Politics & environs articles 2019

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Bad ancestors: does the climate crisis violate the rights of those yet to be born?

 

Our environmental vandalism has made urgent the question of ethical responsibilities across decades and centuries

 

Tue 1 Oct 2019 06.00 BST

by Astra Taylor

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/01/bad-ancestors-climate-crisis-democracy

 

 

 

 

City-sized iceberg separates from Antarctic ice shelf – video

 

A gigantic iceberg has broken away from the Amery ice shelf in east Antarctica. The tabular iceberg, officially named D28, is 1,636 square kilometres in size , or about 50 x 30 kilometres -  the size of greater London or greater Sydney. It separated from the ice shelf last week, on 26 September but scientists said it was not related to climate change

 

Source: Australian Antarctic Division

Tue 1 Oct 2019 06.13 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2019/oct/01/city-sized-iceberg-separates-from-antarctic-ice-shelf-video

 

 

 

 

Senior Credit Suisse executive quits over 'extraordinary' spying scandal

 

Bank rules surveillance of outgoing head of wealth management Iqbal Khan was ‘wrong and disproportionate’

 

Rupert Neate and Julia Kollewe

Tue 1 Oct 2019 09.41 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/01/credit-suisse-spying-scandal-investigation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Riots at Greek refugee camp on Lesbos after fatal fire

 

Government says it will step up transfers to the mainland after unrest at overcrowded camp

 

Helena Smith in Athens

Mon 30 Sep 2019 14.33 BST

 

 

Vid

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/30/riots-at-greek-refugee-camp-on-lesbos-after-fatal-fire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peru's president dissolves Congress to push through anti-corruption reforms

 

Political crisis comes to a head as lawmakers remain in chamber in defiance of Martín Vizcarra and popular protests

 

Reuters

Tue 1 Oct 2019 04.16 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/01/perus-president-dissolves-congress-to-push-through-anti-corruption-reforms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Silence or death: Turner finalist Lawrence Abu Hamdan on recreating a horrific Syrian jail

 

Saydnaya prison is a black hole of abuse where inmates are forced into silence on pain of death. The artist reveals how his library of sound effects helped survivors recount their shocking stories

 

Tue 1 Oct 2019 06.00 BST Last modified on Tue 1 Oct 2019 11.38 BST

Charlotte Higgins

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/oct/01/silence-or-death-turner-finalist-lawrence-abu-hamdan-on-recreating-a-horrific-syrian-jail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yemen: Aden's changing alliances erupt into four-year conflict's newest front

 

Fighting in the south between separatists and government forces points to why peace is even more elusive

 

 

Tue 1 Oct 2019 05.00 BST

by Bethan McKernan in Aden and Marib. Photography by Achilleas Zavallis

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/01/yemen-adens-changing-alliances-erupt-into-four-year-conflicts-newest-front

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iran sentences four men for spying for US and UK

 

One man sentenced to death and others receive long sentences in further blow to efforts to calm US-Iranian tensions

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Tue 1 Oct 2019 11.28 BST Last modified on Tue 1 Oct 2019 11.50 BST

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/01/iran-sentences-four-people-for-spying-for-us-and-uk

Edited October 1, 2019 by umbertino

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Not all men: what I've learned as a woman working with sex offenders

 

I’ve been shocked and disgusted by what some men have done. I’ve also seen how complicated atonement and forgiveness are

 

Samantha Smithstein for Anxy with illustrations by Cristina Daura

Wed 2 Oct 2019 06.30 BST

 

Warning: This story contains discussion and description of sexual abuse, assault and trauma

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/01/sex-offenders-psychology-not-all-men

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From Qatar to Vietnam, global heating is making the workplace deadly for millions

 

Regular exposure to dangerously high temperatures poses a grave and growing threat to workers around the world

 

Tord Kjellstrom

Wed 2 Oct 2019 11.40 BST Last modified on Wed 2 Oct 2019 11.44 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/oct/02/from-qatar-to-vietnam-global-heating-is-making-the-workplace-deadly-for-millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aftershocks from Jamal Khashoggi's murder still shake the Middle East

 

Reputation of the Saudi Crown Prince may never recover after the assassination a year ago

 

Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent

Wed 2 Oct 2019 05.00 BST Last modified on Wed 2 Oct 2019 19.50 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/02/aftershocks-from-jamal-khashoggis-still-shake-the-middle-east

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong: thousands protest over police shooting of teenager

 

Anger and sorrow fuel fresh demonstrations after injury of 18-year-old Tsang Chi-kin

 

Emma Graham-Harrison in Hong Kong

Wed 2 Oct 2019 17.50 BST

 

 

Vid

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/02/hong-kong-protests-police-teenager-shooting-students-violence-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Things are getting unstable': global heating and the rise of rockfalls in Swiss Alps

 

As Switzerland’s glaciers melt, dangerous rockfalls become more likely and towns are forced to live under an existential threat

 

Denise Hruby in Bondo, Switzerland

Wed 2 Oct 2019 06.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/02/things-are-getting-unstable-global-heating-and-the-rise-of-rockfalls-in-swiss-alps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This cowardly speech reveals Boris Johnson’s armoury is empty

 

A general election is now the PM’s only hope of Getting Brexit Done. If they stick together, his opponents can beat him

 

Wed 2 Oct 2019 19.08 BST Last modified on Wed 2 Oct 2019 21.48 BST

Martin Kettle

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/02/boris-johnsons-speech-of-coward-conservative-conference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’ve seen how rash words can escalate into conflict. I fear it may happen again

 

Northern Ireland’s Troubles began with intemperate language. Today’s politicians are playing with fire

 

