Daily Archives: December 9, 2022

2022-12-09: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-12-09). Indian students and workers support December 10 rally to build international anti-war movement. wsws.org Supporters of the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) in India have received significant support from workers and students in their campaign to build the international online rally, "For a mass movement of youth and students to stop the war in Ukraine!" organized by the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) on December 10.

WSWS (2022-12-09). French students support December 10 IYSSE rally for an international anti-war movement. wsws.org Students who spoke to SEP members in France denounced the impact of the NATO-Russia war in Ukraine on inflation, energy supply and the threat of a nuclear escalation.

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-09). Finland Doesn't Have a Clear Date on When Turkey Will Approve NATO Bid. news.antiwar.com Finland's foreign minister said Thursday that while there's been progress alleviating Turkey's concerns on Finland's and Sweden's NATO bids, there is still no "clear date" on when Ankara will ratify their memberships. "What we are still missing is the clear date, a clear plan for the Turkish parliament to deal with this issue," Finnish Foreign …

____ (2022-12-09). Shanghai set to get gas from Russia. ecns.cn The Tai'an-Taixing section is 7 kilometers long with a designed annual gas transmission volume of 18.9 billion cubic meters.

Infobrics (2022-12-09). Zimbabwe Wants to Join BRICS. infobrics.org Originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, the group has over the years expanded to be known as BRICS Plus by incorporating other nations outside the five members…

Anonymous103 (2022-12-09). Who's Actually Running Out Of Missiles In Ukraine? southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2022-12-09). US Betrays EU Allies' Interests Skillfully Using Ukrainian Conflict To Its Advantage. southfront.org

Anonymous669 (2022-12-09). SDF Is Ready To Withdraw From Key Towns In Northern Syria Under New Russian Offer To Turkey. southfront.org Russia has offered Turkey a new deal that would see the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) withdrawing from two key…

____ (2022-12-09). U.S. basketball player Griner swapped for Russian citizen Bout. ecns.cn U.S. Basketball player Brittney Griner, who's been detained in Russia since February, was released and heading home Thursday after a prisoner swap between Washington and Moscow.

____ (2022-12-09). Fire breaks out at shopping mall in Moscow region — media. ecns.cn A fire broke out at a shopping mall in the city of Khimki in Russia's Moscow region on Friday, local media reported.

Oakland Privacy (2022-12-09). Wednesday 1/18: 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.

____ (2022-12-09). Mike Krupa Interviews Dr. Gordon M. Hahn. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Very interesting review of current situation. The issue of NATO (the US, that is) is a separate topic, of course.

____ (2022-12-09). Official: U.S. 'very much' wants stable relations with China. ecns.cn The United States "wants very much" to stabilize relations with China and believes Beijing also seeks to do so, White House Indo-Pacific Coordinator Kurt Campbell said Thursday.

Gustavo A. Maranges (2022-12-09). Cuba and the Caribbean as One. orinocotribune.com By Gustavo A. Maranges Dec 6, 2022 | Usually, when we talk about international summits, the only thing we think about is G-7, G-20, NATO, BRICS, ASEAN, and some others—but we seldom think about the ones led by small states. These are maybe the most transparent, the most honest, and even the most productive for the states of the Global South. | A clear example is the 8th Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)-Cuba Summit, which ended just a few hours ago. Unlike the big summits—which usually remain at the diplomatic level, the photo, the grandiloquent statements—this is a family me…

TeleSUR, MER (2022-12-09). Asesinan a otros dos líderes en Colombia. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con las cifras de Indepaz, en lo que va de 2022 han sido asesinados 183 líderes y lideresas en Colombia.

TeleSUR, jaa, YSM (2022-12-09). Rusia alerta sobre uso dado por Occidente a los Acuerdos de Minsk. telesurtv.net La funcionaria rusa afirmó que las palabras de Merkel, podrían ser pruebas sólidas de las intenciones occidentales.

_____ (2022-12-08). Von der Leyen's Special Tribunal As Fascist Theatre. journal-neo.org On Wednesday November 30, Ursula Von der Leyen, the German president of the European Commission, stated that the European Union will set up a specialised tribunal, backed by the United Nations, to investigate and prosecute possible war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine. The French foreign ministry and Kiev regime echoed her remarks. "We are …

WSWS (2022-12-08). New Zealand university hosts exhibition glorifying Ukrainian fascists. wsws.org An exhibition currently being hosted by Victoria University of Wellington promotes the fascist Azov Battalion, which is part of Ukraine's armed forces in the war against Russia.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-08). The ADL Declares Ukraine's Azov Battalion "No Longer 'Far-Right'" libya360.wordpress.com Alexander Rubinstein The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has emailed The Grayzone a defense of the Azov Battalion and refused to condemn the Pentagon for honoring a veteran of the group who sports Nazi-inspired tattoos. A November 9 email from the Anti-Defamation League to The Grayzone provided a twisted defense of Ukraine's Azov Battalion. Despite its self-proclaimed…

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-12-08). The ADL issues statement declaring Ukraine's Azov Battalion no longer 'far-right'. thegrayzone.com The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has emailed The Grayzone a defense of the Azov Battalion and refused to condemn the Pentagon for honoring a veteran of the group who sports Nazi-inspired tattoos. A November 9 email from the Anti-Defamation League to The Grayzone provided a twisted defense of Ukraine's Azov Battalion. Despite its self-proclaimed "anti-hate" mission, the ADL insisted in the email it "does not" consider Azov as the "far right group it once was." The Azov Battalion is a neo-Nazi …

