2022-09-26: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-26). Democrats in Congress Divided on Sending Ukraine Longer-Range Weapons. news.antiwar.com Democrats in Congress are divided on whether or not to send Ukraine the longer-range and more advanced weaponry that it's seeking, Among Ukraine's requests for new weapons is the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, which has a range of about 190 miles. The missiles have a significantly longer range than anything Washington has provided Kyiv to this point. | Russia has warned that if the US sends Ukraine longer-range weapons, it wou…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-26). Neo-Colonial Apologia, Imperialist Hypocrisy, & the Chauvinism Driving Pro-NATO Liberals. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea None are more hypocritical than the Americans who say that Russia is waging an imperialist war. The same goes for when they say China is carrying out a colonial genocide, or when they say the DPRK violates its people's human rights, or when they say Cuba is anti-democratic. The biggest of these projections…

Staff (2022-09-26). Declaran válidos los referendos en Donetsk, Lugansk y Zaposhie (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Más del 50 % de electores han emitido su voto durante los referéndums sobre la adhesión a Rusia que se celebran estos días en las Repúblicas Populares de Donetsk y Lugansk y la región de Zaporozhie, lo que les permite a las autoridades electorales locales reconocer que su resultado tendrá validez…

Infobrics (2022-09-26). Russia's Rosatom Keen on Opportunities in Renewables, Carbon Fibre, Other Areas in India. infobrics.org Besides, the group is keen on exploring possibilities in the areas of nuclear medicine, radiation technologies and energy storage…

WSWS (2022-09-26). US pledges "catastrophic" response to potential Russian use of nuclear weapons. wsws.org In the aftermath of statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday threatening to use nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine, US officials have made clear they are actively discussing the possibility that the conflict will erupt into a nuclear war.

Staff (2022-09-26). Germany not to send battle tanks to Ukraine: Olaf Scholz. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that his country will not send battle tanks to Ukraine as it will lead to the escalation of conflicts.

Infobrics (2022-09-26). Trade Turnover Between Russia, India May Reach $30Bln by 2025. infobrics.org The trade turnover between Russia and India is increasing unprecedentedly, as a result of which the volume of mutual trade could reach $30 billion by 2025…

Fight Back (2022-09-26). Red Theory: The party of a new type. fightbacknews.org In order to have a successful revolution that can overthrow the capitalist ruling class, put the working class into power, and build socialism, we need to be organized in the way that is best suited to that task. The great leader of the Bolshevik revolution, V.I. Lenin, took up this question of Marxist revolutionary organization in 1902 in his book, What is to be Done? In this book, Lenin for the first time gives us the theory of the "Party of a new type." | In this early period of the revolutionary movement in Russia, much like in the U.S. today, there were many groups and organizations contending for leadershi…

Staff (2022-09-26). At least 13 killed in Russia school shooting (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) — A shooting was reported at a school in the city of Izhevsk, the Russian interior ministry said on Monday.

TeleSUR, JGN (2022-09-26). Indepaz denuncia asesinato de otro líder social en Colombia. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con el Indepaz, con el homicidio de Luis Antonio Charry ascendió a 130 la cifra de líderes sociales asesinados en lo que va de 2022 en Colombia.

TeleSUR (2022-09-25). Over % Voter Turnout -Donbass & Zaporozhye Referenda Valid. telesurenglish.net According to the Electoral Commission, this Sunday, at the end of three days of voting, the referendums in the Donbass republics and the Zaporozhye region were recognized as valid with over percent of citizen participation. | RELATED: | "High voter turnout is reported from the entire territory of the Luhansk People's Republic," said the LPR's Central Election Commission (CEC) Yelena Kravchenko. She put the turnout at…

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-25). Russian Lawmaker Says Ukrainian Territories Could Be Absorbed by Russia on September 30. news.antiwar.com The areas of Russian-controlled Ukraine that are holding referendums on joining Russia may be absorbed by the Russian Federation on September 30, a Russian lawmaker told TASS on Saturday. Referendums are currently being held in the self-declared republics of Donestk and Luhansk and the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. The voting is set to be concluded …

Anonymous103 (2022-09-25). Kiev Hit Kherson With HIMARS, Killed Civilians. southfront.org On September 25, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) targeted the city of Kherson with dozens of missiles. Most of them were intercepted by the Russian air defence forces. Unfortunately, some of them reached their targets, killing civilians. The massive attack was aimed at intercepting the ongoing referendum in the Kherson region. | The AfU struck at the Play Hotel in Kherson with the US-made HIMARS MLRS. Two rockets were fired at the hotel, one of them was intercepted. The AFU deliberately h…

