One Year After the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi: Business as Usual?
Medea Benjamin | mintpressnews.com | 2019-10-02
Who is more evil–the maniacal Saudi crown prince responsible for Khashoggi\'s murder and the murder of tens of thousands of Yemenis, or the mendacious world leaders and businesspeople who continue to embrace what should be a pariah state?
mintpressnews.com/one-year-after-the-murder-of-jamal-khashoggi-business-as-usual/262149/

Internally Displaced Syrian Refugees Tormented by US Forces
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees are trapped in northern and southern camps controlled by the US and its jihadist foot soldiers. | On October 1, Russian and Syrian Joint Coordination Committees on the Repatriation of Syrian Refugees said US forces, …
globalresearch.ca/internally-displaced-syrian-refugees-tormented-us-forces/5690844

UN condemns deadly simultaneous terrorist attacks on military camps in Mali
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-02
The United Nations condemned on Wednesday, with \"the utmost energy\", simultaneous terrorist attacks on military camps in central Mali, close to the border with Burkina Faso, that left dozens dead and scores missing.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1048442

\'Stop the wars, save the planet!\'
Makasi Motema | workers.org | 2019-10-02
Activists with the People\'s Mobilization to Stop the U.S. War Machine gathered at Herald Square Sept. 22 to denounce U.S. imperialism and its role in the current climate crisis. People\'s Mobilization is a coalition that includes Code Pink, the Venezuelan Embassy Protection Collective, the International Action Center and many anti-war, . . . | Continue reading \'Stop the wars, save the planet!\' at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/10/01/stop-the-wars-save-the-planet/

Palestinian civil society calls on the Egyptian authorities to immediately release activist Ramy Shaath
patrick | bdsmovement.net | 2019-10-02
Palestinian civil society calls on the Egyptian authorities to immediately release activist Ramy Shaath: Open Letter30 Palestinian civil society organizations call on the Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release human rights activist Ramy Shaath, and call on all Palestinian, Arab and international organizations to show solidarity with Ramy\'s just cause and a…
bdsmovement.net/news/palestinian-civil-society-calls-egyptian-authorities-immediately-release-activist-ramy-shaath

Africa must \'value youth\' in the drive towards lasting peace, young envoy tells Security Council
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-02
Recognizing the potential of African youth caught up in conflict to forge peace, is crucial for nurturing their developing identities, and could help them turn away from violence, a youth representative told the Security Council on Wednesday.‚Ä&Oslash…
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1048412

North Korea Fires Submarine Missile in Show of Strength
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-02
North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) that landed near Japanese, waters, in a show of strength as the U.S. and South Korea ramp up military cooperation. | RELATED: | North Korea Attacks \'Hypocrisy\' of South Korea as Peace Falters | The missile is said to be a Pukguksong-class weapon, it flew 450 kilometers and reached an altitude of 910 kilometers. \"At present, t…
telesurenglish.net/news/North-Korea-Fires-Submarine-Missile-in-Show-of-Strength-20191002-0003.html

Peace and Justice in the Middle East. Canadian Federal Parties\' Positions on the Middle East
CJPME | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is pleased to provide the present guide on Canadian Federal parties\' positions on the Middle East. While much has happened since the last Canadian Federal elections in 2015, CJPME has | …
globalresearch.ca/peace-and-justice-in-the-middle-east-canadian-federal-parties-positions-on-the-middle-east/5690864

The Second Candle-Light Revolution in Korea: The People\'s Fight for the Survival of Clean Democracy
Prof. Joseph H. Chung | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
The world still remembers the 2017 Candle-Light Revolution in which 17,000,000 Korean people fought peacefully and culturally on the streets, for several months, against the deep-rooted corruption culture developed and enforced under the 60- year conservative government\'s rule. | In the …
globalresearch.ca/second-candle-light-revolution-korea/5690806

Yemeni Houthis Defeating Paper Tiger Saudis
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Saudi Arabia ranks third in global military spending after the US and China — allocating an estimated $65.5 billion in 2018. | The US, Britain and France are its main weapons, munitions, …
globalresearch.ca/yemeni-houthis-defeating-paper-tiger-saudis/5690840

