(2021-10-29). Headlines for October 29, 2021. democracynow.org Biden Unveils Stripped-Down Build Back Better Act After Sens. Manchin, Sinema Demand Cuts, Big Oil Executives Grilled by House Democrats over Deception on Climate Crisis, As Climate Crisis Worsens, 10 World Heritage Forests Become Net Carbon Emitters, China Won't Commit to New Emissions Targets Ahead of COP26 Climate Summit , Protesters at Site of COP26 Climate Summit Demand Real Action to Limit Warming to 1.5 ∞C, Ahead of G20, Protesters Demand Biden Make COVID-19 Vaccines Available to Poor Countries, Sudanese Protester Deaths Mount After Monday's Military Coup, Guantánamo Bay Prisoner Describes Surviving…
(2021-10-29). CIA's War On Assange, Their 'Most Prominent Critic' Takes Center Stage. popularresistance.org The Central Intelligence Agency's record of retaliation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, including reported plans to kidnap or assassinate him, was focused on during the second day of the United States government's appeal hearing. | It was part of the Assange legal team's effort to convince the High Court of Justice in the United Kingdom of the gravity of the risks, which Assange would face if they overturn a district judge's decision and allow extradition. | Mark Summers QC, one of Assange's attorneys, contended this was the "first time the U.S. had sought the assistance of a U.K. court in obtaining jur…
(2021-10-29). Why the Troubled U.S. Empire Could Quickly Fall Apart. independentmediainstitute.org The U.S. wars lost in Iraq and Afghanistan showed imperial overreach beyond what even 20 years of war could manage. That the defeats were drawn out for so many years shows that domestic politics and the funding of the domestic military-industrial complex were, more than geopolitics, the key drivers of these wars. Empires can die …
(2021-10-29). Allegations against Blue Helmets in the CAR are on the Rise! journal-neo.org 
During the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, the Central African Republic once again questioned the ineffectiveness of the Blue Helmets in the country, repeated accusations of staff members of the multidisciplinary, international mission in the CAR (MINUSCA) of pandering to radicals and other crimes against the indigenous population of the state. UN peacekeepers, over …
(2021-10-29). 11 Months Later, Indian Farmers Still Resist Laws That Help Big Business. towardfreedom.org The Indian farmers' movement is part of the worldwide struggle to save small farmer communities. The movement can gain traction if protesting farmers include the concerns of landless rural households, who now comprise almost half of households in the Indian countryside.
(2021-10-29). Turkey: NATO ships engage in "planning and execution of mine warfare" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Ships Participate In Turkish Exercise Nusret 2021 Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) participated in the Turkish-led maritime exercise NUSRET 2021 in the Aegean Sea off Canakkale, Turkey. SNMCMG2, consisting of flagship ESPS Rayo, TCG Edincik, ESPS Segura, ITS Viareggio and HS Evropi, joined the other units from the Turkish Navy. NUSRET is …
(2021-10-29). The Holy Land Foundation Five: How U.S.-Israeli geopolitics cruelly warped the U.S. judicial process. mronline.org 
While Bush rushed to designate the Holy Land Foundation a terrorist organization and declare that closing them down was somehow a great achievement in the fight against terrorism, the fact of the matter was that he had no proof.
(2021-10-29). Being a Child in Yemen Is the Stuff of Nightmares. dissidentvoice.org 
Murad Subay (Yemen), Fuck War, 2018. In March 2015, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — along with other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) — began to bomb Yemen. These countries entered a conflict that had been ongoing for at least a year as a civil war escalated between the government of …
(2021-10-29). Being a child in Yemen is the stuff of nightmares: The Forty-Third Newsletter (2021). mronline.org 
Since February 2021, the military forces of Ansar Allah have made a push to capture the central town of Marib, which is not only at the epicentre of Yemen's modest oil refining project but is also one of the few parts of the country still controlled by President Hadi.
(2021-10-29). 38 Russian Airstrikes Hit ISIS Hideouts In Central Syria: Monitoring Group. southfront.org 
Russian Su-25 attack aircraft take off from the Khmeimim airbase in Syria © Dmitriy Vinogradov / Sputnik | Late on October 28, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out 38 airstrikes on ISIS cells in Syria's central region, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). | The Russian airstrikes targeted hideouts of the terrorist group in the Amour mount in the eastern countryside of Homs as well as in the al-Bishri mount which lays along the administrative border between…
(2021-10-29). Video: David Swanson on War and Climate. warisacrime.org By People-Powered Planet Podcast, October 28, 2021 David Swanson, co-founder of World BEYOND War will tell us about the big campaign to get COP26 to include the biggest source of environmental damage of all: the Military/War System. See David's clever story "Harry Potter and the Secret of COP26" War and war preparations are one of …
(2021-10-29). Court grants Warrior Met Coal restraining order against striking miners. wsws.org The company's strikebreaking activity has been facilitated at every turn by the United Mine Workers, which has left the miners isolated and totally vulnerable to physical attacks and the company's efforts to defeat the strike.