Eva Bartlett (2022-09-25). Ukrainian Army War Crimes Include Shelling of Ambulences, Firetrucks, and Rescue Workers in the Donbass Republics—Similar to Israelis and U.S. Backed Terrorists in Syria. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2022-09-25). Military Situation In Ukraine On September 25, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck the 72nd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU near Annovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade of the AFU near Maryinka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the 46th Air Mobilization Brigade of the AFU near Bezymennoye with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the 80th Airborne Assault Brigade of the AFU near Nikolayev with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade of the A…

Anonymous669 (2022-09-25). Russian Forces Foil Yet Another Ukrainian Drone Attack On Zaporozhye NPP. southfront.org Zaporozhie NPP | The Russian military has foiled yet another Ukrainian drone attack on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (NPP), official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, announced on September 25. | Lt. Gen. Konashenkov said that Kiev forces attempt to target the plant with eight suicide drones. However, all of them were shot down."Attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to strike at the territory of the [Zaporozhye] NPP with eight suicide drones were pr…

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-25). Russia Says It's Not Threatening Anyone With Nukes. news.antiwar.com On Friday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Russia wasn't threatening anyone with nuclear weapons and said Moscow doesn't want a direct conflict with the US and NATO. "We are not threatening anyone with nuclear weapons," Ryabkov said. "The criteria for their use are outlined in Russia's military doctrine." Russia's doctrine is that …

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-25). US Warns of 'Catastrophic Consequences' If Russia Uses Nukes. news.antiwar.com National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Sunday "If Russia crosses this line, there will be catastrophic consequences for Russia. The United States will respond decisively," Sullivan said on NBC's Meet the Press. | Sullivan didn't detail exactly what the US response would be, although his wording suggests that the US could carry out a nuclear strike on Russia, which could lead to…

Alex Lantier (2022-09-25). EU States Thrust Aside Kremlin's Warnings of Nuclear War Over Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2022-09-25). Ukrainian Offensive In Kharkiv Region On September 25, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-25). Kiev's NATO-Backed Terrorist Attack in Kherson Was a Strike Against Democracy & Journalism. libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko No number of missiles will succeed in stopping the exercise of the locals' democratic rights as enshrined in the UN Charter nor in deterring world-class Russian journalists from reporting on this historic event. Kiev bombarded a hotel in the former Ukrainian city of Kherson with missiles on Sunday morning in what local authorities described as…

Kyle Anzalone (2022-09-25). China's Position Regarding Ukraine: A 'Challenge' to the US-NATO Alliance? globalresearch.ca

_____ (2022-09-25). In Mind-Blowingly Hypocritical UN Speech, Biden Tries To Rewrite History. popularresistance.org US President Joe Biden spoke at the United Nations General Assembly on September 21. He used the platform to try to portray the United States, the world's leading violator of international law, as its protector. | Biden called "to hold Russia accountable for the atrocities and war crimes" it allegedly committed in Ukraine. | But Biden declared from the UN podium: "If nations can pursue their imperial ambitions without consequences, then we put at risk everything this very institution stands for, everything." | In the following analysis, journalist Ben Norton fact-checked the deeply misleading claims Biden made in…

TeleSUR (2022-09-25). Venezuela Supports Mediation Committee for Ukrainian Crisis. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro backed the Mexican proposal to create a "Mediation Committee" to promote the end of the Ukrainian conflict. | RELATED: | "We reject all the military provocations and interfering economic sanctions that have been taken against Russia, as well as the hate campaign unleashed to the detriment of the Slavic people, considering that these actions, far from adding to pea…

_____ (2022-09-25). John Pilger's 2014 Warning About Ukraine. popularresistance.org Why do we tolerate the threat of another world war in our name? Why do we allow lies that justify this risk? The scale of our indoctrination, wrote Harold Pinter, is a "brilliant, even witty, highly successful act of hypnosis", as if the truth "never happened even while it was happening". | Every year the American historian William Blum publishes his "updated summary of the record of U.S. foreign policy" which shows that, since 1945, the U.S. has tried to overthrow more than 50 governments, many of them democratically elected; grossly interfered in elections in 30 countries; bombed the civilian populations of 30…

Staff (2022-09-25). President Maduro to 77th UN General Assembly: Venezuela Supports Mexico's Peace Proposal for Ukraine. orinocotribune.com The aspiration of the Venezuelan people for peace in a multipolar and pluricentric world, the defense of truth and the principles of coexistence and rationality, and the rejection of the mechanisms of coercion against Venezuela and other countries, were the highlights of the message sent this Saturday, September 24, by the President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro to the 77th General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). | The speech, in the form of an Open Letter to Humanity by the Venezuelan president and read by Foreign Affairs Minister Carlos Faría at the UN General Assembly session, highlighted important issues s…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-09-25). NATO's Bombing of Yugoslavia: How the Illegal US-Led Attack on the Balkan State Changed the Course of European History. orinocotribune.com By Nebojsa Malic Sep 17, 2022 | An intervention intended to crown the US imperial project ended up "losing" Russia instead | Understanding the present-day events in Ukraine is impossible unless you study what happened in 1999 with Serbia. There is a Hegelian thread that runs directly from NATO's ostensible "humanitarian intervention" to the Russian "special military operation," linking Belgrade to Belgorod — and everything in-between. | When the first NATO jets dropped their bombs on the capital of then-Yugoslavia, on March 24, 1999, it was supposed to be the crowning achievement of a project describe…

