Daily Archives: September 4, 2022

2022-09-04: News Headlines

Benjamin Norton (2022-09-04). West killed peace proposal to end Ukraine war, Russia supported negotiated settlement. multipolarista.com Russia and Ukraine agreed to a negotiated settlement to end the conflict in April, but British Prime Minister Boris Johnson intervened to stop the peace deal, and the US and EU escalated the proxy war to try to weaken Moscow.

Oneworld.press (2022-09-04). How The US Converted Taiwan Into A Launch Pad For War With China. oneworld.press By targeting China as a "threat", the Biden administration is reacting to mounting economic and political crisis at home.

Oneworld.press (2022-09-04). The Geopolitics Of German Reparations To Poland. oneworld.press This very sensitive issue is about much more than just historical justice like PiS misleadingly presents everything as and is actually motivated by the dual desires to revise one of World War II's outcomes (or perhaps even some with respect to its eastern border too) in parallel with revising the current EU status quo.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-09-04). Ukraine Is Losing Its Independence as It Wields Blackmail Over Nuclear Energy and Food Supply. orinocotribune.com By Dmitriy Kovalevich | In his monthly report, the New Cold War's correspondent in Ukraine, Dmitriy Kovalevich explores in detail Ukraine's so-called independence, the continuing intervention by western powers, the country's refusal to comply with the Minsk agreements, the failure of grain to reach the third world countries that need it, the slow but continuing Russian advances, and how blackmail (including nuclear blackmail) and state terrorism has become policy and practice. | ________________________ | On August 24, Ukraine celebrated 31 years of its post-Soviet independence. The same date m…

Ramzy Baroud (2022-09-04). The road to fascism: How the war in Ukraine is changing Europe. zcomm.org Please Help Znet Source: Middle East Monitor As soon as I landed in Rome, I discovered that I was no longer able to access any Russian media whatsoever. Unfortunately, threats by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that Europe should sever all links with "Russia's propaganda machine" were

Oneworld.press (2022-09-04). America Will Never Impede The Military Dimension Of The Russian-Indian Strategic Partnership. oneworld.press The US is no longer able to impose its will onto others like it did during the climax of the brief unipolar moment immediately after the end of the Old Cold War because rising multipolar Great Powers like India refuse to unilaterally concede on issues that they regard as being in their objective national interests.

NHFWMDA (2022-09-04). Monday 9/26: No Honors & State Funeral For War Monger & Denialist Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo. indybay.org Japanese Consulate | 275 Battery St./California | San Francisco…

Staff (2022-09-04). How to Oppose Both Sides of a War. davidswanson.org

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-09-04). Iran has other options if West does not want agreement. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) — A senior Iranian lawmaker has warned the western countries to reach an agreement with Iran soon and stressed that Tehran sees resolving the safeguard issue as a prelude to removal of sanctions.

H. Patricia Hynes (2022-09-04). Peace Literacy: Education for Life. zcomm.org What if all our schools required training in skilled, non-violent conflict resolution as a form of peace literacy and moral awareness for their students?>

____ (2022-09-04). The Sino-American Aviation Heritage Foundation and Descendants of Flying Tigers Veterans Recall the Spirit of Cooperation and Call for Greater efforts for Both Countries and Humanity. ecns.cn On June 8, Ambassador Qin Gang sent a letter of condolences to the families of Flying Tigers veterans who passed away in the past two years via the Sino-American Aviation Heritage Foundation, in remembrance of the veterans' contributions to Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and in honor of the spirit of the Flying Tigers and China-U.S. cooperation. Lately, the Foundation forwarded to the Embassy the letters from former U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General Ronald Fogleman, former Commander of U.S. Pacific Command Admiral Richard Macke, former NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, form…

Otto Konig, Richard Detje (2022-09-04). Happy Anti-War Day! The weapons must be silent! indybay.org The DGB (the German alliance of unions) and its member unions, an important voice in the German peace movement, commemorate the barbaric consequences of war and fascism on September 1. Trade unionists fight for peace, democracy and freedom.

Staff (2022-09-04). Erdogan warns Greece of 'heavy price', tells it not to go far. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) — Amid tensions between Turkey and Greece, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Athens on Saturday to look at history, saying, "If you go too far, the price will be heavy."

