2021-09-12: News Headlines

TASS (2021-09-12). Russia mulls sending humanitarian aid to Afghanistan — ambassador. tass.com In his words, the government and the people of Afghanistan are now focusing on rebuilding the country rather than on geopolitical agenda…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-09-12). 9/11 ANALYSIS: From Ronald Reagan and the Soviet-Afghan War to George W Bush and September 11, 2001. globalresearch.ca Osama bin Laden was recruited by the CIA in 1979. The US spent millions of dollars to supply Afghan schoolchildren with textbooks filled with violent images and militant Islamic teachings.

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-12). Now Azerbaijan denounces U.S. over Nagorno-Karabakh. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Three Brothers, Ankara-Baku-Islamabad axis is throwing down the gauntlet to the world, which is accommodating it at every turn. After its wars in Nagorno-Karabakh, Iraq, Libya and Syria, new ones loom in and against Armenia, Crimea, Cyrus, Greece, India (Kashmir), Iran and Tunisia, with the Russian North Caucasus not beyond its purview. ==== Azerbaijan …

Anonymous669 (2021-09-12). Syrian Military Source Says Ground Operation In Greater Idlib Could Start At 'Any Minute'. southfront.org Illustrative image. | The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies may kick off a ground operation in the northwestern region of Greater Idlib "at any minute," a Syrian military source told Sputnik on September 12. | The source told the Russian news agency, that al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of Greater Idlib, and its Turkish-backed allies escalated their attacks in the last two weeks. | "The fronts of the southern Idlib countryside and northern countryside of Hama witnessed an except…

TASS (2021-09-12). Iran rules out granting IAEA access to its nuclear sites after director's visit — TV. tass.com "The negotiations to be held during IAEA director general's visit to Tehran will concern only the maintenance of certain monitoring equipment.

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-12). Article 5 commitments: NATO prepares for war on Russia's northwest border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Commander Tours Baltic States and Poland As part of his battlefield circulation, LTG S≈Çawomir Wojciechowski, Commander Multinational Corps Northeast (MNC NE), visited the Corps subordinate units as well as military officials across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. The trip served for the Commander as an opportunity to meet with troops and assess the progress on …

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-12). Virginia: NATO makes plans against "future potential threats" for the next decade. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From the website of Allied Command Transformation, the first NATO command based in the U.S. It was recently joined by Allied Joint Force Command Norfolk in the same city in Virginia.In recent days Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova and current Deputy Chairman of the Security Council, former president and prime minister Dmitry Medvedev have …

Anonymous669 (2021-09-11). Russian Airstrikes Hit Southern Greater Idlib Amid Talk Of Ground Operation (Photos). southfront.org FILE PHOTO: Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft before departing for its permanent base in Russia from Khmeimim Air Base in Syria. © Vadim Grishankin / Sputnik | On September 11, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a number of airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib where several terrorist groups are known to be present and active. | The airstrikes targeted the outskirts of Kansafra, a town located in the southern countryside of Idlib. The town is an infamous stronghold of al-Qaeda-affilia…

Anonymous103 (2021-09-11). Military Situation In Syria On September 11, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On September 10, three Turkish soldiers were killed and three others were wounded by an IED blast near the city of Idlib | On September 10, Russian Military Police carried out a patrol in the Daraa al-Balad neighborhood | On September 9, a Russian soldier was killed by an IED blast in the province of Homs, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense | On September 10, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Tal Tamar | MORE ON THE TOPIC:…

TASS (2021-09-11). NATO lays blame at door of Ghani's government by accusing it, Lavrov says. tass.com Russian Foreign Minister pointed out that NATO should assess the situation in Afghanistan more comprehensively, impartially and self-critically…

