2024-11-22: News Headlines

Editor (2024-11-22). Three women, three perspectives on the division in MAS. mronline.org In "the street", in friends' meetings, in the press… everywhere the population wonders about the veracity, depth and state of the division within the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS).

Nicholas Mwangi (2024-11-22). Communist Party Marxist Kenya charts a new way forward for a "for a truly independent socialist Kenya" peoplesdispatch.org In the second congress of the CPM-K, delegates called for the continuation of the National Democratic Revolution and asserted that socialism is the only path forward.

Staff (2024-11-22). Creepy Butthead Pulls Out. commondreams.org So much for First Lady Elmo Musk's proud boast of "our Hammer of Justice." In mere days, a "fraction of a Scaramucci," icky, scandal-plagued, Neanderthal-browed "MAGA bomb-thrower" Matt Gaetz crashed and burned, giving up his deeply errant bid to wreak vengeful havoc on law and order. He was felled by yet another sexual assault charge, …

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-11-22). Islamic Resistance fighters launched an aerial aggression with a squadron of combat drones on a gathering of Israeli occupation forces in the eastern outskirts of Khiam town, for the seventh time, hitting the targets accurately: statement. english.almanar.com.lb

Asa Winstanley (2024-11-22). Britain ditches Israeli drones. electronicintifada.net Joint Watchkeeper project with Elbit retired decades early.

newarab (2024-11-22). The Lebanese DJ turning Israeli drones into sound art. newarab.com

FEDAA (2024-11-22). Russian air defense downs 23 Ukrainian drones over three Russian provinces. sana.sy Moscow, SANA- Russian Defense Ministry announced Friday intercepting and downing of 23 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) over three Russian provinces. The ministry said in a statement quoted by Sputnik: "The Kiev regime tried last night to carry out a terrorist attack using 23 drones on objectives in Russia territory, and the air defense systems …

Staff (2024-11-22). Securitas Direct, una empresa partícipe directa del genocidio palestino. cubadebate.cu La filial israelí de la conocida empresa de alarmas Securitas Direct es propietaria del fabricante de drones Aeroscout Ltd, proveedor de drones y equipos de vigilancia aérea para las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel, y desarrollador desde ese país de servicios de ingeniería para los dispositivos de alarma que Securitas vende en todo el mundo.

Democracy Now! (2024-11-22). Democracy Now! 2024-11-22 Friday. democracynow.org Headlines for November 22, 2024; "Trillions, Not Billions": Climate Activists Protest as COP29 Closes in on a "Bad Deal"; "A Great Swindle": Activists Slam Draft Climate Plan Reducing How Much Rich Polluting Countries Owe; "A Great Day for Justice": Palestinian Lawyer Raji Sourani on ICC Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu & Gallant; House Approves "Nonprofit Killer" Bill, Most Dangerous Domestic Anti-Terrorism Bill Since PATRIOT Act; Who Is Pam Bondi? Trump Loyalist Tapped for AG Dropped Probe into Trump University After His $25K Donation | Headlines for Novemb…

Staff (2024-11-22). "Trillions, Not Billions": Climate Activists Protest as COP29 Closes in on a "Bad Deal" democracynow.org On the final official day of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, it is still unclear if this year's United Nations climate summit will lead to an agreement before the end of the official conference or if talks will extend into the weekend. The COP29 presidency has released a draft text that calls for a $1.3 trillion in annual climate financing by 2035, but it only obligates rich countries to provide $250 billion of that total. Climate justice activists and members of civil society who held a protest at COP29 on Friday say that amount falls far short of what's needed, demanding "trillions, not billions.&#…

Ali Abunimah (2024-11-22). Day 411: Stopping Israel's weapons flow. electronicintifada.net How the Mask off Maersk campaign aims to impose "a people's arms embargo."

aljazeera (2024-11-22). Pro-Palestinian groups sue Dutch gov't for failing to stop Gaza 'genocide'. aljazeera.com The NGOs want the Netherlands to ban the export and transit of weapons, weapon parts, and dual-use items to Israel.

newarab (2024-11-22). Jordan ex-MP imprisoned for smuggling guns to West Bank. newarab.com A Jordanian court on Wednesday sentenced a lawmaker to 10 years of hard labour for smuggling weapons into the occupied West Bank. | Former MP Israel's

aljazeera (2024-11-22). South Korea says Russia sent North Korea missiles in exchange for troops. aljazeera.com South Korea's national security adviser says North plans to use the weapons to defend its airspace over the capital.

newarab (2024-11-22). US lawmakers seek to halt weapons sales to UAE, citing Sudan. newarab.com US Senator Chris Van Hollen has introduced legislation seeking to halt American weapons sales to the Van Hollen has filed a joint resolution of disapproval in the Senate, while fellow Democrat Sarah Jacobs has filed one in the House of Rep…

