Daily Archives: September 29, 2022

2022-09-29: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-29). UN Security Council to Convene on Nord Stream Attacks at Russia's Request. news.antiwar.com

WSWS (2022-09-29). The bombing of the Nord Stream pipeline: Who benefits? wsws.org Attempts by NATO officials to pin the blame on Russia and rule out US responsibility in the bombing of the pipeline, which Washington has called to be destroyed, have no credibility.

Max Blumenthal (2022-09-29). EU Parliamentarian Calls to Sanction Vanessa Beeley and All Observers of Donbass Referendums. mintpressnews.com MEP Nathalie Louiseau of France is lobbying for individual sanctions on all observers of the Russian-organized referendums in the Donbass region. She has singled out journalist Vanessa Beeley not only for her coverage of the vote, but for her reporting on the foreign-back war against Syria's government.

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-29). New $1.1 Billion Arms Package for Ukraine Includes 18 HIMARS Launchers. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon announced a new $1.1 billion arms package for Ukraine on Wednesday that includes 18 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS). So far, the US has delivered Ukraine 16 HIMARS, which are made by Lockheed Martin. The arms package is being given to Ukraine through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), which allows the …

Zero Hedge (2022-09-29). Zelensky Reveals How Much US Taxpayers Give Ukraine Monthly. globalresearch.ca

Workers World Party (2022-09-29). PDF of September 29 issue. workers.org Download the PDF. Inclusive, expansive, revolutionary New Family Code approved by Cubans 2-to-1 Battling billionaire developers Saladin Muhammad remembered Editorial: U.S. hypocrisy and Iran Labor on the march At Philly's Home Depot California farmworkers Teamster women rally at Amazon HQ U.S. proxy war Western capital grabs Ukraine's farms Antiwar movement . . . |

Editor (2022-09-29). The Timing of the Pipeline Attack. scheerpost.com Biden calling for overthrow of Putin in Warsaw in March. (Office of the President) | By Joe Lauria / President Joe Biden, with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz by his side, promised a White House press conference in early February that the U.S. was "able" to shut down the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea if Russia invaded Ukraine. | A reporter asked Biden, "But how will you do that, exactly, since…the project is in Germany's control?" Biden said: "I promise you, we will be able to…

_____ (2022-09-29). Facts Related To The Sabotage Attack On The Nord Stream Pipelines. popularresistance.org For decades the U.S. opposed European projects to receive energy from Russia. It wants Europe to buy more expensive U.S. oil and gas. | Europe's, and especially Germany's industry, depends on cheap energy from Russia. Without it Europe will be de-industrialized and go broke. | The U.S. had threatened to disable the pipelines connecting Europe to Russia. Currently the U.S. is winning its war on Europe's, mainly Germany's, industries and people. Yesterday's sabotage attack on the Nord Stream I and II pipelines, which are supposed to bring Russian natural gas to Germany, mean that the the war on Germany has entered…

Eva Bartlett (2022-09-29). DPR Civilians On Why They Wanted A Referendum To Join Russia. ingaza.wordpress.com My overview of the DPR referendum to join Russia. It's mainly the people themselves talking, over the course of 5 days, including door-to-door voting (no, not at gunpoint) and voting in voting stations on the 5th day. Western commentators would do well to listen to them (but we know they won't). Summary: -they waited 8…

Staff (2022-09-29). Ukraine Condemns Venezuela, Brazil and Uruguay After Donbass Referendum. orinocotribune.com Ukraine labels Brazil, Venezuela and Uruguay as "criminals" for having acted as observers in the referendum held in areas controlled by Russia in the Donbass region. | On Tuesday, September 27, a statement was issued that read, "Partners in crime are also criminals," by the so-called Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine, threatening to punish independent observers who participated in the vote on the accession to Russia. | On Tuesday, the referendum came to a close in the people's republics of Donetsk and Lugansk (east) and in the regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia (south),…

