Daily Archives: October 10, 2019

2019-10-10: News Headlines

Joshua Cho (2019-10-10). Major Media Bury Groundbreaking Studies of Pentagon's Massive Carbon Bootprint. fair.org by Joshua Cho | In 2010, Project Censored ( 10/2/10) found that theUS military is responsible for the most egregious and widespread pollution of the planet, yet this information and accompanying documentation goes almost entirely unreported. The Conversation ( 6/26/19) ran a piece by the authors of the Durham/Lancaster study. | Almost a decade later, Project…

Prof. Tim Anderson (2019-10-10). The Dirty War on Syria: Washington, Regime Change and Resistance. globalresearch.ca Government propaganda and NGO misinformation have coloured the story of the war on Syria from its inception. Stepping in to set the record straight, Dr. Tim Anderson explores the real beginnings of the conflict, the players behind it, and their agenda…

Staff (2019-10-10). Turkish Invasion Raises Fear of Kurdish Genocide and ISIS Resurgence. truthout.org | | Turkey has launched an aerial and ground assault on northern Syria targeting Kurdish-controlled areas. The offensive began Wednesday, just days after President Trump ordered U.S. troops to fall back from their positions on the Turkish-Syrian border. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports at least 16 Kurds have been killed so far. Turkey is claiming the death toll is far higher. The Trump administration has faced widespread criticism from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers for aband…

Tracy Keeling (2019-10-10). Don't let the media fool you. Chris Williamson got a big win in the High Court today. thecanary.co After being suspended not once but twice from the Labour Party, Chris Williamson has had his day in court. And the anti-apartheid MP was vindicated, as the judge ruled the party's initial re-suspension of the MP was unlawful. | That's not, however, the way the mainstream press is making it sound. | Suspension: | The par…

Staff (2019-10-10). After Trump Abandoned Kurds, Turkish Invasion Raises Fear of Kurdish Genocide & ISIS Resurgence. democracynow.org Turkey has launched an aerial and ground assault on northern Syria targeting Kurdish-controlled areas. The offensive began Wednesday, just days after President Trump ordered U.S. troops to fall back from their positions on the Turkish-Syrian border. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports at least 16 Kurds have been killed so far. Turkey is claiming the death toll is far higher. The Trump administration has faced widespread criticism from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers for abandoning the stateless Kurds who had helped the U.S. fight ISIS. Turkey is claiming the assault is needed to establish a "

Staff (2019-10-10). Turkey Moves to Crush Rojava, the Kurds' Radical Experiment Based on Democracy, Feminism & Ecology. democracynow.org As Turkey launches an aerial and ground assault on northern Syria targeting Kurdish-controlled areas, we look at how the offensive threatens the Kurdish region of Rojava with Debbie Bookchin, co-founder of the Emergency Committee for Rojava. She is a journalist and author who co-edited a book of essays by her father, Murray Bookchin, "The Next Revolution: Popular Assemblies and the Promise of Direct Democracy." We also speak with Elif Sarican, a Kurdish Women's Movement activist and anthropologist at the London School of Economics, and Ertuƒürul Kàºrkàßàº, honorary chair of the pro-Kurdi…

teleSUR (2019-10-09). Ecuadorean Gov't Orders Closing of Public Radio Station. telesurenglish.net Ecuador's Telecommunication Control and Regulation Agency initiated a sanctioning administrative case against public radio Pichincha Universal ordering the station to shut down and suspend its activities immediately. | RELATED: | Ecuador: Public Radio Pulled Off Air For Reporting on Anti-Gov't Protests | "What this means is censorship. They seized the radio signal and force us to use the programming from the government's public radio, without the possibility of transmitting our ow…

True Publica (2019-10-09). The Dangers of a US-UK Trade Deal as TTIP in EU Re-emerges: Leaked Government Paper. globalresearch.ca The 31st October looms large. Boris Johnson's career may be 'dead in a ditch' or maybe the 'do-or-die' strategy produces a deal or possibly something else. One thing is for sure, Britain does not need a specific trade deal with …

Glen Ford (2019-10-08). The Corporate Democrats' (and Alicia Garza's) get-Sanders slanders. mronline.org Once the Bernie Sanders threat has subsided, Elizabeth Warren will be required to further neuter herself to allay the fears of billionaire Democratic donors. Once upon a time not so long ago the U.S. corporate media was a livelier place, where the rich people that owned the presses argued among themselves about the destiny of […] | Source

RT (2019-10-08). 'Don't tempt me': Hillary threatens to enter 2020 race after Trump Twitter jab. rt.com Hillary Clinton has threatened to enter the 2020 presidential race for president after President Donald Trump suggested on Twitter that she throw her hat in the ring in an effort to "steal it away" from Elizabeth Warren. | Trump tweeted Tuesday that "Crooked Hillary" should run for president again to deprive the "Uber Left" Warren of a shot at the White House, but only on "one condition" to be subpoenaed to "explain all of her high crimes and misdemeanors." | I think that Crooked Hillary Clinton should enter the race to try and steal it away from Uber Left Elizabeth Warren. Only one condition. The Crooked one…

