(2021-11-02). Bahrain tells citizens to leave Lebanon as Gulf spat continues. middleeasteye.net 
Bahrain tells citizens to leave Lebanon as Gulf spat continues | Bahraini foreign ministry warns of 'tense situation' in Lebanon following controversy over comments made by information minister | Tue, 11/02/2021 – 15: 38 | Pedestrians and cars pass through the area of Tayouneh, in the southern suburb of the capital Beirut, on 15 October 2021 (AFP) | Bahrain has ordered its citizens in Leba…
(2021-11-02). Build Back Better Fiasco Exposes How Both Parties Serve Corporate Power. zcomm.org The signs of collapse of the social order are too numerous and familiar to review once again. To a large extent, it can be attributed to the impact of the one-sided and vicious class war of the past 40-plus years…
(2021-11-02). US 'Justice' Dismisses 7 of 8 Charges Against Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com 
On Monday, November 1, the US Department of Justice dismissed seven charges of money laundering against Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, leaving only one charge of conspiracy to commit that crime. | The motion was presented by the prosecutor Kurt Lunkenheimer, the day a hearing was scheduled in which the eight charges were to be read to Saab, a procedure that was postponed to next November 15, reported EFE news agency. | | The request was issued because the prosecution could not find sufficient evidence to prove the…
(2021-11-02). World Kobane Day marked in Sydney. greenleft.org.au Supporters of the struggle for peace, democracy and women's rights in Kobane, Rojava, gathered to mark World Kobane Day. Peter Boyle reports.
(2021-11-02). Washington Breaks International Law With Impunity but Forgets the Blowback Factor. strategic-culture.org Biden may believe that drone strikes contribute to justice and peace, but the effects of these atrocities on the wider world cannot be calculated. | On October 29 a Guantanamo Bay prisoner was
(2021-11-02). Partition — 100 Years of Sectarianism in Ireland. orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes — Oct 30, 2021 | Modern Irish history has simply been one of subjugation, repression, and tyranny at the hands of the invaders. | In 1921 under threat of immediate and terrible war, Ireland was partitioned against the wishes of the majority of the people on the island. | Britain might have been forced out of 26 counties but they were keeping a foothold on Irish soil by proxy, through their colonial settlers in the six counties in the North East of Ireland. | When Irish men and women won the war for independence and Britain sued for peace, the price of limited autonomous self-rule for Southern I…
(2021-11-02). Rev. Jesse Jackson Hospitalized After Falling At Howard University. moguldom.com Rev. Jesse Jackson has been hospitalized again after falling and hitting his head during a visit to Howard University. "When Rev. Jackson entered a building on campus, he fell and hit his head. His staff took him to the Howard University Hospital where various tests were run including a CT scan. The results came back …
(2021-11-02). Does mundane, Democratic small ball make sense against war-like Trumpian nullification? nationofchange.org Good intentions fall short against foes indifferent to morality, law, science, disease, suffering, even the compassion that Christianity honors.
(2021-11-02). What Big Oil knew about climate change, in its own words. peoplesworld.org 
Four years ago, I traveled around America, visiting historical archives. I was looking for documents that might reveal the hidden history of climate change — and in particular, when the major coal, oil and gas companies became aware of the problem, and what they knew about it. I pored over boxes of papers, thousands of …
(2021-11-02). FRSO condemns murder of Ka Oris, beloved spokesperson for the New People's Army. fightbacknews.org Freedom Road Socialist Organization condemns the cowardly October 29 murder of New People's Army spokesperson Ka Oris (Jorge Madlos) by elements of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Medical aid Eighfel Dela Peña (Ka Pika) was also killed in the ambush. Both were unarmed and had no opportunity to defend themselves. The killers are now lying to the media to cover up their crimes. | Ka Oris was a communist who devoted the whole of his life to building the revolutionary movement in the Philippines. He was a committed proletarian internationalist. He worked tirelessly to build and promote the New People's Army (NPA…
(2021-11-02). The record of the World Socialist Web Site on Trump's coup attempt of January 6. wsws.org On Sunday, the Washington Post published a three-part investigation of the January 6, 2021 insurrection detailing Trump's months-long plot to remain in power no matter the outcome of the 2020 election. Only one publication—the World Socialist Web Site—warned clearly and consistently about the existential danger posed by Trump's plot.
