Daily Archives: December 3, 2022

2022-12-03: News Headlines

Kyle Anzalone (2022-12-03). Zelensky Looks To Ban Christian Denomination With Ties to Moscow. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced he is seeking to ban all religions with ties to Russia. He claims the move is needed to "guarantee spiritual independence to Ukraine."This law will target millions of Ukrainians who identify as Russian Orthodox.During his nightly address on Thursday, Zelensky announced he was introducing legislation that would eliminate religious organizations …

WSWS (2022-12-03). Timothy Snyder's Bloodlands: Right-wing propaganda disguised as historical scholarship—Part Two. wsws.org The role that Snyder is playing in justifying the imperialist proxy war against Russia in Ukraine and the alliance of US imperialism with the Ukrainian far right make it imperative to investigate his book more closely.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-12-03). Golden Harvest Ceremony – Growing food in Historic Negro Bar, Lake Natoma, California. indybay.org 1848 Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar Gold Mining District on Ancient Indigenous Lands in California. "It's important to keep the focus squarely on the culprit that brought us to this point today. And that's the US government. Its subtle and overt expansion of White supremacy is to blame here. These are two incredibly aggrieved, hyper-marginalized groups,"

____ (2022-12-03). EU plans to criminalize violation of sanctions against Russia. ecns.cn The European Commission on Friday proposed making the circumvention of the European Union's (EU) sanctions against Russia a criminal offense.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-03). Bagheri Kani, Ryabkov hold meeting on JCPOA in Moscow. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) — Deputy heads of the Foreign Ministries of Iran and Russia, Ali Bagheri Kani and Sergei Ryabkov, met in Moscow to discuss the prospects of full-scale implementation of the JCPOA.

Craig Baldwin (2022-12-03). Saturday 12/3: UKRAINIAN BENEFIT – DEC.3: CURTIS' TRAUMAZONE + STONE's UKRAINE ON FIRE. indybay.org 992 Valencia Street in San Francisco's Mission District.

Craig Baldwin (2022-12-03). Saturday 12/3: Ukrainian Benefit – Curtis' Traumazone + Stone's Ukraine on Fire. indybay.org 992 Valencia Street in San Francisco's Mission District.

Manlio Dinucci (2022-12-03). Un Afghanistan nel Cuore dell'Europa. globalresearch.ca "Gli Alleati stanno fornendo un sostegno senza precedenti all'Ucraina e continueranno a farlo", annuncia il segretario generale della NATO Stoltenberg. Con centinaia di obici forniti dalla NATO, le forze di Kiev sparano in un solo giorno migliaia di proiettili, più …

WSWS (2022-12-02). Timothy Snyder's Bloodlands: Right-wing propaganda disguised as historical scholarship—Part One. wsws.org The role that Snyder is playing in justifying the imperialist proxy war against Russia in Ukraine and the alliance of US imperialism with the Ukrainian far right make it imperative to investigate his book more closely.

_____ (2022-12-02). Maligned in Western Media, Donbass Forces are Defending their Future from Ukrainian Shelling and Fascism. popularresistance.org Smeared, stigmatized, and lied about in Western media propaganda, the mostly Russian-speaking people of the Donbass region were being slaughtered by the thousands in a brutal war of "ethnic cleansing" launched against them by the neo-Nazi regime in Kyiv, which the U.S. installed after the CIA overthrew Ukraine's legally elected president in a 2014 coup. | Although the Donbass people had been pleading for Russian military aid to defend them against the increasingly murderous military assaults by the Ukraine government forces, which killed more than 14,000 of their people, Russian President Vladimir Putin declined…

_____ (2022-12-02). Maligned In Western Media, Donbass Forces Are Defending Their Future. popularresistance.org Smeared, stigmatized, and lied about in Western media propaganda, the mostly Russian-speaking people of the Donbass region were being slaughtered by the thousands in a brutal war of "ethnic cleansing" launched against them by the neo-Nazi regime in Kyiv, which the U.S. installed after the CIA overthrew Ukraine's legally elected president in a 2014 coup. | Although the Donbass people had been pleading for Russian military aid to defend them against the increasingly murderous military assaults by the Ukraine government forces, which killed more than 14,000 of their people, Russian President Vladimir Putin declined…

Anonymous103 (2022-12-02). Newly Leaked Documents Reveal Network Of SBU Agents In Donbass. southfront.org | The Ukrainian security services continue to provide Russian forces with all the necessary information about the Ukrainian secret activities against the pro-Russian population of the Donbass region. | Another batch of secret documents of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) left by the staff of the SBU in the city of Mariupol. This is already the third batch of documents shared online by Russian sources. | Read the documents in Ukrainian The newly l…

Editor (2022-12-02). The narrative of sham elections. mronline.org Every mainstream media outlet described the referenda in September in the Donetsk, Lugansk People's Republics (LPR and DPR), Kherson Region and part of Zaporozhye as a "sham" and therefore "rigged."

