(2021-10-25). Facebook Exec Reportedly Warns Employees of 'More Bad Headlines' to Come. sputniknews.com Reports citing internal Facebook documents have been emerging since Friday, when outlets began publishing excerpts of testimony by Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee-turned-whistleblower who testified before a US Senate panel earlier this month. The unexpected cascade of content was originally scheduled to go live on Monday.
(2021-10-25). Evo Morales: Plurinational America Not Compatible With Imperialism. orinocotribune.com 
On Saturday, October 23, the former president of Bolivia and current president of the Movement towards Socialism (MAS) party, Evo Morales, in an exclusive interview for the international TV station teleSUR, discussed the role of indigenous movements to recover territories and fight against colonialism. | "The invasion of 1492 was under an alliance between the monarchy and the Catholic Church," said Morales. "Pope Francis apologized to the indigenous movement, but not the Europeans… From Bolivia, from South America, we are proclaiming plurinational states." | The former president reiterated that to refer to the…
(2021-10-25). Azerbaijan's DM briefs NATO international military staff delegation on Karabakh war. NATO commends Baku. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azerbaijani defense minister meets NATO official Azerbaijani Defense Minister Colonel General Zakir Hasanov on October 25 met with a delegation headed by the Director of the Cooperative Security Division of the NATO International Military Staff, Major General Francesco Diella…. [T]he defense minister informed [the NATO delegation] in detail about the work carried out by our …
(2021-10-25). Azerbaijan models army after Turkey's NATO-standard armed forces. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azerbaijan Defense Minister meets with administration of Turkish National Defense University On October 25, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, met with a delegation led by the Rector of the National Defense University of the Republic of Turkey, Professor Erhan Afyoncu, Ministry of Defence told APA. The Minister …
(2021-10-25). Post-war assessment: NATO pleased with its training of Azerbaijani armed forces. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azerbaijan and NATO discussed issues of partnership On October 25, First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan — Chief of General Staff of the Azerbaijan Army Lieutenant General Karim Valiyev met with a delegation led by the Director of the Cooperative Security Division of the International Military Staff Major General Francesco Diella…. …
(2021-10-25). Kyrgyzstan To Buy Turkish Bayraktar TB2 UAVs. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Kyrgyzstan is going to become the first CSTO country to purchase Turkish Bayraktar TB2 attack UAVs. | Following the recent On October 23, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov claimed that his country will purchase UAVs from both Turkey and Russia. Bishkek will buy Russian Orlan 10E reconnaissa…
(2021-10-25). Turkey Desperately Trying To Justify Its Forthcoming Anti-Kurdish Operation. southfront.org 
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(2021-10-25). 41 countries seeking to import Iran's Nano-tech products. en.mehrnews.com According to Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC), 41 countries seek to import Iran's nano products, and Iraq, Turkey, and Afghanistan, respectively, are the main destinations of Iran's nanotechnology products.
(2021-10-25). Supplement, not supplant: NATO-EU military integration has reached "an unprecedented level" — Stoltenberg. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com EU defense ambitions should not duplicate NATO, — Stoltenberg NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the Alliance welcomed the increased defense efforts by the European Union…. Official's remarks came a day after reports of Germany, along with four other EU states, launching an initiative to establish an EU-wide crisis reaction force…. "NATO's cooperation with the EU …
(2021-10-25). Russian Defense Ministry summons German military attaché over defense minister's nuclear threat. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com TASSOctober 25, 2021 German attache in Moscow given a note over Germany's nuclear deterrence statements ==== Reuters: NATO develops master plan for war, including nuclear war, with Russia NATO conducts nuclear strike exercise from bases hosting B-61 nuclear bombs First female NATO chief? German DM pushes European subservience to NATO/Pentagon ==== The German military attache …
(2021-10-25). Polish PM Warns That EU Could Start World War 3 By Withholding Money From Warsaw. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On October 24th, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki vowed to take apart a disciplinary chamber for judges that the European Court of Justice found to be illegal by year's end. | Still, he accused the EU of making demands of Warsaw with a "gun to our head", urging Brussels to withdraw threats of legal and financial sanctions if it wanted to resolve the country's rule of law crisis. | Morawiecki warned that if the European Commission "starts the third world war" by withholding promised…
