Daily Archives: November 16, 2022

2022-11-16: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-16). Biden Says It's 'Unlikely' Missile That Hit Poland Was Fired From Russia. news.antiwar.com Updated at 12: 34 am Eastern Standard Time on 11/16/22 President Biden told reporters in Indonesia on Wednesday that it's "unlikely" the missile that hit a village in Poland Tuesday near the Ukrainian border was fired by Russia and that "preliminary" information indicates otherwise. "There is preliminary information that contests that," Biden said when asked by …

WSWS (2022-11-16). Causeway: Hardly a hint left of antiwar sentiment. wsws.org The film follows a wounded Afghanistan war veteran who returns home to her native New Orleans in order to recuperate.

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-16). US Sanctions on China's Likely Next Defense Minister May Complicate Dialogue. news.antiwar.com US sanctions on China's likely incoming defense minister may complicate the two nations' plans to resume military dialogues that Beijing suspended in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) visiting Taiwan, The South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday. President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed in talks on Monday that maintaining communications was …

Sara Flounders (2022-11-16). Which way for the antiwar movement?/ Demand 'Negotiations' or 'Stop the Wars'? workers.org As the war in Ukraine grows more protracted and dangerous, its consequences will arouse fear among many and opposition among those making the greatest sacrifices. The economic consequences of recession and growing inflation in the U.S. and the far greater disarray in the EU, caused by imposing sanctions on Russia, . . . |

WSWS (2022-11-16). The campaign against "Last Generation" climate activists: Preparation for establishing a police state in Germany. wsws.org For weeks, politicians and various media outlets have been railing against the climate change activist group "Last Generation". Peaceful protest, civil disobedience and other forms of resistance are to be criminalised and intimidated.

____ (2022-11-15). Peace Ark hospital ship treats patients in Jakarta. ecns.cn Peace Ark, the Chinese Navy's hospital ship, has started giving free medical services after docking in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, following a nearly 200-hour voyage.

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-11-16). Youths Deliver Messages On Environment and Peace to Lockheed. indybay.org Demand to defund violence and save the planet…

Staff (2022-11-16). Headlines for November 16, 2022. democracynow.org Poland Says Ukraine Likely Launched Missiles That Killed 2, Not a Deliberate Attack, Russian Missiles Rain Down on Ukraine as Zelensky Calls for G20 to Support Peace Plan, Judge Overturns Georgia Abortion Ban, Trump Announces 2024 Run Amid Ongoing Legal Troubles, Kevin McCarthy Wins GOP Nomination for House Speaker; Sen. Warnock Sues GA over Early Voting Rules, U.S. Judge Blocks Title 42, Which Has Expelled 2 Million Migrants Since 2020, Philadelphia Rights Activists Preparing for New Immigrant Bus from Texas, Intel Report Details How the UAE Spent Hundreds of Millions to Influence U.S. Foreign Policy, Lula Decla…

Ted Snider (2022-11-16). Did Ukraine Just Quietly Drop Its Bid for NATO Entry? commondreams.org Zelensky just issued a '10 point plan for peace' with the Russians at the G20. But one thing was missing from the conversation.

Anonymous103 (2022-11-16). Military Situation In Iraq On November 15, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org The IRGC struck positions of PKK and PJAK terrorist groups in the Sidakan region with several missiles and suicide drones; | The IRGC struck positions of PKK and PJAK terrorist groups in the Koysanjaq area with several missiles and suicide drone; | The IRGC struck positions of PKK and PJAK terrorist groups in the south of Sulaymaniyah with several missiles and suicide drones; | At least two members of KDPI terrorist group were killed and 10 others were wounded by the I…

____ (2022-11-16). 'More action required' to fight climate change. ecns.cn A report by the World Meteorological Organization, or WMO, warning that temperatures in Europe have increased at more than twice the global average over the past 30 years is proof that more immediate action must be taken to fight climate change.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). Iran summons Australia envoy over interventionist stances. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — Reacting to Australia's interventionist approach towards Iran's internal affairs, the Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the ambassador of Australia to Tehran.

Norman Solomon (2022-11-16). Biden Made It Harder for Democrats to Win. He'd Be an Albatross on the 2024 Ticket. indybay.org His approval ratings are far below the public's positivity toward the Democratic Party…

Speak Up Act Up (2022-11-16). On the SF Peninsula, Creative Protest to Defuse Nuclear War. indybay.org Right now is the closest the world has been to a nuclear war since the Cuban Missile Crisis. Elderly activists, joined by a few younger folks, recalled those days and protested during a long weekend of national action.

Who Watches… Y'know (2022-11-16). Berkeley PD Whistleblower Leads to Call in Delaying Confirmation of Police Chief. indybay.org An unnamed whistleblower, formerly from the ranks of the Berkeley Police Department, has come forward with allegations against department members and the interim police chief. The whistleblower has been in contact with the Police Accountability Board. The board is now asking Berkeley city council to delay the promotion of the interim police chief to permanent status.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). UN should protect independence in Ukraine war-related issues. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saeed Iravani said that there is a need for the UN to protect its independence in investigating issues related to the current conflict in Ukraine.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). West hybrid war against Russia increases likelihood of WWIII. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council Dmitry Medvedev says that the West is bringing World War III closer by waging a hybrid war on Russia.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). Haiti, UN appeal for help as fears grow over cholera's spread. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — The UN and Haitian officials called for international assistance to respond to an outbreak of cholera that the World Health Organization has warned puts hundreds of thousands of people across the Caribbean nation at risk.

Ben Norton (2022-11-16). US-Russia proxy war risks nuclear apocalypse, 60 years after Cuban Missile Crisis. multipolarista.com On the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the world is closer than ever to nuclear apocalypse, with the NATO-Russia proxy war in Ukraine and the US military deploying nukes to Europe and Australia.

Binoy Kampmark (2022-11-16). The secret wars of the US empire. greenleft.org.au Since its inception, the United States has schemed to spread its power, often unbeknownst to its own citizens, writes Binoy Kampmark.

Caitlin Johnstone (2022-11-16). The Zelensky-Bush War Rally. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2022-11-16). COP27 fiddling as world warms. mronline.org The latest annual climate conference has begun in the face of a worsening climate crisis and further retreats by rich nations following the energy crisis induced by NATO sanctions after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Felix Abt (2022-11-16). Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About: 'Good' Wars, 'Good' War Criminals, 'Good' Dictators, 'Good' Separatists, 'Good' Oligarchs, 'Good' Money Launderers—And Their Antitheses! globalresearch.ca

Edward Hunt (2022-11-16). US Antagonism Towards Russia and China Deters Climate Progress. commondreams.org The United States is taking an increasingly confrontational stance toward China and Russia rather than working with them to address the climate crisis.

Binoy Kampmark (2022-11-16). Saudi Blood Money, Golf and Adelaide. dissidentvoice.org Peter Malinauskas, the South Australian Premier, has been the latest convert to the LIV Golf circuit, showing little to no awareness about where the lion's share of funding is coming from. When confronted with that, he paddles away the prospect of being compromised. With LIV Golf Adelaide, scheduled for April 21-23 next year, he has …

Yves Engler (2022-11-16). Another Disruption of Anti-Palestinian Event, Another Punch. dissidentvoice.org On Sunday Bill Sloan and I interrupted a Technion Canada fundraiser to challenge its support of the Israeli military and the role of government-subsidized charities in promoting Israeli apartheid. After entering the room, I declared "Technion Canada supports the Israeli military and the Israeli military's war crimes. Technion Canada has projects that support the Israeli …

Jake Johnson (2022-11-16). 13 Senate Dems Join GOP in Voting to End Covid Emergency Declaration, Kick Millions Off Medicaid. commondreams.org One public health advocate warned that final passage of the resolution would "affect the cost of vaccines, tests, and treatments, restrict access to Medicaid and telehealth, and restart student loan payments."