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-02). Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's News Conference on European Security Issues, Moscow, December 1, 2022. libya360.wordpress.com Esteemed journalists, Good afternoon. Thank you for responding to our invitation. We considered it important to discuss today problems of European and, hence, global security. In Europe, NATO's members are increasingly claiming global domination. The alliance has already declared the Indo-Pacific region a zone of its responsibility. Events on our continent are of interest not…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-02). Joint Statement by the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation on Security Crisis and Co-operation in the OSCE. libya360.wordpress.com 2 December 2022 Reaffirming the commitment to the idea of developing friendly, equal, and mutually beneficial interstate relations in the Euro-Atlantic area and Eurasia as well as to the vision of establishment free, democratic, common, and indivisible Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security community rooted in agreed principles, shared commitments, and common goals, Emphasizing the need of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-02). The Pentagon's Trail in Ukrainian Anthrax Labs. libya360.wordpress.com Mission Verdad The NGO Judicial Watch obtained access to documents revealing U.S. funding of anthrax laboratories in Ukraine Before the start of Russia's special military operation to protect the Dombas region, it was not entirely clear how dangerous the activities of U.S. laboratories in Ukraine were. Now irrefutable evidence has emerged that their activities are…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-02). Surrounded: An Ethnography of New Colonialism. libya360.wordpress.com Yusuf Serunkuma Julius Nyerere demanding complete independence from the British Empire in 1961 ROAPE contributor Yusuf Serunkuma asks if the pillage we are witnessing on the African continent—mostly from the 1980s-onwards—is worse than the exploitation of the 1884-1960s, where is the resistance? Serunkuma writes that even after decolonisation has been achieved (the academy decolonised, stolen artefacts…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-02). OSCE Nothing More Than a Branch of NATO. libya360.wordpress.com Ahmed Adel The West is attempting to turn the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) into a subsidiary organisation of NATO, which is paradoxical because it is meant to be concentrated on peacebuilding, unlike the Atlantic Alliance which fosters tensions to justify its existence in a post-Soviet world. It is for this reason,…

Staff (2022-12-02). 21st Georgian soldier killed in Ukraine war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Could provide another photo-op for the never-camera-shy Kelly Degnan, who has encouraged Georgians to fight and die for NATO and the West in Ukraine with her unrelenting vitriol against all things Russian going back over two centuries. ==== Civil GeorgiaDecember 2, 2022 Georgian Fighter Killed in Ukraine See also: U.S. to use "all tools" to …

Staff (2022-12-02). Georgia: top NATO/EUCOM commander praises strategic partnership. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseDecember 2, 2022 US European Command chief highlights "fantastic progress" made by Georgian defence forces General Christopher Cavoli, the commander of the United States European Command, on Thursday highlighted "fantastic progress" made by the Georgian defence forces over the years. In his remarks at the Georgian defence ministry, Cavoli noted it was …

Staff (2022-12-02). Pentagon, Raytheon supply Finland with ‚Ǩ1.7 billion worth of missiles for use against Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com YLE NewsDecember 2, 2022 US approves Stinger missile package for Finland The US State Department has approved the potential sale of 350 portable surface-to-air Stinger missile systems and related gear to Finland, the Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on Thursday. The equipment deal is valued at an estimated 380 million US dollars (361 million …

Staff (2022-12-02). Poland: 4th-, 5th-generation warplanes support "U.S.'s forward fighter presence along NATO's Eastern Flank" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Air Forces in Europe & Air Forces AfricaNovember 29, 2022 Lakenheath F-15Es swap Alaska F-22s on NATO's Eastern Flank Royal Air Force Lakenheath's F-15E Strike Eagle fighters from the U.S. Air Force's 48th Fighter Wing are scheduled to begin deterrence operations at ≈Åask Air Base, Poland, November 29…in support of the U.S.'s forward fighter …

Staff (2022-12-02). Poland: U.S. Army leads NATO "multinational, combat-ready force" in war drills. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Army EuropeNovember 25, 2022 eFP Battle Group Poland, Combined Arms, Combined Strength NATO's enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battle Group Poland was established in 2017 as a multinational combined force that included units from the United States, Poland, the U.K., Romania, and Croatia. The mission of the eFP Battle Group Poland is to strengthen the …