_____ (2022-12-08). NATO's Iraqi Oil for Food Program Targets Russia. strategic-culture.org If, as it seems, Zelensky wants war without mercy, General Armageddon should accommodate him in the most efficacious way he can. |

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-08). West Ignores Evidence of Ukrainian Torture and Use of Prohibited Weapons When Making 'War Crimes' Claims. libya360.wordpress.com Olga Sukharevskaya, This week, Ukraine celebrated its Armed Forces Day. This public holiday was introduced in 1993 to replace Red Army Day, which was a Soviet holiday. Ironically, it also marks the anniversary of the 1240 fall of Kiev to the Mongol invasion led by Batu Khan. While not comparable to exploits of the Golden…

Anonymous103 (2022-12-08). Merkel's Confession: Minsk Agreements Were Lie Aimed To Inflame War Against Russia. southfront.org Frau Merkel revealed in her interview with the The lady confirmed that all the Western authors of the current war in Ukraine, including herself, did…

WSWS (2022-12-08). Democrat Raphael Warnock narrowly wins runoff election for US Senate from Georgia. wsws.org The US midterms have set the stage for two years of legislative stalemate—except when it comes to funneling billions into the US-NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine and passing record Pentagon budgets, or enacting dictatorial laws blocking strikes and imposing corporate-dictated contracts on workers, as with last week's bipartisan vote banning a strike by rail workers.

Anonymous103 (2022-12-08). Military Situation In Ukraine On December 8, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck the AFU positions near Kharkov with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Zaporozhye with high-precision missiles; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Kupyansk; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Bakhmut; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Berestovoye; | The Russian Army repelled the AFU…

Anonymous669 (2022-12-08). Russian Aerospace Forces Destroyed Five Of Ukraine's New MLRS, MARS II Rocket Launchers. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | The Russian Aerospace Forces have destroyed five of Ukraine's newly-acquired M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) and MARS II systems in the Zaporozhye region, A spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, announced on December 8. "As a result of strikes by high-precision weapons of the Russian Aerospace Forces, five American-made MLRS and German-made MARS II rocket launchers were destroyed in the areas of the communities of Shevchenkovskoy…

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-08). Putin Says Russia's War in Ukraine Is a 'Long Process'. news.antiwar.com Almost ten months after Russia invaded Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin acknowledged on Wednesday that Russia's "special military operation" is a "long process" and signaled he has no plans to give up the Ukrainian territory Russia has captured. "As for the duration of the special military operation, well, of course, this can be a long process," …

Federico Fuentes (2022-12-08). 'Ukrainians want genuine peace negotiations, not another "ceasefire"'. greenleft.org.au Negotiations to end Russia's war in Ukraine must be aimed at achieving a lasting and just peace. Federico Fuentes reports.

Infobrics (2022-12-08). India Now Strong Trade Partner of Russia, Expected to Remain So in 2023. infobrics.org Amid significant bilateral trade volatility between Russia and nearly all other markets due to the war in Ukraine, India has emerged as a strong trade partner of Russia and is expected to remain so in 2023, according to a new S&P Global Market Intelligence report…

Socialist Alliance (2022-12-08). Socialist Alliance opposes deepening military cooperation with Britain. greenleft.org.au The Socialist Alliance supports the right of the Ukrainian people to resist the Russian invasion and to access military assistance to do so, including military training, but it is opposed to Australian personnel participating in the British training program Operation Interflex.

Anonymous103 (2022-12-08). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On December 8, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous765 (2022-12-08). Ukrainian Defense In Bakhmut On Verge Of Collapse. southfront.org |

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-08). Ukraine Aid Audit Bill Voted Down By Democrat-Led Panel. news.antiwar.com The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday narrowly voted down a bill that would audit the tens of billions of dollars that Congress has approved to spend on the war in Ukraine. The bill was rejected by the Democrat-led panel in a vote of 26 to 22. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor …

Don L. Durivan (2022-12-08). Ukraine: Three Tragedies — Putin 1, Biden 2. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2022-12-08). Senate Candidate Diane Sare Reveals How She Ended Up on Ukraine's Notorious 'Info Terrorist' Hit List. scheerpost.com Senate candidate Diane Sare has been very outspoken against US funding and arming the proxy war in Ukraine, landing her on the Ukrainian government's notorious list of "information terrorists."

