(2021-10-14). Turkish, Azerbaijani land force commanders meet at NATO warfare center to plot "brotherly" war games. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azerbaijan's Land Forces Commander meets his Turkish counterpart Commander of the Land Forces of Azerbaijan, Major General Enver Efendiyev, who is on a visit to Ankara, met with the Commander of the Land Forces of Turkey, General of the Army Musa Avsever at the "Day of High-Level Observers" event, organized within the framework of the …
(2021-10-14). Turkish educators and students support October 15 global school strike to stop spread of COVID-19. wsws.org The Rank-and-File Committee for Safe Education in Turkey calls on educators, parents and students to join the October 15 global school strike and send messages of support against the continuation of in-person education in unsafe schools during the pandemic.
(2021-10-14). Turkey: Taliban foreign minister leads high-level delegation in first visit to NATO nation. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Taliban pays first visit to Turkey after takeover of Afghanistan A high-level delegation of Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers, led by the acting foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has arrived in Ankara for meetings with Turkish officials, Foreign Ministry officials said on Oct. 14. *** NATO member Turkey maintained its embassy in Afghanistan after Western countries …
(2021-10-14). Turkey expands combat drone sales to Ethiopia and Morocco: report. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Which have been used to murder people in Iraq, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria and the Ukraine to date. *** Turkey expands armed drone sales to Ethiopia and Morocco — sources Turkey has expanded its exports of armed drones by negotiating sales deals with Morocco and Ethiopia after their successful use in international conflicts, according to four …
(2021-10-14). NATO, Pentagon use Adriatic Charter to complete full absorption of the Balkans. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Adriatic Charter was established in 2003 at the initiative of then Secretary of State Colin Powell to incorporate all the Balkans states into NATO. At that time no Balkans country belonged to the military bloc. The following year Bulgaria and Romania joined, and thereafter four members of the Adriatic Charter — Albania, Croatia, (North) …
(2021-10-14). Russian Foreign Ministry condemns NATO pseudo-state Kosovo's final solution in cleansing ethnic minorities. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Not that one should expect Russia to do more here than it does in all other situations: talk. ==== Moscow condemns Pristina's antics in northern Kosovo — statement "We decisively condemn the antics of the Albanian Kosovan leaders who feel impunity and use any excuse to achieve a spike of Serbophobia in the local community …
(2021-10-14). Free Leonard Peltier and all Native prisoners! workers.org 
Leonard Peltier During the era of colonial theft and conquest, North America became a proving ground for European imperialists. This was where strategies of biological warfare and genocide were honed, as well as the industry that has become a pillar of modern global capitalism: mass incarceration. One cannot talk about . . . |
(2021-10-14). Pentagon's Warfare Center "exercises its missile defense" with NATO in Europe. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com USAFE-AFAFRICA Warfare Center exercises its missile defense, European Test Bed 21-2 U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Steven G. Edwards), U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa chief of staff, discusses the European Test Bed [ETB] exercise specifics before participating with Maj. Robert Matthews , 603rd Air Operations Center Combat Operations Division, and Matthew Langley), ballistic …
(2021-10-14). Heroes or Parasites: Europe's Self-serving Politics on Refugees. counterpunch.org Language is politics and politics is power. This is why the misuse of language is particularly disturbing, especially when the innocent and vulnerable pay the price. The wars in Syria, Libya, Afghanistan and other Middle Eastern, Asian and African countries in recent years have resulted in one of the greatest humanitarian catastrophes, arguably unseen since