Anonymous767 (2022-09-29). Battle For Krasny Liman Heats Up In Midst Of Russia's Move To Accept New Regions. southfront.org A T-80 battle tank of Kyiv's forces is destroyed in Kharkov Region | Attempts of Kyiv's forces to break the Russian defense in the area of Krasny Liman have dramatically increased in the midst of Russia's expected move to accept Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporozhie regions following voting there. | As of the afternoon of September 29, Russian units retreated from the eastern part of Kupyansk town in the Liman sector. At the same time, advance of Kyiv's forces was reported in the settlement of Kovsharovka, which was at…

SouthFront5 (2022-09-29). Military Situation In Ukraine On September 29, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck the 92nd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU near Kupyansk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the 14th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU near Kharkov with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Pavlograd with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Gulyaypole with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Nikolayev with high-precision missiles; | Russia stru…

Anonymous767 (2022-09-29). Military Situation In Kharkiv Region On September 29, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org

Medea Benjamin (2022-09-29). "End War in Ukraine" Say 66 Nations at UN General Assembly. globalresearch.ca

SouthFront5 (2022-09-29). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On September 29, 2022. southfront.org

Infobrics (2022-09-29). Is Russia really losing in Ukraine. infobrics.org While the propaganda machine works round the clock to create an alternate reality that doesn't exist past a TV or smartphone screen, the economic and social unraveling resulting from the failed economic siege of Russia has been affecting hundreds of millions around the world.

SouthFront5 (2022-09-29). Is Russia Really Losing In Ukraine? southfront.org By Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst. | After Russia launched its counteroffensive against NATO aggression, the state and corporate-run mainstream media of the political West started spreading multiple false narratives about it. One of the most common themes was that the Russian military supposedly "failed" because the Kiev regime didn't collapse in a matter of days. | In the following months, especially after the Russian forces withdrew from northern areas of Ukraine, this was used to f…

Drago Bosnic (2022-09-29). Zelensky admits U.S. sends $1.5 billion to Kiev regime per month. struggle-la-lucha.org

Anand Naidoo (2022-09-29). The Heat: Ukraine Conflict. america.cgtn.com Another crisis as the Russia-Ukraine conflict heads into its eighth month.

____ (2022-09-29). EU executive proposes 8th package of 'biting sanctions' against Russia. ecns.cn The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a new package of "biting sanctions" against Russia, aimed at making the Kremlin "pay" for escalating the conflict in Ukraine.

Infobrics (2022-09-29). Indo-Russian Trade Up 120% This Year So Far. infobrics.org According to Ushakov, the two nations are currently working on bilateral measures to expand the use of national currencies, the ruble and the rupee, in mutual settlements…

Infobrics (2022-09-29). Are Russia and China Destined for Competition as Moscow Pivots East. infobrics.org With trade balance between Moscow and Beijing approaching $200 billion, this deepening dependence – and, especially if Russia became a beneficiary of Chinese technology – could be hyped up as Russia becoming a side-car to Chinese geopolitical ambitions by many Western observers…

SouthFront5 (2022-09-29). Military Situation In Syria On September 29, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On September 29, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On September 29, Turkish security forces arrested three SDF members in the cities of Afrin and Azaz; | On September 29, SAA sent new military reinforcements to the city of Bukamal in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor; | On September 28, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in the al-Barah area; | On Sept…

_____ (2022-09-29). West Steps Up Sanctions against Turkey. journal-neo.org At the behest of Washington, Western countries are intensifying the crisis in relations with Ankara by imposing more and more anti-Turkish sanctions. Be it for the drilling operations in the eastern Mediterranean, the purchase of Russian surface-to-air missile systems, or simply because of rapprochement with Russia anything goes. All of this is done with …

A Guest Author (2022-09-29). Say NO to U.S. wars! Oct. 15-22 actions. workers.org The United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) is organizing for protests the week of Oct. 15-22 in this call posted at unac.peace.org. Back to the streets! Say NO to U.S. wars! Stop Washington's war moves toward Russia and China. Stop endless wars: Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Palestine, everywhere. Join us in protest . . . |

