ecns.cn (2023-10-03). (W.E. Talk) Flora Botton: Why should people know about ancient China and modern China as a whole?>. ecns.cn Flora Botton Beja, 90 years old, the founder and leader of Sinology in Mexico and even Latin America, has been engaged in China studies for 60 years and has students all over Latin America. She is now a professor at the Center for Asian and African Studies at the College of Mexico.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-10-03). OMS aprueba uso en niños de segunda vacuna contra la malaria. telesurtv.net "Hoy me complace anunciar que la OMS recomienda una segunda vacuna llamada R21/Matrix-M", informó el director del ente.

ecns.cn (2023-10-02). (W.E. Talk) Flora Botton: Why should people know about ancient China and modern China as a whole?>. ecns.cn Flora Botton Beja, 90 years old, the founder and leader of Sinology in Mexico and even Latin America, has been engaged in China studies for 60 years and has students all over Latin America. She is now a professor at the Center for Asian and African Studies at the College of Mexico.

infobrics (2023-10-02). Ethiopia's Pragmatic Path in BRICS. infobrics.org When Ethiopia gained admission into the prestigious BRICS bloc, a wave of jubilation resounded across the country. This monumental event signals a coming of age for Africa's second most populous nation on the global stage…

infobrics (2023-10-02). South Africa Joins China's Moon Base Project. infobrics.org South Africa has formally joined the China-led ILRS project to establish a permanent moon base…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-02). Putin Orders Regrouping of Wagner for Combat Missions. libya360.wordpress.com M.K. Bhadrakumar Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and Andrei Troshev. Libya's Marshal Khalifa Haftar's Moscow visit signals Russia's decision to reassert its influence in Africa despite Prigozhin's absence and Ukraine preoccupations. Looking ahead, the intriguing question is how far these dramatic circumstances would trigger a convergence of interests between the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-02). Will the British Army Be Brought to Justice for its Actions in Africa? libya360.wordpress.com Andrei Shelkovnikov A soldier and a Kenyan man employed to play an 'insurgent' take part in a simulated military excercise of the British Army Training Unit in Kenya. © TONY KARUMBA / AFP While countries around the world are increasing their military cooperation with Kenya due to its strategic location, the UK's position is becoming…

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-10-02). Putin orders regrouping of Wagner for combat missions. peoplesdispatch.org Libya's Marshal Khalifa Haftar's Moscow visit signals Russia's decision to reassert its influence in Africa despite Prigozhin's absence and Ukraine preoccupations. Looking ahead, the intriguing question is how far these dramatic circumstances would trigger a convergence of interests between the US and Russia in Libya…

ecns.cn (2023-10-03). Huge fire erupts at police premises in Egypt's Ismaili. ecns.cn

Ann Garrison, Black Agenda Report. (2023-10-02). Menendez Bribery Scandal: Egypt Versus Ethiopia. popularresistance.org Federal investigators caught New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez and his wife Nadine with $180,000 worth of gold bars, $550,000 in cash, plus furniture and a $60,000 Mercedes Benz that they didn't pay for. The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York alleges that these were bribes from three New Jersey businessmen and co-defendants, and that one of them, Egyptian American businessman Wael Hana, also paid $23,000 to bring Nadine Menendez's mortgage current and promised to put her on the payroll of his corporation for a "low-show-or-no-show" job.

