(2023-09-24). Crisis will aggravate in Armenia after Azerbaijan's "anti-terrorist operation" infobrics.org The conflict between Russia and NATO will take a long time to end. Moscow has the strength to strike back at any external threat at any time. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about the currently weakened and demoralized Armenia.
(2023-09-24). Nagorno-Karabakh's Armenians Fall Victim to the EU's Dependence on Hydrocarbons and Pashinyan's Betrayal. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-24). Azerbaiyán aboga por revitalizar el sistema multilateral. telesurtv.net El canciller Jeyhun Bayramov aprovechó su intervención para ofrecer detalles del conflicto con Armenia por el enclave Nagorno Karabaj.
(2023-09-23). What could South Caucasus look like in post-Artsakh era. infobrics.org Only Russia and Iran have any interest in preserving an independent Armenian state, as it prevents the formation of a pro-NATO pan-Turkic bloc, but Sorosites in Yerevan keep antagonizing both Moscow and Tehran. This could cost Armenia its very existence.
(2023-09-24). Piden a la ONU garantizar seguridad de los armenios en Nagorno. telesurtv.net Los presidentes de Armenia, Nikol Pashinián, y Azerbaiyán, Ilham Alíev, se reunirán el próximo 5 de octubre en la ciudad española de Granada, según informó el Consejo de Seguridad armenio.
(2023-09-24). Russia scrambles as EU surges in the Caucasus. peoplesdispatch.org The EU's strategic interest is for Armenia and Azerbaijan to minimize Russian influence in Transcaucasia. With so many powerful geopolitical players involved in the Caucasus region, the situation is delicate…
(2023-09-23). Obituary] Claude Jean-Marie Lenfant. thelancet.com Long serving Director of the US National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. He was born in Paris, France, on Dec 10, 1928 and died of dementia on June 26, 2023 in Vancouver, WA, USA, aged 94 years.
(2023-09-23). Musician Cooperativism At Groupmuse. popularresistance.org I am a cellist and worker-owner of a cooperative. As an ICDE fellow, I hop out of my usual action-oriented work to reflect on why cooperativism is an alternative to the status quo for freelancing musicians. As a professional cellist, I witnessed the infrastructural fractures that musicians in the United States have to navigate. In 2020, I returned to the U.S. from a year of studying in France, after contemplating during quarantine about the economics of working as an artist. One important question I wanted to solve: Rather than competing with my colleagues for limited paid gigs, how can I generate new opportuniti…
(2023-09-23). Under French-backed military ruler Mahamat Deby, Chad is a "pressure cooker waiting to explode" peoplesdispatch.org While threatening war against Niger, ostensibly to restore democracy, France continues to back the military junta of Mahamat Deby which is accused of killing at least 128 pro-democracy protesters last year. However, anger against the junta and soaring anti-French sentiment threatens its military presence in the country…
(2023-09-23). Is This The End Of French Neo-Colonialism In Africa? popularresistance.org In Bamako, Mali, on September 16, the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger created the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). On X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, Colonel Assimi GoàØta, the head of the transitional government of Mali, wrote that the Liptako-Gourma Charter which created the AES would establish "an architecture of collective defense and mutual assistance for the benefit of our populations." The hunger for such regional cooperation goes back to the period when France ended its colonial rule. Between 1958 and 1963, Ghana and Guinea were part of the Union of African State…
(2023-09-24). Cuba ratifies its willingness to strengthen ties with Croatia. plenglish.com The statement was made by the Cuban Foreign Ministry on its account on the social network X, formerly Twitter, on the occasion of the 31st anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. | In 2021, during the 2nd Round of Political Consultations between Foreign Ministries, Cuba and Croatia expressed their desire to promote the development of economic-commercial relations. | The Cuban Government thanks Croatia for its historic position against the economic, financial and commercial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba.
