CIA spied on Julian Assange 24/7 in Ecuadorian embassy
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-10-10
The CIA was given 24/7 video and audio surveillance of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange while he lived under asylum at…
thegrayzone.com/2019/10/10/cia-spied-on-julian-assange-in-ecuadorian-embassy/

Crises in Iraq and Haiti Expose the Failure of Militarized Neoliberalism
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J S Davies | commondreams.org | 2019-10-10
Not only are they reeling from protests against government corruption and austerity programs, like Ecuador and Algeria, but in both Haiti and Iraq, their corrupt neoliberal governments were imposed on them by the use of U.S. military force. (Photo: Iraqi Protesters/ AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-83382703.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/10/crises-iraq-and-haiti-expose-failure-militarized-neoliberalism?cd-origin=rss

Microsoft Has Made $14.6 Million From Contracts With ICE Since 2010
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-10
| This article was produced by Sludge, an independent, ad-free investigative news site covering money in politics. Click here to support Sludge.Github, a Microsoft subsidiary that hosts version control systems for software developers, recently completed a $200,000 sale of its Enterprise Server product to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the fed…
truthout.org/articles/microsoft-has-made-14-6-million-from-contracts-with-ice-since-2010/

As Dems Focus on Impeachment, Trump Heads to \"Imperial Governance\"
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-10
The Trump administration is undermining our nation from immigration to the environment, while his tweets and impeachment distract us. Add it all up, says our guest, we can see how he threatens what remains of U.S. democracy.
therealnews.com/stories/trump-alters-us-impeachment

Trump\'s Public Charge Rule Endangers People Facing Domestic Violence
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-10
| Nina Rabin was caught by surprise when a client whose immigration case had been closed for about four years called her in August. Rabin, now the director of the Immigrant Family Legal Clinic at UCLA School of Law, hadn\'t been in touch with the client ever since working on the woman\'s application for a special visa for trafficking survivors, which later led to a green card. | But when the client recently reached out to Rabin, she was once again concerned about her status. After hearing that acce…
truthout.org/articles/trumps-public-charge-rule-endangers-people-facing-domestic-violence/

A Major Conventional War Against Iran Is an Impossibility. Crisis within the US Command Structure
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-10
What both the media and military analysts fail to acknowledge is that US CENTCOM\'s forward Middle East headquarters at the al-Udeid military base close to Doha de facto \"lies in enemy territory\". Since the May 2017 split of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Qatar has become a staunch ally of Iran…
globalresearch.ca/a-major-conventional-war-against-iran-is-an-impossibility-crisis-within-the-us-command-structure/5682514

Rojava Defends Feminist Revolution Against Turkish Invaders
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-10
| Up to 60,000 civilians are fleeing the border area between Turkey and the autonomous region of Rojava in northeast Syria, where clashes between Kurdish militias and Turkish forces continued for a second day on Thursday. The Turkish invasion threatens the radically decentralized and democratic social revolution in Rojava, including women-led political movements and projects that have inspired activists across the globe, and stand in sharp contrast to the patriarchy and authoritarianism that defines much…
truthout.org/articles/rojava-defends-feminist-revolution-against-turkish-invaders/

Progressives Condemn Murder of Peasant Leader in Honduras
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-10
Activists denounced a recent murder of a peasant leader. The dead leader was identified as Marcos Tulio Cruz Cruz, who was a farmer linked to land recovery processes and a victim of violent eviction. | RELATED: | Honduran Environmentalist Killed, UN Demands Investigation | According to the report of the Center for the Study of Democracy (Cespad), the victim\'s body was found in a dump, with signs of torture and wounds from machete and bullets. | Cruz Cruz was kidnapped Tuesday from…
telesurenglish.net/news/Progressives-Condemn-Murder-of-Peasant-Leader-in-Honduras-20191010-0012.html

62 arrested after Extinction Rebellion protest brings Times Square to a standstill
rt.com | 2019-10-10
Dozens of Extinction Rebellion protesters were arrested after supergluing themselves to a bright green boat they towed into a busy Times Square intersection in New York City, blocking traffic. | Some 62 protesters were taken into custody after parking a lime green sailboat in the middle of Times Square, one of the city\'s busiest intersections, snarling up traffic for two hours on Thursday morning. | The stunt, engineered by the controversial environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion (XR), was designed to force action on climate change — the boat, and many of the protesters\' signs, demanded the gov…
rt.com/usa/470651-protesters-arrested-extinction-rebellion-nyc/

