(2022-12-13). NATO Chief Says Russia Relations Can't Be Repaired Even After Fighting. news.antiwar.com NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that trust between the West and Russia has been "destroyed" and that relations couldn't return to normal even after the fighting ended in Ukraine, CNBC reported on Monday. "Even if the fighting ends, we will not return to some kind of normal, friendly, relationship with Russia. Trust has been destroyed," …
(2022-12-13). Ukraine Says It Needs $1 Billion to Quickly Repair Energy Infrastructure. news.antiwar.com As Russian missile strikes have decimated Ukraine's energy infrastructure, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Monday that Kyiv needs $1 billion to restore its power grid and heating systems. "The approximate cost of urgent help for the power sector stands at $500 million," Shmyahl told the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, according to Reuters. …
(2022-12-13). To fight for the future we must fight for socialism! wsws.org These are the introductory remarks by Gregor Link, a member of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality in Germany, to the December 10 rally, "For a Mass Movement of Students and Youth to Stop the War in Ukraine!"
(2022-12-13). The young generation holds the fate of humanity in its hands. wsws.org The following are the remarks by Barbara Slaughter, the longest active member of the Fourth International, to the December 10 rally, "For a Mass Movement of Students and Youth to Stop the War in Ukraine!" organized by the International Youth and Students for Social Equality.
(2022-12-13). NATO Pressed for Action as Tensions Rise in North Kosovo. news.antiwar.com A weekend dispute in northern Kosovo has fueled a new round of controversy, and tensions, as the Kosovar military threatened to move against ethnic Serbs who were blocking the road, This happens from time to time, mostly starting with the Kosovo government preventing the northern Serbs from trading across the border with neighboring Serbia. This leads to a lot of threats back and forth, and unresolved standoffs. | With its endless military operation in Kosovo, NATO find…
(2022-12-13). Federal court hearing on case of kidnapped Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab. fightbacknews.org Miami, FL- Nearly 30 international solidarity, peace and justice activists packed into a crowded courtroom at the Wilke Ferguson Federal Courthouse in downtown Miami on the morning of Monday, December 12 to show support for kidnapped Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab. The special hearing before federal judge Robert Scola, Jr. was on a motion by Saab's defense team to dismiss the charges against him because he is an official diplomat of the Venezuelan government and should therefore be immune from any prosecution in the United States. | Alex Saab was illegally imprisoned on the island Republic of Cabo Verde, at the d…
(2022-12-13). The Biggest Criminal Enterprise in History. scheerpost.com By Tom Engelhardt | TomDispatch Author's note: I wrote this piece in May 2013, with a helping hand from the invaluable Nick Turse who came up with the word "terracide." In it, I focused on a planet warming far too quickly, thanks in significant part to the efforts of the giant fossil-fuel companies already profiting from …
(2022-12-13). Senate Expected to Vote on Yemen War Powers Resolution Tuesday. news.antiwar.com The Senate is expected to vote on the Yemen War Powers Resolution this week, and it could be brought to the floor as soon as Tuesday. The bill would end US support for the Saudi war and blockade on Yemen that has killed at least 377,000 people. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said last week that …
(2022-12-12). Beijing and Seoul to strengthen their friendship and global peace. ecns.cn State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday that Beijing is willing to work with Seoul to jointly safeguard the safety and smooth flow of industrial and supply chains, as well as maintain the international free trade system.
(2022-12-13). Remembering the Nanjing Massacre 85 years later. ecns.cn Chinese and U.S. elected officials joined members of the Chinese community in San Francisco to honor victims and survivors of the Nanjing Massacre and to pursue an enduring peace.
(2022-12-13). The geopolitical confrontation between China and the alliance of the West and Peace logic. indybay.org The main issue is monopolarity or multipolarity. And this also raises the question of geopolitical hegemony. In other words, whether Western interests will remain supreme and Western value systems will therefore be of universal significance? Or to what extent the emerging and developing countries are in a position to no longer be primarily the object of international events?>
(2022-12-13). U.S.-Based Africans Organize Events to Counter Biden Administration's U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. towardfreedom.org Hundreds of people of African descent convened this past weekend at two events that aimed to be the people's opposition to the Biden administration's U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, which is taking place this week amid a military buildup to enforce the summit's security in Washington, D.C.