(2021-10-25). Baltic Sea, High North: Finland, Sweden — NATO's unofficial 31st and 32nd members. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Secretary General: NATO, Finland and Sweden share the same security interests NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Finland with ambassadors of the North Atlantic Council on Monday (25 October 2021), underlining the close partnership between NATO and Finland….Mr Stoltenberg said that NATO and Finland cooperate closely on security in the Baltic Sea region and in …
(2021-10-25). NATO: door is open to Russia's neighbor Finland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Half of NATO's Enhanced Opportunity Partners border Russia: Finland, Georgia and Ukraine. Another, Sweden, is also in the region NATO terms the High North/Baltic Sea area. To demonstrate the military bloc's global reach, the remaining Enhanced Opportunity Partners are Australia and Jordan….Stoltenberg failed to mention that Finland provided troops for NATO's International Security Assistance Force …
(2021-10-25). Germany reiterates threat of nuclear "deterrent" against Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Germany reaffirms need for atomic deterrence against Russia Rejecting criticism over statements by German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on atomic deterrence vis-a-vis Russia, the German government reiterated "the need to maintain a nuclear deterrence within the framework of NATO". Speaking at a news conference in Berlin, government spokesman Steffen Seibert said as long as nuclear …
(2021-10-25). U.S. warplanes in weeks-long air combat exercise in Black Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Castle Forge phase one complete: Strike Eagles soar alongside NATO allies U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft…have completed the first forward dispersal of operation Castle Forge. During phase one, the Strike Eagles conducted local training alongside the Hellenic Air Force at Larissa Air Base, Greece, from Oct. 11-17. Then, subsets of the unit forward deployed to …
(2021-10-25). Kosovo Acts Illegally By Expelling Russian Diplomats. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageKosovar government expels Russian diplomats alleging national security concerns, but decision has no legal basis. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | Anti-Russian hysteria around the world seems to be far from over. Alleging national security concerns, Kosovo took an extremely disrespectful attitude and expelled two Russian diplomats, causing a serious diplomatic crisis. The justifications for the allegation are unsubstantiated and do not prove the alleged involvement of the Russian officials in activities that would put…
(2021-10-25). Prelude to war: Russian foreign minister acknowledges all relations with NATO now dead. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com TASSOctober 25, 2021 Moscow and the NATO Military Liaison Mission Moscow starting on November 1 ==== Russian Defense Ministry summons German military attaché over defense minister's nuclear threat Reuters: NATO develops master plan for war, including nuclear war, with Russia NATO conducts nuclear strike exercise from bases hosting B-61 nuclear bombs ==== "Relations between Russia …
(2021-10-25). Head of Ukraine's Donbass negotiation team: Kiev will be able to hit Moscow with missiles. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Arestovych threatens Moscow with Ukrainian missiles Speaker of the Ukrainian delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group on Donbas, Oleksiy Arestovych, threatened Russia with Ukrainian missiles on air of the Dom TV channel. Arestovych reacted to Russian President Vladimir Putin's words that NATO bases would be built in Ukraine under the guise of training centers and …
(2021-10-25). U.S. provides Ukrainian navy with vessels, training for conflict with Russia in Black Sea, Sea of Azov. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com More American boats for Ukraine Navy: Kyiv increasing its defense potential at sea At a U.S. Coast Guard base in Baltimore, Maryland, a training course has been completed for the fifth Ukrainian crew to serve on Island-type combat boats that the Americans have handed over to Ukraine to strengthen the country's defense capabilities at sea. …
(2021-10-25). Military Situation In Syria On October 25, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On October 23, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 10 times: 6 — in Idlib province, 1 — in Latakia province, 3 — in Aleppo province | On October 25, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Dana town | On October 25, an IED explosion was reported on the path of Russian Military Police vehicle on the Saida and Umm Al-Mayadin road | On October 25, Israel Army reportedly attacked SAA posi…
(2021-10-25). End Of Reconciliation Process In Syria's Daraa Was Marked By Attack On Convoy Of Russian Military Police. southfront.org 
The main stage of the reconciliation process ended in the Syrian Daraa. The settling of militants' status have been completed…
(2021-10-25). Iran's demand from US to guarantee JCPOA 'logical'. en.mehrnews.com Russia's Permanent Representative for Vienna-based International Organizations said that Iran's request from the US to guarantee the JCPOA is 'logical and justifiable'.
