Daily Archives: September 25, 2019

2019-09-25: News Headlines

RT (2019-09-25). As Democrats begin Trump impeachment, key 'Russiagate' case may be imploding. rt.com President Donald Trump's security adviser Michael Flynn was the first casualty of 'Russiagate' impeachment push, but the case against him seems weaker than ever, after a federal judge voided the conviction of his business partner. | Flynn, a retired general and former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, was forced to resign in February 2017, after less than two weeks of serving as national security adviser. He was snared in an FBI perjury trap as part of surveillance of the Trump campaign — which was predicated on claims it was "colluding" with Russia during the 2016 presidential election. | Though t…

Juan Cole (2019-09-25). Impeachment Isn't the High-Stakes Gamble Pelosi Thought. truthdig.com This piece originally appeared on Informed Comment. | Nancy Pelosi finally caved to pressure to open an impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump, after he admitted to having pressured the Ukraine government to investigate his Democratic rival, Joe Biden. | Biden is clearly furious over the whole thing, and as a pillar of the Democratic establishment and former president of the Senate (as vice president), he was in a position to pressure Pelosi to do something. I don't have any proof that he did; it is just obvious that Pelosi ch…

RT (2019-09-25). 'Nothing call': Trump lashes out at Dems & media after Zelensky chat memo released. rt.com President Donald Trump has slammed his Democratic rivals for launching an impeachment probe based on a "nothing call" with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced an impeachment inquiry on Tuesday, on the back of allegations that Trump threatened to withhold military aid to Ukraine, in a bid to pressure Zelensky into investigating Joe Biden's son Hunter's business dealings in the country. The Department of Justice released a transcript of the call on Wednesday, which detaile…

Mark Gruenberg (2019-09-25). Impeachment inquiry follows rising popular demands for action. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Whatever you may think of Ukraine's government—mired in corruption, red-baiting, xenophobia, and pro-Nazi anti-Semitism—Donald Trump's ultimatum to that nation's new president to dig up dirt on U.S. political foe Joe Biden, in return for foreign aid, was the trigger that pushed Democratic leaders to yield to the rising demand for the GOP incumbent's impeachment. The …

Staff (2019-09-25). Trump Pushed Ukraine Leader on Biden Probe, Memo Shows. truthdig.com The White House releases a five-page summary of the call that led House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi to announce an impeachment inquiry.

C.J. Atkins (2019-09-25). Impeaching Trump: Finally convinced, Pelosi opens formal inquiry. peoplesworld.org With the explosive whistleblower revelation that Trump allegedly threatened to withhold military aid from Ukraine to get dirt on the family of Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced the launching of a formal impeachment inquiry against the President of the United States. Speaking at the Capitol Tuesday evening, Pelosi said that Trump's "enlistment …

Staff (2019-09-25). Memo Reveals Trump Pushed Ukraine Leader on Biden Claims. truthdig.com WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry (all times local): | 10: 10 a.m. | The memo summarizing President Donald Trump's call with the Ukraine leader shows the president's lingering fixation on special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. | Trump flippantly refers to the ex-FBI director as a "man named Robert Mueller" and says he turned in "a very poor performance." | The memo also shows that the president made reference to the private cybersecurity firm that investigated Russia's hack of t…

Peter Certo (2019-09-25). The Case for Impeachment Goes Way Beyond Ukraine. commondreams.org Impeachment supporters rally outside the White House. (Photo: Shutterstock) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/impeach_1.jpeg

Juan Cole (2019-09-25). Impeachment Isn't the High-Stakes Gamble Pelosi Thought. truthdig.com This piece originally appeared on Informed Comment. | Nancy Pelosi finally caved to pressure to open an impeachment inquiry into Trump, after he admitted to having pressured the Ukraine government to investigate his Democratic rival Joe Biden. | Biden is clearly furious over the whole thing, and as a pillar of the Democratic establishment and former president of the Senate (as vice president), he was in a position to pressure Pelosi to do something. I don't have any proof that he did, it is just obvious that Pelosi changed he…

Jeet Heer (2019-09-25). The Case for Keeping Impeachment Clean and Simple. thenation.com The Case for Keeping Impeachment Clean and Simple…

Staff (2019-09-25). Headlines for September 25, 2019. democracynow.org Pelosi Launches Impeachment Inquiry Against President Trump, IPCC: World Must Cut Greenhouse Emissions or Face Catastrophic Sea Level Rise, Bolsonaro Faces Condemnation For Defending Deforestation of Amazon in U.N. Speech, Trump Denounces Iran, Venezuela & Calls for Countries to Embrace Nationalism at U.N., Pakistani PM Demands World to Address Crisis in Kashmir, U.K. Parliament Reconvenes After Court Declares Boris Johnson's Parliament Suspension Illegal, Egyptian Authorities Arrest At Least 900 Following Anti-Government Protests, Spain to Exhume Body of Former Dictator Francisco Franco from State Mausoleum, Nig…

Eoin Higgins, staff writer (2019-09-25). 'Smoking Gun': Experts Say White House Memo Reveals 'Blatantly Impeachable Conduct' by Trump. commondreams.org "The president sought to use the powers of the United States government to investigate a political opponent. We have no choice but to impeach." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/memo_ukraine_smoking_gun.jpg

Jake Johnson, staff writer (2019-09-25). 'Impeach Barr, Too': Critics Demand Attorney General's Ouster for Refusing to Investigate Trump-Ukraine Call. commondreams.org "Terrible implications for our democracy if DOJ is saying that the solicitation of opposition research by a candidate from foreign governments is totally legal and totally cool." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/william_barr_6.jpg

James Risen (2019-09-25). I Wrote About the Bidens and Ukraine Years Ago. Then the Right-Wing Spin Machine Turned the Story Upside Down. theintercept.com Many observers now seem to think this suddenly hot story came out of nowhere this year, but that is not true.

Aaron Maté (2019-09-25). The other Ukraine scandal: US support for neo-Nazis fuels far-right terror at home. thegrayzone.com Aaron Maté speaks with Ben Norton about how a far-right US soldier arrested by the FBI for plotting domestic bomb…

teleSUR (2019-09-25). Glacier on Mont Blanc Close to Collapse. telesurenglish.net A glacier of a quarter of a million cubic meters of ice is at risk of sliding off the Planpincieux glacier on the Grandes Jorasses peak in the Italian portion of the massif of Mont Blanc, Western Europe's highest mountain range, BBC reported. | RELATED | Young Climate Activists Held World Leaders Accountable at UN | This Tuesday Stefano Miserocchi, Mayor of the nearby town of Courmayeur, signed an order closing roads and evacuating homes and mountain refuges in the area. He said…

Amy Goodman (2019-09-25). In landmark UN complaint, 16 children accuse nations of failing to protect them from climate change. nationofchange.org Youth climate activists from around the world also attended the U.N. Climate Action Summit Monday, where they spoke at UNICEF about a landmark new climate complaint they filed with the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. Hailing from countries including Argentina, Brazil, Germany, the Marshall Islands and Tunisia, the young representatives spoke about why …

United Nations (2019-09-25). Security Council debates closer links between multilateral organizations in Europe and Asia. un.org Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the move to increase cooperation between the UN and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on Wednesday.

WSWS (2019-09-25). European powers endorse US war provocations against Iran. wsws.org Berlin, London and Paris endorsed US allegations that the recent attack in Saudi Arabia was an Iranian act of war, without providing any concrete evidence whatsoever.

teleSUR (2019-09-25). Putin Backs Venezuela Talks in Meeting With Maduro in Moscow. telesurenglish.net Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his support of Venezuela'snew round of dialogue Wednesday as he met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at the Kremlin to discuss further cooperation between the two countries. | RELATED | Venezuela: PSUV Lawmakers Return to National Assembly Tuesday | The meeting tok place as both Putin and Maduro skipped the United Nations General Assembly taking place in New York. Moscow ¥s support has been essential for the South Am…

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2019-09-25). Tempered Emergency: The Climate Change Summit in New York. globalresearch.ca It had a good deal of desperate scolding. Sweden's Greta Thunberg assumed the role of punishing advocate, a Joan of Arc of fury. The main culprit in her speech at the UN Climate Action Summit was the hideous, super ego, …

Anna Massoglia and Karl Evers-Hillstrom (2019-09-25). Trump's Ukraine call raises questions about campaign finance rules on foreign interference. nationofchange.org President Donald Trump acknowledged this weekend that he discussed former Vice President Joe Biden and his son during a July phone call with Ukraine's president, leading critics to question whether Trump is courting foreign interference ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Trump reportedly urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate his potential 2020 opponent over an unsubstantiated claim that …

Charles P. Pierce (2019-09-25). Trump's Ukraine Call 'Not-a-Transcript' Proves This Is 'Stupid Watergate'. commondreams.org President Donald Trump shakes hands with Attorney General William Barr in the Oval Office. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/White House) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/donald_trump_and_william_barr.jpg

United Nations (2019-09-25). Strong leaders care about all people, not just their own citizens, Ukraine's Zelenskyy says at UN. un.org Advances in weaponry have made the world smaller, which means leaders are not only responsible for the fate of their citizens but of everyone else on the planet, the President of Ukraine told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.

Andrew Korybko (2019-09-25). Ukrainegate Is Just The Democrats' Latest Gambit To Unseat Trump. globalresearch.ca A manufactured scandal is rapidly growing to epic proportions in the US surrounding one of Trump's recent conversations with new Ukrainian President Zelensky after a whistleblower alleged what the Mainstream Media is reporting to be the American leader's supposedly unethical …

Staff (2019-09-25). Billy Bragg: What the U.K. Supreme Court's Historic Ruling Against Boris Johnson Means for Brexit. democracynow.org The U.K. Parliament has reconvened after the country's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had unlawfully suspended Parliament in order to push through Brexit with or without a deal. Johnson made the unprecedented move late last month, asking the queen to prorogue Parliament in order to limit debate on leaving the European Union, which the U.K. is scheduled to do by October 31. Calls for Johnson's resignation are mounting since the news broke, with opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn calling for a general election and demanding Johnson apologize to the queen and to the country. For mo…

teleSUR (2019-09-25). France: Fresh Protests Against Macron's Pension Reform. telesurenglish.net The General Confederation of Labor (CGT) called on Tuesday over 150,000 citizens to protest in 166 different locations across France against the pension reform proposed by President Emmanuel Macron. | RELATED: | French Unions Strike Against Privatization of Electricity | The CGT Secretary Philippe Martinez said that Sep. 24 rallies were "a nice start" wi…

United Nations (2019-09-25). UK's Johnson warns of dystopian digital future, calls on UN to set global standards for emerging technologies. un.org United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday evening focused his address at the UN mainly on the looming threat of artificial intelligence run amok, but also made a brief reference to Brexit — comparing the process of the UK's delayed departure from the European Union to classical Greek mythology.

