(2021-11-12). The refugee crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border and the danger of war. wsws.org EU and NATO countries are mobilizing troops, whipping up far-right hysteria, and effectively threatening Belarus and Russia with war.
(2021-11-12). Class Warfare and Socialist Resistance: Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela as Existential Threats to the US. dissidentvoice.org Why do Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela pose such an existential threat to the U.S.? The promise of socialism and their resistance to US class warfare. One of the extreme ironies of the latest attack by the settler-colonial regime of the United States against the national democratic project of Nicaragua is that in Nicaragua, the second …
(2021-11-12). Women with children try to illegally enter Poland from Belarus, Polish official says. tass.com According to the statement, the attempt to cross the border had been thwarted…
(2021-11-12). Poland, NATO neighbors want war in northeastern Europe: Belarusian DM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Poland and neighboring countries want to initiate conflict — Belarusian defense minister Poland and other NATO countries bordering Belarus have been beefing up their military presence at the borders of the republic, and want to unleash a conflict by dragging Europe into it, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said in a statement on Friday. "It …
(2021-11-12). Belarus' Neighbors Warn Migrant Crisis Could Lead to Military Clash. news.antiwar.com Tensions are high in Eastern Europe over thousands of migrants from war-torn countries in the Middle East that are attempting to enter Poland and other EU from Belarus. Now, Belarus' neighbors are warning the crisis The defense ministers from Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia issued a joint statement warning of a potential military clash. "This increases the possibility of provocations and serious incidents that could als…
(2021-11-12). First British troops deployed to Belarusian border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Britain has trained over 17,000 Ukrainian troops under Operation ORBITAL and is in charge of the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence battle group in Estonia. ==== Team of 10 UK troops sent to Poland to assist on Belarus border Britain has sent a team of about 10 soldiers to Poland to help Warsaw strengthen its border …
(2021-11-12). Headlines for November 12, 2021. democracynow.org New Draft Agreement Weakens Earlier Calls to Phase Out Coal, Fossil Fuel Funding as COP26 Nears End, Beyond Oil and Gas: Denmark and Costa Rica Lead New Push to Phase Out Fossil Fuels, Biden and Xi Jinping to Hold Virtual Summit Amid Ongoing Tensions, NIH and Moderna in Legal Battle over COVID Vaccine Patent Rights, Another Explosion Targets Mosque in Afghanistan, 5,000 Afghan Refugees Fleeing to Iran Every Day as Humanitarian Crisis Worsens, U.N.: 84 Million People Worldwide Displaced by War, Insecurity and the Climate Crisis, Eastern Europe Refugee Crisis Intensifies as Poland Blocks Border, Belarus Issues Thre…
(2021-11-12). Edward Curtin: There is a Direct Link between JFK, 9/11, and Covid-19. dissidentvoice.org Edward Curtin returns to discuss deep politics and what links the assassination of JFK, 9/11, and Covid-19. No president since Kennedy has dared to buck the Military-Industrial-Complex, including Trump, who is part of the same system that produced both Obama and Biden. He discusses the 1967 CIA memo which told mainstream media to use the …
(2021-11-12). Belaboring the self-evident: Russian DM warns of deteriorating military situation in Europe. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The truth is that there is war in Europe and there has been war since the U.S. and its EU and NATO allies conspired to violently overthrow the government of Ukraine in 2014 and plunge that nation into armed conflict in its east. But Europe has in fact been at war for almost thirty years, …
(2021-11-12). The Persistence of Pinkerism. warisacrime.org 
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, November 12, 2021 I'm old enough to remember when you couldn't do a speaking event related to war and peace without being asked numerous reasonable and not so reasonable questions about 9/11 (each accompanied by a stack of DVDs and flyers presented to you as a revelation from on …
(2021-11-12). Peace Bridge Apartments tenants resist in Buffalo, N.Y. workers.org 
By Hadley Willow Since late August, tenants at the Peace Bridge Apartments building have been organizing mounting resistance against Porter Avenue Acquisitions and Power Play Partners — real estate developers that plan to convert the building into "quality green housing that is kept at a high standard." Tenants and organizers . . . |
(2021-11-12). East Timor Massacre Remembered: U.S.-Armed Indonesian Troops Killed 270 Timorese 30 Years Ago Today. democracynow.org 