(2021-10-25). Preparing For Escalation: U.S. Delivers Third Batch Of Weapons To Ukraine In October. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On October 22nd, the Kiev government received another batch of Javelin anti-tank missiles from the United States. | A Boeing 747-400F cargo plane of the American airline National Airlines delivered the third consignment of additional American military aid to Ukraine in the amount of $60 million to Kiev Boryspil airport. | Both missiles and launchers were delivered. | Attending to meet the plane and the US representative was Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Nosov, Commander…
(2021-10-24). Turkey And Iran Find Soft Power More Difficult Than Hard power. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by The times they are a changin'. Iranian leaders may not be Bob Dylan fans, but his words are likely to resonate as they contemplate their next steps in Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan, Lebanon, and Azerbaijan. | The same is true for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. T…
(2021-10-24). Europe Should Avoid Being Drawn Into The US' Cold War On China. popularresistance.org The US administration is attempting to draw Europe into its cold war policy against China, which so far the European Union, in particular, has refused to participate in. This makes the region a key focal point in world politics today. | This threatening U.S agenda, which is completely against the interests of the people of Europe, China and the US, is unfortunately and persistently being advanced by the US administration. But significant opposition to this dangerous cold war approach is also growing across the world, including in Europe. | The opposing interest of the US proponents of the new Cold War and interes…
(2021-10-24). Over 1,000 people march in Lannemezan to demand the immediate release of Georges Abdallah. samidoun.net 
The following report is translated from the French at Collectif Palestine Vaincra: On Saturday, 23 October, over 1,000 people gathered to take the streets in Lannemezan, France, to demand the immediate release of Georges Abdallah, Lebanese Communist and Palestinian resistance fighter imprisoned in France since 1984. The march led from the Lannemezan train station to […] | The article
(2021-10-24). Turkey: Erdogan's critics say expulsion call is distraction from economic woes. middleeasteye.net 
Turkey: Erdogan's critics say expulsion call is distraction from economic woes | Diplomatic crisis over move to expel 10 envoys coincides with investor worries about the Turkish lira's fall to a record low | Sun, 10/24/2021 – 13: 17 | Opposition CHP leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu says Erdogan is "rapidly dragging the country to a precipice" (AFP) | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's polit…
(2021-10-24). Turkey to provide Kyrgyzstan with combat drones for next conflict with Tajikistan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyrgyzstan orders Turkey's Bayraktar TB2 drones [Kyrgyz President Sadyr] Japarov confirmed the statement made by Gen. Kamchibek Tasiyev, chairman of the Kyrgyzstan National Security State Committee, that they have ordered Turkey's Bayraktar TB2 drones. Mentioning an armed conflict along the border with Tajikistan this April, in which 36 people on the Kyrgyz side died, he …
(2021-10-24). U.S. backs NATO vassal Estonia against "main threat to entire Western world": Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Sec-gen of Estonian DefMin: US contribution to Baltic security unwavering Secretary General of the Estonian Ministry of Defense Kusti Salm, who is on a visit to the United States, said that the contribution of the United States to the security of the Baltic countries is unwavering. Salm met in Washington, D.C., with Deputy Under Secretary …
(2021-10-24). Israeli Delegation Forced to Change Seats After Algerian Opposition at European Conference. orinocotribune.com An Israeli diplomatic delegation participating in a recent European conference of parliament speakers in Greece was forced to change its location at the event, after Algerian envoys strongly protested to the organizers against the order and refused to sit behind representatives of the Tel Aviv regime. | According to a report published by the independent Algerian daily newspaper Ennahar, Israeli delegates were initially supposed to sit in front of the Algerians, but had no option but to change their seats in the face of the latter's vehement opposition and threats to withdraw from the event. | Parliament speakers…
(2021-10-24). Biden Administration Is Undermining The Venezuela Dialogue. popularresistance.org The talks between the Venezuelan government and the extreme-right wing opposition had been going well. There are still outstanding issues to be resolved, like ending the economic war, but the discussions held in Mexico led to concrete electoral developments. The European Union agreed to send an electoral observation mission. The United Nations decided to send a panel of electoral experts. (Both institutions refused to observe the 2018 presidential and 2020 legislative elections, despite invitations from the government.) Thousands of opposition candidates registered to run in the mega-elections, which include voti…
(2021-10-24). Germany: Dismissed airport worker reports on his lawsuit against WISAG. wsws.org Cemaleddin Benli is one of 232 Frankfurt Airport workers who were terminated by ground services company WISAG ten months ago, allegedly "due to the pandemic."
