(2021-09-16). The Heat: Europe-U.S. tensions and role of NATO. america.cgtn.com 
Europe condemns the United States for its withdrawal from Afghanistan. We'll discuss what the souring of relations means and the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
(2021-09-16). Europe's Energy Price Hike Could Have Been Avoided If Nord Stream-2 Was Not Delayed. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size imageNo immediate relief for European energy consumers as winter approaches. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | The price of gas in Europe has exceeded $950 per thousand cubic meters for the first time in history, according to the latest ICE Futures trading data. Such records have been continuously broken in recent times, especially since only days ago the price was $810. With Europe now creeping towards winter, the media and so-called experts are uncritically accusing Russian company Gazprom, the largest supplier of natural gas across the continent, as resp…
(2021-09-16). Fair Competition? U.S. Ruins $90Bn Sale Of French Submarines To Australia. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | France is upset that the United States and the UK will share nuclear submarine technology with Australia. | French President Emmanuel Macron's team was outraged at Biden's announcement, because it ruins an agreement for Australia to purchase French submarines."The American choice to exclude a European ally and partner such as France from a structuring partnership with Australia, at a time when we are facing unprecedented challenges in the Indo-Pacific region … shows a lack of coherence that…
(2021-09-16). EU Releases Report Calling Not To Recognize Russia's General Election Results Even Before They Happen. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The essence of the European Parliament's report on Russia can only cause regret, said the Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov."There is no talk about the need to establish a dialogue <...> to resolve existing problems and disagreements through communication at various levels and through various channels," he said. | Brussels today approved a document developed by the former Prime Minister of Lithuania Andrius Kubilius, calling for tougher EU policy towards Moscow. It suggests: — to expand s…
(2021-09-16). Coups, Censorship & Propaganda: the US New Cold War Playbook. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Sep 14, 2021 | Uncountable are the editorials in every American and European newspaper and magazine of note adding to this vocabulary of gigantism and apocalypse, each use of which is plainly designed not to edify but to inflame the reader's indignant passion as a member of the "West," and what we need to do. Churchillian rhetoric is used inappropriately by self-appointed combatants in the West's, and especially America's, war against its haters, despoilers, destroyers, with scant attention to complex histories that defy such reductiveness and have seeped from one territory into another, in…
(2021-09-16). French Troops Killed ISIS Leader In Greater Sahara: Macron. southfront.org 
Lehbib Ould Ali Ould Said Ould Yumani, aka Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi. Click to see full-size image. | Early on September 16, France's President Emmanuel Macron announced that French troops had killed Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi leader of ISIS in the Greater Sahara (IS-GS). | "This is another major success in our fight against terrorist groups in the Sahel," Macron said on Twitter. "With our African, European and American partners, we will continue this fight." | IS-GS has been active across large swathes of the Sahel region,…
(2021-09-16). TV election debate in Germany: All candidates stand for herd immunity, mass layoffs and welfare cuts. wsws.org None of the three candidates hoping to be the next German chancellor explained what he or she is really planning after the September 26 election.
(2021-09-16). From the "Iron Wall" to the "Villa in the Jungle": Palestinians Demolish Israel's Security Myths. dissidentvoice.org 
Twenty-five years before Israel was established on the ruins of historic Palestine, a Russian Jewish Zionist leader, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, argued that a Jewish state in Palestine could only survive if it exists "behind an iron wall" of defense. Jabotinsky was speaking figuratively. However, future Zionist leaders, who embraced Jabotinsky's teachings, eventually turned the principle of …
(2021-09-16). The Dangerous Exaggeration of the Threat. counterpunch.org Threat perception is central to decision making regarding war and the use of force; alliance politics; and the role of deterrence. Exaggerations of threat make war more likely and weaken the ability of an alliance to function effectively and rationally. Since the end of World War II, the United States has consistently exaggerated the threat, particularly with regard to the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Once again, the United States is embarking on a campaign of exaggerated threat perception as politicians and pundits exaggerate the "threat" of a so-called "resurgent" Russia and a so-called "aggressive" China.