The Global Research Team (2022-12-08). Join Our Campaigns, Become a Member of Global Research! globalresearch.ca The COVID-19 pandemic crisis coupled with the war in Ukraine has precipitated the world into a mesh of economic, social and environmental disruptions. And it is people worldwide who are the victims. | In our campaigns against the experimental COVID vaccines…

Zero Hedge (2022-12-08). Putin: Risk of Nuclear War "Rising", Ukraine Operation to be "Long Process" globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-08). US Weighs Giving Ukraine Cluster Bombs. news.antiwar.com According to a report from CNN, the Biden administration is considering a request from Ukraine to provide cluster bombs, munitions that are banned by over 100 countries under an international treaty due to the harm they cause to civilians. Cluster munitions scatter small bombs over large areas, making them more indiscriminate than other munitions. The …

Fvorinoco (2022-12-08). Venezuela Tops List of Latin American Countries with Highest Inflation. orinocotribune.com Recent economic figures indicate that many Latin American countries will close the year with the highest inflation rates in decades. | Although, broadly speaking, the increase in the cost of living is attributed to the consequences of the war in Ukraine, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, both of which wrought problems in supply chains and wreaked havoc in the world's largest economies. The internal management of each country continues to be measured in month-by-month statistics by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). | In grouping the countries that register the highest inflation data, it becomes clear that only t…

Infobrics (2022-12-08). Poland begrudgingly accepts deployment of German Patriot system. infobrics.org US backing of Ukraine also aimed at destroying Europe's economy and industry.

Alfred de Zayas (2022-12-08). The United Nations Promise of Peace — Also in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com By Alfred de Zayas Dec 5, 2022 | The hybrid war in Ukraine has sadly revealed how ineffective the United Nations Organisation has been when it comes to preventing armed conflict or even negotiating a cease-fire when hostilities have broken out. | It is not only the fault of the Security Council and General Assembly, but also the fault of the mainstream media that continues to disseminate dis-information and pour fuel on the fire, the fault of the war-profiteers worldwide, the fault of the military-industrial-digital-financial complex that drives the process and prevents a sensible compromise to end hostilit…

Anonymous103 (2022-12-08). Can Germany's Plan For Confrontation With Russia Work? southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2022-12-08). Famous Prisoner Of Conscience Victor Bout Exchanged To Lesbian Basketball Player Griner. southfront.org On December 9, Moscow and Washington held an exchange of prisoners. Russian Viktor Bout returns to Russia, and American basketball player Brittney Griner went to the United States. | Victor Bout returned to his homeland after 14 years in prison in the United States. He was arrested in 2008 in Thailand at the request of the United States. He was accused of illegal arms trafficking and supporting terrorism. In 2010, Bout was extradited to the United States, in 2012, the court sentenced…

Anonymous103 (2022-12-08). Military Situation In Syria On December 8, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On December 8, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded 2 hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On December 7, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions near Tal Abyadh city; | ISIS claimed responsibility for targeting a military vehicle of the SDF in the town of Hissan near the city of Deir Ezzor; | The high-level Russian delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister, Sergey Vershinin, met with Turkey's Deputy Foreign Minister, Sed…

Anonymous669 (2022-12-08). Russia To Expand Range Of Oniks Supersonic Cruise Missile To 1,000 Km. southfront.org IMAGE: redstar.ru | Russian specialists are working to expand the range of the P-800 Oniks supersonic cruise missile, a source close to the Russian Ministry of Defense told The Oniks is an anti-ship missile with land-attack capabilities. The export version of the missile, known as the Yakhont, has a range of 300 kilometers, while the range of the domestic Russian military version is said to be between 600 and 800 kilometers."The flight range of the super…

Chris Walker (2022-12-08). Brittney Griner Is Freed in Prisoner Swap With Russia, White House Announces. truthout.org basketball star Brittney Griner, who had been detained in Russia since February, has been released as part of a prisoner exchange between Russia and the U.S., the Biden administration announced on Thursday. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and WNBA champion, had traveled to Russia for years during the WNBA's off-season to play for a Russian team. She was detained by Russian… |

Eric Zuesse (2022-12-08). The Stupidity of Russia's Legislated Heterosexuality. dissidentvoice.org Legislating heterosexuality is laws that impose penalties for being or publicly expressing non-coercive or "mutually consensual" sexuality of other than the heterosexual type. Such laws can affect lots of people — especially young people, and here is why we know that they hit especially the young: On 16 August 2015, Britain's YouGov polling firm headlined …

Infobrics (2022-12-08). Indian and Chinese Drugmakers Eye More Active Expansion into Russian Market. infobrics.org Leading Indian and Chinese drugmakers are considering accelerating their expansion into the Russian market — in a move to fill vacant niches that appeared after the reduction of presence of Western pharmaceutical companies in recent months…

Jean Toschi Marazzani Visconti (2022-12-08). "The Whole West Is At War against Russia". globalresearch.ca

Peter Koenig (2022-12-08). EU and G7 Decide on Russian Oil Price Cap — Western Arrogance and Ridiculous Interference in the "Free Market" globalresearch.ca

Dana Sanchez (2022-12-08). Brittney Griner Officially Traded In Russian Prisoner Swap For 'Merchant Of Death' Arms Dealer Viktor Bout. moguldom.com U.S. women's basketball star Brittney Griner has been freed in a prisoner swap with Russian arms dealer Viktor "Merchant of Death" Bout. Griner has been imprisoned in Russia since her February 2022 arrest after Russian police said they found cannabis oil in her luggage at a Moscow airport. Her arrest coincided with the Russian invasion …

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-08). US, Russia Agree to Swap Britney Griner for Viktor Bout. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration has secured the release of WNBA star Britney Griner from Russia in a prisoner exchange for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer who was serving a 25-year sentence in the US. Griner was arrested in Russia on February 17 on a drug charge for the possession of cannabis oil in vape cartridges. …