African Stream (2022-11-16). The Sahel Is Jubilant As Macron Announces Berkane Occupation Ends in Burkina Faso, Mali & Niger. towardfreedom.org People who live in the Sahel, a transitional area in Africa between the Sahara Desert and the savanna that is rich in mineral and fossil-fuel deposits, have rejoiced at French President Emmanuel Macron's announcement that the Berkhane military operation in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger has ended. African Stream reports.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). Iran, Venezuela sign cooperation document in agriculture. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — Iran and Venezuela have inked a cooperation document in the agriculture field.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). Iran, Venezuela sign MoU on academic cooperation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — An extensive academic cooperation MoU was signed between Iran and Venezuela in the presence of Iran's Minister of Science Research and Technology and Venezuelan vice president Gabriela Jiménez.

Staff (2022-11-16). President Maduro Urges Renewal & Transformation of Popular Power Laws. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, November 15, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, launched the national initiative for public consultation for the transformation of the Popular Power laws. | During the launch of the national deployment, the head of state called for Venezuelans to discuss and activate plans to adapt and renew all the laws of Popular Power that have been created during the Revolution, and all the public policies of the government and the state. | Maduro is requesting a review of more than 10 legal instruments of the popular grassroots organizations in order to create a legal system that facilitates the proces…

TeleSUR, MER (2022-11-16). Presidente de Colombia destaca hitos alcanzados en 100 días de gestión. telesurtv.net Entre los hitos mencionados por el mandatario está el restablecimiento de las relaciones con Venezuela.

Animal Liberation Press Office (2022-11-16). 'Grupo de Respuesta Animal' Burns Meat Packing Plant (Chile). indybay.org Received anonymously October 26, 2022: "Most of all I regret my restraint, because regardless of the damage we caused to those businesses, if those farms are still open, if even one animal was left behind, then it wasn't enough. I do not intend to rid myself of the consequences of these acts by begging for mercy or appealing to the conscience of the room, because if this system had a conscience I would not be here, in my place would be all the butchers, vivisectors and fur farmers around the world." –Peter Young, vegan straight edge warrior of the Animal Liberation Front.

TeleSUR, MER (2022-11-16). Presidente Maduro: Venezuela defenderá derecho sobre Esequibo. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta Rodríguez participará en las audiencias sobre las objeciones preliminares presentadas por Venezuela contra la demanda unilateral de Guyana.

TeleSUR, MER (2022-11-16). Venezuela e Irán fortalecen cooperación tras firma de acuerdos. telesurtv.net Los acuerdos alcanzados buscan impulsar proyectos en áreas como la ciencia, tecnología e innovación, transferencia de conocimientos, entre otras.

Staff (2022-11-16). Cuba y Venezuela reafirman voluntad de fortalecer lazos económicos (+ Fotos). cubadebate.cu "Lo que pueden ver en este pabellón es una pequeña muestra de todo el potencial para la exportación, el comercio y el fortalecimiento de las relaciones entre nuestros países", destacó Guillermo Lara, presidente del Banco de Comercio Exterior (Bancoex) de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, durante la celebración del día de ese país suramericano en la 38 Feria Internacional de La Habana.

TeleSUR, JGN (2022-11-16). ALBA-TCP rechaza decisión de UE de extender sanciones contra Venezuela. telesurtv.net Los Estados miembros del mecanismo de cooperación regional "rechazan la decisión de la Unión Europea de 10 de noviembre de 2022".

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-15). CIA Director Burns Meets With Russian Spy Chief in Ankara. news.antiwar.com CIA Director William Burns met with the head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) in Ankara, Turkey, on Monday, marking the highest-level face-to-face meeting between US and Russian officials since the February 24 invasion of Ukraine. The unannounced meeting was first revealed by media reports and later confirmed by the Kremlin, which said the talks …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-15). Report: US Tells Ukraine Talks Don't Need to Happen After Milley's Comments. news.antiwar.com According to a report from POLITICO, the Biden administration has been reassuring Ukraine that peace talks with Russia don't need to happen anytime soon after Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said this winter will provide an opportunity for diplomacy. Milley said last week that Russia and Ukraine might recognize that …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-15). Turkey Accuses US of Complicity in Istanbul Bombing That Killed 6. news.antiwar.com Turkey's interior minister on Monday rejected condolences from the US on a deadly bombing in Istanbul and suggested that Washington was complicit in the attack due to its support for Kurdish militant groups in northeast Syria. The bombing in Istanbul killed six people and wounded 81 others, and Turkey has accused a Syrian affiliate of …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-15). US Looking to Send Weapons From Its Own Military Stockpiles to Taiwan. news.antiwar.com The Washington Post reported Sunday that Congress drafted a plan with input from the White House to authorize $1 billion in military aid for Taiwan annually under the presidential drawdown authority, which allows the US to ship weapons directly from Pentagon stockpiles. The US has employed this authority to arm Ukraine, and the bulk of …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-15). G20 Struggles to Reach Consensus on Ukraine War. news.antiwar.com At the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Bali, Indonesia, members are struggling to reach a consensus on the war in Ukraine. The US and its Western allies are pushing for a condemnation of Russia in a joint statement, but that is extremely unlikely as Russia is a member of G20, and so are other …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-15). Russia Denies Reports That Its Missiles Crossed Into Poland. news.antiwar.com Russia's Defense Ministry on Tuesday denied reports that its missiles crossed into Poland, calling the accusation a "deliberate provocation." Russia launched a massive missile barrage across Ukraine on Tuesday, and a US intelligence source told The Associated Press that Russian missiles hit Poland, killing two people, although the Pentagon said it could not corroborate the …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-15). White House Asks Congress for $37.7 Billion in New Ukraine Aid. news.antiwar.com The White House on Tuesday asked Congress to approve $37.7 billion in new aid for Ukraine, which would bring total US spending on the war to about $105 billion. According to The Hill, the request includes $21.7 billion in military aid for Ukraine and to replenish US military stockpiles that have been sent to the …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-15). Zelensky Tells 'G19' Leaders Not to Ask Ukraine to Compromise. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday addressed the summit of G20 leaders in Indonesia via video link and told the group not to ask Ukraine to compromise to reach a peace deal with Russia. Zelensky referred to the group as the "G19" in a snub aimed at Russia, as Moscow is a member of the …

Sohrab Ahmari (2022-11-15). Whatever Happened to the Antiwar Left? globalresearch.ca

Brett Wilkins (2022-11-15). 'This Isn't Good': Explosion in Poland Near Ukraine Border Sparks Fears of War Escalation. commondreams.org "This is exactly the scenario pro-diplomacy and anti-war voices have since the start been warning gets increasingly likely the longer the war goes on," said one observer.

____ (2022-11-15). Xi calls for meeting challenges of the times together at G20 summit. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed on Tuesday the Group of 20 (G20) Bali summit, saying that faced with challenges, all countries should embrace the vision of a community with a shared future for mankind, and advocate peace, development, and win-win cooperation.

____ (2022-11-15). China Life: Chinese climber awarded Champion for Peace. ecns.cn

Federico Fuentes (2022-11-15). Ukraine: Peace in Donbas 'requires the complete withdrawal of Russian armed forces'. greenleft.org.au Ukrainian socialist Hanna Perekhoda discusses Russia's relationship with Ukraine, the role of language in the conflict and the realities of the Donbas.

Kenny Stancil (2022-11-15). 'Chilling' Video Footage Shows Asylum-Seeker Being Force-Fed in ICE Detention. commondreams.org "ICE's horrifying response to peaceful hunger strikes—which are free speech protected by the First Amendment—with coercion and violence continues to expose the cruelty of our immigration detention system," said one attorney.

