Daily Archives: October 9, 2022

2022-10-09: News Headlines

____ (2022-10-09). 3 die in Crimean Bridge explosion. ecns.cn Three people died in the explosion on the Crimean Bridge, which occurred Saturday morning, according to preliminary information from Russia's investigative committee into the incident.

TeleSUR, JGN (2022-10-09). Denuncian el asesinato de dos activistas sociales en Colombia. telesurtv.net Con Morales y Alape suman 141 los líderes sociales colombianos asesinados en 2022 y 1.368 desde la firma de los acuerdos de paz.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-10-09). Denuncian el asesinato de otros dos líderes sociales en Colombia. telesurtv.net Suman 139 los líderes sociales privados de la vida de manera violenta en ese país suramericano durante 2022.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-10-09). Rusia nombra nuevo general para dirigir la operación en Ucrania. telesurtv.net Serguéi Surovikin era el comandante de la agrupación sur de las tropas rusas durante la operación especial rusa de desmilitarización y desnazificación de Ucrania.

Roland Rottenfusser (2022-10-09). Peace and Provocation: Is Zelensky intent of WW3? indybay.org

Oakland Privacy (2022-10-09). Wednesday 10/19: Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State. indybay.org Please email contact@oaklandprivacy.org a few days before the meeting to get up-to-date location information or obtain Zoom meeting access info.

____ (2022-10-09). DPRK criticizes S. Korea-U.S. joint drills for negative impact on regional situation. ecns.cn The Defense Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Saturday voiced grave concern over the escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-10-09). Al menos tres muertos deja explosión en el puente de Crimea. telesurtv.net Rusia señaló que la reacción del régimen de Kiev a la destrucción parcial de la estratégica estructura "refleja su naturaleza terrorista".

Kyle Anzalone (2022-10-08). White House Says Biden's 'Armageddon' Comment Not Based on New Intelligence. news.antiwar.com White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said there is no new intelligence suggesting Russia was deploying nuclear weapons. She was speaking with reporters about President Joe Biden's statement that the US and Russia are approaching armageddon. The comment raised alarms of a potential nuclear war between NATO and Russia.Biden warned that the world is closer …

WSWS (2022-10-08). Half of Ukrainian 2023 budget dedicated to NATO proxy war against Russia. wsws.org The proposed budget underlines the reactionary nature of the Zelensky government, which is dedicated to the NATO proxy war with Russia and austerity and poverty for the working class.

_____ (2022-10-08). Can Europe Turn A Blind Eye To Possible US Role In Pipeline Blasts? popularresistance.org The sabotage of the two Nord Stream pipelines leaves Europeans certain to be much poorer and colder this winter, and was an act of international vandalism on an almost unimaginable scale. The attacks severed Russian gas supplies to Europe and caused the release of enormous quantities of methane gas, the prime offender in global warming. | This is why no one is going to take responsibility for the crime — and most likely no one will ever be found definitively culpable. | Nonetheless, the level of difficulty and sophistication in setting off blasts at three separate locations on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipeli…

_____ (2022-10-08). Report: US Special Operations Forces Are On The Ground In Ukraine. popularresistance.org US special operations forces are on the ground in Ukraine as part of a broad covert operation that includes CIA personnel, *The Intercept* reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed US intelligence and military officials. | The report said that the US withdrew its CIA and special operations assets from Ukraine shortly before Russia's invasion, although one US official said the CIA "never completely left." | The CIA initially predicted that Kyiv would fall quickly to Russia, but after it became clear that wouldn't happen, the Biden administration sent its covert assets back into Ukraine. | The report said that US cland…

_____ (2022-10-08). Who Sabotaged Nord Stream Pipelines? popularresistance.org A pair of natural gas pipelines, Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, which were built to transport natural gas underwater through the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany, were sabotaged in a series of explosions on September 26. | These suspicious attacks came mere hours before NATO members Norway, Denmark, and Poland officially opened their own natural gas pipeline, called the Baltic Pipe, which was built with European Union funding in order to compete with Nord Stream. | The Nord Stream pipelines are operated by company that is majority owned by Russia's state gas giant Gazprom. Authorities in Norway and Denmark hav…

WSWS (2022-10-08). European Political Community summit pledges to escalate war on Russia. wsws.org Even as US President Biden admitted that the NATO war with Russia threatens to unleash nuclear Armageddon, 44 European countries met and pledged to escalate the war.

Staff (2022-10-08). Multiple explosions rock Kharkiv in Eastern Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) — A series of explosions rocked the Eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv early Saturday, sending towering plumes of illuminated smoke in the sky and triggering a series of secondary explosions in the country's second-largest city.