Staff (2022-12-02). Polish F-16s take control of NATO air mission aimed at Kaliningrad. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish Press AgencyDecember 1, 2022 Polish F-16s take over command of Baltic Air Policing mission in Lithuania The Polish Air Force has taken over from Hungary the command of the Nato Baltic Air Policing mission based in Siauliai, Lithuania. Poland's 150-strong Orlik 11 group will now guard the skies over the Baltic Sea with its …

Staff (2022-12-02). Three Brothers bloc: Azerbaijan, Pakistan consolidate strategic military ties. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagDecember 2, 2022 Commander of the Pakistan Navy was informed about the Military Institute named after Heydar Aliyev The visit of Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi, Commander of the Naval Forces of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, to our country continues. The press service of the Ministry of Defense informed AZERTAC that on December 2, …

Staff (2022-12-02). U.S. to use "all tools" to evict Russia from Abkhazia, S. Ossetia, thus paving way for Georgia's NATO membership. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geDecember 2, 2022 United States will use "all tools" to make Russia withdraw troops from Georgia — US OSCE Ambassador Michael Carpenter, the US Ambassador to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, has called Georgia a "very important, democratic country". The United States will use "all tools" to "one day" make Russia meet …

Staff (2022-12-02). Whatever it takes to win war in Ukraine: Finnish PM says Pentagon is Europe's savior, takes jibe at China. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com YLE NewsDecember 2, 2022 Sanna Marin: Europe is not strong enough to stand against Russia alone See also: Pentagon, Raytheon supply Finland with ‚Ǩ1.7 billion worth of missiles for use against Russia In an address on Friday in Australia, Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) said that Russia's attack on Ukraine has exposed European weaknesses …

Anonymous587 (2022-12-02). Foreign Mercenaries: Kiev Regime's War Is Full Of Corruption, Deceit And Dirty Deals. southfront.org | With the beginning of the war in Ukraine, President Zelensky launched a full-scale campaign to attract foreign military volunteers to strengthen the capabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Citizens of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, and Israel were among the first to arrive. Later, entire squads of foreign soldiers of fortune were formed, equipped with the most advanced Western weapons. However, it soon became clear that this war is not 'a walk in the Ukrainian fields' but a fierce battle un…

Anonymous669 (2022-12-02). U.S. Is Considering Supplying Ukraine With Rocket-Propelled Bombs That Can Hit Russia's Crimea. southfront.org The GLSDB system. Source: Saab Group | The Pentagon is considering a proposal by Boeing to supply Ukraine with rocket-propelled precision-guided bombs that would allow Kiev forces to strike far behind Russian lines, Sources in the United States military industrial complex told the news agency that B…

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-02). Russia Says US, NATO Directly Involved in Ukraine War. news.antiwar.com The US and NATO are directly involved in the war in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday. "You shouldn't say that the US and NATO aren't taking part in this war. You are directly participating in it," Lavrov said at a press conference. "And not just by providing weapons but also by …

_____ (2022-12-02). NATO Expands but Original Anti-Russia Mission Is Static 73 Years On. strategic-culture.org The organization is the heir to the throne that was vacated after Nazi Germany's defeat. | The foreign ministers of the NATO military alliance met this week for a summit in the Romanian capital Bucharest for what was a celebration of the bloc's expansion. | The anti-Russia rhetoric and hostility were also effervescent. "Russia does not have a veto," It's astounding how such ghoulish warmongering…

Anonymous103 (2022-12-02). Russia Now Says US & NATO "Directly Participating" In Ukraine War. southfront.org Source: AP | Originally published by Earlier this week CNN reported that the Biden administration is

Editor (2022-12-02). NATO Narratives and Corporate Media Are Leading to 'Doorstep of Doom'. scheerpost.com

WSWS (2022-12-02). Australia: Labor's new anti-strike industrial relations bill approved by parliament. wsws.org Hundreds of amendments, extra sitting days and horse-trading with an independent senator reflect the determination of Labor to urgently increase the capacity of the industrial courts and unions to crush a mounting wave of working-class unrest.

WSWS (2022-12-02). Macron warns of "fracturing" of NATO alliance on state visit to Washington. wsws.org Amid mounting economic conflicts between US and European imperialism, and fears of an energy crisis this winter, Biden and Macron united on escalating the war against Russia.

