(2020-10-06). A Wrong Turn At Albuquerque: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com ~ | Really sucks how the US intelligence cartel is going to claim a rival nation interfered in the election no matter who wins in order to advance pre-planned geostrategic agendas and everyone's just going to accept it on faith because they learned nothing these last four years. | Not looking forward to Trump supporters unquestioningly swallowing the narrative that China interfered for Biden and then spending years screaming about the need for more cold war aggressions against Beijing while Biden does exactly that and they still claim he's not doing enough. | ~ | The fact that politicians who not only supported t…
(2020-10-06). Grayzone questions US intelligence claim of "Russian influence campaign" run by PeaceData. wsws.org An article published by Grayzone shows that the website PeaceData—which US intelligence claims was part of a Russian misinformation campaign—was likely a false flag operation aimed at linking left-wing websites with the Moscow government.
(2020-10-06). Nicholson Baker's Maddening Search for the Truth. thenation.com 
Denied access to files about the use of chemical weapons during the Cold War, the novelist's transformed his new book into a study of how America keeps its secrets.
(2020-10-06). Armenian-Azerbaijan war turns Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia into a powder keg. wsws.org The Kremlin's central fear is that the war could reignite long-simmering regionalist, ethnic and religious conflicts on its southern borders.
(2020-10-05). Rihanna sparks outrage after using Islamic hadith in lingerie show. middleeasteye.net 
Rihanna sparks outrage after using Islamic hadith in lingerie show | Singer accused of using Islam as an 'aesthetic' after catwalk song appeared to sample a Kuwaiti preacher | Mon, 10/05/2020 – 13: 11 | Russian model Irina Shayk at the launch of Rihanna's Savage X Fenty Show Vol 2, which aired on 2 October 2020 (AFP) | Rihanna has come under fierce criticism after lingerie models at her latest fashion…
(2020-10-05). Climate change in world's largest country: Russia just experienced its warmest September in recorded history. rt.com 
The average temperature in Russia this September was the highest in 130 years of observations, the national weather agency announced on Monday, as climate change continues to have a profound effect on the world's largest country. | Almost every part of Russia reported temperatures higher than normal early fall averages, the Russian Hydrometeorology Center's chief specialist Marina Makarova told Moscow news agency RIA Novosti. "The largest anomalies were observed in the north of Eurasia, where temperatures exceeded norms by five to six degrees," she explained. | "It was also very warm in the European [part of R…
(2020-10-05). Despite imminent arrival of Sputnik V vaccine, More than 70% of Russians don't want to be inoculated against coronavirus- survey. rt.com 
Two months after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the country had developed the world's first Covid-19 vaccine, a new government poll has revealed that just 23 percent of the nation wants to be inoculated. | The research, conducted by the ruling party United Russia, revealed that more than 73 percent of respondents do not want to be vaccinated against coronavirus. Another four percent said they don't need it, as they've already had the disease. | The hesitance of Russians to be injected is mainly linked to the lack of proof that any vaccine works, with two-thirds of respondents (63 percent) sayi…
(2020-10-05). Pollution, algae or volcanos: Russian authorities name possible reasons for hordes of sea life washing up on Far Eastern beaches. rt.com 
After shocking images emerged, over the weekend, of a mass marine life die off on the beaches of Kamchatka, the Far Eastern Russian region's governor, on Monday, suggested possible causes for the startling occurrence. | Vladimir Solodov listed man-made pollution, natural phenomena, and seismic activity as possible theories for the area's recent unexplained tragedy. | Hordes of sea creatures, including octopi, crabs, and starfish, were found dead on the shores of Kamchatka, a remote peninsula, an eight-hour flight to the east of Moscow. Famous for its beautiful beaches and untouched nature, it has over 100 volc…
(2020-10-05). Azerbaijan celebrates partial retreat of Nagorno-Karabakh forces while Armenia says it was a 'trick' that killed 200 'enemies'. rt.com 
Conflicting accounts from the two warring sides celebrate their own successes while keeping mum about setbacks as an Azerbaijani report of capture of three villages was met with Armenian claims of eliminating 200 enemy troops. | Armenia's Defense Ministry said that the forces of Nagorno-Karabakh successfully implemented a "tactical trick" on Monday, which allowed it to deliver significant losses to Azerbaijan's military. | According to the ministry, the fighters imitated retreat from their battle positions in one of the key areas on the contact line. And when the Azerbaijani soldiers moved in to occupy the gro…
(2020-10-05). Foreword to 30 Years of War, the German edition of David North's A Quarter Century of War. wsws.org After three decades of US-led wars, the outbreak of a third world war, whichwould be fought with nuclear weapons, is an imminent and concrete danger. Based on a thorough understanding of the wars of the past three decades and the socioeconomic and political processes in which they were rooted, this book develops a socialist perspective for the struggle against war.
