Richard D Wolff (2021-10-31). Why the troubled US empire could quickly fall apart. asiatimes.com The US wars lost in Iraq and Afghanistan exposed imperial overreach beyond what even 20 years of war could manage. That the defeats were drawn out for so many years shows that domestic politics and the funding of the domestic military-industrial complex were, more than geopolitics, the key drivers of these wars. Empires can die …

_____ (2021-10-31). UK Covers Up War Crimes for Political Reasons. journal-neo.org It is common knowledge that the British armed forces have been heavily involved in the conflicts of the last decades incited by the United States as they used their troops on a large scale in Iraq and Afghanistan, to name a few. Due to the US and UK military actions in those countries a lot …

Adam Chamseddine (2021-10-30). Lebanon: Gulf diplomatic crisis mounts over minister's Yemen war comments. middleeasteye.net Lebanon: Gulf diplomatic crisis mounts over minister's Yemen war comments | Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait recalled their ambassadors to Beirut after critical comments made by the Lebanese information minister on Yemen war | Sat, 10/30/2021 – 11: 58 | Lebanon's Information Minister George Kordahi speaks at the presidential palace in Baabda on 13 September 2021(Reuters) | Pressure was mou…

Anonymous007 (2021-10-30). Military Situation In Iraq On October 30, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On October 30, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 8 times: 3 — in Idlib province, 3 — in Latakia province, 2 — in Aleppo province | On October 30, Russia reported that over the past 322 hours, 322 refugees returned to the Syria, 311 people from Lebanon through Jaydet Yabus checkpoints, Tel-Kalah, 11 people from Jordan through the Nasib checkpoint | On October 30, Israeli Army targeted SAA positions in t…

Yaneer Bar-Yam, Deepti Gurdasani, Michael G Baker, Gabriel Scally, Simone George, Amanda Kvalsvig, Sinéad Ní Fhaoláin, Shu-Ti Chiou, John Drury, Stephen Duckett, Eric L Ding, Carlos Gershenson, Christine Gibson, Trisha Greenhalgh, Adam Hamdy, Zoà´ Hyde, Tiffany James, Jose L Jimenez, Martin McKee, Susan Michie, Christina Pagel, Cecile Philippe, Kim Prather, Sunil K Raina, Walter Ricciardi, Meir Rubin, Tomás Ryan, Matthias F Schneider, Anthony Staines, Robert West, Hisham Ziauddeen (2021-10-30). [Correspondence] The World Health Network: a global citizens' initiative. thelancet.com The COVID-19 pandemic has cost more than 4 million lives, left millions of people with persistent symptoms (ie, long COVID), and has devastated societies, with already disadvantaged communities being hit hardest. The tragedy is that much of this harm was preventable, as shown early on by many Asia-Pacific countries that pursued elimination of COVID-19 and protected both their public health and economies.1—3 The rest of the world can still work towards elimination. The World Health Network (WHN) is a coalition of citizens and experts who are committed to global action to protect public health through progres…

Yaneer Bar-Yam, Deepti Gurdasani, Michael G Baker, Gabriel Scally, Simone George, Amanda Kvalsvig, Sinéad Ní Fhaoláin, Shu-Ti Chiou, John Drury, Stephen Duckett, Eric L Ding, Carlos Gershenson, Christine Gibson, Trisha Greenhalgh, Adam Hamdy, Zoà´ Hyde, Tiffany James, Jose L Jimenez, Martin McKee, Susan Michie, Christina Pagel, Cecile Philippe, Kim Prather, Sunil K Raina, Walter Ricciardi, Meir Rubin, Tomás Ryan, Matthias F Schneider, Anthony Staines, Robert West, Hisham Ziauddeen (2021-10-30). [Correspondence] The World Health Network: a global citizens' initiative. thelancet.com The COVID-19 pandemic has cost more than 4 million lives, left millions of people with persistent symptoms (ie, long COVID), and has devastated societies, with already disadvantaged communities being hit hardest. The tragedy is that much of this harm was preventable, as shown early on by many Asia-Pacific countries that pursued elimination of COVID-19 and protected both their public health and economies.1—3 The rest of the world can still work towards elimination. The World Health Network (WHN) is a coalition of citizens and experts who are committed to global action to protect public health through progres…