Staff (2019-10-07). "A Shakespearean Act of Betrayal": Trump Agrees to Let Turkey Invade Kurdish-Controlled Syrian Area. democracynow.org U.S. troops have begun withdrawing from northeast Syria as Turkey prepares to invade Kurdish-controlled areas of the country. For years, the Kurds have been close allies to the United States in the fight against ISIS. On Sunday, however, the White House released a statement that surprised many in the region, announcing that Turkey would be "moving forward with its long-planned operation in Northern Syria," following a phone call between President Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "The United States Armed Forces will not support or be involved in that operation, and the United States forces, having…

Christopher Banks (2019-10-07). Murderer Amber Guyger gets a hug from judge and racist media. liberationnews.org The corporate media message (and preference) was clear: Unconditionally offer forgiveness even when it is not premised on meaningful change and lasting justice.

Rick Sterling (2019-10-06). An Open Letter to Science and Global Security. dissidentvoice.org Dear Editors at Science and Global Security Science and Global Security (SGS) has been publishing technical articles on arms control and related issues since 1989. I urge you not to succumb to political censorship. Recently it was announced you are withholding publication of an article titled "Computational Forensic Analysis for the Chemical Weapons Attack at …

FAIR (2019-10-03). HELP FAIR: Want a Better World? Fight for Better Media. fair.org Dear FAIRites, FAIR holds firm to its belief that documenting and challenging corporate media is critically important to maintaining democratic values. The news industry's use of government officials, unnamed sources and right-wing think tank "experts" to distort the news needs to always be called out—now is not the time to let up on media activism. …

Jim Naureckas (2019-10-03). Atlantic Calls on Hollywood to Produce More Government Propaganda. fair.org This Atlantic ( 9/15/19) essay's main complaint about Chinese propaganda seems to be that Beijing is better at it than Washington. | The Atlantic ( 9/15/19) published a curious plea for more propaganda in Hollywood movies. The essay, by Boston College's Martha Bayles, is ostensibly a warning about the growing power of China over the US film industry: Simultaneously the world's mo…

Hatewatch Staff (2019-09-18). Daily Stormer Website Goes Dark Amid Chaos. splcenter.org The website for the Daily Stormer, the white supremacist, neo-Nazi and antisemitic racist group, has lost access to a critical piece of web infrastructure that allows the general public to access its hate propaganda easily.

Eoin Higgins, Common Dreams (2019-09-08). New Season of Amazon's Jack Ryan Focused on Venezuela Denounced as 'Over-the-Top and Ridiculous' US Propaganda. venezuelanalysis.com The upcoming season of Amazon's Jack Ryan could have been scripted by John Bolton.

2019-10-10: Social Media Postees

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Major Media Bury Groundbreaking Studies of Pentagon's Massive Carbon Bootprint
Joshua Cho | fair.org | 2019-10-10
by Joshua Cho | In 2010, Project Censored ( 10/2/10) found that theUS military is responsible for the most egregious and widespread pollution of the planet, yet this information and accompanying documentation goes almost entirely unreported. The Conversation ( 6/26/19) ran a piece by the authors of the Durham/Lancaster study. | Almost a decade later, Project…
fair.org/home/major-media-bury-groundbre…

The Dirty War on Syria: Washington, Regime Change and Resistance
Prof. Tim Anderson | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-10
Government propaganda and NGO misinformation have coloured the story of the war on Syria from its inception. Stepping in to set the record straight, Dr. Tim Anderson explores the real beginnings of the conflict, the players behind it, and their agenda…
globalresearch.ca/video-the-dirty-war-on…

Turkish Invasion Raises Fear of Kurdish Genocide and ISIS Resurgence
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-10
| Turkey has launched an aerial and ground assault on northern Syria targeting Kurdish-controlled areas. The offensive began Wednesday, just days after President Trump ordered U.S. troops to fall back from their positions on the Turkish-Syrian border. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports at least 16 Kurds have been killed so far. Turkey is claiming the death toll is far higher. The Trump administration has faced widespread criticism from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers for aband…
truthout.org/video/turkish-invasion-rais…

Don't let the media fool you. Chris Williamson got a big win in the High Court today
Tracy Keeling | thecanary.co | 2019-10-10
After being suspended not once but twice from the Labour Party, Chris Williamson has had his day in court. And the anti-apartheid MP was vindicated, as the judge ruled the party's initial re-suspension of the MP was unlawful. | That's not, however, the way the mainstream press is making it sound. | Suspension: | The par…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2019/10/10/dont-let-the-media-fool-you-chris-williamson-got-a-big-win-in-the-high-court-today/

Turkey Moves to Crush Rojava, the Kurds' Radical Experiment Based on Democracy, Feminism & Ecology
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-10
As Turkey launches an aerial and ground assault on northern Syria targeting Kurdish-controlled areas, we look at how the offensive threatens the Kurdish region of Rojava with Debbie Bookchin, co-founder of the Emergency Committee for Rojava. She is a journalist and author who co-edited a book of essays by her father, Murray Bookchin, "The Next Revolution: Popular Assemblies and the Promise of Direct Democracy." We also speak with Elif Sarican, a Kurdish Women's Movement activist and anthropologist at the London School of Economics, and Ertuƒürul Kàºrkàßàº, honorary chair of the pro-Kurdi…
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/10/turkey_a…