SouthFront5 (2022-09-29). Western Withdrawal Of Citizens From Russia May Be A Provocation. southfront.org By Lucas Leiroz, researcher in Social Sciences at the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; geopolitical consultant. | The US and some other Western countries announced the evacuation of their citizens from the Russian territory. In a context of tensions between Moscow and NATO, this type of attitude sounds like a threat, further worsening the scenario of global security crisis. | The US State Department has asked Russia-based American citizens to leave the country immediately. The appeal was posted on the w…

Jake Kallio (2022-09-29). US and UK undermining Bosnian democracy with sectarian electoral law changes. multipolarista.com Bosnia and Herzegovina is already governed by a neocolonial system, but the US, UK, and Israel are further undermining democracy by pushing for sectarian election law amendments that could weaken the civil rights of minorities like Jews and Roma.

Pepe Escobar (2022-09-29). Germany and EU Have Been Handed Over a Declaration of War. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2022-09-29). Haitians Point To Responsibility Of The UN In 'Gangsterization Of Haiti'. popularresistance.org The Haitian people in struggle were greatly surprised and stunned, when they learned that you have broadcast, on channel France 24, with regard to their current just and legitimate protest movement, a set of false information that is prone to confusion, criminalization, discredit their struggle for a sovereign Haiti, just, livable. Contrary to your assertions, these popular protests are part of a struggle for a Haiti free from suffocating foreign interference, gangsterization, this extreme manufactured misery and an anti-national, illegitimate, criminal political regime established by the Core Group of which the…

Kathy Durkin (2022-09-29). Youth join global strike for climate justice. workers.org Climate strikers in Bengaluru, India, Sept. 23. Climate strikers in Bengaluru, India, one of 450 global locations, were among hundreds of thousands demanding "climate reparations and justice" Sept. 23. Young people in Asia, Africa and Europe joined a coordinated Global Climate Strike that called for wealthy countries to pay reparations . . . |

Misión Verdad (2022-09-29). The Fascist Credentials of Italy's Next Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. orinocotribune.com Fascism, which the Western media has candy-coated as the "center right" or "neo-fascism," returns to Italy at the hands of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The far-right coalition led by Meloni, Silvio Berlusconi, and Matteo Salvini swept the parliamentary elections this Sunday, September 25. | Here are some things you should know about the Italian prime minister: | She belongs to a party founded by conservative Benito Mussolini supporters who promote "Christian family" values, are anti-immigrant and promote Eurocentrism. Two of Mussolini's descendants, his granddaughter Rachele and his great-grandson Caio Giulio C…

WSWS (2022-09-29). German workers support UAW president candidate Will Lehman: "It's time for us to stand up to union bureaucrats" wsws.org The campaign of Will Lehman, a 34-year-old worker at Mack Trucks in Pennsylvania (USA), for president of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union is also meeting with broad support in Germany.

Paul Haeder (2022-09-29). I'll Never Know What it is to be a Bat: I'm batty for bat week! dissidentvoice.org Lately, I've been thinking about bats. A few dozen have been flying around our Waldport, Oregon, Cyprus tree: California Myotis, Fringed Myotis, and the Big Brown Bat. Near White Salmon, WA, I have seen dozens of Silver-Haired Bats, flying low to the ground on 20 acres we own. This creature accounts for almost a third …

Michael Shellenberger (2022-09-28). U.S. Blew Up Russian Gas Pipelines Nord Stream 1 & 2, Says Former Polish Defense Minister. globalresearch.ca

Infobrics (2022-09-28). US might have sabotaged European energy security. infobrics.org The US and Poland would be the most suspect countries in the case of sabotage against Russian-European gas pipelines.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-28). Russia to Summon UN Security Council Over Pipeline Sabotage. libya360.wordpress.com Moscow wishes to call an emergency UN Security Council session over the "provocations" at the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday in a Telegram post. Both pipelines were severely damaged earlier this week in what many suspect was a deliberate attack. Russia requested an urgent UN Security Council meeting on…

_____ (2022-09-28). The War On Germany Just Entered Its Hot Phase. popularresistance.org Just yesterday I laid out how the U.S. is winning its war on Europe's industries and people. | That war, hidden behind the U.S. created Ukraine crisis, is designed to destroy Europe's manufacturing advantage compared to the U.S. It is more likely though to strengthen the economic position of China and other Asian economies. | I have argued that Germany must open the Nord Stream II pipeline which can bring Russian natural gas to Germany without crossing other countries' territory. It must also allow Siemens to repair the defect Nord Stream I compressors. It is in fact inevitable if German's industry is to survive.

