Daily Archives: October 17, 2021

2021-10-17: News Headlines

Editor2 (2021-10-17). An American Ploy to Pump Stolen Palestinian Gas Into Lebanese Homes? orinocotribune.com By Firas Al-Shoufi — Oct 13 2021 | The American offer to supply Lebanon's energy needs via an Arab Pipeline through Egypt, Jordan and Syria has one glaring downside. It will likely be Israeli gas lighting up Lebanon's grids. | Two questions need to be answered to understand America's paradoxical behavior towards Syria and Lebanon in recent weeks. Years of US-sponsored asymmetrical warfare have kept these nations in states of chaos and war, but now, quite inexplicably, Washington appears eager to secure vital energy resources for the two states — both still under crippling US sieges — by importing…

Editor2 (2021-10-17). Politicians, Journalists and Lawyers to put War on Terror 'on Trial' at People's Tribunal. orinocotribune.com Politicians, lawyers and journalists are to put the war on terror "on trial" at a people's tribunal next week, ahead of Julian Assange's latest extradition hearing. | The second round of hearings of the Belmarsh Tribunal will see left-wing figures including former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, veteran anti-war activist Tariq Ali and Ecuador's former president Rafael Correa "hold the US accountable for its war crimes." | The event was launched last year by Progressive International, with the first hearings held online due to the Covid-19 pandemic. | It is inspired by the famous 1966 people's tribunal on the Vietnam…

Juan Cole (2021-10-17). Is Sec. of State Antony Blinken as bad as Mike Pompeo? zcomm.org Silent on Israeli theft of Palestinian Land, Promoting Phony Abraham Accords…

Anonymous103 (2021-10-17). Shaping US Middle East Policy Amidst Failing States, Failed Democratization And Increased Activism. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Written by The future of US engagement in the Middle East hangs in the balance. | Two decades of forever war in Afghanistan and continued military engagement in Iraq and elsewhere in the region have prompted debate about what constitutes a US interest in the Middle East. China, and to a lesser degree Russia, loom large in the debate as America's foremost strategic and geopolitical challenges. | Questions about US interests have also sparked discussion about whether the United States can best achiev…

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-17). Azerbaijani navy conducted combat drills in Caspian, Turkish troops departed after war games. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azerbaijani Naval Forces Wrap Up Command And Staff Exercises Azerbaijan's Naval Forces recently conducted a three-day command and staff exercises in the country's sector of the Caspian Sea that concluded on October 13. The main purpose of conducting the exercises was to improve the practical skills of commanders and staff officers in agile decision-making and …

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-17). Turkey trains Azerbaijani troops in mountain warfare. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Graduation ceremony of Azerbaijani servicemen participating in courses held in Turkey On October 16, the Mountain Commando School and Training Center held a graduation ceremony for the Azerbaijani servicemen who graduated from Mountain Commando Courses in Isparta, Turkey…. The ceremony was attended by the delegation from Azerbaijan and the representatives of the Azerbaijan embassy in …

Newsclick (2021-10-17). 15% tax on Corporates: Moral victory for developing countries but little else. peoplesdispatch.org Professor Biswajit Dhar of India's Jawaharlal Nehru University talks about the recent agreement among close to 150 countries to impose a minimum of 15% tax on big corporates…

Nava J. Thakuria (2021-10-17). RSS chief Bhagwat bats for a unified, strong and well-informed society. pressenza.com INDIAN CULTURE AND MEDIA Guwahati: Only a unified, strong and well-informed society with a national character can assert its voice before the world and even establish truth and peace, strength is required, commented Sarsanghchalak Dr. Mohan Bhagwat of…

Pressenza IPA (2021-10-17). When Pakistan praises Bangladesh! pressenza.com Op Ed by Pathik Hasan Pakistan had been exploiting Bangladesh systematically and its economy was built on the money of Bangladesh. However, Bangladesh got its great independence from Pakistan in 1971 through a bloody hardcore struggle. The country under the…

Anonymous669 (2021-10-17). Iranian-Backed Forces Are Setting Up Weapons Workshops In Syria's Raqqa — Report. southfront.org Illustrative image. | The Iranian-backed Iraqi group Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba is building a number of weapons workshops in the eastern countryside of Syria's Raqqa, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on October 16. | According to the London-based monitoring group, the workshops are being built in several farms located around the town of Madan. | The workshops will reportedly manufacture mortar rounds, rocket launch rails and bullets of different calibers for Iranian-backed forces. | Harakat Hezbolla…

Anonymous103 (2021-10-17). IRGC Naval Forces To Be Armed With 2,000-Km-Range Cruise Missiles In Near Future: Cmdr. southfront.org Originally published on VeteransToday. Chief Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami says the naval units of his…

