2022-10-06: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-10-06). Poland discusses hosting American nuclear weapons as US buys up anti-radiation drugs. wsws.org Amid growing warnings that the war between Russia and NATO in Ukraine could turn nuclear, polish Prime Minister Andrzej Duda. Said Wednesday that he has spoken to the United States about stationing its nuclear weapons in the country.

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-06). Report: US Intelligence Believes Ukraine Was Behind Killing of Darya Dugina. news.antiwar.com The New York Times reported on Wednesday that US intelligence agencies believe parts of the Ukrainian government were behind the slaying of Darya Dugina, the daughter of the prominent Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin. Dugina, who was a political scientist and journalist, was killed by a car bomb outside of Moscow back in August while driving …

WSWS (2022-10-06). New York Times acknowledges Ukraine behind assassination of Darya Dugina. wsws.org Can it be that the Times report indicates US concern over the political fallout from a more recent operation that is of far greater international consequence than the Moscow assassination? The unexplained bombing of the Nordstream pipeline comes to mind.

Infobrics (2022-10-06). India, Russia Expand Cooperation in Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. infobrics.org Atommash, AEM-Technologies, JSC Branch in Volgodonsk (part of the machine-building division of Rosatom – Atomenergomash) carried out the final heat treatment of the VVER-1000 Reactor Vessel for Kudankulam NPP Unit No.5…

Cynthia Papermaster (2022-10-06). Friday 10/14: "Defuse Nuclear War!" Say "NO" to Nukes! indybay.org 12 Noon: Senator Feinstein's Office, One Post St., SF | 1 PM: Senator Padilla's Office, 333 Bush St., SF…

Dave LIndorff (2022-10-06). Americans Need a Say in How Far the US is Going to Go in Backing Ukraine! thiscantbehappening.net Russian president Vladimir Putin is playing a dangerous game by making threats to use 'small' so-called theater nuclear weapons with explosive power this fraction of the power of the city-busting bombs the US used on Japan in August 1945. But so is the White House and the Pentagon playing a dangerous game in … |

Infobrics (2022-10-06). BRICS Countries Discussing Creation of Single Currency. infobrics.org Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) are discussing the possibility of creating a single Currency, Pavel Knyazev, ambassador at large of the Russian Foreign Ministry and sous-sherpa of Russia in BRICS, said…

____ (2022-10-06). VP calls for implementing Iran-Russia bilateral agreements. en.mehrnews.com EHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) — Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber on Wednesday called for intesifying efforts to implement cooperation agreements between Iran and Russia, saying that it will help safeguard the interests of both countries.

____ (2022-10-06). Iran, Russia vow to strengthen econ. ties despite sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) — Senior officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Russian Federation expressed their readiness to enhance bilateral cooperation in all fields especially in economic areas in spite of sanctions imposed against the country.

WSWS (2022-10-06). Trump's death threat against McConnell and the silence of the Democratic Party. wsws.org Nearly a week after Trump issued an explicit death threat targeting Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell and his wife on social media, not a single leading member of either political party, including President Joe Biden, has denounced the ex-president's call to violence.

Staff (2022-10-06). Falleció reconocida baloncestista cubana Leydis Oquendo. cubadebate.cu El movimiento deportivo cubano lamenta este miércoles el fallecimiento de la baloncestista Leydis Oquendo. La atleta camagàºeyana deja de existir a los 40 años de edad, luego de una complicación postoperatoria en El Salvador, donde recientemente culminó como líder anotadora del torneo local. Oquendo fue miembro por más de 16 años de las preselecciones nacionales y participó en los campeonatos mundiales de Brasil 2006 y Turquía 2014.

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-10-06). Fuerzas israelíes asesinan a joven palestino en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net El ministerio de Salud palestino señaló que el joven de 21 años, Alaa Nasser Zaghal, murió de una herida en la cabeza.

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-05). Gazprom Says Undamaged Nord Stream 2 Line Could Ship Gas to Europe. news.antiwar.com Russia's Gazprom said Monday that it could potentially ship gas to Europe via an undamaged line on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which has never made deliveries after Berlin paused the project around the time Russia invaded Ukraine. Both Nord Stream pipelines came under attack last week, and explosions caused major leaks that Gazprom said …

Anonymous103 (2022-10-05). In Video: Ukrainian Servicemen Reveal Crimes Of Their Command. southfront.org

WSWS (2022-10-05). US sends hundreds of armored vehicles to Ukraine as offensive continues. wsws.org As the Ukrainian military continued its rapid advances along multiple fronts, the White House announced another massive arms shipment for the war against Russia, sending over 200 armored vehicles in its latest arms shipment.

