A Coalition of Support: Parliamentarians for Julian Assange
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-14
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 …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/a-coalition-of-support-parliamentarians-for-julian-assange/

Assange: Enema of the State
John Kendall Hawkins | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-14
Crikey, he gives them the shits. Hillary once said — even before the 2016 election — \"Can\'t we just drone him?\" Maybe you\'re thinking she was just joking, like Obama that time at the White House Correspondents Dinner in 2010, when he cracked that he\'d take out the Jonas Brothers with a Predator drone strike,…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/14/assange-enema-of-the-state/

New President of the European Central Bank (ECB) has a Criminal Record. Christine Lagarde
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-14
Ms. Christine Lagarde, outgoing Managing Director of the IMF has been appointed to the position of president of the European Central Bank (ECB) effective November 1, 2019 | France\'s president Emmanuel Macron acting on behalf of powerful banking interests was …
globalresearch.ca/new-president-of-the-european-central-bank-ecb-has-a-criminal-record-christine-lagarde/5691850

Johnson\'s first Queen\'s Speech dominated by crime Bills
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-14
A \'crime crackdown\' dominated the first Queen\'s Speech of Boris Johnson\'s premiership. | With the prime minister pushing for a snap general election the legislative programme presented at the State Opening of Parliament is being seen as a bid by Johnson to set out his campaign agenda. | As well as law and order issues, immigration and the environment were also major elements of the programme, which had already been extensively trailed. | The package of 26 Bills includes seven relating to crime and justice. | These include legislation to keep serious criminals in prison for longer, impose tougher sentences on fore…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/10/14/johnsons-first-queens-speech-dominated-by-crime-bills/

DC\'s Atlantic Council raked in funding from Hunter Biden\'s corruption-stained employer while courting his VP father
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2019-10-14
The shady arrangement between the Atlantic Council and Burisma — the gas company at the center of the \'Ukrainegate\' scandal…
thegrayzone.com/2019/10/13/dcs-atlantic-council-raked-in-funding-from-hunter-bidens-corruption-stained-employer-while-courting-his-vp-father/

Trump Prepares to Drop Sanctions Hammer on Turkey
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-14
Early this week, the White House is set to impose economic sanctions on Ankara for its incursion into northern Syria, one of the few levers the United States still has over NATO-ally Turkey. | RELATED: | In Southern Mexico, Migrants Gather in Caravan to Reach US | Using the U.S. military to stop the Turkish offensive on Kurdish fighters was never an option, defense officials have said, and Trump asked the Pentagon on Sunday to begin a \"deliberate\" withdrawal of all American troops f…
telesurenglish.net/news/trump-prepares-to-drop-sanctions-hammer-on-turkey-20191013-0020.html

The Oil Despots
Basav Sen | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-14
The world\'s burgeoning far-right movements are far-flung and diverse, but in government they share a few core tendencies: They attack minority populations. They criminalize dissent. And they\'re horrible for the planet. The slide into extractivist authoritarianism in the U.S. is part of a worldwide trend, exemplified by the parallels between the U.S. and Brazil, where…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/14/the-oil-despots/

Tucson demands \"U.S.-NATO hands off Syria\"
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-10-14
Tucson, AZ – Nearly a dozen anti-war activists answered the call for an emergency rally Friday afternoon, October 11, to make the demand that the U.S. and NATO member Turkey leave Syria. Amid rush hour traffic moving through downtown, there were several honks of solidarity with the message on posters saying: \"U.S.-NATO out of Syria\" and \"U.S. hands off Syria.\" | Earlier in the week, President Trump announced that U.S. troops would be leaving northern Syria. This created an uproar in the corporate mainstream media that the U.S. would be \"abandoning an ally\" in regional Kurdish forces. A few days later, Turkey, a U…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/10/14/tucson-demands-us-nato-hands-syria

Catalan leaders convicted by Spain\'s Supreme Court for secession attempt
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-14
Spain\'s supreme court has convicted 12 former Catalan politicians and activists for their roles in the secession movement of 2017.The court sentenced former regional vice president Oriol Junqueras to 13 years for sedition and misuse of public funds.Journalists waiting outside the court (AP/Paul White)The 12 were tried for their actions in a 2017 attempt by Catalonia to break away from Spain following an independence referendum that Spain declared illegal.Grassroots pro-secession groups have previously said that if any of the defendants were found guilty they would organise protests and \"peaceful civil disobedienc…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/10/14/catalan-leaders-convicted-by-spains-supreme-court-for-secession-attempt/

This week in history: October 14- 20
wsws.org | 2019-10-14
25 years ago: Hamas terrorist attack kills 22 On October 19, 1994, 22 civilians were killed and 50 more were injured in a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv by the Palestinian Islamic fundamentalist group Hamas. The attack came on the eve of the signing of the Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace and was coupled with two other terrorist acts the same week.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/14/twih-o14.html

MN backs Rage Against the War Machine protest in DC
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-10-14
Minneapolis, MN – 40 protesters braved the first snow of the season at the busy intersection of Lake Street and Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis on October 12 to say no to U.S. endless wars. The protest was called by the MN Peace Action Coalition in conjunction with the Rage Against the War Machine organized by the Women\'s March on the Pentagon the same weekend in Washington DC. | Autumn Lake, an organizer with the MN Anti-War Committee, started off the program, \"Our protest today comes a day after the Pentagon announced that nearly 2000 additional U.S. troops are being sent to Saudi Arabia in preparation for…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/10/14/mn-backs-rage-against-war-machine-protest-dc