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2023-10-02). Why Our Popular Mass Movements Fail. popularresistance.org There was a decade of popular uprisings from 2010 until the global pandemic in 2020. These uprisings shook the foundations of the global order. They denounced corporate domination, austerity cuts and demanded economic justice and civil rights. There were nationwide protests in the United States centered around the 59-day Occupy encampments. There were popular eruptions in Greece, Spain, Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, Syria, Libya, Turkey, Brazil, Ukraine, Hong Kong, Chile and during South Korea's Candlelight Light Revolution. Discredited politicians were driven from office in Greece, Spain, Ukraine, South Korea,…

ecns.cn (2023-10-02). Huge fire erupts at police premises in Egypt's Ismaili. ecns.cn

Katherine Hearst (2023-10-02). Egypt: Police HQ fire in Ismailia leaves 38 injured. middleeasteye.net Egypt: Police HQ fire in Ismailia leaves 38 injured | The building was fully staffed at the time of the fire, and there are concerns the numbers of injured could rise | Mon, 10/02/2023 – 12: 42 | The fire that broke out at a police headquarters, Ismailia, Egypt, 2 October, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video (Mimi Eroq/Reuters) | A fire tore through a police facil…

MEE staff (2023-10-02). Egypt elections: Sisi confirms candidacy for third presidential term. middleeasteye.net Egypt elections: Sisi confirms candidacy for third presidential term | The former army general who came to power after a coup is seeking re-election until 2030 | Mon, 10/02/2023 – 19: 21 | People walk past a banner depicting Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo, Egypt, on 2 October 2023 (Reuters) |

MEE staff (2023-10-02). Egypt elections: Sisi says hunger a price worth paying for country's progress. middleeasteye.net Egypt elections: Sisi says hunger a price worth paying for country's progress | In an unofficial campaign speech, the Egyptian president lashed out at critics and said he could sabotage the country by distributing drugs among the poor
| Mon, 10/02/2023 – 09: 45 | Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi speaking during a government-sponsored conference commemorating 9 years of his rule, 1 October 2023…

MEE staff (2023-10-02). Egypt: Sisi says hunger a price worth paying for country's progress. middleeasteye.net

MEE staff (2023-10-02). Egypt: Widespread torture amounts to 'crime against humanity'. middleeasteye.net Egypt: Widespread torture amounts to 'crime against humanity' | New report suggests extensive allegations of torture by security forces and calls for UN intervention | Mon, 10/02/2023 – 14: 13 | The Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre in Badr city during a government-guided tour for the media, 16 January 2022 (AFP) | Torture in

Shahenda Naguib (2023-10-01). Egypt elections: Vulnerable women forced to sign petition endorsing Sisi. middleeasteye.net Egypt elections: Vulnerable women forced to sign petition endorsing Sisi | Recipients of cash benefits say they have been told their payments will be pulled unless they sign register nominating the Egyptian president | Sun, 10/01/2023 – 15: 27 | A supporter of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi looks on near a banner depicting the Egyptian president amid preparations for a rally to back his candidac…

Rayhan Uddin (2023-10-03). 'Her hijab was removed': Turkey detains Egyptian dissident Ghada Naguib. middleeasteye.net

MEE staff (2023-10-03). Egypt elections: Pro-Sisi rallies turn into anti-government protests. middleeasteye.net Egypt elections: Pro-Sisi rallies turn into anti-government protests | The incumbent president, who came to power in a coup 10 years ago, announced on Monday his bid to run for third presidential term, which would see him rule until 2030 | Tue, 10/03/2023 – 11: 34 | Supporters of Sisi wave national flags during a campaign rally ahead of the December elections outside the campus of the Cairo University i…

Eduardo Aliverti (2023-10-02). Argentina — øEn Unión por la Patria están dispuestos al optimismo de la voluntad? globalizacion.ca Hay una frase cada vez más remachada en el mundillo de palacio y del ámbito político. Candidatos, dirigentes, analistas serios, charlatanes, encuestólogos, operadores, de cualquier orientación, repiten que todo está abierto. | Esa figura remite exclusivamente al escenario electoral, sin expectativas…

MEE staff (2023-10-03). Israeli press review: Jewish worshippers spit on Christians in Jerusalem. middleeasteye.net Israeli press review: Jewish worshippers spit on Christians in Jerusalem | Meanwhile, police mark Eritrean asylum seekers with numbered stickers and Israel's arms exports surge | Tue, 10/03/2023 – 13: 02 | Nuns hold candles as Orthodox Christian worshippers attend the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City on 15 April 2023 (Reuters) | 'Widespread' harassment o…