Wed 2 Oct 2019 17.49 BST Last modified on Wed 2 Oct 2019 20.03 BST

By Jonathan Powell ( Tony Blair’s chief of staff between 1995 and 2007 )

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/02/rash-words-escalate-conflict-northern-ireland-troubles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'War for survival': Brazil’s Amazon tribes despair as land raids surge under Bolsonaro

 

Activists say onslaught has intensified as illegal loggers and land-grabbers take the president’s verbal offensive against indigenous communities as a green light to act

 

Tom Phillips in Aldeia Nova, Rondônia state. Photographs by Avener Prado

Wed 2 Oct 2019 08.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/02/war-for-survival-brazils-amazon-tribes-despair-as-land-raids-surge-under-bolsonaro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'We deserve support': Reinvented north-east Syria strives for stability

 

As tensions with Turkey continue unabated, officials in the region say western indifference is part of the problem

 

Dan Sabbagh in Qamishli

Wed 2 Oct 2019 11.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/02/we-deserve-support-reinvented-north-east-syria-strives-for-stability

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revealed: hundreds of migrant workers dying of heat stress in Qatar each year

 

As construction boom hits its peak ahead of Fifa World Cup, Guardian analysis shows workers toiling in potentially fatal temperatures

 

Annie Kelly and Niamh McIntyre and Pete Pattisson in Doha

Wed 2 Oct 2019 06.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/oct/02/revealed-hundreds-of-migrant-workers-dying-of-heat-stress-in-qatar-each-year

 

 

Worse than slavery...Economic slavery infact......

 

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Portugal election: Europe's beacon of social democracy heads to the polls

 

After four years of relative stability, Socialist leader António Costa seeks re-election

 

Sam Jones in Lisbon

Thu 3 Oct 2019 10.04 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/03/portugal-election-europes-beacon-of-social-democracy-heads-to-the-polls

 

 

 

 

 

Christchurch massacre: defence lawyers drop request to move trial away from city

 

Trial of man accused of killing 51 people at two mosques set to begin in June next year

 

Eleanor Ainge Roy in Dunedin

Thu 3 Oct 2019 02.19 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/03/christchurch-massacre-defence-lawyers-drop-request-to-move-trial-away-from-city

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong protests: journalist blinded in one eye as attacks on media escalate

 

Journalists Association says it will investigate police shooting of reporter at relatively short range with rubber bullet

 

Emma Graham-Harrison in Hong Kong

Thu 3 Oct 2019 06.17 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/03/hong-kong-protests-journalist-blinded-in-one-eye-as-attacks-on-media-escalate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peter Dutton accused of sounding 'like a dictator' after urging welfare cuts for protesters

 

Home affairs minister also recommended mandatory jail sentences and public shaming of climate change activists

 

Amy Remeiki

Thu 3 Oct 2019 08.58 BST Last modified on Thu 3 Oct 2019 09.16 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/oct/03/peter-dutton-accused-dictator-urging-welfare-cuts-protesters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK stance on Khashoggi murder betrayed by unlawful arms sales to Saudis

 

The UK government’s continued loyalty to Saudi Arabia is causing its ‘rigorous and robust’ arms export control regime to descend into tatters

 

Thu 3 Oct 2019 08.00 BST

Anna Stavrianakis

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/oct/03/uk-stance-on-khashoggi-betrayed-by-unlawful-arms-sales-to-saudis

 

 

 

 

‘Of great significance’: North Korea hails submarine launch of ballistic missile

 

State media says test-firing ushers in ‘new phase’ in country’s defence systems, ahead of nuclear talks with US

 

Guardian staff and agencies

Thu 3 Oct 2019 03.11 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/03/of-great-significance-north-korea-hails-submarine-launch-of-ballistic-missile

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scotch whisky and French wine hit by $7.5bn US tariffs

 

The 25% levies also include British knitwear and EU cheese and aircraft as White House retaliates for subsidies given to Airbus

 

Jasper Jolly in London and Dominic Rushe in New York

Thu 3 Oct 2019 00.30 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/02/us-may-impose-75bn-of-tariffs-on-eu-over-airbus-subsidies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Action needed on refugee children in Greece

 

Brexit could block the route to family reunion in UK for unaccompanied refugee children from Greece, says Beth Gardiner-Smith

 

Letters

Wed 2 Oct 2019 17.38 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/02/action-needed-on-refugee-children-in-greece

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Ecuador declares state of emergency over violent fuel price protests – video

 

Police in Quito have used teargas and horses to quell a violent protest over rising fuel prices, which triggered transport disruption nationwide.........

 

Fri 4 Oct 2019 10.53 BST Last modified on Fri 4 Oct 2019 11.49 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2019/oct/04/ecuador-declares-state-of-emergency-over-fuel-price-protests-video

 

 

 

 

 

 

Violence grips Hong Kong as Lam activates emergency powers

 

Thousands hit the streets, crowds set fire to stations and police fire live ammunition

 

Emma Graham-Harrison in Hong Kong

Fri 4 Oct 2019 18.04 BST

 

Vid

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/04/hong-kong-leader-threatens-harsher-crackdown-under-emergency-law

 

 

 

 

 

Anti-terror police take over Paris knife attack case

 

State employee killed four colleagues at police headquarters before being shot dead

 

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

Fri 4 Oct 2019 17.43 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/04/anti-terror-police-take-over-paris-knife-attack-case

 

 

 

 

 

Jair Bolsonaro pictured with second accused in Marielle Franco murder case

 

Photos of Brazil’s president with a suspect in the killing of a Rio councillor have emerged – seven months after a similar incident

 

Sam Cowie in São Paulo

Thu 3 Oct 2019 20.05 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/03/jair-bolsonaro-photo-marielle-franco-murder-accused

 

 

 

 

 

Prosecutors allege El Chapo gave $1m in bribes to Honduran president’s brother

 

Juan Antonio ‘Tony’ Hernández is accused of using his government connections to smuggle US-bound cocaine through Honduras

 

Associated Press in New York

Thu 3 Oct 2019 16.36 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/03/el-chapo-bribe-honduran-presidents-brother

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Does the IMF need to refocus its role after the Argentina crisis?

