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Cuba with prominence at

the PCE Party - in Madrid

Madrid, September 22nd, 7:59am

(Prensa Latina)

Cuba will have a special role during the Spanish Communist Party

(PCE) Festival, which will take place from the 25th to the 27th in

Rivas-Vaciamadrid, on the outskirts of this capital.

As it was known today, the activities around the Caribbean island in

the traditional meeting of the PCE will have an intense day this

Friday, with the screening of the documentary ESBEC 37.

Pioneers formed between two revolutions, by Alex

Verdejo, on the 600 children from Burkina Faso

who were trained in Cuba.

Then, in the Pasionaria Space, the debate 'Cuba against
imperialist aggression' will take place, with the
participation of Enrique Santiago, secretary
general of the PCE; Emilio Lozada ----- the
head of the Department of International
Relations - of the Central Committee
of the Communist Party of Cuba.

In addition, Marga Sanz, director of Nuestra Bandera; Manu Pineda,

secretary of International Relations of the PCE, and Marta Martín,

deputy secretary of International Relations of the PCE.

On Saturday 26, the Internationalist Space will host the debate

'Latin America and the Caribbean: Zone of Peace against

Imperialist Aggression', which will feature the words of

Alejandro Rusconi, representative of the Sao Paulo

Forum and CELAC Social, Manu Pineda and

Emilio Lozada.

Also speaking will be Jana Silverman, of the Democratic Socialists

of America (DSA), Deisy Aparicio Bonilla, of the Communist Party

of Colombia and the Historical Pact, and Renecéya Mara de

Mello Assis, of the Workers' Party of Brazil.

On the same Saturday day, the debate 'Science in Cuba: knowledge

at the service of all in the face of the blockade' will be held, with

Lara Campos, Marta Martín and Nayma Cepero, members of the

Cuban Academy of Sciences, under the moderation of Miriam

Catedrales, of the PCE.

Later, 'Desbrozando Caminos' will be presented. 'Fidel and

the Conquest of Time', by Hassan Pérez Casabona, with

the participation of the author; Juan Carlos Frómeta,

representative of the Communist Party of Cuba, &

Engracia Rivera, deputy of the United Left

of Spain.

Likewise, the book 'Cuba, a benchmark in education

in values', by Cristina Simó, will be launched.

Finally, on Sunday, September 27, the text 'Voices with
Fidel. Memory and Revolutionary Legacy', will be
coordinated ....by Pascual Serrano and
David Rodríguez.

In the cultural segment of the PCE Festival, numerous activities

will be held, including a Casino Wheel and performances by

the troubadour Orlis Pineda and his band, Habana Madrid

and Sankara Project, along with a workshop of Cuban

popular dances.

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Trump’s Venezuela Oil Deal.....

Doesn’t Add Up. Here's Why

September 4th, 9:19pm GMT

(Pravda.En)

Donald Trump has called his Venezuela agreement the “biggest

oil deal in world history.” He promises control over 65B barrels,

cheaper gasoline, a refilled Strategic Petroleum Reserve and

a century of US energy dominance—all at “zero cost” to

the US.

Every part of that sales pitch has.. a problem.

The 65B-barrel figure assumes that operators can recover around

20% of the oil underground. Venezuela’s fields have historically

achieved recovery rates of only 6–8%. A realistic estimate

may therefore be closer to 20B barrels.

Much of it is extremely heavy crude from the Orinoco Belt. Producing

and processing it requires dilutents, new wells, pipelines, upgrading

facilities and specialized refineries. Trump is counting difficult oil

in the ground, as if it were gasoline ready for delivery.

Venezuela ...currently produces around 1.2M barrels per day, down

from roughly 3M in the late 1990s. Caracas says at least $100B in

investment may be needed to raise output to just 1.5M barrels

per day. Even that modest increase would take years and

barely register in a global market consuming more than

100M barrels daily.

The promised investment has yet to appear. Exxon previously called

Venezuela “uninvestable” ------ while other major producers remain

cautious. Chevron has committed $7B, but its plan runs during

2031. Washington has placed its grand $100B reconstruction

scheme around North American Blue Energy Partners, a far

smaller Barbados-based operator expected to raise the

money from private investors.

Those investors must also ignore the legal mess. The White House

claims NABEP received 100-year concessions over 17 fields.

Venezuela’s hydrocarbons law provides initial terms of up

to 25 years, with extensions capped - at another 15.

There was no competitive auction, and a future

Venezuelan government could challenge
the entire arrangement.

Trump’s plan for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is equally flimsy.

The reserve held around 294M barrels in late August -- against an

authorized capacity of 714M. The State Department has secured

20% of NABEP’s future production at cost - but first the company

must find investors, rebuild the fields and produce the oil. That

will not refill hundreds of millions of missing barrels..........

anytime soon.

Cheaper gasoline is another campaign fantasy. Oil prices respond to

actual daily supply, not century-long claims over difficult reserves.