Lula Receives Human Rights Prize from Prison
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-14
The AFL-CIO Lula\'s decades of struggle for the advancement of workers\' rights, the strengthening of Brazilian democracy and their struggle for greater equality and justice in the world. | Just a few hours before this year\'s Nobel Peace Prize winner was | …
globalresearch.ca/lula-receives-human-rights-prize/5691908

Trump backs China\'s handling of Hong Kong protests
wsws.org | 2019-10-14
Trump\'s comments demonstrate that US imperialism, far from defending democratic rights, cynically and selectively exploits \"human rights\" as the means for prosecuting its own interests.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/14/hong-o14.html

Norvergence — From Syrian children holding Pokemon Go placard to save their lives to climate change protest: Why the children give us hope for the better future
George Stacey | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-14
Environmentalists at Norvergence believe that the different ways in which today\'s generation especially children are raising their voice against injustice or climate change, it seems the future of this planet is in safe hands. September 20, 2019, millions of people have come out in large numbers to protest against climate change demanding urgent action. The …
nationofchange.org/2019/10/14/norvergence-from-syrian-children-holding-pokemon-go-placard-to-save-their-lives-to-climate-change-protest-why-the-children-give-us-hope-for-the-better-future/

Global Climate Strike: From Protest To Power?
Mike Miller | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-14
Climate justice advocates enthusiastically report that the recent Global Climate Strike involved 7.6 million people in 6,500 events that took place in 185 countries, supported by 8,500 websites, 3,000 companies, and 73 trade unions. Behind the headlines is this fact: with the exception of Morocco, no country in the world is complying with its Paris…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/14/global-climate-strike-from-protest-to-power/

The Last Moments of Indonesia as We Know It. Forest Fires, Collapsing Economy
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-14
Student protests, West Papua independence struggle, monstrous forest fires, an earthquake and a collapsing economy — the increasingly religiously fundamentalist Indonesia is suddenly facing too many disasters. It cannot cope with any of them. | Nothing seems to be going well …
globalresearch.ca/the-last-moments-of-indonesia-as-we-know-it-forest-fires-collapsing-economy/5691864

Will the Democratic Party Exist after 2020 Election?
Renee Parsons | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-14
Even before Rep. Tulsi Gabbard threatened to boycott the upcoming Dem debate as the DNC usurps the role of voters in the Democratic primacy 2020 election and with an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on the table, the Swamp …
globalresearch.ca/will-democratic-party-exist-after-2020-election/5691860

Kurds Ally with Damascus Against Turkish Aggression
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-14
Kurds in northern Syria comprise around 10% of the nation\'s population, its largest ethnic minority. | Their relationship with Damascus has been uneasy at best, stormy at worst. They seek local autonomy. | Syrian authorities want the country\'s sovereignty and territorial integrity …
globalresearch.ca/kurds-ally-damascus-against-turkish-aggression/5691892

As Turkey Prepares to Slice Through Syria, the US has Cleared a New Breeding Ground for Isis
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-14
\"Never get into a well with an American rope\" goes the saying spreading across the Middle East, as the US abandons its Kurdish allies in Syria to a Turkish invasion force. People in the region are traditionally cynical about the loyalty of great powers to their local friends, but even they are shocked by the speed and ruthlessness with which Donald Trump greenlit the Turkish attack.
counterpunch.org/2019/10/14/as-turkey-prepares-to-slice-through-syria-the-us-has-cleared-a-new-breeding-ground-for-isis/

Military operation in northeast Syria could see unintentional release of ISIL affiliates: UN chief
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-14
The ongoing Turkish military incursion in northeast Syria could unintentionally lead to the release of scores of people associated with the terrorist group ISIL, the UN Secretary-General fears.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049201

Syrian army, Iran threaten counterattack against Turkish invasion of Syria
wsws.org | 2019-10-14
A large-scale Middle East war could strangle the world\'s oil supply and escalate into a war between nuclear-armed powers. The working class is coming face to face with the real possibility of a Third World War.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/14/syri-o14.html

Forum – Eyewitness Iran: Uncovering the Media Lies
Party for Socialism and Liberation | indybay.org | 2019-10-14
2969 Mission St., near 26th St.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/14/18827269.php

#SOSEcuador: Exigimos el cese de la violencia por parte del gobierno ecuatoriano
Medios libres de América | indybay.org | 2019-10-14
Colectivos y organizaciones firmantes denunciamos la inconstitucionalidad del toque de queda impuesto en Ecuador desde hoy sábado 12 de octubre a las 3 pm. Exigimos que se levante esta medida excesiva por ser un mecanismo que pone en riesgo la seguridad y la vida de los y las manifestantes.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/12/18827237.php

Ecuador — and the IMF\'s Killing Spree
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-14
The IMF has weaponized its handle through the dollar-based western monetary system, and brutally destroyed nation after nation, thereby killed hundreds of thousands of people. Indirectly, of course, as the IMF would not use traditional guns and bombs, but financial instruments that kill — they kill by famine, by economic strangulation.
globalresearch.ca/ecuador-imf-killing-spree/5691857

Indigenous peoples take lead in Ecuador\'s general strike
Michael Otto and Zoila Ramirez | workers.org | 2019-10-14
Oct. 11 ‚àí Today, after nine days of the people\'s uprising here, Ibarra was again without buses or taxis, and many people were lugging heavy bundles of food through the streets. Classes at the schools have been suspended for seven days, and a view out the window showed only a . . . | Continue reading Indigenous peoples take lead in Ecuador\'s general strike at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/10/44024/

