Monthly Archives: October 2021

2021-10-29: News Headlines

Brittani Banks (2021-10-29). Why the Troubled U.S. Empire Could Quickly Fall Apart. independentmediainstitute.org The U.S. wars lost in Iraq and Afghanistan showed imperial overreach beyond what even 20 years of war could manage. That the defeats were drawn out for so many years shows that domestic politics and the funding of the domestic military-industrial complex were, more than geopolitics, the key drivers of these wars. Empires can die …

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2021-10-29). Afirman que el objetivo de EE.UU. es castigar al pueblo cubano. telesurtv.net Díaz-Canel afirmó que el socialismo es la única explicación que ha posibilitado que el país sobreviva a la política de EE.UU.

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2021-10-29). The Psychological Impacts of Covid-19 Pandemic Measures: Lockdowns, Warnings, "Social Distancing", "New Variants". Drastic Increase in Depression and Anxiety. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2021-10-29). German Defence Minister Kramp-Karrenbauer threatens Russia with nuclear weapons. wsws.org The fact that Kramp-Karrenbauer speaks of the use of nuclear weapons against Russia without blinking an eye gives harrowing insight into the state of mind at the highest levels of the German state.

sputniknews (2021-10-29). India Deploys US Weapons, Including Chinook Helicopters, to Ramp Up Defence at Disputed China Border. sputniknews.com India has increased its defence purchases from the US over the last five years, buying about $3.4 billion worth of armaments between 2016 and 2020. The country was designated as a "major defence partner" of the US in 2016. In 2018, the US granted it "license-free access" to a range of military and dual-use technologies that are otherwise regulated.

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-28). Turkey signs contract to deliver war-tested combat drones to 13th country. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From today's Daily Sabah. The deadly Bayraktar TB2 combat drone has been used for what can only be deemed cowardly aerial assassinations in Iraq, Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh and as of yesterday Ukraine. The article mentions the following countries as purchasers and prospective purchasers of the drones: Albania, Azerbaijan, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Morocco, Poland, Qatar, Saudi …

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-28). General Dynamics CEO: 250 Abrams tanks to Poland "powerful system given their geographical situation" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Here's when General Dynamics thinks a sale of Abrams tanks to Poland will move forward "This is a powerful system for the Poles to have, given their geographic location and their historical experience, particularly with folks, you know, streaming west," she said during an Oct. 27 call with analysts. "This is an FMS sale; we're …

Maureen Clare Murphy (2021-10-28). Weapons trade with Saudis and Israel must be disrupted. electronicintifada.net The world's top 11 arms exporters have all done business with parties to the war in Yemen.

_____ (2021-10-28). Descent Into Madness: Germany Threatens Russia With Nuclear War. journal-neo.org On October 21 the German Defence Minister warned Russia that NATO will use nuclear weapons against it in case of a Russian attack on its members and then referred to non-existent Russian attacks in the Black Sea and Balkans as examples. This statement reveals the complete moral bankruptcy of the NATO nations, their contempt for …

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-28). Daily: NATO opens its weapons arsenal to Ukraine for war in Donbass. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com TASSOctober 28, 2021 Nezavisimaya Gazeta: NATO gives Ukraine access to its weapons arsenals ==== Ukraine to partake in NATO Council's Supreme Advisory Committee for first time ==== Ukraine participated in the meeting of the NATO North Atlantic Council Committee on Armaments on October 26 for the first time. Previously, participation in such meetings was the …

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2021-10-28: News Headlines

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-28). General Dynamics CEO: 250 Abrams tanks to Poland "powerful system given their geographical situation" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Here's when General Dynamics thinks a sale of Abrams tanks to Poland will move forward "This is a powerful system for the Poles to have, given their geographic location and their historical experience, particularly with folks, you know, streaming west," she said during an Oct. 27 call with analysts. "This is an FMS sale; we're …

WSWS (2021-10-27). Australian government announces sham net zero carbon emissions climate target. wsws.org Morrison hopes his target will reduce mounting international pressure, thereby allowing Australian capitalism to continue to function as one of the world's worst greenhouse gas emitters.

Staff (2021-10-27). "No Way Out": Taxi Drivers, Allies Enter 2nd Week of Hunger Strike Against Crushing Medallion Debt. democracynow.org New York City taxi drivers have entered their second week of hunger striking outside City Hall to demand that the mayor grant debt relief for thousands of drivers impacted by the taxi medallion price crash. Many drivers purchased taxi medallions, the permits required to drive a taxi, for upwards of $1 million. After the incursion of ride-sharing apps like Uber and Lyft, as well as more recent plummeting demand for taxis due to the pandemic, they are now only worth about $100,000. Faced with massive debt and financial ruin, at least nine drivers have died by suicide. Taxi driver Augustine Tang, who has been on hun…

Anonymous669 (2021-10-27). Fully Armed US MQ-9 Reaper Drones Spotted Over Syria's Greater Idlib (Photos, Video). southfront.org A fully armed MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle taxis down the runway at an air base in Afghanistan on its way to another wartime mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson) | US combat drone continue to operate over the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib where several terrorist group are present and active. | At least two General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drones were spotted flying over the region, fully-armed on several occasions between October 25 and 27. | The drones, all of the MQ-9 Extended Range (…

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-27). Kremlin mildly vexed by good, special friend Turkey supplying Ukraine combat drones for war of extermination in Donbass. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com TASSOctober 27, 2021 Turkish strike drone deliveries to Ukraine may destabilize Donbass situation — Kremlin ==== The Kremlin's resident Turkologist Dmitry Peskov in July: "Indeed, Turkey is a NATO nation but, concurrently, our relations with Turkey are an example showing that partner relations can and must be built even with NATO countries, in the person …

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