(2021-11-02). Autoworkers voice support for Deere strikers, warn of UAW treachery: "Hold out as long as you can" wsws.org The struggle at Deere and the outcome of the vote on Tuesday is being closely watched by workers in the US and in other countries.
(2021-11-02). Welcome to the American Century. tomdispatch.com On February 17, 1941, less than 10 months before the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor and the U.S. found itself in a global war, Henry Luce, in an editorial in Life magazine (which he founded along with Time and Fortune), declared the years to come "the American Century." He then urged this country's leaders to "exert upon the world the full impact of our influence, for such purposes as we see fit." And he wasn't wrong, was he? Eight decades later, who would deny that we've lived through something like an American century? After all, in 1945, the U.S. emerged triumphant from World War II, a rare nation remarkably unr…
(2021-11-02). Tributes pour in for iconic Syrian singer Sabah Fakhri. middleeasteye.net 
Tributes pour in for iconic Syrian singer Sabah Fakhri | The award-winning singer was known for his traditional Syrian songs, which combined Arabic poetry with music | Tue, 11/02/2021 – 12: 28 | Syrian singer Sabah Fakhri performs during the 46th International Carthage festival at the Roman theatre in Carthage, near Tunis in July 2010 (AFP) | Tributes are pouring in for the iconic Syrian singer Sabah Fak…
(2021-11-02). Russia Needs To Reinforce Its Defenses In View Of NATO's Moves: Russian President Vladimir Putin. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On November 1st, Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized that Russia needs to beef up its defenses in the face of NATO's moves. | Speaking during a meeting with military officials and arms makers in the southern Russian city of Sochi, Putin specificially noted the deployment of NATO's U.S.-led missile defense components in Eastern Europe and increasingly frequent missions by NATO ships near Russian waters in the Baltic and Black Seas."Even now, a U.S. warship has entered the…
(2021-11-02). US flies B-1 bomber over Persian Gulf: "All options on the table" against Iran. wsws.org The Biden administration has stepped up war threats against Iran in the run-up to the scheduled resumption of nuclear talks at the end of this month.
(2021-11-02). SEP holds online meeting to fight Australia's new anti-democratic election laws. wsws.org Speakers called on workers and youth to join and build the Socialist Equality Party in order to reject government dictates to "live with the virus" and embrace the promotion of militarism and war.
(2021-11-02). President Maduro Receives International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor at Presidential Palace. orinocotribune.com Amid high expectations within the country, Karim Khan, prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), has begun a visit to Venezuela. Following his arrival in Caracas on Sunday, October 31, Khan's will embark on a three-day tour of Venezuela. | The official was received this Monday by the head of state Nicolás Maduro Moros at Miraflores Palace, the seat of the Venezuelan government. Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs Félix Plasencia and Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, among other members of the Executive Power, also participated in the meeting. | The ICC Chief Prosecutor's agenda also includes meetings…
(2021-11-02). Venezuela vaccinates 67% of its population against COVID-19. peoplesdispatch.org Venezuelan vice-president Delcy Rodríguez, on October 31, reported that the country had successfully vaccinated 67% of its population against COVID-19. Rodríguez further reported that in some states, the figure had exceeded 70%, the country's initial target set to be achieved by the end of the year. | "Together we are advancing in the mass immunization of the people. To date, Venezuela reaches 67% vaccination rate of the population, and 9 states, such as Táchira, Caracas and La Guaira, have exceeded the goal of 70% of immunized people. We are on track to achieve the (new) goal of vaccinating 95% of Venezuelans in…
(2021-11-01). Welcome to Kordahi Street: Lebanese minister lauded by Yemenis weary of war. middleeasteye.net 
Welcome to Kordahi Street: Lebanese minister lauded by Yemenis weary of war | Though Lebanon's information minister has enraged Saudi Arabia and its allies for criticising the war on Yemen, in Sanaa he has become a local hero | Mon, 11/01/2021 – 15: 06 | A poster of Lebanon's Information Minister George Kordahi on a billboard in Sanaa, Yemen. The text reads: 'Yes George, Yemen's war is…
(2021-11-01). Lebanon's president calls on Saudi Arabia to restart direct talks. middleeasteye.net 
Lebanon's president calls on Saudi Arabia to restart direct talks | Kingdom broke off diplomatic relations with Beirut following Information Minister George Kordahi's comments criticising Yemen war | Mon, 11/01/2021 – 19: 00 | Lebanon's President Michel Aoun gives a televised address at the presidential palace in Baabda on 14 October 2021 (AFP) | Lebanese President Michel Aoun has urged Saudi Arabia to restart…
(2021-11-01). All Communists Must Properly Grasp Geopolitics in Order to Win. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Oct 28, 2021 | The global class and anti-colonial war is a conflict that the imperialists have been able to rig at every turn. In the era of imperialism, where capital has gotten its tentacles into virtually every corner of the planet, those who seek to supplant capital must at all times carefully anticipate the next maneuvers of the forces of counterrevolution. This is because for as long as imperialism remains dominant, for as long as monopoly capital and finance capital have more leverage than the revolutionaries, the revolutionaries must navigate global markets. | This requires compromis…