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2022-09-28). Has the CIA Blown Up the Nord Stream Gas Pipeline to Prevent Russia Coming to Europe's Rescue this Winter? globalresearch.ca

TeleSUR (2022-09-28). Russia Denies Involvement in Nord Stream Gas Leaks. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called it "stupid and absurd" to allege that Russia was involved in leaks in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines. | RELATED: | "Is this in our interests? No, we will lose gas supply routes to Europe. Is it in Europe's interests? No, it is also in a very difficult situation," he said. | Dialogue and prompt cooperation of all parties are needed to find out what happened as soon…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-28). Attack on Nord Stream Kills Prospects for Dialogue in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR The three leaks that were discovered on Monday at the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines connecting Russia with Germany — one after another within hours of each other in the exclusive economic zones of Sweden and Denmark — were caused by blasts. Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde tweeted that the…

Infobrics (2022-09-28). Post-referendum sanctions will not deter Russia from uniting with new territories. infobrics.org Russia's unification with new regions will force NATO to reconsider its level of involvement.

TeleSUR (2022-09-28). Four Breakaway Territories of Ukraine Ask to Join Russia. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the leaders of four regions in eastern and southern Ukraine called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to incorporate their territories into Russia. | RELATED: | Once the results of the accession referendums held in the previous days were known, the leaders of the self-proclaimed republics of Lugansk and Donetsk, Leonid Pasechnik and Denis Pushilin, traveled to Moscow to personally request President Vladimir Putin to incor…

Staff (2022-09-28). Majority of all four regions voters support joining Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — Preliminary results suggest that during the referendums, the voters in the Kherson region and Zaporizhzhia region, as well as in the DPR and LPR overwhelmingly supported joining Russia.

Eva Bartlett (2022-09-28). My interview from Donetsk on the people's eagerness to vote to join Russia. ingaza.wordpress.com Interview I did on RT yesterday, after observing the DPR referendum (from September 23-27) on whether to join Russia. During that time, I visited areas where voting was occurring in homes/apartments to lessen the opportunity for Ukraine to shell large crowds. Wherever I wentcentral Donetsk, hard-hit northern & western Donetsk, hard-hit Gorlovka, Mariupol, I saw…

WSWS (2022-09-28). US, Russia trade threats of nuclear war as referendums in East Ukraine end. wsws.org As the war tensions between Russia and NATO are reaching fever pitch, Russian society has been thrown into turmoil by the mobilization of 300,000 reservists.

SouthFront5 (2022-09-28). Military Situation In Ukraine On September 28, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck the 92nd Mechanised Brigades of the AFU near Kharkov with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the 56th Mechanised Infantry Brigade of the AFU near Zaporozhye with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Gulyaypole with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Slavyansk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Kupyansk with high-precision missiles;…

_____ (2022-09-28). Russia Shifts to a Zero-waste Nuclear Cycle in its NPPs. journal-neo.org The global energy crisis, arguably the worst since 1973, is forcing adjustments in nuclear energy policy in the European Union and many other parts of the world. Washington's policy of squeezing Russia out of the European energy market, decommissioning European NPPs and forcing a "green agenda," for the express purpose of strangling its main economic …

WSWS (2022-09-28). Mélenchon's Unsubmissive France party implodes over concocted domestic violence scandal. wsws.org The scandal over Adrien Quatennens' divorce bears all the hallmarks of a political operation designed to distract attention from the mounting danger of nuclear war and economic collapse.

