(2022-12-06). U.S. sacrifices 33 Georgian soldiers in greater Ukraine war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaDecember 5, 2022 Georgian Dream Members Offer Condolences over Fighters Killed in Ukraine After Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, several members of the Georgian Dream party, including Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, also made statements offering their condolences to the families of the 5 Georgian fighters who were killed while fighting near the city of Bakhmut, …
(2022-12-06). Russian Oil Price Cap, EU Sanctions Come Into Effect. news.antiwar.com An EU embargo on Russian oil and a Western-imposed price cap on Russian oil came into effect on Monday as Moscow said it is preparing a response to the policies. The US led the push to impose a price cap on Russian oil, and the EU agreed to set it at $60 per barrel, or …
(2022-12-06). Selected Articles: "No, Putin Did Not Start the War in Ukraine". Towards a U.S. War Against Russia? globalresearch.ca 
By The United States is deliberately misleading Ukraine so it can use its territory to prosecute its war on …
(2022-12-06). Patient Groups Push Congress to Combat Big Pharma Greed in Spending Bill. scheerpost.com 
"As Congress works toward finalizing an end-of-year budget package, we urge the chambers to include bipartisan legislation to address abuse of the Food and Drug Administration's citizen petition process in order to reduce drug prices and save the government hundreds of millions of dollars."
(2022-12-06). Sanders Moves for Senate to Vote on Ending US Support for Saudi-Led War in Yemen. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is planning to bring a resolution aimed at ending U.S. support for the Saudi Arabia-led war in Yemen to a vote in the Senate as early as next week, saying it could have the votes to pass. Sanders told The Intercept this week that he will put a war powers resolution to a vote, which can be done without the backing of Senate leadership because of the nature of the… |
(2022-12-06). The Heat: Ukraine Conflict. america.cgtn.com 
The conflict in Ukraine is dragging on without an end in sight. What can be done to achieve peace? Ukraine says Russia has been targeting Ukrainian power infrastructure with missile strikes. The West has responded with economic sanctions, imposing a price cap on Russian oil. …
(2022-12-06). Russia's war in the mirror of western international law nihilism and propaganda. indybay.org With Russia's war of aggression on Ukraine and the Western response, the world may be headed in leaps and bounds toward the nuclear abyss: The escalation dynamic is gaining speed. More and more conventional weapons with better and better effect are being moved by the West to Ukraine, while asserting that they are not a party to the war.
(2022-12-06). Military Situation In Syria On December 6, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On December 6, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On December 6, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions near Tal Abyadh city; | On December 5, the SAA sent a large military convoy to the al-Armiah countryside; | The Syrian Democratic Forces resume their joint operations with the US army in northern Syria after they were allegedly suspended recently due to the Turkish escalation.
(2022-12-06). Papua New Guinea Says It Can't Get Caught In US and Australia's Standoff With China. news.antiwar.com Papua New Guinea cannot afford to be caught in a standoff between the US, Australia, and China, the country's prime minister told The Guardian. Prime Minister James Marape was invited to Washington in September for a summit with other Pacific nations as the US is looking to gain influence in the region to counter China. …
(2022-12-06). Israel's Blockade Leaves Gaza's Firefighters Badly Equipped. towardfreedom.org Gaza has between 450 and 500 emergency responders, including firefighters. First responders are supposed to be protected under the Geneva Conventions. However, many have been killed during Israel's aggressions against Gaza since 2008, reports Ghada Al-Haddad for Electronic Intifada.
(2022-12-06). Saturday 12/17: 14th Annual Peace and Justice Awards Dinner. indybay.org
(2022-12-06). Monday 12/5: Warning: Transphobes Kara Dansky and Lierre Kieth plan to stage protest in Oakland. indybay.org René C. Davidson Courthouse | 1225 Fallon Street | Oakland, CA 94612…
(2022-12-06). Biden & Republicrats Union Busting Bill Against Railway Workers & Their Fight For Sick Pay. indybay.org The Biden administration with the support of most of the Democrats and Republicans in Congress pushed a bill that imposes a reactionary contract that severely limits sick pay and benefits BNSF railroad owner Warren Buffet and the other railroad corporations.
(2022-12-06). Reflections on Events in Afghanistan: US Brings Culture Wars to Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-06). The Global South Births a New Game-changing Payment System. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar Nov 30, 2022 | Challenging the western monetary system, the Eurasia Economic Union is leading the Global South toward a new common payment system to bypass the US Dollar. | The Eurasia Economic Union (EAEU) is speeding up its design of a common payment system, which has been closely discussed for nearly a year with the Chinese under the stewardship of Through its regulatory body, the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), the EAEU has just extended a very…
(2022-12-06). A Canticle for Leibowitz (1959): One of the science fiction works of the era depicting the consequences of nuclear war. wsws.org Over the decades, the book has sold millions of copies and, despite shortcomings, deserves to be read again today because of the threat of nuclear devastation.