(2022-12-13). UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman: "Why I am not supporting Shawn Fain in run-off vote" wsws.org "Throughout my campaign I have warned that the replacement of one union bureaucrat with another would do nothing to advance our interests"— Will Lehman…
(2022-12-13). Venezuelan Corn, Rice Growers Urge Gov't To Regulate Sector. orinocotribune.com The campesino protesters were received at the Agriculture Ministry but did not get a definitive answer to their demands. | Caracas, December 9, 2022 ( Small and midsize campesinos have denounced practices from agroindustrial groups and a lack of government policies that endanger their ability to produce. | Organizers reported around 200 participants in the mobilization, mostly coming from the agricul…
(2022-12-13). Presidente Nicolás Maduro anuncia apertura total de frontera de Venezuela con Colombia. cubadebate.cu El presidente Nicolás Maduro anunció este lunes que la frontera de todo el occidente de Venezuela con Colombia quedará abierta en su totalidad a partir del próximo primero de enero de 2023. Estamos preparando todo para cumplir la palabra empeñada con el presidente colombiano, Gustavo Petro, de abrir la frontera, señaló.
(2022-12-13). Venezuela anuncia apertura total de frontera con Colombia. telesurtv.net El mandatario comentó que esta medida es un regalo de nuevo año para el pueblo de la frontera de Venezuela y Colombia.
(2022-12-12). Dan Kovalik: We Are Already In World War III. popularresistance.org Clearing the FOG speaks with Dan Kovalik, an author and lawyer with expertise in human rights and international law, about his recent visit to Russia and the Donbass region that was formerly part of Ukraine. Kovalik describes what he saw there and how the Russians he met view the current conflict as one between Russia and NATO at this point. Based on the direct involvement of the United States and NATO countries in the area, Kovalik argues that World War III has already begun and that the only way the West could fight such a battle, if it escalates, is through the use of nuclear weapons, which would devastate the…
(2022-12-12). Massive Protests In Peru Force Boluarte To Advance Elections. popularresistance.org In the early hours of Monday, Peru's president Dina Boluarte decreed a state of emergency in "the areas of high social conflict" where thousands of citizens have taken to the streets to demand her resignation and the advancement of general elections. | "I have ordered that control of the internal order be recovered peacefully, without affecting the fundamental rights of the citizenry," she said after a brutal police repression left two citizens dead in the city of Andahuaylas. | Boluarte assumed the presidency on Dec. 7, replacing Pedro Castillo, who was removed by the Peruvian lawmakers after he ordered the diss…
(2022-12-12). Zelensky Asks G7 For Natural Gas, Longer-Range Weapons. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday addressed the Group of 7 and asked for natural gas and more advanced weaponry, including fighter jets, tanks, and long-range missiles. After the meeting, G7 leaders released a joint statement reaffirming they will support Ukraine for "as long as it takes." So far, the US has held off giving …
(2022-12-12). Pentagon Gives Tacit Support for Ukrainian Drone Attacks Deep Inside Russia. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon has given its tacit endorsement of Ukrainian attacks inside Russian territory and no longer fears such operations could lead to a "dramatic" Russian escalation, The Times reported on Friday, citing unnamed US defense officials. The US position appears to only be based on the fact that up to this point, Russia hasn't responded …
(2022-12-12). Washington wants Europe's total Dependence on the US. journal-neo.org 
In March 2022, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reported that "Europe is the new hotspot" of global arms import. While this development is attributed to the ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine (US/EU/NATO), what's equally, or even more, important to understand is how most of this European purchase is coming from the …
(2022-12-12). Opinion | A Mediator's Guide to Peace in Ukraine. therealnews.com 
(2022-12-12). U.S. Imperialism is Bringing Eurasia Towards a Repeat of World War II. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea A reaction to Operation Z's impacts that I've seen from Marxists in the imperial center is one of alarm, in which it's appeared to them that Russia was reckless for deciding to intervene in Ukraine. They've seen Sweden and Finland's joining NATO, the crackdown on anti-imperialist sentiments, the further neoliberalization that the EU…
(2022-12-12). The Ukraine Arms Drain: Now and in the Future. libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for December 12, 2022. — Russia continues its war of attrition — focusing on exhausting and overwhelming critical Ukrainian defenses around Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine/western Russia; — Despite claims that Russian missile stockpiles are depleted, Russia continues carrying out regular, large-scale missile barrages against Ukrainian infrastructure; — Latest…
(2022-12-12). NATO Chief Says Full-Blown War With Russia Is A 'Real Possibility'. popularresistance.org NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned Friday that he fears a full-blown war between Russia and NATO is a "real possibility" in a rare acknowledgment of the dangers of backing Ukraine. | "I fear that the war in Ukraine will get out of control, and spread into a major war between NATO and Russia," he said, according to The Telegraph. "If things go wrong, they can go horribly wrong." | Russian officials have made clear that they believe they are fighting against NATO in Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said recently that both the US and NATO are "directly participating" in the war in Ukraine,…
(2022-12-12). In Video: War In Ukraine Explained By Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs. southfront.org
(2022-12-12). India Denies Western Fake News That Modi Cancelled Meeting With Putin Over Nuclear Warning. southfront.org 
West desperately attempts to derail the strengthening of Indian-Russian ties. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | According to "people with knowledge of the matter", Bloomberg reported that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not be holding an annual in-person summit with Vladimir Putin after the Russian president allegedly threatened to use nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine. The same article was shared on Twitter by Professor Derek J.
