(2021-11-04). July 11 Protests in Cuba: A Personal Narrative of Events. orinocotribune.com By Helen Yaffe — Nov 2, 2021 | Abstract: On Sunday July 11 anti-government protests took place simultaneously in towns and cities throughout Cuba; the first violent protests there for 27 years. The international media depicted mass opposition to the Cuban government, police repression of peaceful protests and a regime in crisis. Cuban American leaders and US politicians called for US intervention, while President Biden labeled Cuba a "failed s…
(2021-11-04). Will Glasgow fix broken climate finance promises? mronline.org 
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR: Current climate mitigation plans will result in a catastrophic 2.7 ∞C world temperature rise. US$1.6—3.8 trillion is needed annually to avoid global warming exceeding 1.5 ∞C.
(2021-11-04). New Zealand COVID-19 cases surge as government plans to lift more restrictions. wsws.org Public health experts have warned that the Labour Party-led government's decision to open more businesses in Auckland, while case numbers are surging, will lead to more hospitalisations and deaths.
(2021-11-04). Cairns activists call out Warren Entsch's climate hypocrisy. greenleft.org.au Cairns activists highlighted Warren Entsch's climate hypocrisy, reports Kerry Smith.
(2021-11-04). Israeli Spyware Company NSO Group Blacklisted By U.S. Commerce Department. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Israeli company NSO Group was put on a This happened after it was determined that the Israeli spyware maker acted "contrary to the foreign policy and national security interests of the US". | U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo released the following s…
(2021-11-04). U.S. Strike That Killed 10 Civilians In Afghanistan Was Not Against "Law Of War" southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On November 3rd, Lt. Gen. Sami Said, U.S. Air Force inspector general, held a briefing at the Pentagon to discuss the drone strike in Kabul that killed Afghan civilians. | He said an investigation found "no violation of law" but did find "execution errors." | Said said he didn't find "violations of law or the law of war" and the officials behind the strike "truly believed at the time that they were targeting an imminent threat." | The full report on the strike, which includes…
(2021-11-04). Ethiopia's Military Commemorates 1 Year Of War, As Tigray's Forces Expect Addis Ababa To Fall Within Weeks. southfront.org 
On November 3rd, Ethiopian military officers and soldiers held a candlelight vigil to commemorate the first anniversary of the launch…
(2021-11-04). As Chávez Said, 'Let's not Change the Climate, Let's Change the System!': A Conversation with Max Ajl. orinocotribune.com 
An anti-imperialist approach to global warming in the context of COP26. | This week and through November 12, the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) takes place in Glasgow, Scotland. COP26 brings together heads of state and other prominent figures to talk about climate change. However, the conference won't address the central environmental problem: capitalism. In this interview we talk to
(2021-11-04). ICC Chief Prosecutor's Visit to Venezuela Ends with Signing of Memorandum of Understanding. orinocotribune.com 
The visit to Venezuela by the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Ahmad Khan, concluded with the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the ICC. During a three-day stay in the country, Khan pursued a busy schedule. | In this sense, the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, mentioned that it was three days of work, and of frank and direct dialogue which he considered favorable and positive for the work carried out by the ICC. For this reason, the president added that the debate demonstrated the legal, doctrinal, and constitutional str…
(2021-11-03). US Economic Warfare vs China: Adrian Zenz & Xinjiang Cotton Lies. newatlas.report November 3, 2021 (The New Atlas — Brian Berletic) — Adrian Zenz is regularly cited as the source regarding alleged abuses in Xinjiang, China. More recently, his reports have become the cornerstone of not only accusations against China regarding supposed "forced labor," but also the justification for sanctions imposed by the US. He is regularly …
(2021-11-03). US-led media campaign to "open up" China—an echo of the Opium Wars. wsws.org While the US is not at this point resorting to military force, the media campaign to demand an end to China's COVID-19 public health restrictions does recall the barbaric methods employed by imperialism in the 19th Century.
