Staff (2021-10-15). Headlines for October 15, 2021. democracynow.org Bomb Attack on Mosque in Afghanistan's Kandahar Province Kills at Least 32, Lebanon Holds Day of Mourning After Beirut Violence Leaves Seven Dead, U.K. and EU Nations Block COVID Vaccine Patent Waiver at World Trade Organization, FDA Panel Recommends Moderna Vaccine Boosters for Some Groups, Biden Welcomes Kenyan President Kenyatta Amid Pandora Papers Scandal, Chilean Lawmakers Move to Impeach President Piñera over Pandora Papers Revelations, African Asylum Seekers File Civil Rights Complaint Against ICE Over "Cruel, Inhumane" Restraints, House Memo Shines Spotlight on Police Use of Tear Gas, a Chemical Banned in…

WSWS (2021-10-15). South African metalworkers strike expands. wsws.org About 16,000 workers in a smaller union have joined the 155,000 members of NUMSA, the main union in the steel and metalworking industry.

John Philpot, Roger D. Harris (2021-10-15). Free Alex Saab Delegation at the African Bar Association. dissidentvoice.org An international Free Alex Saab delegation attended the October 3-7 annual meeting of the African Bar Association in Niamey, Niger. Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab has been under arrest in Cabo Verde since June 2020 by orders of the US and is fighting extradition to Miami. His "crime" is organizing humanitarian missions to procure food and …

Nihad Sheikh Khalil (2021-10-15). The Modern History of Africa is the Natural Extension of the Struggle of the Palestinian People. counterpunch.org There are those who suggest as very much a fait accompli that the African Union's acceptance of Israel's accession to its institutions, as an observer member, regardless of the crimes of the occupation against the Palestinian people, must be viewed in the context of a natural evolution of relations. The foundation of this hypothesis is

Marzieh Rahmani (2021-10-14). Hezbollah, Amal warn against sedition after Beirut shooting. en.mehrnews.com Following a shooting in Beirut at a protest against judicial probe into last year's explosion, Hezbollah and Amal Movement warned against a plot to drag Lebanon into a 'malicious sedition'.

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-14). Pentagon's Warfare Center "exercises its missile defense" with NATO in Europe. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com USAFE-AFAFRICA Warfare Center exercises its missile defense, European Test Bed 21-2 U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Steven G. Edwards), U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa chief of staff, discusses the European Test Bed [ETB] exercise specifics before participating with Maj. Robert Matthews , 603rd Air Operations Center Combat Operations Division, and Matthew Langley), ballistic …

IGD Worldwide (2021-10-14). Anarchist Organizing in the Canary Islands: an interview with Ruymán Rodríguez. itsgoingdown.org The Canary Islands are a chain of volcanic islands off the northwestern coast of Africa. They've been a colony of Spain since the 1400s, and are today an "autonomous community" under Spanish rule. The archipelago is home to over 2,000,000 Canarians, who are descended from Spanish settlers, the islands' indigenous Guanche peoples and North Africans….

Editor (2021-10-14). Where did the dependency approach go? mronline.org Many commentators and academics interested in African development have in recent decades shown a disinclination or disdain towards incorporating 'global capitalism' into their analyses of countries of the continent.

WSWS (2021-10-14). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Danish nurses' one-hour wildcat strikes over pay and understaffing win support from dockers and scaffolders; public transport workers strike across France over pay, conditions and safety; Scottish railworkers continue Sunday stoppages over overtime rates while balloting over pay; South African metalworkers' indefinite national strike impacts auto manufacturing, while union prepares betrayal; Iranian sugar plant workers' strike at Haft Tappeh over pay arrears and privatisation enters week three…

Ramzy Baroud (2021-10-14). Heroes or Parasites: Europe's Self-serving Politics on Refugees. counterpunch.org Language is politics and politics is power. This is why the misuse of language is particularly disturbing, especially when the innocent and vulnerable pay the price. The wars in Syria, Libya, Afghanistan and other Middle Eastern, Asian and African countries in recent years have resulted in one of the greatest humanitarian catastrophes, arguably unseen since

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-14). Senate probe seeks to charge Jair Bolsonaro as COVID deaths cross 600k and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at an upcoming senate report on the Brazilian government's COVID-19 response, the trial of Egyptian officers in the murder of Italian researcher Giulio Regeni, and more…

Anonymous103 (2021-10-14). Egypt's President Al-Sisi To Restore Contact With Bashar al-Assad In Coming Days — Report. southfront.org Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi | Written by Khaled Iskef | The Journal of Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported, citing Egyptian sources, about A "private" confirmation of Cairo officials' agreements on the possibility of establishing contact between Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, and his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. The potential call, considered as the first of its kind, is expected in coming days. | The report clarified that the Egyptians strive to establish this contact, aiming to expand their roles in the Syrian file in the coming days. Recently, Egypt has made many attempts to come to an a…

