Daily Archives: September 2, 2022

2022-09-02: News Headlines

Liberation Staff (2022-09-02). PSL Statement: Yes, democracy is under threat — and Biden is part of the problem. liberationnews.org Joe Biden's prime-time address on democracy tonight was an attempt to cover up with rhetoric his and the Democratic Party's abject failure to prevent the extinguishing of abortion rights, the assault on Black voting rights, and the nationwide attack by Big Business against union rights and workers.

Anonymous (2022-09-02). Palestine in Pictures: August 2022. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.

Otto Konig, Richard Detje (2022-09-02). Happy Anti-War Day! The weapons must be silent! indybay.org The DGB (the German alliance of unions) and its member unions, an important voice in the German peace movement, commemorate the barbaric consequences of war and fascism on September 1. Trade unionists fight for peace, democracy and freedom.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-09-02). After Bombing Aleppo Airport, Syria Reports New Israeli Attack in Damascus. orinocotribune.com Damascus countryside, Aleppo, SANA-The Syrian army air defenses confronted an Israeli missile aggression on some points in Damascus countryside and shot down a number of the missiles. | "About 21.18 p.m., the Israeli enemy carried out an air missile aggression from the direction of Lake Tiberias in northern occupied Palestine, targeting some points south east of Damascus" a Military source said on Wednesday. | The source added that the army air defenses confronted the aggression's missiles and shot down some of them. | The aggression caused some material damages. | Earlier, a military source said that "At nearly…

Rupen Savoulian (2022-09-02). The cult of Winston Churchill, racist legacies and Anglophone colonial nostalgia. greenleft.org.au No other British prime minister is as lionised to the point of deification as Winston Churchill. Rupen Savoulian looks behind the cult of personality.

____ (2022-09-02). 500,000-year-old giant elephant tusk discovered in Israel. ecns.cn A 500,000-year-old elephant tusk was discovered in Israel's southern coastal plain. The 2.5-meter-long tusk fossil, which belonged to a straight-tusked elephant known as Palaeoloxodon antiquus apparently appeared in the region about 800,000 years ago and became extinct 400,000 years ago.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-09-02). Preso palestino logra libertad y concluye huelga de hambre. telesurtv.net Su ayuno se extendió durante más de 170 días. Fiscales militares de Israel se comprometieron por escrito a liberarlo el próximo 2 de octubre.

Ola Mousa (2022-09-01). Searching beneath the rubble of Rafah. electronicintifada.net Residents of al-Shaout neighborhood in Rafah recount the horrific aftermath of Israeli airstrikes that killed seven people.

Anonymous103 (2022-09-01). US Tightening Its Neocolonial Grip Over Ukraine. southfront.org Flags in Majdan in 2014Washington exercises even more control over the Kiev regime, establishing its own military command, increasing the presence of numerous foreign-backed NGOs, as well as sending US corporate advisers and representatives. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | Ukraine was never seen as a particularly sovereign country. However, in 2014 any semblance of independence was lost for good when the political West used the Neo-Nazi elements of the Ukrai…

Oneworld.press (2022-09-01). The Political Fantasy To "Decolonize Russia" Is Doomed To Fail Due To Its People's Patriotism. oneworld.press Russia has mastered the art of "Democratic Security" at home so there's no doubt that the Golden Billion's political fantasy to "decolonize" ("Balkanize") it is doomed to fail. Instead of "resting on its laurels", this recently restored world power that's leading the global systemic transition to multipolarity is eager to help other targeted states across the Global South defend themselves from Hybrid War threats through the bespoke means connected with this concept's application in their diverse societies.

Anonymous103 (2022-09-01). Military Situation In Syria On September 1, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On September 1, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On August 31, an SAA servicemen was killed and three others were wounded by ISIS attack near the Tabqa airport; | On August 31, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Atarib area; | On August 31, Israeli warplanes struck Damascus airport and countryside with several missiles; | On August 31, Israeli warpl…

Fight Back (2022-09-01). East LA commemorates the 52nd Chicano Moratorium. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – Over 100 Chicanos and other participants gathered for a rally at Salazar Park in East Los Angeles to commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the 1970 Chicano Moratorium. In 1970, 30,000 people once demanded a stop to the Vietnam War and an end to discrimination and racism. The LAPD and LA Sheriff's Department teargassed and beat protesters. Their actions led to the deaths of three Chicanos, including LA Times reporter Ruben Salazar. | August 29th is now recognized by our movement as Chicano Liberation Day, and is celebrated by many with rallies and marches yearly. | "We're here supporting becau…

TeleSUR (2022-09-01). Bolsonaro Sentenced for Genocide by Permanent Peoples' Tribunal. telesurenglish.net This is an instance of symbolic justice that reveals the president's responsibility for the deaths caused in the country by COVID-19, particularly those of health professionals and indigenous and Afro-descendant populations. | RELATED: | Argentina's former Supreme Court of Justice member, Eugenio Zaffaroni, exposed the correlation between Jair Bolsonaro's speech and the crimes against Human Rights in Brazil, the…

The Cradle (2022-09-01). Israel Bombed Aleppo and Damascus Airports in Pursuit of Iranian Plane: Report. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous765 (2022-09-01). Israel Ramps Up Attacks On Syria. southfront.org |

