(2021-11-03). The Situation in Syria Continues to Escalate. journal-neo.org 
The situation in Syria in the coming days could seriously heat up due to several factors. In the north of the country, this is due to Turkey's active redeployment of hundreds of soldiers and military equipment to the border in recent days, in particular tanks, artillery, multiple rocket launchers, and air defense systems. This military …
(2021-11-03). Facebook whistleblower's revelation on 'profits over safety' model. peoplesdispatch.org Senior journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and tech expert Bappa Sinha discuss the Frances Haugen revelations on Facebook, the perils of its business model and what can be done to regulate the company…
(2021-11-03). The Manufacture of Decline. strategic-culture.org Americans suffer the same disabilities as the Europeans of 1919: They cannot think. They cannot speak plainly among themselves. | By Patrick LAWRENCE"We modern civilizations have learned to recognize that we are mortal like the others. We had heard tell of whole worlds vanished, of empires foundered … sunk to the inexplorable depths of the centuries with their gods and laws, their academies and their pure and applied sciences, their grammars, dictionaries, classics … their critics and the critics of their critics…. We could not count them. But these wrecks, after all, were of no concern of ours." | That is…
(2021-11-03). Lies, Lies and Nuclear Submarines. dissidentvoice.org It looked like something of an ambush, but a coterie of Australian journalists had their man where they wanted him. Between sessions at the G20 Summit in Rome, and French President Emmanuel Macron found himself blunter than usual. The sundering of the relationship between Australia and France over the new trilateral security relationship between Canberra, …
(2021-11-03). Anglo-French tensions overshadow opening of COP26. wsws.org Amid the talk of "international unity" and "global solutions", Britain, the summit's host, and France have been unable to put to bed a dispute over a few dozen fishing licenses in the English Channel.
(2021-11-03). Turkey: Probe launched over social media posts speculating on Erdogan's health. middleeasteye.net 
Turkey: Probe launched over social media posts speculating on Erdogan's health | Investigation launched after hashtag 'He is dead' began trending on Turkish Twitter | Wed, 11/03/2021 – 13: 42 | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a press conference at the end of the G20 of World Leaders Summit on 31 October 2021 in Rome, Italy (AFP) | Turkish authorities have launched a probe into social media pos…
(2021-11-03). Why progress at COP26 is crucial. asiatimes.com 
COP26, which is taking place in Glasgow, is the latest in a series of meetings through which the world's governments attempt to deal with climate change. COP stands for "Conference of the Parties": these 197 parties are the United Nations member countries, plus a few small non-UN member countries and the European Union, all of …
(2021-11-03). Kumi Naidoo at COP26: Will Rich Countries Deliver Pledged Billions for South Africa to Get Off Coal? democracynow.org 
On day three of the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, we look at the fight against Big Coal, starting with leading South African climate activist Kumi Naidoo. South Africa is one of the world's largest coal producers, and the United States has joined the European Union and other wealthy nations to announce a new deal to provide $8.5 billion to the country to help it decommission its coal plants and invest in renewable energy. "Let's see if the money actually flows and if those countries actually follow up with that commitment," says Naidoo, global ambassador for Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dign…
(2021-11-03). Selected Articles: They Defend the Climate While Preparing the End of the World. globalresearch.ca 
By At the beginning of October, Italy hosted the preparatory meeting of the UN Conference on Climate Change, currently taking place in Glasgow. …
(2021-11-03). The Controlled Demolition of the EU: To Avoid It, Berlin Looked South When It Bet on Draghi (but Had to Look Northeast As Well). strategic-culture.org 
Draghi represents the forced continuity wanted by the Paris-Berlin axis for the EU: the Italians wanted to leave in 2020, the solution was the former head of the ECB as Prime Minister. How long will it last, with galloping inflation and Poland as anti-EU? | The EU is under attack, 360 degrees, from a variety of fronts. From the west, with the Brexit. From the south, with the Euro-weak countries in which people dream of leaving the euro, clearly crippled — perhaps I should say "looted" — by the so-called "expansive austerity" (an oxymoron) of Franco-German matrix. And now also from the northeast, with Po…
(2021-11-03). Uproot the System: Filipina Activist Mitzi Tan on How Capitalism & Colonialism Fuel Climate Crisis. democracynow.org 