Adam Chamseddine (2021-10-30). Lebanon: Gulf diplomatic crisis mounts over minister's Yemen war comments. middleeasteye.net Lebanon: Gulf diplomatic crisis mounts over minister's Yemen war comments | Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait recalled their ambassadors to Beirut after critical comments made by the Lebanese information minister on Yemen war | Sat, 10/30/2021 – 11: 58 | Lebanon's Information Minister George Kordahi speaks at the presidential palace in Baabda on 13 September 2021(Reuters) | Pressure was mou…

Brittani Banks (2021-10-29). Why the Troubled U.S. Empire Could Quickly Fall Apart. independentmediainstitute.org The U.S. wars lost in Iraq and Afghanistan showed imperial overreach beyond what even 20 years of war could manage. That the defeats were drawn out for so many years shows that domestic politics and the funding of the domestic military-industrial complex were, more than geopolitics, the key drivers of these wars. Empires can die …

_____ (2021-10-29). Iraq: Elections are Over; What's Next? journal-neo.org Iraqis voted for a new parliament in the October 10 election, but it could be weeks or months before a viable new government takes office. This is why locals didn't go dancing in the streets at all after the last election. Still, a healthy democratic process seems to have resulted in the best possible outcome, …

Brittani Banks (2021-10-29). Why the Troubled U.S. Empire Could Quickly Fall Apart. independentmediainstitute.org The U.S. wars lost in Iraq and Afghanistan showed imperial overreach beyond what even 20 years of war could manage. That the defeats were drawn out for so many years shows that domestic politics and the funding of the domestic military-industrial complex were, more than geopolitics, the key drivers of these wars. Empires can die …

_____ (2021-10-29). Iraq: Elections are Over; What's Next? journal-neo.org Iraqis voted for a new parliament in the October 10 election, but it could be weeks or months before a viable new government takes office. This is why locals didn't go dancing in the streets at all after the last election. Still, a healthy democratic process seems to have resulted in the best possible outcome, …

Staff (2021-10-28). Tariq Ali: WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Must Not Be Extradited for Exposing War Crimes in Afghanistan. democracynow.org As an appeals court in London is deciding whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States for publishing classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes, we go to London to speak with British writer and activist Tariq Ali. Assange faces up to 175 years in prison in the U.S. under the Espionage Act for publishing classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes, including in Iraq and Afghanistan. Ali calls the case "a political trial" and a "punitive attempt by the British government … to try and punish Julian on behalf of the United States." We also discuss the significance of Wiki…

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-28). Turkey signs contract to deliver war-tested combat drones to 13th country. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From today's Daily Sabah. The deadly Bayraktar TB2 combat drone has been used for what can only be deemed cowardly aerial assassinations in Iraq, Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh and as of yesterday Ukraine. The article mentions the following countries as purchasers and prospective purchasers of the drones: Albania, Azerbaijan, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Morocco, Poland, Qatar, Saudi …

Anonymous669 (2021-10-28). Iraqi 'Resistance' Respond To ISIS Last Massacre By Attacking Two US Convoys Near Baghdad. southfront.org Illustrative image. | On October 28, two convoys moving logistic supplies and equipment for the US-led coalition came under attack near the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. | The first convoy was targeted in al-Moshahda, while the second came under attack in Tarmiyah. Both convoys were most likely targeted with improvised explosive devices. | The pro-Iranian al-Muhandis Revenge Brigade has allegedly claimed responsibility for both attacks. The newly-formed group is named after deputy commander of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization U…

Staff (2021-10-28). Vaccine Inequity: Meet the Doctor Refusing a Booster as Rich Nations Get 16x More Doses Than Poor. democracynow.org Wealthy nations have received over 16 times more COVID-19 vaccines per person than poorer nations dependent on the COVAX program backed by the World Health Organization, according to a new Financial Times analysis. COVAX, which was set up to ensure global equitable access to vaccines, has delivered only 400 million doses after promising 1.4 billion this year. Higher-income countries struck separate vaccine deals with manufacturers, leaving COVAX with less negotiating power. While the United States rolls out booster shots and stockpiles six vaccines per person, less than 3% of people in low-income countries have r…

