Daily Archives: September 21, 2023

2023-09-21: News Headlines

infobrics (2023-09-21). How Pashinyan betrayed Armenia for a US pat on the back and a Snoop Dogg concert. infobrics.org The political West will certainly try to keep him in power for as long as possible and given how beneficial he's been to Turkey's and Azerbaijan's Neo-Ottoman ambitions and delusions of grandeur, it's likely both Ankara and Baku will also want to ensure he stays. After all, who wouldn't want an "enemy" busy with organizing a Snoop Dogg concert rather than defending his people and country?>

infobrics (2023-09-20). Armenia should resume cooperation with Russia to stop escalation in Artsakh. infobrics.org Armenia's pro-Western government is to blame for the current security crisis.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-09-20). Russia urges Armenia and Azerbaijan to cease hostilities. plenglish.com "In connection with the escalation of the armed conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, we urge the parties to end the bloodshed, cease hostilities and eliminate civilian casualties," indicates the statement published this Wednesday on the official website of the Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation. | According to the note, Russian peacekeepers deployed in the region provide aid and medical assistance to civilians and also participate in evacuation. | The Russian Foreign Ministry also called for compliance with the trilateral agreements reached in 2020-2022, which detail all the steps for a peaceful solution to the…

noreply (2023-09-20). Karabakh, Armenia and… Chatham Circus. smoothiex12.blogspot.com They really do think that they are smart in UK. Dunning-Kruger all over. When one has nothing to say–they go for all kinds of rating: Top-5, Top-10 or Top-100 of all kinds of BS. It is the symptom of being hollowed out.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-09-20). Ceasefire announced hours after Azerbaijan launches military operation in Nagorno Karabakh. peoplesdispatch.org Several civilians were killed and dozens wounded in the latest round of violence inside the disputed Azerbaijani territory which has seen conflict since 1991 and is run by separatist Armenian authorities…

teleSUR, lfb, DRL (2023-09-20). Pactan cese al fuego en la región armenia de Alto Karabaj. telesurtv.net El Gobierno de Azerbaiyán exigió para pactar, está que las fuerzas armadas de Armenia y las "formaciones armadas ilegales armenias" depongan las armas, y abandonan las posiciones de combate.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-09-21). Talks between Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh begin. plenglish.com According to Baku authorities, the consultations will be held behind closed doors and coincide with Armenia's Independence Day, which dates back to 1991 when most of the population voted in a referendum in favor of secession from the Soviet Union, Azertac news agency reported. | Azerbaijan announced that it began an "anti-terrorist operation" in Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday, September 19, to "achieve the withdrawal of Armenian troops" from the territory, which has been seeking independence since 1988. | Yerevan, in turn, denied the presence of its troops in the region and branded the operation as an aggression ag…

Staff (2023-09-20). Headlines for September 20, 2023. democracynow.org Ceasefire Announced in Nagorno-Karabakh After Azerbaijani Military Operation Kills 100, Israelis Kill at Least 5 Palestinians in Last 2 Days as Gaza Blockade Tightens, Biden Meeting with Netanyahu in New York as U.S. Pushes for Saudi-Israeli Normalization, Houthi and Saudi Negotiators Wrap Another Round of Talks on Possible End to Yemen War, Volodymyr Zelensky Warns Russian War on Ukraine Threatens the World, Iranian President Calls on U.S. to Recommit to Nuclear Deal, Says "Americanization" of World Failed, Latin American Nations Challenge Old World Order at UNGA and G77, Gov't Shutdown Inches…

ecns.cn (2023-09-21). Skilled winners heading to world championships. ecns.cn The winners of a three-day national skills competition in Tianjin will be heading to Lyon, France in September next year to represent China in the WorldSkills vocational skills championship.

