(2021-10-11). The Red Nation Slams Cooptation of Indigenous Peoples' Day Amid Global Colonial Resource Extraction. democracynow.org 
We continue our look at Indigenous Peoples' Day with Jennifer Marley, a citizen of San Ildefonso Pueblo and a member of the grassroots Indigenous liberation organization The Red Nation, which helped lead a campaign in 2015 to officially recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Marley slams President Biden's formal recognition of Indigenous Peoples' Day as a federal holiday and discusses how Native lands are disproportionately used for resource extraction and how The Red Nation connects their local struggles to international decolonization campaigns, as well.
(2021-10-11). Monday 10/11: Annual Alcatraz Sunrise Ceremony on Indigenous People's Day (broadcast). indybay.org Radio broadcast on KPFA 94.1 FM or IITC Facebook page…
(2021-10-11). Border accusation against Chinese soldiers fabricated, says official. ecns.cn Recent reports in Indian media that Chinese soldiers had been detained for "crossing the border "are purely fabricated, a Chinese military source said on Saturday.
(2021-10-11). At least 5 Indian soldiers shot dead in Kashmir in deadliest violence since February. rt.com 
Gun battles breaking out in Indian Kashmir in a mountain pass dividing the disputed Himalayan territory with Pakistan have resulted in the death of at least five soldiers and two militants in the deadliest attack since February. | On Monday, Colonel Devender Anand announced that "One JCO [junior commissioned officer] and four soldiers were killed during a search operation probably by infiltrators… The operation is ongoing." | Anand added that they had been transferred to a local medical facility but died from their injuries. | Two militants were also killed, with security forces in the north of the region sh…
(2021-10-11). When People Go Rogue, the Nation's Rulers Are Bound to Think of Changing Them. zcomm.org The Indian republic is saddled with a madness that, if not curbed with an iron hand and by loyal institutions, can rapidly drag democracy into anarchy…
(2021-10-11). Bellingcat funded by U.S. and UK intelligence contractors that aided extremists in Syria. mronline.org 
Supposedly "independent" website Bellingcat raked in money from scandal-ridden Western intelligence firms that wreaked havoc — and reaped massive profits — in Syria.
(2021-10-11). Peru: Castillo Struggles to Implement Promised Change. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News A controversial cabinet reshuffle this week has served to show just how difficult it can be to implement radical and redistributive change. President Pedro Castillo won Peru's June 6th elections in the second round. His flagship policies were; a new constitution and the nationalization of natural resources. The expulsion of US forces (military…
(2021-10-11). Hungarian-Style Soft Fascism is the GOP's Ruthless New Brand. counterpunch.org While it's fashionable in some circles to compare Donald Trump and the modern-day GOP to Hitler or Mussolini and their fascist movements from the 1930s, what's happening on the international stage right now is actually somewhat different and, once in power, far harder to stop or overthrow. Call it "soft fascism" or neofascism. The problem
(2021-10-11). China issues outline to promote standardized national development. ecns.cn China has issued an outline to promote standardized development at the national level in its pursuit of high-quality development and modernization.
(2021-10-11). COVID-19 "spreads like wildfire" through Dana plants as UAW and USW conspire with auto parts maker against workers. wsws.org The struggle of Dana workers takes place amid a backdrop of a growing strike wave involving nurses, teachers, service workers, miners and other sections of the working class in the US and internationally. There is also a growing mood for a strike at Dana, which requires the development of rank-and-file strike committees.
(2021-10-11). US Sanctions Cambodia for Cutting Strings to US-backed Puppets. newatlas.report October 11, 2021 (The New Atlas) — The US is targeting individuals in the Cambodian government with sanctions for allegedly "suppressing democracy." In reality Cambodia is defending against US-funded interference. Cambodia's main opposition party, the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) is literally based in Washington D.C. with exiled politicians fleeing to the US and conspiring …
(2021-10-11). South African steel striker killed, union prepares to betray struggle. wsws.org After the murder of a striker, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa announced it was considering a settlement and warned workers not to break the law.
(2021-10-11). Azerbaijan cut through Gordian knot of international law with war — Aliyev. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azerbaijan, by itself, ensured implementation of UN Security Council resolutions — President Aliyev Azerbaijan, by itself, ensured the implementation of the abovementioned UN Security Council resolutions; resolved the 30-year-long conflict and restored its territorial integrity and historical justice by military-political means. The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is left in the past, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan …
(2021-10-11). Socialist Equality Party (Australia) health workers' forum discusses fight for eradication of COVID-19. wsws.org SEP National Secretary Cheryl Crisp said any conception Australia had somehow escaped the worst of COVID-19 had been dispelled by 56,000 people being infected with the virus in the past four months.
