Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers (2019-09-12). Exit John Bolton, But Will That Mean An End To His Failed Foreign Policy? dissidentvoice.org Leon Neal, Getty Images Many who oppose the aggressive foreign policy of the United States under President Donald Trump, which has resulted in record numbers of bombs dropped, regime change operations against Venezuela, Nicaragua, Iran and Hong Kong, the abusive use of unilateral coercive measures (sanctions) and record military budgets, cheered when uber-hawk, John Bolton …

RT (2019-09-12). \'Loser\' v \'warmongering chickenhawk\': 2 Republican lawmakers in epic Twitter beef. rt.com A disagreement on 9/11 over John Bolton and US withdrawal from Afghanistan descended into a full-on Twitter war between Rep. Liz Cheney and Senator Rand Paul, in a sequel to the beef between their fathers over invading Iraq. | It all started when Paul (R-Kentucky) backed two state legislators who blasted Cheney (R-Wyoming) for demanding a more aggressive foreign policy. \"Why do some neocons continue to advocate for endless wars?\" he quipped. \"Let\'s focus on America First, not Afghanistan!\" | Cheney snapped back that she stands with Trump and US troops in not surrendering to terrorists, \"unlike [Paul], who seem…

RT (2019-09-12). \'The Kissinger model\': Trump set to expand Pompeo\'s powers to fill Bolton\'s shoes, say reports. rt.com The White House may hand Secretary of State Mike Pompeo the additional role of national security adviser following John Bolton\'s departure, giving the ex-CIA director enormous power, insiders have warned. | Pompeo would continue to serve in his current position but would also assume Bolton\'s responsibilities, sources close to the discussion told CNN on Wednesday, adding that such a move could make Pompeo \"too powerful for Trump\'s taste.\" The diplomat would become only the second person in US history to hold both posts simultaneously. The first, Henry Kissinger, wielded enormous power under Richard Nixon during…

Maj. Danny Sjursen (2019-09-12). John Bolton\'s Living Obituary. truthdig.com \"I confess I had no desire to die in a Southeast Asian rice paddy. I considered the war in Vietnam already lost.\" —John Bolton, in his Yale University 25th reunion book | Fitting words from the gold standard in Washington \"chicken hawks.\" For John Bolton has made a career of sending other people\'s sons, daughters, husbands and wives to fight and die in wars just as ill-advised, immoral and unwinnable as the Vietnam conflict he consciously avoided by joining the Maryland National Guard. That the man has done so, with a straight, mustachioed face, for decades now is a testament to his truly remarkable lack o…

Mohamed Elmaazi (2019-09-12). Activist artists expose the dark reality of war to resist UK arms fair. thecanary.co As The Canary has been reporting, the first two weeks of September have seen an explosion of resistance and rebellion against the UK\'s arms industry. Among the actions has been a series of artistic events called Art the Arms Fair, designed to reveal and resist one of the world\'s largest arms fairs, Defence and Security Equipment International ( DSEI).The Cana…

patrick (2019-09-12). We\'ve got a Plan to #ShutDownDC For Climate Justice. strikedc.org \"This is definitely a next-level direct action. The urgency of climate change warrants such an attempt to disrupt business as usual… to make it impossible for people with decision making-power to go about their daily lives as if we are not in a climate emergency.\" That\'s what the New York Times printed about our plans to #ShutDownDC … | Continue reading \"We\'ve got a Plan to #ShutDownDC For Climate Justice\"

Jonathan Cook (2019-09-12). Netanyahu Risks Triggering an Unwinnable War to Avoid Losing Election. counterpunch.org According to the Israeli media, two drones dispatched over Beirut late last month were intended to destroy Iranian-supplied equipment that would allow Hezbollah to manufacture precision-guided missiles. It was the first such Israeli attack on Lebanese soil since a ceasefire ended the 2006 war. Hezbollah and Israel have preferred to flex their muscles in neighbouring Syria, weakened after more than eight years of war. More

John Davis (2019-09-12). The Four Storms of the Apocalypse: Katrina, Sandy, Maria and Dorian. counterpunch.org The history of the United States remains shrouded in the fog of myth and overlain by the mists of time. Here in the stygian gloom, its founding looms as the triumph of freedom over tyranny; its slaveholding the reasonable exploitation of an inferior race; its civil war the singular triumph of a great president; its More

The Canary (2019-09-12). Facebook sanctions Israel\'s Benjamin Netanyahu over hate speech violation. thecanary.co Facebook has sanctioned the page of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu because of a violation of the company\'s hate speech policy.Facebook said the social network had suspended for 24 hours the page\'s bot, or automated chat function.The page had called on voters to prevent the establishment of a government composed of \"Arabs who want to destroy us all — women, children and men\".The Facebook logo displayed on a smartphone (Dominic Lipinski/PA)…

Alexander Rubinstein (2019-09-12). Trump\'s Taliban Talks Led by Neocon Operation Cyclone Agent & PNAC Member. mintpressnews.com U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad, the top American official in the negotiations, has been quietly overseeing the destruction of Afghanistan for most of his political career — longer than the Taliban has existed as an organization.