Infobrics (2022-10-05). Russia, China Sign Contracts on Mutual Deployment of Navigation Stations. infobrics.org Russia and China have signed contracts for the deployment of Russia's GLONASS stations in China and China's Beidou system stations in Russia…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-05). American Pravda: Of Pipelines and Plagues. libya360.wordpress.com Ron Unz Europe is facing its worst energy crisis in generations, with numerous factories shutting down and severe hardship expected during the approaching winter. Heavily-industrialized Germany has been especially hard hit, with more than half of all small- and mid-sized businesses fearful that they might be forced to close, an economic catastrophe of Great Depression proportions. The only…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-10-05). Russia's Parliament Fully Ratifies Unification Treaties. orinocotribune.com The Federation Council has approved agreements with four former Ukrainian regions on accepting them as new Russian territories | The Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian parliament, has ratified unification treaties with Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics and Kherson and Zaporozhye Regions. | The treaties were signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and the heads of the four former Ukrainian regions on Friday last week. They were certified as lawful by the Constitutional Court over the weekend and ratified by the State Duma, the lower house of the Parliament, on Monday. | The latest step in t…

Staff (2022-10-05). EU agrees on new sanctions package against Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) — EU countries on Wednesday reached an agreement on an eighth sanctions package against Russia in response to its recent partial military mobilization and annexation of Ukrainian regions.

Anonymous103 (2022-10-05). Zaporozhie NPP Pass Into Russia's Ownership. southfront.org The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant officially became the property of Russia after the territories of the Zaporozhie region that are under control of the Russian military entered into the Russian Federation. It was already reported that Rosatom will manage the largest NPP in Europe. | On October 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to take into federal ownership the facilities of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant located near the city of Energodar. The Gov…

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-05). Poland Says It's Discussed Hosting Nuclear Weapons With the US. news.antiwar.com Polish President Andrzej Duda said in an interview published Wednesday that Poland is open to hosting US nuclear weapons and has approached Washington about the idea. Currently, NATO members Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Turkey host US nuclear weapons under NATO's nuclear sharing program. The US and NATO have previously said that they wouldn't place nuclear weapons in …

Anonymous103 (2022-10-05). In Video: Ukrainian Military Column Under Fire In Kherson Region. southfront.org

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-05). Putin Signs Law Formalizing the Annexation of Four Ukrainian Territories. news.antiwar.com Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a law formalizing the absorption of four Ukrainian territories into the Russian Federation after the annexation was approved by both houses of Russia's parliament. The move means that the Russian-controlled areas in the Ukrainian oblasts of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia and the breakaway Donbas republics of Donetsk and Luhansk …

Anonymous103 (2022-10-05). Blood On The Streets In Donetsk (Photos). southfront.org The shelling of the city of Donetsk and other settlements by the Armed Forces of Ukraine continues daily, and civilians are killed daily. | On October 5, among the targets for the Kiev forces there were the Kiev, Kirov and Kuibyshev districts of the city of Donetsk. They came under massive artillery fire. More than 25 strikes with NATO 155 mm shells were recorded. Civilian infrastructure facilities of the capital were shelled, including the local school No. 65, City Hospital No. 25, Abakumov…

Kahlil Wall-Johnson (2022-10-05). Will the Spaniards Smell the Coffee? orinocotribune.com By Kahlil Wall-Johnson Oct 1, 2022 | The Ukraine drama has proven to be more than enough to quell any potential discontent over the reckless diplomacy and pathetic subservience to US interests being displayed throughout the Iberian Peninsula. | Putin recently

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-05). The Limits of Ukraine's Offensive and the High Price to be Paid When it Ends. libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian operations in Ukraine for October 5, 2022 — Latest US aid package falls far short of replacing steep Ukrainian losses amid continued offensives; — Ukraine's offensive has limited capabilities, will not achieve "victory" over Russian forces in territory deemed "Ukrainian" by Kiev; — Ukrainian offensive is an "all-or-nothing" proposition, hoping to achieve…

Contributing Writers (2022-10-05). Russia, Ukraine and the "New" New World Order (Canadian Patriot Interview with Vanessa Beeley). marktaliano.net READ MORE: |