(2021-11-01). There Is No 'National Security' Solution To The Climate Crisis. popularresistance.org On October 21, the Biden administration released a suite of reports aimed at showing how climate change poses a "national security" threat, and how institutions like the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security plan to respond. The analyses are meant to demonstrate a commitment to action: A statement from the White House proclaims that the reports will "serve as a foundation for our critical work on climate and security moving forward." As the president's own civilian climate change provisions in the Build Back Better package were being gutted, the report sent the message that national security institutio…
(2021-11-01). Miami defenders rally for release of twice-kidnapped Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab. workers.org 
By Lauren Smith Bulletin: On Nov. 1 U.S. District Judge Robert Scola dropped all but one money laundering charge against Alex Saab, but the one remaining count of "conspiracy to commit money laundering" carries a maximum sentence of 20 years. Saab continues to be denied access to legal counsel and . . . |
(2021-11-01). Tomgram: Ann Jones, Afghanistan (Again). warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Ann Jones began her remarkable book Kabul in Winter: Life Without Peace in Afghanistan this way: "I went to Afghanistan after the bombing stopped. Somehow, I felt obliged to help pick up the pieces. I was a New …
(2021-11-01). The Dirty Dozen Documents Of Big Oil's Secret Climate Knowledge. popularresistance.org "Did we aggressively fight against some of the science? Yes," said ExxonMobil lobbyist Keith McCoy. "Did we join some of these 'shadow groups' to work against some of the early efforts? Yes, that's true. But there's nothing illegal about that." | These are the words McCoy was caught saying on a secretly recorded video released by Unearthed, Greenpeace U.K.'s investigative journalism arm, and the British Channel 4 News this summer exposing how the oil giant and lobby groups such as the American Petroleum Institute seed doubt about climate change and undermine legislation to stop global warming. | These revelations…
(2021-11-01). Hospitals at risk of collapse, workers pull 14 — 16 hour shifts. peoplesworld.org 
So many people with COVID-19 sought treatment at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in recent months that the hospital triaged patients outside the facility and set up a makeshift ward in the main lobby. Many workers put in 14 and 16-hour shifts to keep the Southern California facility operating during the crisis, with some comforting the …
(2021-11-01). The fossil fuel divestment movement is on fire. peoplesworld.org 
The decades-long push to get large investment funds to pull their money from destructive oil, gas, and coal has made several major leaps forward in the past month. One of the biggest occurred Oct. 18 when the Ford Foundation, a nonprofit built on profits from the combustion engine, announced it would divest its endowment from fossil fuel …
(2021-11-01). NABJ Atlanta Journalist Jovita Moore Passes Away From Brain Cancer At 54. moguldom.com Beloved award-winning journalist Jovita Moore died Thursday, Oct. 28, nearly seven months after being diagnosed with glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer. She was 54. "It is with a broken heart that we announce the passing of Channel 2‚Ä≤s Jovita Moore," reported WSB-TV 2, the Atlanta station where Moore was one …
(2021-11-01). Military Situation In Syria On November 1, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On November 1, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 8 times: 4 — in Idlib province, 4 — in Latakia province | On November 1, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kansafra village | On November 1, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Ain Issa | On October 31, SAA and Russian forces carried out Joint military exercises in the countryside of Tal Tamar | On October 3…
(2021-11-01). Climate Change and the Limits of Economic Growth. fpif.org Since the nineteenth century, human society has experienced extraordinary but uneven economic growth thanks to the energy unleashed from fossil fuels. That growth, and the greenhouse gasses released from fossil-fuel use, has also created the current climate crisis. The conventional solution put forward to this crisis, a putative compromise between economic and environmental imperatives, has been to maintain economic growth but on the basis of sustainable energy sources. | Not all ecologists or economists are enthusiastic about this "green growth" alternative. According to these critical views, which have now begu…
(2021-11-01). Justice again denied for Mumia Abu-Jamal. workers.org 
The Pennsylvania Superior Court on Oct. 26 denied Pennsylvania political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal's appeals, filed in 2019 following a December 2018 decision by Pennsylvania Common Pleas Court Judge Leon Tucker that awarded Abu-Jamal the right to reopen his Post-Conviction Relief Appeals. Mumia Abu-Jama His appellate case, first filed in August . . . |
(2021-11-01). Protests to Escalate in India if Mody Keeps Anti-Farmers Laws. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) warned that Indian farmers will blockade New Delhi city if Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not repeal his pro-corporate land laws by Nov. 26. | RELATED: | "From Nov. 27 onwards, farmers will drive their tractors from villages to protest sites surrounding Delhi. With solid fortifications, they will strengthen the movement," the BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said, as reported by Industan Times.
