Israel Prepares to Turn Bedouin Citizens into Refugees in Their Own Country
Jonathan Cook | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
The decades-long struggle by tens of thousands of Israelis against being uprooted from their homes — some for the second or third time — should be proof enough that Israel is not the western-style liberal democracy it claims to be. Last week 36,000 Bedouin — all of them Israeli citizens — discovered that their state is about to make them refugees in their own country, driving them into holding camps. These Israelis, it seems, are the wrong kind.
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/israel-prepares-to-turn-bedouin-citizens-into-refugees-in-their-own-country/
British family \"emotionally and psychologically destroyed\" by detention in US immigration prison
wsws.org | 2019-10-17
The tragic experience faced by the Connors family is a small glimpse into the horrors faced by those who flee their home countries, undertaking a perilous journey only to be detained, separated, and abused in America\'s brutal concentration camps.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/17/immi-o17.html
A Coalition of Support: Parliamentarians for Julian Assange
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
Australian politicians, and the consular staff of the country, are rarely that engaged on the subject of protecting their citizens. In a couple of notorious cases, Australian authorities demonstrated, not only an indifference, but a consciously venal approach to its citizens in overseas theatres. Mamdouh Ahmed Habib, a dual Australian-Egyptian national, was detained in Pakistan…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/a-coalition-of-support-parliamentarians-for-julian-assange/
UN special rapporteur on torture warns: \"Assange will not get a fair trial in Virginia\"
wsws.org | 2019-10-17
A panel discussion at Columbia University on Tuesday laid bare the fraudulent character of the charges brought against Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning and put the spotlight on those who committed the war crimes that WikiLeaks exposed.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/17/melz-o17.html
War is Good for Business and Organized Crime: Afghanistan\'s Multibillion Dollar Opium Trade. Rising Heroin Addiction in the US
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
Despite president Trump\'s announced US troop withdrawal, the Afghan opium trade continues to flourish. It is protected by US-NATO occupation forces on behalf of a nexus of powerful financial and criminal interests.
globalresearch.ca/war-is-good-for-business-and-organized-crime-afghanistans-multibillion-dollar-opium-trade-rising-heroin-addiction-in-the-us/5664319
Saving the Green New Deal
Jon Rynn | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
The Green Economy Reconstruction Program and Budget On November 13, 2018, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the youth group Sunrise Movement staged a protest in soon-to-be Speaker Nancy Pelosi\'s office, demanding that Congress create a Green New Deal. Soon, the phrase \'Green New Deal\' became the next bright new policy idea, with dozens of articles explaining that…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/saving-the-green-new-deal/
Extinction Rebellion \'own goal\' shows why climate action needs working-class people at the forefront
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-10-17
During the Thursday morning rush hour, Extinction Rebellion (XR) scored a massive \"own goal\", according to critics. Because by targeting a Tube train in east London with a protest, an XR activist revealed an apparent disconnect between the movement and ordinary working-class communities. And the situation soon turned ugly as a result. | \"Own goal\": | The global climate crisis is a massively important issue, and requires urgent action. Business as usual is most certainly not an option. But XR\'s protest tactic on Thursday was a big misstep that only did harm to the cause. | After climbing on top of a train…
thecanary.co/discovery/analysis-discovery/2019/10/17/extinction-rebellion-own-goal-shows-why-climate-action-needs-working-class-people-at-the-forefront/
Video: Syrian Kurds\' Protection Deal with Assad Explained
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have reached a groundbreaking deal with the Assad government. | This happened on October 13 evening after the US-led coalition expectedly abandoned their \'local partners\' in face of Turkey\'s Operation Peace Spring and an \'accident …
globalresearch.ca/video-syrian-kurds-protection-deal-explained/5692227
Could Turkish Aggression Boost Peace in Syria?