Ramzy Baroud (2019-09-12). \'Justice is Indivisible\':The Screams of Israa Ghrayeb Should Be Our Wake-up Call. mintpressnews.com While Palestinians and other Arab communities are genuinely angry regarding the violent mistreatment of women, others have simply found another platform to indict Islam and condemn Arab society.

Maryam Saleh (2019-09-12). With Trump in Office, Newspapers Increasingly Quoted Anti-Immigrant Groups Without Explaining Who They Were. theintercept.com A new study found that, as far-right groups gained influence in the halls of power, major newspapers quoted them without noting their nativist bent.

Charles Pierson (2019-09-12). Yemen Continues Its Descent into Hell. counterpunch.org The UN has called Yemen the \"world\'s worst humanitarian crisis.\" Yemen relies on imports for 75% of its food. A coalition land, sea, and air blockade on Yemen has cut off desperately needed food and medicines. An outbreak of cholera affects half a million people. International aid group Save the Children has determined that as many as 85,000 children may have died from starvation and disease. More

David Swanson (2019-09-12). Nonviolence Denial Is As Dangerous As Climate Denial. counterpunch.org Persistent willful ignorance of necessary knowledge can be deadly. This is true of denial of climate collapse. It is also true of denial of the tools and power of nonviolent action. As evidence and knowledge pile up in each case, denial of the facts looks more and more intentional, reckless, and malevolent, or intentionally, recklessly, More

John Wojcik (2019-09-12). Moscow Communists see vote increase after demanding democracy in Russia. peoplesworld.org LISBON, Portugal—Major gains in last Tuesday\'s Moscow municipal elections for the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) followed weeks of protests in the capital in which party members participated. Thousands rallied and marched in Moscow demanding free elections and fair coverage of them by state-run television. Although Gennady Zyuganov, the party\'s leader, has been …

RT (2019-09-12). YouTubers arrested for trespassing near Area 51 ahead of planned \'invasion\' of secret base. rt.com Two Dutch YouTubers have been arrested after entering a secure US government area in the Nevada desert while in search of Area 51. | The Nye County Sheriff\'s Office arrested 20-year-old Ties Granzier and his friend Govert Charles Wilhelmus Jacob Sweep, 21, after they were found filming about three miles inside the Nevada National Security Site, which is approximately 10 miles from Area 51. | The site is a secure area where US government researchers are known to carry out top-secret nuclear experiments. | | © Nye County Sheriff\'s Office | Nye County Sheriff\'s Office said in a statement that Granzier and…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-09-12). The Globalization of War, America\'s \"Long War\" against Humanity by Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca Professor Michel Chossudovsky shows how the various conflicts we are witnessing today in Ukraine, Syria, Iraq and Palestine are inter-locked through a single-minded agenda in pursuit of global hegemony helmed by the United States and buttressed by its allies…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-09-12). 9/11, Osamagate and The \"Blowback\" globalresearch.ca Author\'s Note | The article below entitled \"Osamagate\" was first published on October 9, 2001, two days after the onslaught of the bombing campaign directed against Afghanistan. | Within hours of the 9/11 attacks, Osama bin Laden was identified as the architect …

David Bacon (2019-09-12). More Than a Wall: Photos of 30 Years of Life Along the US-Mexico Border. thenation.com More Than a Wall: Photos of 30 Years of Life Along the US-Mexico Border…

Staff (2019-09-12). Right-Wing Supreme Court Allows Trump Asylum Ban to Take Effect. truthout.org | | On Wednesday, the Supreme Court allowed Trump\'s \" third-country\" asylum rule to go into effect. It\'s the administration\'s toughest barrier to asylum-seekers yet, and a lower court recently blocked t…

Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers (2019-09-12). Exit John Bolton, but will that mean an end to his failed foreign policy? nationofchange.org Many who oppose the aggressive foreign policy of the United States under President Donald Trump, which has resulted in record numbers of bombs dropped, regime change operations against Venezuela, Nicaragua, Iran and Hong Kong, the abusive use of unilateral coercive measures (sanctions) and record military budgets, cheered when uber-hawk, John Bolton was removed as the …

Negin Owliaei (2019-09-12). Activists Follow the Money Fueling Amazon Fires. globalresearch.ca While the world watches in horror as fires rage on in the Amazon, activists are shining a light on the big businesses destroying what\'s popularly known as the \"lungs of the Earth.\" On September 5, people around the globe stood …