Project Veritas starts dropping massive CNN exposé claiming to uncover \'anti-Trump CRUSADE\'
rt.com | 2019-10-14
Project Veritas has dropped what it claims is a bombshell expose on CNN, including secret recordings of staff at editorial meetings which reveal an \"anti-Trump crusade\" and \"bias\" at the highest levels. | In the first clip uploaded by PV, a person who is allegedly CNN President Jeff Zucker tells a staff meeting that he wants them to \"stay very focused\" on President Donald Trump\'s possible impeachment. | The video also shows Nick Neville, a media coordinator at CNN saying that Zucker has a \"personal vendetta\" against Trump. | PART 1: CNN Insider Blows Whistle, Secretly Records Staff, Execs and Network President…
rt.com/usa/470917-project-veritas-expose-cnn/

Trump Has Been Giving Up Ground in His Much-Vaunted \"Trade War\"
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-14
| With all the attention on the impeachment investigation against Donald Trump, his trade war is getting ignored by the media. Since the trade war is not going very well, that is probably a good thing for Trump. | Just to remind people, Trump made the trade deficit a major issue in his campaign. He claimed that our trading partners were ripping the U.S. off because of lousy trade deals crafted by stupid negotiators. He assured the public that he would use his negotiating skills to bring the trade defic…
truthout.org/articles/trump-has-been-giving-up-ground-in-his-much-vaunted-trade-war/

US impeachment inquiry: State Department official testifies in defiance of Trump ban
wsws.org | 2019-10-14
Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch is the first Trump administration official to testify before the House Intelligence Committee since the White House declared its policy of noncooperation with the impeachment inquiry.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/14/impe-o14.html

Republicans Are Going to Remove Trump Soon
Rob Kall | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-14
It will not be long before Trump is out of the White House and off the 2020 presidential ballot. In spite of what virtually all the mainstream media have been saying about impeachment going nowhere in the Senate, I am very confident that Trump will not be president and will not be on the ballot…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/14/republicans-are-going-to-remove-trump-soon/

The Sudden Martyrdom of the Government Whistleblower
Maj. Danny Sjursen | truthdig.com | 2019-10-14
This piece originally appeared on The American Conservative. | Few see the irony in the corporate mainstream media\'s love affair with the anonymous whistleblower in President Trump\'s alleged Ukraine-gate affair. Yet everyone should. | The whole impeachment charade, and that\'s what it is, rests on the paradoxical and ahistorical assertions that 1) the president\'s phone call with Ukraine\'s leader is Trump\'s worst crime, and 2) the \"liberal\" press has always supported government whistleblowers. Both…
truthdig.com/articles/the-sudden-martyrdom-of-the-government-whistleblower/

NDP advocates spending tens of billions on Canada\'s military
wsws.org | 2019-10-14
Canada\'s social democrats are full-throated supporters of the Trudeau Liberal government\'s plans to buy new fleets of warships and fighter jets.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/14/ndpw-o14.html

The Murder of Joshua Brown: Tragic Coincidence, or Something Bigger?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-14
Joshua Brown was killed after testifying as a witness in Amber Guyger\'s trial. People asking questions about his death aren\'t conspiracy theorists–there\'s a long history shaping their suspicions.
therealnews.com/stories/joshua-brown-murder-coincidence-or-something-bigger

\"We\'re still here\": Indigenous Peoples\' Day celebration reflects ongoing resistance to colonization
Amy Goodman | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-14
Christopher Columbus arrived in the Bahamas 527 years ago this week, unleashing a brutal genocide that killed tens of millions of Native people across the hemisphere. Cities and states across the country are acknowledging this devastating history by rejecting the federal holiday of Columbus Day and celebrating Indigenous Peoples\' Day instead to honor centuries of …
nationofchange.org/2019/10/14/were-still-here-indigenous-peoples-day-celebration-reflects-ongoing-resistance-to-colonization/

Turkish invaders in Syria have killed at least 39 civilians so far — including children
Fréa Lockley | thecanary.co | 2019-10-14
On 9 October, Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan launched an illegal invasion of largely-Kurdish areas in northern Syria (aka Rojava). And the latest reports indicate that Turkey has killed at least 39 civilians and injured over 100. | \"Martyred\": | A r…
thecanary.co/trending/2019/10/14/turkish-invaders-in-syria-have-killed-at-least-39-civilians-so-far-including-children/

\"The Grid\" is the Problem, Not the Solution
Thomas Knapp | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-14
On October 9, Pacific Gas & Electric began shutting down power to about 750,000 customers (affecting as many as 2 million people) in California. The company claims the shutdowns are necessary to reduce the risk that its power lines and other infrastructure will cause wildfires like last year\'s Camp Fire, which killed 85 people and…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/14/the-grid-is-the-problem-not-the-solution/

When Talking About the Climate Crisis, We Can\'t Forget About Nuclear Weapons
Matt Korda | thenation.com | 2019-10-14
When Talking About the Climate Crisis, We Can\'t Forget About Nuclear Weapons…
thenation.com/article/climate-change-nuclear/

Turkey Claims Kurds Allowed IS Group Prisoners to Escape
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-14
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar Monday accused Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters of emptying a jail holding Islamic State group prisoners in a part of Syria where Ankara is mounting an offensive, and that the prisoners there had been abducted. | RELATED: | Syrian Kurds Announce Deal with Damascus to Challenge Turkey | Turkey launched a cross-border operation against the YPG militia in northeastern Syria last week, after U.S. President Donald Trump decided to withdraw forces from tw…
telesurenglish.net/news/Turkey-Claims-Kurds-Allowed-IS-Group-Prisoners-to-Escape-20191014-0004.html

\'No Friend But the Mountains\': A History of US Betrayal of the Kurds
Brett Wilkins | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-14
To be clear, what follows is not an endorsement of a continued US military presence in Syria. There is, however, a difference between President Donald Trump attempting to fulfill a campaign promise to end American involvement in wars that have cost so much in blood and treasure and giving the green light to what many…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/14/no-friend-but-the-mountains-a-history-of-us-betrayal-of-the-kurds/

