2021-11-11: News Headlines

_____ (2021-11-11). Iran Puts US NAVY in a Peculiar Situation Yet Again. journal-neo.org On January 12, 2016, it was reported by international media that two US Navy riverine command boats were seized by a unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iranian territorial waters and how the Iranians brought valiant American Marines to their knees, taking away their weapons. Tehran circulated a video of this detention …

Editor2 (2021-11-11). The Struggle for Socialism in Nicaragua and Honduras: Interview with Ramiro Sebastián Fúnez. orinocotribune.com Sunday November 7th

Staff (2021-11-10). Biden admits prices 'too high' & promises to save Christmas. rt.com US President Joe Biden admitted everything from gasoline to bread costs more, but vowed to fix this and the supply-chain crisis through the recently passed $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill and his "Build Back Better" agenda. | Speaking in the port of Baltimore on Wednesday to promote the infrastructure bill, he urged Congress to pass the even bigger and more sweeping BBB. Although he argued the US was experiencing the "highest growth rate in decades, fastest decrease in unemployment ever," he acknowledged most Americans see only the rising prices. | "Everything from a gallon of gas to a loaf of bread costs mo…

Combined Sources (2021-11-10). Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber every single country's delegation at COP26. peoplesworld.org If the fossil fuel lobby were a country, it would have the biggest delegation at this year's United Nations climate change conference, COP26, Global Witness, and three other organizations conclude in a report released Monday. "At least 503 fossil fuel lobbyists, affiliated with some of the world's biggest polluting oil and gas giants, have been …

Bruce Lerro (2021-11-10). New Agers vs Neopagans: Can Either be Salvaged for Socialism? (Part II). dissidentvoice.org Is it possible or desirable for socialists to integrate pantheism into dialectical materialism? Can Wiccan covens be integrated into anarchist affinity groups? Can socialism improve itself by embracing celebratory Neopagan seasonal rituals? All this is possible if socialists could admit that being atheists has not been attractive, fun or inspiring in organizing the working class. …

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-10). We fight for Socialism — the police fight for extinction: Young communists respond to repression in Glasgow. peoplesdispatch.org Members of the Young Communist League (YCL) of Britain, who were marching under the slogan 'Socialism or Extinction,' were pushed back by the police who tried to prevent them from taking part in the mobilization…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-10). In Video: Houthis Shot Down Yet Another US-Made ScanEagle Drone Over Ma'rib. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | On November 9, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) announced that their air defenses had shot down yet another US-made Boeing Insitu ScanEagle drone over the central Yemeni province of Ma'rib, where they have been leading a large-scale offensive against Saudi-backed forces for more than eight months now. | Brig. Gen. Yahya Sari, a spokesman for the Yemeni group, said that the drone was shot down with a "suitable weapon" while it was conducting "hostile acts" over the district of…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-10). Drone Strikes Hit Iranian-Backed Forces In Eastern Syria — Reports. southfront.org Illustrative image. | Early on November 10, several explosions were reportedly heard in the southern countryside of Deir Ezzor in eastern Syria. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that unidentified combat drones targeted weapons and ammunition depots of Iranian-backed forces near the town of al-Bukamal on the Syrian-Iraqi border. Seven people were allegedly killed. | A few hours after the alleged strikes, a convoy of trucks arrived from Iraq and entered an area held by Iranian-backed forces near al-Buka…

Anonymous007 (2021-11-10). Iran Claims It Intercepted U.S. MQ-9 Reaper, RQ-4 Global Hawk Near Its Airspace. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On November 9th, the Iranian Army allegedly intercepted two US unmanned aerial vehicles that had reportedly entered into the country's airspace. | The purpose was to allegedly spy on the massive military drills that Iran is currently holding. | The media bureau of the drills, codenamed Zolfaqar-1400, said in a statement that the American aircraft, including General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper and Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk drones, intruded into the country's Flight…

MEE staff (2021-11-10). US House Democrats slam $650m weapons sale to Saudi Arabia. middleeasteye.net US House Democrats slam $650m weapons sale to Saudi Arabia | Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says selling arms to Riyadh 'while they continue to slaughter Yemenis is unacceptable' | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 21: 17 | Saudi Arabia and its regional allies, namely the United Arab Emirates, intervened in Yemen in March 2015 (AFP) | A group of prominent House Democrats on Wednesday criticised the Biden administration's decision t…

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