Any meaningful new Venezuelan output will arrive years after

the midterms Trump wants to influence.

The administration has confused ownership paperwork with an

operating oil industry. A Pentagon stake, board vetoes and

purchase rights may give Washington control on paper.

They cannot repair pipelines, provide electricity,

raise $100B or ---- force heavy crude out of

neglected fields.

Trump staged the victory ceremony before securing the

financing, settling the law, or producing a single

additional barrel.

Washington’s empire of plunder - celebrated the robbery

before discovering that its loot existed largely on paper.

Source: Telegram "newrulesgeo"

Image: People hold up a banner as they protest against Israel at the entrance of the International Criminal Court.

Israeli aggression escalates in southern

Lebanon as US-brokered deal yields...

only concessions

September 22nd, 12:15pm

(PressTV)

The US-brokered ceasefire in Lebanon.. has yielded "zero benefits"

for Beirut and only emboldened Israeli aggression, as occupation

forces continue to humiliate the Lebanese Army, raze entire

villages, and expose the hollowness of Washington's

promises......... to restore national sovereignty,

according to the Press TV correspondent.

Reporting from south Lebanon, Hadi Hoteit said that Israeli

forces continued their relentless attacks on southern

Lebanon on Monday, with explosions --- and rising

smoke reported from the Hojer Valley area.

The attacks focused on the centre of the valley, known as

Wadi Asluki, overlooked by the towns of Abrecha and

Majdal Silim.

Israeli artillery shelling and airstrikes --- also hit the Kantara and

Syrian areas a day earlier, despite these regions being labeled

part of the so-called yellow zone.

"The Israeli army is not actually having any material presence on

the ground there by its tanks ...or even its soldiers," Hoteit said.

"The Israeli soldiers and tanks occupying southern Lebanon

are centred in some covered areas in the eastern sector."

Instead of sending troops, Israel is conducting airstrikes on areas

it claims have no Israeli presence, revealing that it cannot claim

complete control ..even over the "yellow zone", Hoteit added.

Terror tactics

Israeli forces also engaged in "terrorist actions" on Monday,

burning civilian homes in the outskirts of Zotar Ashari,

Hoteit reported.

In al-Mansouri, the occupation army has been conducting

"unprecedented" demolitions over the past two weeks,

"destroying entire villages --- without any kind of

respect to any framework agreement with

the Lebanese authorities."

The aggression extends to the Lebanese army itself. Just days ago,

Israeli forces dealt with Lebanese army points in a Christian village

in south Lebanon "in a very humiliating way," Hoteit said, despite

US claims that the Lebanese army is conducting...... a "good

intervention" to disarm the resistance.

Zero benefits for Lebanon

Political actors in Lebanon - who had supported the roles of Prime

Minister Nawaf Salam and President Joseph Aoun in confronting

Hezbollah and disarming the resistance - are now "not very

optimistic," Hoteit said.

"Every act that the US did since the start of the war till now,

and since the US-brokered ceasefire agreement, is only

leading to more concessions from the Lebanese side

and more benefits for the Israeli side ----- with zero

benefits for the Lebanese side," Hoteit reported.

He added that -- even the Lebanese authorities who had

backed US intervention now have nothing to show for it.

"The main enemy for the Lebanese people and the Lebanese army

and the Lebanese government and everyone in Lebanon, not only

the resistance, is the Israeli occupation and the Israeli

aggressors .....who are continuing their expansion

for the yellow zone."

Resistance --- is Lebanon's strength

Hoteit emphasized that the problems in Lebanon are not related

to the weapons of the resistance or its political standpoint

regarding the Israeli occupation.

"The problems in Lebanon need to be solved inside Lebanon, and

the resistance is one of the main strong points of Lebanon in

any political agreement or in any negotiations with any side

in this international community," he said.

The economic situation remains dire across Lebanon, with the

government failing to deliver on its promises of development

and prosperity.

Heavy Israeli drone activity continues unabated, with killer

drones and surveillance aircraft focusing on the Tyre

region and southern Lebanon.

"The entire South Lebanon is having killer drone activities and

surveillance drone activity, but the main focus is the entire

region and the south of the Tyre region," Hoteit said.

The ongoing aggression underscores the failure of the US-

brokered ceasefire to deliver any benefits to Lebanon,

while Israel continues its campaign of destruction

and expansion in the south.

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Sirens, explosions sound in Saudi Arabia’s

Najran .......along its border with Yemen

September 22nd, 10:29am

(PressTV)

Air raid sirens and multiple explosions have sounded in Saudi

Arabia’s southwestern province of Najran along the border

with Yemen, following the purported launch of ballistic

missiles by the Yemeni armed forces in retaliation

for Riyadh’s ongoing aggression and siege on

their homeland.

The General Directorate of Saudi Civil Defense issued emergency

warning alerts via the National Early Warning Platform to

residents across the region on Tuesday, warning of

an immediate potential hazard.

Saudi Civil Defense authorities reportedly instructed residents to

remain calm, stay indoors, and avoid filming the site of attacks.