(2021-10-29). The Psychological Impacts of Covid-19 Pandemic Measures: Lockdowns, Warnings, "Social Distancing", "New Variants". Drastic Increase in Depression and Anxiety. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-29). Military Pollution and the "Solution" of Tesla Tanks. warisacrime.org By RT, October 29, 2021 | Sign the petition:
(2021-10-29). France, Britain threaten trade war over Brexit fishing dispute. wsws.org Yesterday, France threatened to block truck freight trade with Britain starting next week unless UK authorities stop refusing fishing licenses to dozens of French boats.
(2021-10-29). Virginia Governor's Race Tightens as Focus Grows on "Parents' Rights," Abortion & Trump. democracynow.org 
We look at the Virginia gubernatorial race, where former Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe is facing Republican Glenn Youngkin, the former CEO of a private equity firm. President Joe Biden, who has campaigned with McAuliffe, warns Youngkin is an extremist in the vein of former President Trump. A major point of contention is Youngkin's push for "parents' rights" — a catch-all phrase adopted by right-wing opponents of vaccine and mask mandates, transgender rights and critical race theory. Julia Manchester, national politics reporter for The Hill, says that Youngkin has essentially portrayed elected school b…
(2021-10-29). John Kiriakou on Daniel Hale and America's Unending Persecution of Whistleblowers. scheerpost.com 
"Fly my monkeys, fly" [Art by Mr. Fish] | Click to subscribe on: Struggling with the moral injury of taking part in America's expanding drone wars, Daniel Hale took it as his civic duty to tell his fellow Americans the truth about what was being done in their name. In 2014, the former Air Force member and National Security Agency intelligence analyst leaked 17 doc…
(2021-10-29). Turkey Deports 7 Syrian Refugees For "Provocatively Eating Bananas" On Video, Mocking Economic Crisis. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Turkey announced it would deport seven Syrian migrants accused of making "provocative" social media posts about eating bananas. | This is yet another attempt to shift focus from the deepening economic and political crisis towards arbitrary nonsense. | One of the most popular
(2021-10-29). Blockade Against Venezuela Makes US Businesses Suffer: US Exports Dropped by 93% from 2012 to 2020. orinocotribune.com 
Nine months after Joe Biden's inauguration as the president of the United States, his government is at the center of international public opinion, with great expectations regarding its relations with Venezuela and different versions about the handling of illegal sanctions and the blockade affecting millions of Venezuelans. | In this situation, Venezuelan media recently published a journalistic investigation, according to which US business owners are currently exerting pressure on President Biden. These groups are also suffering the consequences of the unilateral coercive measures that are supposedly applied again…
(2021-10-29). CNE President Meets with Head of EU Election Observation Mission. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, October 28, the president of Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), Pedro Calzadilla, received Isabel Santos, head of the Election Observation Mission (EOM) of the European Union (EU), and Xabier Melián, Santos' attaché in the presidency of the team that will survey municipal and regional elections scheduled for November 21. | The meeting was reported by the electoral authority through its Twitter account, @cneesvzla, where it was explained that the meeting was the first point on Santos' agenda to define the details regarding the deployment of the mission during the upcoming electoral proces…
(2021-10-29). Campaign for Venezuela's 21N Regional Elections Begins: How Many Candidates are There? orinocotribune.com According to the schedule established by Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), the campaign for Venezuela's November 21 regional and municipal "mega-elections" officially began today. Venezuelans will select governors, mayors, city councilors, and regional legislators during the process. | It is an event that brings together almost 68,000 male and female candidates from the different opposition groups against 3,072 candidates nominated by the Great Patriotic Pole (GPP). This last alliance, that of Chavismo, has as its strength the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Venezuela's leading party since…
(2021-10-29). EU Election Observers Arrive In Venezuela, Legitimizing Upcoming Vote. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The European Union has deployed an Election Observation Mission (EOM) to Venezuela to observe the regional and local elections. | Campaigning has kicked off for regional and municipal elections scheduled for November 21, which are set to include opposition candidates as well. | More than 3,000 positions — including governors, mayors and municipal councillors — are up for grabs next month, according to Venezuela's elections authority. Some 21 million voters are eligible to…
(2021-10-28). China Blasts US-Taiwan Military Contacts After President Tsai Confirms American Presence on Island. sputniknews.com Tensions over the Taiwan issue have escalated over the past month, as Beijing deployed around 150 military aircraft into Taiwan's air defence zone for drills. In the meantime, Taipei has warned that mainland China may be fully prepared to attack the island by 2025, while US President Joe Biden pledged to defend Taiwan from Beijing, if necessary.