(2022-12-06). Chinese Communist Party moves towards "herd immunity" policy. wsws.org Confronting economic crisis at home and under the conjoined pressures of international finance capital and the military provocations of US imperialism, the Xi government is scrapping China's Zero-COVID policy that has saved millions of lives.
(2022-12-06). "Military Intervention Will Birth Military Occupation," Haitian Activist Warns. truthout.org The Biden administration is again pushing for military intervention in Haiti, in part due to the fear of Haitian immigrants coming to the United States, but also as a result of an imperialist mindset that is focused on physically controlling Haiti. The U.S. mainstream media constantly present Haiti as a country that is collapsing without presenting geopolitical, colonial and structural contexts… |
(2022-12-06). Georgia Breaks Voting Records in Senate Runoff Election. truthout.org Voters in Georgia cast their ballots Tuesday in the closely watched runoff election between Senator Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker. A victory for Warnock would give Democrats a 51st seat in the Senate. The election has seen a record number of early votes, especially in communities of color, but Black Voters Matter co-founder and executive director Cliff Albright says… |
(2022-12-06). Military Situation In Yemen On December 6, 2022 (Map Udpdate). southfront.org 
(2022-12-06). Vice President Rodríguez: Venezuela to Continue Economic Recovery in 2023. orinocotribune.com On Monday, December 5, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez led a meeting with the Venezuelan Confederation of Industrialists (Conindustria). Economic expectations and environments for the year 2023 were discussed, with Rodríguez stating that the country will have a favorable economic upturn. | She said that during 2022, positive economic results have been achieved "thanks to the public policies applied and the effort of the private sector to comply with those policies." | The vice president specifically referred to the economic development and prosperity program for Venezuela, saying that it has shown a pos…
(2022-12-06). Secretario de ALBA-TCP sostiene encuentro con António Guterres. telesurtv.net Llorenti resaltó que entre los temas tratados están los bloqueos impuestos a Cuba y Venezuela, así como las medidas coercitivas unilaterales contra Nicaragua.
(2022-12-06). øCómo fue la primera victoria electoral de Hugo Chávez en 1998. telesurtv.net El 2 de febrero 1999, Hugo Chávez asumió la presidencia de Venezuela con un juramento que marcó el inicio de un profundo proceso de cambios en e país suramericano.
(2022-12-05). Arnold August: Dems Seek Political Gain by Pretending Opposition To Right-wing Fascism (Interview). orinocotribune.com A Canadian expert on American internal affairs, Arnold August, says the Democrats' opposition to the "right-wing fascism" is not genuine. | "The interest of the Democrats and its media, such as CNN, is not to oppose right-wing fascism but rather to build a straw man for political gain in order to cover their own traces," August, a member of the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP), tells the Tehran Times. | August also says people in Europe and the United States know that "the US/NATO war against Russia" is cause of the recent inflation, unprecedented in decades. | Following is the text of the interview: | Q: Inflation…
(2022-12-05). Arnold August: Dems Seek Political Gain by Pretending Opposition To Right-wing Fascism. orinocotribune.com By Mohammad Hassan Nikbin — Nov 22, 2022 | A Canadian expert on American internal affairs, Arnold August, says the Democrats' opposition to the "right-wing fascism" is not genuine. | "The interest of the Democrats and its media, such as CNN, is not to oppose right-wing fascism but rather to build a straw man for political gain in order to cover their own traces," August, a member of the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP), tells the Tehran Times. | August also says people in Europe and the United States know that "the US/NATO war against Russia" is the cause of unprecedented inflation in recent decades. | Follow…
(2022-12-05). Can An American Scientist Who Smuggled Critical Nuclear Secrets to the Russians After World War II Be Considered a "Good Guy"? New Film Says Yes. strategic-culture.org 
Controversial New Documentary Reveals How A Teenage Army Physicistnewsauthor">D Ted Hall Saved The Russian People From A Treacherous U.S. Sneak Attack In 19 -51—And May Well Have Prevented A Global Nuclear Holocaust | By Ron RIDENOUR | The provocative documentary "A Compassionate Spy" tells the amazing but almost unknown story of a "near-genius" Harvard physics major, who at age 17, was selected to help develop an atom bomb before the Nazis did. | At 18, after graduating from Harvard, Ted was the youngest physicist to work on the atomic bombs at Los Alamos, New Mexico. He worked with uranium and the implosion syst…
(2022-12-05). Nigerian President Says Weapons From Ukraine are Winding Up in Africa. news.antiwar.com Nigeria's president has warned that weapons and ammunition used in the war in Ukraine are winding up in the hands of "terrorists" in the Lake Chad region of Africa. President Muhammadu Buhari made the comments last week from the Nigerian capital of Abuja. According to a press release from his office, Buhari drew attention "to the …
(2022-12-05). Explosions Hit Air Bases Deep Inside Russia, Killing Three Russian Soldiers. news.antiwar.com Explosions hit two Russian air bases deep inside Russian territory early Monday morning, killing three Russian soldiers and damaging two aircraft, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Blasts were reported at the Dyagilevo airfield in the Ryazan Oblast and Engels airfield in the Saratov Oblast, two locations that are over 250 miles from the Ukrainian border. …