Center for Biological Diversity (2023-10-03). Thursday 10/26: "We the Guinea Pigs": Film Talk on Plastic Chemicals and Increase of Diseases w/ CBD. indybay.org Register here to view the films on demand: filmfestplus.com/get-pass/?festival=FJ23X6TGHKR3 | Register here to attend the webinars by selecting the session dates you want to attend: | biologicaldiversity-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JhlM5_EbSQqtgu-oNKfhZQ#/registration…

Center for Biological Diversity (2023-10-02). Thursday 10/26: "We the Guinea Pigs": Film Talk on Plastic Chemicals and Increase of Diseases w/ CBD. indybay.org Register here to view the films on demand: filmfestplus.com/get-pass/?festival=FJ23X6TGHKR3 | Register here to attend the webinars by selecting the session dates you want to attend: | biologicaldiversity-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JhlM5_EbSQqtgu-oNKfhZQ#/registration…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-02). UN Authorizes Kenyan-Led Military Intervention in Haiti. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Haitians protest against possible foreign intervention in August (Photo: Radyo Rezistans/Facebook) The multinational security force will collaborate with Haitian National Police to conduct "targeted operations" to allegedly combat gang violence On Monday, October 2, the United Nations Security Council voted to authorize a year-long Kenyan-led security intervention in Haiti for the stated goals of curbing…

Kyle Anzalone (2023-10-02). UN Security Council Authorizes Sending US-Backed Force to Haiti. news.antiwar.com The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) voted in favor of a US-sponsored resolution that authorizes a deployment of Kenyan-led troops to Haiti. The Washington-backed government in Port-au-Prince requested the mission after gangs captured large swaths of the capital city. The US has pledged financial support and training for the international force deployed to Haiti under …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-10-02). UN authorizes Kenyan-led military intervention in Haiti. peoplesdispatch.org On Monday, October 2, the United Nations Security Council From August 20-23, a 10-member mission of Kenyan officials arrived in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince to evaluate the security situation in…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-02). CBC Conceals U.S. Government Ties of Frequent Guest, Iranian Activist Masih Alinejad. libya360.wordpress.com Tamara Lorincz This author sent a 13-page complaint to the Canadian public broadcaster's ombudsman. On September 18, the Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC)'s popular morning radio program, The Current, aired an interview with Iranian activist Masih Alinejad to mark the one-year anniversary of the tragic death of the Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, allegedly in police custody in Tehran. The Current's…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-02). Chinese Embassy Symposium: The CPC and the Building of a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind. libya360.wordpress.com On 22 August 2023, the Chinese Embassy in the UK held a symposium themed The Communist Party of China and the Building of a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind, to which a range of political parties, organisations and individuals were invited. Three people attended the symposium on behalf of Friends of Socialist China, at…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-02). How CIA and NSA Created Google. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg September 27th marked the 25th birthday of Google. In commemoration, the technology giant issued a statement, thanking its users for their "curiosity" over the past two-and-a-half decades. CEO Sundar Pichai said it was "an enormous privilege to reach this milestone, and we haven't done it alone." He credited his company being "what it is today"…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-02). Open Science: PROINPA Breaks with Seed Dependency. libya360.wordpress.com Chris Gilbert, Cira Pascual Marquina Seed potatoes from CEBISA's hidroponic facilities. (Voces Urgentes) Campesinos in the Venezuelan highlands organize to produce science and seeds. High up in Venezuela's Andes, the township of Mucuchies is home to a campesino-led initiative striving for sustainable agricultural production. Integral Producers of the Highlands [PROINPA, for the organization's Spanish-language initials] is…