(2021-10-28). Winston Churchill & British imperialism. mronline.org 
Even patriotic Brits know that their hero Winston Churchill did not win World War 2 or fly a Spitfire. What they, and others, may not know is how his statements often shed a clear light on British imperialism.
(2021-10-28). Tariq Ali: WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Must Not Be Extradited for Exposing War Crimes in Afghanistan. democracynow.org 
As an appeals court in London is deciding whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States for publishing classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes, we go to London to speak with British writer and activist Tariq Ali. Assange faces up to 175 years in prison in the U.S. under the Espionage Act for publishing classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes, including in Iraq and Afghanistan. Ali calls the case "a political trial" and a "punitive attempt by the British government … to try and punish Julian on behalf of the United States." We also discuss the significance of Wiki…
(2021-10-28). Tomgram: Mattea Kramer, All Empire Is Local. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. The request arrived by email, but read as if it were from another age. Would I be open, an executive assistant asked, to having tea with the president of an Ivy League university? A longtime éminence grise, the …
(2021-10-28). Peace in Ukraine Depends on U.S.-Russia Deals. towardfreedom.org The Donbass region in eastern Ukraine will be stuck in a state that can be described as neither war nor peace because of stagnation on the part of Ukraine and Russia. So does U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland recently visiting Moscow make any difference?
(2021-10-28). Africa, Raped by a "Humanitarian Mission" journal-neo.org 
Recently, the activities of humanitarian and peacekeeping missions on the African continent have increasingly begun to appear in scandalous chronicles in various media outlets. These are numerous crimes of various kinds committed by the Blue Helmets in the Central African Republic (CAR). On September 30, the Ethiopian authorities declared seven members of the UN mission …
(2021-10-28). Weapons trade with Saudis and Israel must be disrupted. electronicintifada.net The world's top 11 arms exporters have all done business with parties to the war in Yemen.
(2021-10-28). Eastern Ukraine: Smoldering Conflict Almost Turns Into Full-Fledged European War. southfront.org 
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(2021-10-28). Descent Into Madness: Germany Threatens Russia With Nuclear War. journal-neo.org 
On October 21 the German Defence Minister warned Russia that NATO will use nuclear weapons against it in case of a Russian attack on its members and then referred to non-existent Russian attacks in the Black Sea and Balkans as examples. This statement reveals the complete moral bankruptcy of the NATO nations, their contempt for …
(2021-10-28). General Dynamics CEO: 250 Abrams tanks to Poland "powerful system given their geographical situation" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Here's when General Dynamics thinks a sale of Abrams tanks to Poland will move forward "This is a powerful system for the Poles to have, given their geographic location and their historical experience, particularly with folks, you know, streaming west," she said during an Oct. 27 call with analysts. "This is an FMS sale; we're …
(2021-10-28). Artist Sam Kerson will continue to fight Vermont Law School effort to cover up murals commemorating abolition of slavery. wsws.org A judge with the US District Court for the State of Vermont ruled that the Vermont Law School can go forward with its plan to conceal two murals commemorating the efforts of black and white Americans in the US and Vermont to end slavery.
(2021-10-28). New French Information Doctrine Militarizes Social Media. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageNew Paris' guidelines on information warfare and control of fake news reveal an interest in the militarization of social media. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | More and more, the virtual world becomes a real battleground, where rival world powers face each other and seek to secure their interests. Like land, sea, air and outer space, the cybernetic field is a new type of territory where military occupation is essential for the national defense of each state. However, some world powers, mainly Western ones, have used t…
(2021-10-28). Turkey signs contract to deliver war-tested combat drones to 13th country. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From today's Daily Sabah. The deadly Bayraktar TB2 combat drone has been used for what can only be deemed cowardly aerial assassinations in Iraq, Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh and as of yesterday Ukraine. The article mentions the following countries as purchasers and prospective purchasers of the drones: Albania, Azerbaijan, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Morocco, Poland, Qatar, Saudi …
(2021-10-28). The New Dangerous Class? The PMC and Virtue Hoarding. mronline.org 
In a review of a new book about the 'Professional Managerial Class', James Foley says middle-class activists dress up conformity as a war on cultural backwardness.
(2021-10-28). Who else wants 10 new albums that blast dickhead politicians? greenleft.org.au Mat Ward looks back at October's political news and the best new music that related to it.
(2021-10-28). Two-week NATO exercise integrated Space Centre in all-domain warfare planning. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Exercise Steadfast Jupiter Reinforces Muscle Memory For Multi-Domain Operations More than 600 personnel from Allied nations and partners such as Finland and Sweden have successfully completed the 2-week Exercise Steadfast Jupiter 21 at Allied Air Command. The Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe-sponsored command post exercise took place from 19 to 28 October and is a …
(2021-10-28). Moody's rating agency warns of "systemic risk" in private credit. wsws.org The private credit market has undergone an expansion since the global financial crisis of 2008 and its growth accelerated after the March 2020 crisis at the onset of the pandemic.