(2021-10-14). US Trying To Boycott Energy Cooperation Between Moscow And Europe. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageEurope depends on energy cooperation with Russia, but Washington's meddling threatens rapprochement. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | The current energy situation in Europe is really disturbing. The exponential rise in the price of gas directly threatens the functioning of basic sectors of European society. Amidst a scenario of growing demand for energy supply with low economic and environmental impact, European countries are looking for sustainable forms of cooperation and see Russia as the most promising ally. Howeve…
(2021-10-14). Una jugada de EE.UU. mueve el tablero mundial. globalizacion.ca Sorpresa y desaire a los aliados europeos. Francia calificó al acuerdo militar inconsulto que EE.UU. firmó con Australia como ´una puñalada por la espalda ª, y junto con Alemania reflotó la vieja idea de crear una fuerza militar europea independiente de…
(2021-10-14). Thorny Experience Of US Uneasy Attitude Towards Some Of Their European Allies. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageThe US has a long history of betrayals, when we recall the Middle-East, Afghanistan, or the Kurds in Syria, but the fact is that it betrayed its European allies as well. | Written by Sonja van den Ende, independent journalist. | To understand the immense scale of the betrayal by the US, I have to mention a very important case which happened a long time ago, to the Netherlands, the Netherlands are part of the so-called British Empire (like the US), the Netherlands always and still are the most loyal European ally of the US, the Dutch behave like a bad sect, loyal till the end, even if the master…
(2021-10-14). U.S. Wants Russia To Remove All Mediun And Short-Range Missiles From Europe Before It Does The Same. southfront.org 
Russia must remove from Europe missiles that violate, in the opinion of the American side, the INF Treaty, Jeffrey Eberhardt,…
(2021-10-14). Nazi barbarism, World War I and the traumas of the 20th century: Three Minutes—A Lengthening, Where is Anne Frank, Benediction and Mothering Sunday. wsws.org The new films about Nazism and the Holocaust are clearly a response to the rise and threat of the far right, in Germany, the US and elsewhere.
(2021-10-14). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: The case for continuing COVID-19 precautions. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S. are reportedly dropping. While the news headlines are encouraging, the country is in its fourth surge heading into flu season and winter holidays. That is why medical experts are keeping their predictions and recommendations fluid. How the virus spreads depends on human behavior. "What happens is that people read the news and say: 'We're done. We're free. It's over,'" says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's…
(2021-10-14). Ukraine celebrates defenders, defendresses, Cossacks, Bandera against "Russia's occupation of Crimea" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Day of Defenders and Defendresses of Ukraine celebrated today On October 14, on the Orthodox feast of the Intercession of the Theotokos, Ukrainians celebrate the Day of Defenders and Defendresses of Ukraine and the Day of Ukrainian Cossacks. The Day of Defenders and Defendresses of Ukraine is a public holiday celebrated on October 14. It …
(2021-10-14). Malian president accuses Paris of secretly arming terrorist groups to provoke war. wsws.org In a statement made last Friday to the Russian news service RIA Novosti, Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga accused the French government of secretly arming Islamist terrorists to maintain the conflict in the country and justify the French military occupation.
(2021-10-14). Climate Change versus the Dangers of Nuclear War. "Three Minutes to Midnight" globalresearch.ca While a World War III scenario implying the preemptive use of nuclear weapons has been on the drawing board of the Pentagon for more than ten years, military planners are now involved in the formulation of concrete attack plans directed against Russia.