_____ (2022-11-15). Making The Painful History Of Maryland Lynchings More Visible. popularresistance.org Maryland – No matter how gigantic or modest, memorials and monuments retain a certain power that we can feel when we encounter them. There are remnants of demolished workhouses in Western Ireland, worn down to lumps of stone foundations, that would go unrecognized if not for a good tour guide pointing them out. And there are specially designed architectural and immersive experiences like Berlin's holocaust memorial, whose concrete blocks rise and tower over you the deeper you descend into the stark grid. | The Equal Justice Initiative's National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, produces a si…

Anonymous765 (2022-11-15). All Talk And Little Action : Awaiting For Peace Negotiations In Ukraine. southfront.org |

WSWS (2022-11-15). Pro-business frontman in Detroit schools awarded "Urban superintendent of the year" wsws.org Detroit public schools chief Nikolai Vitti was given the award by his fellow Democratic Party budget cutters and school privatizers…

WSWS (2022-11-15). Biden pledges to "manage" economic war with China. wsws.org US president Joe Biden had his first face-to-face meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping since his inauguration, pledging to "manage" the United States' trade war with China, which he referred to as "competition."

_____ (2022-11-15). Biden and Burns in Double Act to Split Putin and Xi. strategic-culture.org Biden and Burns' clunky double act is likely to not impress anyone in Beijing and Moscow. | U.S. President Joe Biden apparently sought to lower tensions with China this week when he promised Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that Washington was "not seeking a new Cold War" with Beijing. | The two leaders met on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia. It was their first face-to-face meeting since Biden took office in January 2021. While Biden was all smiles for a handshake photo-op, Xi looked noticeably reserved, like a guy who was bracing himself as one about to hear loads of bullshit. | After more than three…

_____ (2022-11-15). Irish Media Wage War on 'Putin's Stooges'. strategic-culture.org Having colluded with NATO in their destruction of the Levant and the Maghreb, NATO's Irish journalists now see themselves conducting a mopping up operation. | Though NATO's co-option of Irish-born journalists began in earnest with the illegal invasion and destruction of Iraq, it moved up several notches with NATO's wars against the secular governments of Libya and Syria, where Mary Fitzgerald and other cut price Irish born journalists really delivered bang for the buck for their NATO aligned paymasters in much the same way that the Irish born William Joyce, Lord Haw-Haw, delivered for Herr Goebbels. | Having coll…

_____ (2022-11-15). Umpteen Shades of NATO False Flags. strategic-culture.org Warmongering rhetoric is alive and kicking on the part of the Collective West and surely not dying down with time but quite the opposite. | With a hindsight to the past month or so, one gets to hear that the Russian intelligence can say without fear of contradiction that they have got hold of conclusive evidence that the British military experts coordinated the attacks on Nord Stream 1 and 2. | On a related note the Turkish President Erdogan appears to have been very active these days on this political front. The famous and infamous grain deal has been agreed on at last. Some tend to think it surely is long overd…

Andrew Bacevich (2022-11-15). Asking the Right Post-Election Questions in a Nation Adrift. commondreams.org The first step toward enlightenment is to ask the right questions. Joe Biden and the American political establishment seem remarkably blind to the need to do just that.

Anonymous103 (2022-11-15). Kiev Continues Attacks On Civilians On Russian Territories. southfront.org The Ukrainian war is ongoing on the front lines as well as in the regions where are no battles but the lives of civilians are threatened. The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue shelling the regions that went out of control of the Kiev regime and Russian border regions, targeting civilian facilities. | Over the past day, Ukrainian artillery shelled houses and civilian facilities in the villages of Borki, Kozinka, Shchigorevka and Leninsky in the Belgorod region. The attacks resulted in no civil…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-15). U.S. Now Has Spent $60B for Ukraine's War. southfront.org | Written by On October 11th, the Kiel Institute for World Economy's "Ukraine Support Tracker" headlined The US has again significantly expanded its pledges of support for Ukraine in recent weeks. European countries, on the other hand, have made only a few new ple…

Brett Wilkins (2022-11-15). New Study Warns Declining Sperm Counts 'Could Threaten Mankind's Survival'. commondreams.org "The primary suspect," said the paper's lead author, "is a mother's exposure to man-made chemicals during pregnancy."

Carlos Edill Berríos Polanco (2022-11-15). Breaking Down the Latino Vote in 2022. latinorebels.com Latino voters were generally supportive of the Biden administration's policies but remain extremely worried about inflation and the rising cost of living. Pre-election myths about frustration leading to a seismic Latino shift towards the right were ultimately wrong.

____ (2022-11-14). Fine-tuned anti-virus measures expected to boost economic activity. ecns.cn More precise COVID-19 containment is expected to buffer the downward pressures on the Chinese economy by minimizing disruptions to economic activity while avoiding large-scale waves of infection, economists said on Monday.

____ (2022-11-15). Beijing braces after rise in COVID cases. ecns.cn The number of COVID-19 infections in Beijing has continued to trend upward in recent days, involving most districts, a senior official said on Monday.

____ (2022-11-15). Xi puts forward three-point proposal on global development. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday put forward a three-point proposal when addressing the G20 summit, saying that we need to promote a more inclusive, universally beneficial and resilient global development.

Edward Hunt (2022-11-15). U.S. Focus on Great Power Competition Deters Climate Progress. fpif.org

En.mehrnews (2022-11-15). Iran taken important steps towards sustainable development. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — "Despite illegal sanctions, Iran has taken important steps towards sustainable development," Ali Salajegheh, the chief of Iran's Department of Environment told the 27th annual UN meeting on climate, COP27, in Egypt.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-15). Towards a Just Transition: Breaking with the Existing Order. libya360.wordpress.com Hamza Hamouchene, Ouafa Haddioui and Katie Sandwell The action proposed by world leaders, their advisors, and corporate lobbyists at the climate talks (COP27) in Egypt are neoliberal, market-based, and focused on preserving a racist and capitalist global order. Introducing a collection of papers on the climate emergency in North Africa, Hamza Hamouchene, Ouafa Haddioui and…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-15). Who are the Ukrainian Integral Nationalists ? libya360.wordpress.com Thierry Meyssan Who knows the history of the Ukrainian "integral nationalists", "Nazis" according to the terminology of the Kremlin? It begins during the First World War, continues during the Second, the Cold War and continues today in modern Ukraine. Many documents have been destroyed and modern Ukraine forbids under penalty of imprisonment to mention their…

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies (2022-11-15). "Congressional Amendment Opens Floodgates for War Profiteers and a Major Ground War on Russia" dissidentvoice.org Senators Inhofe and Reed from the Senate Armed Services Committee Photo credit: AP If the powerful leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senators Jack Reed (D) and Jim Inhofe (R), have their way, Congress will soon invoke wartime emergency powers to build up even greater stockpiles of Pentagon weapons. The amendment is supposedly designed …

Morning Star (2022-11-15). Police attack anti-fascists during Nazi march in Poland. peoplesworld.org Polish opposition politicians condemned police this weekend for detaining anti-fascist counter-protesters on Friday while ignoring Nazi symbols at the annual far right-led "Independence Day" march through Warsaw. And the American Jewish Committee raised the alarm at events in Krakow, where an Independence Day rally speaker talked about burning Jews and the crowd chanted: "Down with …

Press Associates (2022-11-15). Biggest academic strike ever: Univ. of Calif. system forces 48K workers to walk. peoplesworld.org BERKELEY, Calif. (PAI)—Low pay in a high-cost state and labor law-breaking by bosses—what the union called "unlawful conduct thwarting progress" in bargaining—forced 48,000 University of California system student workers, members of system-wide Auto Workers Local 2865 and two other UAW locals, to strike. They walked starting Nov. 14, after a strike authorization vote passed 98%-2% …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-11-15). VIDEO (Spanish): The Dangers of Nuclear War. youtu.be

Staff (2022-11-15). EU has delivered $8 billion in arms for Ukraine war, 45% of U.S. total. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyNovember 14, 2022 Europeans have delivered weapons and equipment worth 8 bln euros to Kyiv, EU says The European Union and its member states have provided weapons and military equipment worth at least eight billion euros ($8.27 billion) to Ukraine, the bloc's top diplomat said on Monday…. This sum amounts to about 45% …

Staff (2022-11-15). NATO advanced-generation warplanes fly over Bulgarian cities. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NoviniteNovember 14, 2022 Spanish "Eurofighter" Jets will Fly over various Bulgarian Cities Today and tomorrow, Spanish "Eurofighter" fighters jets will fly over civil and military airports in the regions of Sofia, Plovdiv, Burgas and the village of Bezmer, Yambol region. The Ministry of Defense notes that these are reconnaissance flights. Six Spanish planes arrived on …

Sandipan Talukdar (2022-11-15). COP 27: Weighty Presence of Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Raises Alarm. towardfreedom.org Environmental activists and researchers say fossil-fuel lobbyists being granted access to policymaking processes poses the threat of slowing down climate action, Sandipan Talukdar reports for Peoples Dispatch.

