Hillary Clinton slanders Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, Green Party candidate Jill Stein as Russian spies
wsws.org | 2019-10-19
Clinton's claims, made without the slightest factual substantiation, are an attempt to criminalize the anti-war statements of the two candidates as treasonous.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/19/clin-o19.html

Hillary Clinton slanders Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, Green Party candidate Jill Stein as Russian spies
wsws.org | 2019-10-19
Clinton's claims, made without the slightest factual substantiation, are an attempt to criminalize the anti-war statements of the two candidates as treasonous.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/19/clin-o19.html

Catalonia: Police Repress Protesters During Overnight Demos
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-19
After a nationwide strike full of marches, protests and barricades, Barcelona woke up on Saturday with a strong smell of charred objects after a night in which the riot police harshly repressed pro-independence activists and left over 180 people injured and 300 arrested. | RELATED: | 'March for Freedom' Strike Continues Across Catalan Region | In the downtown area of the Catalan capital, a country which decided by means of a referendum to become independent from Spain, pieces…
telesurenglish.net/news/Catalonia-Police-Repress-Protesters-During-Overnight-Demos-20191019-0003.html

Sharon Tennison's Closer Look at Russia
Peace Action of San Mateo County | indybay.org | 2019-10-19
Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo | 300 E. Santa Inez Avenue | San Mateo, CA 94401…
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Turkish Troops are Ready to Resume Northern Syria Operation: DM
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-19
The Turkish military and their allied rebel forces are ready to resume their offensive dubbed Operation Peace Spring in northern Syria, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday. | RELATED: | Turkey Agrees with US To Pause Syria Attack, Kurds To Speak Soon | Akar vowed to resume the Turkish military operation if the Kurdish fighters along the Syrian border do not withdraw from the area that was supposed to be a safe zone. | Turkey and Washington agreed on Thursday…
telesurenglish.net/news/Turkish-Troops-are-Ready-to-Resume-Northern-Syria-Operation-DM-20191019-0002.html

General strike paralyzes Catalonia as over half-a-million demonstrate in Barcelona
wsws.org | 2019-10-19
Broad sections of youth and workers mobilized to protest the police state that is emerging in Spain, and more broadly across Europe.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/19/cata-o19.html

#IamTulsi trending after Gabbard hands Hillary Clinton brutal smackdown
rt.com | 2019-10-19
2020 candidate Tulsi Gabbard is trending on Twitter, after the Hawaiian lawmaker scorched Hillary Clinton with a devastating put-down. Nevertheless, Hillary fans still maintain Tulsi's popularity is the work of 'Russian bots'. | Gabbard unloaded on Clinton on Friday, after the failed 2016 presidential contender suggested that "the Russians" were "grooming" her to run as a third-party candidate next year to split the Democratic vote. | "Great! Thank you Hillary Clinton," Gabbard tweeted in response. "You, the queen of warmongers, embodiment of corruption, and personification of the rot that has sickened the Dem…
rt.com/usa/471314-tulsi-gabbard-trending-twitter/

We're Not "Polarized" Everywhere. In Maine, Democracy and Green Energy Win Big
Frances Moore Lappé | commondreams.org | 2019-10-19
State Rep. Chloe Maxmin and allies celebrate the Maine AFL-CIO signing onto the Green New Deal in April of 2019. (Photo: Maxmin's Twitter) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/maine.gnd_.aflcio_0.jpg …
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Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
wsws.org | 2019-10-19
Doctors in Zimbabwe are demanding their wages be pegged to the US dollar in the face of runaway inflation while Lufthansa cabin crew plan to strike Saturday over wages.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/19/euro-o19.html

Cuba's Diaz-Canel Heads to Europe, Russia for NAM Summit
teleSUR-EF | telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-19
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel will begin an official tour on Sunday that will take him to Ireland, Belarus, Russia and Azerbaijan, where he will attend the XVIII summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) from Oct. 25 until Oct. 26. | RELATED: | Alicia Alonso, Cuba's Ballet Legend, Dies at Age 98 | During his 10-day tour, Díaz-Canel will talk with with the leaders of each of these nations and "carry out other activities," reports a brief statement from the Cuban Foreign Ministry, which do…
telesurenglish.net/news/Cubas-Diaz-Canel-Heads-to-Europe-Russia-for-NAM-Summit-20191019-0008.html