(2020-10-05). Navalny Incident — "A Made in the USA" False Flag to Harm and Contain Russia? globalresearch.ca The US has much to gain from Navalny's illness. | Most obvious is its aim to block Nord Stream 2's completion. | If Russia's gas pipeline to Germany becomes operational next year, it will double what Gazprom can supply Germany and other …
(2020-10-05). CIA Director Haspel Personally Blocking Declassification of Documents that Will Reveal Truth About Russiagate. Federalist's Sean Davis. globalresearch.ca "Federalist" co-founder Sean Davis reports that CIA Director Gina Haspel is personally blocking the release of documents that will show "what actually happened" with Russiagate. | "This isn't just a scandal about Democrat projection, this is a scandal about what was …
(2020-10-05). UN Nuclear Ban Treaty Likely To Enter Force Early Next Year. popularresistance.org Above photo: From In Depth News. New York -A U.N.-adopted nuclear ban treaty is likely to enter into force early next year as the number of signatories is anticipated to reach the needed threshold of 50 soon, possibly later this month, a diplomatic source said Friday. According to the source and the International Campaign to …
(2020-10-05). Censored Russian Filmmaker Speaks Out Against 'European Magnitsky Act' as Yet Another Western Hit-Job Against Moscow. strategic-culture.org Award-winning Russian filmmaker and investigative journalist Andrei Nekrasov has petitioned the EU Commission president to consider evidence that challenges the official EU narrative into the 2009 death of Sergei Magnitsky, the tax advisor who worked for Hermitage Fund chief Bill Browder. What has been the EU response thus far to the request? Nothing but a cacophony of crickets. | Last month, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the EU Commission, in the course of her State of the Union Address,
(2020-10-05). 'Desperate': Trump May Extend New START to Bolster 'Dealmaker' Image Amid Pandemic. sputniknews.com US President Donald Trump may seek to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) between the US and Russia to draw attention away from his administration's poor COVID-19 response, Scott Ritter, former UN weapons inspector and weapons of mass destruction whistleblower, told Radio Sputnik.
(2020-10-05). Russian Foreign Ministry Calls Sudan Peace Agreement 'Important Step' for Reconciliation. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday called the recent signing of a peace deal between the Sudanese government and several rebel groups an "important step" toward national reconciliation in the African country.
(2020-10-04). All Russiagate Did Was Advance Pre-Existing Agendas Of The Same Spy Agencies Who Started It. thealtworld.com 
One of the many interesting stories that has gotten lost in the shuffle over the controversy over the horrible Trump-Biden debate and the president's recent Covid-19 diagnosis is the recent
(2020-10-04). Iran's nuclear power capacity to be tripled: minister. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — Iranian Energy Minister announced on Sunday that the country plans to increase its nuclear power capacity from its current 1,000 megawatts to 3,000 MW in future.
(2020-10-04). Russian Navy Tracking Movements of UK's Dragon Warship in Black Sea, MoD Says. sputniknews.com MOSCOW(Sputnik) – Russia's Black Sea Fleet is tracking the movements of the UK warship HMS Dragon, which has entered the Black Sea, the Russian Ministry of Defence said on Sunday.