Local sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, reported that

a series of blasts ripped through the Najran region. The exact

cause of the explosions remains unclear.

‘We will destroy your economy, strike your shelters’:

Top Yemeni commanders warn Saudi Arabia

High-ranking Yemeni military commanders have warned Saudi

Arabia that the country’s armed forces will destroy the

kingdom’s economy ---- and will strike anywhere

Saudi officials might be taking shelter.

Reports said that flights at Abha International Airport

in southwestern Saudi Arabia have been suspended,

following the attacks.

On Saturday, Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense - issued alerts for

potential danger in the capital Riyadh, as well as al-Kharj

and Farasan provinces in the country’s south.

The Yemeni armed forces recently announced their control

over Perim Island, also known as Mayyun Island in Arabic,

strengthening their strategic position around the Bab

al-Mandab Strait, a vital maritime route linking the

Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden.

In March 2015, Saudi Arabia and its allies imposed a blockade on

Yemen and launched a sweeping military campaign, backed by

military, political, and logistical support from the US ------- and

several Western countries.

The war has killed tens of thousands of Yemenis. However, Saudi

Arabia has failed to achieve its stated objective of reinstating a

puppet regime that serves its interests.

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US, Israel --- must accept 'a region free

of their evil, criminal presence': IRGC

September 22nd, 5:17am

(PressTV)

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the US

and the Israeli regime must sooner or later accept a

region free of their "evil and criminal presence."

In a Monday statement issued on the occasion of Sacred Defense

Week, marking the 46th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraqi-

imposed war on Iran, the IRGC described the Sacred Defense as

a "brilliant and golden chapter in the generation of national will

and unity" & a "strategic school for defense power generation

and deterrence."

The Corps emphasized that the armed forces, with full readiness

and strategic intelligence, stand with their fingers on the trigger,

prepared to deliver decisive and devastating responses - to the

aggressor enemy.

"Sacred Defense was beyond a military event; it was a workshop

for generating social capital, national cohesion, and strategic

self-belief," the statement read.

"It taught the Iranian nation that true power lies in the depth of faith,

unity of word, and the bond between the leadership and the people.

This teaching has today transformed into a smart, multi-layered

defense system that transcends geographical borders ---- and

creates deterrence ---- in the cognitive, cyber, economic,

and strategic domains."

'False glory of enemy.... shattered'

The IRGC highlighted ------ the "great and historic manifestations" of

Iran's power ..in the devastating waves of True Promise operations

during the second and third US-Israeli-imposed wars, which it said,

"shattered ------- the hollow glory of the US-Zionist enemy and its

supporters and rearranged the region's security arrangements

in favour of the resistance front ---- and the Iranian nation."

Iran's IRGC Navy ---- reaffirmed Iran’s upper hand in the Strait of

Hormuz, warning that any vessel attempting to violate Iranian

authority over the waterway will face consequences.

The statement added, "The strategic management of the Strait of

Hormuz, breaking the glory of arrogant, anti-human, and satanic

powers, and exposing the inability of the domination-seeking

and terrorist US regimes have become undeniable facts.

The world - after these battles - is a different world, a

world --- in which the oppressed nations have come

to believe in their capabilities --- and the arrogant

powers have been placed on a downward slope."

Enemy's shift to hybrid warfare

The IRGC warned that after failing on the military battlefield,

the enemy has turned to hybrid, cognitive, economic, and

media wars.

However, it stressed that the Iranian nation, relying on internal

capacities, a resistance economy, and sacred national unity,

will thwart every conspiracy.

"The armed forces -- especially the proud guards of the Islamic

Revolution, in this all-out battle, stand with their fingers on the

trigger, ready to deliver decisive and devastating responses

to any aggression," the statement said.

IRGC spokesman warns: If - the enemy strikes

2-3 targets, Iran will respond --- by hitting 20.

The IRGC concluded ---- by emphasizing that the US and the Israeli

regime "must understand this truth: that they must sooner or later

submit to a region free of their evil and criminal existence, and

by divine grace, they will have no escape from this fate."

Sacred Defense Week marks the anniversary of the beginning of

the Iran-Iraq war, which began on September 22, 1980, and

lasted eight years.

The war saw Iran withstand a massive military assault, backed

by the global powers, ultimately repelling the aggressor forces.

The IRGC statement comes amid the ongoing US-Israeli war of

aggression against Iran, which began on February 28, 2026,

and has seen Iran's armed forces carry out sustained

retaliatory operations ....across the region.

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Gaza aid rots in warehouses

due to the Israeli blockade

Amman, September 22nd, 5:46am

(Prensa Latina)

Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said today that aid destined

for the Gaza Strip is "spoiling in the warehouses because Israel is

blocking its entrance," the Petra agency reported today.

According to the Jordanian media, Safadi made these statements

during his participation in a seminar on humanitarian diplomacy

held in New York, dedicated --- to the defense of international

humanitarian law.