Staff (2021-10-28). Tariq Ali: WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Must Not Be Extradited for Exposing War Crimes in Afghanistan. democracynow.org As an appeals court in London is deciding whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States for publishing classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes, we go to London to speak with British writer and activist Tariq Ali. Assange faces up to 175 years in prison in the U.S. under the Espionage Act for publishing classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes, including in Iraq and Afghanistan. Ali calls the case "a political trial" and a "punitive attempt by the British government … to try and punish Julian on behalf of the United States." We also discuss the significance of Wiki…

Staff (2021-10-28). Vaccine Inequity: Meet the Doctor Refusing a Booster as Rich Nations Get 16x More Doses Than Poor. democracynow.org Wealthy nations have received over 16 times more COVID-19 vaccines per person than poorer nations dependent on the COVAX program backed by the World Health Organization, according to a new Financial Times analysis. COVAX, which was set up to ensure global equitable access to vaccines, has delivered only 400 million doses after promising 1.4 billion this year. Higher-income countries struck separate vaccine deals with manufacturers, leaving COVAX with less negotiating power. While the United States rolls out booster shots and stockpiles six vaccines per person, less than 3% of people in low-income countries have r…

Anonymous669 (2021-10-27). Mysterious Loitering Missile Linked To Iran Spotted Again In Yemen (Photos). southfront.org A 358 missile that was found by Iraqi security forces in Saladin on October 21. | On October 24, the Yemeni The source who provided the news outlet with the photos claimed that the pro-Saudi wing of the Yemeni military found the missile wreckage in the district…

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-27). Turkish parliament extends authorization for wars in Iraq and Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkish parliament extends troop deployment in Iraq, Syria Since 1950, the Turkish parliament has granted permission 76 times to deploy troops abroad. The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) has served in several countries including Korea, Cyprus, Palestine, Somalia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya and Azerbaijan. Turkish parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to extend …

Anonymous669 (2021-10-27). Massacre In Iraq: 14 Killed By ISIS Terrorists In New Diyala Attack. southfront.org Illustrative image. | Late on October 26, around 30 people were killed or wounded in the eastern Iraqi province of Diyala in an attack that was attributed to ISIS. | The terrorist attack took place in the town of al-Rashad, which is located near the city of al-Miqdadiyah in the heart of Diyala. A security source from the province shared the details of the unusual attack with the Shafaq News outlet."ISIS members kidnapped three civilians from the al-Hawasha -now known as al-Rashad area- and demanded a ransom for their…

ecns.cn (2021-10-27). Panchen Lama earns 'doctoral degree' of Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. ecns.cn After more than 20 years of sutras study, the 11th Panchen Lama has attained the highest degree in exoteric teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, equivalent to a doctoral degree in modern education.

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-27). Turkish parliament extends authorization for wars in Iraq and Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkish parliament extends troop deployment in Iraq, Syria Since 1950, the Turkish parliament has granted permission 76 times to deploy troops abroad. The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) has served in several countries including Korea, Cyprus, Palestine, Somalia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya and Azerbaijan. Turkish parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to extend …

Anonymous669 (2021-10-27). Massacre In Iraq: 14 Killed By ISIS Terrorists In New Diyala Attack. southfront.org Illustrative image. | Late on October 26, around 30 people were killed or wounded in the eastern Iraqi province of Diyala in an attack that was attributed to ISIS. | The terrorist attack took place in the town of al-Rashad, which is located near the city of al-Miqdadiyah in the heart of Diyala. A security source from the province shared the details of the unusual attack with the Shafaq News outlet."ISIS members kidnapped three civilians from the al-Hawasha -now known as al-Rashad area- and demanded a ransom for their…

Anonymous669 (2021-10-27). Mysterious Loitering Missile Linked To Iran Spotted Again In Yemen (Photos). southfront.org A 358 missile that was found by Iraqi security forces in Saladin on October 21. | On October 24, the Yemeni The source who provided the news outlet with the photos claimed that the pro-Saudi wing of the Yemeni military found the missile wreckage in the district…

ecns.cn (2021-10-27). Panchen Lama earns 'doctoral degree' of Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. ecns.cn After more than 20 years of sutras study, the 11th Panchen Lama has attained the highest degree in exoteric teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, equivalent to a doctoral degree in modern education.