(2021-10-14). Ankara's Penetration into Central Asia Threatens to Bring Pan-Turkic Extremism to Russia's Border. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-14). NATO chieftain: when 30 Allies agree that they are ready to join, Georgia and Ukraine will join the bloc. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgia, Not Russia, to Decide Georgia's NATO Membership -Stoltenberg Speaking at an event hosted by Brookings Institution and Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., the Secretary General rebuffed on October 5 the notion that Russia's small neighbors joining NATO would be a "provocation" to Moscow as "absolutely wrong." He said that the message that it was …
(2021-10-14). NATO PA: Bosnia, Georgia Ukraine in NATO, Russia out of Caucasus, Crimea, Donbass. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Which is to say, reducing the demands to essential terms, war with Russia on multiple fronts. ==== Georgia in NATO Parliamentary Assembly Resolutions NATO Parliamentary Assembly adopted on October 11 two resolutions that, among others, reaffirmed support to Georgia's territorial integrity and its Euro-Atlantic integration aspirations. Resolution 471, adopted during the Assembly's 67th Annual Session …
(2021-10-14). Ukraine's first lady: women more eager than men to kill and die in Donbass war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com President's wife: More than 31,000 defendresses safeguarding peace in Ukraine "Today we celebrate the Day of Defenders and Defendresses of Ukraine for the first time! We have all long been accustomed to the fact that the role of defender is always confidently performed by men. Women get the roles of those who need to be …
(2021-10-14). Ukraine's Armed Forces Detained LPR JCCC Representative. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Ukrainian security forces captured an employee of the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (JCCC) of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic (LPR). | The representative of the JCCC was stopped near the checkpoint "Pervomaisk — Zolotoe", the representative of the LPR on the political subgroup for Donbass, Rodion Miroshnik said."The militants of Ukraine violated several obligations and agreements at once, stole our observer, who was in Zolote.
(2021-10-14). Zelensky urges frontline military cadets to hasten day when "Donbas and Crimea are with us again" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Zelensky: war in Donbas is a challenge that must be overcome for sake of future peace The war in Donbas is a challenge that Ukraine needs to overcome for the sake of peace in the future, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said addressing the cadets of the Luhansk military lyceum on the day of taking the …
(2021-10-13). Austria gets a new chancellor but policies remain unchanged. wsws.org The abyss of ruthlessness, corruption and crime that has opened up with the recent government crisis in Vienna is symptomatic of the state of bourgeois democracy in all Western countries.
(2021-10-13). Break the media monopoly over women's bodies. greenleft.org.au Whistleblower Frances Haugen has called out Facebook and its sister site Instagram for exacerbating body image and mental health issues in teenage girls, writes Janet Parker.
(2021-10-13). Azerbaijani land forces commander to participate in war games in Turkey. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Commander of the Land Forces left for Istanbul Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan — Commander of the Land Forces, Major General Anvar Afandiyev left for Turkey at the invitation of the Commander of the Land Forces of the Republic of Turkey, Army General Musa Avsever, the Ministry of Defense told APA. …
(2021-10-13). Iranian Foreign Ministry says it has proof terrorists were transferred to Azerbaijan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Iran Says Has Documents on Transfer of Terrorists to Azerbaijan "Iran has even acquired [the audio files of] their conversations, and has them on its intelligence radar," said Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh in a Tuesday interview with Iran's national radio. "We told the Azeri side that this is not acceptable, and their highest-ranking …
(2021-10-13). Azerbaijani president on Eurasian energy war, conflict with Iran, Israeli military in conquered Karabakh. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com President Ilham Aliyev has given an interview to the Italian newspaper La Repubblica Italy is one of the first countries involved in this work [in conquered Nagorno-Karabakh]. The first country is Turkey, the second is Italy. This is not accidental. It was our choice. I said that we will invite only companies from friendly countries …
(2021-10-13). French Finance Minister Issues Declaration of Independence from the U.S. dissidentvoice.org "Clear Differences Remain Between France and the U.S, French Minister Says," is the headline to a remarkable piece appearing in the New York Times today. The Minister, Bruno Le Maire, is brutally frank on the nature of the differences as the quotations below Illustrate. (Emphases in the quotations are writer's.) In fact, they amount to …