(2023-09-24). The East Baltic States: Language and Identity in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-24). 'Silent Coup': How Capitalism Defeated Decolonization. popularresistance.org The 20th Century saw a great global uprising against European imperialism as the former colonial countries shook off their shackles and rose up for independence. More than a half century later, global inequality is sharper than ever before. To understand the current predicament of the vast majority of the world's people, we must understand the intervening decades. Matt Kennard and Claire Provost's book, Silent Coup: How Corporations Overthrew Democracy, looks inside the international architecture of global corporate governance that exists to flout and crush any attempts by the former colonial world to enact devel…
(2023-09-24). In Numbers: 77,000 China-Europe freight train trips made over 10 years. ecns.cn
(2023-09-24). Collaboration, Not Confrontation. popularresistance.org The United States has articulated a policy that it wishes to continue this war to severely 'weaken Russia' — as US defence secretary Lloyd Austin and other high officials have been explicitly stating — and, it is claimed, to place Ukraine in a stronger bargaining position for eventual negotiations (or in a weaker position, if the Russian offensive makes an impact, a strong likelihood that is quietly ignored). The policy of trying to 'weaken Russia' through the escalation of the war in Ukraine is the position of the United States and the United Kingdom, and with some variation, their European allies (F…
(2023-09-23). European Union Investigates Chinese Electric Cars. dissidentvoice.org This week's News on China. | ‚Ä¢ EU investigates Chinese electric vehicles | ‚Ä¢ High-speed train to Taiwan | ‚Ä¢ G77+China Summit | ‚Ä¢ The elderly in the digital age…
(2023-09-23). In Numbers: 77,000 China-Europe freight train trips made over 10 years. ecns.cn
(2023-09-23). The European Union Will End Up Under China's Technological Dominance. libya360.wordpress.com The European Union faces the failure of its sanctions against Russia. Faced with a historical economic and social crisis, she is between the rock and the wall, forced to enter the economic war unleashed by the United States. Like the United States, trade relations with China have worsened within the European Union. As Washington tries…
(2023-09-23). India-Middle East — Europe Economic Corridor Is a Geopolitical Pipe Dream. orinocotribune.com 
By M. K. Bhadrakumar — Sep 18, 2023 | The gusto with which the United States co-opted the idea of an
(2023-09-23). AFRICA'S NATO? HOW ECOWAS BECAME A TOOL FOR WESTERN IMPERIALISM By: ALAN MACLEOD. midwesternmarx.com 
Niger is shaping up to be the surprising frontline of the new Cold War. Yesterday, the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ordered the "activation" and "deployment" of "standby" military forces to the country, an action that threatens to spark a major international war that could make Syria look minor by comparison.In this venture, ECOWAS has been fully supported by the United States and Europe, leading many to suspect it is being used as an imperia …
(2023-09-23). Capitalism is the greatest threat to public health, warn researchers and activists. peoplesdispatch.org During the opening of the 19th conference of the International Association of Health Policy Europe, academics and activists warned that capitalism remains biggest threat to human and planetary health…
(2023-09-23). The "Great Zero Carbon" Conspiracy and the WEF's "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca The globalist Davos World Economic Forum is proclaiming the necessity of reaching a worldwide goal of "net zero carbon" by 2050. Yet transformations underway from Germany to the USA, are setting the stage for creation of what is called the New Word Order. In reality it is a blueprint for a global technocratic totalitarian corporativism, that promises huge unemployment, deindustrialization and economic collapse.
(2023-09-23). Chile and Germany: Between Solidarity and Dependency. orinocotribune.com By Max Rodermund — Sep 11, 2023 | Introduction | Although fifty years have passed since the coup d'état in Chile, the event continues to make headlines today. It was only at the end of August 2023 that seven military officers were convicted of the torture and murder of Víctor Jara. Chile's current president and justice minister also recently announced a "National Plan for the Search for Truth and Justice" to investigate the still unresolved whereabouts of tens of thousands who disappeared during the coup. Right-wing forces in Chile aggressively maintain their outspoken support for the coup to this day. Event…
(2023-09-24). Slovakia suggests retaking control over border with Hungary. plenglish.com Bratislava, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Slovak Parliament, Boris Kollar, and the former Prime Minister and leader of the Social Democratic Party, Robert Fico, on Sunday suggested retaking control over the border with Hungary.
(2023-09-24). Slovakia suggests retaking control over border with Hungary. plenglish.com Bratislava, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Slovak Parliament, Boris Kollar, and the former Prime Minister and leader of the Social Democratic Party, Robert Fico, on Sunday suggested retaking control over the border with Hungary.