Infobrics (2022-12-08). Can Germany's plan for confrontation with Russia work. infobrics.org Berlin's suicidal subservience to "Euro-Atlantic values" is turning the EU into an economically devastated and militarized bulwark which serves no other purpose but to contain Russia while the US shifts focus to the Asia-Pacific region.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-08). Nothing Good Will Come from the New Cold War with Australia as a Frontline State. libya360.wordpress.com Tricontinental The US Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), steams in formation with ships from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Navy, and Indian Navy during Exercise Malabar 2022. Photo: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael B. Jarmiolowski/US Navy On 15 November 2022, during the G20 summit in Bali (Indonesia),…

Brittani Banks (2022-12-08). Senator Warnock's Re-Election is a Victory for Social Security. independentmediainstitute.org Social Security was on the ballot in Georgia's December 6 run-off election. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock's re-election is a win for working families. It is a victory for Gold Star families, paralyzed veterans, seniors, and indeed all of Social Security's over 65 million current beneficiaries and all future beneficiaries. It is a loss for Republican …

Unicorn Riot (2022-12-08). Immigrant Legalization Action at Senator Klobuchar's Office. unicornriot.ninja

Michael Sainato (2022-12-08). 'It's going to be a nightmare': Grueling holiday conditions on the horizon for airport workers. therealnews.com Every year, the media churns out countless headlines on holiday travel surges, operational issues, delays, and lost bags, while ignoring low paid and understaffed workers at airports around the United States. Starting Thanksgiving week, airports are flooded with a holiday surge in passengers, with air travel this season projected to be "You have to work holidays and don't have time to spend with your families. A lot of workers work double sh…

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-12-08). Denuncian asesinato de defensor de DD.HH. en Bolívar, Colombia. telesurtv.net Con la muerte de Filadelfo Anzola, suman 181 los líderes asesinados en Colombia en lo que va de 2022 y 1.401 desde el Acuerdo de Paz.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-07). A Fascist Alliance that Threatens World War. libya360.wordpress.com Thierry Meyssan Capable of the Worst, the Union of Certain Rulers Makes World War Possible The Second World War can serve as a lesson to us. It did not appear in a serene sky. It was not a battle of the Good guys against the Bad guys. It was triggered by an unforeseen gathering of…

Vanessa Beeley (2022-12-07). Syria, Nazi w Zionists, Twitter Files, w/ Vanessa Beeley, Zelensky Times, Coup in Peru. thealtworld.com

David Mandel (2022-12-07). Next to starting a war, the worst thing is to keep it going. canadiandimension.com Soldiers from the 53rd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, currently deployed in Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk. Photo courtesy the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine/ The complex nature of the war in Ukraine, and especially of the question of the relative responsibility of the different parties, has made difficult the mobilization of a powerful anti-war movement. A part of the left even opposes an immediate ceasefire and the resumption of negotiations, which were cut short abruptly at the end of March. The o…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-12-07). Daniel Kovalik: 'World War III Has Begun'. orinocotribune.com The US lawyer and peace activist Dan Kovalik visited Donetsk, where the Ukrainian army bombed a school, a football stadium, and a monastery without the Western media reporting these war crimes. | The author of the book The Plot To Overthrow Venezuela: How The US Is Orchestrating a Coup for Oil reveals that the US military is directly involved in the war in Ukraine. | Mohsen Abdelmoumen: You are in Russia at the moment and you are following the conflict in Ukraine. Can you give us an update on the situation in the field? | Daniel Kovalik: I was in Donetsk and can say that the situation there is very stable. While…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-12-07). Daniel Kovalik: World War III Has Begun (Interview). orinocotribune.com Algerian journalist Mohsen Abdelmoumen interviewed US lawyer and peace activist Dan Kovalik who recently visited Donetsk, where the Ukrainian army bombed a school, a football stadium, and a monastery, without the Western media reporting these war crimes. | The author of the book The Plot To Overthrow Venezuela: How The US Is Orchestrating a Coup for Oil reveals that the US military is directly involved in the war in Ukraine. | Mohsen Abdelmoumen: You are in Russia at the moment and you are following the conflict in Ukraine. Can you give us an update on the situation in the field? | Daniel Kovalik: I was in Donets…

Staff (2022-12-07). After 33 already killed, Ukraine continues to pressure Georgia for more arms, troops. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi2December 7, 2022 Despite numerous requests, we didn't receive a response from the Georgian government regarding the supply of weapons and other equipment to Ukraine Andrii Kasianov Despite numerous requests, we have not received a response from the Georgian government regarding the supply of arms, ammunition, and other military and dual-purpose equipment to Ukraine. …

Staff (2022-12-07). Devil cites Scripture: NATO's No. 2 prays for victory in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.An evil soul producing holy witnessIs like a villain with a smiling cheek,A goodly apple rotten at the heart.O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath! Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice NATODecember 7, 2022 Speech by NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea GeoanƒÉ at the 25th Anniversary of the …

Anonymous103 (2022-12-07). Two Ukrainian Servicemen Reportedly Killed By Security Forces In Kherson. southfront.org welcome sign at the entrance to the city of Kherson | On December 6, a shootout took place in the city of Kherson which has recently come under control of the Kiev regime. According to local reports, servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) clashed with the forces of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). | The incident took place at about four o'clock in the afternoon. It turned out that servicemen of the 28th Brigade of the AFU were stopped by the security forces when they were looting abandoned apartments in…

