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So much for
our “democracy”
By Paul Edwards |
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The
shameless, infantile
ugliness that rules
America today was
predicted by
visionaries and
poets long ago. -
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MIDDLE EAST
Iraqi forces kill 5 IS
militants in Salahudin province
Iraqi parliament
coalition seeks cancellation or
edit of US security agreement
US troops and allied
Kurdish force patrol
Syria-Turkey border
Turkey threatens to open
gateway for refugees to Europe
if safe zone not implemented
‘Tens of thousands of
civilians killed in Yemen’
U.N.
Report Finds
U.S. Likely Guilty of
War Crimes
in Yemen
Yemeni Missiles Rain
Down on Saudi Targets, Over 30
Killed, Injured
US intensifies pressure
on Iran with yet more sanctions
U.S. will not provide
any sanctions waivers to
accommodate French proposal to
extend a $15 billion credit line
to Iran.
‘Let me die’: Kurdish
Iranians struggle to pay for
medicine under US sanctions
Iran to further cut
nuclear commitments as of
Friday: Rouhani
Israel
mulling attack on Iran; thinks
Trump, unlike Obama, won’t
oppose:
Israeli officials are
currently considering the
possibility of conducting a
military strike on Iran, with or
without the approval of the
United States
Trump says meeting with
Iran's Rouhani possible at U.N.
General Assembly
AFRICA
Egypt: Security forces
kill six militants in shootout
U.S.-Assisted Raid in
Somalia Killed Two Civilians,
Villagers Say
Doctors
in Zimbabwe’s Public Hospitals
Go On an Indefinite Strike:
Since the introduction
of the RTGS currency, the value
of salaries of civil servants in
Zimbabwe has dropped to less
than 10% of what they were in
USD
South Africa xenophobic
attacks killed 10 people
South Africa closes
embassy in Nigeria after
xenophobic violence
ASIA
Taliban
suicide car bomb kills 12 people
in Kabul
:
At least 10 Afghan
civilians, US service member and
a Romanian soldier among the
dead
India labels 1.9 million
Assam residents “foreigners” as
prelude to their mass expulsion
US attempting to control
South Korean military via UNC
after transfer of OPCON
EUROPE
Putin says Russia will
produce new missiles after
demise of nuclear pact
Russia offered to sell
Trump hypersonic weapons – Putin
Russia's humanoid robot
filmed using drill onboard ISS
in amazing footage
UK: Boris Johnson gives
up trying to stop Brexit delay
bill in parliament
House of Lords agree to
push through bill preventing
no-deal Brexit by end of Friday
Pound Hits Highest in
Over a Month as Johnson Strategy
Crumbles
Boris Johnson’s brother
quits over Brexit in fresh blow
to PM:
Johnson, announced he
was quitting politics with a
thinly veiled attack on his
sibling.
Vulture
descends
Watch:
UK: Boris Johnson welcomes Pence
to 10 Downing Street
U.S. vice president said
the US “stand with” the UK’s
decision to pursue Brexit
Vulture
descends
Watch:
Netanyahu arrives at 10 Downing
Street to meet Boris Johnson
AUSTRALASIA
Police
raid Australian official’s home
after media raids:
Media executive
described it as an attempt to
intimidate people who talk to
journalists.
GLOBE
$14.5 Billion in Weapons
India Has on Order From Russia
Could Be Just the Start
India & Russia ditching
dollar
BRICS now
have a bigger share of the world
economy than the Euro area and
the U.S. combined:
Not a single BRICS
economy is currently represented
in G7.
Gold & bitcoin to
replace fiat money as consumers
lose faith in ‘social contract’
– Keiser Report
Silicon Valley
Heavyweights Want to Settle the
Moon
The 10 best places in
the world to live as an expat
AMERICAS
US Military Surrounding
Venezuela With New Deployment In
Guyana
Former first lady of
Honduras sentenced to 58 years
in jail
Tornadoes hit Carolinas
as Hurricane Dorian floods
Charleston; 200K without power
NRA Unloads on Walmart
for 'Shameful' Decision To Pull
Ammo and Limit Open Carry
Companies in US blame
Trump's trade war for 10,488
layoffs in August: Report
Healthcare, living
costs, and security makes US one
of world's worst places to live