(2022-12-12). The Twitter Files: The Corporate Media Ignores The Biggest Story Of The Decade. southfront.org 
| Originally published on The biggest story of the past decade is not the covid pandemic, the January 6th protests, the war in Ukraine, the BLM riots, or even the stagflationary crisis in the US. Behind these major events is another story, one that connects them all together in a disturbing way. Even more important than the effects of geopolitical and economic chaos is the…
(2022-12-12). The International Youth and Students for Social Equality and the fight against war. wsws.org These are the concluding remarks by WSWS International Editorial Board Chairman David North to the December 10 rally, "For a Mass Movement of Students and Youth to Stop the War in Ukraine!" organized by the International Youth and Students for Social Equality.
(2022-12-12). NATO Chief Voices Fear Of War With Russia While US Greenlights Drone Strikes On Russian Territory. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article: | In what Antiwar's Dave DeCamp In an article titled "'
(2022-12-12). Xi's Visit And The Future Of The Middle East. popularresistance.org The problem with most Western media's political analyses is that they generally tend to be short-sighted and focused mostly on variables that are of direct interest to Western governments. | These types of analyses are now being applied to understanding official Arab attitudes towards Russia, China, global politics and conflicts. | As Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares to lead a large delegation to meet with Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia on December 9, Western media conveys a sense of dread. | The Chinese leader's visit "comes against the backdrop" of the Biden Administration's "strained ties with both Beijing…
(2022-12-12). Xi's Visit and the Future of the Middle East: What Does China Want from the Arabs. popularresistance.org The problem with most Western media's political analyses is that they generally tend to be short-sighted and focused mostly on variables that are of direct interest to Western governments. | These types of analyses are now being applied to understanding official Arab attitudes towards Russia, China, global politics and conflicts. | As Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares to lead a large delegation to meet with Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia on December 9, Western media conveys a sense of dread.
(2022-12-12). Military Situation In Syria On December 12, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On December 12, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 3 times: 1 — in Latakia province, 2 — in Idlib province; | On December 12, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions near Tal Tamar; | On December 12, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions near Tal Rafaat town; | On December 11, Turkish drone struck SDF positions near al-Dibs area; | Two ISIS field commanders were killed by the US-led coalition forces near the…
(2022-12-12). Senate Yemen War Powers This Week! peaceaction.org We're getting word that the Senate could vote THIS WEEK on a War Powers Resolution to bring an end to all U.S. support for the horrific humanitarian tragedy caused by the Saudi-led war in Yemen. This is an all-hands-on-deck moment! Please sign and send this petition to your senators urging them to cosponsor the War …
(2022-12-12). Some 65 million Social Security recipients breathe easier this year. peoplesworld.org 
Social Security was on the ballot in Georgia's December 6 run-off election. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock's re-election victory there should be good news for Gold Star families, paralyzed veterans, seniors, and indeed all of Social Security's over 65 million beneficiaries. It's bad news for the Wall Street-backed politicians who are determined to reach into our …
(2022-12-12). U.S. refuels Finnish warplanes for first time in NATO air combat drills. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces AfricaDecember 8, 2022 First-ever U.S. KC-46 refuel of Finland F-18s demonstrates interoperability with NATO RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — A U.S. KC-46A Pegasus refueled Finnish F/A-18s for the first time in Finland airspace, Dec. 7, as part of a U.S. Air Forces in Europe partnership exercise called …
(2022-12-12). NATO in Romania: Italian, Spanish warplanes ready for war in the Black Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandDecember 9, 2022 NATO's rotational deterrence and defence posture in Romania declared mission ready During a ceremony at Borcea Air Base on December 9, 2022, NATO declared the Italian and Spanish fighter detachments deployed in Romania ready to execute the Air Policing mission alongside the Romanian Air Force. Lieutenant General Fernando de la …
(2022-12-12). Serbia On The Verge Of War With Kosovo. southfront.org 
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(2022-12-12). Venezuelan Political Prisoner On Trial In Miami Refuses To 'Sing'. popularresistance.org Starting December 12, an evidentiary hearing before the US Southern District Court of Florida is considering a case of historic importance. Is the US above international law? Can international conventions on diplomatic immunity be violated by US courts and prosecutors? The fate of Alex Saab, a special envoy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is being contested, but larger questions that could affect the lives of diplomats around the world will be decided. | Most prisoners with a get-out-of-jail-free card would have played it, but not Alex Saab. The Venezuelan diplomat has been incarcerated for two and a half…
(2022-12-12). China Discussed How to 'Properly' Handle Taiwan Differences With US Officials. news.antiwar.com China's vice foreign minister discussed how to "properly" handle differences over Taiwan with US officials who visited China for talks, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday. A senior US delegation that traveled to China for two days was led by Daniel Kritenbrink, the assistant secretary of state for East Asia and the Pacific, and …
(2022-12-12). Japan to Buy US-Made Tomahawk Missiles in Another Move Away From Pacifism. news.antiwar.com Japan is set to purchase hundreds of US-made long-range Tomahawk missiles in the latest sign that Tokyo is moving away from the pacifism that was outlined by its post-World War II constitution, The Washington Post reported on Monday. The purchase will give Japan long-range strike capability, breaking from the country's policy of only having weapons …
(2022-12-12). Taking 'peace' out of the Nobel Peace Prize. mronline.org Despite the occasional polite nod to Alfred Nobel, the committee — which will name this year's award on Saturday — has never made known his vision of peace through global demilitarization, writes Fredrik S. Heffermehl.
