2021-10-18: News Headlines

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-18). U.S. defense chief visits special operations base used to train Georgian troops for next war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Pentagon has been training Georgian armed forces over twenty years for the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and South Ossetia and the war with Russia in 2008. ==== The US Secretary of Defense was at the Special Operations Forces base Within the framework of his official visit to Georgia, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin …

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-18). Video: Pentagon chief says Russia occupies 20% of Georgian territory. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Imagine the Russian defense minister in Mexico to consolidate a strategic military alliance aimed against the U.S. and to achieve military dominance in the Gulf of Mexico stating that 20% — or 40% — of Mexican territory was occupied by the U.S. ==== Russia, which occupies 20% of Georgia's territory, must respect the 2008 ceasefire …

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-18). Poland: ruling party leader calls for defense against "aggression, hybrid warfare" from Belarus, Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com 'We will defend Polish border,' conservative leader says amid migrant crisis Jaros≈Çaw Kaczy≈Ñski, the leader of Poland's governing conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party, has said the country is building a barrier to better protect its frontier with Belarus amid a mounting migrant crisis. "No one in their right mind can fail to notice that …

Anonymous103 (2021-10-18). NATO's Initiatives Contradict Interests Of Eastern European Countries. southfront.org Illustrative ImageThe neighboring nations of Russia need to interpret Russia in terms of their own material conditions, not importing foreign thoughts. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | Aggressive measures taken by NATO in Eastern Europe in order to target Russia could directly affect the countries of the region. Since the end of the Cold War, several Eastern European nations have allied with the West as a way to protect against Russian influence, but the cost of this type of alliance tends to be extremely disadvantageous for these same…

Staff (2021-10-18). Headlines for October 18, 2021. democracynow.org Gutting Democrats' Climate Plans, Manchin Opposes Renewable Energy Program in Reconciliation Bill, Manchin Wants Strict Conditions on Child Tax Credit, Which Has Lifted Millions of Kids from Poverty, FDA Panel Unanimously Recommends Booster Shots of J&J COVID-19 Vaccine, Bronx Man Dies of COVID-19 One Hour After Release from Rikers Jail, COVID Cases on the Rise in the U.K, Russia; Melbourne Ends World's Longest Lockdown, U.S. to Compensate Afghan Families over August Drone Strike That Killed 10 Civilians, Death Toll in ISIS-K Mosque Attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Rises to 47, British Lawmaker David Amess Fatall…

Anonymous007 (2021-10-18). Russia Suspends Its Permanent Mission To NATO, No Active Communication Present. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | As of November 1st, Russia will suspend its permanent mission and other bodies for contacts with NATO, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced. | Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies that staff at NATO's military mission in Moscow would be stripped of their accreditation from November 1, and that NATO could interact with Russia via its embassy in Brussels if needed."We basically don't have proper conditions for basic d…

Anonymous103 (2021-10-18). Syrian Army Launched Combing Operation In Al-Karak, In Eastern Daraa (Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Russian-sponsored reconciliation process is spreading in the eastern countryside of Syria's Daraa province. On October 18th, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has launched a combing operation in another village in the region. | In early hours, the SAA units started combing the village of al-Karak and its outskirts within the settlement agreement reached between the Syrian government and local rebels."The army units on Monday morning started the combing and search operations in al-Karak village and its environs in a step paving the way for the return of the service institutions to pract…

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-18). Russia suspends mission to NATO headquarters, expels NATO information office in Moscow. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Though the Kremlin no doubt will resume contact with its "esteemed colleagues" and "cherished partners" in NATO who have ringed Russia with troops and military bases and missiles. ==== Russia suspends the operations of its permanent mission to NATO, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday. "In response to NATO's actions, we're suspending the …

Staff (2021-10-18). As CIA Ramps Up Anti-China Actions, Why Doesn't Congress Oppose Biden's "New Cold War"? democracynow.org We speak with Ethan Paul, a former reporter with the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong who is now with the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. China's military revealed last week that it had conducted beach landing and assault drills in the province across from Taiwan. This comes as the CIA has set up a new mission center focused solely on China. CIA Director William Burns has described China as "the most important geopolitical threat facing the United States." Paul says there has been almost no "meaningful dissent among Democrats" in Congress about "the need to make sure that we don't let this beast…

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-18). Warplanes from 14 nations: NATO launches nuclear "deterrence" exercise. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO launches annual deterrence exercise NATO kicked off its annual deterrence exercise on Monday (18 October 2021), with dozens of aircraft from across the Alliance practicing the defence of NATO's European Allies. The week-long exercise, called "Steadfast Noon", is taking place over southern Europe, and involves aircraft and personnel from 14 NATO countries. Steadfast Noon …

Daniel Ellsberg (2021-10-18). To Avoid Armageddon, Don't Modernize Missiles—Eliminate Them. zcomm.org Land-based nuclear weapons are world-ending accident waiting to happen, and completely superfluous to a reliable deterrent…

sputniknews (2021-10-18). Whereabouts of American Missionaries Kidnapped in Haiti Remain Unknown, Reports Say. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – US authorities remain unaware of the whereabouts of the American Christian missionaries and their families abducted in Haiti, The New York Times reports.

sputniknews (2021-10-18). Bitcoin Surpasses $62,000 First Time Since April. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The bitcoin exchange rate stood at above $62,000 on Monday morning for the first time since April, according to trading data.

Matthew J.L. Ehret (2021-10-17). The Age of Chatham House and the British Roots of NATO. dissidentvoice.org With the expulsion of half of Russian's diplomatic delegation to NATO, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Dimitry Peskov stated that "NATO is not an instrument of cooperation, not an instrument for interaction; it is a bloc that overall is anti-Russian in nature… These actions, of course, do not allow us to pretend there is a possibility …

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…

MEE, agencies (2021-10-17). Erdogan says Turkey in talks with Washington to buy F-16s. middleeasteye.net Erdogan says Turkey in talks with Washington to buy F-16s | Turkey was excluded from the F-35 programme over its purchase of Russia's S-400 missile defence system | Sun, 10/17/2021 – 13: 38 | A General Dynamics F-16 Solo Turk aerial aerobatic aircraft during the 5th Sivrihisar Airshow in Eskisehir, Turkey, on 13 September 2020 (AFP/file photo) | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said…

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-17). Russian Duma chairman calls for revoking Nobel Peace Prize for war criminals. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Duma chairman only blames Obama for the so-called Arab Spring (then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Arab Awakening) and neglects to mention his over-seven-month war against Libya, bombings and drone attacks in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria and Yemen, and the coup and still ongoing war in Ukraine. For example…. ==== TASSOctober 17, 2021 …

sputniknews (2021-10-17). Russia Scrambles Fighter Jet to Intercept US Bomber Over Sea of Japan. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A Russian fighter jet was scrambled on Sunday to chase a US B-1B Lancer bomber away after radars picked it up close to the nation's airspace over the Sea of Japan, the Defen—Åe Ministry said.

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-17). Building permanent wall: Poland accuses Belarus of aggression "backed by Russia" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Crisis on Polish-Belarusian border to last longer than several months The crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border will last longer than several months. This was stated by the head of the National Security Bureau of Poland Pawe≈Ç Soloch, Polskie radio reports. *** Polish government officials speak of a "barrier" or "lock" — they avoid the word …

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