Medea Benjamin, Ariel Gold (2022-10-08). Who Deserves a Nobel Peace Prize in Ukraine? commondreams.org A critical look at the committee's latest selection.

Staff (2022-10-08). Moscow slams Kyiv's reaction to Crimean Bridge incident. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) — Ukraine's reaction to an incident on the Crimean Bridge highlights the terrorist nature of the Kyiv regime, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on Telegram on Saturday.

Staff (2022-10-08). Key bridge linking Crimea to Russia hit by huge explosion. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) — The Kerch bridge from Russia to Crimea has been hit by a massive explosion on the span that carries railway traffic.

Staff (2022-10-08). Russia says 3 people killed in Crimea bridge blast. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) — Three people were killed in the Crimean bridge blast, Russian investigators said Saturday.

Staff (2022-10-08). Explosion hits key bridge linking Crimea to Russia (+VIDEOS). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) — The Kerch bridge from Russia to Crimea has been hit by a massive explosion on the span that carries railway traffic.

Anonymous103 (2022-10-08). Photos 18+: Group Of Foreign Mercenaries Destroyed In Zaporozhie Region. southfront.org A group of foreign mercenaries who are fighting on the Ukrainian side was destroyed by Russian-led forces. Russian servicemen shared footage from a GoPro camera of one of the foreigners who was killed. | The group of foreign fighters which included servicemen of the US special forces was destroyed on October 7. They were captured by Russian servicemen during a reconnaissance operation. Some of foreign mercenaries managed to escape but some were burned by Russian TOS-1A So…

Chris Menahan (2022-10-08). U.S. Buying $290M Worth of "Anti-Radiation Drugs" for Use in 'Nuclear Emergency'. "Billions in high-tech Weaponry to Ukraine to Strike inside Russia" globalresearch.ca

Cynthia Papermaster (2022-10-08). 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…

WSWS (2022-10-08). Sri Lankan workers and youth support October 16 SEP meeting on nuclear war danger. wsws.org "The war in Ukraine affects every aspect of the lives of people in the world—from children to the elderly. But I also believe that this war can be stopped by uniting the working people of the world against it."

Kzorinoco (2022-10-08). Sanctions Against North Korea a 'Dead End,' Russia Warns. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, October 6, the deputy permanent representative of Russia to the United Nations, Anna Evstigneeva, stated during a UN Security Council meeting that "the imposition of new sanctions against North Korea is a dead end, and a measure that, as we have already said, does not bring any results." | A meeting of the UN Security Council was called by the United States after North Korea fired a missile across Japanese territory into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, October 4, in response to joint military drill carried out by the United States and South Korea. | The Russian diplomat stressed that positive signs fro…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-08). Impact of Crimea Bridge Attack & Ukraine's Next Likely Offensive. libya360.wordpress.com Ukraine strike on Crimea Bridge complicates both civilian and military logistics to Crimea the former more so than the latter; The bridge attack is likely to be followed by anticipated offensive operations by Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia toward Melitopol; The bridge attack + Melitopol offensive is meant to isolate Crimea; Ukraine's…

Anonymous103 (2022-10-08). Military Situation In Ukraine On October 8, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck the 17th Tank Brigade of the AFU near Seversk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the 115th Mechanized Brigade of the AFU near Donetsk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the 14th Mechanized Brigade of the AFU near Petropavlovka with high-precision missiles; | A large explosion damaged the Crimean Bridge that links the Republic of Crimea with mainland Russia; | Clashes between the AFU and the Russian Army continue near Bakhmut; | Clashes…

SouthFront5 (2022-10-08). Russian Army General Surovikin Appointed Commander Of Special Military Operation. southfront.org Army General S. Surovikin | Cadre changes continue in the leadership of the Russian Defense Ministry. Sources close to the Russian Defense Ministry reported that according to available information, Army General Surovikin has been appointed commander of a special military operation that Russia is conducting in the former Ukrainian territories. | Earlier, on September 24, 2022, the Defense Ministry announced that Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev was appointed to…

Anonymous103 (2022-10-08). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine On October 8, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Clashes between the AFU and the Russian Army continue near Pervomaiske; | Russian-led forces took control of Debrova village; | The AFU took control of Makiivka village; | Clashes between the AFU and the Russian Army continue near Nevske; | Clashes between the AFU and the Russian Army continue near Bakhmut; | Clashes between the AFU and the Russian Army continue near Avdiivka; | The AFU reportedly struck the Russian ammunition warehouse in Donetsk; | Russian-led f…