(2022-12-12). Xi's trip to Middle East significant to promoting peace, cooperation. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping returned to China on Saturday after attending the first China-Arab States Summit and the China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit and wrapping up a state visit to Saudi Arabia.
(2022-12-12). Visegrad24 Funded by the Polish Government. libya360.wordpress.com Felix Livshitz Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki One of the largest media outlets in Eastern Europe is pushes fake news. Now a bombshell report suggests it's sponsored by Warsaw. Chances are that any active Twitter user over the past year will have seen a tweet or two from an account called Visegrad24 and, most likely, the information…
(2022-12-12). Aminata Dramane Traoré: "They want to lead us into war" mronline.org 
An interview with Aminata Dramane Traoré on the chaos caused by Western states in the Sahel and the interests of the international oligarchy.
(2022-12-12). Leaked Files: Private Spying Firm Targets Global Population With Illegal Spyware. strategic-culture.org 
A Washington DC-area Anomaly 6 firm is marketing illegal spy tech that can scrape an individual's most sensitive personal data by tracking their smartphone. The British Ministry of Defence and GCHQ are potential buyers. | By Kit KLARENBERG | Leaked documents reviewed by The Grayzone reveal how a smartphone tracking technology tramples over fundamental data protection tenets and international law, while violating the privacy of citizens across the world without their knowledge or consent. The clandestine tool can transform anyone into a potential person of interest to Western intelligence agencies, and thus a targ…
(2022-12-12). Military Situation In Iraq On December 12, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2022-12-12). Nothing Good Will Come From the New Cold War With Australia as a Frontline State. scheerpost.com 
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research On 15 November 2022, during the G20 summit in Bali (Indonesia), Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told journalists that his country 'seeks a stable relationship with China'. This is because, as Albanese pointed out, China is 'Australia's largest trading partner. They are worth more than Japan, the United …
(2022-12-12). Tehran reacts to France-Germany so-called human right prize. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) — Iranian foreign ministry's spokesman reacted to the awarding of a so-called human right prize to Iranian women by two major violators of human rights.
(2022-12-12). Over 11,000 children killed or maimed in Yemen war: UNICEF. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) — More than 11,000 children are known to have been killed or maimed in Yemen's war since it escalated nearly eight years ago, the United Nations said Monday.
(2022-12-12). UAW wins big at new electronic-auto battery plant. peoplesworld.org 
WARREN, Ohio —By a 710-16 margin, workers at the Ultium Cells LLC auto electronic battery plant in Warren, Ohio, voted Dec. 9 to unionize with the Auto Workers' Region 2B, the union announced. Winning a contract may not be as easy as organizing the plant, where General Motors and the Korean multinational giant LG Energy …
(2022-12-12). Warren Calls for Supreme Court to Be Bound to Ethics Code Amidst Leak Allegation. truthout.org Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) has called for the implementation of stricter ethics rules governing Supreme Court justices after explosive testimony from a former conservative activist revealed that certain right-wing justices had maintained close relationships with conservative evangelical groups over the course of decades. On Thursday, evangelical minister Robert Schenck testified… |
(2022-12-12). Iraq, Afghanistan and now Syria? US Congress debates evacuating its allies — this time the PKK. uwidata.com 
During last 30 years, for Kurdish nationalists, the United States was not the "promised land" but the "state of promises". But today, the US Congress itself sends messages it might provide last refuge for a failing national project. Since the 1990s, the cause for a Kurdish state advanced well on Washington's shoulders: Two Gulf War's …
(2022-12-12). Towards the normalization of Syria-Tàºrkiye relations — 2: Time to shatter the Sykes-Picot Agreement. uwidata.com Today we publish the second part of the interview with Prof. Dr. Mehmet Yuva, who worked for a long time in the department of history at Damascus University, where he lectured on the history of the US and modern history. Yuva also taught modern history of Cyprus, Tàºrkiye and Syria in the graduate program of …
(2022-12-12). Fascist Marjorie Taylor Greene boasts January 6 coup would have succeeded if she led it because "we would've been armed" wsws.org Greene's comments were warmly received at the gathering, which included several Republican politicians and members of far-right European parties.