ecns.cn (2023-09-20). Skilled winners heading to world championships. ecns.cn The winners of a three-day national skills competition in Tianjin will be heading to Lyon, France in September next year to represent China in the WorldSkills vocational skills championship.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-09-20). "France out of Africa, US and NATO too!" Activists picket the UNGA. peoplesdispatch.org On Tuesday September 19, the opening day of the United Nations General Assembly, anti-imperialist activists rallied outside the UN Headquarters in New York City to demand that France end its imperialist meddling in West Africa and the Sahel. Organizers with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, the December 12th Movement, Bridging Africa and Black America, and others denounced the neocolonial policies of the European nation and voiced solidarity and support to Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea, and Niger, which recently underwent coups opposing French neocolonialism. Activists demanded that France end its neocolonial…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-09-20). Cuba's major coastal resort becomes more accessible to tourists (+Photo). plenglish.com Havana, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) The director of Spain's Enjoy Travel Group Cuba, Jorge Luis Fando, informed about the creation of a tourist accessibility network in Varadero, one of Cuba's best beaches.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-09-21). Cuban singer Annie Garces to perform in Spain. plenglish.com Madrid, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) Cuban singer Annie Garcés will perform in Valencia, Spain, on Thursday, as part of a tour of four other cities, concerts in which she will interpret the new trova and children's songs.

People's Dispatch. (2023-09-20). Manifiesta 2023: 15,000 Voices Amplify Call For Solidarity And Hope. popularresistance.org Approximately 15,000 people gathered in Ostend, Belgium, on September 9-10 for the latest edition of the solidarity festival Manifiesta. This year's festival was an enormous success and featured additional programs designed to immerse visitors in the event. Music performances by Meteor and Axelle Red drew large crowds during the evenings, but so did Chris Smalls from the Amazon Labor Union, as he reminded listeners that the workers' struggle is "a marathon, rather than a sprint." | The experience of building the Amazon Labor Union serves as a practical example of the possibility of creating a different world, a m…

Omar Karmi (2023-09-21). Murky Israel deal embroils Denmark in scandal. electronicintifada.net Officials charged with misleading parliament in Elbit arms debacle that could reach the very top.

Orinoco Tribune (2023-09-21). Venezuela Condemns European Union's ruling on illegal sanctions. mronline.org The appeal was made against the European Union's broad and far-reaching unilateral coercive measures that have impacted the entire Venezuelan population.

ecns.cn (2023-09-21). Chinese association urges EU to objectively view China's EV industry development. ecns.cn CPCA on Wednesday urged the EU to objectively view the development of China's electric vehicle (EV) industry, rather than arbitrarily use unilateral economic and trade tools to hinder the development Chinese EV products in Europe.

infobrics (2023-09-21). US and G-7 incorrectly expect the Ukrainian conflict to last another 6 or 7 years. infobrics.org Europeans will soon lose patience if Ukraine is not serious about fighting corruption — diplomat.

Dave DeCamp (2023-09-20). G7 Official Says Ukraine War Could Last for Seven More Years. news.antiwar.com The US and its allies in the Group of Seven are preparing to support the proxy war in Ukraine for years to come, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. One unnamed official from a European G7 nation told the paper that the war could last six or seven more years and that the allies need to prepare …

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-09-20). Iran continues talks with so-called European Troika. plenglish.com Tehran, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani met with representatives of the so-called European Troika, also known as E3, to continue negotiations on lifting sanctions against this country, IRNA reported on Wednesday.

Patrick Lawrence, Consortium News. (2023-09-20). The Question About Biden. popularresistance.org A friend and colleague wrote in an unusually sage commentary a couple of years ago that Ukraine would prove "NATO's Waterloo." | He called the brewing conflict there "a debacle-in-waiting." This was two months before the U.S. provoked the Russian intervention in February 2022. Now that is prescience. | Ukraine, indeed, has revealed NATO somewhat in the way of the old pun: No action, talk only. As Scott Ritter argued in a recent speech, it now appears the alliance is incapable of waging war in Ukraine or anywhere else in Europe. | But let's set NATO's surprising weakness aside for now and consider who, as the Ukra…

WSWS (2023-09-20). Stop the war on refugees in Europe! wsws.org The fact that all factions of the ruling class advocate terror against refugees underlines that workers and youth are confronted with revolutionary tasks.

WSWS (2023-09-20). Biden, Zelensky, and US generals call for expansion of war with Russia. wsws.org The United States launched a full-court press to promote the escalation of the war in Ukraine on Tuesday, with simultaneous appearances by US President Joe Biden at the United Nations and America's top military leaders at Ramstein, Germany, who pledged to continue the war "as long as it takes."