Iraqi Blood Is on All of Our Hands
Maj. Danny Sjursen | truthdig.com | 2019-10-10
In a rather macabre instance of déjà vu, Iraq is again coming apart at the seams. Iraqi security forces have killed more than 100 mostly peaceful protestors over the last few weeks, wounding thousands more. And that\'s just what the military acknowledges. In daily demonstrations across Baghdad and southern Iraq, protesters have railed against unemployment, poor social services, and government graft and corruption–specifically the theft of hundreds of millions in tax dollars and national oil wealth. At the…
truthdig.com/articles/iraqi-blood-is-on-all-of-our-hands/

The War in Afghanistan Turns 18, and No One Notices
Sonali Kolhatkar | commondreams.org | 2019-10-10
All that Trump has done since he took office is increase the number of U.S. troops that had been serving, at least initially, and most recently walk away without warning from the years-long effort to sign a peace deal with the Taliban. (Photo: Scott Nelson/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/afghanistan_peace.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/10/war-afghanistan-turns-18-and-no-one-notices?cd-origin=rss

Speaker Pennie Opal Plant on \"Let Us Save the World Together\"
East Bay Peace Action | indybay.org | 2019-10-10
Fred Weaver Resident Center, St. Paul\'s Tower, second floor, 100 Bay Pl, Oakland, CA 94610 (near 27th and Harrison)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/09/18827165.php

Turkey Invades? Erdogan Seeks Annexation of Northern Syria Territories
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-10
Turkish aggression launched East of the Euphrates River Wednesday is proceeding over a far more widespread area than its earlier illegal cross-border operations in Syria — so-called Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch. | So-called \"Operation Peace Spring\" has nothing to do …
globalresearch.ca/erdogan-launches-cross-border-aggression-syria/5691587

The Trump Administration Is Moving to Restart Aerial Fumigation in Colombia
Edward Hunt | progressive.org | 2019-10-10
The move further endangers the country\'s already-fragile peace accord.
progressive.org/dispatches/trump-administration-moving-to-restart-aerial-fumigation-colombia-hunt-191010/

FARC to Change Name and Logo Next Year
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-10
A Senator for the FARC gave an interview on Thursday morning where he lamented those former party members who walked away from the peace accords. He also revealed that next year the party will change its name and logo. | REALTED: | FARC-Party Expels Dissident Commanders Who Took Up Arms | Senator Carlos Antonio Lozada told Caracol radio that in January next year, the official FARC party w…
telesurenglish.net/news/FARC-to-Change-Name-and-Logo-Next-Year-20191010-0007.html

Colombia\'s peace process developments a \'precious opportunity\' to end violence for good, says UN Mission head
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-10
Thousands of former fighters from Colombia\'s largest rebel group remain committed to the historic 2016 peace deal which ended more than five decades of civil conflict, but attacks against the ex-combatants have been a continuous cause for concern, the Security Council heard on Thursday.‚Ä&Oslash…
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1048981

In the Midst of Chaos, an Invincible Arab Spring
Tesbih Habbal, Muzna Hasnawi | thenation.com | 2019-10-10
In the Midst of Chaos, an Invincible Arab Spring…
thenation.com/article/protests-iraq-syria-egypt/

Protest Wave Engulfs Iraq, Over 100 Dead, Government Helpless?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-10
For over a week now protests have been shaking Iraq, with massive police repression, leading to over 100 dead. The protests are an outgrowth of discontent over corruption, poverty, and an ethnic quota system, says Sabah Alnasseri.
therealnews.com/stories/protest-iraq-100-dead-government-helpless

Massive protests sweep Iraq; Communist Party calls for emergency government
Combined Sources | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-10
Massive protests have swept Iraq since Oct. 1 in response to widespread anger over high unemployment, especially among youth, enormous corruption, and the inability of the government to deliver essential services like health care, water, and electricity. Protesters are directing their anger at the government of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mehdi and the political parties …
peoplesworld.org/article/massive-protests-sweep-iraq-communist-party-calls-for-emergency-government/