_____ (2022-12-02). Eurozone Faces Record-High Inflation. strategic-culture.org The euro area is facing rising prices, with energy prices being the main drivers of inflation. Having decided to cut energy ties with Russia, the EU is doing its best to keep energy prices growing. | (Click on the image to enlarge)…

Brittani Banks (2022-12-02). Cuba Goes on a Diplomatic Tour in an Increasingly Multipolar World. independentmediainstitute.org On November 27 morning, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, walked into a voting station in the Playa neighborhood to vote in Cuba's municipal elections. He had landed in Havana an hour earlier from an intense tour of Algeria, Russia, Turkey, and China. The tour, which started on November 16, was both a journey into the past …

En.mehrnews (2022-12-02). Anti-Iran claims aim to legitimize West arms flow into Kyiv. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) — Rejecting claims about Iran's arms sales to Russia to be used in the Ukraine war, Iranian Foreign Minister said that such allegations are aimed at legitimizing the West's military assistance to Kyiv.

Gypsy Taub (2022-12-02). Hope a Poem By Gypsy Taub. indybay.org Gypsy Taub is an activist in California. She was born and raised in Russia. She is half Russian, half Ukrainian. Her poem "Hope" is about the war in the Ukraine. You can find more of Gypsy's poetry and more info about Gypsy at MyNakedTruth.TV or MyNakedTruth-TV.blogspot.com. Gypsy's BIO is posted on JerryGarciaFamilyClinic.org

Infobrics (2022-12-02). 4th Russian-Chinese Energy Business Forum Brings Together Executives of Major Companies. infobrics.org Government officials from the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China and executives from over 100 major Russian and Chinese companies have attended the 4th Russian-Chinese Energy Business Forum…

Infobrics (2022-12-02). Two University Projects to Receive Support from Russian and Chinese Science Foundations. infobrics.org The Russian Science Foundation and the State Natural Science Foundation of China have supported two research projects by scientists of the Ural Federal University…

Infobrics (2022-12-02). Russia Increases Fuel Shipments to China. infobrics.org According to a report released by China's General Administration of Customs, Russian oil and gas exports to China increased significantly between January and October of this year in comparison to the same period last year…

Infobrics (2022-12-02). Attacks in Spain: another anti-Russian false flag. infobrics.org Recent attacks in Spain using packages with explosives leave many questions unanswered.

____ (2022-12-02). What Happened To (Once) Mighty Bundesmachine… smoothiex12.blogspot.com This is not a question. As famous Gary Lineker stated in 1990: "Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win." Not the case anymore. In 2018 in the World Cup in Russia tens of millions of Russian fans, including millions who love German football, were salivating in their eager anticipation of seeing 2014 World Champions performing a football equivalent of the 1942 Panzer division on the offensive, but instead… Germany lost to Mexico in the opener and then simply bowed out of the group stage to the astonishment of the fans the world over, including…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-12-02). Iran To Increase Cargo Transit Between Russia and India to Record High. orinocotribune.com Iran's contribution to the INSTC will reduce transit costs by 30 percent and lower transportation time to just 25 days | The Economic Times of India The agreement was inked during a recent visit by the head of…

Ramzy Baroud (2022-12-02). 'Deliberate ambiguity': Israel's nuclear weapons are greatest threat to Middle East. peoplesworld.org As Western countries are floating the theory that Russia could escalate its conflict with Ukraine to a nuclear war, many of those governments continue to turn a blind eye to Israel's nuclear weapons capabilities. Luckily, many other countries around the world do not subscribe to this endemic hypocrisy. The Conference on the Establishment of a …

Ron Ridenour (2022-12-02). 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. covertactionmagazine.com Controversial New Documentary Reveals How A Teenage Army Physicistnewsauthor">D Ted Hall Saved The Russian People From A Treacherous U.S. Sneak Attack In 1950-51—And May Well Have Prevented A Global Nuclear Holocaust The provocative documentary "A Compassionate Spy" tells the amazing but almost unknown story of a "near-genius" 16 year-old Harvard junior physics major who …

WSWS (2022-12-02). Without Russian gas imports, France prepares winter power cuts. wsws.org Cut off from Russian gas and oil imports, much of the French population faces the prospect of the regular unavailability of heat and light at home this winter.

_____ (2022-12-02). Srebrenica in the Ukraine. strategic-culture.org Even Even

Anand Naidoo (2022-12-02). The Heat: U.S.-France Ties. america.cgtn.com U.S. President Joe Biden hosts his first state dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron. The two leaders met earlier to discuss the Ukraine conflict, trade, cooperation in space, cyberspace and the ever-growing energy concerns in Europe. The touchiest topic though terms of the U.S. Inflation …

Anonymous765 (2022-12-02). Ukraine Assesses Damage: Downplays Losses But Exaggerates Funds Loaned From West. southfront.org |

Editor (2022-12-02). Ukraine and the Anti-Communications System. scheerpost.com

Eric Horowitz (2022-12-02). NYT Has Found New Neo-Nazi Troops to Lionize in Ukraine. "The Bratstvo Battalion", "The Christian Taliban" globalresearch.ca

Infobrics (2022-12-02). US aggressive subsidies package amid the crisis hurts Europe and could divide West. infobrics.org With post-Nord Stream reality, the so-called Ukraine's fatigue and the energy and economy crises, European-American relationship shows signs of decline.