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2024-11-21: News Headlines

Pablo Meriguet (2024-11-21). Milei and Trump: allies in the battle for "freedom" and to combat "wokeism" peoplesdispatch.org Last week, Argentina's far-right president Javier Milei traveled to the United States to show his total support for US president-elect Donald Trump. His visit marked Trump's first encounter with a foreign leader since winning the elections on November 5. The Argentine head of state was an honored guest and speaker at two major conservative events held at Donald Trump's own resort Mar-a-Lago where he denounced the evils of socialism and social justice. | Milei had previously promised fellow right-wing president Daniel Noboa of Ecuador that he would attend the Ibero-American Summit held in Cuenca from November 14-1…

News Desk, The Cradle. (2024-11-21). White House Sabotages Senate Vote To Block Israel Arms Sales. popularresistance.org The US government is lobbying Democratic senators to vote against legislation that would halt $20 billion worth of arms sales to Israel, according to US officials who spoke with the Times of Israel on 20 November. | "Biden aides have argued that the weapons in question are essential for Israel's defense and won't be delivered for another year or two, 'so the likelihood of them being used in this iteration of the Gaza context is very low,'" the Israeli daily cites the sources as saying, adding that officials from the White House, State Department, and Pentagon have reached out to "various lawmakers on the fence ab…

Sharon Zhang (2024-11-21). Senate Overwhelmingly Rejects Sanders Resolutions to Block Arms Sales to Israel. truthout.org On Wednesday, less than a fifth of the Senate voted to block weapons sales to Israel in a key vote orchestrated by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) that will be remembered for decades to come as a show of U.S. lawmakers' deep complicity in Israel's genocide in Gaza. Senators overwhelmingly rejected the resolutions, with around 79 voting against blocking the sales of tank rounds… |

aljazeera (2024-11-21). US Senate votes down effort to withhold weapons to Israel amid Gaza war. aljazeera.com The push led by Senator Bernie Sanders falls short, but advocates say it shows progress for Palestinian rights movement.

newarab (2024-11-21). Bernie Sanders and Democrats attempt to block some weapons for Israel over Gaza deaths. newarab.com Independent Sen. The Vermont lawmaker and a small group of Democrats put legislation up for a Senate vote that would block the sale of some tank and…

Staff (2024-11-21). Despite White House Pressure, 19 U.S. Senators Back Bernie Sanders's Bills to Block Arms Sales to Israel. democracynow.org Just hours after the United States vetoed yet another U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday rejected three resolutions supported by less than two dozen Democratic senators that sought to block the sale of U.S. tank rounds, bomb kits and other lethal weapons to Israel. HuffPost correspondent Akbar Shahid Ahmed reveals that the White House lobbied against the Senate resolutions and suggested that lawmakers who support blocking arms sales to Israel were aiding Hamas. In the face of such stringent opposition from Democratic leadersh…

Mark Gruenberg (2024-11-21). GOP and Dem senators reject Sanders cut-off of arms aid to Israel. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—By lopsided margins, while President Biden was escalating the war in Ukraine, senators rejected more attempts by Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ind-Vt., to cut off U.S. arms aid to Israel, including his new proposal: To bar sales of JDAMS weapons—so-called "smart bombs"—and to provide technical services to the Israeli military. The one bright spot for anti-war …

Mark Gruenberg (2024-11-21). GOP and Dem senators reject Sander cut-off of arms aid to Israel. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—By lopsided margins, while President Biden was escalating the war in Ukraine, senators rejected more attempts by Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ind-Vt., to cut off U.S. arms aid to Israel, including his new proposal: To bar sales of JDAMS weapons—so-called "smart bombs"—and to provide technical services to the Israeli military. The one bright spot for anti-war …

Gerry Condon, Popular Resistance. (2024-11-21). The New York Times Attacks Tulsi Gabbard For The Wrong Reasons. popularresistance.org According to a recent Harris poll, 70% of people in the U.S. want talks to end the war in Ukraine. | The New York Times is not listening, however, nor is the Biden administration. President Biden's unilateral decision this week to green-light attacking Russia with U.S. long range missiles has been condemned by U.S. peace groups. | "In approving these strikes, the Biden White House chose to make the US a direct party to the Ukraine-Russia war, crossing a previous red line and causing Russia to lower the threshold on the use of nuclear weapons…. A lame duck president, Biden opts for last minute escalation to make…

Morning Star (2024-11-21). COP29: Rich countries slammed for spending more on war than climate change. peoplesworld.org Rich countries received strong criticism at the COP29 conference in Azerbaijan today for wanting to spend more on wars and weapons than on preventing climate change. "Global military spending stands at $2.5 trillion ( £1.9trn) annually," Panamian climate envoy Juan Carlos Monterrey Gómez told delegates at the faltering annual talks sponsored by the United Nations. "For …

newarab (2024-11-21). IAEA chief hopes Iran's capping of enriched uranium stock holds. newarab.com Iran has taken steps towards no longer expanding its stock of uranium enriched to up to 60 percent, close to the roughly 90 percent of weapons-grade, the International Atomic Energy…

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