(2022-12-05). US Army Plans 'Dramatic' Increase in Ammunition Production as Ukraine Aid Drains Stockpiles. news.antiwar.com The US Army is planning a "dramatic" increase in the production of 155mm artillery rounds as the US has sent a staggering amount of ammunition to Ukraine over the past eight months. According to a Pentagon fact sheet released at the end of November, the US has sent Ukraine 924,000 155mm artillery rounds to Ukraine …
(2022-12-05). Daniel Kovalik: "World War III Has Begun" libya360.wordpress.com Dan Kovalik and Mohsen Abdelmoumen American lawyer and peace activist Daniel Kovalik DR The American lawyer and peace activist visited Donetsk where, he says in this interview, the Ukrainian army bombed a school, a football stadium and a monastery, without the Western media reporting these war crimes. The author of the book "The Plot To Overthrow…
(2022-12-05). West Lays Down Conditions For Withdrawing Support For Riots. popularresistance.org The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Arabic-language al-Alam television news network on Monday that the states have suggested that they would adopt the approach on the condition that Iran starts to unconditionally and abundantly inject crude oil and natural gas into global energy markets, which remain unstable in the wake of Russia's military campaign in neighboring Ukraine and coercive measures against Moscow. | He went on to note that the Islamic Republic has also been asked to completely yield to the demands put forward by representatives of three European countries — Britain, Franc…
(2022-12-05). Israel's Nuclear Menacing Of The Middle East. popularresistance.org As Western countries are floating the theory that Russia could escalate its conflict with Ukraine to a nuclear war, many Western governments continue to turn a blind eye to Israel's own nuclear weapons capabilities. Luckily, many countries around the world do not subscribe to this endemic Western hypocrisy. | "The Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction" was held between Nov. 14-18, with the sole purpose of creating new standards of accountability that, as should have always been the case, be applied equally to all Middle Eastern countrie…
(2022-12-05). Airbases Deep Inside Russia Rocked By Explosions; New Wave Of Airstrikes Pummel Ukraine. southfront.org 
Originally published on Monday saw another major escalation in the Ukraine war as Russian media reported that explosions rocked two air bases in Russia, suggesting Ukrainian forces could be seeking to launch missiles deep into Russian territory, though the exact cause or type of weapon behind the explosions are unknown. It could also possibly be another "
(2022-12-05). In Video 18+: Ukrainian Servicemen Killing Their Brothers In Arms. southfront.org
(2022-12-05). Nigerian President Warns Western Weapons For Ukraine Are Ending Up In Africa. southfront.org 
: A screenshot taken from a video released by Boko Haram in 2014 shows the leader of the group, Abubakar Shekau.At least a dozen major terrorist groups operate in Nigeria, including the infamous Boko Haram, and the inflow of weapons that could easily end up in their hands is the last thing the West African nation needs. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | Despite months of allegations that Western weapons being supplied to the Kiev regime are ending up in black mar…
(2022-12-05). Sanctions Batter Russia as the Kremlin Attempts to Overcome Them. independentmediainstitute.org Immediately after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the U.S., the UK, and the EU placed major sanctions on Russia to constrict its economy and restrain its war effort. Having been updated several times since, these sanctions have compounded the effects of the previous sanctions placed on Russia in 2014 after it annexed …
(2022-12-05). Twelve Points on the NATO-Russian Ukrainian War. libya360.wordpress.com Gordon M. Hahn Kyiv 2023 will see intensified Western efforts in the former Soviet Russian periphery to include the efforts to: turn Armenia and Central Asia west and away from Russia; continue Western, Ukrainian, and Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure in and around the Russo-NATO Ukrainian war; foment color revolution in Belarus, including infiltrating Ukrainian-based…
(2022-12-05). New Report Details How Vast Military Spending By the Richest Countries Greatly Accelerates Climate Crisis. covertactionmagazine.com So why do climate justice groups like 350.org support the war in Ukraine? While the world's climate negotiators gathered for the COP27 summit in Egypt, a new report published by the Transnational Institute, a Dutch think tank, emphasizes how rising global military spending is a great threat to efforts to combat climate change. According to …
(2022-12-05). "No, Putin Did Not Start the War in Ukraine". Towards a U.S. War against Russia? globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-05). Military Situation In Syria On December 5, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On December 5, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 6 times: 4 in Latakia province, 1 in Idlib province, 1 in Hama province; | On December 5, the SDF artillery shelled Turkish base in Dabiq area; | On December 4, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions near Ain Issa town; | Five SDF members were killed by the Turkish Army in the Euphrates Shield, Peace Spring and Olive Branch areas in the northern Syria,…
(2022-12-05). Jan Oberg in China Daily: Abolish NATO and Build Peace Instead. transcend.org While most organisations are evaluated and reformed as time goes by, NATO isn't. It has become sacrosanct and criticism of its operations silenced. In Western media, it is always called the "defensive" alliance. It does not see itself as party to the conflict with Russia…