(2021-11-01). Tigray Forces Capture Two Strategic Towns As They March On Addis Ababa. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) boasted of a significant success in its fight against the Ethiopian central government. | Initially on October 30th, Getachew Reda, spokesperson for the TPLF claimed that Tigrayan fighters pushed government forces from Dessie and were headed towards the town of Kombolcha. | Meanwhile, Legesse Tulu, the government spokesperson, said in a text message the town was still under the control of the Ethiopian government, adding claims by Tigrayan…
(2021-11-01). Cuba Shares Its Environmental Development Experience at COP26. telesurenglish.net On Oct. 31, Cuba's Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA) Secretary Elba Perez arrived in Glasgow to participate in the United Nations Climate Change Summit (COP26). | Related | Besides urging the world's richest countries to transform their economies to contain global warming, she will share some of her nation's experiences in dealing with climate change. | On Wednesday, there will be a panel to examine Cuba's eff…
(2021-11-01). Cuba as an Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. orinocotribune.com By Rosa Miriam Elizalde — Oct 28, 2021 | The piggy bank rang again. Less than a month ago, in September 2021, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded 6 million 669 thousand dollars in grants for projects aimed at "regime change" in Cuba, a euphemism to avoid saying "direct intervention by a foreign power". | The current Democratic administration has especially favored the International Republican Institute (IRI) with a bipartisan generosity that Donald Trump never had. Other groups in Florida, Washington and Madrid that have called for an invasion of the island and painted an a…
(2021-11-01). Fuel Pipeline Explosion Leaves 15 Mexicans Injured in Puebla. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, a gas line in Puebla city exploded, killing one person, injuring 15 citizens, and damaging 54 dwellings. This accident was apparently caused by several illegal taps used by the population to steal fuel. | Related | About 80 minutes before the explosion, authorities received warnings of gas smell in the zone. They were able to evacuate near 2,000 residents and created a one-mille perimeter around the leak. Without these actions, the da…
(2021-11-01). Senior Russian MP denounces latest U.S./NATO provocation in Black Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Senior Russian MP slams US decision to send warship to Black Sea as a provocation The US decision to send the 6th Fleet's flagship to the Black Sea for operations with NATO forces is a provocation, Head of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrei Kartapolov said on Monday. "I believe that such actions as …
(2021-11-01). Houthis Reportedly Targeted Civilians With Ballistic Missiles, As Their Advance In Ma'rib Continues. southfront.org 
A photo distributed by the Houthi Military Media Unit shows the launch by Houthi forces of a ballistic missile towards Saudi Arabia on March 25, 2018 | On November 1, Yemen's Information Minister claimed that the Houthis (as Ansar Allah are known) carried out a missile attack on the Yemeni province of Ma'rib. The fighters reportedly killed or wounded 29 civilians. | According to the claims of Muammar al-Iryani, two Houthi ballistic missiles hit a mosque and a religious school in the residential neighborhood of al-Aumd, killi…
(2021-11-01). 'Now is the time to be angry'. nationofchange.org War is never over when it's over. And it would be wrong to simply leave Afghanistan and its people in the dust of our disastrous departure.
