"U.S. Out of Africa!": Black Alliance for Peace Calls on U.S. Government to Shut Down U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM)
BAFP | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-03
The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) has launched U.S. Out of Africa!: Shut Down AFRICOM, a campaign designed to end the U.S. invasion and occupation of Africa. | Today marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of AFRICOM, short for … | The post "U.S. Out of Africa!": Black Alliance for Peace Calls on U.S. Government to Shut Down U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) appeared first on Globa…
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US "Investigates" Genocide in Myanmar, Commits Genocide in Yemen
Joseph Thomas | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-03
Rarely is US hypocrisy so cynical and overt as a recent US State Department investigation into ongoing violence in Myanmar, all while the US continues its full spectrum support of Saudi Arabia's genocidal war on Yemen. | In addition to Washington's … | The post US "Investigates" Genocide in Myanmar, Commits Genocide in Yemen appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/us-investigates-genocide-in-myanmar-commits-genocide-in-yemen/5655972
US history from suicided writers…10-2-18 Mouse Report
DJ Mouse | indybay.org | 2018-10-03
w/ nauseating bipartisan warmongering against Russia to ignore…Gary Webb points the finger at the only possible suspect in his own murder…and other real crimes of today we are to play dumb and blame the victim about…from abetting WTC tower demolitions to steal Arab oil…to ignoring 1990 invasion from Uganda to cover for murder of millions in | Rwanda/Katanga…then as now we met the enemy and it was US…(61 min.)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/10/02/18817959.php
Left Right. Marching to The Beat of Imperial Canada. Yves Engler
Yves Engler | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-03
Left, Right details the Canadian Left's promotion of colonial policies and nationalist myths. | Yves Engler's latest book outlines the NDP's and labour unions' role in confusing Canadians; from Korea to Libya, Canada's major left-wing political party has backed unjust wars; … | The post Left Right. Marching to The Beat of Imperial Canada. Yves Engler appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/left-right-marching-to-the-beat-of-imperial-canada-yves-engler/5655995
2018 Veterans Day Week ~ Honoring African Americans at the SF Presidio
Khubaka, Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2018-10-03
African-American Soldiers in World War I: The 92nd and 93rd Divisions | EDSITEment is a good place to start exploring the contributions of "Buffalo Soldiers" during WWI…
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The Last Time I Saw Bobbie "Spider" Webb
Michael Steinberg | indybay.org | 2018-10-03
Bobbie "Spider" Webb's passing last month brings to mind his role as an African American bluesman and DJ on listener sponsored KPOO radio from the era when San Francisco's Fillmore District was known as the "Harlem of the West."
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'United Skates,' an eye-opening documentary on African-American roller rinks
Eric A. Gordon | peoplesworld.org | 2018-10-03
What a closing night for the Los Angeles F…
peoplesworld.org/article/united-skates-an-eye-opening-documentary-on-african-american-roller-rinks/
As Saudis Defend Against War Crimes Allegations, Saudi Airstrike in Yemen Kills Entire Family
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-02
The latest attack comes just hours after Saudi Arabia admitted that its forces have committed what it called "certain mistakes" in Yemen, after increasing pressure from international bodies and human-rights groups that accuse the kingdom of carrying out war crimes in the country. | The post As Saudis Defend Against War Crimes Allegations, Saudi Airstrike in Yemen Kills Entire Family appeared first on Mi…
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Saudi Arabia Admits it Made "Mistakes" in Targeting Civilians in Yemen
Middle East Monitor | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-02
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on Monday examined the Saudi record on compliance with a treaty protocol on children in armed conflict, and repeatedly raised the issue of children killed by coalition attacks in Yemen. | The post Saudi Arabia Admits it Made "Mistakes" in Targeting Civilians in Yemen appeared first on MintPress News.
