Daily Archives: October 2, 2019

2019-10-02: News Headlines

Karen Attiah (2019-10-02). 'Do Not Keep My Mouth Closed… You'll Suffocate Me': Khashoggi's Final Words in Arabic. commondreams.org If there was anything Jamal was passionate about—almost desperate for—it was to be heard, read and understood first and foremost by Saudis, and ultimately by readers across the Arab world. (Photo: Twitter) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/khashiigi.jpeg

Stephen Lendman (2019-10-02). Yemeni Houthis Defeating Paper Tiger Saudis. globalresearch.ca According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Saudi Arabia ranks third in global military spending after the US and China — allocating an estimated $65.5 billion in 2018. | The US, Britain and France are its main weapons, munitions, …

Rajan Menon (2019-10-02). Hypersonic weapons and national (in)security. nationofchange.org Hypersonic weapons close in on their targets at a minimum speed of Mach 5, five times the speed of sound or 3,836.4 miles an hour. They are among the latest entrants in an arms competition that has embroiled the United States for generations, first with the Soviet Union, today with China and Russia. Pentagon officials …

Staff (2019-10-02). How Can We End Child Sexual Abuse Without Prisons? truthout.org | | One in four girls and at least one in six boys experience sexual abuse before their 18th birthdays. Ninety-three percent of sexual assaults of children are by family members or the child's acquaintances, not strangers lurking in the shadows. | How can we disrupt and end child sexual abuse without turning to police and a racist prison industrial complex…

Eoin Higgins, staff writer (2019-10-02). One Year After Khashoggi Murder, Chorus of Demands for Saudi Govt. to Face Consequences. commondreams.org "Despite the backlash directed at the kingdom, the Saudis haven't faced serious consequences for the slaying of Khashoggi or its slaughter of civilians in Yemen." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/khashoggi_2.jpg

Conn Hallinan (2019-10-01). How the Saudi Oil Field Attack Overturned America's Apple Cart. counterpunch.org In many ways it doesn't really matter who — Houthis in Yemen? Iranians? Shiites in Iraq? — launched those missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia. Whoever did it changed the rules of the game, and not just in the Middle East. "It's a moment when offense laps defense, when the strong have reason to fear the weak," observes military historian Jack Radey. More

Rajan Menon (2019-10-01). Our Arms Race Is Never-Ending. thenation.com Our Arms Race Is Never-Ending…

Jason Ditz (2019-09-30). Yemen's Houthis Rout Saudis: Hundreds Killed, Thousands Captured. theantimedia.com Three entire Saudi brigades were effectively wiped out. Between 200 and 500 Saudi soldiers were killed, and thousands more captured.

Olivia Alperstein (2019-09-26). Get Rid of Nuclear Weapons. progressive.org September 26 is International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Let's make this the year when we finally resolve to abolish nuclear weapons for good.

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2019-09-24). Saudis Blame Iran for Aramco Strikes But Retaliate by Bombing Yemeni Civilians. mintpressnews.com The Saudi-led Coalition has used systematic economic strangulation as a weapon of war. This, to the many in Yemen who celebrated the Aramco attack, is sufficient justification for targeting the heart of Saudi Arabia's economy.

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Yemeni Houthis Defeating Paper Tiger Saudis
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-10-02
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Saudi Arabia ranks third in global military spending after the US and China — allocating an estimated $65.5 billion in 2018. | The US, Britain and France are its main weapons, munitions, …
globalresearch.ca/yemeni-houthis-defeating-paper-tiger-saudis/5690840

Hypersonic weapons and national (in)security
Rajan Menon | nationofchange.org | 2019-10-02
Hypersonic weapons close in on their targets at a minimum speed of Mach 5, five times the speed of sound or 3,836.4 miles an hour. They are among the latest entrants in an arms competition that has embroiled the United States for generations, first with the Soviet Union, today with China and Russia. Pentagon officials …
nationofchange.org/2019/10/02/hypersonic-weapons-and-national-insecurity/

How Can We End Child Sexual Abuse Without Prisons?
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-02
| One in four girls and at least one in six boys experience sexual abuse before their 18th birthdays. Ninety-three percent of sexual assaults of children are by family members or the child's acquaintances, not strangers lurking in the shadows. | How can we disrupt and end child sexual abuse without turning to police and a racist prison industrial complex…
truthout.org/articles/how-can-we-end-child-sexual-abuse-without-prisons/

'Do Not Keep My Mouth Closed… You'll Suffocate Me': Khashoggi's Final Words in Arabic
Karen Attiah | commondreams.org | 2019-10-02
If there was anything Jamal was passionate about—almost desperate for—it was to be heard, read and understood first and foremost by Saudis, and ultimately by readers across the Arab world. (Photo: Twitter) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/khashiigi.jpeg
commondreams.org/views/2019/10/02/do-not-keep-my-mouth-closed-youll-suffocate-me-khashoggis-final-words-arabic?cd-origin=rss

One Year After Khashoggi Murder, Chorus of Demands for Saudi Govt. to Face Consequences
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-10-02
"Despite the backlash directed at the kingdom, the Saudis haven't faced serious consequences for the slaying of Khashoggi or its slaughter of civilians in Yemen." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/khashoggi_2.jpg
commondreams.org/news/2019/10/02/one-year-after-khashoggi-murder-chorus-demands-saudi-govt-face-consequences?cd-origin=rss

Our Arms Race Is Never-Ending
Rajan Menon | thenation.com | 2019-10-01
Our Arms Race Is Never-Ending…
thenation.com/article/hypersonic-weapons-arms-race/

How the Saudi Oil Field Attack Overturned America's Apple Cart
Conn Hallinan | counterpunch.org | 2019-10-01
In many ways it doesn't really matter who — Houthis in Yemen? Iranians? Shiites in Iraq? — launched those missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia. Whoever did it changed the rules of the game, and not just in the Middle East. "It's a moment when offense laps defense, when the strong have reason to fear the weak," observes military historian Jack Radey.
counterpunch.org/2019/10/01/how-the-saudi-oil-field-attack-overturned-americas-apple-cart/

Yemen's Houthis Rout Saudis: Hundreds Killed, Thousands Captured
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2019-09-30
Three entire Saudi brigades were effectively wiped out. Between 200 and 500 Saudi soldiers were killed, and thousands more captured.

Yemen’s Houthis Rout Saudis: Hundreds Killed, Thousands Captured

Get Rid of Nuclear Weapons
Olivia Alperstein | progressive.org | 2019-09-26
September 26 is International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Let's make this the year when we finally resolve to abolish nuclear weapons for good.
progressive.org/op-eds/get-rid-of-nuclear-weapons-alperstein-190926/

Saudis Blame Iran for Aramco Strikes But Retaliate by Bombing Yemeni Civilians
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2019-09-24
The Saudi-led Coalition has used systematic economic strangulation as a weapon of war. This, to the many in Yemen who celebrated the Aramco attack, is sufficient justification for targeting the heart of Saudi Arabia's economy.
mintpressnews.com/saudi-arabia-blame-iran-aramco-strikes-retaliate-bombing-yemen-civilians/262051/