Daily Archives: October 29, 2020

2020-10-29: News Headlines

MEE correspondent (2020-10-29). Iranian press review: Tehran's Baghdad ambassador 'happy' to be on US sanctions list. middleeasteye.net Iranian press review: Tehran's Baghdad ambassador 'happy' to be on US sanctions list | Meanwhile, Iran deploys ground forces to its borders with Armenia and Azerbaijan, and Tehran and Washington accuse each other of destabilising Afghanistan | Thu, 10/29/2020 – 14: 34 | Iran's ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi has been blacklisted in the latest round of US sanctions (AFP) | Iran's Bag…

Rayhan Uddin (2020-10-28). Saudi Arabia set to abolish kafala system: Report. middleeasteye.net Saudi Arabia set to abolish kafala system: Report | Riyadh due to announce new contract between migrant workers and their employers, ending controversial sponsorship system | Wed, 10/28/2020 – 11: 38 | Migrant workers working on a construction site in the Saudi capital Riyadh (AFP/File photo) | Saudi Arabia plans to abolish the controversial kafala sponsorship system for migrant workers, according to…

George Wuerthner (2020-10-28). Clear Lake NWR Emblematic of How Livestock Degrades Public Wildlife. counterpunch.org The Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is likely not on everyone's radar. The refuge lies on the California-Oregon border to the southwest of Klamath Falls, Oregon. Part of the Klamath Basin National Refuge system, Clear Lake, is one of many natural lakes in the area that are important staging areas for migratory waterfowl on

Mehr News Agency (2020-10-28). Iran Army units dispatched to NW Iran borders: cmdr. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) — An Iranian Army commander said that some units of the 321 Brigade were dispatched to the northwestern border areas of Iran to strengthen the security of the country.

Pip Hinman (2020-10-28). Sydney's colonisers set basis for gendered wage. greenleft.org.au Markela Panegyres uncovers some of the history of the Hyde Park Barracks, a former convict dormitory and Female Immigration Depot, for the Feminist Walking Tour.

Mehr News Agency (2020-10-28). 'Air defense systems stationed at NW borders'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) — Commander of Army Air Defense Force announced defense systems have been deployed and stationed at the northwestern borders of the country due to the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Andrew Emett (2020-10-28). Senators call for investigation into Border Patrol tracking phones without warrant. nationofchange.org "…we urge you to investigate CBP's warrantless use of commercial databases containing Americans' information, including but not limited to Venntel's location database."

Mary Green Swig, Steven Swig (2020-10-28). Freedom Dreamers: The Faces of Student Debt. commondreams.org A shared dream is a powerful force for change. It's time to share the dream of freedom from student debt. (Photo: YouTube/screenshot) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/debt_1.jpg

Ralph Nader (2020-10-27). Don't Rush to Declare Victory: Implementing a Two-Week Grace Period After November 3rd So All Voters Can Be Counted. commondreams.org With such large stakes for our fragile democracy, we cannot afford to bypass such a course of action that will assure a peaceful transition in accord with the rule of law. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/early.jpg

Editor (2020-10-27). Lost children — and the U.S. empire. workers.org The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has had to reveal that it "lost track" of the families of 545 children forcibly separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. The migrant children are still suffering, alone and parentless, in the U.S. An Oct. 21 court filing by the American Civil . . . |

James J. Zogby (2020-10-27). Using Arabs or Muslims as Scapegoats Has a History. globalresearch.ca During the past century, we have witnessed a long and tragic history of domestic policies that have targeted persons of Arab descent. We have been subjected to discriminatory treatment by law enforcement, immigration authorities, and by both Democratic and Republican …

commondreams (2020-10-26). Senate Votes Today on Trump's Anti-Worker, Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Consumer Nominee. commondreams.org ______________________________…

RT (2020-10-26). Turkish F-16s in Azerbaijan are not currently involved in fighting but will be used if there is 'foreign aggression,' says Baku. rt.com Azerbaijan will use Turkish F-16 fighter jets to defend itself from "foreign aggression," President Ilham Aliyev said on Monday, insisting that the planes were in the country prior to the recent fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh. | F-16s are supersonic fighter aircraft built in the US by Lockheed Martin. In recent years, the jets have been used extensively, by Ankara, in battles with Kurdish insurgents, as well as in the Syrian Civil War. Famously, in 2015, a Turkish F-16 shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 near the Syrian-Turkish border. | According to Aliyev, the planes are currently sitting idle in Azerbaijan and…

Mehr News Agency (2020-10-26). Removing banking barrier activates Iran-Iraq border capacity. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) — First Deputy Speaker of the Iranian Parliament said that removal of banking barrier will activate border capacities between Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq.