(2022-10-13). NATO Has 10-Year Plan to Rebuild Ukraine's Military. news.antiwar.com NATO is developing a 10-year plan to rebuild Ukraine's military and arms industry with a focus on shifting the country from using Soviet equipment to primarily using NATO weapons, "We will be looking at defense planning requirements to get Ukraine fully interoperable with NATO," a senior NATO official told Politico on the condition of anonymity. "It's about shifting away from Soviet equipment … to NATO-compatible Western equipment." | The first meeting between NATO and Ukraine on t…
(2022-10-13). Austin Says Ukraine Will Be on the Offensive Through Winter, Vows Support for Years Ahead. news.antiwar.com Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Wednesday predicted that Austin made the comments in Brussels after leading a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, which consists of military officials from about 50 nations. | "I expect that Ukraine will continue to do everything it can throughout the winter to regain its territory and to be effective on the battlefield, and we're going to do everything we…
(2022-10-13). China UN envoy: Restart peace talks on Ukraine. ecns.cn A Chinese ambassador to the United Nations on Wednesday called for a relaunching of peace talks and the creation of conditions for a political settlement to the Ukraine crisis.
(2022-10-13). US Foreign Policy Impasse Over Venezuela. popularresistance.org The seamless official policy of the Trump and Biden administrations has been that Juan Guaidó is Venezuela's "interim president." The US is thusly caught in the self-inflicted fiction of having to deal with a powerless puppet because it does not accept the democratically elected Nicolás Maduro. Although Trump has at least retreated to Mar-a-Lago, Guaidó keeps on asking to be invited to the party, much to Biden's embarrassment. | A related conundrum of its own making is the US sanctions on Venezuela's oil industry and at the same time needing the fuel. It wasn't so long ago that Venezuela supplied the US with a si…
(2022-10-13). Is Nord Stream 2 the Real Reason Behind the Ukraine Conflict? orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes Oct 8, 2022 | If America is not directly implicated in the terrorist sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines, it gave the locations and the go-ahead for this wanton provocation to take place. |
(2022-10-13). Sunday 10/16: Nuclear War Follies, or Don't Even THINK About Starting a Nuclear War! indybay.org UC Berkeley, Sproul Plaza Steps…
(2022-10-13). Don't Just Worry About Nuclear War — Do Something to Help Prevent It. indybay.org An existential threat to all…
(2022-10-13). Let's Defuse Nuclear War, Together. commondreams.org At this time of dire threat, we can't sit back and rely on politicians to get it right.
(2022-10-13). Sunday 10/16: Street Protest: Defuse Nuclear War. indybay.org 300 S. El Camino Real (in front of the Bank of America building) | San Mateo, CA 94402…
(2022-10-13). Biden's broken promise to avoid war with Russia may kill us all. mronline.org 
It is widely acknowledged that U.S. and NATO officers are now fully involved in Ukraine's operational war planning, aided by a broad range of U.S. intelligence gathering and analysis to exploit Russia's military vulnerabilities, while Ukrainian forces are armed with U.S. and NATO weapons and trained up to the standards of other NATO countries.
(2022-10-13). U.S. rejection of Moscow's offer for peace talks is utterly inexcusable. mronline.org 
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow was open to talks with the the U.S. or with Turkey on ending the war in Ukraine, claiming that U.S. officials are lying when they say Russia has been refusing peace talks.
(2022-10-13). Military Situation In Syria On October 13, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On October 13, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime once in Greater Idlib; | On October 13, clashes between the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army and Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham were reported in the center of Afrin; | On October 13, an SAA bus was targeted by IED blast in the Saboura area, west of Damascus. 18 SAA servicemen were killed; | On October 12, a high-level Turkish delegation consisting of the Minister of Interior and other political…
(2022-10-13). Biden's National Security Strategynewsauthor">S China as the 'Most Consequential Geopolitical Challenge'. news.antiwar.com
(2022-10-13). Taiwanese president suddenly realizes war with China isn't good idea. infobrics.org In light of the recent statements by Taiwan's president, it seems the government in Taipei finally came to its senses and is ready to negotiate.