Anonymous103 (2022-10-08). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On October 8, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org A large explosion damaged the Crimean Bridge that links the Republic of Crimea with mainland Russia; | Clashes between the AFU and the Russian Army continue near Mylove and Dudchany villages; | Clashes between the AFU and the Russian Army continue near Davydov Brod; | Clashes between the AFU and the Russian Army continue near Bruskynske village; | Clashes between the AFU and the Russian Army continue near Blahodante village. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: :…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-08). Ukraine SitRep: Recent Incidents of Concern for All Sides. libya360.wordpress.com Moon of Alabama Yesterday saw two significant developments or incidents with regard to the conflict in Ukraine. The Kerch bridges which connect Crimea with Russia, one for cars and one for trains, were sabotaged. At least one of the two road spans has fallen down while tanker rail cars on the parallel train bridge caught…

Staff (2022-10-08). Putin, Zelensky reportedly agree to attend G20 summit in Bali. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) — A media report indicates that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are likely to attend the upcoming G20 summit to be held in Indonesia.

____ (2022-10-08). IMF allocates $1.3 billion for financial support to Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved the disbursement of $1.3 billion to Ukraine, the organization said in a statement.

Staff (2022-10-08). Russia appoints new commander for Ukraine operation. en.mehrnews.com The Russian Defense Ministry has announced the appointment of a new commander for what it calls its "special military operation" in Ukraine, according to Russian state media.

Struggle, La Lucha (2022-10-08). CIA strengthens presence in Ukraine on Biden's orders. struggle-la-lucha.org

Paul Fitzgerald (2022-10-08). Zbigniew Brzezinski: Drawing the Russians into the Afghan Trap… globalresearch.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-08). Crimean Bridge Terrorist Attack: A Soft Power Inflection Point for Both Sides. libya360.wordpress.com Andrew Korybko The future of the Golden Billion's soft power is already set in stone with respect to it continuing to rise within its "sphere of influence" while declining across the Global South. Russia's will continue declining across the Golden Billion but its future across the Global South remains uncertain since it'll largely depend on…

____ (2022-10-08). Volker Tschapke: China is the only country that has a good idea for the next five or ten years. ecns.cn Volker Tschapke, president of the Prussian Society, praised China's significant achievements in man…

Staff (2022-10-08). Syria, Turkish FMs meetings imminent: reports. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) — Media have reported that after Bashar Jafari was appointed as Syria's new envoy to Russia, the level of the Syria-Turkey talks will enhance to a higher level.

Staff (2022-10-08). Iran ready to attract Russian capital in oil, gas projects. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) — Iranian Oil Minister announced the readiness of the Iranian administration to attract the capital of Russians in the oil and gas sector.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-10-08). Dozens of Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian School in Occupied West Bank. orinocotribune.com Dozens of Jewish settlers attacked a Palestinian school in the town of Hawarah, south of Nablus on Tuesday, hours after another settler mob clashed with Palestinian inhabitants in the town's streets, The New Arab reported. | "Around 8: 20 in the morning, Israeli settlers broke into the schoolyard and attacked a teacher and two students," Eyad Awad, the coordinator for the Palestinian education ministry in the southern Nablus region based in Hawarah, told The New Arab. | t.co/HPebOlcgQL — IMEU (@theIMEU)

Staff (2022-10-08). Realizan gala de homenaje al Che Guevara en Santa Clara. cubadebate.cu El pueblo de Santa Clara rindió homenaje al comandante argentino-cubano Ernesto Che Guevara con una gala artística, en recordación del aniversario 55 de su asesinato en Bolivia. En una tribuna emplazada frente al Teatro La Caridad en el entorno del parque Leoncio Vidal, un elenco de músicos locales y de la nación expusieron su arte frente a un público diverso.

TeleSUR, jaa, MER (2022-10-08). Palestina condena asesinato de dos jóvenes por parte de Israel. telesurtv.net Autoridades responsabilizaron al Gobierno israelí por la escalada de violencia contra los palestinos.

Staff (2022-10-08). Che: La sensibilidad tras el mito. cubadebate.cu Mucho se habla del guerrillero, internacionalista y revolucionario ferviente que fue el Che. Su imagen es de las más difundidas en múltiples soportes. Pero, øqué sabemos del hombre y de su proceso de crecimiento tras del mito? Este 2022 se conmemoran 55 años del asesinato de Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, un ser humano que, al partir de este mundo, dejó inculcada en no pocos su fe en el hombre nuevo.

TeleSUR, jaa, MER (2022-10-08). Denuncian asesinato de otro líder social en el Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net La víctima fue identificada como Edinson Murillo Ararat, quien era miembro de la Guardia Cimarrona e integraba el Concejo Comunitario de Cuenca.