Anonymous587 (2022-12-07). Why Should Ukraine Blame Its NATO Allies For The Defeat At Bakhmut? southfront.org

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-07). Report: Ukraine Asks NATO For Leftover Afghanistan Funds. news.antiwar.com NATO is considering using a $3.4 billion fund that was meant to support the now-defunct US-backed Afghan government to provide more aid for Ukraine, POLITICO reported on Wednesday. Known as the Afghan National Army Trust Fund, the money was donated by individual NATO countries. The report said that Kyiv has asked NATO to consider using …

_____ (2022-12-07). The Kazakhstan Gas Situation: A Key Indicator of Things to Come. journal-neo.org The western assault on Russia and other rivals is economic. The military conflicts in Ukraine and elsewhere are only symptoms of the competition for the remaining resources that power world economies. This, as well all know, is abundantly clear. A perfect example of how the world is reeling energy-wise can be seen in Kazakhstan's natural …

Anonymous103 (2022-12-07). Military Situation In Bakhmut Region On December 7, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue on the eastern outskirts of Bakhmut; | The Russian Army took control of the village of Yakovlevka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Soledar; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue north of Opytne; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue west of Belogorovka. |

Anonymous103 (2022-12-07). Military Situation In Ukraine On December 7, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck the AFU positions near Kharkov with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck an ammo depot near Zaporozhye with high-precision missiles; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Bakhmut; | The Russian Army repelled the AFU attacks near Novoselovskoye; | The Russian Army repelled the AFU attacks near Maiorsk; | The Russian Army repelled the AFU attacks near Kuzemovka;…

Anonymous103 (2022-12-07). Russian Defence Ministry Reported On Progress Of Military Operations In Ukraine On December 7, 2022. southfront.org | In its daily briefing on December 7, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported on the progress of the ongoing Russian military operations in Ukraine over the past day. | As a result of Russian strike with a ground-based high-precision weapon on a missile and artillery weapons depot in one of the workshops of the ArcelorMittal metallurgical plant in the city of Krivoy Rog, more than 70 HIMARS multiple launch rocket system missiles, two MLRS launchers were destroyed. Four more installations of…

Anonymous669 (2022-12-07). Russian Army Targets Ukrainian Radars, Air-Defense Systems With Lancet Drones (Video). southfront.org MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS | On December 5, Russia's Izvestia released footage documenting recent strikes with Lancet loitering munitions on Ukrainian radars and air-defense systems in the special military operation zone. | The footage shows strikes on a P-18 long-range VHF radar and a 36D6 long-range surveillance and mi…

Brian Berletic (2022-12-07). Mark Sleboda: Russia-Ukraine SITREP, Missiles & What Comes Next. thealtworld.com Mark Sleboda joins me to talk about the situation on the ground in Ukraine: | positional fighting along the front; | possible Ukrainian offensives before New Year's; | Russia's large winter offensive; | dwindling Western arms supplies; | Russian cruise missile production; | where did the Geran-2 drones go?; | and what's coming next.

____ (2022-12-07). More COVID curbs eased in Beijing, other cities. ecns.cn Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Tuesday warned Iran of the "consequences" of the arms supplies to Russia, the Ukrainian government-run Ukrinform news agency reported.

Evan Reif (2022-12-07). Meet the Brutal Proxy Force Fighting the Russians, Not Only on the Ground in Ukraine But Also on the Internet. covertactionmagazine.com Part II of a CAM Series on the Georgian Legion [See Part 1 here.—Editors] The story of the Georgian Legion is more than just battles and atrocities. Far from the battlefield, thousands of people are now soldiers on a second, digital front. They are engaged in both propaganda and attack, relentlessly swarming anyone who dares …

WSWS (2022-12-07). Drone attacks on Russian airbases: A major escalation in the war authored in Washington. wsws.org The latest attacks fit a pattern of various Ukrainian military "successes" and more covert provocations designed to prolong and escalate the war that all suggest US involvement.

Scott Ritter (2022-12-07). Scott Ritter Ukraine-Russia War Longer than Expected. thealtworld.com

Anonymous103 (2022-12-07). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine On December 7, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-07). Hungary Blocks EU Aid for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Hungary on Tuesday blocked a massive EU aid package for Ukraine worth 18 billion euros ($18.9 billion), angering other members of the bloc. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that Budapest is not against sending aid to Ukraine but objects to how the EU wants to do it. The 18 billion euro plan would require …

Infobrics (2022-12-07). Corruption and desertion became commonplace among Ukrainians — British mercenary. infobrics.org Apparently, Ukraine is still the most corrupt country in Europe.

John Feffer (2022-12-07). Changing My Mind on Ukraine. fpif.org Bosnia did not get the support it needed 25 years ago to defend itself. Today it is barely a state, and that's the fate that Ukraine needs to avoid.

Jordan Schachtel (2022-12-07). Uniparty: Congress Likely to Deliver Tens of Billions More to Ukraine in Coming Days. globalresearch.ca

Kit Knightly (2022-12-07). Timeline: Euromaidan, the Original "Ukraine Crisis" globalresearch.ca

Lee Camp (2022-12-07). Senate Candidate Diane Sare Reveals How She Ended Up on Ukraine's Notorious "Info Terrorist" Hit List. mintpressnews.com Senate candidate Diane Sar has been very outspoken against US funding and arming the proxy war in Ukraine, landing her on the Ukrainian government's notorious list of "information terrorists."