Firas Samuri | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-17
On October 7, 2019, the U.S. President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of American troops from northeast Syria, where the contingent alongside Kurdish militias controlled the vast territories. Trump clarified that the decision is connected with the intention of Turkey to attack the Kurdish units, posing a threat to Ankara. It\'s incredible that the Turkish …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/could-turkish-aggression-boost-peace-in-syria/
Could Turkish Aggression Boost Peace in Syria? Has Triggered Exit of US, Britain and France
Firas Samuri | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
On October 7, 2019, the U.S. President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of American troops from northeast Syria, where the contingent alongside Kurdish militias controlled the vast territories. Trump clarified that the decision is connected with the intention of Turkey …
globalresearch.ca/could-turkish-aggression-boost-peace-syria/5692313
More Than 1,000 Palestinians in Gaza Have Bone Infections after Being Shot by Israeli Forces
Jewish Voice for Peace | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
Gaza | Treating drug-resistant infections in Gaza under the blockade | Medicin Sans Frontieres 2 Sept. 2019-More than 7,400 Palestinians have been injured by live ammunition during protests in Gaza. About half of those suffering from open fractures, in which the bone | …
globalresearch.ca/more-than-1000-palestinians-gaza-have-bone-infections-after-shot-israeli-forces/5692286
Concerned over Haiti\'s political crisis, Guterres promises \'continuous commitment\'
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-17
In the light of on-going instability across Haiti and this week\'s transition away from fully-fledged peacekeeping operations, the UN chief on Thursday promised \"the continuous commitment\" of the Organization \"to support the Haitian people on their path to peace and development\".
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049551
Ongoing insecurity in Darfur, despite \'remarkable developments\' in Sudan: UN peacekeeping chief
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-17
Despite major political developments at a national level, which have led to the establishment of a civilian-led government, the security situation in the Darfur region of Sudan remains unstable, UN peace chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix briefed the Security Council on Thursday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049541
Ukrainian President Zelensky adopts Steinmeier formula amid mass far-right protests
wsws.org | 2019-10-17
Zelensky\'s move is part of his maneuvering between European and US imperialism.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/17/ukra-o17.html
Hong Kong! Discussion on the mass protests & 70th anniversary of the Chinese Revolution
Revolution Books | indybay.org | 2019-10-17
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indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/17/18827367.php
A rare moment of truth on the US support for Al Qaeda
wsws.org | 2019-10-17
Representative Tulsi Gabbard described the terrorist group as the \"ground force\" for the American \"regime-change\" operation in Syria.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/17/gabb-o17.html
Syria: Exposing Western Radical Collaboration with Imperialism
Ajamu Baraka | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-17
Despite so many self-defined radicals\' reading and claims to understand Gramsci\'s corrective to Marxism-Leninism\'s mechanistic understanding of the relationship between the base and the ideological superstructure, the ease by which some radicals are manipulated by the crude ideological machinations of the ruling class is truly astonishing. It is quite understandable that liberals would be manipulated …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/syria-exposing-western-radical-collaboration-with-imperialism/
Syria: Exposing Western Radical Collaboration with Imperialism
Ajamu Baraka | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
Despite so many self-defined radicals\' reading and claims to understand Gramsci\'s corrective to Marxism-Leninism\'s mechanistic understanding of the relationship between the base and the ideological superstructure, the ease by which some radicals are manipulated by the crude ideological machinations of the ruling class is truly astonishing. It is quite understandable that liberals would be manipulated…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/syria-exposing-western-radical-collaboration-with-imperialism/
Truth About Syria.\"How Could Corporate Journalists Get Away with Their Lies…\"
Alison Banville | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
Damascus, December 2018. Two great independent journalists sit down together: | Eva Bartlett and Vanessa Beeley | Eva Bartlett: \'when I arrived on the 29th (of December 2018) I was told that, aside from yourself (gestures to Vanessa Beeley), I was | …
globalresearch.ca/how-could-corporate-journalists-get-away-with-their-lies-truth-about-syria/5692308
Uneasy Damascus/Kurdish Alliance
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
Throughout most of Obama\'s war, now Trump\'s, against Syrian sovereign independence and territorial integrity, Kurdish YPG fighters and their politicians allied with US imperial aims for their own self-interest — including support for jihadists used as Pentagon/CIA proxy foot soldiers….
