Daily Archives: October 4, 2020

2020-10-04: News Headlines

Ragip Soylu (2020-10-02). Khashoggi murder: Turkey tells Saudis to send 'henchmen' to Istanbul for trial. middleeasteye.net Khashoggi murder: Turkey tells Saudis to send 'henchmen' to Istanbul for trial | Erdogan's communications director says journalist's real killers have been 'allowed to walk free' two years after his death | Fri, 10/02/2020 – 09: 11 | A man lights candles next to posters of Khashoggi during a gathering outside the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul (AFP) | On the second anniversary of journalist Jamal Kha…

Phyllis Bennis (2020-10-02). The Pentagon Took Money for Covid Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Bought Weapons. globalresearch.ca As the pandemic continues to claim lives across the country, new information keeps coming out about how the Trump administration has made it harder for Americans to protect themselves. | We now know, for example, that early in the pandemic the …

Zero Hedge (2020-10-02). Boeing Moves All 787 Dreamliner Production to South Carolina. globalresearch.ca Boeing's decades-long ties to Washington state could soon be numbered. | In a massive blow to Seattle, labor unions and the liberal run state of Washington, Boeing is moving its 787 Dreamliner production to South Carolina in an effort to cut …

David Penner (2020-10-02). The Hysteria of Identity Politics is Devolving Into Violence. dissidentvoice.org If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. — Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to Colonel Charles Yancey, January 6th, 1816 As the tech monopolies, the military industrial complex, the medical industrial complex, and other powerful corporate entities accumulate unprecedented …

news.un (2020-10-02). Guterres: Only way to remove nuclear risk, 'completely eliminate nuclear weapons'. news.un.org The elimination of nuclear weapons is vital to the "survival of life on this planet", the UN chief told the final major event of the General Assembly's high level week on Friday.

Brett Wilkins, staff writer (2020-10-02). On Grim Anniversary of Khashoggi Murder, Activists Project Slain Saudi's Image From Coast to Coast. commondreams.org "We promise you, Jamal, to always tell your story and to fight tirelessly until justice is served." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/jamal.jpg

RT (2020-10-01). Russian combat strength is at post-USSR peak after decade of investment, says military industry bankrolled British think tank. rt.com A Western weapons-industry funded think tank claims Russia's military capability is at its strongest since the Cold War period, and its forces are better equipped and more professional after ten years of investment and reform. | The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), says Russia's modernization and recent combat experience means it now has a highly capable army. It is worth noting that the organisation is funded by the likes of Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems, Raytheon and Boeing: All of whom have a vested business interest in promoting the idea of threats to Western military hegemony. | "Today…

RT (2020-10-01). Nagorno-Karabakh fighting spreads: Yerevan says it shot down Azeri drone near CAPITAL after airstrike kills man in Armenia. rt.com Fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia spilled over from the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, as the government in Yerevan claimed to have shot down four Azeri drones after an airstrike killed a man inside Armenia proper. | Armenian authorities said that four drones operated by Azerbaijan appeared on Thursday in the sky over the Kotayk province bordering the nation's capital city, as well as the Gegharkunik province across the border from Nagorno-Karabakh. | Three of them had been destroyed earlier in the day, and the fourth was shot down near Yerevan later in the evening, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan a…

RT (2020-10-01). Nagorno-Karabakh fighting spreads: Yerevan says it shot down Azeri drone near CAPITAL as airstrike kills man inside Armenia. rt.com Fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia has spilled over from the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, as the government in Yerevan claimed to have shot down four Azeri drones after an airstrike killed a man inside Armenia proper. | Armenian authorities said that four drones operated by Azerbaijan appeared on Thursday in the sky over the Kotayk province bordering the nation's capital city, as well as the Gegharkunik province across the border from Nagorno-Karabakh. | Three of them had been destroyed earlier in the day, and the fourth was shot down near Yerevan later in the evening, Prime Minister Nikol Pashiny…

Phyllis Bennis (2020-10-01). The Pentagon Took Money for PPE and Bought Weapons. zcomm.org Make no mistake: The Trump administration's heartlessness and militarism are costing lives…

Phyllis Bennis (2020-10-01). The Pentagon Took Money for Covid-19 Relief and Bought… More Weapons. commondreams.org The Trump administration took $1 billion in stimulus funds that were supposed to go towards making masks and other protective equipment for the pandemic — and gave most of it to weapons manufacturers. (Photo: Shutterstock) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/shutterstock_1779766358.jpg

Fight Back (2020-10-01). Minneapolis: Supporters join Matthew Rupert to fight arson charges stemming from uprising. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – The Minnesota Uprising Arrestee Support (MUAS) and other Twin Cities residents joined Matthew Rupert in court September 30 as he continues to fight federal arson charges stemming from this summer's rebellion. Supporters stood behind Rupert in court to demand the charges against Rupert and all uprising defendants be dropped. | The highlight of the hearing was the testimony of FBI Special Agent Stephens who is the FBI's weapons of mass destruction coordinator. Stephens testified that no weapons of mass destruction were used during the uprising except for, perhaps, the CS gas used by law enforcemen…

_____ (2020-10-01). Fortress On A Hill: Understanding The War Industry. popularresistance.org Christian Sorenson stops by the podcast to discuss his new book "Understanding the War Industry", a detailed look at contracting within the U.S. military industrial complex and how its giant war chest gets funneled to an endless list of contractors, without question to its necessity or what could have been purchased in its place. | Everyone from libertarians to mainstream liberals to anarchists utters the words "military-industrial complex," often as a catchall for murky forces that press the U.S. government into war. But what is this complex?

sputniknews (2020-10-01). Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan Says Four Drones Shot Down Near Yerevan. sputniknews.com Earlier in the day, Yerevan said it had destroyed three drones the area close the country's capital and was trying to locate the fourth one.

sputniknews (2020-10-01). North Korea Showing Favoritism to Trump by Delaying Tests of Growing Nuclear Arsenal – Analysts. sputniknews.com The suspension of denuclearization negotiations and weapons testing by North Korea will likely continue until after the US presidential election, as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been able to covertly build up his country's nuclear capabilities during US President Donald Trump's term, according to new analyses from US-based think tanks.