Anonymous669 (2021-10-17). Iranian Sources Reveal New Information On Secret Short-Range Air Defense System. southfront.org File image. | Iranian sources have revealed new information on a domestically-made short-range air-defense system that was showcased for the first time during the On October 16, Fars News Agency journalist Mohammad Shaltouki revealed that the system is dubbed "Zubin". According to Shaltouki, the system is the land-based variant of the "Nawab" air-defense…

James O'Neill (2021-10-17). China and Japan Show Signs of a Closer Relationship. dissidentvoice.org When Japan selected its new prime minister Fumio Kishida on 4 October 2021, there were concerns that his known conservative views did not augur well for Japan's relationship with China. Thus far, however, those fears appear to have been overly pessimistic. Four days ago on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of China-Japan formal diplomatic ties, the …

scorinoco (2021-10-17). Amajac Woman to Replace Columbus Statue in Mexico City. orinocotribune.com The placement of the statue of an Indigenous woman in the Reforma Boulevard is considered an act of social and historical justice. | On October 12, celebrated as the Day of the Pluricultural Nation in Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, mayor of Mexico City, announced that a replica of the Young Woman of Amajac will take the place on the Reforma Boulevard from where the statue of Christopher Columbus was removed. The mayor made this announcement as she presented a project for the construction of the new monument, dedicated to the indigenous peoples of Mexico and as homage to their resistance against colonization. | "We fe…

Anonymous669 (2021-10-17). Syrian Army Deploys Reinforcements In Northern Aleppo Amid Reports Of Near Turkish Attack (Photos). southfront.org File image. | The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has deployed reinforcements along the frontlines with Turkish forces in the northern countryside of Aleppo. | The army's reinforcements were reportedly deployed in several positions between the towns of Tell Rifaat and Manbij, which are both held by Kurdish forces. | In a report released on October 16,

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-17). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Next steps, new leader for Mayo Clinic Cancer Center. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Cheryl Willman was named executive director of Mayo Clinic Cancer Programs, and director of the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center in May. In this role, Dr. Willman is leading the expansion and strategic development of Mayo Clinic Cancer Center locations in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota, as well as newly developing Mayo Clinic global cancer programs in London and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Mayo Clinic Cancer Center is designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as…

Anonymous669 (2021-10-17). Houthis Say Their Forces Captured Five Districts In Shabwah, Ma'irb In New Large-Scale Operation. southfront.org Brigadier General Yahya Sari, spokesman of the Yemeni Armed Forces. Source: almasirah.net.ye | On October 17, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) announced that their fighters captured an area of 3,200 square kilometers in the central Yemeni provinces of Shabwah and Ma'rib from Saudi-backed forces during a new large-scale operation, dubbed "Spring of Victory". | Brig. Gen. Yahya Sari, a spokesman for the Houthis, said that the group's fighters captured the districts of Usaylan, Bayhan and Ain in Shabwah as well as the districts of H…

Anonymous007 (2021-10-17). Military Situation In Yemen On October 17, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 253 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On October 16, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 6 airstrikes on the Abdiyah district | On October 16, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 24 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On October 16, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Hazm district | On October 17, clashes between Ansar Allah a…

Independent Media Institute (2021-10-16). Why Record Numbers of Workers Are Quitting and Striking. pressenza.com Taken together with a sharp increase in union strikes, the mass resignations of individuals indicate a deep worker dissatisfaction across the nation. By Sonali Kolhatkar On September 14, a young woman in Louisiana named Beth McGrath posted a selfie Facebook…

Staff (2021-10-16). Pentagon offers unspecified 'condolence payments' for 7 Afghan children & aid worker murdered in botched drone strike. rt.com The US military is offering "condolence payments" to a family in Afghanistan after a badly planned drone strike killed 10 civilians, including seven children, in the country's capital in August, though did not provide any numbers. | Pentagon spokesman John Kirby revealed the offer on Friday, stating that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made a "commitment" to the Akhmadi family for compensation following the August 29 drone strike, "including offering ex gratia condolence payments" and State Department assistance in relocating family members to the United States. | The offer was raised during a virtual meeting b…

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2021-10-16). Afghanistan: Russia Draws Redlines for U.S. Moscow Will Not Accept U.S. Military Presence in Central Asia. globalresearch.ca

Joris Leverink (2021-10-16). Countering the UK's counter-terror industrial complex. roarmag.org A soldier and armed police take part in Op TEMPERER — the mobilization plan for military support to the police service in response to a major terrorist attack. Credit: Following the Taliban's return to power and the spectacular collapse of the Afghan shell government this August, much has been made of how little has changed since the United States and its allies launched the Global War on Terror on October 7, 2001, when they invaded Afghanistan. The lessons of the past two decades also seem to have…

Noam Chomsky (2021-10-16). Ireland has robbed poor working people of tens of trillions of dollars. zcomm.org Interview on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the morality of Ireland's tax regime and whether the human race can avoid the twin catastrophes of global warming and nuclear war…

Mike Walter (2021-10-16). The Heat: Afghanistan's future. america.cgtn.com As terrorist attacks rock Afghanistan, we will take a look at the future of the country.

