2020-09-11: News Headlines

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-09-11). The Truth behind 9/11: Who Is Osama Bin Laden? globalresearch.ca At 11 o'clock, on the morning of 911, the Bush administration had already announced that Al Qaeda was responsible for the attacks. That same evening at 9.30 pm, a "War Cabinet" was formed and at 11.00 pm, the "War on Terrorism" was officially launched.

Tina Nannarone (2020-09-11). Parents, students, teachers hit Cuomo's school cuts. peoplesworld.org Parents, children, teachers and school aides gathered in front of Gov. Cuomo's office in New York City Tuesday, September 8 to protest projected cuts to the New York State School's budget. The rally was organized by the Alliance for Quality Education, Parents Supporting Parents NY and Make the Road, an immigrant rights group. Children and …

David Meiswinkle (2020-09-11). Lawyers' Committee on Jason Goodman's Crowdsource the Truth Streamed Live. globalresearch.ca *** …

Jamal Rich (2020-09-11). Free college was once the norm all over America. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON— When people involved in the fight to cancel student debt demand free college education they are not calling for a new, radical idea. Countless numbers of lawmakers, for example, got their educations at free colleges that they now say are out of reach to the nation's students. One of the best examples was the …

RT (2020-09-11). LA health director accused of 'playing politics' after saying schools won't reopen 'until after the election' in leaked audio. rt.com LA County's public health chief has come under fire after saying that local schools would not reopen until after the 2020 presidential election, prompting criticism that officials are putting politics ahead of science. | The county's health director, Barbara Ferrer, recently told local educators that schools would remain shuttered until the beginning of November, repeatedly referring to the upcoming election, according to "We don't realistically anticipate that we would be moving t…

Mark Gruenberg (2020-09-11). McConnell writes off the almost 1.7M more jobless workers forced to seek benefits. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Labor Day, September 7, was an unhappy holiday for almost 1.7 million more workers, who were forced to file for federal or state jobless benefits the week before. The data, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, show 857,148 people filed initial claims for state-paid jobless benefits in the week ending September 5. That was 20,140 …

Paul Antonopoulos (2020-09-11). Despite Increasing Trade with Chinese Yuan US Dollar Is Likely to Remain the World's Biggest Currency Reserve. globalresearch.ca The Chinese currency is expected to increase its 2% share in the world market to somewhere between 5% and 10% within the next 10 years. This could mean that the Chinese yuan will become the world's third largest currency by …

Peter Koenig (2020-09-11). Covid-19: The Great Reset — Revisited. Scary Threats, Rewards for Obedience… globalresearch.ca Covid-19: The Great Reset — is the title of a book by Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman of the WEF, and the Senior Director of the Global Risk Network at the institution, Thierry Malleret. The present analysis is based …

Stephen Lendman (2020-09-11). For Nearly Six Months, Weekly US Unemployment Claims Exceed One Million. globalresearch.ca Since March, weekly US claims for unemployment insurance (UI) were greater than ever before in the nation's history for 25 straight weeks. | What seemed unimaginable when 2020 began is cold, hard reality. | Over one million jobless US workers continue to …

Stephen Lendman (2020-09-11). Distinct False Flag Aroma About Navalny Incident. globalresearch.ca During a Thursday Security Council session on Syria, Alexey Navalny's alleged novichok nerve agent poisoning was discussed. | So far, Germany failed to present evidence that supports its claim about his condition. | Is it because there is none? Did Russophobic …

James Bovard (2020-09-11). The War on Terror Presaged Covid Mania. globalresearch.ca This week is the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. America never recovered politically from those attacks, and government responses to the Covid pandemic are repeating many of the same follies …

Kenn Orphan (2020-09-11). Fascism and the Quickening of History. counterpunch.org Over the last few months I have been revisiting research I did a long time ago on fascism. Pinochet's Chile, Sukarno's Indonesia, Montt's Guatemala, Hitler's Germany and beyond. I've spent time poring over the accounts of the survivors, the details of the crimes, the descriptions of the torture, of the camps, the ghettos, the dehumanization,

Pedro Grigori (2020-09-11). For European Chemical Giants, Brazil Is an Open Market for Toxic Pesticides Banned at Home. globalresearch.ca Brazil is the world's largest user of pesticides, including more than a dozen considered highly hazardous, thanks to permissive legislation that allows some of Europe's biggest agrochemical companies to continue selling products that have been banned in their home market….