We speak to Mitzi Tan, a climate activist based in the Philippines, who will join Greta Thunberg of Sweden and Vanessa Nakate of Uganda in speaking at a major march and rally in Glasgow on Saturday. Among their demands are reparations from the Global North to the Global South to help rebuild the lives of those most impacted by the climate crisis. Tan has recently protested outside the offices of Standard Chartered Bank in London, which funds the most fossil fuel companies based in the Philippines, which she says contributes directly to their yearly typhoons that cause insurmountable destruction. "At this point, n…
(2021-11-02). Documents Show How the US Government Used Social Media to Intervene in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
BY Tim Gill and Christian Lewelling — Oct 30, 2021 | Outrage over alleged Russian intervention in US elections has been widespread. But documents obtained by Jacobin reveal that the US has intervened in Venezuelan elections by training opposition forces to use Facebook against President Nicolás Maduro's party. | In recent months, US lawmakers have condemned Facebook for harming children's health, amplifying violence from Washington to India, and disseminating misinformation surrounding COVID-19 and its vaccine. The criticisms follow a leak of thousands of internal company documents known as the Facebook Pape…
(2021-11-02). Video: Azerbaijani troops train for combat in exclave bordering Armenia, Iran. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Command-staff training of troops continues in Nakhchivan The command-staff training conducted by the units in accordance with the "Reconciliation Plan of the Nakhchivan Garrison Troops for the 2021 academic year" continues. The units of the relevant units and units of the Nakhchivan Garrison Troops, which were brought to different levels of combat readiness during the …
(2021-11-02). Video: Azerbaijani reservists in combat training for next war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Military training held for reservists The Azerbaijani army is holding a military training session for the reserve forces, the Defence Ministry reported on November 2. The military exercises are being conducted at one of the military units under the 2021 training plan approved by Defence Minister Zakir Hasanov…. *** The training session is aimed at …
(2021-11-02). Ambassador: "Israel has always supported Azerbaijan's territorial integrity," wants larger role in conquered Nagorno-Karabakh. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Israeli ambassador: "We want to help Azerbaijan in restoring and reconstruction of territories" "Israel has always supported Azerbaijan's territorial integrity," said Israeli ambassador to Azerbaijan George Deek…. "Now, after territorial integrity was restored, we standing by Azerbaijan, want to help in restoration and reconstruction of territories," noted the diplomat. "We are ready to cooperate with …
(2021-11-02). London And Paris Start Diplomatic Crisis Due To Disputes Over Fishing Zone. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImagePost-Brexit UK's legal fishing zone is subject of tensions and controversies in Europe | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro | Tensions between France and the UK are on the rise. Quite unexpectedly, both countries have started a serious diplomatic crisis in recent weeks over disputes about the limits of their respective legal fishing zones. The UK's departure from the European Union has left a legal vacuum on this matters, harming several…
(2021-11-02). Activists warn against greenwashing "nature-based solutions" at COP26 and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at the latest developments in the UN COP26 climate conference including a pledge by countries to end deforestation; rising casualties following twin explosions outside a military hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan; a hunger strike launched by affected families to demand clemency for protestors jailed during Chile's 2019 Social Outburst; and strike actions organized by metro train workers in Lisbon, Portugal to demand better working conditions.
(2021-11-02). Turkey: Hackers allegedly used streaming platform Twitch to launder $10m. middleeasteye.net 
Turkey: Hackers allegedly used streaming platform Twitch to launder $10m | Hundreds of streamers said to have taken 20 percent cut to help launder money stolen by hackers through credit cards | Tue, 11/02/2021 – 08: 47 | Twitch underlined that the company would continue to identify and remove any streamers found to have engaged in financial practices that were in violation of local laws or Twitch p…
(2021-11-02). Turkey hosts NATO naval drills with observers from Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan and Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Eastern Mediterranean 2021 drills hosted by Turkey starts The Eastern Mediterranean 2021 drills hosted by Turkey and organized by the Turkish Naval Forces Command, started on Tuesday. *** Some 35 vessels and 5,000 personnel from 10 countries are participating in the drill. …it is aimed to observe the readiness of the Turkish Naval Task Force, …
(2021-11-02). Maternal Antidepressant Prescription During Pregnancy and Test Scores of Danish School-aged Children. jamanetwork.com This cohort study evaluates whether maternal prescription fill for antidepressants in pregnancy was associated with performance in standardized tests of mathematics and language among schoolchildren in Denmark.