Trump\'s Betrayal of the Kurds Is Terrible, But the Answer Is Not Endless War
Khury Petersen-Smith | commondreams.org | 2019-10-14
Turkish soldiers prepare to cross the border into Syria on October 09, 2019 in Akcakale, Turkey. The military action is part of a campaign to extend Turkish control of more of northern Syria. (Photo: Burak Kara/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/getty_2.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/14/trumps-betrayal-kurds-terrible-answer-not-endless-war?cd-origin=rss

The U.S. Could Be Forcing the Kurds Into Assad\'s Arms
Juan Cole | truthdig.com | 2019-10-14
American refusal to aid Kurdish allies as Turkey invades Northeastern Syria may end up inadvertently helping the government of Bashar Assad.
truthdig.com/articles/with-us-retreating-kurds-may-ask-russia-for-a-no-fly-zone/

Lessons Not Learned from History Can Kill You
Kim Petersen | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-14
The Kurds in Northern Syria have been abandoned by the United States military and left to the mercy/mercilessness of the invading Turks. This is what\'s happening in N. Syria now. Most stable part of the country is being ruined. These armed groups are executing people on M4 Highway earlier today pic.twitter.com/kw7s29NvlW — Mutlu Civiroglu (@mutludc) …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/lessons-not-learned-from-history-can-kill-you/

Kurds Turn to Bashar al-Assad for Protection as US Abandons Former Allies
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-14
| Syrian troops are massing near the Turkish border, one day after Bashar al-Assad\'s government reached a deal to help protect the Kurds from Turkey\'s deadly air and ground assault. On Sunday, the Kurds agreed, in a deal brokered by Russia, to hand over two border towns to the Syrian government in exchange for protection. The Kurds had been allied with the United States up until last week, when President Trump abruptly pulled U.S. troops from northern Syria, paving the way for Turkey\'s assault…
truthout.org/video/kurds-turn-to-bashar-al-assad-for-protection-as-us-abandons-former-allies/

Four homeless men murdered in New York City\'s Chinatown
wsws.org | 2019-10-14
The tragic incident, involving six of the poorest people in the United States, is a product of the city\'s social decay, the most unequal large American city.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/14/home-o14.html

China celebrates Revolution\'s 70 years
Sara Flounders and Michael Kramer | workers.org | 2019-10-14
The writers, who traveled in three major cities in China — Shanghai, Nanjing and Beijing — from Sept. 24 to Oct. 4 on a personal trip, sent this informal travel log to Workers World newspaper. October 1, 2019, was the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People\'s Republic of . . . | Continue reading China celebrates Revolution\'s 70 years at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/10/44017/

Where in the World Is Daryl Morey?
Dave Zirin | thenation.com | 2019-10-14
Where in the World Is Daryl…
thenation.com/article/nba-china-daryl-morey/

China, Nepal Sign Unprecedented Cooperation Agreements
teleSUR, jg-MH | telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-14
President Xi Jinping concluded a visit to Nepal on Sunday, with 20 signed agreements and almost US$500 million in financial aid promised to the Himalayan nation. | RELATED: | US And China Likely To Achieve Commercial Agreement | Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli, and the Chinese President signed 18 agreements and two letters for renewing relations in areas like secur…
telesurenglish.net/news/china-nepal-complete-unprecedented-cooperation-agreements–20191013-0019.html

Trump\'s Undeclared State of Emergency
John Feffer | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-14
Trump\'s public appeal to China last week to help with uncovering dirt on the Biden family was both a brazen flouting of the law and (it pains me to say) an astute political tactic.
counterpunch.org/2019/10/14/trumps-undeclared-state-of-emergency/

China-US Mini Trade Deal: Trump Takes the Money and Runs
Dr. Jack Rasmus | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-14
After months of escalating tit-for-tat tariff increases, and bringing the global economy to the precipice of a global currency war, the US and China agreed to a partial deal on their trade dispute this past week. | Trump heralds the deal …
globalresearch.ca/china-us-mini-trade-deal/5691879

Media Yells \"Cut!\" When Trump Forgets His Lines and Says Something Anti-War
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2019-10-14
When it comes to substantive issues that the elite all agree on (such as foreign policy), there is little to no pushback against the president, excepting when he utters statements that are read as critical of war and militarism.
mintpressnews.com/media-yells-cut-whenever-trump-challenges-war-militarism/262315/

The Embargo Deepens as Adobe and Oracle Leave Venezuela
Leonardo Flores | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-14
On October 7, users of Adobe software products in Venezuela began receiving messages saying that the company would no longer provide them with services, citing U.S. government sanctions (specifically Executive Order (E.O.) 13884). Over the next four days, Flickr, …
globalresearch.ca/adobe-oracle-leave-venezuela/5691888

One Year after Khashoggi\'s Brutal Murder: Business as Usual?
Medea Benjamin | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-13
Jamal Khashoggi into a Saudi consulate in Istanbul, suffocating him, chopping him up and dissolving his bones. Yet a year later, governments and businesspeople …
globalresearch.ca/one-year-khashoggi-brutal-murder/5691795

How Exploitation of Migrants Sustains Capitalism\'s Power Over All Workers
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-13
| Following a decade of the global financial crisis, the unravelling of neoliberal centrism and the hardening of right-wing immigration politics, the urgency and renewal of socialist politics have brought its core ideas to the centre of mainstream debate in many high-income countries. There is a popular appetite for alternatives to disastrous capitalism. Yet as it stands, post-neoliberal or even post-capitalist visions of society tend to ignore or take for granted the role of over-exploited…
truthout.org/articles/how-exploitation-of-migrants-sustains-capitalisms-power-over-all-workers/