TeleSUR (2022-09-25). Venezuela Joins Mexico's Initiative for Ceasefire in Ukraine. telesurenglish.net The Government of Nicolás Maduro subscribed to the negotiating table formulated by Mexico to put an end to tensions between Russia and Ukraine, a conflict that has been active for seven months since February 24. | Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carlos Rafael Faría Tortosa at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Sept. 25, 2022.

____ (2022-09-25). Chinese, Ukrainian FMs meet on sidelines of UN General Assembly. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly.

_____ (2022-09-25). Despite What Biden Says, The Pandemic Isn't Over. popularresistance.org On Sunday night, Joe Biden declared in an interview on CBS's 60 Minutes that the Covid-19 "pandemic is over." Not so coincidentally, this statement comes right after existing federal pandemic response funding has run out, and after attempts at approving more money were routinely removed from spending bills in order to designate more money for Ukraine. If the pandemic is "over," the government can be excused for failing to provide additional support. But while official cases, hospitalization, and death counts are all much lower now compared to the peak of the Omicron wave in January, and while vaccines continue to…

Editor (2022-09-25). Patrick Lawrence: In the Terrain of Word War III. scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) advanced decisively into Russian-held territory in northeastern Ukraine two weeks ago, exposing the weakness, incompetence, and cowardice of Russian soldiers and officers. The tide of this war has turned. The Russian army is on the way to defeat, and President Vladimir Putin …

____ (2022-09-25). Chinese FM attends UN Security Council foreign ministers meeting on Ukraine. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended on Thursday the United Nations (UN) Security Council foreign ministers meeting on Ukraine at the UN headquarters in New York.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-09-25). Why Nigerien Protesters Want French Army Out & Wave Russian Flags. orinocotribune.com By Ekaterina Blinova Sep 20, 2022 | Nigeriens took to the streets of the country's capital Niamey on September 18, with some of the protesters carrying Russian flags and placards saying "criminal French Army get out" and "The colonial army of Barkhane must go". | "The demonstration [on September 18] fits in a wider development and sentiment that has been brewing in recent years," explained Dr. Klaas van Walraven, a historian and political scientist at the University of Leiden who is currently working on the history of colonialism and de-colonization in French Equatorial Africa. | "Last year, the popul…

Anonymous103 (2022-09-25). Lavrov's 2022 UNGA Debate Speech. southfront.org Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the General Debate of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, New York, September 24, 2022: | Madame President, | Colleagues, | Ladies and gentlemen, | We are meeting at a both challenging and dramatic moment. Crisis situations are growing, and the international security situation is deteriorating rapidly. | Instead of engaging in honest dialogue and searching for compromises, we must deal with misinformation, as we…

Pepe Escobar (2022-09-25). The Real US Agenda in Africa is Hegemony. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar — Sep 21, 2022 | Forget development. Washington's primary interest in Africa today is keeping the Chinese and Russians out. | In a rational environment, the 77th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) would discuss alleviating the trials and tribulations of the Global South, especially Africa. | That won't be the case. Like a deer caught in the geopolitical headlights, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued platitudes about a gloomy "winter of global discontent," even as the proverbial imperial doomsayers criticized the UN's "crisis of faith" and blasted the "unprovoked war" started…

TeleSUR (2022-09-25). Hungarian Chief Diplomat: Western Sanctions "Complete Failure" telesurenglish.net "This was a complete failure, as it is now clear that these sanctions have hurt Europe much more than Russia itself and are causing enormous damage to the EU's economy," Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said. | Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto speaks during a press event in Budapest, Hungary, on July 29, 2022.

Editor (2022-09-25). What Do Americans Care About? Not a Cold War With Russia and China. scheerpost.com

Anonymous103 (2022-09-25). White House Sent Multiple Threats to the Kremlin Via Backchannels. southfront.org A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched from an airfield during military drills on Feb. 19, 2022. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service/AP)Russia recently said it could use nukes to defend its territory | Written by The Joe Biden administration has sent several warnings to Russia…

____ (2022-09-25). China ready to promote sound, steady relationship with NATO: Chinese FM. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-09-25). Referendos en Donbás, Zaporiyia y Jérson continúan por segundo día. telesurtv.net Los bombardeos en el centro de la ciudad de Donetsk no han podido detener la celebración del referendo en la capital de la autoproclamada república popular.

