(2021-07-04). Russian Foreign Ministry: Neither NATO nor EU says a word about Julian Assange. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com No EU or NATO summit raised question of fate of Assange — Russian ministryIn the United States, 18 criminal charges have been brought against Julian Assange, on which he faces up to 175 years in prison "And after all, not a single EU or NATO summit has even touched on the fate of Assange," she …
(2021-07-04). Syria: U.S. stealing grain and oil, building up military bases. Turkey guilty of war crimes. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Syria: U.S. stealing grain and oil, building up military base. Turkey accused of war crimes. In the latest of what have become regular reports on the subject, the Syrian Arab News Agency provides a detailed account of the American military forces illegally occupying part of the country continuing to loot grain and oil from the …
(2021-07-04). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Summer travel and people not in your bubble during COVID-19 pandemic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org "The reason we have the COVID-19 delta variant, the reason we have the delta plus variant is because of unimmunized people who get infected," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. He adds that 99.2% of the recorded COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are in people not vaccinated against the virus. This is why he cautions folks who may be traveling this Fourth of July holiday and…
(2021-07-04). Palestinian resistance celebrated at Palestine Stand in Toulouse, France. samidoun.net 
On Saturday, 3 July, the Collectif Palestine Vaincra, a member organization of the Samidoun Network, organized a Palestine Stand at the Capitole metro station in Toulouse, France. The initiative focused on celebrating the legitimacy and necessity of Palestinian resistance in confonting colonization, racism, and apartheid violence, especially following the deadly Israeli military aggression against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in May 2021. üáµüá∏ Hier à Toulouse, nouveau Stand Palestine à la sortie du métro Capitole en soutien à la résistance palestinienne. Celu…
(2021-07-04). Cargo Ship Attacked In Northern Indian Ocean Is Not Israeli One. southfront.org 
The previously Israeli-owned CSAV TYNDALL is seen sailing near the port of Pireas, Greece, on January 15, 2021. (Screenshot: YouTube) | The cargo ship that was attacked in the northern Indian ocean on Many sources, including the al-Mayadin TV that was the first to report the attack, claimed that the ship was owned by an Israeli firm. This claim turned ou…
(2021-07-04). Syrian Drag Racing: U.S. Team Lost A Wheel Trying To Chase Russians (Video). southfront.org 
Screen grab, source: instagram.com/bullbsn | On July 3, the In the video, several US M-ATV and MaxxPro MRAP (mine-resistant ambush protected) vehicles can be seen chasing after the Russian Tiger and trying to overrun it, but to no avail. One of the American vehicles allegedly lost a wheel during the ra…
(2021-07-04). Azerbaijan Exchanges Armenian Prisoners For Minefields Maps. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | Last night, 15 service members of Armenian Armed Forces, who were captured by Azerbaijani forces during the recent military conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, returned to Armenia. They were liberated in exchange for maps of 97,000 anti-personnel and anti-tank mines laid in the in the Fizuli and Zangilan regions in Nagorno-Karabakh that came under Azerbaijani control. | According to Azerbaijani Minis…
(2021-07-04). Chain Of Accidents: Massive Explosion Seen Off Azerbaijani Caspian Coast. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | A number of accidents took place on oil facilities all over the world in recent days. | Late on July 4, a massive explosion took place in the Azerbaijani part of the Caspian Sea. | It was seen from the embankment in Baku, and was also filmed from the neighboring patrol platforms in the sea. | Reportedly, there were no accidents on Azerbaijani offshore platforms in the Caspian Sea. | According to preliminary data provided by State Oil Company of Azerbaijan, the explosion was caused by…
(2021-07-04). Death Toll Rises In Eastern Ukraine Amid Joint NATO Sea Breeze Exercise. southfront.org 
Illustrative image | Amid the Kiev's glorious reports of major joint naval drills with NATO member-states in the Black Sea, there is still a military crisis in Eastern Ukraine that is claiming lives of soldiers from both sides. | On July 4, a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (UAF) was killed as a result of shelling in the Donbas region. This is reported by the press service of the Joint Forces Operation on Facebook."Since the beginning of the day, 5 violations of the c…
(2021-07-04). China's approach right way towards building trust among nations, says BiH leader. ecns.cn China's approach is a right way towards building trust between states, nations and their representatives, said Milorad Dodik, chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), in a recent interview with Xinhua.