(2021-11-01). Why Putin Criticized the Bolshevik Counter Revolution: Trotsky, Parvus and the War on Civilization. strategic-culture.org 
Doesn't Putin respect Soviet Russian accomplishments including the sacrifices made to put down Hitler? How could Putin be a true anti-imperialist if he is an anti-revolutionary? | A scandal arose this week as President Putin took some time to denounce the Bolshevik Revolution at the "Just over a century ago, Russia objectively faced serious problems… Russia could have dealt with its problems gradually and in a civilised manner. But revolutionary shocks led to the collapse and disintegration of a great power… These…
(2021-11-01). Fight against climate change in West Asia and North Africa hampered by wars and foreign intervention. peoplesdispatch.org Several countries in the region are facing prolonged droughts, increased desertification and phenomenal rise in temperature which is gradually turning the region inhabitable. Natural calamities also feed into existing conflicts.
(2021-11-01). One nation, one army: Turkey continues to treat Azerbaijani soldiers wounded in war against Nagorno-Karabakh. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Another group of participants of the Patriotic War of Azerbaijan returned to their homeland after treatment in Turkey Another group of Azerbaijani servicemen who were seriously injured during the Patriotic War and sent by the YA≈ûAT Foundation for treatment to Turkey returned to their homeland. At present, another 44 Azerbaijani servicemen who were injured during …
(2021-11-01). Save Tom Friedman's Mind: Restore Armistice Day. warisacrime.org 
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, November 1, 2021 When the New York Times is paying Thomas Friedman many thousands of dollars to wonder whether Russia or China would help the United States if space aliens attack it, a few conclusions can be drawn. The ludicrousness of the UFO propaganda coming out of a U.S. …
(2021-11-01). Military Situation In Yemen On November 1, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 185 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On November 1, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 9 airstrikes on the Jubah district | On November 1, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Jabal Murad district | On November 1, clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led forces continued in the west of Marib city | On November 1, clashes between…
(2021-11-01). U.S. 6th Fleet Flagship USS Mount Whitney Moves Toward The Black Sea, Days After USS Porter Arrived. southfront.org 
The flagship of the US Navy's Sixth Fleet, the USS Mount Whitney, is sailing to the Black Sea, the US…
(2021-11-01). Iranian Navy Prevented Pirate Attack In Gulf Of Aden. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | According to Iranian media, Iran's Navy thwarted a pirate attack on an oil tanker sailing for the Gulf of Aden, south of Yemen and past the Red Sea on November 1. | According to the reports, the tanker was heading to the Bab-el Mandeb Strait, when four boats, each carrying six armed pirates on board, attempted to hijack it. The attackers were scared by the warning shots of an Iranian Navy squad aboard the vessel. | Iranian forces are repelling pirate attacks on their ships on a regular basis. The last su…
(2021-11-01). Manchin Claims Others Won't Compromise After Forcing Reconciliation to Be Halved. truthout.org 
On Monday, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) held a press conference airing his grievances surrounding negotiations over the reconciliation bill, which he has held hostage for months and successfully slashed in half. | In the conference, the right-wing senator said he wanted the bipartisan infrastructure bill that he worked on to pass immediately, and that he wanted Congress to hold off on moving forward with the reconciliation package. Despite Manchin largely getting his way on the recon…
(2021-11-01). Lavrov: unbroken parade of U.S. warships in Black Sea, new naval bases in Bulgaria, Romania not "neighborly" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com US naval flag demonstration in Black Sea does not add to stability, says Lavrov Russia's top diplomat thus commented on a decision by the US Sixth Fleet to send its flagship, command and control ship USS Mount Whitney to the Black Sea for joint operations with NATO countries. The Americans are actively trying to push …
(2021-11-01). Virtual wargaming: NATO's warfare development command held conference at Lockheed Martin center. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Virtual Conferencing 'Plus': Synthetic Environments, Digital Transformation, Exploration of New Concepts and Virtual Wargaming at the 2021 Concept Development & Experimentation Conference Hosted by NATO's Allied Command Transformation and held at the Lockheed Martin Center for Innovation, the 2021 International Concept Development & Experimentation Conference took place in a "Virtual+" format from Oct. 25 to …