Nadda Osman (2023-10-02). Libya floods: Derna's women 'invisible' as needs neglected in aftermath. middleeasteye.net Libya floods: Derna's women 'invisible' as needs neglected in aftermath | Health experts says that women in Libya are 'invisible' and have little access to reproductive healthcare | Mon, 10/02/2023 – 13: 50 | A survivor prays over the rubble of her destroyed house in Libya's eastern city of Derna, 18 September 2023 (AFP) | Experts are warning that women who survived flooding caused by Storm Daniel…

David Hearst (2023-10-02). Saudi-Israel Normalisation: The Grand Illusion. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2023-10-02). Oct 2, 2023. sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ Jean Sibelius, Valse Triste (Herbert von Karajan) Pepe Escobar: Russia-China Partnership Defangs US Empire The Mad Propaganda Push To Normalize War Profiteering In Ukraine, by Caitlin Johnstone This Trump Thing: Aspects of a Wrecking Ball, by Fred Reed Impeachment: 'Cognitive Warfare' on Capitol Hill, by Patrick Lawrence The Western World Is Now a Tyranny, by Paul Craig Roberts The 21st century Opium War, by Alex Krainer Why Our Popular Mass Movements Fail, by Chris Hedges Gang/Counter-gang Operations: Dearlove's Sleight of Hand and the Wuhan Lab Psyop, by Matthew Ehret The Cluster B Society…

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-10-03). Autoridades paraguayas normalizan situación en penal de Tacumbú. telesurtv.net El viceministro de Política Criminal, Rodrigo Nicora, señaló que la población penitenciaria está calmada.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-10-03). Níger acepta ayuda de Argelia para solución política a crisis. telesurtv.net Esto se produce cinco semanas después de que el presidente argelino manifestara la propuesta de un proceso de transición de seis meses dirigido por un civil.

Jan M. Fijor (2023-10-02). How a CBDC Created Chaos and Poverty in Nigeria. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-10-02). Al menos 30 muertos en explosión de camión cisterna en Nigeria. telesurtv.net La mayoría de las muertes ocurrieron porque después de que el camión se volcara la gente se acercó recoger el combustible que salía del depósito.

Jose Eloy Richards Richards (2023-10-02). Nigeria celebrates its Independence Day with hope in the future. plenglish.com GHavana, 2 Oct (Prensa Latina) "Nigeria celebrated its 63rd Anniversary of independence with great hopes and projections for the advancement of the country and its people, despite the economic stand-back and social effects left by the Covid-19 pandemic". This was said by Nigeria's Ambassador to Cuba, his excellency Ben Okoyen, today, in an exclusive interview for Prensa Latina.

Vijay Prashad (2023-10-02). øNo deberían Reino Unido y Francia renunciar a sus puestos permanentes en el Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU? globalizacion.ca En su decimoquinta cumbre, celebrada en agosto de 2023, el grupo BRICS (Brasil-Rusia-India-China-Sudáfrica) adoptó la Declaración de Johannesburgo II, que, entre otras cuestiones, planteaba la reforma de las Naciones Unidas, en particular de su consejo de seguridad. | Para que el…

Gilbert Achcar (2023-10-03). Sudan's huge tragedy and the way out. internationalviewpoint.org Sudan's political crisis continues to escalate, with the country sliding into civil war. This article analyses the roots of the conflict and argues that international intervention is needed to impose a ceasefire and enable a democratic transition. | – | / |

Gilbert Achcar (2023-10-02). Sudan's huge tragedy and the way out. internationalviewpoint.org Sudan's political crisis continues to escalate, with the country sliding into civil war. This article analyses the roots of the conflict and argues that international intervention is needed to impose a ceasefire and enable a democratic transition. | – | / |

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-10-02). Heavy fighting breaks out in Sudan once again. plenglish.com The paramilitaries claimed to be in control of a military base in Wad Ashana, where they announced that they had captured weapons, ammunition and 12 combat vehicles from the Army, which was denied by their adversaries. | The head of the Sudanese Armed Forces, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, stated that the discourse promoted by the RSF about democracy, justice and a call for dialogue is false. | Al-Burhan told members of the artillery corps in the city of Atbara, to the north of the country, that the RSF intends to divide the country, and described their actions as a stab in the back of the people of Sudan. | Th…