Peoples Dispatch (2023-09-20). Socialists in the Netherlands accuse government of failing to combat rising poverty. peoplesdispatch.org Proposals in the 2024 budget presented by the caretaker government on Prince's Day have been deemed as inadequate to mitigate the rise in poverty amid a severe cost of living and housing crisis…

Dave DeCamp (2023-09-21). Poland Says It's No Longer Arming Ukraine Amid Grain Spat. news.antiwar.com Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Wednesday that Poland is no longer arming Ukraine, marking a significant shift as Warsaw has been a staunch supporter of the NATO proxy war with Russia. Morawiecki's comments come amid a spat between Warsaw and Kyiv over a Polish ban on Ukrainian grain. When asked if the dispute would …

Zero Hedge (2023-09-21). NATO Fractures: In U-Turn, Poland Announces It Will No Longer Arm Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Andrew Korybko (2023-09-21). Poland & Ukraine Have Plunged Into A Full-Blown Political Crisis With No End In Sight. thealtworld.com Both parties are in a dilemma whereby each believes that they have more to gain at the level of national and political interests by escalating tensions than by being the first to de-escalate them. A self-sustaining cycle is thus in the process of forming, which risks leading to such a drastic deterioration of their ties that the presently dismal state thereof might soon be looked fondly upon. | Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki's revelation to local media on Wednesday that his country had

Editor (2023-09-21). Poland Says It's No Longer Arming Ukraine Amid Grain Spat. scheerpost.com

Larry Johnson (2023-09-21). Did Poland Just Torpedo NATO and Ukraine? sonar21.com Sure looks like it. AFP is reporting that: Poland will no longer arm Ukraine to focus on its own defence, Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Wednesday, a few hours…

Branko Marcetic (2023-09-21). When Officials Say the Quiet Part About Russia and NATO Out Loud. globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2023-09-21). Biden's UN General Assembly Speech Aimed at Russia Exposes US Hypocrisy. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-09-21). Putin praises BRI in meeting with senior Chinese diplomat. ecns.cn In the latest meeting with senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke highly of the Belt and Road Initiative and praised President Xi Jinping's comment on the world situation.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-09-21). Seymour Hersh: Ukraine Has Lost in its War with Russia. libya360.wordpress.com BAND OF BROTHERS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andriy Kostin, Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, US Climate Envoy John Kerry, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken listen as President Joe Biden addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Tuesday. / Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via…

Jeffrey D. Sachs (2023-09-21). NATO Chief Admits NATO Expansion Was Key to Russian Invasion of Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Mike Adams (2023-09-21). Video: Sea Breeze Black Sea Naval Exercise Could be Ground Zero for a False Flag Event to Ignite World War III. Mike Adams. globalresearch.ca There is a US-NATO military exercise in the Black Sea (September 11-15, 2023), the purpose of which is to trigger a "False Flag". The exercise will be used as a cover to plant and activate a WMD. Russia will then be accused of having attacked US-NATO.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-09-21). Bombshell: NATO Says "War Started in 2014". "Fake Pretext" to Wage War against Russia? To Invoke Article 5 of Atlantic Treaty? globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-09-21). Video: A Jewish-Russian Proxy President: Zelensky Transformed into a Nazi. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-09-21). Biden's UN war speech paves way for direct clash with Russia. wsws.org The United States used Tuesday's meeting of the United Nations General assembly as a platform to launch a full-throated tirade against Russia, of the kind made by countries before they declare war.

WSWS (2023-09-21). New Zealand election debate points to bipartisan agenda of austerity and war. wsws.org The televised leaders' debate underscores that both the incumbent Labour Party and the opposition National Party are committed to strengthening New Zealand's role in the US-led war drive against China and Russia, while slashing spending on public services amid the worsening cost-of-living crisis.

Andrew Korybko (2023-09-20). The Intercept's Latest Leak Might Deal Irreparable Damage to Pakistan-China Relations. orinocotribune.com By Andrew Korybko — Sep 18, 2023 | At the same time as Pakistani officials were negotiating with Russia to import oil and abstaining from anti-Russian UNGA Resolutions alongside China, their country's arms were being used by Ukraine to kill Russians and therefore undermine China's diplomatic efforts to freeze the most dangerous conflict since World War II. | The Intercept reported on Sunday that "

ecns.cn (2023-09-20). Russia withstands sanctions pressure, Putin says. ecns.cn Russia has withstood the unprecedented pressure from Western sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday.

