets of New York City. It was a huge organizational success, over 3000 groups collaborating to bring together what remains the…

Marilyn Bechtel (2019-09-24). Climate actions draw tens of thousands in northern California. peoplesworld.org SAN FRANCISCO — The heart of this city rang with their chants Sept. 20, as young climate strikers and their older allies packed its main thoroughfare, Market Street, demanding that political and corporate leaders at home and around the world act quickly and boldly to halt and reverse the mounting environmental destruction threatening Planet Earth. …

RT (2019-09-24). Pelosi announces IMPEACHMENT inquiry over Ukraine call, Trump says it will help him win elections. rt.com President Donald Trump has called a looming impeachment inquiry against him a \"positive,\" saying it will help him \"win the election.\" House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the investigation shortly afterwards. | Speaking to reporters at the UN General Assembly in New York, Trump said that impeachment would be \"a positive for me,\" adding \"we will win the election.\" | Democrats in Congress have threatened to impeach Trump countless times already – sometimes for non-offenses like \"being such good friends with Putin,\" or making up mean…

T.P. Wilkinson (2019-09-24). Stop Press: Imperial Observations. dissidentvoice.org Today I was walking toward the restaurant where I always take luncheon on Tuesdays. I passed the Cafe Imperio in the same street. Since I was thinking about a talk I am to give in Macau the term \"empire\" crossed my mind more than once. The sign of the Cafe Imperio also said it was …

Staff (2019-09-24). Roger Waters: Militarism is Exacerbating the Climate Crisis. therealnews.com Pink Floyd co-founder and activist Roger Waters speaks to the Real News at the People\'s Mobilization Against the U.S. War Machine in New York City.

Staff (2019-09-24). Whistleblowers Save our Democracy, Says Daniel Ellsberg. therealnews.com Trump has been exposed by leakers and might face consequences, and Edward Snowden has published a book. Daniel Ellsberg reflects on the bravery of exposing the truth.

Lucas Koerner (2019-09-24). Media Continue to Push Misinformation About Venezuela and Drug Trafficking. fair.org The Wall Street Journal ( 9/15/19) claims that Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez \"ordered his top lieutenants to work with Colombian Marxist guerrillas to flood the US with cocaine in his government\'s efforts to combat the Bush administration.\" | In recent years, Western corporate journalists have turned to systematically citing unnamed sources and secret documents from the US national security state. Indeed, one would be forgiven for thinking it was standard operating procedure. | Th…

PACBI (2019-09-24). Opinion by Legal Scholar Prof. John Dugard on Relations Between University of Cape Town and Israeli Universities. bdsmovement.net Opinion by Legal Scholar Prof. John Dugard on Relations Between University of Cape Town and Israeli Universities : AnalysisAs the University of Cape Town weighs refraining from relations with Israeli Universities enabling the gross violation of Palestinian human rights, renowned South African international law scholar Prof. John Dugard finds that UCT \"would be acting in accordance with So…

Sean Stinson (2019-09-24). Inglorious Revolution: The Greening of Business as Usual. dissidentvoice.org I want to make it absolutely clear from the outset of this piece that I am not a climate skeptic. To me it seems axiomatic that when you burn stuff, you produce heat. Humans have been burning stuff since they discovered fire, and heating the planet at an exponential rate since the the dawn of …

Nicole Rogers (2019-09-24). Activists are using the climate emergency as a new legal defense to justify law-breaking. nationofchange.org The phrase \"climate emergency\" became part of the political lexicon this year. Governments at all levels made declarations of a climate emergency, as did various organisations such as the Australian Medical Association. Even the Pope joined in. | But what has this meant in practical terms? Very little so far, given the continuing rise in global greenhouse gas emissions. | For instance, the Canadian government\'s decision to triple the capacity of an oil pipeline one day after acknowledging the climate emergency suggests the declarations have rhetor…

Arvind Dilawar (2019-09-24). \'The Graveyard of Migrants\': Traveling Through the Most Dangerous Jungle in the World. thenation.com \'The Graveyard of Migrants\': Traveling Through the Most Dangerous Jungle in the World…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-09-24). Weather Warfare: Beware the US Military\'s Experiments with Climatic Warfare. globalresearch.ca \'Climatic warfare\' has been excluded from the agenda on climate change.

Aaron Maté (2019-09-24). The Syria you won\'t see: Max Blumenthal on visiting Damascus after the proxy war. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone\'s Max Blumenthal discusses his reporting trip to Damascus in the aftermath of Syria\'s proxy war. Blumenthal interviewed residents…

Ben Norton (2019-09-24). Bomb-plotting extremist American soldier tried to join US-backed neo-Nazi militia in Ukraine. thegrayzone.com A far-right US soldier arrested by the FBI for plotting domestic bomb attacks sought to join Ukraine\'s neo-Nazi Azov Battalion,…

splcenter (2019-09-24). Family separation under the Trump administration — a timeline. splcenter.org Long before the Trump administration implemented its \"zero tolerance\" immigration enforcement policy in 2018, it was already separating children from their parents as part of a \"pilot program\" conducted in the El Paso, Texas, area and along other parts of the border.