(2021-09-16). Russia afraid that humanitarian aid to Syria could be embezzled — diplomat. tass.com The Russian diplomat welcomed the delivery of UN humanitarian assistance to the Idlib de-escalation zone but stressed that the task of its delivery to those in need cannot be considered attained without a mechanism of humanitarian aid distribution…
(2021-09-16). Military Situation In Syria On September 16, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On September 15, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 28 times: 14 — in Idlib province, 6 — in Latakia province, 4 — in Hama province, 4 — in Aleppo province | On September 15, Russian warplanes attacked positions of Turkish-backed forces in Darkush area | On September 15, Russian warplanes attacked positions of Turkish-backed forces in Banin area | On September 16, the first tankers carrying Irani…
(2021-09-16). Saudi Arabia Is Eyeing Russia's S-400 As Replacement For US THAAD & Patriot Systems — Report. southfront.org 
S-400 systems. FILE IMAGE: Alexey Malgavko / Sputnik | Saudi Arabia is eyeing the Russian-made S-400 "Triumf" long-range air-defense system as a possible replacement for the missile defense systems recently withdrawn from the Kingdom by the US, the London-based Over the las…
(2021-09-16). Anonymous Source Rebukes Anonymous Claims That Mali Is Hiring "Wagner PMC" southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | French Defence Minister Florence Parly has warned Mali against an alleged deal with Russian mercenaries. | This comes amid rumors that the country's military government is close to hiring 1,000 mercenaries. | These are, of course, from MSM favorite mythical Wagner PMC. | Two anonymous French sources told the AFP news agency that the Malian government was nearing a deal with the controversial Russian firm, which would underline Moscow's growing influence in the region."If the Malian author…
(2021-09-16). Syrian Flag Raised Over Muzayrib In Western Daraa (Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. | On September 16, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) raised the Syrian flag over Army troops entered Muzayrib a day earlier to implement the agreement, which was reached with help from Russia on September 14. A unit of the Russian Military Police was also destroyed…
(2021-09-16). Syria's Idlib De-escalation Zone Shelled 27 Times in Past Day – Reconciliation Center. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group (banned in Russia) shelled Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone 27 times over the past 24 hours, Rear Adm. Vadim Kulit, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said at a briefing.
(2021-09-16). State of the Union: A Dress. counterpunch.org AOC's dress was on its way to meet Ronald Reagan's cowboy hat for lunch at the commissary (of the costume department of the Smithsonian Institute) when Melania's jacket appeared in the hallway. "Just where do you think You're going?" it asked, in a heavy Slovenian accent. "I'm going to Tax the Rich,"replied AOC's dress. "I
(2021-09-16). El Salvador: Declaration by Popular Movements on Bicentennial of Independence. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News Thousands march in San Salvador on the 200th anniversary of Central American independence. September 15, 2021. Photo: Oscar Leiva Marinero Salvadorans marched through the streets of the capital by the thousands on Wednesday, in the largest anti-government protest since Nayib Bukele took office. On the Bicentennial of Central America's independence from Spain, social…
(2021-09-16). El Salvador: Declaration By Popular Movements On Bicentennial. popularresistance.org Salvadorans marched through the streets of the capital by the thousands on Wednesday, in the largest anti-government protest since Nayib Bukele took office. | On the Bicentennial of Central America's independence from Spain, social movements and organizations from across the political spectrum protested in rejection of Bukele's authoritarianism, militarization, political persecution, the removal of judges, pacts with gangs, and the Bitcoin law, amid mounting discontent. | The Coordinadora Salvadoreña de Movimientos Populares is a coordination initiative of more than 100 organizations and networks of organizations…
(2021-09-15). A short, sordid history of brands and warfare. mronline.org 
Burger King's foray into recent conflict in Azerbaijan is part of a historical trend of corporations weighing in—and benefitting from—conflict, writes Tommy Hodgson…
(2021-09-15). Alternative to Mankiw's View on Tax Incentives and Work: Maybe Europeans Want More Free Time. cepr.net Greg Mankiw warned New York Times readers about the dangers of adopting the Biden agenda and moving more towards a European-style welfare state. In his "Compared with the United States, "Economists disagree about why European nat…
(2021-09-15). 24,526 Deaths 2,317,495 Injuries Following COVID Shots Reported in European Union's Database of Adverse Drug Reactions. globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-15). Hugo Carvajal: Between Drug Trafficking, the CIA, and the Guaidó Legacy. orinocotribune.com 
By Mision Verdad. — Sep 13, 2021 | The capture of Hugo Carvajal in an apartment in Madrid, capital of Spain, on September 9, marks the end of an investigation led by the United States, and carried out by the Spanish police, to extradite Carvajal to the US in order to prosecute him for charges of drug trafficking. | In 2019 Carvajal, a.k.a El Pollo [the chicken], escaped from house arrest in Madrid after Spanish police had approved his extradition, months after Carvajal left Venezuela for Europe and after having recognized Juan Guaidó as "interim president" of Venezuela. Carvajal was also involved in the U…