PIPER (2019-09-12). Why I\'m Currently Blocking the Largest Oil Export Channel in the U.S. commondreams.org We're in a climate emergency and we must resist. (Photo: Twitter/Greenpeace USA) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/greenpeace.jpeg …

teleSUR (2019-09-12). Colombian Teachers Begin National Strike for Peace and Life. telesurenglish.net The Colombian Federation of Education Workers (Fecode) began Thursday a 24-hour national strike to protest against insecurity, violence and threats affecting social leaders and teachers. | RELATED: | Colombia Hides Largest Mass Grave in Latin America | \"From different parts of the country, union leaders, educators and students demand the defense of the life and physical integrity of social leaders and ratify their support for the peace process,\" Fecode president Nelson Alarcon said and add…

teleSUR (2019-09-12). Thousands Demand Justice for Killed Protesters in Sudan. telesurenglish.net Thousands of Sudanese protested outside the presidential palace in Khartoum Thursday, calling for the appointment of senior judicial officials and justice for demonstrators killed since December. | RELATED: | Sudanese Tribes Sign Peace Deal After Clashes | It was the first major protest since the signature last month of a power-sharing deal between the military and…

Prof. Marjorie Cohn (2019-09-12). Observe 9/11 Anniversary by Calling for an End to the Afghan War. globalresearch.ca On the eve of the 18-year anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks and the illegal U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, the United States and the Taliban completed nine rounds of peace talks with no deal. | Although they had reportedly reached …

teleSUR (2019-09-12). Venezuela: Military Exercises Against Colombian Aggression. telesurenglish.net Venezuela\'s Nicolas Maduro launched the \"Sovereignty and Peace 2019\" military exercises along the Colombian border on Tuesday. | RELATED: | Venezuela Denounces OAS Intention to Activate TIAR | \"As of today # 10Sep, the \'Sovereignty and Peace 2019\' border military exercises begin so that together, in the Civic-Military union, we can deploy all the defensive systems that guarantee the peace and tranquility of the Venezuelan people,\" said President Maduro via twitter. | On September 4,…

Kathy Kelly (2019-09-12). A Morning in Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca On a very warm September morning in Kabul, several dozen men, women, and children sit on the carpeted floor of a room at the Afghan Peace Volunteers\' Borderfree Center. The women cluster together. All wear burqas, but because of …

Joshua Cho (2019-09-12). On 18th Anniversary of 9/11, Media Worry About \'Premature\' End to Afghan War. commondreams.org Not only do corporate media credulously assume that the US has always been interested in peace, conveniently forgetting that the US rejected offers from the Taliban to hand Osama bin Laden over and surrender soon after the invasion. (Photo: US Marine Corps/Sgt. Mark Fayloga) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/afghan_war.jpeg …

United Nations (2019-09-12). Thursday\'s Daily Brief: Religious site protection, South-South Cooperation, \'UNComplicated\' airs, West Bank threat, vaccination, Hong Kong update. un.org A recap of Thursday\'s top stories: UN Chief\'s global call to safeguard religious sites; South-South Cooperation \'accelerates\' towards SDGs; Guterres on West Bank annexation threat; WHO says one in 10 children not getting proper vaccines; Protestor protection call over Hong Kong; New \'UNComplicated\' podcast launches.

South Front (2019-09-12). Video: Color Revolution Comes to Hong Kong. globalresearch.ca The Hong Kong protests represent a major challenge not only to the authorities of Hong Kong itself, but also to Beijing, due to both their protracted nature and a high level of organization resembling the Kiev Maidan of 2013/14. | The …

Makia Freeman (2019-09-12). Hong Kong Protest Leader Hangs Out with White Helmets Boss. globalresearch.ca Joshua Wong has recently been doing some flyin\' around and hobnobbing with the rich, famous and powerful. He went to Berlin and met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other \'pro-democracy\' figures like Mayor of Kiev Vitaly Klitschko, who …

United Nations (2019-09-12). South-South Cooperation \'accelerates\' us toward 2030 goals, UN Chief says on International Day. un.org Collaboration among countries of the global south offers a \"unique pathway\" that accelerates us towards the key 2030 sustainable development targets, UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, told a commemorative event for South-South Cooperation (SSC) on Thursday.

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-12). Post-Bolton Thaw in US Relations with Iran? globalresearch.ca Hold the cheers! | The US has been hostile toward Iran since its 1979 revolution. It\'s hostile toward all nations it doesn\'t control. | Its imperial project calls for transforming them into US client states, pro-Western puppet rule replacing their sovereign independence, …

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-12). Hostile UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria. Totally Disregards US-NATO Crimes against Humanity. globalresearch.ca Established on August 22, 2011, around six months after US launched aggression on the country, the so-called \"Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic (COI)\" is mandated to investigate war-related human rights abuses. | Instead, it produced over …

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-12). Debt-Entrapping: The US Student Loan Racket. globalresearch.ca Entrapping students into longterm or permanent debt bondage is part of a government/corporate scheme to enrich private lenders. | Because of the high cost of higher education, millions of students need large loans to pay tuition, fees, and other expenses. | Some …