The Hong Kong Standoff Is Dragging in Unexpected Players
Donald Kaufman | truthdig.com | 2019-10-10
First it was the NBA. Now it is esports that has found itself in the middle of the standoff between Chinese leaders and the Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters. | The mega-U.S. gaming company Activision Blizzard is under fire after its one-year suspension of a top professional esports player after he spoke out in favor of the Hong Kong protesters during a postgame interview. | Ng Wai Chung, known as Blitzchung, lives in Hong Kong and is one of the top players in the Asia-Pacific region of the online card deck game Heart…
truthdig.com/articles/the-hong-kong-standoff-is-dragging-in-unexpected-players/

Protest against Implementation of 5G Wireless Technology in Switzerland: Immediate Health Impacts
Health Impact News | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-10
If you want to get an idea of what will happen in the U.S. when the telecom companies start rolling out 5G networks with new towers in your local neighborhood, take a look at what is happening in Switzerland today, …
globalresearch.ca/swiss-citizens-protest-5g-implementation-new-illnesses-start/5691553

Egyptian Protests: A US-Fuelled \"Arab Spring\" Reboot?
Tony Cartalucci | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-10
When the West\'s leading media organizations attempt to convince audiences they know nothing about where Mohammed Aly — a Spanish-based Egyptian protest leader — came from, the first thing one can be sure of is they are being lied to….
globalresearch.ca/egyptian-protests-us-fuelled-arab-spring-reboot/5691575

Sixth straight day of mass protests throughout Ecuador against austerity measures
Harvey Goldberg | indybay.org | 2019-10-10
Protesters in Cuenca, Ecuador approach police line. | October 7, 2019 | Monday saw another day of protests, with highway blockades, being the main tactic. Protests continued in major cities, especially Monday night. A national strike has been called for Wednesday.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/08/18827136.php

Scenes from protests against government in Cuenca, Ecuador
Harvey Goldberg | indybay.org | 2019-10-10
(Video 1: 51) | Anti-austerity protests in Cuenca, Ecuador | October 9, 2019…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/10/18827186.php

Ecuador\'s Strike is a Class Struggle, Not an Endorsement of Previous Government
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-10
On the second week of massive protests in Ecuador, thousands of indigenous protesters paralyzed the country and thousands more arrived in the capital of Quito, where they marched and eventually faced martial law. They reject President Moreno\'s Neo-liberal reforms, but also emphasize their opposition to former President Rafael Correa, whom Moreno is blaming for the…
therealnews.com/stories/ecuador-strike-class-struggle

National strike paralyzes Ecuador on Seventh Day of Protests
Harvey Goldberg | indybay.org | 2019-10-10
The strike dramatically impacted Cuenca on Wednesday. Streets were largely deserted of vehicle traffic. There was no taxi or bus service. Police and army officers blocked off the central square in downtown Cuenca. A huge march of workers, students, and indigenous people gathered before noon. Things calmed down during mid-day, but in the evening there were running battles between protesters and security forces, which responded by lobbing teargas canisters.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/10/18827189.php

Anti-austerity protesters force Ecuador\'s president to flee the capital
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-10-10
Thousands of anti-austerity protesters have converged on Ecuador\'s capital Quito, forcing the country\'s controversial president to flee the city.The protests have persisted since last week, when President Lenín Moreno\'s decision to end subsidies led to a sharp increase in fuel prices. They have spread from transport workers to students and then to indigenous demonstrators. And the governme…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/10/10/anti-austerity-protesters-force-ecuadors-president-to-flee-the-capital/

Extinction Rebellion Protesters Try to Occupy London Airport
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-10
Climate-change protesters descended on London City Airport Thursday, gluing themselves to the terminal building and dancing on a roof but ultimately failing to cancel flights. | RELATED: | Mass Arrests of Climate Change Protestors In World Capitals | Protest organizers Extinction Rebellion had vowed to occupy the airport\'s terminal and shut down ope…
telesurenglish.net/news/Extinction-Rebellion-Protesters-Try-to-Occupy-London-Airport–20191010-0003.html

After a \'heartbreaking arrest\' at the climate protests, a lawyer asks \'is this what it\'s come to\'
Fréa Lockley | thecanary.co | 2019-10-10
People around the world are taking part in protests to hold governments to account over the current climate breakdown. According to the BBC, police have arrested at least 600 people at climate protests in the UK since 7 October.But the video of one man\'s arrest raises important…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/10/10/after-a-heartbreaking-arrest-at-the-climate-protests-a-lawyer-asks-is-this-what-its-come-to/