(2022-12-12). BIS warns of dollar debt "black hole" wsws.org The Bank for International Settlements has described the unseen borrowing used in foreign exchange markets as "huge, missing and growing."
(2022-12-12). BIS warns of dollar debt 'black hole'. wsws.org The Bank for International Settlements has described the unseen borrowing used in foreign exchange markets as "huge, missing and growing."
(2022-12-12). Day 1 of Hearing about US Political Prisoner Alex Saab's Diplomatic Status. libya360.wordpress.com Stansfield Smith The long delayed official hearing on the question of the Venezuela Special Envoy Alex Saab's status as a diplomat finally began December 12, 2022. The US government had him seized in Cape Verde two and a half years ago, June 12, 2020, in violation of his diplomatic immunity as guaranteed in the Geneva…
(2022-12-12). Venezuelan Political Prisoner on Trial in Miami Refuses to "Sing" libya360.wordpress.com Roger D. Harris Starting December 12, an evidentiary hearing before the US Southern District Court of Florida is considering a case of historic importance. Is the US above international law? Can international conventions on diplomatic immunity be violated by US courts and prosecutors? The fate of Alex Saab, a special envoy of the Bolivarian Republic…
(2022-12-12). Why Venezuela Has Resisted While Many Leftist Presidents Could Not. popularresistance.org Objectively reviewing the history of our times proves that Chávez faced—and Maduro has continued to face—all the strategies, tactics, maneuvers, games, and schemes that the US empire and its satellites and lackeys have successfully used throughout the rest of the continent, among other ploys that have been used in other parts of the world. | Let's conduct a thorough count from memory: coups d'état, military riots, public uprisings by high-ranking military officers, strikes and sabotages of the productive industrial apparatus, denunciations of electoral fraud with violent protests, interference through…
(2022-12-12). Split between Venezuela's Communists and Maduro's ruling party deepens. peoplesworld.org 
CARACAS—Venezuela's economy is likely to grow faster than most this year and next, according to Credit Suisse. GDP is forecast to have grown by as much as 20% this year (the IMF reckons 6%), up from around 4% in 2021 (the IMF claims 0.5%), before easing down to 7 or 8% in 2023. But there …
(2022-12-12). Luisa Cáceres: Commune-Building in Urban Venezuela. libya360.wordpress.com Chris Gilbert Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi communards. (Voces Urgentes) Last year, the much-watched YouTuber Luis Villar Sudek, also known as "Luisito Comunica," arrived with his team, camera, and checkbook in hand to the Lechería neighborhood in eastern Venezuela. Lechería is one of the most privileged urban developments in the country, forming a kind of bubble…
(2022-12-12). Venezuela and Equatorial Guinea Agree to Increase Oil Cooperation. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, December 9, the foreign affairs minister of Equatorial Guinea, Carlos Faría, reported that the Caribbean nation and Venezuela will increase technical cooperation between their oil industries to boost the economic development of both nations. | The Venezuelan top diplomat announced through his social media accounts: "We agree to join efforts to increase the already initiated technical and scientific cooperation between PDVSA [Petróleos de Venezuela] and Gepetrol [Equatorial Guinea de Petróleo], in addition to continuing to develop the exchange of experiences of our oil industries in favor of the eco…
(2022-12-12). Will Belated Open Letter by The New York Times and other Media Outlets Be Enough to Compel Julian Assange's Release From Prison? covertactionmagazine.com Or will vindictive elites exposed as war criminals in documents Assange released and who engaged in deep-reaching smear campaign directed against him try to lock up the heroic truth-teller forever? On November 28, The New York Times, Der Spiegel, The Guardian, Le Monde and El Pais sent an Open Letter to the world, stating that …
(2022-12-11). Journalist In Donestk: Ukrainian Government Put Me On A Hit List. popularresistance.org As the Ukraine-Russia conflict escalates, the Ukrainian government forces have increased their bombing of civilians in Donetsk. Fighting in the Donbas has claimed over 15,000 lives since 2014. Journalist Johnny Miller has been living in Donetsk and joins the show to provide the on-the-ground reality of the daily attacks on civilians there and what are their real attitudes towards Russia and Ukraine.