Ruth Conniff (2022-09-04). Middle America: Democracy Slipping Away. zcomm.org Republicans' uneasy coalition of culture warriors and business elites have played the long game. Now we need to out-organize a rightwing, authoritarian state…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-09-04). National Institutes of Health renews Mayo Clinic's $48 million Clinical and Translational Science Award. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic announced today that its Center for Clinical and Translational Science has successfully renewed funding for its research grant from the National Institutes of Health National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences for five more years. The funding award, totaling $48.2 million, is one of Mayo's largest NIH grants, supporting research and education across the institution at that aims to accelerate innovation to improve patient care and health for all people. "We…

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-09-04). Prosiguen combates entre milicias rivales libias afuera de Trípoli. telesurtv.net Los enfrentamientos tuvieron lugar en Warshafala, un distrito al oeste de Trípoli, que ha sido escenario de repetidos enfrentamientos durante los últimos 11 años.

Staff (2022-09-04). Finalizing peace agrmt. with Armenia possible within months. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) — President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said that it is possible to finalize a peace agreement with Armenia and sign it within several months.

The Black Alliance for Peace (2022-09-04). Friday 9/2: Free Them All Movie Night! Let the Fire Burn. indybay.org Parker Community School, 7929 Ney Avenue, Oakland CA 94605…

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-09-04). PSUV condena intento de magnicidio contra Cristina Fernández. telesurtv.net El Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela condenó la persecución política y los discursos de odio que provocan actos de violencia en la región.

TeleSUR, yart, SH (2022-09-04). Conozca cinco obras para recordar a Alberto Arvelo Torrealba. telesurtv.net La obra de este poeta, intelectual y político plasmó la tradición y las características del llano venezolano.

Sara Flounders (2022-09-03). U.S. and Israel bomb Syria again: Oil piracy continues. workers.org In the latest violation of Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity, eight U.S. F-16 and F-15E fighter jets hit nine targets in Syria Aug. 25. The U.S. military still maintains 19 terrorist training camps in Syria and has seized Syria's oil fields. Even as the U.S./NATO-provoked war in Ukraine threatens nuclear . . . |

Benjamin Norton (2022-09-03). US Sends Ukraine $228 Million per Day in Military Aid to Wage Proxy War on Russia. orinocotribune.com By Benjamin Norton | The Joe Biden administration pledged Ukraine $39.87 billion in military aid between February and August 2022, for an average of $228 million per day, fueling a brutal proxy war causing tens of thousands of deaths. | The Joe Biden administration pledged Ukraine $39.87 billion in military aid in the six months between February and August 2022, for an average of $228 million per day, fueling what even former US government

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-09-03). Jon Stewart and the Pentagon Honor Ukrainian Nazi at Disney World. orinocotribune.com By Alexander Rubinstein — | Defense Department-sponsored "Warrior Games" featured liberal comedian Jon Stewart awarding a member of Ukraine's neo-Nazi Azov Battalion at Disney World. The Pentagon refused to tell The Grayzone whether US taxpayers funded the foreign competitors' travel. | This August, during the Department of Defense's annual Warrior Games at Disney World in Orlando, Florida this August 19-28, liberal comedian Jon Stewart awarded a Ukrainian military veteran named Ihor Halushka the "Heart of the Team" award for "inspiring his team" with his "personal example." | Halushka happens…

Anonymous587 (2022-09-03). United States Does Not Want War In Ukraine To End. Even If It Hurts U.S. itself. southfront.org Despite the statements of the U.S. authorities about the need to achieve peace in Ukraine as soon as possible, U.S….

Anonymous103 (2022-09-03). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On September 3, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org The AFU struck a water elevator in the Novaya Kakhovka area; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions in the Partizanskoye area; | Clashes between AFU and Russian forces were reported in Kiselevka and Partizanskoe; | Russian forces advanced towards Ternovka but were pushed back to Blagodatovka where clashes continue; | Russian forces destroyed Ukrainian pontoon crossings through the Ingulets River near Andreevka. Ukrainian grouping on the left ban…

TeleSUR (2022-09-03). Thousands Demand the Resignation of the Government in Prague. telesurenglish.net In Prague, 70,000 people took to the streets on Saturday to protest against the sharp rise in energy prices and to demand a neutral position on the war in Ukraine. | RELATED: | The organisers said after the end of the demonstration that if the government does not resign by 25 September, they will announce pressure actions and will plan for another protest on 28 September. | "We demand the establishment of a tempor…