(2021-10-13). Argentine Solidarity Stops Attack Cuban Embassy in Buenos Aires. telesurenglish.net The attempt was made by a gusano-Cuban group financed by CADAL, Center for the Opening and Development of Latin America, an Argentine anti-communist NGO linked to the US State Department, the CIA and USAID. | RELATED: | The tiny anti-revolutionary group had the support of the right-wing faction of the Libertarian Party, which openly adheres to the policies of Bolsonaro in Brazil and VOX in Spain, and tries, with violent act…
(2021-10-13). Labor Market Facts from Recent CEPR Research for Hispanic* Heritage Month. cepr.net 
Hispanic Heritage Month started in 1968 to celebrate the traditions and contributions of those "whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America." The term Hispanic is somewhat ambiguous as it's used to describe over 60 million Americans from various countries and ancestries. But this month is an opportunity to highlight …
(2021-10-13). Indigenous Resistance Day: Venezuela Condemns Historic Crimes of Europe. orinocotribune.com Venezuela joins the voice of the peoples of America who suffered for over 300 years from the genocide that followed the invasion by the Spanish empire, and announced forceful political actions of an international scope to vindicate the struggle of the peoples, when commemorating the Day of indigenous Resistance, this Tuesday, October 12. | President Nicolás Maduro reported that his government will issue formal communications directly to the King of Spain, with reflections on the historical consequences of the conquest. Venezuela will also petition the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to tr…
(2021-10-13). Video: Turkey Attempts to Impede Syrian Military Operation to Regain Greater Idlib. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-13). Mitsuba auto parts workers occupy factory in Turkey to oppose sackings. wsws.org Workers at a Mitsuba plant in Kocaeli launched a wildcat strike as contract negotiations began that affect 150,000 Turkish metal workers.
(2021-10-13). #WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether: Turkey condemns Russia, U.S. over deaths of police killed in occupied Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com US, Russia bear responsibility in recent YPG attacks: FM àáavu≈üoƒülu The United States and Russia are responsible in part for the attacks carried out in northern Syria by the Syrian offshoot of the PKK…the YPG, Foreign Minister Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu said Wednesday, adding that the two countries did not keep their promises. …àáavu≈üoƒülu reiterated that Turkey …
(2021-10-13). U.S. condemns cross-border attack on "NATO ally Turkey," condoles over invasion forces killed in Syria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com US condemns cross-border attack on 'NATO ally Turkey' The U.S. on Oct. 12 condemned a cross-border attack on Turkish soil and offered condolences for the killings of two Turkish police offers in northern Syria. "We condemn the cross-border attack against our NATO ally Turkey. We express our condolences to the families of the Turkish national …
(2021-10-13). Polish Defense Minister confirms wall to be build along Belarusian border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish gov't OKs plan to build wall on Belarus border: interior minister "Despite the deployment of additional personnel and assistance from soldiers and police, as well as the use of temporary installations, we have not seen a decrease in the number of attempts to cross the Polish-Belarusian border," [Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Kami≈Ñski] said. "Therefore, …
(2021-10-13). US Writes Belarus into Its Familiar Regime-Change Script. libya360.wordpress.com Alan MacleodQuietly, the U.S. national security state is turning up the heat on Belarus, hoping that the ex-Soviet country of 9 million will be the next casualty of its regime-change agenda. This sentiment was made clear in President Joe Biden's recent speech at the United Nations General Assembly. Biden announced that the U.S. would pursue…
(2021-10-13). With Bosnian Serbs to withdraw from army, NATO trains troops for combat readiness. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Annual Conference on the Operational Capability Assessment Program began in Sarajevo The NATO Operational Capabilities Program is a mechanism of the Partnership for Peace Program through which training and assessment of pre-declared units according to NATO standards is performed. *** The Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina have been implementing the OCC E&F [Operational …