James Carden (2022-12-02). Writing the Ukraine War History, As It Happens. globalresearch.ca

Manuel Raposo (2022-12-02). Is Ukraine war at a turning point? workers.org Published on jornalmudardevida.net on Nov. 21, 2022. Translation: John Catalinotto. Lloyd Austin and Mark Milley said: Ukraine cannot expect a military victory. The information released in recent days about the war in Ukraine, although fragmentary and even contradictory, seems to point in one direction: the U.S. is pressuring Ukrainian leaders . . . |

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies (2022-12-02). Eight reasons why now is a good time for a Ukraine ceasefire and peace talks. nationofchange.org People all over the world are calling for a Christmas truce, harkening back to the inspirational Christmas Truce of 1914.

WSWS (2022-12-02). Sri Lankan SEP and IYSSE campaign for global anti-war webinar. wsws.org Students in Colombo, Sri Jayewardenapura, Moratuwa, Peradeniya, Ruhuna and Jaffna, expressed support for the global webinar being held by the IYSSE on December 10 to oppose the war in Ukraine and the drive by the imperialist powers towards a third world war.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-12-02). Ukrainian War Crimes Become the Burden for Europe. orinocotribune.com By Slavisa Milacic Nov 28, 2022 | The crimes of the Ukrainian army, which we can often see on social networks, horrify the entire civilized world. And if the West is the main financier and logistics provider for the Ukrainian army, the crimes committed by Ukrainian soldiers appalled even them. After the recent Ukrainian war crime in Makiivka, it was the Western media that put pressure to launch an investigation. Unfortunately, despite the pressure from the West, it is difficult to expect that the Ukrainian army will respect the Geneva Convention in the future. It is more realistic to expect that they will c…

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-12-02). Denuncian en Panamá injusticia contra líderes sindicales. telesurtv.net Conato asegura que la sentencia contra líderes sindicales tiene trasfondo político para privatizar la Caja de Seguro Social.

Anonymous349 (2022-12-01). Battle Of Bakhmut And Short-Term Prospects Of Russian Offensive In Donbass. southfront.org | On December 1, clashes between Russian forces and units loyal to the Kiev regime continued in the sector of Bakhmut (Artemovsk). Following the recent advances, the Russians are attacking positions of pro-Kiev troops in the areas of Opitnoe, Podgornoe and around Kurdymovka. Currently, Bakhmut is in fact isolated only from the western and northwestern directions. Nonetheless, it remains under the permanent threat of the full encirclement if at one moment Kiev's forces defense collapse in northern or southe…

Anonymous765 (2022-12-01). Russian Advances And Ukrainian Counteroffensive On Donbass Front Lines. southfront.org |

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-01). Of Collective Security: An Interview with Michael Jabara Carley. libya360.wordpress.com Michael Jabara Carley, Interviewed by…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-01). Interviews with Ukrainian Ultranationalists: "When I Learned Who Dylann Roof Was, I Began to Admire Him." libya360.wordpress.com Lindsey Snell and Cory Popp As Ukrainian forces took control of Kherson on Friday, soldiers flooded social media with victorious pictures and videos of themselves in the city. Nazi insignia was abundant, including Azov Regiment's Nazi Wolfsangel, Totenkopfs, Black Suns, and patches advertising Misanthropic Division, a neo-Nazi organization that has recruited far-right volunteers for Azov from dozens of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-01). 'Not a Choice, but Necessity:' Iran, India Recalibrating Ties Amid Geopolitical Shifts. libya360.wordpress.com Zafar Mehdi Following a drop in trade brought on by US sanctions, New Delhi and Tehran — boosted by their mutual strong relations with Moscow — are set to revamp ties in a new era of Eurasian multipolarity. "Not a choice, but a necessity." That's how Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani stressed the importance…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-01). Mali's Break with France is a Symptom of Cracks in the Transatlantic Alliance. libya360.wordpress.com Tricontinental SEYDOU KEàèTA (MALI), UNTITLED, 1948—1954 On 21 November 2022, Mali's interim prime minister, Colonel Abdoulaye MaàØga, issued a statement on social media announcing the government's decision 'to ban, with immediate effect, all activities carried out by [French] NGOs operating in Mali'. This announcement came a few days after the French government cut Official Development Aid (ODA)…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-01). Reflections on Events in Afghanistan. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR At least 100 children were killed in a terrorist attack at a school in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 30, 2022 41. US brings culture wars to Afghanistan The time has come to pick up threads from my blog of January 27 titled The West co-opts the Taliban. Indeed, the wheel has come full circle…