 

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies (2022-10-05). 'End War in Ukraine' Say 66 Nations At UN General Assembly. towardfreedom.org Calls to end the war in Ukraine "reverberated through the hall" at the United Nations General Assembly, as the president of the session said in his closing statement. Sixty-six countries, representing most of the world's population, pleaded for a negotiated peace in Ukraine, write Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-05). Ukraine's Revenge on the West. libya360.wordpress.com MK Bhadrakumar As the balance of power shifts again in Ukraine, its reverberations will impact the very unity of the EU project Vector politics in Ukraine has added new dimensions to the 222 day-old conflict. Typically, any conflict behavior should end when a new balance of powers has been determined. But the 'balancing of powers' will...

Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović (2022-10-05). Ukraine and the Balkans. US-NATO Flagrant Violations of Human Rights. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2022-10-05). In Video: Rescue Operation On Ukrainian Battlefield. southfront.org

Infobrics (2022-10-05). Moldovan President Sandu cares little for her country's sovereignty. infobrics.org Moldova is ready to hand over its only port to Ukraine, mulls growing military budget to join NATO despite being one of the poorest countries in Europe.

Anonymous765 (2022-10-05). Threat For Russian Military On Ukrainian Front Lines. southfront.org |

SP Editor (2022-10-05). US Ignores Growing Calls for Diplomacy and Sends More Weapons to Ukraine. scheerpost.com "Are there still negotiation possibilities?" asked Noam Chomsky. "There's only one way to find out. That's to try. If you refuse to try, of course, there's no option, no possibilities."

Deccan Chronicle (2022-10-05). US Rolls Out Red Carpet for Pakistan Army Chief as India Wavers on Anti-Russia Stand. globalresearch.ca

Infobrics (2022-10-05). Visa-Free Entry for Indian Tourists to Russia on the Cards. infobrics.org Russia might possibly introduce a visa-free regime for Indian tourist groups...

Anonymous103 (2022-10-05). Former CIA Director Petraeus Threatens Russia. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageThe very idea such a high-ranking (former) official thinks Russia would stand idle while NATO targets its forces is quite terrifying for the rest of the world. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | On October 2,

Fra Hughes (2022-10-05). Violence in Iran: Is It Internal or External in Its Inception? orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes Sep 30, 2022 | Be careful what you call for at a time when the imperialists want war with China, Russia, and Iran. | The tragic death of a young woman in an Iranian police station who was seen collapsing on CCTV is a devastating blow to her family and friends. | We all mourn the loss of an innocent young woman while we await the official outcome concerning the cause of her death. | While local police are still investigating the cause of death, the Western mainstream media claim she was beaten to death. | The reaction here in Ireland and the UK has been almost instantaneous and universal. | Ral...

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-05). EU Agrees on Sanctions to Impose Price Cap for Russian Oil. news.antiwar.com EU ambassadors agreed on Wednesday on a new round of sanctions on Russia that includes a price cap on Russian oil. The officials agreed on a draft text for the sanctions that is expected to be released on Thursday, according to Politico. Some countries had concerns that the attempted price cap could impact their shipping ...

Fra Hughes (2022-10-05). Violence in Iran; Is It Internal or External in Its Inception? orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes Sep 30, 2022 | Be careful what you call for at a time when the imperialists want war with China, Russia, and Iran. | The tragic death of a young woman in an Iranian police station who was seen collapsing on CCTV is a devastating blow to her family and friends. | We all mourn the loss of an innocent young woman while we await the official outcome concerning the cause of her death. | While local police are still investigating the cause of death, the Western mainstream media claim she was beaten to death. | The reaction here in Ireland and the UK has been almost instantaneous and universal. | Ral...

Anonymous103 (2022-10-05). Military Situation In Syria On October 5, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On October 4, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 2 times: 1 in Latakia province, 1 in Idlib province; | On October 4, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the Sheikh Sindian village; | On October 4, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions in the Tal Abu Rasin area; | On October 4, an SAA serviceman was killed by unknown gunmen in the Saida area; | On October 5, ISIS clai...

Infobrics (2022-10-05). Russia's PSCB Opens Rupee Account With Yes Bank to Start Rupee-Rouble Trade. infobrics.org The Russian bank has opened a rupee account with nearly three dozen Russian companies settling payments for trades with New Delhi...

