Síntesis informativa - 10 de septiembre 2019
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Turkey, Long a Haven for Syrian Refugees, Is Sending Them Home
GAZIANTEP, Turkey — Turkey, which for eight years has welcomed millions of Syrian refugees, has reversed course, forcing thousands to leave its major cities in recent weeks and ferrying many of them to its border with Syria in white buses and police vans.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is pushing a radical solution — resettling refugees in a swath of Syrian territory controlled by the United States and its Kurdish allies. If that does not happen, he is threatening to send a flood of Syrian migrants to Europe.
Mr. Erdogan has long demanded a buffer zone along Turkey’s border with Syria to keep out Kurdish forces, whom he considers a security threat.
But he has repackaged the idea for the zone as a refuge for Syrians fleeing the war — pushing it as resentment against Syrians in Turkey has increased, and a Syrian and Russian offensive in Syria has sent hundreds of thousands more refugees fleeing toward the Turkish border.
C.I.A. Informant Extracted From Russia Had Sent Secrets to U.S. for Decades
WASHINGTON — Decades ago, the C.I.A. recruited and carefully cultivated a midlevel Russian official who began rapidly advancing through the governmental ranks. Eventually, American spies struck gold: The longtime source landed an influential position that came with access to the highest level of the Kremlin.
As American officials began to realize that Russia was trying to sabotage the 2016 presidential election, the informant became one of the C.I.A.’s most important — and highly protected — assets. But when intelligence officials revealed the severity of Russia’s election interference with unusual detail later that year, the news media picked up on details about the C.I.A.’s Kremlin sources.
C.I.A. officials worried about safety made the arduous decision in late 2016 to offer to extract the source from Russia. The situation grew more tense when the informant at first refused, citing family concerns — prompting consternation at C.I.A. headquarters and sowing doubts among some American counterintelligence officials about the informant’s trustworthiness. But the C.I.A. pressed again months later after more media inquiries. This time, the informant agreed.
The move brought to an end the career of one of the C.I.A.’s most important sources. It also effectively blinded American intelligence officials to the view from inside Russia as they sought clues about Kremlin interference in the 2018 midterm elections and next year’s presidential contest.
Afghans Glad Trump Stopped Taliban Talks, Even if They Doubt His Explanation
KABUL, Afghanistan — For several days after Abdul Sami was sent tumbling and knocked unconscious by a powerful Taliban car bombing last week, he had no idea that an American soldier was among the 12 people killed.
Perched on a hospital bed on Monday, his legs and abdomen wrapped in bandages, Mr. Sami just shrugged when told that the soldier’s death had been cited by President Trump as the basis for his decision to abort peace talks with the Taliban.
“Tell Mr. Trump I’m very, very tired and I don’t feel like keeping up with these peace talks anyway,” said Mr. Sami, 23, a travel agency employee. “There is no point in trying for peace when the Taliban does such terrible things to innocent people.”
For many Afghans, the abrupt suspension of talks after 10 months of negotiations was not entirely unexpected. What jarred them was the notion that a single attack, and the death of one American, could really have upended the talks when the deaths of thousands of Afghans this year — not to mention at least 15 other American soldiers — had not.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/09/world/asia/taliban-talks-afghanistan-trump.html
Israeli Leader Says Iran Hid a Nuclear Weapons Site
JERUSALEM — Israel accused Iran on Monday of having harbored an undisclosed nuclear-weapons site that the Iranians destroyed a few months ago for fear of exposure. Iran ridiculed the accusation.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel displayed satellite photographs that he said showed the site, and he called upon other countries to join the United States in maintaining pressure on Tehran.
Mr. Netanyahu told reporters in Jerusalem that Israel had first learned of the site, in the central Iranian city of Abadeh, in early 2018 when Israeli spies stole what he has previously described as a huge trove of the archives of Iran’s nuclear program.
When the Iranians learned that Israel was aware of the site, he said, “they simply destroyed it, just eliminated everything.”
Mr. Netanyahu showed the photographs a week before an election in which he is battling for political survival. His move also came after President Trump suggested he might meet with President Hassan Rouhani of Iran, possibly during the United Nations General Assembly next month.
Nigeria Plans to Airlift Its Citizens Out of South Africa After Xenophobic Riots
DAKAR, Senegal — Nigeria plans to repatriate at least 600 of its citizens living in South Africa after recent attacks in and around Johannesburg that targeted Nigerians and other African immigrants and left at least 10 people dead.