Staff (2022-11-15). Headlines for November 15, 2022. democracynow.org U.N. General Assembly Calls on Russia to Pay Reparations for Ukraine Invasion, After Meeting Xi Jinping, Biden Says U.S. Won't Provoke New Cold War with China, Egyptian Political Prisoner Alaa Abd El-Fattah Ends Hunger Strike, Israel Says It Won't Cooperate with FBI Probe into Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, Thousands Flee Fighting Between Congolese Army and M23 Rebels in Eastern DRC, Katie Hobbs Defeats GOP Election Denier Kari Lake to Win Arizona Governor Race, Arizona Voters Approve In-State College Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants, Second Federal Court Blocks Biden's Student Debt Relief Pro…

Staff (2022-11-15). Vanessa Nakate Condemns Fossil Fuel Lobbying at U.N. Climate Talks as Global Warming Devastates Africa. democracynow.org At the U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, we speak with prominent Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate about the impact of the climate crisis on the continent of Africa. Earlier today she spoke at a COP27 event and blasted world leaders for not doing more. She describes the need for wealthy nations gathered at the U.N. climate conference, particularly the U.S., to finance loss and damage for poorer nations in the Global South. "For the current and historic emitters, they need to take responsibility for the climate crisis, and they need to pay for this crisis," says Nakate.

TeleSUR (2022-11-15). Poland Does Not Have Exact Information on Missile Landing. telesurenglish.net Poland has no precise data on the origin of a rocket that fell on its territory on Tuesday, declared President Andrzej Duda. | Polish President Andrzej Duda speaks during a press conference after a meeting of the Government Committee for National Defence and Defence Affairs at the National Security Bureau headquarters in Warsaw, Poland, 16 November 2022.

World Beyond War (2022-11-15). The USA's Military Empire: A Visual Database. World Beyond War. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-11-15). Chinese translation of "A call to youth throughout the world: Build a mass movement to stop the Ukraine war!" wsws.org The translation of the IYSSE statement is of critical relevance to workers and young people throughout China and millions of others internationally who also read Chinese. We urge readers to share it widely.

WSWS (2022-11-15). Pseudo-left Québec Solidaire reacts to its election debacle by turning still further right. wsws.org Québec Solidaire's electoral setback, coming amid a wave of worker struggles, was the outcome of the sharp rightward turn it made in an attempt to convince the ruling class it should be accorded a greater role in establishment politics.

WSWS (2022-11-15). New York Times warns right-wing political violence from within the US military and police "put the nation at risk" wsws.org Days after leading Times columnists David Brooks and Thomas Friedman published columns promoting the midterm election results as a "return to normalcy," the Times editorial board warned that the proliferation of "extremists" in American police departments and the US military, "put the nation at risk."

_____ (2022-11-15). Palestine Action's First Crown Court Trial Begun Today In London. popularresistance.org Five activists are appearing in Southwark Crown Court from today onwards for a trial set to last between 5 and 7 days, charged with 'conspiracy to commit criminal damage' after taking action against Elbit's headquarters at 77 Kingsway, Holborn, London. The five activists arrived by car, and sprayed the premises in red paint from buckets and repurposed fire exinguishers. The activists were joined by dozens of protestors, who brought banners bearing 'Shut Elbit Down' and 'Stop Arming Israel'. The five were arrested alongside a journalist, and have waited over two years on bail before the trial commences. | Elbit, w…

_____ (2022-11-15). West's Militaristic Agenda Has Hijacked G20. popularresistance.org Independent journalist Siddharthya Roy, who is reporting from Bali, talks to NewsClick's Prabir Purkayastha about the upcoming two-day summit of the G20. They discuss the communications breakdown that characterizes the meeting and how the Ukraine war has become the sole agenda item. | They point out that these developments cast doubts on the very relevance of the G20 and mark a return of the G7 calling the shots. They also discuss how vital issues such as the African Union's claim to a seat at the table have been cast aside in the mission to isolate Russia.

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-11-15). Blowback: Italian police bust Azov-tied Nazi cell planning terror attacks. thegrayzone.com The arrest of Italian neo-Nazis affiliated with the Ukrainian Azov Battalion highlights the terrifying potential for blowback from the Ukraine proxy war Italian police announced a series of raids against the neo-Nazi Order of Hagal organization. Accused of stockpiling weapons and planning terror attacks, the group has established operational ties to the Ukrainian Azov Battalion. Five members of an Italian neo-Nazi organization known as the "Order of Hagal" were arrested on November 15th while an additional member remains wanted by …

Anonymous103 (2022-11-15). In Video: Ukrainian Nazi Describes How He Killed Civilians In Mariupol. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2022-11-15). Military Situation In Syria On November 15, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On November 15, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On November 15, the SAA-backed local militia began combing the Mohandessin building in Tariq al-Sad neighborhood in Daraa city after the withdrawal of ISIS cells; | On November 15, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kansafra; | On November 14, an ISIS car bomb exploded in Tariq Al-Sad neighborhood in Dara…

Editor (2022-11-15). IMF Warns of 'Wave of Debt Crises' Coming in Global South, With War, Interest Rate Hikes, Overvalued Dollar. scheerpost.com The IMF said a "wave of debt crises" may be coming in the Global South, and "the global economy is headed for stormy waters," due to war, rising US interest rates, and many currencies depreciating against the dollar.

Jenny Pierson (2022-11-15). The West Is Using COP27 to Shift Blame to Poorer Nations—Private Greed Prevails Over Humanity's Survival. independentmediainstitute.org COP27 has begun in Sharm el-Sheikh. Although the Ukraine war and the U.S. midterm elections have shifted our immediate focus away from the battle against global warming, it still remains a central concern of our epoch. Reports indicate that not only are we failing to meet our climate change goals, but we are also falling …

Thierry Meyssan (2022-11-15). Who are the Ukrainian integral nationalists? thealtworld.com Who knows the history of the Ukrainian "integral nationalists", "Nazis" according to the terminology of the Kremlin? It begins during the First World War, continues during the Second, the Cold War and continues today in modern Ukraine. Many documents have been destroyed and modern Ukraine forbids under penalty of imprisonment to mention their crimes. The fact remains that these people massacred at least four million of their compatriots and conceived the architecture of the Final Solution, that is, the murder of millions of people because of their real or supposed membership in the Jewish or Gypsy communities of…

Staff (2022-11-15). EU to train over 15,000 Ukrainian troops for ongoing war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi2November 15, 2022 Nearly 15,000 Ukrainian military personnel to undergo training in EU countries The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the EU member states made a decision about the start of the training mission for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Such a statement made the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and …

Staff (2022-11-15). Europe: U.S. nuclear-capable bombers drill for strikes in "highly contested environments" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Aviano Air Base was employed for NATO's first air wars, those in Bosnia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. The F-35 is capable of delivering B61-12 nuclear bombs. (See videos below.) *** U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces AfricaNovember 15, 2022 555th FS F-16 Fighting Falcons take off for …

Staff (2022-11-15). Joint support for Ukraine war completes merger of EU, NATO. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com [W]hen Finland and Sweden now join NATO, 96% of the people in the European Union will live in a NATO country. So when we do things together, we actually speak very much about the same countries. NATONovember 15, 2022 Doorstep statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in …

En.mehrnews (2022-11-15). Iran ready to cooperate with Venezuela in mining field. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — Iran is ready to cooperate with Venezuela in mining sector, Iran's Deputy Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade for Mining and Mineral Processing Affairs said.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-15). Iran, Venezuela sign economic document in various fields. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — The signing ceremony of several economic documents between Iran and Venezuela was held in the presence of Iran's Minister of Defense Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani and a number of Venezuelan authorities.