The meeting was organized by the EU and Ireland and co-hosted

by Jordan, the African Union, Brazil and Canada, according to a

statement from the Jordanian Foreign Ministry.

The foreign minister said that more than two million Palestinians

in Gaza are "trapped in oppression, deprivation and suffering"

because, in his opinion, the international community - does

not use the tools of international law against those who

violate humanitarian norms.

He stressed that the inhabitants of the Strip lack food and

medicine.... "not because of lack of available aid, but

because Israel prevents their entry."

"Aid is being spoiled in warehouses.. because

Israel --- is blocking its entry," he reiterated.

Safadi pointed out that Jordan functioned as a logistics hub for

international aid to Gaza before Israel blocked its access, and

reaffirmed his country's readiness ---- to cooperate with its

partners to ensure an effective humanitarian response.

The minister urged the international community ---- to activate the

mechanisms of international law to curb the increasing number

of violations recorded in more than 100 conflicts around the

world, with special attention ---- to the situation in Gaza.

He also stressed the need for concerted international action

to hold accountable those who violate this set of norms and

warned of the risks of society ........becoming insensitive to

violations of humanitarian law.

In this context, Safadi claimed that Israel destroyed "92 percent

of the buildings and health infrastructure" in Gaza and pointed

out that more than 700,000 Palestinians are deprived of their

right to education.

Since October 8, 2023, Israel has been maintaining an offensive

in the Gaza Strip that, according to the Palestinian authorities,

caused over 73 thousand deaths and 174 thousand wounded

--- and extensive destruction of the enclave's infrastructure.

[Photo credit: www.blackagendareport.com]

Today, September 28th, is

Independence Day in Mali.

Mali: reflecting on the West African nation’s

history, legacy and future as it celebrates

66 years of independence

by Kweku Sampson,

September 28th

(f2fafrica.com)

In 1960, 18 African nations gained independence from colonial

rule, marking what came to be known as the “Year of Africa.”

Among the newly sovereign states was Mali, which declared its

independence from France under the leadership of President

Modibo Keita, a staunch Pan-Africanist.

Keita’s vision for Mali and the continent was deeply aligned with

the goals of African unity, which he pursued alongside Ghana’s

President Kwame Nkrumah and Guinea’s President Ahmed

Sékou Touré.

Together, they formed the Ghana-Guinea-Mali Union, signaling the

West African region’s commitment to cooperation and solidarity.

These early efforts at Pan-Africanism, paved the way for the

creation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1963,

a pivotal moment in Africa’s political history.

The OAU, founded in Addis Ababa with 33 member states, sought

to promote unity, economic development and the eradication of

colonialism and white-minority rule.

However, the post-independence period soon revealed the

complexities of building new nations. Political divisions

emerged, not only within newly independent states but

also ---- between African governments. Some leaders

sought a definitive break - from European influence

and the growing dominance of the United States -

while others preferred to maintain ties with the

former colonial rulers and Washington.

This ideological split soon gave rise to political instability

across the continent, with military coups becoming a

frequent occurrence - in countries like Ghana, Mali,

and Guinea. The early optimism of independence,

began to erode ----- as external interference from

Western powers aggravated domestic problems.

The assassination of Congo’s first prime minister, Patrice

Lumumba, in 1961, orchestrated with the involvement

of Belgian and US interests ------ served as a stark

reminder of the enduring grip of imperialism

on Africa.

Mali, like many of its West African neighbours, continues to

face significant security challenges. Transitional President

Assimi Goita, who assumed power after a military coup in

2020, addressed the nation during the country’s 64th

Independence Day celebrations.

Goita acknowledged Mali’s complex security situation, especially

in light of a deadly attack by rebel forces just days earlier at an

Air Force base near the capital, Bamako. The attack, claimed

by ''an Islamist group'', resulted in the deaths of 77 people

and injured 256 others.

This group --- which has waged an insurgency against the Malian

government for more than a decade --- rose to prominence after

the collapse of Libya in 2011, when the NATO-backed removal

of Muammar Gaddafi created a power vacuum in North and

West Africa. Since then, extremist groups have spread

throughout the Sahel, exploiting weak governance

and regional instability. In response, the US and

France have increased their military presence

in the region under the guise of counter-

terrorism efforts, deploying troops

through AFRICOM ---- and

Operation Barkhane.

However, the presence of foreign forces has come under increased

scrutiny in recent years. Since 2020 ---- a series of military coups

across West Africa, including in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger,

have led to demands for the withdrawal of Western troops.

These governments argue ---- that foreign intervention has

only worsened the region’s security crisis. Goita, in his

Independence Day speech, emphasized that Mali’s

security forces have made significant strides in

reclaiming territories from rebel groups.

He also announced the severing of diplomatic ties with Ukraine,

accusing the country of supporting insurgents in Mali.

The shifting dynamics in West Africa ----- have also drawn new

geopolitical players into the region. Russian military advisors,

including members of the Wagner Group, now rebranded as

the Africa Corps, have been working with governments in

Mali and other Sahel countries to strengthen security

and combat rebel forces.