John Washington (2019-09-24). Sweeping Language in Asylum Agreement Foists U.S. Responsibilities onto El Salvador. theintercept.com Amid a tightening embrace of Trump administration policies, last week El Salvador agreed to begin taking asylum-seekers sent back from the United States. The agreement was announced on Friday but details were not made public at the time. The text of the agreement — which The Intercept requested and obtained from the Department of Homeland Security — purports to uphold international and domestic obligations \"to provide protection for eligible refugees,\" but immigration experts see the move as the very abandonment of the principle of asylum. Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, policy analyst at American Immigration…

Staff (2019-09-24). The US Border Is Much Bigger Than You Think — and Not Just Because of Trump. truthout.org | | The driver of the passenger van pulled onto the shoulder of the road, looked back, and said, \"There\'s an immigration checkpoint up ahead. Does everyone have their papers?\" | We were just north of the Guatemalan border, outside the town of Ciudad Hidalgo in the Mexican state of Chiapas. There were 10 of us in the van: a family of eight from nearby Monte Rico, Guatemala, photojournalist Jeff Abbott, and me. The driver pointed to the road blockade, already in sight. From a backseat, I could…

Fight Back (2019-09-24). Community demands justice for Ronald Davis. fightbacknews.org St. Paul, MN – Nearly 100 community members and activists gathered September 22 in front of the Western District police station here to demand justice for Ronald Davis, who was shot and killed by Saint Paul police officer Steven Mattson on September 17. | 31-year-old Ronald Davis was a father, recently married, and had just graduated school. After allegedly bumping his vehicle into the back of a cop car, he stepped out of his vehicle and Mattson gunned him down. | Speakers at the opening rally included people who know Davis, as well as family members whose loved ones were murdered by Twin Cities area cops. Abdul,…

Staff (2019-09-24). \"How Dare You!\" Greta Thunberg Rebukes World Leaders. truthout.org | | After rallying 4 million people into the streets on Friday in the biggest global climate strike yet, Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg brought her message inside United Nations Headquarters yesterday with a furious speech that repeatedly demanded of world leaders, \"How dare you?\" | Seated alongside UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and two other young climate activists, Thunberg opened the UN Climate Action Summit by blasting the assembled heads of government with a speech that was equal parts \"J\'accuse\" and h…

Staff (2019-09-24). 16 Children Accuse Nations of Failing to Protect Them From Climate Change. truthout.org | | Youth climate activists from around the world also attended the U.N. Climate Action Summit Monday, where they spoke at UNICEF about a landmark new climate complaint they filed with the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. Hailing from countries including Argentina, Brazil, Germany, the Marshall Islands and Tunisia, the young representatives spoke about why they feel compelled to act on the climate crisis. Among the youth climate activists were Alexandria Villaseñor of…

teleSUR (2019-09-24). 32 People Arrested At Climate Change Protest in Washington DC. telesurenglish.net At least 32 Extinction Rebellion activists were arrested in Washington D.C. on Monday as they were performing the \"Tell the Truth\" rally, an action aimed at pressuring U.S. politicians to tackle global climate change. | RELATED: | Poorest Countries Pay Financial, Human Cost of Climate Crisis: Oxfam | The Democratic Socialists of America, Extinction Rebellion,…

teleSUR (2019-09-24). Sanctions Hinder Possibility of Elections: Venezuelan Opposition. telesurenglish.net Leaders of Venezuela\'s opposition parties have hailed results from the formal dialogue with the government, calling it a peaceful route out of adversity while also calling U.S. sanctions a threat to any early elections, and demanding that they be lifted. | RELATED: | Venezuela: PSUV Lawmakers Return to National Assembly Tuesday | Venezuela\'s Minister of Communication Jorge Rodriguez, along with opposition figure Timoteo Zambrano, gave a brief press conference Monday in w…

Staff (2019-09-24). Roger Waters: We\'re Ignoring One of Humanity\'s Biggest Threats. truthdig.com DIMITRI LASCARIS: This is Dimitri Lascaris reporting for The Real News Network from Harold Square in Manhattan. | I\'m here today with legendary musician Roger Waters, also known widely around the world for his peace activism and his activism for human rights. We are here for the People\'s Mobilization Against the U.S. War Machine and Save The Planet. Thank you very much for joining us, Roger. | ROGER WATERS: Not at all. | DIMITRI LASCARIS: So Roger, the relationship between one of the major existential threats of our time, climate change, and militarism is not as well-known as the relationship between militarism a…