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The Muslim Predicament
Faisal Khan | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-01
This is a bad time in history to be a Muslim. Whether as minorities or in predominantly Muslim countries Muslims live under enormous and perhaps unprecedented strain. There is war and chaos in much of the Arab Middle East be it Syria, Palestine, Iraq or Libya. Further afield in places like Myanmar Muslims are facing…
counterpunch.org/2018/10/01/the-muslim-predicament/
Macron whitewashes French state murder of Maurice Audin
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-01
Audin's murder in Algeria constitutes a warning of the nature of imperialist war, which still echoes 60 years on, as NATO intervenes across the Middle East.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/01/audi-o01.html
Africa-America Institute 65th Anniversary Awards Gala
Aba Blankson | naacp.org | 2018-09-30
President Derrick Johnson Prepared Remarks New York, New York September 25, 2018…
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'Stop the War!' — Yemeni-Americans Condemn Trump and Saudi Arabia Outside UN
Shared by Ben Norton | therealnews.com | 2018-09-28
Yemeni-Americans called for an end to the US-Saudi war on their home, at a protest outside the United Nations General Assembly. Ben Norton reports | The post 'Stop the War!' — Yemeni-Americans Condemn Trump and Saudi Arabia Outside UN appeared first on The Real News Network.
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More Democrats Sign On to Stop Yemen War, But is Enough Being Done?
Shared by Aaron Maté | therealnews.com | 2018-09-28
With 23 co-sponsors for a new measure that would withdraw U.S. forces from the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen, Rep. Ro Khanna says that ending the war is "now a mainstream position within the Democratic Party." Bill co-sponsor Rep. Adam Smith, the ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services committee discusses the measure and whether… | The post More Democrats Sign On to Stop Yemen War, But is…
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Centrist House Democrats Join the Progressive Movement to Stop the War on Yemen
James Carden | thenation.com | 2018-09-27
Centrist House Democrats Join the Progressive Movement to Stop the War on Yemen…
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Congress resolution aims to force Trump into ending US involvement in Yemen War
RT | rt.com | 2018-09-27
US involvement in the "world's worst humanitarian crisis" — the war in Yemen — could soon come to a halt as 23 members of Congress put forward a resolution to stop troops from assisting in "unauthorized" hostilities.
rt.com/usa/439634-yemen-war-trump-congress/
The Battle for Our Minds
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2018-09-25
There are battlefields in Syria, Ukraine, Yemen, and elsewhere, but given the state of corporate media, perhaps the most consequential battle now being fought is for our minds, says Patrick Lawrence. By Patrick Lawrence Special to Consortium News After reading… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/09/25/the-battle-for-our-minds/
Dr. Barbara Ransby: What the Defamation of Anita Hill Can Teach Us About the Kavanaugh Hearings
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-09-24
News that Dr. Christine Blasey Ford will testify Thursday against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh has prompted many to warn senators not to repeat the mistakes of the Anita Hill hearings of 1991, when Hill was questioned by an all-male, all-white Senate Judiciary Committee over her allegations that then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas had sexually harassed her in the workplace. In the weeks after Hill testified, nearly 1,600 black feminists organized as "African American Women in Defense of Ourselves" and signed a manifesto published in an advertisement in The New York Times. We speak with histo…
www.democracynow.org/2018/9/24/dr_barbara_ransby_what_the_defamation
Headlines for September 21, 2018
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-09-21
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Offers to Testify About Kavanaugh Attempted Rape Allegations, Republican Congressman Jokes That Abraham Lincoln Groped Ruth Bader Ginsburg, State Department Specialists Opposed Pompeo's Decision to Keep Backing Saudi Assault in Yemen, Dozens of Undocumented Immigrants Arrested While Trying to Retrieve Children in Custody, Trump Admin Diverts $266 Million from Social Programs to Pay for Detaining Children, One Year After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico Remains in Crisis, Trump Reportedly Asked Spain to Build 3,000-Mile Wall Across Sahara Desert, At Least 100 Die After Ferry Capsizes in Tanza…
www.democracynow.org/2018/9/21/headlines
As More Yemenis Die, U.S. Support Keeps a Major Oil Trade Route "Open for Business"
Edward Hunt | progressive.org | 2018-09-19
"I don't think the Saudis would be conducting this level of atrocity if not for the support from the United States."
progressive.org/dispatches/yemenis-die-major-oil-trade-route-remains-open-180919/