Trump is risking more than a war of words with Iran | Simon Tisdall
9/26/2018, 12:35:18 PMThe president could incite a conflict much bigger than any crisis manufactured for the midterms, says the foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall ✔ His verbal assaults are matched by damaging US sanctions that hurt ordinary Iranians and will culminate in November with a global embargo on Iran’s crucial oil exports ✔ The springing of an October surprise is an old tradition in US electoral politics ✔ Unless something changes soon, by accident or by design, he will have his war
Syria Is a Lost Cause and America Must Move On
9/26/2018, 12:09:32 PMCandidate Donald Trump sounded different from his predecessors. He criticized endless war-making in the Middle East and wanted U.S. forces out of Syria. But U.S. administration officials recently said they are in no hurry to exit the Syrian civil war and threatened military strikes if the Assad government again used chemical weapons. Why? ✔ Candidate Donald Trump sounded different from his predecessors ✔ But President Trump’s Syria policy has turned into that of his predecessor ✔ Even if their objectives were realistic, the gain wouldn't be worth the effort ✔ It also echoes the cakewalk promised by proponents of the Iraq invasion
Michael Palin on His Recent Visit to North Korea and New Fondness for Old Socks
9/26/2018, 3:30:56 PMThe globe-trotting Monty Python member explains why cheesy-looking socks are his spiritual talisman and how he becomes a different person when he travels. ✔ We went to a school and I taught a geography lesson by throwing the globe to the students and getting them to say the name of a country ✔ To stop, to have a few little imaginings, to reflect on distance, reflect on danger, reflect on achievement ✔ Yes, Milan September 11, 2018 Escape to Buffalo: A Skeptic’s Guide to a Great Weekend Getaway September 6, 2018
Huge spike in Yemen violence as civilian deaths rise by 164% in four months
9/26/2018, 12:35:17 PMSummer campaign by Saudi-led coalition to regain control of strategic port of Hodeidah kills 500 people in nine days ✔ A siege will effectively block humanitarian aid from reaching the 22 million people in need and could trigger famine ✔ Attacks on schools and hospitals continue, with over 1,800 schools directly impacted by the conflict, including more than 1,500 that have been damaged or destroyed and 21 used by armed groups
Human rights and aid groups alarmed by Trump's U.N. address
9/26/2018, 1:17:51 PM"Trump comes to the most multinational institution, to criticize it," laments Red Cross chief as others warn U.S.' inward turn will empower "tyrants and war criminals" ✔ Human need The ICRC chief lamented the lack of focus on aid for the needy at the U.N ✔ In a call for more cooperation, including on helping the people most in need across the world, Guterres concluded that, there is no way forward but collective, common-sense action for the common good
Russian security chief warns of ‘Syrian scenario’ in Afghanistan, urges settlement talks
9/26/2018, 3:46:31 PMThe head of Russia’s main national security body has said that Islamic State seeks to destabilize the situation in Afghanistan and replay the Syrian scenario, adding that only political talks can prevent disaster. ✔ The Russian Air Force started its own operation in Syria in 2015 after an official request from the Syrian government ✔ The Russian official noted that Afghanistan’s main radical movement, the Taliban, was getting stronger and in recent times it had conducted many successful attacks on pro-government forces, especially in the provincial centers ✔ Subscribe to RT newsletter to get stories the mainstream media won’t tell you ✔ Trends: Afghanistan news Russia news Terrorism news
World War Three: Safest countries with bunkers as Russia tests new anti-ship missiles
9/26/2018, 3:23:16 PMWORLD WAR THREE could be just around the corner as Vladimir Putin tests his new anti-ship missiles in Russia, which can be fired up to 155 miles away. Which countries are the safest to hide from war and which have the most underground bunkers to hide? ✔ (Image: Getty) World War Three: The Swedish government use maps with the nearest bunkers, fitting seven million (Image: Msb.se) Sweden The country currently has more than 65,000 shelters, according to Washington Post ✔ However, with their top range bunkers costing up to $11.5 million ($8.7 million) excluding installation fees, this option is out of most people’s reach
Save the Children CEO: 'Wars today are targeting children'
9/26/2018, 2:15:21 PMTHE INTERVIEW : The NGO Save the Children says over half a million children in conflict areas could die from extreme hunger by the end of the year – that... ✔ They suffer from severe acute malnutrition, which is the most extreme form of hunger ✔ I sat with a baby in my arms, she was eight months old, she weighed the same as a new-born, and I think that if we hadn’t been able to help her mother and that child that week, she would have not lasted the week, that child
Kuwait calls U.S. decision to remove missile systems 'routine'
9/26/2018, 2:46:14 PMA U.S. decision to remove anti-missile systems from several Arab allies was an &... ✔ There was no immediate comment from Jordan and Bahrain did not respond immediately to a Reuters’ request for a comment ✔ The move follows rising rhetoric against Iran from the United States, which earlier this year pulled out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the 2015 deal in which Tehran agreed to curb its nuclear work in return for the lifting of most Western sanctions ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Will supply of S-300 to Syria harm Russia-Israel ties?