TeleSUR (2022-09-25). Polls Open in Italy in Snap Election for New Parliament. telesurenglish.net Over million Italians are eligible to cast their ballots at 61,566 polling stations, which will remain open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. local time. They are set to choose the 400 lawmakers and 200 senators that will form the two houses of the next assembly. | RELATED: | A right-wing coalition and a center-left alliance are seen as the main contenders. Adding to them are a smaller coalition of two centrist parties, and the populist Five Star Movement (M5S), with both…

TeleSUR (2022-09-25). Tàºrkiye Accuses Greece of Transferring Weapons to Islands. telesurenglish.net According to Turkish security sources, these actions constitute a violation of international law. They also stressed Turkey's efforts to resolve problems through dialogue and under international law. | Greece and Turkey, countries that are members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), have on several occasions been on the brink of an armed confrontation due to their territorial disputes. Sept. 25, 2022.

_____ (2022-09-25). Whistleblower Objects To Pentagon Purchases Of Browsing Data. popularresistance.org A United States military whistleblower filed a series of complaints alleging the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is engaged in the warrantless purchase and use of Americans' internet browsing data, which it obtained from a broker. | "According to the whistleblower, NCIS is purchasing access to data, which includes netflow records and some communications content from Team Cymru," Senator Ron Wyden shared in a letter to the offices of the inspector general for the Pentagon, Justice Department, and Homeland Security Department. | The warrantless purchase of Americans' data is not limited to the NCIS. Wyd…

TeleSUR, SH (2022-09-25). Guatemala promedia 12 asesinatos diarios durante el 2022. telesurtv.net Entre los meses de enero y agosto del 2022, un total de 445 mujeres han sido asesinadas en Guatemala.

Staff (2022-09-25). Cubano Andy Maqueira gana Campeonato Panamericano de Tenis de Mesa Sub-11 y Sub-13 en Santo Domingo. cubadebate.cu Disfrutó al máximo el triunfo final ante el estadounidense Jason Liu, que le aseguró presencia en el torneo mundial de esperanzas de 2023. "Increíble, lo que ha hecho este niño es increíble", dijo el presidente de la Federación Cubana de Tenis de Mesa, Bárbaro Oliva, quien desde La Habana siguió a través de internet las transmisiones del certamen.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-25). What is Really Behind Iran's Unrest? libya360.wordpress.com The Western media is depicting unrest in Iran as "the people" demanding social justice and women's rights. In reality, it is part of a years-long effort by Washington to foment upheaval and regime change in Iran. Policy papers from 2009 detailed step-by-step how the US could overthrow the Iranian government and install an obedient client…

Kyle Anzalone (2022-09-24). Kremlin: After Referendums, New Territory Will Be Treated as Russia. news.antiwar.com The Kremlin says the security situation will drastically change four areas of Russian-held Ukraine after a vote on joining Russia is completed next week. Moscow appears ready to annex several regions of Ukraine and defend it as it would the rest of Russia. On Friday, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed to reporters that the new …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-24). Russian Federation on Ukraine | Press Conference | United Nations 24 Sept 2022. libya360.wordpress.com Sergey Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation briefed reporters on the statement made at the General Assembly, the situation in Ukraine and other topics. Talking to reporters in New York, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov today (24 Sep) said there is an open document outlining Russia's "doctrine for nuclear security," and invited…

_____ (2022-09-24). Government Advisor Repeats 'Russia Funded Anti-Fracking Protests' Myth. popularresistance.org A trade advisor to the UK government has repeated a baseless claim that protests against fracking were funded by the Kremlin. | Economist Catherine McBride, a member of the government's Trade and Agriculture Commission advising on trade deals, said on GB News this week that Russia has given "billions of pounds" to green groups to "go and protest against fracking". | As DeSmog has reported previously, this claim has been promoted by opponents of climate action following Russia's invasion of Ukraine despite there being no evidence to support it. | Her remarks come after 24 MPs signed a letter last week organised by…

JANET (2022-09-24). Dramatic U-turn/U.S. recognizes Alex Saab as Special Envoy of Venezuela. iacenter.org By William Camacaro September 22, 2022 This article was first published by Orinoco Tribune. William Camacaro is a Venezuelan-American, National Co-Coordinator in the Alliance for Global Justice and was a co-founder of the Bolivarian Circle of New York "Alberto Lovera" and Senior Analyst for the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA). After more than two years questioning Venezuelan Alex Saab's diplomatic status, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has now conceded that he is a special envoy. The dramatic U-turn was made in a filing before Judge Robert Scola on Tuesday, Sept. 13, in a hearing that was held regardi…

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