José Luis Granados Ceja (2022-11-15). Regional Leaders and Politicians Call for UNASUR Revival. venezuelanalysis.com "All you need is political will in order to relaunch UNASUR," former Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Guillaume Long told Venezuelanalysis in an exclusive interview.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-11-15). Advisor to Late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Speaks in 3 Wisconsin Cities. orinocotribune.com By Ryan Hamann Nov 7, 2022 | Milwaukee, WI — Dozthor Zurlent, a lifelong political activist and one-time advisor to the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, has been touring the U.S. since mid-October talking about the achievements and the struggles of the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela. His trip has also raised the call to free Alex Saab, a Venezuelan diplomat being held as a political prisoner in the U.S. After beginning his travels in Florida and then moving on to Michigan, Zurlent made three separate stops across the state of Wisconsin, engaging enthusiastic activists in each place. | He mad…

Staff (2022-11-15). Sà£o Paulo Forum to Meet in Venezuela This Week. orinocotribune.com

Victor Castellanos (2022-11-15). Puebla Group Condemns Unilateral Coercive Measures Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com In addition, the organization proposed the creation of a new world currency. | The Puebla Group, a political and academic forum made up of world leaders, activists and influential figures identified with the left, after concluding its 8th meeting in the Colombian city of Santa Marta, The Venezuelan ambassador to Colombia, Félix Plasencia, highlighted this aspect of…

Staff (2022-11-15). Museo del Ron Havana Club galardonado con "Oscar del turismo", el World Travel Awards 2022. cubadebate.cu Para conocer la historia del ron en Cuba, desde sus inicios por 1493 hasta hoy, es una visita obligada la mansión colonial San Pedro 262, en el Centro Histórico de La Habana. Allí, desde el año 2000, radica el Museo del Ron Havana Club. La instalación representa una atractiva propuesta turística, tanto así que recientemente recibió el conocido "Oscar del turismo", el World Travel Awards 2022.

Staff (2022-11-15). Elden Ring y God of War Ragnarà∂k encabezan las nominaciones de los Game Awards 2022. cubadebate.cu Finalmente se han dado a conocer los nominados de la próxima edición de los Game Awards, la cual se desarrollará el próximo 8 de diciembre. Como era de esperar, las nominaciones son lideradas por los juegos que más han dado que hablar este año, incluyendo a Elden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West y el recientemente lanzado God of War Ragnarok.

Marcos Salgado (2022-11-15). Petro y Macron en el centro de una movida internacional contra el bloqueo y por el diálogo en Venezuela. globalizacion.ca Avanza a paso veloz una estrategia para recomenzar el diálogo entre el gobierno y la oposición en Venezuela, que tiene un actor impensado hasta hace apenas unos meses: Colombia. O, en rigor, el presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, quien fue…

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-14). Biden Seeks to Establish 'Red Lines' in Meeting With China's Xi. news.antiwar.com President Biden on Sunday said that he's looking to establish what the US and China's "red lines" are in a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping that is scheduled for Monday. "We just got to figure out where the red lines are and what we — what are the most important things to each of …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-14). Blinken, Sullivan Don't Agree With Milley's Push for Diplomacy on Ukraine War. news.antiwar.com While Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley has publicly voiced support for diplomacy between Ukraine and Russia, other Biden administration officials are against the idea, CNN reported on Friday. Citing unnamed administration officials, the report said that Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan disagree with Milley …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-14). Southeast Asian Leaders Don't Want Region to Be Frontline for New Cold War. news.antiwar.com Indonesia's President Joko Widodo took over the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Sunday and vowed not to let the region turn into a proxy between two powers, referencing the growing tensions between the US and China. "ASEAN must become a peaceful region and anchor for global stability, consistently uphold international law …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-14). US Announces New Russia Sanctions Targeting Alleged Military Network. news.antiwar.com The US on Monday announced new Russia-related sanctions that target a network of people and companies accused of helping Moscow procure weapons. The Treasury Department said that 14 individuals and 28 entities were targeted by the new sanctions that are allegedly helping Russia procure weapons or providing financial assistance to Moscow. Unlike previous sanctions, the …

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-14). Xi Tells Biden Current State of US-China Relations Not in Anyone's Interest. news.antiwar.com President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday held a long-awaited in-person meeting in Bali, Indonesia, amid simmering tensions between the US and China. According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry's readout of the meeting, Xi's message to Biden was that the current state of US-China relations is in nobody's interest. "President Xi pointed out …

Alex Salmon (2022-11-14). New screen adaptation of a classic anti-war story. greenleft.org.au The latest screen adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's novel All Quiet on the Western Front, exposes the brutality, bloodshed and chaos of World War I trench warfare. Alex Salmon reviews.

_____ (2022-11-14). Is Turkey Changing Course in Idlib? strategic-culture.org The road to peace in Syria and the rebuilding of lives and homes there can only be done with the help of neighbors. | The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Russian warplanes shelled positions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Al Qaeda affiliate in Syria, on November 6 in Idlib province. Some of the terrorists killed were: Abdul Minam Muhati, Radwan Hussain Muhayer, Abu Dawoud al-Filistini, Mohammad Ali al-Kadour, Abu Hussein al-Raddad, Abu Hajat al-Chad, Amro abu Layth al-Askandarani, and Mohammed Suliaman al-Ali. | The Syrian air force targeted positions of HTS and destroyed a drone factory in the suburbs of Idlib. T…

____ (2022-11-14). Peace Disruptors—The Conversion and Repurposing of Places of Worship (Part 1): The Great Mosque at Cordoba. transcend.org 12 Nov 2022 – Religion has been the main cause of Peace Disruption through the centuries.

____ (2022-11-14). Urging Peace with Russia, Top US General Challenges DC's Proxy War. transcend.org 12 Nov 2022 – A series of leaks, including a call for diplomacy from Gen. Mark Milley, show that some US officials are ready for a settlement in Ukraine. While US "diplomats" oppose diplomacy, White House officials would not be disclosing that Milley, the nation's highest military officer, is challenging their stance if he were alone.

____ (2022-11-14). Xi says China, U.S. need to work with all countries to promote world peace, development. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday during his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden that China and the United States need to work with all countries to bring more hope to world peace, greater confidence in global stability and stronger impetus to common development.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-14). Astana to host new round of Syria peace talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) — The capital of Kazakhstan will host the 19th round of Syria peace talks known as the Astana talks on November 22-23.

Jim McIlroy (2022-11-14). Honour the dead by ending war. greenleft.org.au As an army band played the Last Post, the peace activists stood silently, wearing small placards, warning of militarism and online war. Jim McIlroy reports.

Liberation Staff (2022-11-14). PSL Editorial — "Managed competition" with China or real peace? liberationnews.org Real peace, not "managed competition", with China would be of enormous benefit to the vast majority of people in the United States.

Liberation Staff (2022-11-14). PSL Editorial — 'Managed competition' with China or real peace? liberationnews.org Real peace, not "managed competition", with China would be of enormous benefit to the vast majority of people in the United States.