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Santa Cruz massacre in East Timor, when Indonesian troops armed with U.S. M16s fired on a peaceful memorial procession in the Santa Cruz cemetery in Dili, killing more than 270 East Timorese. Indonesia had invaded East Timor in 1975 and maintained a brutal occupation until 1999, when East Timorese voted overwhelmingly for independence in a United Nations referendum. The massacre on November 12, 1991, sparked widespread outrage against the Indonesian government led by dictator General Suharto, a staunch U.S. ally, and marked a turning point in international public opinion. W…
(2021-11-12). Peter Maybarduk on Moderna Patent, Tracy Rosenberg on Aaron Swartz Day. fair.org 
New York Times ( This week on CounterSpin: We've talked on this show about how drugs and medicines are researched and developed by the government (on the public dime, if you will), and then pharmaceutical companies get patents on them and sell them back to the public at literally life-altering, or life-ending, prices. If you think, "But surely everything is different in a pandemic that's killed 800,000 people in this country, one of every 400 people, and more than 5 million worldwide"—sadly, that means you don't unde…
(2021-11-12). Turkey Took Up the Use of Climate Weapons. journal-neo.org 
Because of drought, crop failures, and shortages of freshwater water wars are today becoming for the population of many regions as urgent as the dangers of wars involving nuclear bombs, chemicals, and other means of mass destruction. They cause mass migration, exacerbate the political situation, hostilities and wars. In this context, for example, the Nile …
(2021-11-12). Is Biden Looking to Reignite a Dirty War in Ukraine? Recent Visit by U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Raises Concerns. covertactionmagazine.com CIA Director Burns subsequently went to Moscow to try and intimidate Putin into revoking troop buildup on Ukrainian border [Russell …
(2021-11-12). WATCH Massive Polish march that bypassed Covid ban with GOVERNMENT help. rt.com 
Thousands of people took part in the Independence Day march in Warsaw, after Poland's nationalist government found a loophole that allowed the event, even though a court earlier declared it illegal due to Covid-19 restrictions. | The right-wing demonstrators, dressed mainly in black, flooded central streets of the Polish capital on Thursday, carrying red-and-white national flags, burning flares and chanting slogans. | The Office for War Veterans, which became the organizer of this year's event, said that it was staged to honor the "protectors of the border" and underline the need to defend Poland's sovereig…
(2021-11-12). Masters at Toronto International Film Festival 2021. peoplesworld.org 
The Toronto International Film Festival has always highlighted the newest works from master filmmakers from around the world. This year, even with its reduced lineup, is no exception. Iran's Asghar Farhadi has a string of award-winning films, including About Elly and A Separation; A Hero, co-winner of this year's Cannes Grand Prix, was featured at …
(2021-11-12). Without presenting evidence, U.S. scares European NATO allies with spectre of Russian invasion of Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com US warns Europe that Russia may plan Ukraine invasion — media The U.S. is raising the alarm with European Union allies that Russia may be weighing a potential invasion of Ukraine as tensions flare between Moscow and the bloc over migrants and energy supplies, the Bloomberg sad referring to its sources. "With Washington closely monitoring …
(2021-11-12). White House Unveils New Effort to Address US Troops' Exposure to Toxic Substances. sputniknews.com Earlier this month, US President Joe Biden's White House announced that it would undertake a number of initiatives geared toward preventing suicides among both active and veteran service members. At the time, the White House noted that suicide among US service members is both a public health and a national security crisis.
(2021-11-12). Pegasus spyware: UK PM urged to cut taxpayer funding for Gulf allies linked to scandal. middleeasteye.net 
Pegasus spyware: UK PM urged to cut taxpayer funding for Gulf allies linked to scandal | In wake of Pegasus hacking, supporting Gulf countries with cyber security aid may 'pose a serious threat to our national security', MPs tell Boris Johnson | Fri, 11/12/2021 – 10: 39 | The then-Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir with Boris Johnson in Jeddah, in January 2018 (AFP) | The UK government should cut off…
(2021-11-12). The Forty Years War: Tariq Ali and Afghanistan. zcomm.org Tariq Ali's book, The Forty Years War, is an event, within the larger event of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan…
(2021-11-12). Fate Of Transit Democracies: War Or Extinction. southfront.org 
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(2021-11-12). Public health experts warn of a winter surge in the pandemic. wsws.org The United States and Europe are facing a renewed surge in COVID-19 cases. Winter and the pro-market policies pursued by governments of high-income nations will have severe consequences for the population.