This growing relationship between African nations and Russia

has alarmed Western powers, particularly the US and France,

which view it as a challenge to their influence in the region.

As Mali and its neighbours navigate the complexities of

sovereignty, security and international alliances, the

continent’s post-colonial legacy --- continues to
shape its political landscape.

President Goita’s call for unity and self-reliance reflects a

broader desire among African nations --- to assert their

independence in an increasingly multipolar world.

Rhondda Records adds:

May Mali glory in its long journey - and

celebrate today with justified fervour!

Long live Mali and its beautiful people!

‘War criminal promotion tactics’: Adidas

faces boycott calls ---- over campaign

featuring an Israeli trooper

September 4th, 9:45pm

(PressTV)

Calls for a boycott of Adidas are growing after the sportswear

company featured an Israeli trooper in a global campaign.

The campaign has prompted criticism from pro-Palestine

organizations and activists --- because of the trooper

Shaliv Biton’s participation in the Israeli regime’s

bloodletting in Gaza.

The campaign has been rolled out in Adidas stores,

including its outlets in the occupied territories.

Biton took part in an Israeli assault in Gaza in 2021 that

claimed the lives of more than 200 Palestinians and

destroyed numerous buildings.

Critics have reminded Biton’s military background and his

social media activity. He has shared photographs and

videos of himself and other Israeli forces in Gaza,

including footage of troops singing and dancing,

while his profile also contains images of him

carrying weapons.

Sports journalist Leyla Hamed criticized Adidas’ choice of

campaign representative, arguing that the company

chose to bank on Biton’s having lost a leg, while

it should have considered the wider context

of limb loss in Gaza.

“Gaza has the highest per capita rate of child amputees in the world.

More than 5,000 traumatic limb amputations have been estimated

since October 2023, as a result of Israeli attacks carried out by

soldiers like the one Adidas chose to model for them,”

she wrote on X.

US-based political commentator and activist Guy Christensen also

condemned the campaign, writing, “Actually disgusting when you

know kids in Gaza who might not ever get to walk again.” He

subsequently called for a boycott of Adidas.

Another activist denounced the company for

associating itself with the Israeli military.

“The German sportswear brand Adidas is using Zionist war

criminals from the "Israel" army, who lost a foot while

invading Gaza..... to promote their new single-foot

sneakers. More than 4,000 Palestinian children

have been amputated by "Israel's" bombs,

but Adidas and other millionaire

multinationals ignore them,”

the activist wrote on X.

Other critics similarly condemned Adidas

for associating itself with genocide

and apartheid.

Earlier this year, the NGO Humanity & Inclusion reported that

between 70 and 80 percent of patients admitted to the 12

hospitals that were still partially functioning in Gaza...

had lost limbs or suffered spinal cord injuries.

UNICEF estimated in January 2024 that about 1,000 children

in Gaza had lost one or both legs, equivalent at the time to

approximately 10 children losing a limb each day during

Israeli bombardments. The figure is believed to have

risen since then.

The shortage of medical supplies and the continuing blockade of

Gaza have also complicated the treatment and rehabilitation of

amputees. Healthcare workers have resorted to producing

homemade prosthetics as temporary aids for people

who have lost limbs.... while waiting for access

to appropriate prosthetic devices.

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UK legislators call for comprehensive

arms embargo, settlement trade ban

on Israel

July 27th, 6:06am

(PressTV)

A coalition of 80 British lawmakers and peers has called on

newly appointed British Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, to

impose sanctions on Israel -- including a comprehensive

arms embargo and a ban on trade that supports illegal

settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.

In a letter, spearheaded by MP Kim Johnson, they urged the

government to “decisively change its stance to uphold the

rights of the Palestinian people and to prevent Israel’s

continued violation of international law.”

It also called on the government to acknowledge the UN

Independent Commission of Inquiry report, which

validated Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Alongside recognition of the UN finding, the lawmakers urged

the government to fully enforce the International Court of

Justice' advisory opinion, delivered on July 19, 2024.

It holds that Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories

is unlawful, that Israel should put an end to that occupation,

desist from creating new settlements, and evacuate those

already established.

“The previous administration ---- has willfully ignored the rulings of

international courts. It has still failed to issue a formal response

to the July 2024 International Court of Justice judgment

- which requires Britain to cease all actions that aid or

assist [Israel’s] grave violations of international law,”

the letter read.

It added, “Now is the opportunity for this government and for you,

as the new Prime Minister, to truly turn a new page.”

The letter bore the signatures of prominent legislators,

including Diane Abbott, Jeremy Corbyn, Baroness

Jenny Jones, and Baroness Warsi.

In an op-ed for Labour Outlook, Johnson stated that Palestine

has emerged as the “defining test” of the Labour Party’s

commitment to the notion --- that international law

applies to all.

“If we condemn violations in one part of the world while excusing

or ignoring them elsewhere, we undermine the very rules-based

international order that Britain claims to defend,” she said.