SouthFront5 (2022-09-28). Ukrainian Offensive In Kharkiv Region, Ukraine, On September 28, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-28). Report: US Preparing $1.1 Billion Arms Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The US is preparing a new $1.1 billion arms package for Ukraine that will be announced soon, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing unnamed US officials. The weapons package will likely include HIMARS rocket systems, HIMARS ammunition, counter-drone systems, radar systems, training, and technical support. The arms package is expected to be provided to Kyiv using the …

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-28). Russia Says Military Operation to Continue at Least Until Donetsk Is 'Liberated'. news.antiwar.com Russia said on Wednesday that its "special military operation" in Ukraine will continue at least until it captures all of the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. Donetsk is home to the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), which was first established in 2014, following the US-backed coup in Kyiv. The DPR and other Russian-controlled areas in …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-28). Ukraine: The Testing Ground for the USA's Own Fascist Terror Campaign. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea One of the most ominous chapters in history is the Jakarta Method. This was the campaign that the CIA carried out during the Cold War in which millions of people involved in the global class struggle were murdered. Starting with the mass violence effort orchestrated by the military dictatorship that U.S. imperialism installed…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-28). Jacques Baud: US, UK, Sabotaged Ukraine Peace Deal. libya360.wordpress.com AARON MATÉ Former Swiss intelligence officer and NATO adviser Jacques Baud on the next phase of the Russia-Ukraine war and new allegations that the US and UK undermined a peace deal that could have ended it. The West's aim "is not the victory of Ukraine, It's the defeat of Russia," Baud says. "The problem is…

_____ (2022-09-28). The United States Is Waging A New Cold War: A Socialist Perspective. popularresistance.org At the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos (Switzerland) on May 23, 2022, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger made some remarks about Ukraine that struck a nerve. Rather than be caught up "in the mood of the moment," Kissinger said, the West—led by the United States—needs to enable a peace agreement that satisfies the Russians. "Pursuing the war beyond [this] point," Kissinger said, "would not be about the freedom of Ukraine, but a new war against Russia itself." Most of the commentary from the Western foreign policy establishment rolled their eyes and dismissed Kissinger's comments. Kiss…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-09-28). India's Gaffe at Samarkand. orinocotribune.com By M.K. Bhadrakumar Sep 20, 2022 | Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Samarkand on September 16 after the SCO Summit turned into a media scandal. The Western media zeroed in on six words culled out of context in the PM's opening remarks — "today's era is not of war" — to triumphantly proclaim that India is finally distancing itself from Russia on Ukraine issue, as the US and European leaders have been incessantly demanding. | Of course, this motivated interpretation lacks empirical evidence and is, therefore, malicious. Besides, Modi also spoke with…

____ (2022-09-28). Washington admits to conducting biological research on low-income Ukrainians: Russian media. ecns.cn The U.S. delegation in Geneva has admitted that Washington had been conducting biological research on low-income citizens from Ukraine at a meeting of the states parties to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention.

Staff (2022-09-28). US preparing new $1.1 bn arms package for Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — The United States is preparing a new $1.1 billion arms package for Ukraine, US officials have said on condition of anonymity.

WSWS (2022-09-28). US military buildup against Russia escalates Turkey-Greece tensions. wsws.org Washington's plan to deploy naval forces to Alexandroupoli, a key port for the NATO war on Russia in Ukraine, is intensifying tensions between Greece and Turkey.

Ben Armbruster (2022-09-28). Poll Shows Majority in US Want Harder Diplomatic Push to End Ukraine War. commondreams.org Most voters want to see the war over "as soon as possible," but is the Biden administration doing enough to make that possible?

Staff (2022-09-28). US, Europe running out of weapons to send to Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — An US associate professor has told CNBC that Washington soon may not have the ability to supply Kyiv with arms.