9/26/2018, 12:40:20 PMS-300 move is Moscow's message to Israel to adopt restraint, experts say, but some doubt the transfer will happen. ✔ However, experts are sceptical whether Moscow, which had also promised Tehran the S-400 - the most advanced version of the missile defence - is going to follow through on its pledge ✔ With the new missile system, the government can at least ensure Damascus' safety from incoming attacks, Abboud noted
Trump open to meeting Venezuela's Maduro, says all options on table
9/26/2018, 2:26:18 PM- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was open to meeting Venezuela... ✔ Inflation is running at 200,000 percent and basic foods and medicines, like rice and antibiotics, are increasingly difficult to obtain ✔ That has fueled an exodus of Venezuelans to nearby Latin American countries, where borders are now overwhelmed by Venezuelan migrants ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Saudi, UAE officials call for regime change in Iran at US summit
9/26/2018, 3:12:06 PMRepresentatives from Gulf countries shared platform with Mossad director at summit against 2015 Iran nuclear deal. ✔ The talks, which would have been the first in nearly two years, were scheduled to take place in the Swiss city of Geneva on September 6 but the Houthi delegation failed to arrive, accusing the Saudi-UAE alliance fighting in Yemen of blocking them from travelling
World War 3: US transfers missiles from Middle East to focus on CHINA and Russia
9/26/2018, 12:23:39 PMTHE US is transporting anti-aircraft missile batteries from the Middle East to concentrate on the bubbling threats of China and Russia. ✔ The systems were used for mainly defensive purposes to protect US bases and installations, as well as their allies ✔ US Forces remain postured to conduct operations throughout the region and to respond to any contingency ✔ The report said: Iran maintains a stockpile of hundreds of missiles that threaten its neighbours in the region
Trump to face opposition from allies as he chairs UN security council meeting
9/26/2018, 2:27:27 PMThe US president will preside over his first session of the body and differences over Iran policy are certain to feature prominently ✔ He singled out the commander of the external arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Qassem Soleimani, who has led the Iranian military campaign in Syria in support of the Assad regime, and IRGC operations in Iraq ✔ He earned his credentials in the Bush White House as an Iraq war architect, he made his intentions for war with Iran well-known as a private citizen, and he is now putting that plan into action
Wednesday Morning Briefing
9/26/2018, 2:24:24 PMDemocrats lead in Rust Belt states that Trump won according to a Reuters poll an... ✔ Bangladesh’s leader accused neighboring Myanmar of finding new excuses to delay the return of more than 700,000 Rohingya who were forced across the border over the past year, and said in an interview that under no circumstance would the refugees remain permanently in her already crowded country
Iran will wait for Trump to lose power
9/26/2018, 3:54:53 PMIran has no reason to talk to a hostile, war-mongering administration which may lose power very soon. ✔ Top officials such as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor John Bolton have been at the forefront of such efforts ✔ ABOUT THE AUTHOR Seyed Hossein Mousavian Ambassador Seyed Hossein Mousavian is Middle East Security and Nuclear Policy Specialist at Princeton University
Trump says China trying to meddle in US congressional elections
9/26/2018, 3:53:11 PMUS president did not provide any evidence for his allegation ✔ Trump himself is not up for re-election until 2020 but November's voting will decide whether his Republican Party can keep control of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate ✔ Some opinion polls show that the Democratic Party could make a strong showing in the elections ✔ Try 3 months for $9 Offer ends September 30th
Lesbos refugee camp at centre of Greek misuse of EU funds row
9/26/2018, 12:49:42 PMEuropean anti-fraud agency investigates irregularities after report alleges defence minister benefitted from camp funds ✔ Built with a capacity for 3,100 people, the disused former army barracks currently hosts more than 8,500 asylum seekers with Greek authorities moving hundreds to the mainland this week in a move to free up space in the centre before the arrival of winter