Fighting continues in wake of US-Turkish agreement on northern Syria
wsws.org | 2019-10-19
The "ceasefire" deal has only intensified opposition within US ruling circles, where the withdrawal of US troops from Syria is seen as strengthening Russia's hand in the Middle East.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/19/turk-o19.html

Gabbard Fires Back at Clinton Suggestion That She's Russia's Pawn
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-19
The former secretary of state says she believes Russians are grooming someone in the Democratic primary "to be the third-party candidate."
truthdig.com/articles/gabbard-fires-back-at-clinton-suggestion-that-shes-russias-pawn/

Are We Witnessing the End of the United Kingdom as an Independent Nation State?
Julian Rose | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-19
First published on May 9, 2019 | Ever since 'the wrong result' occurred at the referendum launched by then Prime Minister David Cameron, a fiasco of unprecedented proportions has been taking place in British politics. It is a depressing and, …
globalresearch.ca/uk-hard-wired-fourth-reich/5676684

Labour leads effort to vote down Johnson's Brexit deal
wsws.org | 2019-10-19
UK members of parliament will vote today on whether or not to accept Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal with the European Union.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/19/brex-o19.html

Labour leads effort to vote down Johnson's Brexit deal
wsws.org | 2019-10-19
UK members of parliament will vote today on whether or not to accept Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal with the European Union.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/10/19/brex-o19.html

Boris Johnson Insists He'll Stand Firm Against Brexit Delay
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-19
LONDON–A defiant Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Saturday that he would resist attempts to delay Britain's departure from the European Union beyond the end of the month, after Parliament postponed a decision on whether to back his Brexit deal and ordered the government to ask the EU for more time. | Johnson said he still aimed to meet the Oct. 31 deadline and would tell EU leaders that delaying Brexit is a bad idea. The bloc said it would wait to hear from the British government about what it wanted to do next. The government has until 11 p.m. Saturday to send a letter asking the EU for a three-month post…
truthdig.com/articles/boris-johnson-insists-hell-stand-firm-against-brexit-delay/

The Eurozone In Crisis? New President of the European Central Bank (ECB) has a Criminal Record. Christine Lagarde
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-18
Lagarde was found "guilty" without the enforcement of a one year prison sentence. She was accused of "negligence" rather than "complicity" in a multimillion euro fraud. She was rewarded rather than penalized.
globalresearch.ca/new-president-of-the-european-central-bank-ecb-has-a-criminal-record-christine-lagarde/5691850

Trump's Fake Withdrawal From Endless War
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J S Davies | commondreams.org | 2019-10-18
Kurdish Syrian civilians flee the town of Kobane on the Turkish border on October 16, 2019 as Turkey and its allies continue their assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria. – Turkey rebuffed international pressure to curb its military offensive against Kurdish militants in Syria today as US President Donald Trump dispatched his deputy Mike Pence to Ankara to demand a ceasefire. (Photo: Bakr Alkasem/AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump_endless_war_syria_kurds.jpg …
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Ocasio-Cortez nails why Trump's latest pact is so utterly disturbing
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-10-18
On 17 October, the US announced a highly controversial deal with Turkey that would supposedly see Turkish-led invaders suspend their attacks on northern Syria (aka Rojava). The condition was essentially that the largely-Kurdish communities of Rojava would have to stop resisting and leave their homes behind. Turkey would then move other people into the area to replace them (as it previousl…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2019/10/18/ocasio-cortez-nails-why-trumps-latest-pact-is-so-utterly-disturbing/

Ocasio-Cortez nails why Trump's latest pact is so utterly disturbing
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2019-10-18
On 17 October, the US announced a highly controversial deal with Turkey that would supposedly see Turkish-led invaders suspend their attacks on northern Syria (aka Rojava). The condition was essentially that the largely-Kurdish communities of Rojava would have to stop resisting and leave their homes behind. Turkey would then move other people into the area to replace them (as it previousl…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2019/10/18/ocasio-cortez-nails-why-trumps-latest-pact-is-so-utterly-disturbing/

Spain Sentences Catalan Leaders in Contradictory Ruling
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-10-18
Police and protesters clash in Barcelona for a fourth consecutive day over a problematic, contradictory 9-13 year prison sentence for Catalan independence leaders.
therealnews.com/stories/spain-sentences-catalan-leaders-contradictory-ruling