(2021-11-03). Airports to Restart Operations as Venezuela Eases COVID-19 Restrictions. orinocotribune.com As part of the flexibilization of commercial and labor activities in Venezuela, announced by President Nicolás Maduro to begin on Monday, November 1, and that will last up to December 31, general, private and commercial aviation will begin operations to and from the controlled airports of the Maiquetía region, La Guaira. This measure exempts uncontrolled airports, which still require authorization. This was informed by the National Institute of Civil Aeronautics (INAC). | Through a statement, INAC explained that starting from November 1, as part of the flexibilization scheme, the air routes, which had remained su…
(2021-11-03). High quality documentaries at Toronto International Film Festival. peoplesworld.org 
Documentaries are always of high quality at the Toronto International Film Festival, selected by a stellar team of programmers. Some of the highly recommended docs were reviewed in previous columns including Attica, Wochiigii lo: End of the Peace, Memory Box: Echoes of 9/11 and Oscar Peterson: Black + White. The Oscar doc was only one …
(2021-11-03). Kumi Naidoo at COP26: Will Rich Countries Deliver Pledged Billions for South Africa to Get Off Coal? democracynow.org 
On day three of the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, we look at the fight against Big Coal, starting with leading South African climate activist Kumi Naidoo. South Africa is one of the world's largest coal producers, and the United States has joined the European Union and other wealthy nations to announce a new deal to provide $8.5 billion to the country to help it decommission its coal plants and invest in renewable energy. "Let's see if the money actually flows and if those countries actually follow up with that commitment," says Naidoo, global ambassador for Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dign…
(2021-11-03). Combatting Global Warming: The Solution to China's Demographic "Crisis" cepr.net There have been numerous news articles in recent years telling us that China faces a demographic crisis. The basic story is that the market reforms put in place in the late 1970s, together with country's one-child policy, led to many fewer children being born in the last four decades. As a result, the number of current workers entering retirement, exceeds the size of the cohorts entering the workforce, leading to a stagnant or declining workforce. This is supposed to be a crisis. | I used the word "supposed" because it is not in any way obvious that a declining workforce is any sort of crisis. We see shifts of po…
(2021-11-03). Turning Points, Contradictions, and Dynamics. dissidentvoice.org 
Cuba will always remember your expressions of support, your permanent call for the lifting of the embargo…[My invitation to attend the Independence Day celebrations] has an immeasurably greater value in times in which we are suffering the ravages of a multidimensional war, with a criminal blockade opportunistically intensified in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic …
(2021-11-03). A Mississippi City Blocked a Proposed Mosque Due to Anti-Muslim Prejudice, We're Suing. aclu.org 
There are 13 churches in Horn Lake, Mississippi. But there are no mosques, and there never will be if city officials get their way. Earlier this year, the city's Planning Commission and Board of Aldermen denied site-plan approval for the Abraham House of God mosque, even though the property for the proposed mosque is zoned for houses of worship and the city's own staff determined that the application met or exceeded all requirements. One Alderman ominously warned, "if you let them build it, they will come," exhorting his fellow board members to "stop it before it gets here." | This type of bigotry has no place…
(2021-11-03). Black girls top list of teens hurt by the police. peoplesworld.org 
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — On a warm September Sunday in 2016, a small Black teenager in a pink T-shirt biked through narrow city streets and rolled into an intersection. So did a Chevy Cruze, driven by an 85-year-old man heading home from church. The next thing 15-year-old Brianna Stuart knew, she was lying dazed on the …
(2021-11-03). Samidoun salutes Filipino leader, martyr Ka Oris. samidoun.net 
On October 29, Jorge "Ka Oris" Madlos, leader of the New People's Army of the Philippines was killed together with his comrade Ka Pika, in a cowardly ambush by the reactionary forces of the Philippines state army. Ka Oris was on his way to a medical check-up when he and Ka Pika were gunned down […] | The article
(2021-11-03). NSO Group: US blacklists Israeli firms for harming 'national security interests'. middleeasteye.net 
NSO Group: US blacklists Israeli firms for harming 'national security interests' | US authorities say NSO Group and Candiru enable foreign governments to 'threaten the rules-based international order' | Wed, 11/03/2021 – 15: 25 | NSO Group exhibits at an international defence and homeland security expo in Tel Aviv in 2019 (Reuters) | US authorities have put NSO Group, the Israeli spyware company at the c…
(2021-11-03). Preparing for all-out war: Ukraine sacks defense minister, "reintegration" minister, deputy prime ministers. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Verkhovna Rada dismisses Defense Minister Andriy Taran The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has dismissed Andriy Taran from…
(2021-11-03). Pentagon reactivates artillery command for war in Europe. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Army Europe and Africa reactivates the 56th Artillery Command U.S. Army Europe and Africa will conduct a reactivation ceremony for the 56th Artillery Command, the European Theater's Fires Command, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. on Allen Field, Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, Wiesbaden, Germany. The 56th Artillery Command will plan and coordinate the employment of …