(2021-10-11). Bolsonaro Remains Eager To Make Concessions To US, But What Will He Get In Return? southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageBe it under Biden or Trump, the US keeps pushing its own interests in Brazil, to the detriment of its most loyal allies. | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | A potential new global player in 2010, Brazil lost much of its soft power and is increasingly isolated internationally. Since Jair Bolsonaro's inauguration, Brasilia-Washington relations have been characterised by Brazilian unilateral concessions and goodwill gestures towards the US — usually without getting anything in return. A simple example was Bolsonaro's 2019 move to exempt U…
(2021-10-11). ISIS Deputy Leader Sami Jassim Al-Jabouri Captured By Iraqi Intelligence Forces. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On October 11th, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi confirmed the arrest of one the most senior ISIS leaders as a result of a 'complex external operation' carried out by the Iraqi National Intelligence Service. | Sami Jassim Al-Jabouri was detained by Iraqi security forces in a detailed security operation. | According to U.S. Treasury, Sami Jassim Al-Jabouri (a.k.a. Hajji Hamid and Haji Hamad) was ISIS's "shari'a council chief and second in command in southern Mosul, Iraq" in 2014, weeks after Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was declared "Caliph Ibrahim." The group's slain leader was kil…
(2021-10-11). Berliners vote to expropriate corporate landlords. greenleft.org.au Berlin's referendum to expropriate corporate landlords is a watershed moment for rental politics and a rare win against international real estate capital, reports Thomas McGath.
(2021-10-11). Sleep disorder linked to neurodegeneration aim of NIH-funded grant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org International team seeks hidden signs of brain damage in REM behavior disorder ROCHESTER, Minn. — People with rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder act out their dreams. While sleeping safely in bed, for example, they might throw up their arms to catch an imaginary ball or try to run from an illusory assailant. Such actions are more than just a nuisance. People with the disorder have a 50% to 80% chance of developing a…
(2021-10-11). Deadly Explosion Rocked A Busy Market Square In Syria's Afrin (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Another explosion rocked the city of Afrin in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo province. Casualties were reported by local sources. | A truck bomb exploded in a busy market square in the the area controlled by pro-Turkish militants of the Syrian National Army (SNA). | According to preliminary data, at least one person was killed and five others were injured. | The victims are yet to be identified. It is not clear if they were members of Turkish-backed militant groups or civilians. |
(2021-10-10). Behind NATO's 'Cognitive Warfare': 'Battle for Your Brain' Waged by Western Militaries. libya360.wordpress.com Ben Norton Western governments in the NATO military alliance are developing tactics of "cognitive warfare," using the supposed threats of China and Russia to justify waging a "battle for your brain" in the "human domain," to "make everyone a weapon." NATO is developing new forms of warfare to wage a "battle for the brain," as…
(2021-10-10). Saving for a Very Rainy Day. strategic-culture.org By Eric MARGOLIS | The really wealthy, vexed by tax collectors, pesky relatives, ex-wives and just plain thieves, long ago learned the wisdom of hiding their money and property. This is twice true for politicians. | An investigation by an international consortium of journalists just examined a massive leak of 11.9 million records of offshore financial firms that have been evading taxes and financial disclosure for their many clients. The result of what is known as The Pandora Papers has been a cascade of scandals. | This column has long maintained that the US has been deeply involved in massive international corr…
(2021-10-10). Farmers Fighting For India, Beacon of Light in Dark Times. zcomm.org The demonstrations by India's farmers are a 'model of struggle' across the world…
(2021-10-10). Puerto Rico: Resistance Against Luma. orinocotribune.com 
By Berta Joubert-Ceci — Oct 7, 2021 | A people responds when its tolerance level is exhausted in the face of injustice and abuse. That is precisely what is happening here in Puerto Rico. | So the struggle is not united? It's not energetic enough? It doesn't matter; what really matters is that pockets of resistance have begun throughout the archipelago and that progressive organizations, independence movements and people's struggles in other sectors are inserted to direct it towards a goal that advances independence and sovereignty. | Today the most crucial struggle, because it touches the entire population a…
(2021-10-10). Does the Virus Exist? SARS-CoV-2 Has Not Been Isolated? "Biggest Fraud in Medical History" globalresearch.ca The central question is the following: is there reliable evidence provided by the WHO and national health authorities that the alleged SARS-CoV-2 virus has been isolated / purified from an "unadulterated sample taken from a diseased patient"?