(2020-10-03). Global War on Humanity: America's Unceasing Pursuit of Hegemony. globalresearch.ca Essentially what we're looking at is a broader historical perspective on how the US de facto supported Nazi Germany with a view to destroying the Soviet Union as well as weakening the British Empire and competing empires including of course France, Belgium, Holland, etc. And those countries today are no longer colonial powers.
(2020-10-03). 'It's like a graveyard': VIDEOS show mass death of sea life at Far East Russian tourist hotspot, surfers complain of toxic burns. rt.com 
Hordes of sea creatures have washed up at a popular tourist beach in Kamchatka after surfers complained about suffering from eye burns. A probe has been launched as tests show increased levels of petroleum products in the water. | Kamchatka is a large peninsula, in Russia's Far East, which juts out into the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk. | The first signs that something was wrong at the picturesque Khalaktyr beach, a popular tourist and surfing spot, became apparent when people started to develop symptoms after taking a dive in the ocean. "For weeks now, all surfers have been experiencing eye problems a…
(2020-10-03). 'Russia has a special position': Azerbaijan's president says Moscow is most suitable mediator in Nagorno-Karabakh dispute. rt.com 
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has named Russia as the best-placed country to resolve the dispute with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh, noting that Moscow has more knowledge of the region than either Paris or Washington. | "Russia is one of the countries which is a mediator, along with United States and France," Aliyev said in an interview with Al Jazeera published on Saturday. | Of course, Russia has a special position, because it's a neighbor to Azerbaijan, neighbor to the region. | Aliyev believes that, due to Russia's geographical proximity to the Caucasus, it has a better understanding of the events of…
(2020-10-03). 'Giant step backwards': 30 years into German unity Russia-Europe cooperation sacrificed to US ambition, German ex-diplomat to RT. rt.com 
Germany's reunification 30 years ago could have started an era of unprecedented cooperation between the US, Europe and Russia, German ex-diplomat Frank Elbe told RT. Yet, Washington chose domination over lucrative partnership. | On October 3, Germany celebrates the day of national unity — a holiday marking the moment when capitalist West Germany and socialist East Germany officially merged into one state once again. With Moscow still having a sway over the situation in the East, the historical reunification could not have been possible without the tacit support of the then-Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev…
(2020-10-03). Blame Kadyrov? Chechen boss asks Navalny why he wasn't accused of poisoning, instead of 'ridiculous' accusation against Putin. rt.com 
Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov has told opposition figure Alexey Navalny to blame him for his alleged poisoning, claiming that it is "more convincing and plausible" than the accusation thrown at Russian President Vladimir Putin. | Writing on Telegram, Kadyrov accused Navalny of blaming Putin "without any evidence." , the opposition figure told German magazine Der Spiegel that he believes Putin organized the alleged Novichok attack, saying that he has "no other explanation for what happened." According to Kadyrov, this accusation is "ridiculous." | Thanks to Putin, there's a tolerant attitude toward the opposi…
(2020-10-03). Ex-Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko hospitalized with Covid-19, diagnosed with serious 'bilateral pneumonia' infection. rt.com 
As Ukraine struggles with a surge in Covid-19 cases, ex-President Petro Poroshenko has been hospitalized with the virus, according to his wife Marina. One of their daughters has also been admitted to hospital for the same reason. | "Despite the fact that my husband has bilateral pneumonia, he has a strong will," Marina Poroshenko Petro Poroshenko, aged 55, who ran the country from 2014 to 2019, was di…
(2020-10-03). Arms Control and the Dangers of Nuclear War: Russia Rejects Unacceptable Trump Regime New START Demands. globalresearch.ca New START is the last remaining Russia/US arms control agreement. | Expiring on February 5, 2021 if not renewed, the Trump regime rejected Vladimir Putin's offer to extend the agreement for another five years with no pre-conditions. | On September 28, Politico …
(2020-10-03). Explosive Stakes on Armenia-Azerbaijan Chessboard. strategic-culture.org Pulling Russia back into the Nagorno-Karabakh morass means more Turkish freedom of action in other war theaters | Pepe ESCOBAR | Few geopolitical hot spots across the planet may rival the Caucasus: that intractable, tribal Tower of Babel, throughout History a contentious crossroads of empires from the Levant and nomads from the Eurasian steppes. And it gets even messier when one adds the fog of war. | To try to shed some light into the current Armenia-Azerbaijan face off, let's crisscross the basic facts with some essential deep background. | Late last month Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan's proverbial "strongman", in p…
(2020-10-03). Moscow Won a 'Reliable Partner' in Europe Thanks to German Reunification, Retired Diplomat Suggests. sputniknews.com On Saturday, Germans marked the thirtieth anniversary of East Germany's incorporation into the Federal Republic. On the occasion, the eastern German town of Dessau unveiled a monument to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for his personal contribution to German unity.