Eric Sommer (2020-09-11). Washington Regime Ban on China's TikTok App: A Dumb Move. globalresearch.ca The Washington regimes' demand that the Chinese firm ByteDance sell the U.S. presence of its video sharing app TikTok to a U.S. tech company is not a smart move. This follows related demands that the Chinese mobile app WeChat cease …

Michael Welch (2020-09-11). Why 9/11 Matters 19 Years Later. The Spinning of 9/11, "Political Trickery" globalresearch.ca "The execution and spinning of 9/11 were instrumental in creating the repertoire of political trickery presently being adapted in the manufacturing and exploiting of the COVID-19 hysteria." | — Anthony Hall, August 23, 2020 [1] | LISTEN TO THE SHOW |

T.J. Coles (2020-09-11). The War on Your Mind: A Brief History of the U.S. Surveillance-Intelligence Complex. globalresearch.ca The recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vindicated the contractor-turned-whistleblower, Edward Snowden, by ruling that the National Security Agency's blanket data collection was unlawful and likely After Snowden alerted the world, t…

WSWS (2020-09-11). The human cost of school reopenings: Six teachers dead in the US in the past month. wsws.org All of these deaths were absolutely unnecessary and are the direct result of criminal policies carried out by Democratic and Republican politicians at every level in the interest of protecting the profits of the financial oligarchy.

William rivers Pitt (2020-09-11). It's OK to Mourn When "Back to School" Means Staying at Home. zcomm.org The experts and their statistical models are forecasting more than 410,000 COVID fatalities by the New Year…

imperial.ac.uk (2020-09-11). Studying coronavirus transmission in children could help cut COVID spread. imperial.ac.uk Imperial researchers are set to begin a study exploring how the virus causing COVID-19 is transmitted by children.

yenisafak (2020-09-11). Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 strikes northern Chile. yenisafak.com An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck near the coast of Northern Chile, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said.The quake was at a depth of 44 km, it added.

Andy Rowell (2020-09-11). Climate Emergency: Records Tumble as 2 Million Acres of California Burn. globalresearch.ca The signs are ominous as yet another climate record is broken. California is once again burning. From near the southern Mexico border, to San Diego and the forests of the Sierra Nevada, over two million acres of the Golden state …

Johanna Ross (2020-09-11). EU Could Sue UK over Neglect of Brexit Withdrawal Agreement. globalresearch.ca It's being widely reported that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to circumvent certain parts of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement negotiated with the EU last year. The internal market bill, published on Wednesday, effectively negates the legal force of parts …

Global Research News (2020-09-11). Selected Articles: 19 Years After 9/11. globalresearch.ca If you look to Global Research as a resource for information and understanding, to stay current on world events, or to experience honesty and transparency in your news coverage, please consider making a

Ann Garrison (2020-09-10). It's Time to Acknowledge Hutu Genocide and Rwandan Occupation of DRC. globalresearch.ca My first contribution to Black Agenda Report was "

Craig Murray (2020-09-10). Your Man in the Public Gallery — Assange Hearing Day 8. globalresearch.ca The great question after yesterday's hearing was whether prosecution counsel James Lewis QC would continue to charge at defence witnesses like a deranged berserker (spoiler — he would), and more importantly, why? | QC's representing governments usually seek to radiate calm …

Stephen Lendman (2020-09-10). Reprieve's Clive Stafford Smith on US Judicial Unfairness, Assange's Show Trial. globalresearch.ca British/American human rights lawyer Smith founded UK-based Reprieve in 1999 — "an organization of courageous and committed human rights defenders." | It provides pro bono legal and investigative work services for "some of the world's most vulnerable people." | They include individuals …

