Proof of Life: Self-Abnegation Amongst the Post-Colonial Pirates of Somalia
John Kendall Hawkins | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-12
In April 2010, ten young Somali pirates were caught trying to hijack the Taipan, a German cargo ship, some 500 miles off the coast of Somalia. They were returned to Germany for trial, which took place in Hamburg the following year. Michael Scott Moore, covering the trial for Der Spiegel at the time, noted the…
counterpunch.org/2018/10/12/proof-of-life-self-abnegation-amongst-the-post-colonial-pirates-of-somalia/

Burkina Faso Is the New Flashpoint in France's "War on Terror". Al Qaeda Cells in the Sahel
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-12
France's Sahel-wide "Operation Barkane" has recently been forced to pay increasing attention to the upsurge of terrorism in Burkina Faso, which is quickly turning into another flashpoint in the War on Terror. | The G5 Sahel & "Operation Barkhane" | Most of … | The post Burkina Faso Is the New Flashpoint in France's "War on Terror". Al Qaeda Cells in the Sahel appeared first on Global Research
globalresearch.ca/burkina-faso-is-the-new-flashpoint-in-frances-war-on-terror-al-qaeda-cells-in-sub-saharan-africa/5656729

Rep. Ro Khanna Condemns Saudi Barbarity from Disappearance of Saudi Journalist to War in Yemen
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-12
President Donald Trump is rejecting calls to cut off arms sales to Saudi Arabia following the disappearance and probable murder of the Saudi-born Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Washington Post is reporting the Turkish government told U.S. officials it has audio and video evidence that Khashoggi was killed last week inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. Officials say the recordings confirm that a Saudi security team detained Khashoggi after he walked into the consulate on October 2, before killing him and dismembering his body. We speak with Ro Khanna, Democratic congressmember from California.
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/12/rep_ro_khanna_condemns_saudi_barbarity

Kaepernick honored with medal named after U.S. Communist W.E.B. Du Bois
Ben Cowles | peoplesworld.org | 2018-10-12
Blacklisted NFL quarterback and civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick was among eight people today to receive Harvard University's "highest honor in the field of African and African-American studies." The W.E.B. Du Bois medal, Harvard explains, is "awarded to individuals in the U.S. and around the globe in recogni…
peoplesworld.org/article/kaepernick-honored-with-medal-named-after-u-s-communist-w-e-b-du-bois/

Decades After Taking Henrietta Lacks's Cells Without Consent, Johns Hopkins Names Building After Her
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-12
Johns Hopkins University has announced plans to name a new research building after Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman who permanently changed modern medicine nearly 70 years ago when it was discovered that her cells could live forever. These "immortal cells" have helped scientists produce remedies for numerous diseases, including the first polio vaccine, that have saved hundreds of thousands of lives. But Lacks's cells were taken without her consent when she was a patient at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in 1951. For decades, the woman whose cells would transform modern medicine was unknown. Instead,…
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/12/decades_after_taking_henrietta_lackss_cells

'Jim Crow Would Blush': Al Sharpton Says the GOP's Voter Suppression in Georgia Is 'As Tainted as You Can Get'
Matthew Chapman, AlterNet | alternet.org | 2018-10-12
Republicans are going all in on voter suppression. Sharpton has having none of it. | The Georgia gubernatorial race has been rocked by news that Brian Kemp, the Republican candidate for governor who also happens to be the secretary of state overseeing the election, has suspended the voter registration of 53,000 Georgians — 70 percent of whom are African-American — due. . .
alternet.org/election-03918/al-sharpton-brian-kemp-georgia-voter-suppression

Yemen's Military Adopts More Aggressive Strategy, Captures Saudi Military Sites in Jizan
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-12
The Yemeni army, loyal to Ansar Allah (Houthis), has changed its approach from hit-and-run attack, in which troops target a military outpost or base and quickly withdraw, to a strategy in which Yemeni military forces would seize control of and retain Saudi military sites. | The post Yemen's Military Adopts More Aggressive Strategy, Captures Saudi Military Sites in Jizan appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/yemens-military-adopts-more-aggressive-strategy-captures-saudi-military-sites-in-jizan/250646/

Trump under pressure to stop arms sales to 'good partner' Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi affair
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-12
As public pressure mounts on the Trump administration to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the US defense industry is alarmed while critics of the Yemen war hope for the best.
rt.com/usa/441127-trump-saudi-weapons-khashoggi/

In Latest Yemen Offensive, Saudi Arabia Destroys Hospital and Maternity Ward
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-12
The latest Saudi coalition attacks came in the face of demands issued by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child for the coalition to stop its deadly airstrikes against civilian targets in Yemen. | The post In Latest Yemen Offensive, Saudi Arabia Destroys Hospital and Maternity Ward appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/in-latest-offensive-saudi-arabia-destroys-hospital-and-maternity-ward-in-yemen/250673/

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-12
Workers at Arriva rail have launched yet another strike against driver only operated trains while the Nigerian trade unions have shut down a general strike after only two days.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/12/euro-o12.html

"Something Out of a Horror Movie": Egyptian Security Forces Tortured and Raped American-Citizen Detainee, Rights Group Says
Alex Kane | theintercept.com | 2018-10-11
Khaled Hassan's case is the most brazen example of Egypt abusing a U.S. citizen. But he's not alone. | The post "Something Out of a Horror Movie": Egyptian Security Forces Tortured and Raped American-Citizen Detainee, Rights Group Says appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/10/11/egypt-american-citizen-torture-rape-khaled-hassan/

American Officials Could Be Prosecuted for War Crimes in Yemen
Mohamad Bazzi | thenation.com | 2018-10-10
American Officials Could Be Prosecuted for War Crimes in Yemen…
thenation.com/article/american-officials-could-be-prosecuted-for-war-crimes-in-yemen/

"Voting needs to become ubiquitous to the Black community as quickly as possible," says NAACP President
Vanessa Mbonu@naacpnet | naacp.org | 2018-10-10
NAACP President and CEO, Derrick Johnson, penned an opinion piece for Essence magazine, a leading magazine publication for African-American women. In it, he emphasizes the need to mobilize the Black vote for the 2018 midterm elections, the organization's plan to support this effort, and the Black individual's role in relational organizing: "Voting needs to become […] | The post "Voting needs to become ubiquitous to the Black community as quickly as possible," says NAACP Pre…
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Eve Ensler: Nobel Peace Prize for Mukwege & Murad Is an Award for Every Rape Survivor in the World
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-05
After a landmark year for the "Me Too" movement, which ignited an international conversation on sexual assault, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday morning to two champions of women's rights who have built their careers fighting sexual violence: physician Denis Mukwege and human rights activist Nadia Murad. Dr. Denis Mukwege founded the Panzi Hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1999. The clinic receives thousands of women each year, many of them requiring surgery as a result of sexual violence. Nadia Murad is a 25-year-old Yazidi Kurdish human rights activist from Iraq. She was kidnapped and held…
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/5/eve_ensler_nobel_peace_prize_for

Is Saudi Arabia the Middle East's Next Failed State?
Eric Ortiz | consortiumnews.com | 2018-10-04
Ibn Khaldun–the famous Tunisian historian, geographer and social theorist–believed that decadence leads to collapse for Muslim dynasties. Such a scenario may be playing out with the Saudis, reports Daniel Lazare. By Daniel Lazare Special to Consortium News Reports are growing… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/10/04/is-saudi-arabia-the-middle-easts-next-failed-state/