Nigel Bouvart (2022-09-01). Buffalo solidarity with Palestine. workers.org Buffalo Activists from Workers World Party, Democratic Socialists of America and Food Not Bombs gathered in Buffalo, New York, Aug. 24, in solidarity with Palestine against Israeli occupation and terrorism. Credit: WW PHOTO: Buffalo paper bureau Israeli occupation forces mounted an attack on Gaza earlier this month, wounding hundreds and . . . |

TeleSUR (2022-09-01). Israeli Occupation Forces Killed Two Palestinian Youth. telesurenglish.net Two Palestinians were killed on Thursday in two separate incidents during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry and eyewitnesses said. | RELATED: | The clashes broke out after an Israeli army force stormed the city to raid homes and arrest Palestinian activists. Young men threw stones at the Israeli soldiers, who opened fire to disperse the stone throwers. | Samer Khaled, 25, was killed a…

Staff (2022-09-01). New victory for Palestinian prisoners' movement as occupation retreats from repressive measures. samidoun.net The Palestinian prisoners' movement announced a new victory on Thursday, 1 September 2022, in which the occupation prison administration retreated from its new repressive measures imposed upon the prisoners. In light of this achievement, the united prisoners' movement announced that they would not head into a collective mass hunger strike, saluting the prisoners, the Palestinian …

Staff (2022-09-01). The Battle to Protect American Democracy Is the Most Important Battle of Our Lifetimes. commondreams.org There can be no middle ground in the fight between democracy and authoritarian fascism.

Michael Jansen (2022-09-01). When Starvation Is the Only Means Palestinian Prisoners Can Adopt to Challenge Israel. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous669 (2022-09-01). Syrian Foreign Minister Says Israel Is 'Playing With Fire' After Attacks On Aleppo, Damascus. southfront.org Syria flag (flickr). | Syria will not back down and Israel is playing with fire, Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said on September 1, commenting on the last Israeli strikes on The unprecedented strikes, which took place late on August 31, targeted Aleppo International Airport and al…

TeleSUR, mcs, JGN (2022-09-01). Denuncian ataque israelí contra aeropuerto de Alepo, Siria. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con las autoridades sirias, estas acciones de Tel Aviv abren la puerta de par en par a más tensión, escalada y caos en la región.

Staff (2022-09-01). Tony àÅvila y el disfrute que provoca. cubadebate.cu Como parte de las actividades de Arte en la Rampa, se presentó Tony àÅvila y su grupo en el Pabellón Cuba. Tony es el vivo ejemplo de que se puede disfrutar sin dejar de pensar, bailar con la cabeza puesta, dirían por ahí. Reflexiones sobre la Cuba contemporánea, sobre economía, racismo, sobre la vida del cubano de a pie, se mezclan con la emoción del momento, la alegría, un trago…

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-08-31). Jon Stewart and the Pentagon honor Ukrainian Nazi at Disney World. thegrayzone.com Defense Department-sponsored "Warrior Games" featured liberal comedian Jon Stewart awarding a member of Ukraine's neo-Nazi Azov Battalion at Disney World. The Pentagon refused to tell The Grayzone whether US taxpayers funded the foreign competitors' travel. This August, during the Department of Defense's annual Warrior Games at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, liberal comedian Jon Stewart awarded a Ukrainian military veteran named Ihor Halushka the "Heart of the Team" award for "inspiring his team" with his "personal example." Halushka happens to …

_____ (2022-08-31). Google Employees Protest Company's $1.2b Contract With Israeli Military. popularresistance.org Los Angeles, California – Google employees have protested their company's $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government and military called Project Nimbus, which aims to silence and profile pro-Palestine voices in the high-tech company and around the world. | "Google's Project Nimbus will be an ugly moment in Google's history and shameful and embarrassing engagement," said one employee who preferred to remain anonymous in fear of retaliation. | "I have found Google's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program to be a whitewash, it's more of a tool for censorship and control than for truly supporting employees,"

_____ (2022-08-31). The 'Noble Lie' Of A Democratic West. popularresistance.org As Westerners, we are deeply attached to the idea not only that we live in democracies but that our way of life is economically, socially and morally superior to that of citizens in authoritarian states. | Following on from these two assumptions is a further one — today held less consciously, for the obvious reason that it smacks a little too uncomfortably of racism — that we, as the people who fought for and created our democracies, are superior to those who did not. | Our largely unexamined premise is that modernity and democracy grew out of the particular circumstances of a Western Enlightenment. A…

Abdel Bari Atwan (2022-08-31). Abbas and Israel's 'Holocausts'. It's Germany that Owes the Palestinians an Apology, The 1974 Munich Olympics. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2022-08-31). US Decision-Makers Cannot Handle End Of White Supremacy. popularresistance.org US law has to be based on human rights standards. We see as a contradiction for the US to pretend to be a leader of human rights when its law and practice is anything but practices in law that are in correspondence with human rights standards. We believe that if there's going to be legitimacy and the international human rights framework, that has to be a framework that is applied equally to all nations. | For example, when we were building the US human rights network that would apply international human rights standards to the US, looking at issues of mass incarceration that we have in the US, looking at the fail…

Editor (2022-08-31). Corporate Media Has Failed to Report on the Threats to Women's Reproductive Rights. scheerpost.com Women's Rights ( By Kathleen Minelli and Steve Macek / In the weeks since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the corporate media has been saturated with analyses and reports about the implications of the ruling for women's lives and health. Legal observers have weighed in on the conservative majority's reasoning in the case. The impact of the ruling on the 2022 mi…

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