September 2021
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Afghanistan News Links 19-20 September 2021
20 September 2021 • 18:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back ‘We want justice under US law,’ father of 2yo daughter killed in Kabul drone strike tells RT https://www.rt.com/news/535310-afghanistan-drone-strike-victims/ John Pilger: The US Military is a Killing Continue reading
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Afghanistan News Links 18-19 September 2021
19 September 2021 — The New Dark Age Reflections on Events in Afghanistan-20 https://www.indianpunchline.com/reflections-on-events-in-afghanistan-20/ Afghanistan News Links 17-18 September 2021 https://williambowles.info/2021/09/18/afghanistan-news-links-17-18-september-2021/ Continue reading
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[Update] Covid Early Treatment
In view of non-durable covid vaccine protection, the availability of effective early treatment options for high-risk covid patients remains a top priority. Continue reading
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China: Not so Evergrande
China’s Evergrande Group is the second largest property developer in China and it is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. Evergrande has hired ‘restructuring advisers’ and warned that its liquidity is under “tremendous pressure” from collapsing sales, facing protests by home buyers and retail investors. Based in Shenzhen in southern China, Evergrande is saddled with almost Rmb2tn… Continue reading
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Reflections on Events in Afghanistan-20
20. IRAN TAKES GOOD LOOK AT TALIBAN RULERS Some strongly worded statements from Iran deploring the clashes in Panjshir Valley created a perception that Tehran might be distancing itself from the Taliban government. Of course, Tehran is vociferously urging the formation of an ‘inclusive government’ in Kabul. Continue reading
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Reflections on Events in Afghanistan-19
As expected, the situation in Afghanistan was the focal point of the discussions at the 20th summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Dushanbe on Friday. Yet, the SCO’s Dushanbe Declaration is scanty on the topic. Continue reading
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Afghanistan News Links 17-18 September 2021
18 September 2021 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Taliban Uncovered Dozens Of Anti-Tank, Anti-Aircraft Missiles In Panjshir Valley (Videos, Photos) https://southfront.org/taliban-uncovered-dozens-of-anti-tank-anti-aircraft-missiles-in-panjshir-valley-videos-photos/ The rise of Taliban and Taliban-ism https://countercurrents.org/2021/09/the-rise-of-taliban-and-taliban-ism/ Continue reading
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Aukus Pact: An Alliance against China that Excludes Europe
Exactly one month after the fall of Kabul and the disgraceful withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, the United States has come into the world limelight with the Aukus Pact, an alliance that takes the initials of the names of the three signatory countries (Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom), with which it… Continue reading
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Latest Global Network Newsletter Online & Available in Bulk
18 September 2021 — Keep Space for Peace Latest GN newsletter online & available in bulk (PDF) Inside the new Space Alert! The latest edition of our Global Network newsletter, Space Alert, is now finished and at the printer. Continue reading
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Likely Assassination of UN Chief by US, British and South African Intelligence Happened 60 Years Ago Today
Former President Harry Truman told reporters two days after Dag Hammarskjöld’s death on Sept. 18, 1961 that the U.N. secretary-general “was on the point of getting something done when they killed him. Notice that I said ‘when they killed him.’” Continue reading
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UK Crony Capitalism: Don’t let them muzzle charities
Last weekend, the then Secretary of State, Oliver Dowden, announced his intention to muzzle the third sector. In his blog about the process for appointing a new Chair of the Charity Commission – the Government’s regulator of charities – he complained about “a worrying trend in some charities that appear to have been hijacked by a vocal… Continue reading
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China’s ‘mass line’ moves online
It’s no secret that the Chinese government harbors dreams of achieving a digital governance revolution. Over the past decade, authorities have steadily digitized many public-facing government services in a bid to both reduce bureaucratic costs and improve relations between government officials and citizens. Continue reading
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South Africa: Not even the dead
South Africa is one of the most violent countries on the planet. We have the highest rate of rape recorded anywhere in the world. The murder rate here is the 10th highest in the world, as is the rate of suicide. Continue reading
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The British-American coup that ended Australian independence
Across the media and political establishment in Australia, a silence has descended on the memory of the great, reforming prime minister Gough Whitlam. His achievements are recognised, if grudgingly, his mistakes noted in false sorrow. But a critical reason for his extraordinary political demise will, they hope, be buried with him. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report: Glen Ford Memorial Gathering
The Glen Ford Memorial Gathering will take place on Saturday, September 18 at 2pm ET. Live streaming can be viewed on Youtube or the Black Agenda Report Facebook page. Continue reading
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Afghanistan News Links 15-16 September 2021
16 September 2021 • 17:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Post-occupation Afghanistan Seeks to Build International Relations The Debacle of “Nation Building” in Afghanistan and Iraq https://countercurrents.org/2021/09/the-debacle-of-nation-building-in-afghanistan-and-iraq/ Continue reading
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The Sound of His Approaching Step Wakes Me and I See My Land’s Deprivation: The Thirty-Seventh Newsletter (2021)
On Wednesday, 8 September, party workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), India’s ruling political party, attacked three buildings in the Melarmath area of Agartala (Tripura). These attacks targeted the offices of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the communist newspaper Daily Deshar Katha, and two private media houses Pratibadi Kalam and PN-24. The violence took place in broad daylight… Continue reading
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How US Media Misrepresent the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s Laboratories and Safety Protocols
WUHAN, CHINA — While many people have already criticized the lack of evidence and scientific basis for the hypothesis that the Covid-19 pandemic originated from a laboratory, both critics and proponents of the lab-leak theory appear to have uncritically accepted false or unproven premises regarding work done at the laboratory most often implicated in these speculations,… Continue reading
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Vaccine passports have already set us on a slippery slope
The steady march towards medical ID cards is on, after the Scottish Parliament voted in favour of vaccine passports this week. In Westminster, the Government is set to follow suit but won’t even commit to giving MPs a vote on the matter – as though votes in the House of Commons are now gifts from… Continue reading
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How Covid passes urged a football fan to make a stand against his own sport
My name is Leon* and I work in the public sector. I would like to share my experience surrounding the use of Covid passports for entering sports venues, in particular Wembley Stadium for the FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Leicester City on 15th May 2021. Continue reading
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