(2022-10-13). Experts call for boost in logistics sector. ecns.cn China's intensified efforts to build a modern logistics system will help facilitate the smooth flow of products and resources, boost economic circulation and stabilize growth amid downward pressure, officials and experts said.
(2022-10-13). Giorgia Meloni: The Great Replacement Moves In. dissidentvoice.org Demographic angst is a terrifying thing, especially to leaders concerned about poor returns from horizontal folk dancing. Viktor Orbán of Hungary is particularly apprehensive that precious Hungarian blood is not being propagated, facing dilution, if not disappearance, from hordes of swarthy immigrants from the Middle East and Africa. In Italy, the country's imminent first female …
(2022-10-13). Venezuela: Indigenous Peoples March Against Criminal Blockade & Sanctions. orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, October 12, celebrated in Venezuela as the Day of Indigenous Resistance, indigenous Venezuelans held a march in Caracas in condemnation of the economic blockade and the coercive measures promoted by the United States and the European Union against the people of Venezuela. | Indigenous peoples of different ethnic groups throughout the country commemorated 530 years of resistance, in recognition of the perseverance of the peoples, their struggle for dignity, and cultural and human diversity. | The Ministry for Indigenous Peoples posted on its Twitter account: "The cry of Indigenous Resistance runs thr…
(2022-10-13). Two German airport workers win case in Hessian State Court and must be rehired after their illegal dismissal. wsws.org The court cases coincide with a new international upsurge of the working class to which the court is not insensitive. The tide of labor strife is rising at the airport, too. Workers are fighting back against the sacrifices demanded of them due to the coronavirus pandemic, inflation and the war.
(2022-10-13). For Peace in the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda Must Be Brought to Justice, Says Activist. towardfreedom.org Last month, Uganda paid the first installment ($65 million) of $325 million in reparations to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, following an order from the International Court of Justice. This is for crimes Uganda committed during its occupation of the Congo in the 1990s. People's Dispatch interviewed Kambale Musavuli.
(2022-10-13). Military Situation In Iraq On October 13, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2022-10-13). The Reign of Queen Elizabeth II: 70 Years of Colonialism, Neo-colonialism, Wars, Mass Mortality and Genocide. globalresearch.ca
(2022-10-13). What the Cluck Are You Doing on October 25th? cepr.net Dean is hosting a live virtual screening of Episode 1: "How to Unf‚òÖck Intellectual Property." Afterward, he will answer your questions and explain further how, if everyone listened to Dean, there would be a chicken in every pot.
(2022-10-13). PayPal's Plan to Fine Users for 'Misinformation' Was a Totalitarian Trial Balloon. globalresearch.ca
(2022-10-13). Rising protests among Amazon workers throughout the United States. wsws.org Protests at Amazon warehouses have been spreading across the country and internationally during the company's Prime Week sales holiday, the second such event it has held in 2022.
(2022-10-13). JCDecaux, World's Largest Outdoor Advertising Company, Censors Peace, Promotes War. davidswanson.org
(2022-10-13). Imperial awarded Secured Environments security accreditation. imperial.ac.uk The College has received the Secured Environments accreditation in recognition of its work in building safe and inclusive campuses for our community.
(2022-10-13). Services rendered: Ben Bernanke awarded Nobel Prize for economics. wsws.org As Fed chair Bernanke was the architect of the bank and corporate bailouts of 2008 and initiated the program of quantitative easing by which the Fed and other central banks poured trillions of dollars into financial markets, facilitating an orgy of speculation the like of which has never been seen, while widening social inequality to unprecedented levels.
(2022-10-13). Biden Administration wants kidnapped Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab to "suffer like Julian Assange," according to UN Human Rights Council special rapporteur. mronline.org 
New documentary by Alex Smith explores travails of Saab who faces U.S. wrath because he tried to circumvent Washington's onerous illegal sanctions levied against Venezuela.