Sanctioning Away Free Speech: Americans Meet with Iranians at Their Peril
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-10
The issue of the United States waging what seems to be a global war by way of sanctions rarely surfaces in the western media. The argument being made by the White House is that sanctions are capable of putting maximum …
globalresearch.ca/sanctioning-free-speech-american-meet-iranians/5691579

Sure Trump is \'Betraying the Kurds!\' but What\'s New about That?
Dave Lindorff | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-10
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is attacking President Trump for pulling US troops out of Syria, where they\'ve been engaging in an illegal and bloody war against the Syrian government and its military for at least five years (not counting the three prior years when the US was providing arms and training to Syrian rebels,…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/10/sure-trump-is-betraying-the-kurds-but-whats-new-about-that/

Donald Trump Impeaches You!
Mark Fiore | progressive.org | 2019-10-10
\"It\'s all there on really old paper and everything!\"
progressive.org/dispatches/donald-trump-impeaches-you-fiore-191010/

Trump\'s Pay or Die Healthcare Agenda. Impoverishes American Households, Extends to \"Unwanted Aliens\"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-10
Trump is an imperial/corporate tool — hostile to ordinary people everywhere, notably malicious toward aliens of the wrong color from the wrong countries. | When it comes to healthcare, a fundamental human right, he\'s for Americans having the best treatment money …
globalresearch.ca/trump-pay-die-healthcare-agenda-extends-unwanted-aliens/5691481

Mark Ruffalo called out for selective outrage over tweet shaming Ellen Degeneres and George Bush\'s war crimes
rt.com | 2019-10-10
Actor Mark Ruffalo was shredded for double standards after he posted a \"callout\" tweet assailing George Bush for the sins of the Iraq War, with many netizens noting his aversion to slamming Barack Obama\'s military adventures. | Weighing into a controversy kicked off by TV personality Ellen Degeneres, who came under fire for schmoozing it up with former President George W. Bush at a football game last weekend, Ruffalo insisted no quarter or kindness should be offered to perpetrators of heinous war crimes until they face consequences, including Bush. | \"Sorry, until George W. Bush is brought to justice for the c…
rt.com/usa/470572-mark-ruffalo-bush-tweet/

Trump admits US killed millions in war based on lies
wsws.org | 2019-10-10
Whatever his immediate intentions, Trump has admitted that successive US governments have engaged in war crimes resulting in mass murder.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/10/iraq-o10.html

The War in Afghanistan Turns 18, and No One Notices
Sonali Kolhatkar | truthdig.com | 2019-10-10
Silence among our leaders and a sense of futility among the general public have helped enable the longest official war in U.S. history.
truthdig.com/articles/the-war-in-afghanistan-turns-18-and-no-one-notices/

The Latest in the Diplomatic War Against Venezuela
Leonardo Flores | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-10
According to conventional wisdom, the Trump administration, as well as its regional allies in the Lima Group and the Venezuelan opposition, were set to intensify the diplomatic war on the Venezuelan government at the UN General Assembly. However, they only managed to demonstrate how far removed their coalition against President Maduro is from convincing the international community that deadly sanctions and a coup are the way forward for Venezuela.
counterpunch.org/2019/10/10/the-latest-in-the-diplomatic-war-against-venezuela/

Dig Beneath the World\'s Far-Right Governments—You\'ll Find Fossil Fuels
Basav Sen | commondreams.org | 2019-10-10
Donald Trump with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: White House / Flickr) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump_32.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/10/dig-beneath-worlds-far-right-governments-youll-find-fossil-fuels?cd-origin=rss

Turkish invasion forces hit civilians in northern Syria
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-10-10
Turkey has invaded north-eastern Syria (aka Rojava), attacking largely-Kurdish fighters who were key in defeating Daesh (Isis/Isil). And now, Turkish troops have reportedly bombarded a convoy of civilian vehicles taking residents of the northern Syrian city of Raqqa to a border town, inflicting casualties among them. | Civilian murders: | The Kurdish Hawar n…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/10/10/turkish-invasion-forces-hit-civilians-in-northern-syria/

