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All of it, 11-8-26

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A link to a discussion from Consortium News; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down for ALL OF IT 11-4-26.) — MCM

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The World This Week: ‘The toll from the polls’ began at 9 a.m. EST. Joe Lauria of CN talks with Scott Ritter, former U.S. Marine Corps counterintelligence officer and former U.N. weapons inspector, and German journalist Patrik Baab. Among their topics: * the Iran war, * the Ukraine war, * the U.S. midterm elections, * Germany,  * France,  * the European Union, * Poland, * aspects of Trump administration foreign policy and war policy. Click HERE for video of today’s episode (42) of program, which was about an hour and a quarter long. 

All of it, 11-1-26

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Links to reports from Reuters and the Associated Press and to a discussion from Consortium News; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for this date’s GAZA, IRAN and UKRAINE, and down for ALL OF IT 10-31-26.) — MCM

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White House maps path to govern without Congress if Democrats win, by Nandita Bose and Tim Reid | Reuters  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s White House has spent months preparing for a possible Democratic takeover of Congress, developing plans to keep advancing major parts of his agenda through executive power while bracing for investigations of . . . READ MORE . . .

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French protest violence eases while scattered riots hit Germany ahead of school return, by Angela Charlton and Kirsten Grieshaber | AP  PARIS — French authorities expressed relief today after mass protests over rising living costs resulted in less violence than previous weekends. But police expect new demonstrations as high schools at the heart of the movement reopen Monday after their autumn break. Germany faced . . . Click HERE for report with video and photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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The World This Week — Is the Trump era over? Joe Lauria of CN, retired CIA analyst Ray McGovern and former U.S. Marine Corps counterintelligence officer (and former U.N. weapons inspector) Scott Ritter on * prospects for ending the Iran and Ukraine wars, * related autumn 2026 diplomacy, * post-election maneuvering in Israel, * post-midterms possibilities in the United States, * street protests in France and Germany, * “Russiagate” in Europe, * tourism last week in Paris, and * dockworkers’ work stoppages in dozens of countries over Gaza. Click HERE for video of talk.

All of it, 10-26-26

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Links to three reports: from National Public Radio and Deutsche Welle, and to commentary via Forum Geopolitica; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for this date’s UKRAINE and WEST BANK, and down for ALL OF IT 10-25.) — MCM

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Macron vows ‘strong measures’ to combat protests, by Matt Ford | DW, with AFP, Reuters  The French government is set to announce a series of “strong measures” to assuage protests which have rocked France in recent weeks, President Emmanuel Macron said today. READ MORE . . .

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What’s fueling youth-led protests across Europe? Leila Fadel of NPR talks with Paris-based professor Alberto Alemanno about whether youth protests across Europe are a sign of a generation in crisis. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM OCT. 25  What’s bringing protestors to the streets in Europe? Ayesha Rascoe of NPR asks British historian Timothy Garton Ash what’s roiling a continent amid widespread protests in France, Italy, Spain and Albania. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Trump’s war overreach may be the straw that breaks the back of the West’s financialised architecture, by Alastair Crooke | Forum Geopolitica  Almost everywhere there is a deepening sense that the western Liberal economic project is on the verge of collapsing in very fundamental ways — most obviously, this has been on display on the streets of Paris. But it can be seen too . . . READ MORE . . .

West Bank, 10-25-26

Links to this morning’s discussion from Consortium News and to a report from the Associated Press; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials, (Scroll down this date’s ALL OF IT, and for WEST BANK 10-24-26.) — MCM

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The World This Week — War in the West Bank and elsewhere. Joe Lauria of Consortium News hosts former CIA analyst Ray McGovern and Matthew Hoh, former U.S. Marine Corps captain and former State and Defense departments official. Topics include: * Israel, the West Bank and Israeli elections, * Russia’s “gradualist approach” to the war in Ukraine, * prospect of resumed war against Iran, * mid-term elections in the U.S., * protests in France and Italy, * Israel’s dominance in Washington, * truth vs. careerism in Washington and the Pentagon, * the relevance of the Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq wars today, * politicized intelligence, * end-of-empire behavior. Click HERE to watch and listen. 