Connor Freeman (2022-09-03). State Department Approves $1.1 Billion Weapons Package for Taiwan, Pentagon to Speed Up Arms Sales. news.antiwar.com

Kyle Anzalone (2022-09-03). Russia Announces Indefinite Closure of Key Pipeline to Europe Amid Escalating Economic Warfare. news.antiwar.com The economic war between the West and Moscow ratcheted up significantly on Friday when the G7 announced price caps on Russian oil exports. Moscow responded by extending the closure of a critical pipeline bringing gas to Europe. The White House has vowed to destroy the Russian economy, and the Kremlin has responded by further driving …

Scorinoco (2022-09-03). Sri Lanka: The Struggle Continues. orinocotribune.com By Rasika Ruwanpathirana — | Recent news of people overrunning the presidential palace in Sri Lanka, followed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fleeing the country, took Western media by storm. What is not reported is the ongoing police repression by the current president, Ranil Wickremesinghe. | His latest attack took place on a peaceful protest on August 18 that was organized by the Inter-University Students Federation (IUSF) in Colombo, along with other progressive forces and artists. Witnesses say they were attacked unprovoked, and individuals were chased, beaten and arrested. Some of them we…

Anonymous103 (2022-09-03). Military Situation In Iraq On September 3, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2022-09-03). Military Situation In Syria On September 3, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2022-09-03). The Battle Of Stalingrad 80th Anniversary: A Decisive Turning Point In The Defeat Of German Fascism During World War 2. southfront.org "There is no land for us beyond the Volga" Vasily Zaitsev, Red Army sniper in Stalingrad Written by Dr. Leon Tressell…

Anonymous103 (2022-09-03). "This Is Not Our War": At Least 70 Thousand People Took Part In Rallies In Prague. southfront.org On September 3, a large rally demanding the resignation of the government was held on Wenceslas Square in the center…

Contributing Writers (2022-09-03). Jimmy Dore Versus Western War Propaganda. marktaliano.net

Contributing Writers (2022-09-03). Treka Z Versus Western War Propaganda. marktaliano.net

Fight Back (2022-09-03). ECPS Coalition urges Chicagoans to run for District Council elections. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – The Empowering Communities for Public Safety (ECPS) Coalition held a press conference on Tuesday morning, August 30, in response to Mayor Lightfoot's Monday appointment of the citywide Interim Commission for Public Safety. According to the ECPS ordinance, the commission should have been appointed in January. The coalition held a press conference on July 20 demanding that the mayor end the delays and appoint the Interim Commission. With the appointments made, the coalition set its eyes towards the local District Council elections coming up in February 2023. | "This ordinance is a step towards gi…

Oneworld.press (2022-09-03). Nord Stream I Disruption: Europe's Panicking After Poland Finally Got What It Wanted. oneworld.press The absolute last thing that Poland wants right now is for everyone to remember how actively its leadership lobbied for exactly this outcome that's since brought so much hardship to hundreds of millions of people, which is why it's so important right now for activists to prioritize raising awareness of this "politically inconvenient" fact.

Oneworld.press (2022-09-03). South Africa Deserves Praise For Its Neutral Foreign Policy In The New Cold War. oneworld.press South Africa has proven that it's truly a major country with an independent foreign policy that always keeps its options open and never closes them to anyone.

WSWS (2022-09-03). Biden's speech and the danger of fascism in America. wsws.org While warning of the unprecedented threat to democratic forms of rule in the United States, Biden offered no explanation of how the country has reached such a point or what social forces are behind it.

WSWS (2022-09-03). Jackson, Mississippi mayor warns public water system could break under pressure as service slowly resumes. wsws.org The 160,000 residents of Jackson, Mississippi, suffered their fifth day Friday without safe drinking water coupled with inadequate water pressure.

Contributing Writers (2022-09-03). THE 9/11 READER. The September 11, 2001 Terror Attacks/ By Prof Michel Chossudovsky. marktaliano.net Note to Readers: Remember to bookmark this page for future reference. Please Forward the GR I-Book far and wide. Post it on Facebook. This text was first published in August 2012. It was reposted on September 11, 2016 in the context of the 15 years commemoration of the tragic events of 9/11, September 11, 2016. (and reposted …

WSWS (2022-09-03). Jackson, Mississippi, mayor warns public water system could break under pressure as service slowly resumes. wsws.org The 160,000 residents of Jackson, Mississippi, suffered their fifth day Friday without safe drinking water coupled with inadequate water pressure.