_____ (2020-09-10). New: Simón Bolívar Institute For Peace And Solidarity Among Peoples. popularresistance.org Caracas, VZ – On Sunday, September 6, 205 years since the publication of the Jamaica Letter, the Simón Bolívar Institute for Peace and Solidarity among Peoples was inaugurated as a new space for the research, dissemination, debate, solidarity and strengthening of international relations. | The inauguration took place via YouTube on the Institute's Spanish and English channels. | "Our institute is formally inaugurated today, but the truth is that it already existed. The peoples have raised their voices in favor of Venezuela, and we at the same time have raised our voices for humankind's great causes," said the Pre…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-09-10). Examining 9/11 and America's "War on Terrorism" globalresearch.ca At 11 o'clock, on the morning of 9/11, the Bush administration had already announced that Al Qaeda was responsible for the attacks. That same evening at 9: 30 pm, a "War Cabinet" was formed. And at 11: 00 pm, at the end of that historic meeting at the White House, the "War on Terrorism" was officially launched.

Staff (2020-09-10). Headlines for September 10, 2020. democracynow.org Wildfires Destroy Oregon Towns, Bringing "Apocalyptic" Orange Skies to West Coast, Human Activity Blamed for 68% Drop in Animal Population Since 1970, President Donald Trump Acknowledges Downplaying COVID-19 Threat to U.S. Public, Biden Blasts Trump's "Life-and-Death Betrayal of the American People" on COVID-19, Bob Woodward Blasted for Withholding Trump's Comments on COVID-19 for Months, NIH Director Says Politics Shouldn't Trump Science in Vaccine Development, UW-Madison Halts In-Person Classes After 1,000+ Students Test Positive for Coronavirus, India Reports Record Daily Coronavirus Infections as Global Death…

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2020-09-10). NATO Begins Military Maneuvers in the Barents Sea. globalresearch.ca NATO has stepped up its activities in the neutral waters of the Barents Sea, raising tensions in the Arctic region. In just one day, Russian pilots escorted three military planes, one Norwegian and two British. One of the British planes …

Joe Bernick (2020-09-10). Education initiative helping mobilize voters against the right wing in Arizona. peoplesworld.org TUCSON—It took an Arizona Supreme Court decision to put the "Invest in Education" voter initiative back on the ballot after it was thrown off by a right-wing trial judge. The broad coalition of educators, parents, students, organized labor, and communities that came together after the 2018 teachers' strike has been organizing tirelessly ever since. The Chamber of …

RT (2020-09-10). 'Racial discrimination': Beijing blasts Washington for revoking visas of 1,000 Chinese students. rt.com Chinese students whose visas were revoked by the US were persecuted for political reasons, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has said, adding that Beijing reserves the right to respond to the move. | The visa move by Washington amounts to "outright political persecution and racial discrimination" of Chinese students and a violation of their human rights, the ministry's spokesman, Zhao Lijian, The revocation of visas and other anti-Chinese steps by the US "run counter to its self-proclaimed openne…

Paul Antonopoulos (2020-09-10). Power Balance in the East Mediterranean Is Changing as France Sends Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier. globalresearch.ca The delicate power balance in the East Mediterranean is changing dramatically and quickly as states begin to cooperate to contain and contract Turkish ambitions in the region. Turkey's drive to secure and control gas and oil supplies has seen its …

Peter Koenig (2020-09-10). Seeking Truth in a Country of Lies. globalresearch.ca Ed Curtin…. is a revolutionary genius, a profound thinker — who sees truth where others close their eyes. "Seeking Truth in a Country of Lies" is a visionary analysis of the falsehoods we experience on a daily basis way beyond …

Stephen Lendman (2020-09-10). Navalny Poisoned by Novichok Hoax Timed Ahead of Russian Elections? globalresearch.ca Germany's failure to disclose novichoking medical evidence it claims about Alexey Navalny's condition strongly indicates there is none. | Notably his August 20 illness happened ahead of Russian regional and local elections at 83 locations, scheduled for September 11 — …

WSWS (2020-09-10). New York City educators launch safety committee to halt the reopening of schools. wsws.org In launching this committee, we stand wholly independent of both the Democrats and Republicans, as well as the United Federation of Teachers and its backers, all of whom have conspired to enforce the reopening of schools.