Months After ICE Raids, An Impoverished Mississippi Community Is Still Reeling
Maye Primera | theintercept.com | 2019-10-13
Migdalia couldn\'t sleep, couldn\'t eat, her whole body ached. \"I don\'t know what\'s wrong with me,\" she told her children. She thinks the pains began in late June, around the time that President Donald Trump announced massive immigration raids across the country. On August 7, the day Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers stormed her workplace, her feet ached. \"I could feel it coming, that\'s what was happening to me,\" Migdalia said, her electronic ankle bracelet flickering on her leg. | For 14 years, Migdalia had been slicing chicken breasts and pulling entrails at the chicken processing plant at Koch Foods I…
theintercept.com/2019/10/13/ice-raids-mississippi-workers/

Resisting Anti-Immigrant Hate in the City of Big Shoulders
Teresa Albano | commondreams.org | 2019-10-13
Chicago, the City of Big Shoulders, is also the \"epicenter for many of the organizations that are undermining America from within.\" At least that\'s what a far-right media activist wrote in an email published in the Chicago Tribune, after he and fellow anti-immigrant activists flew in from California to carry out a protest action. Too bad they hadn\'t done their homework.
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/13/resisting-anti-immigrant-hate-city-big-shoulders?cd-origin=rss

US: Portland Anti-Fascist Activist Killed in Hit and Run
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-13
A prominent anti-fascist activist was killed in Portland, United States Saturday early morning according to the police. | RELATED: | US: Right-Wing Hate Groups Face Antifa Protesters in Oregon | Sean D. Kealiher, 23, was hit by an SUV outside Cider Riot, a club in northeast Portland known for being a popular gathering spot for leftist protesters. | H…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Portland-Anti-Fascist-Activist-Killed-in-Hit-and-Run-20191013-0006.html

Iran\'s Khamenei Asks Elite Guard to Develop More Advanced Arms
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-13
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Iran\'s elite Revolutionary Guards Sunday to develop more advanced and modern weapons, amid increasingly tense disputes with the United States and Gulf Arab states. | RELATED: | Iran Says They Are Ready For Peace Talks With Saudi Arabia | Tensions in the Gulf have risen to new highs since May 2018, when the Trump administration unilaterally withdrew from a 2015 international nuclear accord with Tehran that put limits on its nuclear program…
telesurenglish.net/news/Irans-Khamenei-Asks-Elite-Guard-to-Develop-More-Advanced-Arms-20191013-0004.html

Turkey\'s \"Operation Peace Spring\" Rages on Creating a Chaotic Battlefield in Northeastern Syria
Sarah Abed | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-13
On Saturday, the fourth day of Turkey\'s cross border military operation, Turkey\'s Defense Minister claimed that they had captured a key border town called Ras Al Ain, however the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) denied the claim. | Turkey accidently put …
globalresearch.ca/turkey-operation-peace-spring-northeastern-syria/5691789

Behind Hong Kong\'s Black Terror
Pepe Escobar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-13
\"If we burn, you burn with us.\" \"Self-destruct together.\" (Lam chao.) | The new slogans of Hong Kong\'s black bloc — a mob on a rampage connected to the black shirt protestors — made their first appearance on a rainy Sunday …
globalresearch.ca/hong-kong-black-terror/5691816

Ecuador: Military Curfew Partially Lifted in Capital Quito
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-13
The anti-government protests kept up demonstrations Sunday despite a military curfew announced by President Lenin Moreno a day earlier. The curfew has been partially lifted between 11: 30 am and 8: 00 pm local time, however, some main and important roads are still blocked and some areas are under curfew. | RELATED: | Ecuador: Nation on Military Lockdown | The president\'s Decree 893 handed over the status of the existing national state of exception to the military. The military responded by limiting people…
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National strike paralyzes Ecuador on Seventh Day of Protests
Harvey Goldberg | indybay.org | 2019-10-13
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

\'She is a capitalist through her bones and I\'m not\': Sanders hits out at Warren\'s effort to fight sameness
rt.com | 2019-10-13
Being progressive and bashing big companies is a hot trend among hopefuls for the Democratic nomination, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren has been doing just that. But her rival Bernie Sanders called her \"capitalist through her bones.\" | Self-styled democratic socialist Sanders made progressive ideas popular in 2016 race. In the current election cycle, they have gone mainstream and Warren has been capitalizing on promises of breaking up big tech, taxing the rich, providing Medicare for all. She is now almost tied with former vice president Joe Biden, while Sanders is coming third in recent polls. | \"There are differe…
rt.com/usa/470816-sanders-warren-capitalist-democratic/

Proposed US Sanctions against Turkey. Why? Washington Supports Turkish Aggression in Northeast Syria
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-13
US sanctions are war by other means on targeted countries. The Senate, House, and White House are preparing them on Turkey — nothing imposed so far. | They\'re unrelated to Ankara\'s alliance with US war on the Syrian Arab Republic, nor …
globalresearch.ca/proposed-us-sanctions-against-turkey-why-washington-supports-turkish-aggression-in-northeast-syria/5691782

Unwarranted Optimism over US/China Trade Talks
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-13
Whatever follows the 13th round of US/China trade talks concluding Friday alone matters. Major differences over structural issues remain hard-wired on both sides — unchanged and not about to ahead. | Following Thursday talks, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported …
globalresearch.ca/optimism-us-china-trade-talks/5691786

Police State Ecuador Under Lenin Moreno
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-13
Moreno campaigned on a platform of continuing the progressive policies of his predecessor Rafael Correa. | Straightaway in office, he betrayed the public trust. Ecuadorian legal scholar Oswaldo Ruiz-Chiriboga accused him of abandoning his pledges, implementing neoliberal policies demanded by US …
globalresearch.ca/police-state-ecuador-lenin-moreno/5691809