(2021-10-13). With Bosnian Serbs to withdraw from army, NATO trains troops for combat-readiness. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Annual Conference on the Operational Capability Assessment Program began in Sarajevo The NATO Operational Capabilities Program is a mechanism of the Partnership for Peace Program through which training and assessment of pre-declared units according to NATO standards is performed. *** The Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina have been implementing the OCC E&F [Operational …
(2021-10-13). Duque Is Responsible For Crimes Against Venezuelan Migrants. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez announced that the United Nations Secretary General will be informed about the murder of two Venezuelan teenagers, who were found dead after being accused of stealing items in a supermarket in Tibu in Colombia on Oct. 9. | RELATED: | During an press conference, Rodriguez pointed out that the United States and the European Union have donated over US$1.5 billion to the Colombian S…
(2021-10-13). María Corina Machado Targets EU High Representative Borrell for His 'Deception' (Electoral Observation Mission). orinocotribune.com Far-right politician, Vente Venezuela leader María Corina Machado criticized European Union High Representative Josep Borrell for his deception and lies about the role of the European Union (EU) in the upcoming regional elections in Venezuela. | Through a post on her social media accounts, Machado questioned Borrell's altercation with the National Electoral Council (CNE) and Venezuelan political leaders. On Friday, October 8, Borrell had commented that the EU electoral observation mission's report will "legitimize or delegitimize" the November 21 elections, and the CNE asked Borrell for an explanation regarding h…
(2021-10-13). Putin Speaks Of Energy Crisis, Nord Stream 2, Ukraine At Russian Energy Week. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On October 13th, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at the plenary session of the Russian Energy Week in Moscow. | Putin spoke about the record growth in world fuel prices, gas transit through Ukraine, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. | He stressed that the rise in gas prices in Europe was caused by a shortage of electricity, and not vice versa."And there is no need <...> to shift from a sore head to a healthy one, as we say and how some of our partners are trying to do," he said.
(2021-10-13). Headlines for October 13, 2021. democracynow.org U.S. Reopens Borders with Canada and Mexico for Vaccinated Travelers; FDA Considers Moderna Booster, Southwest, American Airlines Rebuff TX Vaccine Mandate Ban; WI Moms Sue Schools for Endangering Kids, House Votes to Temporarily Raise Debt Ceiling, Progressive Dems Say Reconciliation Package Must Not Sacrifice Urgently Needed Social Programs, 155 Activists Arrested as Climate Actions Continue in D.C.; Indigenous Leaders March in Latin America, Nonprofit Pursues Jair Bolsonaro at ICC for "Crimes Against Humanity" for Destroying the Amazon, EU Pledges $1.15 Billion in Aid for Afghanistan as European and U.S. Deleg…
(2021-10-13). Black Sea buildup: Pentagon chief to visit Georgia, Romania, Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com US Secretary of Defense to visit Georgia US Secretary of Defense will visit Georgia. According to Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, Lloyd Austin and his team are preparing for a visit to Europe next. "They will visit Georgia, Ukraine and Romania. This important visit will end with the NATO Defense Ministerial in Brussels", — added John …
(2021-10-13). Germany ends free coronavirus tests and reopens universities. wsws.org Despite new infections continuing at a high level of about 8,000 per day, and virologists warning of a severe wave this autumn and winter, the federal and state governments are eliminating even the last protective measures against COVID-19…
(2021-10-13). The Impacts of Ireland's Data Centre Boom. Dublin is the Largest Data Centre in the EU. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-13). G20 Meeting Ends With Strong Commitment To Multilateralism. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Italy's Foreign Affairs Minister Luigi Di Maio called on ministers from the Group of 20 (G20) to reinforce the global trade system through the World Trade Organization (WTO). | RELATED: | Speaking at the G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting in Sorrento, Di Maio called the multilateral trading system "a source of global stability" that has helped reduce the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. | "The commitment to 'build back be…
(2021-10-13). Kosovo Police Clash With Serbian Minority In Alleged Anti-Smuggling Operation. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On October 13th, one Serb was shot and six police officers injured when police fired tear gas to disperse a crowd that became hostile after raids on suspected smugglers in a volatile area of Kosovo populated by the Serb minority. | Kosovo police said officers met resistance in Mitrovica as they carried out an operation to seize smuggled goods in several towns. | A statement said police responded when protesters in Mitrovica used hand grenades and stun grenades against officers. It said six po…