(2022-12-05). Macron Says Security Guarantees for Russia Needed for Future Peace Deal. scheerpost.com 
(2022-12-05). Oil War: Price Cap On Russian Oil Came Into Force. southfront.org 
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(2022-12-05). Narrative versus Reality: "Sorry, Russia Is Winning the War" globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-05). Hypocrites and Psychopaths: EU's Russia War Crimes Tribunal. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-05). Lloyd Austin Says the Pentagon Is 'Aligning' Its Budget Like Never Before to Face China. news.antiwar.com Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Saturday delivered a speech where he reaffirmed that the Pentagon's top priority is countering China, which he accused of seeking to reshape the so-called "international order." "Now, the National Defense Strategy is clear-eyed about our main competitors. And that starts with the People's Republic of China (PRC)," Austin said …
(2022-12-05). Iran Says It Won't Resume Nuclear Deal Talks 'Under Pressure'. news.antiwar.com The Iranian Foreign Ministry said Monday that Tehran would not resume negotiations on the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, "under pressure" from the US. "American officials know that the Islamic Republic of Iran, under pressures and threats, is not willing to negotiate or make concessions," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said, according to the Iranian …
(2022-12-05). Turkey Expects More Extraditions From Sweden for NATO Membership. news.antiwar.com Sweden last week extradited a suspected member of the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) to Turkey, a move Turkish officials have welcomed, but Ankara wants to see more extraditions before approving Stockholm's NATO membership. "This is a good start from Sweden that shows their sincerity and goodwill. We hope new [extraditions] will follow in line with …
(2022-12-05). Youth and students in Australia support IYSSE's call for global anti-war movement. wsws.org "I definitely support an anti-war movement. I think we need to do our part for society and to stop war. The way the world is, things aren't going to get any better unless people like us do something."
(2022-12-05). A Stoic's Key to Peace of Mind: Seneca on the Antidote to Anxiety. transcend.org "There are more things … likely to frighten us than there are to crush us; we suffer more often in imagination than in reality. The truth is, we know so little about life, we don't really know what the good news is and what the bad news is." — Kurt Vonnegut…
(2022-12-05). Peace Disruptors—The Conversion and Repurposing of Places of Worship (Part 4): Synagogues Defiled by Spanish Monarchy. transcend.org The Odyssey of the Second Exodus Based on Religious Conflicts and Oppression…
(2022-12-05). President Maduro Highlights Venezuelan Economic Prospects. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, President Nicolas Maduro highlighted the promising prospects for the nation that the current process of economic growth and prospects for oil production generate. | RELATED: | "We are recovering the Homeland with work, effort, and deep love for our people. Today we live in peace, joy and with a promising future for all," he said. | On Nov. 26, his administration and the opposition Unitary Platform (PU) signed…
(2022-12-05). The Fed's Response To Inflation Is Another Upward Transfer Of Wealth. popularresistance.org The Federal Reserve has responded to runaway inflation by hiking up interest rates at the same time that Americans are drowning in historic levels of personal debt. With interest rates up, prices will only rise faster than wages, hitting the vast majority of people with stagnant or declining wages in real terms. The result is yet another upward transfer of wealth to the minority of capitalists responsible for the crisis in the first place. Economist Richard Wolff joins The Chris Hedges Report to discuss the origins of the inflation crisis, the Fed's response, and what this all means for working people. | Richard…
(2022-12-05). The Pentagon Reveals New Stealth Bomber in War Prep Against China. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-05). Military Situation In Iraq On December 5, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2022-12-05). Is US Government And IRS Coming After You For Not Reporting $600 Side Hustle On Venmo, Zelle, And Cash App? moguldom.com The IRS has lowered its earning threshold from $20,000 to $600 for people doing side hustles and part-time work, warning on Dec. 1 that gig workers must declare their earnings if they get paid on third-party payment network transactions. In the past, a 1099K form was triggered once gig workers crossed the $20,000 income threshold …
(2022-12-05). After FTX Collapse, Closely Watched Analyst Says Don't Hold Bitcoin On Exchanges. moguldom.com Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the bankrupt FTX crypto exchange, is under investigation and could face years in prison if it's confirmed that he fraudulently misappropriated users' funds. Digital asset holders have been warned to explore other options to help safeguard their investments. FTX imploded over the course of a few days in November after SBF …
(2022-12-05). The Ever-Widening War. Escalation is Proceeding. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-05). The 2002 Bush Junior Doctrine and the Pandora Box of "Preemptive Warfare" globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-05). NATO Narratives and Corporate Media Are Leading to 'Doorstep of Doom'. mronline.org 
A popular cartoon aptly expresses the political angst provoked by media pundits today as they chatter on about nuclear war: Two people, both a little hunched over, burdened with the world, are walking down a city street. The woman says to the man, "My desire to be well-informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane."
