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How 9/11 made autocrats stronger, terrorists smarter, and ordinary people less free
The Independent 16 Sep 2021
China is waging a “war on terror”– against members of its own Uyghur minority. In Turkey, rebellious Kurds, or even those who speak out on their behalf, are charged in courts as terrorists. Egypt describes its campaign of attacks on residents and militants of the Sinai peninsula as a “war against terrorism”.
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‘Cold war mentality’: China criticises US-UK-Australia submarine pact
The Guardian 16 Sep 2021
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Guantánamo Must Close
GlobalResearch 16 Sep 2021
Two decades after 9/11, the US prison at Guantánamo Bay still holds detainees who have been charged with no crime. The crimes of Gitmo must end and the base must be returned to the Cuban republic ... Presumably, too, he has lost some sense of well-being, and not merely for the psychological and physical distress that imprisonment provokes by design ... etc.
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Haiti PM sacks justice minister amid murder inquiry
BBC News 16 Sep 2021
Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry has sacked the justice minister after the latter backed a prosecutor who sought charges against Mr Henry over the murder of President Jovenel Moïse ... Mr Henry has not commented on the allegations. Mr Moïse was shot dead on 7 July ... He remains on the run ... Sackings and resignations ... Winners and losers ... Related Topics. .
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France suspends 3,000 unvaccinated health workers
Urdu Point 16 Sep 2021
Thousands of health workers across France have been suspended without pay for failing to get vaccinated against Covid-19 ahead of a deadline this week, Health Minister Olivier Veran said Thursday ... "Some 3,000 suspensions were notified yesterday to employees at health centres and clinics who have not yet been vaccinated," Veran told RTL radio ... ....
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I'd rather die than sign resignation letter - Ousted Conde 'fights'
Ghana Web 15 Sep 2021
• Ousted Guinea president Alpha Conde has refused to sign his resignation letter. • He was deposed on September 5 by Elite Forces led by ne Mamady Doumbouya. • ECOWAS delegation met with Conde and confirmed that he is doing well ... Two African leaders have in the last few years been forced to officially resign after the military took over power ... .
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France says Biden acted like Trump in Australian submarine deal
The Hill 16 Sep 2021
France on Thursday accused President BidenJoe BidenOvernight Defense & National Security — Milley becomes lightning rod Democrats hope Biden can flip Manchin and Sinema On The Money — Presented by Wells Fargo — Democrats advance tax plan through hurdles MORE of making an "unpredictable decision" like President TrumpDonald TrumpFormer Sen ... ....
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SpaceX launches 4 amateurs on private Earth-circling trip
Asian Age 16 Sep 2021photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick
US interested in transferring its capital from China to India, says Nitin Gadkari
The Times of India 16 Sep 2021
NAGPUR. Minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari said that the US has shown its interest in transferring its capital from China to India. "During a meeting just eight days ago, the US ambassador to India told me that the US is interested in transferring its capital from China to India ... Our future transport mode is drones ... .
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What's Next for the US in Afghanistan?
Voa News 16 Sep 2021
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered to Congress this week an unwavering defense of the Biden administration's exit from Afghanistan, in which he outlined the administration's priorities for the country going forward. Here are those priorities and the challenges in meeting them. Assisting Americans and at-risk Afghans ... FILE - U.S.
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Taliban deputy PM dismisses claims of infighting
The New Arab 16 Sep 2021
Taliban deputy premier Abdul Ghani Baradar has dismissed suggestions he was harmed in fighting between rival groups within the self-styled Islamic Emirate ... Baradar had not been seen in recent days, and claims were made there has been a dispute among senior Taliban figures, the BBC reported ... Quizzed on any injuries he might have received, he replied.
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Taliban turns over $12M, gold to Afghanistan bank
The Manila Times 16 Sep 2021
KABUL. The Taliban had handed over about $12.3-million cash and some gold to Da Afghanistan Bank, the country's central bank, a bank statement said on Thursday ... "The officials of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan by handing over the assets to the national treasury proved their commitment to transparency," the statement said ... .
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Alarming how off course the world is on climate change, UN says
Business Day 16 Sep 2021
Zurich — The pace of climate change has not been slowed by the global Covid-19 pandemic and the world remains behind in its battle to cut carbon emissions, the UN said on Thursday ... Concentrations in the atmosphere of the major greenhouse gases — CO2, methane and nitrous oxide — continued to increase in 2020 and the first half of 2021, the UN said.
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Another Look at 9/11: Ask Not ‘What Happened?’ but ‘Who Did It?’
GlobalResearch 16 Sep 2021
The twentieth anniversary of 9/11 last Saturday has raised many of the usual issues about what actually happened on that day ... I have long believed that unless one actually sees or experiences something first hand the description of any event is no better than hearsay ... It is also known that that Saudi Embassy and Consulate employees in the U.S ... etc ... .
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