Staff (2019-09-25). What the UK Supreme Court's Ruling Against Boris Johnson Means for Brexit. truthout.org | | The U.K. Parliament has reconvened after the country's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had unlawfully suspended Parliament in order to push through Brexit with or without a deal. Johnson made the unprecedented move late last month, asking the queen to prorogue Parliament in order to limit debate on leaving the European Union, which the U.K. is scheduled to do by October 31. Calls for Johnson's resignation are mounting since the news broke, with opposition Labour…

RT (2019-09-24). Pelosi announces IMPEACHMENT inquiry over Ukraine call, Trump says it will help him win elections. rt.com President Donald Trump has called a looming impeachment inquiry against him a "positive," saying it will help him "win the election." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the investigation shortly afterwards. | Speaking to reporters at the UN General Assembly in New York, Trump said that impeachment would be "a positive for me," adding "we will win the election." | Democrats in Congress have threatened to impeach Trump countless times already — sometimes for non-offenses like "being such good friends with Putin," or making up…

RT (2019-09-24). Trump authorizes release of 'complete' transcript of call with Ukraine's Zelensky, Dems still not happy. rt.com US President Donald Trump said a full transcript of his recent call with the Ukrainian president is to be released, but Democrats continue with calls for impeachment and plan to interview the whistleblower on the incident. | Trump tweeted on Tuesday that he had authorized the release of the "complete, fully declassified and unredacted transcript" of his conversation with Volodymyr Zelensky. In a separate tweet, he said it was a "very friendly and totally appropriate call" and he applied "no pressure" on the Ukrainian leader. | Democrats had been up in arms after a whistleblower complained that Trump had allege…

Staff (2019-09-24). The Impeachment Dam May Finally Be Bursting. truthdig.com As the Washington Post reported late Monday that President Donald Trump ordered a hold on U.S. military aid to Ukraine just days before he pressured that country's leader to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden—a move critics described as a serious abuse of power and "extortion"—a slew of Democrats previously unsupportive of impeachment began speaking out in favor of removing the preside…

teleSUR (2019-09-24). US: House Democrats Begin Official Trump Impeachment Inquiry. telesurenglish.net United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Tuesday that the House of Representatives is moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. | RELATED: | Impeachment Talks Get Louder Over Trump's Ukraine Call | "The actions of the Trump presidency revealed the dishonorable fact of the President's betrayal of his oath of office, betrayal of our national security and betrayal of the integrity of our elections," Pelosi said in a brief speech on Capitol Hill. | The Ho…

Juan Cole (2019-09-24). Ukraine scandal shows the squad was right about impeaching Trump, & they're telling the Dems so. nationofchange.org "At this point, the bigger national scandal isn't the president's lawbreaking behavior – it is the Democratic Party's refusal to impeach him for it."

Ben Norton (2019-09-24). Bomb-plotting extremist American soldier tried to join US-backed neo-Nazi militia in Ukraine. thegrayzone.com A far-right US soldier arrested by the FBI for plotting domestic bomb attacks sought to join Ukraine's neo-Nazi Azov Battalion,…

Staff (2019-09-24). 16 Children Accuse Nations of Failing to Protect Them From Climate Change. truthout.org | | Youth climate activists from around the world also attended the U.N. Climate Action Summit Monday, where they spoke at UNICEF about a landmark new climate complaint they filed with the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. Hailing from countries including Argentina, Brazil, Germany, the Marshall Islands and Tunisia, the young representatives spoke about why they feel compelled to act on the climate crisis. Among the youth climate activists were Alexandria Villaseñor of…

teleSUR (2019-09-24). Russia Summons US Diplomat After They Declined Visa For UN. telesurenglish.net Russia summoned on Tuesday a senior U.S. diplomat in Moscow to protest over what it said was Washington's unacceptable refusal to issue visas to members of a Russian delegation traveling to the United Nations General Assembly. | RELATED: | EU Extends Economic Sanctions Against Russia for 6 More Months | The Kremlin promised a tough response and said Jon Huntsman, the U.S. amba…

Aaron Maté (2019-09-24). Cracks emerge in NATO confrontation of Russia. thegrayzone.com Stephen F. Cohen argues that cracks are emerging within the NATO-led consensus that has pushed Moscow from the West. Guest: …

Andrew Korybko (2019-09-24). Russia's Middle East Strategy: "Balance" vs. "Betrayal"? globalresearch.ca There's an intense debate raging within the Alternative and Independent media over whether Russia's contemporary Mideast strategy amounts to "balancing" or "betraying" the Resistance given the Eurasian Great Power's extremely close military cooperation with "Israel" in Syria. | The Freakish Fusion …

United Nations (2019-09-24). Kazakhstan continues to push for a nuclear-free world. un.org Kazakhstan, the Central Asian country which has renounced nuclear weapons, continued on Tuesday to urge the international community to make a nuclear-free world reality.