Anonymous669 (2021-10-16). ISIS Claims Responsibility For Kandahar Mosque Massacre, Shares Photo Of Suicide Bombers. southfront.org Anas al-Khorasani and Abu Ali al-Blushi as seen in a photo released by ISIS' Amaq. | ISIS branch in Afghanistan, ISIS-Khorasan Province (ISIS-K), has claimed responsibility for the In a statement released by its news agency, Amaq, the terrorist group said that the attack was carried out by two suicide bombers "Anas al-Khorasani" and "Abu…

Medea Benjamin (2021-10-16). How Feminists Can Support Afghan Women Living Under the Taliban. zcomm.org When the United States pulled out of Afghanistan, it froze billions of dollars in Afghan assets, grinding many of the country's most essential operations to a halt and spreading misery. The US government must release those funds…

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-16). Austin visit: U.S. think tank calls for massive NATO buildup in Black Sea region. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From the Heritage Foundation. Excerpts. Time for Action: The U.S. and NATO Cannot Afford to Ignore the Black Sea Region The Black Sea sits at an important crossroads between Europe, Asia, and the Caucasus. For the U.S., the Black Sea's strategic importance is primarily derived from two issues. The first is America's treaty obligations under …

WSWS (2021-10-16). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org India: Ola and Uber drivers demonstrate in Tamil Nadu; Thai garment workers demand unpaid wages; Australia: Light rail drivers impose bans in Sydney…

_____ (2021-10-16). Debunking Anti-Chinese Psy Ops: Opium, Synthetic Cults and the Haunting of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. strategic-culture.org Whether we are looking at religious sects masquerading as Christian or Muslim fronts, or Asian scientology-esque Falun Gong cults Xi Jinping has some messy problems to deal with both within China and abroad. | In If the west were truly a beacon of liberty and if nation states were the o…

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-16). NATO's Caucasus, Central Asia special representative en route to Azerbaijan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Special Representative of the NATO Secretary General to visit Azerbaijan NATO Secretary General's new Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia Javier Colomina will visit Azerbaijan, APA [Azeri Press Agency] reports. Mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan to NATO…

Brenda Norrell (2021-10-16). BIA Occupation in Washington: Native People Under Arrest Demanding Justice. indybay.org Native People occupying the Bureau of Indian Affairs are now being arrested, during Day 4 of People vs. Fossil Fuels. Follow Censored News for this breaking news story.

scorinoco (2021-10-16). Mapping Faultlines: The Dilemmas of Non-Alignment. orinocotribune.com By NewsClick — Oct 14, 2021 | Newsclick's Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha talks about the history and legacy of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) which marks 60 years this year. He explains the role NAM played over the decades, especially in strengthening the force of decolonization. He also analyzes the challenges before the group today. | Featured image: Former Prime Minister of India, Ja…

Amah Mutsun Land Trust & UCSC (2021-10-16). Saturday 11/6: Settler Colonialism is a Sickness: How Federal Indian Health Failed Native Women. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

Subodh Varma (2021-10-16). In just one year, Indians are paying almost 50% more for cooking gas. peoplesdispatch.org Meanwhile, prices for petrol and diesel have risen by 26% and 31% across the four metros. These hikes are due to the Narendra Modi government's relentless increasing of the excise duty on petroleum products…

Sharmila Devi (2021-10-16). [World Report] Syria and Iraq facing severe drought. thelancet.com Climate change and conflict are driving a humanitarian emergency that threatens 12 million people. Sharmila Devi reports.

Juan Cole (2021-10-16). Band of 30 militant Israeli Squatters attack Palestinian Farmers, Steal Olive Harvest in continued Sabotage that has seen 1 mn Olive Trees destroyed by Israelis since 1967. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — On Friday, some thirty militant Israeli squatters on Palestinian land in the West Bank attacked Palestinian farmers harvesting olives from their orchards at Salfit. At the same time the Israeli occupation army blocked other farmers from reaching their olive orchards near the large squatter settlement of Ariel, built on land …

Anonymous669 (2021-10-16). New Escalation: Israel Assassinated Syrian Official, Ex-Lawmaker In Al-Quneitra. southfront.org File image. | On October 16, the Israeli military assassinated Medhat al-Saleh, director of the Golan Affairs Office in the Syrian government. | According to the Beirut-based al-Mayadeen TV, al-Shaleh was shot and killed by the Israeli military while he was visiting 'Ayn At Tina site, which is located right on the Separation of Forces Line that separates Syria's al-Quneitra from the Israeli-occupied part of the Golan Heights. | The Syrian government has not commented on the incident so far; neither did Israeli whi…

sputniknews (2021-10-16). Over 40 Palestinians Injured in Clashes With Israeli Soldiers in West Bank — Red Crescent. sputniknews.com GAZA/TEL AVIV (Sputnik) — More than 40 Palestinians were injured on Friday in clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.