Binoy Kampmark (2019-09-24). Extinction Rebellion: Leaving it to the Students. counterpunch.org The protestor of school age sported a placard featuring a distorted caricature of Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison: \"Scomo was liking it hot\". A glorious spring day, and a gathering was already fussing and buzzing outside the Victorian State Library and students were striking. The placard image was one that toasted both ways — looking More

Larry Romanoff (2019-09-24). Tiananmen Square: The Failure of an American-instigated 1989 Color Revolution. globalresearch.ca There are few places in China that seem more burned into the consciousness of typical Westerners than Tiananmen Square, and few events more commonly mentioned than the student protests of 1989. But the stories are wrong on several levels. It …

The Energy & Environmental Legal Institute (2019-09-24). The Rockefeller Way: The Family\'s Covert \'Climate Change\' Plan. globalresearch.ca First published in December 2016, this article is of relevance to an understanding of the ongoing Climate, Extinction Rebellion debate. | Who is funding the \"Protest Movement\" | \"Beginning in the 1980s, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund became leading advocates of the global …

teleSUR (2019-09-24). 20 People Killed in Protests in Indonesia\'s West Papua. telesurenglish.net Around 20 people died in Indonesia\'s West Papua region which has been witnessing an increasing demand for independence. | RELATED: | Thousands Demand Independence in Indonesia\'s Papua Regions | Indonesian security forces said Monday that 19 civilians and a soldier had been killed during riots in two towns in Papua. | Protests convulsed the country\'s easte…

Fight Back (2019-09-24). 8000 march at Youth Climate Strike in St. Paul, MN. fightbacknews.org St. Paul, MN – More than 8000 students, youth and their supporters marched to the State Capitol, September 20, joining the global Youth Climate Strike. As the protest poured onto the capitol grounds, they chanted, \"Hey hey, ho ho, climate change has got to go,\" and \"There is no planet B!\" They joined millions from around the world. | Daylon Prochaska, a Chaska High School student and member of the U.S. Youth Climate Strike who helped organize the Twin Cities school walkout, stated, \"Never has there been such an incredible mobilization here and on international the scale or ever in the history of the world.\" | Aft…

teleSUR (2019-09-24). Russia Summons US Diplomat After They Declined Visa For UN. telesurenglish.net Russia summoned on Tuesday a senior U.S. diplomat in Moscow to protest over what it said was Washington\'s unacceptable refusal to issue visas to members of a Russian delegation traveling to the United Nations General Assembly. | RELATED: | EU Extends Economic Sanctions Against Russia for 6 More Months | The Kremlin promised a tough response and said Jon Huntsman, the U.S. amba…

Fight Back (2019-09-24). Minnesota: Protesters demand end to human rights violations in Kashmir. fightbacknews.org Columbia Heights, MN – Nearly 400 people protested along Central Ave on September 22 to demand an end to the atrocities being committed against Muslims in India by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his right-wing government. | On August 5, the Indian government announced its decision to revoke Article 370, which guaranteed the Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir special status, which allowed the region to govern its affairs autonomously in all areas except defense, communication and foreign policy. | Currently, Kashmir is under media blackout, with the cutting of phone, internet and TV access with very li…

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-24). Full Spectrum Dominance: The US Demonizes \"Invented Enemies\" globalresearch.ca Hegemon USA needs enemies to advance its imperial aims. None exist so they\'re invented. | The scheme is all about pursuing what the Pentagon\'s May 2000 Joint Vision 2020 called \"full-spectrum dominance.\" | It refers to unchallenged US control over planet earth, …

Robert Fisk (2019-09-24). As Netanyahu\'s Power in the Middle East Wanes, Trump Has to Find His Own Way to Deal with Iran. counterpunch.org There is an extraordinary irony in the fate of both Benjamin Netanyahu and Iran. The first has been captaining the Titanic, in the words of one Israeli academic, through the past couple of days. The second — a rather better captain, it might be said — has been captaining a couple of tankers in and out of the More

Ted Rall (2019-09-24). Left, Center and Right: We\'re All in Denial About Climate Change. counterpunch.org The political left, center and right do share something in common in today\'s polarized America: we\'re all in denial. The first step in 12-step programs begins with admitting that you have a problem for a reason: you can\'t tackle a challenge whose existence you refuse to acknowledge. \"From a psychoanalytical viewpoint, denial is a pathological, More

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2019-09-24). Saudis Blame Iran for Aramco Strikes But Retaliate by Bombing Yemeni Civilians. mintpressnews.com The Saudi-led Coalition has used systematic economic strangulation as a weapon of war. This, to the many in Yemen who celebrated the Aramco attack, is sufficient justification for targeting the heart of Saudi Arabia\'s economy.