(2021-07-04). European Left Party president praises CPC for respecting different cultures. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) respects different cultures and promotes multilateralism, which is very important, President of the European Left Party Heinz Bierbaum said in a recent joint interview with Xinhua and People's Daily.
(2021-07-04). Black Sea: NATO drill practiced strafing Russian ships. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Black Sea: NATO drill practiced strafing Russian ships NATO reports that it conducted what is described as air defense exercises in the Black Sea on July 2. Evidently the maneuvers were independent of the 32-nation Sea Breeze naval and air exercises occurring simultaneously. And of the recent port visits and participation in exercises by the …
(2021-07-04). The media's response to Putin's conciliatory essay. indybay.org On the exact 80th anniversary of the German invasion of the Soviet Union, which cost that country nearly 27 million lives, the Russian president himself published an essay in the former flagship of détente whose title already signaled a willingness to reconcile: "Be open, despite the past."
(2021-07-04). Kremlin accuses U.S. of engineering June's Black Sea provocation. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kremlin accuses U.S. of engineering June's Black Sea provocation Today's TASS reported that Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused the U.S. of masterminding the near-catastrophic confrontation on June 23 between an English guided-missile destroyer and a Russian patrol vessel and military aircraft. The incident occurred off the coast of Crimea near the headquarters of the …
(2021-07-04). No one is Laughing at Biden's Joke About US Interference in Elections. orinocotribune.com By Scott Scheffer — Jun 26, 2021 | At a June 16 news conference after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden was asked about the phony accusations of Russian interference in U.S. elections. Incredibly, he responded by saying: "How would it be if the United States were viewed by the rest of the world as interfering with the elections directly of other countries, and everybody knew it?" | The fact is that hundreds of thousands of people around the world have been victims of violence, been imprisoned and/or lost family members because of U.S. interventions in their elections. | The United Stat…
(2021-07-04). Pakistani navy participates in U.S.-NATO Black Sea war games. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Pakistani navy participates in U.S.-NATO Black Sea war games Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reported a few days ago that the Pakistani navy is participating in this year's iteration of the annual Sea Breeze military exercise in the Black Sea. Pakistan is one of 32 nations involved in the war games co-hosted by the U.S. and Ukraine. …
(2021-07-03). Nancy Hollander: Alex Saab Must be Released as ECOWAS Ruled ('The Mauritanian' of Venezuela). orinocotribune.com In an interview with journalist Caleb Maupin, the renowned US lawyer and specialist in international criminal law Nancy Hollander was forceful in stating that Alex Saab's case "has implications for any country that is sanctioned, and there are a number of them." For Maduro's government in particular, she added, "it has implications for the US's constant efforts to overthrow it," which is why she considered the arrest of anyone with diplomatic immunity as a "very bad precedent." | Hollander, who is also a consultant specialized in criminal procedures in Europe, stressed that the ruling of the Economic Community of…
(2021-07-03). Moscow out of beds to treat COVID-19 patients as cases spike across the country. wsws.org In the grip of a third wave of infections, Russia's medical facilities are once again on the verge of being overwhelmed by the coronavirus.
(2021-07-03). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Summer travel and people not in your bubble during COVID-19 pandemic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org "The reason we have the COVID-19 delta variant, the reason we have the delta plus variant is because of unimmunized people who get infected," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. He adds that 99.2% of the recorded COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are in people not vaccinated against the virus. This is why he cautions folks who may be traveling this Fourth of July holiday and…
(2021-07-03). European Monotheism is Arab Monotheism — Crusades, Zionism and Saudism are Burdens of the Imperial West. orinocotribune.com
(2021-07-03). European Monotheism is Arab Monotheism. orinocotribune.com By Susana Khalil — Jun 30, 2021 | Zionism and Saudi's are burdens of the imperial west. Europe is not the originator of its own monotheism, that is, its Christianity, nor is it an obligation to practise a monotheism stemming from its own ancestral heritage. This does not make Christians more or less European, but neither does it make them Arabs or Semites. However, this does happen fraudulently in the case of Europeans who have adopted that same Arab monotheism, Jewish religious doctrine, and now call themselves Semites and have thus imposed in Historic Palestine a colonial regime through Zionism since 1948.
