2020-09-30: News Headlines

Marilyn Bechtel (2020-09-30). International virtual webinars call for ending all nuclear weapons. peoplesworld.org On Sept. 26, the United Nations International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, two remarkable events spanning 10 hours of virtual programming by activists, legislators, artists and leaders of struggles around the world were presented by UNFOLD ZERO and We The Peoples 2020. The programs, divided into two five-hour segments, were timed for …

Press TV (2020-09-30). Threats of Attacks against Civilians in Syria. dissidentvoice.org On Thursday, Sept. 24, Rick Sterling, investigative journalist and member of the Steering Committee of the Syria Solidarity Movement, spoke with Press TV about a threat of terror attacks, including chemical weapons, on Syrian civilians in Idlib. Syrian authorities have alerted that Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra) and the UK-US funded 'White Helmets', in …

sputniknews (2020-09-30). Armenia Sheds Light on Chances of Su-30 and Iskander Deployment Against Azerbaijan. sputniknews.com The Armenian Defence Ministry previously warned that it could be forced to use weapons systems of greater range and destructive power after Azerbaijan resorted to a wide range of rocket systems and flame weapons in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh.

MEE and agencies (2020-09-29). Iran rejects Saudi accusation it trained terrorist cell uncovered in kingdom. middleeasteye.net Iran rejects Saudi accusation it trained terrorist cell uncovered in kingdom | Riyadh says it arrested 10 people earlier this month and seized weapons and explosives from the group | Tue, 09/29/2020 – 12: 24 | Saudi Arabia said the cell had received training from Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (Reuters) | Iran rejected on Tuesday an accusation by Saudi Arabia that it had t…

The Alternative World (2020-09-29). Azerbaijani-Armenian War: Turkish F-16s Enter The Game. Armenia Threatens To Use Iskander Missiles. thealtworld.com The Armenian-Azerbaijani war continues raging in the South Caucasus. | As of September 29, the Azerbaijani advance in the Nagorno-Karabakh region struck the Armenian defense and Azerbaijani forces were not able to achieve any military breakthroughs. Armenian troops withdrew from several positions in the Talish area and east of Fuzuli. | The Azerbaijani military has been successfully employing combat drones and artillery to destroy positions and military equipment of Armenia, but Azerbaijani mechanized infantry was unable to develop its momentum any further. | While both sides claim that they eliminated multiple e…

_____ (2020-09-29). Selling Ourselves For Safety: A Look At the Migration Industrial Complex. popularresistance.org The climate crisis, wars, violent states and economic crashes are driving migration around the world and in this capitalist global environment, it is no surprise that a profiteering industrial complex has evolved. I speak with Siobhan McGuirk and Adrienne Pine, co-authors of "Asylum for Sale: Profit and protest in the migration industry," about the ways capitalism both drives migration and benefits from it. They discuss who has the resources to migrate, the problem with how asylum-seeking is framed in the public discourse and courts and the diverse international resistance that is forming to demand universal acce…

Fight Back (2020-09-29). Philippines: Human rights are weapons against Duterte's state terrorism. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Sept. 26 statement from Marco L. Valbuena, Information Officer, Communist Party of the Philippines. | Before the entire world, Duterte revealed himself a remorseless fascist when speaking before the United Nations General Assembly a few days ago, he denounced how human rights have been "weaponized" against his regime. Duterte used the term "weaponize" to denigrate human rights as if it were some malevolent tool used for underhanded aims and to denounce the advocates of human rights as subversives. | In fact, human rights are weapons of the people to defend them…

yenisafak (2020-09-29). At least ten Azerbaijanis killed, 30 wounded in Armenia attacks. yenisafak.com At least 10 Azerbaijani people have been killed and 30 others wounded in the attacks of Armenia over the past two days, officials said.The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry and prosecutors said in a joint statement that the Armenian forces attacked civilian settlements with heavy weapons between Sept. 27-29.Among the fatalities were children, the statement noted.Border clashes broke out early Sunday when Armenian forces targeted Azerbaijani civilian settlements and military positions, leading to casualties. Azerbaijan's parliament declared a state of war in some of its cities and regions following Armenia's border vio…

news.un (2020-09-29). To UN, Israeli Prime Minister says 'no doubt' more Arab countries will soon join 'circle of peace'. news.un.org While telling the UN General Assembly on Tuesday there was "good news" to report about the "expanding circle of peace" between Israel and some Arab countries, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also accused Hezbollah militants of storing weapons in a residential area of Beirut.

Staff (2020-09-28). The escalation of policing: Slave patrols, privatization, and predator drones. therealnews.com As police use private surveillance companies to track protesters and universities hire private forces, there's a danger that public records of police abuse could disappear.

WSWS (2020-09-28). Armenian-Azeri conflict erupts in Caucasus, threatening wider war. wsws.org A war could spiral out of control and escalate into a broader conflict between Russia, Turkey and other NATO states, potentially involving nuclear weapons.

yenisafak (2020-09-28). Turkish forces seize PKK weapons in northern Iraq. yenisafak.com Turkish security forces seized various types of arms and ammunition belonging to the PKK terror group in northern Iraq, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Monday.This came during reconnaissance and surveillance operations conducted in the Avashin-Basyan region, a ministry statement said.Among the captured items were 3 AK-47 Kalashnikov infantry rifles, 1 M-16 infantry rifles, 13 hand grenades, 7 RPG-7 rockets, 6 RPG-7 propelling cartridges, 600 rounds of ammunition for PK machine gun, 7 grenades, two binoculars, two cameras, and a large amount of life-sustaining materials.In its more than 30-year terro…

Juan Cole (2020-09-27). Saudi Arabia, World's Last Absolute Monarchy, Challenged by New Democratic Political Party. zcomm.org "There would be an end of everything," Montesquieu said of absolute monarchy and the erasure of the separation of powers. That is what the Saudis have, and what Trump is working toward.

yenisafak (2020-09-27). Armenia targets Turkish news team in Azerbaijan. yenisafak.com A team from Turkey's state-run news agency on Sunday came in the line of fire during a cross-border attack by the Armenian army on Azerbaijan.Anadolu Agency reporters went to the border areas in the wee hours of the morning to monitor the attacks on Azerbaijani civilian settlements.Two drones were spotted near the Kapanli village where the reporters were working.Shortly after, the Armenian army fired mortar shells which landed within a 100-meter radius from the reporters' work station.The team also had reporters from TRT, Turkey's state-run news channel.The reporters who threw themselves behind a vehicle escaped…

yenisafak (2020-09-27). World's silent on Armenian attacks, laments envoy. yenisafak.com The Azerbaijani ambassador to Ankara lamented on Sunday the international community's silence on Armenia's border violations.Armenia continues its attacks because there is no world reaction to its aggression, Khazar Ibrahim told CNN Turk news channel. | Border clashes broke out earlier in the day when Armenian forces targeted Azerbaijani civilian settlements and military positions, causing casualties. | Ibrahim termed the cease-fire violation an "act of terrorism," saying Armenia seeks provocation. | He added that recently a large number of weapons were sent to Yerevan, the Armenian capital.‚Ä®&sbq…

Eds. (2020-09-26). Sinophobia Inc: Understanding the anti-China Industrial complex. mronline.org Take a deep dive into the inner workings of Sinophobia Inc. to learn how to see through the media machine.