Will Trump Refuse to Leave? We Should Be Worried About This Tweet
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-02
| Days after amplifying a right-wing pastor\'s warning of a \"Civil War-like fracture\" if he is removed from office, President Donald Trump late Tuesday said the impeachment inquiry launched by House Democrats is a \"coup,\" heightening fears that Trump could refuse to allow a peaceful transition of power if he is ousted by Congress or defeated in 2020. | \"As I lea…
truthout.org/articles/will-trump-refuse-to-leave-we-should-be-worried-about-this-tweet/

Trump and Money Are Shielding Saudi Arabia From Accountability for Khashoggi\'s Killing
Ben Freeman , William Hartung | commondreams.org | 2019-10-02
Protesters rally outside the Saudi Arabia Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, where journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed Oct. 2, 2018. (Photo: Ozan Kose / AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyy.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/02/trump-and-money-are-shielding-saudi-arabia-accountability-khashoggis-killing?cd-origin=rss

Haiti: Four Killed as Authorities Crack Down on Anti-Government Protests
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-02
The Miami Herald\'s Jacqueline Charles says ordinary Haitians continue to suffer as the country is gripped by protests demanding the resignation of President Jovenel MoàØse.
therealnews.com/stories/haiti-four-killed-anti-government-protests

U.N.: Haiti Unrest Harming Hospitals, Orphanages, Students
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-02
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The operation dubbed \"Find Jovenel MoàØse\" organized by opposition leaders demanding the resignation of Haiti\'s president ended abruptly when he appeared at the National Palace early this week following violent protests in which several people were killed. | Haitians had become so accustomed to not seeing their president in person amid a deepening political and economic crisis that his arrival at the palace Tuesday took protesters by surprise. Only a handful of them were present to pelt his convoy with rocks. | Despite the rarity of his public appearances, the embattled leader…
truthdig.com/articles/u-n-haiti-unrest-harming-hospitals-orphanages-students/

\"They Are Killing Our Leaders One by One.\"
Meghan Krausch | progressive.org | 2019-10-02
As defenders of Honduran forests die, a drug trafficking trial opens in New York for the brother of the country\'s president.
progressive.org/dispatches/Honduran-indigenous-protesting-logging-killed-Krausch-191002/

Iraq Protests: At Least 9 Dead After Police Open Fire on Crowds, Embassies Sealed Off
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2019-10-02
At least nine killed as Iraqis take to streets again to protest corruption, unemployment and removal of popular military leader.
theantimedia.com/iraq-protests-at-least-9-dead-after-police-open-fire-on-crowds-embassies-sealed-off/

Colombia Diary: Under Heavy Manners
Forrest Hylton | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-02
In Colombia as elsewhere, the commodification of higher education has led to widespread systemic corruption, and on September 23, students from the Universidad Distrital in Bogotá took to the streets to protest an egregious case of embezzlement, in which, according to the Attorney General\'s Office, a professor used the university\'s Institute for Outreach to enrich…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/02/colombia-diary-under-heavy-manners/

Netanyahu\'s Pre-Indictment Hearing Begins
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
The hearing begun Wednesday is expected to last four days, maybe longer. | Netanyahu\'s 10-lawyer team is up against 20 state prosecution officials, headed by AG Avichai Mandelblit, State Prosecutor Shai Nitzan, and Liat Ben-Ari, lead prosecutor in three …
globalresearch.ca/netanyahu-pre-indictment-hearing-begins/5690838

Bolsonaro\'s Highway Project Targets Heart of Amazon Region
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-02
Brazil\'s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro is pushing to ressurect a dilapidated highway project that seeks to build a highway through the heart of the South American country\'s Amazonas region. | RELATED: | Death Toll in Brazil Dam Collapse Rises to 250: New Findings | For more than 50 years, the destruction has almost always begun with a road hewn through the dense Amazon rainforest. With pavement, comes logging, then ranching and eventually commercial farming and towns. | This…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolsonaros-Highway-Project-Targets-Heart-of-Amazon-Region-20191002-0002.html

Why Israel Is Struggling to Find a Way Out of Its Political Deadlock
Jonathan Cook | commondreams.org | 2019-10-02
In political terms, there is nothing divided about Israel. In this month\'s general election, 90 per cent of Israeli Jews voted for parties that identify as being either on the militaristic, anti-Arab right or on the religious, anti-Arab far-right. (Photo: Jordi Bernabeu Farr√∫s/Flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/military.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/02/why-israel-struggling-find-way-out-its-political-deadlock?cd-origin=rss