 

The IMF alone cannot help troubled states out of a financial hole. Such states need more aid, not more loans

 

Thu 3 Oct 2019 10.29 BST Last modified on Thu 3 Oct 2019 19.34 BST

Kenneth Rogoff

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/03/does-the-imf-need-to-refocus-its-role-after-the-argentina-crisis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Manhattan of the desert': civil war puts Yemen's ancient skyscrapers at risk

 

In addition to the conflict’s huge human cost, Yemen’s rich cultural heritage has been ravaged, from the Queen of Sheba’s reputed throne room to the mudbrick high-rises of Shibam

 

 

by Bethan McKernan in Shibam, Yemen. Photographs by Achilleas Zavallis

Fri 4 Oct 2019 06.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/oct/04/manhattan-of-the-desert-civil-war-puts-yemen-ancient-skyscrapers-at-risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arab wineries in Israel tell of the Palestinian struggle in each glass

 

Restaurants that want to avoid the drink made on controversial settlements are the main clients

 

Miriam Berger in Iqrit

Fri 4 Oct 2019 05.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/04/arab-wineries-in-israel-tell-of-the-palestinian-struggle-in-each-glass

 

 

 

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Family, faith, flag: the religious right and the battle for Poland’s soul

 

The rightwing Law and Justice party may be authoritarian and anti-LGBT, but its welfare programmes have transformed the lives of low-income Poles

 

Sat 5 Oct 2019 16.20 BST

by Julian Coman

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/05/family-faith-flag-catholic-religious-right-battle-polands-soul

 

Taken into account...This could be a right-wing style which I don't dislike ( too much) if it's fruiful for the People....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paris police attacker a radicalised Islamist, says French prosecutor

 

Police now believe stabbings were terrorist attack reveals Jean-François Ricard

 

Kim Willsher in Paris

Sat 5 Oct 2019 18.21 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/05/paris-police-attacker-a-radicalised-islamist-says-french-prosecutor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s not just Greta Thunberg: why are we ignoring the developing world’s inspiring activists?

 

Young people in the global south have been tackling the climate crisis for years. They should be celebrated too

 

Sat 5 Oct 2019 09.00 BST

Chika Unigwe

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/05/greta-thunberg-developing-world-activists

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thatcher sent Pinochet finest scotch during former dictator's UK house arrest

 

• New revelation adds colour to close relationship between pair
• Pinochet oversaw death and torture of thousands of Chileans

 

Mat Youkee in Santiago

Fri 4 Oct 2019 20.16 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/04/margaret-thatcher-pinochet-chile-scotch-malt-whisky

 

Bastard bloody-handed dictator...He should have been executed  for what he did to the Chilean People

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_Pinochet

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_dictatorship_of_Chile_(1973–1990)

 

 

 

 

Greek PM: EU states must do more to share burden of hosting refugees

 

Kyriakos Mitsotakis vows to take tougher line on migration by stepping up deportations

 

Helena Smith in Athens

Fri 4 Oct 2019 19.37 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/04/greek-pm-eu-states-must-do-more-to-share-burden-of-hosting-refugees

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trudeau appeal could block billions in compensation to Indigenous children

 

Government to appeal ruling that found youth were ‘wilfully and recklessly harmed’ under welfare system

 

Leyland Cecco in Toronto

Fri 4 Oct 2019 22.18 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/04/trudeau-appeal-could-block-billions-in-compensation-to-indigenous-children

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US leads arms sales to Saudis, followed by UK, from 2014-2018

 

In spite of repeated incidents of mass casualties, both countries have sought to press ahead with sales of their weaponry

 

Julian Borger world affairs editor

Thu 3 Oct 2019 15.45 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/03/us-leads-arms-sales-to-saudis-followed-by-uk-from-2014-2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Saudi Arabia to allow unmarried foreign couples in hotel rooms

 

Kingdom relaxes rules as it turns to tourism to bolster economy for post-oil era

 

Associated Press

Sun 6 Oct 2019 11.53 BST Last modified on Sun 6 Oct 2019 14.45 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/06/saudi-arabia-to-allow-unmarried-foreign-couples-in-hotel-rooms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘The doctors in Northern Ireland knew my baby would die. But I was refused an abortion’

 

One grieving woman tells of the suffering the current ban caused her

 

Susan McKay

Sun 6 Oct 2019 09.45 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/06/the-doctors-in-northern-ireland-knew-my-baby-would-die-but-i-was-refused-an-abortion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong emergency law 'marks start of authoritarian rule'

 

Analysts say Carrie Lam move could fuel protests and put city’s financial status at risk

 

Verna Yu in Hong Kong

Sat 5 Oct 2019 11.02 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/05/hong-kong-emergency-law-marks-start-of-authoritarian-rule

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Death and resurrection in the rainforest as bishops meet for Amazon summit

 

Indigenous tribes see the Catholic church as a key ally in the ecological fight – and an unprecedented synod is focused on how to stop the destruction

 

Sun 6 Oct 2019 07.00 BST

by Dan Collyns in Puerto Maldonado

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/05/amazon-rainforest-catholic-church-synod-vatican

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How Canada’s far right is using anti-Muslim propaganda to target Trudeau

 

Anti-Trudeau conspiracies are being disseminated in earnest ahead of the general election, echoing US ‘birthers’, who alleged Obama was ineligible for office or was secretly a Muslim