MEE staff (2023-10-02). Tunisia: More political prisoners announce hunger strike. middleeasteye.net Tunisia: More political prisoners announce hunger strike | Five senior political detainees join Rached Ghannouchi, leader of the Ennahda party who announced a strike on Friday | Mon, 10/02/2023 – 14: 47 | People lift placards demanding the release of political prisoners during an anti-government protest organised by the opposition National Salvation Front coalition in Tunis on 25 July 2023 (AFP) | More…

MEE staff (2023-10-02). Tunisian President Kais Saied guilty of 'murder' if jailed opponent dies, predecessor says. middleeasteye.net

ecns.cn (2023-10-01). (W.E. Talk) Flora Botton: Why should people know about ancient China and modern China as a whole?>. ecns.cn Flora Botton Beja, 90 years old, the founder and leader of Sinology in Mexico and even Latin America, has been engaged in China studies for 60 years and has students all over Latin America. She is now a professor at the Center for Asian and African Studies at the College of Mexico.

Susan Price (2023-10-01). Building ties between workers & the climate justice movement. greenleft.org.au The Global Ecosocialist Network brought together labour and climate justice activists from Africa, Asia, the United States and Europe, in June, to discuss how to build stronger links, reports Susan Price.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-09-30). Ethiopia and BRICS+: Raising African Voices. libya360.wordpress.com Yunus Soner Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (left) with China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing in 2018. Andy Wong / AFP via Getty Images The BRICS alliance is going to enlarge in 2024. With a population of more than 120 million the second most populated country in Africa, Ethiopia will be one of the new…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-09-30). Malcolm X Academy: Reviving the Panthers' Legacy in 2023. libya360.wordpress.com Hanna Eid Drawing on inspiration from the Black Panther Party, PAIGC of Guinea-Bissau, and the Zapatistas' Chiapas school, the Malcolm X Academy is a welcome addition to the history of African struggle in the United States. Revolutionaries across America are reviving the legacy of the Black Panther Party (BPP) through education. I had a chance…

Jorge Elbaum (2023-09-30). àÅfrica en el centro de la disputa global. globalizacion.ca El capitán Ibrahim Traoré responsable de la sublevación soberanista en Burkina Faso, manifestaba en la cumbre ruso-africana de julio último que "un esclavo que no se rebela no merece piedad… [se] debe dejar de condenar a los africanos que deciden…

Pascal Robert, Black Agenda Report. (2023-09-30). Why Haiti Must Follow The Current Political Lead Of Francophone Africa. popularresistance.org There have been nine coups in the past three years in former French colonies in Africa— Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Chad, Niger, Tunisia and recently Gabon. Some in Francophone Africa have realized something that Haitians once knew over 200 years ago under the leadership of Jean Jacques Dessalines: The meddling in the affairs of an independent nation will not be tolerated simply because the dominion of that nation is under the control of non-white people. This is especially true of people from the global south who have been plundered by the parasitic elites of Europe and their Western progeny since the age…

Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. (2023-09-30). Shouldn't The United Kingdom And France Relinquish Their Permanent Seats At The United Nations? popularresistance.org At its fifteenth summit in August 2023, the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) group adopted the Johannesburg II Declaration, which, amongst other issues, raised the question of reforming the United Nations, particularly its security council. To make the UN Security Council (UNSC) 'more democratic, representative, effective, and efficient, and to increase the representation of developing countries', BRICS urged the expansion of the council's membership to include countries from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The declaration specifically noted that three countries — Brazil, India, and South Afr…

