Daily Archives: October 19, 2021

2021-10-19: News Headlines

WSWS (2021-10-19). Colin Powell: The US ruling class mourns a faithful servant. wsws.org Powell headed the US military during the first Iraq war and, as secretary of state, was a leading figure in the second Iraq war.

Alex McDonald (2021-10-19). Colin Powell: Iraqis Will 'Not Shed Tears' for 2003 Invasion Architect. globalresearch.ca

Peter Maass (2021-10-19). Colin Powell Was a Nice Man Who Helped Destroy Iraq. zcomm.org As secretary of state in 2003, Powell lied at the United Nations about Iraq having weapons of mass destruction…

Anonymous103 (2021-10-19). PKK Struggles To Stay On Its Feet; Draws From PJAK's Pool Of Fighters. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by The last three years have proven to be difficult years for the PKK. As Turkey has started operation after operation, increased its permanent military presence in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and has managed to expel PKK fighters from several of its camps in North-Iraq. Analysis of data sets concerning PKK fatalities, media announcements of the PKK, and statistics provided by a Kurdish human rights research institute, show a changing trend: PKK is drawing from PJAK's pool of f…

Staff (2021-10-19). A Reluctant Warrior? An Examination of Gen. Colin Powell's Bloody Legacy from Iraq to Latin America. democracynow.org We look at the life and legacy of Colin Powell, who is best known for giving false testimony to the U.N. Security Council in 2003 about nonexistent weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, paving the way for the U.S. invasion and occupation that would kill over 1 million Iraqis. Powell, who was the first Black secretary of state, the first Black and youngest chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the first Black national security adviser, died on Monday due to blood cancer and Parkinson's disease that left him vulnerable to infection from COVID-19. Tributes poured in from top U.S. leaders in both Republican and Democ…

Isheka N. Harrison (2021-10-18). Champion Of Iraq War WMD Case, General Colin Powell Dies Of Covid, Had Cancer. moguldom.com General Colin Powell, who made history as the first Black person to serve as U.S. Secretary of State, has died of complications from covid-19. He was 84. Powell's death was announced by his family in a statement on social media. "General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs …

Staff (2021-10-18). While Bush & Biden praise the late Colin Powell, 'war criminal' trends on Twitter. rt.com The death of General Colin Powell has drawn an outpouring of sympathy and praise from politicians, but social media users made "war criminal" trend instead, having not forgiven Powell for his role in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. | Powell died on Monday of complications from Covid-19, according to his family. He was eulogized in major media outlets as the first black secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. President Joe Biden said Powell embodied "the highest ideals of both warrior and diplomat," while 43rd president George W. Bush called him a "great public servant." | Also on rt.com

MEE, agencies (2021-10-18). Iraq arrests mastermind of deadly 2016 Karrada bombing. middleeasteye.net Iraq arrests mastermind of deadly 2016 Karrada bombing | Suspect was arrested in an undisclosed foreign country, marking the second such operation carried out by the Iraqi National Intelligence Service this month | Mon, 10/18/2021 – 18: 00 | Iraqis clean debris on 11 July 2016 at the site of the bomb attack which killed nearly 300 people in Baghdad's Karrada district (AFP) | Iraq announced…

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-18). U.S. defense chief visits special operations base used to train Georgian troops for next war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Pentagon has been training Georgian armed forces over twenty years for the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and South Ossetia and the war with Russia in 2008. ==== The US Secretary of Defense was at the Special Operations Forces base Within the framework of his official visit to Georgia, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin …

MEE staff (2021-10-18). Colin Powell: US general leaves behind a bloody legacy in the Middle East. middleeasteye.net Colin Powell: US general leaves behind a bloody legacy in the Middle East | The former secretary of state offered false information as he presented his case for the 2003 invasion of Iraq to the UN | Mon, 10/18/2021 – 17: 44 | US Secretary of State Colin Powell holds up a vial that he said was the size that could be used to hold anthrax, as he accused Iraq of developing weapons of mass destruction before the Un…

Staff (2021-10-18). Colin Powell, Who Helped George W. Bush Lie Nation Into Iraq War, Dies. truthout.org Colin Powell, the former U.S. Secretary of State who helped President George W. Bush under whom he served to sell the 2003 invasion of Iraq to the United Nations and the American people, has died at the age of 84. |

Staff (2021-10-18). Google doesn't like being shown inconvenient problems, ex-ethical AI co-lead 'fired' by the tech giant over her research tells RT. rt.com Google clamped down on Timnit Gebru, the former co-lead of ethical AI team, because she not only revealed bias in its large language models, but also called for structural changes in the AI field, Gebru told 'Going Underground.' | Dr. Gebru was the first black female research scientist at Google, and her controversial parting with the tech giant made headlines last year. It followed her refusal to fulfill the company's demand to retract a paper on ethical problems arising from the large language models (LLMs) that are used by Google Translate and other apps. Gebru insists she was fired for her stance, while Go…

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