Project Censored (2022-11-14). Critical Media Literacy Education is a Peaceful Means to Humanitarian Ends. projectcensored.org The 2022 Critical Media Literacy Conference of the Americas took place in Oakland, CA in late October. This week's Project Censored Show presents excerpts from the plenary roundtable that addressed…

TeleSUR (2022-11-14). Istanbul's Avenue Turns Red to Commemorate Victims of Attack. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Turkish flags and bouquets of carnations turned Istanbul's busy Istiklal avenue in hues of red as the citizens commemorated the victims of Sunday's attack. | RELATED: | "We will heal our wounds quickly, and we will work together to continue the peace in our city," said Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as he visited shops and talked with tourists. | The busy avenue was hit by an explosion on Sunday aft…

TeleSUR (2022-11-14). UN Chief Urges Implementation of Peace Agreement in Ethiopia. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged parties to the conflict in Ethiopia to take concrete steps to implement the recently signed peace agreement. | RELATED: | The African Union (AU) announced Saturday that after a four-day meeting sponsored by the organization, the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) have agreed to facilitate humanitarian access in conflict-hit parts…

_____ (2022-11-14). Are North and South Korea rushing blindly towards the danger line? journal-neo.org The events we all can see unfolding on the Korean peninsula at the moment are a good example of the "security dilemma," in which a country upgrades its military potential to protect itself from its neighbor, but that neighbor sees its actions as an act of aggression and upgrades its own military, thus triggering an …

_____ (2022-11-14). Agribusiness To Dominate 'Not Inclusive' COP27 Talks. popularresistance.org Farming initiatives at COP27 will be dominated by agri-business players and will lack farmers' voices, sustainable campaigners and small-holders organisations have warned ahead of the global summit's day devoted to agriculture. | For the first time, the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) gathered in these days in Egypt will address food systems and agriculture. | A dedicated Agriculture and Food Pavillion at the COP27 premises has been set by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the global partnership Consultative Group for Internatio…

_____ (2022-11-14). America's Leaders Are A Danger To The World. popularresistance.org In the months of July and September 1940 the French historian and future resistance fighter Marc Bloch, who fought in World War I and World War II, wrote a short book called L'Étrange Défaite or Strange Defeat. It was a searing condemnation of the French high command and political class which was responsible for the humiliating defeat and disintegration of the French army with the Nazi invasion of France. Bloch, who went underground to fight the Nazi occupiers, was executed by the Gestapo in 1944. | Bloch's book, published after the war, was the model for historian Andrew Bacevich's book After the Apocalypse. Bac…

_____ (2022-11-14). IMF Warns Of 'Wave Of Debt Crises' Coming In Global South. popularresistance.org The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said a "wave of debt crises" may be coming in the Global South, and "the global economy is headed for stormy waters," as the world faces a "geopolitical realignment" that will be "permanent." | The US-dominated financial institution warned "the worst is yet to come," as the depreciation of most currencies against the dollar and rising interest rates make it hard for both governments and companies to service their dollar-denominated debt. | The director of the IMF's research department, Pierre‚ÄëOlivier Gourinchas, made these comments in a press briefing on…

_____ (2022-11-14). Indigenous Activists Call For Vote On Protect Native Heritage Act. popularresistance.org Speaker Ronald Mariano must call for an immediate floor vote towards the passage of An Act to Protect Native American Heritage. The November 10 Harvard statement is indicative of a broader issue of how our sacred objects and our human remains continue to be held captive for racist, eugenicist, and colonialist means," said Jean-Luc Pierite, member of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, and president of North American Indian Center of Boston, "We must act to refine the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) enforcement on the state level to include all publicly funded entities. Consultati…

_____ (2022-11-14). Miko Peled: 'The Danger To Palestinians Has Never Been So Severe'. popularresistance.org The recent elections by the Israeli State will likely bring to power what author and activist Miko Peled calls "the most openly fascist government" in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Peled wrote about Netanyahu, a known war criminal who was re-elected as Prime Minister, in Mintpress News. In this interview on Clearing the FOG, Peled explains why the danger to Palestinians has never been greater and why international action to end the occupation is critical. He discusses the rise of the far right, the escalation of violent attacks on Palestinians, retaliation against Palestinian journalists and activists, in…

_____ (2022-11-14). Real Challenge At COP27 Is Private Greed Versus Devastation Of All. popularresistance.org The COP27 meet is underway at Sharm el-Sheikh. Although the Ukraine War and mid-term elections in the United States shifted our immediate focus away from the battle against global warming, it remains a central concern of our epoch. Reports indicate we are not only failing to meet climate change goals but falling short of the targets by a large margin. Worse, methane greenhouse gas emissions have grown far faster than we knew, and pose as much of a climate change threat as carbon dioxide. Methane lasts for a shorter time in the atmosphere, but seen over a 100-year period, it is a more potent greenhouse gas than ca…

_____ (2022-11-14). 'Culture Block' Is Leading to Ukraine Escalation (and risking WWIII). strategic-culture.org Washington's real interests in Ukraine must be understood not as a war of values but rather as a cruise-missile launched at China, not Russia. | Spot the problem here: First, the EU has lost Russia as a partner, yet the EU insists to maintain trade with China. Two, China, though, must bend to our EU 'rules' on how it configures its economy. Thirdly, China too, must accept to be 'castigated' by the likes of Olaf Scholtz and Charles Michel for 'not having put an end to Russia's illegal war in Ukraine'. Fourth, we, the EU, anyway do not intend to depend on you. And fifth, clean up your human rights abuses! | Wow! We…

_____ (2022-11-14). Surovikin's Difficult Choice. strategic-culture.org Russia Abandons Kherson | By Big SERGE | In January, 1944, the newly reconstituted German Sixth Army found itself in an operationally cataclysmic situation in the southern bend of the Dnieper River, in the area of Krivoi Rog and Nikopol. The Germans occupied a dangerous salient, jutting out precariously into the Red Army's lines. Vulnerable on two awkward flanks, and facing an enemy with superiority in manpower and firepower, any general worth his salt would have sought to withdraw as soon as possible. In this case, however, Hitler insisted that the Wehrmacht hold the salient, because the region was Germany's las…

_____ (2022-11-14). Pakistan's Delicate Balancing Act Between China and the U.S. strategic-culture.org Islamabad's tilt towards Beijing comes as traditional partner, the US looks to grow ties with rival India. | By F.M. SHAKIL | Pakistan is struggling to strike a balance in its relations with the US and China, as rivalry and competition between the two superpowers are set to spark geopolitical turmoil in South Asia. The growing tension in the region has made Islamabad noticeably ambivalent about its foreign policy postures. | Although Islamabad tries to maintain amicable ties with both countries, there seems a clear tilt toward China. Observers note that given Beijing's huge investments in Pakistan, the country ca…

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-11-14). UN envoy admits fabricating claim of Viagra-fueled rape as 'Russian military strategy'. thegrayzone.com UN Special Representative Pramila Patten has been exposed for fabricating her claim that Russia was supplying its troops with Viagra as a part of its "military strategy" in the Ukraine conflict. The widely publicized lie was recycled from baseless NATO propaganda deployed during its 2011 Libyan regime change war. In a November 10 call with Russian pranksters Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexey Stolyarov, better known by their aliases Vovan and Lexus, UN Envoy on Sexual Violence Pramila Patten admitted that there …

Amy Goodman (2022-11-14). Groups Protest Against Repression and Climate Inaction at COP27 Summit in Egypt. truthout.org Democracy Now! is in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where the COP27 U.N. climate conference has entered its second week amid protests against the host government's repression and world leaders' inaction on the climate crisis. We speak with Asad Rehman, executive director of War on Want and lead spokesperson for the Climate Justice Coalition, who risked arrest to participate in a climate justice protest along with hundreds of others in Egypt on Saturday. "You can't have the very people burning the planet sitting here and pretending to be drafting the solutions to it, and that's exactly what's happening in these climate n…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-14). Military Situation In Syria On November 14, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On November 14, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 4 times: 2 in Latakia province, 1 in Idlib province, 1 in Aleppo province; | On November 13, Israeli warplanes attacked Shayrat Airbase in Homs province with several missiles. Two SAA servicemen were killed; | On November 14, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Nayrab; | On November 14, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-14). Top Zelensky Advisor Threatens War With Iran. southfront.org Written by Alexander Rubinstein. Originally published by the Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, has called for attacks inside Iran as the country's drones cause setbacks for the Ukrainian military.: | On November 5, Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, has advocated for military strikes on dro…

____ (2022-11-14). American-Born Canadian Professor Attacked by Mainstream Media for Opposing NATO Narrative on Ukraine. transcend.org 6 Nov 2022 – A highly regarded Russia specialist in Canada, Prof. Michael Carley at the Univ. of Montreal, has refused to support the NATO narrative on the Ukraine conflict and has since been subjected to a vicious smear campaign. The "Carley Affair" can act as a warning of what to expect as the U.S. harbors more Ukrainian refugees.