After Trump Abandoned Kurds, Turkish Invasion Raises Fear of Kurdish Genocide & ISIS Resurgence
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-10
Turkey has launched an aerial and ground assault on northern Syria targeting Kurdish-controlled areas. The offensive began Wednesday, just days after President Trump ordered U.S. troops to fall back from their positions on the Turkish-Syrian border. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports at least 16 Kurds have been killed so far. Turkey is claiming the death toll is far higher. The Trump administration has faced widespread criticism from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers for abandoning the stateless Kurds who had helped the U.S. fight ISIS. Turkey is claiming the assault is needed to establish a "
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/10/turkey_a…

Ecuadorean Gov't Orders Closing of Public Radio Station
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-09
Ecuador's Telecommunication Control and Regulation Agency initiated a sanctioning administrative case against public radio Pichincha Universal ordering the station to shut down and suspend its activities immediately. | RELATED: | Ecuador: Public Radio Pulled Off Air For Reporting on Anti-Gov't Protests | "What this means is censorship. They seized the radio signal and force us to use the programming from the government's public radio, without the possibility of transmitting our ow…
telesurenglish.net/news/Ecuadorean-Govt-…

The Corporate Democrats' (and Alicia Garza's) get-Sanders slanders
Glen Ford | mronline.org | 2019-10-08
Once the Bernie Sanders threat has subsided, Elizabeth Warren will be required to further neuter herself to allay the fears of billionaire Democratic donors. Once upon a time not so long ago the U.S. corporate media was a livelier place, where the rich people that owned the presses argued among themselves about the destiny of […] | Source…
mronline.org/2019/10/08/the-corporate-de…

'Don't tempt me': Hillary threatens to enter 2020 race after Trump Twitter jab
rt.com | 2019-10-08
Hillary Clinton has threatened to enter the 2020 presidential race for president after President Donald Trump suggested on Twitter that she throw her hat in the ring in an effort to "steal it away" from Elizabeth Warren. | Trump tweeted Tuesday that "Crooked Hillary" should run for president again to deprive the "Uber Left" Warren of a shot at the White House, but only on "one condition" to be subpoenaed to "explain all of her high crimes and misdemeanors." | I think that Crooked Hillary Clinton should enter the race to try and steal it away from Uber Left Elizabeth Warren. Only one condition. The Crooked one…
rt.com/usa/470478-clinton-trump-run-elec…

Murderer Amber Guyger gets a hug from judge and racist media
Christopher Banks | liberationnews.org | 2019-10-07
The corporate media message (and preference) was clear: Unconditionally offer forgiveness even when it is not premised on meaningful change and lasting justice.
liberationnews.org/murderer-amber-guyger…

"A Shakespearean Act of Betrayal": Trump Agrees to Let Turkey Invade Kurdish-Controlled Syrian Area
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-07
U.S. troops have begun withdrawing from northeast Syria as Turkey prepares to invade Kurdish-controlled areas of the country. For years, the Kurds have been close allies to the United States in the fight against ISIS. On Sunday, however, the White House released a statement that surprised many in the region, announcing that Turkey would be "moving forward with its long-planned operation in Northern Syria," following a phone call between President Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "The United States Armed Forces will not support or be involved in that operation, and the United States forces, having…
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/7/syria_us_…

An Open Letter to Science and Global Security
Rick Sterling | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-10-06
Dear Editors at Science and Global Security Science and Global Security (SGS) has been publishing technical articles on arms control and related issues since 1989. I urge you not to succumb to political censorship. Recently it was announced you are withholding publication of an article titled "Computational Forensic Analysis for the Chemical Weapons Attack at …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/10/an-open-lette…

HELP FAIR: Want a Better World? Fight for Better Media
fair.org | 2019-10-03
Dear FAIRites, FAIR holds firm to its belief that documenting and challenging corporate media is critically important to maintaining democratic values. The news industry's use of government officials, unnamed sources and right-wing think tank "experts" to distort the news needs to always be called out–now is not the time to let up on media activism. …
fair.org/home/help-fair-want-a-better-wo…

Atlantic Calls on Hollywood to Produce More Government Propaganda
Jim Naureckas | fair.org | 2019-10-03
This Atlantic ( 9/15/19) essay's main complaint about Chinese propaganda seems to be that Beijing is better at it than Washington. | The Atlantic ( 9/15/19) published a curious plea for more propaganda in Hollywood movies. The essay, by Boston College's Martha Bayles, is ostensibly a warning about the growing power of China over the US film industry: Simultaneously the world's mo…
fair.org/home/atlantic-calls-on-hollywoo…

Daily Stormer Website Goes Dark Amid Chaos
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2019-09-18
The website for the Daily Stormer, the white supremacist, neo-Nazi and antisemitic racist group, has lost access to a critical piece of web infrastructure that allows the general public to access its hate propaganda easily.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/09/18/daily…