(2021-11-12). Post-war triumphalism: 22-nation "Turkic world"sets sites on Cyprus, land "stolen" by Soviet Union. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Turkic Council's full members are Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Hungary and now Turkmenistan are observers. According to the Secretary General of the Turkic Council, Baghdad Amreyev, fifteen more nations have applied or indicate they desire to apply for observer status, presumably including the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (see below), Ukraine …
(2021-11-12). Turkish-Backed Militant Killed, Others Injured In New Round Of Infighting In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On November 12, heavy clashes broke out between two groups of the Hamzah Division in the Turkish-occupied town of Ras al-Ain in the northern countryside of the northeastern Syrian province of al-Hasakah. | The Hamzah Division is a key faction of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army, which rules over Turkish-occupied areas in northern and northeastern Syria. | According to Syrian activists, the clashes broke out when militants of a Hamzah Division group led by a local warlord known as…
(2021-11-12). Israeli, Saudi Warplanes Escorted US Strategic Bombers During Patrol Over Middle East (Video, Photos). southfront.org 
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer supersonic bomber © Reuters | On November 11, Israel and Saudi fighter jets took turns escorting two American B-1B supersonic strategic heavy bombers during a presence patrol mission over the Middle East. | In a statement, the US Air Forces Central said that Israeli and Saudi fighter jets joined the patrol over their respective airspaces, while US fighter jets provided escort. | 2
(2021-11-12). Amazon once again abandons mask requirements. wsws.org Amazon seeks to entice workers to risk their lives in their warehouses as the holiday season approaches, typically the busiest time of year.
(2021-11-12). President Maduro Sets Subnational 'Rapid Action Fund'. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro announced that his administration will create a "rapid action fund" so that the 23 governors and 335 mayors to be chosen in the Nov. 21 elections can resolve problems the citizenry poses to them without any hindrance. | RELATED: | "All resources needed to develop this initiative have been already allocated. Vice President Delcy Rodriguez and I are working closely…
(2021-11-11). Headlines for November 11, 2021. democracynow.org U.S. and China Pledge to Reduce Emissions as COP26 Climate Summit Hits Homestretch, Kyle Rittenhouse Breaks Down in Tears on Witness Stand, Claims Self-Defense , U.S. Coronavirus Cases Rise Again; Texas Judge Halts Ban on School Mask Mandates, Ethiopia Detains World Food Programme Drivers in War-Torn Northern Region, Sudan Restores Internet Service for First Time Since Coup; Civilian Leaders Reject Talks with Junta, Poland Increases Troops at Border Amid Reports of Migrant Deaths, Brutality by Belarusian Soldiers, Chilean Lawmakers Advance Impeachment Effort Against President Piñera, F.W. de Klerk, South Africa's…
(2021-11-11). Poland addresses North Atlantic Council; NATO condemns Belarus, inches toward Article 5 action. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nato countries stand by Poland in Belarus migrant crisis, Nato says Nato's members are in full solidarity with Poland and other alliance countries affected by the migrant crisis caused by Belarus, officials from Nato headquarters told PAP on Wednesday. Poland had earlier in the day briefed the North Atlantic Council on the situation on its …
(2021-11-11). U.S. Empire vs. Iran: History and the Present Day. liberationnews.org 
The United States, having violated and destroyed the Iran nuclear deal under Trump, is now pushing for new concessions. This kind of arrogance is nothing new — it has been the defining feature of U.S. government policy towards Iran for decades…
(2021-11-11). Let's Turn Rising Generations Into War Resisters Rather Than Veterans. truthout.org 
As a veteran who turned into an antiwar activist after deploying twice to Afghanistan, I've been railing against the This year, following the official end to the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August, there is a new kind of pressure because I fear most people in the U.S. will soon stop talking about Afghani…
(2021-11-11). FW de Clerk, Last Apartheid South African President, Dead at 85. telesurenglish.net The death of South Africa's last white president Frederik Willem (FW) de Klerk has drawn mixed reactions. | RELATED: | Frederic De Klerk, who negotiated with the African National Congress the end of the apartheid regime, and a peaceful transfer of power to a Black-led government, died on Thursday aged 85, after a battle with cancer. | De Klerk shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Mandela in 1993 after having earned internati…