_____ (2022-12-01). The Pentagon Budget Keeps Soaring Up, Up, and Away! strategic-culture.org When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 and the Cold War ended, I heard a lot about peace dividends. It was time to become a normal country in normal (more peaceful) times, said Jeanne Kirkpatrick, an early neocon who served under Ronald Reagan. More than thirty years later, America still awaits its peace dividends from the Cold War.

Staff (2022-12-01). Blinken: NATO nations have provided $40 billion in weapons to Ukraine, more on way. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformNovember 30, 2022 Blinken: NATO members and partners have provided $40B worth of weapons to Ukraine, even more is on the way The United States, along with NATO Allies and G7 partners, intends to further increase the amount of aid to Ukraine…. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a corresponding statement during a press …

Staff (2022-12-01). Stoltenberg: Victory in war with Russia precondition for Ukraine's NATO membership. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformNovember 30, 2022 Stoltenberg: Victory in war with Russia is prerequisite for Ukraine's NATO membership NATO Allies are currently focusing on providing Ukraine with immediate and urgent assistance…as any talks about Ukraine's full-fledged NATO membership will be possible only when Ukraine prevails as a sovereign…nation. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated this today in Bucharest …

Staff (2022-12-01). Pentagon, Raytheon to deliver $1.2 billon missile system to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioDecember 1, 2022 Pentagon signs $1.2 bn deal to produce NASAMS systems for Ukraine: report The US Department of Defense has signed a USD 1.2 billion contract for the production and purchase of advanced NASAMS air defense systems for Ukraine…. "Raytheon Co., Tewksbury, Massachusetts, was awarded a $1,216,207,829 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of …

Staff (2022-12-01). Top NATO/EUCOM commander in Georgia to solidify military outpost. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseDecember 1, 2022 Minister of Defense of Georgia met with General Christopher Cavoli The Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe and the Commander of the US European Command, General Christopher Cavoli , is visiting Georgia. The American general was hosted by the Minister of Defense of Georgia Juansher Burchuladze at …

____ (2022-11-30). Xi holds talks with Lao president. ecns.cn Xi Jinping held talks Wednesday with Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and Lao president.

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-01). Lavrov Says Russia, China Stepping Up Military Cooperation in Response to NATO. news.antiwar.com Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday that the US and NATO's move to focus on countering China in the Asia Pacific has led to an increase in military cooperation between Moscow and Beijing. "We know how seriously the People's Republic of China regards these provocations [by NATO in the South China Sea], let alone …

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-01). NATO Members Discuss Ways to Confront China at Bucharest Summit. news.antiwar.com

_____ (2022-12-01). In the Netherlands, a Discriminatory Algorithm has Impoverished Thousands of Families. strategic-culture.org By Alexia EYCHENNE | Aided by an algorithm, the Dutch tax office has plunged into distress tens of thousands of families — in particular, foreign-born mothers, in wrongfully demanding from them staggering sums. The state is proving incapable of setting things right. | Rotterdam. Each day, Sabrina Sliep picks up her telephone to listen to the same despairing stories. There are families evicted from their residence, today camping with relatives or friends, mothers who work two jobs to keep their heads above water, parents who struggle with depression. Personal trajectories broken one day by a letter from the…

_____ (2022-12-01). Ukraine Demands Yet More NATO Weapons and Generators. strategic-culture.org Although Ukraine's power grid has been heavily hit, it is as nothing compared to what Syria is suffering this very day. | NATO's BBC outlet reports that their NATO masters have promised to supply the rump Ukrainian Reich with

Caitlin Johnstone (2022-12-01). NATO Exists To Solve The Problems Created By NATO's Existence. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article: | NATO has Antiwar's Dave DeCamp

Matthew Cunningham-Cook (2022-12-01). Senators Help Donors Derail Paid Sick Days. levernews.com

Rania Khalek (2022-12-01). US & Europe Want to Make Africa Cold War Battleground Against Russia & China w/Mikaela Nhondo Erskog. thealtworld.com The US and Europe have tried to make Africa a battleground in their Cold War against Russia and China. They've even labeled Africa as NATO's "Southern Neighborhood" and are using AFRICOM as a mechanism to control the continent under the guise of protecting it from malign Chinese and Russian influence. | What does this mean for sovereignty and independence across Africa and how are African countries pushing back? To help break it all down Rania Khalek was joined by Mikaela Nhondo Erskog, a researcher at the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research and a member of No Cold War and the Dongsheng News Collective.