(2022-10-13). US seeks destabilization after sanctions failure in Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) — President Raeisi addressed the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Kazakhistan during which he said the US and allies are trying to destabilize Iran after the failure of the sanctions.
(2022-10-13). Raeisi addresses CICA, says US seeks to destabilize region. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) — President Ebrahim Raeisi of Iran addressed the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Kazakhistan during which he said the US and its allies of are destabilizing the region.
(2022-10-13). Tuesday 11/29: World Peace in Peril: Challenging False Narratives. indybay.org Online event. 6: 00 PM (UK Time) | Zoom Link: us02web.zoom.us/j/3482765417?pwd=dXI1WXJRUS9TbHowWVhVNDVMRlR5QT09…
(2022-10-13). UN Security Council backs Colombia's peace plans. colombiareports.com The United Nations expressed support for talks between Colombia's government and illegal armed groups involved in armed conflict and organized crime. The United Nations' representative in Colombia, Carlos Ruiz, expressed…
(2022-10-13). Gobierno de Venezuela reitera compromiso en recuperación total de zona afectada por alud. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta informó que una comisión de la ONU visitará este jueves la zona con el objetivo de entregar ayuda humanitaria.
(2022-10-13). Continúan labores de recuperación tras alud en Las Tejerías, Venezuela. telesurtv.net El Gobierno de Venezuela ha expresado su compromiso con la recuperación total de las áreas afectadas por las fuertes lluvias.
(2022-10-13). Venezuela rechaza venta ilegal de acciones de Citgo en EE.UU. telesurtv.net Las autoridades denuncian la decisión "viciada de arbitrariedad y velada de parcialidad por el juez que la dicta".
(2022-10-13). Venezuela y Rusia revisan avances de los proyectos bilaterales. telesurtv.net El próximo encuentro de la Comisión Intergubernamental de Alto Nivel (CIAN) Rusia-Venezuela está previsto para los días 13 y 14 de diciembre.
(2022-10-13). Venezuela Rejects Arbitrary & Illegal Plan to Sale CITGO Shares. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, October 12, Venezuela issued a statement rejecting the arbitrary decision of the US, regarding to the judicial sale of the shares of the state-owned company CITGO Petroleum, belonging to PDV Holding, a company owned by Petróleos de Venezuela, SA (PDVSA). | The document was shared by the Ministry for Petroleum's Twitter account, on Wednesday afternoon. | According to the text released by the Alí Rodríguez Araque Presidential Commis…
(2022-10-13). Venezuela decreta Día de la Resistencia Indígena y Descolonización de América. telesurtv.net El presidente Nicolás Maduro instó a profundizar en las acciones de descolonización, la educación y la cultura de la sociedad.
(2022-10-13). Gobierno de Venezuela avanza en las labores de recuperación en Las Tejerías tras lluvias. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta ejecutiva, Delcy Rodríguez, informó que los afectados han sido censados para recibir la atención necesaria tras el desastre.
(2022-10-13). Venezuela decreta 12 de octubre Día de la Resistencia Indígena. telesurtv.net El presidente Nicolás Maduro instó a profundizar en las acciones de descolonización, la educación y la cultura de la sociedad.
