(2021-09-27). White Supremacy, Immigration Hypocrisy, and Haiti. counterpunch.org Recent news coverage of U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback chasing asylum-seekers from Haiti who tried to enter the United States at Del Rio, Texas is disturbing. The images harken back to a time when white slave patrols used horses and dogs to capture enslaved Africans who tried to escape the brutalities suffered from white
(2021-09-27). Russian Wagner Group mercenaries to deploy to Mali as France withdraws. wsws.org Just over a month after the humiliating US withdrawal from Afghanistan, France's eight-year, neo-colonial war in its former West African colony is collapsing.
(2021-09-27). Eswatini: Pro-democracy protests continue despite police intimidation. greenleft.org.au International solidarity is needed to support the growing internal calls for democracy in Eswatini, reports Maxime Bowen.
(2021-09-27). Sudan's Military Claims It Repelled Incursion By Ethiopian Troops. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On September 26th, Sudan's military claimed that it had repelled an attempted incursion by Ethiopian forces in the border area between the two countries. | ÿπÿßÿ¨ŸÑ | ŸÖÿµÿßÿØÿ± ÿ≠ŸÉŸàŸÖŸäÿ© ÿ•ÿ´ŸäŸàÿ®Ÿäÿ© ŸÑŸÑÿ&u…
(2021-09-27). Pakistan, Turkey to jointly produce combat drones used in Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Pakistan And Turkey Will Produce Anka Drones Together Turkey's premier arms producer Turkish Aerospace Industry (TAI) and Pakistan's missile manufacturer and civilian R&D organization National Engineering & Scientific Commission (NESCOM) have signed an agreement to produce parts of the Turkish medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) Anka armed drone. **** "This way, our UAVs will be strengthened. It …
(2021-09-27). México se moviliza a 7 años de desaparición de los 43 normalistas de Ayotzinapa. telesurtv.net Marchas por la verdad y justicia del aún inconcluso caso sobre la desaparición forzada de los 43 estudiantes de una escuela normalista.
(2021-09-27). Sharing Mayo Clinic: Genetics connects family members at the hip. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Before they went through testing at Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Barbara Domaille, Deborah Neville, Pamela Neville, and Rylie Ronnenberg thought there could be a genetic connection to the hip problems they shared. After the testing, they knew for sure. ___________________________________ As family members, Barbara Domaille, Deborah Neville, Pamela Neville, and Rylie Ronnenberg share many things in common that they treasure, and only one they wish they didn't: a hip abnormality called femoroacetabular impingement. After undergoing genetic…
(2021-09-27). Labor union, political parties condemn moves by Tunisia's president to consolidate power. peoplesdispatch.org The Tunisian General Labor Union and various political parties have condemned president Kais Saied's moves to consolidate his power through a fresh series of pronouncements issued last week…
(2021-09-26). Christianity Is Empty If It Doesn't Address the Racist Carceral State. truthout.org 
Religion becomes an empty theological exercise if it does not address human suffering — and this includes the anguish wrought by systems of mass incarceration and policing. | I believe this deep down as a philosopher whose religious sensibilities are informed by an African American prophetic tradition that emphasizes courageous speech, deep lamentation, and outrage in relationship to those who undergo social and existential agony. | Forms of religiosity that fail or refuse to concern themselves…
(2021-09-26). Russian PMCs In Mali: Another Bone Of Contention Between Paris And Moscow. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | One of the important topics for discussion on the UN General Assembly was the situation in Mali, where local authorities were left alone with the terrorist threat after France's decision to end Operation Barkhan and withdraw its troops. | The Malian authorities have turned to Russia, one of Paris ' main competitors in Africa. | On September 25th, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed that Mali had addressed one of the Russian private military companies to assist in the fight against terrorism, noting that the Russian government has nothing to do with this issue."They appealed to a…
(2021-09-26). 'Bolivia's Separatists Will Be Defeated': Interview with Minister of Justice, Ivan Lima. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News We spoke to Bolivia's Minister of Justice, Ivan Lima, about the sudden resurgence of violent separatism in the eastern city of Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz has a long history of separatist violence. In 2008 and 2009, the region attempted to secede from the rest of the country, refusing to be governed by indigenous…
(2021-09-26). UAE-Israel Relations Risk Being Built On Questionable Assumptions. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by A year of diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel has proven to be mutually beneficial. The question is whether the assumptions underlying the UAE's initiative that led three other Arab countries to also formalise their relations with the Jewish state will prove to be correct in the medium and long term. | UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed laid out the strategic assumptions underlying his establishment of diplomatic relations, as well as its tim…
(2021-09-26). Tunisia: Thousands of protesters call on president to resign as opposition deepens. middleeasteye.net 
Tunisia: Thousands of protesters call on president to resign as opposition deepens | Several thousand people gather in Tunis under a heavy police presence to call on Kais Saied to step down | Sun, 09/26/2021 – 13: 18 | 'The people want the fall of the coup,' protesters chanted in the centre of Tunis along Habib Bourguiba Avenue (AFP) | Several thousand people gathered in Tunis on Sunday un…
(2021-09-26). Coast to Coast Protests Erupt in the US Against Biden's Deportation of Haitians. orinocotribune.com 
From coast to coast, thousands of people in 25 US cities marched on September 23 to demand that President Biden live up to his campaign promises to end inhumane treatment of migrants, notably the mass deportation of Haitian refugees clustered under a bridge in South Texas, along with whippings and beatings from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents trying to stop all migrants across the US southern border. | Instead, they declared, Biden should institute policies he promised on the campaign trail: stopping deportations, reuniting families ICE raids split, closing detention centers—especially priv…