Anonymous767 (2021-10-26). A Refugee From Iraq, Beaten By Polish Security Forces, Lost Her Child. southfront.org A screenshot from the video | On October 25, a Belarusian border patrol found a group of refugees on the line of the Polish-Belarusian border who asked for help. Among them was a woman in serious condition. | Earlier the family of this women entered the territory of Poland through the Polish-Belarusian border. At the moment when the refugees were detained by Polish security forces, they were deep inside Polish territory. | They turned to the authorities and requested refugee status. | Instead of considering the petiti…

Editor (2021-10-26). Women's work in the first civilisations. mronline.org The work performed by women, particularly work in the household and in the health sector, has received much attention in feminist and left-wing debate in recent years.

Editor (2021-10-26). Women's work in the first civilisations. mronline.org The work performed by women, particularly work in the household and in the health sector, has received much attention in feminist and left-wing debate in recent years.

Editor2 (2021-10-25). The Belmarsh Tribunal — The War on Terror on Trial. orinocotribune.com Inspired by the Russell-Sartre Tribunal of 1966, the Belmarsh Tribunal is putting the U.S. in the dock for its War on Terror crimes. Watch the replay. | The Belmarsh Tribunal is trying the U.S. government for its crimes of the twenty-first century — from atrocities in Iraq to torture at Guantánamo Bay to a surveillance program. | Inspired by the Bertrand Russell and Jean Paul Sartre Tribunal of 1966, when representatives of 18 countries gathered to hold the U.S. accountable for its war crimes in Vietnam, the Belmarsh Tribunal will try the U.S. for its War on Terror crimes. | The Belmarsh Tribunal turns the…

Anonymous103 (2021-10-25). Israeli Warplanes Hit SAA, Hezbollah's Facilities In Syria's Al-Quneitra — Report. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Warplanes of the Israeli Air Force reportedly hit several targets in southern Syria in the early hours of October 25th. | Several facilities linked to the Hezbollah and the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) were reportedly targeted on the outskirts of the city of Al-Baath and the village of Al-Krum in the al-Quneitra governorate in southern Syria. | According to the London-based monitoring group The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the attack was carried out by an Israeli plane that fired two missiles. Some other sources claimed that the attack was carried out by Israeli helicopters that fire…

Fra Hughes (2021-10-25). Divide and Conquer — It's the Imperialist Way. orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes — Oct 18, 2021 | How is the US deliberately attempting to provoke civil wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Lebanon? | Iraq | When America, Britain, and the coalition of the greedy decided to crush Iraq under a barrage of bombs, cruise missiles, and multiple munitions, in its campaign of Shock and Awe to destroy Iraq, it was only the beginning. | With claims that Iraqi Generals had been corrupted in advance and the much-celebrated Republican guard would collapse, the western imperialist destruction of another sovereign state was only in its embryonic stage. | Crushing the Iraqi military was not a co…

Staff (2021-10-25). Rep. Ro Khanna, Grandson of Activist Jailed with Gandhi Movement, Decries Facebook's Role in India. democracynow.org A consortium of 17 news outlets is examining the "Facebook Papers," a trove of internal documents turned over to federal regulators by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen that sheds new light on the social media giant's role in spreading misinformation and polarizing content. The documents reveal most of Facebook's efforts to combat online hate are focused on the United States, even though 90% of users are outside the country. A test account set up by Facebook managers to represent an average young adult user in India quickly became flooded with Hindu nationalist propaganda, anti-Muslim hate speech and inciteme…

Marzieh Rahmani (2021-10-25). 41 countries seeking to import Iran's Nano-tech products. en.mehrnews.com According to Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC), 41 countries seek to import Iran's nano products, and Iraq, Turkey, and Afghanistan, respectively, are the main destinations of Iran's nanotechnology products.