(2022-12-11). US Announces New $275 Million Arms Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The US on Friday announced a new $275 million arms package for Ukraine that includes ammunition for the HIMARS rocket systems, marking the 27th drawdown from US military stockpiles for the Ukrainians. Announcing the new package, the Pentagon said that the US has pledged over $19.3 billion in military equipment for Ukraine since Russia invaded …
(2022-12-11). Nuclear War Is Getting "Too Close for Comfort". Joe Biden Announces U.S. Will "Use Nuclear Weapons against Non-Nuclear Threats" globalresearch.ca Biden Regime Secretary of State Blinken has blocked negotiations between Russia and Ukraine by declaring it is US policy to drive Russia out of the reincorporated territories, including Crimea. | Biden's announcement that the US will use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear …
(2022-12-11). Headscarf Requirement, Discrimination Against Homosexuals, and Construction Worker Accidents in Qatar Overshadow an Insane Big Lie Aimed at Starting Another World War. covertactionmagazine.com The European Woke International of Hypocrisy and Neo-Colonialism looks past the incendiary escalation of the Ukraine conflict, preferring instead to spoil the beautiful game for hundreds of millions of soccer fans in Arab and developing countries. Anyone who thought the media would take an in-depth look at the current and most dangerous lie in many …
(2022-12-11). The Prospect of Nuclear War Is Getting too Close for Comfort. thealtworld.com Biden Regime Secretary of State Blinken has blocked negotiations between Russia and Ukraine by declaring it is US policy to drive Russia out of the reincorporated territories, including Crimea. | Biden's announcement that the US will use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear threats, and the knowledge that US nuclear weapons are deployed close to Russia are forcing Putin to abandon his no first use of nuclear weapons pledge. | In other words, unlike the 20th century Cold War, today there is a hair-trigger on nuclear war. People who say nuclear war is impossible because there are no winners are out to lunch. Wars ar…
(2022-12-11). Lift the criminal sanctions on Syria NOW! thealtworld.com While all the focus is on the plight of Ukrainians facing a winter without energy, everyone seems to have forgotten that Syria has been living under western Sanctions for eleven years. | Vanessa Beeley explains the impact of sanctions on the people of Syria and appeals for everyone to assist in raising awareness, and having them lifted.
(2022-12-11). Biden's Broken Promise to Avoid War with Russia May Kill Us All. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-11). 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. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-11). Serbia to ask NATO to deploy Serb military, police in Kosovo. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — Serbia will ask NATO peacekeepers to let it deploy Serbian military and police in Kosovo, although it believes there is no chance of the request being approved, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday.
(2022-12-11). Japan emulates NATO partners, will allow cyberwarfare first strikes. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nikkei AsiaDecember 10, 2022 Japan to upgrade cyber defense, allowing preemptive measuresRevised National Security Strategy to open doors for proactive response Japan is set to establish a legal framework that will allow for enhanced measures to defend itself in cyberspace, Nikkei has learned. *** Current laws make it extremely hard for such measures to be …
(2022-12-11). Warfare Development Conference: NATO touts successful operations on four continents. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Command TransformationDecember 9, 2022 Investigating the Future of Allied Warfare Development NATO's Allied Command Transformation held the Alliance Warfare Development Conference in Norfolk, Virginia, from December 6 — 8. The Alliance Warfare Development Conference is an annual event for military and civilian decision-makers to collaborate on warfare development. The conference investigates the future of …
(2022-12-11). Israel Strikes Southern Syria, Drops Threatening Leaflets. news.antiwar.com The Israeli military on Sunday dropped threatening leaflets in southern Syria hours after launching missile strikes in the area. The Israeli missile strikes took place late Saturday, and reports said the strike hit a Syrian military radar system in an area of southern Syria known as Tel al-Qalib, although the incident has not been confirmed …
(2022-12-11). CENTCOM Says Two Killed in Raid Against ISIS in Eastern Syria. news.antiwar.com US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a press release that US forces carried out a raid in eastern Syria early Sunday morning and killed two "ISIS officials." CENTCOM named one of the ISIS officials as "Anas" and said this person was involved "in the group's deadly plotting and facilitation operations in eastern Syria." The command …