(2023-09-24). Int'l conference to stop the Third World War set in Rome Oct. 27-28. iacenter.org By Richie Merino September 21, 2023 Support is growing for an international conference demanding the dissolution of NATO, an end to arms shipments to Ukraine, and an end to sanctions on Russia. The conference, taking place in Rome, Italy, on Oct. 27-28, seeks to build a strong international coalition against NATO and advocates for a multipolar world based on respect for the sovereignty of nations and the self-determination of peoples. The stated objectives of the conference challenge the narrative presented by Western imperialists and their spokespeople in corporate media, who justify their direct support for the…
(2023-09-23). Climate Is the Fight of Our Lifetime. Our Federal Budget Should Reflect That. scheerpost.com 
(2023-09-23). Civil Society Reactions To United Nations Climate Ambition Summit. popularresistance.org Several leaders made compelling statements at the UN Climate Ambition Summit today in New York. Leaders from Chile, Colombia and the Governor of California called out fossil fuels as the main cause of the climate crisis but some of the worst polluters- and among the richest countries — were conspicuous by their absence. They did not make the cut to speak at the Summit which was set by the Secretary General last year reserving the mic for those who had ambitious new commitments and were on track with their climate targets. The USA, the UK, Australia, Norway and Japan were absent as were many other G20 countr…
(2023-09-24). Is the World Running Out of Patience with Zelensky's 'Blank Cheque' Demands? Poland Stops Giving Arms and US Gives a Fraction of What Ukraine's Leader Asked for As He Visits Canada Today to Win Support. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-24). Kyiv Launches More Attacks on Sevastopol in Crimea. news.antiwar.com Kyiv launched cruise missile attacks on the Crimean Peninsula with weapons provided by NATO on Friday. This was followed by another missile strike on Sevastopol, where Russia's Black Sea fleet is based, on Saturday morning. Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's intelligence chief, told Voice of America — the US state-funded media outlet — that at least nine …
(2023-09-24). Sep 24, 2023. sitrepworld.info 
‚ô´ Pachelbel — Canon in D — Takashi Ueno This War Wasn't Just Provoked‚Ää — ‚ÄäIt Was Provoked Deliberately, by Caitlin Johnstone These past two days we have advanced considerably to a full-blown Russia-NATO war, by Gilbert Doctorow RT Crosstalk: NATO All In Despite Sinking Like Titanic, w/Matthew Ehret (Video) The Coming Ukraine Collapse and the "Rebuilding" Headfake, by Yves Smith Ukraine War Day #577: Crimea Was Never Ukraine, by yalensis Russia Doubles Military Spend, Output Surge, Ukr Objective Tokmak; US Delay ATACMS, Manpower Crisis (Mercou…
(2023-09-24). Canadian Parliament Gives a Standing Ovation to Yaroslav Hunka, Who Fought for the 14th Division of Waffen SS. libya360.wordpress.com "He's a Ukrainian hero, a Canadian hero, and we thank him for his service". — Canadian Parliament House Speaker, Anthony Rota On 22nd September, the Canadian House of Commons gave a standing ovation to Yaroslav Hunka, a World War II veteran who fought for "Ukrainian independence" against Russian aggressors. This is how the speaker of…
(2023-09-24). Lavrov Calls for a Return to the UN Charter and the Rule of Law. libya360.wordpress.com Sergey Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, addresses the general debate of the 78th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 19 — 26 September 2023). Speaking to the General Assembly today (23 Sep), Lavrov said, "the future is being shaped by a struggle, a struggle between the…
(2023-09-24). Media Counterinsurgency Against the African People's Socialist Party: Ignore the Show Trial, Reinforce the Anti-Russia Psyop Behind it. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea The fraudulent charges against the African People's Socialist Party are supposed to represent the starting stage in our national security state's war against dissent during…
(2023-09-24). Ukrainian army reports heavy losses in Zaporozhye. plenglish.com Moscow, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) Ukraine lost a lot of war material during the fighting last week for the settlements of Rabotino and Verbovoye, in the Zaporozhie region, the Russian digital newspaper Vzgliad confirmed on Sunday.
(2023-09-24). Ukrainian drone hits administrative building in Kursk, Russia. plenglish.com Moscow, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) A public building in Kursk, the capital of the Russian province of the same name, bordering Ukraine, was slightly damaged on Sunday due to a drone attack, Governor Roman Starovoit informed.
(2023-09-24). Video: A Jewish-Russian Proxy President: Zelensky Transformed into a Nazi. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-24). Seymour Hersh: "It's All Lies. The War Is Over. Russia Has Won." globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-23). Sep 23, 2023. sitrepworld.info 
‚ô´ Finbar Furey performs The Galway Shawl Blobitis, by James Howard Kunstler Yes, Putin Once Dreamed the American Dream, by Patrick Armstrong (2018) Present! — Charles Heberle: You the People (Video) Q&A with Sharon Tennison of CCI and The American Committee for US-Russia Accord (Video) Everything that's wrong with America in one sentence, by Bill Astore Leaders At The UN Made A 7 Year Agreement To Implement A Single Global Agenda, by Michael Snyder Col MacGregor: This is How Billionaires Took Social Media Control — George Galloway Video Rumble Rejects MPs' "Dangerous" Demand to Cave…
(2023-09-23). History of Fascism in Ukraine Part III: 1944-1963 UPA War, Ratlines, and the Assassination of Stepan Bandera. libya360.wordpress.com Hugo Turner Dedicated to the memory of Luciana Bohne. With special thanks to T.P. Wilkinson. The "Heroes" monument in Ellenville incorporates busts of Roman Shukhevych and Stepan Bandera, both Nazi collaborators. A monument to Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists and Ukrainian Insurgent Army was unveiled in Hamptonburgh in 1989. Just prior to the Russian invasion of…
(2023-09-23). Challenges for Ending the War in 2023. The Road to Peace Paved by "Russian Collaborators?" globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-23). Something For The Weekend… smoothiex12.blogspot.com those morsels of the West which are still there, but the world moved on. My favorite Canadian girls do what they do best: Yet, it takes Russian band to do it such a way that to remind what this once was… not anymore.