Philip Giraldi (2019-09-12). Trump the Russian Puppet. A Story That Just Will Not Die. globalresearch.ca Certainly, there are many things that President Donald Trump can rightly be criticized for, but it is interesting to note how the media and chattering classes continue to be in the grip of the highly emotional but ultimately irrational \"Trump …

Eva Bartlett (2019-09-12). MintPress Sits Down with Russia\'s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova. mintpressnews.com

Staff (2019-09-12). Will the US and Iran Resume Talks After John Bolton Is Ousted? truthout.org | | President Trump has ousted John Bolton, becoming the third national security adviser to be ousted by Trump so far. Bolton has long been a fierce critic of diplomacy. He had strongly pushed for Trump to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal. He also opposed negotiations with North Korea, as well as the Taliban in Afghanistan. And he was a key supporter of the attempted U.S.-backed coup in Venezuela and an advocate of regime change in Cuba and Nicaragua. Trump is expected to announce a replacement next week.

Ricardo Vaz (2019-09-12). Venezuela Oil Production Continues Decline as China Cancels More Shipments. venezuelanalysis.com Russian oil giant Rosneft blasted threats of US sanctions as \"unfair competition.\"

Carrie Rickey (2019-09-12). \'The Goldfinch\' Flutters but Doesn\'t Take Wing. truthdig.com Back in 17th-century Holland, \"The Goldfinch,\" a diminutive trompe l\'oeil painting by Carel Fabritius, depicted a colorful house pet chained to its feeder. Shortly after the painting was made, Fabritius, 32, died in a 1654 munitions explosion in Delft. Yet the painting survived. | Fabritius and Donna Tartt\'s 2014 novel, \"The Goldfinch,\" have in common the painting and an explosion. Her Dickensian page-turner follows a 13-year-old who sees the painting with his mother at New York\'s Metropolitan Museum of Art moments before a terrorist bomb levels a wing of the museum. Yet painting—and boy—survive. | Na…

WSWS (2019-09-12). Scandal erupts over Público exposure of state complicity in Barcelona attack. wsws.org Revelations of state foreknowledge of the terror attack in Barcelona point to the premeditated, counterrevolutionary class policy pursued by the financial aristocracy.

WSWS (2019-09-12). With union support, Trudeau\'s big business Liberals vie for re-election in fall vote. wsws.org Whichever party or combination of parties forms Canada\'s government after October 21, it will be a government of austerity, reaction and war.

Staff (2019-09-12). The Mainstream Media\'s Appetite for War is Insatiable. truthdig.com On the 18th anniversary of he 9/11 attacks, all our political press can do is fret over our \"overly hastly\" withdrawal from Afghanistan.

teleSUR (2019-09-12). Biden to Square Off Against Warren in Democrat Debate. telesurenglish.net The two leading Democratic contenders for the U.S. presidency, Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren, are scheduled to square off in a debate in Houston Thursday for the first time since they announced their candidacy. | RELATED: | Elizabeth Warren Held Secret Talks With Hillary Clinton: Report | The Democratic debate, which is the third this year, will spotlight the party\'s ideological divisions, with moderate front-runner Biden at center stage flanked by progressives Warren and Ber…

Emily Apple (2019-09-12). One tweet sums up why so many people were arrested trying to stop the London arms fair. thecanary.co Defence Security and Equipment International (DSEI) — the world\'s largest arms fair — is currently taking place in London. 116 people, including this author when not working as a journalist, have been arrested trying to stop it happening. | And one tweet shows exactly why so many of us are prepared to put our bodies in the way of this trade in death and de…

Ryan Cooper (2019-09-12). Can Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren Dent Biden\'s Electability Edge? commondreams.org If he can be made to look hesitant, frail, and confused, that is likely to spark some fear in Biden supporters that he simply wouldn't be able to handle a gruelling campaign and presidency. (Photo: Shawn Thew/EPA-EFE/Rex) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bernie_10.jpeg …

Paul M. Barrett (2019-09-12). How disinformation could sway the 2020 election. nationofchange.org In 2016, Russian operatives used Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to sow division among American voters and boost Donald Trump\'s presidential campaign. What the Russians used to accomplish this is called \"disinformation,\" which is false or misleading content intended to deceive or promote discord. Now, with the first presidential primary vote only five months away, the public should be aware …

B.L. Love (2019-09-12). The Psychotic Impacts of Stalking, Electronic Surveillance, Harassment and Wiretaps: The Neuro-Behavioral Symptoms. globalresearch.ca There is a phenomenon being reported by numerous people worldwide. A growing number of citizens are becoming aware of being stalked, surveilled and manipulated possibly by their own government, other organizations or even individuals. The resulting symptoms include, but are …

WSWS (2019-09-12). Netanyahu pledges to annex Jordan Valley if re-elected. wsws.org Israel has illegally occupied and built settlements in the West Bank, as well as in Syria\'s Golan Heights and East Jerusalem, since capturing them in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