 

Martin Patriquin in Montreal

Fri 4 Oct 2019 10.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/04/canada-far-right-anti-muslim-propaganda-targeting-trudeau

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insights… voters know the value of peace, even if politicians don’t

 

Given assets to trade on the stock markets focused their minds on policies that would end or avoid conflict

 

 

Sun 6 Oct 2019 06.30 BST

Torsten Bell

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/06/insights-voters-know-the-value-of-peace-even-if-politicians-dont

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Socialists on course for victory but no majority in Portugal election

 

Party set for a second term with more seats but just short of 116 seats needed to rule outright

 

Jon Henley

Sun 6 Oct 2019 21.44 BST Last modified on Sun 6 Oct 2019 21.45 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/06/socialists-on-course-for-victory-but-no-majority-in-portugal-election

 

They did good for the People  despite the many difficulties the Country was going through...And the People awarded them...There's no populist party in Portugal...I think it's the only Country in Europe ( as far as I know)

 

 

 

 

Voters in Portugal, a Beacon of Stability in Europe, Head to the Polls

 

By Raphael Minder

• Oct. 6, 2019Updated 11:18 a.m. ET

 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/06/world/europe/portugal-election-costa.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portugal election: Socialists tipped to win as voting begins

 

• 6 October 2019

 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49950384

 

 

 

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European Parliament launches anti-communist crusade

 

October 4, 2019 9:37 AM CDT By Steve Sweeney

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/european-parliament-launches-anti-communist-crusade/

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Jewish Americans and Israel/Palestine: Pressures and fissures heading toward 2020

 

September 30, 2019 1:01 PM CDT By Eric A. Gordon

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/jewish-americans-and-israel-palestine-pressures-and-fissures-heading-toward-2020/

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Revealed: the EU's point-by-point rejection of Johnson's Brexit plan

 

Exclusive: Leaked papers obtained by the Guardian show extent of fundamental objections Brussels has raised

 

Daniel Boffey in Brussels

Mon 7 Oct 2019 17.42 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/07/revealed-the-eus-point-by-point-rejection-of-johnsons-brexit-plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US to let Turkish forces move into Syria, dumping Kurdish allies

 

White House reveals policy shift following conversation between Trump and Erdoğan

 

Julian Borger in Washington and Bethan McKernan in Istanbul

Mon 7 Oct 2019 14.34 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/07/us-to-let-turkish-forces-move-into-syria-abandoning-kurdish-allies

 

Kurds getting kicked again ( just for a change...)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil’s uncontacted tribes face 'genocide' under Bolsonaro, experts warn

 

Letter says groups are in danger amid Jair Bolsonaro’s efforts to overturn existing policies to protect indigenous people

 

Sam Cowie in São Paulo

Mon 7 Oct 2019 17.06 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/07/brazil-bolsonaro-tribes-genocide-expert-warning

No surprises here as the guy is an outspoken fascist

 

 

 

 

Unwilling and fearful refugees should not be forced to return home

 

From Tanzania to Bangladesh, refugees are increasingly under pressure to repatriate even in the face of obvious danger

 

Jeff Crisp

Mon 7 Oct 2019 08.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/oct/07/unwilling-and-fearful-refugees-should-not-be-forced-to-return-home

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portugal election result cements modest gains for Europe's centre-left

 

Socialists now have incentive to govern alone rather than seeking formal alliance

 

Jon Henley Europe correspondent

Mon 7 Oct 2019 14.42 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/07/portugal-election-gains-centre-left-europe-antonio-costa-socialist-party

Good.......

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latest betrayal of Kurds risks undermining defeat of Isis

 

It is unclear whether Turkey has the will or capacity to take over detention camps

 

Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent

Mon 7 Oct 2019 14.05 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/07/latest-betrayal-of-kurds-risks-undermining-defeat-of-isis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK: Far right swooping on towns to exploit tensions, report says

 

Activists turn residents against Muslims and government fails to tackle them, its adviser finds

 

Jamie Grierson Home affairs correspondent

Mon 7 Oct 2019 13.40 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/07/far-right-swooping-on-towns-to-exploit-tensions-report-says

 

 

 

 

'Code of silence': Sark police chief says island is awash with criminals

 

Stopping smuggling of drugs and other illegal goods on to Channel island impossible, says outgoing connétable

 

Steven Morris

Mon 7 Oct 2019 17.22 BST Last modified on Mon 7 Oct 2019 18.21 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/07/sarks-top-police-officer-says-channel-island-awash-with-criminals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ecuador: indigenous protesters paralyze roads in fifth day of anti-austerity unrest

 

Measure to eliminate fuel subsidies sparks worst unrest in years, resulting in 477 arrests

 

Reuters in Quito

Mon 7 Oct 2019 18.03 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/07/ecuador-anti-austerity-protests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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No 10 source: Brexit talks on brink of collapse after Merkel-Johnson call

 

Row erupts over Northern Ireland as EU accuses UK of playing ‘stupid blame game’

 

Rowena Mason, Daniel Boffey in Brussels Philip Oltermann in Berlin and Rory Carroll in Dublin

Tue 8 Oct 2019 14.42 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/08/boris-johnson-ready-to-give-up-on-brexit-deal

 

 

 

 

UK voices concerns over a Turkish invasion of Kurdish-run Syria

 

Foreign secretary Dominic Raab complains about US decision to withdraw troops

 

Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Tue 8 Oct 2019 14.43 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/08/uk-voices-concerns-over-a-turkish-invasion-of-kurdish-run-syria

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ecuador moves government out of capital as violent protests rage

 

Protesters in Quito throw petrol bombs and ransack public buildings in fuel subsidy demonstrations