Kurds Consider Asking for Russian No-Fly Zone as Moscow Demands Foreign Armies Leave Syria
Juan Cole | commondreams.org | 2019-10-13
A CNN exclusive by Barbara Starr and Ryan Browne reveals that Gen. Mazloum Kobani Abdi told the U.S., \"I need to know if you are capable of protecting my people, of stopping these bombs falling on us or not. I need to know, because if you\'re not, I need to make a deal with Russia and the regime now and invite their planes to protect this region.\"
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/13/kurds-consider-asking-russian-no-fly-zone-moscow-demands-foreign-armies-leave-syria?cd-origin=rss

Are You Ready to Die? The US Military/ Security Complex Wants Tensions to Increase
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-13
The Zionist Neoconservatives who run US foreign policy are now herding the US out of the remaining arms limitations agreements. It appears that Washington intends to withdraw from the Open Skies agreement with Russia. See this. | The Open Skies …
globalresearch.ca/are-you-ready-die/5691773

Crocodile tears? Hillary Clinton tweets that \'sickening horror\' in Syria is \'one man\'s fault\' and gets reminded of her deeds
rt.com | 2019-10-13
Hillary Clinton has retweeted a post by an NBC correspondent about \'atrocities\' unleashed by Turkey\'s incursion in Syria, hinting that it\'s all President Donald Trump\'s fault. Twitter sent her down Memory Lane. | \"This sickening horror is one man\'s fault,\" she tweeted on Saturday night, commenting on a tweet by NBC\'s Richard Engel, who said US military officials are concerned that the Turkish offensive \"opens the door to BOTH ethnic cleansing of Kurds and return of ISIS/Al-Qaeda.\" | This sickening horror is one man\'s fault. t.co/iMe5cCPkDm– Hillary Clinton (@…
rt.com/usa/470814-clinton-blames-trump-syria/

Human Violence: Pervasive Throughout Society. \"Strategic Response\" to End Violence
Robert J. Burrowes | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-13
Violence is pervasive throughout human society and it has a vast range of manifestations. Moreover, some of these manifestations — particularly the threat of nuclear war (which might start regionally), the climate catastrophe and the ongoing ecological devastation, as well …
globalresearch.ca/human-violence-pervasive-multi-dimensional-extinction-threatening/5691800

Reducing disaster risk is a good investment, and \'the right thing to do\', says Guterres
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-13
There is a strong economic case for climate resilience and reducing the risk of disasters, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a message to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, which falls on Sunday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049151

Climate campaigners win a major victory, leaving Boris Johnson even weaker
James Wright | thecanary.co | 2019-10-13
With flagship fracking company Cuadrilla packing its bags, climate campaigners have won a major victory. And they\'ve left Boris Johnson, who has long championed fracking, even weaker. | \'Fracking is dead\': | After reportedly triggering several e…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2019/10/13/climate-campaigners-win-a-major-victory-leaving-boris-johnson-even-weaker/

Climate Positive Speaker Series: Cool Effect
CANOPY | indybay.org | 2019-10-13
CANOPY Jackson Square, 595 Pacific Avenue #F4, San Francisco, CA 94133…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/13/18827252.php

UN chief praises Japanese climate resilience, as Typhoon Hagibis cleanup begins
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-13
With Typhoon Hagibis causing destruction and loss of life in Japan, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has praised the leadership role the country is playing in climate resilience, and its \"extensive and efficient preparation for this latest extreme weather event\".
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049171

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Effects of Climate Change on Bay Area Wildlife
Citizens Climate Lobby and others | indybay.org | 2019-10-13
The David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/13/18827251.php

Climate Change, Disability and the Politics of Survival
University of San Francisco | indybay.org | 2019-10-13
Maraschi Room, Fromm Hall, USF, 2497 Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco, CA 94118…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/13/18827253.php

Human Violence: Pervasive, Multi-dimensional and Extinction-threatening
Robert J. Burrowes | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-13
Violence is pervasive throughout human society and it has a vast range of manifestations. Moreover, some of these manifestations — particularly the threat of nuclear war (which might start regionally), the climate catastrophe and the ongoing ecological devastation, as well as geoengineering and the deployment of 5G — threaten imminent human extinction if not contained. …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/human-violence-pervasive-multi-dimensional-and-extinction-threatening/

Poland Goes to Election, Right-Wing Party Heads to a 2nd Term
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-13
Turnout was high in Poland\'s parliamentary election Sunday, as voters decided whether to award a second term to the nationalists amid growing unease within the European Union about their commitment to democratic standards. | RELATED: | Far-Right Populists in Europe Recalls Eve of WW2, London Mayor Warns | The Law and Justice party (PiS) is expected to win more votes than it did in 2015 and may get enough parliamentary seats to continue to govern alone – but the shift in the pol…
telesurenglish.net/news/Poland-Goes-to-Election-Right-Wing-Party-Heads-to-a-2nd-Term-20191013-0007.html

Did Hong Kong Police Use Excessive Force?
CGTN | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-13
Accusations of #HongKong #police using excessive #force are without end. This video puts the issues into perspective.
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/did-hong-kong-police-use-excessive-force/

The History of Hong Kong, Britain\'s Colonial Legacy. Fast Forward to 2019
Larry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-13
The recent history of Hong Kong doesn\'t begin where most Westerners might imagine. It began with the Rothschild\'s British East India Company that existed from the early 1700s to nearly 1900, when Rothschild conceived the idea of inflicting opium onto …
globalresearch.ca/the-history-of-hong-kong-britains-colonial-legacy-fast-forward-to-2019/5691805