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-25). NATO continues building proxy army in Iraq. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Building Integrity team conducts train-the-trainers programme in Iraq In August 2021, a NATO Building Integrity (BI) team, in cooperation with NATO Mission Iraq (NMI) and Allied Joint Force Command Naples (JFCN), concluded the BI train-the-trainers programme for the Ministerial Training and Development Centre (MTDC) of the Ministry of Defence of Iraq. *** Iraqi partners …

Editor2 (2021-10-25). The Belmarsh Tribunal — The War on Terror on Trial. orinocotribune.com Inspired by the Russell-Sartre Tribunal of 1966, the Belmarsh Tribunal is putting the U.S. in the dock for its War on Terror crimes. Watch the replay. | The Belmarsh Tribunal is trying the U.S. government for its crimes of the twenty-first century — from atrocities in Iraq to torture at Guantánamo Bay to a surveillance program. | Inspired by the Bertrand Russell and Jean Paul Sartre Tribunal of 1966, when representatives of 18 countries gathered to hold the U.S. accountable for its war crimes in Vietnam, the Belmarsh Tribunal will try the U.S. for its War on Terror crimes. | The Belmarsh Tribunal turns the…

Anonymous103 (2021-10-25). Israeli Warplanes Hit SAA, Hezbollah's Facilities In Syria's Al-Quneitra — Report. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Warplanes of the Israeli Air Force reportedly hit several targets in southern Syria in the early hours of October 25th. | Several facilities linked to the Hezbollah and the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) were reportedly targeted on the outskirts of the city of Al-Baath and the village of Al-Krum in the al-Quneitra governorate in southern Syria. | According to the London-based monitoring group The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the attack was carried out by an Israeli plane that fired two missiles. Some other sources claimed that the attack was carried out by Israeli helicopters that fire…

Staff (2021-10-25). Rep. Ro Khanna, Grandson of Activist Jailed with Gandhi Movement, Decries Facebook's Role in India. democracynow.org A consortium of 17 news outlets is examining the "Facebook Papers," a trove of internal documents turned over to federal regulators by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen that sheds new light on the social media giant's role in spreading misinformation and polarizing content. The documents reveal most of Facebook's efforts to combat online hate are focused on the United States, even though 90% of users are outside the country. A test account set up by Facebook managers to represent an average young adult user in India quickly became flooded with Hindu nationalist propaganda, anti-Muslim hate speech and inciteme…

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-25). NATO continues building proxy army in Iraq. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Building Integrity team conducts train-the-trainers programme in Iraq In August 2021, a NATO Building Integrity (BI) team, in cooperation with NATO Mission Iraq (NMI) and Allied Joint Force Command Naples (JFCN), concluded the BI train-the-trainers programme for the Ministerial Training and Development Centre (MTDC) of the Ministry of Defence of Iraq. *** Iraqi partners …

Marzieh Rahmani (2021-10-25). 41 countries seeking to import Iran's Nano-tech products. en.mehrnews.com According to Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC), 41 countries seek to import Iran's nano products, and Iraq, Turkey, and Afghanistan, respectively, are the main destinations of Iran's nanotechnology products.

Anonymous103 (2021-10-24). Turkey And Iran Find Soft Power More Difficult Than Hard power. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by The times they are a changin'. Iranian leaders may not be Bob Dylan fans, but his words are likely to resonate as they contemplate their next steps in Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan, Lebanon, and Azerbaijan. | The same is true for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. T…

Gideon Polya (2021-10-24). Racist Western Monopoly Media Ignore Colin Powell's Horrendous War Crimes. dissidentvoice.org The pro-Apartheid Israel former African-American military commander, mass murderer and genocidal liar, Colin Powell, has just died. Mendacious, racist and pro-war Western Monopoly media and politicians have been fulsome in their praise for the first Black US Secretary of State, white-washing his deadly lies over non-existent Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), and ignoring the …