Staff (2019-09-12). Tentative Opioids Settlement Falls Short of a Nationwide Deal. truthdig.com HARTFORD, Conn.—A tentative settlement announced Wednesday over the role Purdue Pharma played in the nation\'s opioid addiction crisis falls short of the far-reaching national settlement the OxyContin maker had been seeking for months, with litigation sure to continue against the company and the family that owns it. | The agreement with about half the states and attorneys representing roughly 2,000 local governments would have Purdue file for a structured bankruptcy and pay as much as $12 billion over time, with about $3 billion coming from the Sackler family. That number involves future profits and the valu…

The Canary (2019-09-11). Iran urges US to \'put warmongers aside\' after John Bolton firing. thecanary.co Iran\'s president has welcomed Donald Trump\'s abrupt dismissal of his national security adviser, saying the US should \"put warmongers aside\" amid tensions in the Persian Gulf.Hassan Rouhani\'s remarks signalled approval after the US president forced out John Bolton, who had been hawkish on Iran and other global challenges.Rouhani\'s website quoted him as urging the US to \"abandon warmongering and its maximum pressure policy\" on Tehran.Ali Rabiei, a government spokesman, said after a cabinet meeting that Bolton\'s dismissal may help the US have a \"less biased\" attitude towards Iran.John Bolton (Evan Vucci/AP)The sudde…

RT (2019-09-11). Iran thaw coming? After firing chief hawk, Trump hints at lifting sanctions on Tehran. rt.com Days after saying he had \"no problem\" meeting his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani and soon after firing his hawkish adviser John Bolton, US President Donald Trump has hinted he may lift some sanctions on Tehran. | Iran has been under crippling US economic sanctions since the US unilaterally withdrew lat May from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA, or Iran Nuclear Deal). Relations between Washington and Tehran have since deteriorated, with the sanctions accompanied by a military buildup in the Persian Gulf and back-and-forth threats from both sides. | But, speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Trump…

unitedEditor (2019-09-11). The Tragedy of 9/11: a \'false flag\' operation? uwidata.com It is impossible to ignore today\'s tragic anniversary: ‚Äã‚Äãexactly 18 years ago, the events took place that would forever after be associated with the date 9/11. On this day in 2001, horrific terrorist attacks of monstrous proportion shook the world. At the time, the attack was attributed to a small group of hijackers led by …

RT (2019-09-11). Some airplanes did something?! New York Times article \'de-terrorizes\' 9/11 attacks. rt.com On the anniversary of the most devastating terrorist attack on US soil, a story by the New York Times suggested that \"airplanes\" brought down the twin towers. The seeming shift of responsibility did not sit well with readers. | \"18 years have passed since airplanes took aim and brought down the World Trade Center,\" read a tweet from the New York Times on Wednesday. \"Today families will once again gather and grieve at the site where more than 2000 people died.\" Inside an accompanying article, the same bizarre sentence was repeated. | Though technological dystopia was all the rage in 2001, what with the success…

Eds. (2019-09-11). Nationalism, borders, and the state. mronline.org Last summer, protesters in Oregon set up a makeshift camp outside the Portland office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Similar encampments soon spread across the country, from Chicago to Los Angeles and New York. Horrified by stories of family separation and images of children in detention centers along the southern border, a consequence of […] | Source

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2019-09-11). The War in Eastern Ukraine May be Coming to an End but Do Any Americans Care? dissidentvoice.org On Saturday September 7, Russia and Ukraine agreed to a prisoner swap which has brought hope of improved relations between the two countries and an end to the 5-year long conflict in Eastern Ukraine. A peace accord is being planned for later this month in Normandy involving Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany. Ukraine\'s newly elected …

Ron Jacobs (2019-09-11). Is Killing Peasants Protecting America\'s Interests? counterpunch.org The war drags on. There is no end in sight. Peace negotiations are thwarted again. Republicans and Democrats alike appear in the press decrying the possibility of the enemy coming to talk peace and staying at Camp David. Personally, I was surprised by the Camp David aspect of the story only because I figured Trump More

Robert Mackey (2019-09-11). Netanyahu Hints Trump Peace Plan Will Allow Israel to Annex Key West Bank Territory. theintercept.com Benjamin Netanyahu hinted that his friend Jared Kushner\'s Mideast plan would give him the green light to annex nearly a quarter of the occupied West Bank.

Staff (2019-09-11). Over a Hundred Arrested Resisting one of the World\'s Largest Arms Fairs. therealnews.com Hundreds of protesters gathered in East London at one of the world\'s largest arms fairs seeking to peacefully prevent the Defence and Security Equipment International from going ahead as usual.