“Burnham tells us --- he has a plan to renew confidence in Labour. If

that renewal is to mean anything, it must begin by making a clean

break with the failures of Starmerism on Palestine. If we are truly

serious about turning the page, there could be no clearer place

to begin,” Johnson noted.

The letter is supported by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, which

has been advocating for Burnham to distance himself from former

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s disgraceful legacy by implementing

extensive sanctions against Israel - comprising a complete arms

embargo, a cessation - of all military collaboration &
diplomatic support - and a total ban on all trade.

Rhondda Records exists to express the Rhondda's
vision --- when it was confident, powerful, caring,
and socialist.

A Rhondda very aware of the media's poisonous
tricks -- how they con working class people into
attacking each other, or racial groups, or often
even their best allies and friends.... instead of
seeing their real enemies:- an elite who hate
the very idea that working people can think
or create, or achieve ------- a fairer society.

Thatcher said her proudest achievement was
Blair and New Labour - who parachuted in
careerists and expenses fiddlers - to stop
local Labour members having a say, and
who made genuine socialist MPs leave
the Labour party in disgust and many
members and voters to despair...
and the young to stop voting.

Jeremy Corbyn was always attacked because
he was trying to reverse all that New Labour
corruption --- that's why membership was
flooding in all over the UK.

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IF - YOU THINK you HAVE
BEEN UNFAIRLY BARRED:

“Any member who is suspended & intends
to appeal the decision should throw in a
‘Subject Access Request in accordance
with the Data Protection Act’ --- for ALL
data that the Labour Party hold on them.

The Labour Party are Data Controllers and
therefore have to, by law, provide you with
all material/information they hold on you.”

If anyone is in contact with anyone who
was barred from voting --- please can
you pass this info on:

The Labour leadership election was under the
jurisdiction of the electoral reform services.

If you were unfairly deprived of your vote you
can call them on 0208 365 8909 and lodge
your complaint, and inform them of your
Data Protection request.

https://www.electoralreform.co.uk

The notification letters barring new members,
did not give a clear reason, or information on
how to appeal, so Vox Political suggests that
anyone in this situation... could also contact
Liz Davies at: http://www.whycantivote.com

She is a barrister -------- who can
advise members on what to do.

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PONCY LABOUR MPS PROBLEM?

A huge drop in working-class Labour MPs,
caused a massive drop in support among
voters with similar backgrounds, reveals
research seeking to explain why support
has dwindled in the party’s heartlands.

The study says past leaders - like Kinnock
and Blair made a concerted effort to pick
“more and more middle-class candidates
to run for office, during the 80s and 90s,
as part of an effort to rebrand” -- which
had initial successes at the ballot box.

But this “conscious electoral strategy”
stored up problems, as working-class
voters who initially, just didn’t vote in
response, now seek an alternative.

The solution? Trust each constituency to put
forward its own candidates, and don't impose
‘party-approved’ choices who can't do the job.

Now, unfortunately, there are "entryist" MPs who, for
decades, have been groomed by CIA cold war relic
organisations -- like the Atlantic Council -- and are
now trying to misdirect the Labour Party towards
cuts, a militarised police, and a US war agenda...
- their anti-Corbyn slant is still hobbling Labour.

‘How Can I Deselect My Labour MP?’ A Short Guide
to Reselection and Democratic Accountability
by Eric Sim, excellent free advice here:

http://novaramedia.com/2016/07/13/how-can-i-
deselect-my-labour-mp-a-short-guide-to-
reselection-and-democratic-accountability/

CHRIS BRYANT - SUPPORT THE MEMBERS'
LEADERSHIP CHOICE & POLICIES - OR GO!

Chris Bryant, the Rhondda's dodgy MP,
was on TV -- as soon as the PLP coup
started: telling us that Jeremy MUST
go because it was the ONLY way to
act in the Labour Party's interest...

Chris Bryant's voting record:
from TheyWorkForYou.com

On Tuition Fees:

On 27 Jan 2004:
Chris Bryant voted in favour of university tuition
fees increasing from £1,125 per year, to up to
£3,000 per year.

On 31 Mar 2004:
Chris Bryant voted to allow university tuition fees
to increase from £1,125 per year, to up to £3,000
per year.

On 31 Mar 2004:
Chris Bryant voted for the introduction of variable
university tuition fees (top-up fees) of up to £3,000
per year in place of the previous fixed fee of £1,250
per year.

On 31 Mar 2004:
Chris Bryant voted to allow university tuition fees
to increase from £1,125 per year to up to £3,000
per year - and to make other changes to higher
education funding & regulation arrangements.

On 14 Sep 2004:
Chris Bryant voted against: the immediate abolition
of all tuition fees, the re-introduction of maintenance
grants of up to £2,000 for students from low-income
homes, and changes to the country's higher
education system.

On 14 Sep 2004:
Chris Bryant voted to reject the Liberal
Democrat policy of abolition of tuition fees.