Staff (2022-09-03). 'No Prior Appointment' wins awards in Moscow Intl. FilmFest. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) — Two awards of the 44th edition of the Moscow International Film Festival has gone to Iranian director and actress for 'No Prior Appointment'.

Anonymous669 (2022-09-03). Russian Warplanes Hammer ISIS Hideouts In Syria's Raqqa. southfront.org

WSWS (2022-09-03). Australian media menaces Solomon Islands over pause on naval visits. wsws.org The US-led preparations for war against China have transformed the Pacific into a cauldron of imperialist intrigue and provocation.

_____ (2022-09-03). Why US Foreign Military Bases Should Be Reduced Significantly. popularresistance.org Soon after the Second World War ended, the British government with its vast colonial empire made significant territorial concessions to the USA which could facilitate the rapid spread of USA military bases in many parts of the world. In addition of course the defeated Axis countries and their territories could provide another suitable place for the rapid proliferation of the US military bases that was to follow. | In recent decades there have been several closures of these bases but there have been several new ones coming up as well. This together with definitional issues makes it difficult to give precise number…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-09-03). Why Does the United States Continue To Occupy a Haitian Island? orinocotribune.com By Melissa Béralus | The U.S. mined a million tons of guano on a Haitian island without paying a cent to the Haitian authorities. Other countries have sold the product for hundreds of millions of dollars. | In 1857, two Americans, Peter Duncan and Edward Cooper, landed on the coast of La Navase, an island of 5 km square, located 40 km from the town of Jérémie. It is an island that belongs to Haiti, according to the Haitian Constitution of 1801. | The Americans have declared it the property of the United States of America, under the Guano Island Act, passed a year earlier by the U.S. Congress. T…

_____ (2022-09-03). Untold Truth About EMTRASUR Plane: FBI Running The Show. popularresistance.org One of the crew members of the Venezuelan plane seized in Argentina lambastes the US for the kidnapping not only the Venezuelan asset, but innocent people, too. | "It is something unprecedented because I believe that for the first time in history a situation like this is experienced, of a kidnapping not only of the asset, but also of human beings, yes, directly affecting people," said Mario Arraga, manager of Administration and Finance of the Venezuelan airline EMTRASUR in an exclusive interview with the Lebanese news outlet , published on Saturday, August 28. | Arraga is one of the 19 crew members —14 Vene…

Eforinoco (2022-09-03). President Maduro Reiterates Commitment to Fight Against Racial Discrimination. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro reiterated the commitment of the Bolivarian government in the fight against racial discrimination. . | The president made this comment on the occasion of the International Day for People of African Descent, celebrated on August 31. He stated that the Venezuelan state will continue its fight against all sorts of inequality that Afro-descendant communities face. |

Scorinoco (2022-09-03). Colombia May Withdraw Complaint Against Maduro at International Criminal Court. orinocotribune.com The Colombian ambassador to Venezuela, Armando Benedetti, said that the Colombian government of President Gustavo Petro is planning to withdraw the lawsuit against President Nicolás Maduro before the International Criminal Court, presented by former Colombian President Iván Duque. | "I believe that yes, what Duque did was a mistake in foreign relations," Ambassador Benedetti commented to Bloomberg when asked about the issue. | In 2017, Iván Duque, then a member of the Colombian Senate, presented a formal complaint at the Hague, against alleged "crimes against humanity" committed by the government of Venezuela hea…

____ (2022-09-03). Iran hopes for full removal of blockade on Yemen. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) — Iran Foreign Minister's Senior Advisor for Special Political Affairs expressed hope that resistance of Yemeni people will eventually lead to the complete lifting of the blockade on Yemen to obtain lasting peace in the country.

Mary Triny Mena (2022-09-03). Alternatives to Venezuela's troubled public school system. america.cgtn.com Alternative educational centers are becoming more common in Venezuela during the COVID pandemic. Some of the kitchens and living rooms are now serving as classrooms in the country. Find out more.