Kevin Mwanza (2021-10-14). Who Killed Revolutionary Leader Thomas Sankara? Trial Begins After Assassination 34 Years Ago. moguldom.com Burkina Faso's revered revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara wanted to "decolonize minds" in Burkina Faso and across the continent, but his revolutionary dreams were cut short when he was gunned down at age 37 and assassinated in a 1987 coup after just four years in power. The trial started Monday for those charged with his shocking …

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-14). Turkey expands combat drone sales to Ethiopia and Morocco: report. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Which have been used to murder people in Iraq, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria and the Ukraine to date. *** Turkey expands armed drone sales to Ethiopia and Morocco — sources Turkey has expanded its exports of armed drones by negotiating sales deals with Morocco and Ethiopia after their successful use in international conflicts, according to four …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-14). Children Crossing Border Between Colombia and Panama Reaches 19,000 in 2021 (Darien Gap). libya360.wordpress.com Misión Verdad Migrants from South America who undertake the march to the United States go through an extremely perilous jungle route, the narrow Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama. How many of them are children, and to what risks are they exposed? UNICEF provided the following data: So far in 2021, more than 19,000 children…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-14). UN Human Rights Council Abandons Yemen. libya360.wordpress.com Charles Pierson The UN Human Rights Council has quashed an ongoing investigation into possible war crimes in Yemen. The HRC rejected a draft resolution on October 7 which would have continued the mandate of the UN Group of Eminent Independent and Regional Experts on Yemen (GEE) to investigate war crimes and human rights violations in…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-14). Despite setbacks, Western Sahara continues struggle for self-determination. peoplesdispatch.org Mahjoub Maliha of CODESA (Collective of Saharawi Human Rights Defenders) speaks to Peoples Dispatch on the developments since last November in Western Sahara and the way ahead for the Saharawi struggle for self-determination…

WSWS (2021-10-14). Malian president accuses Paris of secretly arming terrorist groups to provoke war. wsws.org In a statement made last Friday to the Russian news service RIA Novosti, Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga accused the French government of secretly arming Islamist terrorists to maintain the conflict in the country and justify the French military occupation.

Anonymous007 (2021-10-14). Military Situation In Mali On October 14, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On October 12, a French soldier Andrian Kewelien was killed in Mali by accident while performing maintenance | MORE ON THE TOPIC: |

Marzieh Rahmani (2021-10-14). Mosque attack in western Niger leaves 10 dead. en.mehrnews.com At least 10 people were killed in an attack by suspected ISIL-affiliated terrorists against a mosque in western Niger, the country's defense minister said .

Staff (2021-10-14). Now Joined by Zimbabwe, Friends in Defense of UN Charter Adopt Political Declaration (Illegal Sanctions). orinocotribune.com Among other agreements, member countries of the Friends in Defense of the United Nations Charter agreed to safeguard the principle of national sovereignty and ensure compliance with the general principles that govern the international trading system, according to information released by Venezuela's ministry of foreign affairs. | Within the framework of the 60th anniversary of the inaugural conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Belgrade, the second meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the United Nations Charter was held this Wednesday, October 13. A total of 19 countries participated, following…

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-14). Pentagon's Warfare Center "exercises its missile defense" with NATO in Europe. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com USAFE-AFAFRICA Warfare Center exercises its missile defense, European Test Bed 21-2 U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Steven G. Edwards), U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa chief of staff, discusses the European Test Bed [ETB] exercise specifics before participating with Maj. Robert Matthews , 603rd Air Operations Center Combat Operations Division, and Matthew Langley), ballistic …

Ramzy Baroud (2021-10-14). Heroes or Parasites: Europe's Self-serving Politics on Refugees. counterpunch.org Language is politics and politics is power. This is why the misuse of language is particularly disturbing, especially when the innocent and vulnerable pay the price. The wars in Syria, Libya, Afghanistan and other Middle Eastern, Asian and African countries in recent years have resulted in one of the greatest humanitarian catastrophes, arguably unseen since

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-14). Turkey expands combat drone sales to Ethiopia and Morocco: report. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Which have been used to murder people in Iraq, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria and the Ukraine to date. *** Turkey expands armed drone sales to Ethiopia and Morocco — sources Turkey has expanded its exports of armed drones by negotiating sales deals with Morocco and Ethiopia after their successful use in international conflicts, according to four …

WSWS (2021-10-14). Malian president accuses Paris of secretly arming terrorist groups to provoke war. wsws.org In a statement made last Friday to the Russian news service RIA Novosti, Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga accused the French government of secretly arming Islamist terrorists to maintain the conflict in the country and justify the French military occupation.