Hans-Jàºrgen Steinhagen (2020-09-10). The Covid Crisis: A Brief History of the Pandemics of the 21st Century (2000-2020). globalresearch.ca In times of great confusion and anxiety, when it feels like everything is going down the drain, like everyone is stumbling down a steep road, driven by a supposedly unstoppable disaster, it might be helpful to take a moment and …

Jonas Dringelis (2020-09-10). Baltic States at the Epicenter of NATO Military Exercises. globalresearch.ca The Baltic States have become the scene of NATO military actions especially aimed at provoking Russia and Belarus. | At the end of September, this year's largest military exercise "Sword 2020" will take place in Latvia. | Approximately 1000 Vidzeme Brigade bodyguards …

Prof. Khalil al-Anani (2020-09-10). Israel-UAE Deal: The Emiratis Are Now Under Israel's Thumb. globalresearch.ca The "peace deal" between the UAE and Israel announced last month cannot be interpreted solely through the lens of normalisation; it is much more than that. What occurred on …

Steve Watson (2020-09-10). Sweden Close to Victory Over Coronavirus; Never Had a Lockdown or Mask Mandate. globalresearch.ca As the rest of Europe and the world remains under the grip of draconian rules and the threat of new lockdowns, Sweden, which allowed its citizens to remain free throughout the entire pandemic, has pretty much declared victory over the …

_____ (2020-09-10). Staff Refuse To Enter Unsafe School Building. popularresistance.org Bronx, NY – The special education staff of P352X, composed of five different sites (buildings), will be coordinating a refusal to enter unsafe buildings. We have not received inspection reports from the UFT or the DOE for all five sites. When staff arrived on the first day, the promised PPE was not available and due to no fault of our administration, we still did not have enough information to have a plan for the first day back. Guidances from the department of education change and are updated daily.

Ariel Gold (2020-09-10). Peace through weapons sales to the UAE. nationofchange.org If the American people really want to pursue peace in the Middle East and instead use our taxes to build up U.S. infrastructure, healthcare, education and address the climate crisis, then we must immediately pressure our Congressional representatives to make sure that the U.S.-UAE weapons sales deal does not go through.

Marwa Osman (2020-09-10). Macron Meets Hezbollah: Dr. Marwa Osman Explains. globalresearch.ca Lebanon has been faced with political upheavals, and the huge explosion which destroyed the Beirut Port. Steven Sahiounie of MidEastDiscourse asked a noted expert on Lebanon, Dr. Marwa Osman, to explain the recent visit of French President Macron to Beirut, …

The New Arab (2020-09-10). France Asserts Itself in Iraq as US Withdraws. Macron's Trip to Baghdad. globalresearch.ca As the United States continues to drawdown its presence in Iraq more than French President …

Center For Biological Diversity (2020-09-10). Ecuador: Halt Mining Concessions to Protect Forests in Key Biodiversity Area. globalresearch.ca Environmental groups filed a

Thomas Knapp (2020-09-10). Silence is Not Consent in Politics. counterpunch.org When you undergo a medical procedure or volunteer for a research study, you're presented with forms to sign, outlining what's going to happen (and what bad things could happen), and expressly consenting to have those things happen. If you're accused of rape, "he or she didn't physically resist" isn't an acceptable defense. In fact, express

Shane Quinn (2020-09-10). Tibet: History and Geopolitics. Mao Zedong's Legacy. globalresearch.ca Considering its size, prestige and historical value, Tibet is another region within China's frontiers of a vital nature to Beijing. Tibet in fact has a centuries-long association with mainland China; and, in modern history, was ruled from a distance by …

Michael Jansen (2020-09-10). Sanctions in the Middle East: Against Iran, Iraq, Syria. globalresearch.ca Sanctions are a blunt weapon used by the mighty against the weak to compel them to capitulate to political demands, but almost always put pressure on populations rather than rulers who concede nothing. Although sanctions have been liberally used in …

Abayomi Azikiwe (2020-09-10). Zimbabwe Ruling Party Says There Is No Crisis in the Country. globalresearch.ca Over the last two decades the western imperialist states and their allies have imposed draconian sanctions on the Southern African nation of Zimbabwe. | Not only has the economic embargo impacted the majority of Zimbabweans, the entire Southern African Development Community …

news.un (2020-09-10). Security Council demands an end to attacks on schools worldwide. news.un.org The Security Council on Thursday demanded a halt to attacks on schools, together with students and teachers in conflict zones around the world, in a presidential statement coinciding with the first International Day to Protect Education from Attack.