The announcement, made by President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria and Godwin Adama, the Nigerian consul general in Johannesburg, is the latest effort to respond to a conflict that has consumed the continent’s two largest economies and angered people across Africa.
“We have made arrangements for the immediate voluntary evacuation of all Nigerians in South Africa who are willing to return home,” Mr. Buhari said on Twitter, adding that he is very worried about “the recurring issue of xenophobia.”
“If nothing is done to stop it,” he added, “it could negatively affect the image and standing of South Africa as one of the leading countries in Africa.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/09/world/africa/south-africa-riots-nigeria-airlift.html
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THE GUARDIAN
US removed covert source in Russia due to safety concerns under Trump – report
The US extracted “one of its highest-level covert sources inside the Russian government” in 2017, it was reported on Monday, in part because of concerns that mishandling of classified intelligence by Donald Trump and his administration could jeopardise the source’s safety.
World 'gravely' unprepared for effects of climate crisis – report
This lack of preparedness will result in poverty, water shortages and levels of migration soaring, with an “irrefutable toll on human life”, the report warns.
Trillion-dollar investment is needed to avert “climate apartheid”, where the rich escape the effects and the poor do not, but this investment is far smaller than the eventual cost of doing nothing.
The report has been produced by the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA), convened by 18 nations including the UK. It has contributions from the former UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon, the Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, environment ministers from China, India and Canada, the heads of the World Bank and the UN climate and environment divisions, and others.
Airstrikes kill 18 pro-Iran fighters in eastern Syria
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes in and around the town of Abu Kamal began late on Sunday and continued after midnight, targeting bases, arms depots and vehicles.
Suspicion is likely to fall on Israel, which has conducted hundreds of bombing raids in the country, often against Iranian military assets and personnel. It accuses Tehran of using Syria, which neighbours Israel, as a base to attack it.
Trump declares US-Taliban talks 'dead' after cancelling Camp David meeting
Trump announced on Sunday that he had cancelled secret Camp David meetings with the Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani, and Taliban leaders, following a car bomb attack in Kabul on Thursday. And he said negotiations with the Taliban, which appeared to have been close to a deal, were at an end.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/09/taliban-trump-afghanistan-us-talks-election-violence
North Korea launches two projectiles, hours after nuclear talks offer
The launches on Tuesday and demand for new proposals were apparently aimed at pressuring Washington to make concessions when the North Korea-US talks restart. Pyongyang is widely believed to want the United States to provide security guarantees and extensive relief from US-led sanctions in return for limited denuclearisation steps.
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XINHUA
China, Sudan officials vow to enhance ties at embassy reception
KHARTOUM, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese embassy in Khartoum on Monday evening organized a farewell reception for Sudanese officials who will participate in 2019 Workshop on Administrative Decision System and Public Policy Development for Sudan to be held in Beijing.
"This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Sudan and also a new beginning for bilateral ties of the next six decades," said Ma Xinmin, Chinese ambassador to Sudan, when addressing the reception.
He vowed that China would continue working together with Sudan to consolidate China-Sudan traditional friendship and push forward further development of bilateral relations.
"Our two countries will make unremitting efforts to enhance experience sharing on state governance and strengthen coordination and cooperation in international and regional issues involving each other's core interests and major concerns," Ma noted.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-09/10/c_138381736.htm
U.S. diplomat says to resume talks over Lebanon's border demarcation with Israel
BEIRUT, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. diplomat reassured Tuesday that U.S. is ready to resume talks over the border demarcation between Lebanon and Israel, Lebanon Presidency's website reported.
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker gave his remarks during his meeting with President Michel Aoun at Baabda Palace.
President Aoun called upon the U.S. to facilitate border demarcation with Israel especially when there remains only a few pending points with regard to this issue.
Aoun also urged the U.S. diplomat to help Lebanon in securing a safe return for Syrian refugees to their homeland.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-09/10/c_138381676.htm
Spotlight: British parliament shut down for five weeks, risk of no-deal Brexit remains
LONDON, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson shut down the House of Commons for five weeks in the early hours of Tuesday morning following his sixth parliamentary defeat over the past six days.
The risk of a no-deal Brexit remains even after MPs voted to block a snap election and force the publication of 10 Downing Street's secret preparations for a no-deal Brexit.
The legislators voted 293 to 46 to turn down the government's wish to hold a general election on Oct. 15. Johnson failed to get sufficient two-thirds majority House of Commons required by law for a snap election.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-09/10/c_138381373.htm
U.S. pro-gun group sues San Francisco for declaring it as "domestic terrorist organization"
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. National Rifle Association (NRA) on Monday sued San Francisco for declaring the gun-rights advocate as a "domestic terrorist organization."
