Partisan Pollsters Fail Black Progressive Candidates
Pete Tucker | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-08
Ayanna Pressley, a progressive African American congressional candidate from Boston, was predicted to lose by 13 points in the Democratic primary, but she won by 18 points. In the primary for a New York congressional seat, the final poll showed Latina socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez trailing the Democratic incumbent by 36 points; she won by 15…
counterpunch.org/2018/10/08/partisan-pollsters-fail-black-progressive-candidates/

This week in history: October 8-14
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-08
25 years ago: Clinton announces stepped-up intervention in SomaliaUS President Bill Clinton, in a nationally televised address October 7, 1993, announced that he was sending a total of 2,350 more American soldiers to Somalia, as well as an aircraft carrier task force with 3,600 naval personnel, including Marines who could be deployed onshore. The fresh infusion of troops doubled the number of American soldiers in the occupied east African country, in a military operation that had already killed thousands of Somalis and reduced much of the capital city, Mogadishu, to rubble.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/08/twih-o08.html

Is Saudi Arabia The Middle East's Next Failed State?
Daniel Lazare | iranian.com | 2018-10-07
Reports are growing that Muhammad bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's hyperactive crown prince, is losing his grip. His economic reform program has stalled since his father, King Salman, nixed plans to privatize 5 percent of Saudi Aramco. The Saudi war in Yemen, which the prince launched in March 2015, is more of a quagmire than ever […] | The post Is Saudi Arabia The Middle East's Next Failed State? appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/10/06/saudi-arabia-failed-state/

No More Torture Says France, by Eric Margolis
Eric Margolis | unz.com | 2018-10-06
'This is La Main Rouge,' said the gruff voice on our home telephone in Geneva, Switzerland.. 'Stop your activities on behalf of the FLN or we will kill you.' The mysterious caller hung up. I was petrified. La Main Rouge was killing supporters of free Algeria across Europe. This was 1959 where I was studying…
www.unz.com/emargolis/no-more-torture-says-france/

Amid Famine and Economic Collapse, Major Protests Against Saudi-Led Coalition in Yemen
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-06
"We came here to protest against UAE and the Saudis They lied to us; they said they would make our country like Dubai, and now we are dying of hunger." | — Yemeni protester Samiah Ubadi | The post Amid Famine and Economic Collapse, Major Protests Against Saudi-Led Coalition in Yemen appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/amid-famine-and-economic-collapse-major-protests-against-saudi-led-coalition-in-yemen/250424/

Trump signs law allowing US authorities to shoot down private drones without warrants
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-06
US authorities are now allowed to shoot down personal drones if they deem them to be a threat, thanks to a new bill which has been signed by President Donald Trump. But critics say the law could be easily abused.
rt.com/usa/440481-us-shoot-down-private-drones/

WikiLeaks Exposes New Release Relating To Arms Industry Corruption And War On Yemen
Robert Fantina | iranian.com | 2018-10-06
The wheeling and dealing that occurs in the international arms trade is beyond the comprehension of the average person. The deadly weapons, the political intrigue, the behind-the-scenes maneuverings and the millions upon millions of dollars that are earned, sometimes by a single individual, are beyond belief. We are familiar with a recent case, thanks to […] | The post WikiLeaks Exposes New Release Relating To Arms Industry Corruption And War On Yemen appeared first on…
iranian.com/2018/10/06/wikileaks-exposes-new-release-relating-to-arms-industry-corruption-and-war-on-yemen/

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

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-05
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/05/work-o05.html

Roaming Charges: Give Me Condos or Give Me Death!
Jeffrey St. Clair | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-05
In the wake of the Kavanaugh hearings, FoxNews pollster Frank Luntz whined that: "Any political decision made now is accompanied by one side screaming bloody murder. It's terrible for civilized discourse. It's terrible for our democracy." Of course, these are largely ritualized fights, as predictable and scripted as Wrestlemania. When bloody murder is actually taking place (like in Yemen or Gaza) nobody can be heard screaming bloody murder–at least on television.
counterpunch.org/2018/10/05/roaming-charges-5/

UN Panel: Saudi Arabia and UAE "Interfering" in Documentation of Yemen War Crimes
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-05
Since the UN panel released its critical report in August, its leader Kamel Jendoubi asserts that the Saudi coalition has been directly interfering with the panel's activities in regards to documenting alleged war crimes in Yemen. | The post UN Panel: Saudi Arabia and UAE "Interfering" in Documentation of Yemen War Crimes appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/un-saudi-arabia-and-uae-interfering-in-documentation-of-yemen-war-crimes/250400/

Trump-Mattis Shambles in Yemen
Brian Cloughley | counterpunch.org | 2018-10-05
On October 1 The Economist reported that the previous day's referendum in Macedonia…
counterpunch.org/2018/10/05/trump-mattis-shambles-in-yemen/

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/

SPLC report: Detention system forces people to give up claims to stay in U.S
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-10-04
Before fleeing Somalia, Yuusuf was a teacher.
splcenter.org/news/2018/10/04/splc-report-detention-system-forces-people-give-claims-stay-us