(2021-10-28). NATO Deputy Secretary General for Defense at Bucharest 9 meeting: "Russia's actions are too aggressive towards its neighbours — Ukraine and Georgia" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Deputy Sec. Gen. for Defense: 'Russia's actions are too aggressive towards Ukraine, Georgia' ==== New Intermarium: Biden, NATO pledge support to NATO's nine-nation Eastern Flank ==== "Russia's actions are too aggressive towards its neighbours — Ukraine and Georgia", NATO Deputy Secretary General for Defense and Police, Patrick Turner, said at a meeting of the …
(2021-10-28). Daily: NATO opens its weapons arsenal to Ukraine for war in Donbass. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com TASSOctober 28, 2021 Nezavisimaya Gazeta: NATO gives Ukraine access to its weapons arsenals ==== Ukraine to partake in NATO Council's Supreme Advisory Committee for first time ==== Ukraine participated in the meeting of the NATO North Atlantic Council Committee on Armaments on October 26 for the first time. Previously, participation in such meetings was the …
(2021-10-28). Journalists condemn Morocco's bid to persecute French media houses. peoplesdispatch.org The Kingdom of Morocco has filed a lawsuit at the Paris Criminal Court against seven French media houses alleging defamation for accusing it of using the Pegasus software, to spy on journalists, activists and politicians…
(2021-10-28). Troops, tanks: Belarusian president warns of Western military buildup on border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Lukashenko vows tough response by Minsk, Moscow to military build-up on Belarus' borders "The Poles will use Leopard tanks to combat illegal migration on the border with Belarus. Perhaps you are surprised to hear this. I can't imagine how tanks will combat civilians. They are just looking for excuses to move their armed forces closer …
(2021-10-28). Axis redux: Italy to train Japanese and German fighter pilots at NATO base. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The German and Japanese warplane pilots will graduate next year to the Decimomannu Air Base in Sardinia, which is described as a front-line NATO training facility used by fighter jets from the military bloc's thirty members; its forty partners, too, evidently. ==== Japanese fighter pilots to start training in Italy Fledgling fighter pilots from Japan …
(2021-10-28). Defend all auto jobs in Germany and around the world! Break with the IG Metall union and form independent rank-and-file committees! Unite workers internationally! wsws.org Corporations in the auto and supplier industry have declared a war on workers. Not a week goes by without announc ements of new mass layoffs.
(2021-10-28). Milestone: U.S. general, NATO Baltic allies to improve warfighting interoperability. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. European Command Reaffirms Commitment for Communications System Cooperation with Baltic Allies Military leaders from the U.S., Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania signed a milestone Terms of Reference agreement while kicking off the new Baltic Sea C5I Synchronization Board initiative Oct. 20 in Tallinn, Estonia that will further cooperation in Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyberspace and …
(2021-10-28). NATO: Norwegian fifth-generation warplanes intercept Russian aircraft for first time. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From NATO's Allied Air Command. Norwegian 4th and 5th Generation Fighters Intercept Russian Aircraft F-16s and F-35s of the Royal Norwegian Air Force intercepted a large group of Russian bombers and fighters off the north coast of Norway, October 27. *** The Norwegian Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) at Bodà∏ with F-16 and Evenes with F-35 …
(2021-10-28). Venezuela's Minister for Information: Public Media at the Disposal of Democracy as 21N Electoral Campaign Starts. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, October 27, Venezuela's Minister for Information and Communication, Freddy àëáñez, said that all state-owned public media in the country is at the disposal of over 70,000 candidates from the political parties participating in Venezuela's upcoming mega-elections. | "We want to make public the invitation to all political organizations to reach out to public media," stated àëáñez. "They can count on us to carry out their campaigns." | These statements were presented after the head of the communications portfolio held a working meeting with the president of the National Electoral Council (CN…
(2021-10-28). CNE venezolano firma memorando con Centro Carter sobre misión de expertos para comicios del 21N. telesurtv.net El memorando establece que la misión tendrá garantías de ejercer su trabajo en la jornada respetando la soberanía y autodeterminación del país.
(2021-10-28). Another Iranian Tanker Delivers Condensate to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, October 28, another Iranian vessel unloaded 2.1 million barrels of condensate at a Venezuelan port, under a pact signed between the two countries. | The Iranian oil tanker Dorena, which arrived on Monday in Venezuelan waters, was expected to begin unloading this Wednesday at a port of the state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) oil and natural gas company, British news agency Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing a PDVSA document. | This is the second shipment of Iranian condensate that has arrived in Venezuela, according to the document, which does not detail the name of the supplier. | The US-s…