globalresearch.ca/uneasy-damascus-kurdish-alliance/5692311
The Great and Unmatched Wisdom War
Mark Fiore | progressive.org | 2019-10-17
\"Never fear, the Commander-in-Phone-Calls will get tough!\"
progressive.org/dispatches/the-great-and-unmatched-wisdom-war-fiore-101917/
Venezuela\'s Opposition Declares PDVSA 2020 Bond Void, Nixes Payment
Lucas Koerner | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-10-17
Venezuela\'s CITGO could be seized by creditors.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14695
The First Thing We Do, Let\'s Fire All the Cops
Ted Rall | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
In the latest shooting of an innocent civilian by a trigger-happy police officer, a white Fort Worth cop blew away a 28-year-old African-American woman through her bedroom window as she played a video game with her eight-year-old nephew. Atatiana Jefferson\'s neighbor had called a nonemergency police number to request that they check on her because her doors…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/the-first-thing-we-do-lets-fire-all-the-cops/
Winners and Losers in the Turkish Attack on Kurds in Syria?
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
Turkish forces invaded north-east Syria (NES) only when it had coordinated with the US to define the red line of the invasion. Moreover, both superpowers, the US and Russia, protected Turkey by blocking an EU-drafted UN resolution to halt the …
globalresearch.ca/winners-losers-turkish-attack-kurds-syria-2/5692282
Syria, the Kurds, Turkey and the U.S.: Why Progressives Should Not Support a New Imperial Partition in the Middle East
Jeff Klein | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
In the face of Turkey\'s renewed invasion of Syria, it seems we are hearing across the entire span of elite opinion in the US, from Liberals to extreme Conservatives, the cry \"Don\'t abandon our allies the Kurds!\" Even on what passes for the Left in our country, many progressives have joined the chorus. Certainly, the…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/syria-the-kurds-turkey-and-the-u-s-why-progressives-should-not-support-a-new-imperial-partition-in-the-middle-east/
Trump Defends Syria Withdrawal as House Votes 354 to 60 to Condemn His Actions
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-17
As the displacement of 300,000 civilians over Turkey\'s assault on Kurdish-controlled areas continues in northern Syria, the House of Representatives voted Wednesday to condemn President Trump\'s actions. Turkey invaded the region on October 9, shortly after Trump virtually greenlit the Turkey assault by abruptly withdrawing a small number of U.S. troops who were protecting Kurdish areas in northern Syria. Since then, the Kurds have aligned themselves with the Syrian government, and a number of…
truthout.org/video/trump-defends-syria-withdrawal-as-house-votes-354-to-60-to-condemn-his-actions/
Rep. Ro Khanna: We Need a Responsible Withdrawal From Syria
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-17
As hundreds of thousands of civilians face displacement and violence amid Turkey\'s assault on Kurdish-controlled areas in northern Syria, the House of Representatives voted to condemn Trump\'s decision to withdraw U.S. support for the Kurds on Wednesday. The measure passed 354 to 60. We speak with Representative Ro Khanna, who says, \"We can\'t just get involved in a place and then walk away and not have some moral responsibility. We have a moral responsibility not just to the Kurds who fought with us against ISIS. W…
truthout.org/video/rep-ro-khanna-we-need-a-responsible-withdrawal-from-syria/
It\'s Curtains for US in Syria: Russia, Iran Owe Big Thanks to Erdogan
M.K. Bhadrakumar | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-17
The scenario agreed on behind the curtains through months of confidential exchanges, often one-on-one, between the Russian and Turkish leaders regarding north-eastern Syria is entering a critical phase of implementation on the ground with the agreement between the Kurds and the Assad regime. We have a complex scenario where on the one hand the Turkish …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/its-curtains-for-us-in-syria-russia-iran-owe-big-thanks-to-erdogan/
Bret Stephens\' American Fantasy
Charles Pierson | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
\"Goodbye, America. Goodbye, Freedom Man,\" laments Bret Stephens in the October 11 New York Times. The conservative columnist was reacting to President Donald Trump\'s abandonment of Syria\'s Kurds. On October 5, after a telephone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Trump ordered US forces back from the Syrian border with Turkey. Trump\'s action put…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/bret-stephens-american-fantasy/
Iran \'Has Evidence\' US, Israel, Saudis Attacked Tanker & Why The Kurds In Syria Are Just Terrorists
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-10-17
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/16/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/iran-has-evidence-us-israel-saudis-attacked-tanker-why-the-kurds-in-syria-are-just-terrorists/
U.S., Turkey Agree on Turkish Cease-Fire with Syrian Kurds
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-17
ANKARA, Turkey — The U.S. and Turkey agreed Thursday to a cease-fire in the Turks\' deadly attacks on Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, requiring the Kurds to vacate the area in an arrangement that largely solidifies Turkey\'s position and aims in the weeklong conflict. The deal includes a conditional halt to American economic sanctions. | After negotiations with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence hailed the five-day cease-fire as the way to end the bloodshed caused by Turkey\'s invasion of Syria. He remained silent on whether it amounted to a second abandonment of America…
truthdig.com/articles/syrian-kurdish-force-to-abide-by-ceasefire/
Can the US Protect the Kurds Without Using Military Force?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-17
The House overwhelmingly passed a resolution condemning Trump\'s troop withdrawal from Syria, making it look like Democrats are wedded to military intervention. Is there an alternative that protects the Kurds without the use of the U.S. military?