 

Dan Collyns in Lima

Tue 8 Oct 2019 14.46 BST

 

Vid

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/08/ecuador-moves-government-out-of-capital-as-violent-protests-rage

 

 

 

 

Trump's shock Syria retreat reverberates as Turkish troops mass

 

Officials scramble to understand implications of US move as Kurds face prospect of invasion alone

 

Julian Borger in Washington, Martin Chulov in Beirut and Bethan McKernanin Istanbul

Tue 8 Oct 2019 11.55 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/07/us-withdrawal-from-syria-leaves-fate-of-isis-fighters-and-families-in-detention-uncertain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Egypt: children swept up in crackdown on anti-Sisi protests

 

Security forces stop minors at checkpoints and check phones for ‘political’ material

 

Ruth Michaelson in Cairo

Tue 8 Oct 2019 09.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/08/egypt-children-swept-up-in-crackdown-on-anti-sisi-protests

 

 

Al-Sisi...Brutal and shameless dictator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simple eye care could improve sight of more than 1 billion people – report

 

Operation could have corrected vision of many ‘overnight’, while 800 million struggle because they lack access to glasses, according to WHO

 

Lucy Lamble

Tue 8 Oct 2019 14.00 BST Last modified on Tue 8 Oct 2019 14.18 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/oct/08/simple-eye-care-could-have-saved-sight-of-1-billion-people-report-who

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I thought I'd seen all the horrors possible here in Idlib – until now

 

The terror being unleashed from the sky is the worst it’s ever been in my eight years of leading White Helmet rescue workers

 

Tue 8 Oct 2019 12.20 BST Last modified on Tue 8 Oct 2019 12.23 BST

Raed Al Saleh

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/oct/08/horrors-idlib-white-helmets-syria

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong's Carrie Lam refuses to rule out asking China for help to quell protests

 

Leader feels city authorities can handle situation but says no option can be ruled out

 

Emma Graham-Harrison and Verna Yu in Hong Kong

Tue 8 Oct 2019 05.31 BST

 

Vid

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/08/hong-kongs-carrie-lam-refuses-to-rule-out-asking-china-for-help-to-quell-protests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poland’s drift to right divides young male and female voters

 

Polls before Sunday’s elections show women under 30 typically much more liberal than men

 

Shaun Walker in Warsaw

Tue 8 Oct 2019 13.33 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/08/poland-election-drift-to-right-divides-young-male-and-female-voters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘I’ve been here 50 years’: the EU citizens struggling for the right to stay in Britain

 

If they don’t secure the correct status, most EU nationals living in the UK post-Brexit will be classified as illegal immigrants. And after the Windrush scandal, we know what that looks like

 

 

Tue 8 Oct 2019 06.00 BST

By Amelia Gentleman

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/oct/08/ive-been-here-50-years-the-eu-citizens-struggling-for-the-right-to-stay-in-britain

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Irish border is a matter of life and death, not technology

 

Boris Johnson’s promise of a hi-tech solution is both risible and dismissive. There’s no geeky fix for the Irish border

 

Tue 8 Oct 2019 06.00 BST Last modified on Tue 8 Oct 2019 14.59 BST

Fintan O'Toole

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/08/brexit-irish-border-technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkey vows to press ahead with attack on Kurdish-led forces in Syria

 

Vice-president says Ankara will not be ‘controlled by threats’ as Donald Trump changes tone on US withdrawal

 

Bethan McKernan in Istanbul and Julian Borger in Washington

Tue 8 Oct 2019 16.45 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/08/turkey-to-press-ahead-with-attack-on-kurdish-led-forces-in-syria-trump

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[umbertino]

“We Are Striking to Disrupt the System”: An Hour with 16-Year-Old Climate Activist Greta Thunberg

 

September 11, 2019

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2019/9/11/greta_thunberg_swedish_activist_climate_crisis

 

 

 

 

Severn Cullis-Suzuki

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severn_Cullis-Suzuki

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portugal’s right wing suffers defeat in Oct. 6 elections

 

October 7, 2019 2:13 PM CDT By John Wojcik

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/portugals-right-wing-suffers-defeat-in-oct-6-elections/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Death by overwork: Building trades union demands safety inspections at Tokyo Olympics

 

October 7, 2019 9:39 AM CDT By Al Neal

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/death-by-overwork-building-trades-union-demands-safety-inspections-at-tokyo-olympics/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Theseus]

On 6/17/2019 at 9:45 AM, umbertino said:

Is showing compassion to migrants a crime?

 

Trump – and governments across the western world – are putting humanitarians on trial. That should scare us

 

Mon 17 Jun 2019 07.00 BST Last modified on Mon 17 Jun 2019 13.23 BST

Moustafa Bayoumi

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jun/16/humanitarian-activist-migrants-scott-warren

And yet no compassion for this young lady, right? It was her fault she was raped and murdered because she dared to expose her skin to a male eeee-gad! What does Merkel do? Uses her murder by a migrant a political fodder. (This is 2016 article but still valid point in 2019). I vote guilty for the humanitarians. Hundreds and hundreds more of cases like these in Germany and elsewhere. Stupidity will never be curable. 

 

Where are 2019 articles like the one below? Doesn't fit your narrative, eh? Orange man bad, right? Bah!

Tragic death of young student Maria Ladenburger used as fuel for political debate in Germany

MARIA Ladenburger, 19, was cycling home when she was allegedly raped and murdered in a case that has been seized on.

Victoria Craw@Victoria_Craw

news.com.auDECEMBER 8, 201612:04PM

German medical student Maria Ladenburger was cycling home from a party when she was killed in a tragic case that has been seized upon by political parties in Germany. Picture: FacebookSource:Supplied

THE alleged rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman in Germany has become a deeply divisive case used as fuel by anti-immigrant parties ahead of critical elections next year.