____ (2022-11-14). Attempt to Try Russian Leaders for War Crimes Is Part of the West's Weaponization of the ICC. transcend.org 14 Nov 2022 – International Criminal Court continues to serve as a "battering ram for U.S. and NATO policy," as the former U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes in the Clinton administration defined it.

____ (2022-11-14). Let's Be Clear: If WW3 Happens It Will Be the Result of Choices Made by the US Empire. transcend.org 7 Nov 2022 – The commander of the US nuclear arsenal has stated unequivocally that the war in Ukraine is just a warmup exercise for a much larger conflict that's already in the mail.

____ (2022-11-14). Letter from Manuel Zelaya, former President of Honduras, to the British PM about Julian Assange. transcend.org 11 Nov 2022 – Your Excellency PM Sunak, I am writing to you in my capacity as Former President of the Republic of Honduras to request the review of the extradition to the USA and the immediate release of the Australian cyber journalist and activist Julian Assange. I base this request on humanitarian reasons, since as is public knowledge the prolonged confinement and the current conditions of detention have seriously affected Mr. Assange's health; also on reasons that warn of the violation of rights not only of the aforementioned but of civilised society as a whole.

____ (2022-11-14). Market Lords, Much more than a War, behind World's Food Crisis. transcend.org 11 Nov 2022 – While grain exports continue to flow to world's markets, and Turkey-brokered agreement between Russia and Ukraine to resume cereals and fertilisers shipments from both countries, food prices are still skyrocketing. How come? "In each of the three global food crises studied, financial speculation has caused steep increases in prices, making food inaccessible to hundreds of millions of people."

____ (2022-11-14). 'On the Highway to Climate Hell' — The Climate Crisis, Activism and Broken Politics. transcend.org 14 Nov 2022 – Last month, the UN Environment Agency issued its starkest warning yet about the climate crisis. The failure by governments around the world to cut carbon emissions means there is 'no credible pathway to 1.5C in place'. Limiting the rise of global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels was the international agreement at COP21, the UN Climate Summit in Paris in 2015.

____ (2022-11-14). UN Expert Calls for Lifting Unilateral Sanctions 'Suffocating' Syrian People. transcend.org 10 Nov 2022 – UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures and human rights Alena Douhan today urged sanctioning States to lift unilateral sanctions against Syria, warning that they were perpetuating and exacerbating the destruction and trauma suffered by the Syrian people since 2011.

____ (2022-11-14). US Nuclear Forces Chief: 'The Big One Is Coming'. transcend.org 6 Nov 2022 – The commander that oversees US nuclear forces delivered an ominous warning at a naval conference last week by calling the war in Ukraine a "warmup" for the "big one" that is to come. [Having fun yet?>

Binoy Kampmark (2022-11-14). The Secret Wars of the US Imperium. dissidentvoice.org To get to where they are, imperial powers will deceive, dissimulate and distort. The US imperium, that most awesome of devilish powers, has tentacled itself across the globe, often unbeknownst to its own citizens. In a report released by the New York University School of Law's Brennan Center of Justice titled Secret War: How the …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2022-11-14). The Secret Wars of the US Imperium. "Unauthorized Hostilities" globalresearch.ca

____ (2022-11-14). ASEAN summits conclude, achieving fruitful results for post-pandemic cooperation. ecns.cn The 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits concluded in Cambodia on Sunday, achieving fruitful results for greater regional cooperation towards…

____ (2022-11-14). Xi says looks forward to working with Biden to bring bilateral ties back on track. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that he is ready to have a candid and in-depth exchange of views with U.S. President Joe Biden on issues of strategic importance in China-U.S. relations and on major global and regional issues.

____ (2022-11-14). Hardware integration completed on Radio Telescope in Sichuan. ecns.cn The radio imaging telescope has completed the hardware integration after four years of construction, and officially entered the phase of concept verification. It is expected to be put into trial operation in June 2023.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-14). Russia, US officials holding talks in Turkey amid tensions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) — Russian and US officials are holding talks in the Turkish capital Ankara, the Russian media reported on Monday, citing a source, amid continued high tensions between Moscow and Washington over the Ukraine war.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-14). Attempt to Try Russian Leaders for War Crimes is Part of the West's Weaponization of the International Criminal Court. libya360.wordpress.com Robin Philpot International Criminal Court (ICC) continues to serve as a "battering ram for U.S. and NATO policy," as the former U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes in the Clinton administration defined it. The quote above does not come from President Putin of Russia or from President Xi of China. It comes from David Scheffer, former…

Jacob Andrewartha (2022-11-14). How can we help the Iranian revolution from Australia? greenleft.org.au Socialist Alliance supports the current inspiring uprising across Iran, led by young women. Jacob Andrewartha argues Australia can do more to help.

Jake Johnson (2022-11-14). Warren Says Debt Ceiling Should Be Abolished to End GOP Threat to 'Blow Up the Economy'. commondreams.org The Massachusetts Democrat said many newly elected Republicans think they can help Trump win in 2024 by creating "chaos in the economy."

John Wojcik (2022-11-14). With Nevada Democratic win, voters repel GOP effort to take the Senate. peoplesworld.org Democrats are retaining control of the Senate after the victory Saturday of Catherine Cortez Masto in Nevada, blocking a Republican push to take the chamber and use it to thwart a progressive agenda. The final outcome in the House remains undetermined, but with Democrats apparently winning in district after district among those remaining, they still …

Katrina Nash, Sonica Minhas, Nicholas Metheny, Krishna M. Gokhale, Julie Taylor, Caroline Bradbury-Jones, Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, Joht Singh Chandan, Nicola J. Adderley (2022-11-14). [Articles] Association between childhood maltreatment and atopy in the UK: A population based retrospective cohort study. thelancet.com Considering the substantial health burden associated with childhood maltreatment, it is important to implement public health policies aimed at enhancing: 1) detection and primary prevention of childhood maltreatment, 2) secondary and tertiary prevention interventions to reduce the burden of ill health associated with exposure to maltreatment and 3) clinical awareness of such associations and subsequent knowledge of management.

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies (2022-11-14). Reed/Inhofe Amendment Would Open Floodgates for War Profiteers. commondreams.org And possibly signals a major ground war against Russia.

Medea Benjamin (2022-11-14). Congressional Amendment Opens Floodgates for War Profiteers and a Major Ground War on Russia. globalresearch.ca

Media Lens (2022-11-14). "On The Highway To Climate Hell": The Climate Crisis, Activism And Broken Politics. dissidentvoice.org Last month, the United Nation's environment agency issued arguably its starkest warning yet about the climate crisis. The failure by governments around the world to cut carbon emissions means there is 'no credible pathway to 1.5C in place'. Limiting the rise of global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels was the international agreement at COP21, …

Paul Craig Roberts (2022-11-14). The Evidence Is In — Another Stolen Election. thealtworld.com Americans, not all of them but most, are too proud of their country and too protective of its reputation as "the world's best democracy" to admit it, but they have just experienced another stolen election. All the telltale signs are there—just as they are for the 2020 presidential election that was stolen from President Trump. Ballot count delays while Democrats round up sufficient fraudulent ballots to offset the Republican's victory. Sudden upward spikes of 100,000 votes in one moment of time to push a Democrat candidate on a losing path ahead of the Republican. It is not possible for that number of ballo…

Press Associates (2022-11-14). Amazon demands workers work nights or get laid off, prompts walkouts in Minnesota. peoplesworld.org EAGAN, Minn. (PAI)—Amazon's demand that 29 workers, many of them migrants from Somalia, at its Eagan, Minn., warehouse, either change from day to overnight shifts or get laid off prompted two walkouts there in one week in early November. The protests—reported by a news site for migrants, The Sahan Journal, the pro-worker Athena Coalition, and …

