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Colombia’s President Petro Warns Of Attempts To Depose Him

October 10, 2024 Ultimas Noticias, Orinoco Tribune. Educate! Colombia, Coups, Gustavo Petro, National Electoral Council (CNE), Right wing extremism

The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, has warned that a process is underway to depose him, stating that “the coup d’état has begun.” His comment was made this Tuesday, October 8, just minutes after the Colombian National Electoral Council (CNE)—an entity not constitutionally qualified to investigate the head of state—agreed to start an investigation and open a charge sheet against him, which extends to three members of his campaign, due to his alleged responsibility in violating the limits established for the 2022 presidential race. In addition to the president, the electoral body agreed to investigate his then-campaign manager, Ricardo Roa Barragán; the campaign treasurer, María Lucy Soto Caro; and the auditor, Juan Carlos Lemus Gómez, as well as the Colombia Humana and Unión Patriótica parties.

25 Of 35 Vital Signs For Earth Have Reached Record Extremes

October 10, 2024 Paige Bennett, EcoWatch. Educate! climate crisis, Environment, Extreme weather, Report

A new report from a team of international scientists has revealed harsh realities on Earth, with 25 of 35 planetary vital signs reaching record extremes. Without immediate action, scientists warn that these extremes could threaten life on Earth. In the new study, published in the journal BioScience, scientists presented a stark look at the state of the climate crisis. “We are on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster. This is a global emergency beyond any doubt. Much of the very fabric of life on Earth is imperiled. We are stepping into a critical and unpredictable new phase of the climate crisis,” the scientists wrote.

The Fall Of Israel

October 9, 2024 Scott Ritter, Consortium News. Educate! Hamas, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Wars and Militarism, Zionism

I have previously written about Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, calling it “the most successful military raid of this century.” I have described the Hamas action as a military operation, while Israel and its allies have called it a terrorist action on the scale of what transpired against the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. “The difference between the two terms,” I noted, “is night and day — by labeling the events of October 7 as acts of terrorism, Israel transfers blame for the huge losses away from its military, security, and intelligence services, and onto Hamas. If Israel were, however, to acknowledge that what Hamas did was in fact a raid — a military operation — then the competency of the Israeli military, security, and intelligence services would be called into question, as would the political leadership responsible for overseeing and directing their operations.”

With US Support, Netanyahu Threatens Lebanon With Destruction

October 9, 2024 News Desk, The Cradle. Educate! Benjamin Netanyahu, European Union (EU), Gaza, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, UNIFIL, United Nations (UN), War crimes, Wars and Militarism

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on 8 October called on the people of Lebanon to “free [their] country from Hezbollah,” threatening them with “destruction and suffering” if they refused to do so. “You have an opportunity to save Lebanon before it falls into the abyss of a long war that will lead to destruction and suffering like we see in Gaza. It doesn’t have to be that way,” Netanyahu said as his country’s air force continued to launch non-stop raids across Lebanon. “We have degraded Hezbollah’s capabilities; we took out thousands of terrorists, including [Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan] Nasrallah himself, and Nasrallah’s replacement, and the replacement of his replacement,” the Israeli premier added before calling on the people of Lebanon to “take back your country, and return it to a path of peace and prosperity.”

Biden Officials Say Ceasefire Talks Are Suspended

October 9, 2024 Sharon Zhang, Truthout. Educate! Ceasefire, Gaza, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Lebanon, Palestine, US Imperialism, Wars and Militarism

Biden officials have reportedly admitted that ceasefire negotiations amid Israel’s war on Lebanon and genocide in Gaza have been suspended, despite public insistence by high-powered figures within the administration that they are working around the clock for a ceasefire. The Biden administration has given up on ceasefire talks after first proposing a deal for a 21-day ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel just two weeks ago, CNN reports, citing U.S. officials. The U.S. is “not actively trying to revive the deal,” the outlet wrote.

Report: Blinken Approved Israeli Attacks On Gaza Aid Convoys

October 8, 2024 News Desk, The Cradle. Educate! Anthony Blinken, Gaza, Humanitarian Aid, Israel, Report, War crimes

US State Secretary Anthony Blinken gave the green light for Israel to launch attacks against humanitarian aid convoys inside the Gaza Strip in the early days of Israel's genocide of Palestinians, according to a report by Drop Site News (DSN) citing Israeli journalists and media outlets. Tel Aviv's decision was made during a marathon session of the Security Cabinet between 16 and 17 October that Blinken took part in. “From within the Kirya, the Israeli military’s main headquarters in Tel Aviv, Blinken participated in the frantic discussions of the Israeli War Cabinet … that were occurring in parallel to conversations in the broader Security Cabinet,” DSN reports.

Report: Israel Expected To Target Military Sites In Iran

October 8, 2024 Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com. Educate! Iran, Israel, Report, Wars and Militarism

Israel’s expected attack against Iran will likely target military sites, The New York Times reported Monday, citing Israeli officials. The report said Israel’s initial response to Iran’s missile barrage that was launched in retaliation for Israeli escalations could also target intelligence sites and Iranian leadership. If Iran hits back, then Israel might target Iran’s civilian nuclear facilities, although Israel isn’t expected to be able to do much damage to any of the underground facilities without US support. The US appears to favor Israel striking military sites as President Biden has called for a “proportionate” response to the Iranian attack, which targeted Israeli military bases.