Ajay Hegde, Patricia Littlechild, William Taylor (2021-10-16). [Clinical Picture] Lumbar sediment sign seen in an unusual presentation of meningitis. thelancet.com A 39-year-old woman was transferred to our neurosurgical service following a fall and development of a progressive quadriparesis over the previous 24 h.

Jeremy Loffredo (2021-10-16). Hospital Denies Life-Saving Kidney Transplant for Woman Who Had COVID and Won't Get Vaccine. globalresearch.ca

Andrew Emett (2021-10-16). NYPD cop arrested after shooting woman at ex-girlfriend's home. nationofchange.org When police arrived at the scene, NYPD Officer Yvonne Wu allegedly admitted to shooting Li and Liang. She also told her colleagues where to find the murder weapon.

UFCLP (2021-10-16). Wednesday 10/20: Support October 20 South Korean General Strike For Equality & Free KCTU President Yang Ky. indybay.org South Korean Consulate | 3500 Clay St., San Francisco…

WSWS (2021-10-16). Widespread global participation in second school strike against COVID threat to children. wsws.org The strike received massive support globally, with the central hashtag for the event, #SchoolStrike2021, tweeted nearly 7,500 times and videos submitted from Britain, the US, Canada, Brazil, Germany, France, Poland, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Australia and New Zealand.

Anonymous669 (2021-10-16). Turkish Military Dropped Leaflets Over Syria's Tell Rifaat Warning Locals Of Near Attack. southfront.org Turkish army tanks and military personal are stationed in Karkamis on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern Gaziantep province, Turkey, August 25, 2016. © Umit Bektas / Reuters | Late on October 15, Turkish drones dropped leaflets over the Syrian town of Tell Rifaat in the northern countryside of Aleppo warning the locals of an upcoming military operation by the Turkish military and its proxies. | ÿ£ŸÑŸÇŸâ ŸÖÿ≥ŸÑŸÄ.Ÿ&Au…

Anonymous669 (2021-10-16). Syrian Army, Russian Aerospace Forces Killed 14 ISIS Terrorists In Southern Raqqa — Report. southfront.org Russian Su-25 attack aircraft take off from the Khmeimim airbase in Syria © Dmitriy Vinogradov / Sputnik | At least 14 terrorists of ISIS were killed while taking part in the terrorist group's recent According to the London-based monitoring group, the t…

Anonymous669 (2021-10-16). HTS' Police Chief, Interrogator Killed In Precision Syrian Artillery Strikes On Greater Idlib (Videos, Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | On October 16 afternoon, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) carried out a series of precision artillery strikes on the border town of Saramada in the northwestern region of Greater Idlib. | The strikes targeted HTS' main police station and several other positions of the terrorist group in Saramada, which is located in the northern Idlib countryside. The town is known to be a stronghold the terrorist group and an economic hub of its political front, the so-called Salvation Government. | | …

Anonymous669 (2021-10-16). Turkey's Losses In Syria Mounts With New Greater Idlib Attack That Left Seven Casualties (Photos). southfront.org Turkish forces are seen near Mount Barsaya, northeast of Afrin, Syria January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi | Late on October 15, a convoy of the Turkish military came under attack as it was leaving the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib where Ankara maintains a large force. | A heavy improvised explosive device struck the convoy as it was moving towards the Turkish border on the Bab al-Hawa highway in the eastern Idlib countryside. A Turkish BMC Kirpi MRAP [Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected] vehicle was…

Anonymous007 (2021-10-16). Military Situation In Syria On October 16, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On October 15, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Minagh Airbase | On October 15, two Turkish soldeirs were killed by a roadside bomb near the town of Maarat Misrin | On October 16, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces near al-Barah village | MORE ON THE TOPIC: |

_____ (2021-10-16). Bellingcat Funded by U.S. and UK Intelligence Contractors That Aided Extremists in Syria. strategic-culture.org Supposedly "independent" website Bellingcat raked in money from scandal-ridden Western intelligence firms that wreaked havoc — and reaped massive profits — in Syria. | By Kit KLARENBERG | Since its launch in July 2014, the self-styled open-source investigations website Bellingcat has cemented itself as a darling of mainstream Western media, with its dives into alleged Syrian government

WSWS (2021-10-16). Why Taiwan is an explosive flashpoint for a US-China war. wsws.org To understand the great dangers posed by the Biden administration's deliberately inflammatory actions it is necessary to examine the historical background.

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