(2021-07-03). Something's afoot! Row breaks out after female Ukrainian army cadets forced to march in HIGH HEELS, Kiev pledges to change shoes. rt.com 
Ukraine's army command appears to have put its foot in it this week, with a growing scandal breaking after a brigade of women cadets were told to march in step while wearing high-heeled shoes along with their obligatory khakis. | The Eastern European nation is currently gearing up to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union next month, and the armed forces have already been dipping their toes into preparations. On Thursday, the defense ministry in Kiev published photos of female cadets from a university in the capital drilling for an Independence Day parade. However, along with…
(2021-07-03). Russian Airstrikes Hit Greater Idlib Following Reports Of Near Chemical Weapons Provocation (Video, Photos). southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 takes off on a combat mission at Hemeimeem airbase, Syria, on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. IMAGE: AP PHOTO/VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | On July 3, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) carried out a series of airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib where several terrorist groups are active. | Four airstrikes targeted the village of Sheikh Yousef in the western countryside of Idlib. Several positions of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of Greater Idlib, a…
(2021-07-03). Nusrat Al-Islam Claimed Responsibility For Attacks In Mali, As France Resumes Its Operation With Local Forces. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The al-Qaeda-linked group Jamaat Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimin (JNIM) claimed responsibility for a series of terrorist attacks against foreign military personnel in Mali. | On June 21, several French soldiers and civilians were injured when a suicide bomber attacked a military checkpoint of the French Armed Forces near the village of Gossi. The wounded were evacuated by helicopters to a hospital in Gao. The military base located near Gossi is used by the security forces as a foothold for op…
(2021-07-03). Mark Dankof: U.S. Liberal Democracy Turning Into Totalitarian Regime Reminiscent Of The Soviet Union. southfront.org 
A former U.S. Senate candidate Mark Dankof | Interview with Mark Dankof. Originally published at the "I saw a Russia Today story of June 24th quoting Sergei Naryshkin, the head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, as saying that the United States held up as a 'model of liberal democracy is rapidly turning into a totalitarian regime reminiscent of the former Soviet Union," Mark Dankof…
(2021-07-03). Putin's 'City-Killer': Russia Launches World's Largest Nuclear-Armed Submarine. southfront.org 
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(2021-07-03). Military Situation In Syria On July 3, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On July 3, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 49 times: 23 — in Idlib province, 13 — in Latakia province, 7 — in Hama province, 6 — in Aleppo province | On July 2, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Ariha town | On July 2, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Banin village | On July 2, US forces carried out a military patrol near Malekiyah town | MORE ON…
(2021-07-03). Military Situation In Donetsk People's Republic On July 3, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | 1. UAF in Pesky shelled Mineralnoe with 120-mm artillery, 42 times | 2. UAF in Krasnogorovka shelled Staromikhailovka with grenade launchers | 3. UAF in Vodyanoe shelled Leninskoe with 82-mm and 120-mm artillery | 4. UAF in Starognatovka shelled Belaya Kamenka with 120-mm artillery | 5. UAF in Nevelskoe shelled Staromikhailovka with 120-mm artillery | 6. DPR forces in Donetsk city shelled UAF in Pesky with 82-mm artillery | 7. DPR forces in Donetsk city shelled UA…
(2021-07-03). Russia Updates its National Security Strategy. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Russia's President Vladimir Putin passed a new National Security Strategy focused on protecting the health of Russian citizens, ensuring economic development, and strengthening defensive capabilities. | RELATED: | "The increase of NATO military infrastructure next to Russia's borders and the rising number of military drills, in which nuclear weapons take part, increase the military threats facing the country," the document reads. | Th…
(2021-07-03). Turkey exports Striker armored vehicles for the first time: to Kosovo. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkey exports Striker armored vehicle for the first time: to Kosovo According to local new sources Turkey has exported its armored combat vehicle Vuran (Striker) for the first time: to Kosovo. Turkey's Anadolu Agency said the pseudo-government of Kosovo will be the first foreign recipient of the 4×4 multi-purpose armored vehicle. Wikipedia, though, says that …
(2021-07-03). [Editorial] Germany's election: transformation versus more of the same. thelancet.com Angela Merkel's 16-year reign as German chancellor will come to an end this year. This fact is the only certain outcome, among various possible party coalition options, when Germans vote in federal elections on Sept 26. 2021 is a particularly poignant and important year for an election in Germany, with a mixed picture of success in the COVID-19 pandemic, an unfinished history of migration, strong population feelings on climate change and sustainability, and continuing discussion on the role of the EU.