teleSUR (2019-09-24). Spain's Top Court Allows Exhuming Dictator Franco's Remains. telesurenglish.net Spain's supreme court gave the government the go-ahead Tuesday to exhume the remains of dictator Francisco Franco and move them from the state mausoleum in which he was buried in 1975. | RELATED: | Spain Orders Hundreds of Municipalities to Remove Franco Symbols | The ruling could end decades of controversy over the burial place of the man who sti…

ACLU (2019-09-24). International Human Rights Bodies Provide a Case for Reparations. aclu.org International human rights programs provide models for reparations. | It is common for nations where mass atrocities have taken place to engage in the process of reparation and repair. This process happened in Germany after the Holocaust, South Africa after apartheid, and here in the United States, forty years after the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. As a result, international human rights bodies have sought to lend their expertise to the process, often by holding hearings an…

United Nations (2019-09-24). Global Goals offer 'special opportunity' to change course of development, Bosnian leader tells General Assembly. un.org The world now has "a special opportunity to change the course of development", the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina told the UN General Assembly's annual general debate on Tuesday.

United Nations (2019-09-24). At UN, France's Macron says more 'political courage' is needed to face global challenges. un.org Addressing world leaders at the UN General Assembly's annual high-level debate on Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron called for courage, and for politicians to take the risks needed to achieve real solutions to contemporary challenges.

Paul Seamus Ryan (2019-09-24). The "Quid" Is a Crime: No Need to Prove "Pro Quo" in Ukrainegate. commondreams.org Through the Mueller investigation, President Trump should have learned the legal risks of seeking foreign support for his election efforts. Instead, he seems only to have learned that he can get away with it. (Photo: Donald Trump/cc/flickr) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/rudyg.jpeg

Lev Golinkin (2019-09-24). The Full Scope of Ukraine's Impact on the 2016 Election Has Yet to Be Examined. thenation.com The Full Scope of Ukraine's Impact on the 2016 Election Has Yet to Be Examined…

Staff (2019-09-24). In Landmark UN Complaint, 16 Children Accuse Nations of Failing to Protect Them from Climate Change. democracynow.org Youth climate activists from around the world also attended the U.N. Climate Action Summit Monday, where they spoke at UNICEF about a landmark new climate complaint they filed with the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. Hailing from countries including Argentina, Brazil, Germany, the Marshall Islands and Tunisia, the young representatives spoke about why they feel compelled to act on the climate crisis. Among the youth climate activists were Alexandria Villaseñor of New York and Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg.

Staff (2019-09-24). Headlines for September 24, 2019. democracynow.org Greta Thunberg and Youth Activists Take On World Leaders at U.N. Climate Action Summit, Trump Admin Tells U.N. to Drop Term "Reproductive Health and Rights", Trump Ordered Hold on Ukrainian Aid Before Call with President Zelensky About Bidens, U.K. Supreme Court: Boris Johnson's Suspension of Parliament Is Unlawful, U.K., France & Germany Say Iran Responsible for Saudi Oil Attacks as Trump Addresses UNGA, Afghanistan: At Least 40 Civilians Killed by U.S.-Afghan Attack, Haiti: Senator Shoots AP Photographer in Face During Anti-Gov't Protests, Video of Blindfolded Prisoners in Xinjiang Adds to Fears of Mass Human R…

Al Neal (2019-09-24). Resignation calls grow after U.K. Supreme Court rules Johnson's parliament suspension illegal. peoplesworld.org In a major blow to his fledgling and failing premiership, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's five-week prorogation (suspension) of Parliament was declared illegal by that country's Supreme Court today. Coming just five weeks before Britain's Oct. 31 deadline to leave the European Union, the court's move is the latest episode in the tumultuous battle over Brexit. …

unitedEditor (2019-09-24). BREXIT: Europe in Miniature. uwidata.com The most important question for the European Union today is whether BREXIT signals the beginning of the end for the entire bloc, or will ultimately serve to discourage other countries from attempting to cut ties. BREXIT: a denial of democracy No one was more surprised by the result of the 2016 Referendum on BREXIT than …

2019-09-25: Social Media Postees

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As Democrats begin Trump impeachment, key 'Russiagate' case may be imploding
rt.com | 2019-09-25
President Donald Trump's security adviser Michael Flynn was the first casualty of 'Russiagate' impeachment push, but the case against him seems weaker than ever, after a federal judge voided the conviction of his business partner. | Flynn, a retired general and former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, was forced to resign in February 2017, after less than two weeks of serving as national security adviser. He was snared in an FBI perjury trap as part of surveillance of the Trump campaign — which was predicated on claims it was "colluding" with Russia during the 2016 presidential election. | Though t…
rt.com/usa/469544-flynn-russiagate-rafiekian-impeachment/

Memo Reveals Trump Pushed Ukraine Leader on Biden Claims
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-25
WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry (all times local): | 10: 10 a.m. | The memo summarizing President Donald Trump's call with the Ukraine leader shows the president's lingering fixation on special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. | Trump flippantly refers to the ex-FBI director as a "man named Robert Mueller" and says he turned in "a very poor performance." | The memo also shows that the president made reference to the private cybersecurity firm that investigated Russia's hack of t…
truthdig.com/articles/memo-proves-trump-prodded-ukraine-leader-on-biden-claims/