Hundreds of Daesh supporters escape in northern Syria as the Turkish invasion continues
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-13
Turkish forces have approached a key Kurdish-held town in northern Syria (aka Rojava), setting off clashes that allowed hundreds of Daesh (Isis/Isil) supporters to escape from a camp.The move also prompted US soldiers to withdraw from a nearby base.A US military official said the situation across Rojava was \"deteriorating rapidly\" and that American forces were cut off from the Syrian Kurdish fighters they had previously partnered with.The official said US t…
thecanary.co/uk/2019/10/13/hundreds-of-daesh-supporters-escape-in-northern-syria-as-the-turkish-invasion-continues/

U.S. Begins Possible Full Withdrawal From Northern Syria
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-13
WASHINGTON–The United States appears to be heading toward a full military withdrawal from Syria amid growing chaos, cries of betrayal and signs that Turkey\'s invasion could fuel a broader war. | Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday that President Donald Trump had directed U.S. troops in northern Syria to begin pulling out \"as safely and quickly as possible.\" He did not say Trump ordered troops to leave Syria, but that seemed like the next step in a combat zone growing more unstable by the hour. | Esper, interviewed on two TV news shows, s…
truthdig.com/articles/u-s-begins-possible-full-withdrawal-from-northern-syria/

At the Foot of Mammon. What is the Cold Truth. Remember the Illegal US Invasion of Iraq?
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-13
Some say the following quote came from journalist John Swinton (1829-1901), but it matters not who actually said it. The cold hard truth is that it was spoken by someone who worked as a writer for a newspaper, and had …
globalresearch.ca/at-the-foot-of-mammon-what-is-the-cold-truth-remember-the-illegal-us-invasion-of-iraq/5691791

As Turkey Advances, Syrian Army Moves to Confront Invasion
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-10-13
The Syrian Army has begun deploying further north to potentially confront the Turkish invasion.
theantimedia.com/as-turkey-advances-syrian-army-moves-to-confront-invasion/

Just Rumors or Is Hillary Clinton Seriously Considering Another Run for U.S. President in 2020?
Timothy Alexander Guzman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-13
\"Don\'t tempt me. Do your job\" Hillary Clinton responded in a tweet to Trump when he said that \"I think that Crooked Hillary Clinton should enter the race to try and steal it away from Uber Left Elizabeth Warren.\" In …
globalresearch.ca/hillary-clinton-considering-another-run-u-s-president-2020/5691807

Office hours with Professor Abu-Jamal
Ted Kelly | workers.org | 2019-10-13
Ted Kelly and Mumia Abu-Jamal at SCI Mahanoy, Oct. 3 \"If you haven\'t noticed,\" Mumia said to me as he leaned over and flashed me his wry grin, \"I\'m a frustrated professor.\" His expression was warm, but his tone was earnest. \"A professor without a chair.\" Mumia Abu-Jamal holds office . . . | Continue reading Office hours with Professor Abu-Jamal at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/10/44009/

Erdogan War Crimes, SDF Atrocities, No Reconciliation
Miri Wood | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-13
Erdogan has accelerated his war crimes against Syria, in Day 2 of Turkey\'s new military aggression. His regime thug troops again bombed the electrical cables of the Alouk Water Station in Ras al-Ain, bombed on Day 1, and immediately repaired …
globalresearch.ca/erdogan-war-crimes-sdf-atrocities-no-reconciliation/5691797

Meet the black, transgender Cinderella\'s godmother you\'ve all been waiting for (or so the woke media tells us)
rt.com | 2019-10-13
Who\'s really clamoring to see a black, transgender fairy godmother on cinema screens? Certainly the liberal media. But do audiences really care for woke remakes of childhood classics? | Is there any phrase more guaranteed to ruin a sweet childhood memory than \"a modern re-imagining of…\"? Especially when \'modern\' means \'sanitized\' and \'injected with pointless social-justice twaddle.\' | Enter the black, transgender fairy godmother. According to Hollywood Reporter, Emmy-award winning actor Billy Porter will play the role in Sony Pictures\' upcoming remake of the 1950 Disney classic, alongside Cuban-American actr…
rt.com/usa/470868-transgender-fairy-godmother-cinderella/

Wham! star says he fears for X Factor contestants
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-13
Wham! star Andrew Ridgeley has described modern TV talent shows like The X Factor as \"brutal\", and said he fears for the \"consequences\" for some of the contestants.Over the years, X Factor has made stars of performers such as James Arthur, Shayne Ward and Alexandra Burke — but many others have either been ridiculed or disappeared after brief fame.\"They have unearthed talent over the years. But it is very brutal way of doing that and I am not a big fan myself,\" Ridgeley said. He continued: It\'s a TV programme made for entertainment and I think there is a lot in the way the process is really, really harsh on so…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/10/13/wham-star-says-he-fears-for-x-factor-contestants/

California Blackouts Throw Spotlight on Disparity
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-13
When the nation\'s largest utility warned customers that it would cut power to nearly 2 million people across Northern California, many rushed out to buy portable generators, knowing the investment could help sustain them during blackouts. | Others had the security of knowing they could rely on solar panels and batteries installed in their homes. | But many families impacted by the blackouts are struggling from paycheck to paycheck and don\'t have the luxury of buying backup power. | The blackouts are highlighting a divide in a region with growing income disparity where access to electricity is increasingly availab…
truthdig.com/articles/california-blackouts-throw-spotlight-on-disparity/

