Links to four reports: from the Associated Press, the Cradle, and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for today’s ALL OF IT, UKRAINE and IRAN, and down for YEMEN 10-15-26.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 19  Houthi rebels strike Yemen’s government forces, killing at least 53, by Samy Magdy | AP  CAIRO — Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck Yemeni government forces with ballistic missiles on Monday, killing at least 53 soldiers at a military camp in one of the deadliest attacks since a resurgence in fighting this summer, Yemeni military officials said. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from the Cradle.

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FROM OCT. 12  Who are the Houthis? From Middle East Eye. Officially known as Ansar Allah, or “helpers of God,” the movement emerged in Yemen’s far north in the 1990s. The Houthis have sought greater autonomy for the north and, increasingly, recognition as the country’s governing authority. Click HERE for report with locator map.

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The only entry for this date, ALL OF IT, contains just two links. The first is to a discussion from Consortium News that was livestreamable beginning on Sunday morning at 9 EDT; the second is a panel discussion from the All In conference held 25 months ago. (Scroll down for ALL OF IT 10-16-26.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 18  The World This Week — Trump, the deep state, and the possibility of a dictatorship in the United States. Joe Lauria of CN again hosts former CIA analyst Ray McGovern and former U.S. Marine Corps counterintelligence officer Scott Ritter. What is different about this TWTW is that so much of the two hours is devoted to what an unpredictable and narcissistic President Trump could do this fall through an executive order giving himself dictatorial powers to thwart entrenched opposition within the federal bureaucracy to his orders. Ritter sees in a worst-case scenario “the end of America.” Click HERE for subtitled video.

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FROM SEPTEMBER 2024  Deep state, hegemony & U.S. foreign policy: Mearsheimer vs. Sachs. The University of Chicago political scientist John Mearsheimer and the Columbia University economist Jeffrey Sachs agree in opposing U.S. support for Ukraine against Russia but disagree on other aspects of U.S. foreign policy. Click HERE for YouTube video of a panel discussion. (I found it subtitled on Mozilla Firefox but not subtitled on Safari.)

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A link to a report from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down for ALL OF IT 10-17-26.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 17  Student protests widen into greater social unrest in France. Reported by Eleanor Beardsley and Joel Rose | NPR  Hundreds of protests took place in cities across France. Most of them were peaceful but some turned chaotic and violent. Click HERE to listen and read.

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