(2021-11-03). Shanghai Bloc Expected To Fight Terrorism In Central Asia. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Shanghai Bloc takes first steps towards the creation of a joint strategy to combat terrorism in Asia. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | International security and the fight against terrorism are undoubtedly the most discussed topics currently in the Asian political scenario, especially in the Central Asian region. With the increasing presence of terrorist groups in Afghanistan, there is a fear amon…
(2021-11-03). Climate Justice in America. zcomm.org In the end, the concept of climate justice offer a theoretical or even philosophical discussion on how to understand global warming. Climate justice remains indispensable to the debate on global warming…
(2021-11-03). War is near: Lugansk warns of Ukrainian aggression. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com As Kiev fans tensions in Donbass, Lugansk leader calls for getting ready for escalation The Lugansk People's Republic should brace up for an aggravation on the engagement line in Donbass due to Kiev's policies that exacerbate the conflict, the LPR's leader, Leonid Pasechnik, said on Wednesday. In his context, he recalled the Ukrainian forces' seizure …
(2021-11-03). Military Situation In Yemen On November 3, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 174 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On November 2, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 18 airstrikes on the Jubah district | On November 2, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 12 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On November 2, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 8 airstrikes on the Hazm district | On November 2, Saudi-led coalition warplanes…
(2021-11-03). IRGC Shares Footage Of Its Personnel Boarding Oil Tanker Meters Always From US Warships. southfront.org 
Speedboats of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) are seen during major drills in the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf code-named the Great Prophet 9 on February 25, 2015. | The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has shared footage showing its personnel boarding an oil tanker in the Sea of Oman a few hundred meters away from US Navy warships. | In a
(2021-11-03). Pegasus: UK urged to conduct 'immediate' probe into spyware scandal. middleeasteye.net 
Pegasus: UK urged to conduct 'immediate' probe into spyware scandal | 'There hasn't been enough done', Amnesty tells MPs in wake of revelations that phones of British nationals were targeted with NSO software | Wed, 11/03/2021 – 09: 14 | Baroness Fiona Shackleton, whose phone a judge ruled was hacked with Pegasus spyware, leaves the Royal Courts of Justice with her client Princess Haya bint Al Hussein in…
(2021-11-03). Australia: Patrick Terminals seeks termination of dock workers' enterprise agreement. wsws.org Reverting to the industry award will cut workers' pay by more than 50 percent.
(2021-11-03). Algeria Accuses Morocco Of Deadly Drone Strike On Western Sahara, Vows To Respond. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | Algeria has held Morocco responsible for a recent drone strike on the disputed region of Western Sahara that claimed the lives of three Algerian truck drivers. | In a statement released on November 3, the Algerian Presidency described the unpresented incident as a "cowardly murder with sophisticated weaponry.""On November 1, 2021, while the Algerian people celebrate in joy and serenity the 67th anniversary of the outbreak of the glorious Revolution, three (03) Algerian nationals were c…
(2021-11-03). COP 26: End the Cynicism and Denial — Pt1. zcomm.org Governments and corporations around the world are fully aware of the danger of the climate crisis. They are not lacking information or education; it's all out there…
(2021-11-03). Iran claims to have thwarted US attempt to steal oil from its ship in Sea of Oman. peoplesdispatch.org According to the Tasnim News Agency, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel landed on a tanker which the US was trying to confiscate and later steered it into Iranian waters…
(2021-11-03). The Nation's John Nichols: Democrats Must Deliver on Promises or Voters Will Punish the Party. democracynow.org 
We speak with The Nation's John Nichols about key outcomes from Tuesday's election night. In a major blow for Democrats, Republican Glenn Youngkin, who President Biden warned is an extremist in the vein of former President Trump, won the Virginia governor's race against former Governor Terry McAuliffe. Youngkin campaigned for so-called parents' rights — a catch-all phrase adopted by right-wing opponents of vaccine and mask mandates, transgender rights and critical race theory. Tuesday's elections also saw closely watched races in New Jersey, New York City, Buffalo and Boston, where Michelle Wu made history…
(2021-11-03). Canadian warplanes ready to clash with Russia over Black Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Canadian Fighters Protect Romanian Airspace The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has been flying their CF-188s out of Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania since early September supporting NATO's enhanced Air Policing. The Canadian detachment consists of 170 personnel and six RCAF CF-188s over the past two months. Canadian and Romanian personnel have worked closely together …
(2021-11-03). Regional crisis worsens: Poland summons Belarus envoy over "armed intrusions" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Poland summons Belarusian envoy over border intrusion Poland's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it had summoned the Belarusian chargé d'affaires after Belarus staged an armed intrusion into Polish territory in a deliberate escalation of a migrant crisis at the two countries' shared border. The foreign ministry in Warsaw said in a statement that "unidentified uniformed …
