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Refusal of aid to Haiti shows real level of US humanitarian concern

The US is happy to spend over $15 million EVERY DAY bombing and droning its enemies in Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Somalia, etc, but can’t spare the change, offering a ridiculous $13 million so far to help desperate Hurricane Matthew victims in Haiti, where it has a clear historic and moral responsibility. As of 6 October 2016 only $1.3 million has been specifically reported for the Hurricane Matthew response in Haiti.

see also..Haiti storm victims, bemoan aid chaos

Haiti, right on the USA’s doorstep, summarises America’s real concern over humanitarian causes.

by michaellee2009 ‘I pay my taxes, I contribute like everyone else… I don’t understand what is happening. It makes me angry because it makes me question our humanity.’

A woman prepares food near her destroyed house in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew in the commune of Roche-a-Bateaux, southwest Haiti, on October 18, 2016. Food, medicine and other essential aid has been slow to reach areas slammed by Hurricane Matthew. Some desperate Haitians have taken to blocking parts of the road crossing the southern peninsula to intercept humanitarian convoys, in some cases looting them. / AFP PHOTO / HECTOR RETAMAL — A woman prepares food near her destroyed house in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew in the commune of Roche-a-Bateaux, southwest Haiti, on October 18, 2016.
Food, medicine and other essential aid has been slow to reach areas slammed by Hurricane Matthew. PHOTO / HECTOR RETAMAL

JEREMIE, Haiti – Rickety structures made of sheet metal and scrap wood are clustered along the road to the Haitian city of Jeremie, which still hasn’t seen any aid nearly 3 weeks after Hurricane Matthew.

In a scene that is eerily similar to the devastation in Port-au-Prince after the 2010 earthquake, when hundreds of thousands of survivors had to cram into every available space, families are living in makeshift camps. Continue reading “Refusal of aid to Haiti shows real level of US humanitarian concern”

Barcelona: Fransisco Franco Decapitated, Smashed and Thrown in Rubbish

time-to-truck-garbage…city-takes-away polemical dictator’s statue

Today this city reawakens its antifascista memory, stronger than ever, sending another statue to its place: the dustbin of history!

Twitter hosted a lot of laughs on Friday on account of the beheading, painting, smashing, overturning and trashing of the mass murdering dictator Francisco Franco. Anti fascists, gays and feminists competed to attack the statue day and night.

The controversial statue, which was erected as part of an ‘exhibition’ the Born cultural center in the city of Barcelona was retired last night by the rubbish department. , Daubed with of red paint, yellow and white, rotten eggs, with Catalan nationalist stickers and the LGBT flags rainbow flag, with ‘dedications’ scrawled on the hindquarters of the horse.

[Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bho8Q6H2DRA?rel=0%5D
The twitter storm goes under Under the label of social network #samataopaco (they killed Franky!)

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Turkish terror state attacks SDF forces in northern Syria

The Turkish air force attacked 26 times in an attempt to massacre Syrian Democratic Forces, in territory they have recently won back from Islamic State terrorists.. The grinning dictator Erdogan then boasted that he had murdered 200 anti- ISIS volunteers, The SDF are the only rebel force which has defeated IS, and are a multi/ethnic, multi/religion, anti sexist and anti/authoritarian coalition. Erdogan wants to wipe them out because they are 50% Kurdish as part of his national fascist campaign of genocide against Kurdish minorities.

Erdogan the Turkish Dictator tries to massacre progressive democratic rebels

AL BAB (KDN) – Turkish jets carried out 26 air strikes on US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters, in northern Syria, killing 10 civilians, Kurdish sources on the ground said on October 20.

SDF: 19 people were killed as well as 39 wounded by “the barbaric Turkish bombing”

Local sources said that the Turkish terror army conducted airstrikes against Kurdish-led forces in support of ISIS jihadists who recently lost a dozen villages to US-backed forces in Aleppo province. Turkish army claimed it killed around 200 SDF fighters but a Syrian Kurdish leader told AP that those who were killed in the airstrikes were 10 civilians.

Turkish terror state desperately sought to join the liberation campaign of Mosul but it was excluded by the US-led International Coalition.

The Turkish air strikes could only be carried out with permission of Russia, under the latest cynical deal which includes a new gas pìpeline to Europe. They would also need the green light from the US forces (‘coalition’) who even more cynically overlook Erdogan’s mega purges and anti Kurdish fascism, perhaps in the hope of ‘wooing him back from Russia’.

What Is Mutual Aid.. Great Submedia Video

‘In a world ruled by ceaseless capitalist competition, where people are pitted to work against each other, anarchists offer a different vision: Mutual Aid. Continue reading “What Is Mutual Aid.. Great Submedia Video”

Rojava Revolution gets support: Mass Desertions to join SDF

A complete brigade of the FSA announced that it was going over to SDF Saturday, on Oct 15, 2016

translated from Kurdish CAT with thanks, original below

A brigade of the Free Syrian Army (FSA, Free Syrian Army) has joined the SDF ( Syrian Democratic Forces) . The integration was announced at a press conference in the city of Al-Hasakah.The Union of Free Officers announced they were leaving the ranks of the FSA and joining the self-defense forces. Their representatives expressed a strong aversion to the type of Islam that has been permeating the FSA. In the beginning this revolutionary movement was born in lay and secular sectors opposed to the Assad dictatorship… continues below

What is the SDF?… a fast expanding multi ethnic, multi religion, anti sexist, non authoritarian federation

by wikipedia... Since its founding last year dozens of rebel militias of all ethnic and religious hues have flocked to join the SDF (see long list and details below), as they can retain their identities and participate equally, embracing the new ideology of ‘Democratic Confederalism’ of the Rojava revolution. By May 2016 the SDF had up to 80,000 fighters and the percentage of Kurds was only about 60% and falling (wikipedia). Continue reading “Rojava Revolution gets support: Mass Desertions to join SDF”

120,000 celebrate Women’s Meetup.. Police attack final Rosario Demo: videos

About 120,000 women have taken to the streets to celebrate the end of the three day 31 st National Meeting of Women in Rosario (Argentina). After holding fruitful workshops, they held a march to demand the recognition of the rights and freedoms of women.

The massive march took place after two days of meetings on a date that has become one of the most important for women in Latin America.

The peaceful women’s march was suppressed by troops and police forces, who fired rubber bullets and gas at the demonstrators for several hours, causing at least 17 injuries.

The workshops which had the greatest participation and had to be replicated were the strategies for abortion, relationships, violence, maltreatment and abuse, femicide, trafficking and sexual exploitation, trade unions, indigenous peoples, unemployment, contraception and abortion and feminization of poverty.

The Women’s meetup culminated Monday in the city of Rosario, with a strong demand for budget increases to enforce the law on protection against domestic violence, the declaration of national emergency to stop femicide murders and a celebration of the size and success of the conference, which brought together over 70,000 women from across the country. Continue reading “120,000 celebrate Women’s Meetup.. Police attack final Rosario Demo: videos”