Editor (2023-09-20). Sep 20, 2023. sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ Rusanda Panfili — Air on the G string (J. S. Bach) Americans Are Being Led By a Lying Media and Corrupt Political Class, by Philip Giraldi The Idiotic Notion That It's Brave To Support Nuclear Brinkmanship In Ukraine, by Caitlin Johnstone They Are Openly Admitting That We Are On The Brink Of "The Final War," by Michael Snyder Dr. Aaron Kheriaty: Why Totalitarianism Doesn't Require Gulags or Concentration Camps (Video) Russia, North Korea Stage 'Strategic Coup' Against Western Hegemony, by Pepe Escobar BRINCISSTAN! by Roger Boyd Keep Fighting, by Paul Craig Roberts The Question About Bid…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-09-20). In Cuba XI Ibero-American Congress of Project Engineering. plenglish.com Havana, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) Professionals from Russia, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico and Cuba attend today in Havana the XI Ibero-American Congress of Project Engineering, whose central theme is associated with artificial intelligence.

Federico Fuentes (2023-09-20). Cuba denounces use of its citizens to fight Russia's war in Ukraine. greenleft.org.au The Cuban government has denounced participation of its citizens in Russia's war on Ukraine, as it revealed the discovery of a human trafficking ring seeking to entice or trick Cubans into joining the war effort, reports Federico Fuentes.

Federico Fuentes (2023-09-20). Cuba denounces use of its citizens to fight Russia's war in Ukraine. greenleft.org.au The Cuban government has denounced the participation of its citizens in Russia's war on Ukraine, as it revealed the discovery of a human trafficking ring seeking to entice or trick Cubans into joining the war effort, reports Federico Fuentes.

infobrics (2023-09-20). Is Lavrov's claim that America is at war with Russia 'exaggeration'?>. infobrics.org Even if we don't count statements made by top-level US officials, including Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin's admission that Washington DC wants to see a "strategic defeat" inflicted on Russia and President Joe Biden's Freudian slip that "Putin cannot stay in power", the evidence that supports Lavrov's claim is simply overwhelming and we're seeing it every single day.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-09-20). NATO: Hear No Evil, See No Evil. libya360.wordpress.com Yves Engler Image from a US protest against US/NATO's actions in Libya. Image credit: Al Mayadeen English To maintain public support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)'s proxy war with Russia, it's important to erase its history of violence. The Canadian media's refusal to mention NATO's role in Libya's instability partly reflects the requirements of Ukraine propaganda. In…

Kester Kenn Klomegah (2023-09-20). Understanding Russia's Multipolar World with Africa. globalresearch.ca

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-09-20). Russian-Iranian cooperation reaches new level regardless of sanctions. plenglish.com Moscow, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) Russian-Iranian interaction reached a new level and the dialogue between Moscow and Tehran is developing with special intensity despite Western sanctions, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu declared.

M. K. Bhadrakumar, Consortium News. (2023-09-20). The 'Biden Phase' Of The Ukraine War. popularresistance.org The ground war in Ukraine has run its course, a new phase is beginning. Even diehard supporters of Ukraine in the Western media and think tanks are admitting that a military victory over Russia is impossible and a vacation of the territory under Russian control is way beyond Kiev's capability. | Hence the ingenuity of the Biden administration in exploring Plan B — counseling Kiev to be realistic about loss of territory and pragmatically seek dialogue with Moscow. This was the bitter message that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken transmitted to Kiev recently in person. | But President Volodymyr's Zelens…