(2020-10-03). Russian Cosmonauts to Test New System Extracting Water From Urine on ISS. sputniknews.com The urine-reclaming system helps decrease the amount of water that needs to be shipped to the ISS via cargo spacecraft.
(2020-10-03). Russian journalist sets herself on fire and dies near police HQ. thecanary.co The editor of a Russian news website died after setting herself on fire outside a regional police headquarters on Friday 2 October. This occurred a day after officers searched her residence. | Russia's Investigative Committee confirmed the death of Kolza.Press editor Irina Slavina in Nizhny Novgorod, a city of 1.2 million. It's located about 235 miles east of Moscow. | Meanwhile, the independent news site Meduza reported that Slavina left a message on Facebook saying her death should be blamed on Russian authorities. | Slavina reported on Thursday 1 October that police searched her home, although the nature of th…
(2020-10-03). Russia prepares health care cuts as COVID cases rise. wsws.org The Kremlin's proposed budget axes spending on health care and allocates 27 percent of all federal expenditures to the army, national guard and security forces of the interior ministry.
(2020-10-02). Truth Is The First Casualty In Cold War: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com Governments make evidence-free claims which the mass media report uncritically, with ordinary citizens expected to either prove them wrong or shut up and believe. The burden of proof is fallaciously placed on members of the public and tiny indie media outlets with no resources to disprove the claims, instead of on massive news media outlets with abundant wealth and resources. It should be the exact opposite: with unproven government claims ignored until hard proof is provided, and with mass media reporters doing their goddamn jobs. | ~ | No institutional changes were made to ensure that the evils of the Iraq inva…
(2020-10-02). US military seeks to "create new base in Syria" — Syrian journalist. thegrayzone.com Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Syrian journalist Bashar Barazi, the correspondent for HispanTV in Damascus, about recent developments in the country. By Anya Parampil They discuss the impact of the new "Cesar sanctions" on the Syrian public, US and Turkish maneuvers within Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's recent visit to the country, as well as the average Syrian's response to efforts from Gulf countries to normalize relations with Israel. Barazi explains why he believes the US is …
(2020-10-02). Military Bases on the Moon: U.S. Plans to Weaponize the Earth's Satellite. counterpunch.org 
In July, Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Roscosmos, cited the U.S. "retreat from principles of cooperation and mutual support" to justify Russia's refusal to join the latest U.S. space initiative: to build lunar bases. Rogozin was likely referring to the U.S. refusal to renew the Intermediate-range Forces Treaty and its intention to back out of the Open Skies Treaty.
