(2021-10-30). Finns being conditioned for war with Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg Says Door Remains Open For Finland To Join Military Alliance Finns increasingly critical of Russia, survey finds Finnish residents are increasingly critical of Russia, according to a values and attitudes survey commissioned by the think tank Eva, the Finnish Business and Policy Forum. Slightly more than one-third of respondents had a …
(2021-10-30). Them: Another entry in the lucrative racialist genre. wsws.org The program presents the recent history of the US as nothing but a war of whites against blacks. All the complications of the historical process and social life are thrown out the window.
(2021-10-30). U.S. special ops plane unloads High Mobility Artillery Rocket System for war games in Sweden. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. MC-130J Lands On Highway In Sweden To Unload HIMARS Artillery System During Special Ops Exercise The MC-130J Commando II Special Operations aircraft unloaded an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that was then loaded onto a Swedish C-130 during recent drills on Gotland island. U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command MC-130J Commando II …
(2021-10-30). Striking workers rally at Kellogg's headquarters in Michigan. fightbacknews.org Battle Creek, MI – Over 200 striking workers and supporters rallied outside the Kellogg's headquarters in downtown Battle Creek on October 27. As Kellogg's corporate bosses looked down from their offices, striking workers and their families listened to energetic speeches. | "This worker exploitation by big corporations must stop now!" shouted Trevor Bidelman, the president and business agent for the union waging the strike, the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco workers, and Grain Millers Union (BCTGM) Local 3-G. | Bidelman called for solidarity between the 20 or more unions gathered, as the strike heads towards its…
(2021-10-30). Colombia: La guerra absurda. globalizacion.ca Fuentes militares colombianas informaron que seis pelotones (alrededor de 180 soldados) del ejército fueron retenidos por campesinos cocaleros mientras cumplían "tareas de lucha contra toda la cadena de narcotráfico" en la zona fronteriza con Venezuela, es decir, que efectuaban el…
(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). 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). 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). 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). 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). Being A Child In Yemen Is The Stuff Of Nightmares. popularresistance.org 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 President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, the Ansar Allah movement of the Zaidi Shia, and al-Qaeda. The GCC — led by the Saudi monarchy — wanted to prevent any Shia political project, whether aligned with Iran or not, from taking power along Saudi Arabia's border. The attack on Yemen can be described, therefore, as an attack by th…
(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). Latvian MEP: Europe living in cold war conditions with EU, NATO on one side, Belarus and Russia on the other. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com We are living in cold war conditions, with the EU on one side and Russia and Belarus on the other — MEP Kalniete RIGA — We are currently living in cold war-like conditions, where the European Union (EU) is on one side and Belarus and Russia on the other, Sandra Kalniete (New Unity), Member of …
(2021-10-29). Peace in Afghanistan is No Longer 'Made in the US'. journal-neo.org 
Even though the US fought the war in Afghanistan for twenty years and it decided to withdraw after signing a deal with the Taliban (banned in Russia), the end of the war and the US withdrawal has not automatically transitioned into 'peace.' The US' utterly chaotic and irresponsible withdrawal from Afghanistan and the consequent resurgence …
(2021-10-29). It's World War III Already — And Humanity Is Losing. journal-neo.org 
We are at war here on Earth. World War III has been going on under our noses. Or, perhaps World War 2 never even ended? I wonder, has anyone else ever considered these ideas? Looking at the narratives of modern detente, one can easily conclude we will never have peace. It's time the people of …
(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). Occupy Blackburn: Howard University students demand dignity. liberationnews.org 
On October 12, in Washington, D.C., dozens of Howard University students began occupying the Blackburn Student Center to protest housing insecurity and a range of associated concerns.
(2021-10-29). COP26 Pledges Will Fail Unless Pushed by Mass Organizing. zcomm.org Turning to the U.S., a mere 60 percent of voters regard global warming as an urgent problem for government. It is only the most urgent problem that humans have ever faced…
(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). 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). 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). Trudeau pushes NATO "climate security" center in Canada, war against "disinformation, propaganda" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Dutch PM supports Canada's plan to establish NATO centre for climate security The new Canadian centre would become a strategic addition to the more than two dozen such NATO think-tanks… The Netherlands threw its support behind a new NATO centre of excellence to study the security threats posed by climate change during Prime Minister Justin …
(2021-10-29). FM: NATO should use Turkey-Ukraine bloc to confront Russia in Black Sea. Turkish drones "game changer" in Donbass war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkey, Ukraine cooperation vital for Black Sea security: Minister The introduction of the drone is a potential game-changer in the yearslong conflict, considering that Turkish drones were used by Azerbaijan last year to overpower Armenia's army in Nagorno-Karabakh — another frozen post-Soviet conflict. Cooperation between Turkey in Ukraine is vital for security in the Black …
(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). 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). German public sector workers hold initial "warning" strike in contract negotiations. wsws.org The unions Verdi, GEW, IG BAU, GdP and civil servants organisations are doing all they can to offload the costs of the coronavirus pandemic onto workers.
(2021-10-29). Lithuania becomes co-founder of NATO fund for AI, other next-generation warfare modalities. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Lithuania becomes co-founder of NATO's EUR 1 b innovation fund Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas, defense ministers from 16 other NATO countries, and Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg signed on Friday the Declaration of Intent for the NATO Innovation Fund. The 1-billion-euro venture capital fund will aim to attract investment from NATO countries as well as …
(2021-10-29). 1979 Assassination of U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Adolph Dubs Set Groundwork for America's Longest War. covertactionmagazine.com New evidence links Zbigniew Brzezinski, the CIA and European fascists who formed the Safari Club to the crime. Dubs had …
(2021-10-29). Die psychischen Wechselwirkungen von Lockdowns, Warnungen, ‚Äûsocial distancing" und neuen ‚ÄûVarianten" zu einem drastischen Anstieg von Depressionen und Angststà∂rungen. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-29). Pressure To Dissolve The UN Security Council: Putin Warns Of League Of Nations Revival. What Are The Implications? southfront.org 
Written by Matthew Ehret-Kump. originally published on Global Research Faced with increasing pressure to dissolve the five member UN Security…
(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). 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). US Sanctions Several Individuals, Companies Over Links To Iran's 'Lethal Drone' Program. southfront.org 
File image. | On October 29, the US Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on a network of individuals and companies for supporting the drone program of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its expeditionary unit, the Quds Force. | In a statement, the Department of Treasury accused the Quds Force of using and supplying "lethal drones" to Iranian-backed groups in the Middle East, including Hezbollah, the Hamas Movement, Kata'ib Hezbollah and the Houthis (Ansar Allah), as well as to Ethiopia.
(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). 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). 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…