On October 16, medical student Maria Ladenburger was found dead in a river in the German border town of Freiburg after cycling home late from a party. Police confirmed she had left by 2:37am on her bike before becoming the “victim of a sexual offence and a violent crime”.

The young woman, who had previously volunteered with refugees, is the daughter of high-ranking European Union legal expert Clemens Ladenburger and his wife Frederica. In an obituary in the local paper they called for donations to charities in memory of her death.

“For 19 years Maria was a ray of sunshine for our family and it will stay that way. We are grateful for this gift of her life with us, and we are certain that she is safe now with God,” the notice read.

“With a heavy heart, but at the same time with firm hope, we say farewell to our dearest beloved daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece and cousin.”

This week, the local case exploded onto the national agenda with the arrest of a 17-year-old refugee known only as Hussein K, who arrived in Germany from Afghanistan in November last year and lived with a local foster family.

He has reportedly confessed to the murder but remains able to change his plea, The Sun reports. It’s unclear what he has pleaded in relation to the alleged rape.

Maria Ladenburger was the daughter of a high-ranking EU official and the family have asked for charitable donations to be made in her honour. Picture: FacebookSource:Supplied

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The tragic death of the young woman who appeared smiling and happy on her Facebook profile has sparked national debate in Germany and has been used by as fuel for anti-immigrant policies by right-wing political parties.

The leader of far-right party Alternative for Deutschland Frauke Petry said her party was the only one with the “guts to speak the truth” about the young woman’s death.

It claims Freiburg is the latest city to become “synonymous with Merkel’s devastating asylum policy” in reference to the Chancellor’s decision to allow large number of refugees to enter the country last year.

“When will the Chancellor realise the consequences of the oath of office you took for the people?” it said. Party co-leader Joerg Meuthen said Angela Merkel and her team deserved “a major share of the responsibility” for the events.

The anti-Islamic group PEGIDA have also weighed in with posts targeting the young man who has been arrested and comments saying it’s “just the beginning”.

The head of Germany’s police union Rainer Wendt said the victim would “not exist if our country had been prepared for the dangers that are always associated with massive immigration”.

“And while relatives mourn and victims experience unspeakable suffering, the representatives of the ‘welcome’ culture are silent,” he said.

An Afghan teen has been arrested over Maria Ladenburger’s death. Picture: FacebookSource:Supplied

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for a ban on the burka and priority for German laws in her most conservative speech in years at the party conference where she won re-election this week. Picture: Volker Hartmann/Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images

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It has also caused a massive backlash against mainstream media after Germany’s flagship news program opted not to broadcast the story on the basis it was a local rather than national issue. Media websites have also reported a surge in vitriolic comments with Der Tagesspiegel saying the amount not suitable for publication had quadrupled, the LA Times reports.

The case has also been front of mind for Ms Merkel who won re-election as candidate this week and pledged to ban the burka where “legally possible” in a move to shore up support on the right wing.

She mentioned her horror about the case during a television interview on Monday but warned against demonising all refugees.

Her Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel did the same, saying “we are all shaken up by the heinous murder in Freiburg.” However he warned it should not be used for propaganda and conspiracy.

Ms Merkel secured just under 90 per cent of the vote for re-election within her party, her second lowest result during her leadership. She recognised the difficult time the country has been through with one million refugees entering in 2015 following the Syrian crisis but said it “could, should, and would not happen again.”

She also reinforced her commitment to Germany’s values and said the full face covering “does not belong to us”.

“Our law has priority over honorary codes, tribal and family rules and sharia,” she said.

Edited October 9, 2019 by Theseus

[umbertino]

 

Great song with awesome lyrics imo...

 

Perfect for PTB and Politics worldwide in general

 

 

 

 

 

https://lyricstranslate.com/en/cyrano-cyrano.html-0

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrano_de_Bergerac

[umbertino]

Turkey unleashes airstrikes against Kurds in north-east Syria

 

Trump offers only mild criticism of Erdoğan offensive as civilians flee bombing

 

Bethan McKernan in Istanbul Julian Borger in Washington and Dan Sabbaghdefence and security editor

Wed 9 Oct 2019 20.44 BST

 

 

Vid

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/09/turkey-launches-military-operation-in-northern-syria-erdogan

 

Erdogan....Bastard fascist dictator whose hands are full of blood ( esp. Kurdish blood and also Turkish etc)

 

 

 

 

 

Germany: mass shooting attempt that killed two was antisemitic attack, minister says

 

• Authorities say indications suggest ‘rightwing extremist motive’
• Reports say gunman was 27-year-old German citizen

 

Philip Oltermann in Berlin

Wed 9 Oct 2019 19.56 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/09/two-people-killed-in-shooting-in-german-city-of-halle

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil contaminating Brazil's beaches 'very likely from Venezuela', minister says

 

Government says foreign ship appears to have caused the spill, in accusation likely to further strain Brazilian-Venezuelan relations

 

Anna Jean Kaiser in Rio de Janeiro and agencies

Wed 9 Oct 2019 22.01 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/09/brazil-beach-oil-slick-venezuela-government

 

 

 

 

 

The Guardian view on Poland’s election: church-sanctioned bigotry casts a shadow

 

The country’s Catholic hierarchy has played an ignominious part in boosting the ruling party’s homophobic campaign

 

Wed 9 Oct 2019 18.25 BST Last modified on Wed 9 Oct 2019 18.55 BST

Editorial

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/09/the-guardian-view-on-polands-election-church-sanctioned-bigotry-casts-a-shadow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'They believe we're criminals': black Puerto Ricans say they're a police target