(2021-11-02). Biden's QUAD Strategy Reaches the Middle East. journal-neo.org 
The so-called 'QUAD 2′, or the West Asian QUAD, comes at a time when, on the one hand, the US is facing an unprecedented global challenge from China, and on the other, when the US' European allies continue to refuse to support the US in its tussle with China. While European powers do consider China …
(2021-11-02). Russia Needs To Reinforce Its Defenses In View Of NATO's Moves: Russian President Vladimir Putin. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On November 1st, Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized that Russia needs to beef up its defenses in the face of NATO's moves. | Speaking during a meeting with military officials and arms makers in the southern Russian city of Sochi, Putin specificially noted the deployment of NATO's U.S.-led missile defense components in Eastern Europe and increasingly frequent missions by NATO ships near Russian waters in the Baltic and Black Seas."Even now, a U.S. warship has entered the…
(2021-11-02). Blinken's Indo-Abraham Accords quickly come undone. asiatimes.com 
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is a man in a hurry. His president expects him to produce foreign policy success stories. Success stories are desperately needed as post-Afghanistan, the superpower has become a laughing stock universally. The trans-Atlantic alliance is seriously disoriented and Russia is on the prowl in the heart of Europe with …
(2021-11-02). Calls for an Independent European Army Grow Louder. journal-neo.org 
Despite NATO's warning and Washington's active attempts to prevent a joint European Military force without the United States, Europe continues to insist on building one. In September, another proposal was voiced in the European Parliament by the EU's largest political party, the European People's Party (EPP), which voted to create a European military unit independent …
(2021-11-02). Partition — 100 Years of Sectarianism in Ireland. orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes — Oct 30, 2021 | Modern Irish history has simply been one of subjugation, repression, and tyranny at the hands of the invaders. | In 1921 under threat of immediate and terrible war, Ireland was partitioned against the wishes of the majority of the people on the island. | Britain might have been forced out of 26 counties but they were keeping a foothold on Irish soil by proxy, through their colonial settlers in the six counties in the North East of Ireland. | When Irish men and women won the war for independence and Britain sued for peace, the price of limited autonomous self-rule for Southern I…
(2021-11-02). Russia Accelerates Weapon Deliveries To Kazakhstan And Uzbekistan, Eyeing Improved Security. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russia has accelerated military supplies to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan amid the conflict in Afghanistan. | The contracts planned for 2022 have already been executed, the head of the Federal Service of Military-Technical Cooperation said. Warplanes, helicopters and air defense systems left ahead of schedule for these countries. | In 2021, Russia delivered to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Su-30SM aircraft, Mi-35M helicopters, Buk-M2E anti-aircraft missile systems, BTR-80 and BTR-82A armored…
(2021-11-02). Crusader Victoria Nuland Visited the Camp of the Heretics Leaving With a Clean Sword. strategic-culture.org 
The United States consciously sent someone who is a living embodiment of Russophobic Soft Power to Moscow to somehow "improve" relations, Tim Kirby writes. | "This time, it's going to happen, they've amassed their forces like never before, if Biden wins they're going to launch the big attack." These apocalyptic words were uttered to me (in Russian) on the eve of the last presidential elections in the United States. The Russian Media both mainstream and alternative were sure that with the rise of Biden "it would finally happen". "It" being a major offensive by Kiev's forces backed either covertly or overtly by NAT…
(2021-11-02). Following Austin visit, Pentagon "monitors Russian military activity near Ukraine" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Pentagon monitors Russian military activity near Ukraine, — Kirby Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said that Pentagon is monitoring Russian military activity near Ukraine. The representative of the United States Department of Defense stated this during a briefing on Monday, November 1, as the Pentagon press service reported. *** "What I can tell you is …
(2021-11-02). Military Situation In Syria On November 2, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On November 2, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 6 times: 1 — in Idlib province, 1 — in Latakia province, 3 — in Aleppo province, 1 — in Hama province | On November 2, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Sarmaniyah village | On November 2, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Ankawi village | On November 2, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled S…
(2021-11-02). China And India To Likely Become Russia's First S-500 Missile Defense System Buyers. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | India and China may become the first buyers of the latest Russian S-500 Prometheus missile defense system, said Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation."When this system is delivered to the Armed Forces in the required volume, it will also be possible to supply it for export. We consider India, as well as China, and all those states with whom we have long-standing, partner and predictable relationships, as future owners of this newest system," he said.
(2021-11-02). Russia's Coal Export to India and its Connection to Eurasian Integration. journal-neo.org 
When the mass withdrawal of coal use in countries following green policies began, many experts predicted that this fuel would soon be forgotten entirely. Its extraction and exports would cease to be profitable for the countries implementing them. Even then, it seemed unlikely because "developed" countries such as all Western countries, which stopped burning coal …
(2021-11-02). Glasgow: Zelensky discusses Donbass war with Biden, Stoltenberg. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Zelensky, Stoltenberg discuss situation in eastern Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on the sidelines of the UN climate summit in Glasgow and discussed with him the security situation in eastern Ukraine. *** "On the sidelines of the COP 26 conference, Jens Stoltenberg and I discussed the development …
(2021-11-02). Ukraine: Leader of Right Sector made adviser to commander-in-chief, may head Trilateral Contact Group team. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ex-leader of Right Sector Yarosh appointed adviser to Armed Forces' Commander-in-Chief The Commander of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army, ex-leader of the Right Sector movement Dmytro Yarosh, said that he had been appointed an adviser to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine…. "By order of Lieutenant General Valery Zaluzhny, I was appointed an adviser …
(2021-11-02). Canada's Trudeau pushes Ukraine's NATO membership, rails against Nord Stream. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Zelensky, Trudeau discuss Ukraine's NATO membership, Nord Stream 2, visa-free travel President Volodymyr Zelensky and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have discussed the prospects for Ukraine's accession to NATO, the launch of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and the possibility of visa-free travel for Ukrainians as the President's Office reported. "Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Justin …