Staff (2022-10-08). Iran stresses necessity for OPEC+ countries cooperation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) — Iran's permanent Envoy in Vienna-based International Organizations Mohsen Naziri Asl in a meeting with the Secretary General of OPEC Haitham Al Ghais stressed the importance of cooperation among OPEC+ countries.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-08). Green Capitalism in Crisis: The End of a Chimera. libya360.wordpress.com Eder Peña In the face of the global climate crisis, which is now evident in the destructive force of meteorological events, the question arises once again as to how to deal with this phenomenon, the causes of which are associated with the civilizational model that has spread from the United States and Europe to the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-07). Is a Nuclear War Between Russia and NATO Possible? libya360.wordpress.com Mission Verdad The return to the moments of greatest tension during the Cold War is a fact, and the constant allusions to the use of nuclear weapons imply a catastrophic escalation of the international situation (Photo: Ronald Gutridge / U.S. Navy) The escalation of the conflict in Ukraine after the incorporation of the Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhie…

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-07). Biden: Nuclear 'Armageddon' Risk Highest Since Cuban Missile Crisis. news.antiwar.com President Biden said Thursday that the risk of nuclear "armageddon" is at its highest point since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, a rare admission of the danger his policy of supporting Ukraine in a war on Russia's border poses. Biden said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is "not joking when he talks about the use …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-07). The US is Pushing the World Towards a Clash of Major Nuclear Powers. libya360.wordpress.com Valery Kulikov With its actions in recent months, the United States is blatantly pushing the international situation towards a clash of major nuclear powers. This is true of Washington's blatantly provocative moves against both Russia and China. US officials continue to inflame the situation, intimidating their own and the world public with "imaginary nuclear threats"…

WSWS (2022-10-07). Biden warns of nuclear "Armageddon" as Zelensky calls for "preventive strikes" on Russia. wsws.org President Joe Biden said Thursday that the world is at risk of nuclear "Armageddon," implying that the rapid escalation of the war in Ukraine could lead to nuclear war between the United States and Russia.

Kyle Anzalone (2022-10-07). Ukraine Passes 2023 Budget in Secret, Expects US To Cover Deficit. news.antiwar.com Ukraine's Rada approved a draft budget for 2023 in a closed session. The spending plan has a $30 billion deficit which Kiev largely expects to be covered by Washington. The White House has sent Ukraine tens of billions in aid since Russia invaded in February. Yaroslav Zheleznyak, the first deputy chairman of parliament's finance, tax …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-07). Ukraine: U.S., NATO to Expand Arms Industry, Ramp Up Production. libya360.wordpress.com Gary Wilson The U.S. is sending Lockheed Martin HIMARS rocket launchers to Ukraine, like the one shown here at a military arms convention. War means industry. Wars are not fought with global supply chains that crisscross a world where production happens across borders and oceans. War means preparing an industrial base for armaments — from…

Gary Wilson (2022-10-07). U.S., NATO to expand arms industry, ramp up production. struggle-la-lucha.org

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-07). Gilmar Mauro: "Defeating Fascism in Brazil is Fundamental" libya360.wordpress.com Days after the first round of elections in Brazil, Gilmar Mauro, of the national board of the Landless Rural Workers' Movement spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the challenges ahead for people's movements in Brazil to secure the victory of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party of Brazil.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-07). Sudanese Resistance Committees Agree on Revolutionary Charter for the Establishment of People's Power. libya360.wordpress.com Sudanese demonstrators attend rally to demand the return to civilian rule, in Khartoum, Sudan, October 6, 2022. (AP) More than Sudanese pro-democracy groups have agreed on a new draft constitution, in one of the largest shows of unity from the country's opposition since the 2019 popular uprising. The document, signed Wednesday evening, is meant…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-07). The Alliance of the Left in Guatemala for 2023. libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay ItzamnáMeeting of representatives of URNG and WINAQ. Without intending to do so, this left-wing alliance in Guatemala has created an exciting electoral context that will force voters outraged by corruption to choose between a left that seeks to maintain seats in Congress, and the MLP that proposes structural changes in the country through a…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-07). Challenging Fortress Europe: March to Brussels Calls to Strengthen Strategies to Change Migration Policies. libya360.wordpress.com Redacción Madrid End of the March to Brussels (Image by Caravana Abriendo Fronteras 2022) The March to Brussels has ended with a call for the strengthening of a strategy and a change in the balance of power that allows for a different migration policy based on the fulfilment of human rights. Several hundred people took…

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