Admin_ips (2022-09-28). Report: Billionaire Enabler States. ips-dc.org Billionaire Enabler States: How U.S. States Captured by the Trust Industry Help the World's Wealthy Hide Their Fortunes: | Kalena Thomhave | Chuck Collins: | Introduction: : | After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine's allies zeroed in on a possible weak spot for the attacking country: the hidden fortunes of Russian elites. Russian wealth has been parked in assets such as homes, apartments, art, yachts, and more — from oligarch Igor Makarov's private trust company in Wyoming to Igor Sechin's superyacht docked in France. | Oligarchy, however, is not confined to Russia. The clandestine world…

Middle East Eye (2022-09-28). Afghanistan's Taliban Sign Import Agreement with Russia: Report. globalresearch.ca

Russiancouncil.ru (2022-09-28). Experts Discuss Russia — India Cooperation in the Arctic. russiancouncil.ru On September 28, 2022 the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) in cooperation with the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk and Northern Forum international organization held a roundtable titled "Russia — India Collaboration in the Arctic: Interests and Opportunities"

Infobrics (2022-09-28). BRICS Judicial Forum: Top Courts of Emerging Economies Hold Annual Meeting. infobrics.org Chief justices from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa met via video link to discuss potential fields of judicial cooperation. The forum is among the activities hosted by China after the 14th BRICS leaders' summit in June…

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-28). Tens of Thousands Protest Against NATO, EU in Prague. news.antiwar.com Tens of thousands of people marched in the Czech Republic's capital of Prague on Wednesday to protest against the government's handling of the energy crisis, the EU, and NATO. It marked the second time within a month that massive demonstrations took place in the city as Western sanctions against Russia are backfiring on Europe and …

Anonymous103 (2022-09-28). Military Situation In Syria On September 28, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On September 28, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On September 27, Russian warplanes struck positions of Turkish-backed forces near Atarib town; | On September 27, two children were reportedly killed and 6 citizens were wounded as a result of Turkish artillery shelling on the villages of Abu Rasin district; | On September 27, two SAA members were wounded as a result of an IED…

Infobrics (2022-09-28). Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Trade in Services Report Offers Insights for Growth. infobrics.org BRICS countries — Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa — are increasingly important players in global services markets, despite pandemic-induced setbacks. BRICS countries accounted for 10% of global services exports and 13% of global services imports in 2020…

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-28). Sanctions on Russia Opens Markets for US Weapons Makers: White House Official. news.antiwar.com Sanctions that make it harder for Russia to export military equipment create an "opportunity" for US weapons makers to find new markets, a White House official "As a practical matter, countries that have had to rely on Russian equipment are going to find it very difficult to get even basic supplies from Russia's defense industrial base," Cara Abercrombie, the National Security Council's director of defense policy and arms con…

Kevin Gosztola (2022-09-28). Snowden's Russia Citizenship: Establishment Response Illustrates Why He Hasn't Returned Home. thedissenter.org Former CIA Director and MSNBC pundit John Brennan | A menagerie of Cold War liberals and neoconservative pundits with backgrounds in United States military or security agencies voiced their objections to Russia granting citizenship to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. | The response was not as intense as the

Tamara Nassar (2022-09-28). Holiday in illegal settlements, but not Russia, says Booking.com. electronicintifada.net Dutch agency's warning over settlement destinations does not go far enough.

Mark Curtis (2022-09-28). Explainer: Britain's Proxy War on Russia. globalresearch.ca

____ (2022-09-27). Russia's total grain harvest may reach record 1 mln tons this year: Putin. ecns.cn Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia could harvest a record 1 million tons of grain this year.

Anonymous669 (2022-09-28). Central Syria: Russian Airstrikes Killed Five ISIS Terrorists, Wounded Four Others. southfront.org A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | Five terrorists of ISIS were killed and four others were wounded in a new wave of Russian airstrikes that targeted the terrorist group's areas of influence in Syria's central region, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on September 28. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Force…

____ (2022-09-28). Xi sends condolences to Putin over school attack. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolence on Tuesday to Russian President Vladimir Putin over a school shooting incident in the Russian city of Izhevsk.

Staff (2022-09-28). US calls on its citizens to depart Russia immediately. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — The US Embassy in Moscow in a statement called on US citizens in Russia to depart Russia immediately.

Staff (2022-09-28). Taliban inks gas, oil, wheat deal with Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — Taliban has signed a provisional deal with Russia that will see Moscow supplying gasoline, diesel, gas and wheat to Afghanistan, Acting Afghan Commerce and Industry Minister Haji Nooruddin Azizi said.