Thomas Brooke (2022-12-07). EU's Desire to Become a 'Debt Community' to Pay for Ukraine Will Ruin Europe for Generations, Warns Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán. globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-07). Poland Changes Course, Will Accept German Patriot Missiles. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday, Poland's defense minister said that the country would accept a German offer to deploy a Patriot air defense missile system on Polish territory, changing course after Warsaw rejected the idea. Germany made the offer after a Ukrainian air defense missile landed in Polish territory, killing two people. Poland initially said it would accept …

Marcy Winograd (2022-12-07). Ukraine, De Facto NATO Partner: To End the War, Peace Champions must "Win the War of Ideas" globalresearch.ca

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2022-12-07). Corruption and Desertion Became Commonplace Among Ukrainian Troops: British Mercenary. globalresearch.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-07). Meet the Brutal Proxy Force Fighting the Russians. libya360.wordpress.com Evan Reif [Source: greydynamics.com] The story of the Georgian Legion is more than just battles and atrocities. Far from the battlefield, thousands of people are now soldiers on a second, digital front. They are engaged in both propaganda and attack, relentlessly swarming anyone who dares to question approved narratives. These are not random Internet trolls;…

Anonymous103 (2022-12-07). BREAKING: Russian Forces Took Control Of Yakovlevka Near Soledar. southfront.org Photo of Wagner fighters reportedly made in Yakovlevka | According to preliminary reports from the front lines, fighters of Russian Wagner PMC took control of the village of Yakovlevka located to the north-east of Soledar. | Russian fighters continue the mop up operations on the outskirts of the village. The advancing Russian forces are yet to establish a stronghold in the area. | Fighting for Yakovlevka and on its outskirts has been ongoing for weeks. On December 5, Russian assault groups broke through the defensiv…

Anonymous103 (2022-12-07). How To Destroy Oil Company And Live Happily. Italian Way To Impose Sanctions On Russia. southfront.org Written by Piero Messina | If someone had in mind to write a manual on how to manipulate public opinion, he would have to tell the story of the Priolo petrochemical plant, south of Sicily. It is the fifth refinery in Europe and supplies 25 percent of Italy's needs. | Those plants were built between the end of the sixties and the following decade. They have passed from ownership to ownership, also due to corruption scandals that involved the management of the plant many years ago. Since 200…

Anonymous103 (2022-12-07). India Categorically Rules Out Imposing The West's Price Cap On Russian Oil. southfront.org Jaishankar highlights that Europe imports more Russian energy than India. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar shut down any ideas of implementing the West's price cap on Russian oil when speaking to his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock. He also highlighted the fact that his country's procurement of Russian oil was just one-sixth of the European purchase in the last nine months. | At a media briefing followi…

Anonymous103 (2022-12-07). Military Situation In Syria On December 7, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On December 7, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 2 times: 1 in Latakia province, 1 in Idlib province; | On December 7, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions near Jarablus town; | On December 7, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions near Abu Raasin; | On December 6, SDF artillery shelled Turkish base near Kafr Janah town; | On December 7, ths SDF closed the entrances to the security squares of SAA forces…

Anonymous103 (2022-12-07). "My Jaw Hit The Floor" Musk Fires Twitter's 'FBI-Russiagate' Lawyer Over Vetting Debacle. southfront.org Originally published by ZeroHedge Elon Musk on Tuesday announced that former FBI attorney James Baker, who came to Twitter to…

Anonymous669 (2022-12-07). New Batch Of Heavily Upgraded T-72B3M Tanks Delivered To Russian Army (Video). southfront.org On December 2, Russian defense manufacturer Uralvagonzavod announced that it had delivered a new batch of heavily upgraded T-72B3M battle tanks to Russian Ministry of Defense."The upgrade was carried out under the defense procurement plan that stipulates modernizing T-72B tanks to the T-72B3M level. The set of measures to upgrade T-72 tanks has been worked out by engineers-designers of the Ural Design Bureau of Transport Engineering. It involved practically all the systems and h…

Anonymous669 (2022-12-07). Russian Strike Destroyed 70 Precision-Guided Rockets, Two MLRS Launchers In Krivoi Rog. southfront.org An Italian M270 MLRS. Source: the Italian Ministry of Defense. | The Russian military destroyed 70 precision-guided rockets and two M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) in a precision strike that targeted the ArcelorMittal plant in the Krivoi Rog region, a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on December 7. | The spokesman, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, said during his daily briefing that the destructive strike took place a day earlier."According to the confirmed informat…

Anonymous669 (2022-12-07). Syria Believes That Assad And Erdogan Should Meet After 2023 Turkish Elections — Report. southfront.org Syria flag (flickr). | Damascus has rejected a request by Ankara to organize a meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, Orhan Miroƒülu, a senior official of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party, revealed to on December 6. | Miroƒülu told the Russian news agency that Damascus believe that such a meeting should be held only after the 2023 Turkish general elections."Turkey has fallen into a confrontatio…

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-07). Turkey Sets Deadline for SDF Withdrawal from Northern Syria. news.antiwar.com Turkey has set a deadline for the withdrawal of the US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) from areas of northern Syria near the Turkish border, a Turkish source told Al Jazeera. Both the US and Russia are trying to avert a Turkish invasion of northern Syria, and the source said Ankara has asked Washington and …

____ (2022-12-07). Chinese premier meets Russian counterpart on cooperation. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday expressed China's willingness to maintain high-level exchanges, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in various fields with Russia.