Anonymous669 (2021-10-24). Satellite Images: Attack on US Al-Tanf Garrison In Syria Inflicted Some Serious Damage. southfront.org US forces at Tanf base along the Syrian-Iraqi border, via Wiki Commons. | The The images, which were released on October 24, confirmed that at least three sections of the garrison were hit; the barracks, the main building complex and a structure located right next to the main communicati…

Anonymous103 (2021-10-24). Turkey And Iran Find Soft Power More Difficult Than Hard power. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by The times they are a changin'. Iranian leaders may not be Bob Dylan fans, but his words are likely to resonate as they contemplate their next steps in Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan, Lebanon, and Azerbaijan. | The same is true for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. T…

Gideon Polya (2021-10-24). Racist Western Monopoly Media Ignore Colin Powell's Horrendous War Crimes. dissidentvoice.org The pro-Apartheid Israel former African-American military commander, mass murderer and genocidal liar, Colin Powell, has just died. Mendacious, racist and pro-war Western Monopoly media and politicians have been fulsome in their praise for the first Black US Secretary of State, white-washing his deadly lies over non-existent Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), and ignoring the …

Anonymous669 (2021-10-24). Satellite Images: Attack on US Al-Tanf Garrison In Syria Inflicted Some Serious Damage. southfront.org US forces at Tanf base along the Syrian-Iraqi border, via Wiki Commons. | The The images, which were released on October 24, confirmed that at least three sections of the garrison were hit; the barracks, the main building complex and a structure located right next to the main communicati…

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-23). Bayraktar TB2s in ten countries: Turkey to provide combat drones to Kyrgyzstan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The deadly combat weapons, already tested by Turkey in Iraq, Libya, Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh and Ukraine, have been and will be provided to Albania, Angola, Azerbaijan, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Poland, Qatar and Ukraine with no doubt more to come. ==== Kyrgyzstan becomes latest buyer of Turkish combat drones Kyrgyzstan is becoming the latest buyer of renowned …

Mohammad Ayesh (2021-10-22). Arabic press review: Billions of dollars for military in Morocco and Algeria. middleeasteye.net Arabic press review: Billions of dollars for military in Morocco and Algeria | Meanwhile, several Iraqi MPs defeated in this month's election leave the country over prosecution fears and UK minister confident of Gulf trade deal | Fri, 10/22/2021 – 14: 06 | Algeria has the largest defence budget in Africa and will increase its military budget by $700m next year (AFP) | Algeria and Morocco boo…

MEE, agencies (2021-10-22). UAE arrests broadcast journalist over comments made off-air before football match. middleeasteye.net UAE arrests broadcast journalist over comments made off-air before football match | State media says unidentified journalist's comments were leaked online and would harm the 'public interest' in the UAE | Fri, 10/22/2021 – 16: 02 | The comments came ahead of a broadcast of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian Qualifiers match between UAE and Iraq at the Zabeel stadium in Dubai, on 12 October 202…

Jacob G. Hornberger (2021-10-22). Colin Powell, Iraq and the "Good War" counterpunch.org Some commentators are pointing out that former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, who recently passed away, played an instrumental role in the U.S. invasion of Iraq in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. Attempting to bolster President George W. Bush's and the Pentagon's plan to invade Iraq and effect regime change there, Powell went

teleSUR (2021-10-22). Belmarsh Tribunal Judges the US For the Assange Case. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Belmarsh Tribunal held its first face-to-face session at the London Convocation Hall to judge the U.S. government for its crimes against humanity in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and for the imprisonment of Julian Assange, who revealed such information. | RELATED: | With this process, the Belmarsh Court emulates the Russell-Sartre people's court, which sat in Stockholm and Copenhagen in 1967 to try the White House fo…

John Feffer (2021-10-22). Can We Avoid a Catastrophic War With China? counterpunch.org When he was running for office in 2008, Barack Obama wanted to put an end to the war in Iraq in order to focus U.S. troops and resources on the conflict in Afghanistan. This August, the Biden administration finally withdrew the remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan. It's hard not to get the sense that it