Trump Pushed Ukraine Leader on Biden Probe, Memo Shows
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-25
The White House releases a five-page summary of the call that led House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi to announce an impeachment inquiry.
truthdig.com/articles/memo-proves-trump-prodded-ukraine-leader-on-biden-claims/

'Nothing call': Trump lashes out at Dems & media after Zelensky chat memo released
rt.com | 2019-09-25
President Donald Trump has slammed his Democratic rivals for launching an impeachment probe based on a "nothing call" with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced an impeachment inquiry on Tuesday, on the back of allegations that Trump threatened to withhold military aid to Ukraine, in a bid to pressure Zelensky into investigating Joe Biden's son Hunter's business dealings in the country. The Department of Justice released a transcript of the call on Wednesday, which detaile…
rt.com/usa/469604-trump-transcript-press-response/

Impeachment Isn't the High-Stakes Gamble Pelosi Thought
Juan Cole | truthdig.com | 2019-09-25
This piece originally appeared on Informed Comment. | Nancy Pelosi finally caved to pressure to open an impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump, after he admitted to having pressured the Ukraine government to investigate his Democratic rival, Joe Biden. | Biden is clearly furious over the whole thing, and as a pillar of the Democratic establishment and former president of the Senate (as vice president), he was in a position to pressure Pelosi to do something. I don't have any proof that he did; it is just obvious that Pelosi ch…
truthdig.com/articles/impeaching-trump-isnt-a-game-changer-but-its-a-start/

Impeachment inquiry follows rising popular demands for action
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-25
WASHINGTON–Whatever you may think of Ukraine's government–mired in corruption, red-baiting, xenophobia, and pro-Nazi anti-Semitism–Donald Trump's ultimatum to that nation's new president to dig up dirt on U.S. political foe Joe Biden, in return for foreign aid, was the trigger that pushed Democratic leaders to yield to the rising demand for the GOP incumbent's impeachment. The …
peoplesworld.org/article/impeachment-inquiry-follows-rising-popular-demands-for-action/

Impeaching Trump: Finally convinced, Pelosi opens formal inquiry
C.J. Atkins | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-25
With the explosive whistleblower revelation that Trump allegedly threatened to withhold military aid from Ukraine to get dirt on the family of Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced the launching of a formal impeachment inquiry against the President of the United States. Speaking at the Capitol Tuesday evening, Pelosi said that Trump's "enlistment …
peoplesworld.org/article/impeaching-trump-finally-convinced-pelosi-opens-formal-inquiry/

The Case for Impeachment Goes Way Beyond Ukraine
Peter Certo | commondreams.org | 2019-09-25
Impeachment supporters rally outside the White House. (Photo: Shutterstock) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/impeach_1.jpeg
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Impeachment inquiry follows rising popular demands for action
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-25
WASHINGTON–Whatever you may think of Ukraine's government–mired in corruption, red-baiting, xenophobia, and pro-Nazi anti-Semitism–Donald Trump's ultimatum to that nation's new president to dig up dirt on U.S. political foe Joe Biden, in return for foreign aid, was the trigger that pushed Democratic leaders to yield to the rising demand for the GOP incumbent's impeachment. The …
peoplesworld.org/article/impeachment-inquiry-follows-rising-popular-demands-for-action/

Impeachment Isn't the High-Stakes Gamble Pelosi Thought
Juan Cole | truthdig.com | 2019-09-25
This piece originally appeared on Informed Comment. | Nancy Pelosi finally caved to pressure to open an impeachment inquiry into Trump, after he admitted to having pressured the Ukraine government to investigate his Democratic rival Joe Biden. | Biden is clearly furious over the whole thing, and as a pillar of the Democratic establishment and former president of the Senate (as vice president), he was in a position to pressure Pelosi to do something. I don't have any proof that he did, it is just obvious that Pelosi changed he…
truthdig.com/articles/impeaching-trump-isnt-a-game-changer-but-its-a-start/

Impeaching Trump: Finally convinced, Pelosi opens formal inquiry
C.J. Atkins | peoplesworld.org | 2019-09-25
With the explosive whistleblower revelation that Trump allegedly threatened to withhold military aid from Ukraine to get dirt on the family of Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced the launching of a formal impeachment inquiry against the President of the United States. Speaking at the Capitol Tuesday evening, Pelosi said that Trump's "enlistment …
peoplesworld.org/article/impeaching-trump-finally-convinced-pelosi-opens-formal-inquiry/

The Case for Keeping Impeachment Clean and Simple
Jeet Heer | thenation.com | 2019-09-25
The Case for Keeping Impeachment Clean and Simple…
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Trump Pushed Ukraine Leader on Biden Probe, Memo Shows
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-25
The White House releases a five-page summary of the call that led House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi to announce an impeachment inquiry.
truthdig.com/articles/memo-proves-trump-prodded-ukraine-leader-on-biden-claims/