Why the Fires Raging Across Amazonia Ought to be a Burning Issue for Africa
Prof Gerard Boyce | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
Of late, global news headlines have been dominated by reports of the fires raging across the Amazon Basin, mainly in Brazil but in other countries across the region such as Bolivia as well. Cognisant of the adverse consequences they portend …
globalresearch.ca/fires-raging-across-amazonia-ought-burning-issue-africa/5690830

Trump, Democrats dig in as impeachment drive escalates
wsws.org | 2019-10-02
Many within the ruling class are taking Trump\'s talk of civil war as a serious threat.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/02/trum-o02.html

\'This isn\'t impeachment, it\'s a COUP!\' Trump warns followers Dems are out for their God-given freedoms & rights
rt.com | 2019-10-02
US President Donald Trump tore into Democratic impeachment efforts, slamming the drive to have him removed from office as a \"coup\" plot seeking to deprive Americans of their rights and freedoms. | Taking to Twitter on Tuesday night, the president told his followers their very identity as Americans was threatened by impeachment proceedings initiated by House Democrats last week. | As I learn more and more each day, I am coming to the conclusion that what is taking place is not an impeachment, it is a COUP, intended to take away the Power of the People. | He added the Democrats were looking to take away his supp…
rt.com/usa/470024-trump-warns-impeachment-coup/

The History of World War II: The War Started in October 1938
Ivan Daraktchiev | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
Historians, media pundits and politicians have managed to postulate, and impose it into the history annals, encyclopedias and school books that the Second World War was started in September 1939 by Nazi Germany\'s attack[1] and prompt defeat[2] of Poland. | This …
globalresearch.ca/truth-80-years-beginning-wwii-october-1938/5690808

Public Notices/Private Questions/Musical Dreams
Edward Curtin | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-02
Throughout our days we all notice many things that elicit questions that quickly pass through us as in a dream. Here are some that a man caught on the fly, asked to respond, and found they all responded in songs, songs that didn\'t exactly answer his questions but set him to dreaming. This is an …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/public-notices-private-questions-musical-dreams/

Democrats: Trump Incites Violence Against Whistleblower
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-02
WASHINGTON — Accusing President Donald Trump of \"an incitement to violence,\" House Democratic leaders bluntly warned Trump and his administration Wednesday not to intimidate potential witnesses in their impeachment inquiry. They said they were readying a subpoena demanding documents related to the president\'s dealings with Ukraine | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Trump may not \"recognize how dangerous his statements are\" against a whistleblower who exposed a July phone call that Trump had with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. On the call, Trump pressed for an investigation of Democratic political r…
truthdig.com/articles/democrats-trump-incites-violence-against-whistleblower/

\'The Civil War Is Here\'
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-02
Jeet Heer of The Nation explores the deepening political divide, the growing support for impeachment, and the political battles that it will define.
therealnews.com/stories/trump-impeachment-civil-war

The Next Stage of Britain\'s Dominic Cummings \"Plan of Chaos\". Can it Get Any Worse?
Robert Woodward | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
There were rumours and murmurs throughout last week swirling around the House of Commons bubble that something serious was brewing. Leaving aside that Boris Johnson was centre stage of the scandal that his government now represents — not just of …
globalresearch.ca/dominic-cummings-plan-chaos/5690850

Oakland files lawsuit to block Oakland Athletics from buying Coliseum complex
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2019-10-02
Indeed, billionaire John J. Fisher\'s plan to build a stadium at Howard Terminal will result in the loss of many present and future middle class jobs, and will result in higher priced housing and condominiums that most Oaklanders cannot afford. Despite all their promises, the A\'s and multi-billionaire John Fisher have never built any affordable housing near the Coliseum, or anywhere in the Bay Area. The Oakland City Council sold out Oaklanders by voting to support the A\'s stadium plan for Howard Terminal!
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/01/18826965.php

How Can the Novel Represent Sexual Abuse Honestly?
Erin Schwartz | thenation.com | 2019-10-02
How Can the Novel Represent Sexual Abuse Honestly?
thenation.com/article/trust-exercise-susan-choi-novel-review/