(2022-12-05). Palestinian executed at point-blank range by Israeli border police. mronline.org 
The harrowing video capturing the Israeli border police officer shooting a Palestinian in Huwwara has circulated widely on social media and sparked outrage among Palestinians.
(2022-12-05). Chris Hedges: Know Thine Enemy. scheerpost.com 
The expedited legislation passed by Congress to avert a strike by railroad unions dealt one more blow in the decades long war waged by the two ruling parties against the working class.
(2022-12-05). Our Authentically Fake and Hypocritical Society of Copies. dissidentvoice.org 
"Ditto," said Tweedledum. "Ditto, ditto!" cried Tweedledee. — Lewis Carroll, Through The Looking-Glass, December 27, 1871 Sometimes a trifling contretemps can open a window onto significant issues. As a case in point, The New York Times, a newspaper that regularly publishes U.S. propaganda without a bit of shame or remorse, recently reported on a controversy …
(2022-12-05). Our Authentically Fake and Hypocritical Society of Copies. Bob Dylan's New Book. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-05). NATO Narratives and Corporate Media Are Leading to the 'Doorstep of Doom'. libya360.wordpress.com Robin Andersen Wall Street Journal (The U.S. Should Show It Can Win a Nuclear War 4/27/22): "Unless the US prepares to win a nuclear war, it risks losing one." A popular cartoon aptly expresses the political angst provoked by media pundits today as they chatter on about nuclear war: Two people, both a little hunched over, burdened…
(2022-12-05). UNITE HERE Union Canvassers Mobilize Ahead of Georgia Runoff Elections. therealnews.com 
Senator Raphael Warnock is facing off against Republican challenger Herchel Walker after neither secured % of the vote during the Nov. 8 general election. But it is widely expected for th…
(2022-12-05). 750+ Groups Reject Inclusion of Manchin's Dirty Deal in Pentagon Spending Bill. truthout.org A broad coalition of environmentalists, public health campaigners, and progressive advocacy organizations on Monday issued a stern warning to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi not to include the so-called "dirty deal" on energy project permitting reforms in the mammoth military spending bill set to roll through Congress this month. In a letter signed by more than… |
(2022-12-05). Today the Threat of Nuclear War is Real: America's 1945 Plan: "Wipe the Soviet Union Off the Map", 204 Atomic Bombs against 66 Major Cities, US Nuclear Attack against USSR Planned During World War II. globalresearch.ca According to a secret document dated September 15, 1945, "the Pentagon had envisaged blowing up the Soviet Union with a coordinated nuclear attack directed against 66 major urban areas.