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Israel presses ahead with West Bank operation as election approaches, by Melanie Lidman | AP  TEL AVIV — The Israeli military pressed ahead today with a massive military operation in the occupied West Bank that has displaced hundreds of Palestinians and placed major restrictions on movement in response to a gun attack last week that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others. Click HERE for report with photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

 

 

All of it, 10-24-26

Links to reports from BBC and National Public Radio, and to a commentary via Consortium News; others are accessible by clicking on its initials. (Scroll down for this date’s WEST BANK and UKRAINE, and for ALL OF IT 10-22-26.) — MCM

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France prepares for day of protest a week after nationwide riots, by Sean Seddon | BBC  France is on high alert ahead of a new day of nationwide protests today, a week after the country saw some of its worst unrest in decades. Sweeping restrictions have been imposed . . . READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for later report from NPR,

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FROM OCT. 23  America’s failed Constitution, by Andrew P. Napolitano | Special to Consortium News  The U.S. Constitution was ratified to create and to restrain the government. It established boundaries beyond which the government may not venture, even when it invokes national security, public order, economic necessity, emergency or the . . . READ MORE . . .

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All of it, 10-22-26

A link to commentary from CraigMurray.org.uk via Consortium News; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for this date’s UKRAINE, IRAN and WEST BANK, and for ALL OF IT 10-20-26.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 21  France has never been richer, by Craig Murray | craigmurray.org.uk / CN  It takes a lot to get tens of thousands of people to riot. For it to happen simultaneously across several countries points to a supranational underlying cause, as opposed to local grievance at an egregious state injustice. READ MORE . . .

West Bank, 10-17-26

Links to reports from Reuters and Middle East Eye; headlines of others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for today’s UKRAINE and ALL OF IT, and for WEST BANK 10-16-26.) — MCM

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Israeli settlers attack Palestinians, European diplomats in West Bank, Belgium says, by Ali Sawafta and Mohammed Torokman | Reuters  Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian civilians, European diplomats and a French mayor in the occupied West Bank today, Belgium’s foreign minister said, a day after settlers beat an American photojournalist. READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for report from Middle East Eye.

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All of it, 10-11-26

Links to a discussion from Consortium News, a program from 21st Century Wire, and a report from the Associated Press; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for today’s ALL OF IT 10-7-26.) — MCM

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The World This Week – ‘Russia to the rescue?’  Joe Lauria of CN hosts former CIA analyst Joe McGovern and Patrick Hennigsen of 21st Century Wire for two-hours of talk on topics including  * Columbus Day 1983, * President Trump’s state of mind, * the Europeans, * a geopolitical “isosceles triangle, * the 2014 Maidan coup, * Minsk accords 1 and 2 in 2014 and 2015, * nuclear threats and the paradox of international law, * Presidents Trump and Netanyahu at the UN, * the Israel lobby in the United States, * “our mainstream press,” * Netanyahu in extremis, * the Epstein files, * the Ivania Trump / Jared Kushner marriage, * the U.S. weapons inventory, * Nobel Peace Prize to jurist Navi Pillay of South Africa, * public executions in the U.S., * “Where the hell is the Church?” * Tulsi Gabbard, * Joe Kent, * U.S. consulting firms and the French government, * Spain and Pedro Sanchez, and  * Russia and “the long game.”  Click HERE for subtitled video, print intro and comments.

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Sunday Wire Episode 616 — Zelensky’s diesel downfall + Hegseth’s ‘holy war’ firing squad. From 21st Century Wire. Patrick Henningsen reviews and comments on some of the events of last week in a 90-minute monologue, followed by other material. Click HERE for three-hour video.

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FROM OCT. 8  Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be live-streamed, by Konstantin Toropin, Eric Trucker and Claudia Lauer | AP  WASHINGTON — The firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed, the Pentagon said Thursday, a stunning revelation about plans for the first military execution in more than 65 years after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had described it as being “public.” Click HERE for report including photos.

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All of it, 10-7-26

First, links to reports from National Public Radio and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for today’s UKRAINE and GAZA so far, and for ALL OF IT 10-6-26.) — MCM

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Thousands protest in France to support students calling for more resources in schools. | NPR  In France, hundreds of thousands rallied nationwide on Tuesday to support high school students demanding more education funding. Click HERE to listen and, later, read. Click HERE and HERE for a second NPR report and Oct. 6 video from AP.

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All of it, 10-6-26

Links to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down for today’s UKRAINE, GAZA and YEMEN so far, and for ALL OF IT 10-5-26.) — MCM

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Students blockade high schools as French unions join nationwide movement | by Nicolas Garriga and Oleg Cetinic | AP  PARIS — Police fired tear gas to control crowds in Paris and elsewhere in France today as more than a quarter of a million people rallied nationwide to support school pupils demanding more education funding, according to government figures. The protests increased . . . Click HERE for whole report including video and photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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