(2022-12-11). Culture-Jamming The War Machine. popularresistance.org In the drizzling rain, I yank up the military recruitment sign and throw it into the tall grasses on the side of the road. If anyone asks, I didn't "destroy" government property. I merely relocated it. Think of me like a windstorm. A peace-loving, nonviolent windstorm countering military recruitment. | Who knows how many lives I saved with this simple action? Perhaps it saved the teens that were considering enlisting as they rode the school bus past these signs twice a day. Perhaps it will help some innocent civilians overseas who so often bear the brunt of our nation's addiction to war. Maybe it will slow down t…
(2022-12-11). How America Used WWI To Crush Internal Dissent. popularresistance.org Behind the triumphant narrative of the American entry into WWI is another story of a society riven by powerful contradictions. In 1917 the US was overwhelmed by labor disputes, rising anti-immigrant 'nativism,' and unrelenting racial violence, particularly against Black people. In his new book, American Midnight: The Great War, A Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis, historian Adam Hochschild traces the untold story of how WWI reshaped America's domestic politics. The Great War provided the occasion to clamp down on the Socialist Party of America and the International Workers of the World, muzzle the p…
(2022-12-11). Yoon Suk-yeol's space mission to Mars or a new era of Star Wars? journal-neo.org 
"We have some good news. We are flying to the Moon once again." This is how one can characterize the flow of reports from South Korean media outlets that emerged last week and are devoted to (military) space topics. On November 28, South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol unveiled a roadmap for the development of the …
(2022-12-11). A Communiqué From The Liberated Dining Halls Of So-Called Santa Cruz. popularresistance.org Santa Cruz, California – The colonial capitalist university will never win. Union sell-outs and scabs will never win. | Here at so-called Santa Cruz, we declare and express our solidarity to all communities in struggle. Today, along with comrades across so-called California, we are engaging in a transterritorial attack on UC incorporated and what they call food insecurity, a condition created by their capitalist greed. These spaces, like the dining commons, are spaces we understand as battlegrounds of the ongoing war against subsistence, where proles take up the war against capital by expropriating dining halls a…
(2022-12-11). Making 'The Right To The City' Real For Urban Dwellers Worldwide. popularresistance.org This International Human Rights Day, as our mostly urban world is increasingly challenged by rising poverty, migration, inequality and climate risk, let us think about what it would mean to truly enjoy the "right to the city." | From the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights at the end of World War II to the ensuing drumbeat of further international rights covenants, conventions and declarations, the language of protection and universality of rights would seem to be ubiquitous and generally agreed. | Yet discrimination persists. In cities, it most often manifests itself against low-income families,…
(2022-12-11). HoHoHo… UK's New Stealth War Machine to Warm Hearts of Poor and Freezing Britons. strategic-culture.org
(2022-12-11). Military Situation In Syria On December 11, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2022-12-11). Animated adaptation of award-winning Chinese sci-fi novel released. ecns.cn The highly anticipated animated adaptation of the Hugo Award-winning science fiction novel "The Three-Body Problem" by Liu Cixin was released online to widespread praise on Saturday.
(2022-12-11). Xi calls for fostering closer China-Arab community with shared future. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping called on China and Arab states to carry forward the spirit of China-Arab friendship, and foster a closer China-Arab community with a shared future, while addressing the first China-Arab States Summit held on Friday.
(2022-12-11). Yemen warns Saudi coalition over any economic escalation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — The Yemeni Minister of Oil and Minerals Ahmed Daris said that Yemen's Salvation Government will not stand idly by in front of any economic escalation of US-Saudi aggression.
(2022-12-11). After Club Q, We Must Build a Movement for Queer and Trans Liberation. truthout.org Daniel Davis Aston, a 28-year-old trans man, was a bartender at Club Q. He loved poetry and the arts. According to friends, his handsome smile and warm, charming energy was contagious. Earlier this year Aston moved from Tulsa, Oklahoma back to Colorado Springs to be closer to family and begin his medical transition. Like so many trans and queer people, he sought refuge and found it — in Club Q… |
(2022-12-11). Memes for the War on Christmas! dissidentvoice.org 
Silent Night. just say no. In the words of the esteemed political philosopher, Jon Bon Jovi: "It's all the same. Only the names will change." we're all in this (dystopia) together. Musk is a psyop. Smash yer television! Time Magazine's Grifter of the Year. Everyday life in the Big Apple. "The greatest weapon in the …
(2022-12-11). 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.
(2022-12-11). What is the Deep State? The Doomsday Project and Deep Events: JFK, Watergate, Iran-Contra, and 9/11. globalresearch.ca The Doomsday Project is the Pentagon's name for the emergency planning "to keep the White House and Pentagon running during and after a nuclear war or some other major crisis."