WSWS (2022-10-05). Kenyan President Ruto auditions for US and British imperialism. wsws.org Even as its economic ties with China grow, the Kenyan regime is signing up to the US-NATO war targeting Russia and China.

Editor (2022-10-05). VIDEO: The Late Stephen F. Cohen Provides Clarity on NATO Expansion and Russia, More Than 10 Years Ago. scheerpost.com

Anonymous669 (2022-10-05). Russian A-26 Avoided Collision With Two U.S. Combat Drones Over Syria. southfront.org Antonov An-26. Flickr, by Marko Stojkovic. | A Russian An-26 military transport plane had to dodge two United States combat drones over northern Syria while performing a resupply mission, Deputy Head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria Major General Oleg Yegorov revealed on October 4. | The commander told reporters that the U.S.-led coalition keep sending full-armed combat drones to conduct unauthorized flights in the Syrian airspace."At 07: 25 Mosco...

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-10-05). Ulyanov says Iran talks could resume in November. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) — Russian representative in Vienna-based international organizations says that the Vienna talks on the removal anti-Iran sanctions might resume next month.

Anonymous669 (2022-10-05). Russian Airstrikes Hit Key Stronghold Of Terrorists In Syria's Greater Idlib. southfront.org 2712070 10/04/2015 Russian servicemen attach a Kh-25 high-precision missile to a Su-24 aircraft at the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Dmitriy Vinogradov/RIA Novosti | On October 4, a new wave of Russian airstrikes hit a stronghold of terrorist groups in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The airstrikes targeted the town of Kobane and a number of nearby hilltops in the northern countryside of Lattakia. No casualties were reported as a result of the airstrikes. | Kabani is a stronghold of...

Editor (2022-10-05). VIDEO: Stephen F. Cohen Provides Clarity on NATO Expansion and Russia, More Than 10 Years Ago. scheerpost.com

Staff (2022-10-05). NATO melds Georgian-Iraqi military cohesion. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseOctober 4, 2022 A delegation of the Iraqi Armed Forces is visiting the Defense Forces of Georgia A delegation of the Iraqi Armed Forces is on a visit to Georgia. The purpose of the visit is to share experience on issues of development of the Georgian Sergeant Corps for Iraqi high-ranking officers ...

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-05). Why Western Countries Are Interested in Maintaining Energy Poverty in Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Ekaterina Blinova Sudanese-British billionaire Mo Ibrahim criticized the West on Monday for obstructing African nations' effort to develop their own hydrocarbon reserves and constantly ignoring the energy poverty problems of the Global South. What's behind the Global North's political short-sightedness and who benefits from the controversy? Even though Africa boasts roughly 12% and 9% of...

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-05). Sanctioning the Horn of Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Ann Garrison Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia have suffered from a variety of U.S. interventions over many years. Proxy wars and unilateral coercive measures, sanctions, are the tools used to prevent these nations from finding a means of peacfully coexisting. During Donald Trump's four years in office, he for the most part left the Horn of...

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-05). Neo-Nazis in the Dominican Republic Work with the Government to Prevent Solidarity with Haitian People. libya360.wordpress.com Socialist Movement of the Workers of the Dominican Republic Police in the Dominican Republic (Photo: Felix Leon) Any act of solidarity with the Haitian people in the Dominican Republic is blocked by the national police force and Neo-Nazi groups. The deployment of dozens of Members of the National Police, in coordination with a smaller group of neo-Nazi militants, occupied...

Editor (2022-10-05). Zelensky Signs Decree Ruling Out Peace Talks With Putin. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-10-05). Zelensky Signs Decree Ruling Out Peace Talks With Putin as 'Impossible'. scheerpost.com

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-05). COP27 and the Imperatives for a Renewed African Security Framework. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe United Nations Climate Conference will be hosted by Egypt amid growing uncertainties on the continent related to military interventions and the continuing economic dependency on the West Note: These remarks were prepared and delivered in part for a webinar sponsored by the Canadian section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom...

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-05). South Africa: The Electricity Crisis Demands a Solution that Benefits the Majority. libya360.wordpress.com Vashna Jagarnath Load shedding, implemented when the state-owned electricity company Eskom is unable to provide power to the whole country and the electricity grid needs to be kept stable, seems to have reached a new nadir in recent days with most areas going without power for up to 12 hours a day. South Africa will...

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