Andrew Bacevich (2019-09-11). Reflections on \"Peace\" in Afghanistan. counterpunch.org When the conflict that the Vietnamese refer to as the American War ended in April 1975, I was a U.S. Army captain attending a course at Fort Knox, Kentucky. In those days, the student body at any of our Army\'s myriad schools typically included officers from the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). Since More

Ceren Sagir (2019-09-11). Netanyahu election promise: Annex part of West Bank \"in coordination\" with U.S. peoplesworld.org Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\'s promise to annex a third of the West Bank after the general election was globally condemned yesterday as a \"burial of peace.\" Netanyahu promised \"Jewish sovereignty\" over the Jordan Valley and northern Dead Sea \"in coordination\" with the U.S. if he is returned to office next week. \"We haven\'t had …

Staff (2019-09-11). Afghanistan May Never Recover From the U.S. Invasion. truthdig.com When the conflict that the Vietnamese refer to as the American War ended in April 1975, I was a U.S. Army captain attending a course at Fort Knox, Kentucky. In those days, the student body at any of our Army\'s myriad schools typically included officers from the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). | Since ARVN\'s founding two decades earlier, the United States had assigned itself the task of professionalizing that fledgling military establishment. Based on a conviction that the standards, methods, and ethos of our armed forces were universally applicable and readily exportable, the attendance of ARVN personnel…

Zubeida Mustafa (2019-09-11). Trump Leaves Afghanistan and Pakistan at His Mercy. truthdig.com As efforts to end an 18-year conflict come to abrupt end, Islamabad is unable to forge its own path as it works to improve international relations.

The Canary (2019-09-11). Huge crowd in Barcelona in march supporting Catalonia\'s independence from Spain. thecanary.co Hundreds of thousands of people who support the secession of Catalonia from Spain gathered in Barcelona on the region\'s main holiday just weeks before a highly anticipated verdict in a case against 12 leaders of the independence movement.Supporters of Catalan secession came from all parts of the region to its main city. Many carried flags or wore T-shirts supporting Catalan independence as they met for the rally in a large public square.The 11 September holiday memorialises the fall of Barcelona in the Spanish War of Succession in 1714. Since 2012, it has become the date of massive rallies for the region\'s indepe…

Dennis Broe (2019-09-11). The times they are a-changing: The Venice Biennale and late capitalism. peoplesworld.org May You Live in Interesting Times is the title and organizing principle of this year\'s Venice Biennale, the every-other-year festival of contemporary art, this year curated by Ralph Rogoff, head of the Hayward Gallery in London and now an officer in something called the Order of the British Empire, though many of the best pieces …

Jon Schwarz (2019-09-11). A Memoir From Hell: Samantha Power Will Do Anything for Human Rights Unless It Hurts Her Career. theintercept.com A new book by Obama\'s ambassador to the U.N. won\'t honestly tell us what she saw on the mountaintop because she wants to get back there.

Joe Bernick (2019-09-11). Tucson on road to elect first Chicana mayor. peoplesworld.org TUCSON, Ariz.—Voters in Tucson took the first step toward making history on Aug. 27 when City Councilwoman Regina Romero won the Democratic nomination for mayor. Romero is expected to easily defeat independent Ed Ackerley and Green Party candidate Mike Cease in November to become Tucson\'s first woman mayor, and also the first Mexican-American mayor since …

Susan Babbitt (2019-09-11). Oliver Sacks, the \"Neurological Philosopher\" counterpunch.org Oliver Sacks, the \"neurological philosopher\", did a \"different sort of medicine on behalf of chronic often warehoused and largely abandoned patients.\" It combined art and science. Lawrence Weschler, in How Are You, Dr. Sacks?, says Sacks was from \"the period before the science and the humanities split apart\".[1] But they didn\'t just \"split apart\". They More

Whitney Webb (2019-09-11). More Americans Questioning Official 9/11 Story As New Evidence Contradicts Official Narrative. mintpressnews.com Evidence continues to mount that the official narrative itself is the irrational narrative of September 11, and it becomes ever more clear that the media remains committed to preventing legitimate questions about that day from receiving the scrutiny they deserve.

Eds. (2019-09-11). Brazil: The dangers of being young and Black. mronline.org The latest statistics released by the UN show that some 23,000 young Blacks die violently every year in Brazil, equivalent to one every 23 minutes. | Source

George Ochenski (2019-09-11). The Imperative to Restore Congressional Powers. counterpunch.org You have to give President Trump credit for one thing — he has so abused executive authority that even the most conservative members of Congress are now clamoring to restore our vital constitutionally-established checks and balances. It would hard to find a more conservative member of Congress than Utah\'s Republican Sen. Mike Lee. This is the guy who More

John W. Whitehead (2019-09-11). The Bill of Rights Turns 230: What Do We Have to Show for It? Nothing Good. counterpunch.org \"That was when they suspended the Constitution. They said it would be temporary. There wasn\'t even any rioting in the streets. People stayed home at night, watching television, looking for some direction. There wasn\'t even an enemy you could put your finger on.\" —Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid\'s Tale It\'s been 230 years since James Madison More