Infobrics (2022-12-07). Russian Envoy Quotes Popular Hindi Saying to Describe India Ties. infobrics.org During the inauguration, the Russian envoy Denis Alipov also hoped that the Indian public will be impressed by the flavour and culture of Russia…

Infobrics (2022-12-07). Goa Welcomes Russian Tourists Again as Direct Flight from Moscow Resumes. infobrics.org Russia's largest airline Aeroflot has resumed regular flights to Goa with an Airbus A330 arriving at the Dabolim Airport…

Infobrics (2022-12-07). Russian Rail to Develop Trans-Siberian Rail Capacity East, Before North. infobrics.org The Russian government has suspended construction of the Northern Latitudinal Railway in favor of an alternative eastern route…

Philip Pilkington (2022-12-07). The Russian Oil Price Cap Won't Work. globalresearch.ca

Scott Ritter (2022-12-07). Merkel reveals West's duplicity. mronline.org War, it seems, was the only option Russia's opponents had ever considered.

UnitedEditor (2022-12-07). Which coat will Russia put on? uwidata.com Winter has come early to Moscow. The dawn is breaking with a cold nimbus over the city. A very spicy marketplace in Moscow While the lamps in the houses are coming on, those on the streets are slowly going off. People are getting ready. Soon there will begin a great struggle between the city and …

WSWS (2022-12-07). Campaign for December 10 rally to build international anti-war movement reaches students across Canada. wsws.org Canadian imperialism is playing a major role in the US-led war, which is aimed at subordinating Russia to the status of a semi-colony, plundering its rich natural resources, and extending the control of the Western imperialist powers over the Eurasian landmass.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-07). Aminata Dramane Traoré: "They Want to Lead Us Into War" libya360.wordpress.com Raphaà´l Schmeller Aminata Dramane Traoré is an author, human rights activist and former Minister of Culture of Mali. She will be a guest speaker at the upcoming "International Rosa Luxemburg Conference. (Internationale Rosa-Luxemburg-Konferenz XXVIII. 2023)" An interview with Aminata Dramane Traoré on the chaos caused by Western states in the Sahel and the interests of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-07). Open Veins of Africa Bleeding Heavily. libya360.wordpress.com Ndongo Samba Sylla and Jomo Kwame Sundaram Africa's 'Black Gold' The ongoing plunder of Africa's natural resources drained by capital flight is holding it back yet again. More African nations face protracted recessions amid mounting debt distress, rubbing salt into deep wounds from the past. With much less foreign exchange, tax revenue, and policy space to face…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-07). President Castillo Installs a 'Government of Exception' in Peru. libya360.wordpress.com UPDATE: President Pedro Castillo Arrested The President of Peru, Pedro Castillo, has been arrested and is being held in the police station located on Avenida España in the city of Lima. This is following a vote by the majority right-wing congress to oust him in a legislative coup. The Military and the Police have declared…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-07). Sudan's Revolutionary Forces Reject Transition Deal, Vow to Continue Resistance. libya360.wordpress.com Tanupriya Singh The Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) and Sudan's military junta have signed an initial framework agreement for a 'civilian-led' transition. However, the agreement has been rejected by the country's revolutionary forces as a betrayal of the December Revolution On Monday, December 5, the Forces of Freedom and Change (FCC) in Sudan, a…

Staff (2022-12-07). Georgia: NATO's military outpost in the Caucasus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseDecember 6, 2022 The military attachés of the NATO member states accredited in Georgia got acquainted with the ongoing reforms in the defense forces Within the framework of the annual plan of the Association of Defense Attachés, the military attachés of NATO member states accredited in Georgia are informed about the transformation …

Staff (2022-12-07). "One Army! One Power! One Fist! Long live Turkish-Azerbaijani brotherhood!" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyDecember 6, 2022 Turkish Defence Minister: We will be one Army, one force, and one fist wheneever threat comes against Azerbaijan Whenever threat comes against Azerbaijan, we will be one Army, one force, and one fist, said Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, APA reports. ==== Azeri Press AgencyDecember 6, 2022 Turkish MoD …

Staff (2022-12-07). Photos: Turkish, Azerbaijani armies in exercise on Iranian border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyDecember 5, 2022 From joint training of Azerbaijani and Turkish servicemen on the border with Iran As reported, Azerbaijani and Turkish servicemen are conducting joint exercises. The training involving the personnel of different types of troops of the Azerbaijan Army and the Turkish Armed Forces, combat and special-purpose engineering and fortification equipment, as …

Staff (2022-12-07). Georgia's Euro-Atlantic achievement. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgia: case study in neoliberalism's treatment of the elderly. Until maybe thirty years ago the nation of Georgia had a traditional family culture, one of tightly-knit extended families in which the elderly were an integral and indeed valued component. RR Rustavi2December 7, 2022 Every fourth elderly person in Georgia suffers from both social and …