'Impeach Barr, Too': Critics Demand Attorney General's Ouster for Refusing to Investigate Trump-Ukraine Call
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-09-25
"Terrible implications for our democracy if DOJ is saying that the solicitation of opposition research by a candidate from foreign governments is totally legal and totally cool." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/william_barr_6.jpg
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'Smoking Gun': Experts Say White House Memo Reveals 'Blatantly Impeachable Conduct' by Trump
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-09-25
"The president sought to use the powers of the United States government to investigate a political opponent. We have no choice but to impeach." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/memo_ukraine_smoking_gun.jpg
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The other Ukraine scandal: US support for neo-Nazis fuels far-right terror at home
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-09-25
Aaron Maté speaks with Ben Norton about how a far-right US soldier arrested by the FBI for plotting domestic bomb…
thegrayzone.com/2019/09/25/ukraine-us-support-neo-nazis-ben-norton/

Glacier on Mont Blanc Close to Collapse
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-25
A glacier of a quarter of a million cubic meters of ice is at risk of sliding off the Planpincieux glacier on the Grandes Jorasses peak in the Italian portion of the massif of Mont Blanc, Western Europe's highest mountain range, BBC reported. | RELATED | Young Climate Activists Held World Leaders Accountable at UN | This Tuesday Stefano Miserocchi, Mayor of the nearby town of Courmayeur, signed an order closing roads and evacuating homes and mountain refuges in the area. He said…
telesurenglish.net/news/Glacier-Mont-Blanc-Close-Collapse-20190925-0014.html

In landmark UN complaint, 16 children accuse nations of failing to protect them from climate change
Amy Goodman | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-25
Youth climate activists from around the world also attended the U.N. Climate Action Summit Monday, where they spoke at UNICEF about a landmark new climate complaint they filed with the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. Hailing from countries including Argentina, Brazil, Germany, the Marshall Islands and Tunisia, the young representatives spoke about why …
nationofchange.org/2019/09/25/in-landmark-un-complaint-16-children-accuse-nations-of-failing-to-protect-them-from-climate-change/

France: Fresh Protests Against Macron's Pension Reform
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-25
The General Confederation of Labor (CGT) called on Tuesday over 150,000 citizens to protest in 166 different locations across France against the pension reform proposed by President Emmanuel Macron. | RELATED: | French Unions Strike Against Privatization of Electricity | The CGT Secretary Philippe Martinez said that Sep. 24 rallies were "a nice start" wi…
telesurenglish.net/news/France-Fresh-Protests-Against-Macrons-Pension-Reform-20190925-0011.html

European powers endorse US war provocations against Iran
wsws.org | 2019-09-25
Berlin, London and Paris endorsed US allegations that the recent attack in Saudi Arabia was an Iranian act of war, without providing any concrete evidence whatsoever.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/25/euir-s25.html

Security Council debates closer links between multilateral organizations in Europe and Asia
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-25
Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the move to increase cooperation between the UN and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on Wednesday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1047442

Putin Backs Venezuela Talks in Meeting With Maduro in Moscow
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-25
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his support of Venezuela'snew round of dialogue Wednesday as he met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at the Kremlin to discuss further cooperation between the two countries. | RELATED | Venezuela: PSUV Lawmakers Return to National Assembly Tuesday | The meeting tok place as both Putin and Maduro skipped the United Nations General Assembly taking place in New York. Moscow ¥s support has been essential for the South Am…
telesurenglish.net/news/Putin-Maduro-Meet-Moscow-20190925-0009.html

Putin Backs Venezuela Talks in Meeting With Maduro in Moscow
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-25
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his support of Venezuela'snew round of dialogue Wednesday as he met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at the Kremlin to discuss further cooperation between the two countries. | RELATED | Venezuela: PSUV Lawmakers Return to National Assembly Tuesday | The meeting tok place as both Putin and Maduro skipped the United Nations General Assembly taking place in New York. Moscow ¥s support has been essential for the South Am…
telesurenglish.net/news/Putin-Maduro-Meet-Moscow-20190925-0009.html

Tempered Emergency: The Climate Change Summit in New York
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-25
It had a good deal of desperate scolding. Sweden's Greta Thunberg assumed the role of punishing advocate, a Joan of Arc of fury. The main culprit in her speech at the UN Climate Action Summit was the hideous, super ego, …
globalresearch.ca/tempered-emergency-the-climate-change-summit-in-new-york/5690170

Trump's Ukraine Call 'Not-a-Transcript' Proves This Is 'Stupid Watergate'
Charles P. Pierce | commondreams.org | 2019-09-25
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Attorney General William Barr in the Oval Office. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/White House) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/donald_trump_and_william_barr.jpg
commondreams.org/views/2019/09/25/trumps-ukraine-call-not-transcript-proves-stupid-watergate?cd-origin=rss

I Wrote About the Bidens and Ukraine Years Ago. Then the Right-Wing Spin Machine Turned the Story Upside Down
James Risen | theintercept.com | 2019-09-25
Many observers now seem to think this suddenly hot story came out of nowhere this year, but that is not true.
theintercept.com/2019/09/25/i-wrote-about-the-bidens-and-ukraine-years-ago-then-the-right-wing-spin-machine-turned-the-story-upside-down/

Trump's Ukraine call raises questions about campaign finance rules on foreign interference
Anna Massoglia and Karl Evers-Hillstrom | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-25
President Donald Trump acknowledged this weekend that he discussed former Vice President Joe Biden and his son during a July phone call with Ukraine's president, leading critics to question whether Trump is courting foreign interference ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Trump reportedly urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate his potential 2020 opponent over an unsubstantiated claim that …
nationofchange.org/2019/09/25/trumps-ukraine-call-raises-questions-about-campaign-finance-rules-on-foreign-interference/