Channel 4 News wins the award for most superb moment of the Tory Party conference
Tracy Keeling | thecanary.co | 2019-10-02
Despite stiff competition, Channel 4 News definitely wins the award for most superb moment of the Conservative Party conference. On 1 October, Krishnan Guru-Murthy introduced Jacob Rees-Mogg prior to interviewing him. And my, what an introduction it was. | The unlawful proroguer: | Here\'s how Guru-Murthy introduced Rees-Mogg before the interview: I am joined… by Jacob Rees-Mogg… it\'s our first chance to talk to him since…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/10/02/channel-4-news-wins-the-award-for-most-superb-moment-of-the-tory-party-conference/

Nobel Prizes: Why is there One in Economics? Rewarding Neoliberal Flawed Theories
Bryant Brown | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
The Nobel Prize Committee will announce the winners of this years Nobel prizes from October 8 to the 11th, and then on October 14 they will announce one more. | The prizes originated from a bequest in the will of Alfred …
globalresearch.ca/nobel-prizes-why-is-there-one-in-economics-rewarding-neoliberal-flawed-theories/5690792

Impeachment Inquiry Is an Opportunity to Investigate Trump\'s Finances
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-02
| The impeachment inquiry under way against President Donald Trump is an important opportunity to \"look under the microscope at Trump\'s finances, which have largely been a black hole to this point,\" says Anthony DiMaggio, a political scientist at Lehigh University. In this interview, DiMaggio — the author of Selling War, Selling Hope and The Politics of Persuasion — examines the history of impeachment in the United States and argues that there is little evidence to suggest the impeac…
truthout.org/articles/impeachment-inquiry-is-an-opportunity-to-investigate-trumps-finances/

Indigenous Peoples\' Day Celebration at Yerba Buena Gardens (San Francisco)
International Indian Treaty Council & another | indybay.org | 2019-10-02
Esplanade, Yerba Buena Gardens, between Mission St. & 3rd and Howard St. & 4th, San Francisco…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/01/18826955.php

Killer cop on trial: Justice for Anthony Hill!
Dianne Mathiowetz | workers.org | 2019-10-02
On March 9, 2015, promising musician and singer Anthony Hill was killed by DeKalb County Deputy Robert Olsen in the parking lot of Hill\'s Chamblee apartment complex. Hill, 27, an African-American veteran of the Afghanistan war, had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and PTSD as a result of his military . . . | Continue reading Killer cop on trial: Justice for Anthony Hill! at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/10/01/killer-cop-on-trial-justice-for-anthony-hill/

Counting the Dead Through the Fog of War in Afghanistan
Nicolas J. S. Davies | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
During one week in late September, U.S.-led forces killed at least 70 civilians in two incidents in Afghanistan. A U.S. drone strike on September 19th killed at least 30 farmers harvesting pine nuts in Nangarhar province. Then on September 23rd, …
globalresearch.ca/war-afghanistan/5690791

Warren v. Zuckerberg
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-02
truthdig.com/cartoons/zuckerberg-v-warren/

History: Russian Government Condemn\'s European Parliament\'s Blaming Stalin as Having Started World War II
Eric Zuesse | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
On October 1st, Russia\'s Tass news agency reported that the Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin condemned the European Parliament for having blamed Stalin along with Hitler as having started World War II. He said, | \"The recent | …
globalresearch.ca/russian-government-condemns-european-parliament-blaming-stalin-started-ww-ii/5690809

The People\'s Republic of China: 70 Years of Struggle and Success
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
The 70th anniversary of the founding of the People\'s Republic of China is a worthwhile time to reflect on its struggles and successes with a view towards better understanding where it\'s headed across the coming future. | The People\'s Republic of | …
globalresearch.ca/china-70-years-struggle-success/5690854

Rich and want to escape Elizabeth Warren\'s wealth tax? CNBC says get divorced
Tim Libretti | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-02
Readers of People\'s World certainly read the news with a consciousness of the fact that the media is one key site of class struggle among many in U.S. capitalist class society. But it is nonetheless worth decoding the language of the corporate media as we seek talking points that help us communicate and unmask the …
peoplesworld.org/article/rich-and-want-to-escape-elizabeth-warrens-wealth-tax-cnbc-says-get-divorced/

\'Tenacious\' Kyrgyz lawyer and statelessness champion, wins prestigious UNHCR prize
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-02
A rights lawyer who took to horseback to help more than 10,000 stateless people gain nationality in Kyrgystan after the break-up of the Soviet Union, has been awarded the UN refugee agency\'s prestigious 2019 Nansen Refugee Award.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1048382