Staff (2022-09-28). US must say whether it involved in Nord Stream damage or not. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says that US President must answer whether the US was involved in Nord Stream damage or not.

Staff (2022-09-28). Iran condemns school shooting in Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kan'ani condemned the school shooting in Russia which led to the death and injury of dozens of people.

____ (2022-09-28). Number of China-Europe freight trains from Jiangsu on the rise. ecns.cn The total number of China-Europe freight train trips operated by eastern China's Jiangsu province soared up 21.7 percent on a yearly basis to 1,380 in the first nine and half months of this year.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-09-28). U.S. Act of War against the European Union: Did President Biden Order the Terror Attack against Nord Stream? globalresearch.ca

Speak Out Socialists (2022-09-28). Saturday 10/22: War, Inflation, Growth of the Far-Right … How Can the European Working Class Fight Back? indybay.org ZOOM Link: | us02web.zoom.us/j/82158800683?pwd=N2J6UjgxNWhNak1WRWdUdm9CUit4QT09 | Meeting ID: 821 5880 0683 | Passcode: 340756 | One tap mobile | +16699009128,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US (San Jose) +16694449171,,82158800683#,,,,340756# US | Dial by your location | +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) | +1 669 444 9171 US | +1 719 359 4580 US | +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) | +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) | +1 646 931 3860 US | +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) | +1 309 205 3325 US | +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) | +1 386 347 53 US | +1 564 217 2000 US…

TeleSUR (2022-09-28). Germany Already in Recession, DIW Researchers Say. telesurenglish.net "Unfortunately there is no light at the end of the tunnel at the moment," said DIW economic expert Guido Baldi, who estimates the gross domestic product (GDP) of Europe's largest economy will shrink by approximately five percent in 2022 and 2023. | Photo taken on Aug. 1, 2022 shows a night view of the city hall in Hanover, Germany. Some landmark structures across the country have reduced their night illumination to save electricity.

Eric Zuesse (2022-09-28). How America Is Crushing Europe. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-09-28). Turkey targets E Syria with artillery again. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — Syrian sources on Tuesday evening reported that an area in Hasakah province was targeted by Turkish artillery.

Staff (2022-09-28). Armenia ex-Pres. calls for deepening defense coop. with Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) — Armenian former President Robert Kocharyan considers the deepening of the defense cooperation between Armenia and Iran a necessity as a part of Armenia's security component.

Staff (2022-09-28). Comisión Europea anuncia más sanciones contra Rusia, incluido un tope al precio del petróleo. cubadebate.cu La Comisión Europea propuso este miércoles el octavo paquete de sanciones contra Rusia, en el que se incluye un tope al petróleo del petróleo ruso, nuevos vetos de importación de productos rusos y la prohibición para ciudadanos de la UE de ocupar puestos como altos ejecutivos en empresas públicas del país euroasiático.

Anonymous103 (2022-09-27). Overview Of Military Developments: Ukrainian Offensive Continues. Russians Waiting For Reinforcements. southfront.org

Aaron Maté (2022-09-27). US, UK sabotaged peace deal because they 'don't care about Ukraine': fmr. NATO adviser. thegrayzone.com Former Swiss intelligence officer and NATO adviser Jacques Baud on the next phase of the Russia-Ukraine war and new allegations that the US and UK undermined a peace deal that could have ended it. The West's aim "is not the victory of Ukraine, It's the defeat of Russia," Baud says. "The problem is that nobody cares about Ukraine. We have just instrumentalized Ukraine for the purpose of US strategic interests — not even European interests." Guest: Jacques Baud. Former intelligence …

David Cronin (2022-09-27). Has Israel benefited from war in Europe? electronicintifada.net Arms firm "admits" that its missiles were fired by Georgia in 2008 war.

Zach Farber, Michaela Malone (2022-09-27). Athens public transit workers strike to protest austerity bill. liberationnews.org On Sept. 21 public transit workers in Athens, Greece went on strike to protest a new law that essentially privatized public transit and gutted labor rights.

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