Marzieh Rahmani (2021-10-14). Hezbollah, Amal warn against sedition after Beirut shooting. en.mehrnews.com Following a shooting in Beirut at a protest against judicial probe into last year's explosion, Hezbollah and Amal Movement warned against a plot to drag Lebanon into a 'malicious sedition'.

Anonymous007 (2021-10-14). Military Situation In Mali On October 14, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On October 12, a French soldier Andrian Kewelien was killed in Mali by accident while performing maintenance | MORE ON THE TOPIC: |

Marzieh Rahmani (2021-10-14). Mosque attack in western Niger leaves 10 dead. en.mehrnews.com At least 10 people were killed in an attack by suspected ISIL-affiliated terrorists against a mosque in western Niger, the country's defense minister said .

Ray Mwareya (2021-10-13). Ugandan President Takes In Afghan Refugees as the CIA's Enforcer. towardfreedom.org Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is providing room and board to about 2,000 Afghan refugees, at the request of the United States, until they can be transferred to Western countries in months or years to come. This is a diplomatic triumph for a "useful" tyrant, who has repeatedly acted as a CIA enforcer in the sensitive regions of Central Africa and the Horn of Africa.

teleSUR (2021-10-13). Somalia Rejects African Union Proposal For Hybrid Forces. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Somali government rejected an African Union (AU) proposal for a joint stabilization mission with the United Nations (UN) to spearhead peacekeeping operations in the country. | RELATED: | It said that the Africa Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) did not consider Somalia's views, including that of a joint technical team created to assess the best option for the country. | Mogadishu said it strongl…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-13). Afro-Indigenous People in Honduras Are Being Forcibly Displaced. Washington Is Complicit. libya360.wordpress.com Miriam Miranda Many would-be migrants, like the Garifuna, would love nothing more than to stay in their homes. It's Washington that's making it difficult. On this Indigenous Peoples' Day, I want to tell you about my people, the Garifuna. We're an Afro-Indigenous people, descended from Arawaks and Africans. Our ancestral territory spans the Caribbean border of…

Uhuru Solidarity Movement (2021-10-13). Oakland's March for Reparations to African People – this Saturday, Oct. 16 at 11 am! indybay.org

Cheryl LaBash (2021-10-13). For the Sake of Global Health: USA, Stop Lying About Cuba! orinocotribune.com By Cheryl LaBash — Oct 11, 2021 | Today a People's Peace Prize was awarded to Cuba's Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade — not the Nobel Peace Prize, although more than 100 organizations and 40,000 individuals from the U.S. alone supported the Henry Reeve Brigade's nomination. | As the global community stumbled under the coronavirus assault, Cuba's army of whitecoats rushed to hot spots when called, not shirking the danger. It's nothing new for them. In 2014, 10,000 Cuban medical professionals volunteered to go to Liberia and Sierra Leone to fight terrifyingly deadly ebola in West Africa. | In 20…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-13). Mali Massacre: Police Marksmen Had British Backing via EU Scheme Despite Brexit. libya360.wordpress.com Phil Miller Mali's anti-terrorist "Forsat" unit received UK-funded training (Photo: Habibou Kouyate / AFP via Getty) After the Brexit vote, the British government bypassed parliament to support EU aid for an African police squad that massacred protesters and staged a jailbreak. Malian police unit is accused of killing 14 protesters three months after receiving EU…

Miriam Miranda (2021-10-13). Indigenous Peoples, Like Mine, Are Fighting for Their Homelands. counterpunch.org On this Indigenous Peoples' Day, I want to tell you about my people, the Garifuna. We're an Afro-Indigenous people, descended from Arawaks and Africans. Our ancestral territory spans the Caribbean border of Central America. Latin American and Caribbean communities like ours are rarely noticed in U.S. media — except when we migrate. In summer 2021,

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-13). Solidarity with the eKhenana (Canaan) land occupation in South Africa. peoplesdispatch.org The following is the text of the statement by prominent activists and intellectuals in solidarity with the South African shack dwellers' movement Abahlali baseMjondolo. | In the midst of a serious economic and social crisis in South Africa, including youth unemployment at just under 75% and endemic hunger, the State authorities have targeted the 109 families of the eKhenana (Canaan) land occupation and settlement. In 2018 two hectares of land were occupied and held in the face of regular armed attacks from the state. The occupation was developed into a working commune and a road, homes, water and electricity syst…