On 25 May 2016:
Chris Bryant was absent for a vote on the Queen's
Speech - Forcing Schools to Become Academies
- and Further Rises in University Tuition Fees.

On Human Rights:

Consistently voted for introducing ID cards

Almost always ------ voted for requiring the mass
retention of information about communications

Generally voted for mass surveillance of
people’s communications and activities

On the Environment:

Generally voted against greater regulation
of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to
extract shale gas

On Special Interests:

Almost always voted against limits
on success fees paid to lawyers
in no-win no fee cases.

Generally ------- voted against a
statutory register of lobbyists

On War or Peace:

Generally - voted for use of UK military
forces in combat operations overseas.

Consistently voted for the Iraq war.

Consistently voted against - an
investigation into the Iraq war.

Generally - voted for replacing Trident
with a new nuclear weapons system.

On 2 Dec 2015:
Voted to support UK airstrikes in Syria
[without UN authorisation]

On 2 Dec 2015:
Voted to support UK airstrikes in Syria
[without UN authorisation]

On Independence:

Generally voted for more EU integration

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Chris Bryant Labour MP
From Wikipedia

(aka 1962-1986: Mr Christopher John Bryant
1986-1991: The Reverend Christopher John
Bryant, 1991-2001: Mr Christopher John
Bryant, 2001-: Mr Christopher John
Bryant MP.)

Born in Cardiff, to a Scottish mother & a Welsh
father, Bryant grew up in Cardiff, Wales (where
his father worked for 5 years), & Cheltenham.

He was educated at Cheltenham College, an
independent school for boys in the spa town
of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, where he
was captain of the school swimming team,
and Mansfield College at the University of
Oxford, where he graduated in 1983, with
a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in English.
This was later ''promoted'' to a Master
of Arts degree (MA (Oxon)), as
per tradition.

After completing his first degree -- Bryant began
training to be a priest in the Church of England
at Ripon College, Cuddesdon, in Oxfordshire.
There, he obtained a degree in theology.

Although a member of the Conservative Party,
and an elected office-holder in the Oxford
University Conservative Association....
he joined the Labour Party in 1986,
after leaving Oxford.

He was ordained deacon in 1986 and priest in
1987. He served as a Curate at the Church of
All Saints High Wycombe,from 1986 to 1989;
then as a Youth Chaplain in Peterborough,
as well as travelling in Latin America.

In 1991 Bryant left the ordained ministry, after
deciding that being gay and being a priest,
were incompatible. Statements made by
Richard Harries, then Bishop of Oxford,
also influenced his decision.

After leaving the priesthood... in 1991, Bryant
worked as the election agent to the Holborn
and St Pancras Constituency Labour Party,
where he helped Frank Dobson hold his
seat in the 1992 general election.

From 1993... he was Local Government officer
for the Labour Party; he lived in Hackney and
was elected to Hackney Borough Council in
1993 serving until 1998. He became Chair
of the Christian Socialist Movement.

He is both... a member of the Labour Friends
of Israel and Labour Friends of Palestine &
the Middle East. From 1994 to 1996 he was
London manager of the leader-grooming
"charity", Common Purpose.

He was Labour candidate for Wycombe, in the
1997 general election (he lost by 2,370 votes),
and Head of European Affairs for the BBC,
from 1998.

His selection -- for the very safe Labour seat of
Rhondda, South Wales in 2000, shocked many
people given Bryant's background; gay, an ex-
Anglican vicar, and someone who was a Tory,
while studying at Oxford, and a member now
of the Henry Jackson Society 'think tank' ---
described by The Guardian newspaper, as
'neoconservative'. It is pro-US, pro-NATO
& pro-military intervention, as well as
being fundamentally anti-socialist.

Fifty-two people applied for the candidature
and a local councillor was hot favourite to
win, before Bryant ....was parachuted in.

In 2004, a photograph of Mr Bryant.. in his
underpants which he had posted to a gay
dating website was published in 'papers.

When an interviewer suggested he was
a 'disgrace to the Rhondda', he said:
"They can't get rid of me."

His pay, allowances and some expenses:

The basic annual salary for an MP -- from
April 1st, 2016 is £74,962. MPs also get
expenses: to cover the costs of running
an office, employing staff, having some-
where to live in London, plus, in their
constituency and travelling between
Parliament and their constituency.

His MP's expenses story:

Chris Bryant changed second home,
twice to claim £20,000: the deputy
leader of the House of Commons,
"flipped" his second home twice,
in 2 years allowing him to claim
almost £20,000 for renovations
and fees.

Chris Bryant, MP for the Rhondda, split over
£92,000 of expenses between 3 properties
in Wales and London --- within five years.

In 2004, he attempted to claim £58,000 to
overhaul his second home in Wales, after
allegedly complaining that properties in
his constituency were "terrace or mine
owners' houses".

Mr Bryant, a former Church of England clergyman,
wanted the money for a new bathroom & kitchen,
and to demolish his conservatory. He'd bought the
detached house for £97,500, under a year earlier.