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-09-20). 'Biden's Phase' of Ukraine War Is Beginning. orinocotribune.com By M. K. Bhadrakumar — Sep 17, 2023 | The ground war in Ukraine has run its course, a new phase is beginning. Even diehard supporters of Ukraine in the western media and think tanks are admitting that a military victory over Russia is impossible and a vacation of the territory under Russian control is way beyond Kiev's capability. | Hence the ingenuity of the Biden Administration to explore Plan B counselling Kiev to be realistic about loss of territory and pragmatically seek dialogue with Moscow. This was the bitter message that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken transmitted to Kiev recently in person.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-09-20). 'Biden's Phase' of Ukraine War Is Beginning. orinocotribune.com By M. K. Bhadrakumar — Sep 17, 2023 | The ground war in Ukraine has run its course, a new phase is beginning. Even diehard supporters of Ukraine in the western media and think tanks are admitting that a military victory over Russia is impossible and regaining territory under Russian control is way beyond Kiev's capability. | Hence the ingenuity of the Biden Administration to explore Plan B counseling Kiev to be realistic about loss of territory and pragmatically seek dialogue with Moscow. This was the bitter message that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken transmitted to Kiev recently in person. | But Presi…

midwesternmarx (2023-09-20). Pepe Escobar: Russia, North Korea Stage 'Strategic Coup' Against Western Hegemony. midwesternmarx.com It will take ages to unpack the silos of information inbuilt in the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok last week, coupled with the — armored – train-keeps-a-rollin' conducted by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un straddling every nook and cranny of Primorsky Krai.The key themes all reflect the four main vectors of the New Great Game as it's being played across the Global South: energy and energy resources; manufacturing and labor; market and trade rules; and logistics. But they go wa …

noreply (2023-09-20). Update On Sub Damage. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Which explains the cropping of surrounding in the photo, to avoid identification of the place which IS NOT Sevastopol–because it is photoshop. Russian submariners already pointed that out, especially this side "hole", plus, the "base photo" is taken from… the dock in either St. Petersburg or Kronshtadt. There your go–the "price" of Western "naval experts". Most likely the damage in a front of sail is the only thing which did happen, but I already elaborated on it.

Staff (2023-09-20). PDVSA: Russian Companies to Strengthen Cooperation With Venezuela's Oil Industry. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) reported on its official social media about Russian companies' interest in cooperating to strengthen oil production and refining in Venezuela and strategic areas of the oil industry. | "Russian companies are interested in relaunching oil cooperation with Venezuela in strategic areas such as oil production and refining, modernizing the power grid, and supplying petrochemicals including catalysts and additives," the PDVSA announced on Tuesday, September 19, posting a photo of the meeting between PDVSA President Pedro Tellechea and Russian Vice Prime Minist…

WSWS (2023-09-20). Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso form alliance against French invasion threat. wsws.org As Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso develop ties with Russia, the danger is mounting that the NATO-Russia war in Ukraine will explode across Africa.

ecns.cn (2023-09-21). China to build LPG tanks, importing green energy from Russia. ecns.cn Manzhouli, a major land port of entry on China's border with Russia, plans to build 50 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanks to import green energy from Russia.

David Starr (2023-09-21). BRICS Attempts to Establish Multi-Polar World, Rejecting U.S.-dominated Uni-Polar World. covertactionmagazine.com On August 22-24, the BRICS organization (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) held its 15th Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. BRICS Chairman Cyril Ramaphosa, who is president of South Africa, made concluding remarks about the Summit in a media briefing: "Leading up to the Summit, there was a wide-ranging BRICS business program aimed at attracting investment, …

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-09-21). Ethiopia and Russia for peaceful use of nuclear energy. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) The successful use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes occupies Ethiopia and Russian companies as part of cooperation in that sector, the Ministry of Innovation and Technology informed on Thursday.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-09-21). The Return of the 'Bakhmut Meat Grinder': How Ukraine Fell Back into a Familiar Trap. libya360.wordpress.com Vladislav Ugolny Kiev claims to have captured several "strategically important" villages near Artyomovsk. What does this mean for the situation at the front? While Ukraine's counteroffensive in the direction of Zaporozhye has practically stalled in the past few months, its forces have made some progress on the eastern section of the front. The battle for…

Karsten Riise (2023-09-21). Ukraine Breakdown. Is It Over for Ukraine? globalresearch.ca

Kit Klarenberg (2023-09-21). Intel-linked UK official pushing censorship of Russell Brand. thegrayzone.com The author of letters to social media companies demanding the financial punishment of Russell Brand is a British lawmaker implicated in London's war on Covid-19 and Ukraine dissenters. Her husband was a commander in the Army's psy-ops division. Allegations of sexual impropriety and abuse by comedian and podcaster Russell Brand by the British media prompted YouTube to demonetize the star's popular channel on September 20. The Grayzone can now reveal that YouTube's financial censorship of Brand is the result of …