(2021-11-11). A warlike nation, the US has an appalling disinterest in peace: Let's Just be Honest and Call November 11 Forgetting Day. warisacrime.org 
By Dave Lindorff Back on November 11, 1918, with the end of World War I, once the most bloody war in history, and with a two-year deadly flu pandemic raging, caused in large part by the war and the rapid spread of the disease by infected troops returning to their homes, nobody was in the …
(2021-11-11). Azerbaijan insults "strategic partner" Russia for hundredth time, now threatens its troops. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Military expert: "The Russian Glory Alley in Russian peacekeepers' camp in Karabakh, is temporary" The Russian Alley of Glory consisting of 10 busts to prominent representatives of Russian history and culture in the territory of the military camp of Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh, was rightly unequivocally approached by our citizens and raised many questions. The …
(2021-11-11). The 2022 Peace Calendar is Here! nationofchange.org There are few things we look forward to at the end of the year than the release of the new Peace Calendars. We will send you a 2022 calendar as a gift when you make a charitable donation to NationofChange. This is the 51st Peace Calendar from Syracuse Cultural Workers. It features twelve months of dynamic, uplifting images …
(2021-11-11). Promoting World Peace, Not Glorifying War. strategic-culture.org After Armistice Day was rebranded Veterans Day by U.S. Congress, it quickly morphed into an occasion for honoring the military, says the group Veterans' For Peace. | By Veterans For Peace | Over one hundred years ago, in 1918, the world celebrated peace as a universal principal. The first World War had just ended and nations mourning their dead collectively called for an end to all wars. Armistice Day was born and was designated as "a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated." | After World War II, the U.S. Congress decided to rebrand Nov. 11 as Veterans Day. Honoring the…
(2021-11-11). After Blinken, Kuleba sign pact, Russia issues rebuke to U.S. over Ukrainian military buildup. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Russia issues warning to US over Ukraine A newly announced deal that could see Washington supply Ukraine with deadly weapons could further inflame the country's bloody civil conflict and make a lasting peace agreement harder, Russia's ambassador to the US has cautioned. In a statement issued on Thursday, Anatoly Antonov said that the 'Strategic Partnership …
(2021-11-11). How Britain Aids Saudi Massacres In Yemen. popularresistance.org A small English village is hardly the first place that comes to mind when mentioning the war in Yemen. Yet Warton in the northwest of England is playing an oversized role in what the United Nations has repeatedly called "the world's worst humanitarian crisis." The Lancashire village is home to an airfield and a manufacturing site where weapons dealer BAE Systems maintains, repairs and rearms Saudi jets responsible for much of the worst destruction in Yemen. | Today, Lowkey speaks to Phil Miller, an investigative journalist and producer who is currently a staff reporter for Declassified UK. He has just released th…
(2021-11-11). We Urgently Need A Transformative Approach To Public Safety. popularresistance.org On Tuesday, October 26, Black Lives Matter joined fellow civil rights leaders to engage with and discuss tangible policy proposals to transform current approaches to public safety with senior officials from the White House and the Department of Justice. | While we appreciate the invitation to speak and discuss solutions, we call on the White House to be courageous as it moves towards Executive Action to move us towards the kind of transformation that this moment demands — the kind of transformation that the spirits of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Dijon Kizzee, Wakiesha Wilson, Andrew Joseph III, and so man…
(2021-11-11). Psychotherapist Warns Working Mothers Produce Mentally Ill Children At Epidemic Levels. moguldom.com About two-thirds of the 23.5 million working women in the U.S. with children under the age of 18 worked full-time in 2018, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. One psychotherapist claims that by working, mothers are harming the mental health of their children. Licensed clinical social worker Erica Komisar, who is in private practice in …