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-13). Pentagon trains proxy armies in Georgia, Latvia, Macedonia, Poland, Romania for "large-scale combat operations and strategic deterrence" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com 4th Security Forces Assistance Brigade Deployment to Europe The 4th Security Forces Assistance Brigade will deploy to Europe in support of U.S. Army Europe and Africa in fall 2021 to support and assist U.S. allied and partner nation militaries in the European theater. 4th SFAB will do this by establishing sustainable partnerships with the land …

Anonymous669 (2021-10-13). Greater Idlib: Turkish Military Established Another Post, Two Militants Killed In Landmine Explosion. southfront.org Turkish forces are seen at Mount Barsaya in northeast of Afrin, January 28, 2018 / Khalil Ashawi / Reuterss | On October 13, the Turkish military completed the construction of yet another post in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | The London-based monitoring group said that the new post was built near the town of Benin in the southern Idlib countryside.

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-10-13). María Corina Machado Targets EU High Representative Borrell for His 'Deception' (Electoral Observation Mission). orinocotribune.com Far-right politician, Vente Venezuela leader María Corina Machado criticized European Union High Representative Josep Borrell for his deception and lies about the role of the European Union (EU) in the upcoming regional elections in Venezuela. | Through a post on her social media accounts, Machado questioned Borrell's altercation with the National Electoral Council (CNE) and Venezuelan political leaders. On Friday, October 8, Borrell had commented that the EU electoral observation mission's report will "legitimize or delegitimize" the November 21 elections, and the CNE asked Borrell for an explanation regarding h…

Anonymous007 (2021-10-13). Military Situation In The Lake Chad Area On October 13, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On October 11, Armed men abducted several students of St. Albert, a Catholic-run major seminary situated in Fayit community in Kagoma Chiefdom in the Jama'a of Local Government Area of Kaduna state | On October 12, a group of 15 Nigerian women and children have managed to escape to the town of Damboa from ISWAP militants who had kidnapped them from churches in the Borno State | On October 12, ISWAP militants attacked a Nigerian Army camp near Ngamdu town in Borno State…

Anonymous007 (2021-10-13). Ethiopian Army And Amhara Reinforcement Launch Wide-scale Offensive On Country's Afar Region. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Fighting has escalated between Ethiopia's national army and rebels from Tigray, days after Addis Ababa launched a new major offensive in the restive northern region. | Getachew Reda, a spokesman for the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), said that new clashes between the Tigrayan rebels and government troops are taking place in the town of Awra, in the country's northern region of Afar."Enemy forces are crumbling and in disarray in parts of Afar," the spokesman said, adding "We…

Jomo Kwame Sundaram (2021-10-13). Better late than never, but act now. mronline.org The world should now be more aware of likely COVID-19 devastation unless urgently checked. Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced an US$8 billion plan to quickly vaccinate many more people to expedite ending the pandemic.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-13). US Writes Belarus into Its Familiar Regime-Change Script. libya360.wordpress.com Alan MacleodQuietly, the U.S. national security state is turning up the heat on Belarus, hoping that the ex-Soviet country of 9 million will be the next casualty of its regime-change agenda. This sentiment was made clear in President Joe Biden's recent speech at the United Nations General Assembly. Biden announced that the U.S. would pursue…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-13). QR Codification of the World. libya360.wordpress.com Peter Koenig Imagine humanity would one day — very soon — decide to stop wearing masks. In unison. Not in the streets, not in restaurants, not in shops, not in sports events — simply nowhere. Against all orders of a good portion of the 193 UN member governments, or at least the western governments. And,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-13). Homeless in Colombia Under Attack. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch The fire consumed the shacks and belongings of over 300 poor displaced people, recyclers and immigrants, who had been living in temporary camps since last year. Photo: El Espectador Colombian police allegedly set fire to temporary camps during an eviction operation in Bogotá. The fire consumed the huts and belongings of over 300…

Malik Miah (2021-10-13). United States: Vaccines, public safety and workers' rights. greenleft.org.au How should the working class respond to a pandemic and protect workers' interests at the same time? Malik Miah reports on the situation in the United States.

UFCLP (2021-10-13). Tuesday 10/12: SF Soldiarity Action With Namibian MUN Rossing Mine Fired Union Leadership & Their Lawyer. indybay.org San Francisco Chinese Consulate 1450 Laguna St, San Francisco, CA 94115…

Staff (2021-10-13). Venezuela's Plasencia Participates in Second Meeting of Group of Friends in Defense of the UN Charter. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, October 12, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Félix Plasencia informed that the second meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations has taken place, in which the newest member of the group, Zimbabwe, participated. | Plasencia announced this via Twitter: "We have just had the second meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations, with the news that Zimbabwe has now joined the 18 member countries in raising our voice in defense of international law and the principles of the UN." | Acabamos de instalar la Segunda Reunión del Grupo de A…