Vijay Prashad (2023-09-30). Shouldn't the United Kingdom and France relinquish their permanent seats at the United Nations?: The Thirty-Ninth Newsletter (2023). mronline.org At its fifteenth summit in August 2023, the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) group adopted the Johannesburg II Declaration, which, amongst other issues, raised the question of reforming the United Nations, particularly its security council. To make the UN Security Council (UNSC) 'more democratic, representative, effective, and efficient, and to increase the representation of developing countries', BRICS urged the expansion of the council's membership to include countries from Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

MEE staff (2023-09-30). Egypt: New US Senate Foreign Relations chair to block military aid over rights record. middleeasteye.net Egypt: New US Senate Foreign Relations chair to block military aid over rights record | Chairman Ben Cardin plans to block a small portion of military aid to Egypt until it takes 'concrete, meaningful and sustainable steps' to improve human rights | Sat, 09/30/2023 – 22: 41 | US Senator Ben Cardin questions Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner nominee Daniel Werfel during his nomination hearing o…

WSWS (2023-09-30). Burkinabè junta arrests top officers over Burkina Faso coup attempt. wsws.org The conflicts in the Burkina Faso military are deeply entwined with the NATO-Russia war in Ukraine, as the Burkinabè junta led by Traoré develops ties with the Kremlin.

teleSUR- jaa, MS (2023-09-30). Falleció el periodista y analista cubano àÅngel Guerra Cabrera. telesurtv.net Guerra Cabrera fue activo luchador contra la dictadura de Fulgencio Batista (1952-1959) hasta el triunfo de la Revolución.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-09-30). Ethiopia and China sign agreement for technology center of excellence. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) The construction of a technological center of excellence with workshops for professional training and research, is the objective of a contract signed by the Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) and a corporation from China, it was announced today.

Derrick Broze (2023-09-30). A Tale of Two Men: Dr. Peter Hotez & Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. thelastamericanvagabond.com What my conversations with Dr. Peter Hotez and Democratic Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. reveal about their character and goals. On Saturday September 23rd, I attended the Texas Tribune's annual Tribune Fest in Austin, Texas to report on the various panels and interview participants. In the span of one afternoon I interviewed Dr. Peter

Matthew Ehret (2023-09-30). Using Armenia to Destroy the International North South Transportation Corridor. thelastamericanvagabond.com The continued fires being lit in the Caspian Region between Armenia and Azerbaijan represent something much larger than either small country and have everything to do with destabilizing the largest, and arguably most strategic, mega-project in Eurasia connecting the Russian Arctic to Iran and India. Efforts to light geopolitical fires across Russia's underbelly have been

Ryan Cristián (2023-09-30). Sam Husseini Interview — Seeking Truth During An Exercise In Spin & Obfuscation (State Dept Briefings). thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today is Sam Husseini, here to discuss his work as a journalist at the State Department, and how impossibly difficult it must be to seek truth from those whose core mandate appears to be anything but divulging truth. In fact, it seems their job is to do all within their power to hide

Ryan Cristián (2023-09-30). Teace Snyder Interview — Overcoming Propaganda & Social Engineering In A Time Of Unprecedented Manipulation. thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today is writer, director, producer, editor, actor, illustrator (and much more), Teace Snyder, here to discuss the work he is doing in trying to find ways to break through to the average person who might be unknowingly lost within a system of deliberate manipulation. We discuss why we think this is happening, why

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-01). Canadian Oligarchy: How the Super-Rich Rule "Socialized" Healthcare. libya360.wordpress.com Miranda Schreiber At the intersection of College St. and University St. in Toronto, six hospitals crowd together over five blocks. Although they are public institutions, most of their various departments are named by both speciality and private donor. In fact, nearly every center for care, research center, 'wellness gallery,' and atrium — even the nearby…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-01). Michael Chong: US' Point Man for Canada-China Policy. libya360.wordpress.com Truth Bomb Media In the political sphere, Canadian civic education emphasizes placing trust in our elected officials, anticipating that they will prioritize the collective good, embody unyielding integrity, and advocate for transparency. Foremost, the welfare of our nation should be their guiding concern. However, the embodiment of this ideal is not always observed, even in…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-01). UK & France Should Relinquish Permanent UN Seats. libya360.wordpress.com Vijay Prashad Pamela Singh, India, "Treasure Map 006," 2014—15. The colonial past sits heavily on the present. The colonisers' power remains intact, with the Banque de France and the Bank of England remaining repositories of the wealth stolen from the colonies. What gives these old colonial powers, Britain and France, permission to remain overlords of…