(2022-12-05). Toxic Cold War weapons legacy: Uranium mines still poisoning the U.S. peoplesworld.org 
This extensive report was produced by ProPublica writers by Mark Olalde, Mollie Simon and Alex Mierjeski. In the American government's rush to build its Cold War nuclear arsenal, safety was sacrificed for speed. Uranium mills that helped fuel the weapons also dumped radioactive and toxic waste into rivers like the Cheyenne in South Dakota and the Animas in Colorado. Thousands of sheep …
(2022-12-05). Native American Heritage Month in Poland: EUCOM, NATO continue a grand tradition. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com In league with EUCOM's sister commands, CENTCOM and AFRICOM, and the European Union, the legacy the civilizing mission, updated to the Responsibility to Protect and the rules-based international order has been carried on in the past 20 or so years in what was before their war against it Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Libya, Syria, Iraq, …
(2022-12-05). NATO holds naval exercise in Gulf of Finland for war in Baltic Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Maritime CommandDecember 3, 2022 NATO units increase readiness in Baltic Sea during Finnish-led maritime exercise Freezing Winds Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) and Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) joined 12 nations for Finnish Navy exercise Freezing Winds in the Baltic Sea from Nov. 22 to Dec. 2. One of NATO partner …
(2022-12-05). NATO incorporates Asian, European aspirants, EU into global cyber warfare network. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Command TransformationDecember 2, 2022 Exercise Cyber Coalition 2022 Concludes in Estonia NATO has concluded its largest annual cyber defence exercise, Cyber Coalition 2022, which involved more than 1,000 cyber defenders from 26 NATO Allies, invitees Finland and Sweden, as well as Georgia, Ireland, Japan, Switzerland, the European Union, and participants from industry and academia. …
(2022-12-05). NATO's eastern flank: Italian warplanes rotated from Poland to Romania. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandDecember 5, 2022 Italian Air Force looks back on busy Air Policing mission in Poland Italy's deployment in support of NATO's enhanced Air Policing — executed by the Air Task Force 'White Eagle' on the northeastern flank of the Alliance — came to a successful conclusion after four months. "Deployed to Poland for …
(2022-12-05). U.S. interceptor missile warship docks in Slovenia on NATO mission. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com USS Leyte Gulf and the other U.S. warships listed below, USS Nitze, USS Farragut, USS Truxtun and USS Delbert D. Black, are Aegis-class cruisers and destroyers equipped to launch Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missiles recently tested to intercept ICBMs. RR ==== U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/U.S. Sixth FleetDecember 3, 2022 USS Leyte Gulf …
(2022-12-05). 'The Ax Always Falls on the Most Vulnerable': Pakistan Demands Debt Cancellation and Climate Justice. towardfreedom.org More than 1,700 people have been killed in floods that continue to submerge parts of Pakistan. Amid this crisis, activists are demanding debt cancellation and climate reparations, reports Tanupriya Singh for Peoples Dispatch.
(2022-12-05). Both Sides See High Stakes in Gay Rights Supreme Court Case. latinorebels.com The Supreme Court is being warned about the potentially dire consequences of a case next week involving a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for same-sex couples.
(2022-12-05). Towards the normalization of Syria-Tàºrkiye relations — 1: The crisis of 2011. unitedworldint.com 
After having been hostile since 2011, Syria-Tàºrkiye relations seem to be back on the path to recovery. For some time, there have been signs from Turkish government officials that relations with Syria could be restored. Erdogan himself had acknowledged the dialogue between Turkish and Syrian intelligence organizations during a visit to Sochi on August 5. …
(2022-12-05). Many UK schools structurally unsound, posing danger to life. wsws.org The Office of Government Property issued a "Safety Briefing Notice" in September warning of the potential dangers of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in buildings which is "life-expired and liable to collapse".
(2022-12-05). Health experts warn of impending public health crisis as China quickly adapts itself to herd immunity policy. wsws.org Published estimates suggest that the ending of Zero-COVID in China, now being demanded by the corporate media, could cost 1 to 2 million lives immediately.
(2022-12-05). Health experts warn of impending public health crisis as China quickly adapts itself to the herd immunity policy. wsws.org Published estimates suggest that the ending of Zero-COVID in China, now being demanded by the corporate media, could cost 1 to 2 million lives immediately.
(2022-12-05). German parliament supports far-right war propaganda with "Holodomor" vote. wsws.org November 30, 2022 will go down in history as the date on which the German parliament (Bundestag) sacrificed historical truth and freedom of opinion and scholarship on the altar of militarism.
(2022-12-05). India joins US-led military exercises as Modi government doubles down on its support for Washington's preparations for war with China. wsws.org The Malabar naval and Himalayan "high-altitude" exercise took place as India's ongoing border dispute with China enters its third winter, with Delhi and Beijing arraying vast military forces in "forward deployment" against each other.
(2022-12-05). Indian government doubles down on support for US war drive against China. wsws.org The Malabar naval and Himalayan "high-altitude" exercise took place as India's ongoing border dispute with China enters its third winter, with Delhi and Beijing arraying vast military forces in "forward deployment" against each other.
(2022-12-05). We Are Not Ghouls and The Corridors of Power: Two films probe or fail to probe US responsibility for genocide and torture. wsws.org We Are Not Ghouls is a valuable documenting of the violation of basic democratic rights that US authorities inflicted on its detainees during the "war on terror."