(2022-12-11). Rail Worker on Biden's Attack on the Right to Strike: 'They Declared War On Us'. thealtworld.com With Biden's urging, Congress voted to force rail workers to accept a pro-corporate contract, providing no solution to brutal work conditions and zero sick leave — a contract which the rank-and-file had already rejected. Their vote effectively denies their right to strike and collectively bargain. | Reese Murtagh, a CSX roadway mechanic and local chairman of Lodge 696, joins to explain the working conditions for rail workers and how the deal forced by Congress is an attack on all unionized workers' right to bargain collectively. He and other rank-and-file leaders are preparing a leadership challenge so next…
(2022-12-11). Arthur Schopenhauer: Are not almost all wars undertaken for purposes of plunder? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com
(2022-12-11). EU bankrolls Georgia for wars at home and abroad. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geDecember 9, 2022 Georgian Defence Minister extends gratitude to EU for new assistance package Also see: EU rotates Georgian troops for African military mission Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Friday extended his gratitude to the European Union for approving a ‚Ǩ20 million assistance package for strengthening Georgia's defence capabilities. In his remarks over the …
(2022-12-11). The Contra-Cocaine Drug Trade: America's Debt to Journalist Gary Webb. globalresearch.ca Today December 10, 2022 we commemorate assassination of San Jose Mercury News journalist Gary Webb. | This article by the late award winning journalist Robert Parry was first published on December 13, 2004 | *** | In 1996, journalist Gary Webb wrote …
(2022-12-11). Protest Called In Miami For Freedom Of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. popularresistance.org An important hearing takes place on Monday, December 12 in the case of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, illegally imprisoned in the US. Solidarity activists will protest outside the Federal Court building in Miami, chanting "Free Alex Saab," while inside a judge will hear arguments from Saab's defense trying to win his freedom. | Saab's defense will assert his status as a Special Envoy of the president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro. As a special envoy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Saab is immune to prosecution by the US government, according to international law. | "The United States is singling out Alex…
(2022-12-11). Why the Government of Venezuela Has Resisted While Many Leftist Presidents Could Not. orinocotribune.com By Clodovaldo Hernández Dec 10, 2022 | Each overthrow, removal, disqualification, dismissal, or murder of left-wing presidents or presidential candidates in Latin America highlight the legacies of Comandante Hugo Chávez, of President Nicolás Maduro and, in general, of the Venezuelan political process of the last 23 years. | Objectively reviewing the history of our times proves that Chávez faced—and Maduro has continued to face—all the strategies, tactics, maneuvers, games, and schemes that the US empire and its satellites and lackeys have successfully used throughout the rest of the continent, a…
(2022-12-11). Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab Imprisoned for Circumventing US Sanctions. iacenter.org By Roger D. Harris Some people are behind bars for doing something wrong. Alex Saab is imprisoned for doing something right. A year ago, October 16, the long arm of US extra-territorial judicial overreach abducted Alex Saab and threw him into prison in Miami, where he has languished ever since. The official US narrative is that Saab had bilked the Venezuelans in a "vast corruption network" and the US as the world's self-appointed cop was simply enforcing virtuous business practices. However, commentary by Washington insiders corroborates that Saab's real "crime" was trying to obtain humanitarian supplies in legal…
(2022-12-11). Protest Called in Miami for Freedom of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab, Jailed in US. orinocotribune.com An important hearing takes place on Monday, December 12 in the case of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, illegally imprisoned in the US. Solidarity activists will protest outside the Federal Court building in Miami, chanting "Free Alex Saab," while inside a judge will hear arguments from Saab's defense trying to win his freedom. | Saab's defense will assert his status as a Special Envoy of the president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro. As a special envoy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Saab is immune to prosecution by the US government, according to international law. | "The United States is singling out Alex…
(2022-12-11). President Maduro Announces Special Measures to Control Exchange Rate. orinocotribune.com On Saturday, December 10, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced that he has instructed his economic team to apply "measures in defense of the official exchange rate," after a drastic devaluation of the national currency, bolívar, in recent weeks. | "Facing the attack of the criminal [black market] dollar exchange rate, I instructed the economic team to take measures in defense of the official exchange rate, for a healthy trade that respects the rights of the people," President Maduro announced. "We will guarantee a happy Christmas, defeating the mafias from Miami. No one will stop economic growth!
(2022-12-11). Venezuela ordena medidas en defensa de tasa oficial del dólar. telesurtv.net "Garantizaremos unas navidades felices venciendo las mafias mayameras. ¡Nadie detendrá el crecimiento económico!, escribió en Twitter el mandatario venezolano, Nicolás Maduro.
(2022-12-11). Venezuela traza acciones en defensa del mercado cambiario. telesurtv.net El gobienro bolivariano adopto estas medidas frente al ataque del dólar criminal, para garantizar un comercio sano que respete los derechos del pueblo.