Daniel Falcone (2023-09-30). Disastrous Flooding in Libya Is Result of Both Climate Crisis and 2011 NATO War. truthout.org Storm Daniel was recorded as one of the most lethal Mediterranean cyclones in the history of the world. It initially formed as a low-pressure event in early September 2023, significantly flooding Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey. The pressure system then developed into a tropical storm and moved toward Libya's coast where it caused disastrous flooding. Daniel's severe rainfall led to flooding that… |

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-09-30). Colombian Indigenous and Social Organizations March against Violence in Bogotá. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Thousands of Colombians took to the streets of Bogota to demand an end to violence and in support of the social reforms proposed by the Gustavo Petro government, September 27, 2023. (Photo: ONIC/X) The protesters also expressed support for the various social reforms presented by the Gustavo Petro government in the Congress that…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-09-30). Parliamentary Investigation of MST Ends with the Movement Strengthened. libya360.wordpress.com Brasil de Fato Ricardo Salles was the commission's rapporteur. Photo: Vinicius Loures/Câmara dos Deputados The movement was facing attacks from the MVPs of Bolsonarism and the agribusiness sector, but it has emerged victorious On Wednesday September 27, the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (also known as CPI) that investigated the Landless Rural Workers' Movement (MST) came…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-09-30). Ukraine Assassination Program Bears Parallels with the Vietnam Phoenix Program and Israeli Mossad Operations Targeting Palestinians. libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Kuzmarov On September 9th, The Economist ran a remarkable story entitled "Ukraine's Assassination Programme: Its Agents Have Become Expert in Dark Revenge." It spotlighted how the Ukrainian Security Services (SBU)'s Fifth Directorate and Special Operations Forces (SSO) are running an assassination program across regions of Ukraine occupied or reintegrated into Russia and in Russia itself, and…

Maria Puccini (2023-09-30). A chain of disasters in Libya. internationalviewpoint.org The carnage in Libya caused by a Mediterranean hurricane, known as "Daniel" or "medicane", will take weeks to be quantified in terms of the number of dead and missing, probably in the tens of thousands, to which a million people have already been displaced. | – | / |

Staff (2023-10-01). Saudi Arabia is Trying to Pacify Palestinians While Opening the Gates of Normalization With Israel. orinocotribune.com By Rajab al-Madhun — Sep 27, 2023 | Just days after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave an interview about ongoing talks with Israel, it appears that the door to normalization is now wide open. At the same time that the Saudi Ambassador to the Palestinian Authority, Nayef al-Sudairi, arrived in the Palestinian territories to "reassure" the Palestinians about the Kingdom's position on Palestinian rights and to visit the Al-Aqsa Mosque, announcements poured in about Israeli ministers and Knesset leaders visiting the Kingdom. It began with the arrival of the Israeli Minister of Tourism Haim Katz on Sept…

Cristóbal León Campos (2023-09-30). México — Ayotzinapa, espinas y verdad. globalizacion.ca El pasado 26 de septiembre se cumplieron nueve años de la desaparición forzada de los 43 normalistas de Ayotzinapa, y ese mismo día, como cada 26, miles de personas se congregaron en plazas y edificios de Gobierno en el país,…