 

Activists say police racially profile black communities, despite Puerto Rico’s image as a melting pot without racial problems

 

Natasha S Alford in Puerto Rico

Wed 9 Oct 2019 07.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/09/they-believe-were-criminals-black-puerto-ricans-say-theyre-a-police-target

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mario Vargas Llosa: Peru's suspended congress are 'semi-illiterate swindlers'

 

Nobel-prize winning author remarks after president dismissed deputies as the country is rocked by a constitutional crisis

 

Reuters in Madrid

Tue 8 Oct 2019 19.46 BST Last modified on Tue 8 Oct 2019 21.34 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/oct/08/mario-vargas-llosa-peru-congress-semi-literate-swindlers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump defends Syria decision by saying Kurds 'didn't help us with Normandy'

 

President says he learned Kurds didn’t help from a ‘powerful article’ as Turkey launches offensive into north-eastern Syria

 

Maanvi Singh in San Francisco and agencies

Wed 9 Oct 2019 23.59 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/09/trump-syria-kurds-normandy

 

 

I deem it UNBELIEVABLE he said such a thing...

 

First of all the Kurds never ever had their own Nation as they are still nowadays scattered in Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran.......The big shots of those Countries have always fought them and never helped them in the process of trying to get their independence and some form of statehood....The contrary infact....So...I mean, seriously......What is he talking about?????????

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[umbertino]

 

UK: Goldsmiths racism report finds BME students feel unsafe on campus

 

Quarter of black and minority ethnic students surveyed say they have faced racism from white staff or peers

 

David Batty

Thu 10 Oct 2019 16.04 BST First published on Thu 10 Oct 2019 15.23 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/10/goldsmiths-university-to-tackle-racism-after-damning-report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkish president threatens to send 3.6m refugees to Europe

 

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warns he will ‘open the gates’ if Syria assault is called an ‘occupation’

 

Michael Safi in Amman, Bethan McKernan in Istanbul

Thu 10 Oct 2019 14.38 BST

 

Vid

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/10/turkish-president-threatens-send-refugees-europe-recep-tayyip-erdogan-syria

 

I deem it incredible (in the negative) that this Individual is a member of NATO.....Erdogan has tried for years to make Turkey  a part of EU...I don't think that will happen...Surely not under his presidency.......With a far more reasonable Individual maybe.......

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The climate crisis in 2050: what happens if cities act but nations don't?

 

It is cities, not national governments, that are most aggressively fighting the climate crisis – and in 30 years they could look radically different

 

Thu 10 Oct 2019 13.53 BST

by John Vidal

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/oct/10/the-climate-crisis-in-2050-what-happens-if-cities-act-but-nations-dont

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Syria: Erdoğan's eyes more likely to be on Putin than Trump

 

Russia and Iran have troops in Syria and will see opportunities amid chaos of US impulsiveness

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Thu 10 Oct 2019 12.12 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/10/russia-and-iran-reaction-to-syria-assault-likely-to-most-concern-erdogan-turkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[umbertino]

Upcoming elections to test Bolivia’s socialist government

 

October 10, 2019 1:00 PM CDT By W. T. Whitney Jr.

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/upcoming-elections-to-test-bolivias-socialist-government/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkey invades Syria to wipe out Kurds after Trump gives green light

 

October 9, 2019 10:18 AM CDT By Steve Sweeney

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/turkey-invades-syria-to-wipe-out-kurds-after-trump-gives-green-light/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentinian election on Oct. 27 will impact workers and unions

 

October 10, 2019 12:35 PM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/argentinian-election-on-oct-27-will-impact-workers-and-unions/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada’s “Minister of War” Chrystia Freeland pursues “America First” foreign policy

 

October 8, 2019 2:04 PM CDT By Drew Garvie

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/canadas-minister-of-war-chrystia-freeland-pursues-america-first-foreign-policy/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[umbertino]

Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia's prime minister, wins 2019 Nobel peace prize

 

Award recognises efforts for peace, in particular in resolving Eritrea border conflict

 

Jason Burke and Jon Henley

Fri 11 Oct 2019 12.15 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/11/abiy-ahmed-ethiopian-prime-minister-wins-2019-nobel-peace-prize

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iranian oil tanker damaged by explosions near Saudi port city

 

Owner says two blasts onboard Sabiti were ‘probably caused by missile strikes’

 

Patrick Wintour, Diplomatic editor

Fri 11 Oct 2019 11.57 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/11/iranian-oil-tanker-on-fire-after-blast-near-saudi-port-city-report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Breaking the mould: Leo Varadkar is no typical Irish politician

 

The *** son of an Indian immigrant has rebalanced his country’s relationship with Britain

 

Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

Thu 10 Oct 2019 18.55 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/10/breaking-the-mould-leo-varadkar-is-no-typical-irish-politician

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US warns Turkey of red lines as Syria offensive death toll mounts

 

Senior US official says invasion endangers allies in fight against terror as Turkish president hits back at critics of operation

 

Michael Safi in Amman, Bethan McKernan in Istanbul and Julian Borger in Washington

Fri 11 Oct 2019 01.08 BST

 

 

Vid

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/10/turkish-president-threatens-send-refugees-europe-recep-tayyip-erdogan-syria

 

For Erdogan the only good Kurds are dead Kurds ( men, women and children)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revealed: Google made large contributions to climate change deniers

 

Firm’s public calls for climate action contrast with backing for conservative thinktanks

 

Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington

Fri 11 Oct 2019 07.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/11/google-contributions-climate-change-deniers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inside Copenhagen’s race to be the first carbon-neutral city

 

Green growth and ‘hedonistic sustainability’ have helped keep the public on board as the Danish capital seeks to reach its goal by 2025 – and so far it’s all going according to plan