Staff (2023-09-21). Headlines for September 21, 2023. democracynow.org U.N. Chief Warns Climate Ambition Summit, "Humanity Has Opened the Gates of Hell", Biden Announces Climate Corps as Activists Demand He Declare Climate Emergency, Study Finds Climate Change Made Libya Flood Catastrophe 50 Times More Likely, U.N. Warns Fighting Between Sudan's Rival Military Factions Is Sickening and Killing Children, CNN: Ukraine Likely Behind Drone Strikes on Wagner-Backed Paramilitary in Sudan, Nagorno-Karabakh Residents Seek Security Guarantees as Peace Talks Get Underway, Patients Billed Up to $190 for COVID-19 Shots That Insurance Plans Are Required to Cover, Senate Confirm…

Staff (2023-09-21). Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Ukraine, Palestine & Why Latin America Rejects Western Hypocrisy. democracynow.org Colombian President Gustavo Petro joins Democracy Now! for an exclusive broadcast interview after his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where he spoke of the need to end wars and stop the climate crisis. Petro is the first leftist to ever govern Colombia. He was elected in 2022 after campaigning to fight inequality and poverty, increase taxes on the wealthy, expand social programs, restore peace and end Colombia's dependence on fossil fuels. He is a former M-19 guerrilla who went on to become the mayor of Bogotá and a senator before rising to the presidency. In Part 1 of the interv…

Dave DeCamp (2023-09-20). Potential Government Shutdown Threatens US Support for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon has said that the government shutdown that will happen if Congress doesn't pass a funding bill by September 30 could hinder US support for Ukraine. Pentagon spokesman Chris Sherwood told POLITICO that the Defense Department's suspension of what is considered nonessential activities expected under a shutdown could interrupt "delivery of defense articles, services …

Dave DeCamp (2023-09-20). Report: Next Arms Package for Ukraine to Include More Cluster Bombs, No ATACMS. news.antiwar.com President Biden will announce a new weapons package for Ukraine when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits Washington on Thursday, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Sources told Reuters that the package will be worth $325 million and is expected to include the second tranche of widely-banned cluster bombs in the form of 155mm artillery shells. The US …

Dave DeCamp (2023-09-20). State Department Confirms US Citizen Gonzalo Lira Is Detained in Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The State Department has confirmed that American citizen Gonzalo Lira is being held in a Ukrainian prison over charges related to his speech and views on the war in Ukraine. Lira is a popular YouTuber and journalist who was arrested by the Ukrainian Security Services (SBU) in May for creating content that was critical of …

Media Lens (2023-09-20). The Mass-Media Memory Hole: Blair, Ukraine and Libya. dissidentvoice.org

Michael Averko (2023-09-20). US Mass Media UN General Assembly Coverage: Yugoslavia 1999-Ukraine 2022. globalresearch.ca

Ryan Grim, Murtaza Hussain, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-09-20). US Helped Pakistan Get IMF Bailout With Secret Arms Deal For Ukraine. popularresistance.org Secret Pakistani arms sales to the U.S. helped to facilitate a controversial bailout from the International Monetary Fund earlier this year, according to two sources with knowledge of the arrangement, with confirmation from internal Pakistani and American government documents. The arms sales were made for the purpose of supplying the Ukrainian military — marking Pakistani involvement in a conflict it had faced U.S. pressure to take sides on. | The revelation is a window into the kind of behind-the-scenes maneuvering between financial and political elites that rarely is exposed to the public, even as the pub…

Ryan Grim (2023-09-20). U.S. Helped Pakistan Get IMF Bailout with Secret Arms Deal for Ukraine, Leaked Documents Reveal. globalresearch.ca

Ted Snider (2023-09-20). The War in Ukraine Can't End Until Washington Stops Interfering in Talks. globalresearch.ca

Prof Souad N. Al-Azzawi (2023-09-20). Iraq War: How the U.S. Contaminated Iraq with Depleted Uranium. globalresearch.ca The following text was presented to the Kuala Lumpur International Conference to Criminalise War, Putra World Trade Centre, 28-31 October 2009. | For more than three decades [since 1991], the United States of America and the United Kingdom have been waging …

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