therealnews.com/stories/us-protect-kurds-without-military-force
Erdogan Throws Trump\'s Syria Letter in the Trash
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-17
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence visited Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday to urge him to halt his country\'s incursion into Syria, the Reuters News Agency reported. | RELATED: | Syrian Kurds Fleeing to Iraq: \'Life Will Never Be the Same\' | Pence\'s visit came shortly after a letter penned by U.S. President Donald Trump to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan was leaked on Twitter. | In the letter, Trump warns Erdogan to not test the U.S.\' patience with their Sy…
telesurenglish.net/news/Erdogan-Throws-Trumps-Syria-Letter-in-the-Trash-20191017-0002.html
US Drone Program May Have Helped Turkey Kill Kurds for Over a Decade
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-17
UPDATE: The U.S. and Turkey agreed to a cease-fire in northeast Syria on Thursday. | Donald Trump is justifiably condemned for approving Turkey\'s assault against the United States\'s Kurdish allies in the war against ISIS. What is not widely known is that the U.S., in a largely secret program dubbed Operation Nomad Shadow, appears to have been using drones for over a decade to help Turkey stalk and kill Kurds. | Although the U.S. is now publicly opposing the Turkish push into Syria, is Nomad Shadow co…
truthout.org/articles/us-drone-program-may-have-helped-turkey-kill-kurds-for-over-a-decade/
Nobody Has a Plan for Thousands of ISIS Fighters Detained by Kurds in Syria
Umar Farooq | theintercept.com | 2019-10-17
The abrupt U.S. withdrawal from Syria means nobody knows who will eventually control the 10,000 ISIS fighters there or where they will wind up.
theintercept.com/2019/10/17/syria-turkey-kurds-isis/
Will Iran be the Next to Withdraw from Syria?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
The smoothness with which the US\' \"sudden\" withdrawal played out and the Pentagon\'s decision not to militantly enforce the so-called \"deconfliction line\" along the Euphrates River after the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) triumphantly crossed it en route to protecting their …
globalresearch.ca/will-iran-next-withdraw-syria/5692235
Why Withdrawing US Troops from Northern Syria Is Good
Rick Sterling | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
The foreign policy elite is in an uproar. They claim \"we have abandoned our allies\". They question \"how can America be trusted?\" They say the decision to withdraw from northern Syria was a \"gift\" to Russia, Iran, and Assad…. even …
globalresearch.ca/withdrawing-us-troops-northern-syria-good/5692249
Art In Struggle For Women & Prisoners In Iran: The Mural, The Artists & Women
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2019-10-17
An opening for an art mural about women and the prisoners of Iran was held on October 6, 2019 at Clarion Alley. The mural portrays the women who are fighting for human rights and worker rights in Iran…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/15/18827319.php
Why Withdrawing US Troops from Northern Syria is GOOD
Rick Sterling | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-17
The foreign policy elite is in an uproar. They claim \"we have abandoned our allies\". They question \"how can America be trusted?\" They say the decision to withdraw from northern Syria was a \"gift\" to Russia, Iran, and Assad, even ISIS. It is true that the policy of US/NATO interventionism is failing. But that has been …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/why-withdrawing-us-troops-from-northern-syria-is-good/
We need to force the government to end all arms deals with Turkey, not just some
Tom Anderson | thecanary.co | 2019-10-17
On Tuesday 15 October, the British government suspended new arms sales to Turkey over its invasion of northern Syria. | Foreign secretary Dominic Raab announced that no more export licences would be granted \"for items that might be used in milita…
thecanary.co/opinion/2019/10/17/we-need-to-force-the-government-to-end-all-arms-deals-with-turkey-not-just-some/
U.S., NATO, Turkey Out of Syria!