 

Derek Robertson in Copenhagen

Fri 11 Oct 2019 10.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/oct/11/inside-copenhagens-race-to-be-the-first-carbon-neutral-city

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘Cruder than the Communists’: Polish TV goes all out for rightwing vote

 

Government-run broadcaster that condemned pro-freedom protests to show anti-LGBT film days before election

 

Christian Davies in Warsaw

Fri 11 Oct 2019 05.00 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/11/cruder-than-the-communists-polish-tv-goes-all-out-for-rightwing-vote

 

 

 

 

 

Ask me anything: Ukraine's president holds 14-hour press conference

 

Volodymyr Zelenskiy is questioned by journalists on topics including his phone call with Donald Trump

 

Andrew Roth in Kyiv

Thu 10 Oct 2019 19.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/10/ukraine-president-volodymyr-zelenskiy-press-conference-donald-trump

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Macron blames 'political game' as MEPs reject commission candidate

 

France’s candidate Sylvie Goulard rejected over job with thinktank and party’s alleged misuse of funds

 

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

Thu 10 Oct 2019 17.43 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/10/macron-blames-political-game-as-meps-reject-commission-candidate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toronto Syrian restaurant owners defy death threats to stay open

 

• Owners of popular Soufi’s targeted with hate mail and threats
• Family says wave of support inspired them to reverse decision
•  

Leyland Cecco in Toronto

Thu 10 Oct 2019 19.25 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/10/syrian-restaurant-soufis-toronto-canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incitement: the film about the man who murdered the Israeli peace process

 

The makers of a controversial new film about the assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin describe their conversations with the killer, Yigal Amir

 

Anne Joseph

Fri 11 Oct 2019 07.00 BST Last modified on Fri 11 Oct 2019 07.07 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/oct/11/incitement-assassination-yitzhak-rabin-yigal-amir

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thousands of Iranian women watch football match for first time

 

Tickets for Iran-Cambodia match sell out in minutes after four decades of near-total ban

 

Emma Graham-Harrison

Thu 10 Oct 2019 18.37 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/10/thousands-of-iranian-women-watch-football-match-for-first-time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kurdish Australians say families in Syria have been abandoned in face of Turkish invasion

 

Kurds feel ‘despondent’ and ‘totally hopeless’ after Trump’s announcement of US withdrawal leaves friends and relatives at risk

 

 

Ben Doherty

Thu 10 Oct 2019 04.53 BST Last modified on Thu 10 Oct 2019 05.51 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/10/kurdish-australians-families-syria-abandoned-turkish-invasion

[umbertino]

Bloodied clothes and body bags: Kurds mourn dead in Syria

 

Martin Chulov reports from north-east Syria on the deadliest day yet of the Turkish offensive

 

Martin Chulov North-east Syria

Fri 11 Oct 2019 18.30 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/11/syria-turkey-conflict-kurds-border-fighting-trump-deaths

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US delays China tariff increase as Trump claims 'substantial' deal

 

• US had planned to raise tariffs on $250bn of goods to 30%
• Trump: ‘All would like to see something significant happen!’

 

Dominic Rushe in New York

Fri 11 Oct 2019 21.52 BST

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/11/us-delays-china-tariff-increase-as-trump-cites-warmer-feelings-in-talks

 

 

 

 

 

US troops in Syria come under fire from Turkish positions, Pentagon says

 

All US troops accounted for after explosion near outpost where Turkey knew American forces were present, official says

 

Guardian staff and agencies

Sat 12 Oct 2019 01.11 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/11/turkey-syria-invasion-kurds-destabilize-mark-esper

 

 

Erdogan must be stopped before starting his Kurdish People cleanup ( Hitler style)

[umbertino]

 

Doesn't matter (evidently) if Kurdish female and male fighers were first line  on the Syria/ Turkey border ( Kobane) in the fight against ISIS where they lost their lives in trying to prevent ISIS' entry into Europe ( and who knows where else).....

 

Nobody cares...Not the EU,  not the Russians, not the Iranians ( they have a Kurdish minority as well)...Nobody.....

Edited October 12, 2019 by umbertino

[umbertino]

Erdoğan has managed the unthinkable: uniting all the other Middle East rivals

 

Turkey’s Syria invasion following US withdrawal of its troops means that all bets are now off in the Middle East

 

 

Sat 12 Oct 2019 13.05 BST Last modified on Sat 12 Oct 2019 19.35 BST

By  Simon Tisdall

 

 

Smoke billows from targets in Tel Abyad, Syria, during bombardment by Turkish forces

Photograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2019/oct/12/turkey-invasion-syria-trump-withdrawal-gulf-rivals-unite

 

[markb57]

Wow. Just wow! You'd think that the mean ole USA could walk on water based on these articles. No other country can step in and assist or do anything but complain. But it's ok for American soldiers to put their lives on the line for a people that hate their guts. Trump was 110% right to pull out. Time for these people to stand on their own two feet, for once in their life! If all these other countries over their are so concerned, then send in their troops to help. Let their soldiers die for the cause.

 

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

[umbertino]

7 hours ago, markb57 said:

Wow. Just wow! You'd think that the mean ole USA could walk on water based on these articles. No other country can step in and assist or do anything but complain. But it's ok for American soldiers to put their lives on the line for a people that hate their guts. Trump was 110% right to pull out. Time for these people to stand on their own two feet, for once in their life! If all these other countries over their are so concerned, then send in their troops to help. Let their soldiers die for the cause.

 

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

 

 

Infact I wrote it..

 

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Nobody cares...Not the EU,  not the Russians, not the Iranians ( they have a Kurdish minority as well)...Nobody.....

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Vid

 

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