Strong leaders care about all people, not just their own citizens, Ukraine's Zelenskyy says at UN
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-25
Advances in weaponry have made the world smaller, which means leaders are not only responsible for the fate of their citizens but of everyone else on the planet, the President of Ukraine told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1047412

Ukrainegate Is Just The Democrats' Latest Gambit To Unseat Trump
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-25
A manufactured scandal is rapidly growing to epic proportions in the US surrounding one of Trump's recent conversations with new Ukrainian President Zelensky after a whistleblower alleged what the Mainstream Media is reporting to be the American leader's supposedly unethical …
globalresearch.ca/ukrainegate-is-just-the-democrats-latest-gambit-to-unseat-trump/5690041

Trump's Ukraine call raises questions about campaign finance rules on foreign interference
Anna Massoglia and Karl Evers-Hillstrom | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-25
President Donald Trump acknowledged this weekend that he discussed former Vice President Joe Biden and his son during a July phone call with Ukraine's president, leading critics to question whether Trump is courting foreign interference ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Trump reportedly urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate his potential 2020 opponent over an unsubstantiated claim that …
nationofchange.org/2019/09/25/trumps-ukraine-call-raises-questions-about-campaign-finance-rules-on-foreign-interference/

Billy Bragg: What the U.K. Supreme Court's Historic Ruling Against Boris Johnson Means for Brexit
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-09-25
The U.K. Parliament has reconvened after the country's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had unlawfully suspended Parliament in order to push through Brexit with or without a deal. Johnson made the unprecedented move late last month, asking the queen to prorogue Parliament in order to limit debate on leaving the European Union, which the U.K. is scheduled to do by October 31. Calls for Johnson's resignation are mounting since the news broke, with opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn calling for a general election and demanding Johnson apologize to the queen and to the country. For mo…
www.democracynow.org/2019/9/25/brexit_british_parliament_billy_bragg

What the UK Supreme Court's Ruling Against Boris Johnson Means for Brexit
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-25
| The U.K. Parliament has reconvened after the country's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had unlawfully suspended Parliament in order to push through Brexit with or without a deal. Johnson made the unprecedented move late last month, asking the queen to prorogue Parliament in order to limit debate on leaving the European Union, which the U.K. is scheduled to do by October 31. Calls for Johnson's resignation are mounting since the news broke, with opposition Labour…
truthout.org/video/what-the-uk-supreme-courts-ruling-against-boris-johnson-means-for-brexit/

UK's Johnson warns of dystopian digital future, calls on UN to set global standards for emerging technologies
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-25
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday evening focused his address at the UN mainly on the looming threat of artificial intelligence run amok, but also made a brief reference to Brexit — comparing the process of the UK's delayed departure from the European Union to classical Greek mythology.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1047422

Pelosi announces IMPEACHMENT inquiry over Ukraine call, Trump says it will help him win elections
rt.com | 2019-09-24
President Donald Trump has called a looming impeachment inquiry against him a "positive," saying it will help him "win the election." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the investigation shortly afterwards. | Speaking to reporters at the UN General Assembly in New York, Trump said that impeachment would be "a positive for me," adding "we will win the election." | Democrats in Congress have threatened to impeach Trump countless times already — sometimes for non-offenses like "being such good friends with Putin," or making up…
rt.com/usa/469537-trump-pelosi-impeach-election/

The Impeachment Dam May Finally Be Bursting
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-09-24
As the Washington Post reported late Monday that President Donald Trump ordered a hold on U.S. military aid to Ukraine just days before he pressured that country's leader to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden–a move critics described as a serious abuse of power and "extortion"–a slew of Democrats previously unsupportive of impeachment began speaking out in favor of removing the preside…
truthdig.com/articles/the-impeachment-dam-may-finally-be-bursting/

US: House Democrats Begin Official Trump Impeachment Inquiry
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-24
United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Tuesday that the House of Representatives is moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. | RELATED: | Impeachment Talks Get Louder Over Trump's Ukraine Call | "The actions of the Trump presidency revealed the dishonorable fact of the President's betrayal of his oath of office, betrayal of our national security and betrayal of the integrity of our elections," Pelosi said in a brief speech on Capitol Hill. | The Ho…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-House-Democrats-Begin-Official-Trump-Impeachment-Inquiry-20190924-0018.html

Trump authorizes release of 'complete' transcript of call with Ukraine's Zelensky, Dems still not happy
rt.com | 2019-09-24
US President Donald Trump said a full transcript of his recent call with the Ukrainian president is to be released, but Democrats continue with calls for impeachment and plan to interview the whistleblower on the incident. | Trump tweeted on Tuesday that he had authorized the release of the "complete, fully declassified and unredacted transcript" of his conversation with Volodymyr Zelensky. In a separate tweet, he said it was a "very friendly and totally appropriate call" and he applied "no pressure" on the Ukrainian leader. | Democrats had been up in arms after a whistleblower complained that Trump had allege…
rt.com/usa/469532-trump-zelensky-biden-transcript/