Sara Flounders | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-17
The conflict within the U.S. ruling class about the Turkish invasion of northern Syria has created some confusion about events there. The latest new development — an alliance of Kurdish-based forces with the Syrian national army to defend the border …
globalresearch.ca/u-s-nato-turkey-out-syria/5692246
With just one tweet, the youngest ever MSP destroys Trump\'s drivel on Turkey\'s invasion of Syria
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-10-17
Ross Greer, the youngest ever member of the Scottish parliament (MSP), has brilliantly taken down Donald Trump\'s latest drivel on Turkey\'s illegal invasion of northern Syria (aka Rojava). | Schooled: | NATO\'s second largest army is currently attacking Ku…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/10/17/one-tweet-youngest-ever-msp-destroys-trumps-drivel-turkeys-invasion-syria/
IMF cuts growth forecast and points to rising financial risks
wsws.org | 2019-10-17
Significantly, the World Economic Outlook report predicted that growth in four key areas of the global economy–the US, the eurozone, Japan and China–would remain subdued for the next five years.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/17/imfr-o17.html
Australia: \"Four Corners\" program promotes anti-China witch-hunt
wsws.org | 2019-10-17
The program underscores the role of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as a mouthpiece for the political establishment and the intelligence agencies.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/17/corn-o17.html
Canada\'s involvement in US-led war drive against China: An election non-issue
wsws.org | 2019-10-17
A tacit all-party agreement to black out discussion of Canada\'s rearmament and involvement in US strategic offensives around the world has been in effect throughout the campaign for the October 21 federal election.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/17/cach-o17.html
Healing the Rift Between Political Reality and Ecological Reality
Stan Cox | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
A Q & A with Shaun Chamberlin If U.S. greenhouse emissions are to be driven down to zero within a decade or even two, it will not be accomplished through building more solar and wind energy capacity and relying on market competition to eliminate fossil fuels from the economy. A direct, foolproof mechanism is required…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/healing-the-rift-between-political-reality-and-ecological-reality/
The Governor, the Mining Company and the Future of a Montana Wilderness
George Ochenski | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
One might credibly think that someone running in the Democratic primary to be the party\'s presidential nominee might, just might, want to be on the right side of the pressing environmental issues of the day. But last week Governor Steve Bullock and his Department of Environmental Quality sided with a disreputable \"bad actor\" mining company…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/the-governor-the-mining-company-and-the-future-of-a-montana-wilderness/
The Down Side of Impeachment
Thomas Knapp | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
Unless there\'s some dramatic change in the political landscape over the next month or so, I believe that the US House of Representatives will impeach President Donald Trump. Unless there\'s some dramatic change in the political landscape between now and Trump\'s trial in the US Senate, I don\'t believe the Senate will vote, by the…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/the-down-side-of-impeachment/
What Really Happened to American Socialism?
Harvey Wasserman | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-17
Despite the corporate hype, Democratic Socialism and Social Democracy are deeply rooted in the mainstream of our nation\'s history. The lie that they\'re \"foreign ideologies\" starts with the fascist assault Woodrow Wilson waged against them during and after World War 1. Their marginalization today by corporate Democrats and Trump Republicans is itself profoundly unAmerican. Here\'s…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/17/what-really-happened-to-american-socialism/
Colombian Presidential Guard Member Arrested For Massacre
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-17
A member of Colombia\'s presidential guard was arrested on Wednesday for involvement in a massacre in which ten were killed in the municipality of El Tarra in North Santander. | RELATED: | US, Colombia Expand Cooperation To Crack Down on Coca Producers | Diego Hernando Galván Ruedas, of the 37th Infantry Battalion of the Presidential Gu…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombian-Presidential-Guard-Member-Arrested-For-Massacre-20191017-0012.html