Rainer Shea (2021-09-11). The Uyghur Narrative's Goal: Proxy Destabilization of Afghanistan. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Sep 4, 2021 | The events following the Afghanistan pullout are revealing the long-term goal of Washington's rhetorical focus on the Uyghurs during recent years: to manufacture consent for a new U.S.-backed jihadist movement within Afghanistan, one that can be used to strike against China like how the Mujahideen struck against the Soviet Union. | The conditions surrounding this new anti-communist Afghanistan proxy war differ from those of the previous one. China isn't stretched unsustainably thin, like the USSR was during the final decade of its existence. And China has no reason to get milit…

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-11). NATO chieftain denounces Russia, China, Iran and North Korea in one short paragraph. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Secretary General sets out arms control priorities In speech at NATO's annual arms control conference, the Secretary General warned that "Russia continues to ignore and bend" international arms control rules while China is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal, including by "building a large number of missile silos." This is happening without "any limitation or …

Anonymous103 (2021-09-11). Number Of Russian "Black Hole" Submarines Deployed In Mediterranean Sea Reached New Record. southfront.org Illustrative Image | The number of non-nuclear submarines of the Russia has deployed five submarines in the Mediterranean Sea, known as "black holes" and serving as carriers of Kalibr cruise missiles."Currently, there are five Kalibr-PL cruise mis…

_____ (2021-09-11). America Is Europe's Enemy. strategic-culture.org If Europe wants stability, then why is it allied with the chief cause of its own refugee-influx, Eric Zuesse asks. | Why is there a refugee-influx into Europe from nations to the south and east that have been invaded by the U.S. and its allies? Is that question stupid? Is the correct answer to it, actually, obvious? | The nations that the U.S. Government targets for "regime-change" have governments that are friendly toward one or more of the three governments that the U.S. Government especially wants to be regime-changed (overthrown and replaced — conquered): Russia, China, and Iran. So, America sanctions,…

sputniknews (2021-09-11). Moscow Has Documentary Evidence That US is Meddling in Russia's Election, Foreign Ministry Says. sputniknews.com The Foreign Ministry summoned US Ambassador John Sullivan on Friday over Washington's alleged efforts to interfere in Russia's upcoming parliamentary elections. The US Embassy claims Sullivan visited the Foreign Ministry building in Moscow to discuss the stabilisation of Russia-US relations.

WSWS (2021-09-11). Schools forced to close across Russia as COVID-19 spreads. wsws.org Russia's families are confronting a COVID-19 crisis in the country's schools, with a situation developing akin to that seen in the US over the last several weeks.

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-11). Ukraine: U.S. congressional delegation briefed on "Russian aggression" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Bakanov, U.S. congressmen discuss threats facing Ukraine Chief of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Ivan Bakanov and U.S. congressmen have discussed threats facing Ukraine…. "The current threats from Russia are now related to the conduct of the strategic Russian-Belarusian military exercises West 2021 on our border, attempts to destabilize the political situation in our …

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-11). Azerbaijan threatens Iran, castigates Armenia, Russia over Karabakh. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The following is from Azerbaijan's Trend News Agency. It is unsigned. After this summer's Baku Declaration issued by Azerbaijan, Turkey and Pakistan and the ensuing strategic military partnership with the three nations, Baku has felt emboldened to issue threats right and left to any and all regional nations. Just a few days ago it once …

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-11). Ukraine is linchpin in new Intermarium project to drive Russia out of Europe, Caucasus — FM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kuleba: Ukraine actively shaping new architecture of regional, global security The Crimea Platform, initiated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, is a new tool for the formation of regional and global security…, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. **** "Our state is creating new alliances and actively forming a new architecture of global and regional …

Rick Rozoff (2021-09-11). NATO backs Poland in conflict with Belarus, Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Poland ready to tackle 'provocations' as Russia-led drills start: defence minister Polish Defence Minister Mariusz B≈Çaszczak on Friday said Poland was working closely with its NATO allies to deter potential provocations during the Russian-led Zapad-2021 military exercises. **** The seven-day Russian-Belarusian war games, which kicked off on Friday, "are specifically oriented in the western strategic …

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