'Queen of warmongers, embodiment of corruption': Tulsi Gabbard DRAGS Hillary Clinton after 'Russian asset' claim
rt.com | 2019-10-18
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) has accused Hillary Clinton of being behind a 'concerted campaign' to destroy her reputation and challenged her to stop hiding and enter the 2020 presidential race. | "Great! Thank you Hillary Clinton," Gabbard tweeted on Friday afternoon. "You, the queen of warmongers, embodiment of corruption, and personification of the rot that has sickened the Democratic Party for so long, have finally come out from behind the curtain." | "From the day I announced my candidacy, there has been a concerted campaign to destroy my reputation. We wondered who was behind it and why. Now we…
rt.com/usa/471268-tulsi-hillary-corruption-russian-asset/

Contradictory US/Turkey Ceasefire in Northern Syria. Turkey is Playing the US and Russia Cards Simultaneously
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-18
On Thursday in Ankara, Turkish President Erdogan met with Mike Pence and Pompeo, a joint statement by both sides issued following talks. See below. | Trump regime hardliners want their imperial agenda in Syria continued, notably aiming to undermine Russian efforts …
globalresearch.ca/contradictory-usturkey-ceasefire-in-northern-syria-turkey-is-playing-the-us-and-russia-cards-simultaneously/5692391

Serbia Is Surrendering to Greater Albania
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-18
The geopolitical project of "Greater Albania" received unprecedented support from an extremely unlikely source after Serbia surprisingly surrendered to the policy of passport-free travel for its Albanian and Macedonian neighbors by 2021 as part of an entirely voluntarily initiative that …
globalresearch.ca/serbia-surrendering-greater-albania/5692380

US-Greece-US: Lines Being Drawn by the U.S. in the Eastern Mediterranean, against Turkey and Russia?
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-18
Greek-U.S. relations have entered "a new era" with U.S. Secretary of State stating earlier this month that he has "come to Greece to expand the partnership that's already at the best level it has ever been." He followed up this …
globalresearch.ca/us-greece-us-lines-being-drawn-by-the-u-s-in-the-eastern-mediterranean-against-turkey-and-russia/5692363

Cross-eyed, Fanged and Horned
Clark T. Scott | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-18
Almost 700 years ago, as many people in Europe were trying to climb out of the squalor of so-called feudalism, Ambrogio Lorenzetti painted a series of frescos in the Palazzo Pubblico of Siena which included two allegorical representations of how government can operate. One allegory represented good government and its effects on the land and…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/18/cross-eyed-fanged-and-horned/

Winners and Losers in the Turkish Attack on Syria. Russia is the Most Successful Player
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-18
The United States of America emerged victorious from the Second World War, and came out stronger than any other country in the world. The allies- notably the Soviet Union- won the war but emerged much weaker. They needed to reconstruct …
globalresearch.ca/winners-losers-turkish-attack-kurds-syria-3/5692402

You didn't really think all Russian assets & Kremlin puppets in the US have already been exposed, did you?
rt.com | 2019-10-18
The 2020 presidential election is still more than a year away, but you wouldn't know that to look at all the Russian plots to subvert it breathlessly discussed in US media. Who are these recently exposed Kremlin agents? | READ MORE: Russian assets in America. A field guide | Ever since the election of Donald Trump as president in 2016, the US media has been ferreting out the Russian meddlers within the country, as it's their patriotic duty to do. Not even the disappointment of the Mueller report finding no Russian collusion could stop them &#150…
rt.com/usa/471240-russian-assets-2020-elections-gabbard/

The Russian Masterpiece in Syria: Everyone Wins
Federico Pieraccini | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-18
"Moscow and Damascus have always maintained they are against any form of partition or illegal foreign presence in Syria." | Moscow has managed to maintain contacts with all parties in the conflict, even in spite of its stance against partition and …
globalresearch.ca/russian-masterpiece-syria-everyone-wins/5692317

Russophobia at Democratic Party Debate
Jeremy Kuzmarov | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-18
Russophobia was on full display during Tuesday night's Democratic Party debate, with ominous repercussions for the future of American foreign policy. When asked what he would do to stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Beto O'Rourke stated that we…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/18/russophobia-at-democratic-party-debate/

It's Curtains for US in Syria. Russia, Iran Owe Big Thanks to Erdogan
M. K. Bhadrakumar | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-18
The scenario agreed on behind the curtains through months of confidential exchanges, often one-on-one, between the Russian and Turkish leaders regarding north-eastern Syria is entering a critical phase of implementation on the ground with the agreement between the Kurds and …
globalresearch.ca/us-syria-russia-iran-owe-big-thanks-erdogan/5692385