(2021-11-03). COP26: Boris Johnson warns Alexandria is sinking and Egyptian Twitter melts down. middleeasteye.net 
COP26: Boris Johnson warns Alexandria is sinking and Egyptian Twitter melts down | 'Quickly, travel to Alexandria in the next few days because you won't see it again,' read one panicked tweet | Wed, 11/03/2021 – 13: 36 | Boys walk while holding balloons on concrete blocks by the Mediterranean waterfront in the historic harbour of Egypt's northern city of Alexandria (AFP) | During his opening speech at the C…
(2021-11-03). NATO air, naval forces continue war games in the Black Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Allied Air Forces Around the Black Sea Set for Another Week of Multinational Exercise Castle Forge Another week of training is underway for the Romanian and Bulgarian Air Forces with their guests from the U.S. Air Force and their F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft, starting November 1. The F-15E Strike Eagles have returned to Borcea Air …
(2021-11-03). Algeria blames Morocco for 'assassinating' three truck drivers near Western Sahara. middleeasteye.net 
Algeria blames Morocco for 'assassinating' three truck drivers near Western Sahara | Algiers warns the fatal attack 'will not go unpunished' as relations deteriorate between the two countries | Wed, 11/03/2021 – 16: 06 | A United Nations Mil Mi-8 helicopter lands on the Moroccan side of the border crossing between Morocco and Mauritania in Guerguerat, in Western Sahara, on 25 November 2020…
(2021-11-03). NATO chief meets queen, thanks Denmark for heading up Iraq mission, role in "enhanced forward presence in the eastern part of the Alliance" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Secretary General thanks Denmark for its strong contributions to NATO NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg praised Denmark for its strong contributions to NATO during a visit to Copenhagen on Wednesday (3 November 2021). Meeting with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, the Secretary General thanked Denmark for leading NATO Mission Iraq and participating in NATO's enhanced forward …
(2021-11-03). Ukraine moves armored vehicles, artillery toward Donetsk border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian army deploys 20 tanks and 6 howitzers to railway station on Gorlovka direction Ukrainian armed forces deployed military equipment to a populated area and a railway station on the Gorlovka direction, the DPR [Donetsk People's Republic] deputy chief-of-staff Eduard Basurin said. "In violation of Article 3 of the Additional Measures, 32 pieces of weapons …
(2021-11-03). ICC Prosecutor is Scheduled to Visit SEBIN and DGCIM in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, will visit the prisons where those awaiting trial for their role in Operation Gideon and other civic-military events, destined at the time for the overthrow of President Nicolás Maduro, are incarcerated. | According to some judicial sources, Khan has planned to visit detention centers of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN) and the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM). Both sites were already visited in the past by agents of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). |
(2021-11-03). Central Bank of Venezuela Injects $50 Million into Foreign Exchange Market. orinocotribune.com 
The Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) has injected, once more, around $50 million into the foreign exchange market in order to curb the rise of the parallel dollar as well as inflation. | At present, the exchange rate applied by the BCV is 4.37 bolivars per dollar, the latter having a 1.30% increase compared to the previous 4.32 price. | Since October, specifically since the new monetary reconversion began, the BCV has adopted the measure of injecting dollars into the market in order to contain the dollar black market. | In the days prior to the entry into force of the new monetary reconversion, the parallel dollar…
(2021-11-03). Venezuela Vaccinates 67% of Its Population and Begins Flexibilization Period. orinocotribune.com The following is a translation of the Samuel Robinson Institute report for November 1, 2021. | On Sunday, October 31, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro confirmed that, starting from Monday, November 1, the country has started a two-month period of broad flexibility that will culminate on December 31. | This is the longest relaxation period that has been decreed since the start of the implementation of the pandemic control measures back in March 2020. | Context | The start of flexibilization period does not signify the removal of pandemic protocols. The maintenance of biosafety protocols, such as the use…
(2021-11-03). CNE President: We will Investigate Electoral Campaign Violations — 21N Mega-Elections. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), Pedro Calzadilla, assured this Tuesday, November 2, that as of the day before the electoral authority had begun investigations into possible violations of the electoral campaign regulations. Venezuela's upcoming regional and municipal elections are scheduled for Sunday, November 21. | In this year's electoral campaign regulations, social networks were added as an authorized means of transmission of messages. Thus, the accounts of political parties are being observed. | Calzadilla also pointed out that the CNE has a record of all official accounts of t…
(2021-11-03). Venezuela — Bolívar y Chávez en tiempo presente. globalizacion.ca I | Durante nuestra reciente gira por la Federación de Rusia y la República de Belarús, tuvimos la oportunidad de reunirnos con autoridades de los Poderes Ejecutivo y Legislativo de estos países; así como con representantes de organizaciones políticas, del Movimiento…