Entangling Alliances Make For Forever Wars
Thomas Knapp | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-10
In March of 2018, US president Donald Trump promised \"we\'ll be coming out of Syria, like, very soon.\" That December, he issued an order to begin withdrawing US troops. Apparently the order never got executed. Most of a year later, US forces remain. Now Trump and his opponents are arguing over his decision to move a few dozen of those troops around within Syria, to get them out of the way of a Turkish invasion force massing on the border.
counterpunch.org/2019/10/10/entangling-alliances-make-for-forever-wars/

Turkish Invasion Raises Fear of Kurdish Genocide and ISIS Resurgence
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-10
| Turkey has launched an aerial and ground assault on northern Syria targeting Kurdish-controlled areas. The offensive began Wednesday, just days after President Trump ordered U.S. troops to fall back from their positions on the Turkish-Syrian border. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports at least 16 Kurds have been killed so far. Turkey is claiming the death toll is far higher. The Trump administration has faced widespread criticism from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers for aband…
truthout.org/video/turkish-invasion-raises-fear-of-kurdish-genocide-and-isis-resurgence/

Venezuela: PDVSA Rejects Accusations of Oil Spill in Brazil
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-10
The state-owned company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) rejected on Thursday the accusations that Brazil\'s Environmental Minister Ricardo Salles, who said that the oil stains on Brazilian beaches come from a foreign ship loaded \"most likely\" with Venezuelan oil. | RELATED: | Venezuela Denounces Airspace Violation by US | \"We categorically reject the unfounded accusations of B…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-PDVSA-Rejects-Accusations-of-Oil-Spill-in-Brazil-20191010-0011.html

Seoul On Ice: \'Parasite\'
Ed Rampell | progressive.org | 2019-10-10
The Cannes hit morphs from a Patricia Highsmith milieu of Mr. Ripley-like talented con artists to a Stephen King house of horrors tale.
progressive.org/dispatches/seoul-on-ice-korean-class-conflict-rampell-191010/

US-North Korean nuclear talks stall again
wsws.org | 2019-10-10
Negotiations in Sweden on Saturday broke up with North Korea declaring that it would not take part in another session of \"sickening negotiations\" unless the US offered a substantial concession.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/10/nkor-o10.html

Iran and the UN General Assembly: Mediation Efforts, Militant Threats, and Multilateral Cooperation
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-10
Iran was a hot topic at this year\'s UN General Assembly meeting, with Pakistani Prime Minister Khan attempting to mediate between it and its rivals while the latter continued spewing militant threats against the Islamic Republic, though the possibility remains …
globalresearch.ca/unga-2019-iran-mediation-effort-militant-threats-multilateral-co-op/5691568

2020 Budget Proposal Would Underfund Health, Job Training, Education Programs
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-10
| The Senate Appropriations Committee proposes to cut 2020 funding for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education by $2.7 billion below the 2019 level in inflation-adjusted terms, even though the Presi…
truthout.org/articles/2020-budget-proposal-would-underfund-health-job-training-education-programs/

Global community pledges $14 billion to step up fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-10
Donors have pledged just over $14 billion for the next three years to save 16 million lives and help end AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by 2030.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1048991

20 fossil fuel companies are responsible for a third of carbon emissions
Jordan Davidson | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-10
\"The great tragedy of the climate crisis is that seven and a half billion people must pay the price — in the form of a degraded planet — so that a couple of dozen polluting interests can continue to make record profits.\"
nationofchange.org/2019/10/10/20-fossil-fuel-companies-are-responsible-for-a-third-of-carbon-emissions/

Israel Prepares to Deport BDS Co-founder Omar Barghouti
Jonathan Ofir | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-10
Israel\'s Minister of the Interior says he is taking action to force Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, out of the country. | I intend to act quickly to deprive Omar Barghouti of residency status in | …
globalresearch.ca/israel-deport-bds-co-founder-omar-barghouti/5691584

New Clashes Erupt in Libya; Fighting Reported in South Tripoli
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-10-10
Launched in April, Khalifa Hafter\'s bid to take over Libya, and the capital of Tripoli, looks to be breaking out again.
theantimedia.com/new-clashes-erupt-in-libya-fighting-reported-in-south-tripoli/