(2021-11-11). Vladimir Acosta: We are Still a Colony and We do Not Even Realize it (FILVEN 2021). orinocotribune.com 
This Wednesday, November 10, as part of the programming for the 17th edition of the International Book Fair in Venezuela (FILVEN) 2021, a colloquium was held with the Venezuelan writer, Vladimir Acosta, about his book Salir de la colonia [Leaving the Colony]. | During an exchange on the program The Forms of the Book with Raúl Cazal, Acosta, one of two featured authors at FILVEN 2021, said that his book aimed to present colonization as an idea to be discussed, to try to provide a solution and raise awareness of the problem in Latin America. | "I have understood for a long time that we are still 'in the colony,' an…
(2021-11-11). US anti-terrorism agency sees threat in new Covid lockdowns and reopenings. rt.com 
The Biden administration is again warning of potential threats from terrorists foreign and domestic, saying they could be fueled by anything from the arrival of refugees from Afghanistan to possible new Covid-19 restrictions. | For the remainder of 2021 and into 2022, "racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists and anti-government/anti-authority violent extremists will continue to pose a threat" to the US,
(2021-11-11). US to deploy 'cyber Marines' on future battlefields. rt.com 
"Cyber Marines" could be deployed on battlefields in future to reshape conflict zones, using technological warfare to disrupt enemy activities and influence local populations, the US military has confirmed. | Speaking to C4ISRNET's CyberCon, Colonel Brian Russell, the commander of the II MEF Information Group, claimed that the "cyber Marines" will be able to operate on the front lines of conflict to "adjust the software on sensors and systems in real time." | This ability to react to the technological needs of warfare in the moment will be designed to ensure that military personnel can "reprogram" equipment i…
(2021-11-11). FDA recalls millions of Covid test kits over false results. rt.com 
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued "the most serious type of recall" for popular home testing kits that show if one is infected with coronavirus. At least 2.2 million products may have been showing false positives. | Some 2,212,335 kits produced by the Australian-based biotech company Ellume and distributed in the US potentially show false positive SARS-CoV-2 test results, the public health agency said in a statement on Thursday. | Read more | | The FDA warned that th…
(2021-11-11). Military Situation In Iraq On November 11, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On November 10, four PMU member were killed by ISIS in the Lake Adhim ara | MORE ON THE TOPIC: |
(2021-11-11). Cuba, Brazil, Argentina Scientists Win Chemistry Award For Women. telesurenglish.net At a virtual event to be held on Nov. 16, the American Chemical Society (ACS) and the Latin American Federation of Chemical Associations (FLAQ) will honor scientists Clarissa Piccinin (Brasil), Hilda Garay (Cuba), and Marta Litter (Argentina) with the inaugural Latin American Women in Chemistry Award. | RELATED: | With this recognition, the ACS and FLAW seek to promote diversity and gender equity in Latin America's chemi…
(2021-11-11). Power politics take centre stage in Paris as Libya edges towards elections. middleeasteye.net 
Power politics take centre stage in Paris as Libya edges towards elections | Divisions between international powers and bickering among factions could disrupt election plans and the roadmap to resolve years of turmoil | Thu, 11/11/2021 – 14: 28 | Libya's Interim Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris on 1 June, 2021 (AFP) | Diplomats a…
(2021-11-11). U.S. sends signal to Moscow that it will back Ukraine in "countering Russian aggression": FM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com On the heels of Kuleba meeting with Blinken, Zelensky meeting with Biden, CIA chief Burns' visit to Moscow, and Defense Secretary Austin's trip to Ukraine during which he blamed Russia for starting and continuing the war in Donbass, and as American strategic bombers and warships are off Russian's coast in the Black Sea. === Ukrainian …
(2021-11-11). Ukrainian FM meets with architect of seven-and-a-half-year war in Donbass, Victoria Nuland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kuleba, Yermak discuss with Nuland situation in Donbas, along Ukrainian border ==== As Ukraine simmers, Victoria Nuland is now highest-ranking member of U.S. Foreign Service ==== Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba and Head of the President's Office of Ukraine Andriy Yermak met on Wednesday in Washington (the United States) with U.S. Under …