Horror moment passenger plane crashes NOSE FIRST in emergency landing
9/26/2018, 3:16:54 PMA PASSENGER plane landed with its nose slamming into the runway after being forced to make an emergency stop. ✔ The US-Bangla fight had reported technical issues two and a half hours into its journey from Hazrat Shajahal International airport in Dhaka, Senegal, to Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh ✔ But when the Boeing 737-800 made touch-down, its nose gear was retracted ✔ Passengers are escorted away as other observers stop to take photos
Trump accuses China of election meddling in retaliation for tariffs
9/26/2018, 3:53:49 PMTrump boldly accused China at a UN Security Council meeting of working 'against my administration' to oust Republicans this fall as a tactic to evade punishing trade actions. ✔ Xi did not attend the United Nations General Assembly this year, providing the perfect opportunity for Trump to declare a trade triumph and rail against China for other alleged abuses like currency manipulation and intellectual property theft ✔ By the time that Trump arrived at the United Nations he was entangled in a full-on trade war with the communist nation that he says is now waging a campaign against him of disinformation
India-Pakistani relations were getting warmer — until the release of a postage stamp
9/26/2018, 12:17:01 PMNew Pakistani leader Khan's attempts to improve relations with India foundered over a commemorative stamp depicting a controversial Kashmiri rebel. ✔ He was killed in a shootout with Indian troops in July 2016, triggering months of violent public protests in the Indian-controlled portion ✔ Whatever the domestic pressures on the leaders of both countries, the paradigm of mutually assured destruction and the mind-set of enmity will have to be shed
Trump Today: President accuses China of attempting to interfere in U.S. midterm elections
9/26/2018, 3:29:43 PMPresident Donald Trump on Thursday accused China of attempting to meddle in the upcoming U.S. midterm elections, as he met with world leaders at the United Nations and said he would have liked the Senate to confirm his Supreme Court nominee weeks ago. ✔ Read: From hammers to hair clippers: How Trump’s trade war with China will affect you ✔ Subscribe to MarketWatch's free Asia Daily newsletter ✔ Robert Schroeder Robert Schroeder is the White House reporter for MarketWatch ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment
We need a post-liberal order now
9/26/2018, 2:42:42 PMThe international, rules-based system is collapsing. Overhauling it means combining national identity with a global ethos, says Yuval Noah Harari, a historian and author ✔ These are nuclear war, climate change and technological disruption ✔ ___ Yuval Noah Harari is a history professor at Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the author of three best-selling books, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (2014) and Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (2016) ✔ His most recent book is 21 Lessons for the 21st Century published in August
S-300s in, Patriots out: US to withdraw missiles from 3 Middle East countries – report
9/26/2018, 3:30:09 PMThe Pentagon will remove four batteries of PAC-3 Patriot missiles from three Middle-Eastern countries, according to the Wall Street Journal. The report said the missiles are needed elsewhere to counter China and Russia. ✔ The MIM-104 Patriot is the US counterpart to the Russian S-300 and S-400 systems ✔ The falling-out was also reflected in Turkey’s decision to purchase the Russian S-400 system rather than one produced by a NATO member, despite objections from Washington
The Brazilian group scanning WhatsApp for disinformation in run-up to elections
9/26/2018, 12:25:16 PMWhen a story goes viral, initiative assigns it to a journalist to investigate if it is fake or not ✔ By the end of that day, they’d hit 60 verifications ✔ A viral image of showing leftwing VP candidate Manuela D’Avila with tattoos of Vladimir Lenin and Ché Guevara was quickly found to be false ✔ Like the US, Brazil is very polarized – and there’s a lot of religion and race in politics ✔ This is something the world is still getting used to