Rajan Menon (2022-11-14). Ukraine War Is Driving "a Gold Rush to New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure" truthout.org Washington's vaunted "rules-based international order" has undergone a stress test following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and here's the news so far: it hasn't held up well. In fact, the disparate reactions to Vladimir Putin's war have only highlighted stark global divisions, which reflect the unequal distribution of wealth and power. Such divisions have made it even harder for a multitude of sovereign states to find the minimal common ground needed to tackle the biggest global problems, especially climate change. | In fact, it's now reasonable to ask whether an international community connected by a consensus of…

Rajan Menon (2022-11-14). A Vicious and Divisive War When We Should All Be Battling a Common Enemy. commondreams.org It's now reasonable to ask whether an international community connected by a consensus of norms and rules, and capable of acting in concert against the direst threats to humankind, exists.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-11-14). How Europe Is Destroying Its Own 'Garden'. orinocotribune.com By Ramzy Baroud Nov 9, 2022 | The European Union's Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell is not particularly perceived by the EU's political elite or mainstream media as a rightwing ideologue or warmonger. But seen through a different, non-western prism, it is hard not to mistake him for one. | Borrell's recent comments that "Europe is a garden" and that "the rest of the world is a jungle" were duly

Robert S. Becker (2022-11-14). Treading water, Biden needs what energizes progressives: visionÔøº. nationofchange.org Rethugs corrupt politics as war,/ Sucker punching with doom, gloom and gore.

Sharon Zhang (2022-11-14). Democrats Have Just Weeks to Avoid Labor Board Funding "Catastrophe," Union Says. truthout.org The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will steadily lose its ability to enforce federal labor laws if Congress doesn't pass an increase in funding for the agency before this session ends in January, the agency union is warning. | Labor union activity

SP Editor (2022-11-14). Why the War in Ukraine Is a True Act of Madness. scheerpost.com

Staff (2022-11-14). "No Climate Justice Without Human Rights": Groups Protest Inaction, Repression at U.N. Summit in Egypt. democracynow.org Democracy Now! is in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where the COP27 U.N. climate conference has entered its second week amid protests against the host government's repression and world leaders' inaction on the climate crisis. We speak with Asad Rehman, executive director of War on Want and lead spokesperson for the Climate Justice Coalition, who risked arrest to participate in a climate justice protest along with hundreds of others in Egypt on Saturday. "You can't have the very people burning the planet sitting here and pretending to be drafting the solutions to it, and that's exactly what&…

Tamara Pearson (2022-11-14). Why global news is essential for individual and social well being. greenleft.org.au The whole world knows about the recent US midterm elections, but how many people in the global north are aware of other country's elections, or the recent coup in Burkina Faso, asks Tamara Pearson.

Thaddeus Kozinski (2022-11-14). Are You Aware? And Are You Aware of Your Unawareness? globalresearch.ca

The Associated Press (2022-11-14). DEA's Most Corrupt Agent: Parties, Sex Amid 'Unwinnable War'. latinorebels.com José Irizarry accepts that he's known as the most corrupt agent in U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration history, admitting he "became another man" in conspiring with Colombian cartels to build a lavish lifestyle of expensive sports cars, Tiffany jewels, and paramours around the world.

Thecommunists (2022-11-14). Harpal Brar: Lenin on party building (One Step Forward). thecommunists.org Comrade Harpal Brar, founding chair of the CPGB-ML, gives a presentation on VI Lenin's work One Step Forward, Two Steps Back. Written to address a specific crisis in the Russian communist movement of the early 20th century, the book remains relevant for the ground-breaking theoretical work that Lenin did in explaining exactly how workers need …

WSWS (2022-11-14). Mobilise the working class against imperialist war! wsws.org The resolution against imperialist war was the first moved at the SEP's Sixth National Congress and was adopted unanimously.

WSWS (2022-11-14). Ten Amazon workers injured in violent workplace incident at JKF8 warehouse in New York. wsws.org The incident occurred amid extraordinarily high tensions at the warehouse, where workers are still without a contract despite having voted to unionize in March, and where dozens of workers were suspended last month for refusing to work after a fire.

WSWS (2022-11-14). New Zealand national security briefing promotes war and censorship. wsws.org The Labour Party-led government is preparing to crack down on freedom of speech, as it strengthens its integration into the US-led war plans against Russia and China.

WSWS (2022-11-14). Japan, UK to sign military agreement next month. wsws.org The deal is part of efforts by Washington and its allies to further tighten the noose around China in preparation for war.

WSWS (2022-11-14). Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez praises Biden, defends war against Russia, and attacks socialist critics in interview with The Intercept. wsws.org On November 9 and 10, The Intercept published a two-part, long-form interview with Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, which is the latest iteration of the pro-imperialist politics of Max Shachtman and Michael Harrington.

WSWS (2022-11-14). Tax rises and severe cuts expected in autumn budget as Britain enters longest ever recession. wsws.org This is nothing short of a declaration of war against the working class. It is not a plan for a one-off slash and burn budget, but an annual program of spending cuts and tax rises set to last at least five years.

WSWS (2022-11-14). Doctors and nurses warn of "breaking point" in hospital ERs. wsws.org Emergency departments are facing the growing crisis of long boarding times for patients in their departments due to a crush of patients and decreasing resources.

Tamara Pearson (2022-11-14). Why global news is essential for individual and social well-being. greenleft.org.au The whole world knows about the recent US midterm elections, but how many people in the global north are aware of other country's elections, or the recent coup in Burkina Faso, asks Tamara Pearson.

Staff (2022-11-14). Venezuela Sends its Condolences to Tàºrkiye After Terrorist Attack in Istanbul. orinocotribune.com The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela's government issued an official statement this Sunday, November 13, sending its condolences to the people and the government of the Republic of Tàºrkiye. There was a terrible explosion in the city of Istanbul, leaving fatalities, many injured and substantial material losses. | Venezuela joins Tàºrkiye in mourning at this fateful moment, with Venezuela's letter expressing its solidarity with the families, friends and relatives of the victims. The statement formulated wishes for the speedy recovery of the injured. | Six people were killed and 81 others wounded this Sun…

TeleSUR (2022-11-14). Venezuela-Iran: Framework Agreement in "Seven Major Sectors" telesurenglish.net The Minister of People's Power for Productive Agriculture and Land of Venezuela, Wilmar Castro, announced today that progress is being made in executing a framework cooperation agreement between the two countries in seven sectors. | RELATED: | "In this ninth binational meeting, the seven appointed commissions have made extraordinary progress and we are working on a framework agreement covering seven major sectors: e…

TeleSUR, YSM, JDO (2022-11-14). Venezuela expresa condolencias a Tàºrkiye por atentado con bomba en Estambul. telesurtv.net Venezuela catalogó el hecho de lamentable y condenó los actos, métodos y prácticas terroristas en todas sus formas.

Pepe Escobar (2022-11-14). The Kherson Retreat. Massive Weaponization Coupled with "NATO de facto Running the War" globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-11-14). Greenpeace: As Egypt Hosts COP27, Country's Agricultural Sector Ravaged by Impact of Climate Crisis. democracynow.org As the U.N. climate conference takes place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, we look at the effects of the climate crisis for the host country, such as rising temperatures and sea levels in the Nile Delta. Ahmed El Droubi, Greenpeace regional campaign manager for the Middle East and North Africa, says "the most significantly impacted sector in Egypt is definitely the agricultural sector." Egyptians are calling for wealthy nations to be held accountable for causing the bulk of the climate crisis, only to be met with "temporary solutions that do not address the core of the climate crisis," he adds.

_____ (2022-11-14). Courier Class War, With Antonio Solis. popularresistance.org Well, originally it was Ligia Guallpa, the director of the Worker's Justice Project, who helped us start organizing in the streets. We met her at a march, and she started to talk to us about the power we could have by organizing. And that's what we've been figuring out little by little. | We have big WhatsApp groups where we communicate with all of our comrades, we have the Los Deliveristas Unidos Facebook page, we have GPS groups, and radio groups. We have a lot of tools to organize ourselves and take care of each other out here in the streets. | Early on, we began to organize ourselves. We had a small group her…

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