Monthly Archives: September 2023

2023-09-24: News Headlines

infobrics (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.

Steven Sahiounie (2023-09-24). Nagorno-Karabakh's Armenians Fall Victim to the EU's Dependence on Hydrocarbons and Pashinyan's Betrayal. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR, JCM (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.

infobrics (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.

teleSUR, JCM (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.

M.K. Bhadrakumar (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…

Geoff Watts (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.

Mosa Tsay, Grassroots Economic Organizing. (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…

Pavan Kulkarni (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…

Zoe Alexandra, Vijay Prashad, People's Dispatch. (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…

Juan M. Garcia (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.

Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović (2023-09-24). The East Baltic States: Language and Identity in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania. globalresearch.ca

Chris Hedges, The Real News Network. (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…

ecns.cn (2023-09-24). In Numbers: 77,000 China-Europe freight train trips made over 10 years. ecns.cn

Noam Chomsky, Vijay Prashad, Peoples Democracy. (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…

Dongsheng News (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…

ecns.cn (2023-09-23). In Numbers: 77,000 China-Europe freight train trips made over 10 years. ecns.cn

Internationalist 360 ∞ (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…

M. K. Bhadrakumar (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

midwesternmarx (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 …

Peoples Health Dispatch (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…

F. William Engdahl (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.

mforinoco (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…

Juan M. Garcia (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.

Juan M. Garcia (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.

JANET (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…

Editor (2023-09-23). Climate Is the Fight of Our Lifetime. Our Federal Budget Should Reflect That. scheerpost.com

Climate Action Network international. (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…

David Averre (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

Connor Freeman (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 …

Editor (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…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (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…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (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…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (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…

Juan M. Garcia (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.

Juan M. Garcia (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.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-09-24). Video: A Jewish-Russian Proxy President: Zelensky Transformed into a Nazi. globalresearch.ca

Richard Abelson (2023-09-24). Seymour Hersh: "It's All Lies. The War Is Over. Russia Has Won." globalresearch.ca

Editor (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…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (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…

Michael Welch (2023-09-23). Challenges for Ending the War in 2023. The Road to Peace Paved by "Russian Collaborators?" globalresearch.ca

noreply (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…

RT (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. …

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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.

Brian Berletic (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.

Juan M. Garcia (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.

Peoples Health Dispatch (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…

Ali Abunimah (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.

Connor Freeman (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 …

Eric Zuesse (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 …

Kyle Anzalone (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 …

midwesternmarx (2023-09-23). Ukraine lost around 85% of its initial mobilized force: Field general By: Al Mayadeen English. midwesternmarx.com

WSWS (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.

Larry Johnson (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…

Binoy Kampmark (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, …

Juan M. Garcia (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.

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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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