Is Trump More Concerned With Erdoğan Relationship Than With Kurdish Lives?
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-18
After meeting with Vice President Mike Pence in Ankara on Thursday, Turkish officials agreed to temporarily pause Turkey's invasion of the Rojava autonomous region in northeast Syria in exchange for the lifting of U.S. sanctions. While the agreement may prevent further bloodshed and blunt a growing humanitarian crisis, it represents a victory for Turkey's authoritarian president and a setback for Syrian Kurdish militias that allied with the United States in the fight against ISIS. | The Syrian D…
truthout.org/articles/is-trump-more-concerned-with-erdogan-relationship-than-with-kurdish-lives/

US-Turkey Frictions Raise Doubts About Nukes at Turk Base
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-18
It is almost an open secret that the U.S. has as many as 50 B-61 bombs stored under heavy guard in southern Turkey.
truthdig.com/articles/us-turkey-frictions-raise-doubts-about-nukes-at-turk-base/

Amid ongoing fighting in northeast Syria, hundreds cross Iraqi border in search of safety
United Nations | un.org | 2019-10-18
Shelling and clashes in northern Syria on the border with Turkey continue to cause hundreds of people to flee, the UN said on Friday, despite a cessation of hostilities deal between Turkish forces and Syrian-backed Kurdish military.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/10/1049561

Syrian Army Entered Ayn al-Arab at the Borders with Turkey
Arabi Souri | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-18
The Syrian Arab Army is deploying at Ayn Al-Arab, the tip of the Syrian northern borders with Turkey, its vanguards arriving in Raqqa, the city which US forces obliterated quite deliberately and claimed it had been liberated it from its …
globalresearch.ca/syrian-army-entered-ayn-al-arab-borders-turkey/5692361

Khury Petersen-Smith on Turkey & the Kurds, Alex Vitale on the Purpose of Policing
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2019-10-18
Media…
fair.org/home/khury-petersen-smith-on-turkey-the-kurds-alex-vitale-on-the-purpose-of-policing/

Media Alarmed by Imaginary US Pullout From Syria
Gregory Shupak | fair.org | 2019-10-18
President Donald Trump's modification of the US's Syria policy has generated a torrent of confusion, so it's worth reviewing the record. | White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham announced on October 6: Turkey will soon be moving forward with its long-planned operation into Northern Syria . The United States Armed Forces will not support or be involved in the operation, and United States forces, having defeated the ISIS territorial "Caliphate," will no longer be in the immediate area. | The statement is notable both b…
fair.org/home/media-alarmed-by-imaginary-pullout-from-syria/

Media Alarmed by Imaginary US Pullout From Syria
Gregory Shupak | fair.org | 2019-10-18
President Donald Trump's modification of the US's Syria policy has generated a torrent of confusion, so it's worth reviewing the record. | White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham announced on October 6: Turkey will soon be moving forward with its long-planned operation into Northern Syria . The United States Armed Forces will not support or be involved in the operation, and United States forces, having defeated the ISIS territorial "Caliphate," will no longer be in the immediate area. | The statement is notable both b…
fair.org/home/media-alarmed-by-imaginary-pullout-from-syria/

The United States Air Force at Incirlik, Our National "Black Eye"
Brian Terrell | commondreams.org | 2019-10-18
U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle sits after shortly landing Nov. 12, 2015, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. (Photo: U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Cory W. Bush) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/22878048600_c10ab24117_c.jpg …
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"Meltdown": Trump defends Syria withdrawal as house votes 354 to 60 to condemn his actions
Nermeen Shaikh | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-18
As the displacement of 300,000 civilians over Turkey's assault on Kurdish-controlled areas continues in northern Syria, the House of Representatives voted Wednesday to condemn President Trump's actions. Turkey invaded the region on October 9, shortly after Trump virtually greenlit the Turkey assault by abruptly withdrawing a small number of U.S. troops who were protecting Kurdish …
nationofchange.org/2019/10/18/meltdown-trump-defends-syria-withdrawal-as-house-votes-354-to-60-to-condemn-his-actions/

Kurds Say Turkey Used Chem Weapons & US Announces Syria Ceasefire That Turkey Says Isn't A Ceasefire
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-10-18
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/17/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/kurds-say-turkey-used-chem-weapons-us-announces-syria-ceasefire-that-turkey-says-isnt-ceasefire/