(2021-10-24). U.S.-NATO war games in Black, Adriatic Seas to include largest-even military landing in Greece. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com US Forces Prepare for Largest-Ever Military Landing in Greece US forces are preparing for what is described as the largest-ever military landing in Greece, which is scheduled for November at Alexandroupolis. A large number of helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), tanks, cannons, and artillery are expected to reach the Greek port near the border with …
(2021-10-24). US-funded Separatists from Tibet, Xinjiang & Hong Kong Target Beijing 2022 Olympics. newatlas.report October 24, 2021 (The New Atlas) — US-sponsored separatists groups, backed by Washington for decades, are being mobilized to attack and undermine activities related to the Beijing 2022 Olympics starting with the torch relay in Greece. I explain the background of the "Free Tibet" movement and how the US government through the CIA backed it …
(2021-10-24). Proposed Romanian prime minister veteran of three NATO war theaters. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Romanian president proposes army general as prime minister With Romania trapped in political deadlock, President Klaus Iohannis on Thursday asked Nicolae CiucƒÉ, the country's interim defense minister, to form the next government. *** "CiucƒÉ is an exceptional military man….who went into war theaters," Hunor said, referring to the nominee's participation in NATO and U.S. operations …
(2021-10-24). Pentagon chief in Romania: should deterrence fail, U.S. and NATO positioned for war in Black Sea. Video and text. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Remarks at Romanian Ministry of Defense Post-Bilat Joint Press Event As President Biden affirmed at the Bucharest Nine Summit in May, this Administration is committed to strengthening our Euro-Atlantic bonds and to ensuring a secure Eastern Flank. *** I also wanted to be here to honor the Romanian …
(2021-10-24). Russian Warplanes Hammer Greater Idlib For Second Day In Row (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 
2712070 10/04/2015 Russian servicemen attach a Kh-25 high-precision missile to a Su-24 aircraft at the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Dmitriy Vinogradov/RIA Novosti | On October 24, a new wave of Russia airstrikes hit the northwestern Syrian region of Greater where several terrorists groups are present. | The airstrikes targeted the outskirts of the town of Jisr al-Shughur in the western countryside of Idlib. The town is an infamous stronghold of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Turkistan Islamic Party and Hay'at Ta…
(2021-10-24). Muslim Al-Shishani Vows To Fight Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham Until Death In New Recording. southfront.org 
Muslim Abu Walid al-Shishani while leading an offensive in northern Lattakia in 2014. | Infamous Chechen leader Muslim Abu Walid al-Shishani vowed to fight al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, until death in a new audio recording shared by his supporters on October 23. | Al-Shishani, whose real name is Murad Iraklievich Margoshvili, is a Georgian citizen. He reportedly fought against Russian government forces in t…
(2021-10-24). NATO turning Black Sea into arena of military confrontation extremely dangerous: Russian Foreign Ministry. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO attempts to turn Black Sea into arena of confrontation, senior diplomat says NATO's attempts to turn the Black Sea into an arena of confrontation are extremely dangerous, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told the Rossiya-24 TV channel on Friday. "Now they have turned to the Black Sea region, we are observing activity on …
(2021-10-24). Hackers, Havana Syndrome, and Other Invisible Russian Aggressions That Only the CIA Can See. strategic-culture.org By Caitlin JOHNSTONE | reportedly marking up its hilarious Havana Syndrome Attacks Response Act this week which calls for sanctions upon whoever the president determines is responsible for inflicting US officials with hangover-like symptoms using high tech microwave beams. The condition has not been proven to actually exist in any tangible way and has been commonly attributed to (2021-10-24). Russia Will Allow Israel to Attack Syria With Impunity. southfront.org 
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (C) speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) while accompanied by Housing Minister Ze'ev Elkin who acted as a translator at Putin's residence in Sochi, Russia on October 22, 2021 (Kobi Gidon/GPO) | Originally published on Israel likes to attack Syria, and while officials will mostly claim it's about Iran, such strikes continue with alarming regularity, the only pause being when Israel is unsure if Russia is still comfortable with them. | This summer Russia sug…
(2021-10-24). Nuclear Option Against Russia — German Dreams Of World War III. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | You can read this article in German: Although she is only temporarily in office due to the upcoming change of government, the German minister of defence, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, is tightening the escalation screw against Russia even further. | On October 21, on the side-lines of the NATO summit in Brussels, she gave an interview to Deutschlandfunk radio in which she threatened Russia with the use of nuclear weapons if the country did not bow to NATO's guidelines. The B…