Monthly Archives: September 2021

2021-09-28: News Headlines

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-28). New USAFE leader Bosnia, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq veteran; predecessor rotated to NATO. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com USAFE-AFAFRICA welcomes new command chief Chief Master Sgt. Benjamin W. Hedden was selected as the new U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa command chief master sergeant. Hedden entered the Air Force in August of 1995 and has served in key leadership positions at the group, squadron and flight levels. He was also …

Peter Koenig (2021-09-28). André Vltchek: In Memoriam. dissidentvoice.org In Kenya during Al-Shabaab standoff (September 24, 2013) On 22 September 2020, André Vltchek quietly passed away on a night-ride from the Black Sea in Turkey to Istanbul, accompanied by his wife, Rossie. He just fell asleep in the back seat of a chauffeur-driven car and didn't wake up. His legacy is diverse, heavy in …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-28). Venezuela's Efforts to Overcome the Pandemic, Political Crisis, and Sanctions: Interview with Carlos Ron. libya360.wordpress.com On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Peoples Dispatch spoke with Carlos Ron, Venezuela's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for North America. From positive advances in the dialogue process between the constitutional government and the opposition forces, to strengthening regional unity in the CELAC summit, to bringing together 18 countries…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-28). ICC's Chief Prosecutor Proposes to Exclude US Troops from Afghan War Crimes Probe. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Photo: ICC The decision by ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan to exclude US forces from the investigation has invited widespread criticism, with some calling it an attempt at selective justice In a surprise move, the International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan in a statement on Monday, September 27, said that he…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-09-28). 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…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-28). Tunisians mobilize against president's autocratic decisions. peoplesdispatch.org Most of the political groups in the country are divided on Saied's move, with some of them openly supporting it and calling it a much-needed "reform process" in the country. However, leftist parties in the country, such as the Workers Party, opposed president Saied's move calling it a coup.

MEE, agencies (2021-09-28). Tunisia: Global rights groups slam president's 'power grab'. middleeasteye.net Tunisia: Global rights groups slam president's 'power grab' | Around 20 organisations issue statement warning of a slide back towards authoritarianism under Kais Saied | Tue, 09/28/2021 – 11: 36 | 'The people want the fall of the coup,' protesters chanted in the centre of Tunis along Habib Bourguiba Avenue (AFP) | Around 20 global and Tunisian human rights groups have condemned a "power gr…

Martha Grevatt (2021-09-27). Racist brutality against Haitian migrants sparks outrage. workers.org The whole world has responded with horror and anger at images of Haitian migrants being whipped and terrorized by U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback. Parallels have been drawn with chattel slavery in the Western Hemisphere, which was first ended in Haiti when enslaved Africans carried out a successful revolution. . . . |

Wendell Griffen (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

WSWS (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.

Nur Ayoubi (2021-09-27). Mixed reactions as Egypt plans to tax social media content creators. middleeasteye.net Mixed reactions as Egypt plans to tax social media content creators | The decision to tax YouTubers and bloggers earning over 500,000 Egyptian pounds a year has divided views online | Mon, 09/27/2021 – 15: 05 | Online platforms are already highly policed, with laws permitting any social media account with more than 5,000 followers to be monitored (AFP/ Martin Bureau) | Egypt has announced plans to tax its s…

Maxime Bowen (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.

Anonymous007 (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…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-27). Nicaragua: Minister for Foreign Affairs Addresses UN General Debate, 76th Session. libya360.wordpress.com Denis Ronaldo Moncada Colindres, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Nicaragua, addresses the general debate of the 76th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 21-27 September 2021).

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-27). US Lackey, Canada, Pivots Towards Attacking Nicaragua. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News With the federal election behind, Ottawa will be pivoting towards an attack on Nicaragua and may be contemplating increasing its illegal sanctions against the Central American country. Following Washington's directives, Trudeau's Global Affairs will be positioning Nicaragua as an evil spot, in order to soften up Canadians to the idea of a hostile…

Rick Rozoff (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 …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-27). Stepping Out of the Shadow of 9/11: Start by Ending the Post-9/11 States of Emergency. libya360.wordpress.com Aaron Good, Ben Howard and Peter Dale Scott[Source: abcnews.go.com] Because this series has been the result of a collaboration among three writers with extensive knowledge about 9/11, U.S. hegemony, and the commonly suppressed aspects of our system of governance, our authors decided to take a different approach with Part 3. Rather than present one consensus…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-27). Indian Farmers Lead Country-Wide Shutdown. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Photo: Newsclick A day-long peaceful country-wide shutdown was organized in India to mark 10 months of the farmers' agitation. The shutdown lasted from 6 am to 4 pm and was called for by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella organization of around 40 farmers' unions. They were backed by a number of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-27). Belarusian President: US Creating NATO Bases in Ukraine Under Guise of Training Centers. libya360.wordpress.com TEHRAN (FNA)- The United States is actually creating NATO bases in Ukraine under the guise of training centers, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said at a meeting with top officials from the security, defense and law enforcement agencies on Monday. "Ukraine-related issues require special attention. You can see that NATO troops are being dragged there. The…

teleSUR, NG (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). The Vaccine Vampires Are Now Lurking in Broad Daylight. commondreams.org "The abuse of street vendors will continue until there is legislative change, creating a pathway for New York City's smallest businesses to formalize."

Sean Mathews (2021-09-27). US lawmakers call on Biden to determine whether Tunisia crisis constitutes a coup. middleeasteye.net US lawmakers call on Biden to determine whether Tunisia crisis constitutes a coup | Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged to declare if President Kais Saied's decision to sack prime minister and suspend parliament constitutes a coup | Mon, 09/27/2021 – 21: 08 | Demonstrators chant slogans during a protest in Tunisia's capital Tunis on 26 September 2021 against President Kais Saied's recent steps to…

Peoples Dispatch (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…

_____ (2021-09-27). 'Quite Literally What Instigated the Tunisian Revolution': Outrage After NYC Food Vendor's Stall 'Trashed'. commondreams.org Wall Street Democrats are not just resisting progress but putting freedom and democracy in jeopardy.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-27). Tunisians take to street opposing president's move to sideline country's constitution. peoplesdispatch.org After sacking the prime minister and suspending the parliament in July, president Kais Saied issued decree 117 on Wednesday, according to which he can rule by bypassing the provisions of the constitution adopted in 2014…

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2021-09-27: News Headlines

Wendell Griffen (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

WSWS (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.

Maxime Bowen (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.

Anonymous007 (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…

Rick Rozoff (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 …

teleSUR, NG (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.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (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…

Peoples Dispatch (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…

Staff (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…

Anonymous103 (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…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (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…

Anonymous103 (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…

MEE, agencies (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…

scorinoco (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…

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