US: House Democrats Begin Official Trump Impeachment Inquiry
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-24
United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Tuesday that the House of Representatives is moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. | RELATED: | Impeachment Talks Get Louder Over Trump's Ukraine Call | "The actions of the Trump presidency revealed the dishonorable fact of the President's betrayal of his oath of office, betrayal of our national security and betrayal of the integrity of our elections," Pelosi said in a brief speech on Capitol Hill. | The Ho…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-House-Democrats-Begin-Official-Trump-Impeachment-Inquiry-20190924-0018.html

Ukraine scandal shows the squad was right about impeaching Trump, & they're telling the Dems so
Juan Cole | nationofchange.org | 2019-09-24
"At this point, the bigger national scandal isn't the president's lawbreaking behavior – it is the Democratic Party's refusal to impeach him for it."
nationofchange.org/2019/09/24/ukraine-scandal-shows-the-squad-was-right-about-impeaching-trump-theyre-telling-the-dems-so/

Bomb-plotting extremist American soldier tried to join US-backed neo-Nazi militia in Ukraine
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2019-09-24
A far-right US soldier arrested by the FBI for plotting domestic bomb attacks sought to join Ukraine's neo-Nazi Azov Battalion,…
thegrayzone.com/2019/09/23/bomb-extremist-us-soldier-fbi-ukrainian-nazi-azov/

16 Children Accuse Nations of Failing to Protect Them From Climate Change
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-09-24
| Youth climate activists from around the world also attended the U.N. Climate Action Summit Monday, where they spoke at UNICEF about a landmark new climate complaint they filed with the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. Hailing from countries including Argentina, Brazil, Germany, the Marshall Islands and Tunisia, the young representatives spoke about why they feel compelled to act on the climate crisis. Among the youth climate activists were Alexandria Villaseñor of…
truthout.org/video/16-children-accuse-nations-of-failing-to-protect-them-from-climate-change/

Russia Summons US Diplomat After They Declined Visa For UN
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-24
Russia summoned on Tuesday a senior U.S. diplomat in Moscow to protest over what it said was Washington's unacceptable refusal to issue visas to members of a Russian delegation traveling to the United Nations General Assembly. | RELATED: | EU Extends Economic Sanctions Against Russia for 6 More Months | The Kremlin promised a tough response and said Jon Huntsman, the U.S. amba…
telesurenglish.net/news/Russia-Summons-US-Diplomat-After-They-Declined-Visa-For-UN-20190924-0005.html

Russia's Middle East Strategy: "Balance" vs. "Betrayal"?
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2019-09-24
There's an intense debate raging within the Alternative and Independent media over whether Russia's contemporary Mideast strategy amounts to "balancing" or "betraying" the Resistance given the Eurasian Great Power's extremely close military cooperation with "Israel" in Syria. | The Freakish Fusion …
globalresearch.ca/russias-middle-east-strategy-balance-vs-betrayal/5690056

Cracks emerge in NATO confrontation of Russia
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-09-24
Stephen F. Cohen argues that cracks are emerging within the NATO-led consensus that has pushed Moscow from the West. Guest: …
thegrayzone.com/2019/09/24/cracks-emerge-in-nato-confrontation-of-russia/

Kazakhstan continues to push for a nuclear-free world
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-24
Kazakhstan, the Central Asian country which has renounced nuclear weapons, continued on Tuesday to urge the international community to make a nuclear-free world reality.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1047362

Spain's Top Court Allows Exhuming Dictator Franco's Remains
telesurenglish.net | 2019-09-24
Spain's supreme court gave the government the go-ahead Tuesday to exhume the remains of dictator Francisco Franco and move them from the state mausoleum in which he was buried in 1975. | RELATED: | Spain Orders Hundreds of Municipalities to Remove Franco Symbols | The ruling could end decades of controversy over the burial place of the man who sti…
telesurenglish.net/news/Spains-Top-Court-Allows-Exhuming-Dictator-Francos-Remains-20190924-0009.html

International Human Rights Bodies Provide a Case for Reparations
aclu.org | 2019-09-24
International human rights programs provide models for reparations. | It is common for nations where mass atrocities have taken place to engage in the process of reparation and repair. This process happened in Germany after the Holocaust, South Africa after apartheid, and here in the United States, forty years after the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. As a result, international human rights bodies have sought to lend their expertise to the process, often by holding hearings an…
aclu.org/blog/racial-justice/race-and-economic-justice/international-human-rights-bodies-provide-case

International Human Rights Bodies Provide a Case for Reparations
aclu.org | 2019-09-24
International human rights programs provide models for reparations. | It is common for nations where mass atrocities have taken place to engage in the process of reparation and repair. This process happened in Germany after the Holocaust, South Africa after apartheid, and here in the United States, forty years after the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. As a result, international human rights bodies have sought to lend their expertise to the process, often by holding hearings an…
aclu.org/blog/racial-justice/race-and-economic-justice/international-human-rights-bodies-provide-case

Global Goals offer 'special opportunity' to change course of development, Bosnian leader tells General Assembly
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-24
The world now has "a special opportunity to change the course of development", the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina told the UN General Assembly's annual general debate on Tuesday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1047372

At UN, France's Macron says more 'political courage' is needed to face global challenges
United Nations | un.org | 2019-09-24
Addressing world leaders at the UN General Assembly's annual high-level debate on Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron called for courage, and for politicians to take the risks needed to achieve real solutions to contemporary challenges.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/09/1047352