Unicorn Riot (2022-12-01). Asking for Leonard Peltier's Clemency, Senators' Co-Sign Letter to President Biden. unicornriot.ninja

John Helmer (2022-12-01). Alexei Kudrin starts his run to succeed President Vladimir Putin. mronline.org There were only two ways for Alexei Kudrin to become the president of Russia that he and the U.S. government have always wanted.

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-01). Biden Says He Has 'No Immediate Plans' to Contact Putin. news.antiwar.com President Biden said Thursday that he has no plans to contact Russian President Vladimir Putin but that he'd be willing to talk with the Russian leader if he was prepared to end the war in Ukraine. "I have no immediate plans to contact Mr. Putin," Biden said at a joint press conference with French President …

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-01). EU Tentatively Agrees on $60 Per Barrel for Russian Oil Price Cap. news.antiwar.com The EU has tentatively agreed on setting the price cap on Russian oil at $60 per barrel, Reuters reported on Thursday. The plan would also include an adjustment mechanism to keep the price cap 5% below the market value. The EU is setting the price cap at the request of the G7, which asked for …

Anonymous103 (2022-12-01). 1 US Nuclear Weapons In Europe But Moscow Holds More Atomic Warheads In The World And The New Powerful Russian Sarmat ICBM. southfront.org Written by Fabio G.C. Carisio VERSIONE IN ITALIANO A few months ago the superb President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky spread…

Anonymous103 (2022-12-01). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine On December 1, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org The Russian Army repelled the AFU attacks near Novomikhailovka; | The Russian Army is advancing in the south of Debrova; | The Russian Army took control of Andriivka village; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bakhmut; | The Russian Army repelled the AFU attacks near Novomikhaylovka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Soledar; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bilohorivka. | MORE ON THE…

Anonymous103 (2022-12-01). Military Situation In Syria On December 1, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On December 1, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded 1 hostility and ceasefire violation in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On December 1, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions in the Ain Issa area; | On December 1, Turkish aircraft struck SAA positions in the east of Ain al-Arab city. Three SAA servicemen were reportedly wounded; | On December 1, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions in the west of Tal Abyadh city; | On December 1, Turkish Defence Mini…

Anonymous103 (2022-12-01). Military Situation In Ukraine On December 1, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck the AFU positions near Slavyansk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Zaporozhye with high-precision missiles; | The Russian Army repelled the AFU attacks near Kuzemovka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Stelmakhovka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Chervonopopovka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Bakhmut; | The Russian Army took control of…

Anonymous669 (2022-12-01). ISIS Leader Was Killed In Russian-Backed Syrian Security Operation. southfront.org FILE IMAGE:/ Iliya Pitalev. | ISIS former leader Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi was reportedly killed in a Russian-backed Syrian security operation that took place in the southern Syrian governorate of Daraa. | The terrorist group announced the death of its leader in an audio message that was released on In a statement released a f…

Anonymous669 (2022-12-01). Russian Lancet Drones Take Out Ukrainian Fighting Vehicle, Battle Tank (Videos). southfront.org Lancet-3, screen grab from Russia-24 report. | The Russian military continues to use Lancet loitering munitions against the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) with much success. | On November 30 and December 1, two videos documenting recent Lancet strikes on AFU equipment in the special military operation zone surfaced online. The first strike targeted a Soviet-made MT-LB amphibious armored fighting vehicle, while the second hit a Soviet-made T-80 battle tank. | The Lancet was developed by the ZALA A…

Anonymous669 (2022-12-01). Turkish Loitering Munition Hit Syrian Army Position Near SDF-Held Kobane (Videos). southfront.org On December 1, a Turkish loitering munition struck a position of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the village of Koran to the east of the town of Kobane in the northeastern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | Kobane is a stronghold of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Several units of the SAA were deployed near the key town in 2019 to maintain peace under a Russian-brokered agreement. | According to the Hawar News Agency, which is linked to the SDF, the Turkish strike left an officer…

____ (2022-11-30). Chinese, Russian air forces hold 2nd joint strategic patrol of the year with 1st warplane exchange visits. ecns.cn Chinese and Russian militaries conducted a joint aerial strategic patrol in the Asia-Pacific region on Wednesday, the first time Chinese aircraft have landed in Russia and Russian aircraft have landed in China in such a joint patrol.