The NRA brought the lawsuit against San Francisco and its elected officials in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California by accusing the city of violating the rights of the group's members protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution last week declaring the NRA a "domestic terrorist organization" in the wake of mass shootings in the past months across the country that have killed tens of people.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-09/10/c_138381359.htm
16 Shiite pilgrims killed, 75 wounded in stampede in Iraq's Karbala
BAGHDAD, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- At least 16 Shiite pilgrims were killed and some 75 others wounded in a stampede in the holy Shiite city of Karbala in south of Baghdad, spokesman of Iraqi Health Ministry said.
The incident took place in the afternoon during the major Shiite ritual of Ashura when thousands of Shiite pilgrims pushed into the entrance of Imam Hussein shrine in Karbala, some 110 km south of Baghdad.
Sayf al-Badr, the ministry spokesman, said in a statement that 16 people were killed and some 75 others wounded "in the stampede in Karbala, according to the reports."
Spotlight: Brazil "counting on China" as economic partner, says vice president
SAO PAULO, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Brazil is banking on China to remain as its leading partner when the South American country undertakes economic reforms to spur growth, Vice President Hamilton Mourao said on Monday.
"We are making the reforms needed so that Brazil can again see a new economic cycle, and we are counting on China as a partner along this path," Mourao told participants at an annual gathering of the Brazil-China Business Council in Sao Paulo.
Next month, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is set to visit China, which has been Brazil's biggest trade partner since 2009, as part of the efforts to enhance bilateral cooperation. "Opportunity and strategy go hand in hand between Brazil and China," Mourao said.
"We are working pragmatically and with long-term vision so that the coming decades are fruitful. The dynamism of our relationship shows no signs of slowing down or petering out, on the contrary, it points towards better and bigger ties in investment and trade, science and technology, defense, education and other sectors," said Mourao.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-09/10/c_138381274.htm
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AL JAZEERA
Taliban to continue fighting after Trump says talks 'dead'
Taliban says US will 'regret' decision calling off talks that raised hopes of ending 18-year-old Afghan war.
"We had two ways to end occupation in Afghanistan, one was jihad and fighting, the other was talks and negotiations," Mujahid said.
"If Trump wants to stop talks, we will take the first way and they will soon regret it," he said.
UK parliament suspended after Johnson fails in snap election bid
The UK prime minister again failed to call a snap general election on Monday night before parliament shut its doors.
Johnson again tried and again failed, to call a snap general election in a vote that took place in the early hours of Tuesday morning, his sixth-straight defeat in five days of House of Commons business.
To trigger an early election, the government needs 434 votes - two-thirds of all MPs in the 650-seat lower house of parliament - but only 293 backed the proposal.
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AL MAYADEEN
Naciones Unidas saluda intercambio de prisioneros entre Rusia y Ucrania
De la parte ucraniana, el presidente Volodomir Zelenski calificó de primer paso la liberación simultánea de los prisioneros a fin de poner término a "esta horrible guerra" entre los rebeldes y el Ejército, que en cinco años provocó la muerte de alrededor de 13 mil personas.
Canciller iraní rechaza afirmaciones de Netanyahu sobre fabricación de armas nucleares
Sin proporcionar detalles o especificar cuándo tal proceso comenzó, Netanyahu explicó que los iraníes eliminaron el supuesto centro después que los agentes israelíes lo descubrieron.
En reacción a esas acusaciones, Zarif apuntó sobre informes y relatos de figuras prestigiosas que confirmaron a (Israel) como único poseedor de armas nucleares en Medio Oriente.
Zarif argumentó que Netanyahu y el que él llama equipo B, tratan de fomentar un conflicto bélico con Irán.
Ese grupo de halcones, apuntó el canciller iraní, lo integran el asesor de seguridad nacional de Estados Unidos, John Bolton, el príncipe heredero saudita, Mohammed bin Salman, y el príncipe heredero de Abu Dhabi, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Venezuela presenta pruebas sobre ataques de Colombia
El Vicepresidente para la Comunicación, Jorge Rodríguez, se encargó de presentar las pruebas frente a los diplomáticos en una reunión a puerta cerrada.
Más temprano, el funcionario desmontó la publicación realizada por la revista Semana de Colombia, el pasado 7 de septiembre, sobre supuestos "documentos confidenciales" del Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia Nacional (Sebin) e instituciones militares, en los que se confirman supuestos nexos con grupos armados colombianos.
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