He submitted a claim to the Commons fees office for
£58,493.26 --- almost 3 times the annual maximum.
He noted that the claim exceeded his allowance.

His alleged justification was disclosed....... in
correspondence between Commons officials.
By email, an official wrote: "He had problems
finding a suitable property because in the
Rhondda there is a choice mainly -- of
terraced property.. or mine owners'
houses." When approached by the
Daily Telegraph, Mr Bryant said:
"I have never said or thought
anything of the sort".

In all ----- he successfully claimed over £13,000
for renovations, repairs & appliances, in 2004.
Along with other bills, his annual claim was
£20,902.

In April 2005 ---- he flipped his expenses to his flat in
west London, which he bought for £400,000 in April
2002. He also claimed £630 a month, for mortgage
interest along with other bills. After claiming over
£3,600 over 3 months, he sold the flat in July
2005..... for £477,000.

Mr Bryant used his profits to buy a more expensive
flat in west London, which was valued at £670,000.
He immediately flipped his second home expenses
there, claiming almost £6,400 in stamp duty, legal
fees and mortgage fees incurred in the purchase.

He then began claiming interest of £1,000 a month,
on the mortgage. He also claimed a further £6,000
a year, for the flat's service charge & ground rent.

In all, he claimed £92, 415 in second
home expenses, from 2004 to 2009.

Mr Bryant said at the time: "I moved flat in
London, so as to be closer to Parliament."

Research by Channel 4 News in 2015 - found that
at least 46 MPs had this kind of system in place
a move one Labour backbencher described as
“a new fiddle”. Channel 4 reported then:

“Our investigation ---- found that many of the MPs
bought their London properties with the help of
taxpayers, when a previous expenses system
let them claim back the mortgage payments.
But when those claims were banned, after
the expenses scandal - they switched to
letting out their properties, in some
cases for up to £3,000 a month.
They then started claiming
expenses... for rent and
hotels in the capital.”

Among those identified was Chris Bryant, shadow
leader of the House of Commons. He had already
bought a penthouse in London back in 2005 and
claimed around £1,000 a month in mortgage
claims under the old system.

But after the expenses scandal ----- he started renting
the property out. It’s since been advertised by estate
agents as having a private lift and porter, with rent
at about £3,000 a month. Meantime, Bryant moved
into a new flat claiming his own rent on expenses.

Russian/Scottish scientists hail long-range
secure quantum communication system.

A group of scientists from ITMO University
in Saint Petersburg, Russia, has developed
a new approach to constructing quantum
communication systems for secure data
exchange.

The experimental device based on the results of the
research is capable of transmitting single-photon
quantum signals across distances of 250 klmtrs
or more, which is on par with its cutting edge
analogues, the ITMO press-service says.

"Now researchers are on a mission -- to create
a fully-fledged quantum cryptographic system,
that will generate & distribute quantum keys
and transmit useful data simultaneously",
ITMO says.

Information security is becoming more and more
of a critical issue not only for large companies,
banks and defense enterprises but even for
small businesses and individual users.

But the data encryption algorithms we currently
use for protecting our data are imperfect - in the
long-term, their logic can be cracked. Regardless
of how complex and intricate the algorithm is,
getting around it, is just a matter of time.

Unlike algorithm-based encryption, systems
that protect information, by making use of
fundamental laws of quantum physics, can
make data transmission totally immune to
hacker attacks, in the future.

Information in a quantum channel is carried
by single photons that change irreversibly
if an eavesdropper tries to intercept them.
The legitimate users will instantly know
about any kind of intervention.

Researchers at the Quantum Information Centre
of the International Institute of Photonics and
Optical Information Technology at ITMO Uni.,
Russia, along with their colleagues from the
Heriot-Watt University, in Edinburgh, have
devised a new way to generate and
distribute, quantum bits.

This makes it possible to share quantum signals
--- via optical fibres --- 250 kilometres in distance.

"To transmit quantum signals, we use the so-
called side frequencies," says Artur Gleim,
head of the Quantum Information Centre,
at ITMO University,

"This unique approach gives us a number
of advantages -- such as a considerable
simplification of the device architecture
and the large pass-through capacity of
the quantum channel. In terms of bit rate
and operating distances, our system is
comparable to absolute champions in
the field of quantum communications."

According to Robert Collins, research associate
at the Institute of Photonics & Quantum Sciences
at Heriot-Watt University, and one of the authors
of the study, this may become a pivotal point for
the whole field of quantum communication and
cryptography:

"Down the track, this new approach can enable
smooth coexistence of numerous data streams
with different wavelengths in one single optical
cable. On top of it, these quantum streams can
be fed into the already existing fibre optic lines
--- along with conventional communications."

The research paper is published
in the Optics Express journal.

Scottish universities are to be
congratulated for their strong
& growing links with Chinese
and Russian universities....

What a shame, that Wales is
lying low --- with academics
too scared to break from
US military research.