Warren Campaign Beats Facebook\'s Shady Ad Policies at Their Own Game
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-13
Presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren this week targeted Facebook\'s advertising policy–which allows politicians to circulate lies–with an ad of her own, which falsely claims that the company\'s CEO Mark Zuckerberg endorsed President Donald Trump for re-election. | The Massachusetts Democrat, who is now the frontrunner in her party\'s 2020 presidential primary, took to Twitter Saturday to share her campaign\'s Facebook ad that aims to draw attention to the so…
truthdig.com/articles/warren-campaign-beats-facebooks-shady-ad-policies-at-their-own-game/

Amah Mutsun Land Trust Awarded State Funding for Stewardship of Quiroste Valley Cultural Preserve
Amah Mutsun Land Trust | indybay.org | 2019-10-13
Santa Cruz, California, October 9, 2019 — The California Natural Resources Agency announced last week that Amah Mutsun Land Trust (AMLT) has been selected to receive $400k to carry out indigenous-based conservation and restoration work at Quiroste Valley Cultural Preserve (QVCP) in Año Nuevo State Park. The award was made through the competitive statewide Cultural, Community, and Natural Resources Grant Program, funded by Prop 68.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/11/18827210.php

Warren Wants to Close the Loophole Through Which Brett Kavanaugh and Maryanne Trump Barry Crawled
Christopher Brauchli | commondreams.org | 2019-10-13
One went up and one went down. Each enjoyed similar benefits as a result of their travels. I refer to Brett Kavanaugh and Maryanne Trump Barry.
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/13/warren-wants-close-loophole-through-which-brett-kavanaugh-and-maryanne-trump-barry?cd-origin=rss

Trump Doubles Down on His Assault on Alaska\'s Old-Growth Forests
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-13
| The US Forest Service plans to roll back protections on the most pristine parts of the national forest and chop down another quarter million acres of the island\'s old growth forest — generally, trees more than 150 years old. Old-growth timber is often favored over younger timber because of its more attractive appearance, but cutting it down threatens the island\'s wildlife and the subsistence lifestyles that depend on it. | Prince of Wales island is a little larger than Delaware but has less t…
truthout.org/articles/trump-doubles-down-on-his-assault-on-alaskas-old-growth-forests/

Remember the media outrage when Turkey was found guilty of war crimes? No, neither do we
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-10-13
NATO member Turkey invaded northern Syria on 9 October, attacking largely-Kurdish fighters who led the way in defeating Daesh (Isis/Isil). There are now allegations that \"Turkish-backed terrorist groups are committing war crimes\" in the region. And that wouldn\'t come as a surprise. Because although there was little…
thecanary.co/uk/2019/10/13/remember-the-media-outrage-when-turkey-was-found-guilty-of-war-crimes-no-neither-do-we/

Trump Isn\'t Really Ending Endless Wars, He\'s Making Them Worse
Jon Rainwater | commondreams.org | 2019-10-13
Civil war and foreign interventions in Syria have created a geopolitical Gordian knot, an intractable humanitarian crisis, and a maddeningly complex conflict zone of wars within wars. It should come as no surprise that an erratic leader like President Donald Trump would make the suffering worse.
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/13/trump-isnt-really-ending-endless-wars-hes-making-them-worse?cd-origin=rss

A New Beginning For California Pan African Global Trade and Investment
Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2019-10-13
The State of California is poised to join The global competition with India, Europe, China and the rest of the world to expan Trade and Investment with the Pan African Diaspora, over 1.4 billion people globally.
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/10/18827196.php

Crisis after Crisis and Still the Citizen in Capitalism Follows the Paymaster as God
Paul Haeder | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-13
I\'ve been running into a lot of soft democrats and confused environmentalists lately who are all up in arms about things that really don\'t mean diddly-squat in the scheme of things. You know, the presidential election (sic), all the perversity of not only Trump, but Holly-dirt, Mainlining Media, and the billionaire class, and this rotten …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/crisis-after-crisis-and-still-the-citizen-in-capitalism-follows-the-paymaster-as-god/

DeVos Plan for More Pay-The-Rich Charter Schools
Shawgi Tell | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-13
On October 10, 2019, U.S. Secretary of Education, billionaire Betsy DeVos, unveiled an antisocial plan to further incentivize the rich to establish more charter schools to line their pockets at the expense of young people. DeVos has actively promoted school privatization schemes for decades; she does not support public education. In addition to many well-established …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/devos-plan-for-more-pay-the-rich-charter-schools/

750 Suspected IS Group Members Fled Camp Due to Turkish Strikes
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-13
Around 750 people with suspected links to the Islamic State Group have reportedly fled a displacement camp in north-east Syria as a result of Turkish strikes against Kurdish forces. | RELATED: | Turkey Advances in Northeast Syria Despite US, EU Criticism | The news came after the United States asked all of its 1,000 troops to withdraw \"as safely and quick…
telesurenglish.net/news/750-Suspected-IS-Group-Members-Fled-Camp-Due-to-Turkish-Strikes-20191013-0003.html

The Switch from Comedy to Tragedy for Ukraine\'s President Zelensky. Rapprochement with Putin?
Sergey Maidukov | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-13
The recently-elected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky keeps saying there was \"no blackmail\" in a July telephone call with President Donald Trump that caused an impeachment inquiry in the USA. | He made the comments recently during an all-day press marathon held …
globalresearch.ca/ukrainian-president/5691803

Video: Turkish Forces Confront Kurdish Armed Groups in Northeastern Syria
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-13
Since October 9, the Turkish Armed Forces and Turkish-backed militants have been developing a ground phase of their operation against Kurdish armed groups in northeastern Syria. | The main Turkish efforts were focused on the towns of Ras al-Ayn and Tell …
globalresearch.ca/turkish-forces-storming-tell-abyad-ras-al-ayn/5691768