Hurricane Lorenzo lashes Azores Islands as it heads towards Ireland and UK
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-02
Hurricane Lorenzo lashed the mid-Atlantic Azores Islands with heavy rain, powerful winds and high waves, though initial reports said it caused only minor damage.The Azores Civil Protection Agency said the category two hurricane felled trees and power lines as it passed just west of the Portuguese island chain.Hurricanes the size of Lorenzo are rare so far north and east in the Atlantic basin.Residents board up a door in preparation for the arrival of Lorenzo (Joao Henriques/AP)Lorenzo is producing huge swells across the North Atlantic as it moves north east toward Ireland and the United Kingdom and weakens to cat…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2019/10/02/hurricane-lorenzo-lashes-azores-islands-as-it-heads-towards-ireland-and-uk/

Trump calls impeachment inquiry a \"coup\" that will trigger civil war
John Wojcik | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-02
President Trump, after predicting his impeachment would trigger civil war, stepped up his vitriol yesterday by characterizing the impeachment inquiry as a \"coup\" and by warning his die-hard right-wing followers in one of almost 50 tweets that Democrats were \"coming for\" their liberty, their homes, and their guns. The escalating rhetoric from the White House …
peoplesworld.org/article/trump-calls-impeachment-inquiry-a-coup-that-will-trigger-civil-war/

\'Martin Eden\' and \'1982\' at Toronto International Film Festival
Bill Meyer | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-02
TORONTO–Another award winner at this year\'s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is Pietro Marcello\'s Martin Eden, based on the 1909 novel by famed American socialist writer Jack London. It was given the Toronto Platform Prize, and the jury proclaimed, \"a politically and philosophically provocative story told with extraordinary cinematic invention and grace, this film reaffirms …
peoplesworld.org/article/martin-eden-and-1982-at-toronto-international-film-festival/

Trump, Democrats Dig in as Impeachment Drive Escalates
Barry Grey | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
Having suggested that his impeachment could provoke \"civil war\" and threatened to arrest the Democratic chairman of the House Intelligence Committee on treason charges, President Donald Trump on Tuesday tweeted a map of the 2016 election results with the words …
globalresearch.ca/trump-democrats-impeachment-drive-escalates/5690834

Is the US Political System Beyond Repair?
Ron Jacobs | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-02
Moving ahead with the impeachment of Donald Trump is a good idea. Indeed, the fact that it is moving forward is a sign of the deep fissures in the ruling class. They are very divided. Even if it is done within the limited parameters hoped for by Pelosi and other mainstream Democrats, the process should expose the criminality of one party of the ruling class and the venality of both.
counterpunch.org/2019/10/02/is-the-us-political-system-beyond-repair/

#IVotePalestine: For Freedom, Justice and Equality
Canadian BDS Coalition | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
In the upcoming Canadian general election scheduled for October 21, 2019, we commit to vote for candidates and parties that: | Support Palestinian human and national rights including the inalienable right to self-determination. | Oppose Israeli ethnic cleansing, war crimes and apartheid. | …
globalresearch.ca/ivotepalestine-freedom-justice-equality/5690861

Civilian Deaths in U.S. Wars Are Skyrocketing Under Trump. It May Not Be Impeachable, but It\'s a Crime
Murtaza Hussain | theintercept.com | 2019-10-02
There are so many reasons why Trump should be the object of our moral outrage, not least his role in the violent deaths of thousands of innocent people.
theintercept.com/2019/10/02/trump-impeachment-civilian-casualties-war/

Trump\'s War on Whistleblowers
Melvin Goodman | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-02
Donald Trump, campaigning in Iowa in 2015, said that \"I\'ve had a lot of wars of my own. I\'m really good at war. I love war….\" Well, for the past three years, we have witnessed Trump\'s wars on governance, science, national security policy, and public service. For the past several days, we have witnessed a…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/02/trumps-war-on-whistleblowers/

Where Are the Indictments of those Implicated in the Coup Attempt Against Trump?
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
In the 1970s Irving Kristol declared Republicans to be the \"stupid party.\" How correct he has proven to be. Russiagate and now this latest coup attempt to overthrow the elected president of the United States are acts of sedition. There …
globalresearch.ca/coup-attempt-against-trump/5690789