One cannot always be concentrated on the death and suffering. When the new world will be formalized this is what will be taken into it. Maurice White is smiling from heavens…
(2023-09-23). Wake up, Uncle Sam: Is the US Military Ready to Take on Russia and China? dissidentvoice.org 
FILE PHOTO. © Luke Sharrett/Getty Images The failure of Ukraine's much-hyped counteroffensive — which began in June of this year and has stuttered for over three months — has by now become a universally recognized fact. It has been acknowledged not only by Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, but also by Western media and experts. …
(2023-09-23). Far-right Polish government threatens to halt new arms shipments to Ukraine. wsws.org Polish officials' statements reflect explosive international and class tensions unleashed by the escalating NATO war on Russia in Ukraine.
(2023-09-23). Hitler would be proud: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers anti-Russian tirade at the United Nations. wsws.org German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's appearance at the United Nations in New York underlined how aggressively German imperialism is behaving again, despite its historical crimes.
(2023-09-24). Russia is WINNING as NATO's Weapons Burn in Ukraine w/ Brian Berletic and Angelo Giuliano. thealtworld.com NATO and its neocons handlers are promoting fake optimism for Ukraine while in reality admitting defeat. Brian Berletic, Angelo Giuliano, and myself explain the significance of this paradox.
(2023-09-24). Díaz-Canel praises Cuban fighter's performance at int'l competition. plenglish.com United Nations, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel praised Cuban fighter Gabriel Rosillo's performance at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, where he won the gold medal against all odds.
(2023-09-23). Health workers in Sweden demand workforce policies that do not rely on international recruitment. peoplesdispatch.org Nina Bergman from the Swedish Association of Health Professionals talks about the working conditions of health workers in Sweden and the trade union's support for the struggles for workers' rights in the Global South…
(2023-09-24). Canada hails Nazi SS veteran from Ukraine as "hero" electronicintifada.net Holocaust distortion and revisionism is apparently fine as long as it serves the pro-war agenda of the West.
(2023-09-23). White House Close To Providing Kiev With Cluster-Armed ATACMS. news.antiwar.com The White House is close to deciding it will provide Ukraine with a cluster-armed version of the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), which has a range of nearly 200 miles and can be fired from HIMARS launchers, according to the Washington Post. The HIMARS in Kyiv's possession are currently firing munitions with a range of …
(2023-09-23). The Impact America's Defeat in Ukraine Will Have on the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. dissidentvoice.org 
If Joe Biden will become the Democratic Party's nominee for the Presidency, then almost any Republican nominee would likely beat him because he had committed America's Government to victory in Ukraine — done it is such a way that there can be no going back on it that won't strip him of the public's respect …
(2023-09-23). House Speaker Reverses Course, Will Add Ukraine Funding to Defense Bill. news.antiwar.com House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced on Saturday that the House would vote on a Pentagon funding bill that includes aid for Ukraine. Initially, the Congressman said the $300 million in aid for Kyiv would be voted on separately from the annual Department of Defense spending bill. Congress is seeking to pass spending bills before …
(2023-09-23). Ukraine lost around 85% of its initial mobilized force: Field general By: Al Mayadeen English. midwesternmarx.com 
(2023-09-23). Ukraine war funding emerges as central issue in US budget impasse. wsws.org McCarthy has put forward a continuing resolution that would fund the government at a sharply reduced rate through October to keep the government running while he works to hash out a budget deal with the Biden White House and the Democratic-controlled Senate. It does not include funding for the Ukraine war.
(2023-09-24). Biden's Latest Nadia Comaneci Moves on Ukraine. sonar21.com 
For a crusty, old, demented codger, Biden is doing the political equivalent of a gymnastics floor exercise. He is proving to be extraordinarily agile and flexible on policy redlines, doing…
(2023-09-24). Mission to Free Assange: Australian Parliamentarians in Washington. dissidentvoice.org It was a short stint, involving a six-member delegation of Australian parliamentarians lobbying members of the US Congress and various relevant officials on one issue: the release of Julian Assange. If extradited to the US from the United Kingdom to face 18 charges, 17 framed with reference to the oppressive, extinguishing Espionage Act of 1917, …
(2023-09-24). Pope Francis calls for solidarity on Day of Migrants and Refugees. plenglish.com Vatican City, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) After praying the Angelus in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis recalled that today, the Catholic Church celebrates the 109th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, for whom he called for solidarity.