Daily Archives: September 11, 2021

2021-09-11: News Headlines

Middle East Monitor (2021-09-11). Palestinian Prisoners take hope from emptying of South African Apartheid Jails. juancole.com By Alie Komape | — ( Middle East Monitor ) — When you do an online search for South Africa's Robben Island, one of the suggested words used is "escapes". It is obviously a common research topic. Robben Island was the site of a prison for those who resisted colonial rule going back centuries. Early …

David Sheen (2021-09-11). Were the notorious 'Dancing Israelis' 9/11 plotters, spies, or just common scam artists? thegrayzone.com The "five dancing Israelis" intrigue lives on twenty years after the September 11 attacks. But the reality behind the incident may have been more mundane. A bizarre incident in which a group of Israelis were arrested on September 11, 2001 has led to theories about the men's role in the attack on New York City's World Trade Center that day. After twenty years of conjecture and speculation, an investigation by The Grayzone indicates that the infamous incident was the product …

WSWS (2021-09-11). Republicans plan fascist rally on September 18 in Washington D.C. to back jailed January 6 insurrectionists. wsws.org Organized by a former Trump campaign staffer, Matt Braynard, the rally in defense of fascist militia members arrested for their actions on January 6 is a continuation of the Republican Party's defense of Trump's attempted coup.

Liberation News (2021-09-10). Los Angeles organizers say 'Shut 'Em Down' at prisoner solidarity rally. peoplesdispatch.org 60 local activists, organizers and community members took in Los Angeles, gathered outside the Los Angeles County's Men's Central Jail on September 4. The rally was organized by the formerly incarcerated, community members of incarcerated loved ones, the Party for Socialism and Liberation of Los Angeles, ANSWER Los Angeles, Black Lives Matter Pasadena, and the Coalition to Free Ruchell Magee. Other community organizations such as Coalition for Community Control Over the Police, Creating Justice LA + Church Without Walls, Labor Against Racism and War, Change West Covina, Groundgame LA, La Puente Mutual Aid, and Ne…

Staff (2021-09-10). Body camera shows cops in this town are out of control. How will the city respond? therealnews.com A 73-year-old grandmother with dementia is thrown to the ground and arrested, and the arresting officers are caught laughing while reviewing their bodycam footage. In this episode of PAR, we examine how this case, a horrifying display of cruelty on its own, is also symptomatic of a more widespread culture of brutality that has been cultivated in the police department of Loveland, Colorado. Hosts Taya Graham and Stephen Janis investigate four separate disturbing, brutal arrests in Loveland, and speak with civil rights attorney Sarah Shielke about her fight to secure justice for these victims, and about the n…

Editor2 (2021-09-10). Coup D'etat in Guinea as Military Takes Over. orinocotribune.com GUINEA: There has been a military coup in Guinea as the President, Alpha Conde has been deposed and arrested. | The Military Coup was led by Colonel Mamady Doumbouya at Presidential Palace in Conakry. | The military has shut down land and air borders are reportedly shut, suspended the constitution and dissolved the National Assembly. | How the Coup Happened | There were two hours of heavy gunfire across the capital Conakry after which the Colonel Mamady Doumbouya in a video declared that the military had taken control of the government of the country. | The video showed President Alpha Conde being held by soldier…

Ana Perdigón (2021-09-10). Ambassador Alex Saab to Continue His Legal Battle for Justice in the United States. orinocotribune.com In response to the ruling of the Constitutional Court of Cape Verde authorizing the extradition to the United States of Venezuelan Ambassador Alex Saab, the diplomat wrote a letter affirming that he will continue the legal battle in courts in the US. | In the letter, the Venezuelan diplomatic envoy highlighted that although he still remains arrested in Cape Verde and despite the ruling, he is confident that he will prevail in the battle against judicial overreach for political reasons, which is a tool for United States' world domination. | Saab wrote, "No matter the false evidence, the amount of political pressur…

Nathan Rich (2021-09-10). The REAL Reason Meng Wanzhou Was Arrested? dissidentvoice.org Meng Wanzhou arrested for well over 1000 days. But… why? And what does her case have in common with Anne Boleyn?

Pavan Kulkarni (2021-09-10). Swaziland's pro-democracy protesters demonstrate outside UN. peoplesdispatch.org Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters demonstrated outside the UN office in Swaziland's capital, Mbabane, on Friday, September 10 to demand an end to the absolute rule of King Mswati III. | Ten representatives of the Political Party Assembly (PPA), a coalition of five banned political parties, met with the UN Resident Coordinator, Nathalie Ndongo-Seh. In the meeting, representatives of the PPA raised the grievances of the people against Africa's last absolute monarch, including the urgent issue of brutality by his security forces. | "The United Nations continues to stand in solidarity with the people of Eswatini […

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