(2022-12-05). What is the Future of Venezuela's Communes? libya360.wordpress.com Owen Schalk A man walks past a mural depicting Venezuela's late President Hugo Chávez, Latin American independence hero Simon Bolivar and Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas. Photo by Marco Bello. The challenges facing the communes intensified after Hugo Chávez's death in 2013 One of the most compelling aspects of Venezuela's ongoing Bolivarian Revolution, founded…
(2022-12-05). The Volatility of US Hegemony in Latin America Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Haiti, and China (Part 2). orinocotribune.com By Roger D. Harris Dec 1, 2022 | The US has long considered Latin America and the Caribbean to be its "backyard" under the anachronist 1823 Monroe Doctrine. And even though current US President Biden mistakenly thinks that upgrading the region to the "
(2022-12-05). "First step in lifting sanctions altogether" unitedworldint.com By Douglas Bolívar / Caracas, Venezuela The US administration has loosened its sanctions targeting the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on November 26. The Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) within the Treasury Department and responsible for applying sanctions, has granted the US oil company Chevron a license limited authorization to resume pumping oil from Venezuela …
(2022-12-05). Realpolitik: Chevron vuelve a operar en Venezuela. globalizacion.ca Una imagen difícil de imaginar hasta hace poco. Funcionarios de la petrolera estadounidense Chevron, firmando un contrato con autoridades del gobierno de Nicolás Maduro en la sede de la petrolera estatal PDVSA, en Caracas. Y no cualquier acuerdo, sino el…
(2022-12-05). Brazil: Court Suspends Purchase of 98 Italian Armored Vehicles. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Wilson Alves de Souza, judge of the Federal Regional Court of the First Region, provisionally suspended the tender through which the Brazilian army intended to acquire 98 Centauro II armored vehicles for US$946 million. | RELATED: | The judge argued that the purchase of war equipment is not a priority for a country that is not at war or has imminent threats to its national security. His sentence suspends the…
(2022-12-05). Presidente de Venezuela destaca recuperación del país. telesurtv.net El país ha experimentado un crecimiento económico del 10 por ciento, pese a la pandemia de la Covid-19 y de las medidas coercitivas unilaterales de EE.UU.
(2022-12-05). Donate Before Dec. 15 for Free Book by Robert Scheer. scheerpost.com 
Our content is carefully written by our talented contributors and curated by our award-winning staff journalists, focusing on the key issues of the day. Led by veteran Los Angeles Times journalists — Publisher Robert Scheer and Editor Narda Zacchino — we strive to bring you valuable content on the critical issues of the day that the mainstream media too often will not report. We look to you — our readers — and a couple of generous grantors, for donations to maintain and grow our small operation (one in which the publisher and editor take no salary). | Our journalism is vital to under…
(2022-12-04). Sleeping With The Third Reich: America's Unspoken "Alliance" with Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union. globalresearch.ca Without US support to Nazi Germany, the Third Reich would not have been able to wage war on the Soviet Union. Germany's oil production was insufficient to wage a major military campaign. Throughout the war, the Third Reich relied on regular shipments of crude oil from US Standard Oil owned by the Rockefeller family.
(2022-12-04). Rep. Adam Smith Says Calls for Ukraine Aid Oversight are 'Russian Propaganda'. news.antiwar.com Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), the head of the House Armed Services Committee, said Saturday that the growing calls for more oversight of the billions of dollars the US is spending on Ukraine are "part of Russian propaganda." While the majority of Republicans strongly favor continuing to arm Ukraine, even the more hawkish GOP members have …
(2022-12-04). Eastern Ukraine Had Good Reason to Join Russia, After Kyiv's Aggression. libya360.wordpress.com Dan Kovalik Once a Pittsburgh sister city also known for its steel industry, Donetsk, and the greater Donbas region in which it is located, has been at war since 2014. According to the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, 14,000 people died in this conflict, even before Russia began its military operations in February. I've…
(2022-12-04). "Deliberate Ambiguity": Israel's Nuclear Weapons Are Greatest Threat to Middle East. dissidentvoice.org As western countries are floating the theory that Russia could escalate its conflict with Ukraine to a nuclear war, many western governments continue to turn a blind eye to Israel's own nuclear weapons capabilities. Luckily, many countries around the world do not subscribe to this endemic western hypocrisy. 'The Conference on the Establishment of a …
(2022-12-04). Russia Rejects EU's $60 Oil Price Cap. news.antiwar.com Russia on Saturday rejected the EU's decision to impose a price cap on Russian oil for $60 per barrel and warned it will cut off any country that endorses the cap. The EU's ban on Russian oil will take effect on Monday, and the idea of the cap is so European insurance and other services …
(2022-12-04). Haiti: Neocolonial Dictatorship, Paramilitary And Police Terror. popularresistance.org On October 7th, in the face of massive and ever-growing demonstrations all across Haiti demanding the uprooting of the right-wing Haitian Tét Kale Party (PHTK) dictatorship, Prime Minister Ariel Henry exploited the fiction of a war between his regime and "gangs" to call for the intervention of foreign troops to expand the colonial occupation of Haiti. In doing so, he was echoing the tweet made the day before by OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro. Within days, the Biden Administration proceeded to draft a UN Security Council resolution calling for the expanded deployment of foreign troops in Haiti. To date, the UN…