(2020-10-02). Kremlin says 2nd Covid-19 lockdown isn't on the cards, as WHO urges Russia NOT to impose new quarantine due to mental health fears. rt.com 
Despite a dramatic spike in daily reported coronavirus infections over the past week, the World Health Organization's representative in Russia has cautioned against the idea of re-introducing harsh restrictions in the country. | Melita Vujnovic warned on Friday that prolonged lockdowns influence the human mental state, and therefore should be avoided at all costs. Russia imposed one of world's toughest quarantines following the first serious outbreaks of Covid-19 in March, and many Russians fear the harsh winter in most of the country will make a repeat hard for people to bear. | "The local authorities know th…
(2020-10-02). 'I ask that Russia be blamed for my death': Russian journalist SETS HERSELF ON FIRE in front of regional police office. rt.com 
A journalist from Nizhny Novgorod has died after setting herself alight in front of a police station, blaming the authorities for her death. The Russian Investigative Committee denies the incident is tied to any police action. | Irina Slavina, the editor-in-chief of small local news outlet, Koza.Press, traveled to a regional police headquarters in the central Russian city and set herself on fire. The woman died at the scene. | Earlier, Slavina wrote on her Facebook page that "I ask that the Russian Federation be blamed for my death," without providing any further explanation. The bizarre incident came a day af…
(2020-10-02). Time for a woman in Kremlin? With Putin perhaps set for 2024 exit, 62% of Russians say they'd vote for a future female president. rt.com 
Could Russia have a woman president before the US? More people are willing to vote for a female leader to serve in the nation's highest office, according to a new survey, with almost two-thirds ready to smash the patriarchy. | In a survey conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation, researchers found 62 percent of respondents ready for a female in the Kremlin, up from 57 percent in 2014. | Although women play an active part in Moscow's corridors of power, the country has had exclusively male leaders for 224 years, since Catherine the Great ruled over the Russian Empire. In 2020, 40 percent of people think the c…
(2020-10-02). Only 11% of Russians fully believe opposition figure Navalny was poisoned, just 8% blame government for August incident — survey. rt.com 
A mere eight percent of Russians think the president or government bodies were behind the poisoning of opposition figure Alexey Navalny, according to a new study which revealed 22 percent of the country is unaware of the incident. | The poll, conducted by the Levada Center, also revealed that 29 percent of Russians don't believe Navalny was deliberately poisoned, with a further 26 percent having serious doubts. Only one in nine (11 percent) of those polled completely trust his story. | Among those who had heard about the poisoning (77 percent), just 18 percent said they were following the story very closely. U…
(2020-10-02). 'It's gone': RT crew witnesses municipal building turned to rubble by Azerbaijani shelling of disputed Nagorno-Karabakh (VIDEO). rt.com 
The intense military conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan has reached the largest city and de-facto capital of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region where Azerbaijani shelling has destroyed the Emergencies Ministry complex. | The shells and rockets fired by the Azerbaijani artillery that used to explode on the outskirts of the city known as Stepanakert to its ethnic Armenian residents and officially called Khankendi by Baku are now rocking the very city center and hitting residential areas even at night. | A military hospital and two apartment buildings were damaged in the latest Azerbaijani shelling launche…
(2020-10-02). UN Calls for Further Progress on Nuclear Disarmament. telesurenglish.net United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Friday called for the international community to return to the path towards nuclear disarmament. | RELATED: | During a high-level meeting at the UN General Assembly, Guterres pointed out that although nuclear disarmament has been a UN priority since its founding 75 years ago, the world continues to live in the shadow of a nuclear catastrophe. | "For our common good, the…
(2020-10-02). Guterres: Only way to remove nuclear risk, 'completely eliminate nuclear weapons'. news.un.org The elimination of nuclear weapons is vital to the "survival of life on this planet", the UN chief told the final major event of the General Assembly's high level week on Friday.
(2020-10-02). Nagorno-Karabakh's Conflict Isn't About Us (Or Russia). popularresistance.org Journalists and geo-strategists call it a "frozen conflict" — one of several such deadlocked disputes under tenuous ceasefire in…
(2020-10-02). Venezuela Is 1st LATAM Country to Receive Russia's Vaccine. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez Friday announced that the country received the first batch of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 and that the nation is ready to begin phase 3 of its clinical trials. | RELATED: | "Our country just became the first nation in the Western Hemisphere to join the studies for the first COVID-19 vaccine registered in the world," Rodriguez recalled. | The first batch…
(2020-10-02). Putin, Armenian PM Discuss Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh Region. telesurenglish.net Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a telephone conversation Friday, during which they covered the escalation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and addressed information on the presence of illegal armed groups in the region, according to the Kremlin. | "Both sides expressed serious concern over the information received about the involvement of illegal armed groups from the Middle East in the hostilities," said the Kremlin in a statement. | Putin reiterated the need to immediately end hostilities and resume political and diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict in…