(2022-10-13). FANB Taking Supplies by Helicopter to Las Tejerías. orinocotribune.com The FANB distributes food to remote parts of Las Tejerías using helicopter cargo drops | The Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) remains active, serving the 23 sectors of Las Tejerías, in Aragua state, distributing food and supplies to the most remote areas using helicopters. This area suffered the most severe damage from last week's landslide, in which at least 43 Venezuelans perished. | The information was released by the head of the…
(2022-10-12). Haitians Protest Threat Of Foreign Military Intervention In The Country. popularresistance.org On Monday October 10, under the banner of "Down with Ariel Henry, Down with the Foreign Occupation," hundreds of thousands of Haitians took to the streets across the country against a resolution passed by de-facto Prime Minister and acting President Ariel Henry, requesting the international community to send armed help to resolve gang-related crisis in Haiti. | In the capital Port-au-Prince, thousands of citizens gathered in the Cité-Soleil commune and marched towards the Pétion-Ville commune via the Delmas commune, demanding Henry's unconditional resignation and an end to all kinds of foreign interference in the…
(2022-10-12). Manufacturing Consent For The Containment Of China. popularresistance.org The Western media is waging a systematic and ferocious propaganda war against China. In the court of Western public opinion, China stands accused of an array of terrifying crimes: conducting a genocide against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang; wiping out democracy in Hong Kong; militarising the South China Sea; attempting to impose colonial control over Taiwan; carrying out a land grab in Africa; preventing Tibetans and Inner Mongolians from speaking their languages; spying on the good peoples of the democratic world; and more. | Australian scholar Roland Boer has characterised these accusations as "atrocity propaganda…
(2022-10-12). Stop the Ukraine War—refuse to handle military cargo. mronline.org 
The ILWU must call for an end to the war. Most importantly we must appeal for port actions to the International Dockworkers Council (IDC) and the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) to refuse to handle military cargo by dockworkers around the world.
(2022-10-12). G7, NATO Vow to Continue Arming Ukraine After Russian Missile Barrage. news.antiwar.com Both the Group of Seven (G7) and NATO vowed on Tuesday to continue supporting Ukraine in the wake of a Russian missile barrage across Ukraine that marked an escalation in the war. Russian missile and drone strikes continued across Ukraine on Tuesday, but they were not as intense as Monday's strikes. According to Ukrainian officials, …
(2022-10-12). US Lies When Talking About Peace Proposals Russian FM. southfront.org 
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey LavrovAccording to Lavrov, Russia did not receive any serious peace proposal from the US. | Written by During a press conference on October 11, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov severely criticized the recent American speech that Moscow had rejected peace proposals allegedly offered by the West. The minister stated that no ser…
(2022-10-12). Military Situation In Syria On October 12, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On October 12, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On October 12, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the al-Barah village; | On October 11, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Abzimo village; | On October 11, four SDF members were killed by the Turkish Army in the Euphrates Shield area in the northern Syria, according to the Turk…
(2022-10-12). Biden's Armageddon Warning: Realistic Assessment Or Political Fearmongering? thealtworld.com As coincidence would have it, his warning came ahead of the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis during what many are now in retrospect describing as the Old Cold War. | US President Joe Biden
(2022-10-12). Venezuelan Indigenous People March Against "Criminal Blockade" telesurenglish.net On the occasion of commemorating the 530th anniversary of Indigenous Resistance, indigenous chiefs and authorities of the country marched in rejection of the economic blockade promoted by the United States and the European Union against Venezuela. | Hundreds of people participate in a pro-government demonstration on the Day of Indigenous Resistance today, in Caracas…
(2022-10-12). French government threatens to break nationwide refinery strike. wsws.org The state's threats to smash mounting strikes against inflation are a warning to workers in France and internationally that a massive escalation of the class struggle is underway.
(2022-10-12). Peng Liyuan sends congratulatory message to UNESCO award ceremony for girls', women's education. ecns.cn BEIJING, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) — The 2022 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Prize for Girls' and Women's Education award ceremony was held on Tuesday in Paris, France.
(2022-10-12). Avanzan labores de recuperación tras fuertes lluvias en Las Tejerías, Venezuela. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano destacó que el Poder Popular fue vital para salvar vidas y brindar las primeras atenciones.
(2022-10-12). Venezuelan Authorities Give Las Tejerías Tragedy Update: 43 dead, 56 Missing. orinocotribune.com 
President Maduro directed relevant authorities to deliver financial aid through the Patria System to families affected by the landslide. | This Tuesday, October 11, President Nicolás Maduro reported that nearly deaths and 56 missing persons have been recorded to date after torrential rains caused a landslide in Las Tejerías, Santos Michelena municipality, Aragua state. | From Miraflores, Caracas, the president explained that a study was carried out using satellite images and drones from before and after the tragedy in Las Tejerías. "Venezuela has accumulated experience and scientific knowledge, given that we…