(2022-12-04). Israel's war on the Palestinian narrative. thealtworld.com Brandishing the sword of anti-Semitismto suppress the truth won't work forever | Israel's lobbyists in the West are in a frenzy these days. They are desperate to discredit and denounce any political act or artistic work that exposes the ugly criminal face of Israeli occupation, especially in the Western world and its festivals, forums, universities, and media. This is an assault on freedom of expression which used to be a mainstay of Western democracy but is regrettably no longer the case. | A ferocious campaign is currently being waged against the film Farha by Jordanian director Darin Sallam, which tells the st…
(2022-12-04). Military Situation In Iraq On December 4, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2022-12-04). Palestinian Fighters Fire At Israeli Warplanes As Strikes Hit Gaza Following Rocket Attack (Videos). southfront.org 
Early on December 4, a series of Israeli strikes hit the Gaza Strip in response to a rocket attack that targeted settlements near the Palestinian enclave. | The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said that a rocket was fired from Gaza at southern Israel late on December 3. The rocket landed in an open field, causing no injuries or damage. Still, an alert was activated near the Gaza border settlements of Nahal Oz and Kfar Aza. | In a statement, the IDF said that the retaliatory strikes targeted a weapons workshop a…
(2022-12-04). John Lee says next five years critical for Hong Kong's new leap forward. ecns.cn John Lee, chief executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said on Saturday that the next five years are a critical period for Hong Kong to break new ground and make a new leap forward.
(2022-12-04). (100 great changes) Mobile Payments Inject New Momentum into China's Economy. ecns.cn China has also moved quickly in Digital Currency Electronic Payment, piloting the new money in major cities including Beijing and Shanghai. Transactions using the digital money has surpassed 100 billion yuan (13.9 billion dollars).China will move forward building infrastructure of the digital money and its ecosystem and improving the system's security and reliability.
(2022-12-04). The Chris Hedges Report: The Fed's Response to Inflation Is Another Upward Transfer of Wealth (With Richard Wolff ). scheerpost.com Capitalist profiteering is the real driver of the inflation crisis, and raising interest rates only passes the costs onto workers already overwhelmed by personal debt and stagnant wages.
(2022-12-04). The U.S. Is Leading the World Into the Abyss. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-04). NATO-Exit under Art. 13: Dismantle NATO, Close Down 800 US Military Bases, Prosecute the War Criminals. globalresearch.ca Washington's unspoken hegemonic objective is Worldwide militarization and economic conquest. This imperial design is carried out through acts of war, military intervention, coups d'Etat, regime change, US sponsored insurgencies, cyber-warfare, economic sabotage and destabilization. "All options are on the table".
(2022-12-04). Does Claiming 1.5 ∞ Is Unachievable Serve Fossil Fuel Interests? scheerpost.com 
By Mitchell Beer | The Energy Mix It's "factually incorrect and politically very wrong" to say a 1.5 ∞C limit on average global warming is no longer possible, International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol said this week, pushing back on the "unusual coalition" of scientists, activists, and fossil industry "incumbents" that have been carrying that …
(2022-12-04). The Republican War on Democracy Has Spread to Ballot Measures. commondreams.org Time and again, when Republicans hold power, they wield it to silence the will of the people by making it harder for citizens to pursue direct democracy.
(2022-12-04). Britain uses "aid" to Afghanistan as a cover for imperialist domination. wsws.org Far from providing humanitarian aid and relief in the aftermath of the NATO-led war and occupation, these financial flows served the imperialist powers' geostrategic and military agenda. International institutions such as the World Bank and United Nations were mobilized in this endeavour.
(2022-12-04). The Pirate Stream: Dialectical Dissidents Episode 4. thelastamericanvagabond.com Join us on today's episode of The Pirate Stream Dialectical Dissidents. Pirate Stream Media is a new platform of dedicated content creators focused on circumventing the tightly controlled, manipulated, and outright censored media space of today (both corporate and independent media) with a commitment to objectivity, integrity, and a stark awareness of the two
(2022-12-04). CITGO, Valero, and PBF Refineries Vie for Venezuelan Crude Oil from Chevron. orinocotribune.com US oil refineries that were once regular buyers of Venezuelan crude oil are now vying to gain access to upcoming cargoes chartered by Chevron under the Valero Energy Corp, PBF Energy, and CITGO Petroleum have shown interest in gaining access to the crude oil that Chevron expects to ship in the coming weeks, the sources said. | Venezuelan he…
(2022-12-04). ONU condena asesinato de joven palestino en Huwwara, Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Ammar Mifleh murió luego de que un militar israelí le disparase a quemarropa. Otros uniformados impidieron que fuese socorrido y murió desangrado.