William deBuys (2021-10-22). Climate change viewed from the attic of the world. canadiandimension.com This photograph of the Himalaya was taken from the International Space Station in 2004. Visible from left to right are: Makalu, Chomolungma (Everest), Lhotse and Cho Oyu. Photo courtesy of NASA/Wikimedia Commons. | Thirteen thousand feet high on the far side of the Himalaya mountains, we have entered the past and the future at the same time. We are a medical expedition and also a pilgrimage, consisting of doctors, nurses, Buddhist clerics, supernumeraries like me, and a large staff of guides, muleteers, and camp tenders. We are bound for the isolated villages of Upper Dolpo, a remote region of northwestern…

John Feffer (2021-10-22). Can We Avoid a Catastrophic War With China? counterpunch.org When he was running for office in 2008, Barack Obama wanted to put an end to the war in Iraq in order to focus U.S. troops and resources on the conflict in Afghanistan. This August, the Biden administration finally withdrew the remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan. It's hard not to get the sense that it

Mohammad Ayesh (2021-10-22). Arabic press review: Billions of dollars for military in Morocco and Algeria. middleeasteye.net Arabic press review: Billions of dollars for military in Morocco and Algeria | Meanwhile, several Iraqi MPs defeated in this month's election leave the country over prosecution fears and UK minister confident of Gulf trade deal | Fri, 10/22/2021 – 14: 06 | Algeria has the largest defence budget in Africa and will increase its military budget by $700m next year (AFP) | Algeria and Morocco boo…

MEE, agencies (2021-10-22). UAE arrests broadcast journalist over comments made off-air before football match. middleeasteye.net UAE arrests broadcast journalist over comments made off-air before football match | State media says unidentified journalist's comments were leaked online and would harm the 'public interest' in the UAE | Fri, 10/22/2021 – 16: 02 | The comments came ahead of a broadcast of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian Qualifiers match between UAE and Iraq at the Zabeel stadium in Dubai, on 12 October 202…

teleSUR (2021-10-22). Belmarsh Tribunal Judges the US For the Assange Case. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Belmarsh Tribunal held its first face-to-face session at the London Convocation Hall to judge the U.S. government for its crimes against humanity in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and for the imprisonment of Julian Assange, who revealed such information. | RELATED: | With this process, the Belmarsh Court emulates the Russell-Sartre people's court, which sat in Stockholm and Copenhagen in 1967 to try the White House fo…

Jacob G. Hornberger (2021-10-22). Colin Powell, Iraq and the "Good War" counterpunch.org Some commentators are pointing out that former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, who recently passed away, played an instrumental role in the U.S. invasion of Iraq in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. Attempting to bolster President George W. Bush's and the Pentagon's plan to invade Iraq and effect regime change there, Powell went

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-10-21). Video: First Iraq, Then Iran: U.S "Intelligence" Copied and Pasted From the Internet. Colin Powell's February 5, 2003 Presentation to the UNSC. globalresearch.ca Fake intelligence as well as plagiarized quotations had been slipped into an official intelligence report pertaining to Iraq's WMD presented to the UN Security Council by Secretary of State Colin Powell on February 5, 2003.

Anonymous669 (2021-10-21). Iraqi Security Forces Foiled Attack With Loitering Missile Linked To Iran In Saladin (Photos). southfront.org One of the 358 missiles seized by the US Navy off the coast of Yemen in 2020. | On October 21, the Iraqi National Security Service (NSS) announced that it had foiled a missile attack in the northern Iraqi province of Saladin. | In a statement, the NSS said that the target of the attack was al-Heliwa airport, where the 52nd Brigade of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) is deployed."After receiving intelligence, the National Security Service, the Internal Intelligence and the PMU uncovered a missile equ…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-10-21). Colin Powell and the "The Sloppy Dossier": Plagiarism and "Fake Intelligence" Used to Justify the 2003 War on Iraq: Copied and Pasted from the Internet into an "Official" British Intel Report. globalresearch.ca Fake intelligence as well as plagiarized quotations had been slipped into an official intelligence report on Iraq's WMD presented to the UN Security Council by Secretary of State Colin Powell in February 2003.