A Guest Author (2022-09-03). Rapid reestablishment of relations between Colombia and Venezuela ‚àí guest commentary. workers.org By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein The author is a Venezuelan international relations expert, who was previously Director of the International Relations of the Presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, his country's ambassador to Nicaragua, and an advisor for international politics for TeleSUR. Translated by unitedworldint.com and edited by Workers World. . . . |

H. Patricia Hynes (2022-09-03). Peace Literacy: Every Student Needs It. commondreams.org Peace literacy is as crucial as learning reading, writing and mathematics, and it cannot be left only to parents.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-09-03). AN de Venezuela repudia atentado contra Cristina Fernández. telesurtv.net El Parlamento calificó el hecho como acción criminal en un contexto de persecución judicial con fines políticos contra la líder política.

TeleSUR (2022-09-03). Massacre Denounced in Cauca, the 74th in Colombia During 2022. telesurenglish.net The Institute of Studies for Development and Peace (Indepaz) of Colombia registered this Saturday the 74th massacre in the course of 2022 after confirming the murder of three people in the department of Cauca. | RELATED: | According to the entity, the victims "were traveling in a vehicle when they were intercepted by armed men who attacked them" in the sector of San José, jurisdiction of the municipality of Santander de Quilichao. | Indepaz specifie…

Luigino Bracci (2022-09-03). President Maduro Approves $1 Million For Caracas Metro Renovation. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, September 1, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced a plan for the rehabilitation of the Caracas Metro. He approved $1 million for the comprehensive recovery of the entire system and an additional $16 million for renovation of the rails. Moreover, he assigned several institutions to be in charge of the maintenance of several important stations, such as Petare, Palo Verde, Plaza Venezuela, Capitolio, and La Rinconada. A security plan has been created for this. User committees will also be created. | "Today starts a special plan to make the Caracas Metro the best metro system in the wor…

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-02). Nuclear Deal Seems Unlikely as US Slams Iran's Response as 'Moving Backwards'. news.antiwar.com A revival of the Iran nuclear deal now seems unlikely as the US has characterized Iran's latest response in the EU-mediated negotiations Iran delivered the text early Friday morning Tehran time and "We are studying Iran's…

Dmitri Kovalevich (2022-09-02). Ukraine Regime Led by Zelensky Kidnaps Student Dissidents, Bans Opposition Parties, Shuts Down Independent Media, Commits Egregious War Crimes and Imposes Regressive Labor Laws. globalresearch.ca

Gary Wilson (2022-09-02). Biden tonewsauthor"> Ukraine War General. globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-02). Taiwan Shoots Down Drone for First Time Over Tiny Island Near Mainland China. news.antiwar.com Taiwan's military said Thursday that it had The incident took place near the Shiyu islet, which is only about 2.5 miles away from the Chinese mainland city of Xiamen. The drone entered restricted waters around Shiyu and was shot down after it ignored warnings. | The Shiyu islet with the Xiamen skyline in the bac…

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-02). Taiwan Signs $555 Million Contract to Purchase US-Made Drones. news.antiwar.com Taiwan has signed a contract to purchase four MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones from the US worth $555 million, Taiwanese officials said on Wednesday. The MQ-9B SeaGuardian drone is made by General Atomics and is a naval variant of the MQ-9 Reaper drone with more focus on maritime surveillance. Under the contract, the first drone will be …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-09-02). "The War is Worth Waging": Afghanistan's Vast Reserves of Minerals and Natural Gas. globalresearch.ca The war on Afghanistan is a profit driven "resource war".

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-02). Appeals Court: Firm can't call coronavirus a natural disaster requiring layoffs. peoplesworld.org NEW ORLEANS —In a notable workers' rights win as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled in late spring that a Texas fracking company can't claim the virus is a "natural disaster" that lets it avoid the federal WARN Act—the plant-closing law—and lay off its workers without notice. …

Barbados Today (2022-09-02). Heritage Tour Provides Eye-Opener for Children in Barbados. telesurenglish.net During the 2022 Emancipation Season some 100 children had the opportunity to discover important sites in Barbados as part of the Pan African Heritage Tour. | RELATED: | The Caribbean Movement for Peace and Integration Secretary David Denny told outlet Barbados Today while disembarking one of the four buses which left the Rock Hall Freedom village, that it was a tour aimed at educating the young ones about their past.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-02). Analysis of the Frustrated Assassination Attempt Against Cristina Fernández. libya360.wordpress.com Mission Verdad "An attempt has been made against our vice-president and social peace has been disturbed," said Argentine President Alberto Fernandez (Photo: Télam). The assassination attempt against Cristina Fernandez in Argentina has placed a country on high alert at a critical political moment. The vice president, a leader with the highest popularity in Argentine society…

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