(2021-09-15). Following Afghanistan Defeat: Can EU Win Own 'Independence' from the US? counterpunch.org Suddenly, the idea put forth by French President, Emmanuel Macron, late last year does not seem so far-fetched or untenable after all. Following the US-NATO hurried withdrawal from Afghanistan, European countries are now forced to consider the once unthinkable: a gradual dismantling from US dominance. When, on September 29, 2020, Macron uttered these words: "We,
(2021-09-15). EU Gas Prices Surge Promises Expensive Winter For Europeans. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The price of gas in Europe, for the first time in history, reached $900 per thousand cubic meters, follows from ICE Futures trading data. | On September 15th, the cost jumped by 12%. | The price of the October futures on the Dutch TTF index at 9: 35 am Moscow time was $841.39 per thousand cubic meters. By 10: 21, it increased to $851.27, and a little later — at 10: 46 — it exceeded $875.84. | The previous record was set on September 14th when the figure reached $810. | The cos…
(2021-09-15). Canada's colonies: Going for gold (mines) in Africa. peoplesworld.org 
Much of West Africa continues to be dominated by the mechanisms of global neocolonialism. This neocolonialism is political (see the French hand in the murder of Burkinabé president Thomas Sankara, or the U.S. role in the coup against Ghanian president Kwame Nkrumah), economic (evidenced by Global North control over important regional industries), and monetary (France can …
(2021-09-15). What lies ahead for Guinea after coup by US-trained military unit? peoplesdispatch.org The coup leader, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, has claimed that he will put an end to the corruption and human rights abuses committed under the rule of ousted president Alpha Conde, whom he had served as a henchman. However, his close links to the US and France indicate other motives behind the coup…
(2021-09-15). Origins-tracing should not be blame game. ecns.cn Earlier this year, with China's full cooperation, an international group composed of WHO experts from the United States, Britain, Germany, Japan, Australia and other countries unanimously concluded "laboratory leakage in Wuhan is extremely unlikely" in the first phase of COVID-19 origins-tracing. This conclusion has been supported by more and more evidence since its release, and it has become consensus in the academic world.
(2021-09-15). Greece Delivers Patriot Air-Defense Battery To Saudi Arabia (Photos). southfront.org 
File image. | On September 14, the Hellenic National Defence General Staff announced that a unit of the Greek Armed Forces had set off to Saudi Arabia to deliver a MIM-104 Patriot anti-air-defense system. | A farewell ceremony was held for the unit in the capital Athens. The ceremony was attended by Defense Minister Nikos Panayotopoulos and Chief of Staff Konstantinos Floros. | Floros described the move as a "historic moment" and said that the cooperation between Greece and Saudi Arabia is meant to ensure "stability and se…
(2021-09-15). 18 September, Milano: Rally in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners. samidoun.net 
Saturday, 18 September | 6 pm | Piazza Duca d'Acosta | Milan, Italy | Info: The article
(2021-09-15). Differences Over China Breaking Close Relationship Between Poland And Lithuania. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImagePoland opts to not participate in Lithuania's provocations against China. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | Lithuania and Poland, which in recent years fostered a growing and prosperous relationship rooted in Russophobia, is now beginning to show signs of strain as Warsaw refuses to engage in Vilnius' newfound hostilities against Beijing. Following foreign policy initiatives in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius on September 6, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau was noted for trying to find what interests still connects the two countries together | Lithuania's F…
(2021-09-15). Russia rejects allegations on Iran's nuclear program. en.mehrnews.com Russia's Permanent Representative to the Vienna-based International Organizations said that so far, Islamic Republic of Iran has shown no signs of working on a project to obtain nuclear weapons.
(2021-09-15). Russian Warplanes Hammer Militant Positions In Greater Idlib With Guided Bombs (Video, Photos). southfront.org 
An Su-24 taking off from Hmeimim air base in 2015. IMAGE: Russian Ministry of Defense | On September 15, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out more than 12 airstrikes on militants' positions in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The Russian airstrikes hit positions located near the towns of Zurzur, al-Hammammah and Darkush in the western countryside of Idlib. The three towns are situated a few kilometers away from the border with Turkey. | ÿßÿ±ÿ®ÿπ ÿ…
(2021-09-15). Syrian Army Enters Second Town In Western Daraa Under New Reconciliation Agreement (Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. | On September 15, a force of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) entered the town of Muzayrib in the western countryside of Daraa accompanied by a unit from the Russian Military Police as a part of a new reconciliation agreement that was accepted by the locals. | Under the agreement, which was reached on September 14, several local gunmen who recently deserted the SAA or didn't sign the 2018 reconciliation agreement will hand over their arms and join the recon…
(2021-09-15). Military Situation In Donetsk People's Republic On September 15, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | 1. UAF in Novgorodskoe shelled the Gagarin mine in Gorlovka city with grenade launchers | 2. UAF in Pesky shelled Veseloe with grenade launchers | 3. UAF in Starognatovka shelled DPR positions in Belaya Kamenka with 120-mm artillery | 4. DPR forces in Donetsk city shelled UAF positions in Pesky with grenade launchers | 5. DPR forces in Gorlovka shelled UAF positions in Niu-York with ATGM | One Ukrainian serviceman was injured in DPR shelling | MORE ON THE TO…