Burn The Planet And Lock Up The Dissidents

October 8, 2024 Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. Educate! climate crisis, Extinction Rebellion, Legal System, United Kingdom (UK)

Norfolk, U.K. — I am sitting with Roger Hallam, his gray hair pulled back in a ponytail, in the visitor’s room at HM Prison Wayland. On the walls are large photographs of families picnicking on lawns, verdant meadows and children playing. The juxtaposition of the photographs, no doubt hung to give the prison visiting room a homey feel, is jarring. There is no escaping, especially with prison guards circulating around us, where we are. Roger and I sit on squat upholstered chairs and face each other across from a low, white plastic table. Roger’s lanky frame tries to adjust to furniture designed to accommodate children.

Powerlessness

October 8, 2024 Patrick Lawrence, Consortium News. Educate! AIPAC, Biden administration, Gaza, Genocide, Israel, Palestine

Let us begin with some facts of the cold, hard kind concerning conditions in Gaza and the West Bank after a year of terrorist Israel’s daily assaults on the Palestinian populations in both places. These statistics derive from a World Bank report issued this month, “Impacts of the Conflict in the Middle East on the Palestinian Economy.” They cover conditions through March; we can confidently conclude things have since worsened. “Eleven months into the conflict in the Middle East, the Palestinian territories are nearing economic freefall, amidst a historic humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip,” the report begins.

Media Urge Expansion Of Ukraine War; Nuclear Risk Be Damned

October 8, 2024 Julie Hollar, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. Educate! Media, Nuclear War, Russia, Ukraine, US Imperialism

Ukraine has for months been asking the Biden administration for permission to use long-range US, British and French weapons to strike deeper in Russian territory, which would be a clear escalation in the war. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that the move would cross a red line for him, and recently announced that he was loosening Russia’s nuclear doctrine for using nuclear weapons. Despite the risks of such escalation—and a lack of evidence that it would shift the war in Ukraine’s favor—Biden’s public reluctance to loosen his limits has been met in the war-hungry media primarily with derision.

US And Israel Are Pushing The World To The Brink Of WW III

October 7, 2024 US Peace Council. Educate! Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, US Imperialism, Wars and Militarism, WWIII

Just short of one year since Israel’s criminal attack and invasion of the Gaza Strip and brutal bombardment and genocide of Palestine, the Zionist state committed yet another crime against humanity, on September 23, 2024. Israel carpet bombed Lebanon and assassinated the top leaders of the Resistance Front, including Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, the widely revered leader of Hezbollah, and brigadier general Abbas Nilforoushan, commander of Iran’s Quds Brigade in Lebanon, among others. Since the start of this criminal attack, Israel has continued to assassinate more leaders of the Hezbollah, including the organization’s communications chief, Mohammad Rashid Sakaf, on October 4.

The Meaning Of October 7

October 7, 2024 John Wight, Consortium News. Educate! Gaza, Genocide, Hamas, Israel, Palestine, Palestinian Resistance, Wars and Militarism

Israel’s murderous assault on the people of Gaza — over this past year — with the material, diplomatic and political support of the collective West — has been tantamount to witnessing a rabid dog ripping the flesh from the bones of what many had allowed themselves to believe was a world worth living in. At this point, it is not. Israel’s ongoing exercise in mad slaughter is of a piece with the rage unleashed by the slaveowner in response to recalcitrant slaves daring to break out of the plantation. And it is here where we understand the real “crime” of the Palestinians of Gaza – refusal to remain in the place accorded them by their colonizer and oppressor. That is, on their metaphoric knees, defeated and broken in mind, body and spirit.

United States Spending On Israel’s Military Operations

October 7, 2024 The Costs of War. Educate! Gaza, Genocide, Israel, Palestine, US Aid To Israel, US Imperialism, Wars and Militarism, weapons

U.S. spending on Israel’s military operations and related U.S operations in the region total at least $22.76 billion and counting. This estimate is conservative; while it includes approved security assistance funding since October 7, 2023, supplemental funding for regional operations, and an estimated additional cost of operations, it does not include any other economic costs. This figure includes the $17.9 billion the U.S. government has approved in security assistance for Israeli military operations in Gaza and elsewhere since October 7 – substantially more than in any other year since the U.S. began granting military aid to Israel in 1959. Yet the report describes how this is only a partial amount of the U.S. financial support provided during this war.

US Jewish Institutions Are Purging Their Staffs Of Anti-Zionists

October 7, 2024 Shane Burley, In These Times. Educate! Anti-Zionism, Israel, Jewish Americans, Palestine, Retaliation, Suppression, Zionism

Dan Fischer had been working as a Hebrew and Jewish ethics teacher for three years at Sinai Synagogue in South Bend, Ind., when a television reporter asked him for comment during an “All Out for Palestine” rally held four days after October 7. “I am one of multiple Jews that are here today, proud to be in solidarity with the people of Gaza and Palestine,” Fischer said. “And I know that my tradition, the Jewish tradition, is a religion of tzedek, meaning justice, and shalom, meaning peace.” He was fired the next day. The synagogue sent a letter to the congregation saying it “had no choice but to release a teacher from his employment … effective immediately.”

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