Kenneth Surin (2019-09-11). Bojo Johnson\'s Magic Carpet Ride Wearing Nigel Farage\'s Clothes. counterpunch.org Boris Johnson (\"BoJo\") has been a chancer all his adult life. A privileged upbringing has given him a sense of entitlement and an accompanying carapace of invulnerability– a combination which allows him to take risks without forethought as to their likely outcomes. After all, as his nanny did when he was very young, there will always be someone around him to pick-up the pieces. More

teleSUR (2019-09-11). Ilhan Omar, Bernie Sanders Slam Netanyahu\'s Vow of Annexation. telesurenglish.net U.S. progressive leaders Bernie Sanders and Ilhan Omar slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\'s vow to annex parts of occupied West Bank if he is re-elected in next week\'s elections. | RELATED: | Netanyahu Announces Plans to Annex Over a Third of the West Bank | Netanyahu announced Tuesday on Israeli TV that if he is to win the upcomin…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-09-11). THE 9/11 READER. The September 11, 2001 Terror Attacks. globalresearch.ca The tragic events of September 11, 2001 constitute a fundamental landmark in American history. a decisive watershed. 9/11 opens up an era of crisis, upheaval and militarization of American society.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-09-11). Where was Osama bin Laden on September 11, 2001? globalresearch.ca On September 10. 2001, Osama was in a Pakistani military hospital in Rawalpindi, courtesy of America\'s indefectible ally Pakistan…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2019-09-11). Chile, September 11, 1973: The Inauguration of Neoliberalism, \"Shock Treatment\" and the Instruments of Economic Repression: The Junta\'s Deadly \"Economic Medicine\" globalresearch.ca The Junta ordered a hike in the price of bread from 11 to 40 escudos. While food prices had skyrocketed, wages had been frozen. From one day to the next, an entire country had been precipitated into abysmal poverty; in less than a year the price of bread in Chile increased thirty-six fold.

Norman Solomon (2019-09-11). Why a DNC Vice Chair Bawled Me Out. counterpunch.org The man quickly identified himself as a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee. He didn\'t need to tell me that he was hopping mad. Ken Martin was angry that my colleagues and I were handing out a flier — providing some inconvenient facts about Joe Biden — to delegates and activists as they entered More

Jill Richardson (2019-09-11). Get ready for unnatural disasters this hurricane season. nationofchange.org Donald Trump discusses immigration as if the benefits of residence in the U.S. are a pie. When immigrants get more, the people who were already here get less. In general, that\'s not true. When immigrants come here, they don\'t just take some jobs (often low-wage jobs U.S. citizens don\'t want), they also create new jobs. …

teleSUR -EF (2019-09-11). US: Protests Against Salvadoran Deportation, Child with Cancer. telesurenglish.net Protesters gathered Wednesday outside the Chicago headquarters of Immigration and Customs Service (ICE) to try to stop the deportation of an undocumented Salvadoran whose 18-month old daughter was recently diagnosed with leukemia. If forced to go back to his home country Cristian Avalos Merino\'s life would be \"at risk.\" | RELATED: | Panama to US: We Won\'t be Your \'Safe Third Country\' | Avalos was arrested on May 14 in Cicero, Illinois, while sleeping in his parked car. | Days later, during…

Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez (2019-09-11). From a Lebanese refugee camp to Harvard, Ismail Ajjawi inspires other Palestinian students. nationofchange.org Today marks a week since Ismail Ajjawi, a 17-year-old Palestinian student who was denied entry into the United States, began classes with his fellow Harvard freshmen. Ajjawi was initially turned away at Boston\'s Logan Airport after immigration officials searched his phone and computer, and interrogated him about his religion and social media posts by friends …

L. Ali Khan (2019-09-11). The Revival of Non-Self. counterpunch.org The 21st century is witnessing the revival of Non-Self, such as Herrenvolk and Hindutva, which assert a binary division of \"Self\" and \"Non-Self.\" Selfism advocates the exclusion of Non-Self, variously defined as immigrants, refugees, gypsies, indigenous people, minorities, or \"others.\" Nationalism, majoritarianism, and exceptionalism are its noxious crops. Ethnic cleansing, apartheid, segregation, settler colonialism, denial More

Negin Owliaei and Kelsey Hawkins-Johnson (2019-09-11). Activists follow the money fueling Amazon fires. nationofchange.org While the world watches in horror as fires rage on in the Amazon, activists are shining a light on the big businesses destroying what\'s popularly known as the \"lungs of the Earth.\" On September 5, people around the globe stood in solidarity with the rainforest\'s indigenous communities by partaking in the Global Day of Action …

Kathy Kelly (2019-09-11). A Morning in Afghanistan. commondreams.org Habib (standing, left) serves fruit at a meeting for parents at a \"Street Kids School\" meeting. Six years ago, Afghan Peace Volunteers members befriended Habib after his father had been killed when a bomb exploded in Kabul. His colleague Masoma is in the background. (Photo: Kathy Kelly) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/parents_meeting.jpeg …

Andrew J. Bacevich (2019-09-11). Reflections on \"peace\" in Afghanistan. nationofchange.org When the conflict that the Vietnamese refer to as the American War ended in April 1975, I was a U.S. Army captain attending a course at Fort Knox, Kentucky. In those days, the student body at any of our Army\'s myriad schools typically included officers from the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). Since …

Andrea Arroyo (2019-09-11). 9/11: Honor, Remember, Build Peace. thenation.com 9/11: Honor, Remember, Build Peace.