Rayhan Uddin (2023-09-30). Five ways that Saudi-Israeli normalisation is already here. middleeasteye.net Five ways that Saudi-Israeli normalisation is already here | Despite having no formal ties, Saudi Arabia and Israel continue to develop covert relations that are becoming increasingly public | Sat, 09/30/2023 – 12: 43 | Israel's Tourism Minister Haim Katz in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 27 September 2023 (AFP/Israeli Ministry of Tourism) | While the timing of a potential deal normalising relations b…

| AFP | (2023-09-30). Israel, Saudi Arabia moving towards 'framework' for deal: US. tribune.com.pk Israel and Saudi Arabia are moving towards the outline of a historic US-brokered deal to normalize relations after decades of hostility, the White House said on Friday. | President Joe Biden is hoping to transform the Middle East — and score an election-year diplomatic victory — by securing recognition of the Jewish state by Saudi Arabia, the guardian of Islam's two holiest sites. | "All sides have hammered out, I think, a basic framework for what, you know, what we might be able to drive at," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters. | "But, as in any complex arrangement, as this will i…

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-10-01). The Mad Propaganda Push To Normalize War Profiteering In Ukraine. caitlinjohnstone.com.au "This move has been accompanied in recent weeks by some of the most appalling mass media headlines that I have ever seen, all geared toward normalizing the military industrial complex in the eyes of the public."

Dave DeCamp (2023-10-01). Report: Saudis Determined to Get Defense Pact With US for Israel Normalization. news.antiwar.com Saudi Arabia is determined to secure a defense pact with the US in exchange for normalizing with Israel regardless of whether or not concessions are made to the Palestinians, Reuters reported Friday, citing regional sources. Riyadh is looking for a commitment from the US that it would defend Saudi Arabia if it comes under attack, …

FP Staff (2023-10-01). Mali separatists claim deadly attack against army. firstpost.com Tuareg-dominated separatist groups claimed on Saturday that they had inflicted severe losses on the Malian military in an offensive in the country's heart. | The insurgents first claimed 98 dead troops, but subsequently lowered the tally to 81. | The allegation was made in comments issued by the Permanent Strategic Framework, which is headed by the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA), an alliance of primarily Tuareg factions demanding autonomy or independence from the Malian state. | The insurgents also claimed to have injured scores of soldiers, seized five prisoners, and lost seven of their own fighters. | B…

Editor (2023-09-30). Sep 30, 2023. sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ A RED, RED ROSE by Robert Burns, sung by Andy M. Stewart Two-Punch, by James Howard Kunstler SC: Crime and Impunity… One Year Lying About US-Led Nord Stream Terrorism Breeds More War People Are Dying For Inches In Ukraine, The "World's Largest Arms Fair," by Caitlin Johnstone NYT Ukr No Gains, Budanov: Continuing on Foot; German MSM: Rus Army Stronger; France Out of Niger (Mercouris podcast) The MIC Is Making Hundreds Of Billions, And They Need A Military Draft To Up the Ante, by Michael Snyder Will the U.S. Fight Russia in Ukraine to the Last NATO Soldier? by Robert Bridge Press freedom d…

Gilbert Achcar (2023-10-01). Sudan's huge tragedy and the way out. internationalviewpoint.org Sudan's political crisis continues to escalate, with the country sliding into civil war. This article analyses the roots of the conflict and argues that international intervention is needed to impose a ceasefire and enable a democratic transition. | – | / |

Gilbert Achcar (2023-09-30). Sudan's huge tragedy and the way out. internationalviewpoint.org Sudan's political crisis continues to escalate, with the country sliding into civil war. This article analyses the roots of the conflict and argues that international intervention is needed to impose a ceasefire and enable a democratic transition. | – | / |

Peoples Dispatch (2023-10-01). EU releases funds to Tunisia as part of controversial migrant deal. peoplesdispatch.org Human Rights Watch says that the migrant deal will make the EU complicit in the human rights violations committed by the Tunisian security forces as they try and prevent migrants and asylum seekers from reaching Europe…