(2021-07-03). Conflict with Russia in the Black Sea? zcomm.org The NATO-Ukraine Sea Breeze exercise could ultimately help create the circumstances for real conflict with Russia in the Black Sea…
(2021-07-03). Turkey's invasion of northern Iraq could lead to Kurdish civil war. zcomm.org Attendees of a recent peace delegation responding to Turkey's incursions into the Kurdistan Region of Iraq were detained at Erbil airport…
(2021-07-03). The media's response to Putin's conciliatory essay. indybay.org On the exact 80th anniversary of the German invasion of the Soviet Union, which cost that country nearly 27 million lives, the Russian president himself published an essay in the former flagship of détente whose title already signaled a willingness to reconcile: "Be open, despite the past."
(2021-07-03). Russian-led CSTO says 1,000 Azerbaijani troops entering Armenia is "border incident" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com SeeArmy Chief: 1,000 Azerbaijani soldiers are still in the territory of Armenia impotence — noun, inability to take effective action; helplessness treason — noun, the action of betraying someone or something redundancy — noun, the state of being not or no longer needed or useful Moscow-led alliance views situation in southern Armenia as border incident …
(2021-07-03). Mustafa Kemal Ataturk-2021 war games: preparing for the next war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com "Mustafa Kemal Ataturk-2021" training held in Baku has ended The last stage of the "Mustafa Kemal Ataturk-2021" Azerbaijan-Turkey joint tactical exercises held in accordance with the Agreement on Military Cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Turkey took place with the participation of high-level observers from both countries.
(2021-07-03). 5 + 3: Turkic superstate in Caucasus, Central Asia under NATO tutelage. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com 5 + 3: Turkic superstate in Caucasus, Central Asia under NATO tutelage The foreign minister of Kyrgyzstan, Ruslan Kazakbaev, was in the capital of Azerbaijan on July 2, where he proposed a strategic partnership between the two nations, both members of NATO's Partnership for Peace military program and of the soon-to-be-expanding Turkic Council. (Russia also …
(2021-07-03). New laws legalize police state operations in Germany. wsws.org The German government has used the final parliamentary sessions of the current legislative period to massively expand the powers of the country's police and intelligence agencies.
(2021-07-03). NATO's war in South Asia: "Single biggest challenge for the Polish Army since World War II" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish soldiers return home from Afghanistan During a ceremony at Wroc≈Çaw Airport in the southwest of Poland, Defence Minister Mariusz B≈Çaszczak this week thanked his country's military contingent for its service and told the soldiers that their efforts were appreciated. "You have fulfilled your mission and proved that Polish Army soldiers are ready to support …
(2021-07-03). Video: Turkey, Azeri annex prepare to liberate more occupied territories. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The military pilots of the Azerbaijan Air Force, participating in the "Anatolian Eagle — 2021" International Flight-Tactical Exercises held in Konya, Turkey, have successfully accomplished the tasks of the last stage, the Defense Ministry told News.Az.