Staff (2022-12-07). Holy trinity/triad of "free open society": Rand, U.S. NATO HQ develop cognitive warfare, "sixth warfighting domain" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Command TransformationDecember 2, 2022 Put together the holy triad of our free open society Senior leadership from the Rand Corporation visited Allied Command Transformation (ACT) Headquarters to meet with senior leadership earlier this month in Norfolk, Virginia. The visit provided an opportunity for ACT leadership and experts to strengthen their network of innovative partners …

Staff (2022-12-07). Remilitarized Japan: NATO's linchpin in the East. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com National DefenseDecember 6, 2022 Japan Seeks Deeper Defense Ties with NATO ,,,Tokyo is…seeking a stronger relationship with NATO that benefits Japan's defense needs and the alliance's goals…. Japan has been building its collaboration with NATO for a little more than a decade….The country participated in a NATO summit for the first time when Japanese Prime …

Staff (2022-12-07). U.S. Congress approves sale, upgrade of 120 F-16s for Turkey. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyDecember 7, 2022 Tàºrkiye hails US move to exclude conditions on F-16 saleApproval of bill, completion of purchases would serve 'everyone's interest,' says Tàºrkiye's foreign minister Tàºrkiye on Wednesday hailed the recent US move to exclude certain provisions in the final text of the US defense budget on the sale of F-16s to Ankara. …

Staff (2022-12-07). U.S. Congress approves sale, upgrade of 120 F-16s to Turkey. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyDecember 7, 2022 Tàºrkiye hails US move to exclude conditions on F-16 saleApproval of bill, completion of purchases would serve 'everyone's interest,' says Tàºrkiye's foreign minister Tàºrkiye on Wednesday hailed the recent US move to exclude certain provisions in the final text of the US defense budget on the sale of F-16s to Ankara. …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-07). Peru: First Woman President Offers Broad-Based Government. libya360.wordpress.com Lima, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) Today, lawyer Dina Boluarte assumed the presidency of Peru and promised to appoint a ministerial cabinet "of all bloods", for its diversity, while asking for a truce, dialogue and unity for her administration. BREAKING: Vice President Dina Boluarte is sworn in as President of Peru following the legislative coup against…

Infobrics (2022-12-07). Will GOP-dominated Congress shift US focus towards Taiwan. infobrics.org The Republican takeover of the House, officially set to start next month, might end the aforementioned "blank check" support for the Kiev regime and its armed forces.

Editor (2022-12-07). Warnock Defeats Walker in Georgia, Giving Democrats 51-49 Senate Majority. scheerpost.com

Nancy J. Altman (2022-12-07). Good News for the 65 Million Americans Who Rely on Social Security. otherwords.org Social Security was on the ballot in Georgia's December 6 run-off election. | Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock's re-election victory there should be good news for Gold Star families, paralyzed veterans, seniors, and indeed all of Social Security's over 65 million beneficiaries. | It's bad news for the Wall Street-backed politicians who are determined to reach into our pockets and steal our hard earned benefits. | Defeated Republican nominee Herschel Walker

Peter Certo (2022-12-07). In OtherWords: December 7, 2022. otherwords.org Last night in Georgia, Democrats cemented a 51-vote Senate majority with the runoff re-election victory of Senator Raphael Warnock, who is also pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church once led by Martin Luther King, Jr. The news comes as Congress confronts a packed lame duck agenda before Republicans take over the House next year. | This week in OtherWords, Nancy J. Altman explains why

Sharon Zhang (2022-12-07). Democrats Urge Biden to Make Federal Contractors Disclose Dark Money Spending. truthout.org A group of 20 Democrats and progressives in the Senate are urging President Joe Biden to crack down on federal contractors' political donations to help reduce "quid pro quo corruption" among federal lawmakers and lobbyists and shine a much-needed light on dark money spending. In a letter spearheaded by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) and signed by 20 senators… |

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-07). Lawfare in Argentina: VP Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Sentenced to Six Years in Prison. libya360.wordpress.com Tanya Wadhwa Cristina Fernández de Kirchner surrounded by supporters on the streets of Buenos Aires. Photo: Itai Hagman/Twitter The lawfare against Argentina's most prominent and loved Peronist leader and one of the towering figures of Latin America's political left has evoked widespread condemnation in the country as well as across the region On Tuesday, December…

Staff (2022-12-07). Falleció Pedrito Pérez, uno de los grandes entrenadores cubanos de picheo. cubadebate.cu El gran Pedrito Pérez, entrenador de picheo del equipo Cuba durante sus cinco podios olímpicos, falleció este miércoles en Villa Clara. Se desempeñó como preparador o metodólogo en 30 series nacionales, 14 selectivas, un Clásico Mundial, 13 campeonatos mundiales, nueve copas intercontinentales, siete juegos panamericanos y seis centroamericanos.

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-12-07). Ecuador registra al menos 31 muertes violentas en 24 horas. telesurtv.net Se reportaron 12 asesinatos en las localidades de Guayas, tres en Esmeraldas y dos en Santo Domingo, a pesar del estado de excepción.

TeleSUR, mcs, JCM (2022-12-07). Reportan asesinato de defensor ambiental en Yuyapichis, Perú. telesurtv.net La policía acudió al lugar de los hechos tras será avisada por Brigitte Ampiche, hija del apu asesinado.

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