Unveiling a State-by-State Plan to End our Mass Incarceration Crisis
Udi Ofer | aclu.org | 2019-10-18
The United States locks up more of its people than | any other nation in the world. A whopping 2.2 million people are living behind | bars in this country on any given day. Our national incarceration rate is four | times that of Australia, five times that of the United Kingdom, and six times that | of Canada. | This uniquely American problem is not one crisis | — rather, mass incarceration is a series of state-based catastrophes, each one | different from the next. While much attention was paid | to the federal reforms passed last year through the First Step Act, of | the 2.2 million people locked up on…
aclu.org/news/smart-justice/unveiling-a-state-by-state-plan-to-end-our-mass-incarceration-crisis

Extorting Ukraine is Bad Enough But Trump Has Done Much Worse
Rebecca Gordon | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-18
Recently a friend who follows the news a bit less obsessively than I do said, "I thought George W. Bush was bad, but it seems like Donald Trump is even worse. What do you think?" "Well," I replied, "in terms of causing death and destruction, I suspect Bush still has the edge." In fact, the…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/18/extorting-ukraine-is-bad-enough-but-trump-has-done-much-worse/

Ukrainegate Risks Handing Trump Another Gift
Aaron Maté | thenation.com | 2019-10-18
Ukrainegate Risks Handing Trump Another Gift…
thenation.com/article/ukrainegate-biden-trump/

Ukrainegate Risks Handing Trump Another Gift
Aaron Maté | thenation.com | 2019-10-18
Ukrainegate Risks Handing Trump Another Gift…
thenation.com/article/ukrainegate-biden-trump/

Why I Can't Get Excited About Impeaching Trump
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-10-18
This piece originally appeared on Chicago Reader. | Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has begun an impeachment inquiry into President Trump for asking Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former vice president Joe Biden and his son Hunter. I get that there is a strong desire for many Americans to be rid of what they see as the national nightmare of Trump's presidency. But I urge caution for several reasons. | First, this impeachment inquiry will not succeed in getting rid of Trump. To win, a super…
truthdig.com/articles/why-i-cant-get-excited-about-impeaching-trump/

The Ukraine Whistleblowers and the Rise of Partisan Whistleblowing
Hannah Gurman, Kaeten Mistry | commondreams.org | 2019-10-18
The national security state and politicians should not be the sole gatekeepers of what information circulates in the public sphere. (Photo: Shutterstock) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/whistle.jpeg …
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/18/ukraine-whistleblowers-and-rise-partisan-whistleblowing?cd-origin=rss

Anti-Semitic and Anti-Muslim Murders Are Latest in String of Fascist Attacks
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-18
Last week's attack on a synagogue and kebab shop was only a blip in the news in the United States. On the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, a fascist tried to storm a synagogue in Halle, Germany. Failing to get through the synagogue's security door, he murdered a bystander on the street and then another in a nearby kebab shop. | For many people, this is yet another racist and anti-Semitic attack among innumerable others. But looking at the details, it is the latest in a sequence of six attacks in…
truthout.org/articles/anti-semitic-and-anti-muslim-murders-are-latest-in-string-of-fascist-attacks/

Boris Johnson's Brexit "Betrayal": Elect a Clown, Expect a Pie in Your Face
T.J. Coles | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-18
"We have a deal!", said the European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, on 17th October, following intense negotiations with the UK. Juncker was referring to a new draft treaty on Britain's withdrawal from the European Union (EU). But early reports suggest that British Prime Minister (PM) Boris Johnson has merely rehashed former PM Theresa May's disastrous…
counterpunch.org/2019/10/18/boris-johnsons-brexit-betrayal-elect-a-clown-expect-a-pie-in-your-face/

Scotland 'shafted' by UK Government in Brexit deal — Ian Blackford
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-10-18
The UK government is "shafting" Scotland after agreeing a Brexit deal with the European Union, according to the SNP's Ian Blackford. | Speaking on the BBC's Victoria Live programme, the party's Westminster leader said the deal announced on Thursday by Boris Johnson would give the north of Ireland a competitive advantage over Scotland. | The MP said although he welcomes an agreement which would effectively allow the north of Ireland to stay in the customs union and the single market, he added that calls for Scotland to have a similar arrangement had been ignored. | Westminster will sit on Saturday to vote on the d…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/10/18/scotland-shafted-by-uk-government-in-brexit-deal-ian-blackford/