(2021-10-10). 160,000 Metalworkers In South Africa Are On Strike. popularresistance.org On October 5, the South African National Union of Metalworkers (NUMSA) called for an indefinite strike (a strike without a set end date) to demand an 8-percent increase in wages — and 160,000 workers in the steel and engineering sector answered the call. The union, South Africa's largest, represents 400,000 workers in total. | The massive strike continues the tense social crisis that has rocked the country since riots broke out in July in two provinces over the jailing of former president Jacob Zuma. | "We're suffering," Sapelo, a metallurgy technician, told Radio France International. "I've been at this jo…
(2021-10-10). Bellingcat Funded By Contractors That Aided Extremists In Syria. popularresistance.org Since its launch in July 2014, the self-styled open-source investigations website Bellingcat has cemented itself as a darling of mainstream Western media, with its dives into alleged Syrian government chemical weapon attacks and Russian intelligence operations showered with praise, puff pieces, and glitzy awards. | While vehemently insisting that it is independent of government influence, Bellingcat is funded by both the US government's National Endowment for Democracy and the European Union. CIA officials have declared their "love" for Bellingcat, and there are unambiguous signs that the outlet has partnered clo…
(2021-10-10). China Urges US to Reveal Details About Incident With Nuclear Sub in Int'l Indo-Pacific Waters. orinocotribune.com On 2 October a US Navy nuclear-powered submarine stuck an object while operating in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region. | On 2 October a US Navy nuclear-powered submarine stuck an object while operating in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region. | China is deeply concerned about the incident with the US nuclear submarine in the international waters of the Indo-Pacific region, the foreign ministry's spokesman, Zhao Lijian, said on Friday. | "China is seriously concerned over this incident," Zhao said at a briefing. | Zhao Lijian stressed that the United States and other countries involved sho…
(2021-10-10). Three Ways To Cut $1 Trillion From The Pentagon. popularresistance.org Today the Congressional Budget Office released a new report, "Illustrative Options for National Defense Under a Smaller Defense Budget," that outlines three different options for cutting funding for the Department of Defense by $1 trillion, or 14 percent, over the next ten years. | The report makes clear that the United States has options for reducing spending on the Pentagon — without sacrificing security. It outlines three different options for how the United States could reallocate Pentagon resources to meet the current military strategy for less. | "The U.S. military budget is now higher than it was at…
(2021-10-10). Father of Pakistan's Nuclear Program Abdul Qadeer Khan Passes Away at 85, Reports Suggest. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Pakistan's renowned scientist who is considered the father of the national nuclear program, Abdul Qadeer Khan, passed away of lungs collapse on 10 October at the age of 85, media reported.
(2021-10-10). International peace activists slam AUKUS pact. greenleft.org.au An international peace webinar drew speakers and an audience from across the world who condemned the new Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) alliance. Jim McIlroy reports.
(2021-10-10). Biden's Illegal Migrants Should 'Pay Their Way' Into America, Unloading Cargo Ships Stuck Off California Coast. strategic-culture.org The travesty of justice must end if the United States has any hope of remaining a free and democratic sovereign state, Robert Bridge writes. | In September, the full madness of Joe Biden's open border season became painfully visible as some 12,000 illegal Haitians were filmed huddled under the Del Rio International Bridge seeking shelter. So shocking were the images, which could have passed for one of Dante's nine circles of hell, that the FAA banned news media from flying drones over the humanitarian wasteland. | Ironically, at the very same time these illegal migrants were getting ushered into the U.S. mainland…
(2021-10-10). Georgian NATO/EU expeditionary troops return from Central African Republic. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The National Guard platoon has returned home from the Central African Republic The 7th National Guard platoon was met at the Tbilisi International Airport by the Deputy Commander of the Defense Forces, Brigadier General Irakli Chichinadze and the Deputy Commander of the National Guard, Colonel Koba Akhvlediani…. The National Guard platoon, led by Captain Giorgi …
(2021-10-10). What Happens in the Red States. counterpunch.org 
Nationally focused progressive intellectuals and activists might be more willing to confront the fact the United States is being overtaken by a creeping, homegrown Amerikaner fascism if they paid more attention to state-level politics, the soft underbelly of what's left of bourgeois democracy in the not-so United States. | The left tendency to neglect and avoid what's happening in the states is foolish. For one thing, state-level policy has significant direct impacts on a vast swath of the nation's population. From highly populated jurisdictions like Texas (home to 30 million) and Florida (22 million) to small…
(2021-10-10). Loopholes Are Exempting Oil and Gas Industry's Radioactive Waste From Regulation. truthout.org 
Pittsburgh — In the wake of growing concerns over the oil and gas industry's handling of radioactive waste, activists and policymakers are working to change laws that exempt the industry from safety regulations. | For decades, national environmental organizations have tried unsuccessfully to close federal loopholes that exempt the oil and gas industry's radioactive waste — which has been linked to elevated cancer rates — from regulation. Industry and government reports
(2021-10-10). Libya's Joint Military Committee Approves Plan To Withdraw Mercenaries, Foreign Forces From The Country. southfront.org 
File image. | On October 8, Libya's Joint Military Committee 5+5 (JMC 5+5) announced that it had approved an action plan to withdraw all mercenaries and foreign forces out from the war-torn country. | The committee, which includes five members from the Libyan National Army and five from the government in Tripoli, met in Geneva on October 6 to finalize the plan with support from the UN. | "The Joint Military Committee has prepared and approved an action plan for the gradual, balanced, and sequenced withdrawal of all mer…
(2021-10-10). Another Batch Of U.S. Military Supplies Arrived In Ukraine (Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On October 10th, another shipment of international technical assistance from the US had arrived to Ukraine, the press service of the Ukrainian Defence Ministry reported. | The shipment arrived at Kiev's Boryspil airport, following the agreements reached during the recent visit of President Vladimir Zelensky to Washington. | In addition to the previously agreed assistance of $250 million, the Armed Forces of Ukraine received medical equipment, weapons, ammunition, precision weapons and radar surveillance equipment for $ 60 million more from the US government."The cargo arrives in sev…