____ (2022-12-01). Russia gets moving on plan to make drones. ecns.cn Russia has announced that it will begin to mass-produce a self-designed drone next year, as the United States and Europe pledged to provide more air defense equipment to Ukraine.

Fight Back (2022-12-01). Tallahassee FRSO hosts October Revolution event. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – On November 6, the Tallahassee District of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization held a celebratory meeting at Florida State University to honor the 105th anniversary of the October Revolution. | The October Revolution is the 1917 revolution that saw the overthrow of the czar, a Russian monarch, and the establishment of working-class power led by the Bolshevik party. | About a dozen or so students and community members gathered to learn about the October Revolution and the lessons it presents for today. | The event was facilitated by FRSO members Alex Carson, Regina Joseph and Delilah Pierre.

Infobrics (2022-12-01). Russia Is Now India's Fifth-Largest Trading Partner, Up from 25th Position Last Year. infobrics.org Because of a surge in oil deals, imports soared five times from $4.2 billion in April-September 2021 to $21.3 billion in the first half of FY23…

Infobrics (2022-12-01). Moldovan citizens dissatisfied with anti-Russian policy. infobrics.org Thousands of people protest against high energy prices, a consequence of the Moldovan government's refusal to negotiate gas supply with Moscow.

Matthias Brockers, Michael Haller (2022-12-01). Farewell to the unipolar world and Disaster capitalism: back to Marx! indybay.org The sanctions have already proved to be a dangerous boomerang because they hit Europe harder than Russia… It is a suicidal illusion to try to win a war against the raw materials giant Russia – which possesses more than a third of all fossil energies and raw materials on earth – and the world's largest high-tech workshop, China, which is united with it.

Morning Star (2022-12-01). China pushes for peace in Ukraine as Russia and EU escalate threats. peoplesworld.org Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the European Union to seek negotiations on a peace deal in Ukraine at a meeting with European Council president Charles Michel in Beijing Thursday. Xi said that "solving the Ukrainian crisis through political means is in the best interests of Europe and the common interest of all countries in Eurasia." …

Peter Koenig (2022-12-01). Ukraine — Russia War: Is a Doomsday Scenario Looming? Or Is There Reason for Hope? globalresearch.ca

_____ (2022-12-01). New UK PM Enters Whilst the Rest of the World Gangs Up Against the Schoolyard Bully, America. journal-neo.org The ongoing debacle in Ukraine demonstrates that the US and the "allies of the willing" are no longer the main power block in the world. There are new camps forming, alliances, and these are often connecxted to old colonial wounds and shared pain. Collectively they are ganging up against the schoolyard bully, the US, and …

Editor (2022-12-01). Ukraine's Nurses Face Brutal Winter as Health Austerity Collides With War. scheerpost.com

Eric Zuesse (2022-12-01). Debunking Lies About the War in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Mike Whitney (2022-12-01). Putin's Remedy: A Fragmented, Toothless Ukraine Separated by a 100 Kilometer-Wide No-Man's-Land. globalresearch.ca

Pepe Escobar (2022-12-01). Pepe Escobar: Ukraine War Has Accelerated the DEMISE of the EU, Rise of BRICS. thealtworld.com Pepe Escobar: Ukraine War Has Accelerated the DEMISE of the EU, Rise of BRICS+…

WSWS (2022-12-01). German parliament declares 1930s famine in Ukraine a genocide: Falsification of history in the service of war propaganda. wsws.org The German parliament explicitly places the "Holodomor" on par with the Holocaust and the Nazi crimes against the Soviet Union. With this line of argument, the Bundestag places itself squarely in the tradition of the Ukrainian and international far right.

Drago Bosnic (2022-12-01). Zelensky's $1 Trillion 'Reconstruction' Pipe Dream. globalresearch.ca

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-12-01). Belarús alerta que Ucrania trata de implicar a OTAN en conflicto con Rusia. telesurtv.net Presidente Lukashenko señala que sus argumentos se sostienen en los recientes ataques con misiles de Kiev contra el territorio de Polonia.

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-12-01). Fuerzas de ocupación israelí asesinan a dos palestinos. telesurtv.net Un menor de edad murió luego de permanecer un mes en el hospital herido con impactos de bala del Ejército israelí.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-12-01). Exigen cese de deportaciones de haitianos desde República Dominicana. telesurtv.net Denuncian que esa práctica del Ejecutivo que preside Luis Abinader tiene un carácter racista y discriminatorio.

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