Andre Vltchek (2019-09-11). Western Media Portrays Hong Kong Hooligans as Heroes. But Are They? globalresearch.ca Whenever Hong Kong protesters are destroying public property, there are no cameras of Western media outlets in sight. But when police decide to intervene, protecting their city, Western media crusaders emerge in full force. | On Sunday, huge US flags were …

Emily Apple (2019-09-11). Security breached at the world\'s biggest arms fair as one kayak takes on the war ships. thecanary.co On 10 September, Canary journalists (including this author) took off their press cards and were part of a protest at Defence Security and Equipment International (DSEI) — the world\'s largest arms fair.Using a kayak, two people rowed into the path of the war ships and breached the massive security operation. The action was timed to coincide with, and therefore disrupt, the BAE Systems boat display.Flares were lit on the water and at shore, and alongside chanting and banners, it…

Jonathan Power (2019-09-11). The Need for Non-Violence in Hong Kong. counterpunch.org The gloves are off in Hong Kong. Judging from the pictures on today\'s BBC News the police no longer have any compunction about beating protestors. Ironically, they don\'t appear to get close to the fringe of protestors who are using violent tactics. Rather they are swinging their batons left right and centre at any young More

Lucas Koerner (2019-09-11). Venezuela\'s Maduro Warns of Colombia \'Threat\' as Trump Fires Bolton. venezuelanalysis.com Venezuelan military exercises along the border started on Tuesday.

Staff (2019-09-11). Much \"Foreign Aid\" Is Taxpayer-Funded Plundering of the Global South. truthout.org | | \"If at first you don\'t succeed, try, try again.\" That 1840 slogan seems to be the modus operandi of President Trump when thwarted by Congress. Trump has tried twice to cut foreign aid not just for humanitarian causes, but to nations balking at being U.S. puppets. | His first effort was in August 2018 when Mick Mulvaney, director of the White House Offi…

Stephen Lendman (2019-09-11). Trump Sacks Bolton. Who is the Next National Security Advisor? globalresearch.ca It\'s a good start, way short of what\'s needed — cleaning house of all Trump regime far-right extremists, notably Pompeo and likeminded hardliners. | Chance for positive change is virtually nil. Dirty business as usual in Washington won\'t miss a beat …

Andrew Korybko (2019-09-11). Bolton\'s Failures in Venezuela, Iran, Afghanistan and Russia Proved to be His Downfall. globalresearch.ca Trump\'s decision to fire Bolton likely stemmed from the latter\'s string of failures in Venezuela, Iran, Afghanistan, and Russia, with the American President finally realizing that enough is enough and that he needs to once again shuffle the \"deep state\" …

WSWS (2019-09-11). Russia: Stalinist and far-right candidates win with backing from Navalny. wsws.org The Western media has desperately tried to conceal the right-wing character of the political forces that have made gains in the elections in Moscow and Khabarovsk.

Joseph Cirincione (2019-09-11). The Catastrophic Tenure of John Bolton. commondreams.org The National Security Council had been the principal forum for consideration of key policies for 72 years. Bolton destroyed it in 17 months. (Christopher Halloran via Shutterstock) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/bolton_8.jpeg …

WSWS (2019-09-11). Trump fires Bolton as national security advisor. wsws.org Disagreement over a proposed deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan was apparently the final straw in the internal White House conflict.

Peter Bolton (2019-09-11). On the anniversary of 9/11, let\'s remember that conspiracy theories are counterproductive. thecanary.co Wednesday September 11, 2019 marks the 18th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center \'Twin Towers\' in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, DC. In the 18 years that have passed since that day in 2001, countless conspiracy theories have arisen that reject the mainstream account of what happened and who was responsible. Some of the conspiracies come from the lunatic…

Caitlin Johnstone (2019-09-11). Democrats Somehow Frame John Bolton\'s Exit as a Bad Thing. theantimedia.com John Bolton is out as President Trump\'s National Security Advisor. Trump says he fired Bolton, Bolton says he offered to resign first.

teleSUR (2019-09-11). Germany\'s Angela Merkel Says Europe to Honor Iran Nuclear Deal. telesurenglish.net Germany\'s Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Europe has chosen to honor the 2015 nuclear agreement deal with Iran which was abandoned by the United States unilaterally last year. | RELATED: | Iran Calls on US to Avoid War Hawks Like John Bolton | The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was signed between Iran and six other countries. While Germany, France, the United Kingdom, China, and Russia kept the deal, Washington pulled out of it in 2018 saying that Iran has breached it by…