Opinion | You’re right, U.N. — Trump’s foreign policy is indeed worth a laugh
9/26/2018, 1:12:58 PMIf only the costs of the joke weren't so high. ✔ President Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday ✔ While denigrating so many of America’s allies, Trump failed to call out Russian President Vladimir Putin, who, with his aggression, poses an infinitely greater threat to national sovereignty than does the hapless International Criminal Court
More Young Veterans Committing Suicide, VA Data Shows
9/26/2018, 2:09:16 PMThe rate of suicide among young military veterans has increased substantially despite efforts by the Department of Veterans Affairs to curb the problem, according to new data. ✔ If any other population of 20 million people were exposed to these threats it would be considered a public health priority, said Paul Rieckhoff, CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, which has many younger veterans as members ✔ The VA’s confidential Veterans Crisis Line is open 24/7 for veterans and those concerned about a veteran
Trump backs 2-state solution for Mideast, raises peace hopes
9/26/2018, 2:44:21 PMUNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump waded into thorny Middle East politics while at the United Nations on Wednesday, endorsing the two-state solution to bring an end the ✔ He showcased strong economic numbers, declared that the U.S. military is more powerful than it has ever been before and crowed that in less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country
Labour Conference 2018: Some good policies but will Corbyn's compromises cost the party dear?
9/26/2018, 3:09:54 PMAt this week's Labour Party Conference policies were outlined to repair the damage cause by forty years of neoliberalism, but the party's chances of electoral success could be wrecked by 'centrist' sabotage. ✔ Jeremy Corbyn is a former Chair of Stop the War Coalition ✔ Follow Neil Clark @NeilClark66 Like this story ✔ Share it with a friend! The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RT
Analysis | The Health 202: Congress reaches deal on major opioids' package
9/26/2018, 12:04:54 PMThe legislation will serve as a campaign plus. ✔ Dr. Peter Salama said the response to the deadly hemorrhagic fever is at a ‘critical juncture’ in eastern North Kivu province, where the outbreak was declared nearly two months ago, per the report ✔ Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said he was confident Kavanaugh would be confirmed to the Supreme Court: Bill Cosby leaves court in handcuffs after being sentenced to prison:
Welcome to Labour conference where deep state paranoia and Momentum robots run amok | Marina Hyde
9/26/2018, 3:11:19 PMThe annual gathering confirms party conferences are the biggest collections of oddballs outside of a royal wedding ✔ I don’t think at this stage anybody is talking about extending article 50, Starmer had said in a breakfast interview ✔ But sections of it hinted at looking forward practically ✔ At least until the next Brexit split/foreign policy row/man-versus-machines infinity war
Analysis | The Energy 202: Trump again bashes Germany for Russian pipeline — this time to chuckles
9/26/2018, 12:40:03 PMIt's not a new line of attack. ✔ or who work closely with the agency said that Dr. Etzel’s dismissal is one of several recent developments that have slowed the work of the children’s health office, per the report ✔ EXTRA MILEAGE Far from home: A beluga whale was spotted in Britain’s River Thames on Tuesday, far from its typical Arctic environment
Analysis | The Daily 202: Trump’s attacks on Kavanaugh’s second accuser show why the GOP hired a woman to question Ford
9/26/2018, 1:36:47 PMMore Yale classmates allege the Supreme Court nominee was a much heavier drinker than he admits. ✔ Polish leaders have been accused of abandoning democratic principles as they embrace an increasingly nationalistic agenda ✔ Louis, blew away the judges of The Voice with her rendition of Adele's Turning Tables: And a kangaroo who escaped from an animal sanctuary set off a multiagency search in Florida:
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